The Rise & Fall of the Roman Empire

by Zilla 2000

The tale of three brothers from Chamberlain Hills with troubled past and distant relationships being brought back together in Los Santos. When the three decide to work together they create their own criminal organization that rivals the Mafia and soon become an untouchable force, but with power comes problems in the form of rivals, cops, strained relationships, and betrayals.

36. Fighting Against Ghost

Good Ending

Chapter 36: Someone Must Die,

Who's It gonna be Marcus

Los Santos (Two Days Later)

The sun had finally started to rise on this day in Los Santos as Maggie found herself slowly opening her eyes and quickly recognizing the smell of bacon and eggs that seemed to have replaced the clean oxygen in her home. As she took another whiff of the air the Veteran was quickly met with the rumbling sound of her stomach that caused her to step out of her bed, send a look to Marron who was still sleep, and then make her way out of the room.

As the Chinese-Filipino woman stepped out of the room she quickly sent a look to the kitchen where she noticed a familiar Samoan man standing over the stove flipping over pieces of bacon. This simple feet seemed to bring a smile to the face of Maggie. Seeing her husband, the man who'd been dubbed the King of Ruin because of his ability to wipe out entire gangs, doing something as simple as cooking was a strange yet mystic sight.

He was a hardened soldier, warrior, and killer in every shape and form yet to see him doing so menial was…breath-taking.

"I believe it's my job to watch you while your back is turned, not the other way around." Stated Mark as he turned to face Maggie with a smile that she hadn't seen since Tweener and Trigger were alive.

"That's how it's supposed to be, but seeing someone like you doing something so simple like cooking is like seeing a blue eyed Asian." She replied earning a roll of the eyes from Marcus.

"I cook." This earning a chuckle from Maggie before she shot back. "Cooking up the material for a bomb over the stove doesn't count as cooking."

"It's counted as cooking in the Middle East, you remember how those terrorist were. They cook up a bomb in their kitchen and leave it on the side of the road in a heartbeat." He replied earning a slight chuckle from Maggie as she watched him drop a few eggs and some bacon on a plate before presenting it to her.

After taking a bite of the food and giving Mark a smile Maggie couldn't help but smile at the Roman who returned the gesture before walking back over to the stove and saying. "After you eat, get dressed and get Marron dressed. Martin's…sorta patched things up with Tamika so they're having a barbeque at his place and we've been invited with the others."

"Which reminds me, I gotta call Lee and the others to let them know." He shot back before wiping his hands clean and then moving walk inside of their bedroom.

After entering the room Mark quickly reached into his pants and pulled out his cellphone where he noticed he had a text message from a familiar number.

"Shit!" he muttered before feeling a pair of arms wrap around him from behind causing him to turn around and notice Maggie looking at him with a smile on her face.

"Don't bother them, they just got out of prison so you know what they're probably doing." She muttered causing Mark to lift his head in thought.

"OH YEAH!" screamed Megan as she found herself bent over the table in her home while a familiar Chinese man was plowing into her from behind.

"Are we still getting married." She asked through slow breaths while Lee gave a chuckle before responding with a "Hell Yeah."

"Oh god!" yelled a woman mixed with Mexican and African as she found herself lying stomach first on the back of a Caucasian woman while Mercy stood behind them both probing one girl and then moving to the other then back to the first in a synchronized session as a smile spread across the face of the biracial killer as he continued to go.

"You want me to slow down?" asked Tiffany as she found herself grinding on the lap of Trip causing the auburn haired man to look up with a smile before forcibly biting her on the neck and saying "Fuck that speed up."

"Shit!" said Link as he leaned his back with a smile before looking back down at Juliet as the blonde-haired stripper deep-throated his member. The Ex-LS Police Officer then sent a look across the room where he noticed his Jericho struggling with everything in him to not blow his load as Infernus deep-throated his member before pulling him out with a loud pop and then moving to lick and play with his balls.

"You probably got a point there." Said Mark as he looked back down at Maggie who gave a chuckle before moving to wrap her hands around his.

"Maybe we should do the same, it's been a while…for the both of us." She replied earning a half-smile from Mark who moved to kiss the woman on the top of her hands before moving to do the same with her lips.

Rancho

Things were finally starting to come to Felix as he found himself rolling over in his bed and noticing a familiar girl sleeping next to him. The sight of Eva didn't seem to bother the Azteca shotcaller because the day was the day he had to make the biggest decision in his young life.

His deadline was today, so either Marcus Roman was dead by the end of the day or he would more then likely be dead before the end of the week.

Felix didn't get much sleep the night before, his mind kept working against him. The more he thought about not killing Mark the knowledge of his own demise and maybe the destruction of his entire Varrio seemed to worm its way into his thoughts. Then the more he thought about killing Marcus and becoming a member his conscious and logic seemed to work against him.

He knew that if he was successful in killing Mark it wouldn't be long before Maggie and the others found out. This caused the memories of what the group did to Tully to play out through the head of the Salvadoran man. Dying was easy but living through nonstop torture and the haunting memory of everyone you ever cared about being dead because of you seemed to bring a lot of pain into his mind.

Before the Salvadoran man can think more on his decision he was interrupted as Eva rolled over to look the Azteca leader in the face and notice the look of panic and confusion on his face.

"What's wrong?" she asked while moving to rub the side of Felix's face causing him to move his hand against her hand. "Is this about the Onda thing?" she asked while Felix remained silent.

"Yeah!" he finally admitted causing Eva to move forward and wrap the man into her arms.

"Just do what you think is right, I know you will." She said before moving to give the Salvadoran man a quick kiss on the cheek. The gesture was small but Felix couldn't help himself but to smile and blush at the action. He wasn't really the type to open up to the world about his feelings, especially another Azteca, but Eva was someone different she wasn't like the average Chola. She was better and what made her better was the fact that she was all his.

As Eva went to move her hand over his Felix gave her another smile, but that smile was soon erased as Eva quickly moved to climb on top of him and straddle his lap.

"Eva, stop-." He started before the woman interrupted him.

"No…we both need this." She replied before slowly grinding her hips against groin and causing the Salvadoran man to let out a low moan of pleasure before Eva leaned down and moved to plant another kiss on Felix's lips, but this time he fell into the kiss and easily deepened it as he slid his tongue between the Chola's lips and glided the muscle over her own.

The Azteca leader then threw his head back and gave another pleasure filled sigh as Eva pulled up his shirt and moved to plant kisses down his chest. He then started to shutter as he felt the homegirl run her tongue over his nipple with a wicked smile on her face.

"You like that?" she asked with an evil chuckle earning a slight smile from Felix before he lifted himself up to press his lips against Eva's for a deep kiss then moving to run his hands through her long dark before while she pulled of her shirt and tossed it to the otherside of the room.

"Si Mami Que Tiene Un Cuerpo Hermosa." The Salvadoran man said with a smile as he took in the sight of the woman's toned stomach, dark brown areolas, and erect nipples before planting kisses on both of her breast.

"Show me how much you like them." Eva shot out earning a smile from Felix before he captured the woman's right nipple in his mouth while massaging her left with his hand and learning a low moan from Eva as he felt the woman forcibly grind into his hips and grip the back of his head to keep his mouth in place.

As Felix and Eva continued their acts of foreplay they didn't seem to be alone in Los Santos as Mark found himself sitting on his living room with couch with his lips connected to Maggie's while the woman straddled his lap, and swirled her tongue around his own.

"You think we have enough time for this?" Mark asked after breaking the kiss.

"We have a good thirty minutes before Marron wakes up." She stated while moving to wrap her arms around the neck of her husband of African and Samoan descent. "Let's take advantage of it." She asked in a pleading tone that Mark only seemed to smile at before speaking.

"Well then when you put it that way." He said before giving her a light slap on the right butt cheek that caused the Veteran to give a low yelp. The slap was somewhat light but she was only wearing a pair of underwear under her long pink shirt. She then gave a sigh of relief as she felt the Mercenary move his hands under her shirt and begin to relaxingly massage her butt.

"We only have a small window, but can I…?" he started before beginning to trail with his sentence to Maggie's confusion before she gave another low yelp and a slight shutter as she felt Mark move her panties to the side before using his index finger to lightly massage her anus.

"AH!" Maggie then gave a light shudder as she felt the youngest Roman gently move to slide his finger inside of her through her backdoor and cause a wicked smile to spread across the face of his wife.

"If you want that-." She started before slowly climbing off the lap of Marcus and moving to lie her back on the couch while her legs were still resting on Mark's hips. The Roman then watched with a smile as Maggie lifted up her pink shirt and revealed to him her bright white panties.

The woman then eyed her husband with a devlish grin as she noticed the lust, want, and desire in his eyes as he watched her slide her right hand over the front of her underwear before moving to pull them off and revealing to him her "Piece of Heaven.

"You're gonna have to earn that." She finished with a smile while Mark gave a light chuckle before the Veteran pulled his face down to her hips and allowed him to taste her.

"Don't stop papi." Said Eva as Felix continued to trace circles and assault her erect nipples with his tongue before giving an lust filled moan as he felt Eva move her somewhat cold hands down his pants and begin to massage his already erect member before a wicked smile spread across her face.

("Alquien debe estar feliz de verme.")

"Someone must be happy to see me." She said while taking in the stunned look of Felix with a smile as he felt her use his foreskin to easily stroke him off and slowly gliding her tender fingers over his head.

The Salvadoran man then bit his lip and decided to fight through the pleasures as he quickly moved back up and started to plant kisses on Eva's toned stomach while caressing her tits. To his surprise the Chola had quickly grabbed both sides of his head and guided his mouth just over her belly button.

"Keep going." She said with a pleading mannerism that caused Felix to nod his head before launching a full scale assault on her navel with forceful kisses, swift swipes, and dagger like stabbing motions with his tongue and lips that caused Eva to give a lust filled shout as she felt herself beginning to get wet from the attention.

Felix had been told that a number of women loved getting their belly button fondled as much as their breast, ass, or vag but he never thought that it would leave a woman almost dripping and that seemed to be the case for Eva. As he looked down at the hem of the woman's underwear he could see a slight wet spot beginning to form in the front. The sight of which only seemed to make his member stand up almost to lengths he never knew he could reach.

Before he could think more on the matter Eva had actually pushed him back and forced him to lie on his back. The Azteca leader then closed his eyes in shock but upon opening them he was instantly grateful and swore he was now staring at the "Promise Land" as Eva's soaked panty covered vagina hovered his face.

He then felt her slide his pants off exposing his erect uncircumcised member and allowing it to be assault with the cold air before taking it in her hand and beginning to stroke him off while noticing the small amount of pre-cum already starting to flow out of his member.

"If you want me to do that, you're gonna have to give me something in return." She replied while slowly licking it up and causing Felix to give a low shutter before moving to pull her panties off before sticking out his tongue and gliding it over Eva's clit while hearing her give a low moan of pleasure.

"That's better." She said with ecstasy in her tone before opening her mouth and slowly taking in Felix's cock.

The Ex-Marine couldn't help but to give a loud moan as he felt Eva snake her tongue around his mouth while forcibly bobbing her head up and down. "Oh shit!" Felix as he felt the woman begin to massage his balls while continuing to suck him off.

"Two can play at that game." He replied while moving to slide a finger into her moist cunt and almost immediately beginning to pump them inside of her while taking his other hand and forcing her to sit on his face.

For every action there seemed to be a reaction and with this action Felix was quickly met with the loud popping sound similar to that of a person forcibly pulling a sucker out of their mouth as Eva lifted her head and gave a slight mouth of ecstasy as Felix pumped his fingers in and out of her while continuing to assault her swollen clitoris with his tongue.

His win seemed only momentary though as Eva forced him member back into her mouth and practically swallowed his entire length and caused Felix to almost buck with the new sensation as the Chola quickly pulled him out before moving to swiftly suck him off.

"Eva I'm gonna-." He started but his words seemed to only make the woman increase the speed of her stroking while sucker his member harder in an effort to milk him dry and Felix seemed to be following her action as he continued to finger and lick her softly until the duo both gave loud grunts of ecstasy and lust as they felt their climax happen almost in synch.

As Felix struggled for air he easily felt Eva relax her through so that he could fire his load deep down her throat while he continued to lick her dry.

After pulling him out the woman quickly moved to run her tongue inside her foreskin causing Felix to give a loud shutter while Eva gave a quick chuckle before moving to lie on top of him

"Are you ready for this?" the Salvadoran man asked before Eva gave a low chuckle with a smile before easing herself down on his cock until his entire length was fully inside of her.

"Yeah…I'm ready!" she said with a slight blush.

"SHIT!" yelled Maggie as she found herself bouncing herself on the member of the youngest Roman while his hands fondled her breast. The woman then looked down and noticed the devilish grin spread across her husband's face as he moved his right hand from her breast. He then moved his index finger to Maggie's mouth and watched with a smile as the Veteran quickly used her tongue to ensnare it before forcing it in her mouth and beginning to suck on it.

"Are you close?" he asked with a chuckle before pulling his fingers away and then sliding it down the crack of Maggie's butt.

"Yeah but I'MMMHHH!" she started before shouting at the top of her lungs as Mark dug his finger inside of her from the back and instantly started to twirl his finger around inside of her. This seemed to cause a reaction in the Chinese-Filipino woman as Mark felt her walls tighten around him as she finally climaxed and forcing him to bite his tongue so that he wouldn't blow his own load.

"I knew you'd like that." He said with a chuckle before Maggie forcibly sent her lips crashing atop his for a deep kiss that surprised Marcus and caused his eyes to widen.

"I love you." She said earning a slight smile from Mark as he took in the sight of his wife who seemed to be glowing in the early morning light.

"I love you to." The Ex-Merryweather soldier replied before watching as Maggie rose to her feet before turning around so that her bare butt was before him.

"Are you ready?" she asked while rubbing herself across Mark's erect cock.

"Yeah I am." He replied before the woman slowly lowered herself onto his member and give a slight shutter as she felt him slowly penetrate her anus before sliding into her rectum while Mark gave a low moan just as Maggie slowly started to ease herself up and down.

"Yes, yes, yes." Maggie muttered through shutters of pleasure with a hint of pain. This wasn't her first time having anal sex with the youngest Roman but it was still something she wasn't entirely used to. So it took her a few seconds of easing and pacing before she found herself getting the full satisfaction it offered.

"OH!" she yelled out as Mark moved his hands forward and started to massage her clit causing the woman to tighten up around him.

"Faster." She while looking back at Mark who felt a wave of disappointment wash over him as he quickly moved his torso forward so that he could wrap his arms around Maggie while resting his head on her back, and continuing to slam himself inside of her.

"Keep going papi!" yelled Eva as she found herself bent over the bedroom of Felix while the Salvadoran man pounded into her from behind.

The duo must have been going at it for about ten minutes or so and Felix could feel his climax approaching, but he wanted more of Eva so he pushed the woman down on her side before grabbing her right leg and raising it up so that he could better expose her vagina for him to penetrate her deeper.

Eva reacted to this with a satisfied shout as Felix continued to slam inside of her before feeling his own Climax coming but he wasn't the only one going through this reaction in Los Santos

"Eva-." Started Felix.

"Maggie." Started Mark.

"I Think-." Added Lee as he continued to pound into Megan from behind.

"I'm-." continued Trip as he found himself lying under Tiffany as she bounced on him..

"Gonna-." Started Mercy as he drove into the stripper before him while the other hugged his back and her tongue along the side of his neck.

"Cum." Finished Link and Jericho at the same time as Juliet and Infernus snaked their tongues around their members.

"AHHH!" the men said almost at once as they each exploded inside of their respective women earning a loud shriek of pleasure and satisfaction from them as they raised their heads to the skies and yelled together in a manner that could have possibly awaken the dead and left their men somewhat stunned.

"That was amazing." Said Eva as she pulled Felix down to lie on her chest while the duo continued to breath heavily.

"You were amazing." Felix shot back before sharing a kiss with Eva while his flaccid member continued to rest inside of her.

"Thank you." Said Mark as he laid Maggie down on her side and pulled out of her before watching as the combination of his cum and her juices started to flow out of her butt. He was then taken by surprise as Maggie turned over in his arms and planted a warm wet kiss on his lips.

"I love you Marcus Roman I love you." She said before wrap her arms around him while Mark did the same before feeling his disappointment starting to rise.

"I love you to." He replied before looking away from Maggie as he felt his tears starting to form in his eyes.

Downtown Los Santos

In the center of the city, things were going somewhat the same for Veronica as she found herself bent over the desk of Merryweather CEO Don Percival while the man in question stood behind her thrusting himself inside of her.

"How does that feel?" he asked earning an unseen roll of the eyes from Veronica before she spoke up.

"It feels so good." She replied with a fake smile before turning away from the man. Despite being a lesbian Veronica was also someone who loved money and power and being in a sexual relationship with Percival allowed her have both of those things, even it was more one sided.

"AH!" the elderly man screeched out as Veronica felt him reach his climax and fire his load over her butt cheeks before falling back to take a seat in his chair.

"That was amazing." He said through shallow breaths while the female mercenary rose from her compromising position and went to wipe herself off with a few napkins.

"So…today is the big day." She said before moving to pull her pants back up while Percival chuckled at her for changing the subject.

"Yes today is the day Mark makes the biggest decision of his life." The man replied with a laugh as Veronica approached him and started to wipe his member off with the napkin.

"Aren't you worried he's gonna try something. You did ask him to kill one of his guys and I doubt he'll be so willing to do so." She replied earning a chuckle from Percival.

"Don't worry your pretty little head about that I've got something covered in case that happens, but in the meantime I need you to do a job for me." He said while Veronica watched him closely.

"If we want everything to go as planned we'll need to get Mark's little helper out of our ranks, if you know what I mean." He stated earning a nod from Veronica.

"I understand and consider it done sir." She replied before turning to walk away only to feel a pain in her behind as Percival slapped her across the butt and earning a somewhat angry, uncomfortable look from the woman that she tried her best to hide with a smile before walking out of the room.

Rockford Hills

Things were starting to seem almost back to normal in the home of Martin as he found himself standing outside in his backyard watching with a smile as his daughter Jasmine as she swam across the pool with a smile on her face.

It took a lot of talking, convincing, and a few sharp arguments but after it was all said and done the eldest Roman had finally gotten his family back. The family was somewhat splintered with the death of Marrick at the hands of Marcus, but they would survive and move forward from it…like Roman always do.

"Daddy!" came a familiar voice that broke the concentration of the eldest Roman and caused him to look down at his daughter as he stood before her.

"You were day dreaming again." She stated earning a chuckle from Martin before he leaned down to look at the little girl.

"Sorry about that, daddies just got a lot on his mind as of late." He replied with a smile.

"Where'd you go these last couple of months?" she asked earning a saddened look from Martin as he remembered his time in jail away from the girl.

"I was, on a business trip." He replied earning a nod from the girl.

"You missed Marrick's funeral." She shot back earning wide eyes from the eldest Roman. "Mom wouldn't take me or tell me how he died but I wanted to go, just to tell you what it was like to see him." She added earning more silence from Martin as he tried to hide the tears beginning to form in his eyes.

"Don't worry I'm sure he looked good." The eldest Roman stated just as the duo heard the backdoor and noticed Tamika step into the backyard with a half-smile on her face.

"They're here." She said before watching as the eldest Roman turned to look back and watch with a smile as Mark, Maggie, Lee, Mercy, Trip, Link, Jericho, Tiffany, and Megan made their way into his backyard with mixed looks on their faces.

"It's good to see all of you." He replied with a smile before moving to slap hands with the men and hug the women.

"Let's sit down and eat brother." Said Mark as he and Mark slapped hands with each other before making their way into the living room.

West Los Santos

Things on the west side of the city seemed to be calmer for Trueblood as the Merryweather Captain found himself sitting in his living room with his own wife and son spending the little time Merryweather gave with them a year.

The trio was then interrupted by a soft pounding at the door that caused the trio to turn their heads in the direction before Trueblood rose to his feet and moved to answer it. Upon opening it though he wasn't too surprised to see Veronica standing on the otherside of the door with an emotionless expression on her face.

"Veronica." He said with a lack of emotion in his tone,

"It's time Jack." She said while the man looked down at his waistband and noticed the pistol holstered at her hip.

"I see, if we're doing this though do it away from my family." He stated earning a nod from the woman.

"I wouldn't want it any other way." She replied while Jack continued to eye her before sending a look to his wife and child as they sat in the living room.

"So, the only real way to leave the life of a mercenary is being put in a casket by your own men?" he asked earning a few seconds of silence Veronica before she spoke up.

"It seems that way." She replied.

"Well then you better remember that when you've had enough of the bloodshed." He shot back before moving to walk back into his home while Veronica watched him hug his wife and daughter.

Rockford Hills

The small gathering amongst friends seemed to be going well as Mark found himself sitting on a lawn chair watching with a smile as Maggie held Marron in her arms while she conversed with Tamika, Ling, Tiffany, Megan, and the other women.

He then watched as Maggie sent him a wink before using Marron's hand to wave at him. The Samoan's concentration was then broken as he felt a hand being placed on his shoulder causing him to look up and notice Lee, Mercy, Trip, Link, and Jericho standing over him.

"There's my brothers." He said with a smile before watching the group take seats beside him.

"It's a beautiful sight isn't it?" asked Lee causing Mark to give a chuckle.

"The pool, the sun, or whatever the hell you guys were missing in jail?" he asked with a chuckle.

"All of it brother." Replied Mercy. "I don't see how those gang bangers can do that, I thought about killing myself the second day of lockdown." The man of Azteca and African descent added earning a chuckle from Mark.

"Glad to see you didn't go through with it." He shot back.

"We knew we wouldn'y be there long, you'd go through hell and back just to make sure we're safe brother and we all know it." Replied Link.

"Just wish you could have done that sooner." Added Jericho.

"Why you found a prison daddy." He asked with a chuckle.

"Thankfully no, just lucky I wasn't bunking with Trip." The pilot replied earning a chuckle from the auburn haired man of Irish and African Descent.

"Yeah because we were gonna cuddle there was no way around it just pointing that out." He shot out earning chuckles from the group.

"But seriously though brother, we're all appreciative of everything you went through to get us out of there." Replied Lee. "More then you think." Added Mercy.

"Don't thank me, you knew I wasn't gonna let you guys rot. If any of us belong in the pen it's me but to let you guys do time…I'd be damned." He replied earning nods from the group before they each put their hands together in a circle before being interrupted by Martin as the CGF OG approached the group with a smile.

"Glad to see you guys are enjoying things here." he said earning a chuckle from Mark.

"Glad to see you managed to hash things out with Tamika." The Samoan shot back.

"Yeah I'm lucky for that, but I can't do anything illegal again brother and I mean anything. I can't even go back to the Hills." He replied earning a chuckle from Mark.

"Don't worry you don't have anymore reason to go back to the Hills, as far as I'm concerned I'm done with the life." He shot out earning nods from the group. "I've been fighting for so long I think it's time I deserve a break…all of us deserve a break." He added with a forced smile.

"Amen to that brother." Said Mercy before the group was interrupted by Lee being forcibly knocked into the pool causing everyone to look up and notice Megan standing over him.

"What was that for?" asked the Chinese man as he resurfaced with a mixed expression on his face.

"I told you not to tell any of them." She yelled out earning confused looks from the group.

"I didn't tell them." He shot back to her shock.

"Tell us what?" asked Link as everyone at the party seemed to send looks towards Megan who gave a loud sigh before speaking.

"Lee's finally decided to make an honest woman out of me." She said with a squeal causing all the other women to run towards her in embrace while all the men looked to Lee.

"Wow brother I never thought you had it in you." Said Mercy with a chuckle while Lee flipped the group off.

"Well since everyone is confessing-." Started Tiffany before she sent a look to Trip along with everyone else causing the man to finally relent and tell everyone the news. "We're also getting married." he shot out earning more cheers from the group while Mercy and Mark gave the man a bro hug.

"Yeah we're joining Mark in the whipped men category." Added Lee as he stepped out of the pool and tried to wipe the water off his face.

"I'm not whipped and am far from it." Shot Mark as the group continued to chuckle amongst each other before the sound of his cellphone vibrating caused him to look down at it and notice he had a text message from Percival asking him where he could pick up the body.

"Who is it?" asked Maggie as she and Ling approached Mark who looked down at his phone.

"It's nothing I just gotta go pick up something from the store right quick." He replied to Maggie's confusion.

"Alright you want me to go with you?" she asked earning a chuckle from Mark.

"No I got this." He said before giving her a quick kiss, then doing the same with Marron, and giving Ling a quick kiss on the cheek. "Mercy with me." He said earning the attention of the half black half Mexican man as he followed him out of the backyard and into the front.

Upon making their way to the front of the house the duo quickly noticed three familiar men walking up the driveway with smiles on their faces.

"Glad to see you guys could make it." Said Mark as he shook hands with Michael and Trevor before slapping hands with Franklin.

"We wouldn't miss a chance to drink someone else's booze." Said Trevor with a sick chuckle.

"It's good to see you got Martin and your boys out dawg." Added Franklin as the group sent a look to Mercy who was moving to the side of Mark's car.

"Yeah I thank all of you for that." Mark replied earning nods from the group. "How's Lester?" he asked with a concerned expression.

"He'll live, he just maybe moving a little slower from now on." Replied Trevor.

"He has no hard feelings over what happened in case you're wondering." Added Michael.

"As much money as you guys made on that heist I would be surprised if any of you had hard feelings." Mark replied before giving a chuckle. "Well party is still going but I gotta run an errand right quick…talk to you guys when I get back." He replied earning nods from the group before they gave their goodbyes and shook hands with one another while he hopped into his car with Mercy and drove off without noticing the blue Tornado following behind them.

As Felix continued to follow Mark out of Downtown LS he couldn't help but notice a conversation going on between the youngest Roman and his close friend.

"So where are we going brother?" asked Mercy as he noticed Mark driving him into Blaine County.

"You remember when we were young and how we used to sneak into the stadium go watch the baseball games?" Mark asked changing the subject but managing to earn a chuckle from Mercy.

"How could I forget, we used to sneak in with other parents like we were their own kids." He replied earning a chuckle from Mark,

"Yeah and how we used to get into fights with other kids over foam fingers and shit." Mark shot back earning a louder laugh from Mercy.

"Yeah, what's this about though brother?" he asked with a confused look on his face.

"Even those days you had my back, and I right now I'm at a crossroads." Mark replied to Mercy's confusion as the youngest Roman stopped at a red light.

"Percival's given me one last order before he lets me go, and I think you know what that order is." He replied earning a slight nod from Mercy.

"I see, and I think I can understand your choice in the matter. Growing up I was always your pain protector and right now I gotta do the same to save you and your family…and I'm willing to do that." He replied earning a slight sniffle from Mark.

"I know, and I'm sorry." Mark replied before the light changed green and he sent the car back in drive and sent it rocketing forward with Felix following behind.

Downtown Los Santos

The feeling of the cool air hitting her face as she walked into Merryweather's main HQ in Downtown Los Santos seemed to calm a euphoric feeling in Veronica as she made her way into the back of the building where she noticed a few Merryweather Soldiers standing guard of the backroom.

"Mr. Percival has already left the building mam." One of the men said to Veronica's surprise.

"What, when did he leave?" asked she asked with a shocked expression.

"About an hour ago after Mark called." He replied.

"Did he kill one of his guys?" she asked.

"We don't know, but if you ask us even if he did or didn't Mark's a dead man. The boss has scrambled all of Saber Company to a location in Blaine County near the Thomas Scrapyard." He shot back to Veronica's surprise.

"There are over a 100 men in Saber Company." She stated out loud.

"The boss doesn't want to take any chances so he's scrambled them and has Hunter Team on standby." He said aloud to the woman's surprise.

"Get my car ready, I'm taking a trip to the desert." She replied earning nods from the two men.

Thomas Scrapyard, Blaine County

The sun seemed to be beaming down extra hard on this day in the desert as Mark found himself standing in the middle of Thomas Scrapyard with a mixed expression on his face and a Beretta Px4 Storm Pistol to the head of man bound to a chair with a black bag over his head next to him.

He didn't like the idea of doing what he had to do for his family but he knew for their safety…it had to be done one way or another.

As Mark then looked up at the skies his eyes quickly fell on the Murder of Crows flapping above him. This seemed to bring a smile to the face of the youngest Roman as the scene reminded him of something one would see in an old western were two outlaws would settle their dispute in the middle of town with a quick draw of their guns.

It was old fashioned and cheesy but the Samoan had to admit it was a good way to solve problems, but in his case he may be at the disadvantage with only his gun vs. Percival's hundreds of guns. Despite the disadvantage he knew that if it came down shot for shot he'd fight like never before and this place seemed like the best place for it.

It was scrapyard but in truth it should have been called a Graveyard…of Airplanes. The place was filled with the remains and ruins of destroyed and decommissioned planes not fit to call the skies their home. This place was a graveyard of planes, but after today it might as well have been called a regular graveyard.

As Mark lowered his head he quickly took in the sight of four Black SUV's speeding into the Scrapyard followed by a long stretch limousine that he knew contained Percival, and behind it tailed four more SUV's bringing up the rear in a convoy that Mark would describe as cheesy action movie level of bad guy entrance with vehicles of the same make, model, and color moving in synchronized motion.

"Talk about an unoriginal asshole." Mark said aloud to himself before watching as the four SUV's pulled up in front of him while five armed Merryweather soldiers stepped out of each SUV and another ten more stepped out of the Limo while the remaining men covered the entrance. Making it twenty six men standing before him and another sixteen watching over the entrance.

"…So what daddy chicken out of coming?" Mark asked

"Here!" yelled a Caucasian Merryweather Soldier as he tossed a cellphone to the feet of the youngest Roman that instantly started to ring.

"Really." Mark yelled with an unimpressed look on his face before hearing the cocking of guns causing him to roll his eyes before picking up the phone and putting it to his ear. "This is Marcus." The Samoan answered with a wide smile before the voice of his former boss filled his ear.

"Marcus, I see you finally made your decision and I must say I'm quite surprised." Percival stated with a chuckle.

"What can I say I'm full of surprises, plus this way my family stays safe." He replied.

"Yes about that, you didn't really believe that I would allow you to walk out of here with your life did you?" he asked with a sick smile.

"I kinda figured that after I drove all the way out here." The Samoan replied.

"And yet you still came and offed one of your guys with the thought of walking out of here alive. I must say Marcus you've grown a habit of killing those close to you. I am proud though that you are now here to stare into the face of death I envy that." Percival shot back.

"Well that's awfully presumptuous of you." Mark replied.

"I can also see that you came alone, it's good that you want to try and save the life of your family but you should know that they're also on borrowed time." He stated.

"The only one people on borrowed time are right here right now like you, me, and everyone here." Mark replied with venom in his tone.

"Well see about that." Percival replied before hanging up his phone while Mark sent a look to the men before him and watched as one man started to raise his Rifle in the direction of the man but before he could fire off a single shot the man's head exploded in a violent and bloody display as Mark and the other Merryweather soldiers turned in the direction of the fallen man and noticed his blood splattered across the side of the Limo.

"SNIPER!" one of the soldiers yelled out before his head exploded from another round courtesy of Mercy who sat atop the back of a plane with a Barrett Sniper Rifle and fired another shot.

"MOVE!" he yelled causing Mark to put his foot to the back of the chair before kicking it in the direction of the Merryweather soldiers before running off while the few soldiers who took notice of him started to shoot in his direction.

"What the-." Started the Caucasian man as he removed the bag from the bond man tied to the chair but upon doing so he quickly noticed the small amount of C4 stuffed into the man's mouth.

"OH SHIT!" he yelled out before the weapon exploded and created a loud explosion that blew the man's face and chest clean off his body while four more Merryweather soldiers were caught in the crossfire.

"Kill that fuck." Yelled another soldier as Mark turned to fire his pistol behind his back and struck one man in the knee and another twice in the chest before retreating behind the wing of a fallen plane where he noticed a black bag located.

"Keep them off me for a few seconds brother." Mark replied before digging into the bag while Mercy continued to provide Sniper cover before noticing that three of the men guarding the front gate were carrying Sniper Rifles and were trying to catch a bead on him.

"We can't have you around." He said before reaching into his shirt pocket and pulling out a detonator causing the men to turn their heads and notice the small explosives charges hiding in the sand around them as they came to life with their tops parts turning a bright red.

"MOVE!" one of the soldiers yelled but it was all in vain as he watched the tops turn from red to green before blowing up and creating a violent explosion and shockwave that killed eight of the sixteen men while those that weren't caught in the explosion turned their heads and watched in horror as the body parts of their comrades started to rain on them.

"Mark you got twenty guys heading your way are you ready?" Mercy asked over his Walkie Talkie just as the first Merryweather soldier broke cover and went wide eyed at the sight before him. There stood Marcus Roman, the King of Ruin, his title struck fear in the hearts of men already but the sight of him now brought more fear to the hearts of the Merryweather forces.

Marcus was standing before wearing the full body armor that Michael and Trevor had used for the Paletto Bay heist. To increase the level of fear the Samoan was also carrying an M134 Minigun in his hands while his MP7 Submachine Gun was strapped on his upper right side, a Sig-Sauer 516 Tactical Patrol Assault Rifle with ACOG Scope and a M203 Grenade Launcher mounted underneath was strapped to his back, and a pistol was holstered on his right hip.

"Yeah I'm more than ready." Said Mark as he spun the powerful weapon at the frozen soldiers before letting off a barrage of rounds that instantly shredded the soldiers to pieces. The Samoan couldn't help but smile as he watched one soldier get hit thirteen times by the powerful rounds while another had his entire left arm blown off his body and sent flying across the battlefield.

"Let's see what Merryweather's got Don!" Mark yelled before slowly making his way past the plane while the remaining Merryweather soldier tried to fire on him, using the SUV's as cover, but their bullets only seemed to bounce off his armor.

"FUCK YOU!" Mark yelled before sending a barrage of rounds in the direction of one SUV and shredding it to pieces before the vehicle finally exploded in a fiery explosion.

"SHIT!" yelled Felix as he stood outside of the Scrapyard where he noticed the sight of black smoke already starting to form a cloud while the sound of gunshots seemed to be resonating across the area.

"Damn it Mark what are you doing?" he asked with venom in his tone before making his way back to the car.

"Kill that fuck!" yelled six Merryweather soldiers as they gave chase to Mercy who ran in the direction of a plane and began to make his way inside of the aircraft.

"See you in hell." He said before reaching into his pocket and pulling out a brick of C4 and then planting it to the side wall of the plane just as the Merryweather soldiers followed him onto the plane.

"Get him!" the man yelled causing Mercy to run off the plane while the soldiers gave chase without noticing the bomb before it exploded and creating a violent explosion that engulfed those inside of the aircraft while Mercy was blown out through the side door.

"That's gonna hurt in the morning." He said before moving to the ruins of a plane and grabbing his own black bag but unlike Mark who had the full body armor all he had was an M60 Light Machine Gun and an RG-6 Grenade Launcher.

"Sir we need reinforcements now." Yelled a Merryweather soldier over a Walkie Talkie before he was shredded to pieces courtesy of Mark who started to make his way towards the limousine before reaching the vehicle and quickly going for the door and noticing that it was empty.

"Too much of a chicken to come to your own fight aye Percival?" Mark asked before the sound of spinning helicopter blades caught his attention and caused him to look to the skies and notice two attack choppers escorting three Blackhawks to the group's location.

"Looks like Percival's throwing out everything in his arsenal." Said Mercy as Mark nodded his head before responding.

"Seem that way." He said before he and the Mexican man lifted their high caliber guns and fired a barrage of rounds at the attack choppers striking the front of and instantly killing the pilots who blood and brain matter quickly covered the broken glass before him.

"Bird down!" yelled the other pilot as the Merryweather soldiers including Felix watched with wide eyes as the helicopter crashed into the back of a plane in a fiery explosion. "EVASIVE ACTION!" the other pilot yelled out as Mark and Mercy sent a barrage of rounds in the direction of the planes in an attempt to knock them also out of the skies but most of their shots seemed to be in vain as the aircrafts successfully evaded them.

"Guns guns guns!" yelled the second chopper pilot as he aimed his own Minigun's in the direction of Mark and Mercy before firing a barrage of rounds in the direction of the two men causing them to move away from the rounds as they tore through the sands before them and kicked up a mass of dirt that fell over their bodies.

"Get our boys on the ground." He yelled before the Blackhawks proceeded to hover over the entrance of the scrapyard while the Merryweather soldiers inside prepared to bail out but before they could the group was instantly overcome by a barrage of rounds courtesy of Felix as he switched to the M203 Grenade Launcher mounted under his FX-05 Xiuhcoatl Assault Rifle and fired a Grenade that slammed into the side of the front of the plane killing the pilot and sending the plane sputtering downward.

"Lucky shot!" the Salvadoran man said with a smile as he looked down at his Rifle and started to reload his eyes were then drawn away to the other plane where he noticed Mark and Mercy had gotten back on their feet and send a barrage of rounds in the direction of the helo taking out the pilot, top, and back rotor and causing it to free fall from the skies and hit the ground with a loud thud.

The Azteca leader then lifted his head at a new sound and noticed an Apache Attack chopper making its way towards the battlefield with a Chinook that was carrying a Battle Tank.

"You gotta be fucking kidding me." Felix shot out before running off to the back of his car to grab another weapon.

"Looks like we got another threat." Said Mercy as he and Mark took notice of their new threats.

"You can leave if you want to brother I got this." Mark replied earning a shake of the head from Mercy.

"We're both in this together brother." He replied as he and Mark loaded up their weapons just as the Apache sped towards their location.

"FIRE!" yelled the pilot as he fired a barrage of bullets in the direction of the two men causing them to fire their own weapons back before moving to avoid the shots while flew over their heads.

"SHIT!" said Mercy as he quickly spun and around and fired thirty rounds at the back of the Apache but all shots seemed to be in vain as the bird continued to fly.

"Damn that thing has some tough armor." He yelled out while Mark loaded up his Minigun before the ground turned their heads and noticed the Chinook preparing to drop the tank but before the cables could be released the group watched in shock and surprise as a Rocket collided with the side of the Chinook and created a violent explosion that blew a flaming hole in the side of the aircraft as it struggled to keep itself hovering.

"What the hell?" asked Mercy as he and Mark watched as another Rocket collided with the side of the Chinook successfully damaging the aircraft enough to knock it out of the skies. The duo then watched with confused looks as the Tank was blown off the Chinook and crashed through the top of a plane creating a large dust cloud that engulfed both Mark and Mercy and literally made the ground to shake with the sheer force of the collision.

"Where'd that come from, I thought Lee and the others were in the dark on this?" Mark asked sending a look to Mercy as the dust cloud finally started to settle around them enough for them to the see the Salvadoran Gang Banger standing before them with an RPG-7 in his hands.

"You could have told me today was the day Percival was gonna move against you." He yelled out while staring at Mark angrily.

"Sorry, but I didn't want anyone else finding out about this for their own safety…yours included." Mark shot back to Felix's surprise.

"Well what's done is done now." He said before the trio lifted their heads and noticed the Apache flying over their heads.

"We need to knock that bird out of the skies." Said Felix.

"I think Percival gave us the tool to do that." Mark replied before sending a look to the downed Tank. "We'll keep it busy see if you can get that thing to fire one last round." The Samoan stated earning a nod from Felix.

"Let's do it." Said Felix as he went to run towards the tank before being stopped by Mark.

"You know there's no walking out of here alive for any of us right and you can't become Onda from a grave?" Mark asked earning a few seconds of silence from Felix before he responded.

"Never say never, you got a wife and kid out there and more than enough reason to live and mean…I'm making a change." Felix replied before running off while Mark and Mercy looked to the attack chopper as it prepared to move on them.

"Let's do this brother." Said Mark as he loaded up his Minigun while Mercy did the same with his Grenade Launcher just as the group noticed three more SUV's arrive onto the scene.

"GO!" Mark yelled before he and Mercy fired a barrage of rounds in the direction of the chopper as it fired another wave of bullets at them.

Rockford Hills

Things were a little calmer in Los Santos as Maggie found herself sitting alone at the party watching as everyone conversed amongst each other with an emotionless look on her face before she felt a hand being placed on her shoulder that caused her to look up and notice Martin standing above her with a smile.

"Why the sad face?" he asked before taking a seat next to her.

"Nothing, it just seems to be too good to be true you know…all of this. It seems like something criminals dream of, but can never achieve." She replied with a serious expression.

"It's hard to achieve….but we achieved it, through blood, sweat, tears, and loss we achieved it." He shot back earning a few seconds of silence from Maggie before she responded.

"Did Mark really set Marrick up to be killed?" she asked with sadness in her voice before Martin gave her an answer.

"It would look that way, but the way I see it Marrick got himself killed the day he started down the path he chose. Mark had a hand to play in his death but he didn't stab him, someone who Marrick pissed off did that…it wasn't preventable." He replied earning a few seconds of silence from Maggie before she responded.

"How did you explain that to Tamika and Jasmine?" she asked with a half-smile.

"I gave Jasmine the talk about death and Tamika I don't know if she was sad for me or relieved that I didn't have someone like Marrick in my life anymore." He replied earning a nod from Maggie. "I just hope I can come back from that you know." He replied earning a nod from Maggie before she placed her hand on his shoulder.

"We all will try." She replied before the duo was taken off-guard as Jericho ran at the duo and spoke in an exhausted tone.

"Guys you gotta come see this now." He shouted causing Maggie and Martin to send looks to each other before hopping from their seats and making their way into the living room where they noticed everyone standing over the television.

"What's going on?" asked Martin.

"Things are getting louder out here as Merryweather, I mean Ares, Security Company continue what they would call a training exercise." Said a Caucasian new reporter as he showed the scene over the Thomas Scrapyard where everyone noticed Helicopters flying over the area while gunshots were going off in the distance.

"I gotta say if this is a training exercise it's the most realist training exercise I've ever-." He started before the group watched with wide eyes as Mercy jumped from cover and fired his Grenade Launcher at an SUV blowing it up and catching four Merryweather soldiers in the crossfire.

"Jesus!" he said before falling to the desert floor as the severed head of a Merryweather soldier collided with the back of his head and knocked him to the ground.

"That's not a training exercise." Said Link as all eyes fell on Maggie.

"AH!" Mark yelled as he took two rounds to the top of his helmet protected head from two Merryweather soldier as they moved on him.

"DIE!" he yelled before firing his Minigun and shredding the two men just as a chopper came back around for another pass.

"MOVE!" yelled Mercy as he fired his Grenade Launcher and struck another Merryweather vehicle and sending it up in flames.

"We can't keep this up much longer Felix." The man of Mexican and African descent yelled out as he hid behind the remains of a plane for cover.

"I've got it." The Salvadoran man finally yelled out as he climbed through the rubble of the plane to find the top hatch for the tank. He then forced it open and was instantly greeted by the tank operator who came up coughing with blood leaking from the top of his head.

"Please-!" he started before Felix drew his gun and fired a single shot into the man's skull successfully blowing his brains out all over the vehicle before hopping inside.

"Alright let's see if the gun still works." He said before moving to turn on the vehicle only to find that the threads and much of the equipment was damaged in the fall but the main cannon was still operational.

"Alright let's see what we can do with this." Said Felix as he tried to line the Apache in his sights just as it turned on Mark.

"Fire!" the pilot yelled before firing two missiles in the direction of the youngest Roman who barely had enough time to react as the projectiles hit the ground and sent him flying with his suit being set ablaze.

"SHIT!" said Jericho as Martin sent a look to Maggie and watched the woman make her way for the front door with Lee, Trip, Link Franklin, Michael, and Trevor in tow. The man then sent a look to his wife and daughter before inwardly cursing himself then following the group as they made their way out the front door.

"Mark Mark!" yelled Mercy as he ran to the side of Mark who was desperately trying to take off the smoking suit of armor.

"So much for that." Said Mark as he finally got out of the suit and grabbed his Assault Rifle before looking down and noticing that his Minigun was completely destroyed. He then patted down his long sleeved black t-shirt and shoes before strapping his pistol to a holster on his right leg while his knife was strapped to the back of his pants.

"Look out!" Mark yelled before firing three shots that struck a Merryweather soldier that was coming at Mercy from behind. "Move!" he added before he and Mercy started to run for cover while thirteen soldiers gave chase to them while the Apache hovered above them.

"We're fucked." Yelled Mercy before a loud booming sound caught the attention of both he and Mark as they lifted their heads and noticed that the entire tail of the Apache was blown off and the top half was falling to the ground.

"OH SHIT!" the duo yelled along with the Merryweather soldiers as they tried to run for cover but it seemed to be in vain as the flaming remains of the attack chopper fell on top of the soldiers successfully crushing the men and sending debris flying into the men who made it away from the crash site but not the fallout zone.

Luckily both Mark and Mercy were clear of the flying projectiles but the Merryweather soldiers weren't so lucky.

"GOD!" yelled a soldier with blood spewing out of his mouth as a hot piece of metal was embedded into the very center of his back while another man had a piece of metal from the tail rotor buried deep into the back of his neck.

"Well that works." Said Mercy as he and Mark hoisted themselves up to their feet and breathed a sigh of relief as they took in the sight of the dead soldiers before them while Felix climbed out through the top of the tank and sent the duo a thumbs up.

"Well that was crazy mano." The Salvadoran man said with a chuckle as he sent a look to Mark who had a serious look on his face.

"This isn't over yet." The Samoan stated causing Mercy and Felix to turn their heads to the side and notice three masked men standing before them in black full body armor.

"Just when I thought about celebrating." Said Mercy as the trio eyed the men closely.

"Well then it seems like if we want to walk out of here alive we'll have to kill more grunts." Said Felix as Mark gave a slight chuckle.

"Take it from me boys this isn't your fight so why don't you pack up and leave we got no beef with any of you and I don't you want to die for a man like Don Percival." Stated Mark before the man in the middle went to speak out.

"On the contrary-." He started in a somewhat familiar voice that caused the group to widen their eyes as they watched him pull of his mask and reveal his face. "We've got more then a beef with us." He finished while the group took in the sight of the Salvadoran man they hadn't seen in months.

"Navaro!" said Mark as Felix and Mercy went wide eyed at the sight of the adopted Salazar family member.

"It's good to see you again Marcus." He said with venom in his tone as the two rivals eyed each other angrily.

"Mind explaining to me why you're here and not in a Merryweather prison?" asked Felix with venom in his tone.

"Well after you Tully Percival offered me a way out by becoming your replacement. I turned him down at first…until I found out that you to had killed Miguel and were responsible for my father being in prison." He replied with anger in his tone while eyeing Mark and Felix closely.

"Right now you think I'm working for Percival for money but that's not the case Marcus, I'm here to close the book on our rivalry. The two of us continue to cross paths but after today it's over." He yelled out with anger in his tone while Mark braced himself.

"Navaro-." Mark started before the Mexican man lifted up his M16 Assault Rifle and moved fired a barrage of rounds at the group that the trio managed to avoid before sending their own barrage of rounds at the trio causing them to break away before singling out the group.

"What you got?" yelled Mercy as he fired his Pistol at the largest man in the group but only managed to wing the man's right shoulder before he got close and punched the man's hand's upward causing him to fire off a round in the sky.

"SHIT!" Mercy yelled before the masked man followed up with a punch to his gut followed by a kick to the face that knocked him away.

"Mercy!" Mark yelled before he a bullet whizzed by his arm and left a deep scratch in his face.

"Don't worry about your friend Mark you're fighting me." Said Navaro as he fired five more shots in the direction of Mark who barrel rolled out of the way and fired six shots of his own that caused Navaro to move for cover.

"Shit!" said Felix as he found himself taking cover behind a piece of metal while the third Merryweather soldier fired on him. The Salvadoran man then responded by blindly firing from cover before rolling away and firing his last three rounds striking the man twice in the chest with the last round hitting his gun and actually blowing the magazine out of the gun.

"Looks like your unarmed Ese." Felix replied before the man drew his knife and charged at the Salvadoran man who didn't have enough time to react before he was knocked to the sand by the man who quickly started to pound into the face of the Salvadoran man while yelling something in Arabic.

"Get off me puto." He yelled out before knocking the man off him and noticing that he had taken the Arabic's man's gun away from him.

"The fucks your damage Cabron?" asked Felix as he watched the man stand up straight before removing his mask to show a Middle Eastern man in his late 20's with short brown hair, dark brown eyes, and a caramel skin.

"You don't remember my face do you Sergenant Quintero?" he asked with venom in his tone.

"Am I supposed to?" Felix asked with a confused expression.

"My name is Abraham Jarrad, in Afghanistan you and your squad were looking for my father. You believed he was a terrorist when he wasn't, none of my family was-." He started while Felix's eyes started to widen. "That didn't stop you and your squad though, you raided my home, and you,…you killed my little brother and my mother in the raid." He stated with a hint of sadness in the tone.

"I should thank you, before you did that I used to think America was a great place but now I know that each and every single one of you are killers with no remorse." He yelled out before adding to it with a statement in Arabic.

"I always knew that mission would come back and haunt me, just didn't expect it to be today." He replied earning a nod from the man.

"Yes today you will be sent to hell, but don't worry all of your friends will be joining you soon-." Started Jarrah as he raised his gun at Felix who moved to his right to dodge the shots before running deeper into the airplane graveyard while the man gave chase.

"Come on buddy you got something to hide under that mask?" asked Mercy as he went to raise his gun only for the man to successfully knock it away before grabbing Mercy by his face and slamming it against his knee.

"Okay I'm getting SICK OF YOU!" Mercy yelled before finally charging the man and throwing two punches that the man avoided before being struck with a third as Mercy hit the man with an uppercut that caused his head to snap back and for him to take a few steps back. The man of Mexican and African descent then shoulder tackled the man before bringing him to the ground and beginning to repeatedly punch him in the face.

"DIE!" yelled Navaro as he swung his Machete sideways at Mark who jumped back to avoid the strike before drawing his combat knife and getting into a combat stance.

"You can't beat me like you used to do anymore Marcus, I got the same level of training you got from Percival's teachers. I have all your training a few more so anything you can do…I can do better." He stated earning a scowl from Mark.

"See about that." Said Mark as he swung his blade at Navaro only for the former War Refugee to block Mark by stopping his arm with his forearm.

"See." He said with a chuckle before Mark responding by throwing a kick towards the man's knee that Navaro anticipated and braced himself for.

"Shit!" said Mark as he rubbed his knee while noticing that the man was wearing knee guards.

"Not going to work this time." He said with a chuckle before running at Mark while swinging his Machete. As Mark easily dodged the strike from the blade he was caught off-guard as Navaro struck him once in the stomach successfully knocking the wind out of the youngest Roman and sending him taking a few steps back.

"See I'm on your level now Cabron." Navaro yelled out before Mark ran at him swinging his knife in a crazed frenzy while Navaro continued to jump away from him before side stepping a vertical strike and responding by swinging his Machete and catching Mark across the back. The swing didn't hit flesh thanks to Mark's bulletproof vest but the knife did tear through the fibers and leave a large gash across Mark's back.

"GOT YOU!" Mark yelled before twisting his wrist and swinging his knife backwards successfully stabbing Navaro in the right leg and earning a loud scream from the man before he lifted his Machete and struck Mark in the top of the head with the hard wooden handle causing the Roman to see stars as blood started to leak from a gash on the top of his skull.

"FUCK YOU!" yelled Navaro as he prepared to strike Mark again but the Samoan managed to roll out of the way before kicking Navaro's machete out of his hands and then stabbing him again in the side with only the tip of his blade managing to breach the skin of the man before he pushed the Roman back.

"Shit!" said Navaro as he pulled the blade out of his side before tossing it on the sand covered ground while Mark struggled to stand up.

"What do you say we put down the guns and the knives and settle this like real men." Mark yelled out while wiping the blood from his eyes.

"What makes you think I'll agree to that?" Navaro asked earning a chuckle from Mark.

"Because if you really believe you're better than me you wouldn't waste the opportunity to fight me bare-knuckled." Mark yelled out with a chuckle while Navaro smiled at his statement.

Meanwhile

The drive to the desert seemed to be going slower than normal for Maggie, Martin, Lee, and the others as they sped down a long dirt road that seemed to be filled with traffic of people leaving the area around the Thomas Scrapyard where the battle raged on.

"Maggie maybe you should slow down." Said Lee as he sat beside the woman who only responded by forcing her foot down on the gas petal and sending the vehicle rocketing faster while Martin and the others tried to keep up.

"This don't make sense how did Percival get Mark and Mercy all the way out to the desert?" asked Jericho with concern in his voice.

"Does it matter now." Trip responded forcing Jericho and Link to look in his direction and notice the auburn haired man loading a magazine into his FN FAL Battle Rifle. "What's done is done, let's just focus on getting them out." He added while the group nodded their heads.

"We got a roadblock up ahead." Said Martin as the group noticed that the roads were blocked off by Merryweather soldiers who had setup a blockade of cars and were busy trying to keep the news reporters and such back.

"How we gonna get through that?" asked Franklin as the group noticed Maggie slam her foot down on the gas petal and send her vehicle speeding forward.

"You ready." The Veteran of Chinese and Filipino descent asked as she sent a look to Lee and watched as he cocked his MP5 Submachine Gun and nodded his head while Maggie strapped on her ACR Assault Rifle while Mark's MP7 Submachine Gun was resting on her lap.

"Let's do this." He replied as the Merryweather soldiers quickly noticed the car speeding towards them with mixed looks before they moved to draw their weapons.

"OH SHIT!" the men yelled as Maggie and Lee both dove out of the vehicle at the last second and watched with delight as the car crashed into the barricade and tore down a wall while running over three soldiers in the process.

"What the fuck!" yelled a Merryweather soldier as Maggie drew her Assault Rifle and fired three rounds at the gas tank of the car finally striking it and causing the vehicle to explode. The resulting explosion created a violent shockwave that killed three Merryweather soldiers and sent another four flying while those that remained seemed disoriented by the blast.

"What the-." Started another soldier before he was shot once in the forehead courtesy of Maggie as she and Lee broke cover and started to fire on the soldiers striking one man twice in the chest and another once in knee and blowing his bone out of his body.

The resulting gunfight sent the reporters and news crews running with a just a few stubborn eggs staying to film the battle as one man caught a Merryweather soldier being shot in the chin courtesy of Lee before he too was shot by a Merryweather soldier spraying the battlefield with rounds.

"Kill these motherfuckers." Yelled a man with an M4A1 Assault Rifle as he tried to line Maggie up in his line of sight but before he could shoot the woman he was taken down by Trip who was hanging out the sunroof of Link's car firing his Battle Rifle and striking three more Merryweather soldiers.

"FUCK Merryweather!" yelled Trevor as he stepped out of his truck with his M60 Light Machine Gun while Franklin and Michael stepped out with M4's and started to light up the Merryweather forces.

"SHIT!" yelled one man as he shot in the knee before being shot several times in the chest courtesy of Martin as he turned his AK-47 on another man just as more Merryweather soldiers started to arrive.

Thomas Scrapyard

"Alright then let's do this." The Salvadoran man replied before taking off his gloves while Mark did the same. Then in a flash the duo charged each other.

"Come out and fight me." Yelled Jarrah as he continued to scan the rubble of the airport graveyard in search of Felix in a game of Cat and Mouse. "Stop hiding like a damn coward and fight-." Started Jarrah as Felix jumped out at him from behind and successfully knocked him to the ground before starting to pound him into the back of the skull.

"Get off me." The Arab man replied before throwing the Azteca shotcaller off and then moving to pick up his gun but as he went to aim he watched as Felix ran away again, this time inside of a ruined plane.

"You Americans are cowards, hitting and running that's all any of you are good for." He yelled while moving deeper into the plane.

"Well then it's a good thing I was born in El Salvador." Came the voice of Felix as Jarrah scanned the area in search of the man but only managing to see empty seats.

"Born in El Salvador but raised in America still makes you a coward. If you were a real man you'd come out and fight me." He yelled out while Felix started to chuckle.

"You can call me a coward but I call myself smart. You're and Cerberus Soldier just like Mark and I've seen the level of training you soldiers have first-hand from Mark. The Marines taught me to fight but the Azteca's taught me to survive." He stated while Jarrah started to search the seats of the plane.

"How can someone like you survive with the sins you've committed in your life?" he asked with anger in his voice.

"Look I'm sorry about what happened to your family. It's a fucked up war that you and your family were caught in the middle of-." Felix started before Jarrah interrupted him.

"SORRY DOESN'T BRING THEM BACK!" he yelled out with anger in his tone. "You can run, you can hide, and you can play mind games all you want but I will kill you Felix. I will hunt you down until the ends of the earth and take everything you ever loved like you did me." He yelled out while continuing to search seats before reaching the front of the plane and noticing a cellphone in the pilot seat of the plane.

"Which is why I can't allow you to live." Came the voice of Felix as Jarrah flipped around and noticed the Salvadoran man standing behind him with a pistol in his hand. The sound of gunshots then filled the room along with the flashes of the fire from the barrels.

"Come on!" yelled Mark as he and Navaro traded blow for blow with one another in a series of strikes that were met with blocks, guards, braces, and parries as the duo desperately tried to fight each other.

As Mark threw punch that connected with the side of Navaro's face, the Salvadoran Refugee responded with a punch to Mark's chest, and when the Samoan responded with a head butt Navaro responded with a knee strike.

The small war between the duo even came down to a stalemate of the two men trading punch for punch with each other in the sand before they both pushed each other back.

"Wow you've been practicing." Said Mark as the licked away the blood leaking from the side of his mouth while his face now had numerous scars and even two black eyes.

"I don't know if I've been practicing or you've been slacking off." Navaro shot back as he rubbed away the blood leaking from his nose and lip while his right eye seemed almost swollen shut.

"Please I can do this all day." Mark replied before he and Navaro charged each other and again but before they could get a hold of each other the sound of a gunshot captured both of their attentions as they turned their heads and noticed Felix standing away from them with a gun in his hands.

"I'd love to see you two rip each other apart, but this needs to end here and now." He said before pointing the gun and Navaro and then passing Mark his knife.

"Looks like I win after all." Mark replied earning a chuckle from Navaro before he sent a look off to the side.

"Well I guess our friends are back." He said before sending a look pass Mark's shoulder causing the Roman to look behind himself and instantly go wide eyed at the sight before him.

"MERCY!" he yelled out with anger in his tone while Felix looked on in state of shock as the group noticed the man of Mexican and African descent lying face down in the sand while the other remaining Merryweather soldier stood over his body with his gun pointed at Mercy's head.

Then in a flash the sound of a gunshot filled the air as the man fired a single shot into the back of the man's skull causing both Mark and Felix to go wide eyed from the display while Navaro started to chuckle.

"I guess this fight is still on." Navaro yelled as Mark felt his blood start to boil before giving a loud yell and charging the masked man while Felix turned Navaro and fired off three shots that the Vago dodged before moving to the Salvadoran man and charging the man.

"GET AWAY FROM HIM!" Mark yelled before shoulder tackling the larger man but it seemed to be done in vain as the larger man quickly wrapped his strong arms around the torso of the smaller man and quickly lifted him off the ground before tossing on his back into the sand.

"Damn you!" Mark yelled before charging the man again who prepared to for another shoulder tackle but instead he felt a sharp pain in his right in his right leg that came from Mark lowering himself and taking a swipe at the man's leg and almost immediately drawing blood. The Samoan then responded by grabbing onto the man's injured leg and spinning to knock him off his feet.

"I'm surprised you got passed Jarrah that guys been waiting years to kill you." Navaro stated with a smile.

"I've got too much to live for to die now." Felix replied earning a chuckle from Navaro.

"Like what Eva or does the thought of becoming an Ondero keep you breathing, because I gotta tell you mano you should have kept the girl because there was no way you were becoming Onda." He shot back before charging Felix and knocking the Salvadoran man off his feet where the duo started trading blows on the ground.

"Miguel didn't deserve what you did to him." Navaro yelled out before punching Felix twice in the stomach.

"Miguel deserved ten times worse." Felix shot back before responding with a head butt that knocked the man away from him before they went back to trading blows.

"You fucking bitch!" Mark yelled out as he went to throw a strike at the man who dodged it and responded by putting the Roman in a chokehold but his efforts seemed to be in vain as Mark bit down as hard as he could into the man's arm easily drawing blood and forcing his aggressor to set him free.

After the pressure was relieved from around his throat Mark slipped down in the man's arm and until he was crouching down below the man. He then responded by throwing a back elbow that hit the man square in the groin and left him doubling over.

"Fuck off!" Mark yelled out before kicking the man in the face and sending him falling backwards and landing flat on his back.

The Samoan didn't let the man get a chance to recover before he jumped on top of him and immediately started to pound into the man's face with left and right hooks. The assault was unrelenting and Mark ended it with a vicious head-butt to the center of the man's face.

"You killed my brother now you're gonna suffer worse." Mark yelled out while drawing his knife and hovering it over the man's head but before he could bring the weapon down the masked man head-butted the Roman in the mouth as hard as he could in the mouth and knocked him away.

"Then you should go through the same." The man spoke out in a tone that seemed somewhat familiar to the youngest Roman as he watched him remove his mask and instantly go wide eyed at the bald African American man standing before him.

"What the fuck…Marrick." Mark shot out while noticing his smiling brother standing before him with a sinister smile.

"Good to see you again Marcus." The CGF OG yelled out with venom in his tone.

"Impossible how are you alive?" Mark yelled out with anger and a hint of confusion in his tone.

"Dumb wetback didn't know exactly where my heart was. He hit me just a few inches away from the heart lucky me, you see that's what happens when you send someone to do something you're too afraid to do yourself Marcus." Marrick taunted while tossing his mask to the sand. "You had the opportunity to kill me but you couldn't do it, you believed in your gut that I would be the downfall of this family but you were wrong Mark. I'm not gonna be the downfall of this family…I'm gonna be the one who takes out the cancer on it's name." the second born Roman yelled out before charging Mark who seemed frozen in place and felt the full brunt of Marrick's charge.

Meanwhile

"LOOKOUT!" yelled a Merryweather soldier to another that was quickly stabbed in the back by Maggie who quickly drew her knife back before tossing it and catching the other man in the eye.

It must have been over thirty minutes and it didn't seem like the group was getting any closer to Mark or Mercy as more and more Merryweather reinforcements continued to arrive at the roadblock to try and push them back but all seemed to be getting cut down with each new arrival.

"Move up!" Maggie yelled as he shot down another soldier before watching as Lee, Trip, Trevor, and Michael started to move up the road while the Merryweather soldiers tried to move back.

"FUCK YOU!" yelled a soldier that jumped out at Lee and swung his Rifle causing the Chinese man to move back to avoid the strike before striking the man in the gut with the butt of his Rifle before firing a shot into the top of the man's head.

"Damn y'all vicious." Yelled at Franklin as he fired three shots and hit a Merryweather soldier in the stomach obliterating his Colon and then hitting another soldier with a shot to the leg while Michael finished him off with a shot to the chest.

"More on the way." Yelled Link as he blindly fired behind a military Humvee as the group watched closely as four military trucks made their way down the road.

The sight of more Merryweather arrivals seemed only to anger Maggie as she quickly reached into her jacket pocket and pulled the pin on a Grenade before launching it at the road before the Humvee as they started to park and watched with a smile as the leading Humvee was blown apart with the men inside being killed in the process.

"RPG!" yelled Lee as the group noticed a Merryweather soldier armed with an Grenade Launcher stood atop a Humvee aiming his weapon, but before he could fire the man was struck four times in the chest and hit the ground with a thud while his Rocket was launched after he hit the ground and collided with another Humvee.

"What the hell-." Started Lee as he turned his head and noticed five cars approaching their location two purple and two green. The group then watched in delight as they noticed a few Samoan and Asian men step out of two of the purple cars while black men stepped out of the others and started to fire on the Merryweather soldiers.

"Fuck all you bitches." Yelled Lamar as he F-Note stepped out of one of the green cars and started to fire on the group causing them to move for cover.

"LD what the fuck you doing here?" asked Franklin.

"Ain't no fuck if the homies can't have none bro." yelled Lamar as he fired a Mac-10 at a Merryweather soldier and struck him several times in the chest.

"Mark helped up out on a lot of occasions only fair we do the same." Yelled a Da Nang Boy of Vietnamese descent as he shot a Merryweather soldier with an SKS Assault Rifle.

The group then watched with more delight as two dark blue Tornados started making their way to their location and watched as Eva stepped out with a few Azteca's and started to fire on the Merryweather soldiers.

"Alright let's do this." Yelled Maggie as she gave a violent yell before leading the small army of gang bangers and mercenaries into battle.

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"Come on Mark fight me." Yelled Marrick as he threw three punches to the face of Mark forcing him to take a few steps back while Marrick continued his Assault.

"You too afraid to fight back." He yelled out while punching Mark again in the stomach and then throwing him across the sand while Felix wiped the blood from his face as Navaro charged him again and hit him with three blows to the face.

"Damn it!" said Felix as he spit blood before staring at the smiling Navaro and then sending a look to Mark who seemed to be having a hard time fighting Marrick.

"I'm gonna enjoy slicing you to pieces like you did my brother Puto Stupido." Yelled Navaro as he picked his Machete out of the sand and went to charge Felix who quickly dodged the strike before kicking Navaro in the stab wound Mark had left in his knee bringing the man to the ground.

The Salvadoran man then ran to Mark and Marrick and shoulder tackled Marrick to the ground before starting to punch him in his chest earning a pain-filled scream from Marrick.

"You got stabbed near the heart, I doubt that wound is fully healed." Felix yelled while continuing to strike Marrick in the chest and then turning to Mark. "I got him, finish Navaro, this isn't something a brother should have to do." He added while Mark nodded his head and turned to Navaro who was struggling to stand up.

"Come on!" yelled Navaro as he charged Mark with his Machete ready to swing while Mark slowly dodged the strike and quickly hit Navaro with a knee strike to the gut before following up with an elbow strike to the back of the head.

Navaro then responded by elbowing Mark in the chest knocking him back before grabbing a hold of Mark's right hand and then bringing him to the ground in an arm lock that Mark struggled to get out of.

"Remember this, this is how you broke my arm when we first fought." Navaro yelled out while Mark moved his freehand around the sand where he quickly noticed his knife just a few feet away from him. "Now I break yours." He yelled out before giving a violent jerk successfully breaking the arm of the Samoan and causing him to let out a pain filled shriek that seemed to bring a smile to the face of Navaro.

That smile then soon faded as Mark grabbed a hold of his knife with his free hand and then spinning around and stabbing Navaro in the back and causing him to give out a loud shriek of pain before Mark followed up by stabbing him three more times in the back and then raising himself up to look into the pain filled face of Navaro.

"I guess…I win." Mark replied before swinging his blade and slicing the throat of Navaro causing the man's blood to shoot out onto the face of the youngest Roman who watched as the light started to fade from the still open eyes of his rival.

"You died like a warrior." Mark replied before slowly rising to his feet and clutching his broken arm while Marrick finally shook of Felix who sent a punch to the man's gut causing him to double over before drawing his knife.

"NO!" Mark yelled out before the echoing sound of a gunshot filled the air and caused everyone to freeze in placed before looking down at their torso and seeing that two of them were fine but one wasn't.

"SHIT!" said Mark as he spit out a mouthful of blood before looking down at his torso and noticing a bullet hole in his chest that was leaking blood onto the sand.

"You chose the wrong side of the fight." Said Veronica as she found herself standing on the rooftop of a building with a smoking Sniper Rifle before her.

"NO!" Felix yelled out as he watched Mark fall to his knees before falling backwards into the sand.

"DAMN YOU!" came the voice of Marrick as Felix instantly turned around and noticed the second-born Roman standing behind him with a Machete raised over his head.

"AHHHH!" Felix yelled out as Marrick brought the weapon down and completely severed the hand of the Salvadoran man causing him to let out a loud pain filled shriek that could have broken glass as he held his stump over his head and screamed in terror.

"Fucking bitch, he was my kill NOT YOURS!" screamed Marrick as Veronica found herself walking off the rooftop while Marrick sent a look to Felix who was trying to run scamper away just as more Merryweather soldiers arrived on the battlefield.

"Oh no you're not going anywhere." Yelled Marrick he sent a look to a soldier with an MP5 Submachine gun causing him to take aim at the fleeing Felix before firing off several shots that struck the Salvadoran man repeatedly in the back and sent him falling forward on top of the body of Marcus Roman.

"A fitting death for the both of you." Said Marrick as the sound of gunshots filled the air and caused him to turn his head and notice several cars speeding onto the battlefield causing Marrick to give a smile.

"Do we engage sir?" asked a Merryweather soldier while Marrick gave a chuckle.

"No let them live with this in their heads." He replied before sending a look to the fallen Mercy and then walking away with the other soldiers just as Maggie and the others hopped out of their cars and ran to the bodies of Mark, Felix, and Mercy.

"Somebody call an ambulance." Yelled Trip as Maggie and Eva collapsed next to the bodies of Mark and Felix while Trip, Link, and Jericho moved to Mercy while Martin looked on with wide eyes.

"He's alive." Yelled Eva as she put her finger to the side of Felix's neck and found a pulse while Maggie found none in Marcus.

"How Did it All Come to This." He asked.

Authors Note: Boom there you have your good ending everyone, or as I would say more of a bitter sweet ending. I gotta be honest with all of you, I really and truly hate happy endings especially in a crime story because there is no happy ending to that life. You either die, go to jail, or live with the knowledge that everyone you called a friend is dead and I followed that perspective in this chapter.

Let me start from the beginning sorry for the late update but I've gone through writer's blocks but I have to say this chapter was well worth the wait with as many main character deaths took place in this chapter. I told you people were gonna die I know none of you were expecting Mark though, or Mercy, or Navaro, or Trueblood, and Felix is…questionable at best I'm still debating his fate.

Originally in this chapter Mark wasn't going to fight with Mercy but as people have pointed out Mercy is one of the least developed characters in the group despite being there from the beginning in the very first chapter. So I decided if I wanted everyone to remember him I had to do give him a memorable death and that was fighting beside Mark to the end.

Also I know some of you were mad with how I killed off Marrick, but you should have known he wasn't dead because some of you figured out that Marrick was present in the first chapter which was basically a flashback of this chapter. So Marrick wasn't dead Percival faked his death and decided to use him against Mark along with Navaro and Jarrah.

Speaking of Jarrah I wanted to better go into details and about him even though he was mentioned in the last chapter when Felix and Mark were talking about their time in the service together in the tank before the heist. He was visually based off Oded Fahr who played Farik on Sleeper Cell.

I hoped everyone liked the lemon I had to redo it four times because it focused more on Mark and Maggie but this time I wanted it to focus on Felix and Eva because he has yet to have a lemon and if you look at the character line up you would think the main characters are Mark, Martin, and Marrick but really the main character were more Mark, Martin, and Felix and everyone else just sorta filed in line with them.

Mark's dead and I did want to close that book on his rivalry with Navaro so I gave them their final round but I wanted it to be less one-sided. If you look at it Navaro is just a gang banger while Mark is ex-military. Mark beat him in their first fight but in that second Navaro won because he hit Mark with his car and in this one I wanted them to be so even it's almost a stalemate.

That first part of the action scene was based off an episode of Red Vs. Blue where Felix and Locust got in a gunfight with gangsters. The second part with Mark in the Juggernaut outfit was based off a mission in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2. The rest of the fighting may have seemed more like an action movie level of overkill but come on in GTA you have all these enemies with all these weapons and vehicle but you have never had a Protagonist going against an Apache attack chopper which I say needs to happen.

The scene of Veronica shooting Mark was based off a scene from a Halo Machinima called Elites of War where the Commander was killed by a Sniper who used to be a member of his team. And the scene of Felix collapsing on Mark's body after getting shot was taken from the movie End of Watch where the two cops were on top of each other as they got shot up.

The scene of Maggie approaching the body of Marcus was based off that scene from that Dragonball Z Movie the History of Trunks where Trunks discovers Gohan's dead body then goes Super Saiyan for the first time.

Stick around for next chapter where I may have flashbacks of Marrick, Navaro, and Jarrah training under Percival, Mark has his funeral interrupted, and we learn the fate of Felix.

I can't give an exact date of when that chapter will be up but just know this story is gonna end before this year ends because there are only two chapters left in this story.

Thank you all for reading have a nice day all of you.