Time to Strike Back
It was now evening in Loren Square. Killbane had called for a meeting among the leaders of the Syndicate. With Killbane taking control for the time being, at least in the attack on the Saints, he wanted to discuss a plan to bring down the Saints once and for all.
It hadn't been long since the Syndicate struck back against the Saints. Not long after the Syndicate Tower was destroyed, many meetings among the Syndicate were moved to the Luchadores Tower, but tonight, this meeting was called to the Burns Hill Reactors, as no one would suspect that anything would be going on at an abandoned nuclear power plant.
Killbane arrived with Ashley and Becky by his sides, along with El Jose and Seductive Sol, a prominent female member of the Luchadores. She had long blonde hair, but a black and green mask with a sun symbol at the top with pink and green stars at the sides. She had a fit build to her and was dressed in a black jacket and black slacks with a green top under it. She looked presentable, as did El Jose, whom despite wearing his mask with the Mohawk on it, he wore a suit. It was a meeting after all.
A blue and black Kayak had pulled up, with Chester and Raymond coming out of the car. Chester went to one of the doors to the backseat, as Matt had gotten out of the car.
Finally, a red and black limousine pulled up. Out came Barry, along with Mr. Dickson. It was definitely a business meeting for the Syndicate.
"Glad you're all here," Killbane said. "Let's go inside." He looked towards Matt. "Matt, lead us to the perfect spot for the meeting."
"Of course, Killbane," Matt said.
They were short of some other prominent figures of the Syndicate, as the DeWynter sisters didn't show up. One could wonder why. Either way, everyone went inside to get the meeting underway, as some of the other Deckers, Morningstar members, and Luchadores were outside to stand guard in case any Saints were to come and try anything funny, even though this power plant was up on a hill with almost nothing around it, as any residential homes, stores, or any sort of entertainment establishments were below.
Matt led the other Syndicate figures into the main area, which was at the bottom of one of the cooling towers. The area was decked out with neon blue lights and such. It definitely showed that this was one the Deckers' main headquarters, despite having their tower in Downtown. Then again, the Luchadores operated at the 3 Count Casino more than their tower.
Chairs were set up. Matt's mercenaries stood guard on the sides and a big screen was on the wall, as there was one person who they needed to involve in this meeting. Barry, Killbane, and Matt stood before any other representatives.
Matt turned on the screen, as Phillipe Loren appeared on the screen. It seemed like it was now morning wherever he was, but it was nighttime in Steelport.
"Hello, everyone," Phillipe said on the screen. "I'm glad that you all made it to this meeting. It seems that I called all of you to discuss our Saints problem."
Matt, Killbane, and Barry looked up at the screen.
"Gentlemen, I heard about a little mishap involving the Richard Hughes Memorial Bridge," Phillipe said. "It seems that the Saints survived this. From what I was also told, they even invaded Safeword and taken some of our businesses from us."
On the video feed, Phillipe looked around and noticed that certain key members were missing from this meeting.
"Speaking of which, where are Viola and Kiki?" Phillipe said.
Before Matt or Killbane could say anything, Barry cut in and said, "I'll take this. They have some problems of their own right now. I will let them know what's up later. But regarding the Saints, I think I have a way to trap them."
Matt cut in. "Excuse me, Mr. Loren, but maybe I should say something. I already know what the Saints are made of, but according to what I found, it seemed that some of the money being used for weapons, whether it's for the Deckers, the Morningstar, or even the Luchadores, was sent to third-world countries. I know that I helped take their money from their accounts, but did you forget that they also stole your lockboxes and took some of our deeds from under us. They're already becoming more of a problem."
"Allow me, Matty," Killbane cut in, as he towered over the rather small British hacker. "Phillipe, Matt may have a point in the business side of things, but from what I see, the Saints are just biding their time until they strike against us. Maybe we should just continue taking the fight to them. I know that they got some new people working with them, including that washed-up has-been Angel de la Muerte, but he is not shit. My people can take that guy out."
Through the video feed, Phillipe looked at the three men. He wasn't sure what to think about all of this.
"Mr. Killbane, Mr. Miller, and Mr. Danko, I knew not to underestimate the Saints when they took my penthouse. I knew not to underestimate them when they took Powder. I definitely was one step ahead of them when they were set to kill me in the tower. I have done more of my homework, thanks to Mr. Miller giving me more information on the Saints. I remembered that some of the Morningstar was trying to work a deal with the Brotherhood of Stilwater, until the leader of the Saints and some others came in and messed everything up. Even though Mr. Danko is holding down the fort for the Morningstar right now, and Mr. Killbane is handling trying to bring down the Saints the way the Saints took down those other gangs in Stilwater, I am still the boss of the Syndicate."
"When you will return, sir?" Matt said.
"Only time will tell, Mr. Miller," Phillipe said. "Besides, I have to make some other deal in another country soon."
"One more thing, Mr. Loren," Matt said. "I have my ways of hurting the Saints' image. So let me handle that."
"I can have some of my men shoot up their penthouse suite," Killbane said. "They'll teach them a lesson."
"Wait, I have a plan," Barry said. "I think I know a way to take the fight to them. We have all our resources, remember? Remember, we're all in this together. The Saints are just a mere group."
"Good idea, Mr. Danko," Phillipe said. "What's your idea?"
"Here's my idea, being that Andre's business is in trouble," Barry said. "It seems that Zimos is now running the prostitution in New Colvin. Matt here filled me in on how some of the Saints love the company of strippers. So I think I know a way to trap them."
"Hmmmm," Phillipe said, while Matt and Killbane looked at him with confusion. They weren't sure if this was a good idea.
"Hey, they crashed the party at the penthouse they took from us," Barry said. "Now we return the favor."
"Okay, we just need to see when we can provide our solution to taking them out and taking back what is ours," Phillipe said. "Meeting adjourned. I will speak to all of you again soon."
Everyone got up from their chairs. Matt, Barry, and Killbane all started to walk away. However, Barry wasn't done with his deal.
"Hey, Killbane, Matt," Barry said. "I need to show you guys something."
Killbane and Matt approached Barry, except Matt heard a ringing sound and got a text message from someone named Lucas. The message read "Call me ASAP."
"Oh, I got to make a call right now," Matt said. "Please fill me in on this later."
"Oh, come on, Matty, we need to see what Barry wants to show us," Killbane said. "It might be important."
"Now's not the time," Matt said. "I will speak to you two soon."
It must have been really important for Matt to take this call.
"Don't worry about Matt," Barry said. "I'll let him know sometime soon, but what you really should know is that we have some traitors in our organization."
"Really?" Killbane said. "Who is it?"
Barry got out his smartphone and went to the gallery and looked under video to show him a particular video. Killbane looked on.
"What the fuck is this shit?" Killbane said.
"It seems that the DeWynters helped out the enemy," Barry said.
"Well, in that case, we need to do something about it, won't we?" Killbane said in a sly tone as a smile grew on his face, as seen from his expression in eyes and on his mouth. "Looks like we have a little Judas problem in our hands right now. Does Phillipe know?"
"No, at least not yet," Barry said. "But he will soon."
An evil smile grew on Barry's face after he said that. It was clear that he really wanted to destroy the DeWynter sisters and now he was getting his wish.
Meanwhile, Matt was elsewhere in a hallway at the plant, as he was talking on his phone.
"Listen, Lucas, what did you find out about the Saints?" Matt said. "I see. Well, let us know when they plan to celebrate. We'll make our move when the time comes. Thank you for letting me know. I will tell the others soon. Bye."
Author's note: Yes, this was a lot shorter than usual, but I plan to put in not just interludes, but also touch on the perspectives of other characters in the story to really give a grasp to the story.
Next up, the Saints throw a party. Stay tuned.