Chapter 7: The History of the Five Sides Gang
Finding a Friend and Preparing for a Heist
Maggie
Afghanistan 2008
The skies were black on this night in the region known to the world as the Graveyard of Empires while the American Soldiers at a small base seemed to be turned in for the night and the only other sound besides the cold wind that came at night seemed to be the silent moans and grunts that were coming from a small closet as Maggie found herself giving a loud moan that she tried collapsed on top of the youngest Roman and pressing her lips against his with her tongue invading his mouth.
"I love you." Mark muttered catching Maggie by surprise as she quickly rolled off the youngest Roman to his surprise as he watched her start to get dressed.
"Fuck I do it again?" he asked.
"Yeah and I'm getting tired of it. We agreed we could have sex but there wouldn't be no strings attached and no connections. An I love you doesn't uphold that." said Maggie as she started to put on her bra.
"Its kinda hard since we've known each other for so long." said Mark.
"That makes it weird like we're brother and sister." replied Maggie earning a chuckle from Mark as he watched her put on her pants.
"Well I better start getting ready for today's op." said Mark to Maggie surprise.
"What op?" she asked.
"The Captain has me and team of nineteen other guys. going do this op a few miles East." Mark replied to Maggie shock.
"But that areas a hot zone." she replied earning a nod from Mark.
"I know but things have been quiet these last couple of days." he replied.
"Great guys haven't been killed in a couple of days automatically makes things safe." said Maggie.
"Are you worried about me?" asked Mark with a chuckle.
"Like you said it's hard not to worry when we've been together for so long." said Maggie before she finished getting dressed and walked out of the room, but that's when things seemed to change as Maggie noticed that the sun was setting signifying that it was now sometime in the afternoon.
"What is this?" asked Maggie as she noticed crowds of soldiers standing in lines over the airfield.
"Get out of my way, where is he?" Maggie yelled as the memories came through her mind she found herself running through a sea of desert military fatigue with a worried look on her face and tears beginning to form in her eyes while the sound of helicopters rotors and gunfire filled her eyes.
As she finally broke through the sea of men and women the she saw the true horrors of war in the form of twenty five blood covered men and women with either gunshot wounds, missing limbs, or a combination of the two being carried on stretchers to the infirmary.
"Where is he?" she thought before here eyes fell on a short African-Samoan man being carried by two large Caucasian men.
"Mark." she said before racing to him and noticing that the youngest Roman was unconscious and turned on his side with three bullet holes in his back, six in his abdomen, two in his legs, one in his shoulder arm, and a scar on his right cheek and forehead.
"No." she said before closing her eyes and trying to fight the tears as the scenery changed from the scorching deserts of Iraq to the cold snow covered streets of Portland as Maggie noticed that she was sitting under someone's garage with her back against a white car from the early eighties and that she was wrapped up in a sheet with a much younger Mark, Lee, Mercy, and Trip sitting beside her trying to conserve their share their body heat.
"Wait this is-." Maggie started as the sound of a screen door opening caught her attention she turned her head and watched as a skinny Caucasian teenager with curly red hair rose to his feet and turned to face the door.
"LIAM NO!" she yelled as loud gunshot filled her ears she awoke panting loudly with her eyes bulging as she noticed that her white muscule shirt and silver basketball shorts were drenched in her own sweat before she rubbed her eyes.
"It was the war wasn't it?" came the voice of Marcus as Maggie noticed him leaning on the bedroom door wearing only gray sweat pants and socks as he approached Maggie, took a seat beside her, and put his left arm over her shoulder.
"I used to have nightmares when I first got back. It's normal, in the beginning I thought the nightmares wouldn't affect me because of what I saw growing up...but I was wrong and I realized that I needed professional help." said Mark earning Maggie's attention.
"What did you do?" Maggie asked.
"Well I started seeing this therapist and going to this support group for veterans until-." started Mark.
"What happened?" Maggie asked.
"Well someone killed my therapist for some reason, don't blame them though because he was an asshole, and my support group stopped meeting after the feds found out that many of our members were involved in gang activity." said Mark.
"But I know the number for another therapist you can see." he added.
"I don't need my head shrunk Mark." said Maggie.
"I thought the same thing but you need to talk to a professional about this. I've seen veterans fresh from the desert like you blow their brains out and I'll be damned if I let that happen to you." said Mark earning a few seconds of silence from Maggie before she replied.
"Alright I'll see a therapist tomorrow." said Maggie.
"No you're going today, they do walk in." he replied before rising to his feet.
"But I gotta go with you to talk to Link." she stated earning a shake of the head from Mark.
"Me and Lee can handle that, you just worry about getting better." said Mark before he planted a kiss on the side of Maggie's head before rising from the bed and walking towards the door.
"Mark, do you ever think about Liam?" Maggie asked stopping the youngest Roman in his tracks.
"I haven't thought about him in years, why was he in your dream?" the Roman asked.
"Yes but I was more like I was relieving the memory." she said earning a nod from Maggie.
"You want some advice. When you're having those kinda dream it's best to force yourself awake before they finish or else you wake up feeling worse then you did all those years ago." said Mark before he walked out of the room leaving Maggie alone in silence.
Martin
Rockford Hills
The morning was already starting for the eldest Roman but things were different for him as he walked out of his bathroom wearing a gray button up shirt and black jeans before making his way downstairs where he noticed his wife and daughter sitting in the kitchen.
"Might as well get this over with." Martin muttered before moving to his daughter and wrapping his arms around the girls shoulder.
"Good morning sweetheart." he said earning a few seconds of silence from the girl before she gave her good mornings to her father.
"Are you gonna join us for breakfast?" Tamika asked with venom in her tone that was easily detected by the eldest Roman and even the young girl.
"No I've got a truck returning today carrying a big haul, so I will have to leave early this morning." he replied.
"Don't get lost on the way." Tamika said earning a low growl from Martin before he kissed Jasmine on the top of her head.
"I'll see you later honey, have fun at school." he said before walking out of the kitchen followed by the house while slamming the door in the process.
Marcus, Maggie, & Lee
Pacific Bluffs Coastline
The drive from East Beach to the wealthy neighborhoods of the Pacific Bluffs wasn't long for the youngest Roman, who was now dressed in a pair of black jeans, black and white checkered shoes, his black hat with EB stitched on the front in white, and a white t-shirt under a black leather jacket, as he parked his car in front of a familiar white building.
"Well we're here." he said before turning to Maggie, who was wearing a navy blue skirt, long sleeved button up shirt, dark blue high heels, and her hair down, and noticed the nervous look on her face before putting a hand on her shoulder and earning her attention.
"It'll be okay, I swear." he said earning a nod from Maggie before she slid out of the car without noticing Mark staring at her ass as she stepped out before making her way inside of the building.
"So what's wrong with her?" asked Lee, who was wearing a gray shirt, blue jean pants, and blue and white shoes, as he slid into the passenger seat before Mark drove off.
"She's been having nightmares from the war and repressed memories about what happened to Liam in Portland." said Mark to Lee's surprise.
"Shit I haven't thought about that in years." he said earning a nod from Mark.
"Yeah that's why I want her to see a shrink now before it really fucks her up, remember what happened to Tommy?" asked Mark earning a nod from Lee.
"Liam's little brother yeah he blew his brains out after claiming Liam was haunting him in his sleep." he replied.
"Exactly and that's something we don't need to relieve." said Mark as he started to drive deeper into Los Santos.
Martin
Pillbox Hills
The stay at his trucking company wasn't long for the eldest Roman, for he had more important things on his minds as he parked his car in front of an Ammunation before stepping out and making his way inside where he noticed a man with short brown hair and wearing glasses standing behind the counter.
"How can I help you sir?" he asked earning Martin's attention.
"I'd like to use the range." he replied earning a nod from the man before he pointed to the side room while Martin made his way inside where he noticed two men and woman already shooting down the range while he took his place and pulled out his Glock 19 just as the buzzer went off and the first target came into view.
"Okay I got this." said Martin before he raised his Pistol and fired three rounds that missed the even the outer rims of the target.
"I became good all those years ago with practice, so I guess I gotta start back up again." he said before continuing to shoot at the target and finally hitting the outer rim and bringing a smile to his face.
Mark & Lee
Los Santos Police Department/Davis Sheriff Station
The drive to the police department wasn't for the two as they stepped out of Mark's car before making their way inside of the building and into a waiting area where they noticed a woman with long blonde hair tied into a ponytail sitting at a desk behind a window.
"How can I help you?" she asked with an unenthusiastic tone that spread to Mark and Lee.
"Yes we're here to see Detective Mackey." said Mark.
"Why may I ask?" she said.
"Let's just say we've got somethings to tell him that's right up his alley." said Mark earning a roll of the eyes from the woman before she handed them a clipboard and a pen.
"Sign here." she said before the duo followed her orders and handed her back the clipboard before she opened a side door and allowed the duo to enter an area where they noticed uniformed officers and detectives moving around a small area before they turned their attention to a cage in the middle of the room filled with people they assumed were people arrested.
"Welcome to the farmhouse." said Mark earning a chuckle from Lee.
"The smell of bacon is strong here." said Lee before the duo approached a muscular Caucasian man with a bald head, brown eyes, and wearing a black and white uniform.
"Excuse me sir, can you help us?" asked Mark earning a chuckle from the man.
"No now get the fuck out of my face." he said before walking away from Mark and Lee earning chuckles from the duo.
"I find it weird that he told us to leave yet he's the one that walked away." stated Lee.
"Yeah and I know they're just doing their jobs but am I an asshole for hoping he gets shot down?" asked Mark.
"Don't worry about Matthews, he's kinda an asshole." came a new voice as the two men turned their heads and noticed an African American woman with short black hair that was tied into a ponytail and wearing the standard uniform for a patrol officer.
"I'm Officer Jackson, how can I help you?" she asked earning a nod from Mark.
"Yes we're here to see Detective Mackey." said Mark earning a nod from the woman.
"Well neither he or any of his teammates are here at the moment but you can wait for them in there office." she said before pointing to a room down the hall earning nods and thank yous from the duo before they walked away from her.
"Well at least not all pigs are bad." said Mark.
"Yeah just the ones with tainted flesh." said Lee before the duo opened the door and entered a small room with a couch, a circular table with five chairs in the center, lockers, and various boxes.
"Is this an office or our old clubhouse in Morningwood?" asked Lee earning a chuckle from Mark.
"I'm saying." he said before taking a seat in one of the chairs at the table while Lee took a seat on the couch.
"I hope Mercy and Trip are doing better then we are." said Lee earning a nod from Mark.
Mercy & Trip
Senora Desert
The desert sands were kicking up around Mercy's truck as he drove on the sand covered roads of the Senora while sweat dripped from his forehead.
"Ah I hate this, how come Mark and Lee couldn't come out here?" asked Trip who was wearing a pair of khaki shorts and a sleeveless white t-shirt with his black hat on backwards.
"A black guy and an Asian guy are gonna draw a lot of red flags out here, unlike us." said Mercy who was wearing black and white basketball shorts, a sleeveless gray t-shirt, with black shoes.
"The hell you talking about I have all my teeth, you speak perfect English, and your truck isn't fitted for sand like all the other cars out here." said Trip earning a chuckle from Mercy before he drove into a quarry where the duo noticed a white and green helicopter and a skinny Caucasian man with short black hair hidden under a green and white hat and wearing a white t-shirt and green shorts smoking a cigarette.
"You boys looking for the rush of a lifetime" the man asked before taking a drag from the redwood while Mercy and Trip approached him with a smile.
"No we're looking for a friend named Jericho if you can believe it." said Mercy earning a confused look from the man before he looked up and eyed the duo.
"Mercy Trip long time no see." he said with a smile before slapping hands with the two men.
"Its been a while, how you've been?" asked Mercy.
"Well after Mark and Maggie went to fight in the war, and you guys went off to college, I went to flight school and got a job flying this piece of shit and a crop duster to pay my bills." stated Jericho earning a chuckle from Trip.
"Really and how's that working out for you?" Trip asked.
"Let's just say I can make better money somewhere else." said Jericho with a chuckle.
"Well uh if you haven't heard Mark and Maggie are home now, and we're putting a team together for a big job with a big payout." said Mercy earning Jericho's attention.
"What's the job?" asked Jericho.
"Don't want to go into details but know that our team consists of us two, Mark, Maggie, Lee, Trigger, Tweener, hopefully Link and now you." said Trip earning wide eyes from Jericho.
"Hmm that's a dangerous group, but what do you want me to do. I never was good with a gun." stated Jericho earning a chuckle from Trip.
"We don't need you to hold a gun but we do need your skill and some new equipment." he said before putting his hand to the side of Jericho's helicopter.
"Well if you're looking for a pilot I can help you, but we're gonna need another chopper. If we use it and anything illegal the feds are gonna be over us, because these things have GPS trackers. I can remove them but taking it out will have the feds on the pilot in minutes." said Jericho earning a nod from Mercy.
"Okay what say we can...liverate you a chopper from a competitor can you do the same?" he asked earning a nod from Jericho.
"Yeah I can do that and I know just the plane to take and where to stash it." said Jericho earning smiles from the duo.
Mark & Lee
"Mercy and Trip have delivered and are looking to get Jericho some new equipment as we speak." said Lee earning a nod from Mark.
"Good all we need is other brother-." started Mark before the duo watched as door opened and three Caucasian men stepped inside.
"Who the fuck are you?" asked one of the men in a deep voice. He was a skinny man with short spiky black hair that was beginning to recede, black eyes, and wearing a button up blue shirt under a brown trench coat, blue jean pants, and brown boots.
"Sorry for the intrusion I'm First Sergeant Marcus Roman United States Marine Core and this Lee Shen." said Mark earning a nod from the man.
"Detective Dan Weaver LAPD Gang Task Force." said the lead man, who stood just a few inches taller then Mark with a shaved head, green eyes, and wearing a black t-shirt and blue jean pants.
"Detective Charles Harlow." said another man that stood over both Lee and Mark with short blonde hair, green eyes, and wearing a denim jacket over a brown t-shirt, blue jean pants, and white shoes.
"Detective Thomas Mason." said the spiky haired man with less enthusiasm in his voice as the trio shook hands with Mark and Lee.
"So what can I do you for?" asked Weaver.
"We're here to see Detective Mackey, I want to know why the prick stopped writing me letters after he found out I took twelve bullets." said Mark with a chuckle earning laughs from Weaver and Harlow before they looked out the door.
"Hey Lincoln." said Weaver earning the attention a muscular Caucasian man with short blonde hair that was cut emo style without bangs that covered his blue eyes and wearing a long sleeved blue button up shirt, blue jean pants, and black boots.
"You got visitors." said Weaver as the man noticed Mark and Lee standing behind the man with smiles on their faces.
"We'll leave you guys alone." said Weaver as he walked out of the room with his men in tow while Lincoln entered the room.
"That guy took twelve bullets and he's still walking around he must be tough as hell." said Detective Harlow with a chuckle.
"You didn't catch his name did you?" asked Weaver earning a confused look from the blonde haired man.
"His last name is Roman as in Martin and Marrick Roman." said Mason earning a surprised look from Harlow.
"He's the youngest Roman and the son of the famed Maurice Roman, I met him a few times when I was working the beat in Strawberry." said Weaver.
"How he looks Samoan and they're black?" asked Harlow.
"Well originally Martin and Marrick mother was this hood girl from Chamberlain that he hooked up with, but one day he met this Samoan woman, married her, had Mark there, but he was killed when Mark was only a few months old and Mark's mother died when he was five." said Weaver earning a surprised look from Harlow.
"This could be bad, Strawberry and Davis already a war zones. If CGF has a Marine in their ranks things could get more bloody." said Mason.
"I said he was from Strawberry but I didn't say he was affiliated with the Families or Ballas." said Weaver to both men's surprise.
"After Martin went to prison Marrick and the other Family pricks in Strawberry used to beat on. I would get calls every couple of days about a boy lying in front of their home half beaten to death. He would never tell me it was Marrick but I knew that's also why I hate that sick fuck." said Weaver with anger in his voice.
"I knew one day I was either gonna be arresting Marrick or watching Mark be put into a body bag, I'm just lucky that boy left or else he'd be dead right now." said Weaver surprised looks from the two men.
"Well how does he know Lincoln?" asked Harlow.
"I don't know but I'm gonna find out." said Weaver.
"So when did you get back?" asked Link as he slapped hands with Mark and Lee.
"About three years ago." said Mark to Link's surprise.
"Don't bitch about it I just got in contact with a little over a year ago." said Lee with a chuckle.
"So what brings you here?" asked Link with a smile.
"Well I'm home and Maggie was discharged last week, and we've been talking about having a little party at a bar in Vinewood later this week. The two us, you, Maggie, Mercy, Trip, Trigger, Tweener, and Jericho. What do you say?" asked Mark earning a nod from Link.
"Yeah just call me and let me know." said Link with a smile as he and Mark exchanged numbers before walking out of the room with smiles on their faces.
"We'll see you then brother." said Mark before he and Lee walked away while noticing that they were being eyed by Weaver and his men.
"I guess the bacon is suspicious." said Lee.
"Aye they're the pigs and we're the wolves, and we need to remind the pricks who's on the top of the food chain." said Mark before he and Lee walked out of the station.
Martin
Ammunation Pillbox
Time seemed to be absent to the eldest Roman as he fired his last magazine at a target striking the center and bringing a smile to his face in the process.
"I knew I still had it." he said before walking out of the range and coming face to face with the man behind the counter who had a surprised look on his face.
"Whoa man you were in there for at least three hours." he said earning a nod from Martin.
"Yeah, I had to find my aim. I haven't used a gun in over ten years." said Martin earning a nod from the man.
"Ah your guns probably got some wear and tear from disuse, I recommend you get a new one. Preferably this." said the man before he pulled out a handgun from behind his cabinet.
"It's a Glock 19 but it's fourth generation while yours is second, it's practically an antique. While this one is the gun of the future my friend." he said earning a nod from Martin.
"How much is that?" asked Martin.
"You trade me that gun and I'll give you this and four boxes of ammo." said the man earning a nod from Martin before he handed over the gun just as the door opened and the man watched as Mark and Lee entered the building.
"Yo Merle you got our gear?" asked Mark as Martin turned to face his younger brother who gave him a confused look.
"What's going on brother?" he asked before his eyes fell on the gun in Martin's hands.
"Yeah I got it right here." said Merle as he picked up a case from under the cabinet before setting it on the counter before the group then opening it to reveal a gun,
"Lee this is your H&K MP5K-PDW with Red Dot Scope, Suppressor, thirty round magazine, and flashlight." he said earning a smile from Lee as he eyed the weapon.
"Mark I got your extended clips for your MP7 and M9 as well as a flashlight, suppressors, and a Red Dot Scope." he said before presenting a case to Mark that the two quickly took before paying for.
"You got that other thing I ordered?" asked Mark earning a nod from Merle before he picked up another case and handed it to Mark.
"Thanks Merle." said Mark as he and Lee took their gear and started to walk away with Martin following behind them.
"Marcus wait up." said Martin earning the two men's attention.
"On your mind brother?" asked Mark as he smiled at Martin.
"What's with all the firepower?" he asked.
"It's for Maggie, one of the things we were taught in the war was taught always have a gun beside you and the bigger the better so she needs one to feel safer." said Mark before he moved towards Martin's car.
"Hey if I buy us some Bleeder Burgers would you be interested in sitting down with us?" asked Mark earning a surprised look from Martin before he nodded his head.
"Good because you're driving." said Mark before Martin unlocked the doors to his car and allowed the group to slid inside.
"So where is Maggie and who's he?"asked Martin before he drove away from the ammunation.
"This is my guy Lee me and him go back to my homeless days." said Mark.
"We didn't properly introduce ourselves in Chamberlain Hills the other day." said Lee earning a nod from Martin.
"And Maggie is in therapy she's been having nightmares." said Mark earning a nod from Martin.
"Mark there's something I wanted to talk to you about and I think you know what?" asked Martin earning a nod from Mark.
"I know and I'll explain over some burgers because this is gonna be a long story." said Mark earning a nod from Martin before he drove away.
Maggie
Pacific Bluff's Coastline
The air seemed to be filled with the scent of strawberries and the soothing sound of soft slow jazz as Maggie found herself sitting on a soft couch across from a big chair while a Caucasian woman named Dr. Fitzgerald and looked to be in her early thirties with long brown hair, blue eyes, and a wearing a black button up shirt, black pants, and black high heels sat across from her
"So Miss Tran, before we begin why don't you tell me about yourself." she said earning a nod from Maggie.
:My name is Maggie Tran, I'm twenty six years old and I was recently discharged from Marine. I served eight years and did tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as a Gunnery Sergenant-." Maggie started before being interrupted.
"Wait you're twenty six, so you signed up for the Marine's when you were eighteen." she stated earning a nod from Maggie.
"Yes mam." she replied.
"How did your parents take that?" she asked.
"My mom died in a car accident when I was four and my dad was killed three years later." said Maggie to the surprise of the therapist.
"Wow so you were growing up without any parents since you were seven." she said earning a nod from Maggie.
"Is that how you know Marcus. He mentioned in one of our sessions that he was homeless as a kid and a teenager before enrolling the military and he also said that he used to run around with other homeless kids." she said earning a nod from Maggie.
"Can you tell me about that, Mark is hesitant to talk about his homeless days but I believe you're different?" she asked earning a few seconds of silence from Maggie before she took a deep breath and started to talk.
Mark, Martin, and Lee
Burger Shot
"The Five Sides Gang, that's your crew." Martin repeated with a raised eyebrow as he watched Mark and Lee dig into their food.
"Aye we were named after the five areas we operated in Los Santos. Strawberry, Davis, Little Seoul, Pillbox, and Downtown Vinewood. The two of us, Maggie, and a few others were apart of the Little Seoul crew or the UN Crew." said Mark as he started to eat into his fries.
"UN for United Nations, the name came about because we were the most diverse group, compared to any gang in LS. We had black guys, white guys, Koreans, Filipinos, and a few Hispanics." said Lee earning a nod from Martin.
"There were five crews total. The Strawberry faction was called S24, the Davis Faction was called the D-Crew, Pillbox Faction was known as the The Box, and the Vinewood guys were called the V-Side." said Mark.
"Each faction had an area to operate in and in operate I mean make money. We used have kids that wash cars, beg on the side of stores, and we had guys who would steal. Me and Lee here were jack boys but instead of snatching purses we'd rob drug dealers and we'd have to spread the money we made out to the group in order to keep everyone straight on the streets and if you fucked with one set you fucked with them all." said Mark earning a nod from Martin.
"We were originally being led by a dude named Liam Ross. He was a quick tongued ginger kid from Pillbox who thought he could live out the gangster life in LS." said Mark. with a chuckle.
"He learned quick though that white boys weren't as entitled in Strawberry and Davis as they were in Pillbox." said Lee with a chuckle.
"He was kinda a dick but he was an alright leader...and then Portland happened." said Mark as Martin noticed the shift in his tone.
Maggie
"So Liam was like the older brother to all of you?" asked Dr. Fitzgerald before she wrote something down on her notepad.
"Yeah he was like an older brother and an asshole all the same." said Maggie with a chuckle.
"What happened to him?" the therapist asked.
"Oregon happened." said Maggie before she took a deep breath.
"Liam had this girlfriend from Vinewood, she was pretty if you like dumb blonde surfers with more tits then brains. One day she mentioned to him that she always wanted to see the snow, so Liam decided to take her to see it. So during the Christmas break we gathered enough money and planned to take a bus from LS to Portland." she continued.
"We left the night before Christmas, and we took the bus all the way to Northern San Andreas. Originally were gonna stay in Portland but our guy who was supposed to wake us up at Portland fell asleep and the bus driver didn't check for us so when we woke up, were damn near in Washington. The only good thing about that was that his girlfriend got to see snow because if it wasn't snowing it was raining and it was always cold." she continued while Dr. Fitzgerald watched her closely.
"We didn't have enough money to get back or for a hotel, so we had to sleep at the bus station before they put us out. Liam's old lady left us, her parents had wired her money to a card and she went back to LS without us, so we had to walk from Northern Oregon to Portland in the cold snow or cold rain." said Maggie before she went silent for a few seconds.
"Then one night, we were sleeping under a tree in a park and it was pouring down with rain and we saw this guy park his car under his carport. We knew that cars that have been running all day were hot because of the engine so we went under his carport and we slept around the car. It was almost peaceful and warm. Then everything went wrong.
"I guess the man saw us under his carport and thought we were stealing his car, so he came out and Liam was the first to stand up and the next thing we knew was Liam was gone." said Maggie as she shook her head.
Burger Shot
"He shot him?: asked Martin earning a nod from Mark.
"Yup with a Double-Barrel 12-Gauge, he pulled both triggers." said Mark as Lee stopped eating his burger to talk.
"Everything from Liam's upper lip to his eyebrows were gone. His eyes, nose, and even his teeth were gone and he had a hole in the center of his face bigger then a damn shoe." said Lee earning a disgusted look from Martin.
"You look grossed out now, you should have seen how we were. We had blood in our clothes, on our faces, Maggie had brains in her hair and all that." said Mark before Martin pushed his food away only for Lee and Mark pick at it.
"What happened next?" asked Martin.
"He saw what he did, panicked, and the next thing we knew was his wife came running from the side of the house shooting a pistol." said Mark to Martin's surprise.
"We scrambled away so she missed us, but she hit her husband in the neck and he died there." said Lee to Martin's surprise.
"That was the first time we saw someone get killed and another just die." said Lee before he took a bite out of his burger.
"Well what happened after that?" Martin asked.
"We made it to Oregon and took a bus back to LS. The other sets weren't to happy about what happened but there was nothing they could do but name a new leader." said Mark.
"Well what about killing, I mean I know you were in the military but you seem unfazed by anything?" asked Martin.
"That's because I got my first kill when we were eight." said Mark to Martin's surprise.
"After we got back the Five Points named our new leader. His name was Shane and in our opinion he had it coming." said Lee.
"Shane turned us from being a group of homeless kids robbing drug dealers to fucking thief's. Soon after were knocking over the Korean Merchants in our area, extorting businesses, and shaking down kids for money and the other guys weren't complaining because he kicked back a lot of money to them." said Mark before he turned to Martin with a serious look.
"I'm a killer brother but there is shit I don't like and hurting the innocent is one of them. Extortion is a dirty business that we didn't like." said Mark before he took a bite out of his burger.
"That's not what made me kill him thought, I killed him because one of our brothers died on his watch. His name was Adam, he was a diabetic kid so he needed to eat. Shane wouldn't give us our money so we couldn't give Adam any food so he slipped into a diabetic coma and died." he stated earning wide eyes from Martin.
"The leaders shook that off but we didn't." said Lee with anger in his voice.
"The last straw came about after what happened with a girl named Jenna. Shane had boys robbing while girls were working the corners and robbing dudes that tried to pay them for sex. Jenna was attacked by a man, beaten, tortured, and raped for days and what she wanted from me was to get rid of Shane." said Mark with venom in his tone.
"So then we started plotting to kill him ad his guys." said Lee.
"I lured Shane in an alley and I stabbed in the neck one time, he screamed, pulled the blade out and blood just shot out of his neck wound like a hose and tried to attack me even while dying. Then he just layed on the ground and died." said Mark.
"I targeted his right hand guy and I beat him over the head with an old bat." said Lee earning shocked looks from Martin.
"After that I took over the UN, but the cost of that was that the UN was that we went to war with the other gangs. They had us outnumbered and basically surrounded us so we fled to East Beach where we hooked up with the Samoan and Asian gangs. They like the black gangs were fighting the Vagos and the Aztecas so we worked beside them to fight them off."
"And that's most of the story that you know of." said Mark earning a nod from Martin.
"Are you two ready to go?" asked Martin earning a nod from Mark.
"Yeah Maggie should be finished by now,." said Mark before he and Lee rose to their feet with Martin in tow before following the group out of the restaurant.
Maggie
"So what was your life like after Mark was hurt?" Fitzgerald asked.
"I kinda shut down at first until he showed signs that he was alive then I just wanted to be by his side." said Maggie.
"You know after he was discharged and sent home. I worried for him because we did everything together and this would be a time that he would be alone so I was afraid for him." said Maggie earning a nod from Dr. Fitzgerald.
"I think I've found the root of your nightmares." she said to Maggie's surprise.
"The root to the problems is Marcus, you and your untold affections." she said earning a confused look from Maggie.
"I don't have untold affections for Marcus." she replied.
"So he knows you love him more then just the way he thinks." she said earning a blush from Maggie.
"Marcus told me about some of the things he's done in his lifetime, so I know he lives his life on the edge and your subconscious is trying to get you to tell him how you feel before it's too late." she said earning a few seconds of silence from Maggie before her phone chimed.
"He's on his way isn't he" she asked with a smile.
"You can go Ms. Tran." the therapist said before Maggie rose from her seat and made her way out of the room with an almost unreadable look on her face.
Mark, Martin, & Lee
Pillbox
The drive back the ammunation seemed longer then before for the trio as Martin parked his car next to Mark's before watching as the youngest Roman slid out.
"Alright brother it was fun seeing you today." said Mark before Martin stopped him.
"Hey Mark." he said earning the youngest Roman's attention.
"I wanted to thank you for everything you've done for us." said Martin earning a smile from Mark.
"Don't worry, I hate the Families, I hate the Ballas, and I hate Marrick, but I'll be there to watch your back whenever you need it." said Mark earning a smile from Martin before the duo bumped fist.
"Me and my guys are also gonna be there for your meeting tomorrow with the other Family members." said Mark to Martin's surprise.
"How do you know about that?" he asked earning a chuckle from Mark.
"Brother you can't do shit without me knowing about it." said Mark to Martin's surprise,
"I better get going you've spent enough time with me today and you should be getting home to your family." said Mark earning a chuckle from Martin.
"Yeah I'll see you tomorrow." said Martin before Mark stepped away from the car and watched him drive off.
"He seems cool compared to the other one." said Lee earning a nod from Mark.
"Yeah that's why I liked him better." said Mark.
"So are we going to be working for the Families in Strawberry now?" asked Lee before he and Mark slid into the car.
"We don't work for anyone brother, we're just putting key pieces into place that benefit us." said Mark before he started up his car and drove away from the Ammunation.
Mercy & Trip
The sun was beginning to set on this day in the Senora Desert as Mercy, Trip, and Jericho sat in Mercy's truck wearing all black clothing while looking past the chain link fence at a green and white helicopter resting on a landing strip.
"So how are you guys gonna get me there without being-." Jericho started before Mercy slammed down on his gas petal sending his truck rocketing forward crashing into the chain link fence with enough force to knock it down before continuing to drive for the helicopter.
"You ask to many question brother." said Trip with a chuckle before Mercy pulled up along side the helicopter while a chubby man came running towards them.
"Go now." yelled Mercy as Jericho and Trip hopped out of his truck and quickly climbed into the helicopter just as the heavy set man drew a gun and started firing at the duo.
"Shit." said Trip as he narrowly dodged a bullet aimed for his head before Mercy slammed on is gas petal and sent his truck rocketing towards the man who could only stand like a deer in headlights as the truck hit him with enough force to break almost every bone in the man's body.
"Shit." said Jericho as he looked at the fallen man with wide eyes while Mercy drove away from the airfield.
"Collateral damage brother, get that GPS out so we can get this bird in the air before the Sheriff's come." said Trip before Jericho did as he was told and started to move towards a black box in the front of the helicopter just as the sound of police sirens went off.
"Pick up the pace on that box." said Trip as he pulled his M4A1 Assault Rifle off his back and aimed at the broken gate just as the first Blaine County Sheriff's patrol car come into site while two officers stepped out.
"Come on brother." said Trip as he fired his Rifle at the Sheriff's causing them to hide behind the doors of their cars.
"I got it." said Jericho before he climbed into the pilots seat and started up the helicopter.
"We got more coming." said Trip before he fired his Rifle again striking the first car again while two more came up behind it.
"Hang on." said Jericho as the helicopter started to elevate before ascending higher while Jericho steered it forward.
"HELL YEAH." yelled Trip as the Sheriff's shot at the chopper while it flew away from the base.
"I feel like a kid again." said Jericho earning a chuckle from Trip as he sat on the edge of the side door of the helicopter looking down at the sand covered fields below him with a smile before his cellphone rang.
"Hello." he answered.
"You're talking so I'm assuming you guys got out in one piece." said Mercy earning a chuckle from Trip.
"Aye brother and we're moving to the spot." said Trip with a chuckle.
"Alright I'll be there shortly I gotta get the blood sprayed painted off my car." said Mercy earning a nod from Trip.
"Alright I'll see you there brother." said Trip before he hung up his phone and sent a text message to Lee.
Martin
Rockford Hills
The drive back home wasn't long for the eldest Roman as he stepped inside of his home before making his way through the empty living room and kitchen before making his way to his bedroom where he noticed Tamika sleeping.
"At least I don't have to deal with her mouth." he thought before taking a seat on the edge of his bed and taking off his shoes.
"You're here early to say you had a big order coming in." Tamika said lazily earning a nod from Martin.
"Yeah, I decided to come home early and let Dex close shop." he said before taking off his shirt and cracking his knuckles.
"Jasmine wanted to wait up for you, but I told her you'd be coming home later so she decided to go to bed." said Tamika earning a nod from Martin before he rose from he bed then made his way out of the room and towards Jasmine's where he noticed the girl sleeping in her bed.
"Sorry to keep you waiting kiddo." said Martin before he layed beside his sleeping daughter and wrapped his arm around the girl before quickly falling asleep while Tamika stood by eyeing the duo with a smile.
Mark & Maggie
East Beach
After dropping Lee off back home the drive back to his apartment wasn't long for Mark as he parked his car in his usual parking space before undoing his seat belt and turning to Maggie, who had been silent through the entire ride, step out the car before making her way into his apartment where he watched her take a seat on his couch.
"Are you okay Mag's." he asked while taking off his hat and jacket.
"Can you have a seat beside me Mark?" she asked to Mark's surprise before he followed her command and took a seat beside her.
"I saw you when the doctors had brought you back after that mission." she said to Mark's surprise.
"Mag's I-." he started before she stopped him.
"Shut up and let me talk." she said in a serious tone as Mark watched her bite her lip before speaking.
"I saw you, your face was covered in dirt and you had scars across your cheeks and forehead. They had you turned on your side because you had bullet holes all over your body and you weren't talking to me and just that morning you told me you loved me." she said as Mark noticed tears starting to form in her eyes he quickly wrapped his arm around her and rested her head on his chest.
"I thought you were dead, I thought you had left me." she said with more tears falling from her eyes while Mark tightened his grip around her while shushing her.
"It's okay I'm here now and I'm not going anywhere." said Mark before he kissed her on the forehead.
"I swear." said Mark as he felt a sense of sadness wash over him like he'd never felt before.
"I'm not going anywhere." he repeated for what felt like hours as Maggie finally fell asleep in Mark's arm while the youngest Roman layed back on the couch and quickly fell asleep.
Central Los Santos Medical Center
While everyone else was fast asleep someone finally waking up with a loud groan of pain as he looked down at his bandaged torso before giving a violent yell to the ceiling.
Authors Note: And that's the end of this chapter, I hope you all liked it. There wasn't match action in this chapter but there will be in the next one so stick around.
The name of Mark's gang the Five Sides Gang was actually based on Lucky Luciano's gang during Prohibition the Five Points Gang. While his particular set was named after the United Nations Gang of modern day British Columbia, Canada and the Canadian Gangster Nash was based on the gangs leader Clayton Roueche.
Liam Ross was actually based off of Sean Dugan's character on OZ Timmy Kirk and the scene Mark described about killing Shane was based off when Bob Rebadow killed El Cid. Which in my opinions was one of the best kills on the show.
Lincoln Mackey AKA Link is another recurring character in my stories and the design for him is actually based on Leon Kennedy from the Resident Evil Series.
Jericho is another character that was thrown into this story why don't know.
Also originally I had the therapist Isiah Friedlander be the therapist, but then I remembered I killed him so I had to fix that. So I created a new therapist that was just pulled out of my head.
Also we couldn't enter the police department in Davis so I decided to take the design for the interior from The Farmington Police Station on the Shield and I based Detectives Weaver, Mason, and Harlow off Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklus), Shane Vendrell (Walton Goggins), and Curtis "Lem" Lemansky (Kenny Johnson) and all three will play major roles later in the series.
Also a lot of people asked me how my gangs are made up and they're sorta similar with the way most writers make them.
Families=Bloods
Ballas=Crips
Vagos=Surenos Gangs
Aztecas=18th Street Gang
Mara Bunta=MS 13
Asian Gangsters=Asian Boyz
Samoan Gangsters= Sons of Samoa
Aryan Vanguard= Aryan Brotherhood
Black Guerrilla Army= Black Guerrilla Family
La Onda= Mexican Mafia
