CJ arrived at Big Smoke's house to find his vehicle parked inside the garage, Biz Markie's "Vapors" playing in the background. So CJ headed to the side door and knocked on it.
"Hey, CJ, baby, whassup man?" Big Smoke hopped out from behind the vehicle in the garage and called out.
"What's happening, Smoke?" CJ greeted.
"Chillin'," Big Smoke responded. "Wanna go for a ride?"
"Yeah," CJ answered.
"You drive," Big Smoke told him.
"Alright," CJ said as he hopped into the driver's seat.
"We're going downtown," Big Smoke told him as he entered the passenger's seat.
CJ started the vehicle's engine and turned to the right. He drove straight down and made another right.
"This bet not be another cop errand, man," CJ told Big Smoke, reminding him of Tenpenny and Pulaski's frequent visits.
"Nah, man," Big Smoke protested as CJ drove through Commerce. "This is strictly for the homies. I gotta be honest with you, CJ. We could be getting' into some heavy shit, baby."
"What you into, Smoke?" CJ asked sounding suspicious.
"Lot of shit 'bout to go down, Carl," Big Smoke responded. "Families coming back, Ballas pushing base, Russian cats with nothin' to lose about to bust some ass."
"Russians?" CJ asked.
"Now," Big Smoke started to explain, "all my life, I been told to fear Ruskies, but I ain't never even met one. Then, the wall comes down and we're all supposed to be friends. Five minutes later, my cousin gets laid out by some Ruskie fresh off the boat.
"For real?" CJ asked.
"For real!" Big Smoke answered as CJ finally pulled up in front of the Atrium.
The two hopped out of the car and walked over to the Atrium and suddenly stopped midway in front of the entrance.
"Look Carl," Big Smoke told CJ, "before I walk in there, I just need to know you down with this shit, man."
"Look, Smoke," CJ replied, "we go way back. We Groves, man!"
"That's what I'm talking about," Big Smoke said giving CJ a high five. "That's my dog! Hey look, if you hear shit start to pop off, come in there blasting, a'ight?"
"I'm down, dog," CJ said as Big Smoke headed for the exit.
He then turned to the left to see a beautiful young woman wearing a white dress sitting at the table outside. "Hey, baby," CJ told her. "Want company?"
"Motherfuckers!" he suddenly heard Big Smoke shout out form inside the building.
CJ didn't have time to talk to the woman. He rushed into the building to meet up with Big Smoke. He saw that the Russians had ambushed the buildings, and Big Smoke was crouching behind the pillars. CJ crouched beside him.
"CJ, get in here - oh there you are!" Big Smoke said as he turned just in time to see CJ. "Use some cover, they're blasting like fools in this motherfucker! Ice those fools, CJ!"
"Big Smoke, you made big mistake!" one of the Russians shouted out
CJ just pulled out his machine gun and fired at each of the Russian gangsters. He killed each and every one of them one by one.
"Watch yourself, CJ, I think they're pissed!" Big Smoke warned vociferously. "CJ, take the right and cover my ass! Keep it up baby! That's my dog, makin' y'all pay!"
After CJ and Big Smoke killed all the Russians inside, CJ picked up the cash off the ground and followed Big Smoke to the exit.
"Stick with me CJ, we outta here, baby!" Big Smoke called.
Back outside, they saw more Russian gangs shooting at them
"Stick real close Carl!" Big Smoke told CJ as he and CJ pulled out their machine guns and shot at the Russians. "Keep your head down, that airs as thick as shit in here!"
"Smoke," one of the Russians shouted, "you and your friend are dead men!"
"Motherfuckers!" Big Smoke shouted as he and CJ continued shooting at the Russians. "Back me up! That's my homie, CJ! Ha ha ha ha, homie, you ice cold, baby!"
After they killed all of their attackers, Big Smoke and CJ took a motorbike on their way out.
"Time to return the favor baby, get on!" Big Smoke said as he hopped onto the motorbike, with CJ jumping behind.
Big Smoke started riding down the spiral of the parking lot and made the way onto the road. Unfortunately, the Russians were still after them on motorbikes themselves.
"They after us on a bike, Smoke!" CJ reminded him.
"Waste any motherfucker that follows us!" Big Smoke told CJ.
So as Big Smoke continued riding, CJ shot at the Russians on both bikes. Unfortunately, he also saw that the Packer was chasing him and Big Smoke as well.
"Shit man, they comin' fo' us in a truck!" CJ told Big Smoke.
"Don't tell me about it," Big Smoke told him taking a right turn through Downtown Los Santos. "Take it off the road, pop it! Damn! Look at all this traffic - GET OUTTA THE WAY! I'm comin' through!"
"We got bikes on our six - smash it Smoke!" CJ warned as Big Smoke made a left turn on the road.
"Hold on tight, baby!" Big Smoke shouted as he picked up his speed.
"Aww Smoke, NOOOOOOO!" CJ bellowed as Big Smoke took the ramp and jumped onto two buses.
CJ just continued shooting at the bikes as Big Smoke rode off the end of the front of the parked bus. Just then, the Packer that was chasing them ran into an oncoming bus from the intersection.
"Ah, they hit a bus!" CJ shouted.
Big Smoke chuckled hard. "I'll never dis public transportation again!" Big Smoke cheered.
Just then, the two came to a road block on the intersection of Market. "Damn, road-blocked!" Big Smoke shouted in annoyance.
"Ah Smoke, these cats is organized," CJ told him as he shot at the Russians who were firing at the two. "It's something you ain't tellin' me man!"
"Look Carl," Big Smoke explained, "all I know is that they're real pissed with us right now! Hold on though, I got an idea."
"Smoke, what you thinkin'?" CJ asked. "Flood controls a dead end, man!"
"To hell with that," Big Smoke replied as he drove down the sewage area. "We have to lose those cars, don't worry about that. I know a way out, up past Grove Street."
"The old sewer tunnel?" CJ asked. "Oh man..."
"Watch out backs!" Big Smoke told him as he raced through the sewage area.
Just then, more Russians arrived on bikes. "Smoke, it's more bikes!" CJ told him as he shot back at the Russians.
Then, as Big Smoke dashed out from under the bridge, CJ saw that the Packer the Packer has also returned as it drove off a bridge and into the canal, rejoining the chase.
"Oh shit, now the truck's found us again," CJ complained.
"Man, stop being so negative!" Big Smoke told him still continuing to ride as CJ shot at the bikes chasing him and Smoke. "Focus on the good news!"
"Such as….?" CJ asked.
"We ain't dead, and your trigger finger still works, fool!" Big Smoke told him. "I think the gearbox is screwed up on this thing! I can't get no speed!"
"Yeah, who negative now bitch?" CJ shot back.
"Point taken!" Big Smoke acknowledged. "I'll keep my mouth shut from now on. Watch out backs!"
Just then, Russians in cars started chasing after them, and CJ shot at them as well.
"OH SHIT!" Big Smoke shouted as a car suddenly dropped off the Packer, hitting a Russian car and causing it to explode.
"Oh man, the cars found a ramp!" CJ said as more Russians on bikes came back from a ramp leading to the sewage.
"Don't tell me about it, SHOOT!" Big Smoke ordered.
CJ complied and shot at the Russians on the bikes and the cars. Another car fell off the Packer in front of them.
"Hold on!" Big Smoke cried picking up his speed.
"Get us up that ramp, Smoke!" CJ demanded pointing at the ramp on the right.
"I'm on it baby!" Big Smoke announced as he retained his speed to get onto the ramp.
CJ looked down to see the Russians on bikes and Packer riding in front of them down below.
"We still got bikes on us, man!" CJ said as he turned around to see the Russians on a bike right behind him and Big Smoke.
"Man, quit bitchin' and shoot as many of them assholes as you can!" Big Smoke told him as CJ shot back at the Russians. "Fools totaled their truck!"
CJ looked ahead to find that the Packer was parked right in front of them up ahead with the Russians shooting at them. "Go around 'em, man!" he told Big Smoke.
"Screw that, we're taking the scenic route!" Big Smoke shouted as he sped closer
He used the Packer to jump over a roadblock, causing all the roadblock cars to explode. Big Smoke barely hopped the explosion and continued dashing through the sewage.
"FRY MOTHERFUCKERS!" Big Smoke bellowed confidently. He saw the sewers straight down their direction. "That's the old sewer up ahead!" Big Smoke announced. "Shoot out the gate!"
So CJ complied and used his weapon to shoot out the gate, giving him and Big Smoke access inside the sewer.
"Nice one, CJ, here we go!" Big Smoke said speeding inside the sewer.
"Man, I used to hate this tunnel when we was kids," CJ said to himself.
"Hey, we can reminisce later, we still got company!" Big Smoke reminded him as CJ looked to see the Russians still chasing the two on bikes.
"Don't these guys ever give up?" CJ asked shooting at the Russians.
After a long chase, Big Smoke finally exited the sewers and ran down to East Los Santos, where none of the Russians caught up to them again.
"We lost 'em, Smoke!" CJ told him. "Man, we better split up."
"I'll take it another block and dump it," Big Smoke said as CJ hopped off the bike. "Man, that was some crazy shit back there!"
"Yeah, for sure," CJ agreed. "Listen, we can't hang around here - I'll see you later, homie."
"Much love, baby," Big Smoke replied, and he rode away.
CJ felt that he had a long day. So he decided to return to his street in Ganton and took a long walk.