Chapter 27: The Day New Arcadia Shook

New Arcadia Police Department (The Next Day)

Things seemed audio less for Mark as he found himself sitting silently in a bright interrogation room while Ana sat beside him and a familiar African American woman sat across from him asking him questions.

"Marcus." Regina repeated while noticing the man keep his head in silence. "Is he gonna be alright?" she asked while looking to Ana.

"He just lost two of his friends, what do you think." The IAA Agent asked in an emotionless tone.

As Regina continued to talk with Ana with Mark remaining silent, Alison found herself sitting outside the interrogation room watching the scene before her closely. Mark had been silent since the NAPD had brought him in for questioning and Ana, using a fake ID, was acting as his lawyer. She had called in the bomb squad thinking there could have been one at the address, but she wasn't expecting to see what she saw.

An autopsy on the bodies of Miller and Viktor showed that the duo didn't have a quick death. They had died from carbon monoxide poisoning from the stove, but before that they'd been put through hell. Both of them had been viciously beaten, their spinal cords had been severed preventing them from moving their legs, they were starved, there was rope burns on both of their wrists, and they'd been deprived of sleep for a number of days.

The responding officers didn't see it, but she had been able to take a tape recording off the body of Miller. She figured their killer wanted Mark to know their exact last words and she was debating giving him the tape. She knew in her Mark and the others were gonna be out for blood as soon as they left this place.

As she looked back at a waiting bench for people to be interrogated she noticed that Lee, Felix, Link, Buck, Manfred, Davey, and Eddy were also handcuffed and had to give a statement just like Mark. With the exception of Link and Manfred, she could see the rage, anger, and hatred in all of their eyes. They wanted blood all of them and they would soon be getting it.

"Phone records show that Mark was the last person Miller spoke to prior to his time of death, but I don't believe Mark spoke to Mr. Johnson." Regina shot out while eyeing Mark.

"His name was Miller." He shot out finally breaking his silence to Ana's surprise.

"I don't give a fuck about his name Marcus, I want to know who killed him." She shot back earning a low growl of anger from the Roman.

"I don't know anything about what happened to them." Mark shot back while Ana watched him closely.

"Then what do you know Marcus?" the Detective asked.

"A child is gonna be born in a few seconds in some part of this world and someone will die in another part." He shot back earning a close look from the woman.

"That's enough, you have no other reason to hold Marcus Roman or any of the others. So we'll be going now." Stated Ana before she rose from her seat with Mark following her.

"Hey Mark!" Regina called out forcing the man to turn back to face her. "There's a rumor going around that you're dead." She stated while Mark gave a low growl. "How long of a head start should I give you before you prove them wrong?" she asked while Mark walked out of the room with Ana.

"Let's go." The IAA Agent called out causing Lee, Link, and the others to hop from their seats and follow her out where they noticed the woman slowly move towards Ana.

"Meet us at Mark's house." She stated earning a slow nod from Alison who looked out and noticed Mark walking past her with his head down along with the others.

Metra, Lincoln Parish

The drive to Metra wasn't long for Task as he stopped his truck in front of the safe house for Ernesto and Miguel before stepping out and making his way inside where he noticed the Onda member sitting in an arm chair with a bandage around his midsection while Miguel, Primo, and Cheetah stood beside him.

Along with them were Cruz and Loka, but to Task's surprise the group was clustered around someone Task had never seen before. He looked to have been a Mexican born with brown skin darker than his own and stood about five foot seven, neck length black hair, and wearing a teal checkered shirt, grey khaki shoes, and low top white shoes.

"Chayton glad you could make it ese." Said Ernesto with a half-smile as he rubbed his injured abdomen. "How's Adahy?" he added.

"Doing better but still hurt." Task replied while looking around the room and noticing half-smiles on everyone's face.

"What's with all the smiles?" he asked before watching Ernesto take a look to the new man.

"Where's my manners, Chayton this here's Neto Santa Muerte. He's one of our homeboys from down in Mexico." Stated Ernesto while Task sent a look to the man.

"Santa Muerte, that Saint of Death, that your actual name?" he asked earning a slight smile from the man.

"It is Los Santos amigo." Neto replied earning a chuckle from Cheetah.

"We were here celebrating, Neto here struck a blow for us against that Chavala Marcus for us." Stated Primo to the shock and surprise of Task who sent a look to Neto.

"Really how so?" Task asked.

"Let's just say his hermanos Miller and Viktor met they got their babies before they went lights out." Neto shout out earning wide eyes from Task. He knew Miller and Viktor were missing and the potential of them being dead was high, but he didn't expect to be standing directly in front of the very man who killed them both.

"I just wish I could have seen that Puto's face when he saw their bodies." Added Miguel while Cheetah stood by laughing.

The sound and scene of all of them laughing and joking caused an eerie feeling to wash over Task. He didn't know whether to join in or not, he's had a number of conversations with Miller and Viktor. He knew Viktor was a bit in the dark and stubborn about himself, but his relationship with the both of them was still good.

As the laughter stopped Ernesto quickly spoke up to the group. "It's good to have you here fighting beside us Carnale."

This seemed to bring a smile to the face of Neto who quickly responded with. "Si mon, I'm happy to be back. If Cheetah didn't tell you I tried to go straight in this city a long time ago. Mayates were doing the same shit to us then they're doing now so I fought them and I ain't afraid to put their asses back in check."

"Good we need all the manpower we can muster." Shot Primo. "We lost a lot of Carnales in our attack on those Puto Grande Roman Boyz." He added.

"Onda in New Austin is sending us some more Carnales to fight these Puto's and there are some Azteca's fleeing the three strikes in Los Santos that need a new home and are coming here." Replied Ernesto.

"So we'll have more numbers and be ready for an attack. I don't think it'll be long before this Mark guy hits us back after what we did his friends." Stated Primo.

"Which is why you need some more help." Stated Cruz earning the attention of all the other gang members.

"When I moved to New Arcadia from Honduras in the 60's, we Hondurans had it rough from the Blanca's and then eventually the Negros. So we always fought them as one and if you want to just roll over these guys we need to be fighting as one." The Veterano stated to the groups confusion.

"Que, we are fighting as one Carnale. All the Vago's and Azteca's in both New Arcadia and Lincoln Parish are fighting together in this war." Stated Ernesto.

"But there is another group you can reach to." He stated earning wide eyes from the group.

"You mean Marabunta?" asked Loka.

"Hell no i hate those Mara Punto Cabrons." Yelled Miguel.

"I don't like their methods either but if we want to ensure our victory we'll need them in our corner." Cruz replied. "I'll reach out to their shotcaller later today and maybe we can talk an alliance." He added before rising to his feet and heading for the door while the others remained silent.

East New Arcadia

The drive to the home of the BSU members wasn't long for Alison who quickly stopped out of her car and made her way inside where she noticed an angry Marcus standing before a calm Ana.

"These fucking pricks are gonna pay for this shit." Mark yelled out with anger in his voice.

"And they will, but right now you're not in the right mind to do anything." She shot back.

"Then what is the right mind?" asked Lee with venom in his own tone.

"Calm, which is something none of you are. You're angry, that means your all reckless and right now you don't need to go out and hit an enemy that is more than likely expecting you." She shot out.

"Ana's right Mark." Said Alison earning the attention of the youngest Roman and the others. "I understand that all of you want blood for Miller and Viktor, but none of you are in the right mindset. So go get a goodnights sleep, mourn Miller and Viktor before you retaliate." She added while Mark looked to her with an angry expression before finally speaking out.

"Get some sleep brothers." Mark declared to the shock of Lee, and Buck who followed him to the back rooms.

"You can't be serious." Stated the Chinese man.

"I'm not, give Cotton a call and tell him we need to make a buy tomorrow." Mark replied earning nods form the duo. "If we're going after those Wetbacks we're gonna need some firepower because the devils gonna be granting a lot of them eternal damnation." He shot out before locking himself in his room while Lee and Buck entered their own.

"That goes for you as well." Ana stated while looking to Davey and Eddy who gave their own angry looks before making their way out the door so they could head back to Red Stick.

"Where are you going?" asked Alison as she sent a look to Felix who was heading for the door and causing him to look back at her.

"He's going to get peace of mind." Replied Ana to the confusion of Alison, Link, and Manfred who watched as Felix walked out the door. The man of Quechan descent wondered if the IAA Agent knew about Task and Adahy being involved with the Azteca's and Vagos and if she did would she out them.

"Can I trust you two will keep everyone here tonight?" asked Ana as she eyed Manfred and Link.

"Normally I could, but I don't know." Link replied while looking to the floor.

"Mark damn near choked me to death when we told him about Miller and Viktor so I can't promise anything." Stated Manfred as he rubbed his throat to the shock of Alison.

"I've got something on my own to see to, and I right now we can't trust they won't go out and get themselves killed." The Chinese woman shot out.

"I'll stay." She said to the surprise of the group. "I'll keep Mark here and the others will stay along with him." She added earning a raised brow from Ana.

"What will you tell Steve when he finds out you didn't come home tonight?" she asked causing Alison to go silent for a few seconds before speaking up.

"I'll think of something, but right now…I just want to be here for Mark." The FIB Agent replied while a slight blush spread across her face.

"If you think you can, stay with him, but if he leaves call me." Stated Ana who watched as Alison nodded her head before heading out the door while the woman stood still with Manfred and Link just before a loud crashing sound caught them all by surprise.

"Sounds like Lee's in his closet." Stated Manfred while Link looked to Alison.

"I'll handle Lee you just worry about Mark." He said before making his way out of the room while Alison made her way towards Mark door before opening it up and noticing the Creole landing hard blows on a wooden punching bag he had in his closet.

"Mark!" she said entering the room while Mark continued to throw punches at the bag til the point where his knuckles were bruised.

"Mark Stop!" she called out while he continued to throw punches at the bag before finally stepping in and grabbing the arms of the large man and leaving him stunned. The FIB Agent then looked down and noticed the handle of Mark's M1911 Pistol sticking out the front of his pants while his Bowie Knife was holstered on his right hip.

"Just for tonight, don't be a killer…don't be the Concrete Soldier." She shot out while rubbing the side of his face with her left hand, pulling out his weapons off his body, then laying them on the desk next to them.

She then watched as Mark fell down on both of his knees and lowered his gaze to the floor while Alison continued to stand over him.

"It's okay to just let it go, just for tonight." She replied while kneeling down in front of Mark before pulling his head down on her chest and then wrapping him up into her arms. "Nobody's here, it's just you and me Mark. It's okay to fall apart." She stated while feeling the front of her shirt already starting to get wet from the tears of the youngest Roman.

"I'll keep you together." She stated before lifting Mark onto his feet and leading him over to his bed. The FIB Agent then proceeded to pull his shirt from over his head before undoing his pants and letting them fall to the floor and leaving Mark bare in only his black and silver boxers.

As Mark stood bare he couldn't help but to look at her with tear filled eyes as Alison took off her black jacket followed by undoing the buttons on her light blue shirt, leaving her bare in her gray tank top with the straps and upper hem of her white training bra sticking out. She then bent down before Mark and undid her pants allowing them to drop to the floor before stepping out of them and taking the Creole by the hands.

"It's okay, now come." She said before pulling Mark to his bed before lying down with him and then immediately wrapping her arms around the Creole who moved to lay his head on her chest while hearing him let out a few loud groans.

"It's okay if you want to touch me or do with whatever just…just don't leave me please." The FIB Agent stated with her words repeating themselves through the head of the youngest Roman. She basically just green lit herself to let him do whatever he wanted to her. The thought of being able to sleep with the FIB Agent caused a blush to spread across the face of Mark and his mind to fade from Miller and Viktor.

Despite her offer though Mark didn't act on his urges instead he merely lifted his head and planted a small kiss on Alison's cheek that took the FIB Agent by surprise as she watched him move to pull her body into his arms in a protecting and comforting manner.

"Thanks for the offer…but I'm gonna have to decline." He replied and feeling his own anger at admitting his offer.

Red Stick

The drive back home wasn't long for Task as he found himself heading for his door and quickly unlocking it with a solemn look on his face. He'd spent some with the Azteca and Vagos members getting to know all of them, but the talk of the group seemed to be the deaths of Miller and Viktor.

The Lakota couldn't stay with the group long the more he was with them the more he felt sick to his stomach.

"Hey brother." Came a familiar voice that caused Task to turn his head as he opened the door, but the first thing he seemed to meet the end of someone's fist striking him in the nose with enough force to knock the Lakota backwards through the door and onto the floor of his living room.

"Oh shit!" yelled Adahy as he looked at the down Task before noticing Felix walk into the house with his Beretta 92 Pistol in his hands and aimed at Task.

"Felix what the hell?" asked Adahy.

"Did you know?" the man of Quechan descent asked with anger in his tone to Adahy's confusion.

"What are you talking about?" the Creek Warrior shot back causing Felix to pull back the hammer on his gun.

"No, I didn't find out until today." Stated Task as he raised himself up and eyed Felix closely. "I'm sorry man, if I would have known maybe I could have stopped it." he stated.

"What's going on?" asked Adahy.

"Your new pals killed Miller and Viktor, they tortured them for days before killing them and leaving them at Courtney's house for us to find." Felix shot out with anger in his voice while Adahy rolled his eyes.

"Alright then you hit them, they hit back, that seems to be the way this goes." Shot Adahy to Felix's surprise. "Besides why are you so mad, you and Viktor never really got along anyway?" he asked.

"We never got along because he was naïve, but I wouldn't wish him dead or to be killed the way he was." Felix shot back before turning to Task.

"The Azteca's started this shit with us, they could have kept going after Joe and the 3rd Ward but they had to come after us when we had nothing to do with it." The Mexican man shot back while Adahy gave a chuckle.

"You call Viktor naïve yet you're the naïve one brother if you can't see the pieces in front of you." Shot Adahy to the surprise of Felix. "What are you doing tomorrow Felix?" Adahy asked with a smile.

"We're meeting with some guy called Cotton and then we're hitting them back." Felix shot out earning a slight nod from Adahy.

"Stay here with us tonight, there are some people we'd like for you to meet tomorrow and for you to learn why they're fighting." Adahy ordered earning a loud scoff from Felix.

"Why would I want to hear anything they have to say?" he asked.

"Because you always wanted to meet more brown people in this place and tomorrow you'll have an opportunity to do so and I think you can't pass that up." Adahy shot back earning a few seconds of silence from Felix before he lowered his gun in submission.

Elsewhere

The drive back to the hotel in Red Stick wasn't long for Ana as she found herself walking inside of her double doors and quickly taking a seat at her computer with her laptop before her.

As she typed on the keys on her laptop she couldn't help but remember the sorrow filled face of Marcus Roman after learning of the deaths of Miller and Viktor. She hated seeming him saddened or in pain and she wished she could have been the one to stay with him for the night. He needed someone with him, but she knew he was in probably more capable hands with Alison.

She hated to admit it but the FIB Agent had Mark's heart on a tighter leash then she did. In most women this would build jealousy but not Ana, it just made her want to keep Mark closer to her and doing things to help him in anyway possible.

Right now she was going to help him, she was going to find out who was the man responsible for the deaths of Miller and Viktor were. The BSU members were going to go to war with the Vagos and Azteca's and they'd stand over a pile of bodies to do so, but they still needed directions in that war.

And directions is what she would give them

East New Arcadia

It must have been three O'clock in the morning and not much sleeping was being done in the home of the BSU members. The group was took shaken up by the deaths of their two members to actually close their eyes and get some sleep so the group found themselves doing things to keep themselves busy.

As Link made his way out of his bedroom and headed for the living room he quickly spotted a familiar Chinese man sitting by the living room window with his M9 Beretta in his hands while a bottle of Vietnamese Rice Wine lay beside him. After taking a few steps closer to the Chinese man Link quickly snatched the bottle up and eyed him closely.

"We don't do that brother." He shot while Link gave a chuckle.

"Being a drug free gangster is hard when you have to sit down with gang leaders for drinks or when guys put Cocaine in front of you and tell you to snort it to prove you ain't a cop." Lee shot out.

"That's different, doing it as a personal pass time is not what we do." Link shot out.

"Huh, I honestly don't have much of a stomach for that shit. I was just gonna leave enough in there for a Molotov in case some tried anything." Lee shot out while looking out the window.

"They went to Courtney's house not our own, speaking of which Mark never said where she is." Link stated.

"She's with a friend in the 3rd Mark's gotta talk to her later about why our brothers turned up dead there, but my guess is that asshole thought we were 3rd Ward Gangsters and got a few guys to tell us where they could find us. Mark spends a lot of time at Courtney's to says he and her aren't banging it out." Lee declared with a chuckle.

"Yeah I heard two guys in the 3rd got clipped by a Mexican guy that was seen leaving the house. It could be the same guy." Link replied.

"Now he's not just our problem, but Muujai's gonna feel for this shit to." Lee shot out with anger in his tone.

"You're blaming yourself aren't you?" Link asked earning silence from the Chinese man. "We weren't here." He added.

"Exactly we weren't here, but if we were they may still be alive." He said with a saddened look on his face.

"The same thing could have been said about Rohan, Roland, and Sabastian back in Dockington." Stated Link.

"I still haven't accepted their deaths either, but I made sure one thing…they were answered with blood." Lee shot back.

"And so Miller and Viktor, I know you and Mark will…ensure that." Link declared while taking a seat next to the Chinese man.

As the two BSU leaders talked amongst themselves Mark and Alison found themselves having a similar heart to heart. Neither could find the urge to sleep so instead Alison was sitting with her back to the wall and her legs folded on Mark's bed while the youngest Roman rested his head on her bare lap. The feeling of the FIB Agent stroking his head seemed to bring a calm feeling over the Creole. His mind would return to Miller and Viktor but the more he nuzzled his face into her bare legs would bring him back to reality.

The sound of Alison's cellphone ringing then seemed to break that silence that was growing between them again as Alison leaned over to grab her phone and quickly sent a text message to Steve to calm his worry about her whereabouts.

"You know if you leave now, he'll probably be less pissed." Mark stated earning a slight chuckle from Alison.

"Yeah but you need me more and I promised to always be here for you when you needed me." She replied while continuing to stroke Mark's head.

"You know this is my fault right?" he asked to Alison's confusion. "If I would have been here instead of in Sunbelt they may still be alive." He added while Alison hushed him silent.

"You don't know that and you can't blame yourself for it, remember what you said to me when I came to you after Malik and his grandmother was killed. You can't think about the past, you just gotta keep pushing forward." She stated.

"Yeah I'll push forward…and rundown every fucking wetback and Spic that gets in my way." He replied earning a slap on the side of the head courtesy of Alison.

"Stop that, I don't want to hear you talk like that again. Your people get dehumanized enough with the N Word and I don't want you to make another group feel that way." She shot back while Mark gave a low chuckle.

"I'm not racist to brown…I just hate Vagos because they're just as bad a white supremacist." He replied to Alison's confusion.

"What do you mean?" she asked.

"When I was working with the BGA they always told me that I was to hate Vago and Onda as much as I hate white supremacist. In Los Santos they green lit all-black people and try to purge them from the city. The Vagos have spilled the blood of many black people man, woman, and child alike just because they can." He shot out to Alison's confusion.

"I heard about because of the riots and someone ripping them off for drugs." She replied.

"Yeah, if they would have left it with the gangs or even South Central it would have been alright in my opinion. But why should a child born in 1993 be killed in 2002 by some brown banger because of the sins of someone else?" he asked.

"Why should a person be killed at all?" she asked causing Mark to go silent at her question. "Why were you in Sunbelt anyway?" she asked while continuing to rub his head.

"BSU, the Sunbelt City Chapter is…pathetic. We war with these Neo-Nazi's for a stake in the hardcore clubs. A few months ago they killed one of our own…they called us to take care of him." He finished.

"Did you do it?" she asked.

"No, I gave him a savage beating and left him for them to actually get their hands dirty." He replied earning a surprised look from Alison. "I find it bullshit that my ex-girlfriend and the asshole she cheated on me with can't handle their own problems, but they were gonna solve it that day." He added.

"Did they?" she asked.

"Nope, they let him go and he and his friends hit back so naturally they called us back to clean up their mess." Mark shot back before chuckling. "It's funny, she cheated on me but whenever she has a problem she calls me right back to solve it…and I refuse until someone ends up dead then I go back running." He replied.

"She may have cheated on you, but you do still have friends there. It's not so much that you want to help…or protect her but you want to protect them, because that's what you do. You protect people." She stated while taking Mark's hand within her own.

"I couldn't protect Miller or Viktor." He shot back causing Alison to quickly change the conversation.

"I know this may be hard for you to talk about with me, but how did this little war between you start. I thought the Vagos and Azteca's were going after the 4th?" she asked while Mark chuckled.

"They don't care about the 4th they want Joe, the 3rd Ward, and me." He shot back to her confusion.

"Remember that night I came back drugged. The Vagos tried to kill Joe and I may have been seeing things but I slaughtered them." He replied to her surprise.

"That blood was there?" she asked earning a nod from Mark.

"Lee and the others took the bodies and gave them to some swamp people with a taste for human flesh." He replied to her shock. "One of them lived, a girl and her uncle is Onda, so they hit 4th Ward because they wanted Joe's drugs, they hit the 3rd because they believe I'm a part of the 3rd, and Miller and Viktor was just to get to me." He replied earning silence from Alison.

"You promised me no fighting?" she shot out.

"And I'm sorry for lying to you." He shot back just as his cellphone started to ring causing him to roll off Alison's lap to grab it and see that Courtney was calling him causing him to answer it.

"Yeah!" he answered.

"About time you answered your phone, you mind telling me why the police brought me in for questioning concerning the death of your two friends and why I can't go back to my house?" she asked with venom in her tone.

"I'll explain later, right now I don't want to talk about it." He replied earning a loud scoff from the woman.

"Well are you okay, you had me worried about you when you didn't answer and this rumor that's been spreading about you being dead." She shot out to Alison's surprise.

"Yeah I'm okay, but itching for a fight." He replied.

"Let me know when you want to strike back and I'll back you up." She replied before hanging up the phone while Mark did the same and Alison sat back stunned.

"So…you're seeing someone?" she asked while looking down to Mark.

"No Courtney is just…a friend with feelings that can't be returned. She works as a stripper at the Voodoo Club I use her to spy on Joe and the guys there" He replied.

"Are you…sleeping with her?" she asked earning a chuckle from Mark.

"Why?" he asked while looking up at Alison. "Does it bother you to think that I may be sleeping with another woman?" he asked with a slight smile while Alison remained silent while her blush grew redder.

"No, I'm not sleeping with her." He shot out. "But does it bother you, because it does bother me that you go home and sleep with another man. I get he's your boyfriend but I don't like that you're with someone else." He stated.

"I know you don't and yeah it does bother me, mostly because I think about you not wanting me anymore." She replied to Mark's surprise. "If a stripper so she's probably pretty and…well-endowed probably more than I am." She added earning a chuckle from Mark.

"If well-endowed you mean thick with big tits and ass your right she does have that, but not all strippers are pretty, she is but that's besides the point." He shot back.

"Then what is the point?" Alison asked.

"You've got a pretty face, you think you don't have an ass but whenever you wear those tight khaki pants I just want to bend you over a table and do you like they do on the animal channel." He stated earning a bright blush from Alison. "Your boobs are nice and I like the way your nipple pokes out around your areolas, but most importantly I like you for you. Not just your body, you're just…perfect. To perfect for me though." He added.

"What do you mean?" she asked while Mark raised himself from the bed and noticed that the sun was starting to rise.

"Ali in about…a couple of hours I'm gonna rain black hell on anyone who I think is behind the deaths of Miller and Viktor. I'm not discriminate between age or gender, I'm going with the intention of orphaning children, widowing wives, and leaving a path of death." He replied to Alison's surprise.

"You deserve someone better than me, everyone does." He shot out causing Alison to move to speak out but before she could the sound of knocking on the door interrupted the duo.

"What is it?" Mark asked before watching as Lee walked into the room.

"Ana's here and she's got something to show us." The Chinese man replied while Mark nodded his head and moved to put on his pants before looking back to Alison and saying. "I'll be back." Before heading out of his bedroom and into the living room where he quickly spotted Ana standing before Lee, Link, Manfred, and Buck.

"Felix didn't come back last night?" Mark asked.

"You know him." Link shot out while Mark noticed Ana holding a note pad.

"I was able to take pictures from traffic camera on the street lights around the 3rd Ward and with my IAA creditable I found out who killed Miller and Viktor, and I must say they brought in a heavy hitter for you Marcus." Ana stated before dropping the file before the youngest Roman.

"Nobody really knows this man's name, he uses too many fake ID's to really tell but everyone refers to him as Neto Santa Muerte." She replied.

"Santa Muerte, the Saint of Death." Stated Link.

"How come you guys get cool last names?" asked Manfred to the groups confusion.

"What do you mean?" asked Buck.

"Well this guy's last name is literally death, and Mark's last name is Roman. When I think of Roman I think of the Roman Empire and how they just came in and conquered half of the known world." Stated Buck.

"The Roman Empire did conquer many things, but they couldn't conquer death." Shot Ana causing Mark to raise his gaze to her.

"We'll see about that." Mark replied.

"No you won't." she shot out to the groups surprise.

"You may be better trained then most gangsters Mark, but you're no match for this guy. He's not an Azteca Marcus, he's was a member of the Mexican Army, a leader in the Zapatista Army, and he's also a Gunmen for the Madraza Cartel." She stated.

"So what, he fought in a third rate army, a failing communist regime, and an erectionless Cartel leader. Doesn't sound so tough to us." Replied Lee with anger in his voice.

"We train Mexican Soldiers for your information, and the Zapatista's aren't a joke either. They're a terrorist organization in the eyes of Uncle Sam." She replied.

"Therefore important to you." Link shot out while folding his arms across his chest.

"He is important and would be a great asset if taken by the IAA, but I'm not just speaking for myself. I'm speaking for all of your well-beings…if you challenge Neto you will die." She stated while eyeing Mark closely.

"We'll see about that…let's go brothers." Mark shot out before preparing to leave with Lee and the others.

Metra, Lincoln Parish

The drive to Lincoln Parish wasn't long for Task as he, Adahy, and Felix stepped out of their truck in front of the home of Ernesto and Miguel where the noticed a familiar set of Pee-Wee's standing out front.

"Whoa whoa whoa who is this Vato?" asked Lil Demon as he approached Task and Adahy with his eyes on Felix.

"He's one of us now stand aside." Adahy shot out while pushing pass the Pee-Wee with Task and Felix in tow as they entered the home and quickly spotted Miguel, Ernesto, Primo, and Loka standing amongst themselves.

"Adahy good to see you walking around ese." Greeted Ernesto as he shook hands with the Creek Warrior.

"I can say the same." He replied while looking at the man's bandaged midsection.

"Who is this guy?" asked Miguel.

"This is Felix, he's from Sunbelt and helps us out with things." Replied Adahy.

"Oh yeah, where you from at in Sunbelt amigo?" asked Miguel as he stepped to Felix.

"Southwest Sunbelt, Golfo Heights." Felix shot back.

"Golfo, there a lot of Chavalas around that way Mara Punta, those South West Chavalas, and them fucking Mayateros that rep Families." Stated Miguel with venom in his tone.

"I don't bang and I damn sure didn't hang around any of them." Replied Felix with venom of his own.

"Then why you in our barrio ese?" asked Primo as he eyed Felix closely.

"Because I tired of hanging around being around Negros all day." Felix shot back while eyeing the group closely.

"Seems like a good reason." Ernesto shot out with a smile.

Club Voodoo

The club scene hadn't picked up on this morning at the Voodoo Club but the bodyguards outside were still looking out standing guard with Joe's safety being the number one thing on their minds not just from the Vagos but also from the BSU members. Even if Mark was dead, Lee and the others were alive.

This belief that Mark was dead quickly faded though as the three bodyguards out front watched as familiar black Duke pulled up in front of the club followed by a black truck and out stepped Mark, Lee, Link, Buck, Manfred, Davey, and Eddy to the surprise of the bodyguards.

"Shit Mark you still-." Started the first bodyguard before being cutoff as Mark struck the man in the face with a forearm strike before turning him around and putting his Pistol to the side of them man's head while Lee and the others drew their guns and put them on the remaining bodyguards.

"Joe inside?" Mark asked while the men lifted their hands up and nodded their heads.

"Go get a burger." The Creole shot out before pushing the man he had in his arms away before making his way inside of the club with Lee and the others to the shock of everyone including Joe whose from his bench to eye the Roman.

"Mark you're alive I-." started Joe before he was cutoff as Mark grabbed him by his throat and shoved his pistol in the man's mouth while Lee and the others drew beads on everyone else in the club while gang members put their guns on them.

"If you know what's good for you Joe you better tell me where he is before I pop the top of your head like the can of a cold drink." Mark stated earning muffled shouts from Joe.

"You looking for me Marcus." Came a familiar voice that caused Mark to raise his head and look to the VIP section of the club where he noticed a familiar BGA member standing above his head. "It's been a longtime Roman, you've grown since the last time I saw you and those two as well." Muujai added while looking to Lee and Link.

"You sent my boys to their deaths." Mark yelled out with anger in his tone.

"No, you sent your boys to their deaths. I told them to pass the message to you, that Ernesto was to be killed and I said by you. If you sent them to kill him, their deaths are on you." Muujai shot back.

"I wasn't even in this damn state, but you forced their hand with that fucking stunt you sick fuck." Mark yelled out with anger in his tone.

"Yes, I probably did force their hands but you're to blame as well. Your men went to carry out that hit in order to save you from a green light. I must say that's loyalty, and they did die for it but now you have more of a reason to fight and that offer still stands. You can kill Joe and die right here with your friends or you can take that rage and help us take the fight to those snot rag wearing Mexicans tonight and avenge your friends." The Somalian man stated while Mark eyed him angrily. "What do you say brother Marcus Roman?" he asked while eyeing Mark angrily.

Jenner, Lincoln Parish

The drive to Jenner wasn't long for Cruz as he and Neto found themselves walking through another predominantly brown neighborhood in Lincoln Parish. Unlike the Metra that was controlled by the Azteca's, this neighborhood was controlled by one of the most dangerous gangs in the world…Marabunta Grande.

It wasn't long after taking a few steps into the neighborhood did Neto and Cruz be approached a group of Marabunta members who quickly surrounded them with Neto keeping his hands to his sides in case he needed to draw his Pistol.

"You got a lot of Cojones coming into our Barrio ese." Came a new voice that caused the group to turn their heads and notice a man of Honduran and Salvadoran descent with black hair that was tied into a ponytail, a blue bandanna tied around his neck, a black muscle shirt, khaki shorts, and black shoes.

"El Casper you've grown a lot since the last time I've seen you." Replied Cruz with a smile earning a slight smile from the man.

"Mis Disculpas, Cruz it's been a while mano." The Marabunta member shot out while shaking the man's hand.

"It's good to see you again Mijo, where's El Luchos?" the Vago Veterano asked while eyeing the man closely as he lowered his head.

"The Juros' Carnale they worst then Los Santos here always on us for anything, especially after we hit those Spanish Lords a few years back." The Casper replied.

"So you running the set now?" Cruz asked while Neto stood back and allowed him to do the talking.

"Nah Los Madre, she running the set." He replied earning a nod from Cruz.

"Take me to her, there is something I wish to talk about with her that concerns us all." He replied earning a nod from the Marabunta member who started to lead the duo down the street before they arrived at a house that was guarded by several Marabunta members who immediately eyed Neto.

Metra, Lincoln Parish

Two hours must have passed since Felix, Task, and Adahy arrived to the safe house in Metra and in that time Felix felt almost like he was at home with the Azteca's talking about their lives back in Sunbelt City.

"Man you ever tried food from Ms. Ramirez restaurant?" asked Miguel.

"Si mon she makes the best chicken enchiladas in the city." Replied Felix earning chuckles from the group.

"Na ese, best enchiladas in the city are Quick Stop homes." Shot Primo.

"The fuck that's a gas station mano." Replied Miguel.

"Yeah, but everybody working there from Mexico and they know how to cook the real food," he replied earning chuckles from the group while Task and Adahy stood by watching the trio converse.

"Never seen him open up like this before." Stated Task.

"You open a little more when you're around your own." Replied Adahy before the group noticed Loka moving to grab herself a drink only for Felix to move to assist her.

"I could handle that." She shot out with venom in her tone.

"I don't doubt that, but my mother taught me never to let a lady fix her own drink." He replied earning a slight smile from the girl as he handed her the drink.

"Whatever mama-boy." She shot out while rolling away from the man just as Felix's cellphone started to ring.

"That him?" asked Task earning a nod from Felix.

"Well now speaking with all of you but we gotta go." Replied Adahy to the surprise of the Azteca member.

"Sure you want to leave so soon mano's?" asked Ernesto as he eyed the trio closely.

"Yeah we got something to handle on our end and it looks like you guys may have a problem on your end." Replied Adahy.

"Shit, that Mayate and his Chino friend come knocking at our doors we'll be ready to meet him head first." Miguel replied.

"Don't doubt it." Adahy replied before the groups shook hands with each other before splitting off with Task, Adahy, and Felix climbing in their cars.

"What's Mark want?" asked Task as he drove away from the house.

"He wants us to meet with this guy called Cotton to resupply for the attack." Felix shot back.

"Cotton, resupply, Mark has another weapons dealer?" asked Task.

"This might be the other dealer in New Arcadia, that's been taking all our business." Replied Adahy before he turned to look at Felix.

"When you go there, let us know what he's like and what he's got in inventory. Can we trust that you'll do that?" asked Adahy earning a nod from Felix.

"Yeah I'll do that." He replied before something crossed his mind.

"So, Felix what'd you think of Loka?" asked Adahy earning a slight blush from the Quechan man.

"She's pretty cute, the wheel chair just throws everything off." He shot back.

"You know who put her in that wheelchair?" the Creek asked causing Task to turn to him.

"Mark!" he replied earning a nod from the Native.

"Mark put her in that wheelchair, killed her brother, a good amount of her friends, fed their bodies to some cannibals in the swamp, and she only lived because they threw out to be eaten by the gators." Adahy replied with venom in his tone causing Felix to lower his head in disappointment.

"That's the man you work for Felix, I just thought you should know." Adahy replied.

East New Arcadia

After stepping out of the bedroom of Marcus Alison quickly stepped into the living room of the youngest Roman where she noticed Ana sitting on the groups and loading canisters into an M32 Grenade Launcher while a Thompson Submachine Gun with a Drum Magazine rested beside her to Alison's surprise.

"Jesus what are you doing?" she asked while the IAA Agent looked up to her with emotionless eyes.

"Mark is so blinded by rage he's listening to me, so I have to go save him before he gets himself killed." she shot out to Alison's surprise.

"What do you mean?" she asked while kneeling down beside the woman.

"The person who killed Miller and Viktor is well out of Mark's league. He won't win in head to head confrontation with this guy like he would so many others, but he will still try…even if it kills him." Ana replied with venom in her tone. "I won't let that happen." She replied before moving to load a magazine into a P99 Pistol.

"You're gonna get your hands dirty this time around?" the FIB Agent asked.

"No choice, besides I need Mark and Lee alive for a new job my superiors have signed off on." She added to Alison's surprise.

"Ana there is a favor I need to ask you." She replied while causing the Chinese woman to give her a look with a raised brow.

Outside New Arcadia

The drive to the docks just outside New Arcadia wasn't long for Felix as he stepped out of his car after breaking off from Task and Adahy and quickly met Mark, Lee, Buck, Link, Manfred, Davey, and Eddy as they stood outside a warehouse just outside the city.

"About time you showed up." Stated Lee.

"Task and Adahy send their condolences for Miller and Viktor." He replied while eyeing Mark and Lee closely.

"Glad they send it." Mark replied.

"They also want to know why Miller and Viktor were targeted and why exactly are we involving ourselves in a war that doesn't really concern us?" Felix asked with venom in his tone.

"They're Vagos brother, you need more reasons to know other than they're assholes?" asked Lee.

"Yeah, but they've been here for a while now and I-." started Felix before Mark stepped to him causing him to go silent.

"I don't want to hear about your bleeding brown bullshit today Felix, because after this…we don't need a reason why to bust on these pricks and you better remember who's side you're on." Mark shot back with a hint of venom in his tone while Felix eyed him closely. "Now either keep your mouth shut and fight with us…or leave." Mark replied while Felix remained silent.

In truth after hearing Mark's ultimatum he wanted to leave desperately, but he couldn't leave. Adahy's assignment was the only thing that seemed to be keeping him here right now.

The sound of the door opening on the warehouse seemed to break the groups concentration as they turned their heads and quickly noticed a tall African American man with a shaved head and wearing a fancy suit that reminded them of the 50's stepped out of the warehouse with a smile on his face.

"Marcus Roman it's good to finally meet you." The man said while extending his right hand to Mark.

"Cotton Jones, likewise." Mark replied before shaking the man's hand.

"I knew one day you'd come to come to me, just wish the circumstances would be better, sorry about your loss." Cotton shot out in a deep emotionless tone that caused Mark to nod his head.

"Appreciate that, got anything for me that'll make them these assholes pay?" Mark asked earning a chuckle from Cotton.

"Come inside." He replied before leading the group inside of the warehouse where they quickly noticed that the place was filled with military crates and even had a shooting range.

"I got something real special for you Mark, ordered a few weeks ago and only one in stock." Cotton replied before the group noticed a muscular African American man pull a crate from a shelf before sitting it on a table in front of the group

The group then watched as the man opened the crate to reveal a dark grey Assault Rifle with a ACOG Sight as well as a Trijicon RMR Sight to better increase the sight, a Foregrip, and a Stock meant for Carbine.

"Whoa!" said Manfred.

"This is Colt Model 901 Assault Rifle, it's one of my personal favorites you wanna know why?" Cotton asked with a smile.

"It fires 5.56 Rounds and is adjustable to fire 7.62 Rounds." Mark replied earning a nod from Cotton.

"Exactly variety for how you want to kill." Cotton stated while Mark picked up the weapon and held onto it to get used to the weight of the weapon.

"You got an M203 Grenade Launcher?" Mark asked earning a smile from the man.

"I got whatever you boys need from old to new just let me know what you want." Cotton shot out with a smile.

After about an hour of being at the warehouse Mark had decided to purchase the CM901 Assault Rifle and kept all the attachments with the expectation of the Foregrip. Instead he switched it out for an M203 Grenade Launcher and also bought two Glock 18's with Extended Magazines and four Claymore Mines. Lee had bought an Ithaca 37 with Red Dot Sight and two TMP Machine Pistols along with three Hand Grenades. Buck had gotten a FN P90 Submachine Gun and two Grenades, and Davey and Eddy had both bought two G36C Assault Rifles and some Grenades. Manfred had also bought some C4 for the group that appeared to be ready with the exception of Felix.

Mark figured that the Mexican man wouldn't fight beside them and in truth he didn't care if he did at this point. It was one less person he had to look out for on the battlefield.

When they'd left Cotton's warehouse they group had spent well over 500,000 dollars for all the weapons plus Mark had bought three magazines of armor piercing rounds for his Assault Rifle. That Onda member he'd went up against was wearing a bulletproof vest and if more were wearing vest he'd want them all dead on the first shot.

"Mark I got something I want to run by you." Said Cotton earning the attention of the Creole who quickly approached the man.

"What's on your mind Cotton?" Mark asked while eyeing the man closely.

"You probably figured out I've getting these guns from a Merryweather connect, unlike your Prairie Boys who get there's from…I don't know." Cotton stated earning a nod from Mark.

"I'm not going to kill Task and Adahy so you'll be the only gun dealer." Mark shot back earning a chuckle from the man.

"Nah, I don't want you to kill I want to make an offer to um and you as well. I got the main connect and guys buying my guns from here to New Austin, but I don't have any real muscle of my own since I don't align with Joe little Council." He stated earning a slight smile from Mark.

"You want me and my men to provide muscle for your guns?" he asked earning a chuckle from Cotton.

"I haven't narrowed down my picks yet between you and some others dudes." He replied earning a slight nod from Mark.

"Alright then I'll remember that." Mark replied before shaking hands with the man before he walked away from the man with Lee and the others in tow.

"What was that about?" asked the Chinese man.

"A potential business partner, where's Felix?" the Creole asked.

"He left about ten minutes ago." Replied Link. "You want me to call him?" asked the Irish man.

"No we don't need him, call Andre and Quick tell them we're moving on the Azteca's." Mark replied.

"Can we trust the Fatman and the 4th Ward will provide us with backup?" asked Lee.

"If they want to live I suggest they do." Mark replied before walking away with the others in tow.

Kenner, Lincoln Parish

The smell of coffee seemed the fill the nostrils of Neto as he found himself in what many would consider the belly of the beast. Here he was in the home of a Marabunta Shotcaller surrounded by their men and instead of being tortured to death…he was having coffee.

"I hope you two enjoy my coffee." Stated an elderly Honduran woman who looked to be in her late 40's with long black hair, dark brown skin, and wearing a button-up shirt blue shirt, blue jean pants, and white shoes that almost looked like that of a ballerina.

Despite the woman's motherly voice and elderly appearance Neto knew this woman was as deadly as they came. Her name was Eficia Garcia, but the streets she was known as La Madre or the mother because her husband was the man who brought Marabunta Grande to the state of Louisiana. She was originally born in Mexico and her husband was from El Salvador, but they meet in the mean streets of Los Santos and relocated to New Arcadia when things got too hot for them. With their movement came first clique of Marabunta in the city. They started out small but eventually grew and a few years ago when he was killed by the Spanish Lords, she'd mothered the gang along with her thirteen children all on her own.

"Javi get mama a pillow." She called out before Neto watched as a skinny man of Mexican and Salvadoran descent stood with a shaved head and wearing a black wife beater, black shorts, and black shoes with a blue bandanna wrapped around his head rose to put a pillow behind the woman as she took a seat across from the man.

Javier Garcia was her second oldest son and ran much of the day to day operation of the gang in New Arcadia.

"Mucho Gracias Javi." She replied before looking to Cruz and Neto with a smile.

"Senor Cruz it's good to see you again in my home after so long, I'm sorry about what happened to your son, how'd your wife take it?" she asked with a concerning voice.

"A step at a time Senorita." He replied while lowering his head. "Which is one of the reasons why I'm here to talk with you about." He added earning a raised brow from the woman.

"The man responsible for my mijo's death is a BGA gunmen and the man he fights for is a BGA Captain. Orgullo Marron Vagos are fighting them as we speak in New Arcadia, but we believe the fighting will spread to our own doorsteps and we wish to know if you'll help us." He stated earning a moment of silence from the woman.

"I heard about that, we've managed to avoid conflict with them after the Feds and NAPD tried to shut us down." She replied. "And many of my ninos and nina's don't like the idea of working with them." She added while sending a look to Neto.

"I'm aware we all have our animosities, but this isn't like Los Santos. These Mayates treat us like we're the scum of the earth worse the Gringos, but if we come together Vagos, Azteca's, and Marabunta with backing of La Onda…we can roll fight over these Cabrons like it's not and take the respect we deserve." Cruz replied earning a slight smile from the woman.

"You're still talking with that fire you had when I first met you." She replied earning a slight smile form Cruz as he and Neto eyed the woman closely.

Red Stick

The drive back to Red Stick wasn't long for Felix as he quickly entered the home of Task and Adahy where he noticed the two men sitting around the living room with mixed looks on their faces.

"What did you find out?" Adahy asked while eyeing Felix closely.

"This guy Cotton, he's the real deal. He's military grade weapons looked up in a warehouse that looks like a goddamn armory. He's even got a shooting range in there." Felix stated.

"That's explains where the 3rd Ward's got their guns and how they've learned how to better use them." Replied Task.

"What all did Mark buy from him?" asked Adahy.

"Some new Rifles, a shitload of Grenades, some C4, some Claymore Mines, Bulletproof Vest, Armor Piercing Rounds. You know the stuff needed to start a small scale war." Felix replied.

"Sounds like Mark isn't playing, he's gonna go into that hood and laydown death like it's nothing." Task shot out while putting his hand on his hips.

"No…no he isn't." Felix shot out to the groups confusion.

Metra, Lincoln Parish

The sun was beginning to set on this day in New Arcadia as a group three Azteca's found themselves standing in front a small house on a corner talking amongst themselves with one of them drink a bottle of Pisswasser just as a Caucasian teen came rolling down the street on a skateboard.

"You in the wrong hood Gringo." Yelled one of the Azteca members. A bald man with a handle bar mustache, plaid blue shirt, blue jean shorts, and white shoes.

"My country, asshole." The teen shot back to the man's anger.

"What the fuck you say punk?" the Azteca member shot out without noticing the Gyrocopter hovering above their heads.

"Buck's made contact." Said Manfred over his headset while Mark cocked his Assault Rifle before looking back to Lee, Andre, and two more 17th Ward Gangsters armed with AK-47 Assault Rifles found themselves sitting in the back of a black van that was slowly pulling up to the corner where they noticed Buck heckling the group of Azteca's.

"Alright keep it tight and stay close to me." Mark shot out while the group nodded their heads while cocking their weapons and put their mask over their faces before the group could roll up on the Azteca members Buck was districting a Pee-Wee Gangster had let out a loud whistle alerting the other gang members that there was danger in the Varrios.

"Shit!" started the man with the Pisswasser as he went to reach for his gun only for the bottle of alcohol to shatter in his hands from a bullet hitting the side of it while another collided with the left side of his cheek before exploding out the right and spraying blood on the man's face.

"There goes our element of surprise." Said Mark as Lee slammed on the gas pedal of the vans sending it speeding forward while Buck drew his M9 Beretta and fired three shots in the chest of the last man while Lee ran the last and watched his body fly over the top of the van.

"Whoa ten points." He yelled out with a smile while he, Mark, and the others piled out of the van with Andre tossing Buck his P90 Submachine Gun.

"SHELL THE HOUSE!" Mark yelled before he and the others lined themselves up before shooting a barrage of rounds at the house without any care for those inside. The windows were shattered, the mailbox near the front door was blown off, and the wood that made up the house splintered with each fired shot.

"They're here." Said Ernesto as he, Miguel, and Primo heard the shots in the distance and instantly went wide eyed.

"LEE!" Mark yelled out while the Chinese man ran to the door and quickly fired two shots from his Ithaca 37 Shotgun into the hinge's.

"Breaching." Lee yelled out before kicking the door open only to be met with gunfire from a two Aztec members one male and one female firing at him from behind a couch causing the Chinese man to fall to the floor before firing off a single shot that struck the man in the chest and sent him flying backwards into the wall.

"Cabron-." The Female Azteca yelled as she sent several shots at Lee who rolled out of the way before swinging his Shotgun and hitting the gun in the woman's hand with enough force to knock in out of her hands and break three of her fingers in the process.

"Hello beautiful." Lee yelled before kicking the woman in the stomach with enough force to have back bounce back off the wall as she hit it. The woman was then taken off-guard by a piercing feeling in her stomach that caused her to look down and notice that Lee had stabbed her dead center in the stomach and was pushing it deeper into her abdomen.

"Shhhh!" he whispered into her ears before looking into the center of her bright brown eyes. "This didn't concern you sweetheart, so just close your eyes and it'll be all over." He replied before lightly kissing the woman on the lips and forcing her to spit blood into his face but only managing to hit his masked mouth and cheek before the light finally faded from her eyes and she fell to the floor.

"Such a waste." He replied with little to no emotion in his tone before heading down the halls of the house where an Azteca with a Mossberg 500 was shooting from the halls causing him to fall onto his back and fire off a round that struck the man's right arms and blew it off before finishing him off with another shot to the neck.

"House secure." Lee yelled.

"Move in!" Mark yelled over his headset as three car loads of 17th Ward gangsters pulled up in front of the house and quickly setup a perimeter around the house. Amongst them were Davey, Eddy, Courtney, and Quick who quickly drew their weapons and prepared to keep the area locked down.

"Hold down this position, instead of fighting our way into their barrio let's drop them as they come through." Mark yelled out with venom in his tone.

"Mark you've got twelve of them coming around the corner towards the house and three cars heading up the other street." Yelled out Manfred from his position.

"I got the cars, you guys take the Ass-Takers." Mark yelled out before jumping off the porch of the house and making his way down the street to the group's surprise.

"How is he gonna stop cars on his own?" asked Courtney as the first Azteca broke from around the corner carrying an M-16 and quickly fired on the group causing them to lower their heads and return striking him several times in the chest and causing him to fall backwards and hit the ground with a thud.

"Never doubt Mark." Yelled Buck as he drew a bead on an Azteca member with his P90 and let off six shots that hit the man in the legs before finishing him with six shots in the legs and watched him fall forward before landing headfirst on the concrete ground.

A Cholo with a Shotgun quickly returned fire on the youngest member of the New Arcadia BSU and forced him to duck down as the pellets collided with the side of the Black Baller the group was using for cover. Lucky for Buck the pellets didn't go all the way through and upon hitting the ground he noticed that he was well covered from under the SUV and fired off several more shots that hit the man in the legs while Andre shot him down with a six shots to the chest.

"Fuck you motherfuckers." Yelled a 17th Ward Gangster with a Desert Eagle as he shot down the street before being hit six times in the side and twice in the head with his brains being blown out over the side of the car.

"You Mayates are fucked." Yelled a shirtless Cholo with an M16A2 Assault Rifle as he and four others came running out the house and started to fire on the group causing them to move to cover.

"LEE!" Buck yelled as the Chinese man ran out the house carrying an M79 Grenade Launcher and fired a Single Shot at the front of the house causing a violent explosion that shook the streets and sent the three gang members flying and rolling on the ground with the 17th Ward Gangsters constantly lighting them up as they rolled.

"Mark's not the only one with a Grenade Launcher now you mother fuckers." Lee yelled out before reloading his Grenade Launcher and firing another shot down the street and destroying a car two Azteca members were using as cover.

"Mark you better hurry up because those cars are about to be on top of you." Said Manfred as Mark finished setting two of the Claymore Landmines before running off just as a Black Tornado came speeding from around the corner and drove after him in an attempt to run him down.

"Kill that Mayate now." Yelled a female Azteca that was in the passenger seat firing a Mini-Uzi at Mark who dove for cover just as the car sped over one of the Claymores and causing it to go up in loud explosion that destroyed much of the front right side of the vehicle and caused the driver to lose control but to Mark's dismay instead of the second vehicle hitting the second Claymore the first rolled right over it and created another explosion that actually blew the vehicle onto its two left tires before rolling over onto the side of the road.

"Damn!" said Mark as he eyed the other two vehicles that were coming at him with men firing from the passenger seats.

"Alright let's play." Mark yelled out before drawing both of his Glock 18's, setting them both to automatic, turning them sideways, and then letting off a barrage of rounds at the second car speeding his way.

Both guns had extended magazines giving him 33 rounds in each gun for a total of 66 rounds flying at the front of the second vehicle. Mark wasn't really trying to aim at anyone in particular and that showed when rounds tore through the windshield, the hood, and front lights of the car until finally the blood of those inside splattered and the vehicle made a violent turn before colliding with a fire hydrant with enough force to knock it off the main pipe and send water flying through the air causing Mark to lift his arm over his head as water rained down on him.

As the last car sped towards the Roman he quickly stepped out of the way and watched as the car came to a screeching halt and Mark watched two men and two females step out with their guns drawn on him.

"Your fucking dead you goddamn Mayate." Yelled an Azteca member with a Mini Uzi as he fired a barrage of rounds at the youngest Roman who jumped out of the way, looked through his Holographic Scope and noticed the red dot lined up with the head of the Azteca member before pulling the trigger.

He preferred using 5.56 rounds but he decided to load the Rifle with 7.62 rounds and the increase of caliber seemed to take effect as he watched the top of the man's head be blown off and go flying down the road.

"He killed-." Started the Chola before she was shot twice in the back of the head by Mark who quickly turned his Rifle on the last two Azteca and shot the woman in chest and blew him back before shooting the male four times in legs and once under his armpit before watching him hit the ground with a thud.

"I wouldn't move if I were you." Said Mark as the Azteca member looked up and noticed the Creole standing over him with his Rifle to the man's head.

"I ain't afraid of you Puto." The man yelled out while spitting blood on Mark's shoe.

"Then you'll die braver than most." Mark shot out before pulling the trigger of his Rifle and splattering the man's brains across the pavement.

"More Bar-Ho's!" yelled a 17th Ward Gang member as the group noticed three Lowriders speeding down the road before coming to screeching halts in front of the group while a few Azteca's stepped out. Amongst the group was the injured Ernesto who was armed with his .44 Magnum and a Mossberg 500 along with Miguel who was armed with an MP5 Submachine Gun and Primo who was carrying an M16A2 Assault Rifle.

"Fucking Mayates." Yelled Primo as he fired a barrage of bullets that quickly cut down a 17th Ward Gangster with six shots to the chest and two shots to the head while another was shotdown by a storm of Assault Rifle Rounds from the Azteca's.

"It's those bitches from the third." Yelled Courtney as she redirected her AK-74U's fire towards Miguel and Primo and forced them into cover.

"Then take them out." Yelled Lee as he drew both of his TMP Machine Pistols and fired a barrage of rounds in the direction of the car group just as Ernesto blindly fired his Mossberg and blew out the knees of a gangster.

As the man screamed in pain another 17th Ward Gangster wearing a white t-shirt armed with a AK-47 shot a VLA member sixteen times in the chest before moving to reload only to be hit by a barrage of rounds in the chest that turned the man's white shirt a bright pink as his dark blood soaked into the white fabric.

"Mark Vagos are coming in as well." Yelled Manfred over the Walkie Talkie of the youngest Roman who watched as four yellow Lowriders pulled up alongside the Azteca vehicles and a group of men and women stepped out firing on the group.

"Shit!" yelled Davey as he rolled for cover along the side of the house while Eddy covered him with his G36C Assault Rifle.

"Orgullo Marron bitches." Yelled Cheetah as he hopped out of a car firing a AKM Assault Rifle and quickly put several holes in the arms of a 17th Ward Gangster while Ernesto fired his .44 Magnum and blew the brains out the head of a gangster next to Andre.

"Shit where's our backup?" he yelled out while blindly firing his AK and struck the side of a Lowrider while Mark fired several rounds into a Vago that was using a door as cover.

"Mark Fatman and Mookie aren't answering his phone you're on your own." Yelled Manfred while Mark gave a low growl.

"Those sons of bitches are leaving us to die." Yelled Quick as he took a round in the shoulder from an Vaga armed with a Micro SMG.

"I knew we couldn't trust those pricks." Said Mark as he shot the Vaga with the SMG in the stomach before finishing her off with a face shot.

"LEE, PINCER MOVE!" Mark yelled out earning a nod from the Chinese man. "Bucky open them up for us." He added earning a nod from the young man who lowered his P90 and quickly grabbed his Skateboard to the surprise of Andre, Quick, and Courtney.

"What the hell are you doing white boy?" asked Quick as he clutched his bleeding shoulder while the group watched Buck flip the Skateboard over and reveal three packs of C4 tapped to the bottom of the board.

"Oh shit!" said Andre.

"Let's go!" Mark yelled before he and Lee broke off from the group and went in two separate directions while Buck rolled the skateboard outward in the direction of the attacking Vagos and Azteca's who were taken by surprise at the sight of the board coming in their direction.

"Que the hell is that?" asked an Azteca member as the board stopped rolling in front of them just as Buck slammed his finger on the detonator on the device causing the Skateboard to go up in a violent explosion that blew away three Azteca's and two Vagos while knocking the rest of the men backwards.

The force of the explosion was strong enough to blow out a few windows as well set off a few car alarms that seemed inaudible to Ernesto as he slowly lifted himself up along with Miguel, Primo, and Cheetah who all seemed shaken up by the force of the blast.

"MIJO!" Ernesto yelled out before watching as Miguel fall forward with five rounds striking him in the back courtesy of Davey and Eddy.

"That was for Miller and Viktor." Yelled Davey as he and Eddy started to pick off injured Azteca's and Vagos while Ernesto grabbed Miguel and started to pull him to cover just as the skull of a Vago exploded next to him causing him to look up and notice Mark sitting on the roof of a house with his Rifle extended firing down on the remaining men on the ground while Lee ran out the alleyway from the otherside and lit up whoever was trying to stand.

"Shit they're hitting us on both sides." Yelled Primo before a Shotgun blast destroyed the side view mirror on the Lowrider he was using as cover.

"Hey Asshole where's my SHOTGUN!" Lee yelled out while racking two more shots at him and Cheetah in a rage as the memory of the duo taking his Tactical Mossberg 500 filled his mind.

"Mark you got another car coming from down the road." Said Manfred over the headset of Mark forcing him and Lee to look down the street and notice a light blue Tornado came speeding down the street earning wicked smiles from both Mark and Lee who both switched to their Grenade Launchers and launched two Explosives that collided with the front of the vehicle and watched with evil smiles as the vehicle went up in a fiery explosion while speeding down the road.

"I HOPE THAT WASN'T SANTA MUERTE I'VE GOT SOMETHING WORSE FOR HIM." Mark yelled out while shooting another Azteca that was using the side of a house as cover while Manfred and Link watched the scene before them play from the safety of a car not far away from area while the Gyrocopter flew above the battlefield.

"Looks like we got a larger force moving for a counterattack." Stated Manfred as the group noticed five cars coming down another street while three more cars were coming from another.

"Mark you've got-." Started Link before a loud crashing sound caught both him and Manfred off guard as the backwindow of their car exploded followed by Manfred's laptop as bullets crashed into the device.

"GET US OUT OF HERE!" the Indian man yelled while Link stomped on the gas petal and sent the car speeding away while a lone gunmen stood by.

"That'll give them a fair fight." Said Felix as he lowered his smoking Assault Rifle before lifting back up at the sky and found the gyrocopter hovering above his head before firing a single shot that knocked the aircraft from the sky and caused it to crash on someone's yard before he walked up and shot a hole into it.

"Link what was that?" Mark asked with anger in his voice while trying to get a signal from the two planners of the group.

"GET OUT OF THERE!" Link yelled out just as Mark felt a strong force strike him twice in his vest and caused him to fall backwards off the rooftop and hit the ground with a thud.

"Mark!" Lee yelled before he was cutoff by a hail of gunfire that caused him to seek cover while noticing he'd taken three shots in his vest.

"They're counterattacking." Yelled Buck as the group noticed a blue Glendale leading a convoy of four other vehicles before coming to a screeching halt in front of the group who watched as a group of Marabunta members stepped out with their weapons drawn on them.

"Oh shit what the hell are they doing here?" asked Andre.

"Doesn't matter drop um like everyone else." Yelled Davey and Eddy as they continued to shoot just as the brains of a 17th Ward Gangster was blown over the side of the car courtesy of Neto who was behind a opened car door firing Dragnov Sniper Rifle into the group.

"You Mayates don't belong her here." He yelled out before firing another shot this time striking Quick once in the arm and leaving the man screaming in pain while a Marabunta member armed with a MP9 fired six shots that hit a gangster in the arm.

"We cleaning house on these Cabrons." Yelled Javier as he popped the trunk of his Glendale and to Neto's surprise pull out a M32 Grenade Launcher and aim it in the direction of the BSU and 17th Ward gangsters.

"Shit where'd you get your hands on that?" the Azteca member asked with a raised brow.

"We can get our hands on anything South of the border." Javier shot out before taking aim with the weapon.

"OH SHIT MOVE!" yelled Buck as the Marabunta member fired a Grenade in the direction of the 17th Ward Gangster who started to run away just as the Grenade slammed into a car and sent it up in a violent explosion that took several 17th Ward Gangsters with it.

"Shit Cruz came through." Stated Cheetah as he, Primo, Miguel, and Ernesto watched as the arriving Marabunta and Vago members fired on the fleeing New Arcadia Gangsters.

"You ain't going nowhere." Yelled Javier as he fired another Grenade that struck the ground next to the group and blew away three more 17th Ward Gangsters.

"QUICK!" yelled Courtney as she looked back and noticed the Quick was lying facedown on the ground with his clothes tattered and blood leaking from his forehead.

"SHIT!" said Davey as he and Eddy ran at Quick put their fingers to the man's neck and noticed he had a faint pulse.

"Fucking bitches." Quick whispered out before Davey lifted the man up on his shoulders while Eddy gave the duo covering fire just as Javier fired another Grenade at the house the group had secured and blew off a large piece of the side.

"Shit run run run." Yelled Andre as he and the others made their way down the road while two more gangsters were cut down by Marabunta gunfire while Javier fired another Grenade at a group that hopped over fence and continued to run from the shots.

"Fall back fall back." Buck yelled with the group minus their heavy hitters and leaders he had to assume command and the weight was already starting to crush him.

"Shit!" said Mark as he slowly rose to his feet and eyed the new arrivals before his gaze instantly fell on one man in particular in the middle of the group firing a Sniper Rifle.

"YOU!" he yelled before barking an order to Lee who was still trying to avoid getting shot from the Marabunta members.

"GRENADE!" Mark yelled before firing a Grenade from his Launcher that struck one of the Marabunta cars and sent it up in flames while and taking three Marabunta members with it while Lee jumped from cover and shot down two more with rounds from his TMP's.

"Do we fall back brother?" he asked while Mark reloaded his CM901 Assault Rifle.

"Not until that bitch in the middle is dead." Mark yelled out with anger in his tone.

"Sounds about right I'll clear you a path towards him." Lee yelled out before blindly firing and forcing three Marabunta members into cover while Mark fired a barrage of rounds that struck one man in the throat and caused his blood to spray leak out onto the streets.

"Shit we gotta go." Said Andre as he and the remaining two 17th Ward Gangsters hopped into a black van the group had hidden around the corner while Davey layed the body of Quick down on the backseat where they noticed the man looking down with blood shot eyes and scar covered face at the blood in the front of his pants.

"Shit!" yelled Davey as he ripped open the front of the man's pants to get a good look of his testicles.

"Don't worry they're both their brother." He replied with a smile and earning a slight nod from Quick.

"You guys need to get him to a hospital and divert everyone else away." Buck yelled out.

"But what about Mark and Lee?" asked Courtney.

"They're fine trust us now go." Yelled Eddy as the group closed the car door up on the group and watched as they drove off.

"We going back to help them?" asked Davey.

"Damn right." Replied Eddy as the trio prepared to reload their guns just as a black car pulled up in front of them.

"NOW!" Mark yelled before running off while Lee pulled the pins on three of his Grenades and tossed them in the direction of the Marabunta members who jumped to escape cover while Mark came out firing his Rifle and taking out as many as he could without caring where he aimed and quickly struck down four while Lee engaged the rest.

"Fucking Puto." Neto yelled while turning around only to be met with Mark crashing into him shoulder first with enough force to push him back until he collided back first with a car.

"Let's see if you're as tough in person as you are on the phone." Mark yelled out before moving to throw a punch that the Ex-Mexican Soldier easily avoided before kicking Mark in the knee and sending him down to one leg before punching him in the face and sending Mark moving backwards.

"So you're this Soldado Concreto everyone's talking about, I expected better the way your amigos spoke of you." Neto yelled out with an evil chuckle that made Mark give a low growl before jumping up and throwing three punches at the man's face that Neto seemed to shrug off before retaliating with a kick to Mark's midsection.

"Come on ese let's see what you got." Neto yelled before throwing three punches at Mark that bloodied the man's nose and caused the BSU member to follow-up with an uppercut that caused Neto to take a few steps back with blood leaking from the side of his mouth.

As Mark took a few moments to catch his breath he was caught by surprise as Neto merely licked the blood that was leaking from his lip before coming him a smile.

"You hit like a bitch." He shot out causing Mark to let out an angry growl before charging the man again and throwing three punches that Neto managed to avoid before kicking Mark in the side and elbowing him in the side of the head causing a ringing in the ears of the Roman.

The fight between the two seemed to draw the attention of everyone in the area as the two warriors collided with one side seeming to do more damage than the other. It seemed like the harder Mark hit Neto, the man merely shook it off and by doing so angered Mark who left himself open for more attacks.

"FUCK YOU!" Mark yelled moving to throw a punch at Neto who merely ducked under his arm and responded by jumping up and putting the Creole in a rear-naked choke with the hope of cutting oxygen to the brain of the youngest Roman.

"Mark!" Lee yelled only to be pushed back into cover as an Marabunta member with an M16A2 fired and struck him twice in the vest.

"Shit!" the Chinese man yelled while looking down and noticing blood leaking from the side of his vest where a bullet was able to pierce through and slightly puncture his skin.

"You're losing oxygen; you know that's how your amigos met their end." Said Neto as he managed to bring Mark down to his knee before the Creole looked up and looked into the face of the Azteca and literally seeing death on the man's face. It was almost like he was looking into the face of Santa Muerte in person and as Neto reached behind his back to pull out his Machete it reminded Mark of the Grim Reaper moving in with his scythe for the death blow.

"Sweet dreams Moyo-." Neto yelled out while one handily raising the weapon over his head.

"NO!" came a familiar yell that seemed to shake Mark out of his trance and caused him to reach down and grab his M1911 Pistol and fire it behind his head missing Neto's head but just grazing his cheek. The effect though was what Mark expected the loud bang of the gunshot left them both dizzy, disoriented, and hearing a ringing in their ears that seemed to be magnified by ten to Neto unlike Mark forcing him to let him go.

"Go to hell." Mark inaudibly yelled while rolling away from Neto and aiming his Pistol at the man. His ears were still ringing with blood leaking from his right one, his vision was still hazy, and that made aiming difficult so Mark merely fired his remaining magazine with no real aim but only managed to hit Neto three times with all three shots hitting him in the vest.

"SHIT!" Mark yelled while reaching behind his back to grab his CM901 Assault Rifle but Neto merely drew his own pistol a Beretta 92F and forcibly fired five shots with only two of them hitting Mark in his vest but the third striking the Roman in the arm and causing him to back up in pain.

"Goodbye!" Neto yelled out before a loud bang took everyone by surprise as they noticed Neto fly backwards over the hood of a car and land flat on his back.

"What the-." Started Miguel before a black van came speeding down the street with a masked figured holding a RSASS Sniper Rifle hanging out the window.

The figure quickly fired three more shots and forced the group to move to cover as the van came to screeching halt in front of Mark who watched the side door slide open and notice a familiar red wearing woman of Asian descent standing in the doorway wearing a pair of glasses with a Thompson Submachine Gun with a drum magazine in her hands.

"Ana!" Mark said with a raised brow as Ernesto, Miguel, Primo, Cheetah, Javier, and the other survivors quickly drew their weapons on the woman.

"Get down." She said in a calm manner before firing a barrage of rounds at the group while Mark dove for cover along with Ernesto and the others as Ana fired maybe fifty rounds from the weapon before speaking out over a headset.

"ALI NOW!" she yelled before Mark turned his head and noticed a familiar redheaded woman leaning out the side of the black van carrying an M32 Grenade Launcher and firing it six times. To Mark's surprise though instead of six Grenades being launcher from the weapon six Tear Gas Canisters were scattered over the street and left a blinding white smoke blanketing the area and causing everyone to run while rubbing their burning eyes.

"Let's go!" Ana yelled before grabbing Mark and pulling him into the back of the van.

"LEE WE'RE LEAVING!" she yelled out forcing the Chinese man to run for the van before diving inside and closing the door behind him.

"GO!" Ana yelled as Mark noticed Vasily slam onto the gas petal and send the vehicle rocketing down the street but before they could get to far the sound of bullets impacted off the side of the van caused the group to divert their attention and notice a shirtless Neto step into the middle of the street firing a FX-05 Xiuhcoatl Assault Rifle at the vehicle as it turned down the street.

"Damn that guy doesn't know how to die." Lee yelled out while Mark gave a slight chuckle.

"No he doesn't." Mark shot out with a slight chuckle.

Later

After the vicious gun battle that pitted the members of BSU and 17th Ward Gangsters against the Vagos, Azteca's, and Marabunta the Lincoln Parish Police Force and Lincoln Parish Sheriff Department quickly swarmed over the Aztec's Neighborhood in North Metra. The area was too hot for Neto and the others so they quickly relocated to the Rose District in the 3rd Ward of New Arcadia. The neighborhood was in the middle of hostile territory but they didn't have many places left for them to go.

The Azteca's had lost a lot of Soldados in the attack, but the group had sent a message…that the Azteca's, Vagos, and Marabunta were a united front against the New Arcadia Gangsters and together they worse that managed to force one of the toughest Ward in the city to retreat.

As the group sat in the home of Cruz licking their wounds they seemed to be going over what exactly went wrong in their attack.

"To mi Carnales who can't be here today." Said Primo as he, Miguel, Ernesto, and Loka poured out a bottle of alcohol before taking drinks in remembrance of their lost.

"I like a drink as much as everyone Carnales, but you mind telling me how those Mayates were able to walk into your barrio unchecked." asked Cruz.

"Homies say they saw a white boy on a Skateboard rolling through that was fighting with him." Replied Primo.

"I didn't know these New Arcadia Mayates kept white boys in their ranks." Stated Miguel.

"Many don't, but this Mark guy don't discriminate." Replied Ernesto.

"He tough but we showed him we ain't no pushover today either." Replied Miguel.

"No, that Chavala ain't tough." Stated Neto earning the attention of everyone in the room. "I've been going over that shit in my head, and I see what he did. That Pendejo ain't tough, he's just smart and tactical." He added earning the attention of the group.

"Instead of going in deep in the Varrio and shooting his way up, he took a Casa on a corner and secured a perfection position that would let him see us coming in all directions. He made us come to him, and he had everything setup so that he was prepared for everything that came." Neto added with a slight smile.

"He's more smart then he is tough and he's controlling. He likes to control how other people fight him. I like that…because it makes it easier to beat um." Said Neto as he sat on the couch while Carmen pulled the bullet out of his shoulder.

Elsewhere

"We didn't need your help." Mark yelled out while Ana stood before bandaging his wounds. The group had decided to take shelter at a warehouse just outside of New Arcadia while NAPD rolled through their hood asking questions.

"Yeah you losing over eighty percent of your strike team and getting knocked around was you having everything in control." She replied while Mark gave a low growl. "I told you Mark, you were outmatched." She added earning a chuckle from Buck.

"Please we were winning that thing, until that asshole with the Grenade Launcher showed up." He shot out.

"No we lost the second we lost our eyes in the skies." Stated Manfred. "If we couldn't told you what was coming your way you could have taken them out before they showed up." He added while looking to his destroyed laptop.

"Which still doesn't make sense to me these guys knew where to find us and to take out our gyrocopter." Stated Link.

"Yeah it does seem ominous or they could have just shot at you because you were in the wrong hood looking suspicious." Replied the masked Sniper with a chuckle and a slight British Accent.

"And who the fuck are you?" asked Lee as he pointed at the figure before watching them remove their mask.

"Oh damn!" the Chinese man said while he and the other BSU members noticing that the figured revealed themselves to be an African British woman with light mocha colored skin, bright brown eyes, and with long brown hair.

"My name is Kira Lamport, nice to meet you all." The woman greeted with a slight smile.

"Shit my name Lee-." The Chinese man replied while approaching the girl who gave a chuckle.

"Who's she?" Mark asked while eyeing Ana.

"Another one of my assets, unlike you though she's not a criminal but an Ex-British Soldier and former Merryweather Contractor." Ana stated while Mark sent a look to the woman. "She's moved up the ranks and is now my number two behind you and ahead of Tully." She added earning a nod from Mark.

"So why is she here?" he asked.

"Not really appreciative to the woman who just saved your life." She shot while folding her arms over her chest.

"I didn't need help." Mark shot out with venom in his tone.

"Keep telling yourself that soldier boy." She shot back.

"Enough you two, there will be no fighting between either of you because I have a mission for you both and Lee as well." Ana stated earning the attention of the two BSU members.

"Now?" Mark asked.

"Yes now, you boys will just have to put your war on hold for a few days because your obligations to me come first." She declared earning low growls from the two men.

"Well what are we supposed to do with them away?" asked Buck as Davey and Eddy each nodded their heads.

"Don't do anything stupid without Mark being there to bail you guys out." She replied with venom in her tone. "Can I trust you can keep them from doing that Link?" she asked while eyeing the Irish man.

"Yeah but what if we're hit while they're away?" he asked.

"Don't worry about that I put a call in to someone who can come here and help you, and they'll be here tomorrow but as for today you two are with me." Ana shot out while eyeing Mark.

"So what the four of us are gonna be doing something extra dangerous?" asked Mark with a raised brow while rising to his feet.

"Wrong, the five of us will be doing something extra dangerous." She replied to Mark's confusion before he watched Ana look the other way to Alison was sitting quietly in the corner.

"Holy shit!" Mark let out with wide eyes.

Authors Note: Well this seems like a good part to stop and you leave you all with a bit of a cliffhanger because yes next chapter Alison will break bad and perform her first heist with Mark and Ana. It's the point many of you have been waiting a while for and it's finally here.

Neto has finally made his appearance and fought his first battle with the Concrete Soldier that didn't seem to go in Mark's favor. Mark is my character and Neto is Onkwehonwe and these last few months leading up to this confrontation we've gotten our Deadliest Warrior and Death Battle knowledge of our two characters, Analyzed their strengths, weaknesses, and skills and put them together and from what we've learned is quite simple….Neto would fuck over Mark.

It would kinda be like a battle between Batman and the Joker. Batman will keep throwing punches but the Joker will keep laughing and throwing punches back. The only good thing about this incarnation of Mark that gives him somewhat of an edge over Neto is he's taller, he's better with a gun, and he's smarter. Like Neto pointed out, Mark is a tactical genius whose main goal on the battlefield is control how his enemies come at him and exploit it and when the situation changes he can change what he does to exploit the situation.

Another thing this Mark brings to the table is he's crafty, probably the craftiest I've ever had him. The use of the gyrocopter, the Claymore Mines, shooting close to his ears to disorient both himself and Neto shows that. When you put this Mark's back against the corner he uses his brain to help get him out of a situation whereas the Mark in Roman Empire uses his training more.

His main weakness though is he isn't the most trained soldier if you take a gun out of his hands he fights but he leaves himself open to attack and he relies entirely too much on the aid of others. He's always had Lee and Link watching his back but if you take that away from him he's basically not much.

Neto on the other hand has a lot of training and a lot more experience with guns and fighting enemies with probably just the same amount of training as him. Mark may have grown up in hostile streets but unlike Neto he didn't grow up in a partial third world country where the Azteca's are the underdogs and have to fight twice as hard to survive.

Neto is also unpredictable mostly because he's a meth-addict that's similar to Trevor. Where it makes Johnny K weak it makes him strong and strong enough to take punches that kicks that would knock a normal man down.

Also something I needed to point out is when your high on meth yours sense are amplified you see better, you hear better, and smell the world better. When Mark fired the gun and the blast defeaned Neto the ringing in his ears was more amplified then it was Mark that's why Mark was somewhat more able to recover quicker and why Neto bailed out when the Tear Gas Canisters came out because he was getting more of it faster than the others.

So where as Neto having weaknesses from the Meth there they are and later Mark will try to exploit them more in a confrontation.

Also if you didn't catch it Mark made a Star Wars reference when he killed that Azteca he showed on his knees. I just saw Rogue One and it was actually alright to me.

Felix has finally met the Azteca's and well naturally he likes them, the group seemed to bond real quick. So much that he nearly got Mark and the others killed, and now you see why I made Felix more of a main character for this part of the story. As you can kinda tell he's already in that transition of walking away from BSU and that won't sit well with Mark when he finds out about it.

That heart to heart Lee and Link was sorta for them to give their take on what happened with Miller and Viktor and Mark and Alison's heart to heart was more to show exactly where they stand in their relationship. They both still love each other but Mark knows Alison will be a lot happier with Steve and she's having doubts.

Ana using that old school Thompson Submachine Gun should have been expected since she is visually based off Ada Wong from the Resident Evil Games.

If you've forgotten Kyra she made her first appearance at the end of chapter 19 and she's visually based off Melanie Liburd and we'll see more of her next chapter.

The character Cotton is visually based off Mahershala Ali and his character on the Netflix series Luke Cage. He played the role of Cottonmouth well and he'll play more of a major role in this story as Task, Adahy, and Felix wage small war with him over control of the gun running in New Arcadia.

The Marabunta Shotcaller La Madre is visually based off Mexican Actor Angélica Aragón who played Dolores in the movie Picking up the pieces. Her son Javier is visually based off Cesar Garcia who played No-Doze on Breaking Bad. The guy who worked with Tuco before breaking his skull that shit was funny.

Mark's attack on the Azteca's was sorta successful in the sense that he and his guys dropped a sizeable number of the Azteca's but they lost strategically because not only did they lose most of their guys but they were also banged up a lot and to make it worse now the cracks in Joe's organization are showing with the 4th Ward basically leaving Mark and his men to fight that battle on their own.

Stick around for next chapter as Ana's mission has her, Mark, Alison, Lee, and Kyra infiltrating a Merryweather base, Felix leads Task and Adahy on a heist of their own against Cotton, the Azteca's try to get some payback against the 17th Ward in their own hood that doesn't go so well, and Joe finds himself in a vicious gun battle with some Vagos with Mark not around to help him.

Thank you all for reading have a good day Zilla 2000 out.