Chapter 28: Operation Haymaker

And Everyone Feels It

Central Louisiana (Five Days Later)

Things were finally starting to come to for Alison as she slowly opened her eyes and noticed the sun coming into her room and beaming down directly on her. Upon further inspection she noticed that the room wasn't her own or even Mark's but looked like it may have been someone's guest room.

After a few seconds reality then returned to her and she remembered exactly where she was and everything that happened to her these last few days. It took some time but she convinced Steve that she was going back to Waston to visit her father who was ill, and he let her go without much of a fight but that story was farther from the truth.

Her father wasn't sick and she wasn't going to Waston, she was still down south in Louisiana…well Central Louisiana living in a rather large two story cabin. It seemed so different from Southern Louisiana which had most of the population, from what Mark told her not many people lived up in this part and during the drive up here the only thing Alison seemed to see was farms and prisons.

Also living in the cabin were Ana, Mark, Lee, and Kyra. The group was preparing for another one of Ana's job…a job that Alison agreed to be a part of. Naturally Mark and Lee were against it but after a talk with Ana they had come around to It. She didn't know what they were doing yet, but the group seemed to be readying up.

At first the news of the job was something Alison disagreed and she didn't know if it was the urge to follow Marcus that got her to go along with it or just getting away from all the death that was in New Arcadia at the hands of the serial killer. She only told Ana about it but she was having nightmares of cutting into that woman's severed leg. Sure it saved her life but it seemed to scare her in a way she never though was possible.

After changing into a black t-shirt, black jeans, and boots the FIB Agent decided it was best to make her way out of the room. Upon walking down a hallway she noticed that she was upstairs the large cabin and quickly made her way downstairs.

She had been here a few days and she already knew where Mark and the others were located so she quickly made her way outside of the cabin and took a little walk in the woods where she noticed gunfire in the distance and after a few seconds of walking she finally broke into a clearing where she noticed Ana standing by with a smile on her face and her arms crossed.

"You're up early." She said before turning and greeting Alison with a smile that the woman quickly returned. "Did they wake you?" she added.

"No I was just not really tired." The FIB Agent shot back while looking out and noticing Mark, Lee, and Kyra shooting down a range at targets on the otherside. Mark was using his CM901 Assault Rifle but Alison could see his M1911 Pistol sticking out the front of his pants, Lee was firing his Ithaca 37 Shotgun but had his M9A1 Pistol tucked into his pants, and Kyra was using a RSASS Sniper Rifle and the group was shooting in a pattern that had Lee taking out the close range targets, Mark mid-range, and Kyra long range.

"They're getting better." Said Alison as she remembered the first few days of being at the cabin and seeing the group train to work with each-other.

"This is Mark and Lee's first time working with Kyra, so they've mostly been trying to get a feel to her." Ana replied as Alison watched Mark directed Lee to move up and the duo causing the Chinese man to follow him up the shooting range.

"Is them testing their skills so important?" Alison asked while noticing Ana smile at Mark and Lee who barreled rolled away from cover and shot down two targets with relative ease.

"Why don't you go out there and test your own shooting skills?" Ana asked earning a surprised look from Alison. "I know the FIB teach gun training, but how often do you get to use your weapon?" she asked earning a raised brow from Alison who watched the woman reach into the back of her pants and pull out a H&K P30 Pistol and hand it to Ana.

The weapon felt different than her usual Sig-Sauer P226 sidearm but she figured they weren't to different to use.

"There are other guns on the table over there for you to use in case you're like Mark and get bored of that one." Ana shot out with a smile before watching as Alison made her way to the front of one of the shooting ranges while Mark and Lee made their way back to the front with Kyra.

"Good shooting." The Creole said with a smile.

"Thanks you two aren't so bad yourselves." She shot back with a slight smile.

"I can do a lot better." Lee replied with a half-smile while the woman rolled her eyes before they fell on a familiar redheaded woman. "Looks like your friend is stepping up to the plate." She added causing Mark and Lee to look back and notice Alison step up to the front of the shooting range check the Pistol for ammo before raising it and firing off five shots at the first target closest to her.

Her aim was somewhat off and she only managed to hit the thing three times in the midsection and two once in the shoulder before moving down to hit another target even less then continuing down.

With the farther a target got down the range the harder it seemed for the FIB Agent to hit them. Unlike the others who were trained somewhat trained assassins she was just a federal agent and didn't have much skill in shooting.

Seeing the woman perform so badly caused Lee to send a look to Mark who nodded his head before walking off and approaching the table with the weapons and then making his way over to Alison who was taken by surprise as he took the gun from her hands and handed her another. It was a H&K P30 Pistol that she quickly accepted.

Mark figured the FIB Agent was mostly having trouble handling a large caliber pistol like a .45 like he and Ana. So he thought a 9mm might work better for her since she was already used to it.

As Mark watched the woman shoot he noticed that the use of a smaller caliber gun did help her but she was still shooting off so he quickly helped her set herself up in the squared stance that he often used when shooting and watched as she managed to hit her targets now dead on the money.

"Now she's shooting like a pro." Said Lee as he approached Ana who was still smiling at the scene. The Chinese man then turned back to the woman and said in a serious tone. "I still don't like having her here."

"I know you don't and Mark doesn't either, but you need to deal with it because she's safer with us." Ana replied to Lee's confusion. "She never told you that while you, Mark, and Link were away in Sunbelt her serial killer made her cut into the severed leg of a woman to save her life." she stated to Lee's shock.

"Jesus." He replied.

"The German Military make people do something similar. If you want to join a special operations unit, they give you a pet and you have to watch over it for a few days before killing it." She stated.

"You mean like how the US stand you up in front a cow and kill it." He replied earning a nod from the woman.

"This serial killer is trying to draw out her sense of bloodlust and it won't be long before he tells her she either has to kill someone to save someone else or spill blood." The IAA Agent started while Lee turned to Alison just as Mark gave her back the H&K 45 and watched as she fired it with more success. "I'd rather her be away when that happens, because she doesn't seem like the type that can take flat out murder well." She added.

"Mark's been trying to prevent that, but how will bringing her on a mission like ours keep her from killing. We're going into the belly of a beast and all of us are bound to get dirty?" Lee asked with a seriousness in his tone.

"She'll give Mark a better reason to fight and survive, plus if I'm lucky it'll bring them back together." She replied to Lee's confusion.

"Is that why you keep trying to push my brother away?" he asked.

"Let's just say I have my reasons for why I'm pushing Mark away and I have a feeling that may come out today." She replied to Lee's surprise as he watched the woman walk away from him before turning back to Mark who helped Alison pull off a headshot.

17thWard

While Mark and the others were readying up in central Louisiana Link and the others were still down in New Arcadia living as though no day had changed. Since the attack on the Azteca's things have been pretty quiet in the city with the exception of a few fist fights between 17th Ward and 4th Ward Gangster. Naturally the guys in the 17th Ward were pissed that the 4th didn't back them up in the attack, but Link and the other BSU members already knew they weren't going to help them because it only made so much sense.

The fights weren't resolved and Link figured when Mark and Lee returned they were gonna make Fatman hurt for leaving them out to dry like that.

As the Irish man sat on a porch taking a bite out of an orange while Davey and Eddy stood beside him he couldn't help but to look around. The entire 17th Ward had their guards up in case of an attack from either the Azteca's, Vagos, Marabunta, or worse all three and right now they didn't have any real heavy hitters with Mark and Lee absent. Felix was also not around much after his verbal fight with Marcus, he figured the Mexican man was probably with Task and Adahy and helping them with whatever.

As Link sat in silence he watched as a familiar Gray Sentinel pulled up and Courtney stepped from the driver's seat with her friend Passion stepping out of the passenger seat. Passion, was a dark skinned African American girl with long black hair, dark brown eyes, and wearing a pair of black pants that stopped under her knees, a red collar shirt, and white shoes. Like Courtney she two was a stripper at the Voodoo Club and one of the main attractions because of her nice "assets."

As the duo approached Link the Irish man quickly tossed his apple to the side so he could speak with the two women. "We still haven't heard from them." Link shot out with a half-smile.

"I'm still think you full of shit. Mark won't just leave without telling you where he went." She shot out earning a chuckle from Link.

"He's the older brother and I'm the youngest, but he's keeping me out of this one." He replied.

"Well when you do hear from him tell him, we need his ass here in case those Mexicans try to hit back." Passion yelled out earning a nod from Link.

"I'm sure he will, besides he didn't leave us all alone he called in a friend to help us." Replied Davey earning the attention of the two women.

"Oh yeah and where they at because I haven't seen them?" Courtney asked while folding her arms over her chest.

"They'll turn up when we need them." Link shot out before changing the subject. "How's Quick?" he asked remembering the injured state of the 17th Ward Gangster.

"He got discharged from the hospital yesterday. Nigga looking for a fight with bandages on both arms and most of his body." Courtney replied before watching Link send a look to Eddy who walked inside of the house before walking out with a black bag and handing it to Courtney.

"What's this?" she asked before looking into the bag and revealing that it had two stacks of money inside.

"Ten thousand for helping us to take on the Azteca's and that hit you did with Mark, Miller and Viktor. I'll go to quick later and give him his cut, plus hazard pay." Link shot out to both women's surprise.

"Shit you balling like that white boy why don't you hook me up?" asked Passion as Link reached into his pocket and pulled out a few dollars before passing it to the girl who smiled at him.

"Why thank…this is ten dollars." She shot out with anger in her voice.

"Mark gave me a ten-dollar limit on what I can give people just straight up." Link shot out earning a raised brow from the woman.

"Am I the only person you paid?" Courtney asked with a raised brow.

"No everyone who survived that attack got paid, along with those injured. I had to give Andre to pass them their cuts though." He replied to the duo's confusion.

"Why is that?" she asked.

"White skin don't really work well in these neighborhoods." Replied Link.

"We work with Mark and we work with the 17th and 3rd but we're still white and on the outside of things so guys treat us…differently especially when Mark's away." Stated Eddy.

"I'll admit I had my doubts about working beside you'll at first but y'all at first, but y'all got my respect." Stated Courtney.

"Thanks for that." He replied with a smile.

"So are you really gonna let me out walk out here with ten dollars?" Passion asked with a raised brow.

"Are you dancing for us, because I'd drop a lot of money for that?" asked Davey as he sent a look back at the woman's ass.

"Oh a white boy that like black ass." She said earning a chuckle from Davey.

"We like all women, we just like what some have more than others." Davey shot back before sending a smile to the woman just as the group noticed a young African American boy speeding down the streets on a bicycle before coming to a halt in front of the home.

"What do you see?" Link asked causing Courtney and Passion to turn back to look at the boy.

"Three dark blue Glendale's full of amigos with face tattoos on their way through now." He shot out earning a nod from Link.

"Alright get to cover now." Link shot out before sticking his two fingers in his mouth and letting out a loud whistle that alerted the New Arcadia Gangsters to the coming threat and watching as they moved to get into their positions while Link directed Courtney and Passion into the house with Davey and Eddy.

"You two might want to keep your heads down." Stated Eddy as the two women watched Link make their way to the couch and pull out two G36C Assault Rifles before tossing them to David and Eddy.

"You know I don't stay outta fight white boy." Shot Courtney as Link watched her dig into her purse and grab her Glock 19 before cocking it only for Link to reach behind the couch and pull out a Mini Uzi and handing it to her.

"Shit I'mma keep my head down you white boys are crazy." Said Passion as Link directed her to the backroom where he hoped she would be safe from stray rounds.

"The kid said face tattoos that means we're dealing with Marabunta, from what Mark says they're violent like they are in LS but many aren't military trained take advantage of that." Link shot out earning nod from Davey and Eddy.

"Don't worry we'll make sure those Mara Cucas know better than to play offense." Davey shot back as he and Eddy cocked their gun while Link got on a Walkie Talkie and made a call to Buck.

"We need you and the others here now." He stated before hanging up the phone just as the three vehicles pulled up around the streets.

Central Louisiana

Almost an hour must have passed since Mark started teaching Alison how to shoot and since he's been teaching her the woman seems to be progressing rather well. He'd shown her how to use a different variety of Pistols and learned that she was rather good with a 9mm but needed a little work with higher caliber guns.

Now he was showing her to use Submachine Guns. He started her off with an MP5 and she seemed to have the hang of it, mostly because it was the standard Submachine Gun for many law enforcement agencies and figured she'd probably used one more than once.

As he watched her now he couldn't help but smile as she stood in a squared stance firing an UMP 45 with a Red Dot Sight attachment down field. She seemed to be doing rather well with the weapon and was hitting most of her targets. In truth he was proud to see her shooting well, but felt bad he had to teach her this. He knew she was an FIB Agent and that could get pretty hectic, but he never wants her to use her to turn out with blood on her hands like his own. He would say this though, if it came down to a life or death situation he'd rather her be prepared to use a gun then not.

"Alright what's next." The FIB Agent asked while sending a look to Mark who gave her a slight chuckle.

"I think you're getting the hang of it for now." He replied with a half-smile before watching as Alison sent a look towards him.

"Can I shoot that?" she asked before pointing to his CM901 Assault Rifle. He was hesitant about letting the woman practice with the weapon, instead of having it loaded with the heavy 7.62 Rounds he had it fitted with 5.56 Rounds but the caliber will still probably a bit too heavy for the woman.

In the end though he gave her a chance.

"Alright, this one maybe a little different though." He replied before handing Alison the weapon and watching her look it over.

"This isn't your old gun, it looks a little like it but it's different." She stated referring to his SCAR-L Assault Rifle that was destroyed in his fight with Ernesto.

"Yeah I had to get a new one." He replied while helping the one get into a stance with the weapon and hold it tightly. "Alright this has got a little more kick to it so hold it close." He replied while watching Alison center the butt of the Rifle near her chest while putting her right cheek to the handle and gently grabbing onto the M203 Grenade Launcher he had mounted to the underside of the weapon.

As Alison looked out the sight of the weapon she noticed that it was slightly magnified to her surprise. She could see the targets almost as if they were just a few feet in front of her and target them rather easily.

"Why does it look like this?" she asked while Mark looked her over.

"It has two sights an ACOG that helps me center my shots and a Hybrid which magnifies my targets and helps me see further down so I can increase my accuracy. It's an Assault Rifle but now I can shoot it like a Sniper." He replied to Alison's surprise, she knew Mark was a good shot but she figured with this weapon he must have been increasingly dangerous especially from a distance.

"Now line up your target and gently squeeze the trigger." Mark said before watching as Alison fired a Single shot that hit the center of the target before looking back and smiling at him.

"Good!" he replied before watching as the woman fired another several shots at another target and struck it in the head and chest before going down the line until the weapon ran empty.

"Wow, I like how that feels." She said while looking over the weapon with a smile without noticing Mark staring at her with a shocked look. He wouldn't say it out loud but he found it sexy as hell when a woman handled guns, but right now he found himself literally erect at seeing Alison handle his gun.

"What's this-?" she started before squeezing the trigger on the Grenade Launcher and to her surprise fire a Grenade in the direction of the targets and watch as it hit the ground in front of a target before exploding and destroying four targets at once.

"OH CRAP!" she yelled while Mark stood by with a fanboy like smile on his face before he took the weapon from the woman.

"Never knew you were trigger happy." He replied while noticing the blush on the woman's face. "Come on let's head back to the cabin." He declared before watching as Alison followed him towards the cabin.

"That was intense." She replied with a slight chuckle.

"Yeah, you did really good and you learn faster than Buck or Felix did." He shot back earning a smile from the FIB Agent before she failed to notice the patch of dirt in front of her and quickly slipped backwards.

Upon closing her eyes in anticipation for hitting the ground Alison was taken aback as found herself fall into a familiar set of arms as Mark quickly caught her before falling.

"Oh!" she yelped out with a brighter blush on her face as she felt something poke her in the backside and quickly realized what is was while Mark kept his gaze to the skies. At first contact Alison was shocked and surprised by the Creole's erection poking her in the backside but eventually to his surprise she fall back farther into his arms so that the tip of his pitched tent was pressing against her butt.

There wasn't much skin contact going on between them, but Alison quickly remedied that as she rubbed Mark's tattooed arms while he wrapped them around her torso while resting the back of her head on his chest. At first Mark thought he would be labeled a pervert for this, but found Alison's action to be quite shocking.

She knew her appearance had changed a lot since Mark last saw her two years ago. She was almost out of her twenties and that youthful luster she once had was starting to fade in her opinion. On top of that the stress of work kept her looking sleep deprived and almost in a torn down state that made her think of herself as hideous. Steve often complimented her but she knew that he on occasion looked at other women, but Mark was different.

Here they were, the only two for a distance, and only each other to look at and he was aroused. He was just aroused he was fully erect like the first time they'd kissed, had sex, or even held each other. He still loved her like the day they first met and he still found her as attractive as that day. Mark could get with any woman he wanted, but even in a room of half-naked women he'd only keep his eyes on her. The thought of that didn't just make the FIB Agent happy…it made her somewhat sad because of the fact that they both couldn't have each other.

"Mark!" she called out in a damsel like manner that caused Mark to look down at her.

"Sorry." He shot out.

"It's not that, I'm actually flattered about it." She replied to his shock. "I wanted to know if we could do this again…just the two of us?" she asked while looking up at Mark who gave her a slight smile.

"Sure." He replied. "I'd rather you know how to really use a gun." He added earning a smile from the woman. "Just remember I'll always be there to pull the trigger, so you won't have to and take the bullet so you won't have to." He shot back while Alison nodded her head.

"I know!" she shot back while moving to kiss Mark on his forearm while he planted a small kiss on the top of her head.

"Well ain't this a fucked up sight." Came a new voice to Alison that shocked Mark and caused him to whip his head around and notice a familiar blonde haired Caucasian man wearing a leather jacket and black shades with a Swastika tattooed on the side of his neck eyeing him closely.

"Tully!" Mark called out while letting Alison go and causing her to look back at the man before her. "The hell are you doing here?" he asked while noticing the man chuckle.

"Well I'm here at the Cabin because Ana wants me here and the world doesn't always revolve around you." He stated with a half-smile before turning to Alison. "Then I saw her and thought she was a nice slice of Aryan Blood, but that was before I realized that you…dirtied the snow." He shot back to Alison's shock and anger.

"Excuse me." She shot out with anger in her tone while Mark stepped before her.

"If you don't want your Aryan Blood splattered across the tree's I suggest you step away." Mark retorted with enough venom in his tone to change the facial expression of the former Aryan Vanguard Foot Soldier.

"Easy there hero, you're fight isn't with me. The real fight is back at the cabin and I think me and you can agree that the otherside is the bigger asshole." he shot back earning a low growl from Mark.

"What's back at the cabin." He asked with a small slither of anger.

"Our old friends." Tully replied causing Mark's eyes to widen before he sent a look back at Alison and directed her to follow him with Tully bringing up the rear.

As the trio made it back to the cabin they quickly noticed Ana, Lee, and Kyra standing on the front porch of the cabin while a dark grey Mesa pulled up in front. To Mark's surprise though he quickly watched as three familiar men stepped out and started making their way towards the house.

"Who's that tool?" asked Lee as he watched Ana start to approach the group with Mark in tow.

"Ana's husband and the dick brigade." Tully replied before moving to walk beside Mark and Ana while both Lee and Alison kept a look of surprise on their faces.

"Oh shit!" said Lee as he jumped from the porch and approached Mark, Tully, and Ana. He remembered the state Mark was in during his last meeting with Devlin and his soldiers and thought the youngest Roman may have needed backup, but really all he wanted to do was throw jokes at Devlin about allowing Mark to fuck his wife with his knowledge.

"Ana it's good to see you again darling." Devlin greeted with a wide smile that Ana didn't return.

"Devlin." She shot back while the man turned his attention to Mark.

"Marcus how are you, you weren't looking so good the last time I saw you physically or emotionally." He added.

"Go fuck yourself." He shot back only to watch as Marco looked to him with an angry look. The Dominican man didn't look to happy with the group and Mark felt it had something to do with killing two of his friends.

"So hostile, yet you were the one's who killed two of my guys." Devlin shot back.

"You killed one of ours, better team puts in the most work." Tully shot out.

"Yet your asses on the one's that got paid." Replied Charlie as he looked at the group angrily. "And who's the other Chink Ana, you letting someone else hit it now." He asked earning an angry look from Lee.

"Who the fuck you think you talking to, you fucking Wop Dago motherfucker." Lee shot back with anger in his tone.

"Make another comment about her again, and you won't just be ducking a Sniper." Mark added.

"Ain't fault you have a fetish for women with leaky gutters." Charlie shot back earning an angry growl from Mark who quickly went to step to the man who only to be stopped by Ana putting her hand on his chest.

As the scene played out before them Alison watched the group rather closely. She'd pictured Ana's husband be some much elder gentlemen but he actually looked just a few years older with sort of an evil look in his eyes and a swagger that came off as arrogant.

Her biggest shock about him though was the fact that he allowed his men to talk about her like this in front of him. Ana may sleep with Mark but at the end of the day she was still his wife and she did share a bed with him so anything they really said about her reflected on him.

"Yeah stay in line behind your skirt Mark." Charlie shot out with a smile.

"You know Charlie you talk a lot of shit about women is there something you're not telling us. I know in prison you greasy fuckboys get fucked over like there's no tomorrow so I gotta wonder are you still waiting for your man to get out and give you some dick." Mark shot back earning a slight chuckle from Lee and even a slight giggle from Kyra.

"Fucking asshole." The Leone Crime Family Capo yelled out with anger in his tone. "You better pray to god we ain't butting heads again because I'll leave your ass on the pavement." he added.

"I'm waiting." Mark yelled out while Alison continued to watch the scene play out.

"Oh Ana, you've brought a new face I see." Stated Devlin breaking the conversation and turning all eyes on Alison. "She doesn't look like your type, but then again I could be wrong." He added causing an angry look to spread across Alison's face.

"You a rug muncher red?" asked Charlie.

"No and I don't take kindly to being talked to like that." The FIB Agent shot back while Charlie chuckled at her.

"Well excuse me Vinewood Hills, but you know what they say…you are what company you keep." He stated.

"So you're letting another guy bang your wife to your knowledge thanks for letting me know?" asked Lee earning a laugh from Mark while Charlie eyed him angrily.

"Go fuck yourself you little penised bitch." The Italian American shot back with anger in his voice.

"Charlie." Came a new voice that caused everyone to turn their heads to see someone else stop out of the Jeep. He was rather skinny Caucasian man who stood about five foot eleven with short blonde hair and wearing a grey sweatshirt, black jeans, and shoes that looked like they belonged to a businessman. "Let's not be immature." He stated.

"What building in Wall Street did you snatch this guy from?" asked Lee.

"Liberty City Stock Exchange." The man replied before walking up to Mark, Ana, Tully, and Lee. "Allow me to introduce myself Patrick Spellman. I believe we've never formally met." He stated before extending his hand to the group for a shake.

Instead of being shook though Ana only looked at it and Mark gave a low growl before spitting on the ground next to him.

"That's unrefined." He shot out before taking his hand away and looking over the group.

"Well then if we're done introductions we can get to down to the task at hand." Replied Ana earning a nod from Devlin.

"Yes let's do that dear." He said before watching as the woman turned away from him and started to walk away with Mark and the others in tow.

17thWard

The sight of the three Glendale's cruising the streets of 17th Ward while members of the street gang Marabunta Grande sat inside each vehicle preparing their guns. The group was on a mission, to gun down as many 17th Ward Gangsters as they could before fleeing the hood.

As they drove through the neighborhood of Holly Park though they found the neighborhood to be eerily quiet with no one on the streets. They group had learned from experience that the New Arcadia Gangsters didn't wear colors so it was best to shoot anyone they saw in a white t-shirt or baggy jeans, but they couldn't see anyone on this day in the neighborhood.

"Where are these Mayate Fucks?" asked a Marabunta member with a teardrop tattoo and a shaved head with devil horns tattooed on his forehead as he scanned the streets from the passenger seat of the first Glendale with a Tec-9 in his hands.

"There!" yelled a member with a devil horn tattooed on his neck as he noticed a male wearing a motorcycle helmet and white t-shirt pull out of a driveway on a Red Ducati Motorcycle before lifting a Glock 19 and firing four shots in the direction of the first Glendale and causing the occupants to duck down to avoid the shots.

"GET THAT MAYATE!" the man with the devil's horns screamed as the cyclist sped away with the three Glendale's giving chase behind him. "Shoot that fool." He added before sticking his SMG out the window and firing a barrage of rounds at the man while the other vehicles did the same only to watch the man make a sharp turn on a corner and evade the shots.

"Shit!" he yelled out as a bullet whizzed past his head and actually skidded some paint from his helmet. The man then made a sharp right down an alleyway that the Marabunta members continued to follow him through but as they watched the man turn a right they watched with wide eyes as a black truck blocked their paths and caused the drivers to slam on brakes in order to not hit one another.

"BACK UP BACK UP!" yelled the man with the devils horns only for the man in the last Glendale to notice a blue truck move to block their only other exit.

"NOW!" Link yelled out from the cover of a building before watching a 17th Ward Gangster with a Glock 18 with extended Clip stuck his gun out the window while another man with a Mini Uzi did the same and a man with an AK-47 Assault Rifle stood on top of the building.

"Oh shit it's an ambush-." The man with the devils horns started before the sound of gunshots rang out across through the night skies as four 17th Ward Gangsters fired on the three vehicles with their weapons while watching as a Marabunta member with a M16A2 Assault Rifle jumped out of the car and started spraying.

"All you Mara Cucas are dead." Yelled Davey as he, Eddy, and Courtney fired their weapons from the building across the street from Link and through combined firepower hit the man with the Assault Rifle nine times in the back and four times in the side while Courtney fired her Pistol and struck the driver of the first car in the neck.

"Shit!" yelled the man with the devils horns before he was struck three times in the chest and stomach causing him to look forward through the broken windshield where he noticed a muscular Redheaded Caucasian man firing an M14 Battle Rifle with a ACOG Sight.

"Bucky Now!" Jimmy yelled out over his Walkie Talkie before watching as the youngest member of the BSU group light up a rag that was inside of a bottle before tossing it over the edge of a the building.

"MOLOTOV!" yelled a Marabunta member before the glass hit the top of a car and exploded outward with the flames getting onto three gang bangers who quickly found themselves squirming in the flames.

"The fuck is the chicken grease?" yelled another Marabunta member before he was hit several times in the back by the 17th Ward gangster with the AK-47 Assault Rifle.

His last words were correct though instead of using Kerosene or Gasoline in their Molotov's they taken up Mark's habit of using cooking oil because of the oil properties. It wouldn't be put out with water, it would splash everywhere, and keep burning until oxygen was removed making it damn near impossible to extinguish.

As more gunshots rained down on the Marabunta gangsters more seemed to drop like flies as the driver of the third vehicle gave a sharp yell before the windshield cracked and his blood sprayed against it.

The group then watched as the Marabunta with the devil's horns stepped out of the vehicle firing his Mini Uzi wildly while trying to ignore the pain of the bullet lodged in his lung and the four holes in his bodies from where two of the powerful 7.62 rounds hit him in the stomach and went all the way out his back.

"Go down." Yelled Davey as he fired several rounds and struck the man in the back while Courtney shot him in the leg and watched him stumble before the 17th Ward gangster with the Mini Uzi shot him six times in the stomach and watched him fall backwards on his back.

"Cease fire!" Jimmy yelled out before jumping from the back of the truck and making his way towards over the Marabunta members and firing shots into their skulls with is Rifle.

"Fucking Puto!" yelled a gangster who had been shot several times in the legs before he was shot in the head by Jimmy who moved to stand over the gangster with the devils horns and notice him taking shallow breaths and slowly blinking.

"Fucking Gring-." He started before watching Jimmy raise his Rifle and fire a single shot into the man's forehead while Courtney stood by watching in shock and surprise.

"Jesus, who's this white boy?" she asked while looking to Davey and Eddy.

"Jimmy, he's another one of our brothers from Dockington but he lives in Sunbelt." Replied Link,

"He just as brutal as Mark?" asked Courtney before she watched Jimmy fire three more shots into the head of the dead Marabunta soldier.

"That's a yes." Link replied before watching his BSU brother look at him with a smile and a thumbs up.

Central Louisiana

"Okay so explain this to me again, what are we doing?" asked Charlie as he sat with Marco, Patrick, Mark, Lee, Kyra, and Alison while Ana and Devlin stood before them.

"The mission is simple we're breaking onto a Merryweather base just a few miles from here. Since acquiring contracts that allow them to operate on US soil Merryweather has established bases in San Andreas, New Austin, and Louisiana and key bases near Liberty City, Vice City, and Las Ventura." Stated Ana. "Merryweather is a private military division so they don't fall under the US government or any government for that matter. They can work for whoever pays the most and we have reason to believe Merryweather may be working with enemies of the United States." She added in a serious tone.

"So our mission is simple a team will break into the base, meet up with an IAA informant, and get to the bases central office steal their files and bring them back to us." Devlin stated with a slight smile.

"Why do I have a feeling there's more to this mission then you're telling us?" asked Lee.

"You're right, it'll take at least thirty minutes for us to completely steal all their files. So we expect a firefight inside of the base and a team outside to keep the soldiers distracted." Replied Devlin with an evil smirk.

"Devlin's team will be keeping the soldiers distracted. Lee, you and Kyra will use stolen Merryweather clearance codes to get inside of the base, while me, Mark, and Alison make our way inside using a sub-level." Ana stated earning nods from the group.

"We pull this off you each will be payed quite heavily for it, but if we fail it's either because you're dead or getting executed." Stated Devlin.

"When do we leave?" asked Marco.

"In an hour so ready up." Replied Ana before she watched the group split off and got themselves dressed and ready to leave.

As Alison prepared herself she couldn't help but notice Mark make his way out of the room and down the hall before knocking on the door of Ana and making his way inside the woman's room where he noticed her sitting on her dresser with her arms folded across her chest.

"Why did I know you were going to come?" she asked with a slight smile.

"Because you know I have my concerns about this mission." He replied.

"Alison will be fine." She retorted.

"I'll make sure you both are, but what I really wanted to know what you're not telling me about this job." He replied before watching Ana jump from the dresser.

"Are you familiar with a company by the name of Bioware Industries?" she asked earning a shake of the head from the youngest Roman. "Bioware Industries is a startup company that was founded in Los Santos just some months ago by a man named Jack Watson. In just a few months the company has been making waves in the selling of weapons and some…illegal material." She stated.

"Bioware is one of Merryweather's biggest supporters and we believe Merryweather is soon to be acquiring a very…important shipment from Bioware that'll be coming into the port of Los Santos and we want to know what it is." She finished earning a nod from Mark.

"Merryweather with a possible nuke, that sounds bad." Mark declared earning a nod from the woman.

"That's not the only thing I need you to know." She replied earning the attention of the Creole. "A week ago a team of IAA assets tried to, stealthily, get into the base but failed and we believe that two of them were captured." She replied.

"Your informant." He stated.

"The agent of one of the captured men wants me to bring home one of the men, but the other is to be executed." She replied.

"And you want me to do it?" he asked.

"I need you to kill him and I need Lee to go after one of the officers on the base that was a former agent. He told us all of this, but he's expendable now." She replied earning a nod from Mark.

"Consider it done." He replied before watching the woman approach him and rub the side of his face.

"I know you don't want Alison on this one, but I know she'll be safe as long as you're with her." She replied earning a nod from Mark.

"I know, but I'm more pissed about working with your asshole of a husband and his bitch ass team." He shot back with anger in his eyes.

"You let me worry about my husband I know you're still pissed about last time-." She retorted only to be interrupted by Mark.

"And hearing them talk down to you like that." He shot back.

"I'm fine with you worrying and taking bullets for me, but I draw the line at trying to fight all my battles." she stated. "I can handle myself." She finished.

"I know!" he said before giving her a quick kiss on the hand and then moving to wrap his arms around the IAA Agent so he could give her another kiss on the cheek.

"I'm still mad at you for disobeying me." She stated.

"I know, so let me start apologizing." Mark replied before planting a quick kiss on the side of Ana's neck before moving to get down on both of his knees in front of her.

This brought a smile to Ana's face, seeing men on their knees before her especially one of Mark's size and caliber. He was a large man with a headstrong attitude but to see him on his knees made her feel powerful like a queen.

The sound of the woman giving a low moan as he bit her thigh seemed to excite Mark. It had been a few months since he and the IAA Agent shared a bed and he was hesitant to do it with Alison here, but seeing that Devlin was here made him want to "defile her in all ways" before he could get the chance.

As Mark slid down the woman's black lace panties he couldn't help but to lick his lips at the sight of Ana's vagina before he pressed them against the woman's lower lips for a deep kiss before his tongue came into to play.

The feeling of Mark's tongue stabbing into her and his lips battering her clitoris seemed to cause Ana to give a louder moan before grabbing the man by the side of his and pulling him into a deep kiss with her juices still on his mouth.

As Mark went to undo his pants while Ana propped herself on the dresser the duo was interrupted by Devlin calling out for Ana causing her to stop and Mark to give a loud "Fuck" as he watched Ana pull up her panties and move to open the door.

"We're waiting on you." He said with the same devilish smile that Ana hated. These last few weeks she and Mark have been giving each other the cold shoulder after him seeing her with Devlin so it had been a while since she'd been physical with anyone and her body was slightly starving for it and seeing her Devlin now made her inwardly hate him just a little more.

"Then let's go." She said with a lack of emotion in her tone while Mark inwardly cursed the man to death.

Red Stick

Things in the city of the Red Stick seemed more lively for Manfred as he found himself typing on his new laptop while his busted Gyrocopter lay beside him.

It took the Indian man a while but he was able to recover the aircraft and was now currently trying to access the camera on it so it would reveal more on what happened to it during the attack on the Azteca's.

As he looked over to the aircraft he couldn't help but notice the two bullet holes in the aircraft. It had taken two 9mm rounds. One that hit in the wing and knocked it out of the skies and the other had been shot clean through the middle of it forever leaving it grounded. The camera was also damage so the Indian man was mostly trying to recover the files on the aircraft.

The shot to the wing was long range but precise enough to hit and knock it out of the skies, but the last shot was interesting. Manfred had seen enough gunshots from working with Mark and Lee to know how they're supposed to look.

The gunshot entry was angled different than then the shot that destroyed it and the placement of it was too precise. With this knowledge Manfred was able to figure out that someone walked up and shot the aircraft.

Someone knew their strategy.

"You're gonna go blind staring at that thing." Came a familiar voice that caused him to turn around and notice Felix standing behind him with his arms folded across his chest.

"Well hello there stranger." Manfred greeted with a slight smile. It had been a few days since he or anyone had seen the Mexican man and they believed he was staying with Task and Adahy in the wake of his verbal confrontation with the group's leader.

"So I'm a stranger now." Felix asked with a slight smile.

"Well, we don't see you around the house any more so in a way yes." He shot back.

"Sorry about that I just…I had to be away from Mark." Felix replied before looking to the Indian man.

"He's grieving Miller and Viktor's deaths." Manfred retorted.

"We're all grieving Pata." He shot back to Manfred's confusion.

"Pata what's that mean?" he asked.

"Brother, it's Peruvian slang. I've been…educating myself." He shot back with a slight lie.

"Right you're Quechan, sometimes I forget you usually act more like a Mexican from time to time." He replied. "It's good to know where you come from." He added.

"Yeah, what about you?" Felix asked.

"I know about my Punjabi root, you forget my parents weren't even born here." He replied with a slight chuckle. "You and Viktor always fought about race, it was funny to me because both of you looked more brown than anything else." He added.

"We fought mostly because he was ignorant to who he was and what he was." Replied Felix.

"Quite, but sometimes ignorance is better." Manfred stated to Felix's confusion. "Look at my country right now, hell look at all of the Middle East, do you think there would be so much bloodshed if the story of Jesus Christ or Muhammad weren't told. We don't need religion or someone to look up to know what's right and wrong, because there is always someone whose seen as a hero in one place and a heathen in the other." Manfred stated.

"Race and Religion are different." Felix shot back.

"Maybe here but not where I come from, the Caste System dictates that and whether we like it or not no matter if it's race, religion, or social status we're all different and somewhat the same." Manfred shot out earning a slight nod from Felix. "I know you're pissed at Mark, but you need to end this and come home." He added.

"I can't, why are you staying anyway he did try to ring your neck?" asked Felix.

"Yes but he apologized, plus I understand where he's coming from." Manfred declared to Felix's confusion. "Everything about the way Miller and Viktor died has him being the central cause of it and he knows it. They risked their lives so that he doesn't have to constantly look over his shoulder, they died because he wasn't here to protect them, and they died fighting a war neither of them started." He stated.

"A war we shouldn't even be apart of, Mark's just trying to keep Joe happy and serve the BGA." Felix shot back.

"Not so much as serve them, he's fighting solely for Miller and Viktor. It won't be long before I suspect he goes after Joe." Manfred replied. "He's making a deal with Cotton now to watch over his next shipment of guns, with Cotton in his pocket by our side we can work on Joe." He added.

"Well I don't like waiting." Felix shot back before walking out of the room while Manfred watched him leave.

East New Arcadia

The drive back to the house wasn't long for Link as he stepped out of his car with Buck, Jimmy, Davey, and Eddy and made their way inside of the house. The group had decided to just leave the bodies of the Marabunta members where they had trapped them, it wouldn't have done much good to move them anyway they had other matters to attend to.

Upon walking inside of the house the group was instantly hit with the sight of Ryan, Tasha, and four other BSU members from Sunbelt who followed Jimmy down to New Arcadia after getting the news of the deaths of Miller and Viktor.

"You know Mark and Lee are gonna be pissed when they found out you sat on their couch." Link shot out while sending a look to Ryan who was sitting on the couch with Tasha watching as the Irish man made his way into the kitchen.

"We'll happily leave when Miller and Viktor's bodies can go back to Sunbelt." Ryan stated while sending a look to Link.

"Police released them a few hours ago, so you're gonna be here a while, but I suggest none of you get to comfortable. Mark and Lee are already mad at the world." He shot out while fixing himself a glass of water.

"He has no right to be mad because he's the sole reason both Miller and Viktor are dead right now." Tasha shot out with anger in her tone.

"Is he?" Link asked while the duo gave him a confused look. "The only reason we're even in New Arcadia right now is because of you two. You destroyed your relationship with Mark and you destroyed your relationship with your own girlfriend and broke two people with it." He added with a slight chuckle.

"They came here with us because they wanted to be with a group that actually gave a shit about them." He finished.

"And look where it got them." Replied Tasha.

"You don't have much room to talk here Link, you always were the person hiding behind the skirts of Mark and Lee and I don't see them around." Stated Ryan as he stepped to Link with the three other BSU members.

"You forget I'm still here." Stated Jimmy earning the attention of the group. "And you ain't gonna talk to him like you're actually gonna do something to him, because I think Mark would like the favor of us hurting you." He added while watching Davey, Eddy, and Buck surround the group.

"Get the hell out of here." Said Link as he watched Ryan closely before noticing the man head for the door with Tasha and the other BSU members.

"All we do for them and they come here and think they have the right to threaten us." Retorted Davey.

"We'll remember that when they come begging on their hands and knees for support when those Skinheads regroup and give them the third degree." Added Eddy.

Central Louisiana

Earlier Alison best described Central Louisiana as being all farms and prisons and that seemed to be the case even now as the group found themselves standing in an area that was hidden from prying eyes that overlooked a river that was connected to the Merryweather base.

The group couldn't see much of the base itself because of the high walls and Sniper Towers but from what they knew it consisted of six building with the biggest being in the middle.

"Beauregard Correctional Facility." Stated Mark earning a confused look from Alison who turned to look back at him and notice him wearing a wetsuit with a large black duffel bag on his back. "That base used to be a prison but it got shutdown two years ago. It's funny a few years before that a college was closed down and turned into a prison, now a prison has been turned into a base. The irony of it all." He finished.

"College numbers drop, prison numbers rise, and a bunch of greedy assholes take over. Sounds like America to me." Stated Lee as the group watched him and Kyra step towards them wearing the uniforms of Merryweather soldiers which consisted of a short sleeved black t-shirt with the logo on the sleeves under an urban camo bulletproof vest with a matching cargo pants, black boots, and gloves.

"Well don't you look the part." Stated Mark earning a chuckle from the Chinese man who also threw a black Merryweather cap on his head.

"You two should get moving." Declared Ana as she approached the duo wearing a wetsuit similar to Mark with a duffel bag of her own.

"Alright be careful." Kyra shot out before she and Lee walked over to a Merryweather Mesca and quickly hopped inside while Devlin and Marco approached Mark, Alison, and Ana.

"You be careful to." He stated before moving in to give the woman a quick kiss on the cheek while Alison noticed Mark make his way down to the river where a boat was located.

"Come on!" Ana ordered to Alison who quickly followed her to the boat and hopped inside. "Let's go!" Ana shot out as Mark revved up the engine and sent the boat speeding down the river with Alison holding on tightly as the waves created by the boat splashed across her face and caused her to cover up.

"This is good." Ana shouted causing Mark to stop in his tracks before moving to put on his oxygen mask with Ana who helped Alison do the same.

"Alright it's dark down there, so stay close to each other and don't make move to much we don't want to attract any unwanted attention." The shot out before noticing both Mark and Ana nod their heads before jumping into the water with her following suit.

Things seemed to go inaudible for Alison as the sight of Mark and Ana submerged in the water appeared before her goggle covered eyes. She then watched as Ana nodded her head to Mark and watched the Creole quickly swim down the river while Ana looked back at Alison and motioned for her to follow them.

The FIB Agent wasn't a strong a swimmer as Mark and Ana but she was able to keep up with the IAA Agent while Mark moved straight ahead.

As the trio continued to swim towards the base Lee and Kyra found themselves speeding for the front gate in the Mesca before reaching the first checkpoint

"Alright try to remain calm." Stated Lee.

"This isn't my first rodeo, just try .and keep up." The Afro-British woman retorted while Lee gave a slight chuckle as the sight of the wall caught their eyes.

"Two Sniper towers on this side with two Snipers and four Machine Gun placements." Kyra stated over her headset while Lee watched her closely. "Two extra guards on the wall and two guards at the checkpoint." She said while looking around the first checkpoint until they pulled up to the first guard. To say he was a guard he was a rather heavy set Caucasian male who stood about five foot eleven with his hair cut into a crew cut.

"Halt!" he yelled out. "Identification."

"Simon Han serial number 749647C3." Lee yelled out.

"Jessica Moore serial number 214593B7," Kyra added before watching the guards turn to the other and ask him we're they good.

"These are older codes and I don't remember calls being needed for engineers today." He shot back.

"We're only following orders guys, we got the codes from our staff sergeant and he said they should be no problem." Replied Lee.

"If you want we can ride back and retrieve the proper codes." Added Kyra before the duo watched the guards whisper to each other before speaking out.

"Top priority, fine." The man said earning smiles from the duo. "Don't cause problems." He added with a hint of venom in his tone.

"Don't worry sir." Stated Kyra as Mark found himself entering a large sewage outflow where he noticed an armed Merryweather Guard armed with an M16A2 Assault Rifle patrolling on one side of the outflow.

"Nothing as usual." He yelled as Mark swam up the through the middle before drawing his Bowie Knife and then jumping out of the water, grabbing the soldier by the back of his vest, and then pulling him down into the water.

A struggle then presumed but Mark was easily able to overpower the surprise man and then slit his throat before pushing him down and watching him sink into the water then resurfacing.

"Asshole." Mark shot out before watching as Ana and Alison surfaced and quickly moved for them to help them up on the concrete sides.

"Mark scout ahead and be on your guard." Ana ordered before watching Mark open the duffel bag and pull out his M1911 Pistol and then his CM901 Assault Rifle that he hooked a silencer and flashlight on while Ana pulled out her H&K 45, and then handing Alison a Glock 19 with a flashlight on it.

"Hopefully you won't have to use it, but it's good to carry it." She stated before watching the woman reach into the bag and pull out a change of clothing for the duo to change into while Mark reached into the bag and pulled out a pair of Night Vision Goggles Ana had given him and scouted ahead.

"We're in and it seems this base is bigger than I thought." Said Kyra as Lee continued to drive through the base while she looked out and noticed soldiers go by. "Security seems to be on high alert." She added just as Lee passed up a small airfield on the base.

"They have a small airfield in what used to be a prison yard and I'm seeing five Littlebirds and two Blackhawks." She stated as Lee passed up a fueling station. "There's also a fueling station with maybe three Humvee's, four ATV's, and some four Jeeps." She added as Lee approached the main building and quickly parked his jeep before stepping out with the girl.

"We're proceeding inside the main building." she finished.

"Good be careful up there." Ana finished as Mark returned to the duo. While he was away he changed out of his own wetsuit and was now sporting a black thermal shirt over his bulletproof vest with black gloves, black cargo pants with his M1911 Pistol holstered on his right hip, and black boots.

"We're clear-." Mark started before going silent as he noticed the duo still not completely dressed. The Roman then turned away while Ana give a slight chuckle at noticing Alison blush at the display.

"We're done now." Said Ana as Mark slowly turned back around and noticed the Chinese woman wearing a red dress shirt with the first couple of buttons undone to reveal her cleavage and her cross pendant around her neck that Mark remembered buying her two years prior, long black gloves, dark leather pants with ammo holsters on the side, and black boots with a slight heel. She had her Pistol holstered on her right leg and two holsters for ammo on torso holsters.

He knew when it came down to Ana she wasn't too war fatigue like himself and dressed someone casual but he had to admit he was enjoying the leather pants and black gloves combination.

As he looked to Alison he felt his heart almost skip a beat. The woman had taken down her ponytail and now had her red hair flowing down to her neck and she was now wearing a dark red thermal shirt with the sleeves rolled up and Mark could also make out that she was wearing a bulletproof vest under it. The woman also wearing a torso gun holster that carried her ammo but what Mark really liked about it was that it wrapped just under her breast and caused them to stick out, tight dark blue jeans that fit her toned legs well, her pistol holstered on her right leg, a black holster that hung off her slim waist that had a Combat Knife attached to it, black shoes, and goggles that hung off her neck.

"Well then…let's go." He said trying to sound serious before leading the woman down the sewer.

"Hey guys we're also seeing a firing range and you won't believe what else we see." Stated Lee over his headset as he and Kyra stood outside of a shooting range and watched five female Merryweather soldiers firing down the range. "An all-female unit, never thought I'd see the day." He added.

"Come on they're nothing we can't handle." Kyra shot out before the duo made their way to the front gate.

Red Stick

The drive back to the home of Task and Adahy wasn't long for Felix as he walked into the home and quickly caught the sight of a shirtless Adahy standing in the living room stretching.

The Shotgun blast to his vest and falling out the window had done a number on the man, but he was thankfully able to recover in the last week with minor scars and his bruises that slowly starting to heal.

"Damn!" Adahy yelled out with anger in his tone after feeling a sharp pain go through his midsection where the bruise from the Shotgun blast was still causing him slight pain.

"If you're still in pain you don't have to come along for this job." Stated Felix as he eyed the man closely.

"I can handle myself." Adahy shot back with venom in his tone while Felix rolled his eyes as Task entered the living room and quickly eyed the duo.

"Don't bother wasting your breath with talking him out of this." Task stated while approaching the duo. "So you're sure this warehouse didn't have a lot of security?" he asked while looking to Felix.

"Yeah from what Mark says this Cotton guys an arms dealer and a club owner with hardly any muscle so we'll have no problem getting to his guns." He stated earning a nod from the duo.

"Alright then let's do this." Task shot out before leading the duo out of the house and towards their truck.

East New Arcadia

Things had gotten quiet at the home of Link as he sat in the living room while Buck and Jimmy stayed in the back. It was already starting to be a long day for the group and having Ryan and the Sunbelt members of BSU didn't seem to be making things any easier.

Before he could think more on the matter though he was stopped by a knocking at the front door before watching as a familiar woman made her way inside of the house.

"What do you want?" he asked while eyeing Tasha closely.

"I wanted to know where the fuck Mark is." She shot out with venom in her tone.

"Even if I knew I wouldn't tell you." He shot back before rising to his feet to eye her. "You know this goes, there's always that time of the month where he disappears for days and this is one of those times." He added.

"Yeah and every time he comes back he smells like blood and gunpowder yeah I know it well." She shot back with anger in her time before folding her arms over her chest.

"You still love him don't you?" he asked earning the attention of the woman.

"The fuck kinda question is that I'm with Ryan and I left Mark ass for Ryan." She shot back with anger in her tone.

"I know that, but I also know you don't have to be with someone and love someone else." He stated. "Mark is the best example of that." He added.

"I don't love Mark, I just…don't hate him either." She replied while looking away from the Irish man. "I just can't be with him, Mark is...hazardous." she added.

"You knew that when you got with him." He replied to her confusion. "You wanted a gangster and in a club of punk rockers and skinheads he was the toughest and the only one that looks the most like you." He added with a slight smile.

"Yeah, but with some gangsters you can change them ain't no changing Mark though." She replied earning a roll of the eyes from Link who quickly looked away from her. "You said Mark taught you that you don't have to be with someone and not love someone else." He stated earning the attention of the Irish man. "Tell me who he loves." she finished earning a slight smile from Link.

Central Louisiana

"We're here!" said Mark as he, Ana, and Alison found themselves standing underneath a large grate with water leaking from it that gave off a rather strong smell to the group.

"Kyra are you in position?" Ana asked over her headset just as the Chinese and Afro-British woman found themselves walking into the rundown boiler room of the base.

"Yeah we're here." Kyra shot out as the duo found themselves standing over a grate on the ground before quickly bending down and grabbing onto the grate and then forcing it upward until they opened up a large hole in the ground.

"Talk about an easy way out." Said Lee as he watched Mark boost Ana up the opening where Lee and Kyra quickly grabbed her hands and pulled her up.

"Alright up you go." Said Mark as he went to do the same with Alison who quickly stepped to the youngest Roman and was taken off-guard by him giving her a warm hug and a small kiss on the cheek. "Be careful." He whispered into the surprised woman's ear before hoisting her up.

As Lee pulled the woman up he easily noticed the concerned look on her face before putting his hand on the woman's shoulder and causing her to look over at him.

"Stay close to Ana, we'll be okay." He shot out to the woman's surprise but before she could press the matter she watched as he jumped down the tunnel and landed feet first beside Mark.

"Wait what are they doing?" Alison asked before looking back to Ana and Kyra.

"Mark and Lee have side operations of their own to take care of, but don't worry they'll regroup with us later and make sure we don't run into trouble while we're making our way." Stated Ana as Alison watched her make her way over to an air vent on the wall before forcing it open.

"Let's go!" she said before watching Alison send a look down the tunnel before following her and Kyra into the tunnel.

"You think she'll be safe?" asked Mark as he watched Lee rummage through his Duffel Bag and pull out his M9A1 Beretta and Double Barrel Sawn-Off Shotgun.

"That depends on how we do, so bring your A-Game brother." Lee shot out before the duo started to run deeper down the tunnel before noticing two Merryweather soldiers making their way down the tunnels.

"Hey what are you two doing down here?" yelled one man before he was silenced as Mark fired his Assault Rifle and struck him once in the top of the head before shooting the other guy and hitting him four times in the chest.

"Son of a bitch!" he yelled while Lee took his black Merryweather baseball cap off his head and quickly stuck it on Mark's head.

"Yeah wrong place wrong time." Lee shot out before Mark stomped on the man's neck with enough force to break it before finally kicking him into the water with Lee.

The duo then made their way up the tunnel and out of the sewers where they quickly found themselves moving down a hallway before splitting up and making their way deeper into the side of the building.

"Mark we hacked into the security cameras so now they're only seeing still-images so you're free to move around." Stated Ana over her headset while she continued to lead the group down the vent until they arrived at a rather large air-duct.

"Alright the prison cell should be directly under us." Said Ana as she watched Kyra kick off the air vent before jumping down and looking around the long hallway

"Clear!" she said before watching Ana and Alison jump down and land right next to her.

"Cells are this way." Ana replied as Kyra led the group down the hall before moving for a corner and pressing her back against it as she noticed two Merryweather guards protecting the cellblock.

"Two guards, both armed with an Assault Rifles. Looks like the only way around them is through them." Stated Kyra as she looked back to Ana who drew her silenced pistol and cocked it.

"Looks like it then." She said before stepping from around the corner and approaching the two men who gave her surprised looks.

"Hey this is a restricted area what the hell are you-." Started the first Merryweather Agent as he stepped up to Ana before feeling a sharp pain in his throat that caused him to look down and see blood squirting from the wound.

"Oh shit!" the other soldier yelled as he went to lift his Rifle only to be stopped as Ana kicked the weapon out of hands before jumping up and wrapping her legs around the man's neck for a head scissors.

The IAA Agent then gave a violent jerk to the side that created a sick popping sound that came from Ana breaking the man's cervical vertebrae and leaving him paralyzed. After jumping from the man's body she watched as he fell to the ground unmoving with a look of great pain in his eyes that came from not being able to feel his arms or legs.

"Let's go!" Ana called out while Kyra and Alison followed her. Alison tried her hardest to not look at the two men but found it difficult, she knew there would more than likely be killing on this job but she still hoped for not too much.

As the duo entered the room they quickly noticed that the room was filled with holding cells, a few of them empty, and all of them dark. As Ana went down the line she quickly spotted a cell with a muscular Caucasian male with short brown hair, blue eyes, and wearing a orange prison jumpsuit sitting in one of the cells.

"Well well well, who do we see here?" asked Ana with a smile causing the man to turn around and eye her. "How's the cell treating you Owen?" she added while watching the man smile at her.

"Well be damned Ana Chan in the flesh, the hell are you doing here?" he asked while smiling at her.

"Don't get wrong ideas you're just a bonus, we're here for the information you failed to retrieve." She stated while Alison and Kyra watched the duo closely.

"Damn and I thought I was gonna be rescued for once. You know because the agency needs me." He retorted with a half-smile.

"I wouldn't call you a high value target, especially when we're always cleaning up your mess." She shot back. "Where's the rest of your assets?" she asked while noticing the man lower her head.

"Gone, taken away from here a few days ago, bastards." He replied, thanks to their other informant in the base Ana knew that all but one of his assets was left alive and was here on the base but the others were long gone. "Just get us out of here." He ordered causing Ana to look down to the other cell and notice a Caucasian man with a shaved head and wearing a prison jumpsuit sitting on the floor.

"Who's your friend?" she asked.

"He doesn't talk much but the guards give it to him every night, so he may be worth something." Owen replied while Ana sent a look to Kyra who started to open the gate before watching as Owen and the other man stepped out of their cells and approached the duo.

"There are dead guards outside, maybe you can grab their guns and gear." Said Ana before she watched Owen make her way out of the room before stepping in front of the other man. "Follow my orders to the latter or I will shoot you dead. Do you understand?" she asked while eyeing the man before watching him nod his head.

"Good…get ready." She said before watching Owen drag the body of one man in the room and begin to strip him of his uniform while taking his M4A1 Assault Rifle and taking three magazines off ammo off the man while the other man grabbed the second man's M16A2 Assault Rifle and also grabbed three magazines of ammo.

"Let's go, I know the way to the central computer." Owen stated while Ana nodded her head before following after the man as they made their way down the halls before entering an empty control room that was filled with computers.

"Alright files are here, but this upload could take a while." Stated Owen as he started to go through the computer.

"You worry about that while we take care of any incoming guards." Stated Ana as she reached into her back and pulled out an RSASS Sniper Rifle before handing it Kyra while she herself took out a T91 Assault Rifle with a Foregrip and Holographic Scope.

The duo then moved with the other man took up positions around the entrance of the control room while Alison took cover behind a desk. She knew she wasn't just here for show, but she didn't plan on getting her hands dirty unless she needed to as well.

"Tully how are you and Devlin's men?" Ana asked over her Walkie Talkie before hearing a chuckle.

"Oh we're good Ms. Chan we're good." The Skinhead shot out before turning his head and noticing Marco and Charlie pulling out two M120 Mortars from the back of a truck and setting them in the ground while a Javelin Launcher and LAW Rocket Launcher lay nearby.

While Ana and the others were holed up in the control room Mark had made his way to the East Wing of the prison and didn't receive much attention as he walked through a door and noticed that he was now standing in an interrogation room where he saw a man of Jamaican descent with short black, dark brown eyes, and wearing a jumpsuit.

"Look I already told you everything I knew." The man stated while Mark gave a chuckle.

"Yeah I know…that's why I'm here." Mark shot out before watching the man look up to him and eye him closely.

"You're not with Merryweather." He said earning a nod from Mark.

"Hell no I'd die before I join these pricks." The Creole shot out.

"If you ain't with Merryweather then that means your with the IAA and you're here to kill me." He shot out earning a chuckle from Mark. "You know you'll be in the same position as me in a few years." He stated earning a chuckle from Mark.

"Yeah, but I won't talk when they're beating the life out of me." He shot back while the man chuckled.

"Please…we all say that the day we get jumped in but when you're looking at twenty-five with an L things go differently my nig." The man stated while Mark gave a slight chuckle. As he looked the man over he could see that he was a member or past member of the Families Street Gang from the tattoo on the side of his neck.

"Man I should have listened to my nigga Barry. He warned me about working for you bastards, he said that if you die in prison at least you die with your soul instead of working for the Agency and being shot in the back of the head." He added earning a slight nod from Mark.

"You're right about that brother." Mark stated before reaching under his bulletproof vest and pulling out a small flask and tossing it to the man who quickly caught it with a confused expression on his face. "Sooner or later I see myself in the same position as you, hopefully whoever pulls the trigger honors me with a final drink before punching my clock." The Creole stated before taking a seat across from the man and watching him take a drink from the flask before moving to hand it back to Mark.

"Nah I don't drink, it's funny when I say it out-loud. I don't drink but I do kill people what's the worse habit?" Mark asked with a chuckle earning a smile from the man.

"Is this how it goes?" the man asked while Mark turned to face him. "You butter me up with a drink and few jokes before killing me…seems kinda fucked up loc." He replied.

"It is, but it's easy to just walk in and put a bullet in someone's head without knowing their name, face, or story. You and me are alike though I saw it when I walked in, the difference is though…I'd never betray my handler." Said Mark as he reached and drew his M1911 Pistol before drawing a bead on the man who sat still while Mark pointed the weapon at his head.

"You think they care about you, they don't." he said with a slight smile and fear in his voice. "We're just expendable pawns in a chess game for the IAA and the US Government." He finished.

"I know...but I'd rather be a Knight for my Queen then a Pawn." Mark shot out before pulling the trigger in quick session and shooting the man five times in the chest and watching him fall back in his chair. "At least this way you get a closed casket funeral." Mark shot out before pulling the body of the deceased man away from the door and beginning to work on it.

The Roman knew it wouldn't be long before the Merryweather soldiers figured out they had intruders, so Mark readied himself and the room for their arrival. He stuck a piece of C4 on the doorknob before moving out of the room and beginning to set Claymore Mines and more C4 in place.

While Mark was readying his position in the East Wing, Lee found himself on the West Wing moving through a hallway before looking down a new hallway and seeing two guards protecting a room. The Chinese man then quickly drew his Pistol and precisely fired off two shots that struck one man in the face and the other in the side of the neck.

The Chinese man then walked over to one of the soldiers and noticed that he was carrying a Beneli M4 Semi-Automatic Shotgun. The BSU member then quickly grabbed the gun and fired off a Slug into the skulls of both Merryweather soldiers to ensure they were dead before making his way into the room.

He then noticed a Merryweather soldier of Mediterranean descent with short black hair and black eyes with a dark tan standing over a table that was filled with weapons.

"I wouldn't take another step if I were you." Lee called out while stepping to the man and putting the barrel of his Shotgun to his back catching the soldier by surprise as he tensed up at the touch.

"Who are you what do you want?" he asked with anger in his tone.

"I don't know if you know idiot, but I work for the IAA and if you kill me-." He started before Lee interrupted the man.

"In a way I do as well." he stated earning a surprised look from the man.

"Mercenary, what do you want from me I've been helping the Agency ever since I've been here?" he asked with anger in his tone.

"They don't feel the same way." he shot back while Ana and the others continued to hold their position in the control room.

"How much longer?" the IAA Agent asked while sending a look to the other man.

"Just a few more data files." Owen shot back.

"Well you better hurry we don't have much time until they figure out what's going on." Kyra stated with annoyance in her tone.

"I'm trying but it's too much information, I'll try to press further." He said before tapping a few more keys on the computer but immediately upon doing so the group was interrupted an alarm blaring through the base from the intercom systems that stunned them all at first.

"Well we're out of time they're coming." Stated Ana as she and Kyra looked out the door while Mark lifted his head to the intercom and immediately layed down his last booby trap before moving to run down the hall.

"Be safe until I get there." Mark whispered under his breath before he continued down the hall.

"Well friend, thank you for your information." Said Lee as he found himself standing over the soldier who had a pained look on his face.

"Wait you can't leave me here like this." The man yelled out while looking down at the bomb Lee had strapped to his chest.

"Don't worry you're on a timer, five minutes exactly." Lee shot out while looking at the table of weapons before picking up a M32 Grenade Launcher. "I suggest you get to your nearest friend and hope he can defuse that thing." The Chinese man added while looking down the sight of the weapon.

He then watched with a smile as the man ran down the hall with the bomb still strapped to his chest while Lee chuckled before strapping the Grenade Launcher across his back.

"I'm moving into counter position." Stated Lee over his Walkie Talkie before he ran down the hall after the soldier.

"Done!" said Owen.

"Good, we're finished here, regroup at rendezvous point." Said Ana before she got on her headset.

"Tully you're up." She yelled out while the Skinhead sent a look back to Charlie and Marco and noticed them prepared to load the Mortars.

"FIRE!" he yelled before watching them drop the explosives into the Mortars and then watching them be launched upward over the Merryweather base before coming down just outside of the wall and catching one Soldier in the blast.

"WE'RE UNDER ATTACK!" another soldier yelled before being drowned out by another Mortar hitting the ground and blowing his right side limbs off his body in a violent explosion.

"They're in the trees fire!" another soldier yelled out before the men on the walls and in the tower started to fire randomly outside of the base in hopes of getting lucky and hitting the group. Luckily for them they were still a distance away as Marco charged directions on his Mortar and launched another one that went over the walls of the base before coming down and landing on top of a Humvee and sending it up in flames.

"Get me eyes on those-." Another soldier started before a Mortar came down and blew the man off the wall and caused him to hit the ground outside of it. "Shit." He said before looking down and noticing that both of his legs had blown off before letting out a violent pain filled shriek as his blood squirted out of the stomps on his legs.

"Like fish in a fucking barrel." Said Charlie as he dropped another Explosive in the launcher and watched it be launched upward before coming down on top of five soldiers and sending them flying in a fiery explosion.

"Firing White Phosphorous." Said Marco as he dropped a special round into his Mortar before watching as a bright red light shot out of it and moved towards the base almost like a flare.

"What is that?" asked a Merryweather soldier before the Mortar exploded and rained down small streaks of flames that rained down on the soldiers and quickly engulfed them in piercing flames that sucked the oxygen out of the air leaving the soldiers disoriented and confused.

"Shit!" said a soldier that had a piece of firing burning into his right cheek as he layed down and watched as two Humvee's rolled out of the base and moved down the road.

"Humvee's!" yelled Marco as he looked to Tully who was picking up a Javelin Missile Launcher.

"I see them I see them." He shot out before locking onto the first Humvee and firing a guided Rocket that shot out from the forest and sped towards the Humvee before colliding with the front of it and sending it up in a violent explosion that actually flipped the vehicle upside down.

"SHIT!" yelled the gunner of the second Humvee as he started to shoot into the treeline where the Rocket was fired but before he could only watch as another Guided Missile was fired and headed straight for them.

"Direct hit." Said Tully with a chuckle. "Man this must be how those boys in Normandy felt about ambushing troops." He shot back.

"Keep your head in the game asshole we got birds coming our way." Yelled Charlie as he noticed two Littlebirds making their way towards the group just as Tully fired another Missile that easily slammed into the side of the first aircraft and knocked it out of the skies while the other tried to keep moving in order to not be hit.

The chopper then rained down a barrage of fire on the group and caused them to duck for cover with the exception of Marco who waited until the aircraft was in the right position before dropping another bomb into the Mortar and then watching it shoot upward and collide with the bottom of the aircraft and create a violent explosion that damaged the aircraft and send it falling downward.

"Holy shit." Said Tully as he sent a look back at Marco who stood up with an angry look on his face.

"Keep shooting." He said with venom in his tone before returning to dropping Mortar fire on the base.

While the group outside were dropping bombs on the base Alison found herself trying her best to not choke as the sound of footsteps drew closer to the control room with each passing second. They were coming and the group was ready, and her…she was having second thoughts.

"Fire!" Ana yelled out as the first solider broke came into view and was immediately shredded by gunfire from Ana, Kyra, Owen, and the other man while the other unfortunate soldiers found themselves also being torn to shreds.

"AH!" yelled a soldier as he was hit in the center of the chest by Kyra who watched as the men flew backwards from the force of the hit while his bloods shot forward from the bullet impacting his chest.

As two more soldiers came into view they were quickly shot down as Ana barraged one man with five shots to the chest while Owen and the other cut down the last and blew his brains across the halls.

"Clear!" Ana yelled before she started to move down the hall while reloading with Kyra and the two other with Alison bringing up the rear and taking in the carnage around her as she noticed a Merryweather operative who's entire face had been blown off by the force of a bullet hitting it.

As the group turned down another corner they quickly spotted five more soldiers heading in their direction. This time the silent man from earlier made the first move and fired three shots from his M16A2 Assault Rifle and hit one solider in the chest before shooting another man several times in the knees before reloading and allowing Ana and the others to clear the halls of the other three.

"Push through." Ana yelled as Kyra fired another round from her Sniper and struck a Soldier in the right arm that caused him to spin in place before hitting the ground violently while Owen lit his prone body up with several shots.

The group then started to run down the halls as fast as they could while looking out for enemies as they went.

"Let's go!" said Marco as he sent a look to Charlie who nodded his head before following him into the back of their pickup truck.

"Keep firing bitch." The Italian male yelled out as Marco drove towards the base while Tully flipped him off before grabbing an LAW Rocket Launcher and firing it at the front of the base and then watching with a smile as it collided with the front gate and blew it open.

"Move move move." Yelled a Merryweather soldier as they ran down a hallway before turning a corner and setting off a Claymore mine that instantly detonated and took three soldiers with it.

"SHIT!" another soldier yelled out before he grabbed a door and went to open it only for it to blow to pieces and send him flying backwards while two more soldiers ran down the hall.

"Damn move!" the man yelled out with anger in his tone as he and the remaining soldiers continued to move down the hall before with explosions going off around them before they finally reached the gymnasium of the base and noticed that all the lights were off inside.

"Be on your guard they could be anywhere." Yelled another Merryweather soldier before and the other slowly crept along the equipment without noticing Mark watching the group through night vision goggles.

"Let's have some fun." He whispered before looking through the sight of his gun and aiming at a soldier carrying an MP5K Submachine Gun. This drew a smile to the face of the youngest Roman as he fired a single that was silenced thanks to his surprise and struck the man in the arm causing him to squeeze the trigger on the gun and fire off fire shots.

This caused a chain reaction that the brought a smile to Mark's face as he watched the Merryweather soldiers start to open fire on each other in the dark and shred their fellow comrades in hopes they were hitting enemies.

While this was happening Mark was slowly crawling his way to the door outside of the room just as another squad of soldiers came in shooting at the original group and hitting one soldier six times in the face with an Assault Rifle that launched 7.62mm Rounds that blew through the man's face and came out the back of his head.

Originally Mark would continue to stir the pot with the Merryweather soldiers but he somewhere more important to be so he left them to continue their game of friendly fire in peace.

As Mark continued to the location of Ana and the others another squad of Merryweather's soldiers found themselves moving through the halls with their fingers on the trigger and just as a man came from the otherside of the hallway they didn't hesitate and quickly blew him away with a barrage of rounds.

"Check him out." Yelled a Merryweather soldier as the group moved towards the dead man before rolling him over and seeing that he was one of their commanding officers but to their shock he had a bomb strapped to his chest that only had two seconds left.

"OH FUC-!" the first man went to yell out before the device exploded and took four of the Merryweather soldiers out while the rest blown back and left disoriented and dizzy as Lee ran down the hall and moved to the wall before firing a single shot from his Shotgun that hit one of the soldiers in the chest and knocked him backwards.

He then continued to fire off his Semi-Automatic Shotgun like it was a Rifle and blew the jawbone off a soldier while another and blowing a hole in the throat of another.

As Lee continued to drop more of the men he ran down the hallway and pushed up while shooting down any soldier that got in his way.

"We have problem our guys are falling like-." Started a Merryweather soldier as he approached two others before he fell down as several shots connected with his back before an eighth hit him in the back of the head.

"Oh shit!" yelled another soldier as he and the other fired on Mark who took cover before blindly firing off three shots that struck one man's foot and knocked him to the ground. The Creole then jumped from cover and barrel rolled before getting into a firing stance and hitting the other soldier three more times in the chest.

"Damn it!" the man he shot in the knee yelled out before lifting his head and noticing Mark standing over him before firing off a single shot.

The single gunshot seemed to be echo throughout the base as more gunshots could be heard through another part as Alison found herself dodging bullets with Ana and the others as a group of Merryweather soldiers shot at them from down the hall.

"Move!" Ana yelled as the group turned a corner. "Take cover." She yelled out before turning back around with Kyra and Owen as the first man turned the corner and was immediately met with a bullet to the face courtesy of the Chinese IAA Agent while the next two were picked off by the last.

"Shit!" said Alison as she looked back and noticed a group of Merryweather coming in from the otherside of the halls. "Ana they're trying to pin us in." she yelled out before jumping to cover as the group fired on the group.

"Damnit into the mess hall now." Ana yelled out before shooting a soldier five times in the chest before hitting another three times in the face and blowing his brains across the walls.

The group then made their way through a set of double doors, with Kyra providing covering fire and striking one solider in the chest and another that was crouching in the head and creating a pink mist that shot from their bodies upon impact.

"Stay in cover Ali!" Ana shouted as she followed the woman and two men into the cafeteria where they noticed two groups of Merryweather Soldiers had setup positions at the other two entrances and blocked them off.

"FIRE!" one of them yelled causing the group of soldiers to send a barrage of gunfire in the direction of the group and forcing them to take cover behind tables and food stations with plates of food and cups being hit in the process and raining food down upon them.

"Shit!" yelled Owen as he went to shoot only for a bullet to slam against a plate next to him and shatter it with a sound that reminded the man of porcelain breaking. A cup of water was then hit next and showered the man in water before forcing him back into cover while the other man found himself trying his hardest to shoot from cover.

The duo then watched as Kyra and Ana made their way into the cafeteria, but their eyes immediately widened as they saw a Merryweather soldier with an LAW rush into the Cafeteria.

"They got a Rocket Launcher, take cover." Owen yelled out before watching as the man took aim and fired at the group.

"Mark we're pinned in the mess hall-." She started before the Rocket collided with the ground next to her and sent her flying across the cafeteria before landing on her side in between two tables.

"NO!" Alison screamed before jumping up and moving to grab the woman only to be stopped by Kyra who grabbed her by her arm and kept her down.

"It's suicide if you go out there now," she yelled out.

"We can't just leave her." Ali shot back with fear in her voice.

"We aren't I guarantee that." Kyra shot out as Ana slowly lifted her head and took several blinks while trying to regain her bearings and noticing Alison yelling for her to move to cover.

The group then watched in horror as a group of four Merryweather soldiers rolled in a two M2 Browning Machine Guns and quickly set them up on stands.

"Damn they brought in turret's." yelled Owen as two men opened fire on the group with powerful .50 caliber rounds that easily ripped through the groups cover and caused them to hug the floor with their bellies as the bullets easily ripped through the wooden tables.

"Ana get over here." Kyra yelled out to the IAA Agent who was still disoriented but able to watch as the man with the LAW loaded another Rocket into the Launcher. The sight seemed to bring fear to the face of Alison who quickly rose to her feet and ran towards Ana with Merryweather soldiers firing down on her.

"Damn it!" Owen yelled before moving to provide more suppressive fire with Kyra and the former prisoner as Alison grabbed Ana by the arms and quickly pulled her into the further cover before falling to the floor and noticing she'd been shot three times in the back and once in the arm but lucky for her all the shots in her back were in her vest and the shot on her arm was just a graze. The force of the hits were still enough to knock her off her feet and the arm wound did burn as she looked down and noticed a trick of blood coming from the wound.

"Shit!" she said before sitting down behind two tables and pulling Ana with her while the soldiers continued to shoot.

"Hang in there!" yelled Kyra before a series of explosions went off in the background that went somewhat unnoticed in the mess hall where most outside sounds were hindered by the loud bang of gunfire and explosives.

The source of the explosion was a rather big hole being blown into the side of the wall courtesy of Mark who'd after receiving Ana's message and hearing her be cutoff decided he was going to go down the corridors anymore instead he was gonna blast through them with his M203 Grenade Launcher.

"Last one!" Mark said before reloading his Grenade Launcher and firing a shot that struck a wall with enough force to tear the cheap prison rock apart and create a large hole in the wall that he quickly jumped through and noticed that he was down the hall of the mess hall.

The youngest Roman then sprinted down the hall and when he came out he noticed that he was standing directly behind a Merryweather soldier armed with an LAW Rocket Launcher. The BSU member didn't hesitate and quickly squeezed off several shots from his Assault Rifle and struck the man in the back and finished off with a shot to the back of the head that blew his brains outward.

As Mark watched him hit the ground he immediately grabbed picked up the man's Rocket Launcher and jumped from cover with Ana watching him through blurry vision that was beginning to come back to normal. The sound of the Launcher firing was deafing and the group quickly watched in surprise as one of the turret's was blown to bits while the seven Merryweather soldiers around it were also picked apart and taken off guard by the blast.

"What the hell?" asked the soldier on the second turret before Mark threw down the Rocket Launcher and fired a Grenade in the direction of the last destroying it and killing four men around it. The group then watched as Mark rushed towards the fallen and stunned men and stood atop a table firing his Assault Rifle down on the group and picking off the remaining Merryweather soldiers with a barrage of gunfire and splattering their blood across the walls.

As Mark stepped off the table he quickly noticed a Merryweather soldier lying on his back in spilled food after being launched off the ground from the Rocket Launcher. The man was prone with his upper half teetering over the edge of the table.

"Son of a-." he started with pain in his voice before Mark brought the butt of his Rifle down on the man's chin with enough force to create a loud popping sound that was his jaw and all five vertebrae's in his neck.

Mark then turned his attention away from the fallen soldiers and quickly ran over to Ana and Alison and noticing the IAA Agent smiling as she looked at him.

"Always on time." She replied with a slight chuckle while Mark looked her over and noticed that she had a trickle of blood leaking from her forehead and a possible concussion.

"You didn't think I'd leave you." He said before reaching into his duffel bag and pulling out a bandage and immediately putting it over the forehead of the woman.

"We need to move and fast, if we stay here they'll box us in." she stated earning a nod from Mark who helped her to her feet.

"I know, but are you sure you're up to move around." He asked while watching the woman give a half-smile.

"I can handle myself." She shot out while moving away from the Creole who turned his attention to Alison and noticed her still sitting on the floor with her head in her hands.

"Hey you doing alright?" he asked while kneeling down in front of her and noticing the blood leaking for the scratch on her arm.

"This is just…more than I thought it would be." She replied while trying to hold in her tears.

"Yeah, welcome to our worlds." He said before moving to help the woman on her feet and noticing that she took a few rounds in her back of her vest. "Stay close to the others I'll keep you safe." He said earning a slight nod from the woman.

"Alright fall in behind me we're getting out of here." Mark yelled out before taking point with Kyra and Owen beside him as he led the group down the hall where they easily noticed the giant hole in the wall that screamed Marcus Roman upon seeing it.

As they continued down the hall they quickly came across the bodies of twenty dead soldiers lying on the ground. The sight of the men was somewhat confusing to the youngest Roman because he didn't come through this way, neither did Lee, and he didn't setup a trap in this area either so seeing all these dead men was shocking to him.

"Lee status." Mark yelled out over his headset.

"I'm in the lobby facing heavy resistance, it seems our friends outside can't hit shit." The Chinese man stated over the headset as Mark turned down another corridor just as a man with a Light Machine Gun opened fire in his direction causing the Roman to run while Kyra broke cover and fired a single shot that hit the man in the center of the forehead and splattering his blood.

As another corridor came into view Mark immediately rolled out and fived nine shots down the hall striking one man in the chest and another in the leg and face before continuing to run down the hall. They soon came down another corridor where two more soldiers were waiting for them, and immediately opened up on them. They were both immediately cut down though by Owen and the former prisoner as they tried to aim at Ana who wasn't too surprised to see Mark jump in front of her.

"Keep moving!" Mark yelled as they made their way through another corridor before he took a peek down another and noticed a man with a Light Machine Gun standing behind cover.

"I got um." Kyra said before rolling from cover and firing a single shot from her Rifle that struck the soldier in the throat and caused him to fall backwards while the group ran off.

As they made their way down a series of steps they noticed four more soldiers near the lobby using a table for cover. The men weren't looking at them so Mark, Owen, and Ana easily made short work of them with a barrage of rounds that tore through their entire bodies and left them each lying on top of the table bleeding out.

As the group then turned down another corridor they were taken off-guard by the sight of Lee firing his Shotgun into the face of a Merryweather soldier while another ran up on him but before he could pull the trigger the Chinese man batted the weapon out of the man's hands with the butt of his Shotgun before kicking him in the chest and following up with a Shotgun blast to the face that literally tore the man's head from his shoulders.

"Glad to see you're still in one piece." Said Mark as he slapped hands with the Chinese man.

"Gonna take a lot more then these assholes to take me down." Lee shot retorted.

"We can have our reunion later, now we need to move." Ana yelled causing both Mark and Lee to nod their heads before running down the halls.

"Hey Mark when we get out of here can you make me a pot of red beans?" Lee asked with a slight chuckle earning a smile from Mark.

"if we get out of here I'll make a fucking three course meal." Mark shot out before the group stopped in front of a corridor where they noticed three Turret's had been setup. They then watched as Lee took the M32 Grenade Launcher off his back and launched a Grenade down the hall and easily blow the weapons and the soldiers around them to pieces.

"Where'd you get that?" Mark asked.

"Arounds, it's a Merryweather base I'm surprised we haven't run into any tanks." The Chinese man shot back before following Mark down the hall.

"Hopefully we don't." yelled Owen while the two boys chuckled. This seemed to bring a confused look to the face of Alison she knew Mark and Lee were good at this but she never expected them to be all smiles.

"Tully we're getting out of the base." Said Ana over her headset.

"Alright Marco and Charlie are already heading your way." He responded while continuing to drop more Mortar fire on the base as Charlie and Marco sped towards it in a truck before entering through the ruined front gate and hopping out with their weapons drawn.

"Fuck Merryweather." Marco yelled out while drawing his ACR Assault Rifle and firing the M203 Grenade Launcher he had mounted on the weapon and blowing away four soldiers before looking through his Holographic Sight and shooting down three soldiers.

"Here's one for your mother." Charlie yelled out before firing several shots from his G3 Battle Rifle and cutting down two Merryweather soldiers while more turned their fire on the duo.

"We have the front secure, stop dropping mortars and start laying down fire." Charlie yelled over his headset while Tully grabbed his Barrett Sniper Rifle and started to look through the scope down on the men.

"Fucking assholes." He breathed out as Mark, Lee, Ana, Alison, Owen, Kyra, and the former prisoner finally exited the main building and saw the level of destruction brought on the Merryweather base thanks to the mortar fire constantly hammering it.

The group then ducked down and took cover behind a few wrecked Humvee's while the few surviving soldiers opened fire on them.

"FIRING!" Mark yelled before launching a Grenade in the direction of man firing a M60 Light Machine Gun and blowing him to pieces along with another Merryweather soldier that was caught in the blast while Kyra fired her Sniper at hit a man who was using the .50 caliber Machine Gun from a surviving Humvee in the neck and causing him to fall down into the vehicle.

Lee then immediately rolled to cover around the Humvee and fired off two slugs from his Shotgun that struck one man in the chest and leg caused him to fall down while still firing his M16A2 Assault Rifle. The Chinese BSU member then rolled again and drew his M9A1 Pistol and fired off three four shots that struck another soldier in the chest and face and caused him to fall back while Mark and Ana combined their fire and cut down three more soldiers.

"Owen take your man, get that Humvee, and get out of here. That data is top priority protect it at any cost, we'll keep them off your back." Ana yelled out while shooting another soldier down with six shots to the arms, legs, and face.

"You sure, there's more room for just two." He shot back while Mark sent a look to Alison. The FIB Agent knew he was gonna tell her to leave with Owen and the other so she immediately shook her head. Since being there she hadn't fired a shot and wasn't offering much help to the group, but she wasn't gonna leave Mark's side…she wouldn't dream of it.

"That data is the goal so double time it." Ana ordered before taking cover to reload while Lee and Kyra took cover behind a car and layed down fire on a group of nine Merryweather soldiers that were running out of another part of the base and immediately striking three.

"Keep them off us." Owen yelled before running to the Humvee with the old prisoner.

"Keep the road clear." Mark yelled out before returning fire down the road with Lee, Ana, and Kyra and shooting down five more Merryweather Goons as Owen and his men hopped in the Humvee and drove down the road with a few of the Merryweather soldier shooting at them as they went.

"MOVE OUT!" Mark yelled before pressing forward with Lee, Ana, and Kyra while Alison followed behind them as Owen ran over two Merryweather soldiers before speeding past Charlie and Marco who were laying down fire from the front of the base.

"Package secure let's go." Said Charlie as he turned to leave but was not too shocked to see Marco standing and continuing to shoot. The Dominican American man was a fighter and he wouldn't run away from a battle unlike his Italian friend.

As Charlie turned to continue leaving Marco fired another Grenade from his Launcher that blew four more Merryweather soldiers sky high and cleared the path for him to approach Ana and the others.

"Well thank you for staying." Lee said with a slight chuckle.

"There's a Blackhawk on that platform if we get to it maybe one of you can fly us out of here." He stated.

"I can fly." Replied Kyra.

"Good let's-." started Ana before the group was interrupted by a loud explosion that caused them to look back and notice a man in a full body suit of armor used by military explosive teams that was composed of the Merryweather colors and carrying a M240 Light Machine Gun in one hand and a Ballistics' Shield. What really stuck out to the group was the white lines etched on the front of the suit that the group must have represented a body count. There were fifty slashes in total and at the bottom of it the phrase "Lost Count" was etched in white.

"You guys are in so much trouble now." The man in the suit called out with an evil chuckle and an intimidating tone to much the suit that caused Alison's heart to skip a beat as Mark, Lee, Marco, and Kyra readied themselves.

"Lee take Kyra and get Ana to the chopper." Stated Mark to the man's surprise.

"Out of your mind if you think I'm gonna let you fight that thing without me." Lee shot back with a seriousness in his tone.

"Fight it from the air while we fight it from the ground, we'll need both elements on our side if we want to get past through this thing." Mark declared while looking back to Ana and Alison.

"Alright then!" he said while continuing to eye the man in the suit.

"Be careful." Kyra added.

"MOVE!" Mark yelled before Lee, Kyra, Ana, and Alison made a break for the airfield while the Juggernaut turned it's gun towards them before it could fire a shot though it was taken off guard as Mark fired a Grenade from his launcher that struck the ground in front of it. The explosion didn't seem to faze the Merryweather Soldier who was more than protected behind his armor but the force of the blast did cause him to take a few steps back.

Marco then responded by firing off several shots that struck the man in the side, the bullets didn't seem too much damage but it did get the man's attention and caused him to return fire in his direction.

While the Louisiana Creole and Tri-Racial Dominican fought the well-armored soldier Ana and the others had found the last surviving Blackhawk and were preparing it for takeoff.

"We can't just leave them." Alison called out.

"Trust us we aren't." Ana replied as Mark rolled to cover away from the shooting monstrosity while Marco fired another barrage that seemed ineffective but did get the man's attention giving Mark enough time to jump from cover, charge the soldier, and fire off six-point blank range shots that didn't seem to do much but anger the man behind the mask who thrust his shield outward and hit Mark in the chest with enough force to knock him away.

Mark then skillfully rolled back to his feet charged the man again, but this time he kicked the Light Machine Gun from his direction and caused the man to fire six shots into the ground while Marco charged him from behind and fire several shots into the back of the suit while Mark stripped the Ballistics' Shield away from the man.

"Why you." He yelled out before turning his fire on Mark and causing the youngest Roman to duck behind the shield while firing his Rifle with Marco doing the same. The well-armored man then at Mark and knocked him to the ground with a shoulder thrust before standing over him with his Machine Gun raised.

Before he could fire though he was taken off-guard by something exploding out of his right side and sprayed blood over Mark who looked up and noticed that the man had been shot and the bullet had pierced his suit.

"Don't say I never did anything for you Mark." Said Tully as the White Nationalist looked through the scope of his Barret and fired another .50 Caliber round that hit the Juggernaut in the stomach and actually blew out the back of his suit bringing a smile to the face of Mark and Marco.

"NOW OURS CHANCE!" both men yelled out before drawing their pistols and jumping up onto the man in the Juggernaut Suit with Mark drawing his M1911 and Marco his Browning Hi-Power. The two men jammed there pistols through the bullet holes on the suit and caused a screaming sound from the man inside as the tips of the guns hit his gunshot wounds.

The two men then repeatedly squeezed the triggers of their guns and let off a series of gunshots that struck the already injured man inside and bounced around inside of the suit shredding the man's inside as he gave violent yells throughout the base as the two men continued to fire off rounds until they both heard the click of their guns and stood before the unmoving man.

After pulling their weapons out of the holes they then watched as he fell to his side with blood gushing from the holes in the suits almost like a hole in a Dam. The duo then sent mixed looks to each other while heavily panting before nodding their heads before looking up and noticing a single Blackhawk flying in their direction.

"Holy shit they took it down." Said Lee as he looked out the side of the aircraft with a smile while Mark and Marco stood over the fallen Juggernaut with smiles on their faces.

"Of course he did, I never doubted him." Said Ana as she hung from the side of the Blackhawk with Alison standing beside her smiling down at Mark as he and Perez made their way to the edge of the base where the river was on the otherside just as Kyra started to hover next to it.

"Let's go home boys." Said Ana as she and Alison smiled at Mark who sent a look to Marco.

"Thanks for having my back there." He stated while the Dominican man nodded his head.

"I didn't have your back, I was following my orders." He replied to Mark's confusion as Alison and Ana continued to watch them duo approach them before hearing a loud whistling sound and watched as the group before the went up in a violent explosion that caught everyone by surprise as they Mark and Marco be knocked back by the force of the explosion.

"What the hell was that?" asked Lee.

"Rocket, we gotta go." Said Kyra as she started to fly away from the base while Mark and Marco tried to pick themselves up.

"Tully find whose shooting and knock them." Ana yelled over her Walkie Talkie while the man went to grab the Javelin Rocket and started searching the skies area for any sign of the man before coming across a heat signature in the forest.

"I got it." He yelled before firing his last guided missile just as the soldier launched another Rocket in the direction of Mark and Marco.

"NO!" Ana and Alison both yelled as they watched it collide with the ground behind the duo and pushed them both off their feet with Marco rolling near the edge of the base and Mark rolling off while trying to grab onto something in the process.

"OH SHIT!" Mark yelled out before splashing down into the water and then resurfacing and noticing that one of the damaged Sniper Towers was falling in his direction. "You be fucking kidding me." He yelled before moving to swim away from the base just as the tower collapsed into the water and created a wave that washed Mark down into the currents.

"MARK!" Alison yelled out.

"I don't see him." Lee yelled out.

"Get the search light on the water he has to be somewhere." Yelled out Ana with a hint of fear in her voice. "Please be okay." She added under her breath.

New Arcadia

The drive back to the French District wasn't long for Link as he pulled his car up alongside the back of the Voodoo Club with his radio turned to Independent XM where the song Love Hate Relationship by Trapt played. He didn't like being around here without Mark or any of the others but he was doing a favor for a friend so he had to be here.

He then watched as Courtney and Passion stepped out of the club and made their way towards his car before hopping inside with Passion sitting in the front seat and Courtney in the back.

"Thanks for the ride." The female gangster stated earning a nod from Link.

"No problem, what are friends for." Link replied before driving away from the club and making his way towards the 3rd Ward.

"So where you staying at after…?" he started before trailing off.

"With Passion at least until I can find another place." She replied with a hint of anger in her tone.

"Sorry you got dragged into this." He stated.

"Don't apologize, I've been in this shit since Mark was in it." She shot back while Link continued to drive down the streets.

"So…Link you mind telling me more about yourself." Passion asked to Link's confusion as he turned to face her. "We know a lot about Mark and Lee, but you're always with them and really the silent type so you want to give me an idea of who you is?" she asked with a slight smile.

"Well I'm 22 and I was born in North Dockington and I met Mark in the foster care system." He replied to the woman's surprise.

"Foster care, no wonder you run with the bad boys because I can tell just by looking at you. You ain't like Mark or the others you different." She stated earning a slight chuckle from Link.

"Yeah well Mark. Lee, and Jimmy watched out for me since I was young when nobody else would. I may not be like them, but we're still a family in our own way." He replied. "Family ain't who you born with, it's who you die for." He added earning a slight chuckle from Courtney.

"I hear that." She replied as Link pulled up into a white Shotgun house in the 3rd Ward that was just outside of the projects.

"Well it was a good talk." Link stated earning a nod from Courtney as she stepped out the back of the car and closed the door while Link confusingly looked to Passion.

"Aren't you gonna go?" he asked while the woman gave a slight chuckle.

"I will, but first I want to give you something." She said to the man's confusion before he watched her undo the buttons on her white fur coat and reveal her dark fishnet stockings, bra, and panties that she had worn earlier. The sight of the woman seemed to leave Link speechless at first as he looked the stripper over and watched as she unbuckled her seatbelt and leaned against the door with a smile.

"You like what you see?" she asked while noticing the bright red blush on Link's face.

"Yeah!" he shot out before watching the woman lean towards and plant a small kiss on his right cheek.

"You sure we should be doing this now?" he asked only for Passion to ignore him as he watched her bend over in the seat with her luscious ass lifted to the air while unzipping his pants and pulling out his already erect member.

Seeing it actually surprised Passion, she'd been with a lot of men mostly black and she figured that Link wouldn't compare to any of them but as she looked him over she noticed he wasn't the smallest she'd seen or the longest but he was probably in her top five.

"You bigger then I gave you credit for white boy." She said to Link's confusion before he fell back as he felt her run her tongue along the side of his member before finally taking him into her mouth.

Link let out a low moan as he felt the woman take his entire member down into her throat before finally pulling him out with a loud pop and then beginning to stroke him. She then watched with a devilish grin as his pre-cum started to slowly trickle out.

"Give you taste kinda good." She said before running her tongue over his tip and lapping his juices up before slowly starting to suck him off with the belief that Link probably wouldn't be the longest lasting guy she had.

As she continued to suck off his helmet Link's mind went back to a conversation he had with Mark and Lee and remembered a phrase they both told him "Always share in the pleasure."

With that in mind the man of Irish descent felt a new fire rise in his belly as he slapped Passion on her butt hard enough to make the woman wince and give a chuckle before saying. "Well ain't you the aggressive white boy."

No sooner had she said that Link quickly snaked his right hand across her back before moving them to her panties and pushing them aside. The BSU member then started to finger the woman's somewhat moist entrance with his middle and index finger while his thumb massaged her clit.

He then heard her let out a low moan of satisfaction and after doing so he took his left hand grabbed her by the back of the head and pulled her up so that he could plant a kiss on her lips while continuing to finger the woman who let out a low chuckle.

"Oh you nasty huh?" she asked with feeling Link run his finger over her asshole before watching him capture her right nipple with his mouth and begin to suck on it. "You nasty so fucking nasty…but I like that shit though." She let out with a low moan while Link continued to finger her and watched as her juices started to leak out and stain his seats.

"I'm gonna cum." She started before Link softly bite down on her nipple while driving his fingers deep inside of her and feeling as her walls clenched around and him as she let out a pleasure filled squeal that filled the car and caught Link by surprise as a slight smile spread across his face.

"How was that?" he asked with an innocent smile that caused Passion to shoot up and press her lips to his for a violent kiss as Link leaned back to and struggled to use his mouth to defend from its foreign invader.

"You ain't getting away that easy." She said with a sick smile before moving to take Link's entire member back into her mouth shocking the BSU member as she turned her head to the side, sucked, and stroked him with both hands at the same time.

"I'm gonna!" he started before firing his load into the mouth of Passion who was taken by surprise but quickly started to lick up his salty juices.

"Me and you are gonna have some fun next time." She said with a chuckle while Link moved to plant a small kiss on the woman's forehead.

"See you around." He said before watching her redo the buttons on her coat before stepping out with him lightly patting her on her best described bubble butt.

"Phew!" Link let out with a slight smile before he looked down and noticed his cellphone of the floor of car and noticed that he had several missed calls and texts. As he went to open one of the texts he quickly went wide eyed at what it read.

"VAGOS HIT THE HOOD!"

Outside of New Arcadia

The drive to the warehouse wasn't long for Task, Felix, and Adahy as they parked their cars outside of the building and quickly kicked in the door before making their way inside and noticing that it wasn't as filled with weapons crates as Felix remembered.

"I thought you said there were a lot of guns here." Adahy asked while sending a look to Felix.

"There were, that doesn't mean this guy hasn't been selling since then." Felix shot back before going for a crate and opening it up to reveal a that it was filled with five M4A1 Assault Rifles. "See we can still use these." He stated before opening another crate and seeing that it was also filled with five more M4A1's.

"I got something different over here." Said Task as he opened a crate and noticed that it was filled with AKM Assault Rifles.

Adahy soon followed suit and opened up a crate and noticed that it was filled seven Kel-Tec PLR-16's and a few hand grenades.

"I wonder if it's still here." Felix called out while moving through the other crates.

"What are you looking for?" Task asked.

"While we were here Cotton tried to sell Mark another Rifle. It was something Mark said he really wanted but couldn't afford and it was something that was hell of tricked out." Felix replied before going through several crates before finally finding what he was looking for.

"I found it!" Felix called out causing the duo to approach him and look inside of the crate at the weapon before them. It was a Beretta ARX160 Assault Rifle and like Felix mentioned it was greatly tricked out with a ACOG Sight, GLX160 Grenade Launcher mounted on the under barrel, and there was even an Iron Sight Attachment for the Grenade Launcher.

"Imagine Neto with that thing." Said Adahy as he eyed the weapon closely.

"Neto's not getting it this is going to the Ernesto." Felix replied to the group's confusion.

"Why is that, Neto is the most capable of killing Mark." Stated Adahy.

"Neto also killed my friends. I don't care if he lives or dies but I do care about brown getting a fighting a chance and Joe, Muujai, and all of the BGA dead." Felix shot back while Adahy nodded his head.

"Alright then." He replied while opening up another crate and seeing that it was filled with Hand Grenades.

"Adahy give me five of those and see to it that the Azteca's get their hands on these." he said to the confusion of the Creek Warrior.

"Where are you going?" he asked with a raised brow.

"To let Joe know we're coming for him." He shot back before making his way out of the warehouse while Task and Adahy sent a look back at the crates of weapons. As the Creek Warrior started loading the crates up in the back of his truck the Lakota found himself inwardly cursing himself. He knew where this war was going and it wouldn't be long before innocent lives were caught in the crossfire.

After loading up as many crates as they could Task and Adahy immediately set fire to the warehouse to ensure that none of the New Arcadia gang members would be using any of the other weapons they had to leave behind. Little did they know though there were people inside of the warehouse that were hiding in the back. Cotton was an arms dealer with no real soldiers of his own, but he did have a few guys on his payroll many of whom were cowards themselves though the few there did manage to snap a few pictures of one of the men in the warehouse and sent it off to his other boss…Maurice Roman.

East New Arcadia

The drive back home wasn't long for Link who inwardly cursed himself at not being able to call in the troops when the Vagos attacked the 17th Ward and got away with six keys of the groups heroin. Mark was gonna be pissed when he found out, but he knew he'd be more pissed when he found out that Mr. Santa Muerte did the hit himself.

To make matters worse this newly unified South Side Alliance in New Arcadia too out well over twenty guys. They were all members of the Ballas and Mark had no love for them, but they killed Kaos in the process. He was the groups biggest earners and was also a close ally in the 17th Ward that tied Mark and the independent and the remaining Ballas that fell under him after he took control of the 17th Ward.

"This shit is just gonna get worse." Link said before stepping out of his car and making his way inside of the house where he noticed Jimmy, Davey, Eddy, and Buck standing before Manfred who had a serious look on his face.

"I found out what shot down our drone." He said before turning to his new laptop and spinning the device around and showing the last image the camera had captured before going offline.

The sight of the picture both shocked and surprised Link as he noticed the picture of the familiar Mexican-American man of Quechan descent on the screen with a Pistol in his hand aimed at the aircraft.

"It seems we have a traitor in our ranks." Manfred said aloud with hurt and pain in his voice at the realization that the man he felt the closest to of the BSU members would betray the group for the enemy.

In their eyes snitches were bad, but those that betrayed their brothers were worse…they were a dying breed.

Metra, Lincoln Parish

The drive to Lincoln Parish wasn't long for Task and Adahy as the duo found themselves standing in front of Ernesto, Miguel, and Primo while a group of Azteca members took the crate of weaponry into the safe house.

"We'll be sure to split these guns up with the Vagos and Marabunta." Stated Primo as Ernesto nodded his head before handing Task and Adahy and envelope filled with cash.

"You'll get the other half at the end of the week Vatos. I can promise we'll be flushed in feria after today." Miguel pointed out with a chuckle.

"Why what happened?" asked Task.

"Neto took the Orgullo Marron members and hit the 17th Ward." Miguel shot out to the groups shock and surprise. "Got eight Kilos of Tar Heroin from those Chavalas with no appearance from that fucking Mulatto or the Chino." He added with a slight chuckle.

"Whoa I guess you those guys are afraid to come out and face you." Replied Adahy with a slight smile before Task sent a look his way. "That reminds me our friend Felix wanted you to have this Ernesto." Said Adahy as he reached into a crate and pulled out the ARX160 Assault Rifle and presented it to the Onda member.

"Damn Carnale, he really wants to help out." Replied Primo as Ernesto looked over the weapon before a smile spread across the man's face.

"Que, where is the guy anyway?" the New Austin and San Andrea Onda member asked with a raised brow.

"He's proving he's down for the cause." The Adahy replied.

Club Voodoo

The drive to the Voodoo Club wasn't long for Felix as he found himself walking inside of the building and moving through the crowd of dancing people in route to the back. He had his hood pulled over the back of his head and his gaze to the floor as he went in hopes that nobody would recognize him.

After making his way past the club goers and stripper Felix found himself looking down the hall that led to the back office of the club where he knew Joe was located and all that was stopping him from going inside were two guards standing out front.

"Sir you can't be back here." Yelled one man as he noticed Felix approaching him before going wide eyed as the man of Quechan descent drew his Pistol and fired off five shots that hit the man in the chest before doing the same with the second man.

"What the hell was that?" asked Joe as, Cake, and Muujai lifted their heads at the sound of the gunshots while a few of the club goers lifted their heads at the sound as Felix forcibly kicked in the door to the back office and pulled the pins on two of his Grenades.

"Buenos Noches!" Felix yelled out before tossing the Grenades into the room and causing Joe, Cake, and Muujai to jump to cover to avoid the explosives.

"GET DOWN!" Muujai yelled out as the two devices exploded and racked the back office and as Felix went to pull the pin on the next to Grenades he was stopped by as Muujai and Cake fired their Pistols and struck him five times in the chest luckily hitting his vest but knocking him back and causing him to drop the Grenades.

"SHIT!" Felix yelled before running down the hall while Muujai went up and kicked the Grenades down the hall and then watching as they went up in a violent explosion that caused a series of screams to go off inside the club.

"Shit!" Felix called out before running for the exit only to run into a stripper who raised her hands up and yelled. "Don't shoot I didn't see anything."

Her words went on deaf ears though as Felix lifted his Pistol and fired a single shot into the skull of the woman. It wasn't out of spite or because she was a target, but solely because she was lying she did see him and she knew exactly who he was and he couldn't risk anyone knowing what he just did.

As Felix ran out the emergency exit Cake looked down and noticed that Joe was lying flat on the ground, having twisted his leg trying to avoid the explosion, Muujai on the other hand made his way out of the office in search of Felix to his shock though instead of seeing a Mexican man hiding underneath a black hood he saw the bodies of six dead strippers along with nine dead Civilian and another twelve that were injured in the Grenade Explosion.

"Oh shit!" he said with a hint of fear in his voice.

Central Louisiana

Things were finally starting to return to Mark as he slowly opened his eyes and realized that instead of sinking to the bottom of a river he was now lying on his bed in room he was given at the cabin looking up at the ceiling.

"Shit!" he said before slowly rising up and feeling an intense pain in his back midsection as realization hit him and caused him to remember that he was blown off a base.

"I wouldn't move around too much if I were you." Came a familiar voice that caused Mark to lift his head and notice a familiar Chinese woman looking at him from a chair in the room.

"Ana!" he said with a slight smile before watching the woman stand and approach him.

"You gave us all quite a scare back there." She said while looking at the youngest Roman. "Took us an hour to find you after you washed up." She stated while Mark gave a low chuckle.

"I can't remember much after seeing that tower fall." He replied.

"Yeah, you nicked your head pretty good." She said while pointing to the bandages on his forehead while Mark lifted his head and rubbed her bandage covered forehead.

"Anything else wrong with me?" he asked while watching the woman shake her head from side to side.

"A few bumps, bruises, maybe a few burns on your back but other than that you're perfectly fine." She said before watching as Mark slowly rose to raise himself up and throw his feet over the edge of the bed.

"I thought I said keep still." She replied before Mark wrapped his arms around the woman's waist and brought her closer to him.

"You did, like I listen though." He shot back with a slight chuckle while continuing to hold the woman in his arms while she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Where's Devlin?" he asked with a hint of anger in his tone.

"Waiting for me, I thought I would check on you while Ali got some sleep." She replied while Mark remembered the face of the FIB Agent as she watched him fall to the river.

"She's been here all day?" he asked.

"Yeah and so has Lee. I had to ask Kyra to let him sleep with her in her bed just to get him out of here." She shot back earning a chuckle from Mark.

"Throw in some cuddle time and he'll leave." He shot out with a chuckle while feeling Ana rub his back.

"Can we finish what we started earlier?" he asked with a hint of pleading in his voice while Ana lifted his gaze up to hers.

"Believe me I want to, but we can't not now." She replied causing Mark to lower his head.

"I understand, I'm sorry you had to break protocol just to find me." He replied.

"Of course I did, you're special to me." She stated before the duo shared a long kiss with one another before breaking apart.

"I need to go, but try not to move around too much Mark." Ana ordered earning a nod from Mark.

"Yeah!" he replied while looking away from her.

"You may want to go take a shower though, you smell like Catfish." She replied earning a slight smile from Mark.

"River water will do that to you." Said Mark as he slowly rose to his feet and heard them pop as he did.

"Bonswa, Mo laimé twa." Mark let out wishing the woman a goodnight and an I love you and watching as Ana gave him a smile before another kiss on the lips. She loved it when he spoke to her in French it sent shivers down her spine and made her somewhat love him just a little more.

After breaking the kiss Mark watched as Ana slowly made her way out of the room with his gaze paying particular attention to her hips as thy rocked from side to side as she walked out of the room. Upon seeing her close the door behind her Mark took the chance to look down at himself. He was shirtless but had a few bandages in places where he figured he had scars and the group took him out of his pants so that now he was only wearing a pair of silver gym shorts.

The Creole then went to sniff himself and upon doing so he immediately recoiled his nose back in disgust as his nostrils was filled with the familiar scent of Catfish. He loved to eat the fish, but he like most of America hated the mucky water smell that the creatures carried with them.

The youngest Roman then went to his dresser to grab a change of clothing and then made his way out of his room. He decided to young the upstairs shower instead of the downstairs one because the upstairs one actually offered hot water unlike the others. He and Lee have been settling with cold showers all week long mostly because Ana, Kyra, and Alison took almost forever in the bathroom. People say it's sexist to say a woman spends forever in the bathroom, but he called bullshit if they said it wasn't true.

Upon stepping inside of the bathroom he was immediately greeted by the sight of a familiar man looking at himself in the mirror.

"The hell are you doing up here?" he asked before watching as Patrick turned back to face him with a smile.

"Sorry I woke up and thought I could use a shave." The man said while rubbing his chin hair.

"No I mean why the hell are you still here at the cabin?" he asked with venom in his tone.

"Oh just like you Marco is in the other room hurt. Unlike you though he took more serious burns across his back so Ana said we could stay here while he rests." Patrick stated while Mark eyed him closely. In truth he wanted to tell the man to leave the cabin, but he couldn't. Marco stood beside him in the battle with that Juggernaut and he doubted he could have beaten him on his own so he decided to hold his anger.

"Well since you need a shower, I'll let you have your space." He stated before making his way out of the bathroom while Mark turned back to look at the man.

"Hey Patrick." He called out before watching the man turn around to face him. "When we were leaving the base we came across a group of dead Merryweather soldiers. I didn't kill them, Ana's team didn't get to them, neither did Lee, and Marco and Charlie were busy." Mark stated earning a chuckle from the man.

"If you were asking was I in the base then yes, was I running a different mission yes, will I tell you…I believe you know the answer to that already Marcus Roman." Patrick shot back before making his way down the stairs while Mark eyed the man closely. There was something about Patrick he didn't like, he didn't know what it was but he got the wrong impression from the man.

As Mark set his clothes down on and went to take off his shorts he was interrupted by the sound of someone knocking on the door and causing him to let out a groan.

"Patrick I swear if you say you forgot anything I'm gonna slit your throat from ear to ear." Mark replied before walking to the door only to watch a familiar someone step into the bathroom covering themselves with a green towel.

"Ali!" he said causing the woman to jump forward and land into him knocking them both to the floor with Mark landing on his sore back while she landed on top of him.

"Crap!" she said before looking down and noticed Mark laying down on the ground with a pained look on his face. "Mark!" she said.

"Hey there little bird." He said before noticing a smile spread across the face of the woman as she pulled him in for a tight embrace.

"Thank god you're alright, I was so worried." She said before noticing the smile on his face.

"No need to be." He said with a slight smile before moving to lift himself up only to be knocked back down by Alison who kept her gaze on him before moving to rest her head on his chest.

As she held him though Mark gave a slight blush as he noticed that the front of Alison's towel had owned up and not only was her head pressed against his chest but so were her exposed breast. He couldn't help but feel a slight twitch in his pants as he felt the FIB Agents nipples press into his chest and soon he heard her give a low yelp before looking down and noticing the tip of Mark's semi-erect penis sticking out the top of his shorts and poking her in the stomach.

As realization hit her and she finally remembered that she was naked in front of Mark she couldn't help but blush herself at her situation. The blush only seemed to brighten as she felt Mark's member throbbing against her leg as her mind flashed back to the times when she had him inside of her.

"Sorry!" he said before looking away from the woman and allowing Alison enough time to rise to her feet and fix the towel so that it was covering her body back up while Mark readjusted himself in his pants before rising to his feet and continuing to look away from the woman who kept her hands to the front of her towel to keep herself covered.

"You're okay." Alison let out breaking the awkward silence that had developed over the duo as she tried to keep her eyes away from the Roman's growth.

"Yeah a little banged up is all but…I'm gonna be okay." He replied while looking away from Alison. "I should head to the downstairs bathroom." He added only to be stopped by Alison stepping in front of him and bringing him in for another hug.

"I thought I lost you." She said while running her hands over the Creole's bare back while he looked down and admired the woman's figure in the towel.

"Well I'm okay and this nightmare is over." He replied with a half-smile.

"I didn't know what you do for Ana could be so…intense." She replied.

"That was just today, normally it isn't all running and gunning." He retorted with a slight smile while looking down at the bandage over Alison's arm where the bullet from earlier had grazed her. He knew it would leave a permanent scar and he hated knowing that.

"Next time you stay in New Arcadia okay, these jobs…they're not something you should be doing." He stated while Alison nodded her head into his chest.

"You know the reason I came here was because I wanted to escape the death in New Arcadia, but I got my fill today and I'll get my fill tomorrow." She stated to Mark's confusion. "I don't know but they a lot of things have been happening in the city since we've been gone." She added causing Mark to grit his teeth as he thought about the war that was still being waged in his city.

"They found two more bodies in vacant homes yesterday." She replied to Mark's surprise. "Steve called me and told me, this guy is just dropping more bodies and honestly I think he's only doing it to draw me back." She finished while Mark rubbed her back.

"This guys got a hard on for you, but don't worry you'll get him…I know you will." He stated earning a slight nod from Alison who moved her hands to the bare chest of the youngest Roman.

"Mark can you do something for me?" she asked earning a confused look from the Creole.

"What's do you need?" he asked knowing better to ask before responding.

"Kiss me." She ordered to his confusion as he eyed her closely. "Back when we were together you kissed me whenever me and you were put into dangerous situations and when you did it I felt…almost invincible." She added to his confusion.

"When you kissed me all my fears, doubts, everything that kept hindering me just faded away and I really need that now." She said while Mark eyed her closely.

"I know you-." She started before going silent as Mark forcibly pressed his lips against hers catching the woman by surprise but she quickly straightened herself and fell into the kiss. As Mark continued the kiss Alison moved her arms to back of his neck and intertwined them forcing Mark to continue the kiss not that he was trying to break it and while Alison's hands were at his neck they weren't at her towel causing it to open and reveal her front to Mark who quickly moved his hands to her bare waist and pressed the FIB Agent closer to him.

Despite Mark's strong Catfish like stench he and Alison continued to kiss for what must have been twelve full minutes with neither side wanting to break it and hands feeling at the bodies of the other as Alison gave a slight blush as she felt Mark's member press into the bottom of her right breast. This seemed to strengthen her resolve and get her more wet as she tried to slide her tongue into his mouth only for Mark to forcibly pull away from her.

"Still feeling doubt?" he asked while eyeing her closely and noticing just a trickle of saliva coming from the side of her mouth.

"Not as much!" she replied with a half-smile before moving to cover herself back up.

"I should get going." He said before moving to walk past Alison who quickly stopped him.

"Are you coming to bed with me tonight?" she asked causing Mark to look back at her with a slight smile.

"Yeah!" he said in a low tone before watching the woman grab a bottle of lotion that was on the bathroom sink and quickly hand it to him.

"We both know our…desires may make sleeping next to each other difficult so take care of yourself while your down there." She said before pointing to Mark's lower body and causing him to look down and notice much of his helmet sticking out of the top part of his shorts.

"Right…thanks." He replied with a half-smile.

"And Mark-." She added causing him to turn back around and notice standing with the front of her towel somewhat open allowing him to see her toned midsection, belly button, and part of hers of her breasts. She was standing with her right side more visible then her but the towel was still in the way so while her left boob was entirely exposed he could only make out part of her areola but still see her erect nipple sticking out just not in his direction. Her right breast was somewhat covered by the towel so he was only able to see the left side of her areola and no nipple but it was still a good sight for him.

The FIB Agent had two of the prettiest set of breast he'd ever despite her set being some of the smallest he'd ever seen. Ana was knocking at the doors for a small D cup and his ex-Tasha was at a large C cup, while Alison was maybe at a large B or small C but what she lacked in size she made up for in eye grabbers. When he first saw her nude her nipples were the first thing that caught his attention her light pink nipples noticeably protruded outward and her immediately caught one's eyes despite being the same color as her nicely defined areolas.

When she was away he had many nights thinking about seeing them again and to see partial of them right now seemed to be doing it for him and to add the sight of her nicely sculpted stomach and concave belly button made the youngest Roman want to just lose it then and there.

"When you do it…only think of me." She said earning a devilish smile from the Creole.

"Çé bon, no need to tell me twice." Said Mark as he slowly started to back out of the bathroom while continuing to look at Alison who couldn't help but to give a small smile at the youngest Roman before turning on the hot water in the shower. She had told him to only think of her while he masturbated and she would do the same with only him in mind so in a way it was kinda like sex…kinda.

Authors Note: And there you have it for this long ass chapter people I hope you liked it because it took me a while to write. Usually when I write chapters I go for a great deal of action in fights but being that this was Mark, Lee, and Ana taking on Merryweather I had to bring out my Michael Bay side apply a lot of fighting, explosions, and moments that make you say WTF.

Mark showing Alison how to shoot and learning that she isn't good with a lot of weapons is actually something my uncle pointed out to me when he worked security. My uncle is a Veteran of the Marines and when he said when he said his first security job they only hired people with military or police training and he said the guys who were military trained always outshined the people with cop training whether they were regular law enforcement of FBI.

The reason for that is because the police and FBI aren't really trained to handle real combat situations similar to that as a soldier would. Now states are trying to militarize the police and give them weapons you would expect to see in Iraq, training wise they don't really have the skills to go against guys with military training or who have been fighting their entire life.

If you've followed this story since the beginning you'll see that Mark has shown Alison a lot in terms of combat and now using a gun, mostly because he knows that knowledge is key to surviving. With the FBI they do have a SWAT Team but most FBI Agents are only issued Pistols with the lower ranking one's only using guns that fire 9mm rounds. So Mark basically showed Alison to use a variety of weapons which is good when you're a gangster because you never know what you're gonna get your hands on.

What Link mentioned to Passion and Courtney about how white skin means a lot in some neighborhood and defines how you're treated is actually somewhat true. In my neighborhood there are white people who live in it and Mexicans and a lot of them have been with us since we were in grade school so we managed to accept who they are but if you go into other neighborhoods they will be treated different.

The pissing match between Mark, Lee, and Charlie seemed to be one of my favorite points of this chapter. Charlie is an asshole in all regards and when he said that Ana has leaky gutters that basically means she is so loose from sex that the semen inside of her constantly leaks out and if you were me you can see why Mark would want to cut his head off.

This new member of Devlin's team Patrick is visually based off actor Topher Grace who played Eddie on That 70's Show and Venom on Spider Man 3. With Mark, Tully, and Kyra killing off much of Devlin's assets the last time they met he had to bring in someone else and what this guy Patrick has up his sleeve will actually surprise you.

That Ambush BSU and the 17thWard Gangsters pulled on the Marabunta guys was based somewhat off that Ambush from Narcos where Pablo Escobar killed Carrio. And Jimmy is in New Arcadia his main reason for being there is to not only avenge the deaths of Miller and Viktor but also to back Mark up in this war because if you look at it his numbers are spread pretty thin and are constantly thinning out.

The idea of using Chicken Grease instead of Kerosene or Gasoline in the Molotov's is actually something one my Ex's told me. She said if I pissed her off she's set me on fire with Chicken Grease instead of Gasoline and naturally I got turned on. A Grease fire is a lot worse than a fire, it doesn't explode but it does keep burning until the oxygen is taken away so that means if you get burning grease on you it's gonna keep burning you and if you put water on it it'll just make it worse.

The Heist on Merryweather is actually something I've been planning for a while now and it setups for things to come. If you noticed Ana mentioned they were looking for information about something dangerous that Merryweather was brining into the port of Los Santos, that sets up for the Merryweather heist Trevor, Michael, and Franklin pull but Lester make them put whatever they stole back. It was never revealed what exactly they stole so I think I'll add my own stake to what it was.

The company Bioware is the company I thought up for the Finances and Felonies DLC. Me and Onkwehonwe both agree that the F&F DLC seems a bit…boring but I decided to put my spin on it and created a company that is involved in weapons trafficking and the selling of stolen goods, but I also made them a legitimate business that is owns stocks in Merryweather similar to Devin Weston. This makes them a scary problem and will come back to bite Mark in the ass and I'm in negotiation with Onkwehonwe to see how we may be able to make them a factor in Concrete Jungle.

Well it came out that Felix is a traitor to the BSU members and it'll be interesting to see how Mark and Lee handle him. Before that information came out though I wanted to give him another conversation with Manfred. In that small group of BSU members Mark, Lee, and Link have their closeness, Miller and Viktor had theirs, Davey and Eddy have theirs, and Felix and Manfred sorta have each other. They have each other because they're kinda that odd people out in the group because they're the most culturally distant from everyone else. The group is mostly white, Mark has his family and black friends, Lee has the Vietnamese, but neither of them had more Mexicans or Indians around them that thought the way they did or saw the world they way they did so they sorta confided in each other.

What Mark mentioned about the college being turned into a prison and then turned into a military base is actually something that happened to a small college down here. There was a dude who was running for governor in the past that said he wanted to shut down more colleges and turn them into prisons the reason for that is because Louisiana has a bigger prison population than anywhere else in the US or the World. We literally outdo China and Russia. One reason for that is because the state gets money from the number of people in the prisons and because of that inmates from other states find themselves being transferred to Louisiana prisons.

One of the founding members of Dead Man Inc was sent to prison here, along with a member of the Texas Syndicate, and the Aryan Brotherhood and that's one of the reasons why they were able to spread themselves into the Louisiana Prison System. There aren't that many gangs inside but the one's we do have are outside.

The Heist itself was somewhat based off a Halo Reach Machinima I saw called Elites of War. Mark killing that member of the Families and giving him a final drink before he killed him was based off that scene in Power where Ghost gave Rolla a drink before he killed him. The two were friends and Mark and this guy may not have known each other but they can relate to each other and in a way Mark can see himself in that guy.

Him dropping the name Barry is in hint to the story GTA Sunbelt City. Barry was another one of the main characters besides Jrue and Ernesto. Being that Sunbelt City never ended and Afro Spirit is dead, may he rest in peace, Barry is basically up for grabs. Me and Onkwehonwe talked about leaving him in prison but he may make an appearance in one of our stories later down the line. He was a very interesting character in my opinion.

Crafty, that's one word I use to describe both Mark and Lee they'll come up with ingenious ways to defeat their enemies and using the bomb and the making the Merryweather soldiers shoot each other was just one way of showing off that craftiness.

The fight with the Juggernaut was based off something I read in a Bioshock Fanfic where someone fought a Big Daddy, punctured the armor, and stuck their pistol through the holes and shot the man inside of the suit. The Juggernaut Armor in GTA V has been redesigned if you haven't seen it and now it's actually a little harder to beat so I wanted to emphasis that with how I had the group fight it and Mark being knocked off that platform and landing in the River was based off that scene in MW3 where Yuri slid down the mountain and landed in that River. That was one of my favorite missions in MW3 not because you get to use the UGV but because I got to fight beside the Russian Rebels.

The IAA Agent Owen is visually based on Kevin Costner and one of the things I wanted to point out with him is that at first Ana was the only IAA Agent that was in this story but later on we'll meet a lot more including everyone's favorite bitch in a pants suit.

His silent friend didn't have a design but originally I thought about making him Niko to sort of explain where Niko was during the events of GTA V because he was mentioned by Lester but he said he fell off the radar and that would sort of explain what happened to him. I decided to not use Niko though being that this is basically set in the Online Universe in a different state I decided to not feature prominent major main playable characters in the GTA Universe like Niko, Franklin, Michael, I've already name dropped Trevor but that's because he's in online but the others are no shows. Like Onkwehonwe has shown Franklin in his story but he never name drops Franklin and he's sort of just a face to his group.

The Character Passion is visually based off Melissa De Sousa and as you can tell she's another stripper. She was mostly featured because it's been a while since I wrote a lemon even a partial one and something I wanted to point out with her is that I get constantly asked why do Mark, Alison, and Ana seem to get all the lemons and you know what they're kinda right. All my lemons feature those three so I wanted to put someone new on that list. Link mostly because Lee doesn't really have a stable relationship, Task will admit he and Maria are off and on, and Adahy is someone distant to most women. These characters will have lemons but they will come later including one with Felix.

Also if you want to see the Vagos and Neto hit up the Ballas in the 17thWard you'll have to read the last chapter of Concrete Jungle because not only do they hit the 17thWard they also do somethings that will bring a lot of heat not only on themselves but on the war in general and so will Task, Adahy, and Felix with stealing Cotton's guns.

The biggest mistake seemed to have been made by Felix though with his actions in the club, it'll setup a bigger problem not only for them but for everyone including Joe.

The scene with Mark and Alison in the bathroom was sort of just thrown in there, but next chapter something will happen that will sort of force them both apart with reality settling into the both of the,

Stick around for next chapter everyone as BSU, the 17thWard, and 3rdWard take the fight to the Vagos, Mark and Lee pull off a small heist to replace Cotton's stolen guns, Felix bonds with Azteca's and finds himself in the crosshairs of his former friends, Alison has to deal with two problems in New Arcadia, and the city is torn as this war creates problems within both the black and brown communities.

Thank you for reading have a good New Years Zilla 2000 Out.