Mission : Damsel in distress

Protagonist : Enzo Costa

Given in : Calais Avenue,Little Seoul

Given by : 2-Bit

Main objective : Unknown

Enzo arrives in front of the building where 2-Bit temporarily lives. He gets to the door and goes to open it. But the black man quickly opens and gets out,panicked. He repeats non-stop swears while trying to rip his hairs off.

" Hey hey hey ! What's going on ? "

" SHIT ! FUCK ! DAMNIT ! FUCKING BITCHES ! "

" Who are bitches ?! "

" Oh Josephia ! Josephia ! Josephia ! "

" Wait is it Josephia the problem ? Did she cheat on you ?! "

" No ! Me and her love each other like cheese and steak in hamburgers. No it's just that... that... that... "

" Will you finish your words or not ?! "

" She's got kidnapped ! "

" Who ? " Enzo asks indifferently.

" Fucking Families ! They told me ! They told me ! They said that since they couldn't punish me properly because of my escape,they decided to kidnap my Josephia ! My beautiful love ! My sexy dragonfly ! My lov... "

" Enough your eternal complains. Where can I find her and save her ? "

" They surely brought her back to Grove Street. But I heard via some sources that the Ballas already predicted that and went to save Josephia. Shit ! Shit ! Everyone is gonna die ! And it's all my FUCKING FAULT ! "

" Alright,Alright ! Listen... I will get her before I got killed in this war,then I take a car and bring her back to the building. Copy ?

" Copy,Super E ! " And then 2-Bit attempts a hug. But Enzo Costa shoves him away and puts some distance between them. " But dude,it's gonna be war ! So you should wear some badass guns ! "

" I will see what I will take. I don't need some 10-years-old shitty rapper to teach me what to do and what to take. "

" Sorry homie ! But please hurry ! I hate to wait while knowing that my sexy woman is getting brutally hit by those pigs... "

" Alright ! I'll go now. So stay here and take care. "

" When you get her,come back here. We have some UNFINISHED BUSINESS ! " While he was screaming,he was moving his hips to imitate some makout session. Before to leave,Enzo looks away and raises his hand to hide his eyes. Then he gets out of the place.

OBJECTIVE : Reach Grove Street. The place is written in yellow

Just as you reach the cul-de-sac,you see the Ballas and the Families getting into a loud war. Everything is chaos; everyone is dispersed everywhere and it is impossible to take time to identify anyone in this apocalypse.

Suddenly a gangster tries to stab you with a knife,tackling you onto the door of the car. But you quickly counter by grabbing the armed arm,twisting it,stealing the knife and plunging it onto his neck. Then you take out your Beretta 92 and rush into the shootout.

OBJECTIVE : Find Josephia. Her name's written in blue.

You hide behind a car and you shoot a dozen of Ballas and Families mixed. Then you head further as you keep shooting the gangsters who are trying to stop you. After a whole minute of fighting,you sneak behind a house and you suddenly hear a girl screaming.

Thinking that it's Josephia,you burst out the back door and shoot two Families. Then you head upstairs and get into the bedroom. You find a Family hiding behind the hostage tied up onto a chair. You easily shoot him after aiming his head accurately without harming the girl.

As he falls down,the young black woman breathes a sign of relief. She has a tissue piece onto her mouth,so she can't speak clearly. She was exhausted. The woman has the face of Michelle van der Water and the voice of Amber Goldfarb. Enzo gently sets her free and takes the tissue off her mouth.

" Don't worry. I'm not a cop... I'm not a good man... I'm not even a real savior... But your boyfriend sent me to save you. "

" Which boyfriend ?! " The woman says,her mind full of doubt.

" Do you remember 2-Bit,that annoying loudmouth fucker ! "

" Annoying loudmouth ?! " After hearing that,she begins to chuckle while Enzo helps her to get up. " Everyone says that but he's actually a gentle boy. "

" Yeah I don't know if gentle and boring do a perfect mixing. "

" You tell me. So could you please bring me back to my baby ?! I already miss him ! "

" Don't worry. Everything to not hear you complain... "

Suddenly Enzo hears to the outside a very familiar voice.

" Hey motherfuckers ! This is Officer John Crawfield talking. Me and my men are here... to exterminate you. "

Enzo decides to hide next to the window to spy his enemy. Meanwhile,Josephia gets down and grabs her stuffs. Outside,Costa sees the policemen standing next to the dead bodies of the gangsters. One of the cops mercy killed one of the thugs who was bleeding and trying to reach his shotgun.

" They killed everyone ! " Josephia whispers,horrified by what she saw.

" Listen up ! We can do this the right way : come out,drop your weapon,raise your hands,walk gently to us and there won't be more blood on the floor. But if you clearly don't wanna proceed the easy way,we can shoot all the houses blindly,whatever there are women,children,old men... So I advice you to surrender now,so that your families won't get harmed. Capiche ?! "

" That bastard won't arrest anyone. He'll surely shoot when they will try to surrender. "

" So... What do we do ? "

" Do they have a car in the garage ? "

" Yeah. Sure. "

" So the plan... We'll go there,we'll borrow this car then we'll rush into them and flee the place. "

" Aren't we gonna get us killed ? "

" It's either that or we get killed right here,right now. "

And with that,Enzo leads Josephia out of the bedroom.

OBJECTIVE : Reach the garage without being seen.

Enzo and Josephia get their heads down then climb down the stairs before to easily enter in the garage. They find a green Tornado. Both get inside with Enzo driving obviously. This one starts the engine.

" Did you forget there was a lot of cops at the other side ? "

" Honestly : sometimes,I'm the suicidal type ! Put your seatbelt on. "

As she does that,the player makes Enzo drive through the iron door and easily pass next to the policemen.

OBJECTIVE : Lose the cops

As you get out of Grove Street to escape in the middle of Davis,the cops' cars keep following you at high speed. Meanwhile,the men are ordering you to surrender.

" Gentlemen,stop the car and get out the hands in the air. Now ! " They say for example.

After a long while,you lose them... Suddenly a police helicopter surprises you,with Crawfield on boars.

" Listen,gentleman,whoever you are ! You just nearly killed our men. We will arrest you for hit and run ! So stop the car before you lose your life. "

Despite his orders,you keep driving.

" As you wish. Get me closer to them,I'll shoot them up ! "

John Crawfield gets out of the vehicle,stands on the bar and takes out a M240 in order to use it on your car. The bullets go through where Josephia stands but she stays unharmed. Instead,she rushes to protect herself next to the italian gangster.

" AAAAAAH ! I DON'T WANNA DIE ! "

" First of all,you won't die ! And second of all, get the fuck off me ! "

" Sorry ! " She obeys.

OBJECTIVE : Lose the helicopter or shoot it down.

You decide to attempt to shoot it down with just your Baretta 92. Seeing you shooting on the helicopter,Crawfield hides himself inside. You keep shooting until that a cutscene triggers where you manage to headshot the pilot.

The chopper loses control and begins to rush to the ground. But suddenly,Crawfield opens the side door and jumps in extremis out of the vehicle before it destroys itself in pieces on the floor. You drive away from the place despite you are tempted to finish him off. The black cop takes his gun and shoots next to the car hopefully.

" We should return to the back and end him... "

" No. What matters is to bring me back to my treasure. Vengeance can wait. "

" Fine. " Enzo concludes after shrugging.

OBJECTIVE : Bring Josephia back to 2-Bit.

" What kind of man are you ? "

" I'm a gangster. Isn't it obvious ? "

" Why would a gangster come to help a rival ? Normally they are supposed to kill each other. "

" Seems like I'm not a normal kind... I pretty much like to get myself useful. "

" Why ? "

" That would be thrilling that I tell you that but sorry,I'm not the patient of some random therapist session. "

" Why don't you wanna tell me,darling ? Haven't you got anyone you always say anything in your mind ? "

" I got a lot of people : my best friend,my boss,my parents... "

" Are there honest people ? "

" Frankly,major of them are a bunch of liars,killers et cetera. There is one person I cared and who was totally an honest person. But that person... left this world. "

" I'm sorry to hear that. "

" Don't worry. You couldn't know before. "

" You know I had a little sister. She was a magnificient violin player. But then,she died in a car accident. "

" A car accident ?! "

" Something the manner ? "

" Well... No... No. Sorry it's just that that's very sad. "

" Thanks but I don't need any sorry right now. It's been eight years since she died. "

" How old were you ? "

" 16. "

" Damn. She was so young. "

" Indeed. "

There's a ten-second silence and Enzo speaks again.

" Tell you something. When I was a kid,my old man was always arguing. Never agreed with anything,never satisfied. And when I told him something,he always shouted. So since then,I told nobody about it. Because... What would they be able to do to him,except getting him away from both of us. "

" What happened to him at the end ? "

" He died. "

" How ? "

" You won't like the way he died. "

" You sure ? "

" Yeah. "

" So you still won't tell me why you're helping my boyfriend ? "

" After thinking,I changed my mind. Maybe because... No one,except my mom,ever helped me. "

" What do you mean ? "

" My dad,again,refused to let me do as I wanted. And he made me understand it... in a pretty original way. So I've made silence of it. Because no one ever cared about my situation. "

" Not even your best friend ? "

" Him,I met him way after all this shit. So then since that,maybe I decided to get myself useful... Maybe to prevent others from ending in a bad way like prison... or death. "

" That probably makes some sense... Even if that confuses me a bit. "

" Confusing is most of my life. "

" Do you have someone who truly cares about you ? "

" I had two persons,two women. But both died. "

" That is surely tragic. Forgive me. I suppose one of them was the honest person from earlier. So who was the other one. "

" A lady I met in a bar. Pure coincidence. But that coincidence allowed us to know each other better... and become more than friends. "

" And... What happened ? "

" I never truly wanted to reveal to anyone that. "

" How could I take this out of your silent mouth ? "

" Maybe... By taking care of yourself. "

" And after that you'll tell me ? "

" If I remember,maybe. "

After this dialogue,Enzo and Josephia arrive in front of 2-Bit's apartment. This one runs to their direction while the lady gets out quickly of the car.

Both lovers hug and kiss each other while Enzo sees if there's an intruder in the horizons. Then they turn to talk to their savior.

" Super E ! Thank you ! Thank you truly for everything you did. "

" Don't mention it. " Enzo responds,looking in front of him in the car.

" You know what ?! You and me... We brothers. FUCKING BROTHERS ! "

" You can't decide suddenly that we are brothers,amigo. "

" But I do and I assume ! Anyway,I'll call you some day. We have to teach those bastards who they're messing with ! "

" And 2-Bit ? " Just then,Enzo has decided to look at the couple in their eyes. " At the end,I think that you're not that annoying finally. "

" And you,since the beginning,I think that you rule the STREETS ! "

" Please,take care of her. She doesn't deserve any of it. "

" Will do. BY SPANKING HER ! COME ON,BABY ! LET'S FUCK ! " Then 2-Bit leads his girlfriend to the building by slapping her ass multiple times. When they disappear,Enzo stares at the sky through the glass and does reflexions about his life.

" What the hell happened to you,buddy ? How is this possible that you appreciate that guy ? " The gangster says ti himself. " Maybe that's what happens when we let our emotions talk instead of our moral. But I can't let myself weakened by that. I have to focus right now. Forget what happened. "

MISSION COMPLETE : Damsel in distress

Return to Sarah Flores...

She's seen eating a hot dog. Then she gets a call from Li Fing.

" Flores-san ! I need you right now ! "

" What is it ? Another federal problem ? "

" More or less. Come. "