Chapter 21: Til Kingdom Come Pt.2

Rap Diss Have Consequence and I'm Not the First to Say This

We Aren't the Bad Guys Who Want to Take Over the World, just Guys Who Are Realistic Enough to Know That if you Want to be Somewhere in Life…Money, Guns, and A Little Blood on your Hands get you there a Hell of a lot Faster.

New Arcadia (Hours Later)

The sun was finally starting to rise on this day in New Arcadia as Joe found himself opening his eyes to the sight of sunlight. The drug kingpin then rose to his feet before making his way downstairs where he taken by shock and surprise to see someone standing with his back turned to him looking out the window.

"Oh Shit!" Joe yelled before taking a step back and eyeing the figure. He was a skinny African American man with short black hair, a black beard, who stood about five foot eleven with light brown skin, bright brown eyes, and wearing a black and gold Sinners Jersey, black do-rag, baggy black jeans, and white shoes.

"Cake what the fuck you doing here." Joe asked in an angry tone that didn't surprise his eldest nephew as he turned to face the man.

"Your friend brought me here." Cake replied to Joe's confusion.

"What friend?" he asked before hearing a loud clanging sound that caused him to turn his head and notice a rather tall black man from Somalia with short black hair, bright brown skin, wide brown eyes, and wearing a black leather jacket over a light blue t-shirt, black pants, boots with a gold necklace of Africa around her neck, and a red apple with a knife in his hand.

"Muujai!" Joe said with wide eyes while the man before him smiled before speaking.

"Habari Joseph." The man shot back with a half-smile on his face as Joe watched him slice a piece of the apple before stuffing it into his mouth.

Elsewhere

On the otherside of New Arcadia things were going somewhat different as Alison found herself finally opening her eyes on this day and quickly noticed that she was in an unfamiliar room. Upon looking around the room she quickly forced herself to raise up of the memories of the last twenty-four hours filled her mind.

She tried her best to stay up to see Marcus but ended up falling asleep a few hours after Ana left. The FIB Agent then felt a wave of embarrassment wash over at the thought of Mark coming home and seeing her sleeping in his bed. She then turned to the door of the bedroom and noticed it was closed and on the adjacent dresser a black leather jacket was placed atop.

"He's here!" she whispered to herself before stepping off the bed and putting on her shoes and then slowly making her way out the door where she was greeted by the smell of breakfast and voices in the distance.

"Is her being back a good or bad thing?" came a somewhat familiar voice that caused Alison's eyes to widen before she made her way down the hall to listen in on more things.

"Kinda a half and half, she keeps Mark tame but we don't know exactly how much she's changed since she left." Came the voice of Felix causing Alison to draw her head back.

"Aye I love the girl, but we've got our hands into a lot more than we did two years ago…some good some bad." Came the voice of Lee. "We all know why she's here, let her do her thing and we'll never discuss our thing around her…ever." He finished as Alison took a few steps back before bumping into a solid object behind her causing her to look up and notice a familiar blonde haired man towering over her.

"Well look who's finally up." Said Link as Alison took a few steps back to get a full-view of the Caucasian man before her.

"Link!" she said before forcing a smile and moving to hug the blonde haired man.

"It's good to see you Ali." He said before lifting his head and noticing Lee, Felix, Buck, and Manfred standing at the end of the hall. The blonde man then sent them a look causing Lee to nod his head before forcing a smile.

"Wish you would have called before stopping by, we would have cleaned the house up." The Chinese man stated causing Alison to turn to face him before bringing him in for a hug then moving to Felix, Buck, and Manfred.

"You boys sure have grown a lot." She said while looking over the group that now seemed to tower over her.

"If you think we're tall wait til you see Mark, he's taller than all of us." Said Link earning a slight chuckle from Alison before her heart felt like it skipped a beat at the mention of the youngest Roman.

"Where is Marcus by the way?" she asked while looking to Lee who sent a look to the room at the end of the hall.

"He didn't want to disturb you, so he decided to crash in the guest room." Stated the Chinese man while noticing Alison looking at the door closely.

"Was he…excited to see me?" she asked earning a light chuckle from Felix.

"More shocked and surprised in the sense that none of us expected to see you." The Mexican man shot back while folding his arms over his chest.

"You know how to read him better than we do, might as well not keep him waiting." Said Lee as he patted Link on the chest before directing him, Felix, Buck, and Manfred out of the hallway while Alison continued to eyeball the door separating her from her old flame.

She then felt her heartbeat start to speed up as she slowly approached the door before standing across from it breathing heavily.

"Okay here goes." She said to herself before grabbing the doorknob and slowly opening the door where she noticed a somewhat rather large African American man sitting on the edge of the bed wearing a pair of dark light blue jeans, white shoes, and a white t-shirt.

Upon hearing the creak of the door Mark's eyes quickly shot up to take in the sight of the somewhat familiar redhead standing before him with an unreadable expression on her face as she looked down at him. As the duo locked eyes with each other neither said a word, just seemed to analyze each other.

As Mark eyed Alison he quickly noticed that only thing that seemed to change about Alison was her face. She still had the same blue eyes and red hair, but along the line over the years those once sparkling blue eyes had lost their luster, her bright red hair had now darkened up and looked almost brownish, and he knew Alison should be in her late twenties but he figured the stress of work had finally gotten to her because she looked almost worn down and sleep deprived. Seeing her like this brought a wave of feeling upon the Roman but he chose to hide them for it was just good to see her again.

As Alison looked Mark over she noticed that Mark had changed a lot over the years. When she first met the youngest Roman he was barely out of his teens and here he was now a full grown adult. He wasn't standing up but she could tell just from looking at his legs Mark was a lot taller. He also kept his hair short to crew cut when they first met but now his black hair was grown out but still rather short and his face was cleanly shaven. When they first met the young Creole had a descent muscle tone but now he seemed to be well-muscled not like a professional body builder but of someone who went to the gym regularly. The sight of the Creole seemed to send a shiver down the spine of Alison as the memories of the time she shared with him filled her head almost like water in a glass.

"Hey!" she finally greeted before forming a smile as she noticed Mark's facial expression change to that of a half-smile.

"Hey yourself." He replied before standing up and showing off his growth spurt to the FIB Agent who seemed awestruck at his change.

Red Stick

The calm morning in the home of Task and Adahy was quickly interrupted by the sound of loud knocks at the front door that caused Task to roll out of his bed before walking out of his room and making his way to the door.

"I'm coming." He said before giving a yawn then swinging the door open to notice a familiar Mexican-American man standing on the otherside wearing a blue and black jersey with the number 18 on the front, khaki pants, and low top shoes while two other men stood behind him.

"Guardo, what brings you all the way to Red Stick?" asked the Lakota as he gave a half-smile while eyeing the man closely.

"Wake your boy up, you two are coming with me." He stated to Task's partial confusion.

"Where we going?" he asked.

"You'll find out when you get there." He shot back while moving to walk inside the home with the two other Azteca members.

New Arcadia

Things in New Arcadia had slightly calmed down as Alison found herself sitting at the breakfast with Lee, Link, Buck, Manfred, and Felix as the group found themselves going through a quick breakfast that was prepared by Mark who seemed to be in a state of silent joy with the return of Alison.

"I think these last couple of years have actually improved your cooking and you weren't bad at first." Stated Alison earning a slight chuckle from Mark as he watched her stab her last piece of pancake before putting it in her mouth just as Mark slid another on her plate.

"Yeah well time makes things better." Mark replied as Lee rose from the table and quickly snatched a few pieces of bacon that was on a plate next to the stove.

"Mark did I ever tell you how good it is to have you back home." Lee shot back before stuffing the bacon into his mouth while Link rolled his eyes as Mark scooped eggs onto his plate.

"Only when I cook." Mark replied before making his way back over to the stove.

"You were gone?" asked Alison as she sent a look to Mark causing the others to stop eating for a second in panic as a smile spread across the face of the youngest Roman before he responded.

"Yeah I've been away these last couple of months taking care of things." He replied earning a nod from Alison.

"Well…it's good to hear you were busy." She replied before taking a bite of her pancake and bacon.

The BSU members knew the woman more than likely knew what Mark was doing and who he was doing it with these last few months, but they could see she wasn't trying to press her for information. One of the reasons for this was because she was too busy stuffing her face to really think about him. This was her second pancake but she'd already eaten a few eggs, three strips of bacon, and a biscuit to the surprise of Felix and Manfred who wondered where she was putting it all.

In the mind of Alison she was wondering if Mark was trying to fatten her up and in reality her thoughts were exactly dead on. When the group first took in the sight of the IAA Agent she looked almost completely different then what she did two years ago not just in the face but she looked almost like a stick whose diet consisted of hot coffee and TV Dinners. To Mark she resembled a shell of her former self, she didn't even have that glow he was accustomed to seeing. So now he was striving to return it to her and it seemed to be slowly working as he noticed her watching Lee and Link make childish remarks with a smile on her face.

The moment was then interrupted as Mark felt his cellphone start to vibrate causing him to look down at it and notice that he had a text message from his father informing him of a meeting between the members of the New Rising Council that he needed to attend.

After reading the message Mark then sent a look to Alison and found it hard to look the woman in the eyes and tell her that he had to leave. He was contemplating not going, but he knew that right now things in New Arcadia was volatile and he had to be there to make sure things went the way he wanted it to.

Upon lifting her gaze Alison then quickly noticed that Mark was eyeing his cellphone with a mixed expression on his face causing her to say out loud. "Is something wrong Marcus?" this caught the attention of not only Mark but Lee, Link, and the others as they turned to face the youngest Roman who only nodded his head before speaking out.

"Yeah I just gotta check on something at to work is all." He replied to the woman's shock and surprise.

"You have a job?" she asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yeah we all do." He replied before turning to Lee. "We gotta make an income someway." The Chinese man shot back while Felix rose to his feet before speaking out.

"Which reminds me I gotta be somewhere." He shot back to Alison's confusion as her mind wondered if the boys were telling the truth.

"Sucks to be the both of you, it's my day off." Lee replied with a chuckle.

"Mine as well." Added Link while Buck and Manfred also nodded their heads.

"Well then Ali, I guess we've found out who's gonna be helping you move into your apartment." Mark shot back earning shocked looks from the group.

"That'd be appreciated." She replied earning nods from the duo as Alison watched Mark make his way to the back of the house with Felix in tow.

"You going to see Task and Adahy?" the Creole asked earning a nod from Felix.

"Si hopefully we can bring in a profit today." The Mexican man replied earning a nod from the youngest Roman.

"Alright just be home before night." Mark stated earning a chuckle from Felix.

"Si mon just remember to pull out." He shot back while walking into his room while Mark flipped him off before making his way into his own room and moving for his bookshelf where he quickly grabbed a bible that was on his top shelf before opening it and noticing a Pistol hidden in the pages.

It was a M1911A1, the same pistol used by the Americans during the Philippine-American War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The gun was old but there was a reason it's still the stand issue pistol for not only the American military but much of the world since 1911, it was one of the best in the world and with Mark's Glock being destroyed in the firefight with the Cartel he needed a replacement and this was one hell of a replacement.

After tucking the weapon into the back of his pants and grabbing two extra clips of ammo to stuff in his jacket, in case of an incident, Mark quickly grabbed his new knife. It was a Stainless Steel Bowie Knife with a 9.5 in blade that was well past the legal limit for knives in the state but when you fought close range as much as Mark did it a substitution would be stupid.

After making sure his weapons were secure Mark then grabbed a light green jacket then threw it on his himself before he quickly made his way to the door where he was greeted by the sight of Lee standing on the other side of the door.

"I don't like this." He said earning a nod from Mark.

"What don't you like helping her move into her apartment or not coming with me?" the Creole asked.

"I'm down with helping her, but you going to a meeting alone unnerves me." The Chinese man shot back earning a nod from Lee.

"Aye, I shouldn't be at the meeting long just go to her house and help her unpack I'll pick her up later and talk with her to see where she's at. If she believes we're working legitimate jobs we need to show her we're working legit jobs." Mark shot back earning a nod from Lee.

"What about our other business venture keep that a secret?" he asked earning a serious look from the Roman. "Which reminds me I gotta take Manfred there later to see how things are going." The Chinese man replied earning a nod from Mark.

"Then get it done, we gotta keep the count right before we're hungry for a dollar." Mark replied before moving past Lee then making his way into the kitchen where he noticed Alison talking with Link.

"I'm gonna head out." He said quickly causing Alison to turn to her head to face him.

"Alright are you gonna be back later?" Link asked earning a nod from Mark.

"Yeah I just got to check on something." he said before sending a look to the woman who gave a half-smile at his declaration.

"Thank you." She said earning a half-smile from Mark before he waved at her and walked out of the room.

After watching him walk out the door Alison almost instantly felt a wave of sadness wash over her. She was expecting a hug or even a goodbye kiss from the Roman, but he seemed to be keeping his distance. He didn't even hug her when he first saw her and that bothered her.

Elsewhere

The sound of old African music seemed to be radiating through the home of Joe as he found himself sitting at his kitchen table with his nephew who seemed to be sharing his uncle's sick and scared look as they watched Muujai standing over Joe's stove preparing a meal that neither seemed too keen to eat.

"Uncle what the fuck is this?" Cake whispered under his breath while Joe remained silent. He wanted to speak but his voice was taken away from fear as he watched the man pull out two bowls before filling them with a stew from the pot.

"Soups done!" the man replied before walking over to the table and presenting the two bowls to the two men. "Tell me how you like it." He stated before Cake yelled out.

"I ain't eating this shit." After hearing those words the man chuckled before turning to face the New Arcadia Hustler.

"You don't want my cooking boy?" he asked with a half-smile before turning to Joe who still seemed frozen with fear that only escalated as he watched the man smile before saying aloud. "Don't worry my special meat isn't in it, so you both can stop shitting your pants."

After hearing this Joe felt some relief as he watched Muujai take a bite of Cake's food before taking a seat across from the men. "In truth I'm not here to kill either of you Joe, unless you tell me something I don't want to hear." He stated to Joe's shock and surprise as he watched him take another bite of the food.

"So what's it gonna be my friend are you gonna prevent me from making Creole stew?" he asked while looking at Joe who shook his head.

"No…Mark's loyal but I have my obligations." He replied earning a smile from Muujai.

"Glad to hear it." He said with a devious chuckle.

Meanwhile

After the departure of the youngest Roman Alison things had somewhat turned awkward as Alison found herself sitting on his couch while Lee, Link, and the others went to change clothes so they could help her move her things into her apartment. With each passing second of her sitting in silence the FIB Agent couldn't help but think more about the young Roman and how he changed along with the others.

Her thoughts were then interrupted by a loud knock at the front door that caused her to look in the direction. She then watched as Lee came walking out of the backroom and approached the door while muttering something under his breath.

"People need to quit knocking so loud in this city." He said before looking out the peep hole then drawing back as Alison watched him quickly undo the locks then swing open the door.

"Well isn't this a surprise." The Chinese man said with a chuckle before Alison watched as he was pushed aside by an African American woman with long curly black hair, dark brown skin, brown eyes, and wearing a white collar, khaki jeans that were rolled up just below her kneecaps, and white shoes.

"Where's Mark?" she asked earning a chuckle from Lee.

"Hey Gwen it's good to see you too." Said Lee as Alison watched as Link and Buck made their way into the living room.

"What's going on?" the blonde man asked as Gwen turned to face him.

"Where's Mark?" she asked while turning to face the Irish man.

"Sorry he left about half an hour ago." He replied earning a low groan from Gwen.

"Great when I need him he's nowhere to be found and not answering his phone." She stated before making her way out the front door with Lee following behind her.

"What was that about?" Alison asked turning to Link who shook his head.

"That was Mark's sister Gwen." He replied to Alison's surprise.

"I kinda forgot Mark had siblings." She replied.

"These last few years he's been getting to know them a lot better. He still has some bad blood with his mother and father, but…hey we get invited to Sunday dinners and cookouts." Link replied earning a slight nod from Alison.

"Gwen wait up." Lee yelled while watching the girl begin to climb into her car before turning to face the Chinese man.

"If you're having a problem you know you can come to me for help right." He stated earning a slight chuckle from the girl.

"Yeah and have you try and get in my pants afterwards." She shot back earning a shake of the head from Lee.

"You made the fact that you were uninterested perfectly clear the last time we saw each other. So I know to keep away, but if you're having a problems it would be criminal of me not to help. You are my brother's sister that makes you my family as well, so let me help you." He declared causing the woman to eye him closely before giving a chuckle at his statement.

"You boys have probably explained to me how you see each other as brothers a million times, but I'm still confused on the concept on how I have an extended family." She stated earning a chuckle from Lee.

"Family isn't who you're born with…it's who you're willing to die for." Lee replied earning a nod from Gwen.

"So you're willing to die for Mark?" she asked with a raised brow.

"For you two if I have to." He replied earning a half-smile from Gwen who tried to hide her blush from the Chinese man's statement.

"Alright then I might need you later tonight for something, if you're not busy." She replied earning a nod from Lee.

"Nah my schedules clear." He stated with a smile earning a nod from Gwen.

"Alright then see you tonight." She said before sliding into the driver's seat of her car then driving away from the home while Lee watched her closely.

Red Stick

Things seemed to be going slow for Task and Adahy as they found themselves cruising through the streets of Red Stick with Guardo and Travieso as the two Azteca's found themselves sitting up front while the Northern born Natives were sitting in the backseat with the song Down 4 the Hood by Chino Grande blasted on the radio.

"So what's this about Guardo?" Adahy asked while sending a look to the Azteca shotcaller.

"You know me and hermana here are from Sunbelt but we've been to Los Santos and even Mexico before, but I got ask ese…what the fucks up with all the back driving in this city?" Guardo asked earning a slight chuckle from Travieso.

"You gotta honk your horn and flip people off every few seconds to match pace with them." Task replied as he felt the Tornado drive over a pothole.

"How long have you two down here?" asked Travieso as Task and Adahy sent each other looks before speaking up.

"I've been here almost four years, but Adahy grew up here." Task shot back.

"You like it here?" Guardo asked while sending a look to Adahy.

"It ain't big like Los Santos, Sunbelt, or Liberty but it's alright." The Creek Warrior shot back.

"I've been living in New Arcadia for a while and the shit still trip me out of living in a city that has more black then brown and white." Travieso replied earning a chuckle from Task.

"You get used to it, almost all the big cities here are mostly black and even a few of the small towns are mostly black." Replied Adahy.

"More of them, but I still don't see many Ballas or Families." Shot Travieso.

"They got a few Families in Red Stick, the New Arcadia gangs kicked them out a few years back and they kicked out some Ballas two years ago." Replied Task. "They don't like a lot of outsiders." He added earning a nod from Guardo.

"You still haven't answered our question why are we here?" Adahy asked as Guardo pulled up at a redlight.

"To talk business, but a rule of talking business is never to talk it in your home or your car so we going to a spot to talk." The Azteca leader shot back.

New Arcadia

On the otherside of New Arcadia Marrick Roman found himself in a different situation as he walked out of a corner store in the 3rd Ward wearing a long white t-shirt, baggy blue jean pants, and all-white shoes before being greeted by two other members of the Roman Boyz who were both similarly dressed.

"So how'd them other niggas take our offer?" the second born Roman asked while earning a chuckle from a bald African American man with a mouth full of gold teeth.

"The niggas in the 2nd, 5th, and 17th down even a few of them local niggas in Frenchtown willing to make some real money." He replied before the other man replied. He was a dark skinned African American man with long dreadlocks that stated. "It's just them fuck-boys in the 4th that's being bitches about the shit."

"4th Ward, Voodoo Park Boyz, that's Fatman's crew. That bitch has always been the type of nigga that turn down a gift horse in the mouth with his punk ass." Stated Marrick earning a chuckle from one of the Roman Boyz.

"Stupid motherfucker don't know a good deal when he sees one, but if you ask me I say we should go take that nigga shit and force that nigga to buy our shit." The bald man replied earning a chuckle from Marrick.

"I'm serious bro, I say we call up your brother and we can take his stash just like that." He replied.

"Yeah and risk starting a war with them niggas, I don't doubt we can win it but we need to play this shit smart. NAPD are all over those vacant murders and while they eyes on them houses ours should be on making money not bodies." Marrick replied with anger in his tone.

"Hey I get it how I live." The man shot back just as the trio approached a Honduran man standing on a corner smoking a cigarette.

"Hey watch this shit." The bald man stated before approaching the man and putting his arm over his shoulder.

"Come here my friend." He said before moving to lead the man down an alleyway.

"STOP!" came a new voice that caused Marrick and the two Roman Boyz to turn their heads and notice a group of five that was mix of three men and two women of either Mexican or Honduran descent that were either wearing the colors brown.

"Deja Mano." Yelled Raskal as the group watched the Honduran-Mexican man nod his head before quickly walking away from the group.

"You bitches just fucked up my deal." Said the bald man as he angrily eyed the Vagos.

"You Mayates aren't gonna harass our people on our turf like you used to do." Stated Raskal earning a chuckle from Marrick.

"Your turf if you haven't heard you in the third ward and we own it all son." Stated Marrick. "This the Rose District, this shit might stretch into the third and second but you Los Santos wannabes don't have claim to shit here." Added the man with the dreadlocks.

"This maybe your ward but these are our people, Our Raza, and we gonna be here to protect them from fucking Chavala's like you." Added another man with anger in his tone.

"We're in America motherfucker speak English." Yelled the bald man.

"Why the way things are going in this country you better be learning how to speak Spanish Cabron." Yelled La Quica earning a chuckle from the man with the dreadlocks.

"I bet you give ferocious head." Stated the bald man with a chuckle as he eyed La Quica who muttered something in Spanish.

"We don't give a shit about your Raza this is New Arcadia, our city. Not Los Santos, not Liberty, so if you dumb Mexicans think you can runs these streets like you do there…you're wrong." Replied Marrick. "This is our city, and you're on the losing end." He added to Raskal's anger.

"You talk big words for people in the wrong place, at the wrong time." Yelled Raskal. "There are six of us, and three of you." He added.

"Then it is an even fight." Came a new voice that caused the groups to turn their heads and notice Joe and Cake moving alongside a tall African American man with a smile on his face.

"In my experience I've learned that it takes two Vagos to equal just one of us, especially a New Arcadia hustler, there's a reason this is the murder capital of the country guys down here don't like to miss." Stated Muujai as he smiled at the Vagos.

"This don't concern you old man?" yelled Raskal.

"Vagos starting trouble for us black folks is more than enough reason for me to concern myself." He replied while lifting up his shirt sleeve to reveal a tattoo of a dragon attacking a corrections officer over a prison watchtower while the numbers 271 were tattooed above it.

"You're with the Black Guerrilla Army." Raskal stated with a raised eyebrow. "I didn't know the Army had a hand in this city." He added.

"The Army runs this city and there's no place for you." Added Joe earning a nod from Muujai.

"You bastards talk big here, but if this was San Andreas, New Mexico, Arizona, or New Austin you Chavalas wouldn't be so high and mighty." Stated La Quica.

"Oh such a pretty girl, you know if you and your friend were with me you wouldn't have to work. I'd take you both away from these streets, and the only job you would have to do is make sure your mouth is full of my fat black dick." Stated Muujai with an angry chuckle. "You Spanish Speakers think you have a claim on this country because you're indigenous to this region of the world, but the first man came from Africa remember that." He added with an evil smile.

"If the first man came from Africa he must have been the alpha while we're the beta." A Brown Pride member shot back earning a chuckle from Muujai.

"You call us alphas like we're Imperfect, but when we encountered the white man his malaria and smallpox didn't wipe out half our people now did it." Joe replied earning a chuckle from Muujai to the Vagos anger as they looked ready to strike the man.

"Don't be mad mi amigo's I'm just here to educate you on how things really are in the world. For instance you say that if this was San Andreas I wouldn't be talking so mighty, well this place is different than Los Santos but it does remind me a lot of…Dockington." He stated with an evil smile. "And do you know what we do to Vagos in Dockington?" he asked with anger in his tone.

Even though none of the group had visited the city of Dockington it was no secret what happened to Vagos when they entered the prisons or were caught on the streets by someone loyal to the BGA. Some guys would give them a pass or guys may fuck with them just because they are considered enemies to the powerful African American Prison Gang.

"You guys get beatup, stabbed, and shot down just for fun. My personal favorite thing to do is kidnap one of you. I like Marabunta there are a lot of them in the Rushmore area for me to pick from so I grab four or five at a time. Then I like to bring them back to Dockington, tie them up, and then I pick the weakest guy who doesn't belong the most. I kill him, chop him up, then I like to make a stew with his body…then I feed the stew to his so called...Carnales." Muujai stated with an evil chuckle while the Vagos looked on in disgust. "You'd be surprised what people will do, when their life is on the line." he finished while Raskal eyed the man angrily and gritted his teeth in the process.

"I'd take a look around before you make threats friends, because I wouldn't want to have to go Hernan Cortez on your asses." He said before sending a look to Joe, Marrick, and the others.

("Basi Kwenda Ndugu.")

"Let's go brothers." Muujai said in a dark tone before moving to turn around with Marrick and the others.

"I'll be sure to talk about this with the next Vagos who being chewed on each other in Dockington I see." Said Muujai as he reached into his pocket just as Raskal, who finally couldn't take enough and charged the BGA hitman who quickly spun around as Raskal threw a punch at him.

Muujai then almost in a flash dodged the man's punch before coming up behind him and then forced the head of the Brown Pride member under his armpit and bent him backwards causing his back to stretch out while his legs extended outward. The man then gave a sinister smile as he started to squeeze Raskal's head and cause him to scream out in pain.

"SHIT!" yelled La Quica before she and the others Vagos went to help the soldado but before they could get even two feet they were stopped by the loud clicking as Marrick, Cake, and the two Roman Boyz quickly Andrew their guns on the group, forcibly stopped them in the act, and preventing them from drawing their weapons.

"You watch!" said Muujai with an evil chuckle as he continued to apply pressure in an attempt to cut off oxygen to the Raskal's brain. "Here comes my favorite part." He added as Raskal fell to his knees and the group watched as the BGA member gave a violent jerk to the left that caused the Vagos head to spin and give off a loud popping sound that disgusted the group.

"NO!" yelled La Quica as Muujai smiled while the New Arcadia gangsters looked on in surprise, shock, and even a hint of fear as they watched the body of Raskal fall to the ground face first on the asphalt

"Let that be a lesson to all of you, have a nice day." Muujai said before moving to hop into his car with Marrick and the others and driving away from the scene while La Quica and the others moved to the fallen Raskal.

Elsewhere

The drive to the 17th Ward wasn't long for Mark as time seemed to quickly pass with his mind being overwhelmed with the return of Alison. The more he thought about having her back his heart seemed to jump with joy but he knew that with her came a lot more risk than he was willing to take.

As he pulled his car up to a corner at an intersection he watched closely as an African American man who stood about five foot eleven with a high Mohawk, bright brown eyes, and wearing a grey shirt, black jeans, and white shoes approached the side of his car.

This man's name was Andre Coleman, but on the streets he was known as Andre. He was a local drug dealer from the Holly Park neighborhood in New Arcadia, but now he was Mark's guy on the streets. One thing the Roman had learned while working for the BGA in Dockington it was good to have buffers that separate the guys at the top of the pyramid to the soldiers on the bottom rum and Andre was his buffer.

Many of the lower drug dealers in the 17th Ward didn't know who or what Mark looked like and many of the higher ups never really speak with him and that's just the way the youngest Roman liked it. He was insulated and safe from a lot of prosecution.

"What's good boss?" asked the man as he eyed Mark closely.

"Get in Andre, we got a meeting." Mark replied to the man's shock and surprise before watching as the young man slid into his vehicle.

"You really taking me to a meeting?" he asked while Mark turned back to face the road.

"Lee and others are handling something, plus you our guy on the streets. Better you hear shit first hand then from me." Mark replied before stepping on the gas petal and sending the car moving forward.

"Alright then but why, you gave us our shipment last night so we healthy and ready to start pushing on your call." He replied earning a nod from Mark.

"Exactly you got my product but other people don't know that, and they don't need to know it." The Creole shot back earning a nod from Andre.

"I feel you, but I still don't get it. You been supplying us with product for the last six months and I mean real product not that stepped on shit Joe's been giving us and we not the only ones who see that shit. A lot of niggas saying fuck Joe and talking about buying from you and your people." He replied with anger in his tone.

"That's true, but Joe got somethings I don't have like the BGA connections and the connection to a source. I get my product by ripping off guys who I know move a lot of weight, so right now I say stick with him at least until something better come up." Said Mark as he pulled his car up in front of a familiar nightclub near Frenchtown.

"Yeah well something better need to come up fast." Andre shot back before the duo made their way into the building where they noticed a few of the workers getting the club ready for the night. The duo then made their way into the back office where they were greeted by the sight of Maurice Roman and three more men.

"Marcus about time you got here boy." Said an elderly African American man standing about five nine with short graying hair, black eyes, and wearing a black collar shirt tucked into a pair of khaki pants, and black shoes.

"Chester it's been a while my friend." Said Mark as he shook the man's hand before hugging him then moving to hug another African American man with short black hair, black eyes, and wearing a black suit.

"I'm grateful for that gift you gave me and my crew this morning, we really needed it." He replied earning a nod from Mark.

"Don't mention it, just trying to keep everyone green Chuckie." Mark replied before sending a look to a heavy set bald African American man wearing a red shirt, black jeans, and white shoes.

As Mark moved to take a seat next to his father he quickly noticed his eldest brother Martin standing behind him. "What are you doing here?" Mark asked while slapping hands with Martin.

"Ask him!" he replied before looking down to Maurice.

"Marrick moving your gift as we speak, plus he needs to be here if he wants to learn the business." Maurice replied while Mark sent a look to his eldest brother. He didn't like the idea of Martin being in a room full of drug dealers it didn't look good for him and he especially didn't like that his brother now seemed to be everyone's lawyer.

Before Mark could say any more the group turned their heads and watched as Joe and Cake made their way inside of the room greeting everyone as they went before taking their seats at the table.

"I'm glad all of you could make it here today." Started Joe as he looked around the room at the faces of all the New Rising Council members, Marcus in particular, to read their expressions. "I know these last few months I haven't been able to supply everyone with as much product as I usually do, and I hate to say it but it may be a little longer before we get healthy like we used to." He added earning a chuckle from Maurice while the other New Rising Council members gave a look of disappointment.

"This shit again Joe what the fuck is going on?" asked Chester with anger in his voice.

"My suppliers have been taking a few hits, but they're gonna make up to us at a later date so all I'm asking is for all of you to do is hold out a little longer." Joe shot back with anger in his voice.

"They don't have to hold out any longer, because they all healthy." Stated the bald African American man causing everyone to send looks his way. "Ain't that right Roman?" he asked while sending a smile to Mark and Maurice and causing Joe and Cake to look their way.

"What Fatman is trying to say is that some of us can't hold out anymore. We can't hold territory if we don't have any product to sell." Stated Maurice.

"So you went got a new supplier?" Joe asked with anger in his tone.

"No, I went out and got us something to sell." Mark stated to Joe's shock and surprise as he turned to face the young man. "When you brought me on Joe, you wanted me to make sure this operation was running smoothly and everyone was making money. Since you can't supply us with product to move, I went and got some so as of now most of the wards in Uptown and a few guys in the Frenchtown are moving as well." He finished to the surprise of Joe and the others.

"So you got a connect now Mark?" asked Cake with a half-smile.

"Yeah he called a five-finger discount, when you did that background check on me Joe you knew I would steal product for the guys in Dockington. Thought it best to put those skills to use here." Mark finished earning a low growl from Cake before Joe spoke up.

"You may have supplied everyone at this table Mark but you better remember you gotta kick that shit up the ladder." He replied earning a chuckle from Mark.

"Of course." Mark shot back with an evil smile. Joe would get a percentage of the drug profit but he'd be damned if he gave him his entire cut. Everyone had a role to play within the New Rising Council and it seemed everyone was willing and able to play their parts but Joe wasn't and he had a problem with giving money to a man who didn't deserve it.

"Well then since you're in agreeance with me supplying everyone with product maybe you can convince that shiny domed motherfucker beside you to take his product before someone else does." Mark stated wither anger while sending a look to Fatman.

"You can talk to my boy Andre here about pickup and payment." Mark replied before rising from the table and moving to walk out of the room with Maurice, Martin, Chester, Chuckie, and Andre following behind him leaving Joe, Cake, and Fatman to themselves.

"After this…I kinda don't feel bad for giving him up." Said Joe earning a slight nod from Cake.

Red Stick

The drive to the home of Task and Adahy wasn't long for Felix as he found himself standing outside the duo's front door knocking for what could have been the twelfth time and again find himself not receiving an answer.

The Mexican man then responded by pulling out his cellphone and sending a quick text message to Task's phone asking him where he was at. After a few seconds Felix then got a response in the form of a cryptic "Handling Business."

After putting his cellphone back into his pocket Task then lifted his head and watched as Travieso and Guardo took seats across from the group that now found themselves sitting at a local park in Red Stick. Task then watched as Guardo sent a wave to a Mexican girl who couldn't have been any older than seven and a somewhat chubby Mexican woman with long black hair, dark caramel skin, and wearing a pink shirt, blue jean pants, and white shoes.

"That's my baby mama and my little girl homes." He said causing the group to look towards the little girl as she went down a slide.

"I'd do anything for my daughter ese lie, steal, cheat, and kill without a second thought as long as I can see the smile on her face." He added before sending a look to the duo. "Any of you two have kids?" he asked before watching the duo shake their heads.

"You may find me weird for saying it but you two might want to start working on having kids. Nothing gives you a greater reason to live in this world then having a kid." He finished before looking to Travieso.

"We didn't bring you both here to talk surviving though we called you here to talk business." Replied Travieso causing Task and Adahy to give them both serious looks.

"We got the Spanish Lords on the run and we got King Vinewood afraid to show his face in New Arcadia but they gonna be back, with more fools and more guns." Stated Guardo.

"Which is why we asking you when you can get your hands on your next shipment of guns, we need to arm up our Soldados before they do decide to strike back." Added Travieso.

"More guns you guys brought almost all our inventory last night and now you want more?" asked Task with a raised brow.

"Those guns were just for my Cliqua in the Rose District, but there is another Orgullo Marron Cliqua in Irish Point and another in Honduras Point in Jenner that need guns." Stated Travieso.

"Los Aztecas operate mostly out of the New Arcadia area. We learned from what the feds did to Marabunta a few years back it's better to stay outta the city directly and just run a few operations there while staying in Lincoln Parish." Stated Guardo earning a nod from Adahy and Task.

"So you can understand our need of having more guns. The Spanish Lords are the largest brown gang within New Arcadia, Lincoln Parish, and even East Red Stick Parish." Stated Travieso.

"They pretty big here in Red Stick as well. We do business with a few of their dudes claiming the Mother Chapter but the guys in New Arcadia with that East Coast stuff and we don't like that." Shot Adahy as he folded his arms over his shoulder.

"Exactly we need more heat and we're looking to make a deal, you give us a discount on the guns and we provide you with extra protection." Guardo replied earning a chuckle from Task.

"Protection, we don't need much protecting." Added the Lakota.

"You seemed to need it last night." Replied Travieso.

"We were fine, the Lords were after you. We've never needed extra protection from something and if we did we have a way of handling it on our own." Replied Task causing Adahy to send him a look.

"Just think it over little Lakota and give us an answer by the end of the day." Stated Guardo while Travieso nodded his head.

"Alright we'll think it over." Started Task before he and Adahy rose from their seats and started to walk away from the park while Guardo and Travieso sat in silence until they were interrupted by Travieso's cellphone ringing causing the group to turn to face him.

"What's that?" asked Guardo as Travieso's eyes widened at the sight of the text message on his phone.

New Arcadia

"Thanks for the help guys." Said Alison as she watched Lee, Link, and Buck move the couch and television into her new apartment.

"Yeah no problem, we're happy to help our big sister." Replied Lee with a chuckle as the group noticed Alison look to the ground.

"So…how have you been over these last couple of years?" asked Link as he tried to change the subject and cause Alison to speak up.

"I've been…well." She shot back. "Work has been pretty stressful, but I've learned to manage." She added earning nods from the group.

"Well that's good to hear." Replied Link.

"What's good to hear?" Came a familiar voice as the group noticed Mark step into the apartment with a half-smile on his face.

"Well look who decided to finally show up after we've done most of the work." Shot Lee earning a chuckle from Mark.

"Some asshole broke the back window of the place and set off the alarm." Mark replied earning nods from the group before they watched him move to straighten a picture on the wall.

"Don't you just hate that." Said Link as the group shared a quick chuckle before Mark turned to Alison and motioned with his head towards the front door to Alison's confusion as she watched him walk out the front door.

"We'll lock up for you, just go with him." Said Lee to Alison's surprise as she turned to face the Chinese man.

"He's missed you a lot, and if you're here for few days, few hours, or a few minutes he wants to spend them with you." Added Link as Alison looked over the group before nodding her head.

"Leave the door unlocked for me." She said earning nods from the group before the group watched her walk out of the room.

"Well it's good to see the two of them back together." Said Link earning a slight nod from Lee before he was interrupted his cellphone chiming from a familiar number.

"You guys maybe handling this on your own I gotta take care of something on my end." Said Lee as he started to head for the door.

"If you piss Gwen off you better remember Marcus gave her a Tazer to use." Yelled Link earning a nod from Lee before he walked out the front door.

Red Stick

The ride back home wasn't long for Task and Adahy as the duo quickly noticed Felix sitting outside their home with an expressionless look on his face that quickly vanished as he stood up and watched the duo approach him.

"Where have you two been?" he asked before watching Adahy open his front door.

"Taking care of business." The Creek Warrior replied before stepping inside his home with Task and Felix in tow. The two Natives had decided to keep Felix out of the loop on their talk with the Azteca's and Orgullo Marron shotcallers. Felix had grown close with the duo these last few months, but in their minds the Mexican-American was their friend but he was ultimately loyal to Marcus and Lee and they didn't want the Creole knowing all their moves.

"Any business I can help the two of you with?" Felix asked while following Task into the kitchen.

"Afraid not, unless you know something about a job we can do?" the Lakota asked while Adahy took a seat on the couch.

"Not at the moment, me and the others did our big heist yesterday." He replied to the duo's surprise.

"What big heist?" asked Adahy as he sent a look to Felix.

"We robbed the Arturo Cartel. We stole their drugs, killed what remained of their leadership, and now we're just waiting for the guys in New Arcadia to sell it off." He added earning a slight chuckle from Task.

"Wow you didn't think to include us?" Task asked with a hint of venom in his tone.

"You two were busy, beside everyone was paid in coka. We get our money from having guys in New Arcadia doing the selling for a pinch. I know you two want money for your people but I doubt you'd want your connects on the rez selling drugs to them." Stated Felix earning silence from the duo before they sent each other looks and responded.

"Well then it's good to see you're walking around with full pockets." Said Adahy before he rose from the couch and walked out of the living room.

"I do something wrong?" the Mexican asked while turning to Task who gave a low smile.

"No brother, it's…just been a long day for us." He said before walking out of the room and leaving Felix to himself.

New Arcadia

Things seemed almost eerie in club Voodoo as Joe found himself sitting at a table with a nervous look on his face as Cake stood beside him while the duo stood by watching with a few other New Arcadia Hustlers as Muujai sat at the bar mixing a drink.

The beverage wasn't like an ordinary drink one would see at a club it was Muujai's special concoction of basic gin and juice. It would seem simple to some but the juice in this drink was made from hallucinogen mushrooms. Along with it there was also some crushed pills that would cause drowsiness, muscle relaxation, and even a few stimulants that would keep someone heart pumping.

The BGA Hitman wasn't afraid to walk up and shoot a man in the face, but for some men he had a way of killing them that allowed him to take his time and it started by drugging them.

"You know this plan of yours isn't going to work." Said Joe earning the attention of Muujai.

"Why's that?" he asked in an emotionless tone.

"Mark don't drink alcohol his life revolves around that and since we've known him we've never seen him eat or drink anything in front of anyone." Stated Joe earning a chuckle from Muujai.

"Huh I guess he still follows everything we taught him in Dockington, but don't worry I have another way of getting this into a nondrinkers system." He replied.

"And how's that?" asked Cake while Muujai chuckled.

"Mark's a man, and men have their weaknesses." He replied before sending a look across the room where they noticed two African American women sitting at a booth. One was a slim light skinned African woman with short black hair, bright brown eyes, and wearing a black dress while the other was a darker skinned woman with long black hair, black eyes, and a wearing a red dress.

New Arcadia General Hospital

The drive back to New Arcadia wasn't long for Guardo and Travieso as the duo found themselves walking into the waiting area of the hospital where they noticed Loka, La Quica, and several other members of Orgullo Marron and three more Azteca members talking amongst each other.

"What happened?" asked Travieso as he and Guardo approached the group.

"Fucking Mayate killed Raskal." A Orgullo gang member, a male of about twenty two with short black hair and wearing a white t-shirt, khaki pants, and white shoes.

"What?" asked Travieso as he turned to face La Quica.

"We ran into some Mayates from the third ward talking shit, next thing you know this vato walks up and joins in. Raskal lost his cool and ran at him, dude broke his neck while the rest of us had guns in our faces." The Honduran woman replied earning an angry look from Travieso.

"They say the guy was BGA." Added Loka earning the attention of the two shotcallers.

"BGA, they're down here?" asked Guardo.

"Looks that way and they must be pretty dug in if they're on the streets." Replied the Azteca Chola.

"I don't give a fuck who that puto is or who he roll with. You bang on us you banged on and that's just how it is." Yelled Travieso earning a nod from Guardo.

"I understand your pain Mano but if you want to ride on them Mayates for Raskal, we need to hit the guy who did it to." The Azteca shotcaller stated earing Travieso's attention.

"One of the dudes there was the dude that owns that club in Frenchtown, if's he connected to Raskal's killer then he got some questions to answer." Stated Loka earning a few seconds of silence from Travieso before he nodded his head.

"Load up, we going duck hunting." Travieso yelled out with venom in his tone.

Elsewhere

On the otherside of the city in New Arcadia's Frenchtown Alison found herself in a state of joy and delight as she found herself sitting at a table on the second floor balcony of a legendary restaurant in the Frenchtown. The evening was quite beautiful but her joy and delight was coming from seeing what was down below.

The streets seemed too clustered with people walking around, riding trolleys, and horse drawn carriages across the nicely clean and well illuminated streets of Frenchtown. To say she spent a few months in this city before she had never spent much time in this part of the city and she was happy to spend that time with Marcus.

Speaking of the devil she watched with a smile as the Creole walked over to their table and quickly moved to stand beside her.

"You ready to go?" he asked earning a nod from Alison as she quickly rose from her seat and proceeded to follow the youngest Roman off the balcony.

"Dinner was nice but you didn't have to pay for it all." She shot out earning a low chuckle from Mark.

"I know but you should save your money until you get on your feet here." He replied earning a light smile from Alison as the duo made their way onto the streets of New Arcadia and started moving through the crowded streets.

"So how have you been these last few years." He asked while Alison gave a light chuckle.

"I've been alright actually, mostly just working." She replied while Mark gave a chuckle before putting both of his hands in his jacket pocket.

"It seems like work has consumed your life." He shot back while Alison watched him direct his fingers to under his eyes.

"Yeah…I somewhat spend most of my days at the office." She replied. "it's no big deal though." She added earning a chuckle from Mark.

"Denial is bliss." He stated earning a low chuckle from Alison.

"Okay then, Mr. Bliss how have you been these last couple of years?" she asked earning a chuckle from Mark.

"Well…I graduated and got my degree in Business Management with a minor in Physics." He replied earning a nod from Alison.

"Link mentioned that he said he has a degree in Accounting, Lee has a degree in Mathematics, Felix has a degree in Financing, and Manfred has a degree in Technology." She replied earning a nod from the Creole.

"Yeah and thanks to a few bank loans we now own a Taxi Service and a Butcher Shop. That's where I went earlier." He replied earning a nod from Alison.

"Well then that's a lot to be proud of." She shot back with a smile before a few seconds of awkward silence fell over the duo as they awaited the question that both knew was coming up.

"I run the 17th Ward." He said causing Alison to turn to him as they continued to walk down the street.

"After the war with the Ballas ended Joe gave me control of the entire 17th Ward as payment for my role in the war." He started earning Alison's full attention. "Everything illegal that goes on in the 17th I have a hand in. I guess you can call me a Ward Boss then because if you sell drugs you pay me, you sell yourself you pay me, you rob people you pay me, you sell bootleg DVD's you pay me as a show of respect and because I allow you work." He finished while sending a look to the stunned Alison.

"And what happens if they don't pay?" the FIB Agent asked earning a low chuckle from Mark.

"I break their hands and legs but I make sure they're still breathing." He shot back while the woman eyed him closely.

"So you're still involved with Joe?" she asked earning a nod from Mark.

"Yeah, but not as much as I used to be we're at the start of a falling out. I can see it won't be long before he completely loses faith and realize that I play by my own rules." He replied while Alison remained silent. "Don't worry though, I haven't done any real work for Joe in months all I really do in New Arcadia now is sit on my ass and collect paychecks." He replied.

"There is still danger in that." She shot out earning a nod from the Creole. "Mark I need to know-." She started before the Creole interrupted her.

"No I'm not involved with the Vacant Murders, none of us are, and honestly if we find out who did this the order is to kill them." He interrupted to Alison's surprise. "You can stash bodies in a vacant building but you can't leave it there because when they're found in large quantities like that you create a problem for everyone." He replied earning a nod from Alison.

"If you hear anything-." She started before Mark nodded his head.

"Yeah I'll let you know before I make a move." He finished earning a nod from Alison before the duo finally arrived at the cars just as Mark's cellphone started to vibrate causing him to look down and notice he had a text message from Joe.

"Is that work again?" Ali asked with a hint of sarcasm in her tone.

"Yeah it is, I gotta go." He replied before moving for his car only to be taken aback as the FIB Agent grabbed onto his arm to keep him in place.

"You can blow them off, and come home with me." She shot out without realizing what she asked said until her words came out. She then watched with a half-smile before speaking.

"Sorry, but I don't think Steve would like that." He replied to her shock and surprise as she eyed him closely. "When you were asleep he called and texted so I put two and two together." He added while Alison eyed him closely.

"Mark I-." she started before the Roman interrupted her.

"Don't worry about it, years pass and people have needs. I'm just glad you found someone who cares about you as much as I do." Mark shot back before giving the woman a smile.

"I'll see you around." He finished before turning to walk away from the stunned woman who watched him walk away closely.

Meanwhile

While Mark was making his way to the Voodoo club his sister Gwen found herself sitting in the driver seat of her car outside of a home in New Arcadia with an emotionless look on her face as she watched an African American man standing five foot nine with short black hair under a black cap, brown eyes, and wide nose with the letters TTB tattooed on his right forearm. The man was also wearing a black shirt, jeans, and white shoes stepped out of the house and approached the car and stuck his head through the window.

"Hey baby you looking as good as usual." He said with a wide smile while Gwen remained silent. "Every time I see I just want to make a baby." He said with a slight chuckle while Gwen continued to remain silent causing the man to lose his smile.

"Baby…baby you good." He asked while Gwen kept her gaze away from him.

"Get in the car," she said to the man's surprise causing him to argue but his words were quickly cut off as she repeated the order before watching as the man moved to the otherside of the vehicle before sliding inside the passenger seat.

"What the hell going on?" he asked while looking to the girl who kept her eyes away from him and remained silent. "Look I don't know what this is, but I really am in the middle of something so speak up." He added while Gwen remained silent before the man started to speak.

"Oh I know what it is, you miss me huh." He answered while Gwen continued to look away from him. "I missed you two, but baby I been working. You know me and the boys we been working on trying to get this new album out, for us. Remember that promise I made you, I'm still working on that and right now I'm just trying to stack my bread." He finished while Gwen remained silent. "I missed you to though." He said before moving in to kiss the girl who quickly backed off him and confused the man.

"Baby quit playing-." He started before the Roman sister held up a brown envelope to the man to his surprise.

"What's this?" he asked before taking the envelope. "You always with them games. I got shit to do and you come here with this bullshit." He stated before quickly moving to open it up and notice that there was a letter inside.

"So when were you gonna tell me?" she asked while the man noticed that the letter was a verse sheet with the lyrics to one of his rap groups new songs. "Or were you gonna tell me at all Terrence?" she asked while the man, now known as Terrence, while the man took a few seconds to respond.

"Look just don't worry about it, I'm gonna handle it." He replied.

"What the hell do you mean don't worry about?" she asked while continuing to not look at the man.

"Look I said don't worry about okay, it ain't your damn business." he shot back.

"It's not my business yet it's got my name in it, a few of my friends, and it damn sure ain't no love song." She shot back with anger in her tone.

"Look I got shit to do and you gonna bring this shit to me now, like right now." He started. "What the hell is wrong with you girl?" he asked with anger in his voice.

"Aliyah in the house right now, I'm trying to get this album out by next week. I'm out here busting my ass for you for us and you pissed off about this shit?" he asked with anger in his tone.

"Who's Aliyah?" Gwen asked.

"What?" he asked.

"You said Aliyah in the house who's Aliyah." She asked causing Terrence to stutter and look away from her while trying to cover up his mistake.

"Come on Sierra you know who Tamika is, I ain't got time to be playing." He replied while Gwen looked at the ground.

"Who's Sierra?" she asked causing him to bite his tongue again.

"Come on Gwen, I'm just under a lot of stress, you know I know your name." he replied.

"Is that what you told the other side chick, but you forgot to tell me huh. Is that why her name ain't in this song but mine is?" she asked while he looked away from her.

"Look you know what is was when we started this so don't act all surprised." He shot back while looking at Gwen before a smile spread across his face. "Oh you thought you was the main chick?" he asked before starting to laugh while Gwen remained silent and kept her eyes away from him.

"You thought you was the main chick, nah you a side bitch…so play your role." He said while Gwen licked her teeth.

"Now you got anything left to say?" he asked continuing his smile.

"Yes-." She started before eyeing the man closely. "My name is Gwendolyn Roman and I ain't nobody side bitch." She yelled out just as Terrence felt something wrap around his throat and begin pulling him out of the window of the car.

"Come here bitch!" yelled Lee as he forced Terrence to the ground before beginning his assault of punching and kicking the fallen man repeatedly in the face and chest.

"You talk a lot of shit for a punk." Lee yelled as sent a sharp kick to the face of Terrence before starting to punch the man in the face then finishing him off with a swift kick to the side of the man's face that knocked out one of his front teeth and left blood on the Chinese man's shoe.

"That's enough!" said Gwen causing Lee to stop his assault before sending her a look then turning back to Terrence.

"You put that song out and I swear their gonna be fishing your body out of the swamp." Yelled Lee before he spit on the fallen Terrence before climbing in the passenger seat of Gwen's car while the Roman drove away from the scene.

"Shit!" said Lee as he started to wipe his blood covered knuckles on a towel while sending a look to Gwen who was silent and keeping her eyes on the road.

"For what it's worth you were right for having me beat that guy. He had no right to treat you like that, nobody should." He finished while going back to rubbing his knuckles while Gwen sent him a look and a smile.

"Thanks!" she said earning a slight smile from Lee as the duo drove out of the neighborhood.

Club Voodoo

The drive to the Voodoo club wasn't exactly for Mark, being that it was only a few blocks from where he left Alison. Upon stepping out of his car he almost instantly took in the sound of the loud music that could be heard even outside of the club while a line of people wrapped around the front of the building desperately trying to get.

One would think a club that was the sight of a mass shooting a few years ago would never reopened, but thanks to a few friends in high places the Voodoo club was now back open for business and almost as hot crowd attracting as it was before.

As Mark made his way to the front door the bouncer quickly stepped aside to allow him to enter the club to some people's dismay. The sound of loud rap music with a hard bass then assaulted the Roman's eardrums. In the past few months he'd grown to appreciate some rap music mostly rap from the 90's and some parts of the 2000's but he found this new age of rapping that people call trap music people getting paid to speak in a made up language.

After stepping out of the tunnel entrance Mark quickly took in the sight of the clubs dancefloor where he noticed a sea of people dancing in all manner of fashions and ways while a few strippers moved about the club attracting the attention of almost all the men and a few women.

"Glad you could make it." Came a familiar voice that caused Mark to turn his head and notice Cake standing behind him with a serious look on his face.

"My Unc' in the back waiting to see you." He stated earning a nod from Mark before he followed the New Arcadia Drug Dealer through the crowd of people with a few moving out of their paths on their own accord while some were bumped out of the way not out of choice but because they didn't see the duo.

Upon entering the backroom Mark quickly noticed Joe sitting in the room along with a few of his streets soldiers who stood around the area.

"Marcus glad you could make it." Joe said with a smile before eyeing the youngest Roman.

"You said this was a meeting where is Maurice and Marrick?" Mark asked with a hint of venom in his tone.

"They're on the way, you know your family late as always." Joe shot back while Mark slowly lowered his guard. "The main reason I called you here is to talk about earlier." He added earning a chuckle from Mark.

"If you want me to apologize for upstaging you, I wouldn't get my hopes up if I were you." Mark replied earning a shake of the head from Joe.

"No I wanted to thank you, like you said I've been running into problems these last few months with my connect and you went out and did something about it. That's incentive and I wish I had more like you." The man lied, in truth he was still greatly pissed about Mark upstaging him earlier and the air of superiority the Roman has been showing these past few months towards him. The New Arcadia Kingpin couldn't let the Roman know that though right now he just had to get him at a false sense of security.

"That so?" Mark asked earning a nod from Joe.

"Yeah, you're keeping this organization running and that's what we need." Joe replied with a smile as Mark watched him pour a drink into a glass before sliding it over to the youngest Roman.

"Sorry I don't drink." He replied earning a nod from Joe.

"Right, then let's talk some more business." The man replied before taking a seat at his table while Cake sent a text message to Muujai.

Red Stick

Things in Red Stick had gotten somewhat calmer as Felix found himself sitting on the living room couch of Task and Adahy while the latter was in the kitchen with his phone to his ear.

"They want an answer but they can't answer the phone." Said Adahy as he hung the device up before making his way into the living room where he noticed Felix looking over the blueprints for a building.

"What's this for?" the Creek Warrior asked while Felix gave a half-smile.

"I've been trying to think of a new job but so far nothing has come up." The Mexican man replied before Adahy nodded his head and replied.

"Don't worry something will turn up soon." He stated.

New Arcadia, Frenchtown

It must have been a full forty minutes since Mark had left Alison and the FIB Agent now found herself strolling through the streets of Frenchtown with no real destination just the need to kill time. As she walked the streets she couldn't help but to look out at a few people as they moved around her.

It was just a few weeks to Mardi Gras in the city so the FIB Agent was curious to see just how big the holiday was celebrated in the city because it seems despite the many murders and such that go on just a few blocks away the party never stops.

As Alison continued to walk the streets her eyes were quickly drawn away from her as she noticed a small table on the side of the street with a heavyset elderly African American woman in a dark purple dress with a red scarf covering her head sitting at the table. Upon noticing the FIB Agent the woman quickly smiled at her before speaking out.

"You care for a free palm reading miss?" she asked with a rather thick Creole accent while Alison gave her a quick smile before responding.

"Sure!" she said before taking a seat across from the woman and then presenting her palm to the woman.

"Folks around her call me Mama June, and you?" the woman asked.

"Alison nice to meet you." The FIB Agent replied while Alison watched her look over her hand.

Despite Mark warning her years ago about wasting her money on people on the side of the road Alison couldn't help but to hear what the woman had to say even if she got her life story entirely wrong.

As Alison watched the woman run her fingers over her palm she couldn't help but watch as the woman close her eyes and give a few hums before a smile spread across her face.

"Well aren't you a rather proud strong woman, and hardworking with a kind heart." The woman said earning a smile from Alison she could tell this woman was more than likely pulling speaking out of her ass." You have a kind heart, but it is full of doubt because it belongs to two separate men who are the complete opposite of each other." She added to Alison's shock and surprise as she watched the woman closely.

"One is a strong hard-working handsome young man whose heart is full of righteousness and doing good in the world. Your relationship started out slow, but you love him, he loves you, and the two of you are perfect for each other." She stated earning a smile from Alison. "While the other is…-." She trailed off while Alison watched her closely.

"You can say it, I know what he is." Alison replied while the woman nodded her head.

"The other is a savage man, who's seen the dark sides of this world and lives in that same world with his head held high because death walks beside him. Despite that though this man is entirely devoted to you and loves you more than he does anything else but he's so far into the dark world that he doesn't know how to come into the light." She added before pulling her hands away from Alison and looking her in her eyes.

"Am I right?" Mama June asked earning a slight nod from Alison.

"Yes, I was away from him for two years and got with another but after seeing him today I realized…I still love him and he still loves me." The FIB Agent shot back earning a nod from the woman.

"This man is bad for you but the heart wants what the heart wants." She replied to Alison's surprise. "When I look at you Alison I see a pure white inside of you, and I'm not talking about your skin." She added.

"Only two things can happen if you stay with that man. You'll either be his shining star that guides him out of his dark world or…he'll pull you into it and a girl like you won't survive that type of world." She replied.

"He's fought to keep me out of that world." Alison shot back while remembering the times Mark has kept her from using a gun or fighting when he went to war with the Ballas.

"He can fight to keep you out of the world, but that man walks with the devil…and the devil has a strong way of bringing you into that world." The elder woman replied earning a nod from Alison before she started to rise from her seat before being stopped by the woman.

"There's something else you need to see?" She replied causing Alison to sit back down before her.

"Give me both of your hands child." The woman said earning a nod from Alison before she presented her hands to the elderly woman who quickly took them in her own and wrapped them up.

"Now close your eyes, take a deep breath, and relax." Mama June replied while Alison hesitated before following her instructions. Things then seemed to go numb for Alison, she felt like she was in a dream and was unable to move her arms, legs, or any part of her person and the more she fought the more she felt numb to things.

"Please go home Mark." came a familiar voice that Alison instantly recognized as her own as a wave of visions and images started to feel her head.

"Everything is alright." The voice of Mark shot back followed by the sound of gunshots and screeching tires.

"They fucked him up." Came a new voice that she couldn't recognize.

"None of them deserved this." Came the voice of Link as the sound of fire engines filled the air.

"Everyone and their fucking mother is going to die twice for this shit." The teary anger filled voice of Lee shot next.

"I can't look at what I did to you." Finished the voice of Mark.

The visions and images then soon started to clear up for Alison as she took an image before her that made her heart cringe. It was of a familiar Creole sitting on a leaf covered ground with his hands handcuffed over his head while his head hung low. He was covered in dry blood, his right hand was bloody and bent at a weird angle, his shirt was torn open, and too make the sight even worse was there was a bullet wound on the side of his head.

"No, No NO!" Alison yelled out breaking herself from her trance and noticing the Creole woman sitting before her with an emotionless look on her face.

"What the hell was that?" she asked visibly freaking out at what she just experienced.

"It would seem the gods have blessed you with a vision of things to come." She replied to Alison's shock and surprise. "You should feel lucky they often don't give a response especially as fast as you had one." She added to Alison's surprise.

"Jesus what does it mean?" she asked with a hint of fear in her voice.

"It can mean a lot of things, but mostly it means that you have a little glimpse as to what's to come and you have the ability to change the future should you see fit." The woman replied before Alison rose from the table while drawing her cellphone and instantly calling Mark, whose phone quickly went to voicemail, so she decided to call the next best thing.

"Link Mark needs you." she shot out.

Elsewhere

The party seemed to be going on in full-swing at the Voodoo Club as Mark found himself sitting at a table watching as Cake and a few other New Arcadia Hustlers received lap dances and flirted with the girls of the club while Joe sat off in the distance.

Despite everything looking calm Mark didn't like this situation so he seemed to be constantly looking around the club to make sure nobody was going to shoot him when he least expected it.

"Quit staring off stranger." Came a familiar voice that caused Mark to lift his gaze and notice a short black haired dark skinned African American woman with brown eyes and wearing a blue G-String and Panties standing before him with a smile.

"Courtney, didn't expect to see you here." Mark greeted while sending a smile to the stripper who lived in the 3rd Ward with Marrick and would often help out the Roman Boyz when they needed it.

"I wasn't hoping to see you, where's your brother?" she asked.

"Running late." Mark replied earning a roll of the eyes from the girl.

"How come every time you come in here most of the girls always light up to say you don't take dances?" she asked earning a chuckle from Mark.

"Remember that club shooting a few years back?" he shot back earning a nod from the woman. "Me and my guys got a few of them out when the bullets were flying so I guess they think I'm their hero." He added earning a nod from the woman.

"That explains a lot." She replied earning a chuckle from Mark.

"You want to do dance or do you want to keep talking?" she asked with a smile while Mark shook his head. There was a rumor going around the club that he might be gay because he never really wanted a lapdance or was interested in any of the women, but it wasn't that it was more so because unlike most men he didn't think with his dick and that reason alone was one of the main reasons he'd survived this long in the game.

"Excuse me." Came a new voice that caused Mark to lift his head and notice a dark skinned African American woman holding up a lighter woman over her shoulder.

"My girl here got a lil too turnt up if you can see. Do you mind walking us to our car there's a guy here who's been following us around?" the woman asked causing Mark to look around the club before responding with a nod as the women watched him rise to his feet before leading them out the back door of the club.

While Mark was leading the duo out he failed to notice Joe, Cake, and two other African American men following him out through a different door.

Upon stepping out the backdoor Mark instantly felt the cold air of the outside metaphorically splash across his face as the two women led him towards their car, a silver Sentinel.

"Thank you for this." The darker skinned woman said as Mark opened the back door of the car and quickly laid the intoxicated woman down but as he layed her down she drunkenly lifted herself up and pressed her lips against Mark before spitting something into the man of the Roman who quickly pulled himself away and spit out what she passed him.

"What happened?" the darker skinned woman asked as she watched Mark start to cough before looking over to her.

"Your friend spit in my mouth." Mark replied earning a look of sorrow from the woman.

"I'm sorry for her." She replied while Mark wiped his mouth. He wasn't a drinker so the taste of alcohol or any type of alcoholic beverage was foreign to him but something about this drink seemed familiar to him.

"It's nothing." He replied while wiping his forehead as it slowly started to sweat and keeping his eyes on the woman without noticing Joe and Cake stepping out of the club while sending a look across the street where they noticed an all-black wearing Muujai walking down the alleyway.

"If only more guys were like you." She replied while noticing Mark move his hand towards his chest and knowing that his heart was probably beating faster than ever before in his chest.

"The first dose will bring his heartrate up and make his muscles expand but that second dose will lock everything up and leave him unable to move." Said Muujai as he looked down at the sharp meat cleaver in his hand with a smile before looking back to Mark as the woman started to approach him for a kiss that Mark quickly backed away from.

"What was your friend drinking?" Mark asked while taking a few steps back as the woman slowly approached him while Joe and Cake looked on, but before she could get to close the sound of screeching tires caught everyone's attention and caused them all to turn their heads and notice three cars, two brown and one blue, speeding down the alley way before coming to screeching halts before them.

"Shit!" said Muujai as he dropped he started to run out of the alley, dropping his Meat Cleaver in the process, while Joe and Cake watched him leave with mixed looks on their faces.

"Get on the fucking ground Pendejo's!" yelled Travieso as he hopped out of a brown Tornado with a Remington 870 Shotgun in his hands while approaching Mark and quickly striking the Creole in the face with the butt of the weapon successfully knocking the man to the ground and then pointing his weapon at the woman, Joe, and Cake who instantly lifted their hands in the air while Guardo, Loka, La Quica, and five other Orgullo Marron and three other Azteca's surrounded them.

"What the fuck is this?" asked the woman with surprise and anger in her voice before she was silenced by La Quica who slammed the butt of her Pistol over her head bloodying her skull in the process.

"What's all that shit you were talking earlier puto?" asked Guardo as he kept his M16 trailed on Joe.

"Neither of them are the guys that killed Raskal but they were they with the guy." said La Quica with venom in her tone.

"Where's your amigo puto?" asked Travieso as he moved his Shotgun to Joe's fat stomach.

"If I were you I'd take that gun away from me. I'm BGA and you know what'll happen if you fuck with." Started Joe before Travieso slammed his weapon into Joe's stomach causing him to lean forward and clinch his gut.

"I don't give a fuck who you are." Yelled Travieso as he slammed the weapon over the back of Joe's head successfully knocking him to the ground and causing Cake to move to help his uncle before having the guns drawn on him.

"You're gonna tell us where your friend is or you're gonna be dropping pounds real quick." Said Guardo as Joe watched him pull a Machete from the back of his pants while trying to ignore the pain in the back of his head.

"He's-." Joe started before a loud scream followed by a gurgling sound filled the air and caused everyone to turn their heads and notice a Orgullo Marron member with his eyes wide open as Mark stabbed him in the back of the neck with his Bowie Knife.

"Oh shit!" yelled La Quica as the group noticed the tip of Mark's blade coming out the back of the man's throat.

"KILL THAT FUCKING MAYATE!" yelled Guardo as an Azteca member with a Shotgun moved to aim at Mark only for the Creole to lower himself before grabbing the weapon and knocking it upward where the Azteca member fired off a slug into the air.

"Fucking-." The man started before trailing off as Mark swung his nine in a half inch knife with almost blinding speed and stabbed the man once in the face earning a loud cracking sound as the stainless steel blade broke through his skull and went through his brain.

The remaining nine then quickly lifted their weapons and fired a barrage of bullets at Mark who quickly ducked down to use the dead Brown Pride Vago as a bullet shield. The man was then hit thirteen times before Mark pushed him into the group before running for cover behind the car where the other girl was lying inside trying to avoid the shots as Mark Andrew his M1911 Pistol and blindly fired three shots into the direction of the men striking one of the Azteca's in the knee and bringing him down.

"SHIT!" yelled the woman in the backseat who was faking being intoxicated as she ducked down to the floor of the car while the bullets blew out the windows.

"Hit that fucking Mayate!" yelled Travieso as the bullets quickly went through the doors of the vehicle and blew out the tires.

"Shit let's go." Yelled Cake as he threw Joe's arm over his shoulder and pulled him away from the shootout with the girl who was knocked out earlier followed their lead while the gang members kept their guns trained on Mark.

"Enough!" yelled Guardo as the group stopped shooting and noticed that the car was now lined with bullet shells and there was smoking coming from the inside.

"I got this." Said La Quica as she and three more Orgullo Marron Vagos started to approach the vehicle where they noticed the bullet filled body of the light skinned African American woman in the back seat, but before they could get to the other side of the car Mark had loaded a fresh magazine into his gun and then taken off his jacket and thrown the lining of clothing away from the car causing everyone to aim their guns in the direction of the jacket and fire off a few shots before realizing there was nobody inside of it.

"I WILL KILL YOU ALL!" Mark yelled as the group turned to the car and watched as he rose from cover and fired a shot that struck an brown wearing gang member in the face and then an Azteca in the chest before vaulting over the trunk of the car feet first while firing his gun striking La Quica four times in the chest with the powerful .45 caliber bullets literally ripping her breast away from her body.

He then knocked the woman to the ground and landed feet first on top of her body with his feet bouncing somewhat on her chubby stomach. The last Vago that was sent to check the car then saw an opportunity and lifted his Mini-Uzi in the direction of Mark but the Ward Boss was quicker on the draw and fired a single shot that struck the man in his left arm causing him to spin around. The Roman then saw his chance and leapt forward with his knife drawn stabbing the Vago in the back and causing him to pull the trigger of his gun letting off a barrage of rounds that Mark directed at the remaining men and striking an Azteca member several times in the chest while Guardo pulled Loka away from the shots.

As Loka looked around with a shaky breath she quickly noticed that the only survivors of their original group of twelve was now herself, Guardo, Travieso, and two more Orgullo Marron members.

"THERE IS NO ESCAPE THIS TIME." Mark yelled out while firing off what remained of his magazine and striking a Orgullo Marron member in the back of the head and blowing his brains all over Loka who was then put in a state of shock and surprise at the sight of the man's brain matter covering her body.

"Fucking Pendejo must be trained." Said Travieso as Guardo sent a look to the frozen Loka.

"Snap out of it Mana we need you now." the man shot out to his younger sister while noticing her blank expression while Travieso moved to reload his Shotgun just as the sound of gunfire was then replaced by silence.

"Did he leave?" asked Guardo as he wiped the blood and brain matter off Loka's face just a familiar voice could be heard.

"Oh god!" said La Quica as she found herself crying out in pain while looking down at the bullet holes lining her chest.

"La Quica." Travieso yelled earning the attention of Loka and Guardo as they took a peek from behind their cover and noticed the Honduran woman lying on her back while looking down at what remained of her chest. The Vago Shotcaller then broke his cover to the disapproval of Guardo as the group watched him run to the body of La Quica and kneel down beside the woman where he noticed her blood soaking into her shirt while she took shallow breaths.

"Come on Mija stay with me." he yelled out while the Honduran woman went to speak up.

"Behind…you." She coughed out caused Travieso to whip his head around in a fast motion on notice Mark standing over him with the meat clever in his hand.

"NO!" Travieso yelled out before going silent as Mark brought the weapon down on top of his head cracking the man's skull and spraying his blood over the face of the Creole who completely ignored it before moving to continue chopping away at the body of Travieso and La Quica like they were mere pieces of meat.

"I AIN'T GOING BACK IN NO FUCKING CLOSET!" Mark yelled out after chopping off the hand of Travieso and moving to do the same with his face.

"Hey punk!" yelled Guardo as Mark lifted his head and instantly fell backwards as Guardo fired three shots and struck the Roman in his vest but instead of falling back-first on the ground the Creole rolled backwards and came up with his Pistol raised and firing off three shots striking the Azteca OG in the right leg, right arm, and right side leaving him staggering backwards.

"Fucking bitch!" yelled Guardo as he struggled to fight through the pain as Mark charged him and knocked him to the ground before stomping his foot down on the man's bullet wounds and causing him to scream out in pain and terror.

"I said I ain't going back to the closet Dunbar." Mark yelled out while standing over Guardo with his gun pointed to the man's face.

"What the fuck are you talking about Cabron." Guardo yelled out before looking past Mark's blood covered face and noticing that the man's eyes were wide dilated, the night was cold but he was visibly sweating, and his body was going through slight tremors. With all this in mind Guardo instantly realized that Mark was high on some kind of Hallucinogen and more than likely wasn't in his right state of mind and didn't see them as he was.

The Azteca shotcaller seemed to be hitting everything on all cylinders, right now Mark wasn't in his right state of mind. His heart was pounding almost a mile a minute, he felt somewhat euphoric but he also felt like he was a young teenager on the streets of Dockington and lying before him wasn't a bald Cholo Andressed in blue and black but a bald Caucasian man wearing the uniform of a Dockington City Police Officer.

With that in mind Guardo knew it would be damn near impossible to talk Mark out of what he was about to do so instead of fighting, arguing, or bitching over it he merely closed his eyes and awaited death to come while silently cursing that he would never see his baby girl again.

"NO!" yelled Loka earning the attention of Mark as she rose from cover with her gun drawn and firing six shots but only seeming to hit Mark once in the arm before he raised his gun and fired all five of his bullets into the body of the Chola.

"NO Maya!" screamed Guardo before Mark kicked him in his already bleeding side then turning his attention to Loka and getting the Meat Clever ready for another body to tear through. "No!" Guardo continued while trying to fight through the pain of the three bullets in his body as he turned over on his stomach and forcibly tried to stand up while Mark slowly approached Loka like a masked horror movie monster.

"No more, no more, no more." Said Mark as he continued to stalk the motionless woman while Guardo slowly rose to his feet with his pistol raised but before he could fire a shot the sound a gun going off filled the air and the man was instantly forced forward as a bullet pierced his back and blew out his chest.

"Bye Bye!" said Lee as he leaned out the side window of Andre's all black Baller and fired another round from Mark's MP7 Submachine Gun striking Guardo this time in the back of the head and successfully blowing his brains out in the process while Andre stepped on the brakes of the SUV and causing it to come to a screeching halt while three more vehicles stopped along with it.

These new sounds instantly caused Mark to whip his head around with his knife at the ready but upon looking past the headlights his gaze quickly fell on Lee, Link, Buck, Manfred, Andre, Davey, and Eddy as they stepped out of the vehicles with their guns drawn.

"Jesus!" said Link as he and the others looked over the bodies of the dead Vagos before approaching Mark who seemed to lower his guard upon seeing the duo but the drugs were still coursing through his system and he instantly noticed that the two men seemed to be teenagers once again.

"Mark what's going on?" asked Lee as Manfred approached Mark causing the Roman to lash out with his knife but before he could reach the Indian man he was stopped by Lee, Buck, Miller, Viktor, Davey, and Eddy who successfully pulled him down.

"What's his problem?" asked Manfred.

"Fuck you Dunbar, why are you protecting this scum?" Mark yelled out to everyone's confusion.

"Who's Dunbar." Asked Davey.

"Bucky, Miller, Davey, Eddy, Viktor see if you can get them to get rid of these bodies for good." Lee yelled out earning a nod from the man. "Link get Mark in my car." Lee yelled out while Link moved to help the youngest Roman to his feet before slowly moving him towards the car. To the surprise of the others the Creole didn't lash out at the man of Irish descent but he did give growls to Andre, Miller, Davey, and Eddy as Link helped him inside Lee's Dominator.

"Make sure these bodies are never seen again." Said Lee as he reached into his backpocket and pulled out eight hunAndred dollars before presenting it to Andre who instantly took it and nodded his head before looking to Miller and the others.

"You got it man." Said Andre as the group looked to the body of the fallen gang member while Lee looked down at the Chola before him with a saddened look.

"Too bad you were kinda cute." He said before hearing the girl give a low wheeze and then start speaking.

"You better pray, I'm never found…my uncle is…Onda and he'll come for you." She said out earning a nod from Lee.

"Let him come." The Chinese man said out before making his way towards his car. Despite the girl's warning Lee didn't have the stomach to kill her because what she was about to go through was a lot worse than he wanted.

Meanwhile

"What the fuck was that?" asked Muujai as he stood across from Joe who had a wet towel on the back of his forehead to soak up some of the blood.

"That was the fucking Vagos retaliating for that shit you pulled earlier today." Joe yelled out with anger in his tone.

"Them bitches are gonna pay for that shit on the real." Stated Cake before he went for his cellphone.

"You say Mark was the one that got you out of there, well you better be thanking him at his grave because there ain't no way in hell he survived that shit." Muujai replied before Joe's cut him off.

"If you think Mark's dead right now you're gonna be in for a surprise come tomorrow morning." He shot back with anger in his tone.

"Even if he as good as you say he is, there no way in hell Mark could have survived with that drug in his-." Muujai started before Cake interrupted him.

"Mark's alive!" he stated earning the attention of the two men. "I just got a text from Lee saying they taking him home and they want a sit down with us tomorrow." The man replied causing a smug look to spread across Joe's face while Muujai inwardly cursed himself.

East New Arcadia

As the night went on Alison found herself getting colder as she sat outside the home of Mark and the others awaiting their return. She couldn't explain why but the vision she saw kept flashing through her head and for some reason she felt almost like she was going to have a panic attack with the worry and fear in her heart.

The sound of her cellphone ringing then caught her attention and caused her to look down and notice that it was Steve calling her, but before she could answer the phone she was stopped by the sound of car engines and headlights causing her to look up and notice Lee's Dominator pull up.

"Jesus!" Alison started before watching as Lee and Link helped a blood covered Mark out of the car and directed him to the front door.

"Is he okay?" she asked while approaching the group only to be stopped by Link.

"Yeah he's fine…somewhat." He stated while Alison watched Lee walk the Creole into the house." Someone drugged him." Link added to Alison's shock. "He start tripping out and hallucinating and then he got into a fight with a few assholes in the club. Don't worry though they're all still breathing just with a few missing teeth." He lied to Alison worry.

"I want to see him." She replied causing Link to shake his head.

"That's not a good idea he lashed out at Miller and the others. He sees them as threats and I think he may do the same to you." Link replied but his words went on deaf's ear as Alison moved past him and made her way into the house where she noticed Lee in the backyard spraying the blood off Mark with a hose.

"Alright now go change clothes and get in bed brother we'll watch over things for the night." Lee replied while Mark shook his head.

"I ain't going back brother." He said earning a nod from Lee.

"Fuck Dunbar none of us are going back." Lee replied with a smile earning a shared smile from Mark before he walked back into the house and made his way into his bedroom while Alison watched him closely.

"Whose Dunbar Lee?" she asked causing the Chinese man to look back to her with a saddened look.

"Mark will tell you when he wakes up, right now I suggest you steer clear of him he's not in his right mind." He shot back before making his way into the living room just as Felix made his way inside of the house.

Outside of New Arcadia

"I don't like being out here man." Said Viktor as he stood with Buck, Manfred, Davey, Eddy, Miller, and Andre as the group found themselves standing in a swamp just a few miles outside of New Arcadia with mixed looks on all their faces.

"Man where these fucking Feral's at?" asked Andre.

"Wait." Said Miller as the group went silent and noticed a seven year old blonde haired Caucasian girl who was in a white Andress step out from behind a true and stare at the group with dull blue eyes.

"Where are your parent's kid?" asked Manfred before the group was as the little girl looked to the sky and let out a loud whistle. They then went silent and instantly heard a several other whistles echo throughout the swamp followed by the sound of several more that seemed to be drawing closer to the group. The scene was ominous and the group of men seemed to be inwardly shitting bricks as a few whispers could be heard throughout the swamp followed by the sound of leaves breaking.

"Come on out." Yelled Andre with anger in his heart before the group turned their heads and noticed a heavyset elderly Caucasian man step out from behind a tree carrying a large wooden stick and wearing dirty old fashioned clothing.

"We brought something for you and your family." Said Andre as he opened the back of the group's truck and presented the corpses of the Orgullo Marron members to the man who looked at the group before saying something in an unknown language.

The group then watched as several men moved from behind the trees and made their way towards the truck and started to move the corpses out of the backseat.

"Fucking Cannibals man." Said Davey earning a nod from Eddy as the duo watched a man lick the blood off the severed hand of Travieso before smiling at the group.

New Arcadia

It must have been a hour since the group had returned home and Alison still felt a bit uneased at seeing Marcus in the state they brought him in. His eyes, they seemed filled with fear, anger, and pain so many emotions she never knew the Creole had within him.

Seeing him like that added with seeing him in the state brought an uneasy feeling over her but she needed to see him despite what the others warned about him.

So the FIB Agent quickly stepped off her couch and made her way down the hall before stopping in front of Mark's room and then knocking on the door before making her way inside and instantly pulling herself back at what she was see saw inside. There Mark sat on the floor but to her fear and surprise he was with his knife slicing into his own right arm.

"NO!" Ali yelled out before rushing to the youngest Roman and knocking the knife out of hand and then looking over his wound. Luckily he was slicing into his forearm and not his wrist but he still managed to cut deep enough to draw blood.

"Shit!" she said before pulling off her jacket and wrapping it around Mark's arm and then eyeing him closely and noticing the blank expression on his face. "Jesus Mark snap out of it." She yelled out while noticing that his eyes were dilated and seemed almost glossy as he looked up at her and spoke.

"I…missed you." Upon hearing those words Alison's face instantly contorted to a confused expression before watching as Mark moved in to hug the woman's torso and rest his head on her shoulder.

"Steal my heart and hold my tongue." He started to Alison's surprise. "I feel my time…my time has come. Let me in, unlock the door…I never felt this way before." He sang while Alison's eyes widened at realizing he was singing the song Til Kingdom Come by Coldplay.

"Mark-." She started while he continued to sing.

"The wheels just keep on turning, the drummer begins to drum. I don't know which way I'm going and I don't know which way I've come." He continued while taking Alison's hands within his own. "Hold my head inside yours hands. I need someone…who understands. I need someone…someone who hears…for you I waited all these years." As he continued Alison couldn't help but to put her hand to the back of his head and run her hands through his hair while Link and Lee stood outside the room watching the duo.

"For you I'd wait, til kingdom come. Until my day, my day is gone…so say you'll come and set me free…just say you'll wait…you'll wait for me." He continued while Alison noticed tears beginning to fall from his eyes.

"Say you'll wait, you'll wait for me." She sang back while holding Mark tightly in her arms.

Authors Note: And there you have it people the latest chapter for New Arcadia sorry it came later then I promised it was Mid-Term Week so I've been extremely busy with school.

I introduced a couple of new characters in this chapter and I also killed off a few but it's not gonna be the end of things in the start of a long bloody war.

The character Cake is visually inspired by Method Man's character on the Wire Cheese who was also Prop Joe's Nephew so I also decided to make him Joe's nephew on here and give him a role as Joe's number one street guy.

I also introduced one of the main antagonist in this chapter Kareem "Muujai" Farah. Muujai is Swahili for Murder and if you haven't figured it out he's a BGA Hitman with a love for chopping people up, cooking them, then feeding them to their friends. Chopping people up and feeding friends to people can be a debated practice. Whenever I look up some gang things I find that there's always that individual in a certain gang that does some fucked up shit and Muujai is the one that does the fucked up shit for the BGA. You'll more about him over the next couple of chapters as he continues trying to kill Mark. He is also visually based off actor Razaaq Adoti who played Jill's Partner Payton on Resident Evil Apocalypse and the main antagonist on Black Hawk Down who shot down the first plane.

Mark's new guy on the streets Andre is visually based off Rapper Rotimi who plays the character Dre on Power. He's new but he's now Mark's buffer that keeps him insulated from the streets.

The character Fatman is also a sorta friend/antagonist for both Mark and Task in New Arcadia. He's visually based off Tim Mosley and is the Ward Boss for the 4th Ward.

The term Ward Boss is a something the Italian Mafia used to title people their capos who oversaw operations in places like Chicago, New York, and New Orleans as well. With black gangs Ward Boss isn't really used but police title guys with a lot of power in a Ward a Ward Boss so Mark calling himself that seems to fit.

Gwen's Boyfriend Terrence is visually based off Curtis Hamilton who plays Wide Receiver for the New Orleans Saints but also showed off his acting ability when he played Dr. Dre on the Lifetime special Surviving Compton. That scene with him, Gwen, and Lee does seem somewhat out of the blue it will lead to something bigger later because if you didn't notice Terrence has a gang tattoo on his arm.

I also went over a few districts and neighborhoods in this chapter. The Rose District and Irish Point are based off the Garden District and Irish Channel in New Orleans. The Garden District is mostly white but there is a big Honduras population that, along with the Irish Channel. It maybe called the Irish Channel but it's been mostly black since the 60's but there are still old fashioned Irish Celebrations there like the St. Patricks Day Parade and even a few old fashioned Pubs. The Garden District is located in the lower 3rd Ward while the Irish Channel is inside both the 3rd and 2nd. If you go to the lower parts of the 3rd and 2nd Ward it's alright with Yuppies and artsy type but the more you go north it gets worse.

The city of Jenner is a Suburban City based off Kenner in Jefferson Parish. It's based in Jefferson Parish but it can be described like what Inglewood or Long Beach is to LA. It's a city in a different area but it's still a part of the New Orleans area. If you go to north Kenner it's mostly Honduran and some people call it Little Honduras because you see a lot of shops, restaurants, and vendors. You can literally go there and not here a word in English for a good ten minutes.

The reason for the big Honduran population is because a lot of them came over in the 1960's. A Census estimated that there are over 103,000 Hondurans in the city but that also includes people mixed with Hondurans so the number could be smaller but it's still a high figure.

What Muujai had Mark drugged with is sorta similar to what Trevor and Michael took in V where they had to shoot the Aliens and Clowns but in Mark's instance he really was fighting but what he was seeing will be revealed next chapter because in honesty you can't imagine doing something while on a drug and not do anything at all seriously. It's not all in your head the thing you are punching is wall and when you wake up you're gonna have bloody knuckles.

Mama as you can tell is an old fashioned Voodoo Priest which there are a lot of in New Orleans because it is the city of Voodoo. I was supposed to show that off in an earlier but I forgot about it. Down here Voodoo is big it's major part of the culture here and is taken very seriously. In Middle School there was this girl who used get mad and tell people she'd Voodoo Curse on them. She was expelled for threatening someone's life.

Voodoo is like a religion down here does it work is a question everyone ask and would it work in the fashion I had Alison experience it. From my experience I've never seen it personally but people tell me it's worked for them so I look at it the same way I would a person who tells me they went to church and the preacher laid hands on them and they could see, hear, or feel god because in all honesty the concepts are the same they both some man's religion.

Yes Mark just killed the Orgullo Marron Vagos and the Azteca's…but the fighting between the New Arcadia gangsters and brown is not over, not by a longshot in fact the first shots have been fired in a long bloody war that's gonna make the war with Brian and Ballas look like a Steven Seagal fight scene or a kid playing with toy soldiers they both look the same really and you can't tell me they don't.

And yes Lee did hand their corpses over a group of Cannibals I call the Feral Clan. Cannibalism has been around for centuries but it's big in the south. In the past you could see entire families of Cannibals and in New Orleans I'm serious you can make a wrong turn in a Bayou or Swamp and think you just stepped onto the set of the next Wrong Turn movie. That's why it was weird for me to see Cannibals in GTA V, sure you can find maybe a serial killer who eats people but to find more then one congregating and living together is rare. Most Cannibals don't trust each other unless they're close like a Family so I decided to put a Swamp Family of Cannibals in New Arcadia.

Are there real Families of Cannibals down here I can't say for sure but there have been some in the past. We also have rural swamp folk that don't like to interact with the outside world the show Swamp People shows that but some are more reclusive and I'll point that out later on in the story.

Stick around for next chapter as Alison learns more about Mark's past and shows the newly arrived Steve the city, Lee gets a job from the Vietnamese that has him Mark, Task, Adahy, and the others stealing guns from a bunch of Rednecks in the Bayou.

Thank you all for reading have a nice night Zilla Out.