Crack Down

Vince pulled up in the Hammerhead. He went back to that warehouse where he left it. Oddly enough, the car looked to be in good condition. One would have thought it would have been damaged by the Vice Kings, but it wasn't the case. He walked into the church. He walked around until he found an area with Dex looking at a collage of some sort on a wall. It had the map of Stilwater, along with photos of some gangsters dressed in red, as well as a photo of the docks.

"Hey, Dex," Vince said.

Dex turned around. "Oh, hey man, didn't hear you come in. I thought you were still outside with Johnny."

"I took off to go handle some stuff," Vince said. "My mind is mostly on helping you guys right now."

"Oh, I see, I like that determination," Dex said. "Anyway, come check this out."

Vince walked a little closer and saw the photos much more clearly than before. One photo had depicted two Carnales beating up some guy lying on the ground. A few others were of factories, storage facilities, and docks. There were even photos of other members, including some guys in suits.

Dex said, "The Carnales were the first organized gang in the city. The way Julius puts it, they owned the whole damn town until Benjamin King stepped up against them."

"Benjamin King? The leader of the Vice Kings?" Vince said. "I even hear that he is head of Kingdom Come Records."

"That is correct, but let's get back to the main topic," Dex said. "I'm not worried about their history so much as I am the fact that A: the Lopez brothers are crazy motherfuckers, and B: Victor, their enforcer, survived a dozen VK drive-bys."

Dex pointed to a couple of pictures that were next to each other. One was a man in a red suit with a white tie and had an intimidating look about it. The other was a man in a red shirt and black tie with suspenders. The other photo depicted a muscular Hispanic man with a mustache, white shirt and black vest with tattoos on his arm. The former had to be the Lopez brothers and the massive man had to be Victor.

"Shit, these guys look crazy," Vince said.

"If you think that's bad, I'm only getting started," Dex said. "Now add in that the Carnales are backed by the largest drug cartel in the world, and I think you'll understand why we're going to play this safe instead of 'pulling a Johnny.'"

"'Pulling a Johnny'?" Vince said. "What does that mean?"

Dex sighed. "Let's just say that Johnny has his way of handling shit. Anyway, I wasn't done. What I think we should do is cut off their income first, then we go for Hector. He's the dude with the scar over his eye. Sound good?"

"Yeah, it does to me," Vince said.

"That was a rhetorical question, but thanks for your support," Dex said and turned to the bulletin board. "Anyway, I want you to hit the lab that is near the mills and Copperton. It's right by the truck lot for BPS. Then there is another over at Cecil Park."

"Okay, I got this," Vince said.

"Whoa, you might want to have someone backing you up out there," Dex said.

"I'll look for some help, but thanks for the heads up," Vince said and walked away.

When Vince got out of the church, he saw some of the fellow gang members hanging out. He saw a couple of female members talking and looked up.

"Hey, you're the new guy," one of the ladies said, who happened to be black and wearing a purple camisole with short shorts. "You're pretty good, especially after you knocked me out when you got canonized."

"Thank you," Vince said.

"Hold on, you look like you're going to do something right now, may I come along?" the girl said.

Vince stood there quietly, with stiffness in his shoulders, as if he wasn't sure if he should accept this offer.

"Oh, come on, I can handle my own shit," the girl said. "I'm Jazz, by the way."

"Cool, my name is Vince, but you can call me 'Playa,'" Vince said.

"Fo sho, come on, let's roll," Jazz said.

Vince and Jazz walked down the walkway towards the Hammerhead that was parked in front of the church. The question on Vince's mind was why he allowed this girl to help him. There had to be some kind of matter of respect involved, especially if she was involved in the "canonization" process from the previous day. He had only been a member of the Saints for about a day at this point, but he had already shown his worth in the gang.

He was selected to be in this gang because of this gang war that was going on. Vince had shown that he could fight and could handle a gun. He had served in the military, but was discharged. He had taken part in some brawls before as well. He handled the stuff with the Vice Kings on his own, but if he was in a gang, he had to have some help as well.

Vince drove himself and Jazz up the streets of Athos Bay to head north. Dex had told Vince that one lab was close to the mills and Copperton. That was over near the factories. That would mean driving up the bridge to Fox Drive and then making a turn towards the mills.

"Be on the lookout if you see any buildings that could be used as a drug lab," Vince said.

"So we're hitting the Carnales, huh?" Jazz said. "I think I might know where one might be."

"Dex told me that there is a lab close to the mills and Copperton," Vince said. "He also told me about another one in Cecil Park."

"Dex and Troy are looking around, but Dex knew about a couple of places," Jazz said. "I know a certain area where the Carnales hang out around the factories. I'll tell you."

As Vince drove, Jazz navigated for him. They crossed the bridge to the factories area. Jazz saw some people in red walking around the sidewalk. She saw a small warehouse that was close to the river.

"That's the place," Jazz said.

Vince swerved right onto the dirt path and stepped on the gas. They got closer. Some people in red were seen hanging out in front and inside. One of them looked and ran inside. Something was about to go down very soon.

Vince the brake and set the car in park. He and Jazz ran right the wall on the left side of the building. The two slowly snuck around the corner. Vince peered over the doorway. It looked empty, but after what he had gone through that same day, he could only suspect that any Carnales member used the large crates cover, as well as the porta-potty. Vince drew his T3K. Jazz drew hers as well. Vince quickly crossed to the other side of the doorway. Both Saints members knew that if they went in, the Carnales would be ready to gun both of them down. There was no avoiding it. Vince got out his Vice 9 and pointed it towards the outhouse and let out a shot.

BANG!

"AAAAHH!" A yell was heard. Whether the shot was fatal or just hit a part of the body and the person felt pain, it didn't matter as many shots started firing. A male member with a red Pendleton shirt and khaki shorts popped from behind the outhouse. A female member with a small red and white baseball shirt and short shorts peered out from behind one of the crates. More shots kept firing. Vince ducked down fired towards the man, while Jazz fired at the girl. They were firing at cross range.

Vince fired three more shots from his Vice 9 to the man. The first shot from before was on his shoulder, but the other three landed in his chest and stomach. He was not getting up from that. Jazz fired five shots towards the crate, until she heard a scream.

Both Saints slowly snuck to the crate. The girl lied there bleeding but still alive. She tried to crawl and reach her gun. Vince pointed his Vice 9 to her head and squeezed the trigger. The girl was pretty much dead anyway and he sealed the deal. Both Vince and Jazz looked up and saw a doorway into a room with brick walls. They walked up the ramp and looked inside and it looked like a break room with a TV, a coffee table, and a futon. In the back of the room was a refrigerator, as well as some equipment to produce drugs, and of course, two Carnales members, another guy and another girl.

The two Carnales members drew their guns and started to shoot. Both Saints ran to the outside. Vince got out the T3K this time.

"Stand guard in case more come," Vince said.

"No problem," Jazz said as she hid behind some filing cabinets that were next to the ramp.

Vince went back into the room and without any hesitation, he dropped both Carnales members with his SMG. He saw more equipment in the back with some flammable liquid, as indicated by the container close to the equipment. He fired shots towards and BOOM! Some strange substance flowed through the air.

"Um, Playa?" Jazz said.

Vince went back to his partner. "What's up?"

"We should get out of here," Jazz said. She saw a red Cavallaro pull up.

"Man, how does word travel this fast?" Vince said. "No worries, I've dealt with some heavier shit in Iraq and Afghanistan."

"Wait, you served in the war?" Jazz said.

"I'll tell you later," Vince said.

As soon as the Cavallaro parked, Vince opened fire with no questions asked. Jazz did the same thing as she fired some rounds from her gun. Both Carnales dropped. It was kill or be killed. The two Saints quickly ran out of there and got to the Hammerhead that was parked on the side.

It wasn't the end, though. Another red Cavallaro started driving up. Vince started up the car and quickly hauled ass out of there.

"I'll hold them off, just drive," Jazz said. "Where are we going?"

"Cecil Park," Vince said and looked at his phone. The GPS implied that the lab was not far from there. He just had to go down the road and make a left. Dex had sent him some coordinates.

Vince stepped on the gas as Jazz fired away at any Carnales chasing after them. She hit one headlight, the grille, the hood, but at the speed they were going, she couldn't get a shot on them.

"Have you gotten them yet?" Vince said.

"No, it's hard to shoot at this speed," Jazz said.

"Just keep shooting," Vince said.

He drove right under the overpass and it wasn't too long until the GPS implied that the next drug lab was right to the left at the first turn.

"Hold on," Vince said. Jazz got back into the car. Vince made a hard left turn and saw another storage facility with a Freckle Bitch's billboard on the right side.

The Hammerhead pulled right into the lot, as did the Cavallaro. They had slowed down. Jazz popped out again and fired at the windshield. Vince did the same thing. They didn't bother to look behind them, just as long as they heard some glass break and then shatter.

They got out of the car. It was apparent that some more Carnales members will be crawling around the place.

"You go look for the lab," Vince said. "I'll cover you."

"Huh?" Jazz said.

"I can take down these guys," Vince said. "I'll go in first."

Vince ran right to the front door. As soon as he opened it, he quickly opened fire at one Carnal and then another to the right. Jazz ran right in and ran towards the corner. Vince went back outside and saw that one Carnal slowly struggled to get to him. Bullet wounds were seen on his shoulders, blood dripping on the concrete. This guy was seriously lucky and probably would be even luckier if he got treated, unlike the girl at the other lab, who was really close to bleeding out completely.

"Pinche puto…you…got lucky…pendejo," the Carnales soldier said.

He slowly struggled to raise his gun. It didn't seem like some vitals were hit, but this guy struggled to move. Some bullets may have hit some limbs as well. Vince was at a bit of a loss. While this was a rival gang member, he wasn't sure what he should do. He wasn't sure if he should kill this guy or spare him. If he spared him, then more of the Carnales will come after them. If he killed him, well it would mean one less man to deal with. Either way, he was still unsure, despite killing other Carnales soldiers.

Jazz got out of the warehouse and caught up to her partner and saw that this guy couldn't move right. This guy was out of it and trying to aim as gun at them. The Carnal pointed his pistol at Jazz, ready to shoot her. Jazz quickly got out her NR4 and fired three shots at the man's chest and he just dropped like that.

"Good shooting," Vince said.

"Thanks, now let's get out of here," Jazz said.

Without word, both Saints got back into the purple Hammerhead and just got out of there.

As soon as he got on the road, Vince made a call.

"Hello?" a male voice said.

"It's done, Dex," Vince said.

"Great! Hey, I got some more ideas, meet me and Troy at the gas station by Freckle Bitch's on Mission Beach," Dex said. "I got some stuff to show you."

"I'll be there in a bit," Vince said and turned to Jazz. "Hey, you want to come along on this?"

"It was fun doing this, but maybe later," Jazz said. "Just drop me off at the church."

"You got it," Vince said and drove back to the Row.

Author's note: Okay, so I'm going to do a little mixing up when it comes to the missions. I will do the next Vice Kings mission soon, but I also plan to do add in the Westside Rollerz missions in there on the side. I might do some slight deviations, but nothing too big. You'll see what I mean.

Next up, the Saints try to take down a drug shipment. Stay tuned.