River City Blues: A GTA Story

Foreword: This is River city blues: A gta Story, the follow up to The Land of Vice. It's and original GTA fic except for some of the chracter's, following Fido's( Michael Versetti) Explotis in a northeren city known as River City. I guess the fun in making an Original story is you can have any type of feel to it, I'm goign ot want River City blues to have a "Pulp Fiction" type feel to it. And away we go.

Chapter One: A new Epic unfolds.

VICE CITY, FLORIDA June 23 2003 Vice city was a tourist delight. Sandy, sunwashed beaches, shopping outlets, golfing. Your average tourist attraction. No one really ever suspected it of wrong doing. But this was a swell covering for corruption. Dope wars, Gang wars, contract killings, prostitution rings, shotouts, drug deals, the perfect essence for a degraded sanctum. In the middle of all this one crew owned it all, strecthing back to Vice City's prime era; the 80's. Traveling back to a 35 year-old ex-con. Sporting a Blue hawaiin shirt and wielding a loaded .45, this man was, ladies and gentlemen;

Tommy Versetti.

A man so powerful, the real life image of Brian DePalma's "Scarface". With M16 in hand, he killed his way to the top, starting out small time and siezing it all by killing one man, losing his grip on everything, but making a comeback by killing his Ex Boss Sonny Forelli.

The Versetti crime family controlled large parts of Vice City. They own the beach store front, the Auto mart's, the Wrecking yard, The Hotel's, The Resturaunts, the strip clubs, night clubs and Kauffman Cabs. They were raking in atleast 100,000 dollars a month from their assets, and even more from the stock markets. they were a crime ring powerhouse. But about two months they started losing grip again. Due ot one young man.

Michael Versetti.

Yes Michael Versetti, Tommy's Nephew. Known to Liberty City as Death in a Bomber Jacket", Mike had traveled down south looking for financial backing to start a cirme ring in Liberty city. But he was also followed by some old foes, A Yardie Street gang and his Ex- Girlfriend Maria Leone. She and her crew made up of a mix of Haitians and Jamacians raised hell in Vice City, Bombing Bridges, robbing Versetti Assets and Engaging Tommy and His Nephew in Gunfights. Mike eventully brought her down(after she put his uncle in Coma) by making her helicopter carrying her crash into the Leaf Links Bridge, Irritating city officials even more.

After the Death of Maria the remainder of her crew trashed some Versetti businesses and safehouses, torching them. They kidnapped members of the Versetti protection squad known as The Mario's, Torturing and mutillating them. Trying to make them crack for vital information about weak spots in the Versetti empire. But due to their extreme loyalty they never answered. Lance Vance, The current temporary operator of the Crime family, Layed smack down on the Reamining White Yakuza by calling out the Versetti Outfit, 20-30 of the toughest metal man's in America. They violently layed waste to the Jamacians and Yardies, at the same time making an example to the rest of Vice city; Don't screw with us.

Now months later after the ordeal Lance Quentin Vance and Michael Versetti sit on the Deck of The Front Page Bar, Discussing plans for spreading the business up north over lunch. Lance is formal in a White Soiree' with a matching white shoulder holster for S&W Model 659 while Mike on the other hand is casual in a black un-bottoned shirt and green cargo pants, his feet on the table, with a brown leather shoulder holster for his colt .45. Let's see what they are planning

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" So what do you think?" Lance asked me taking a sip of his Vodka Martini.

I shook my head. " I don't know Lance, i replied unsuringly. " It's a big risk at this stage of the proceeding's, I mean with all that's going on right now, My Uncle in A Coma, The Versetti's Empire hanging by a thread. I mean if we botch this thing Tommy will have our heads when he wakes up." I finished my Scotch on The rocks and continued. " Starting a dope pushing business from scratch in unmarked territory is dreaduflly risky."

" Yeah, But if we can restore the Family's funds when Tommy wakes up, he'll be fuckin' A grateful." Lance said finishing his Martini.

" And if not?" I asked him in a matter-of-fact like tone. Hew sighed.

" Then were both dead." he replied looking away. I thought on the subject for a second. " Seems like a challenge." I said intrigued. " Whats the plan?"

" Jumping right into business Lance straightened his tie. " it's pretty simple, up north there's a city called 'River City' feels alot like Liberty so you'd be right at home. I'm gonna send you up there, you scope it out, get familiar with the territory, the street gangs, see who's running what."

" Simple enough." I said crumpling my napkin into a ball. " So after I aqauint myself with the place then what?"

"I'll send up some men , money, drugs and firepower to help you jump start the business. Start hiring dope pushers too. Spred the stuff around and affirm your position over the city." Lance replied.

" Piece of Cake." I said grinning.

TO BE CONTINUED