Chapter 10: The Jewel Store Job

After I drop Nikki back at my place in Sandy Shores, I make way towards the Darnell Bros warehouse in Los Santos. Once I got there, I walk inside.

"Here, biker boy. You'll be wearing this" Lester said.

Lester handed me a bug exterminator uniform. I put it on and head into the meeting room.

"Okay, first off let's get the introductions out of the way. I'm Michael De Santa. I'm the one you listen to" Michael said.

"I'm Franklin Clinton. I'm...just a fuckin' hired gun, I guess" Franklin said.

"I'm Rickie Lukens. I'm the hacker, bro!" Rickie said.

"I'm John. I guess I'm also a hired gun" I said.

"Alright. Now we all know why we're here. We've got a score to take. Now the plan is simple. Elegant. Listen to Lester. Pay attention to the information he gives you and we'll all make a buck. Now if it all goes bad, you know the drill. This wasn't organized. We don't know each other. We got caught up in a robbery and acted in self-defense. But that's not going to be an issue because everything is going to be just fine" Michael said.

"The um...er...alarm system is easy. Now if I didn't need to be running things I could have it offline myself no problem but uh, you should be able to get us a pretty decent window. How decent, depends on the job you do. Now, once it's down, you signal Michael and makes the call" Lester said.

"If things look good, then we'll be able to drop a present right through the air vent on the roof. Everybody goes to sleep, no problem. We take our time. If we run into trouble, we move quickly and with force. Any questions?" Michael asked.

"Yeah, how much are we getting?" I asked.

"Everyone here is getting a fifteen percent. Any more questions?" Michael asked.

Nobody says anything.

"No? Let's go" Michael said.

We all get up and head towards our designated spots.

"Frank, you're with me. Rickie, you're in the truck with the bikes. Eddie and John, you've got the van" Michael said.

Michael and Franklin gets into the car.

"See you on Little Portola people. Initials only from here on out" Michael said.

After a 10 minute drive and a 15-minute wait, Franklin finally knocks out everyone with the gas canisters. Michael, Eddie, and I walk inside the jewelry store and start breaking the glass and stealing the jewels. I see a ruby ring and a pearl necklace that Nikki would love. So I stuff them in my pocket.

"Ah shit my dudes! I was only able to grant you guys fifty seconds before it resets itself!" Rickie said.

"Shit! I should've hired a better hacker!" Michael said.

"Okay, you guys got like thirty seconds left!" Rickie said.

"Not a lot of time left lets go!" Michael said.

"Oh god. 3...2...1!" Rickie said.

The alarm goes off.

"Man, I'm telling you. You've got to move these bikes" The Parking Guard said.

"Man, get the fuck outta my face!" Franklin said.

Michael walks behind the Parking Guard, grabs him by the neck, and throws him to the ground.

"You forget a thousand things every day, pal. Make sure this is one of them. I'll see you at the river. Go!" Michael said.

"Let's go, come on!" Franklin said.

Franklin and I get on the dirt bikes and drive off.

"Stay close, stay safe. Let's go! Hard left here. Going down the big road. Corset drive" I said.

Franklin and I drive though cops and gunfire and make a big jump from a bridge to the freeway below. We then enter a construction tunnel.

"Man, good thing I chose these dirt bikes. Any other bike would've slid on the mud" Franklin said.

We make another big jump to a lower level and drive into a tunnel. The tunnel diverges into two more tunnels. We take the one on the left and drive up some escalators. After a couple of minutes of more driving, we finally reach the literal light at the end of this tunnel.

"Dudes, the police know your there. Be ready" Rickie said.

"Shit, they all over us!" Franklin said.

"I'm here, boys. Just keep driving!" Michael said.

"Well, lets hope that we don't get arrested...or end up under a cop car" I said.

"Hang in there, boys! I've got bull bars on the front of the truck. I'll make short work of the cops" Michael said.

Michael disables the cops on his side of the sewer and eventually makes his way towards disabling the cops cars on our side.

We eventually come to a stop and load up the dirt bikes in the back of the truck.

"Alright. Lester's waiting for us at the lockup" Michael said.

"Aw, fuck, man. I thought I was going to be stuck on that bike" Franklin said.

"Yeah, I thought you were going to be stuck under a cop car" Michael said.

"Man, there's gotta be more dudes waiting 'round that way. We did not just get away with that shit, did we?" Franklin asked.

"You know what? I think we did" Michael said.

Hah, man!" Franklin said.

"Woohoo! Fuckin' A man! We fucking did it!" I said.

I high five Franklin and Michael.

After a five minute drive, we finally reach the checkpoint.

"Alright people. We need to split up. They're going to be looking for a crew" Michael said.

"I'll wire your cut when the rocks have been sold," Lester said.

"Man, that shit was crazy, dog. So what now?" Franklin asked.

"We get out of here. Keep our heads down" Lester said.

"Hey, you did good kid. You too, John. Alright, everybody take off. Hey Franklin..." Michael said.

I make a change in my clothes and drive off into the sunset.