Chapter 14: Welcome to the Club of Terror

The Things You Do For Love

New Arcadia (Three Days Later)

The sun was shining brightly on this day in New Arcadia as Lee found himself sitting in his Dominator with Task beside him and Buck laying in the back seat fast asleep while the song New Wave by Islander started to play on the radio as the duo found themselves sitting across the street from a corner in the 17th Ward.

"Hey Lee, you ever wondered why we're here?" Task asked earning a slight chuckle from Lee.

"It's one of life's great mysteries isn't it?" the Asian man responded to Task's confusion. "Why are we here, I mean are we the products of some cosmic coincidence or is there really a god out there. "I don't have the answer but it keeps me up at night." He stated earning a raised eyebrow from Task.

"No I mean why have we have we been sitting on this corner all night?" the Lakota warrior asked earning a surprised look from Lee.

"Oh you see Joe has finally divided up territories in the 17th and everything north of the Interstate is now under our control and the guys on this corner are slinging shit without paying their rent." Stated Lee earning a nod from Task.

"I didn't know you guys were in the drug business." He replied earning a chuckle from Lee.

"Nah we were in the drug business back in Dockington, then we upgraded to a neighborhood, now we're just in the money business." The Chinese man stated earning a confused look from Task. "We aren't the guys dealing drugs for money anymore, we're the guys letting other guys deal drugs while we…collect it."

"And the hits?" Task asked.

"That's just an added bonus of extra cash, when you grow up the way we did killing is almost second nature to you. You don't feel bad about it anymore." Lee stated earning a nod from Task.

"But you know all about that." He added to Task's confusion.

"You're a Lakota Indian Cedar Hills back in South Yankton, that's your home isn't it?" Lee asked earning a slight nod from Task.

"I saw a documentary on that place once, back in our foster home instead of letting us watch cartoons we had to watch documentaries all day. You ask me a question about WWII I can name a general, date, battle, and probably give you a solution as to how it could have went better." Stated Lee earning a nod from Task.

"I know there are documentaries about my reservation, but none of them are truly accurate. They just love to show the bad, but don't scratch the surface of things." He replied earning a nod from Lee.

"It's like that I've been in this life since I was fourteen same goes Mark and Link, and everyday people watch stupid as TV shows and movies and get the idea that they know this shit, but they don't know dick." Said Lee as he shook his head in anger. "Think about this a show about an old teacher that becomes a major meth dealer is one of the best shows of the century but guys are out living this life busting their eyes in the streets already knowing they ain't gonna live in some big ass house on a hill and they're frowned out and I'm not just talking black I'm talking black, brown, yellow, red, anyone." He finished earning a nod from Task.

"That's that white pride, they love to idolize when there guys are at the top of the food chain but when guys like us take the reign they have a problem. Look at places like Carcer, Los Santos, shit the Italians and Irish don't have the same power over Liberty they once had." Task stated earning a smile from Lee.

"That's America brother at the end of the day I'm the greedy Asian and you're the angry Indian, we're both criminals in the eyes of society but we aren't as powerful as the whites." Lee stated before the duo lifted their heads and noticed several African American men starting to setup shop on the corner.

"There's our guys." Said Task as Lee slapped Buck on the leg to wake him up.

"Call Mark tell him its show time." The Asian man stated earning a nod from Buck who quickly drew his phone and started to dial his number.

Red Stick

While Lee was in New Arcadia back in Red Stick Mark found himself lying on the couch of his old home with his headphones in his ears listening to the song Tessellate by Alt-J, while Link and Manfred sat nearby counting the money Mark had earned the group.

"So Mark, we got a lot of money from your jobs…you want to tell us exactly what you were doing?" Manfred asked earning a chuckle from the youngest Roman.

"That's for me to know and you to never find out." He shot back earning a chuckle from Link.

"Mark's got his secrets that he keeps to himself." Stated Link with a laugh.

"Do these secrets have anything to do his relaxed demeanor now?" asked Manfred.

"Just a little!" Mark replied with a chuckle just as his cellphone started to vibrate causing him to jump up from the couch onto his feet.

"What was that?" Link asked while watching the youngest Roman put on his all white shoes and black zip-up jacket.

"Lee, he says the guys are there." Mark replied while reaching for his Glock 19's and putting them in his jacket.

"Hey Link want to do me a favor?" Mark asked earning the blonde haired man's attention.

"Like what?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Stop by my apartment and pick me up something to wear tonight." He replied to Link's confusion.

"What's happening tonight?" the Irish man asked.

"Tonight's Ladies Night at the Voodoo and Joe's throwing a party for all his guys. So he's gonna be there, my father and brother are gonna be there, along with members of the New Rising Council, and he wants me, Lee, and Felix there to congratulate us." Stated Mark earning a nod from Link.

"What me to come to?" Link asked earning a shake of the head from Mark.

"You must not have heard me, I just said almost every major player in New Arcadia is gonna be in spot tonight. That's a recipe for a raid from police or a retaliation from the Ballas, either way it goes I don't want you or any of the others in harm's way. He stated earning a chuckle from Manfred.

"If it's the police I think they'll target you before him." The Indian replied.

"Yeah but the police are the least of my worries." Stated Mark before he grabbed his hat and rested it on his head.

"See you guys in a few." He said before walking out the door while Manfred turned to Link.

"So what kinda side business is Mark running?" he asked earning Link's attention.

"Same as always heist and hits, he just has other friends he likes to do it with from time to time." He replied earning a nod from the Indian man.

Liddell

While Task was with Lee in New Arcadia Adahy found himself sitting in one of the lounge chairs in the casino in silence just as Danyen approached the man with a smile.

"Where's your friend?" the Mohawk asked while taking a seat behind the Creek.

"He's out hanging with some other friends." Adahy replied earning a nod from Danyen.

"Other friends, don't tell me you did all that for a goddamn apple." Stated Danyen earning a shake of the head from Adahy.

"Nah he ain't no apple, he knows his culture and he proud of who is and where he comes from but he is somewhat Americanized." Adahy replied earning a nod from Danyen.

"Aren't we all in a way." Danyen replied earning a few seconds of silence from the duo.

"How about we do something today, since he wants to hang with his other friends. What say we do something today have a little fun and put some money in your pockets." Asked Danyen earning a confused look from Adahy.

"Aren't you supposed to be leaving?" Adahy asked earning a nod from the man.

"In a few hours, but we got time for something." Stated Danyen as she rose from his chair before sending a look to Adahy who quickly rolled his eyes before following the man out of the casino.

New Arcadia

It seemed to be another slow day for the nine hustlers on the corner of San Andreas and 18th Street as they stood around slinging drugs to the addicts that came by. The group knew it wasn't that safe to selling drugs in the 17th at the moment the Ballas weren't in control and new guys were taking charge and either wiping out the local dealers or swallowing them up. So just in case something happened the group had moved a few cars in front of them to use as cover in case someone came down the street shooting.

As the group made another sale the crew chief watched with a smile as a boy came up to him and handed him the money from the sale. Just as he went to count it a series of gunshots soon erupted that caught the groups attention and caused them scurry along the side of the cars to avoid the rounds as they impacted against the wall behind them and the cars they were using as cover before stopping almost at once.

"Alright if you boys would be so kind as to toss out your weapons and slowly make your way in front of your vehicles we can get this along." Came a new voice that caused the group to look at each other before whispering to one another in an effort to weight their options.

"We didn't hit any of you, because we just want to talk but if you assholes don't toss out your guns and step in front of the vehicles now, we'll start back shooting." Stated the voice as Mark sent a look to a masked Task who lifted his Smith and Wesson 625 Revolver before firing a single shot that impacted against the window of a car missed the head of a hustler by inches.

"Alright we're coming out." Said the Crew Chief as he lifted his hands in the air over his head.

"Toss out your guns and we know you got them." Mark yelled before watching as the man sent looks to the others as they dug in their pants and took out their guns then rested them on the hood of the car.

"We coming out!" he said before slowly walking from cover with his hands on his head along with the others while Mark approached the group with Lee, and Felix while Buck, Task, Davey, and Eddy held back with their guns drawn.

"See I told you we wouldn't have a massacre." Said Mark as he shared a chuckle with Lee while the Crew Chief sent a look to the group and noticed that with the exception of Mark the others were masked to conceal their faces.

"What do you want?" he asked earning Mark's attention.

"I came here to tell you that you boys are working on my corners." Mark replied to the man's confusion. "You see territories already been split and everything north of the freeway is now mine. So I'm here to let you know that."

"So what is this our warning?" the man asked earning a chuckle from Mark.

"No a warning is us taking a basketball bat to you and your friends head, this is...a message." He shot back.

"That you want us off the corner?" he asked earning a chuckle from Mark.

"No you can sell your shit all you want." Mark replied to the group's confusion.

"You just gotta pay your rent." Added Lee earning the group's attention.

"You can sell whatever the fuck you want on these corners, all I ask is that you pay us seven hundred a month." Stated Mark to the group's surprise. "And in exchange we give you protection from stick-up crews, we settle all disputes between you and other corners, and on occasion we may be supplying you with drugs to sell."

"That's not a bad deal if you ask me especially if you want to keep your heads." Added Lee with a chuckle.

"And what if refuse, you see I got a problem with giving up my money?" asked one of the Hustlers earning a chuckle from Mark.

"Ha ha ha…SHUT THE FUCK UP!" the Roman yelled before drawing his Pistol and shooting the man once in the shoulder to everyone's shock.

"Now you can be like him and be greedy with your money and you can die, so who wants to complain next?" Mark asked with a chuckle while a few seconds of silence passed over the group before the crew chief spoke up.

"Is everyone else following this same rule?" he asked earning a chuckle from Mark.

"Aye, well except the guys a few blocks away they really didn't like the idea of giving up their cash so we have to go back a little later for them if you know what I mean." Replied Felix with a chuckle as the group noticed him tap the butt of his Assault Rifle.

"Alright we'll pay." He answered earning a nod from Mark.

"Alright then, I expect my money dropped in the mailbox at the end of the street Monday afternoon. If it's not there then we will have a problem that you don't want." Stated Mark before he sent a look to Lee and the others.

"Let's go boys." He said before the group turned to walk away from him.

"How many corners does that make?" asked Felix.

"Ten, each giving out seven-hundred a month means an extra seven-thousand dollars in our pockets." Lee replied earning chuckles from the group.

"Yeah we're in business boys." Stated Mark before he approached Task and the others and slapped fist with them.

"Another corner on board." He said earning nods from the group.

"So this is what you meant by being in the money business?" Task asked earning a nod from Lee.

"Yup it's good to have a steady flow of income, like working a day job, but it's better to just prop your feet up and let other people do it for you." stated the Chinese man with a chuckle.

"That's the pyramid scheme many groups use." Stated Mark earning Task attention. "The Italians does it, the Irish Mob, the AV, BGA, Onda, NS all do it. The point is to have the guys at the top making all the money while the chumps at the bottom do the work.

"It's called extortion, can't really fault them for the government does the same." Replied Task.

"Exactly, if you want to be a good criminal start looking to Uncle Sam and he'll give a bunch of advice." Stated Mark with a smile.

"Maybe you can take a page from our book." Stated Lee to Task surprise.

"You mean do what you guys do?" The Lakota asked earning a nod from Mark.

"Yeah why not, I mean at least that way you can have some spending change and if you do lose your gun shipment again you can reserve money in your pockets instead of going out and doing odd jobs." Stated Mark earning a nod from Task.

"Well then what do you have in mind?" he asked with a raised eyebrow while Mark nodded his head.

"It doesn't really come to you easily, you usually have to build it up." Said Mark before he dug into his pocket and pulled out five thousand dollars before presenting it to Task.

"For your help." He stated only for Task to shake his head.

"No me helping you is me repaying my debt for you providing your brother to me. So I won't take a pay cut." He said earning a chuckle from Mark.

"Well I'm saying you are because you earned it and you're in debt to me brother." He said before forcing the money into Task's hands. "All I ask is your help if shit ever hits the fan in this city."

"You got it." He said earning a nod from Mark before their cellphones rang out.

"Meska, I gotta go." Stated Task earning a nod from Mark.

"Aye me as well, see you around brother." Mark replied earning a nod from Task before he walked away from the group while Lee turned to Mark.

"What's that about?" the Chinese man asked while directing his attention to Mark's phone.

"My parents wants a meeting." The Creole replied to the group's confusion. "We gotta make another stop before we go though."

Meanwhile

The drive to Mark's apartment wasn't long for Link as he parked his car the Moonbeam in Mark's usual parking spot before stepping out and then making his way upstairs to the apartment of the youngest Roman and then stepping inside only to be greeted by the song Bring me to Life by Evanescence blasting on the radio.

"What the-!" he started before making his way deeper into the apartment and arriving at Mark's room before opening the door and coming upon the sight of a familiar red-headed woman standing in the room of the youngest Roman wearing his black sleep shirt with an orange skull designed on the front.

"Am I interrupting something." Link asked earning a shocked look from Alison who quickly jumped at the sound of his voice.

"Oh it's you Link." She said while taking a deep breath as the Irish man leaned against the wall with a half-smile on his face.

"You mind telling me why you're here?" he asked with a slight chuckle while Alison remained silent.

"I was waiting for him." She said earning a nod Link.

"Glad you decided to make yourself at home." He said earning a slight blush from Alison who continued to look away from him.

"Look I know this makes me look a little crazy but-." She started before Link interrupted her.

"I don't think you're crazy, I think you're in love." He shot back to Alison's surprise as she watched a smile spread across the face of the blonde while her face grew redder.

"I did something similar with my ex in Sunbelt." He stated to her shock. "She used to live in this rich neighborhood far from where me, Mark, and Lee were crashing, so every day I would go to this corner store and wait outside because I know she went there." He finished earning a slight smile from Alison.

"I know your situation is a little bit different then mine, mostly because I bet you've never been in a situation like this, but trust me its normal." He stated earning silence from Alison. "And I'm kinda glad to see it." He declared to her surprise.

"Why?" she asked in a hesitant voice.

"Because I'm actually rooting for you." He replied to Alison's shock. "You're good for our brother, I know you talked to lee and he told you how he felt but I'm alright with you being able to keep him on a leash." He declared to her shock as she watched him move over to the bed and take a seat on it.

"He actually happy when you're around and that's something I didn't think he would be able to be again, so if you want to keep him feeling that way I'm happy for it." He stated before looking up at Alison with a smile. "You do love him right?" he asked

Once those words left his lips Alison felt her heart begin to skip a few beats. She never really experienced love before in her life, she thought she loved her old boyfriends but she didn't feel have the same feelings for them that she had now with young Creole. The more she thought on it she couldn't help but look down at the shirt of the youngest Roman draped across her torso and then to Link who was sitting on the bed.

The same bed with the freshly washed sheets that just a few days ago she found herself letting her primal urges take over and causing her to stain them with her own juices.

"Yes…I love him." She said earning a few seconds of silence from Link before he smiled at her.

"Good to know." He said before rising to his feet just as his cellphone vibrated causing him to look down and see the text message from the youngest Roman.

"I doubt I can get him to come here and see you, but I can tell you where he's going to be later tonight so that's you're guaranteed to see him." He said to Alison's surprise as she raised her eyebrow at the blonde.

Liddell

The drive to Liddell wasn't long for Task as he made his way into the office of Meska who was sitting at his desk going through a few papers while Marisa stood beside him.

"Chayton how can I help you?" he asked earning a smile from the Lakota.

"Maybe you can give me a job." He replied to Marisa's anger.

"Just a few days out of jail and here you are trying to go back." She said while folding her arms over her chest.

"I hate to sound like this Chayton, but I agree with Marisa, it's too early for you to go back to work. So why don't you just take it easy." Meska stated earning a few seconds of silence from Task before he responded.

"Alright but what about Adahy, you gave him a job?" Task asked earning a shake of the head from Meska.

"No unfortunately me and Adahy haven't speaking as much as of late. He's been holding in a lot of anger since you went away towards me and the others." Meska replied earning a confused look from Task.

"You don't have to worry yourself with him though, so go home Chayton." He ordered earning a few seconds of silence from Task before he nodded his head and followed the elder's directions and headed out the door while wondering about Adahy.

Red Stick

The drive to Red Stick wasn't long and nor was it amusing for Adahy as he found himself sitting across the street from a hardware store that was next to a restaurant, that had been closed down after a fire a few days ago, in Northern Red Stick with Danyen watching people go in and out of the store.

"Why are we here again?" The Creek asked earning a slight smile from Danyen.

"We're casing a place." He replied to Adahy's surprise.

"Really well unless we're going in and stealing housing equipment I doubt there's anything of value in there." He stated earning a chuckle from Danyen.

"What about a safe with maybe ten-thousand dollars inside." He shot back quickly earning the attention of the Creek.

"I got information from someone working inside, he says that this guy keeps all of the money earned in a safe in the back and around the lunch time this place is empty." Stated Danyen earning a nod from Adahy.

"Okay, but how are we going to get in without being noticed?" he asked.

"Don't worry I have everything planned out." The Mohawk replied before starting up the car and driving away from the store.

New Arcadia

The ride to East New Arcadia was somewhat uneventful for Mark as Lee pulled his Dominator up in front of the home of the Roman Family before parking his car while Davey and Eddy parked a little further down the streets.

"You guys coming?" Mark asked while stepping out of the car and looking back at Lee, Felix, and Buck.

"Ain't this a family thing?" Lee responded with a question of his own.

"Nope, he claimed it was business and I don't do business without you guys close-by." The Roman replied earning nods from the trio before they stepped out of the car and followed Mark along the side of the house and into the backyard where they noticed Maurice sitting at a round black table with Marrick and his mother sitting beside him.

"Marcus good to see you." Stated Maurice with a smile. "Have a seat." He said before watching as Mark took a seat at the table across from him while Lee, Felix, and Buck stood behind the youngest Roman and quickly earned the eye of Mark's mother Yolanda as she watched Marrick slap hands with the trio.

"So what's this about?" Mark asked with a raised eyebrow.

"We just thought about getting the family together for a nice little get together." His mother replied earning a few raised eyebrows from Lee, Felix, and Buck as they looked at the table and noticed that they were absent a son.

Marcus already knew the reason for his brother's absence, his parents had pretty much disowned him. It was more so mom then dad, and it stemmed from him choosing to live a normal life instead of being involved in the streets like the rest of them. He figured that they also wasn't too thrilled with him marrying a white woman he knew his parents weren't racist, in the all-white-people should be lynched and babies should be killed kind of way, but they had their prejudices. Mostly from them not being able to trust people that didn't look like them.

The youngest Roman could easily tell from the way his mother kept looking up at Lee, Felix, and Buck she was unnerved by their very presence.

It wasn't a New Arcadia thing as much as it was a black thing to see a black man with a white woman as being a sellout. It was even worse when the family was in the streets like his own, having a member of the immediate family involved with a white person was seen as a sign of weakness for some reason. He didn't get much of the politics behind it, but he remembered something similar being done in Dockington where drug dealers would haze the guy with the white girlfriend.

He couldn't talk much shit on the matter though, because he was that same person just a few weeks ago, but the difference was that he didn't care what others thought about him family or otherwise.

"Martin won't be joining us?" he asked earning a slight smile from his mother.

"No, he had more important things to do today." She replied earning a nod from Mark.

"Mother I'd like you to meet my brothers Lee, Felix, and Buck. Guys meet my mother Yolanda Roman." He stated putting the woman on the spot and earning mixed looks from the trio.

"Nice to finally meet you." Said Lee earning a slight nod from the woman while she eyed him with some venom in her gaze.

"Where'd you find them?" she asked.

"I hate to break it you but I'm the tenth." Stated Lee with venom of his own.

"We from Sunbelt though." Said Felix earning a nod from Buck.

"Since this is your definition of a family outing, let's cut the bullshit and get down to business." Stated Mark as he eyed his mother and father closely before his father responded.

"Alright then, I know you turned down my offer of joining my crew and I get that, you don't like following orders, so maybe we can work together as business partners." He declared earning a raised eyebrow from the young Creole.

"Think about it, you have control of everything north of the freeway in the 17th and I got the center. If we combine our territories we can make more money, you and your crew clear those corners and my boys come in and we sell on them then we can split the money 50-50." Maurice stated earning a nod from Mark who quickly sent a look down at his cellphone before sending a look to Buck.

"Go get Link Bucky." He said earning a nod from the boy before he walked away from the group.

"I like your plan, but I gotta consult my advisor." Mark replied earning a confused look from his father and mother before they watched Buck return with a blonde haired blue eyed Caucasian man carrying a notepad and a black duffel bag on his back.

"Mother father has already met him, so I'd like to introduce you to my brother Link." He said earning a confused look from the woman and a nod from Link. "Link here is my advisor, whenever someone tries to sell me on something I make sure to check with him. Me and my brothers are a democratic group so everyone has a say in the decision making." The Creole added earning a confused look from Link who was still late to the conversation.

"Linky, my father here is trying to sell me on a partnership with him in the 17th Ward. We clear the corners and his guys take the corners, but we split the profits 50-50. That sound like a smart deal to you?" Mark asked earning a nod from Link who quickly put his hand to his chin in deep thought.

"It sounds look a good plan, but there are too many risks I don't like." He replied earning a smile from Mark. "Us clearing those corners will bring a lot of heat on us and have police looking at us, we'd also make those corners hot and junkies don't like hot corners so we'd lose money by spilling blood, plus he says 50-50 split but you'd also have to take into account them withholding money." The Irish man stated.

"You'd also have to think about them trying to squeeze us out in the foreseeable future. We clear the corners, what exactly do they need us around for then?" asked Felix earning a nod from Mark.

"Then let's vote on it, yes or no to partnering with my father." Said Mark as he continued to eye his parents closely.

"No." stated the Creole without blinking at the duo while they sent a look to Lee.

"Nope." The Chinese man said with a chuckle before turning to Link.

"I'm sorry I'm a no." said the Irish man before he turned to Felix.

"Not interested." Replied the Mexican-American man as he looked to Buck who had a confused look on his face before speaking out.

"No!" he said earning a nod from Mark.

"Zero to five in favor of staying independent, there's your answer." Stated Mark before he rose from his seat.

"AH HELL NO!" came a familiar shriek from his mother that caused Mark to face her while Buck to take a step back at the anger in the woman's voice.

"You're father calls you all the way out here and extends his hand to you in friendship and you throw it away like it's nothing-." She started before Mark interrupted her.

"Yup like you two did me during the Hurricane." He replied.

"You're still hung up on that shit, you need to move the fuck on from that shit Marcus because let me tell you now. I don't know what the fuck Joe has been telling you, but you need allies in this city and that's something your father can provide for you while you all on Joe nuts." She stated earning a few seconds of silence from Mark before he started to chuckle.

"I'm aware, but whoever said I saw Joe as an ally." The youngest Roman replied to the group's confusion.

"Me and Joe both belong to the same organization, the Black Guerrilla Army, that's the only reason I'm staying close to him, for now but I eventually plan on seeing him dead in a swamp." He added to his parent's confusion.

"Don't act surprised because you and I both know you want the same thing. You want to see Joe fall and you want to be the one's standing over him when he does." He stated with a chuckle. "If you want to war with Joe go for it, me and my boys won't pick sides in fact we might stay out of it.

"Link!" said Mark before the blonde man handed him the duffel bag.

"This is to show you just how loyal I am to Joe." Stated Mark before he unzipped the bag and revealed that it was filled almost to the point of bursting with money.

"Would you believe it if we said earned all this on our own?" asked Felix with a chuckle.

"This is the money we've earned on our own, without Joe giving us jobs. He doesn't know about it and he isn't getting a cent of it. We don't need Joe, we just need a friend in a high place…for the moment." Replied Mark earning silence from his parents before they watched him zip the bag back up and then sling it across his back.

"See you at the club tonight." He said before moving to walk away with Lee, Link, Felix, and Buck in tow before Maurice stopped him.

"Marcus, answer me this, exactly how are you gonna get those boys in the 17th to work for you?" he asked earning a slight chuckle from Mark, Lee, Felix, and Buck.

"I was hoping you'd ask that." Stated Lee with an evil chuckle that caught Maurice, Yolanda, and Marrick by surprise. "Follow us." He ordered before Mark continued to lead the group to the front of the house.

"You know, if you want to send a message you don't have to kill everyone to do it just some hurt someone bad enough so that they spread it for you." Stated Mark as Yolanda and Maurice watched as Buck grabbed Link by the arm before pulling him away from the group with Felix as Mark led them to the back of Lee's Dominator before knocking on the trunk of the car and earning a loud muffled scream from someone inside.

"You kidnapped one of them?" asked Marrick earning a chuckle.

"Yeah, but kidnapping doesn't send a good enough message it doesn't make them feel the amount of fear we want them to know comes with us. So we spiced it up a little." Stated Lee with a chuckle as he tossed Mark the keys to his car and watched as the youngest Roman unlocked the door of the trunk.

"Rise and shine!" said Mark as he opened the trunk and caused both his parents and Marrick's eyes to bulge in shock and surprise before taking a step back in disgust as they noticed an African American man with a shaved head bound and gagged with a sock in the trunk of the car, but what made their stomachs turn was the sight of cockroaches crawling over the man's body.

"Yo Lee you think he's got the message?" Mark asked earning a chuckle from the Chinese BSU member.

"Let's ask him." Lee replied before knocking over a cockroach that was crawling over the man's face before pulling sock out with a chuckle.

"So are you gonna be paying your rent now?" Lee asked earning a loud shriek from the man that brought smiles to his face and Mark's.

"I guess that's a yes." He replied before watching Lee stick the sock back in the man's mouth before closing the trunk on the man.

"It's all about respect father, if I can't get one I'd gladly take fear." The Roman with an evil smile.

Meanwhile

It had been maybe two hours or so since Link left the apartment, and in that time Alison had spent her time getting ready for her second trip to the Voodoo Club. One would think with a second trip she wouldn't be feeling as nervous, but now she was more nervous than when she first went. She'd be going there alone and unarmed so that would constitute some of her nervousness.

The rest came from not telling Locke, Regina, or the others that she'd be doing this. So tonight could be a night she could get killed without anyone else knowing or it could go exactly the way she wants it to. She could get Mark to hear her out and come back home with her, the thought of which left her in a optimist mood.

When he told her about it being ladies night at the club, she was relieved she didn't have to pay to get a ticket but that feeling went away when he told her exactly what she to do to get into the club and quickly earn the attention of the youngest Roman…wear something that would easily catch his attention.

She didn't like to dress skimpy so he described something that would easily distinguish her while she was inside and for the best of her she hoped that it would get his attention.

Red Stick

The drive back the hardware store wasn't long for Adahy as he stepped out of Danyen's truck wearing grey clothing of a janitor and carrying a metal cutter while Danyen stepped pass him wearing the same outfit and carrying a sledgehammer.

"Let's go!" he said before directing Adahy through the doors of the burned out building where they quickly noticed the charred remains of what was inside the restaurant.

The duo then made their way to the back into the kitchen, where Danyen quickly looked over a wall with a stove blocking it.

"The gas is off, so help me move this thing." The Mohawk ordered earning a nod from Adahy who quickly grabbed the side of the stove while Danyen grabbed the other side before forcibly moving it away from the wall and pulling out the back lines in the process.

"Time for the fun part!" said Danyen as he lifted his Sledgehammer before slamming it against the blackened wall repeatedly until a hole was made that led into the back of the hardware store with a few metal beams used to keep the wall in place still standing.

"Cut those beams." He ordered causing Adahy to lift his saw before slicing through the metal beams with his saw and the wires as well before crawling through the hole with Danyen in tow.

"Alright where's the safe?" asked Adahy as he watched Danyen start to scan through the large room before a smile spread across his face.

"Right there." He said before directing Adahy's gaze to a three foot safe next to a work desk.

"Shit's gotta weigh a ton." Said Danyen as Adahy looked around the room before noticing a work dolly in the corner of the room.

"Come on!" said Adahy as he quickly grabbed the two wheeled work tool and rolled it over to the safe for Danyen to quickly lift it up on its edge for Adahy to slide the dolly under it.

"Uh-Oh!" said Adahy as Danyen lifted his head and noticed a truck pull into the front of the hardware store.

"We gotta move!" said Danyen as Adahy quickly used the dolly to lift the safe before wheeling it over to the hole in the wall where Danyen quickly slid through.

"Alright push it through." He said before Adahy kneeled down and forcibly pushed the safe through the hole before climbing through with the dolly in his arms.

"Let's go!" said Danyen as Adahy pushed the dolly back under the safe before wheeling it out the back of the restaurant where Danyen waited with the van.

"Like taking candy from a baby." The Mohawk stated with a smile on his face.

New Arcadia

Things were calm and quiet for Brian as the Haitian Hitman found himself sitting in his car parked across the street from a cemetery watching as men dropped the casket of his long-time friend into the ground while his mom cried into the arms of his uncle.

The congregation was small and Brian could instantly tell why from the sight of seven armed officers watching the funeral from afar. They were supposed to be there to keep the peace in case some New Arcadia guys decided to shoot up the funeral, but Brian knew they were mostly there to arrest any Balla member that showed up.

Ambushing those cops left them in a lot of hot water with the New Arcadia Police Department as well as the FIB, since he was the trigger man who shot one of their own. He knew he couldn't get up close to see his friend buried, but one thing was certain…he was gonna get revenge.

As he started up his car and drove away from the cemetery the memories of Antwan's screams of pain and terror seemed to flood his mind. It was barbaric how his friend was killed even by Brian's standards, he'd seen a lot of death and horrible things befall people while growing up but not like what happened to Antwan.

As he pulled his car up front of a house in the lower eighth ward he quickly stepped out before making his way inside where he was greeted by a sea of conversations coming from the dozens of Balla members inside the home. This wasn't just the surviving Ballas from New Arcadia either, these were Ballas from his hood in Vice and a few from Antwan's hood in Sunbelt and they all wanted payback.

Brian then turned his head and noticed a Balla loading a magazine into an SKS Assault Rifle and then cock the weapon before looking up at Brian who nodded his head before making his way into the backroom where the tortured bodies of three New Arcadia drug dealers lay with bullet wounds in the center of their heads while blood coated the walls behind them.

As the Haitian walked over them he quickly grabbed his AK-47 Assault Rifle and loaded a magazine into before cocking it. From these men he'd learned that Heavy Joe and many other New Arcadia gang leaders would be at a night club, and more than likely the man who killed Antwan would be there. So this was his chance to kill them all, or die trying.

Red Stick

Things seemed to be somewhat quiet for Task as he found himself sitting on the couch in his home in Red Stick watching a show on the television that easily angered him.

"Damn it, why do they always have Filipino's playing Natives roles?" he asked with a hint of frustration in his voice before the sound of the front door opening caught his attention and caused him to rise off the couch and make his way into the living room where he noticed Adahy another Native wheeling in a metal safe.

"What the fuck?" Task asked before watching the duo set the chest down before taking deep breaths.

"Sorry you must be Chayton it's nice to meet you." Greeted Danyen with a smile as Task sent a look to Adahy who quickly walked out of the room before returning with a welding torch and passing it to Danyen.

"What the hell is this?" he asked while watching Danyen begin to cut through the door of the safe.

"This is, the fruit of our labors." The Creek Warrior replied while watching Danyen cut into the safe before finally getting it open and smiling at Adahy.

"Check it!" he said before reaching inside and pulling out three DVD's of porn along with a magazine then tossing them to the side so he could reach inside and pull out a few stacks of money.

"We got ten thousand at the most." He said with a smile.

"Does Meska know about this?" Task asked.

"No, and he's not going to find out about this." Adahy replied to Task's surprise. "Me and Danyen went out and we got this money on our own, and maybe if you were here with your people be getting a cut." He added to Task's anger.

"What do you mean my people?" the Lakota asked with venom in his tone.

"Oh come I know where you were and who you were with, you've been hanging with them a lot since you've got out." Adahy yelled with venom in his tone.

"ENOUGH!" yelled Danyen earning the attention of both men.

"You two shouldn't be arguing, we have enough problems in this country but fighting amongst ourselves should be something we should easily solve." He added with venom in his tone. "Besides you two work together to do good for our people, remember that while you're working out your differences." He finished causing the duo to look at each with anger in their eyes.

New Arcadia

The sun had finally set on this day as Mark found himself walking through the front doors of the Voodoo Club with Lee and Felix following behind him. The trio had changed their clothing for the day and were wearing something more fitting while their concealable weapons were holstered on their person. In case things were going to get hot, they made sure to leave their heavier weapons with Buck as he sat across the street from the club in Lee's Dominator.

"Let's get this shit over with." Said Mark as he, Lee, and Felix walked through the doors of the club and were instantly greeted by the song Lil Shooter by B Will blasting through the club while people found themselves dancing on the dance floor while a few others were sitting at booths or at the bar drinking.

"Well back in a place we hate, listening to music we hate, and surrounded by people we hate." Stated Felix earning a chuckle from Lee.

"Tell me about it!" the Chinese man said before the group was caught off-guard as Marrick came almost out of nowhere and wrapped his arm around Mark's shoulder while a few girls stood by.

"Say girl look at my little shooters." He said while the girls directed their gaze to Mark, Lee, and Felix.

"Brother." Said Mark as he pulled Marrick's arm off his shoulder. "Where's Joe and the others?" he asked earning a chuckle from his brother.

"They in the back, but chill out for a minute get a dance you look like you need it." The elder Roman stated earning a roll of the eyes from Mark.

"Don't mind if I do." Said Lee as he quickly approached one girl with a smile and started talking her up while Mark and Felix both rolled their eyes.

"Maybe later." Said Mark as he started to walk away with Felix in tow.

"I doubt they let you in the back." The Creole stated earning Felix's attention.

"Yeah, what's the deal with you guys and race down here?" the Mexican man asked.

"It's not really race so much as it is you're just a soldier and you not being from here. So go find yourself a cute brown girl and make friends." Mark stated earning a roll of the eyes from Felix.

"Easier said than done brother." Felix replied before walking away from the Creole who quickly made his way to the back office of the club where he was quickly greeted by the site of Heavy Joe, his father, and eight other members of the New Rising Council.

"There's the Concrete Soldier himself." Said Joe as Mark quickly approached the man before shaking his hand while everyone else nodded their heads with smile.

"Mind explaining what this is all about?" Mark asked with a raised eyebrow.

"This is me giving you your stripes." Joe said before passing Mark a glass full of alcohol. "Welcome to the New Rising Council son." He said before having a toast with the youngest Roman and the other members of the Council while Maurice sent looks to his youngest son.

"Now get the girls in here and let's party." Said one member earning nods and cheers from the others while Mark took his chance and quickly dumped one of the drinks into a potted plant.

Meanwhile

The mood was still as vibrant as ever for Alison as she walked inside of the club, wearing a red shirt that hugged her chest and left her toned stomach exposed, a pair of khaki shorts that went just a little past her knees, and black high heels.

She knew that one thing Mark seemed like most about her physically was her toned stomach, long legs, and hair so she made sure to leave them exposed for him. She didn't like moving around a crowd of people wearing it though, so she quickly made her way over to the bar.

His drug-free life choice made him coming to the bar seem unlikely, but she hoped that he would be able to spot her from afar.

"Would you like a drink?" asked the female behind the bar earning a shake of the head and a smile from Alison who quickly turned down the woman's offer before looking around the club in hopes of spotting the Roman.

"Damn girl." Came a new voice that caused Alison to turn her head and notice a Caucasian man with short blonde hair and bright green eyes looking her up and down. "Ain't you looking good." He added with slurred words the quickly told her that he was either drunk or high.

"What's say me and you go to the back." He said earning a shocked look from Alison.

"Sorry but I'm not a stripper." She replied earning a chuckle from him.

"Well then what say I buy you a drink and then we can go back to-." He started before an arm was placed over his shoulder that caused the man to turn his head and notice a Mexican man resting his head on his shoulder.

"Sorry buddy but she ain't interested." Felix replied to the man's anger as he quickly broke away from the Mexican man before getting into a fighting stance.

"Hey buddy." Came a new voice that caused Alison to turn her head and notice Lee approaching the group. "Drunk or not, you don't want this." He stated earning a few seconds of silence from the man before he walked away with a huff.

"Don't you just hate it when they walk away?" asked Lee with a chuckle.

"Sibut lucky for him he did though." Felix replied before the duo sent a look to Alison who was still somewhat in a moment of shock.

"Well don't you look good." Said the Chinese man with a slight chuckle.

"Thanks, I didn't know if I could just talk my way out of that situation." She stated earning a nod from Felix.

"Don't worry Link told us to keep an eye on you, when we saw you." Felix replied earning a surprised look from the woman.

"If he told you about then, than he must have told you why I'm here?" she asked earning a nod from Lee.

"To sit down and talk with our brother face to face, I got no problem with that." He replied to her shock.

"But I thought you didn't like the idea of me being with him?" she asked with a raised eyebrow.

"No I told you there was a risk to you being with him and that you're opposites, personally I like you." He declared to her surprise. "You're a good-hearted person that's good for him, and technically you did sleep with another man but you and Mark aren't a couple so it's not cheating." He added to Alison's surprise.

"We'll get him down here for you to talk with him, but the ultimate decision on this matter is going to have to come from Mark himself." Stated Felix earning a slight nod from Alison.

"I just hope you can get him out of this club, I'm sick of being here and the music ain't helping." Lee replied with venom in his tone while Alison smiled at the duo.

"Thank you." She replied before watching Lee draw his cellphone and send a text message to the youngest Roman who found himself sitting in a chair in the lounge area while a light skinned stripper with her long hair dyed blonde sat on his lap and with every few seconds grinding into his crouch.

"Glad to see you enjoying yourself." Came a familiar voice that caused Mark to lift his gaze from the woman and up at his father just as he took a seat next to him. Mark instantly knew that this meant he wanted to talk business so he lightly patted the stripper on her thigh before telling her to give him a minute. The last thing he needed was his business being known to a stripper.

"I have to relax every once in a while." He replied earning a nod from the man before the duo looked to the other members of the New Rising Council. "So you gonna tell me what's on your mind?" he asked with a hint of anger in his voice.

"I wanted to tell you I'm proud." He said to Mark's confusion.

"it took me years to rise to where I am in this city, and look you, you got to where I am in just a few weeks." He stated earning a scoff from Mark.

"I don't need your admiration father, I'm noting doing this for it." The Roman stated before checking his cellphone and noticing that he had a text from Lee telling him to come to the bar.

I gotta go." He said before rising from his seat and making his way out of the room while Joe and the others were distracted with the women who were giving them lap dances.

As he made his way back onto the dance floor the song I'm On One by DJ Khaled was blasting and the lights were dimmed so the only real light in the club was coming from the strobe lights and the fish tanks lining walls.

"Excuse me." He said almost repeatedly to anyone that was in his way as he continued to make his way towards the bar. With every new face he came across Mark quickly noticed that the few that managed to recognize him as being a hitter for Joe quickly moved out of his way and he liked that. One thing he liked while controlling the BGA in Dockington was the air of respect and fear people gave him whenever they saw him walking in a group or even alone.

As Mark quickly made it to the bar he quickly noticed Lee and Felix standing close to the bar.

"What's up?" the Creole asked before Lee directed his gaze to a familiar redheaded woman FIB Agent sitting by herself.

"We know you're still pissed at her, but know that when Link found her she was living in your apartment." Stated Lee earning a surprised look from Mark.

"At least try and hear her out brother." Added Felix before he and Lee walked away, leaving Mark to stare at Alison for a few seconds before approaching the woman who quickly looked up at him with a mixed look on her face.

"Let's talk…in private." He said earning a nod from Alison as she rose from her seat and started to follow the youngest Roman as he led her into another part of the club without realizing he was being watched.

Their travels had quickly led them to the private area where the strippers would take guys to do private dances.

"I think this room might be-." Mark started before lightly pulling the curtain back on one room where he and Alison quickly took in the sight of a stripper bobbing her head up and down on man's lap.

"Shit!" the Creole said before closing the curtain while Alison stood by with a slight blush on her face.

"Come on!" he said before directing her to another area that was thankfully empty and far away from the others so the duo could talk without being heard.

"Sit!" he said before Alison turned to the plush arm-chair before them, after seeing what was happening in the last she was hesitant but quickly decided to have a seat while Mark stood before her with his arms folded over his chest.

"Well I'm here, so what is it you want to say?" he asked while staring down at Alison with an rather emotionless look on his face that made Alison figuratively shrink under his gaze.

"I can sit here, and say I'm sorry to you until my voice goes out." She started earning a slight nod from Mark. "I am sorry I hurt you and I'm sorry about what happened to your arm, but you gotta understand Mark...this is all new to me." she stated earning a slight confused look from Mark.

"I've never had someone feel for me...like you do. I just assumed you were being nice and-." She started before Mark turned away from her for a second before forcibly wrapping his arms around the woman to her surprise and pulling her close to him.

"Mark-." She started before a new voice caught her by surprise.

"Hey little brother, you good?" Marrick asked while pulling back the curtain to see Mark standing over a white woman whose face was probably inches away from his groin. Her face may have been close to his waist but Alison's eyes were more drawn to the pistol tucked underneath Mark's leather jacket.

"Yeah I'm kinda busy here if you don't mind." Mark said with a hint of annoyance in his tone.

"You and your brother, I gotta ask what's your deal with white women?" he asked while folding his arms over his chest.

"Brother GO!" Mark said with a hint of anger that made Marrick jump back a few steps.

"Alright, father and the others want to see you when you're done." He stated before walking away from the room while Mark gave a low growl before feeling a pair of arms wrap around his waist causing him to look down and see Alison resting her head on his stomach while her arms were wrapped around him.

"Please, come home with me." She said to his surprise. "I miss you, I miss talking to you, feeling you hold me, everything. So please forget about them and come home with me." She declared with sadness in her tone while Mark took a few seconds to process what she was doing and saying.

"Damn it!" he said before leaning down wrapping Alison into his arms for a warm embrace that the woman quickly took before planting a kiss on his cheek.

"Let's go!" he said earning a surprised look from Alison as she pulled back from him to look into his eyes.

"You're serious?" she asked earning a slight nod from Mark.

"Yeah hang back here until Lee comes for, I'm gonna go see what he wants, after that we can all leave." He said earning a smile from Alison that caused the youngest Roman to notice the sparkle in her blue eyes.

"Alright, be safe." She said before Mark rose back up and walked out of the room where Lee and Felix stood waiting.

"Where you at with her mano?" Felix asked earning a few seconds of silence from Mark before his cellphone started to vibrate causing him to quickly answer it.

"They're here brother." Yelled Buck from the other side of the phone causing Mark to rub his ears in surprise.

"Slow down Bucky who's here?" Mark asked earning raised eyebrows from Lee and Felix.

"Ballas, seven car loads making their way to the club and they're armed to teeth. I doubt this is going to be a drive-by brother." He replied earning wide eyes from Mark.

"Shit we got Ballas coming from the front and back." Said Mark earning surprised looks from the group.

"With all these people around it's gonna be a damn massacre." Stated Felix as Mark rubbed the side of his head.

"Alright Buck get here and come through the back with our weapons." He said over the phone.

"You got it brother." He replied before hanging up.

"Felix there's a fire alarm on the wall of the otherside of the club pull it so we can clear everyone out, Lee get to Joe and the others and lead them out through the back, I'm gonna go for the front and find my brother and tell them to get ready for a fight." Stated Mark earning nods from the duo.

"On it!" said Lee before he and Felix broke away from Mark, who made his way back into the private area and to the room where Alison was located.

"What's going on?" she asked upon seeing the youngest Roman who quickly grabbed her hand before pulling her to her feet.

"Head out that door and I'll be out in a second." He stated to Alison's confusion.

"Mark's what's going-." She started before he interrupted.

"Listen to me, just head out the door and I'll be out in a second." Mark shot back before running off just as seven cars pulled up in front of the club with Brian stepping out of the first vehicle with his AK-47 drawn.

"Get into your positions and go!" the Haitian Hitman said before leading a group of thirteen Ballas towards the front of the club.

"Marrick!" yelled Mark as he caught site of his brother sitting at a booth with two girls who quickly turned to him.

"Got yah!" said Felix as he latched onto the fire alarm before pulling it and sounding the alarm that blasted through the night club earning the attention of everyone as the flashing white lights of the alarm went off.

"What's going on?" asked Maurice as he and the other New Rising Council members looked to the light blinking in the room before Lee kicked in the door with his Pistol in hand and earning the attention of everyone.

"What the fuck's going on?" asked Joe with anger in his voice.

"Ballas, they here!" he stated just as a gunshot went off that caused everyone to jump and the loud scratching sound of the DJ halting his spinning. The ensuing silence only seemed to add tension in the air and cause everyone to look into their survival instincts.

"CONTACT!" Mark yelled before flipping the table over and using it as cover.

The scene at the club had quickly turned from calm to chaotic. New Arcadia gangsters and even dudes who just walked around with guns guarded their friends, families, and girlfriends while looking around for the shooters.

Mark didn't like to use the terminology but a literal hurricane of people were rushing for the exits while more Ballas came inside and then the sound of gunshots seemed to be constantly ringing out with screams and grunts of pain filling the air.

The way rounds were popping off Mark could tell from the sound that there had to be more than a dozen shooters with a variety of guns being fired from semi-automatic Pistols, rapid-firing Submachine Guns, high caliber Assault Rifles, and loud blasting Shotguns. He and Marrick were both keeping their heads down so they couldn't see shooters but they both knew that the New Arcadia shooters were severely outgunned.

"Kill all these New Arcadia bitches." Yelled Brian as he lifted his Rifle to a hustler with dreadlocks who was preparing to pull out his gun just as the Haitian fired the bullets that caught the man twice in the chest and once in the head.

"Shit!" said Mark as he and Marrick positioned themselves behind the table while the girls Marrick was with whimpered behind them.

The youngest Roman then took his chance and took a peek over the table and scanned the floor of the cable where he spotted a girl in a white dress trying to run for the back of the club. He then watched her get to the entrance before being shot through the stomach and hitting the floor with a thud. As the woman's blood soaked into her white dress Mark gave a low growl at how the gang members were killing indiscriminately. One moment the woman was having the time of her life and then the next she was lying dead on the dirty floor of a night club.

As Mark continued to look the two girls whimpering behind him and Marrick quickly broke from cover and tried to run for an exit, but their high heels made things a little more difficult in their endeavor.

"WAIT!" Mark yelled before he watched one girl get shot three times in the back and another get a round in the neck before falling to the floor.

"Dumb bitches, should have stayed down." Stated Marrick as he pulled out his Glock 19 while Mark did the same before peeking through cover and instantly spotting the shithead who did it. He work black pants, a black jacket with a purple shirt underneath, purple shoes, and carrying an AKM Assault Rifle.

He wasn't along either, as the youngest Roman quickly caught sight of four other gang members following behind him. He knew that if he engaged them in a gun battle with only his pistol he'd be at a severe disadvantage, but at the same time he didn't care. He would never call himself a hero, but if he didn't do something now more people would die.

And with that thought in mind he quickly flipped the safety off his gun.

"Shit come on." Lee yelled before running through the back of the club with Joe and the others in tow, but before they could reach the exit the sound of the door behind kicked in caught their attention as they noticed a Balla with a Remington 870 Shotgun rush inside and shoot-down a New Arcadia gangster with a blast to the skull.

"Get back!" Lee yelled before firing three shots from his Pistol and striking the Balla twice in the side and once in the head causing his brains to be splattered on the red walls of the club.

"Talk about a fucked situation." Lee replied while blindly firing his gun and earning a barrage of bullets from the Balla members.

"Get down." Said Felix as he pulled a Stripper behind the bar where the bar-tender and four other strippers were hiding out.

"Goddamn why you niggas always gotta shoot shit up." Yelled the stripper as Felix gave a low chuckle.

"Tell me about it." Said Felix as he took a peek from behind the bar and watched three New Arcadia Hustler be cut down by a Balla with M16 Assault Rifle.

"Damn!" he said before sending a look down at the cowering girls.

"Fuck me!" Felix yelled before vaulting over the counter of the bar and firing four shots from his Pistol that the Balla with the M16 in the side of the head before hitting another Balla in the back.

"Get that bitch!" yelled another Balla as Felix fired two shots just as the Ballas send a barrage of bullets in his direction that caused him to run away before seeking cover behind a booth that was under a fish tank while four Ballas with Assault Rifles approached him.

"FELIX HIT THE DECK!" Mark yelled rising from his cover with Marrick beside him before the two Roman left off three rounds that struck the glass of the fish tank shatter it and sending a wave of water crashing down on the Ballas.

With the momentary distraction the trio had managed to fire off a barrage of rounds that hit the purple clad gang members and quickly silencing them before a barrage of bullets came in Mark's direction.

"Marrick head for the back exit, I'll cover you." Mark yelled before firing two shots at the gang members.

"Don't go dying on me little brother." Marrick yelled before rising up and running off with his head down while Brian fired seven shots at him only for them to miss and shatter a few beer bottles that were placed on the back tables.

With Marrick out of the way Mark could easily jump from his cover behind the table and fire off five shots in the direction of the Ballas before fleeing. He then felt a bullet strike him in the back causing him to lose his footing and fall on top of a dead woman scampering to the DJ Booth where he noticed the man lying on the floor with a bullet hole in his right eye.

"All you motherfuckers are-." Started a Balla with a Mini Uzi before he was hit in the neck courtesy of Lee who moved back to reload while a New Arcadia Hustlers continued to shoot down the halls with the others.

"Shit!" said Marrick as he approached the group and fired off three shots that missed a Balla who returned fire but managed to miss the Roman as Maurice pulled his son to the ground.

"Kill those motherfuckers." Said a Ballas as the group sent more bullets in the direction of the New Arcadia Hustlers.

"Damnit!" said Lee as Joe watched him reach behind his back and drawn his Sawn-Off Double Barrel Shotgun from a holster under his leather jacket. Before the Chinese man could fire a shot though a barrage of bullets quickly cut down the remaining Ballas and hit them all over their bodies.

"The fuck!" yelled a Balla who had been shot in the leg.

"NOW!" Lee yelled before jumping from behind the wall with Marrick and the other New Arcadia Hustlers firing their guns at the Ballas and taking them out with a barrage of bullets from the front while more bullets hit them from behind.

"Goodbye!" said Lee as he pulled both triggers of his Shotgun and watched as a Balla with an AK-47 fall to the floor with an adult shoe sized hole in his chest. As Lee lifted his head he quickly noticed a familiar teenager standing at the end of the hall with Felix's Ruger SSR556 Assault Rifle in hand while Mark's SCAR-L Assault Rifle and Lee's Tactical Mossberg 500 Shotgun were strapped to his back.

"Bucky about time." Said Lee as he approached the young boy and took his Shotgun off his back.

"Sorry I've never used a Rifle before and Mark must have modified this thing because it doesn't shoot right." The teenager stated earning a nod from Lee who quickly cocked his gun while Heavy Joe and Maurice approached him.

"You guys get out of here, while we clear house." Stated Lee earning nods from the group before they ran out the back.

"Not even a thank you?" asked Buck.

"We don't get thanks we get money." Said Lee before he and Buck made their way back inside of the club.

"Jesus!" said Alison as she slowly walked out of the back area of the club and noticed the bodies of several patrons and strippers lying on the floor of the club, including one woman who's once white dress was now a deep shade of red. The sound of gunshots and flashing muzzles of guns seemed to be the only thing Alison could see and hear in the dimly lit club. Who the shooters were she had no idea but she prayed that the youngest Roman was okay.

"Help me!" came the voice of a blonde haired black stripper wearing a black bra and G-String. As Alison looked her over she could see that the woman had actually taken a bullet in her right butt cheek, she then bent down to help the woman but before she could she heard of a gun being cocked behind her head.

"Nothing personal girl just wrong place wrong time." The Balla said as Alison closed her eyes shut and awaited the sound of a gunshot but it never came causing the woman to take a look behind her head and notice a knife sticking out of the chest of gang member who was looking down at it before falling backwards and landing on his back with a thud.

"I thought I said leave." Came a new voice that caused Alison to turn her head and notice Mark standing over her and the stripper with his Pistol in hand.

"I-." she started before being quickly interrupted.

"LOOK OUT!" came the voice of Felix followed by a gunshot as Mark turned his head and noticed that his Mexican friend had shot a Balla in the leg and brought him down to one knee.

"Shit!" he said before looking down to his knee before lifting his head back up and noticing Mark aiming his pistol directly in the center of the man's forehead.

"Wait please-." He started before Mark fired a single bullet that split through the man's skull before exploding out the back. The sight of the cold-blooded murder was shocking to Alison as she kneeled down next to the hurt stripper watching the Creole closely as he lifted his gun back up and shot a Balla three times in the leg before finishing him off with a headshot.

"Damn it, they're all over." Said Mark as he finally ran dry on his pistol just as a Balla turned a corner carrying an M4 Assault Rifle and aimed it towards Alison.

"SHIT!" Mark yelled before rushing the FIB Agent just as the gang member squeezed the trigger of the gun five times and sent five shots that hit Mark in his back and causing him to fall on his knees before the redheaded woman.

"Mark!" Alison started before a loud bang caught her attention and caused her to look as Lee ran onto the dance floor with his Shotgun raised before firing a single shot that ripped through the stomach of the Balla and actually sent him flying backwards before colliding with a table.

"Felix!" Buck yelled before tossing the Mexican man his gun and then drawing his Pistol and firing off three shots in the direction of a five Ballas using a table for cover.

With the momentary distraction Lee quickly grabbed Alison by her arm Buck grabbed the injured stripper by her shoulder and successfully pulled the duo to the cover behind a booth that Felix was using.

"Wait what about Mark?" she asked with sadness in her voice before looking from cover and noticing the Creole slowly rising to his feet.

"You sons of bitches." Mark said while spitting out a mouthful of blood. Thankfully the bullets didn't pierce his armor, but he didn't doubt that he may have had a few bruised rib or organ.

"What's he doing?" Alison asked while watching the youngest Roman closely as he reached into his jacket pocket, the group didn't know it but he still had the Hand Grenade that he had gotten from Ana. He knew it was quite risky to use the weapon in a club, but he was outta a lot of options.

"MARK!" came a familiar voice that caused the youngest Roman to turn his head and notice Buck taking cover behind a booth with Alison and the Stripper while Lee and Felix provided covering fire. The Creole then watched as the young BSU member slid his SCAR-L Assault Rifle across the floor to the youngest Roman who quickly grabbed the weapon before a smile spread across his face.

"Alright then come on you sons of bitches." Mark yelled as Alison watched closely as he crouched down in a firing stance and fired a barrage of bullets in the direction of the Ballas hiding behind the table. A smile soon spread across his face as he heard the men scream in pain as the powerful 5.56x45mm NATO rounds easily tore through the wooden table and struck the soft flesh of the men on the otherside.

Things seemed to be going in slow motion for Alison as she watched the youngest Roman shoot another Balla in the neck and another twice in the shoulder before fishing him off with a head before reloading his weapon. She then turned her attention to Lee who fired a slug from his Shotgun that hit a Balla square in the mouth and actually blow the man's jaw across the room. Then to Felix who fired a barrage of bullets that hit one Balla in the knee and twice more in the chest. She then finally turned her attention to Buck, she could tell the teenager probably hadn't been in many gunfights but he was holding his own and actually managed to hit one man right cheek.

"Bye bye!" Mark yelled before switching his gun to Semi-Automatic and shooting a Balla in the ear, blowing the hearing tool clean off in the process before watching with a smile as he crumpled to the floor in pain.

"MARK YOUR FUCKING TARGET!" Mark yelled with the authority of a general as Lee, Felix, and Buck continued to rain down fire on the Balla members causing Brian to break his concentration and take a peek from behind the table he was using as cover and look to the youngest Roman. He quickly recognized him as the man in the video who easily beat down the Ballas, but more so for being the voice of the man who killed Antwan.

"Brother this way." Yelled Lee as Mark quickly fired three round that hit one Balla in the chest before rolling over to Felix and the others.

"What's going on?" Mark asked while continuing to shoot at the gang members.

"We've cleared enough of them out we need to leave." Yelled Lee as he blindly fired his Shotgun just as another barrage of bullets came his way.

"There are some people hiding behind the bar we can't just leave them." Yelled Felix to Alison's surprise as she quickly turned to Mark and watched him start to reload his gun before stopping as the gunshots finally stopped.

"Did we get um?" asked Buck before the group was interrupted by a new voice.

("Mwen konnen se la ou ye konsa poukisa pa ou soti kounye a.")

"I know you're there, so why don't you come out now." Yelled Brian causing Mark's eyes to widen and all eyes to fall on him at the man's French.

("Je vais bien revenir ici, mais je vous remercie.")

"I'm fine back here, but thank you."Mark yelled back with a slight chuckle.

"This America motherfucker speak English." Lee yelled with anger in his voice.

"Gladly, get your asses out here now." Said Brian.

"You must be one stupid Vato if you think we're really gonna do that." Felix shot back with a slight chuckle.

"I want to speak with the same man who killed my friend, if he ain't to pussy to come out and speak." Brian yelled earning a chuckle from Mark.

"I'm no pussy but I ain't no dumbass either." Stated Mark as he tried to drown out the sound of Brian's voice and listen for any footsteps. He knew the Haitian Hitman was mostly trying to distract the group so the Ballas could flank them in the confusion but Mark wouldn't fall for it.

"There." Said Mark as he fired a barrage of bullets into a dark direction causing Lee and the others to turn their heads and notice two dead Ballas lying on the floor covered in bullets holes.

"You're gonna have to do better than that." Yelled Lee with a chuckle and earning three bullets that whizzed over his head.

"I got an idea." Said Mark earning the attention of the group. "Lee Buck take these two and get to the bar while me and Felix laydown cover fire, after that lead them out the back." Said Mark earning nods from the group.

"Alright GO!" Mark yelled before rolling out of cover and firing a barrage of bullets in the direction of Brian and the other Ballas while Felix did the same from his cover behind the booth. The group then returned fire just as Lee sent a look to Alison who was still watching Mark as he moved to the bar and noticed the five women and two men ducking behind it.

"Get ready to run for the back." He yelled earning mixed looks from the group.

"I got her, but we gotta go." He said earning the woman's attention. "He'll be fine just follow me." He said before throwing the stripper in his shoulder before rushing out of cover with Buck firing a few shots at the Ballas while Alison followed behind.

"GO!" Mark yelled causing the group to run with the group out the backdoor as Brian went to fire his Rifle the weapon was quickly knocked back as Mark fired a shot that actually blew a hole into the side of the weapon and knocked it from his hands.

("Voyons voir si vous saignez vraiment violet.")

"Let's See if you truly bleed purple." Said Mark as Brian looked at him angrily before running at the youngest Roman who quickly threw down his weapon and ran at Brian before trading blows with the Haitian.

"Mark!" said Felix as he drew a bead on the Haitian.

"No, I got this bitch just get out of here." Said Mark as he punched Brian in the jaw before the Haitian followed up with three blows to Mark's face before the youngest Roman threw a punch that hit him in the nose.

"SHIT!" said Felix as he tried to draw a bead on the duo before running out of the room and leaving two Creole warriors to battle.

"Son of a bitch!" yelled Brian as he sent a punch at Mark that the youngest Roman easily managed to dodge before grabbing the Haitians arm and dropping his elbow down on the man's appendage and then spinning him around before sending him back first into the bar.

"You Antwan had the look of bitch when I burned him alive, I wonder will you be the same?" Mark asked just as Brian jumped from the bar and tackled the man to the floor he then threw a punch at Mark who quickly grabbed his arm and tried to force him into a triangle hold similar to what he did Brian but before he could get it locked in Brian had sent a punch to Mark's groin and caused the Roman to shout in pain before he was kicked in the stomach.

"Where's Mark?" Lee asked as Felix returned to the Chinese man's Dominator just as Lee and Buck had finally set the stripper down on the backseat.

"He's inside fighting that guy fist to fist." He replied causing Alison's eyes to widen before she turned and ran back into the club.

"Shit we gotta-." Started Lee before the sound of gunshots caught his attention along with a burning feeling in his side as three Ballas came moving down the alley firing Assault Rifles and the car causing Felix to dive inside while Lee got into the driver's seat.

"This was my favorite fucking Jacket." Lee yelled as he looked to the bullet holes in his leather jacket before stepping on the gas petal of the car and sending it speeding in reverse down the alley, going from 0 to 60 Miles per Hour in a matter of seconds before crashing into a light pole.

"What about Mark?" yelled Buck from his position in the front seat.

"He'll be fine, trust me." Stated Lee as he quickly got behind the wheel and drove away from the club while Mark slammed a beer bottle over the head of Brian bloodying the man's skull. The Creole then responded by punching the Haitian three times in the chest before Brian responded with a kick to Mark's stomach that made him fall to one knee.

"This is where you die." Said Brian as he drew a pistol from his back pocket and went to shoot the Creole in the head but before he could squeeze the trigger the sound of a gunshot quickly caught his attention as Mark watched blood fly from the right ear of Brian causing him to take a few steps back before looking up at Alison who was pointing Mark's Pistol at the Brian's head.

"Shit!" said Mark as Brian went to point his gun at the woman he was quickly stopped as Mark sent a kick below his belt that made him double over, before responding with a double foot strike to the man's nose that knocked him off his feet.

"You don't follow directions well do you?" he asked while sending a look to Alison who only remained silent before the sound of guns cocking caused Mark to jump in front of Alison and turn to face Brian and several other Ballas pointing guns at them.

"I told you, I was gonna kill you." Brian said while lifting his gun at Mark who started to chuckle as Alison looked at him and noticed him drawing a Hand Grenade from the back of his pants.

"That might happen...but it won't happen TODAY!" Mark yelled before pulling the pin of the Hand Grenade and then tossing it in the direction of Brian and the others.

"SHIT!" he yelled before jumping out of the way just as the Grenade exploded and sent the Ballas flying backwards with a loud boom of fire and gunpowder.

"Come on!" Mark yelled as he grabbed Alison by the arm before picking up Assault Rifle and then running out the back door of the club as fast as his legs could take him.

As the duo exploded out the back door of the club they quickly noticed that Lee's car was gone.

"Damn it!" said Mark as he started to make his way through the alley before coming across an all-black Baller parked at the end of the street. As Mark went for the driver's side door he quickly found that it was unlocked bringing a smile to his face.

"Come on!" he said before climbing into the driver's seat while Alison climbed in the passenger seat. As the youngest Roman went to hotwire the vehicle, he couldn't help but send a look to Alison. The woman had been silent throughout the entire ordeal and he understood it, she was cop but this was probably the most death she'd seen in her lifetime and to make matters worse she had seen him, Lee, Felix, and Buck lay out maybe twenty or thirty guys like it was nothing.

"Talk about having some explaining to do." He said with a hint of frustration in his voice that was quickly silenced as he heard voices coming towards the car.

"Shit get in the back." Said Mark as he watched Alison scramble for the back of the car with him following after her as she fell to the floor of the back of the SUV with him landing on top of her. He then scanned the area before spotting a black tarp in the corner of the van.

He then grabbed the blanket before throwing it on top of him and Alison and laying still just as the back door of the SUV opened.

"Man that fucking bitch got away." Came the voice of a Balla that instantly filled the ears of Mark and Alison.

"Brian's gonna be pissed about this." Replied another man that the duo guessed was a Balla. The first man then threw something next to the duo along with the second and then two more things before closing up the back.

"Let's go dawg." Came a third voice as the group made their way to the front of the car while Mark inwardly cursed himself. Just his luck of all the people killed in the damn club he had to get into the vehicle of one of the shooters.

"Brian want us off the streets before the cops arrived, he already on his way back to the crib." Stated the fourth man causing both Mark and Alison's eyes to widen at the realization that Brian had survived the explosion. Just their luck, not only were they going back to these assholes hideout but the ex-Marine would be there with a shit load of backup.

"Just my fucking luck." Whispered Mark as he and Alison felt the car start up before speeding away from the club.

Authors Note: And Cliffhanger, I hope you all like this little situation that Mark and Alison now find themselves in. Should make for an interesting turn of events next chapter.

I know Lee and Task didn't do much talking last chapter so I decided to have them have a longer interaction with each other in this one between the duo.

The job Adahy and Danyen did was based off a heist from the game Payday: Heist with some inspirations from the show Animal Kingdom.

The club shootout was based on a similar club shooting in the game Sleeping Dogs and somewhat based on a similar shooting in Saint Rows.

The scene with Mark and Lee having the drug dealer in the truck of the car covered in roaches was taken from a scene in Boardwalk Empire. While the group shooting up the dealers in the 17th Ward to get their attention was based off another scene in Boardwalk Empire where Jimmy, Richard, and Manny shut up Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky's convoy.

Stick around for next chapter as Mark and Alison try to find themselves out of a hot situation, Lee and the others plot a rescue mission, and Task and Adahy find themselves trying to pull their own heist.

Thank you all for reading have nice day Zilla Out.