Chapter 16: It's Dark in My Imagination

The Fire In My Home

New Arcadia

The sun was beginning to rise on this day in New Arcadia as Mark found himself finally opening his eyes and coming face to face with a familiar redheaded woman resting her head on his chest. Upon seeing the slumbering woman he couldn't help but look her over with a smile before a feeling of uneasiness quickly washed over his body and caused his smile to fade.

He did care about the woman but in a world where the dividing line between right and wrong, good and evil, cop and criminal was so close and blurred that they should have been standing in the line and those with big feet were fucked. And he was the criminal, the one that corrupted everything around him but he didn't want that for her.

As he went to rub her cheek he could Alison beginning to stir in his arms and he could easily feel her bare baby smooth skin sliding across his own until the woman looked up at him with her bright blue eyes. He didn't know how she would react to seeing him like this, he didn't know if she was entirely in her right mind last night so he was prepared for her to freak out at the sight of him and her in their compromising position.

What came actually surprised him though, instead of going wide eyed and shouting at him she only leaned forward and planted a quick kiss on his lip that quickly caused Mark's eyes to widen before he kissed back and took in her taste before she pulled away from him.

"Good morning." He said with a smile earning a slight giggle from Alison.

"Good morning to you." She replied while resting her head on his chest while Mark wrapped his arms around her bare back. "Last night was…amazing." She added earning a chuckle from Mark.

"I never felt anything like that before last night." She replied earning a smile from Mark before he kissed her on the forehead.

"Glad I could help you experience that." He stated with a chuckle of his own.

"I see what Ana meant when she said you were worth it." She stated to Mark's surprise.

"You and her talk about me?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Just that one time after you left, she's…interesting." The FIB Agent replied earning a scoff from Mark.

"She's a narcissistic, self-preserving, possible sociopath who lives to serve her own agenda. Yeah, that's as interesting as it gets." He replied to Alison's surprise before he started to roll to the side of the bed while the woman watched him closely.

"Don't you care about her?" she asked while looking at Mark closely.

"I thought I did, she was the first woman who wasn't related to me by blood to actually show she cared about me but she doesn't. We screw each other from time to time, but at the end of the day she's always gonna go back home to her husband." He stated to her shock.

"She's married?" Alison asked with wide eyes.

"Yeah, in fact she won't tell me much but I know her husband is very high up on the IAA pyramid and I get the feeling he knows about us but as long as I do what she says he won't complain." The Roman replied to Alison's surprise. "She was married when we...started this and she didn't tell me, but I knew something was up when she kept running off to be with him. You probably noticed it but I don't like sharing, especially women I care about." He finished while lowering his head while Alison took the tattooed phrase on his back with the powerful message.

Marcus then felt as Alison shifted her position in the bed and move until she was directly behind him. She then wrapped her arms around his back and brought him in for a rather warm embrace. He didn't want to say it out loud but the feeling of her nipples pressing against back did give him a feeling of pleasure.

"You don't have to worry about that with me." She said while planting a slight kiss on his shoulder while Mark took his hand in her own and planted a slight kiss on her palm while a smile spread across his face.

Red Stick

It was still the early hours of the morning in Red Stick but one would think it was the middle of the afternoon with the music coming from a warehouse on the city's South Side. The song The Pride by Five Finger Death Punch was blasting in the next room as Lee found himself sitting outside the room of the warehouse playing a game on his phone with Link sitting down doing a crossword book while Felix and Buck found themselves sleeping on a couch with Davey, Eddy, Miller, Viktor, and Manfred lying around sleeping.

"Let's go!" said Lee breaking Link from his concentration and causing him to stand up before sending a look to Felix and the others.

"Wake them up?" the Irish man asked earning a shake of the head from Lee.

"Nah, let them sleep a little longer they need it." The Chinese man replied before leading Link into the next room where the duo quickly noticed the two bound Balla members from the night before.

Torture was a very touch and go matter when it came to America with many people split on the topic of those pro-torture and those against it, but those same rules didn't apply when it came to gangsters because to them torture was needed and right now it was needed. While he was in Dockington Mark was exposed to a wide range of torture that the BGA members did to rivals and guys who screwed them over and Mark would tell stories to Lee and the others who had learned to do these tricks of their own.

As they eyed the two Ballas the duo noticed that they were both lying on their backs on a table while both their arms were hanging off the edge of the table. The position was painful on its own and to add to it the group had hung two buckets filled with water over their heads so that water would drip down on their foreheads while loud music would playing in the distance. The water and the music wasn't really meant to hurt them more so it was needed to keep them awake, the longer they were awake the more exhausted and fatigued the duo were. The best kind of torture wasn't always physical but emotional and physiological as well.

The real pain the gang members were feeling came from the fact that Lee had put both their heads in heavy duty mechanical vices to keep them from moving away from the water and tightened them so that they literally squeezing the gang members head til the point where the blood that was leaking from their noses had dried up.

What made Link cringe though was the sight of both men's left hands, they both looked as they had their skin literally ripped from their bones and that's exactly what happened to them. Just below their hands were buckets filled with dry ice, it may have just been ice but dry ice was frozen at temperatures so low that humans can't directly touch it or else their skin will quickly go through hypothermia and should they attempt to pull the ice off…well the rest was proof.

"Are you both up?" Lee asked while standing over the two gang members with a smile on his face. "I hope you had enough time to contemplate our offer friends, because should continue to not talk to me about your friend I'm gonna have to take more drastic measures that include dropping some of this ice down your pants and seeing what happens." He added while the two gang members continued to remain silence.

"Alright then just know you drove me to this." Lee said before bending down to pick up one of the buckets.

"Wait!" said one of the Ballas quickly earning the Chinese man's attention as he looked down and noticed the scared look on his face.

"I'll talk!" he said earning a nod from Lee. "I'll tell you everything." He said with a strained voice earning a nod from Lee.

"Oh really, because you see if you're finally gonna talk to me you better tell me everything I want to hear and be honest with me or-." Lee started before looking at the other man and then turning the crack on his head causing the man to scream before a sickening crunched caused him to go silent.

"Do you understand?" he asked earning a nod from the Balla.

"Get a pen and pad brother." Lee shouted earning a nod from the Irish man before he walked out of the room.

Meanwhile

Things seemed quiet for Adahy as he walked out of his room and stepped into the living room where he was surprised to see Task sitting on the couch with maybe fifty or sixty lottery tickets on the floor scattered around him.

"What the hell man?" the Creek asked quickly earning the Lakota's attention causing him to look at him and notice Task going through the tickets closely.

"You're up, help me scratch these." Task stated before handing Adahy a few tickets.

"You do know the lottery is a scam right?" he asked with a raised brow.

"I know but I keep having this strange feeling that maybe just maybe I have a chance of winning or that I maybe coming into contact with it." The Lakota replied earning a loud scoff from Adahy.

"Whatever, just don't turn into a damn stereotype with this shit there is enough shit about our people being gamblers out there." Stated Adahy as he walked away from Task who continued to look through his tickets.

New Arcadia

A wave of relaxation seemed to easily overtake Alison as she found herself soaking in a nice warm bubble bath that was prepared for her by the youngest Roman while the song Here With Me by Dido played on Mark's radio. The feeling of the warm water on her porcelain skin was relaxing to her and it helped eased the slight soreness between her legs. She had to admit the night with Marcus was amazing but the duo may have overtaken it mainly because they both forgot about a condom and as the memories of Mark releasing himself inside her filled her head she couldn't help but blush.

Her thoughts were then interrupted by a knocking at the door that caused her to turn her head towards the door with a confused expression. The duo had spent the night together and in doing so Mark touched and eyed almost every inch of her body almost to the point where she thought he could paint a memorized picture, so it seemed strange to hear him knock instead of entering.

"You can come in." she said before watching the youngest Roman step into the bathroom wearing black socks, his black sleep pants, and a black wife-beater while his right arm was now wrapped with fresh bandages.

"I just got off the phone with Lee." He said earning the woman's attention. "He got them to talk and he's on his way now to give his report." He added earning a nod from the woman.

"How did he get them to talk?" she asked with concern in her voice.

"It's best you don't know these things." He replied while taking a seat on the edge of the tub and looking away from her.

"Why'd you knock?" she asked earning a confused look from the Creole who turned to face her. "You knocked before you came in, why not just walk in?" she added earning a slight chuckle from Mark.

"When I was with my ex she made a rule that whenever she was in the bathroom it was her time and I wasn't allowed to enter for any means, I thought that you might have the same rule." He replied earning a slight blush from Alison.

"It's a good rule but…I want you here." She stated before taking Mark's hand in her own and entangling her fingers around his own.

"I'm here!" he stated before turning back to face her then reaching for a soapy towel and then proceeding to wipe it over her body in a soft gentle motion that reminded him of washing a nice car.

"Mark…you didn't wear a condom last night." She stated causing Mark to stop rubbing her with the towel and look her in the eyes.

"Yeah, you kinda took control there and I didn't want to…upset you." He replied as Alison nodded her head.

"I know this should be a conversation that should be had-." She started before Mark interrupted her.

"I would love to be a father of our kid should you are pregnant." He stated to her shock. "One thing my grandmother taught me growing up those is that the decision ultimately lies with the women. If you are pregnant and want to have a kid I'll be there for you both, unlike my father was for me, but should you chose to get rid of it I'll be just as supportive." He added causing a few seconds of silence from the woman.

"I wasn't expecting that." She replied while Mark chuckled.

"I'm full of surprises." He shot back while moving his hands to her hair and beginning to comb his fingers through her dark red locks. The duo then sat in silence with neither knowing the right words to say to the other, or if any should be said at all.

That silence was soon broken though by Alison who had quick revelation. "Are you gonna tell Lee and the others about us?"

"I don't kiss and tell, but I have a feeling when they see theses' they'll know what happened." He replied to her confusion before she eyed the dark pink hickey on the side of her neck followed by eyeing another one on the side of Mark's neck.

"I forgot about that." She said earning a chuckle from Mark.

"I have something that can cover that if you want, when you've been doing this as long as I have you need things that can cover the bruises." He stated while pointing to his stomach where she knew he still had bruises from the night before.

Before she could respond though the sound of Mark's cellphone ringing quickly earning both their attentions and caused him to move his right hand from her hair and pull the device out to notice he was being contact by non-other than Joe himself.

He was hesitant to answer in front of Alison, so he quickly went to walk out of the bathroom but was stopped by her grabbing his hand and keeping him from leaving.

"Answer it and put it on speaker phone." She ordered earning a few seconds of silence from Mark before he followed her instructions.

"Yeah!" he answered before the voice of Joe filled the room.

"So you are alive, I couldn't hear from you or your boys last night after the club." He stated earning a loud scoff from Mark.

"Yeah many people don't survive when they're abandoned in a club with over a dozen guys armed with Assault Rifles pointed at them." Mark shot back with a hint of venom in his voice as Alison watched him closely.

"You got out of there well enough I assume." Joe replied with venom of his own.

"Yeah I got out and then I was hit in the shoulder and blow through a window after one long crazy night in New Arcadia." He replied with a slight chuckle.

"You'll be compensated for getting me and my associates out, but since you're unable to work with your injuries-." Joe started before Mark interrupted him.

"Whoever said I couldn't work." Mark replied while Alison looked up at him closely.

"Well then if you must know I've laid down a new price. I'm paying a thousand dollars to whoever drops a Balla and fifty-thousand to whoever can drop that bitch who's been a thorn in my side." He stated to Mark's surprise and Alison's shock.

"Fifty G's, you're talking my language." Mark replied with a slight chuckle while Alison sent him a look.

"Glad to hear it, call me if you get results." Joe replied before hanging up his phone while Mark did the same while sending a look to Alison who was watching him closely.

"So that's what you do for Joe." She replied to Mark's surprise. "You're his hitman."

"Enforcer is more like a correct term I take care of problems that come his way." He retorted to her shock.

"Why, I thought you gave up that life?" she asked with sadness in her tone.

"I did, but at the end of the day I want to bring down the BGA for what they did to me." he stated to her surprise. "And if I have to get my hands dirty to do it…so be it." The Creole added to Alison's surprise causing the FIB Agent to look away from him.

"That's also the reason why I didn't want you to pick up that gun and help me take down those Ballas." He stated to her confusion. "Killing it's not as hard as people think it is, in fact it's kinda simple, and when you realize just how easy it is…killing becomes your solution to everything even if shit doesn't make sense it's the answer to all your problems." He stated while she continued to eye him. "I took that burden on myself and I brought Lee and the others into it with me, I can't bare doing the same with you." He added while looking away from the woman who sat in silence for a few seconds before finally speaking up.

"Are you going after them?" she asked earning a shake of the head from Mark.

"No I promised you last night I wouldn't leave the house today, so I intend to follow that and Lee's coming here with the information on the Ballas so you can pass that along to your partners." He stated earning a surprised look from Alison. "I'm done with fighting in this damn war, you know just how much your boss cares about you when he takes all his men and leaves you to face certain death while he saves his own ass." He continued before sitting back down in silence while Alison eyed him closely before moving her head away from him.

Meanwhile

In a home on New Arcadia's East Side the Balla hitman found himself going over more strategies for his mission of bringing down the New Arcadia gangs. He figured that Mark would have more than likely died of his injuries and that his friends would have died when he sent his men after them, but neither group had turned up dead so it was best to assume his friends would turn up alive later more than likely in the protection of Joe.

And when they showed up he would be ready to bring them all down.

As he went to load a round into an M79 Grenade Launcher he'd gotten from a friend back in Vice he was interrupted by a Balla with long black dreadlocks and gold teeth in his mouth.

"When we going after them bitches B?" he asked while Brian looked down at his weapon.

"Soon!" the Haitian replied in an emotionless tone.

New Arcadia Police Department

The drive to work wasn't long for Lieutenant Locke as he parked his car in the parking lot before stepping out and quickly being bombarded reports with microphones and their cameramen who threw questions at him left and right about the current state of crime in New Arcadia and all the bodies that were piling up in the streets.

Instead of entertaining their questions the man slowly made his way through them before making his way inside of the building and up into the office of the Major Crimes Task Force. Upon entering the room he quickly spotted Sawyer and Regina sitting at their desk while a heavyset Caucasian man with short graying her and wearing a grey suit stood on the middle of the room.

"Lieutenant Locke." He said with a half-smile.

"Major Underwood, what do I owe the visit." Locke replied earning a chuckle from the man.

"Maybe it has something to do with a nightclub filled with dead bodies, a warehouse filled with dead bodies, and gangsters driving through the streets of New Arcadia shooting at each other." He shot back with venom in his tone.

"I put together this team for the purpose of taking these killers off the streets but it seems like you haven't done anything." He added with anger in his tone.

"Sorry to break it to you boss but if you haven't noticed we're a bit undermanned." Stated Sawyer earning the attention of Major Underwood. Being that Sawyer was a Parish Sheriff and not a city cop like the other members of his team he didn't care for the chain of command in New Arcadia because it didn't truly apply to him.

"My man is right Major, we've lost half our team to injuries." Added Locke.

"I don't care if your team is hurt I want something that can I spin to the media as a win and we need it today Lieutenant." The Major stated before giving his goodbyes and then walking out of the room.

"Well somebody bit his ass this morning." Stated Regina as Locke turned to her and Sawyer.

"I know where he's coming from though, and he's not just giving this speech to us but everyone. We gotta get a win today with something just something." Stated Locke as Sawyer and Regina looked away from him.

New Arcadia General Hospital

Things were finally coming clear for a Balla member as he found himself waking opening his eyes while the beeping sound of a heart monitor filled his eyes. As the man's vision started to return to him he quickly made out the sight of the hospital room.

As the man's mind finally started to clear his memories of the night before quickly filled his head. He then looked down at his groin and noticed that the area was heavily bandaged. The memories and the pain of being shot in the nuts during the assault at the club.

"Fucking bitch!" the man said with anger in his tone but before he could say anything else he watched as an African American man wearing a black leather jacket, brown pants, and white shoes stepped into his room.

"Who the hell are you?" the Balla asked with venom in his tone.

"I'm Detective Tavon Sharper and you're gonna tell me where your friend Brian is." The man replied while the gang member watched him closely as he drew a scalpel from his jacket pocket.

Meanwhile

The feeling of the cold air dancing over her bare body caused Alison to give a slight jump as she stepped out of the tub. The feeling was soon replaced by a warm dry towel gliding over her body in a circular motion. As she looked down at the young Creole wiping her legs in silence she couldn't help but to feel her heart skip a beat at the sight of him bending down before her.

If this was love she had to admit she enjoyed it, but at the same time she hated herself for feeling it. Mark was a murderer and he's been a murderer since he was young. From New Arcadia, to Red Stick, to Dockington City, Sunbelt City, and maybe even Capital City since it's so close to Dockington the youngest Roman has been a criminal and arresting him could give her everything she wants, but if she did…it would probably destroy her.

As he continued to massage her legs with the towel the Roman was taken off-guard as Alison put both of her hands to the sides of his head and forced him to look up at her. As she looked down into his eyes she couldn't help but notice the innocent luster in his eyes. They weren't that of a killer but that of a normal person.

Then in a move that surprised herself she moved his head until his brown eyes were gazing directly at her pink love spot. She then started to lean his head forward until she could feel his breath wafting over her. And in a quick motion of Cobra Strike he pressed his lips against it causing Alison to throw her head back with loud moan as she felt his tongue glide over her Then in a move that surprised her he quickly bent down on his knees and threw her right leg over his shoulder to better expose what he referred to as her "Slice of Heaven."

The radio must have been reading her mind because a song quickly started to play that drowned out her moans. It seemed different from what Mark would usually listen to but it seemed to fit perfectly with her situation. She didn't want to think about what the young Creole was and what he's done in his lifetime, all she knew that there was something in the way he looks at her and when he kisses her that made her want him. And he brought a risk that might see her falling into his life, but she didn't care and maybe that was because she was just as dark as him.

The youngest Roman then let out a slight moan as he twirled his tongue over every layer of her sweet flower. He then wrapped his lips around her swollen clitoris and suck on it gently, the result came in a loud almost squeaky yelp of pleasure from Alison who quickly dug her fingernails into his scalp.

The woman then looked down only to find that the Louisiana Native were hungrily looking up at her. As he continued to stare at her with an animalistic lust in his eyes the FIB Agent then noticed his hands were moving up her tones stomach before stopping at her breast. He then started to caress her nipples earning another moan from Alison, who in a shocking action to both herself and Mark took the man's right off her breast and moved his dark caramel fingers to her mouth.

"OH MON DIEU!" he shouted not being able to keep in his excitement as the FIB Agent sucked on his middle finger like she was trying to swallow him whole while tugging his hair just a little harder and in a generous action she started to massage her foot against his clothed shaft earning another moan from the Creole who started to push his tongue inside and out of the woman's apex until she was nearly at her breaking point.

"OH GOD!" the FIB Agent yelled out just as she reached a climax and squirted out another stream of her essence, but this time her young lover had moved to avoid her juices. Not because he didn't like it but because he literally had to force his body to move in order to remove his finger from the warm oasis that was Alison's mouth or else he risked losing a finger when she closed her mouth.

As he went to lick her clean the Creole was taken off-guard as Alison pulled him up to his feet before forcing her lips against his own for a deep kiss that Mark easily fell into while the FIB Agent start to tug at his belt buckle until it came off.

The Roman then responded by lifting up the smaller woman, causing her to wrap her legs around his torso, he then walked her over to the bathroom counter and sat her down without even taking his lips away from hers. The Creole then started to remove his pants but before he could get them all the way down the duo were interrupted by a knock at the front door that caused them to break from each other.

"OH VIENS." Mark yelled out with a hint of venom in his tone.

"Bad timing." Said Alison as she took a few deep breaths while Mark nodded his head before buttoning up his pants. He then looked at her and gave her a quick kiss that the woman fell into.

"Business first." He said before planting a quick kiss on her forehead and then making his way out of the bathroom. As he opened the front door of his apartment he was quickly greeted by the sight of Lee and Link standing on the otherside with mixed looks.

"You guys have the worst timing." Mark stated earning chuckles from the duo before they entered the apartment.

Red Stick

"Alright done." Said Task as he finally finished scratching all of his lottery tickets and went to go over the numbers while Adahy eyed him closely.

"I don't want to say you're insane for buying all those tickets, mainly because it's your money, but maybe you need to think this through." The Creek Warrior stated earning a slight chuckle from Task.

"I know it may look and sound crazy but I have a feeling we're gonna get our hands on this money." He replied earning a roll of the eyes from Adahy.

"Whatever, seeing as we're gonna get a new shipment of guns in a few days maybe we should go see your friends and see if they're willing to buy." Stated Adahy earning Task attention.

"Yeah right, I should call him and setup a meeting place." Task replied before picking up his cellphone and then sending a text message off to the youngest Roman.

New Arcadia

The message was then received by Mark who quickly broke from his conversation with Link and Lee to send a text message to the Lakota Warrior.

"Who was that?" asked Link as he eyed Mark closely.

"Task he wants to talk about something new coming in." the Creole replied before looking back up at the duo.

"Are you sure about this though brother?" Lee asked earning a nod from the youngest Roman.

"Yeah it keeps us safe, and because I made a promise." He declared earning a scoff from the Chinese man.

"I agree with it, giving them up puts let's risk on us." Stated Link.

"Okay then where's-." Lee started before he looked away from Mark and Link and turned to the otherside of the room where his eyes quickly widened in surprise.

"Brother." Said Link before he followed his gaze and went equally as wide eyed causing Mark to follow their gaze and notice Alison standing in the doorway leading to the hallway. The FIB Agent had

"What!" she asked while walking in and approaching the trio.

"Nothing, Mark just didn't tell us you were here." Link replied earning a slight nod from Alison as she took a stand beside Mark who wasn't buying the duo's comeback. They could tell just by looking at Alison that she spent the night and more importantly that they'd had sex. It wasn't hard to tell though, the woman appeared to be glowing like never before and the tone in her voice was more cheerful then it once was.

"This is for you." Declared Lee as he reached a piece of paper to Alison who quickly took it from his hands before looking it over.

"The remaining Ball-Sacks are hiding out in three houses here and there's another house in Red Stick that we think are the reserves for if the guys in New Arcadia go down." Stated Lee while Alison looked over the addresses.

"How exactly did you get this information?" she asked while looking at the duo.

"Best not to ask questions, and take what we give because you got it a lot faster then any of your friends would have." The Chinese man replied Alison eyed him closely.

"Well then I need to pass this off." The FIB Agent said before walking out of the room and leaving Mark alone with Link and Lee.

"Was she good brother?" Lee asked with a wicked smile while Link gave a slight chuckle.

"She would have been better if you bitches had waited another ten minutes." The Creole replied with a chuckle while Alison sat on Mark's bed with her phone to her ear.

"Lieutenant Locke, I have some information you might be able to use." She said before looking at the paper and then giving the man the addresses.

"Thanks Alison, I know you have been cleared to get back to work yet but I'm asking is there anyway you can come in today." He asked to the woman's surprise. "We're still undermanned here and I've already called Tavon and he's onboard but we could use more hands." He added earning a few seconds of silence from Alison before she responded.

"Yes I'm in." she replied.

"Good I'll see you in a few minutes." He replied before hanging up while Alison took a deep breath. She had a feeling that her decision wouldn't sit well with the youngest Roman but it was best to just tear the bandage off.

"So was Brian's location on that piece of paper?" Mark asked earning a shake of the head from Lee.

"Hell no, I ain't no amateur with these things." Lee replied.

"It's just a tip, but we're gonna sit on it." Link added earning a slight chuckle from Lee.

"I bet Mark's got someone to sit on his tip last night." The replied with a chuckle earning a middle finger from the Creole.

"Alright should he show up don't engage, I'm pretty sure I can breakaway for a few seconds-." Mark started before Link stopped him as the trio noticed Alison enter the room.

"Your friends gonna move on them?" Mark asked earning a nod from Alison.

"Yes, and I'm gonna join them." She replied to his shock before making her way out the front door while Mark watched her leave.

"Excuse me for a second." Said Mark as he walked away from Lee and Link while the duo chuckled.

He then made his way into Alison's apartment where he followed the woman into her bedroom and watched as she started to go through her closet.

"Don't try and talk me out of this Mark, it's my job to do things like this and I can't stop because you tell me it." She replied earning a slight chuckle from Mark.

"I didn't come here to stop you." He replied to the woman's surprise. "This is your job and I don't want to come in-between you and being who you are, that's one of the reasons why I don't want to go public with you." He added causing Alison to look back at him and notice he had something in his hand.

"I just wanted to give you something." He said before dropping his items on the bed revealing to her it was one of his black leather jackets and a bulletproof vest.

"That vest is military issue so it can take a pounding before something actually breaks through it, if you can't tell" He stated while Alison looked over the black vest. "And the leather jacket is extra armor." He added before Alison sent him a look.

"This a precaution?" she asked earning a nod from Mark.

"I know I can't stop you from going, so I'd rather you be well protected." He replied.

"I don't think it's necessary." The FIB Agent stated.

"These guys shot up a club filled with people, they know every branch of law enforcement is coming for them so you should expect them to go out guns blazing and not in handcuffs." He shot back earning a slight nod from Alison.

"I'd rather you be safe than sorry." He replied while reaching for the vest and then presenting it to the woman.

"Come on I'll set you up in it." He added while Lee and Link were interrupted by a knock at Mark's door. As the duo went to open it they quickly caught sight of a familiar Lakota and Creek Warrior standing on the otherside.

"Sup dudes." Said Lee as he slapped hands with Task and Adahy before inviting the duo inside.

"Good to see you, where's Mark?" Task asked earning a slight chuckle from Lee.

"He's handling something right now." The Chinese man replied earning confused looks from the duo while Mark finished strapping the bulletproof vest onto Alison.

"It's kinda tight." She replied.

"You need it to be tight that way when you're hit it may knock the wind out of you but the impact zone will spread." He stated earning a nod from Alison.

"You sound more like a Marine then a gang member." She replied earning a nod from the youngest Roman.

"You'd be surprised." Said Mark as he watched the woman put on the leather jacket before looking up at him with a half-smile.

"I'll be back in a few hours." She said earning a nod from Mark.

"Just be careful." He said earning a nod from the woman who leaned forward to plant a quick kiss on Mark's lips.

"I will." She said before making her way to the door while the youngest Roman watched her leave but before she could walk out of the room he watched as she turned back around and approached before forcing her lips back against his own for another kiss.

"I love you." She whispered to her own surprise as she watched a smile spread across Mark's face.

"I love you to." He replied while running his hands through her red hair before the duo was interrupted by the sound of someone knocking at the door causing the duo to chuckle again.

"I'm gonna kill those guys." Mark replied while Alison slapped his arm before separating from Mark and then making her way to the front door but upon opening it she wasn't greeted by the sight of a Chinese or Irish man but instead a familiar African American.

"Hey!" said Tavon as he smiled at Alison who tried to hide her nervousness while Mark lifted his head at the familiar voice.

"We're going back to work today I thought you'd like a ride." He said earning a few seconds of silence from Alison while Mark remained in the back in silence.

"Yeah, no no I…I've missed being in my car." She replied earning a confused look from Tavon.

"Alright!" he replied with a nod.

"But I'll follow you." She said earning a nod from the man.

"Alright then, are you ready?" he asked.

"Yeah, I just need to grab something." She said before making her way back into her room where she noticed Mark sitting on the bed.

"I gotta go." She said before moving to the side of her bed and then bending down to reach into her dresser for a for her Pistol and Holster. The FIB Agent was then caught off guard as she felt a hand sliding against clothed behind causing her to give a slight yelp while her face turned red.

"Have a good day at work." Mark replied before taking a small nibble on her right ear before stepping away and watching as she walked out of the apartment. As he watched the duo walk down the stairs he quickly stepped out of her apartment and onto the railings where he watched the duo make their way to their cars just as Lee opened the door.

"What are you doing?" he asked as Lee stepped out behind him and the duo quickly spotted Alison with Tavon. The officer then lifted his head up and quickly spotted the youngest Roman staring down on him with his two friends and quickly noticed the smile on his face.

The trio then watched as the duo stepped in the cars and drove away from the apartment complex while Mark and the others continued to smile at them.

"You worried about that?" Lee asked earning a few seconds of silence from Mark before he responded.

"Nope, not at all." The Roman replied before walking back into his apartment with a smile on his face.

Red Stick

Things were finally coming into focus for Felix as he opened his eyes and let out a loud yawn before lifting himself off the couch and stretching. He figured he must have dozed off while sitting on the couch, and he wasn't the only one because he noticed Buck was also still asleep and so were Davey, Eddy, Manfred, Viktor, and Miller.

"Aye Bucky wake up." The Mexican man said tapping the younger man on his shoes and causing him to wake up and look around the room.

"What happened?" he asked with a confused look.

"I guess Lee and Link left us after we dozed off." Felix replied while Buck rose to his feet.

"The fuck's that smell?" Buck asked while rubbing his nose in disgust. It didn't take Felix long to catch the familiar scent of death so he quickly made his way into the next room with Buck following after him.

Upon entering the room the duo quickly spotted the two Balla members or what was left of them, both had their heads crushed inside of the mechanical vices while the buckets that were filled with dry ice were now filled with the frozen blood of the gang members.

"Talk about overkill." Stated Buck while he covered his nose and noticed the flies buzzing around the room.

"I gotta call Link, wake the others up and tell them we need two holes. In fact fuck it just tell them dump them in the river." Stated Felix while Buck nodded his head and walked away.

New Arcadia

"Well Buck and Felix are up and they've seen your present for them." Stated Link as he stood across from Task, Mark, Lee, and Adahy while the Chinese man chuckled at his response.

"If they had been up when I left they wouldn't be in they situation." Lee replied with a chuckle.

"Tell them to meet you at the spot, have Miller and the others take care of that." Mark stated earning a nod from Link who started to text the group while Mark turned to Adahy and Task.

"So what kind of firepower you got coming down?" he asked.

"Mostly Glock's and Mini Uzi's that's what a lot New Arcadia and Red Stick dudes buy, we also got some MP5's and AK's but they going into Texas, but we got M16's and Tec-9's." Adahy replied earning a nod from Mark.

"You got Shotguns?" asked Lee earning a nod from Task.

"We got our hands on something I know you're gonna like." the Lakota replied earning a smile from Lee.

"We got enough Assault Rifles on hand, let us know if you get your hands on some Submachine Guns that are concealable." Stated Mark earning a nod from Task before Link noticed a lottery ticket sticking out of the man's pocket.

"Didn't know you were a gambling man." He said earning a confused look from Task before he looked down and pulled the lottery ticket from his pocket.

"I'm not I just got a feeling on this." He replied to the trio's confusion while Adahy rolled his eyes.

"Not this shit again." The Creek replied.

"You know that shits a scam right?" asked Lee.

"I know it's a scam but I have feeling this money is gonna be ours." Task declared.

"Nothing wrong with playing the lottery it's a scam, but the money spent on tickets goes to helping the community and the corporation itself hires a lot of people." Stated Mark as he reached into his back pocket and pulled out a lottery ticket to the group's surprise. "My grandmother used to buy a lottery ticket every day, not with hopes of winning but with the knowledge that her money is helping her community." He added.

"That's different he's playing to win and he's bought over fifty tickets." Stated Adahy.

'Oh that's just retarded brother, nobody in Louisiana actually wins that shit." The Creole corrected.

"Hey if you had the gut feeling that you could possibly win two point eight million dollars wouldn't you take it?" The Lakota asked.

"You'd have a better chance stealing that money." Stated Adahy earning a slight chuckle from Link before his eyes widened in shock.

"Alright then let's do that." Said Mark earning a slight chuckle from Lee while Task and Adahy looked at him in surprise. "The lottery reward let's take it." He added earning confused look from Task and Adahy.

"You're joking right?" asked Adahy.

"No he's serious as a damn heart attack." Stated Link as he looked at Mark angrily.

"You have a feeling this money is yours, well stealing it is a sure fire way of making that feeling come true." Stated Mark while Adahy and Task looked at him confusingly.

"And we're just the crew needed to pull off this heist." Lee added with a chuckle of his own.

"In fact I'm gonna make a phone call." Stated Mark as he pulled out his phone.

"Okay say we do agree to this what makes you think we can pull this off?" asked Adahy as he watched a smile spread across Lee's face.

"We have something up our sleeves." Stated Mark as he dialed a number before putting his phone to his ear.

"Marcus what do I owe this phone call?" asked Ana as a smile spread across Mark's face.

"How does two point eight million sound?" Mark asked earning a low chuckle from the woman before she responded.

"I'm listening." She replied while Task and Adahy watched Mark closely.

"Who's he talking to?" asked Adahy.

"Ana she's our planner, whenever we do major heist we always go through her because she has the means that can help us pull it off and keep us outta prison." Stated Link.

"You think we're kidding but we're serious about this heist, it ain't our first. We've robbed banks, jewelry stores, horse tracks, even a military installation brother. This shit is what we do for a living." Stated Lee as he chuckled at the duo while Mark hung up his phone and turned to the group.

"Ana wants to meet you two first, she's not to fond of working with outsiders do you'll have to sell yourselves to her before we can agree to anything." Stated Mark earning confused look from the duo.

"Okay, where are we meeting her at?" Adahy asked while Task gave him a confused look.

"Link will show you." Mark replied to the Irish man's confusion.

"Why can't you show us?" Adahy asked with anger in his tone.

"He got pussy-whipped last night so now he can't disobey orders." Lee replied earning confused looks from the duo while Mark flipped him the middle finger.

"Don't you have something to handle?" the Creole asked earning a chuckle from Lee.

"Aye, let's give our brother time to himself." Stated Lee before he made his way for the door while Link led Task and Adahy away.

"Are you gonna be good alone?" Link asked earning a chuckle from Mark.

"Yeah I'll be fine." The Roman replied before watching the group walk out the door.

Meanwhile

It didn't take long for Alison and Tavon to reach the New Arcadia Police Department and it didn't take Locke long to get together a NOOSE team to help them bring down the Ballas across New Arcadia.

As the FIB Agent found herself sitting in the passenger seat with Regina she couldn't help but to check her pistol. Mark's words of having to be extra careful around the Ballas were playing through her head like a broken record so she was extra nervous about this bust. Her panic quickly died down as Regina asked her a question that quickly shocked her.

"So who you slept with last night?" she asked to Alison's shock causing the woman's eyes to bulge at the statement.

"How do you know?" the FIB Agent asked with panic in her tone while Regina pointed down at her neck causing Alison to look down and notice the hickey resting on the lower half of her neck. "Plus you seem different less uptight and more free-spirited and good dick will do that to you." She added while a slight blush crept across Alison's face.

"So who was it?" she asked while Alison quickly made up a lie.

"Someone I met a few weeks ago." She replied earning a slight chuckle from Regina.

"Oh for a second I thought you were gonna say Tavon." The woman replied to Alison's confusion.

"You and him have been on a few dates, I thought he might have gotten in your pants. Honestly though I'm glad you didn't allow it." She added.

"Why's that?" the FIB Agent asked with a raised brow.

"Tavon he a good friend, but at the end of the day I see him as pretty-boy. He one of those dudes that try to get by on their looks, some girls might like it but I can't be with a dude that tries to look cuter then me." She replied while Alison nodded her head before hearing her phone vibrate and looking down at it.

"That was Tavon he and his team have hit their mark and are returning back to the office." She stated earning a nod from Regina.

"We're coming up on the spot." Said Regina as she pulled her car up to the front of the house before stepping out with Regina. Both women made sure to have their guns drawn in case they were walking into another shootout.

They duo then watched as a NOOSE Vehicle pulled up in front of the house before protective armor clad men jumped from the vehicle and rushed all sides of the house while Alison and Regina made their way to the front door.

"Get ready to breach." Said Regina as she watched a NOOSE Officer cock his Shotgun before blowing a hole into the door and then kicking it in allowing the group to rush inside.

"NAPD hands up!" yelled Regina as she and Alison noticed five Balla members in the living room quickly put their hands up while one man tried to flee out the back.

"RUNNER RUNNER!" the woman yelled causing Alison to run after the fleeing men.

"STOP!" she yelled just as one man turned back to face her causing her to quickly notice the gun in the man's hand. Time then seemed to slow down for the FIB Agent as the memories of being shot flashed through head and caused a feeling of fear to go through her while her body started to slow down. She then had a vision or a memory of Mark being caught in a similar situation during his fight at the club.

"Damn!" she said before falling flat on her back before the Balla could fire a single shot, the FIB Agent then lifted her long legs up and kick the man's hands upward forcing him to let his weapon go and send it flying. The move was shocking to them both and as she looked at him with wide eyes the man then turned back at her before charging her and then tackling her to the ground.

"Fucking cop!" he yelled before sending a punch to Alison's stomach that was easily weakened in force by the bulletproof vest and as he went to punch her in the face the FIB Agent grabbed his arm and then stretched it out before the man's neck onto her right leg and keeping him pinned with her left.

"FUCK LET ME GO!" the man yelled continuing to squirm under her until he started to lose consciousness while blood started to leak from his mouth. Her eyes then widened in fear as she remembered that she had the man in the same chokehold that Mark had nearly crushed Tavon's larynx in when they battled.

As the let the man go she quickly noticed that he had passed out just as two NOOSE Officers approached her and pulled her away from the man.

"Is he alive?" she asked with wide eyes.

"Yeah he's alive, but you ain't got nothing to worry about he drew on you." The Officer replied while Alison sent a look to the gun in the distance.

"Today was a good day, we got eight guys inside, Locke took down another nine, and Tavon another seven." Stated Regina as she approached her teammate with a smile.

"Any sign of Brian Rose?" Alison asked while Regina shook her head.

Meanwhile

"Alright let's go!" said Brian as he walked out of the back of his warehouse with four other Ballas causing the four in the garage to go for their guns.

"Where exactly are you going?" came a new voice that caused the Ballas to whip their heads around to the side and notice an African American man standing in the distance.

"Who the fuck are you?" Brian asked with venom in his tone.

"Officer Tavon Sharper and I'm here to make a deal with you." He said earning a confused look from the group.

Red Stick

The drive to Red Stick wasn't long for Link and the two Natives as they trio now found themselves sitting in a diner just a few blocks away from their clubhouse.

"Where is this woman?" asked Link as he turned to look out the window before watching as a red sports car pulled out.

"And she's here." He said to the group's confusion as they watched a woman in a red button up shirt, black pants, and black boots stepped out of the vehicle and made her way into the diner.

"You gotta be joking me." Stated Adahy.

"Don't let Ana's looks fool you, she's…as dangerous and makes Mark look like a toddler with a water-gun." Link declared as the group noticed the woman as she approached the table.

"Lincoln." She greeted in a tone that seemed emotionless but had a hint of authority.

"Ana." He replied before the woman sent looks to Task and Adahy.

"So these are the two who've come up with this heist?" she asked earning a nod from Link.

"Yeah they're running point we're just the provided muscle." He replied earning a nod from Task.

"Alright then." She said before reaching into her jacket pocket and then pulling out a card before handing it to Task. "Bring your guns and meet me at that location tomorrow, if you're going to be running point on any heist I need to see what I'm getting." She replied before starting to walk away from the duo.

"Hey hold on." Said Adahy only for the woman to walk out the door.

"I know she heard me talking to her." He stated earning a nod from Link.

"She did, but Ana doesn't really like to talk to guys…below the food chain." He stated to the group's confusion.

"What do you mean?" Task asked.

"It's like this, in an organized crime ladder Mark is the boss of our group, me and Lee are his lieutenants. You two belong to another organized crime group but you're both foot soldiers. Ana is willing to work with your group but she's less likely to talk with the soldiers then the boss." He declared to the group's confusion.

"What the hell are you talking about we're more than the foot soldiers." Stated Task.

"You're gonna have to prove that to her tomorrow." The Irish teen shot back while watching the woman step into her car and drive away from the Restaurant.

New Arcadia

Things were going slow for Lee as he found himself sitting in the front seat of a black Moonbeam with his Tactical Mossberg 500 in the passenger seat and the song Clint Eastwood by Gorillaz played on the radio while looking out a warehouse on the otherside of New Arcadia.

The Chinese man then watched as a car pulled up behind his before noticing Buck, Manfred, and Felix stepping out and rushing to his car in an attempt to not be seen with their weapons in their hands.

"About time you got here." He said before watching the trio step into the vehicle.

"I thought you and Mark would be handling this." Felix replied while loading a magazine into his gun.

"I thought so to, but somethings happened with Mark last night that I didn't see coming." Lee replied with a chuckle while Felix and Buck gave him confused looks. "He finally fucked the cop." He added to the duo's shock.

"I would say about time, but I'm more worried about her talking about what she's seen." The Mexican replied while Lee nodded his head.

"From the way it seems she ain't gonna say anything." Lee declared earning a chuckle from Manfred.

"Turn a cop into a criminal, Mark got it like that?" Manfred asked earning a slight chuckle from Lee.

"Appears that way, I gotta say thing maybe looking up for us. Once we kill this guy things will go back to normal, we'll have a steady flow of money, a fed who doesn't want to lose her love toy, and to top it off we're planning a new job." The Chinese man stated to the group's surprise.

"What's the job?" Felix asked.

"We're still working on the details to things but it's a big haul." He replied before the group noticing the garage door of the warehouse open.

"Alright Manfred take the wheel." Stated Lee before he switched seats with Manfred while noticing Felix load a fresh magazine into his Ruger SR-556 Assault Rifle.

"These dudes might be wearing armor so when we see them unload everything but keep for the head." Stated Lee earning nods from the group as they watched a few Ballas step out of the warehouse followed by Brian.

"And there's our target." Stated Manfred.

"Alright let's-." the Chinese man started before his eyes widened at the sight of the man following Brian out of the warehouse.

"Hold!" he said before eyeing Tavon angrily.

"What's up?" Manfred asked with a confused look on his face.

"That's the cop who broke Mark's arm." He stated to the group's surprise as they watched him exchange a conversation with Brian before shaking the man's hand.

"Well I'll be damned." Said Felix as the group eyed the duo angrily.

"What now?" asked Buck as the group watched Tavon make his way for his car while Brian and the Ballas went for two vans.

"Buck go with Manfred and follow the cop, me and Felix are going after the Ballas." Lee declared before opening up the door of the Moonbeam and then stepping out with Felix.

"Wait why not just kill them all now?" asked Manfred.

"Doing a cop now would be bad news for us, so it's best to wait." Stated Lee before he made his way into the other car with Felix before following after Brian as he and the Ballas left in two vehicles while the others followed Tavon.

"Where do you think they're going?" asked Felix as he watched Lee follow three cars behind the Balla members as they turned down a new street.

"They're either going to another spot or somewhere else because you can't leave the city this way, this leads into the second ward and there ain't much here but-." Started Lee before his eyes widened in shock.

"SHIT!" he yelled before picking up his phone and dialing a number.

Meanwhile

The smell of fresh air quickly filled the nose of Mark as he stepped out of the front door of his apartment. He promised Alison he wouldn't leave but he didn't see stepping out on the front porch as actually leaving. He wasn't much of an indoor person especially when the weather was perfect not too hot, not to cold, and not a cloud in the sky which was rare this time of year.

As he looked down at the people scurrying across the parking lot of the complex he couldn't but smile at the thought of them being like ants. He knew he had rules about being outside of his apartment but he was too happy to let them bother him right now.

The sound of his cellphone ringing is what finally broke him from his trance though as he looked down at the device and noticed a familiar number.

"Spotted him already brother?" Mark asked.

"Mark you gotta get out of the apartment, he's coming your way." Lee stated to Mark's confusion.

"Whoa slow down brother who's coming my way?" the Creole asked while a black Emperor pulled up at the front gate of the apartment complex.

"May I ask who-." The man at the front started before watching as the window of the car rolled down and he noticed a purple clad man aiming a Shotgun at him.

"Oh SHI-!" he started before the loud boom of a Shotgun blast filled the air and the pellets of the gun blew through the man's head and splattered his blood and brain matter across the tiny office.

"SHIT!" Mark yelled while whipping his head around to notice two cars pulling into the parking lot of the apartment complex then watching as a group Ballas stepped out carrying a variety of weapons in their hands.

Chaos then erupted amongst those outside as they quickly made their way for their homes while Mark looked on in surprise as Brian stepped out of one vehicle and quickly spotted him.

"There!" he yelled before lifting his AK-47 Assault Rifle and firing a barrage of rounds at Mark forcing the Roman to duck before rolling into an apartment. Unfortunately for him the apartment wasn't his own, so he was minus his pistols and his Rifle was still in the back of Lee's car.

"Damn it!" he said before drawing his cellphone, dialing a familiar number, and then pushing the couch in front of Alison's apartment door while Ballas ran for the staircase.

"Can't wait til I get home!" came the voice of Alison as she found herself walking out the front door of the Police Station.

"Ali, listen to me the Ballas are here?" Mark asked earning a confused look from Alison.

"Wait slow down what's going on?" she asked with wide eyes.

"The Ballas are here and they're coming to kill me, do you have any guns in your apartment?" he asked while Alison started to panic just as a loud crashing sound came from the otherside of the door.

"Under my bed your trunks there." she replied earning a nod from Mark just as the Ballas started to shoot out the front window causing the youngest Roman to hit the floor before crawling on the carpet to Alison's room.

"Get that bitch." One of the Ballas yelled as he jumped through the window with two more purple clad men wielding Assault Rifles.

"Mark MARK!" Alison yelled just as phone line went down before noticing a familiar car speeding away from the police station just as Tavon pulled up.

"Hey!" he said while noticing Alison running to her car. "What's your hurry?" he asked while watching the woman climb into the front seat of her car.

"I gotta go." She replied before pulling away to the man's dismay as he silently cursed himself.

"In there." Said a Balla carrying a Mini Uzi as he made his way into Alison's bedroom before moving to check her closet, but before he could reach the room Mark had jumped from behind the door and fired a shot from his Pistol that struck the gang member in the face and sent him falling to the floor.

"In there." Yelled a Balla as Mark kicked the door shut before snatching up the gang members Mini Uzi and then firing a barrage of rounds at the door that easily tore through the cheap wood and impacted against something on the otherside.

The sound of a loud thump is what broke the Creole from his onslaught as he moved to point the weapon out a hole in the door and noticed the body of a Balla lying in a pool of his own blood that was soaking into the beige colored carpets.

"Got you!" yelled a Balla as he grabbed the top of Mark's gun before trying to wrestle the weapon from the Roman's hands only for Mark to let go of the Uzi and draw his P99 Pistol before firing off four shots through the door and striking the man once in the head and twice in the neck.

"Torch it!" yelled Brian as she watched the remaining Ballas light a few Molotov Cocktails before tossing them into Alison's apartment lighting it ablaze.

"Fuck me sideways." Said Mark as he looked down and noticed smoke coming from under the door.

"And for extra measures." Said Brian as he lifted his M79 Grenade Launcher towards Alison's apartment but before he could fire the weapon he was hit from behind with five shots that lodged themselves in his vest and caused him to turn around and notice a Chinese and Mexican man firing at him from behind a car.

"Fucking bitches." He said before turning the Grenade Launcher on the duo causing both their eyes to widen their eyes before moving away from the car as Brian fired the weapon and struck the vehicle sending it flying up in a ball of fire while the force of the explosion knocked both Lee and Felix off their feet.

"Shit!" said Mark through his coughs as the sound of the fire alarm went off in the apartment and sounded throughout the entire building. "I gotta move." Mark said before moving away from the door and grabbing his Double Barrel Shotgun before pointing it at the wall of Alison's apartment and then firing the two shells creating a small hole in the wall that he went to start kicking to widen it.

"Where was I." said Brian as he reloaded the weapon before pointing the weapon at Alison's apartment just as Mark finished widening the hole leading from Alison's apartment to his own. The Roman then took a detour and moved for Alison's dresser.

"Se Konsa, lontan."

"So Long." Brian yelled before launching a Grenade at the apartment that blew through Alison's window before colliding with what remained of her room door. The resulting explosion was massive and caught Mark by surprise as he found himself being blown through his hole in the wall by the resulting force of the explosion.

"Son of a bitch!" the Creole yelled out while noticing he was now lying on the floor of his bedroom with the blood from his left hand staining his carpet.

"Fucking bitch!" Mark said before lifting himself up and then moving to his bed where his two Glock 19's and Combat Knife were located.

"Shit!" said Manfred as he pulled his car up in front of Mark's apartment complex before stepping out with Buck just Brian fired another Grenade into a different part of Mark and Alison's apartment building causing it to shake.

"Damn what is he trying to bring the building down?" Mark asked while Buck noticed a Balla with an AK-47 Assault Rifle standing by the front gate. The young BSU member then drew his pistol before charging the gang member who didn't have enough time to raise his gun at the teenager before he noticed a pistol being pointed at his head.

"Bye bye!" Buck yelled before squeezing the trigger of his gun and firing a shot into the head of the gang member causing the five remaining Ballas to take aim at the teenager.

"Get down!" came a familiar voice as Buck was tackled to the ground from behind and forced behind a car courtesy of Alison who quickly drew her Glock and fired off three shots in the direction of the Balla members.

"You okay?" she asked while Buck nodded his head just as Manfred approached the group.

"Good to see you officer." He said with a chuckle.

"Where's Mark?" she asked while the duo shook their heads.

"You sons of bitches." Said Lee as he ignored the ringing in his ears while running his hands over his bleeding forehead before looking to Felix and noticing he was bleeding from the mouth.

"You okay?" the Chinese man asked earning a nod from Felix.

"Yeah, I just bit my tongue on that one." He replied before the duo noticed Alison, Buck, and Manfred being pinned down by the remaining Ballas.

"Take them out. I'm going for that prick." Said Lee as he noticed Brian attempting to reload his Grenade Launcher.

"Fucking assholes." Said Felix as he fired a barrage of shots at the Ballas without bothering to aim striking on man five times in the legs, another three times in the back, and the last in the back of the head.

"FUCK THAT BITCH CRIPPLED ME!" yelled the Balla who had been shot in the legs causing the others to shot at Felix.

"Damn they got him pinned." Said Alison as she watched Buck jump from cover and fire a barrage of seven shots at the Ballas but only hitting one three times in the leg before she and Manfred pulled him back down.

"Playing Mark never worked out for anyone that wasn't him." The Indian man yelled while Alison took a look at the apartment complex and noticed that most of the building was now completely on fire.

"Please be okay?" she asked just as Mark kicked in the back door of one apartment and came out with a family of three before noticing that many of the others had followed his actions and were standing away from the gunfight at the back of the apartment.

"Thank you Mark." Said the woman before the youngest Roman nodded his head and then made his way back into the inferno. He knew there was a hazard to doing this, especially without firefighting gear, but the Creole felt he had to. He was the reasons the Ballas were here so in his better judgement had to help these families.

"Hey bitch!" said Lee as he ran at Brian with his Shotgun in hands.

Just as the Haitian Hitman went to aim his weapon at Lee the Chinese man swung his Shotgun as hard as he could knocking the Grenade Launcher from Brian's arms and sending it flying in the other direction, but before he respond with a follow-up attack the Balla member had threw three punches at the head of Lee and followed up with a knee strike to the stomach.

"Damn you!" Lee yelled before aiming his Shotgun at the man but before he could fire a shot Brian slapped the weapon to the side before kicking Lee as hard as he could in the shin and brought him down to one knee.

"See ya Chinamen." The Haitian Creole said before reaching into the back of his pants and pulling out an M9 Beretta and putting it to the head of Lee but before he could pull the trigger of the weapon he was stopped as a stinging pain went through his extending right hand. His eyes then widened as he noticed that an arrow had actually went through his arm and the sharp tip was hanging out the otherside.

"Got you!" said Task from behind the white bandanna covering his face, as he loaded another arrow in his Quiver just as a barrage of rounds cut down the remaining Ballas causing Manfred, Felix, Buck, and Alison to look out and notice a large man wearing a black bandanna over his face. With the expectation of Alison the BSU members easily identified the man as Adahy and watched as he reloaded his AK-47 Assault Rifle and fired another barrage of rounds at the gang member.

"Let's end this." Said Task as he fired another arrow that Brian quickly dodged from before firing his pistol at the Lakota Warrior causing him to jump for cover.

"HELLO!" came a familiar voice that caused Brian to turn his head and notice a familiar Creole running at him. As the Haitian Hitman went to lift his weapon at the youngest Roman he noticed a demonic smile spread across Mark's face, then at the last second Mark quickly jumped up and hooked both of his hands behind Brian's head while bringing his knees up to the face of the Haitian Hitman and then falling backwards and causing the man to slam his face onto the Roman's knees.

Mark then watched as a dazed Brian stand back up and move around in almost in a dizzy state before turning around and walking into Lee who hit the Haitian man with a vicious high kick that caught him right underneath the chin and caused a loud popping sound to resonate throughout the parking lot.

"GOD DAMN!" said Mark as he rubbed the underside of his chin while noticing a ball of spit had actually flew out the mouth of Brian who was doing his best to stand straight up while blood was leaking from his mouth and nose.

"How is he still standing?" Lee asked while the duo noticed that Brian was still holding gun and was attempting to lift it but before he could do so the man was finally taken off his feet by Link who charged the man and drove his shoulder into Brian's midsection with enough force to finally take the Haitian off his feet and slam him to the ground back first.

"Stay down." Link said before crawling off the man while Mark and Lee chuckled before approaching the man.

"Glad you decided to get off your high horse and fight in the trenches with us." Lee said with a chuckle earning a similar one from Mark.

"Forget you." He said before turning to the Creole. "You good?" he asked earning a nod from Mark.

"A little hungry and banged up, but I'm fine." The Roman replied with a chuckle before he turned his head and noticed Task approaching him.

"Glad you decided to stick around." He said earning a nod from the Lakota.

"Can't let you have all the fun." He replied before slapping hands with Mark just as Alison approached the group but before she could move to hug Mark the group was interrupted by a familiar voice that caused them to turn their heads in the direction of Brian who was slowly starting to rise to his feet.

"You gotta be fucking kidding me." Said Link as the group watched the Haitian man rise to his feet prompting Alison and Task to lift their weapons at him while Mark and Lee drew their knives and took stances in front of Link.

"This ain't over." Brian managed to mumble out as the group watched him pull Task arrow from his hand.

"It looks over to me Ami." Mark replied with a half-smile.

"You can beat me and lockup all my homies, but you won't kill me." He said through a strained voice and mouth full of blood.

"I beg to differ." Stated Mark as he reached for his Glock 19 but before he could draw the weapon, he was stopped as Alison quickly grabbed his hand before shaking her head. The action was small but it earned the attention of everyone creating a moment that Brian needed as he quickly reached into his back pocket before tossing out a green canister.

"FLASHBANG!" Mark yelled before the device exploded creating a bright light and loud explosion that left the group blind and deaf while Brian took his chance and ran away from his stunned opponents while they continued the fight to regain their sense.

"Marcus." Alison started while Mark stood in front of the redheaded woman in case Brian had fired a shot at them. Luckily nothing came and after a period of time their vision started to clear and the group could easily see Manfred and Adahy standing over them yelling while Buck and Felix were taking the bodies of the Balla gang members and tossing them into the flames of the burning apartment.

"Police." They finally heard before finally hearing the sound of police sirens coming their way causing the group's eyes to widen.

"BREAKOFF!" Mark ordered before watching Lee and the others make their way towards a car before hopping inside while Mark stood with Alison.

"We gotta go, I'll send you an address to meet us." he said while the FIB Agent gave him a confused look.

"Wait-!" she started before Mark gave her a quick kiss then ran to the vehicle and hopped inside before Lee pressed down on the pedal and drove the vehicle away from the apartment complex just as a few police cars started to pull up.

"Alison." Came a familiar voice that caused the woman to turn her head and notice Regina, Sawyer, and Locke running towards her.

"You got here on time." The man said earning a nod from the woman who looked to the apartment.

"That's my apartment." She said before looking to the top of the burning building while the other officers did the same.

"Rose, he was here." She said earning a look from Locke.

"We'll get the bastard for this." The officer stated earning a nod from Alison.

Red Stick (Three Hours Later)

The drive to Red Stick wasn't long Alison as the woman found herself pulling her car up in front of a small house in South Red Stick before stepping out and then making her way to the front door. She got the message from Mark to meet her here and she wondered why the home didn't seem like something she'd expect the group to call a residence.

As she knocked on the front door and waited a few seconds it finally creaked open and she noticed Mark standing on the otherside with a half-smile.

"Hey!" he said before opening the door wider and allowing her to step inside and notice what looked like a miniature game room with couches lining the room, a pool table in the middle, a desk at the far right, and a television on the otherside while a few pictures lined the walls.

"What is this place?" she asked while taking it all in.

"This is our clubhouse, but before that it was the home my grandparents raised me in." he stated to her surprise as she looked around and notice a picture on the wall of a younger Mark with an elderly woman.

"Where are Lee and the others?" she asked before watching Mark make his way into the next room where she quickly noticed the Chinese man sleeping on a lazy-boy chair. She then turned her head and noticed Felix was sleeping on a small bed with Manfred at the foot of the bed, and Buck was lying on a beanbag chair.

"Lee took some glass in his side that we had to pull out and Felix may have a concussion so when we fixed them up we put them to bed and Buck and Manfred have had a long day compared to what they're used to." He stated earning a nod from the woman.

"Where's Link?" she asked before Mark turned back and looked at one of the couches in the game room where she quickly spotted the blonde man lying asleep on the couch while his blanket was resting on the floor.

"He tried to stay up to wait on you, but he didn't get much sleep last night either." Mark replied before walking over to Link, picking up the blanket and then draping it over his body.

"You can stay here if you want that couch is a fold-down." He said while pointing to the furniture behind Alison causing the woman to take a seat on it while he leaned on the pool table across from her.

"You want to tell me what happened?" she asked.

"I assume Brian was targeting me and that's why he came to the apartment." He replied earning a slight nod from Alison who watched as he reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a small music box.

"I thought this might have some value to you." He said before presenting the music box to Alison who quickly opened it and noticed that it was filled with pictures of herself and her parents.

"You know things are looking bad for both of us." She stated earning Mark's attention. "You guys may have thrown their bodies in the fire, but an autopsy will show bullets in those Ballas, they're gonna question you tomorrow, and they'll want to know more." She added earning a nod from the Roman.

"I know, I'm still thinking on how I'm gonna explain that." He said before leaning off the pool table and then drawing his Pistol and checking it for ammo.

"I gotta go see to something-." Mark started before Alison grabbed his hand and caught him by surprise.

"No, stay here tonight…with me." She stated earning a surprised look from Mark. "Please stay!" she added earning a slight nod from Mark before he relented and sat down on the couch before Alison pulled him down so that he was laying in front of her.

She then wrapped her arms around the youngest Roman and rested her head in the crook of his back while he placed his hands over her own.

"This isn't awkward at all." The Creole said with a chuckle earning a slight smile from Alison.

"Shut up and go to sleep." She said before Mark turned back to plant a kiss on her lips before snuggling comfortably in her arms while Mark's mind thought elsewhere of the familiar woman he was to meet.

Authors Note: And boom another chapter down in this period of this portion of the story I hope you liked it.

The scene in the beginning of this chapter of Lee torturing the two Ballas by having their heads trapped in vices was based on that scene in Casino, but using the music is actually a form of torture that has been documented being used by the US and British Military against prisoners of war and other soldiers.

Using the dry ice on them was something my grandfather told me. You can buy dry ice in a lot of stores in Baton Rouge and New Orleans especially during the summer because people use them to keep their drinks cold and not have to worry about the ice melting. The thing about dry ice is you can't touch dry ice directly or else it will flash freeze your skin and if you do touch it you can't pull it off or else you risk pulling off pieces of your skin, you have to soak your hands in warm salty water.

Mark's shootout with the Ballas in Alison's apartment was based off that scene in Boardwalk Empire where Rosetti sent hitmen to kill Nucky.

The reason for Task's obsession with the lottery has finally come to light with them going for a major heist. And to help him plan out the heist Mark has introduced him to Ana which should make for an interesting dynamic in later chapters. I told you this story is more heist orientated then my last so expect it.

Brian escaped from Mark again, but one thing I wanted to do in this battle between the two was feature him being on the wrong side of all four of my main characters. Task, before this chapter, hadn't thrown any shot his way even though he's the main antagonist so I decided to have him and Adahy stick with Link to help in the fight against Brian and the Ballas.

Also how many of you seen Tavon trying to have Mark killed. Who predicted it because I want to know if I made it to obvious?

Stick around for next chapter as Mark and Brian face off in a one on one battle, Alison deals with the truth of Tavon, and Lee, Task, Adahy, and the others find themselves being put through a test by Ana to see just how they'll fare in a heist.

Thank you all for reading have a nice day and stay safe ZIlla Out.