Chapter 13: Hell in New Arcadia

There's Nobody Praying For Me

Red Stick (One Hour Later)

The drive back to the clubhouse wasn't long for Mark as Ana parked her car in front of the house where Mark quickly noticed the Dominator parked in the driveway next to an all-black Sadler that he knew Lee had bought to replace his Buccaneer. As he looked at the house in silence his mind continued to play out the image of seeing the FIB Agent in the arms and swapping spit with the same man who put him in the hospital.

He then felt a hand being placed over his own that caused him to turn his head and notice Ana looking at him with some concern in her eyes.

"Are you going to be okay?" she asked earning a few seconds of silence from the young Creole before he responded.

"Yeah I'll be gold." He replied earning a few seconds of silence from her.

"Well after you're done killing-." She started before reaching into her pocket and pulling out a piece of paper. "Meet me at this address if you some company." She said earning a nod from Mark who quickly took the paper before stepping out of the car.

"You got my plans for the day figured out, what exactly are you gonna do?" he asked earning a half-smile from the woman.

"I have to make a trip then I'm gonna be taking care of your problem with the New Arcadia Police Department." She stated earning a nod from Mark.

"Alright but make it look good, I don't need Joe thinking I'm fed." He said earning a nod from the woman.

"Will do." She said before Mark reached into the backseat of her car and pulled out a duffel bag that was filled with his share of the money along with his SCAR-L Assault Rifle and then slinging it over his shoulder before making his way to the front door of the house and then turning to wave at Ana who drove away.

He then took out his key for the home before opening the door and stepping inside to notice Lee, Link, Felix, Manfred, and Buck each with mixed looks on their faces and standing over a black bag filled with Jewelry.

"So you did the Jewelry heist without me?" he asked in an emotionless tone.

"Sorry brother but we couldn't wait for you forever." Stated Lee as Mark approached the group.

"We're glad you're home brother." Said Link as he watched Mark pick up a watch and look it over.

"You got these from the back of the store?" he asked earning confused looks from the group.

"No the back." Replied Felix earning a half-smile from Mark.

"No wonder they look like this." He stated earning confused looks from the group.

"Look like what?" asked Buck as he noticed Mark pick up a watch, that the group knew must have cost well over five-thousand dollar, before dropping it on the floor and then stepping on it with enough force to shatter the glass.

"These watches are fake." He said to the group's surprise.

"What how do you know?" asked Felix as the group watched Mark pick up the watch and look it over closely.

"Jewelry stores never leave the real thing in the front of the stores, they're usually locked in the back." He replied to the group's confusion.

"They real shit was in the front of that store in Sunbelt." Stated Lee as the group watched Mark pick up a silver-watch before putting it on his wrist.

"Aye it changes from store to store, that's why it's best to do some recon for Jewelry stores before you actually rob the place." Mark shot back while turning to the group who looked down at the watches with anger.

"All of that for nothing." Yelled Felix with anger in his voice.

"Manfred you Indian you supposed to know how to spot these things." Said Lee earning a middle finger from the man.

"I'm Indian, but your people made the biggest living ripping people off with fake shit." He shot back earning a chuckle from Link.

"He's actually got a point there." The Irish man said with a chuckle.

"Well on the bright side the cops might not be looking for these things so that's a good things, plus you got Bucky some experience in robbing. It was a dud but every successful heist is a good one." Stated Mark earning a roll of the eyes from Lee.

"Oh yeah and were the heist you've been doing like that?" he asked in a mock tone while Mark set his duffel bag on the table before unzipping it and watching as the groups eyes widened at the sight of the amount of money in the bag.

"Jesus how much is that?" asked Link as Mark continued to look at his watch.

"Almost five-hundred thousand." Mark replied. "Which reminds me-." He started before reaching into the bag and pulling out his SCAR-L Assault Rifle. "She bought me a present." He added while the group looked over the weapon.

"Sweet." Said Felix as the group sent another look back at the bag of money.

"Manfred get to work dividing it out, you know how this goes." Mark ordered earning a nod from the Indian man.

"You got it boss." He started before being stopped by Mark who reached into the bag and pulled out a stack of money that may have at least been third thousand dollars.

"This is yours." Said Mark as he passed the stack of cash to Buck who quickly took it in his hands.

"Feel lucky in most cases you wouldn't be payed yet, but because of all the work you've been putting in for us we think you deserve your cut." He stated earning a slight smile from the teen.

"We gave him the talk and I think he's ready." Said Lee earning a nod from Mark. "Still needs to go to the range and get in a good boxing ring, but he's ready." He added.

"Alright then take him to get him settle." Said Mark earning a nod from Lee before he turned back to the teen. "Lee's gonna take you get your clothing, but after we're done today you're gonna the world who you're allied with." Stated Mark earning a nod from the teen.

"And what exactly are you doing today?" Link asked.

"Me and you are gonna go back to my apartment to pick up a few things, then all of us are going to meet back up at Club Voodoo to see Joe, and then we're gonna fumigate New Arcadia of its outsiders problem." He stated earning nods from the group.

"Felix I need you to wake up Davey and Eddy and have them go with you to Ammunation. I need five boxes of 5.56x45mm NATO Rounds, six boxes of 9mm rounds, and three boxes of Buck Shots for Lee." He stated earning a nod from the Mexican man.

"We going to war?" he asked earning a chuckle from Mark.

"As always." He said before turning to Link and nodding his head at him and then making his way out of the house with Link following behind him.

"Why do you want me to go with you to your apartment, afraid Alison might hurt you because you haven't called her?" he asked with a chuckle.

"Nope I'm afraid it's the other way around." Mark replied to Link's confusion before the duo slid into the Sadler and drove away from the home.

New Arcadia Parish Jail

The silence had finally been interrupted to Task as he lifted his head and noticed a prison guard standing before him.

"Come on Highwolf, you're bail hearings in an hour." He said causing Task to rise to his feet and follow the guard out of the cell and allowing him to get a breath of air.

"I wouldn't get to comfortable if you don't have the bail money you aren't going anywhere." The guard stated earning a slight smile from Task. He knew the man's words correct but he also knew that he had stashed a lot of his money in a box under his bed and he figured Adahy and the others would chip in.

So all in all in today maybe his last day being in this godforsaken jail and he was proud to be looking at it in his rearview mirror.

Red Stick

The drive to Ammunation wasn't long for Felix and neither was getting the bullets requested by Mark as he stood across the counter watching as the man loaded the bullets into a bag. The Mexican man then made his way towards the gun range where he noticed Davey and Eddy firing his Glock 19 at a few moving targets.

The teenager wasn't that bad of a shot but practice was needed, Felix couldn't fault him though. He wasn't bred for battle like Mark or Lee and neither was himself. He learned to pick up and use a gun outta bare necessity but he never planned on using one his entire life.

He may have been from the barrio but he chose not to run with the gangs because he wanted a better life, not to be a gunmen for someone else.

The sound of cheering soon broke his concentration as he noticed Davey and Eddy cheering after getting a headshot on a moving target. He remembered the first time he got a headshot on a living target, he wasn't at as enthusiastic as the teenager but he did cheer a little. So he may not have wanted to have a part in this life, but he's in it now and there's no going back.

He then broke his concentration from the duo and turned to pull his right arm out of the sleeve of his jacket and allowing him to see the letters "TNPFM" tattooed on his forearm just above an Aztec Shield.

"There's Nobody Praying for Me!" he said before turning back to Buck and watching the boy continue to shoot at targets.

New Arcadia

Things seemed to be going slow for Alison as she found herself lying on her couch pondering over what she just witnessed. The fight between Mark and Tavon seemed to be stinging in her mind but more so was the look on the face of the youngest Roman as he looked at her with almost distaste.

Then she remembered the flowers that were dropped just before the battle. He was bringing them to her as she sign of forgiveness for leaving her. He wanted to make amends, but instead all he saw was the woman he cared strongly for in the arms of the man who broke his arms. The situation wasn't looking good for no matter how she thought about it.

Mark's words then ran through her mind next "Every Action has a Reaction." She then thought about Tavon's brother and wondered if Mark had anything to do with his assault. The more she thought on that she remembered that Lee, Link, Felix, Buck, and the none of the others were at Mark's apartment when she left for the hospital, but she also knew that the group had another home somewhere in Red Stick that they spent a lot of their times at.

The more she thought on it the more her mind started to hurt, she didn't want to believe the young Creole she felt so strongly for would do such a thing. That's what she thought before she found out about him being tied to a national crime syndicate like the like the BGA. The more she seemed to think on it the more her head seemed to hurt, and the more she started to hate herself for sleeping the man that caused him so much pain.

She was glad the ambulance had come to pick him a while ago because he wasn't looking to good. They both knew that Mark had military training and that made him dangerous in hand-to-hand combat so for Tavon to challenge him was damn near suicidal and he saw the fruit of that. Mark had almost crushed his voice box and probably would have if that woman didn't stop him.

She didn't know who she was only that Mark seemed to follow her words a lot more then Alison and that seemed to bring a sickness to her stomach that she didn't know was jealousy or something else.

The sound of shuffling feet soon broke the FIB Agent from her concentration and caused her to rise from her position on the couch and make her way out her front door where she was quickly greeted by the sight of the young Creole walking out the front door of his apartment with a large duffel bag on his back.

As he turned to face Alison she noticed that he was still had the same emotionless look on his face that he had when he saw her with Tavon and she didn't know why but she hated that look it reminded her of how her father looked at her whenever she did something wrong so she quickly tore her gaze from his face and turned to look at his duffel bag strapped to his back while Link stepped out of the apartment behind him.

"Well he's back!" said Link with a smile and causing the woman to look up at him in surprise.

"Link hang back." ordered Mark earning a confused look from the blonde haired man before he followed the command made his way downstairs leaving Alison alone with the youngest Roman.

"You don't have to leave?" she said breaking the silence that had built between the duo and was quickly met with a loud click of the teeth courtesy of the youngest Roman.

"I think I should, if we don't another incident like this morning to occur." He replied with hidden venom in his tone.

"Mark me and Tavon we aren't-." she started before he interrupted her.

"Together, you could have fooled me with that little display earlier." He replied earning silence from Alison who looked away from him. "Did you sleep with him?" he asked earning wide eyes from the woman.

"I don't think that's any of your business." She shot back earning a low growl from Mark.

"I'll take that as a yes, or look me in the eye and tell me I'm wrong." He said earning a low scoff from Alison.

"You're not wrong." She replied while lowering her gaze to the floor while Mark angrily gritted his teeth. "He was hurting with what happened to his brother and I was trying to comfort him." She shot back earning a slight chuckle from Mark.

"Yeah and you did a lot of comforting." He replied while folding his arms over his chest.

"We only had sex once Mark and unlike you he's been here for me this past week." She shot back earning an angry look from Mark. "Do you remember what you promised me the day I got shot, that you would be there for me while I was in the hospital and there I was waiting for you or at least a phone call and I got nothing." She stated with anger in her tone.

"And while we're on the subject of me being with someone who was that woman you were with, and why are you so bother by this because last I recalled me and you aren't together." She stated earning a slight chuckle from Mark before he reached out and grabbed Alison by her throat and slammed her back against the wall to her shock and surprise as she tried to fight the Roman's grip.

"You want to know why I'm so bothered by this so much right now?" he asked as Alison grabbed his arm and started to squeeze while Mark slowly approached her before moving closer to her and putting his other hand behind her back then in a move that shocked and surprised Alison bring his lips into contact with her for a warm kiss that sent seemed to send waves of euphoria through her body.

Those waves then intensified as she felt him slide his tongue breach her lips and like a snake quickly seek out her own and start to massage it. When he first started the kiss she was still fighting his hand as it squeezed her windpipe but now she felt her mind going blank and his hold on her loosing allowing her to breathe.

And with the return of oxygen she quickly found herself falling into the kiss and gliding her tongue over and causing what one would describe as she visual tango between the two muscles. Alison then slowly closed her eyes and enjoyed the kiss while feeling a warmness go through her body and a slight twitch between her legs.

As she went to lift her arms and wrap them around the neck of the youngest Roman he slowly pulled away from her and in doing so he hooked his tongue so that it dragged across her own in a move that somewhat tickled her and as it came out of her mouth he slowly ran it along her lips to get just another taste of her.

She then opened her eyes to stare into the dark brown ones of the Creole who looked at her with a somewhat hurt look on his face as he moved his hand from her throat and down to her shoulders then moving his mouth to her left ear.

"That's why this hurts so much." He said before giving a low growl then pulling away from the woman and walking away while she stood there in silence and awe at what just happened to her as Mark made his way downstairs to the passenger seat of the Sadler while Link sat in the front.

"So, ah you want to talk about this?" Link asked while watching as Mark sliding inside.

"No, just…drive." He said earning a nod from Link who started up the truck before driving away from the apartment while Alison continued to stand in silence.

Courthouse

The drive to the New Arcadia Courthouse wasn't long for Task as he found himself walking out of a prison bus in a dress shirt, tie, and slacks that were provided to him by the officers to look presentable at his trial.

"Let's get this over with Highwolf." Said an officer before he grabbed Task by the arm and then escorting him inside the courthouse and then into a court room where he quickly noticed Martin standing by a table while Adahy, Mekko Meska, Clay, Marisa, and a few other sat in the seats behind him.

"Glad to see you're in one piece." Said Adahy as he sent a look to the hand of Task and noticed that it was still wrapped in bandages.

"Yeah it's good to see you all to." Replied Task as he took his seat.

"Don't worry we're gonna get you outta here son." Said Meska earning a nod from Task just as the security guard announced for everyone to rise for the judge.

Club Voodoo

The drive to the Voodoo Club wasn't long for Lee as Mark, Link, Felix, Davey, and Eddy watched him step out of his Dominator with a smile on his face.

"Alright get a look at our new brother." Stated Lee as the group watched Buck step out of the passenger seat of the car wearing an all-black leather over a dark grey t-shirt, black cargo pants, a pair of black and white skateboard shoes, a black hat that was on backwards, and studded ear rings.

"Well look who's finally one of us." Said Davey with a chuckle while Buck rubbed his ears.

"I couldn't get any brightly colored clothing, but I could get ear rings?" he asked in a frustrated tone.

"It's not required but it makes you look good." Stated Mark as he rubbed his own ear-rings.

"Felix set him up." said Lee as the Mexican man approached Buck with a brown gun holster and quickly handed it to him.

"It goes under your jacket and you carry whenever we're doing things like today." Felix stated earning a nod from Buck who quickly took off his jacket and strapped the holster on his torso.

"Alright hang back here with Davey and Eddy while we handle this." Mark replied earning nods from the trio before they watched Mark, Lee, Link, and Felix make their way into the club where they greeted by the normal sight that came with the early hours of any strip club.

"Hey Lee!" said one of the girls as the Chinese man quickly waved at her with a smile.

"What was that brother?" Mark asked.

"While you've been gone I been having a little fun here if you know what I'm saying." He replied earning a roll of the eyes from Link.

"Yeah goddamn man whore." The Irish man shot back.

"We all can't go a year with no pussy brother." Lee stated earning a roll of the eyes from Link as the group made their way to the back of the club before opening the door and quickly coming face to face with Joe, Maurice, Marrick, Ghost, and three other men.

"Well look who's finally healed up." Said Joe as he eyed Mark with a smile.

"Yeah New Arcadia Police ain't no joke. I should have taken those words seriously." He replied earning a nod from Ghost.

"Well then you on your feet but I didn't call you here, so you mind telling me why you here?" Joe asked while Maurice watched closely as a smile spread across the face of the youngest Roman.

"Yeah, my boys have been helping you with your war but I think it's time we bring it to an end." Stated Mark to everyone's confusion.

"Oh yeah well how are you gonna do that. The Ballas are underground and Twan went into hiding, the Black Kings are nowhere to be found, and from what I hear the Uptown Riders are hold up with their Red Stick Chapter somewhere." Joe replied while eyeing Mark closely.

"That would be a problem if I didn't know exactly where the Ballas are hiding out at in the 17th, or exactly where Antwan was hiding out at-." He started earning the groups attention. "Or where the Black Kings are right now, and the exact location where the Uptown Riders and their club president is." He finished earning wide eyes from the group.

"And how'd you get that information?" Ghost asked while watching a smile spread across Mark's face.

"When you're in a hospital bed all day all you can do js hear information be passed through the walls." He replied with a chuckle.

"Alright then where they at?" asked Marrick as he eyed Mark angrily.

"You don't have to worry your heads with the leaders we can handle them and we'll do it quietly, make sure police don't come your way." Stated Mark before he reached into his jacket and pulled out an envelope. "What I do need help with is taking down out the Ballas here." He said before throwing down the envelope and revealing a small map of the 17th Ward.

"The Holly Park Neighborhood." Stated Maurice with wide eyes.

"Shit that's a Balla Stronghold, they've had that little area on lock since after the hurricane." Stated Ghost.

"Yeah well they never had an exterminator like us." Mark replied with a chuckle. "Some of them dudes hiding out in other parts of the state, meaning this little areas got some weak defense that we can easily roll through." He added while sending a look to Joe.

"That so, then how much I got to pay you to take it for me?" Joe asked earning a chuckle from Mark.

"No money, but I do want something." He stated to everyone's confusion.

"What's that then?" Joe asked.

"I want the 17th." Mark replied to everyone's confusion.

"You want to take control of the corners there?" Joe asked earning a low chuckle from Mark.

"No what's done on the corners is your domain, me and my guys just want an area to call our own." Said Mark earning a slight nod from Joe.

"I like the idea but I can't just give you the entire 17th Ward." He said earning a chuckle from Mark.

"I'm willing to share work boundaries and territories but if they want a piece of the action I suggest they grab their guns and meet me in Holly Park in an hour. I have a problem with living next to a neighborhood who can't cut his own grass." Said Mark earning a nod from Joe and wide eyes from Maurice.

"I'll take you on the offer." He said earning the attention of his youngest son and confusion from his other.

"My boys help you take Holly Park and I get a piece of the action there." He said earning a nod from Mark.

"Free country." Mark replied before turning back to Joe.

"What's it gonna be Joe, they're feeling the heat after that ambush on the police and now's the time to strike before they can regroup." He added earning a few seconds of silence from Joe before he spoke up.

"You have a deal, but we'll talk boundaries later." He replied earning a chuckle from Mark.

"Thanks for that." Mark replied with a chuckle before turning to Maurice.

"Tell your boys to ready up, we move in an hour." Stated Mark before he made his way for the door with Lee and the others in tow.

Meanwhile

Things seemed almost silent for Alison as she found herself sitting on her couch still in a rather dazed state at what just happened to her. He kissed her, he finally kissed her and it was better than she imagined it would be. It was like a thousand small explosions went off inside of her body that left her dazed, confused, and somewhat damp in the drawers, even more so then her night with Tavon.

The more she thought about it the more her body seemed to warm up at the thought as the memories of his tongue snaking, dragging, and hooking across her own. It left her, with a number of feelings she had long thought were dead.

Before she could think more on the matter she was brought out of her dazed state by a loud knock at her front door that caused her to jump off her couch and walk over to her door before opening it and seeing a somewhat familiar Asian woman standing on the otherside.

"Good day." Ana said with a smile that Alison could tell meant she was hiding something behind it.

"Hello!" she replied with a half-smile of her own.

"By the look on your face I'm guessing you weren't expecting to see me standing on the otherside." Stated Ana earning a serious look from Alison who knew that the woman's words were correct.

"I'm Ana by the way, Ana Chan." She said before extending her hand to Alison who took a few seconds before shaking it.

"Alison Trueblood." She replied earning a chuckle from the woman.

"I know who you are, and that you work for the FIB." She stated to Alison's surprise. "I myself work for the IAA." She added earning a nod from Alison.

"IAA, what brings you all the way here?" she asked earning a chuckle from Ana.

"Why I'm here to check on me interest and make sure he's doing alright." She replied to Alison's confusion.

"Interest…you mean Marcus." She asked earning a nod from Ana.

"Yes, you can call me his handler. I've been watching over him since he worked with us to cripple the Black Guerrilla Army." She replied earning a nod from Ana.

"I don't why the IAA chose to look after him, the BGA is national crime syndicate." The FIB Agent asked earning a nod from Ana.

"True but like La Onda's contacts with Mexican Drug Cartels, The Aryan Vanguard operating in Europe, and biker gangs who act like mafia-groups on wheels with chapters in other countries that work together to make a global criminal enterprise." She started with a smile. "The BGA is no different, they have influence in other countries and from what Mark confirmed…they were in contact with groups hostile to the United States." She replied earning a nod from Alison.

"That's why he works for me, but I guess he works with you to." She added with a smile.

"He passes information to me." Alison replied earning a chuckle from Ana.

"Of course he does, he needs to feel good about himself." She stated to Alison's confusion.

"What are you talking about?" she asked.

"And here I thought you and him were at that point where you told each other everthing." She continued with a smile. "I'll give you a hint let's just say Marcus has done a lot of things in his lifetime, and he was born in a good Baptism home under his grandmother, so every little while he has this feeling that he's going to hell and he does things that'll…ease his mind and helping you is one of those ways." She stated with a chuckle while Alison stood back in silence.

"You know I should be envying you." She replied causing Alison to look at her closely.

"He really cares about you, and I mean really cares about you." She added causing Alison to look down at the floor in disappointment. "Even more so then he does me." She finished earning Alison's surprise.

"You and Mark-." She started before Ana interrupted her.

"It started out small, I liked how despite knowing how he was putting his life in danger he was determined to bring down a group that could kill him with a snap of a finger. And he was a young man who'd needed to feel the true love a woman." She stated before looking Alison in the eyes.

"I took his virginity and I gotta say you missed out Agent Trueblood." She started earning a slight blush from Alison. "Mark ain't the biggest, but I can swear to you one night with him is…magical it's like he's not just making love to your body but your mind as well." She continued earning a brighter blush from Alison whose mind flashed back to the kiss with the youngest Roman.

"It takes him a while to build up to it, but I promise you the wait is worth it." She added earning silence from Alison.

"But I guess you still have a chance." She started earning Alison's attention who watched as she pulled an envelope from her red jacket. "This is the identification of the man who shot you." She said before opening the envelope and revealing a picture to the FIB Agent.

"Is that him?" Ana asked earning a nod from Alison.

"His names Brian Rose, otherwise known as Killa B, he's a member of the True Haitian Posse Ballas in Sunbelt and a Haitian gang in Vice City." She said earning a nod from Alison.

"He's an ex Marine?" she asked earning a nod from Ana.

"Yeah he did four years in the Middle East before being discharged for assaulting a senior officer, but what makes him more interesting is that he works with Haitian criminal organizations who moves guns out of the US and into Haiti in exchange for drugs." She stated earning wide eyes from Alison.

"Jesus so he's an international criminal?" Alison asked earning a nod from Ana.

"Yes, but we didn't really look at him until you were shot so now he's number three on the FIB's Most Wanted List thanks to him shooting you." She replied earning a nod from Alison.

"What's an international criminal doing in New Arcadia?" she asked earning a chuckle from Ana.

"While in Sunbelt he became close friends with a man named Antwan Michaels otherwise known as-." She started before Alison interrupted her.

"OG Twan of New Arcadia's Deep Down South Ballas." She finished earning a nod from Ana.

"He's Twan best hitman and the guy who was going to help him take New Arcadia, but as of now they're both in hiding…for now." She replied to Alison's surprise.

"What do you mean for now?" she asked with a confused look on her face.

"Let's just say you won't have to worry about Antwan or most of the Ballas, any of them are gonna be dead in a few hours, but Brian Rose he'll be sticking his head out of whatever rock he's crawled out of soon." She replied earning more confusion from Alison. "Let's just say our boy is gonna be very busy today, believe it or not." She added before moving to walk away from Alison who watched her leave.

"You know I should also be thanking you." Ana shot back earning Alison's attention. "I spent the last week with Mark and he wouldn't even touch me because he's had you on him, but I guess tonight he won't be thinking much of you." She finished with a chuckle before walking away and swinging her hips with each step as Alison lowered her head in disappointment and anger.

17th Ward

Things seemed almost calm and quiet in the 17th Ward as members of the Ballas and a few local hustlers found themselves hanging out in the Holly Grove Neighborhood chilling and talking amongst each other without the knowledge that they were being watched.

High above their heads was a camera that was watching their every move. It wasn't a military surveillance drone, instead it was a Quadcopter with a camera attached to the bottom. It didn't look like much but a child play toy to those who noticed it, but to those who knew urban combat it was basically an easy way to look in on your enemies.

"Alright give a me a shot to the guys on the next street." Said Mark as he watched Manfred elevate the toy drone to get a shot of the next street.

"Alright looks like twelve guys on this street, another eight on the first, and another seven here." Stated Mark as Lee, Link, Felix, Buck, Davey, and Eddy stood beside him looking at laptop that the camera was feeding the image to.

"That's not counting guys in the houses." Replied Lee.

"And the civilians and kids in the area." Added Link.

"We don't have to worry about them, I got a feeling we be spotted by the spotters long before approach those guys and when we do they'll put the word out to the guys and everyone that's a combatant will get their guns and everyone else will leave. I'd rather walk into fight then start a fight in an open area." Stated Mark earning nods from the group.

"I got the feeling we'll be walking into this hood instead of driving in, but what's a plan?" asked Felix as he continued to eye the street.

"If we're walking in as one group we risk being surrounded by guys who can come in the way we came." Stated Lee earning a nod from Mark.

"Exactly that's why I'll be with whoever my father sends leading the group up the streets, while you take Felix, Buck, Davey, Eddy, and a few others and hit these guys from the otherside. We'll be in the middle with them and you'll be on the outside, but if we can hit them hard enough we may be able to thin them out before they flank us." The Creole stated earning a nod from the group.

"You're putting a lot of faith that your father's men can survive the initial attack." Stated Link earning a chuckle from Mark.

"I don't know about them, but I know I'll survive and I'd rather risk their lives than any of the yours." He replied with a chuckle. "Plus Ana gave me a little something something for I found myself in a tough spot." Said Mark as he reached into his back pocket and pulled out a Frag Grenade.

"Jesus Christ Mark you can't use that here." Stated Link earning a nod from Mark.

"I know I know too many civilians, but if I comes down to them or me I will always pick me." He replied before the group heard the sound of screeching tires and noticed three cars pull up beside them before watching Marrick step out carrying an AK-47 Assault Rifle while Ghost stepped out beside him with his Mac-11, and another nine members of the Roman Boyz carrying various weapons with them.

"Ain't y'all early." Said Ghost earning a chuckle from Lee.

"We like to do a little recon before we go in guns blazing." The Chinese man replied with a smile.

"So what we rolling in hot and blasting everybody?" asked Marrick earning a shake of the head from Mark.

"Nah we going in smart that way minimize losses and don't have to worry about killing the innocent." Mark replied earning a chuckle from a Roman Boyz member with long black dreadlocks.

"If they don't get out the way when we start spraying that's they own problem." He stated to Link, Felix, and Manfred's disgust.

"What's your name?" Mark asked.

"They call me Doop." He replied earning a nod from Mark.

"For your level of bad assery you get to work with me, going down the middle to face off against these guys, and that's quite an honor." The Creole stated with a chuckle. Link and the others knew that Mark's words were a lie, and that he was basically putting himself in a hazardous situation and would more then likely take the most losses of the two groups, all in all he was hoping Doop would get killed.

"So two teams me going up the middle Lee going around who wants what?" Mark asked with a sick smile.

"Me, Ghost, and these six will go with you and the rest will go with them." Stated Marrick earning a nod from Mark.

"Alright then." He started before opening the trunk of his car and pulling out SCAR-L Assault Rifle. "Let's get started." He said while Lee pulled out his Sawn-Off Double Barrel Shotgun before stuffing it in his pants and then pulling out Tactical Mossberg 500 while Felix grabbed his Ruger SSR-556 Assault Rifle. The trio already had their pistols and knives on their person, with Mark even carrying the Desert Eagle he took off the first shooting, along with Buck, Davey, and Eddy who quickly drew and cocked their guns.

The group then went their separate ways with Mark, Marrick, Ghost, and the six other Roman Boyz making their way down the streets with their guns in plain sight. The group had decided to wear mask despite knowing that many of the residents wouldn't talk, but mostly in case they were seen by a hidden camera.

"And we've been spotted." Said Mark as he watched some small children run down the road in sight of the group most likely to alert the Ballas and Hustlers. The young Creole then lifted his head and noticed the Quadcopter flying away from the area meaning that the enemy was already getting ready for the group.

"Alright, let's do this." Said Mark as he put his gun to Semi-Automatic so that he could be able to fire more precise shots because he knew these guys would be spraying bullets all over the place. As the youngest Roman made it to the corner of the house he quickly signaled for the group to stop before taking a peek out from behind the corner to see five hustlers with Pistols moving down the street.

"Follow my lead." Said Mark as he broke from cover and fired off four shots that hit one of the men in the center of the chest twice. He then moved to take cover behind a car parked in front of someone's house while the others started to shoot at him.

"Fuck um up!" yelled Marrick as he and the other Roman Boyz broke from cover and fired on the gangsters who switched their fire to them and taking their sights off Mark who looked down the sight of his Rifle and noticed eight other men running down the street with four Ballas amongst themselves.

"No Ballsacks allowed." He said before firing a single shot that hit one of the Ballas in the neck and sent him crumpling to the asphalt while Marrick shot down three of the hustlers in a barrage of bullets that struck one man in the chest, another in the belly, and another in the chest that actually blew out his back.

"Come on bitches." Yelled Ghost as he and Doop fired a barrage of bullets that struck one Hustler and caused another to take cover but after hitting the ground he quickly realized that he had lost his entire right ear.

"Fuck you." Said Mark as he fired off several more rounds from his Rifle that hit another man in the chest that collapsed the man's lung, he then hit another in the knee cap and sent him falling to the ground while still firing his Uzi before being shot in the head by another Roman Boyz member.

"Shoot that ugly motherfucker, he the biggest threat." Yelled one of the Ballas wearing a Panics hat before he was hit in the center of the head and caused everyone to see the bullet hole that went through his hat.

"Only New Arcadia Sinners in this bitch." Stated Mark with a chuckle at the reference of the football team while ducking his head as the hustlers and Ballas sprayed his cover with bullets.

"Marrick I've taken some fire off you, use this moment move up…PRESS FORWARD." Mark yelled earning a nod from his older brother who lifted himself from behind cover and fired several shots from his AK-47 Assault Rifle that hit one man in the chest and another in the throat. He then ran forward and fired three more rounds that hit man in the leg before reloading.

"Damnit!" said Mark as he found himself crawling underneath the car he was using for cover and then putting his gun before him so he could fire off more shots at the few enemies he could see.

"Alright then guys let's go." Said Lee as he led, Felix, Buck, Davey, Eddy, and the remaining Roman's out of cover on the otherside of the streets successfully tracking the surviving Ballas and Hustlers in the middle.

"DIE!" said Lee as he looked down the barrel of his Tactical Mossberg and fired a single Slug that tore through the chest plate of a Balla and sent him flying back before crashing on the windshield of a blue Emperor.

"Take um out quick." Felix yelled before firing off four shots that caught one man in the center of the back before hitting another in the back of the leg before another round blew through the back of his head and then out the front.

This quickly caused the surrounded Hustlers to turn to face Lee and his group and open fire on them, thus cutting the fire on Mark and the other Roman Boyz and giving them enough room to return fire.

"Don't lose the momentum…PUSH PUSHING!" Mark ordered with the authority of a five star general as he watched Marrick and the other Roman Boyz break from cover to fire on the remaining Hustlers who were trying their best to avoid the shots.

"Fuck off!" yelled Buck as he fired three rounds from his Pistol and struck one man in the shoulder before finishing him off with a shot to the throat while Davey and Eddy combined fire and hit one man seven times in the chest.

"Damn!" said Lee as he ran dry on his Mossberg just as two Ballas started shooting at him. The Chinese man then drew his Double-Barrel Sawn Off Shotgun and pulled both triggers and watched as the Buck Shots sent scattered pellets that blew through both men.

"Two for one." Said the Chinese man as Buck and Felix gave him cover fire so he could reload his guns while Mark sent a look over his shoulder and noticed ten Ballas running down the streets with heavier weapons.

"Here they come." Said Mark as he went to move in-between two houses before sending a look to the Roman Boyz.

"Marrick Ghost behind you." He yelled alerting the duo and causing them to shift their fire behind them just as one man carrying an M-16 Assault Rifle fired off a round that hit Ghost in the left shoulder.

"Fucking bitch!" he yelled before lifting his gun with his other hand and firing at the group who returned fire and cut down three Roman Boyz with shots to their backs.

"Damn!" said Mark as he shouldered his Assault Rifle and rolled from cover between the two houses while dodging bullets that were coming his way.

"Where's he going?" asked Ghost as Marrick sent a look to his younger brother and watched him turn to move to the back of the house.

"Take em out!" yelled Lee as he fired another round from his Tactical Mossberg and hit a Balla in the center of the face that actually hit him in the mouth and went left a big hole in his face.

"Ha Crater Jaw." Buck yelled while firing off several more shots before reloading.

"More like Assface brother." Said Felix as he fired four shots that hit a Hustler in the leg before firing him with a Shot to the neck while Davey, Eddy, and the other Roman Boyz cut down the last of the Ballas and Hustlers on their end and just in the nick of time as Marrick watched another Roman Boy fall with a bullet in the center of his head.

"Damn where's Mark?" he yelled while the youngest Roman found himself reloading his SCAR-L and then kicking in the backdoor of a home before moving through his house and coming across a young African American woman clutching three kids on the floor.

"Keep your heads down and stay away from the windows." He stated earning nods from the woman who held the children tighter as Mark went out the front door and actually noticed that he was now behind the Ballas.

"Time for some fun." Stated Mark as he switched his gun to full-auto before firing a continuous barrage of rounds at the group that were caught off guard by the Creole behind them as Mark struck two men in the back of the their heads and another in the neck, then another right in the ass.

"That one went right up Main Street." Said Mark with a chuckle, in reference to bullet going up the man's rectum, before he quickly threw down his Rifle and drew his two Glock's before firing a barrage of bullets at the Ballas who quickly turned to him and started shooting causing the youngest Roman to duck for cover behind another car.

"Nobody goes for my brother." Said Lee as he moved past Marrick and the others before firing off a series of shots that hit one man in the leg and another in the back that caused him to fall forward on the hood of the car.

"SHIT!" he said before fired a single shot into the top of the man's head before eyeing the last man and then noticing him trying shoot at Marrick and the others.

"Easy Prey!" Mark yelled before drawing his Desert Eagle that he had hidden in his shoe and then moving from cover and slowly approaching the man while cocking his gun.

"Fuck all you bitch-." He started before feeling the cold steel of a gun barrel being pressed against the back of his skull.

"Game Over!" said Mark with a chuckle before he squeezed the trigger on the gun and sent a round speeding out the front of the man's head then watching with a smile as he body crumpled to the ground in a heap while Marrick and the others stood by with wide eyes.

"Let's go!" the Creole said earning nods from the group as Marrick and the remaining Roman Boyz started to make their way to their cars.

"Aye brother." Said Lee earning the attention of Mark who looked back and noticed the body Doop lying on the ground with eight bullet holes in his chest and two in his head.

"Guess he wasn't bad ass." Stated Mark earning a chuckle from Lee before the BSU members made their way back to their vehicles before driving off with the Roman Boyz in tow.

New Arcadia Courthouse

The sound of the gavel banging easily brought a smile to the face of Task as he eyed the judge who had given him bail. It was a two-hundred and fifty thousand dollars that he knew he would have to bust his ass to pay back everyone who chipped in to get him out, but as long as he was out it was worth it.

The sound of the officers taking the cuffs off his wrist brought a wide smile to his face before he was escorted back into the van and driven back to the prison. He knew he had to go back to get his things and sign out to be officially released but the feeling of going back wasn't hampering his good mood.

"Alright then Highwolf get moving." Said the guard who was an asshole to him earlier, his words didn't seem to hurt as bad as before since he was proven wrong. After making it to the changing room he quickly stripped out of the clothes he'd been given for the trial and into the outfit he arrived into the prison with, which consisted only of a baggy white t-shirt, black jeans, and white shoes.

He was then went to desk where he processed out of the jail before being escorted out the front door where he quickly noticed Adahy, Mekko Meska, Clay, Martin, Marisa, and five other Natives waiting for him with smiles on their faces.

"There's our boy." Said Meska as Task approached him before walking into a hug from the man while Clay ruffled his hair.

"You guys are acting like I beat the case." He replied.

"Let's just say they made a deal to keep you out of prison." Stated Martin earning a surprised look from Task.

"We can talk about that later, come let's get you a real meal." Shot Meska earning a nod from Task who couldn't help but to send a look at Marisa who was looking at him with a half-smile.

New Arcadia Police Department

The drive to the police station wasn't long for Alison as she found herself stepping out her car and making her way inside. She knew that she wouldn't be able to get back to work with her shoulder injury, but she could at least alert the other officers about the information she learned from Ana.

As she walked into the office she was quickly caught by surprise at the sight of a familiar Asian woman sitting down before Lieutenant Locke, Regina, and Sawyer who quickly lifted their heads to turn to her with smiles.

"Hey girl." Said Regina as she approached Alison and brought her in for a hug that the woman quickly returned while sending looks to the smiling Ana.

"Well then the gangs all here." Said Ana with a chuckle.

"What's this?" Alison asked while eyeing Ana closely.

"This is Ms. Jessica Lin." Stated Locke earning a confused look from Alison who quickly realized that Ana must be using a fake alias to hide her cover to Locke and the others. "And she's here to clear Mark's name on being the guy who put Tavon's brother in the hospital." He added before looking to the woman with a serious look on his face.

"Like I said me and Mark have been out of town all week, if you don't believe me you can check my credit card records and the photos we took that are dated." She said with a smile before holding up a picture of herself and Marcus that was dated yesterday morning.

"She's telling the truth." Said Alison to everyone's surprise as they quickly turned to face her.

"Mark lives in the same apartment complex as me and from what his roommates told me, he was gone the entire week I was in the hospital." She added to everyone's surprise.

"Wait, he's been living next you for this long and you haven't told us anything?" asked Sawyer with anger in his voice.

"He's barely ever home, he was like that before he knew I was a cop and he doesn't have visitors because the land lord won't allow it." Alison replied.

"We can talk about that later, right now I want him because he put Tavon in the hospital." Stated Locke.

"Why it was self-defense." Replied Ana earning everyone attention. "Your man charged Mark and he defended himself." She added before sending a look to Alison.

"She's right." The FIB Agent added to everyone's shock. "Mark was coming home when Tavon was leaving my apartment this morning, Tavon said somethings to Mark and responded by asking him about his brother. That resulted in Tavon charging him and they fought for a little while-." She started before Ana interrupted her.

"Your man wouldn't stop coming at Mark, so he wrestled him to the ground with a chokehold." Added Ana.

"A chokehold that damn near crushed his windpipe and almost killed him." Yelled Regina earning a chuckle from Ana.

"You know that chokeholds can kill, I guess your brothers in Liberty didn't get the message." She replied with a chuckle earning a low growl from Regina.

"As you can see from the both of our words your man attacked Mark, a man who he already put in the hospital, so Mark fearing for his life defended him." The IAA Agent replied.

"That's a load of bullshit." Yelled Sawyer earning a sinister smile from Ana.

"Maybe or maybe not, but I guess a full federal investigation team would be the judge of that and adding the fact that two of your men physically assaulted Marcus and left him with severe nerve damage in his left arm-." She started with a cocky smile before rising from her seat.

"I've said what I've had to say, to all of you, take it how you want. If you arrest or harass Marcus for what happened to your man or his brother you'll be falling down on that same sword you use to cut down people." She stated with a smile before turning to the television in the room.

"And it seems like all of you have bigger fish to fry." She added causing everyone to turn to the television and notice that a news report was playing about a vicious gun battle in the 17th Ward.

"Damnit!" yelled Locke as he walked out of the room in a huff while everyone else stood in silence.

Liddell

While the 17th Ward was becoming a hot zone for law enforcement the city across the lake was a different story for Task as he found himself sitting in a restaurant with Adahy and the others eating gourmet food. It was good to him, for he hadn't had a decent meal in days but he knew he also had to watch how much he ate, while in jail the doctors had started giving him shots of insulin that he knew he would have to get a refill of since he's out.

As he continued to eat Adahy couldn't help watching his partner with mixed looks on his face. He was glad that he was out of jail unharmed, but he didn't like the idea of just letting the Rednecks go. After talks with Meska and the others it was decided not to after the group so they could get Chayton off, but he still didn't trust them.

"Hey, Martin." Said Task earning the attention of the eldest Roman who had remained to talk with Task about his current situation. "I want to thank you for helping me, and I wanted you to tell Mark thanks for getting you to help me." He added earning a half- smile from the eldest Roman.

"Why don't you tell him yourself, he's outside waiting on me." He replied earning a nod from Task who quickly excused himself from the table before walking out of the restaurant and noticing Mark walking standing next to his car with Link, Lee, and Manfred.

"There's the man of the hour." Said Mark before Task rose from his seat and quickly slapped hands with the youngest Roman and the others to everyone's surprise at the new arrivals.

"Glad to see you're still in one piece." He replied earning a chuckle from Mark.

"Barely those pricks fucked up my arm." Said Mark as he showed the Lakota warrior his arm and revealed to him the scar he had from surgery.

"Dude." He said earning a nod from Mark who looked at Task hand and noticed that it was bandaged.

"Looks like I ain't the only one with problems." He said earning a nod from Task.

"You should see the other guy." he shot back with a chuckle.

"Which reminds me I got to give you something." started Mark before he reached into his back pocket and pulled out a small box of needles before handing them to Task. "Those bitches are expensive as hell here, I just did you a favor." He finished earning a nod from Task.

"Thanks, I guess I better get used to this." He replied.

"It takes some getting used to, but you'll get the hang of it." Shot Link earning a nod from Mark.

"Just remember to watch what you eat and get out of the house every couple of days, as long as you keep your weight down you won't have much to worry about." Added Lee earning a nod from Task.

"Thanks for heads up." He replied earning a nod from the group before Mark turned to Martin.

"Speaking of my arm, I need you on standby if say some cops coming kicking down my door asking questions about why the cop who did it is in the hospital with his brother." He stated earning wide eyes from Martin.

"Okay, but do you want to tell me why?" he asked earning a chuckle from Lee.

"It's like his Lifeinvader relationship status…complicated." Lee replied earning a few laughs from Martin, Manfred, and even a few giggles from Link.

"Fuck all of you." Mark replied while sticking his middle finger at the group before slapping Lee on the chest. "Let's go we gotta get shit done." He added to Task surprise.

"What do you guys got planned?" he asked.

"You know, same old same old." Mark replied earning a nod from Task.

"Want to join in?" asked Lee to everyone's surprise. "I know you're just getting out of jail, but judging by that hand you need to release some frustration and that's what we excel at." The Chinese man stated to Task surprise.

"I ain't trying to go back either." The Lakota shot back.

"And we don't plan on going, just in case you change your mind." Started Lee before he reached into his pocket and pulled out a pen before writing an address on Task bare hand. "Meet me at this address in two hours." He replied earning a nod from the Lakota.

"I'll keep that in mind." Task said with a smile before the groups gave their goodbyes and went their separate ways.

"Was inviting him really such a good idea?" asked Manfred.

"What Felix and Buck are out doing a pair job and I like a partner every now and again." Replied Lee while Mark rolled his eyes.

"Whatever just get it done." Said Mark as he climbed into his Sadler with Link and Manfred while Lee slid into his dominator and drove away from the restaurant while Task went back inside and started to talk amongst the other Natives.

Red Stick

The drive to Red Stick wasn't long for Buck and Felix as they parked their Moonbeam outside of an old hotel where they noticed a two men sitting out front on the steps of a hotel room.

"Looks like Mark's intel was solid." Said Felix earning a nod from Buck.

"Aye, the shotcaller for the Black Kings should be inside the only question is how are we going to get inside?" asked Buck before he sent a look to Felix and watched him putting a black hat over his head with a visor to cover his eyes.

"Let's find out the old fashioned way." Said Felix as he drew his Glock 19 before stepping out of the car with Buck in tow who was putting on his own hat before the duo approached the two men who eyed them closely.

"Who the fuck are you-." Started one man before the two BSU members drew their guns and fired a single shot that hit both men in the head.

"GO!" yelled Felix before he and Buck took up position beside the door to the apartment before kicking it open and startling an African American man with cornrows as he hopped off the bed in a panic the duo quickly unloaded their guns into his chest, head, neck, and belly until they stopped shooting and noticed that man was lying on his back on the bed with bullet wounds covering his entire body.

"Bucky closed casket funeral." Said Felix earning a nod from Buck who approached the body of the man before lifting his gun over his head and firing two shots into his forehead.

"Let's go!" the Mexican man yelled before running out of the room with Buck in tow while a few people moved out of their way as they hopped in their cars and drove away from the hotel.

New Arcadia

It didn't take long for Alison to leave the New Arcadia Police Station. She wanted to be with Locke and the others looking over the massacre in the 17th Ward, but because of her injuries she was still sidelined and she hated the feeling of it.

As she drove through the fifth ward on her way to her apartment she quickly stopped off at a gas station to refuel her car. She had her credit card so she didn't have to go into the store but upon looking up at the corner store she noticed a familiar Chinese man walking out of the store carrying a bag of potato chips.

"LEE!" she yelled earning the attention of the BSU member who quickly turned to face her with a raised eyebrow and mixed look before slowly approaching her. Upon seeing him do so realization soon hit her that Mark may have told him and the others about what happened with her and Tavon. With that in mind she was soon having second thoughts on talking to the Chinese man.

"Hey!" he said in a low tone that seemed somewhat void of emotions while Alison noticed that he seemed more focus on her shoes then herself.

"Look I know what I did was wrong, but can you at least look me in the eyes to talk to me?" she asked earning a few seconds of silence from Lee before he looked up to face her.

"Well then what's on your mind?" he asked with a half-smile.

"I know, what I did was wrong and I hurt Mark but I don't want him or any of you to hate me for it." She said earning a laugh from Lee that caught her by surprise.

"Man that was worth a laugh." He said while Alison lowered her head. "He doesn't hate you." He replied to Alison's surprise as she lifted her head to face him.

"I don't hate you either, none of us do." He added to the FIB Agents shock.

"…But I basically stomped on Mark's heart." She replied earning a nod from Lee.

"And you ain't the first." He stated to Alison's shock. "The main reason Mark left Sunbelt to come here was because his ex was screwing around behind his back." He added to her shock. "So he knows what it's like to be left heartbroken, as of this point I'm kinda surprised he isn't used to it." He finished while Alison felt a stinging pain go through her heart at the news.

"You may have hurt him, but he knew better then to start something with you so that's why we can't hate you." He added earning Alison's attention. "You're a cop and he's the guy who hides in the shadows with a gun that preys on others. You two can't work out."

"Hell we warned him not to get involved with you and to move out of that apartment, mostly because you complicate things." Upon saying those words Alison couldn't but to take a step back as a feeling of lightheadedness hit her.

"How do I complicate things?" she asked just as the duo turned their heads from a scream and noticed a man masked man holding a gun to the cashier at the store.

"You want to know why you complicate things?" Lee asked regaining the woman's attention. "Because we do things like this." He started before Alison watched him pull the hood of his black jacket over his head before reaching into the back of his pants and pulling out M9 Beretta Pistol to Alison's surprise and then approaching the store.

"Lee what are you-." She started before the Chinese man approached the door just as the robber started to run out only to be hit by the butt of the man's gun.

"Drop it!" he yelled before putting his gun to the man's head and causing him to let go of the money that Lee quickly scooped up.

"THIS IS WHAT WE DO ALI!" Lee shouted before looking back to the man. "Don't move." He said before walking back into the store and then giving the money back to the cashier while the robber rose to his feet and started to run away while Lee was distracted.

"HEY I SAID NOT TO MOVE!" the Chinese man yelled but his words only seemed to make the man run faster as Alison watched him try to cut across the road just as a car came speeding down the asphalt.

"LOOK OUT!" she yelled before the vehicle collided against the man's and sent him flying over the windshield before hitting the ground with a thud while the car continued down the road.

"Jesus!" said Alison as she watched the man twitch in a fashion similar to a bug that had just been stepped on but not completely crushed.

"I don't know what's more shattered my brother's heart or that guys spine but either way, you get my point." Said Lee as he approached Alison and caused the woman to eye him closely and notice the gun strapped to his waistband.

"See you around Ali." He said before walking away while she stood by looking at the robber while someone called for an ambulance.

Red Stick

The drive back home wasn't that long for Task as he and Adahy stepped through the doors of their home with mixed looks on their faces. For Adahy it was just a reminder of how the government wasn't looking out for his people but to Task it was heaven. After sleeping on the floor of a small cell it was good to be back in his home.

"So what did you talk with Mark about?" Adahy asked breaking Task from his concentration.

"Nothing, he had to tell Martin something probably dealing with his arm." He replied earning a nod from Adahy. He had heard about the NAPD fracturing the arm of the youngest Roman. He knew that they were dangerous group from the stories he heard about them, but he never expected them to be so vicious.

After making his way into his room Task quickly looked into his pocket and pulled out the box of needles Mark had given him and looked them over. He then thought back on the offer Lee had given him of joining him for a job.

The thought of going back to jail didn't strike well with the Lakota warrior, but he did feel like he owed Mark a lot for helping him out. Adahy had told him the details of what happened with the Dixie Mafia leader, and he was glad that Martin knew better to take the deal because he knew Adahy would have wanted a fight and a fight isn't what he needed.

He then looked into the corner of his room where he noticed his bow and quiver of arrows along with a knife he had carved from piece of flint.

"Guess I'm going out." He said before grabbing the weapons and then walking out of his house while Adahy was in the bathroom.

Meanwhile

Despite it being only a short drive from New Arcadia the city of Red Stick didn't get as many visitors as the party city, but when it did it mostly got people fleeing the city of New Arcadia to lie low after committing a crime and that was the same case for Antwan as he stood in the kitchen of his safehouse with his cellphone to his ear while nine other Ballas stood around the house.

"I know it's not safe but we gotta strike back at these New Arcadia niggas Brian we can't let that shit they pulled in our hood stand." He said with anger in his voice while Brian said something back.

"Twan man it ain't that simple I'm all the way in Vice right now." Brian replied to Antwan's anger.

"Look I don't care if you in Vice you need to get your ass back here now so we can roll on these-." Antwan started before the sound of a gunshot and a searing pain in his lower back caused him to crumple to the floor in pain.

"Shit Twan what's going on?" Brian asked while Antwan lifted his head and noticed a familiar Creole standing in the doorway with an Assault Rifle pointed at him. He then walked inside and shot one Balla in the head and then another in the throat before slinging his guns across his back and then drawing one of his Glock's and firing a shot in the head of another Balla.

"Shit kill that bitch!" yelled another Balla to Mark's right causing him to turn his Glock on the man before firing a single shot that hit him in the chest before jerking to his right as a man with a Pistol on his left shot at him.

"Fuck you!" Mark yelled before drawing his Desert Eagle with his right and then firing a single shot that hit the center of the man's throat and sent his blood and tissue flying out of his body almost like a piñata that had been hit by a bat.

"Shit they got me Brian." Said Antwan as he held his phone to his mouth while Mark continued to shoot down any Balla that came his way the bullet in Antwan's lower back started to cool down and caused extreme pain to the gang leader.

"Shit get out of there Twan." Brian yelled with worry in his voice.

("II est trop tard pour que l'ami.")

("It's too late for that friend.") stated Mark, he knew that there was some differences in his Creole and Brian's but he figured he could tell he was speaking French and not another language, he then approached Antwan before forcibly stepping down on the man's hand causing him to shout in pain while the youngest Roman took the phone from his hand.

"We all gotta go someday and tonight's Twan's night." He added with a sick smile.

"You fucking bitch I'm coming for you." Brian yelled earning a nod from Mark.

"Yeah and I'm counting on it." Said Mark before he walked out of the room and returned with a bottle of hairspray then started to spray Antwan down.

"Now Brian, I know this broke bitch only got about ten minutes left on this phone so I'll let you have these ten minutes with him." Mark stated with a chuckle.

"Fuck you I'm gonna cut you into a million pieces." He yelled earning a chuckle from Mark.

"Yeah, Antwan loves you to." Mark replied before setting the phone in front of a crying Antwan who watched the young Creole pull a lighter out of his pocket before flicking it and then igniting a flame.

"BRIAN!" he yelled before Mark dropped the lighter on his back and ignited the hair product on his body and causing his body to go up in flames while he screamed for help.

"Have a nice day Brian." Said Mark before he started to make his way out of the house while Brian continued to listen to Antwan's screams.

Outside of New Arcadia

Just a few miles outside of New Arcadia a cabin was located deep in the sticks and inside that cabin was Terrell and a few other members of the Uptown Riders Motorcycle Club. Despite not being involved with the ambush on law enforcement the remaining members had decided to leave New Arcadia and wait for things to cool down before they made their next move.

"Yo Sledge get me a beer." He yelled from his seated position on the couch trying to get the attention of a prospect but instead earning silence.

"SLEDGE WHERE THE FUCK YOU AT!" he yelled out but again earning silence before the sound of rushing feet caught his attention.

"That's better Prospect." He yelled before feeling something slam against the side of his head that knocked him down before looking up and noticing a Chinese man standing before him.

"Sledge and all the others are in the next life right now and are unable to answer your call, but don't worry you'll see them soon." Said Lee as he grabbed Terrell by his arms and held him down just as he Task started to approach him from behind.

"Who the fuck are you?" he asked with fear in his voice while Task stood behind him and quickly drew his knife.

"Death!" he replied before beginning to cut into the man's head and causing him to scream out in pain while Lee watched in disgust as Task literally pulled the top of Terrell's head off and held it up high like a champion.

"Dude what the fuck?" Lee asked with a chuckle.

"I just wish he had hair, they said if you scalp the head of a Buffalo Soldier you could use it to clean." He stated earning a raised eyebrow from Lee.

"Let's not test that theory dude." The Chinese man replied before he and Task made their way out of the cabin.

New Arcadia

Things had finally calmed down in the 17th Ward, but the same couldn't be said for Alison as she walked up the stairs of her apartment complex with her head hung low and a disappointed look on her face. It had been a long day for her and it seemed that no matter where she went more and more information came to her that made her feel worse about her situation.

She had hurt Mark, the same as his ex-girlfriend, and he wasn't mad but he may be taking steps to avoid her. Those thoughts haunted her, but what made her feel worse was the thought that her sleeping with Tavon may have driven him into the arms of another woman.

She didn't know if it was her cocky smile or the way she carried herself, but she didn't strongly about Ana Chang. She was someone who walked around with an air of superiority in her steps and aura that gave the impression that she was the best, and when it came to Mark she was a lot better than Alison could ever be.

It seemed stupid to think about but it did make Alison feel bad as she found herself stopping in front of the apartment door of the youngest Roman and quickly knocked on it, hoping that someone was inside, but instead the door only slid open revealing that not only was it not locked but not closed all the way.

"Hello!" she said upon entering the apartment and turning on the lights to notice that everything seemed to be in place with the exception of a few things thrown about.

As she walked further into his home, the thought of being arrested for breaking and entering without a warrant came to mind, but she quickly cast those thoughts aside at the memory of Mark not liking to get involved with the police.

She then made her way to the back of his apartment and entered his bedroom. She never really got a good look at it before, but she quickly noticed that it was about the same size as her own but that his bed was larger and instead of having a dresser he kept his clothing folded up in baskets and there was work desk with a lamp and a large book in the middle.

After walking over to the desk she quickly picked up the book and opened it up to reveal a series of photos that let her believe that the book was a photobook. Her eyes then widened at the first picture which featured a young Mark wearing a dress outfit an elderly African American woman who looked like she just stepped out of church.

Red Stick

The drive back to Red Stick wasn't long for Lee after he dropped Task off back at home, as he pulled his car up in front of Mark's old home he quickly noticed the youngest Roman standing with Miller, Felix, Davey, Eddy, Manfred, and Viktor over someone leaning before them with a radio next to them.

"Shit you started without me?" Lee asked while approaching the group where he noticed Buck sitting with his back out to a chair while Link stood behind him with a tattoo gun in hand.

"He was so excited that we couldn't resist." Said Mark with a chuckle as Lee stepped before Buck and noticed the pained look on the teenagers face.

"How's it feel brother?" he asked with a chuckle.

"Best pain ever." He replied in a strained voice while Link continued to tattoo him.

"Have him looking nice." Said Lee earning a slight chuckle from Link.

"Feel lucky Bucky not a lot of people get to wear our badge." Said Mark with a chuckle earning the attention of the youngest Roman. "You're about to let the world know that you always got us, but have always had nobody else." He stated before rising up and earning Buck's attention just as the song Nobody Praying For Me by Seether started to play.

"I'm a whisper lost upon wind, I'm the ember that will burn you down, I'm the water that will drown you, I'm a star that's just a black hole now." Started Mark as everyone turned to him as he started to sing the lyrics to the song. "I'm a terrifying danger, I'm a fruit decaying on the ground, I'm a swallower of anger, I'm the tree that falls and makes no sound." he finished before turning to Link.

"I make no sound." The blonde Irishman sang while Mark sent a look to Lee who couldn't help but chuckle.

"Cause if I stand up I'll break my bones and everybody loves to see a fall unfold, ain't nobody giving up, cause nobody gives a fuck." Sang the Chinese man with authority in his tone while Mark held up a middle finger at the last verse. "Stand up and break my bones, everybody wants what they just can't hold, There's Nobody Praying for Me." After he finishing that last verse Buck quickly watched as Lee lifted his shirt to reveal the letters TNPFM tattooed on his chest while Mark turned to Link.

"I am fungus in the forest, I'm a lizard with a poison tongue, I'm the child in the manger, I'm the one who sacrificed his son." he sang while continuing to tattoo Buck who listened to his words carefully. "Rust is showing on my armor, I am wheezing like an old man done, I'm a product of my anger, I'm the bullet in a loaded gun." He finished just as Lee cut back in but this time with Felix and Manfred as well.

"Stand up, I'll break my bones and everybody loves to see a fall unfold, ain't nobody giving up, cause nobody gives a fuck." They continued while Mark smiled at the group. "Stand up and break my bones
everybody wants what they just can't hold, There's Nobody Praying for Me
." Just as Manfred and Felix lifted the sleeves of their jackets to reveal the letters TNPFM just as a guitar solo started and Buck watched the group closely as they synched up almost as one and started back singing.

"Cause if I stand up I'll break my bones and everybody loves to see a fall unfold, ain't nobody giving up, cause nobody gives a fuck." the last verse came almost as no surprise to Buck as he noticed Mark, Lee, Felix, Manfred, and even Davey, Eddy, Viktor, and Miller joining in on the singing. "Stand up and break my bones, everybody wants what they just can't hold, There's Nobody Praying for Me." As they continued Buck watched them closely as they peeled off their shirts and each revealed the phrase There's Nobody Praying for Me tattooed across their backs.

"There's Nobody Praying For Me." Added Link as Buck noticed that he lifted the back of his shirt to reveal the same phrase before helping Buck up to his feet.

"There's Nobody Praying For Me." The group said as one as Buck looked over his shoulder and noticed that the same phrase was now permanently etched into his back in bold black letters just as the music started to come down.

New Arcadia

Alison didn't realize it but over an hour had passed since she walked inside of Mark's apartment and discovered his photobook. She was too concentrated on the pictures inside that told the story of the youngest Roman.

As she flipped to another page she quickly noticed that it featured a picture of Mark, Lee, Link, and five other teens that she quickly realized must have been his other friends in Dockington.

She then flipped to another page that featured the trio with Felix, Manfred, Buck, Davey, Eddy, Miller, Viktor, and maybe nineteen other people, but what made that picture stand out the most to Alison was the image of Mark with his arm wrapped around an African American woman who was just a little shorter then him with short black hair, bright brown eyes, and a wide smile on her face.

It didn't take the FIB Agent long to realize that the girl in the photo was Mark's ex-girlfriend. Despite never knowing her there Alison could tell visually there was a lot of differences between herself and his ex that weren't just about race. She knew that they both shared the common factor of breaking the heart of the youngest Roman.

As the thought crept back into her mind Alison couldn't help but lower her head in disappointment and curse under her breath before looking down and noticing a can of Sword Body Spray resting on the edge of the desk. For some reason she couldn't explain, Alison quickly picked up the can and sprayed the body spray on her left arm before bringing it to her nose and taking in the familiar scent that came with the youngest Roman.

As she took in a bigger whiff she couldn't help but roll her eyes into the back of her skull as the memories of the kiss with the youngest Roman flooded her head. They were then followed with the memories of her sitting on his lap, him holding her in his arms, him kissing her forehead and cheeks, and the occasional feeling of his member grazing against her backside when he held her from behind.

She didn't know why but a flustered feeling soon came over and along with a tingling between her legs that caused her to shake and buckle. A new feeling then came over her and physical one that came in the form of her right hand slowly sliding down her belly in a fashion similar to Mark's and stopping for a few seconds just to massage her belly button.

The hand with a mind of it's own then slowly slid a few fingers into the front of her pants causing a low shutter from Alison as she felt her fingers begin to massage her walls before one slowly slid inside of her and caused her to give another shudder.

Red Stick

The drive from the party at the clubhouse wasn't long for Mark as he finally stepped out the elevator of one of the fanciest hotel in the city before making his way down the hall to a room and then reaching for the doorknob and then watching it swing open to reveal a nicely furnished well designed room that looked almost bigger than his apartment.

"Glad you could make it." Came a familiar voice as Mark walked deeper into the room and noticed a familiar woman in a red dress sitting in a dimly lit room at a round table with short candles burning in the center and drinking out of a white cup.

"Not much of a home to go to at the moment, with everyone shacking up at my old place" Mark replied before taking a seat across from the woman who quickly poured him some tea.

"You wouldn't be living in all this squalor if you would just come back with me." She stated earning a light chuckle from Mark.

"Yeah come back to you and your husband I think I'll pass." He shot back before taking a drink of the tea.

"Just because we're husband and wife doesn't make us lovers, in fact I'm starting to grow to hate the man." She replied earning a chuckle from Mark.

"Til death do you part." He stated earning a slight smile from the woman.

"What do you see in that cop Marcus?" she asked earning a few seconds of silence from Mark.

"I don't know what you see in me?" he responded with a question of his own that brought a smile to the face of Ana.

"I see a lot more than you think. I've watched you grow, live, struggle, and fall and all those times I've always voiced my feelings for you and whenever a woman has hurt you…I've always been there to pick up the pieces just like I am now." She stated earning a chuckle from Mark.

"You're here to pick up the pieces because you know that as long as you keep making me believe you actually care for me I won't stop doing what you say." He replied earning a chuckle from the woman.

"We can argue about who loves who all night Marcus, but right now-." She started before setting down her cup of tea and then rising from her chair to approach Mark who seemed to freeze up as she bent down to whisper into his ear.

"I'd rather show you how I feel." She added in a seductive tone before planting a kiss on his cheek and then walking over to the CD player in the room while swaying her hips for Mark who couldn't tear his eyes away.

"It's been a while since we last shared a bed, so I want this to be special." She said as Mark watched her slide a CD into the player. The sound of music then filled the room and caused Mark's eyes to widen at the familiar song from Miles Davis.

"I'd like to put on a show for you." She said before looking back at Mark with a smile.

"Do what you like." He replied trying to keep his calm nonchalantly mask that he was accustomed with but it didn't seem to help with IAA Agent smiling at him with her usual gaze that reminded people of a snake eyeing prey.

With the sound of a few soft piano chords playing and the rythmic ring of the drummers cymbal playing Mark couldn't help but to look at the Asian beauty before him to notice the moonlight washing over her body from the window that ledge to the balcony of the room. She then locked eyes with him, before slowing starting to unbutton her red top. She then slides it from her shoulders and drops it to the floor giving Mark a full view of her black lace bra and panties.

She then reached around her back and unhooked the black cover but continued to keep her breast covered by them in a manner meant to tease the young Creole. Then in one swift motion she turns around so that her back was facing him and drops the bra to the floor atop her red dress. She then starts to do somewhat of a slow dances that involved moving her nicely shaped hips while sliding her hands down from her breast to her toned midsection.

She then slowly bends down giving the youngest Roman a full view of behind as she slowly undid her heels and threw them aside. The Asian beauty then takes a small glance over her shoulder to see Mark in an almost dazed state as he continued to watch her move her body almost like a cobra following a charmer. Seeing him like this easily brought a smile to her face, because no matter how much shit he would give her about not caring about him he could never resist her no matter how hard he tried to fight it.

She then bent back down this time swaying her hips hypnotically as she pulls her lace panties down and dropping them around her ankles. She then draws both her feet out to steps over the undergarments before slowly turning back around and moving her hands through her hair while giving Mark his first glance at model like breast that he hadn't seen in almost two years.

She then walks over to him and takes a firm seat on his lap earning a slight blush from Mark that brought an even bigger smile to her face. The IAA Agent then run rises her hand to his face where it begins to run over his right cheek softly. The duo then lock eyes again with Ana looking at Mark with a foggy dreamy expression while Mark was trying to keep the emotionless gaze he was known for.

She then pulls off his hat and runs her hands over his curly black hair while continuing to look over his face. She then leans forward to feigh a kiss before pulling back so that she could pull off his t-shirt to a sight she had gone accustomed to. She then sympathetically looks over the bruises and cuts that the concrete soldier had collected over the years. She then placed her palms over his chest and then runs both her hands over his torso while going back to locking eyes with him.

As she looked at him she noticed that he was still looking back at her with a cool detached expression, but his passiveness betrayed him and she knew it. Ana then placed her hand on his chin and ran her thumb over his bottom lip. Then in a slow instant she leaned in to rub her cheek against his own, then press her lips against how own in a soft kiss. She then pulled back to sigh softly before kissing him again.

She then stands up to draw one of her long legs over his own before sitting back down to straddle his lap. While running her hands over his shoulders she kisses him again and pushes her hips against his own before pulling his head away from mouth then pressing one of her left breast against his lips for Mark to take her nipple into his mouth for the first time in a while. He then raises his hands to place them on her waist a feeling that brought a smile to Ana.

She knew his resolve was breaking as he felt her plant kisses on her breast with a helpful lust. He then stops sucking and bites down on one causing Ana to let out a slight moan that made her slowly grind her hips against his crouch. He then takes her other breast and mimics the action while his self-control started to slip away from him.

Ana then pulls away before putting her lips back to his own to kiss him voraciously before pulling away.

"Marcus." She said in a low whisper, that got Mark more antsy even more so was the introduction of his full first name. "I'm tired of sleeping with a man I have no interest in…I want to be with you again."

She then rises and turns her slender back to him before walking to the king sized bed on the opposite side of the suite. Stopping in front she then runs her hands down her heart shaped perky behind, she then looks back at Mark over her shoulders, who watches almost spellbound, with a dazed almost stupefied look on his face. She then climbs on the bed swinging her hips as she crawls on it before lying down on her stomach. She then gives a sigh while waiting patiently for her French-Speaking prey to come to her.

Taking her advice, Mark then rises and follows her to bed before climbing up beside her while she lies silently as he runs his hands over her behind. The Roman then pulls close to her to plant kisses on her shoulder while continuing to massage her butt. She then rolls over onto her back and drops her back onto the soft mattress while looking back at him passively. Mark then leans over and kisses her while he runs fingers over her moist labia.

"You don't have to say you love me but at least make me feel like you do." She said while moving her gaze to her lower region earning a slight nod and another kiss from Mark who then started to traces kisses down her toned stomach and small lash from his tongue over her belly button before Ana pushed his down.

He then ran one hand over her thighs while planting kisses over the places he's touched while the other was over her waist. He then moves leans his head forward to press his lips between her legs causing a low moan of pleasure from the IAA Agent as she slides one foot against his thigh and side.

As Mark eagerly kissed her privates she noticed that his eyes was closed and he was thoroughly gliding his tongue over her skills that made her think of someone trying to defuse a time-bomb in the dark. He then ran his tongue over her clitoris earning another low shudder from Ana, she knew that even if she wanted to stop him Mark wasn't going to stop until he got at least one out of her.

His lips kissed hers and she felt herself beginning to tremble with each sway of his tongue against her stiffened clit before giving a louder moan as Mark slid two of his fingers inside of her and began to pump them in slowly before pulling them out.

Then with a loud gasp and moan Ana arched her back, curled her toes, and let out a loud cry similar to that of a warrior charging into battle while a clear liquid shot from between her walls that didn't seem to hamper the youngest Roman as he took a few seconds to taste every drop of her and licked her clean before planting kisses on her toned stomach up to her belly button and rolling his tongue inside of it.

As she took a few seconds to breath Ana watched closely as Mark kneeled upright and started to unbuckle his belt, then unzip, and pull down his faded jeans before tossing them to the otherside of the room. His black and white boxers then soon followed as he climbed atop Ana, who suddenly shot upright to press a hand against his chest.

"What is it?" he asked with a stunned look on his face.

"Not yet." She replies. "It may be a while before we get to do this again." She then pushed Mark onto his back while she hunched over to plant kisses on his chest and guide her fingertips over his sides. She then slowly goes down planting kisses on his stomach. Getting to his waist she then takes his member in her hand and begins to stroke it while running her lips over his midsection.

"I want to make you happy." She said causing Mark to let out a low moan as he felt her warm breath on his lower self. She then presses her lips to his tip for a gentle kiss before sliding him into her mouth and causing Mark eyes to widen and give a low shudder at the feeling of her nicely warm mouth as the IAA Agent bobbed her head slowly.

He then gave a long sigh before putting his hand on the back of her head while she ran her tongue over his shaft. She'd done with the youngest Roman a few times to know exactly what he liked, a combination of the deepthroating and slow licking it drove him crazy.

She then releases him and guides her tongue over his member one last time before planting another kiss on his stomach. She then climbs atop him and sits back while running her hands over his chest.

"You ready?" she asked while planting another kiss on his lips.

"Yeah!" he replied before kissing her again while Ana took his still wet erection and slowly slid it inside of her earning low moans from them both before they looked back into each other's eyes. As Mark gripped her thighs he couldn't help but to fall silent as her felt her tight wet walls engulf him.

"I guess he missed his home." Ana said with a chuckle before Mark slowly started to push inside of her before pulling out and then repeating the action for a few minutes while Ana slowly bounced up and down on him letting out low moans that would then shift to high as she came twice in the process.

She knew if she wanted to she could make him blow his load like crazy, but she wanted him to savor this moment. It had been almost year since he had sex, which meant a release from him now would probably put him out so she made sure to go slow for him.

After a few more minutes of slow humping and two more climaxes, Ana knew it wouldn't be long before Mark released. He had already increased the speed of his thrusting and his hands were now drawn to her hips so that he could manipulate her movements.

"Ana I'm gonna-." He started before Ana pressed her lips against his own then moving her hands to his throat in a choking fashion.

"Say it in French." She said with a chuckle while the feeling of another incoming orgasm made her shutter.

("Je vais venir")

"It's a safe time, so you can let it all out inside me." She said with a sick smile while feeling letting out another moan. "Just keep talking in French while you do it." She added while Mark actually started to say numbers in Creole with the knowledge that she didn't understand anything.

And while the duo were close to blowing their tops someone else was having a similar experience, but this time in the bed of the youngest Roman as Alison found herself lying naked under his sheets with one hand pumping a finger inside of her while the other gripped her breast as she continued to smell the pillow of the youngest Roman.

"Yes yes." She said through glassy eyes and a low whisper.

"Yes I'm almost there." Said Ana as Mark continued to pump inside of her while she continued to choke him.

"AHH!" all three yelled almost at the same time as Alison shot her juices all over the new sheets of the youngest Roman while he fired his own load inside of the IAA agent who found came on his member before the duo collapsed on the bed on top of each other taking deep breaths as they kissed each other.

"I love you Marcus Roman." She said while Mark wrapped his arms around her back. "I do!"

"No you don't." he replied while taking deep breaths of his own.

"I do, and you love me to." She said before the duo shared one more kiss before falling back with Mark staring up at the ceiling with an uncertain look on his face while Alison found passed out under the sheets of the youngest Roman.

Authors Note: Wow long chapter but worth every last bit of it. I told everybody that lemon last chapter was shit but this one shows I can write a good enough lemon that I hoped everyone enjoyed or Alison's masturbation scene.

One reason for this chapter being so long is that it was the return of Mark and I wanted to give him a real gunfight which is something hasn't had in a while. Sure he's done hits but those were more like assassinations instead of major gun battles like Lee had with the Uptown Riders. I also wanted him to do a joint operation with Marrick, in my other stories the two basically hate each because of Marrick torturing Mark growing up but in this story they have room to get to know each other.

Another reason for this chapter's length was that since I've introduced Lee as a fourth protagonist I had to have him interact with the other protagonist. So far he's always been behind Mark, but being that he's a main character I wanted him to interact and have his own opinions of Task and Alison and that's what we get with this chapter.

What Mark said about real Jewelry being in the back of a Jewelry store is true. The stuff on the floor is the floor model, you never buy the floor model. When you buy a car they don't sell you the car that's on the floor they give you the one on the lot not on the floor.

The kiss between Mark and Alison has been a long-waited thing in this story and I'm glad to finally get it out there because in the first story they didn't even get this far.

Also the reason for Mark's tattoo of Nobody Praying For Me was explained today. I noticed that with some hardcore rock fans they like to have the title or the lyrics to a song that describe them on their bodies so for the BSU Members to have them would seem to fit.

The Holly Park Neighborhood in the 17th Ward is based on the Holly Grove Neighborhood and is the neighborhood where Lil Wayne grew up. The shootout there was based on something I saw in the movie Band of Brothers where the Americans tried to force the Germans into a tight space while knowing they could be attacked from behind so there plan to try to fight on both sides.

The hit Felix and Buck did on the Black Kings leader was somewhat based on a shooting of a drug dealer in the movie Ghetto Stories which featured Baton Rouge rappers Lil Boosie and shooting up the house of Ballas was influenced by the scene of Richard Harlow shooting up Rosetti's men in the Brothel in Boardwalk Empires. And Lee and Task killing Terrell was based on Jimmy and Richard scalping one of the Irish leaders, it seemed to be more fitting with a Native American doing the scalping instead of having someone else do it.

I want to thank Onkwehonweneha for letting me know what Natives believe if they were to scalp and buffalo soldier and for some ideas on the lemon that I got from his stories.