-This New Arcadia if you looking Ballas and Families in this City

They're all taking Dirt Naps– Regina Waters

Chapter 2: New Arcadia's Major Crimes Task Force

Weapons Deal Gone Wrong

New Arcadia

The sun was starting to rise on this new day in New Arcadia as Alison found herself walking into the kitchen of her apartment, dressed in a black suit for what would be her second day of work. She then made her way over to her coffee machine and fixed herself a hot cup before blowing the smoke off it. Despite just arriving and wanting to get on the streets as soon as possible Lieutenant Locke had given her a few days off so she could enjoy the city, in truth she thought it was more of a disciplinary leave to do some damage to her ego. That didn't seem to falter her confidence of cleaning up the city but it did give her a few days to sit back and watch how things were and more importantly watch the bodies fall.

She hasn't been to work in three days but since then there have been a total of five separate shootings with two people being killed and another two injured. Small numbers compared to what she was used to with seeing things in Los Santos so she wasn't too concerned with things. No, she was more concerned with that house of bodies because it smelled like a big case and she loved a challenge like big cases.

After finishing her coffee Alison then made her way into the living room to grab her gun and badge before putting them in her jacket and then making her way out the door, but upon walking out she quickly noticed a familiar person leaning over the railings of the second floor apartment complex looking out at the streets below him while four men surrounded him.

"Morning!" she said upon looking at Mark and remembering the last time she had seen him he was wearing a black colored shirt that buttoned up the front, khaki cargo pants, black shoes, a black hat that was turned backwards, and black shoes, and to make it weirder she noticed that the boys standing beside him were dressed similar to him and it would have drawn a red flag for her but they weren't black so it wasn't much cause for alarm.

"Link everything set for today?" Mark asked earning a nod from the blonde haired man while Alison moved past the group with Felix and Lee watching her make her way down the stairs and sliding in her car before driving away from the apartment complex.

"Mind explaining to us why you're living next to a cop?" asked Link as Mark gave a slight chuckle.

"She's my new neighbor and she's not NAPD she's FIB." Mark replied.

"That doesn't make us feel any better brother." Manfred stated earning a nod from Mark before he opened the door to his apartment and lead the group inside.

"Look she just moved in a few days ago, and I doubt she'll be much of a problem." Stated Mark.

"Doesn't matter brother she's a hazard to be around." Said Lee.

"She's FIB meaning she isn't looking into small time crimes she's going for major players. Your father is a major player in this city. What do you think's gonna happen when she starts looking into him then finds out you're related to him...she's gonna start looking into you." Stated Felix earning a nod from Mark.

"I'm aware but we can worry about that bridge when we get to it." Mark replied ending the conversation.

"So are all of you ready to get the clubhouse set or what?" he asked earning nods from the group.

"Aye we're ready for that but we're also worried about our little Tobacco situation." stated Lee.

"The longer we hold onto them the more problems we could get especially if the feds start looking for them." Said Manfred earning a nod from Mark.

"Don't worry about that I've found us some nice pieces of real estate in Red Stick and New Arcadia." The Roman replied.

"Why do I have a feeling these corners are occupied?" asked Link while folding his arms over his chest.

"I already cleared the one in Red Stick it wasn't too hard but we'll need help for the one in New Arcadia." Said Mark earning chuckles from the group.

"Well we're gonna have to get innovative then." Said Manfred as he reached into the back of his pants and pulled out a Glock 19.

"I got fifteen." He said while Link, Lee, and Felix each pulled out their pistols and checked their ammo.

"So all of you have fifteen?" Mark asked earning nods from the group.

"Well I got five looks like we're gonna have to improvise on this one…again." He added while rubbing his forehead.

"Maybe not we talked to Davey and a few others from the Sunbelt Chapter and a few of them are defecting and coming to meet us here in Red Stick in a few days." Said Lee earning a surprised look from Mark.

"Alright then this may work in our favor." Said Mark with a chuckle.

"Link the corner we're looking to take is at Veal Street and Blue Town Boulevard. See if you can come up with a plan for attack. I know a few people who occupy it and who they work for after the sunsets we make our move." Said Mark before he made his way to the door with the others following after him.

Red Stick

"Ah!" Task yelled as he rolled out of the bed of his home in Red Stick to a loud noise coming from the next room.

"Damn it." Task said before making his way to the next room and without knocking opened the door where he noticed Adahy firing a M9 Beretta Pistol into a series of targets that were riddled with bullets.

"Come on man I know it's after ten but do you really have to do that shit now?" the Lakota asked while his Cherokee brother pulled the slide back on his gun to release the bullet that was in the chamber.

"We need to be prepared for anything especially today." Adahy replied while checking his gun.

"You're worried about black buyers but you can handle selling to Mara Bunta Grande?" asked Task who folded his arms over his chest.

"I don't like selling guns to anyone of them, but at least we know the Mara Bunta members we've been selling guns to unlike these men." Adahy stated earning a nod from Task.

"They're a gang who operates in Red Stuck that's supposedly trying to push into New Arcadia and that's all we need to know." Task stated earning a few seconds of silence from Adahy.

"Nothing will go wrong brother and we both know that." He added earning a slight nod from Adahy who extended his gun to the man.

"Practice anyway." He said earning a roll of the eyes from Task who loaded the gun before starting to shoot at the targets.

New Arcadia Police Station

The drive to the police station wasn't long for Alison as she parked her car in the parking lot before stepping out and making her way inside the building before heading upstairs to the office of the Major Crimes Task Force. Upon entering the room she was greeted by the site of Lieutenant Locke standing in the middle of a room next to a board that was covered in pictures with five people standing before him.

"Ah Alison I'm glad you made it." He said causing everyone to turn their heads and take in the sight of the woman.

"Everyone this FIB Agent Alison Trueblood, she's the newest member of the Major Crimes Task Force." He added earning nods from the group that consisted of four men and one woman.

"I'll give you a few minutes to introduce yourselves." Locke said as Alison stood before the group for a few seconds before an African American man who looked to be in his late early forties with short black hair, bright brown eyes, and wearing a long-sleeved auburn shirt, blue jean pants, and brown shoes.

"Nice to meet you I'm Detective Derrick Johnson NAPD Homicide Division." He said with a tone that was almost like a father figure while extending his hand to Alison who quickly shook it and greeted him before being approached by an African American woman with short black hair, bright brown eyes, and wearing red lipstick a short sleeved blue shirt that was tucked into a pair of black jeans, and white shoes.

"Welcome to Major Crimes, I'm Detective Regina Waters NAPD Narcotics Division." She replied earning while shaking Alison's hand. She was then approached by the only other Caucasian member of the team aside from her and Lieutenant Locke. He was rather tall and skinny with wild black hair that stood up on his head, black eyes, and a rather wide smile that he was wearing with a denim shirt, denim pants, and black boots.

"Detective Leland Sawyer New Arcadia Parish Sheriff's Department." He said with a thick Creole accent that would have been stereotypical to a southern redneck upon hearing him speak. The last person to walk up to Alison was another African American man who stood about six two with short black hair, a well-trimmed mustache, bright black eyes, and wearing a white t-shirt under a brown jacket, blue jean pants, and black shoes.

"Detective Tavon Dawson New Arcadia Gang Unit." He said with a smile earning a nod from Alison.

"It's nice to meet you all." She said while looking the group over. She noticed that none of the group came from the same department meaning that the Task Force was a flexible unit that could handle multiple assignments across New Arcadia and not just the city but the parish as well.

Alison didn't get a chance to think more on the matter because she was quickly interrupted by Lieutenant Locke who called out to her.

"Well then Agent Trueblood I hope you came to work because we got something big going down tonight." He said earning the woman's attention as she quickly lifted her head and faced him.

"What so major?" she asked.

"Drug deal." Said Regina with a smile as Alison turned to Locke who looked at a bulletin board on the wall.

"Thanks to one of Regina's Confidential Informants we've learned that the Swing on Sight Boyz are going to be buying drugs later today from one of their Liberty City Suppliers." Said Locke earning a confused look from Alison.

"We don't have an exact location yet that's why I want you to tag along with Tavon and Regina to meet her CI and see if they can give us more information." He stated earning a nod from Alison.

"Yes sir." She said earning a nod from Locke.

"Alright then get there and get it done." He said as Tavon and Regina nodded their heads.

"Come on girl we'll show you how things work out in New Arcadia." Said Regina with a smile earning a slight smile from Alison as she walked away with the duo.

Red Stick

The drive to Red Stick wasn't long for Mark and his crew as the group parked their cars in front of a small beige one story house with a porch and medium sized front yard. The house didn't seem to have anyone living there for a long time because of the high grass, dirt lining the walls, and lack of things around the house.

"So this is going to be our new clubhouse?" asked Link in a dissatisfied tone.

"It's kinda don't you think brother?" Felix asked as the group turned to Mark who was sitting in the driver's seat in silence.

"This is the house my grandmother raised me in." he said without any real emotion in his tone as the group found themselves losing their tongues at the mention of Mark's grandmother. When it came down to his family she was an off-limit topic mainly because she helped raise him to know right from wrong and she would hate to see him the way he was now.

As a few seconds of silence passed Mark slowly stepped out of the car before looking at the house then making his way towards it. After he stepped on the concrete porch Lee, Link, Felix, and Manfred quickly stepped out of the vehicle while Mark made his way to the wooden front door and reached in his pocket before pulling out a house key then sliding it in the lock.

After unlocking the door Mark took his hand off the door knob and waited a few seconds to pass before opening the door and entering a dark living room that was void of furniture but covered in dust. Upon stepping foot in the room he took a deep sniff of the air. Growing up his grandmother used this special perfume that many young people didn't wear and the scent of it was intoxicating to him growing up because it wasn't the best aroma for it was strong and often lingered.

Even after all these years the smell still lingered in the air and wasn't too hard for him to pick up on. After breathing it in Mark almost instantly closed his eyes to the sights around him. His mind was filling up with the memories of his dead grandmother and even his grandfather who he didn't have the best memories with but helped to keep him off the streets growing up. The duo had worked hard in raising him and trying to keep him on the street and narrow path, but in all…it was fruitless.

"Huh!" was all he could say after opening his eyes and taking in the sights before him then turning to the door where he noticed Lee, Link, Felix, and Manfred watching him closely.

"Here!" Mark said before reaching into his pants pocket and pulling out a small stack of money and passing it to Link.

"That's my half pick up some supplies with it and things that'll make this place feel more like a home." Said Mark earning a nod from Link.

"Take Felix with you me, Lee, and Manfred are gonna clean this place up before moving the truck arrives with the furniture or the electrician, or whoever comes first." The young boy stated earning nods from the group before they made their way out of the house while Mark walked into the next room.

One of the reasons for the houses small size was mainly because it was a one-bedroom home and upon entering the next room Mark's mind instantly filled with memories from his youth. The room was large and Mark instantly remembered his youth of sleeping in a green chair next to a medium sized bed. That chair was really the only thing he had growing up. His grandmother worked at a nursing home and his grandfather was a janitor and neither provided a good source of income, so growing up he didn't have the best clothes, shoes, or even a television or air conditioning growing up, but he didn't care as long as he was with his grandmother…he was happy.

Red Stick

"Let's see if you're as good as you're as good as you say you are." Said Adahy with a smile as he and Chayton stood in a woodened area on the far-side of the city.

After a few lessons on using the pistols Adahy wanted to see if the main rumor surrounding Task was actually true or just a far-fetched tale that was passed along from tribes.

"Prepare to be amazed." Said Task as Adahy watched him walk over to the truck before picking up a hand-crafted bow and a quiver that was made from the hide of an elk like traditional plains Native Americans.

After picking up his equipment the young Lakota quickly moved to standing a few yards away from a target on a tree where he took a deep breath and started to prepare himself to launch the projectile but the duo was quickly interrupted by the sound of Task's cellphone ringing causing him to lose his concentration and fail to fire the arrow that fell from the bow.

"Damnit!" said Task as he reached into his pocket to pull out his phone before putting it to his ear and answering the man on the otherside.

"Alright we'll be there." Task replied before hanging up the phone.

"That was the buyer he wants to move up the time of the meet." Stated Task to Adahy's confusion.

"And you let him?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Only so we can get this damn deal over with." The Lakota warrior replied while Adahy shook his head in anger.

"And this doesn't smell like a setup to you?" the Creek Warrior asked with a raised eyebrow.

"No if he didn't move the time up that would be more suspicious to me." Task replied while walking away from Adahy who quickly rolled his eyes before following after him.

New Arcadia

The drive through New Arcadia seemed interesting for Alison as she sat in the back seat of a black Buffalo with Regina and Tavon riding in the front discussing to her how things went in New Arcadia.

"So who're the guys we're busting Ballas or Families?" Alison asked earning a slight chuckle from the duo.

"What?" she asked with a raised eyebrow.

"You got a lot to learn girl you in New Arcadia. If you looking for Ballas and Families here they're taking dirt naps" She replied to Alison's surprise.

"Don't listen to her, there are Ballas here but they pretty new to the city and aren't making any real noise as for the Families sometimes they come down from Red Stick to attack the Ballas and local gangs but other than that almost everything here is local gangs and independent dealers." Stated Tavon.

"Really and how do they compare?" Alison asked.

"Well for one they're a lot harder to spot because they don't wear colors, they aren't restricted by geography, a lot of them don't wear tattoos, and they're a lot harder to catch because they often switch affiliations." He added.

"Ballas and Families have been trying to setup shop in this city for years, but the local gangs killed them all off. It was easier for them to spread to Northern Louisiana but they had trouble in Red Stick for a few years and New Arcadia with how dangerous the locals are here. In those days they were well-armed, vicious, and well-organized." Regina stated earning a nod from Alison.

"Well how did they start to come in?" the FIB Agent asked.

"Hurricane Katherine if you believe it." said Regina as Alison nodded her head. She'd have to have lived under a rock to not know about the destructive Category 5 Hurricane that took the lives of over a thousand people and cost over a hundred million in property damage.

"The levees broke and the city flooded with water and so many of the gangs had to abandon their territory and get away from the storm, and when they returned things were different." said Regina.

"Old neighborhoods were gone, houses were underwater, and housing projects were destroyed so gangs were now fighting to claim new territory. Along with that some of the gang members when they relocated to places like Texas got down with Texas based Ballas and Family sets and brought them to our streets." Added Tavon.

"There are now a total of three Balla sets operating in all of New Arcadia and at least two Family sets in Red Stick that like to come into this town and are trying to establish themselves in the city. We keep finding a lot of their bodies on the street filled with bullet holes." said Regina.

"Along with them we also saw an increase of Mexican workers coming into New Arcadia. All that damage left a big market for day labors, but they came from all over and they brought their kids with them." said Tavon.

"Our biggest brown gang in the entire state is the Spanish Lords, they're just about everywhere and they were able to grow so quickly because they came in quietly and didn't really start to butt heads with anyone." He added.

"Then the Vagos came in and we saw an increase in violence." he continued.

"The Vagos run Southern San Andreas and carry out the orders of La Onda, but here in Louisiana the brown population is small, there is no Onda, and this ain't San Andreas. They came in thinking it was and went to war with many of the local crews who...didn't show mercy." said Regina with a slight chuckle.

"Rumors of Mara Bunta being in Lincoln Parish are also being investigated along with rumors of the Azteca's and even gangs belonging to the Soul and Kin Nations." said Tavon earning wide eyes from Alison.

"Local Crews, Ballas, Families, Spanish Lords, Vagos, Aztecas, Mara Bunta Grande, Soul Nation, Kin Nation -." started Alison before Regina interrupted her.

"The Uptown Riderz Motorcycle Club have a few chapters in Louisiana with their main Louisiana chapter being based in New Arcadia." Said Regina.

"The Da Nang Boyz are also here but they mostly stick to the Vietnamese community in East New Arcadia and are one of the most organized gangs here." Tavon added.

"Shit no wonder this city is full of violence." Said Alison earning chuckles from the group.

"New Arcadia may be ranked first in murders in America but we're not even in the top twenties in violent crimes. In fact from what we heard the FIB ranks Red Stick as being more dangerous then New Arcadia because of that." Said Regina as Alison rolled her eyes at knowing the truth in that statement.

"But like we said gangs but not really national gangs well in the black community even other cities across Louisiana don't really see national gangs. It's usually small numerous crews who stick together from loyalty, because they grew up together, or they family." Said Tavon earning a nod from Alison.

"Really well have they figured out what was the cause behind that mass shooting?" Alison asked earning a few seconds of silence from the duo as they arrived at a home in the third ward.

"I'll go in they don't like to speak when they're around too many people." Said Regina as she stepped out of the car before making her way inside of the home while Tavon and Alison sat outside in the car.

"So how are you liking things in New Arcadia?" he asked earning a low chuckle from Alison.

"It's…really new to me." She replied earning a low chuckle from the man.

"It may seem a bit overwhelming at first but you'll get used to it." Tavon replied with a chuckle as the duo sat in silence before Alison broke the silence.

"So have you found out anything on those house murders?" asked Alison earning a few seconds of silence from Tavon before he responded.

"From what we gather there's a gang war going on between two drug crews in the city the Roman Boyz and the Voodoo Park Boyz." Said Tavon earning a nod from Alison.

"Voodoo Park a small group of drug dealers but they got some fight in them, as for the Roman Boyz…they're the reason there are no Families in this city." He stated to Alison's shock.

"They've been around since the mid 1990's as solely a drug dealing organization that operates in the third ward. In those days they used to be called the Gambetti Boyz even though they weren't affiliated in any way with the Gambetti Family and have been under the eyes of almost everyone." He added.

"Then why are they called Roman Boyz?" the FIB Agent asked.

"When the crew was formed it was started by a handful of drug dealers in the third ward led by two men named Maurice Roman and Charles Jenkins who ran small drug crews with their families. They basically merged their families and a few kids from their neighborhood and formed the gang and overtime more dudes joined the gang and in the early two thousands they went to war over a few major housing projects in the third ward…and won." He replied.

"Charles Jenkins had some of the best heroin in town and could supply the gang with drugs and with that they were raking in a lot of money and with money more people joined and the more people who joined the more neighborhoods they snatched up. There was a point in time where the Roman Boyz could have been called a mafia organization on their own." Said Tavon.

"Then what happened?" Alison asked with wide eyes.

"After Hurricane Katherine a lot of their members fled to Sunbelt City and they tried to establish themselves on streets that were controlled by the Ballas, Mara Bunta, the Deuce, and a few weeks after arriving they found themselves fighting a number of turf wars along with other crews against the Texas gangs." Said Tavon.

"I'll admit the New Arcadia Boys did their thing and the Gambetti Boyz were doing their thing, in fact when most gangs were starting to go back to New Arcadia they were still there. They actually split into two groups Charles Jenkins would live in Sunbelt and supply Maurice Roman with drugs while he was back home in New Arcadia." He continued with a chuckle.

"It didn't work out well though, Charles Jenkins was gunned down by members of the Ballas in Sunbelt and after that the gang started to fall apart from the inside with members walking away, getting killed, or arrested and Maurice wasn't no leader because of so he's been fighting wars with other gangs on almost every corner. The guys killed in that house were a part of his organization and right now I assume he's plotting his next move against them." He finished just as Tavon looked down the street.

"Speak of the devil himself." The gang unit officer said earning Alison's attention as the duo looked out the rearview mirror and noticed a group of African American men walking down the street each wearing long white t-shirts, baggy jeans, and running shoes.

"There are a few Roman Boyz right there." He said as Alison took in the sight of the men.

"You see the guy in the middle?" he asked as Alison's eyes quickly fell on a African American man who stood about six foot one with short cut black hair, shaved chin hair, bright brown eyes, and wearing a large white t-shirt, black jeans, a black hat, and all white shoes.

"Who is that?" she asked.

"That's Marrick Roman, he's one of Maurice's sons and he makes sure all the dealers on the streets are protected." said Tavon as Alison took in the sight of the man closely.

"He has another son named Martin that's actually the groups lawyer if you can believe it." He added earning a slight nod from Alison who continued to look at the group before the sound of the front door opening caught her attention as turned her head and noticed Regina sliding into the front seat of the car.

"I got the meet location, it's gonna be at the docks in a few hours." She said earning a nod from Tavon.

"Alright we're on the go." He said as Regina started up the car and started to drive away from the home while Alison continued to look at Marrick.

Red Stick

The sun was beginning to set on this day in Red Stick as Mark found himself sweeping the concrete porch of the home and watching as the electrician and moving truck drove away from the house. The group must have spent seven hours fixing up the house or really dusting and sweeping the house before the moving crew could come in and setup the furniture and the electrician to setup the lights.

As he swept the front porch more memories of his youth filled his mind with images of sweeping the porch while his grandmother watched him from the front door with a wide smile that would brighten his day and earn praise from the people in the neighborhood as they passed by the home.

He had a lot of memories in the home and he was looking forward to making more with his brothers, but at the same time he wasn't looking forward to using the house as the clubhouse for his crew. They didn't move heavy drugs like Cocaine or Heroin but his grandmother was also against cigarettes and alcohol in the home and those were rules he promised himself that he would keep no matter what.

"Yo Mark come check it." Said Lee earning Mark's attention as he followed the Chinese man into the living room where he noticed two couches on two separate walls in the living room, a shelf with a flat screen television, a coffee table in front of one couch, and more importantly some speakers surrounding the television.

"What do you think would be a good house warming song brother?" Link asked earning a slight chuckle from Mark.

"Surprise me." The Creole replied earning a nod from Link who hooked his phone to the speaker and pushed the random button before the song Down with the Sickness by Disturbed started to play causing the group to smile and nod their heads to the beat.

"Hell yeah good pick." Said Lee as the group started to bump their heads to the beat while Mark stood by chuckling closely.

"I found this in the back brother." Said Felix as he approached Mark with a picture of an elderly African American woman with bright red skin, long black curly hair, and wearing a bright red dress.

"Your family has some strong genes almost all of you look alike." The Mexican said earning a slight chuckle from Mark.

"Yeah we all do." Said Mark as he took the picture before hanging it on the wall of the living room earning nods and smiles from the group.

Oaktown

The drive to Oaktown wasn't long for Task as he and Adahy parked their cars in their usual meeting point deep in the woods out of sight from people who might come want to see them. As Task stepped out of the car he noticed Adahy pull the slide back on his Glock 19 just in case something happened. The sight was becoming the norm to Task who quickly did the same for his own Glock before looking into the backseat where he noticed his Bow and Quiver of Arrows resting on the backseat.

"So where are the buyers?" asked Adahy as he stepped out of the car with Task before the sound of a car approaching caught their attention as they noticed a black SUV pulling up across from them and watching as five African American men stepped out wearing the color green.

"Families I hate Families." Whispered Adahy earning a nod from Task.

"You and me both." The Lakota replied, growing up on his reservation there were many young Natives copying the image, dress, and attitudes of members of the predominantly black Los Santos street gang some of whom had never met members of the gang and both Task and Adahy often thought of those Natives as Brothers who've lost their way.

"So you got our order?" asked the lead Family member who was an African American man who stood about six foot three with black corn rows under a bright green hat, a white t-shirt, black pants, and white shoes.

"Yeah!" said Task as he and Adahy made their way to the back of the truck before pulling out one of two brown crates and opening it to reveal ten Micro SMG's stuffed inside.

"Twenty fully-automatic SMG's ready for action." Said Task earning a nod from the lead Family member.

"Good!" he said before gang bangers beside him drew their pistols and aimed them at the duo.

"The fuck." Said Task as Adahy rolled his eyes in an unsurprised manner.

"Here's how things are about to work dawg you about to hand over those guns and in return we let your asses lives." The lead man said earning a slight chuckle from Adahy.

"And if we refuse?" Task asked with a chuckle.

"Then you two bitches gonna be taking dirt nap homies." He added earning a sick smile from Adahy.

"Glad you said it first-." Said Adahy as he quickly drew his Glock and fired a single shot that struck one of the Family members that was wearing a white t-shirt in the center of his chest and causing him to fall forward while Task and Adahy jumped behind the pickup truck as the Family members started to unload on the vehicle.

"Told you so!" said Adahy as he blinded fired from behind the truck while Task did the same thing.

"Smoke those fucking bitches." Yelled the lead Family member before two of his men pulled two Mac-10 Submachine Guns from the backseat of the SUV.

"Oh shit!" said Task as the two Natives ducked for cover while the two Family members squeezed the triggers on their Submachine Guns and sent a barrage of bullets into the truck filling it with bullet-holes, shattering the windows, and letting the air out of the tires.

The gunfire only came to end with a loud clicking sound that indicated that both men had used up their entire magazines and were lowering their guns.

"Stupid pricks-." Started one of the Family members before a loud whizzing sound caught everyone's attention and caused them to turn their heads and notice an arrow sticking out of the left side of the man's chest.

"Heart shot!" said Task as he quickly reloaded while the Family members seemed to be in a state of shock at what they were witnessing before another whizzing sound and the splattering of blood caught their attention as Task fired another arrow that hit a man in the throat, severing his jugular vein and spraying the Family members around him in his own blood including the leader who was busy wiping blood from his eyes.

"Goodnight!" said Adahy who came up from almost out of nowhere and walked up on the other Family member before putting his gun to the side of the man's head and squeezing the trigger easily killing the man.

"Fucking bitches this ain't over." Yelled the lead Family member as he started to run away while Task gave a slight smile before reloading his bow.

"It's over for you!" the Lakota said before firing his last arrow that easily tore through the air before the sharp point found it's mark in the center of the back of the gang members head and causing him to fall forward and hit the ground with a loud thud.

"Well that was fun." Said Adahy with an evil chuckle.

"Still think the rumors about me with a bow are fake?" Task asked with a chuckle of his own before the duo were interrupted by a loud explosion that shook the ground and caused them to whip their heads around and notice that there truck was on fire.

"Shit grab the guns." Said Task as he started to run for the truck before Adahy tackled him to the ground.

"Get down!" the Creek Warrior yelled as the sound of gunshots started to off around them not from men shooting at them but because of the fire igniting the gunpowder in the bullets causing them to explode and send rounds flying all over the forest and whizzing by the duo's head.

"The elders are gonna be pissed about this." Stated Task.

"We worry about them later." Adahy replied as a bullet impacted against the ground in front of them causing the duo to cover their heads and curl up into a ball in-case they were hit by a stray round.

New Arcadia

The drive to the docks wasn't long for Alison as she stepped out of her car, after changing her clothes to a white button up-shirt under a black bulletproof vest, blue jean pants, and white tennis shoes. She then quickly made her way over to Lieutenant Locke and the others as they stood in front of a few New Arcadia Police Officers discussing the bust that was about to take place.

"Alright everyone listen up." said Locke earning everyone's attention.

"We know the plan let's get ready to make it happen." He said earning nods from the officers.

"Team 1 will consist of myself, Regina, and Sawyer and we will be taking point on moving on the deal, Team 2 will consist of Alison, Derrick, and Tavon and you will be covering the rear in case they run past us, everyone else will keep this place surrounded just in case both our lines fail." Said Locke earning nods from everyone.

"Alright let's go!" he yelled dismissing the officers who moved to their positions as Alison found herself moving through the back of the docks with her Pistol at the ready with Derrick moving behind her with his pistol and Tavon taking point with a Pump-Action Shotgun.

As the group ventured closer to the spot of the drug deal they started to hear the voices of people talking to one another in a heated debate and as they got closer they quickly noticed that the deal was going down between six African American men dressed in a variety of fashions.

"Alright GO!" yelled Locke as he, Sawyer, and Regina rushed from cover with their guns raised.

"NEW ARCADIA POLICE PUT YOUR HANDS UP!" yelled Locke as he, Regina, and Sawyer rushed the men with their weapons drawn causing three to put their hands up while the other three ran off.

"Stop!" yelled Sawyer as the trio continued to run off.

"Here they come." Said Tavon as he, Alison, and Derrick readied themselves for the men and quickly jumped out at them with Tavon wrestling a man to the ground Derrick doing the same.

"Oh shit!" said the last man as he managed to avoid Alison by side-stepping the woman similar to a professional Runningback and continuing to run away while Alison gave chase with a few officers watching her as she went.

Despite the impressive Juke the man was no professional athlete and he was beginning to tire himself out with bad breathing techniques while Alison seemed to be taking her time not by choice but for fun. What many don't know is that she ran track and field at Dockington College and even Cross Country in High School so when it came to running she had the advantage and was right now acting more like a predator toying with its prey before the kill.

She then took a short breath before accelerating forward with almost blinding speed and tackling the man from behind causing him to fall forward and hit the ground hard.

"Don't move!" she said before forcing the man's hands behind his back while the other officers ran towards the woman who was reading the man his rights.

"We'll I'll be damned." Said Tavon with a slight chuckle as the group started to cheer on Alison as she put the man in cuffs.

Oaktown

It must have been forty minutes before the bullets had finally stopped flying as Task and Adahy looked at the burned out wreckage of their truck and noticed that it was filled with more bullet holes and that the sound of exploding rounds has ceased causing the duo to stand up and take in the sight around them.

"And you said we wouldn't need to be prepared." Said Adahy.

"Whatever, I'm more worried about how we're going to get home?" asked Task as Adahy pointed to the SUV that the Family members had come in.

"Well I always did want an SUV." The Lakota replied while Adahy rolled his eyes.

"If you want something that destroys the environment go for it but you're paying for the gas." Said Adahy as he followed after Task.

New Arcadia

The sun had finally set on this day in New Arcadia as Alison found herself having a small party with a few of the other officers at a local bar celebrating the first bust of the Major Crimes Task Force. It wasn't a really big bust but it was enough to send a message to the gangs and everyone in the city that the Major Crimes Unit was here and if you were doing something illegal they were coming for you.

"There's the woman of the hour." Came the voice of Tavon as he and Regina approached Alison breaking her from her concentration and causing her to smile at them.

"I don't see why I'm the woman of the hour, I was just doing my job." Alison replied with a smile as Tavon had her a glass of scotch. She wasn't much of a drinker but on this occasion she decided to drink more to be a part of the group.

"You were doing your job but you did it a lot better than some and for that you are appreciated." Said Regina with a chuckle.

"Enjoy your drink." Said Tavon as he and Regina walked away from Alison who took a small sip from her drink before setting it down.

"Super girl comes in and saves the day." Came a familiar voice as Alison turned around in her seat to notice Sawyer sitting next to her chuckling.

"I gotta say that was good runnin you did back there girl, where'd you learn to move like that?" he asked with his thick southern accent showing.

"I used to run track back in college." She replied earning a chuckle from Sawyer.

"Track that explains a lot." He said with a chuckle, as Alison quickly took in the smell of alcohol that seemed to have replaced his natural breath.

"You want to know something darling?" he asked while Alison looked away from him for a second.

"I'm really really happy that there's another person like me on this team." He stated to Alison's confusion.

"What do you mean another person like you?" she asked.

"Come on don't tell me you haven't noticed that me, you, and Locke are the only ones that aren't colored on this team." He said to Alison's surprise at his use of the word colored.

"I get that most of the NA Police Force is more than fifty percent colored but come on for all we know they know they have family working with these dealers and are probably gonna make sure we stay off their asses." Sawyer stated earning a raised eyebrow from Alison.

"You get me you were in the FIB and probably been in a lot of situations taking down these animals." He said earning a forced chuckle from Alison.

"Yeah I'm…gonna go." She said before rising up and walking away from Sawyer who couldn't help but drunkenly watch her butt as she left the bar.

New Arcadia

The drive back to his apartment wasn't long for Mark as he found himself walking around the living room of his apartment with a black duffel bag thrown across his shoulder as he walked around his apartment placing a few of his things in the bag like clothes, cans of food, and even a few movies.

His apartment was large and had a few things that his grandmother's home didn't have but he liked the idea of sleeping in the home of his youth. The idea of sleeping there with the brothers he's made over the years is also a big plus for him. He just wish his grandmother was around to meet them, she wasn't a racist in fact from the stories he heard about her she was a bit of a hippie in her youth and was a strong believer in a "We Are the Children of the World" belief that Mark thought rubbed off on himself being that he was a black guy in a gang of mostly whites who liked hardcore rock music.

After grabbing a few of his hats and stuffing them in his bag Mark quickly made his way for the door before stepping out and quickly coming face to face with a familiar brown haired woman standing on the otherside with her hand raised in a gesture meaning that she was seconds away from knocking.

"Hi!" Alison said with a weak smile.

"Hello!" Mark said with a raised eyebrow before stepping out of his home and closing the door behind him.

"So how was school?" she asked earning a more confused look from Mark.

"It was alright the few hours I was there." He said earning a nod from Alison.

"Great!" she said.

"Is there something you want to tell Ms. Trueblood?" he asked in a more serious tone while Alison watched him fold his arms over his chest.

"Yes I wanted to…apologize about what happened last time. I think we got off on the wrong footing and that I was quick to judge you even though I don't know you." She said while Mark remained silent before interrupting her.

"Don't worry about it you ain't the first to judge me based off my appearance and I doubt you'll be the last." He replied.

"I know I mean…today I was talking to a man who used some negative terms to describe…." She started before Mark interrupted her.

"Black people like me." He finished.

"He used the term colored." She replied earning a slight chuckle from Mark.

"Wow haven't heard that one before." The man of Creole descent replied.

"Yes and well…I got angry at him for talking like that and I didn't know if that's how you saw me so I wanted to…clear the air that I don't think like that." She said earning a slight smile from Mark.

"I know you don't. To me it sounds like the man you was talking to is from here, while I can tell you aren't. Down here in the south using the term colored to describe black people is the next best thing after the N-Word and most that use it are instilled with it and come from a long line of redneck assholes." Mark stated before stepping closer to Alison who didn't move but decided to stand her ground and continue to look Mark straight in the eyes.

"You aren't racist, you just haven't been around a lot of black people and your opinion of us is based off what you've seen…am I right?" he asked earning a slight nod from Alison.

"Where are you from exactly?" he asked.

"Yes I born in Junction City but I've been all over in my lifetime." She replied earning a slight chuckle from Mark.

"Guess we can find common ground in that." Mark replied with a chuckle earning one from Alison before her eyes fell on a black duffel bag strapped to his shoulder. The bag was zipped up but it looked fill to the brim and the sight of it actually unnerved Alison.

"You don't have to leave because of me." She said catching Mark off-guard as he gave her a confused look before looking down at the bag beside him.

"Don't give yourself too much credit sweet-heart. This is my apartment but I got a home in Red Stick with some friends and I'm going to stay there now stay." Mark replied earning a surprised look from Alison.

"Oh!" she replied while feeling a hint of embarrassment from asking him the question as Mark gave a low chuckle.

"Trust me sweetheart it'll take a lot for you to scare this Roman off." He stated catching Alison by surprise.

"What did you just call yourself?" she asked earning a confused look from Mark.

"Roman…that's my last name." he replied earning a slight nod from Alison who gave him a quick smile while noticing the slight resemblance between him and the man from earlier.

"Oh!" she said earning a chuckle from Mark.

"I should probably get going." Mark replied before moving away from Alison who stood in silence for a few seconds before speaking.

"Mark…do you have a brother?" she asked causing Mark to stop in his tracks and not turn to her for a few seconds before speaking.

"Yeah two to be exact." He replied earning a nod from Alison.

"I haven't seen them in a really long time." He said to Alison's surprise.

"Why is that?" she asked as Mark lowered his head before speaking.

"It's nothing for you to worry about, but if do meet any of my brothers or even my father don't tell them you saw me…or else things will get complicated." He said before turning to walk away while Alison watched him leave closely while making a mental note of things about him.

Authors Note: And there's chapter two for you everybody I hope you enjoyed it because I enjoyed writing this one.

I want to thank my loyal brother on this site Onkwehonweneha for being the first to review and I also want to thank Snarf for reviewing as well and to answer your question No I didn't live in New Orleans during the events of Katrina I was living in Baton Rouge at the time but a lot of my family who lived there and most of Southern Louisiana left.

You also mentioned breaking off sections for exploration and that's another thing I took into count so I gave it more of how San Andreas had LS, San Fierro, Las Ventura, and a few other places. This story will have New Orleans and all 17th Wards but parts of the story will take place in Baton Rouge because of the close proximity, as well as rural parts of Louisiana, Shreveport, Louisiana, Houston, Texas, and even Jackson Mississippi because all these areas are really close together and unlike LA that's one big city where dudes don't really worry much else about dudes from outta state New Orleans ain't like that.

You may have noticed that Alison and Task had really action-packed missions in this chapter while Mark didn't and that's kinda how this story will go with having some characters doing rather boring things while others don't. Last chapter Mark, Link, Lee, Felix, and Manfred pulled a heist and next chapter they will have another role.

As you all saw we got a glimpse of Marrick in this chapter and he'll have a bigger role next chapter. Don't expect much of a change of personality but his appearance did change to fit more of this story. He's now based off Aldis Hodge who played MC Ren in the Straight Outta Compton Movie.

I also introduced the other members of the Major Crimes Task Force. You can't have cops chasing criminals with only two cops so they'll be in this story and providing support to Alison but also will have some drama on their end. Detective Derrick Johnson is based off Don Cheadles who was in Colors, Crash, and Iron Man, Detective Regina Waters is based off Regina King who was in Friday, Southland, and American Crime, Detective Sawyer is based off Waltin Goggins who was on the Shield and Justified, and Detective Tavon Dawson is based on Brian J White who was on the Shield and Scandal.

I also introduced Alison and Task's specials in this chapter. One of the things I liked about GTA V was that it featured the characters each having special abilities all their own to use in tight spots with Franklin's skill in driving, Michael in slowing down time to shoot, and Trevor rampaging. If you didn't spot them Alison can run a lot faster then most, where was that on a lot of mission, and Task is an almost perfect shot unlike Michael he doesn't really slow down time it's just that he's really good at it.

Next chapter I will show Mark, Lee, Link, Manfred, and Felix's abilities along with Adahy. I think you'll like their skills a lot better than most.

I also introduced one of the main gangs in this chapter, The Roman Boyz. Some of you probably saw the Gangland episode based off the Gotti Boys gang and yeah the Roman Boyz do have some influence from the Gotti Boyz in a way but they also take influence from the Barksdale Organization from the Wire.

A Family Set was seen in this chapter. Down here national gangs are basically seen an invaders and most of the local crews fight them for control of the streets. There are a few who ally with local crews and there will be a few in this story but we'll get to that later. And yeah a lot of the national gangs really popped up after Katrina.

In this story the Families are Crips and Ballas are Bloods. Bloods are more numerous in the south then Crips and in New Orleans they're more Bloods then Crips mostly from Texas but the Crips are trying to establish themselves in New Orleans and can be found in Shreveport and a few come to Baton Rouge for things.

I hope you all liked this chapter thank you all for reading and goodnight from Zilla 2000.