Chapter 8: The Gangster Leader

In the busy streets of 16 Henrietta St, London WC2E 8QH, United Kingdom at a local restaurant called the Frenchie Covent Garden, french music was heard as some gangsters stood outside of the food place.

Inside the restaurant, a few empty tables were seen as gangsters had taken the opportunity to have a seat.

At the far end of the restaurant, a skinny man in his fifties, wearing a black suit and a necktie was sitting at a table reading a newspaper of the recent attack on Ash Island as having a meal of his choice: A steak frette, french fries, and a salad.

This guy was no doubt the leader, Salvatore "Sal" Maggio.

As he was busy reading the newspaper, some of the gangsters came in with a bag full of weapons.

"Sal, we're back." One of them said to his boss, who turned his attention with a soft glare as they approached him. "We've managed to get the best weapons there are in town."

Sal smirked before he said. "Good work, boys. So what's in the bag?"

"The best kind of bullets and missiles there are." A gangster, going by the name of Victor. "This missile and rocket contain a huge concentration of biotoxic turpentine acid. It's capable of killing one of those dinosaurs with a single shot to the heart." He handed his boss a missile with a strange orange substance.

This made Sal smile sadistically and turned to his men. "Excellente. Now once we've cleared those hideous prehistoric reptiles as well as Mesogog, this city will belong to me."

But then his smile faded and turned it into a glare when he turned to a picture on his newspaper. It showed Logan and his team saving Burlington from Jessie Arach Parker and her spider army. As well as coming to London to stop Mesogog.

"But first we have to deal with this Anti-Mutagen Team." Sal said as he grabbed the newspaper and glared directly at Logan. "It seems as though this guy, Logan Johnson and his team, have an interest in finding this lizard freak."

He turns to his men. "Need I remind you, fellas. Any one who gets in my way needs to be illuminated at any cost, and I don't take it lightly if they stand in it. We need to deal with those kids as well before they beat us to it."

"Yes, boss." A gangster named Thomas responded back as some of them left to find the team.

(Scene changes)

A black car was busy going through the streets as inside were Maggie, Betty, Ashleigh, Dylan, and two of the policemen Lennox and Rebecca ordered to go with them to find Salvatore Maggio.

"Ahem, so why are we going to the restaurant where there are gangsters inside?" Dylan asked with worry. "Guys, they are armed with illegal weapons in case you forgot!"

"Relax. We just gotta give him a reason not to go to war with Mesogog. Once we give him a reason to leave, we can make sure he gets the message clear." Maggie reassured him.

"And if he doesn't?" Betty asked.

"Then we'll make him leave." One of their partners in the police driving the car responded, named Zach.

Soon they went in through an ally without being seen, and it was right next to the Frenchie Covent Garden.

Zach peaked around a corner to see two of the gangster members of the mob gang with a glare he shot at them.

"Alright, there's two of them." Zach said silently to the others. "Let's knock them out with these." He held up a rifle with a few tranquilizer darts.

"I sure hope this works." One of the two cops named Garth said uneasy.

"Don't worry, it will work." Zach assured him.

Then he aimed the rifle at one of the gangsters and fired a dart at his neck, which made him freeze. He fell to the ground unconscious as the other turned to him.

"Huh?" He frowned before he felt something hit him on his neck and went unconscious.

The team went to them with a smirk as Zach said. "Piece of cake."

(Scene changes)

Sal was busy having his meal when the guards heard grunting sounds.

They turned to see the members of the Anti-Mutagen Team as well as the two security guards marching up to him with glares they sent at them as the gangsters armed themselves with knives and pistols.

But Sal just remained calm as he held his left hand up, beckoning them to stand down and so they did as the group approached him.

"Salvatore Maggio, we need to talk." Maggie said sternly.

This made the mob leader chuckle. "Well, well, well. What do we have here? The Anti-Mutagen Team right in my restaurant. So what brings you kids into the big city of London?"

"Do you have to guess?" Ashleigh spat out in disgust.

"Well then if you came here because of the dinosaur infestation, then I guessed right." Sal continued. "I've heard alot about what you have done to your city to protect it from Jessie Arach Parker. If you want to start a war with us, then you got your wish."

"We're not here for a fight, Sal." Dylan argued. "We're here for a truce."

"But if you don't leave the city peacefully, Sal, we are prepared to make you leave." Zach said angrily.

Sal laughed in amusement as well as his men. "Get a load of that they know my name! Got any other tricks, Zach?"

"There are more dinosaurs on Mesogog's island fortress than you can handle, even with your animal hunter weapons." Betty said with a glare.

Sal took a bit of his meat before he chewed it, swallowed it, and wiped his face with a napkin before saying. "That's exactly why we're not leaving. This city has a real dinosaur problem. We're not going anywhere because we are all human, it's those monsters who don't belong here, even Mesogog." Then he glared at the team. "Especially you kids interfering with our business."

They glare at him as he continues on. "Any team will be done with and will never be remembered. Starting with you six." He pointed his left index finger at them and shouted. "Get'em!"

His gangsters charged at the team, but they quickly got on the offense.

One of the gangsters charged at Dylan with a butterfly knife, but he saw it coming and dodged out of the way and punched the gangster aside before he kicked another one charging at him to the ground.

Ashleigh punched a guard down before she ducked down and swiped another by the knees to the ground.

Betty elbowed one wielding a gun to the ground and punched another gangster to a wall.

Maggie, Zach, and Garth were surrounded by other gangsters as they charged straight at them, but they easily dodged, kicked, punched, and knocked out every single one of them.

"Quick, guys! Let's get out of here!" Zach ordered as they complied before they began to retreat. But before they could, Maggie saw some bullets containing the biotoxic substance on the ground. She grabs them and runs to catch up with the others.

"Get them!" Sal shouted.

The gangsters ran after them.

(Scene changes)

The team went out the door and ran back to the car and got in when they heard the gangsters coming at them with guns in their hands.

They fired their weapons as the team ducked down. The bullets crashed through the windows, shattering them as Zach started up the car and immediately drove off into the shadows.

Victor glared at their direction as held his gun down. He then turned to his partners and said. "Tell Sal that they've got away. We need to get those bullets back right away."