Chapter 38: The eCola Factory Heist
The War Starts Now
New Arcadia (3 Weeks Later)
The sun was barely starting to rise on this morning in New Arcadia as four 4th Ward Gangsters found themselves walking out the front door of an after-hours club. After a long night filled with drinking and dancing the group found themselves walking out of the club with a few bottles on alcohol in their hands.
They laughed while walking and with this momentary distraction they had failed to notice two men walking up on them from behind until the sound of gunfire and the feeling of being hit filled their bodies and caused them to look back and notice Felix and Adahy forcibly squeezing the triggers on their guns until they were emptied.
"Damn!" said one surviving man who had been shit twice in the back, chest, stomach, and legs. He tried his best to crawl away from the duo but before he could Adahy quickly stepped on his hand and prevented him from leaving.
"Where is she?" he asked while pointing his gun at the man's head.
"Dead you stupid mother-." He started before the Creek pulled the trigger on his gun and splattered the man's brains across the pavement.
"Let's go!" said Felix as he watched Adahy walk over to a man and shoot him twice in the head before running off back to his car.
Elsewhere
The feeling of two arms wrapped around her waist seemed to bring Alison back to reality as she opened her eyes and realized that she was sleeping her bed. As she looked at her clock though she realized that it was pass the time for Steve to go to work. So as she turned around to see who was behind her she was quite surprised to see a familiar Chinese woman resting her head on the pillow besides her.
As her memory started to return to her Alison quickly realized their positions. It was her off day and she and Ana had gone jogging while Steve went to work. Upon returning back to her home though she must have fallen asleep and Ana must have climbed in the bed with her.
The duo had been spending a lot of time together with Mark gone and the BSU members off preparing for a war. They'd gone jogging, been out to lunch, and Ana even had dinner with her and Steve. Alison didn't know if the woman was just looking for a friend with Mark gone or if she was genuinely trying to get closer to the woman.
As Alison looked over the sleeping IAA Agent she couldn't help but notice the calm look on the woman's face. Ana often kept a smug smile on her face to show off just how in-control she was of most situations but now she didn't have that. She looked calm, at peace, and genuinely off-guard.
After a few minutes of staring at the woman Alison watched as Ana started to stir awake so she quickly turned to look in the other direction just as Ana opened her eyes and took in the sight of the redheaded woman looking away from her.
"Sorry I didn't get much sleep last night." Ana let out while rising up and stretching herself.
"It's okay, you're gentle with holding me." Alison shot back just as Ana cut her off.
"Like Mark!" she let out.
"It's been six months with no call, text, or anything and I'm worried." Alison stated while Ana nodded her head. "You mentioned you were with the boys last night." She added going off subject.
"Yeah, I was helping them plan out their little job. Nothing serious, I should be meeting them though so we can pull it off." The IAA Agent replied.
"You got room for one more?" Alison asked earning the eye of Ana. "I don't want a full cut I just need to feel a rush right now." She added while Ana nodded her head.
"I think I know a spot I can squeeze you." She replied.
Metra, Lincoln Parish
Things seemed calm for Felix and Adahy as they finally arrived back at Miguel's safehouse and noticed the man sitting on the front porch with Loka three other Azteca's awaiting the arrival of Cruz. The Vagos OG was going to be bringing Lady Joker home today. She was cleared to return home physically, mentally she was lost.
As far as she knew she was the only survivor of her entire family. Her older brother was killed during the attack on their barrio committed by Jimmy. Her other brother died years ago and her mother secame to cancer just two years prior. The news of Dede's death and Angel missing didn't seem to make her feel any better.
It was amazing the doctors cleared her to leave, honestly the group just saw that to clear her out of the room, because she wasn't entirely there.
"He on his way?" Adahy asked while sending a look to Miguel who looked away from him and back down the streets. The duo were still having problems with Task and Adahy still not being able to repay them for the lost guns. To Adahy Miguel was being a baby about this situation because there were more important matters to deal with.
After a few more minutes of sitting though the group watched as a yellow Buccaneer pulled up in front of the house and Cruz step out before moving to help Lady Joker out of the car. The woman had been shot in the stomach luckily nothing important was hit, but she still had to walk with a cane and she had a number of bandages on her stomach.
"Welcome back!" Miguel greeted with a smile only to be pushed aside by Lady Joker who wasn't in a talking mood as she walked inside of Miguel's home.
In truth the woman was upset and angry about her sisters but some of that anger was trickling out to Miguel as well. He gave them the order to go to the 4th Ward and try to set up gangsters and rob people. He left them out there exposed and on their own with nobody else to watch their backs. To make the situation worse there was never a real retaliation for it.
There were small killings of 4th Ward gangsters by the hands of Felix, Adahy, Cruz, the Vagos, and a few Azteca's but there hasn't been a large scale attack on the 4th Ward on their own territory. There wasn't even much of a hunt for Angel, she was just presumed dead because of what happened to Dede.
A real leader would look for her and right now she wasn't seeing Miguel as a leader but instead as a problem.
17th Ward, New Arcadia
The sound of guns cocking seemed to fill one of the warehouses onside Mackey's Fishery as Lee, Robbie, Jimmy, and Buck found themselves checking their guns as Task walked into the room dressed in all-black and wearing black gloves.
"What's with all the firepower, Ana said we wouldn't need guns?" the Lakota asked while eyeing the group closely.
"Doesn't mean we aren't taking them." Lee shot back while cocking his Shotgun. "Things can go bad in a heartbeat during a heist and we need to be ready for that." He added.
"I don't think we'll need more then Pistols to rob a brewery." Task shot back.
"You may not that either." Proclaimed Ana as she walked into the room with Alison following close behind her as she walked up to the table in the middle of the room and showed the blueprints of a factory on the outskirts of East New Arcadia.
"Are we really doing this, robbing an eCola factory where's the money in this again?" asked Robbie.
"It's a bottling company, not a corporate building." Ana shot back with her usual smug smile. "There's money in it because on the first Thursday of every month they have to pay their migrant workers. We talked with one of them about how much they make and if calculations are correct there should be at least ninety to ninety-five thousand dollars in a safe in their back office." She stated before Lee finished her sentence.
"This was a heist we were thinking of pulling off before we got ran off and it seems simple enough." Link chimed in while Lee and the others nodded their heads.
"Alright, this should help cover my debt with Miguel." Task finished.
"Why are you paying that prick anyway, if you ask me he's just at fault. If he wanted his guns so bad he would have sent guys to meet you at the warehouse for pickup?" asked Lee.
"Because he's a follower trying to play leader and that doesn't mix." Replied Jimmy. "He's been in the game a while but I see this as his first time ever happening to take charge on his own. Lack of experience makes you bound to fail." He added.
"That reminds me have you guys heard anything about Angel?" Task asked while Alison listened in.
"She's alive, but we don't have an exact location on her." Lee replied causing Task to lower his head. "Don't worry if they say anything we'll know." He added.
"Alright let's get ready to leave." Jimmy shouted before watching as the group started making their way to a black van in the room.
"Alison is tagging along for this to." Stated Ana as she sent a look to Lee who nodded his head.
"Just don't tell Mark you're coming with us." Lee replied while watching the FIB Agent walk over to the van with the others while Ana looked to Lee.
"What?" he asked.
"You're getting better at lying to some people, but not to me." She replied while folding her arms over her chest. "You know exactly where that girl is don't you?" she asked while eyeing him as he went silent before speaking out.
"Last night Manfred listened in on a call between Mookie and one of the guys who snatched her up, a guy named Hermit. We know Hermit and where they can find him, but we don't know where she is." He replied.
"You could tell him that." She replied.
"No!" Lee replied. "Their girl in distress isn't our girl and it pains me to say it but she's not our problem. If the Azteca's want her back so bad, they should get off their asses and go door to door."
"Is that what you and Mark would do if me and Alison were kidnapped?" she asked with a seriousness in her tone.
"If you or Alison were kidnapped we'd scorch the Earth until we found you and burn anyone that got in the way of that." He shot back while Ana remained silent.
"Mount up!" he ordered before walking away from the woman and into the back where he noticed Manfred sitting at a computer screen.
"Anything new on the GA?" he asked earning a shake of the head from Manfred.
"Getting a lot of chatter between them and the 4th Ward about the Azteca's and Vagos hitting them but nothing too serious so far." The Indian man replied while Lee nodded his head.
"Stay on that, Slim says the GA and the 4th are talking big shit and I want to know about it." He finished before walking out of the room and leaving Manfred to his work.
Elsewhere
"I'm getting sick of this shit." Yelled out Fatman as he stood before Joe, Muujai, Cake, Slim, and several other members of the New Rising Council with Mookie and three other members of the 4th Ward gang.
"Those fucking Ass-Takers dropped more of my guys this morning and more the night before." He added while Muujai nodded his head.
"And why are they hitting you so hard?" asked Muujai.
"I don't know maybe because since Mark ain't here they gotta turn their guns on the next best thing." He stated earning nods from the group.
There was a rumor going around the streets of New Arcadia that the dead girl who was found in the sugar cane filled was attacked by them, but nobody knew the full details of the situation. In honesty, nobody really cared to investigate, even the police were somewhat lax to a degree involving the incident because the victim was at the end of the day…another gangbanger.
"So what do you want us to do about it Fat?" asked Joe as he eyed the man closely.
"Give me some support so I can fight these wetbacks off." He replied.
"I'll do you something better." Stated Muujai earning the full attention of the entire group and causing them to look her way. "Mark didn't finish his suicidal task that we setup for him but he did lay the ground work." He stated before approaching the group.
"The Azteca's in Metra were always small but after what Mark did to them they have to have shrunk to at least being just a little over a hundred people. In those hundred people you got a small number of OG's, worthless Peewee's, and wannabes." He stated before turning back to look at the group.
"What are you thinking?" asked Joe.
"I'm thinking one final push, what Mark was gonna do but better." He said to the groups confusion. "We send in the 4th Ward and the GA all together and wipe them out in one final blow." He finished to the group's shock.
"You mean a large scale invasion, that's crazy." Replied Cake.
"It ain't crazy, just look at the Azteca's now. They real leaders off in Sunbelt, that dude Mark was beefing so hard with is gone, most of their numbers are in the ground, and they're barely armed." Stated Muujai with a smile. "Now is the best time of any to attack, the iron is as hot as it can be and all we need to do is strike it." he added causing everyone to remain silent on the matter.
"How will you get the GA to help you?" asked Fatman.
"I'll reach out to them, those soldiers love a good battle and right now they're gonna get one of their best in years." He replied with a chuckle without noticing Slim hanging up his cellphone.
"Interesting." Said Manfred as he rubbed his shoulders without realizing there was a figure sneaking up behind him.
Metra, Lincoln Parish
Things seemed somewhat calm for the Azteca and Vagos members as they sat outside Miguel's safe house with Felix and Adahy sitting amongst them. The news of Lady Joker returning home seemed to send ripples throughout the barrio with Cholo's and Chola's coming from all around to see the girl. She wasn't in much of the talking mood which surprised nobody and many were already starting to seethe with rage for her and Miguel could feel that.
The Onda member wasn't the sitting down and talk about the problem like his father was. He was, as they say in New Arcadia, a Go-Getter. He's been wanting to go after the 4th Ward and make them pay for the longest, but he knew he couldn't. The Azteca's didn't have many numbers, not many guns, and lost support from the Ondero's in San Andreas, Arizona, and New Mexico they stretched thin. They couldn't move drugs and fight wars at the same time. This was almost the end of their ropes.
Ernesto didn't really entrust his son with the failing cliqua, but it was now falling under his responsibility. It was a responsibility he failed, but he wasn't gonna completely let die. He knew at the end of the day the key to power was fear and respect and right now the Azteca's, Vagos, even Marabunta, and Onda wasn't getting any of that in New Arcadia.
They would soon though…very soon.
"Who's up for a trip to the 4th Ward?" Miguel asked causing everyone to turn their heads to face him.
"What do you mean a trip to the 4th?" asked Loka as she eyed the man confusingly from her wheelchair while Felix sat beside her.
"I mean we go there and light all those fuckers up in their own turf." He shot back to the group's shock.
"Now you want to do something." Adahy whispered under his breath causing Miguel to look to him in anger.
"What he means is, how are we going to take it to the 4th Ward. We've barely any numbers, weapons, or real support?" asked Cruz as all eyes fell on Miguel.
"I'll send a call to the homies in New Austin-." He started before Cruz cut him off.
"I doubt they'll actually help us, does Ernesto even know what's going on here?" the Vago OG asked while Miguel nodded his head.
"He's talking to the other Onderos about support." He replied with venom in his tongue.
In truth, he never told Ernesto about what was going on in New Arcadia with the horrible killing of Dede, the kidnapping of Lady Joker, or even the 4th Ward looking to push them out of their territory. If his father came there would be more talking, then actual shit getting done. If the Azteca's here wanted to be strike fear in the heart of their enemies, they would have to produce more action then talking and he felt he was the one that would do that for them.
A few of the gangsters could tell Miguel was lying by the way he spoke but none of them called him on it. His leadership would be ending soon with either him in a box or them, but they wouldn't let him be the reason they were in the box.
"So get ready because we're moving on them." He said before walking away from the group that stood in silent at his statement while going over everything they were just told in their heads.
New Arcadia
Things seemed calm for Alison as she found herself standing atop a rooftop overlooking a large warehouse on the edge of East New Arcadia. This place was going to be the sight of their robbery, this place was going to be where she truly broke bad and made money behind it. She didn't know exactly why she was going along with it, but she wanted to be there.
"Ali we're ready to move." Came the voice of Ana causing the FIB Agent to turn her head and notice the IAA Agent standing with Lee, who was carrying a large backpack.
"Alright let's go!" she said before following the duo as they climbed down the stairs of their building and moved for the building on the side of the warehouse just as a blue pickup truck rolled in front of the building. The driver of said vehicle was Buck who was on guard as the lookout and as he looked out of the side of the truck he watched with a smile as Task and Robbie made their way inside of the building with a group of migrant workers.
"This ain't messed up at all." Robbie said with a whisper as the group moved past a few bottling machines.
"It kinda ain't because in a sick twisted sense we're all cousins." Replied Task.
"I know that I'm talking about the fact that this guy's not telling them how dangerous these machines are and are entrusting us with it." The Dominican shot back while Task nodded his head.
"True, but if a bunch of kids in the desert can learn to shoot a mortar and a bunch of barely educated hillbillies can run carnival rides, how hard can this be?" asked Task as the duo stood in place before breaking off from the group and watching as they hopped in a large elevator and went up to the next floor.
"Alright now we wait." Said Robbie as Lee, Alison, and Ana kicked in the door to the top of the warehouse and noticed a breaker box alongside the wall and quickly forced it open.
"Which wires are you gonna cut?" asked Alison before she watched as Lee reached out with his gloved hand and pull all the wires out of the breaker box. "That works to." She said earning smiles from the duo before they made their way down the stairs and noticed Robbie and Task standing in the middle of the room.
"Safe's right around the corner." Yelled Robbie as the group noticed a large metal safe resting behind a chainlink fence in the back of the warehouse that served as a makeshift off with a desk and series of chairs.
"Easy part." Said Lee as he pulled out some bolt cutters and cut the lock on the fence. With the door open the group made their way inside and moved for the large safe while Task grabbed a Dolly and moved it towards the safe.
"Davey, Eddy, we got the safe where are you?" asked Robbie over his Walkie Talkie.
"In-route brother." Davey shot back as he and Eddy found themselves riding on a speedboat that was maneuvering through the underground tunnels that went underneath the city.
"Well hurry up." Lee shot back as Buck watched an eCola truck pulled up to the side of the warehouse.
"Shit!" he said just as Davey and Eddy reached their destination and noticed a manhole covering a hole just above them. The duo then watched as the manhole was quickly moved and the faces of Ana, Lee, and Task filled their vision.
"Guys, you got company." Buck said over his Walkie Talkie as Ana and the others heard voices coming from the otherside of the garage.
"Shit, we don't have time to lower the safe." Lee said as Alison felt her heart start to skip a beat before as she noticed the voices getting closer to the garage door and Lee and Robbie starting to draw their Pistols. Ana could sense the woman's fear so she quickly moved to intervene.
The female IAA Agent quickly grabbed the dolly and forcibly dropped the safe down the hole missing the boat but the resulting splash did seem to soak Davey, Eddy, and Jimmy.
"What the hell?" Eddy asked while all eyes fell on Ana.
"No time to argue get down there." She yelled out before watching Lee give a low groan before deciding to follow her command.
"Ladies first." He said while holstering his gun as Ana jumped own into the boat followed by Alison, then Task, then Robbie, and finally Lee who closed the top hatch as he went down.
"Where's the safe?" he asked while looking around the boat.
"Over the side." Davey shot back.
"We can come back for it with swim gear, right now we gotta go." Ana stated causing nods from the others before watching as Jimmy got behind the driver's seat of the boat and rode away from the area.
Louisiana-Mississippi Border
On the border between the two former confederate states lay a town that wasn't on any map. That was because there was no names for it. It was basically made up by a series of houses and a gas station with a population of less than one-hundred. Amongst those hundred though, the Roman Family found themselves.
With Marrick and Mark gone the family consisted of Maurice and Yolanda living in a trailer park behind a neighborhood. Maurice was staying in Sunbelt with Ella and her family during much of their time away from the city of New Arcadia and Maurice and Yolanda felt they on the short end of the straw.
"What the fuck do you mean them boys ain't doing shit?" Yolanda asked as she found herself on the phone with Marrick. "I don't give a shit if Mark ain't back yet I'm tired of being in this damn place." She yelled out while Maurice found himself sitting on the couch and listening in on her yelling.
"Them fucking white boys gotta be lying because ain't no fucking way Mark isn't gonna call them this long and not tell them where he at. So you need to get down there and get answers Marrick." She yelled out just as Maurice's phone started to ring from an unknown number.
"Hello!" he said while Yolanda continued to scream at her phone.
New Arcadia
The news of their next attack seemed to sit just well with the Gangster Apostles. They've been itching for a chance to get to hit either the Azteca's or Vagos in the city. Neither gang was a Carcer City gang but they were Los Santos gangs and the Apostles like other Carcer City gangs seemed to hate them just a little more.
Los Santos has always gotten credit as being a Gangster City because of its number of gangs but in terms of actual gangs and the more recent street gangs seem to get more recognition then the gangs of Carcer who've been around for years. From the Italians, to the Irish, to the Spanish Lords, to the Apostles, and beyond. Carcer racks up more bodies, but they've never gotten the recognition as Los Santos and that knowledge pisses them the most off.
As Doom walked around the Apostles who would be joining him for the attack he couldn't help but smile in delight at the sound of guns cocking, gun powder in the air, and the cheers of men who were ready to kill filled his ears. It was like music to him, the sound of war was appealing.
Growing up in Carcer his life was filled with the white noise of gun shots and screams from those hit. It was comforting to him, he joined the military just so he could get more of it and while as a Green Beret he more then got his fill of it. The fact that he was still getting it though did make him happy.
"We're almost ready to move out." Said Queen as she and Lonzo approached Doom.
"Good tell the men we're leaving in five minutes. Today we put the Azteca's out of business here, tomorrow the Vagos, then we do the same to the Ballas. I don't want any West Coast pussies here. The New Arcadia gangs did right by sticking to their own, but their time has come and gone." Doom stated earning nods from the duo who walked away from him while he walked over to his car and noticed his AT4 Rocket Launcher already in the trunk.
"Nothing sends a man running like a Rocket Launcher, but I guess Mark knows that better than anyone." He said under his breath with a chuckle.
3rd Ward
Things seemed to be calm for Marrick as he, Keegan, and Courtney found themselves sitting in a hotel near New Arcadia's Business District. The group was ready to return home, but none of them could do so with the GA and the 4th Ward blocking them.
The trio was getting tired of being on the defensive and wanted some real payback. It was painted on all-of their faces. They wanted it, and they would soon get it.
The GA and 4th Ward were planning on hitting the Azteca's in their own territory, and while they were doing that. The New Arcadia gangsters would be forcibly taking back their own hood.
"You know how to use that thing?" Keegan asked while looking to Marrick who was loading a drum on his AK-47 Assault Rifle.
"Yeah ain't the first time I've used an extended clip." The Middle Roman shot back while looking to Keegan who was loading magazines into two Mini-Uzi's.
"You know me, gangster style." He said while holding up the two guns just as Courtney walked in carrying an AKM Assault Rifle in her hands.
"Do you know how to use that thing?" he asked while looking to the woman who didn't even acknowledge his presences.
"Mark showed her some shit about shooting, trust me she know her way around a big gun." Marrick shot back while Keegan rolled her eyes.
"What's her deal anyway cuz, nigga just trying to be polite and she giving me the third fucking degree?" he asked while Marrick gave a low chuckle.
"Courtney was…let's just say them 4th Ward motherfuckers some evil niggas who need to be put in the damn ground." He shot back while Keegan nodded his head. "Ease up on her, for your sake at least." He replied.
"My sake, I'm as good as it gets kinfolk." The Roman Cousin shot back before watching as Marrick reached for his phone that started to vibrate prior to ringing then moving to answer it.
"Hello!" he answered.
17th Ward
The drive back to the 17th Ward wasn't long for Lee, Alison, Ana, Task, and the others as they hopped off their boat and made their way inside of the warehouse and noticed a familiar African-British woman and Serbian born man sitting in the middle of the garage and turning their heads to face the arriving group.
"I'm guessing your heist didn't go to well?" asked Kyra as she eyed Lee who gave a loud grunt.
"Actually it went well we all got out easily and we just have to just go and pick up our money." The Chinese man shot back while Ana approached her other two assets.
"Have you been looking into what I've asked?" the IAA Agent asked while Vasiliy nodded his head.
"Yes, Marco, Charlie, and their friend are still in Liberty City. We don't know for how long though; they've been talking about leaving and returning here." He stated while Lee gave a low growl.
"Let them, that Dominican fuck can't protect that sick fuck for too long." He shouted while Jimmy and Buck also nodded their heads.
"What are you guys talking about?" asked Alison as she and Task found themselves looking around the duo in confusion of their conversation.
"Why are you here?" asked Kyra who looked to Task in confusion.
"If you're talking about why I'm here with them after this war put us on two sides you should know that I work for her on the side." Task pointed out while pointing to Ana who chuckled.
"She means why are you here. We intercepted a call a few moments ago between some gangsters from the 4th Ward and Muujai. The 4th Ward and the GA are pulling their soldiers together and about to push for an all-out assault on the Azteca's in Lincoln." He shot back to the shock and surprise of Task and the others.
"Your friends are there, and the Azteca's are arming up for an attack on them as well but they'll never get their guns up in time before the GA is already at their door knocking." Kyra added while Task's eyes widened.
"I need to go." The Lakota warrior shot out before rushing out the front door of the warehouse.
"I wish him luck." Stated Lee causing Jimmy to role his eyes at his statement.
"Do you really?" he asked while Lee shook his head.
"I wish him luck on coming back alive, but not so much everyone else." He shot back while Alison looked to the group confusingly.
"Wait, you're not going to help him?" she asked causing a few seconds of silence amongst the BSU members before they all broke out into laughter while Alison, Ana, Vasiliy, and Kyra stood back with mixed looks on their faces.
"You have a great sense of humor." Stated David with a chuckle.
"I'm serious, you boys have an alliance with them." Alison shot back.
"No we have a truce with them not an alliance. The difference Is, with a truce we agreed to stay out of each other's sights and we won't blow each other's heads off. With an alliance that would mean we would have to help them and I doubt we have any friend within the Ass-Takers." Lee shot back.
"But Felix-." Alison let out.
"Made his choice, if he wants to fight with them he can fight with them. Whatever floats his boat." Shot Jimmy.
"Or sinks it." Added Eddy with a hint of anger in his tone.
"Truth of the matter is I got no friends in that parish or love for anyone there. So if someone wants to wipe them out, let them do it." Stated Jimmy.
"Besides either way this battle will go is a win win for us. The Azteca's get wiped out the GA did us a favor, they hold their own we can move on the GA and finish them off with one swoop." Replied Lee.
"You guys,-!" Alison let out before moving to storm out of the room only for Davey and Eddy to block her path.
"Like we're really gonna let you run off into a gun battle." Stated David while Alison growled at the man.
"She's not going alone." Yelled Ana to the shock of the BSU members. "If you won't go with her I will, how does that sound?" she asked while Lee sent a look to Alison then back to Ana.
"If we tried to hold you here you're just gonna kick our asses and freeze our bank accounts aren't you?" asked Lee while Ana nodded her heads.
"And I'm gonna cut you out of the next three jobs." She added causing Lee to remain silent before stepping aside and allowing the woman to step past him and walk Alison out of the building.
"Mark's gonna kill us when he finds out about this isn't he?" asked Buck as Jimmy, Lee, Davey, and Eddy sent looks to the man.
"What?" he asked.
"That's kinda the point to this." The Chinese man stated with a smug smile that mimicked Ana's before he pulled out his cellphone and started to write a text.
Elsewhere
On the otherside of the 17th Ward Rico found himself standing shirtless in front of his bathroom mirror with his hand rubbing against his side from where he got stabbed.
As he looked at the wound he couldn't help but to think of Stanley. The young Balla had been buried just a few days before his eighteenth. The news didn't spread well within the Ballas, and many of the gangsters wanted to fight and Rico was more then happy to lead them into battle against the Midwestern foe.
He'd die for his hood, he'd die for his homies, and he'd die with his finger on the trigger. He was just waiting for the call and as he turned his head to the right his call for war seemed to be getting answered.
Frenchtown
As the evening sun seemed to loom overhead Joe couldn't help but to stare out the window of his Downtown Apartment as it went down. The sight was beautiful but to him it was ugly because of the dark feeling in the pit of his stomach.
It was actually known around town that Joe's grandmother was heavily involved in Voodoo, many didn't know or believe that woman had sold the soul of her late husband and shed his blood so that Joe and his family would rise to success. Joe himself didn't believe it most days despite his position as New Arcadia's Kingpin.
He did believe that there was some truth in Voodoo especially now because the air seemed to stink of bad mojo. It was physically stinking, but their seemed to be this bad aura in the air that many couldn't smell but he could and he'd been smelling it since hearing the news of the attack against the Azteca's.
He didn't know why, but he could sense that something was gonna happen at during that battle and it would lead to his own demise and the destruction of everything he's built.
Voodoo, to some it was a dark and dangerous practice associated with witchcraft. Many didn't know that those were two different concepts witchcraft was a European concept while Voodoo was African. Some would argue being a witch was cool while others would curse Voodoo.
There was something that came with Voodoo that many did understand, one may get ahead by means of blood sacrifices, but there is always going to be someone who lost their soul a long time ago and was destined to trump you.
Whenever he thought of the Roman Family that seemed to be their case. Like his own the Roman Family is deeply embedded within the heart of Louisiana and New Arcadia. From the slave ships, the slave riots, the Civil War, reconstruction, prohibition, and the new millennia the Roman Family has always been associated with Louisiana. Sometimes good, most times bad. To Joe they were bad.
Many have tried to kill them, but instead of dying they multiplied and only seemed to get stronger with age. Whether Joe wanted to admit it or not, the Roman Family would be his end if not at the hands of Marcus someone else would…and they would lead New Arcadia into a new age.
Metra, Lincoln Parish
As Miguel walked out of his safe house he quickly noticed Cruz, Felix, Adahy, and several other Azteca's and Vagos sitting by their cars awaiting him.
"We ready to go?" he asked earning nods from the group as Loka rolled over towards them and quickly approached Felix.
"You're not going." He said while eyeing the woman closely.
"You don't control my life puto." She let out while Felix gave a low growl.
"Look I know you want payback for what happened to Lady Joker, Dede, and Angel, but outta all of this you're-." he started before she cut him off.
"What useless because I'm in a wheelchair?" she asked with venom in her tone while Felix remained silent.
"Face it Cabron, this is my life it was my life before the wheelchair and before you. So get used to it." She let out before rolling past Felix who couldn't help but to bite his lip in anger.
As the group started to load up in their cars though they were taken off-guard by a loud honking sound that caused them to whip their heads around and notice a black car speeding into their neighborhood. This sight didn't seem to sit well with the mostly Mexican and Honduran gangsters who quickly drew their guns and went to raise them at the car that came to a screeching halt.
Instead of seeing an African American gangster coming out with a gun the group was shocked to see a redheaded Caucasian woman step out with a Chinese woman at her side.
"The hell are you doing here?" asked Felix as he lowered his gun while Miguel and the others kept their guns trained on the women.
"To warn you." Said Alison before she looked to the Azteca and Vagos members who kept their guns trained on her. "The GA, they're coming and so are some guys from the 4th Ward and they're carrying enough men and firepower to wipe you out." She let out to the confusion of a few of the Azteca's.
"Like I'm really gonna listen to your ass bitch." Miguel let out while keeping his gun aimed at the woman's head.
"If I were you I'd watch where you point that gun." Ana let out while eyeing the man closely with her usual smug smile. "You should know by now just how bad those that do that are." She added while Miguel gave a low groan.
"Your bitch ain't here to help you. You're trespassing in our Varrio and if you haven't noticed there's more of us then you." Miguel shot out while Alison looked around and noticed the number of guns trained on them. "So if I were you I'd start walking unless you want to leave in a pine box." He added.
"Felix say something." Alison let out while looking to the man of Quechan descent who remained quiet before finally speaking out.
"You should leave Ali, now." He let out while the FIB Agent stood in silence with Ana beside her.
"I came here to warn you." she declared.
"And I don't give a damn." Miguel shot back with anger in his tone. "Because if you're forgetting you Mayate fucking bitch you shot me." He added.
"After you tried to kidnap me." She shot back while watching Miguel pull back the hammer on his gun. In her mind she was scared, for her life and for Ana's but she knew fear wouldn't mean anything if she didn't stop this. As she looked around the group of gangsters her eyes fell quickly fell on Cruz and noticed that he was having an inward debate amongst himself.
"You, you're hearing me out." She said while looking to Cruz who noticed that he was now in the hot seat.
"Maybe she's worth hearing ese." Cruz whispered out to Miguel who didn't seem to want to listen to reason.
"Fuck her." He said before moving to fire his gun causing Ana to draw her own but before Miguel could fire off a single shot a loud bang quickly caught everyone off guard and caused them to look around and quickly notice one of the Azteca member's falling down with a bullet hole in the center of his head. The man was a rather tall man of Mexican descent so when he hit the ground the sound was equal to that of a bag of bricks being dropped.
"That's one!" said Lonzo as he looked out the scope of his Sniper Rifle.
"TAKE COVER!" Felix yelled out before grabbing Loka and forcing her into cover behind one of the cars while Ana pulled Alison to the ground just as a barrage of bullets started to sound off as masked members of the Gangster Apostles and guys from the 4th Ward came from around the houses blasting from almost all directions at the Azteca and Vagos.
"Damn!" yelled Adahy as he watched a Vago get hit three times in the chest before blindly firing his Pistol from the side of the car and managing to hit one GA member in the knee and cause him to fall forward in pain as the bullet ripped through his body and actually tore muscle from his bone.
"Kill these fucking Chavalas." Miguel yelled out before popping the trunk of his car and quickly pulling out his M16A2 Assault Rifle and getting into a firing position from alongside the car and firing off five rounds that managed to hit a 4th Ward, who was wearing an all-black mask but with a white t-shirt and baggy blue jeans, with four shots in the chest and face.
While he layed down fire Cruz and a few other gangsters managed to get into the trunk of their own cars and bring their heavier weapons into the fight.
"Get outta the fucking barrio." Cruz yelled out while firing his MP5 Submachine Gun from behind cover and striking a GA member several times in the chest. This seemed to anger the 4th Ward gangster who was standing behind him. The man was a rather large man with a shaved head and firing a Remington 870 almost like a madman.
"Fuck your barrio this our fucking town and we coming for your block next bitch." He yelled out before racking his Shotgun and managing to hit the side of the car Cruz was using for cover. Before he could fire off another shot though he was taken out by several 9mm rounds drilling him in the chest and stomach courtesy of Loka who wasn't afraid to make her presence felt in this gun battle.
"You ain't cabron." She yelled out before firing off three more shots before being grabbed by Felix who forcibly pulled her into cover behind a car.
"What the hell is the matter with you?" he asked while looking to the woman.
"This my barrio and these are my homies, so I'm going to do something when there's some assholes knocking at the front door if you aren't." she yelled out while Felix rolled his eyes in anger before drawing his P226 Assault Rifle that Adahy had given him before rolling from cover and taking up a firing position and hitting a 4th Ward member with a single shot to the head that actually left a skid mark in the middle of his forehead.
The man of Quechan descent then fired off nine more rounds in total and managed to hit three more 4th Ward soldier and an Apostle who was dressed in green and blue and shooting at him with a Micro SMG. The gangster was taken out by three shots to the head and chest and sooner another mimicked what happened to him as Felix continued his onslaught.
Felix wasn't an Azteca member and aside from Miguel, Loka, and a few others he wasn't truly friends with many of them, some he didn't even know their names. They weren't the reason he was fighting so hard though, he wasn't fighting for himself or the Azteca's. He was fighting for Loka, mostly because he didn't want her to fight.
He wasn't the only one who was getting into a rhythm though, Adahy was also getting into his own little rhythm. He had already dropped three 4th Ward gangsters with fire from his AK-47. As he went to reload though he was almost taken out though as an Apostle carrying a Desert Eagle ran his way before he could get to close though he was taken out by an arrow striking him in the center of his chest.
As he looked down at the arrow in his chest with fear in his eyes Adahy quickly turned his head and noticed Task running at the man with his Quiver raised. The Lakota then swung the weapon as hard as he could at the man's head and watched as it snapped to the right so hard that there not only was there a loud cracking sound but blood literally flew from his mouth along with three of his teeth.
"Where have you been?" asked Adahy as he looked to Task who drew his M9A1 and fired off three shots that hit a dreadlocked New Arcadia gangster in the chest.
"Busy!" the Lakota shot back before taking a side with Adahy. He didn't have a Rifle or any other gun aside from his Pistol because he lost most of them when the GA attacked him, but he did still have one more trick up his sleeve.
"Catch!" he yelled out before tossing something to Adahy that the Creek Warrior quickly caught and looked down to notice that he was given a Hand Grenade. "You've got a stronger arm." Task yelled out while Adahy took a peak from cover and noticed six 4th Ward Gangster using a parked Baller for cover as they rained down gun fire on the Azteca and Vagos who were still taking a brunt of the damage.
"On it!" Adahy yelled out before forcing the pin from the Grenade action hero style before chucking it as hard as he could like a pro Quarterback tossing a football. He didn't hit any of the gangsters like he was intending but he did manage to hit the road and watch with glee as the device rolled underneath the car out of their sights.
BOOM
The explosion was deafening and seemed to be what the brown gangsters needed to turn the fight around as Alison and Ana sat in cover behind Alison's car watching the battle going on around them in shock and awe as the Azteca's and Vagos seemed to be forcing back their enemy.
They then watched as a total of five cars came rolling down the street, three blue and two brown. They now had reinforcements to help them mop up the stragglers but Ana knew in heart that this was their peak before their ultimate fall.
They didn't notice it but if they took a few seconds to look around they'd notice that they'd mostly cut down guys from the 4th Ward with just a few Apostles. It didn't take the IAA Agent long to realize that this was all a part of the GA's strategy. Let them tire themselves out, use up most of their bullets, and show all their cards on the weaker threat so that when the real threat arrived…the term massacre wouldn't be enough to describe their situation.
"Ali we need to go." Ana yelled out to the FIB Agent who seemed to be frozen, not in fear or worry but sheer astonishment. She never felt fear or anything else when being involved in gun battles, but she did feel a sense of amazement at just how they could range from small scale to large. She'd seen a few large-scale shootouts, but never none like this.
This was comparable to a war one would see in a movie or hear about in Vietnamese, never in a place like New Arcadia.
As she watched four Vagos armed with Assault Rifles hop out of one of the cars and shoot down three more Gangsters from the 4th Ward she was quickly snapped back to reality as Ana grabbed her shoulder and forced her to look at her. "WE NEED TO GO!" she yelled out just as the two women watched Felix roll over to them and start to fire while using Alison's car as cover.
"I thought I told you to leave." He yelled out before ducking down as an African American man in a long white t-shirt firing an AK-74 nearly made short work of him with four shots aimed for his head that only seemed to hit the front of Alison's car.
"We're not good at hearing." Ana shot back while Felix blindly fired his gun causing the IAA Agent to curse at the sight of him. When it came to blindly firing, there was a seventy thirty chance of actually hitting any target. It was mostly meant to force people to waste bullets and that seemed to be what the Veterans were doing.
"Mark your target." She said to Felix and Ana's confusion. "This is what they want, you to use up all your ammo so that they can finish you off. Mark your targets and only use short controlled burst." She stated to Felix who quickly followed her instructions and set his gun from Full-Auto to Semi and started to pick his targets off one by one.
He didn't want to believe her but he saw truth in her words. This gun battle must have gone on for only a few minutes but he had already blown through three magazines of ammo with most of them missed shots instead of actual hits. As he looked down he realized that he only had two magazines of thirty rounds left and by the way things were looking things were about to get more hectic.
"Cruz, Miguel we need to fallback and rearm." Felix yelled out while Cruz looked at his weapon and noticed that he was on his last magazine. He had kept count of how many he had but in his rage he'd lost count of how many times he must have reloaded and just how many enemies were coming his way.
"No, we've got to push them out of the barrio." Miguel yelled out while firing off another five rounds from his Rifle and managing to hit a New Arcadia gangster in both of his legs before finishing him off with a headshot.
"We'll be defending the barrio with only sticks and stones in the next three minutes if we don't get more bullets." Adahy yelled out while Miguel ignored him and continued to fire.
"MIGUEL!" Loka yelled out before a loud whistling sound caught everyone by surprise and caused them to turn their heads and notice a Rocket speeding through the air towards Miguel before striking the car the man was standing next to and sending it up in a loud explosion that threw him backwards and killed three other Azteca members that were too close to the car.
"Jesus!" said Alison as she, Ana, and Felix watched as Doom stepped from behind one of the house carrying his AT4 Rocket Launcher in one hand. The weapon was still smoking from being fired and had yet to be reloaded, but the former Green Beret didn't care about stepping out into the open because in his mind…this war was over.
"Put um down." He yelled out before watching as Queen came running out from the side of another house with nine other GA members while six cars came speeding down the road filled with well-armed Apostle members.
"Damn it!" Felix yelled under his breath as Lonzo started back firing and managed to drop a Vago member that was shooting from his front porch and cause him to fly backwards and go crashing into the glass window into his home and forcing those inside to scream and cry at the sight of him.
"Finish these motherfuckers off!" Queen yelled while firing her Tactical AR-15 and shooting down two Azteca members who didn't seem to know what hit them until looking down and noticing that they had been shot. The woman then continued her onslaught and hitting a Peewee Azteca who must have been only fifteen year's old.
"Fucking bitch!" Loka yelled out while drawing her Pistol and firing off six shots aimed for the woman and striking her in the side. Luckily she was wearing a vest but the force of the bullets did seem to hurt and as she turned to the woman in the wheelchair she couldn't help but to give a wicked grin.
"Guess I'm doing you a favor putting you out of your misery." She said before pointing her Rifle at Loka and firing off four shots to her surprise though instead of hitting a woman she hit a man. The force of the bullets seemed to cause Felix to give a low grunt, he used up much of strength running to catch the bullets for Loka who seemed shocked by his actions.
Lucky for Felix he was wearing a vest but one of the bullets did manage to tear through it and hit him. This seemed to cause the man to collapse on one knee before pushing the shocked Loka back behind the cover of a car. He pushed her a little too hard because she actually fell out of her chair. He didn't do it intention, but he had to admit he was grateful for it, because at least she was safer on the ground.
"How sweet, but sweet only gets you killed out here." Queen said before pointing her gun back at Felix who was quickly knocked to the ground courtesy of a redheaded Caucasian woman that took Queen by surprise.
"The fuck is a white bitch doing here?" she asked before watching as Alison forced Felix into cover behind her car and quickly started to look him over.
"Damn you're hit." She said while lifting his shirt and revealing the small bullet wound in the side of the man of Quechan descent. "We have to get him to a hospital." The FIB Agent yelled out while looking to Ana whose eyes seemed focus on a particular GA member who was holding a Rocket Launcher with a smug smile on his face.
"You!" she said under her breath while eyeing Doom closely and remembering him as the man who was the reason Mark hadn't been with her these last few months. He was the man who hurt him, he was the man who separated them, he was the man who tried to take him away from her.
This realization seemed to cause Ana to feel actual anger some of which like she's never felt before.
"You!" she continued before reaching behind her back and pulling out Mark's MP7 Submachine Gun and then taking five shots at Doom and actually striking him in the side. He to was wearing a vest though so her shots were almost useless but she did manage to catch his attention and this seemed to draw a smile from him.
"Damn it we got to leave." Yelled Task as he looked down and noticed that he was out of bullets, arrows, and tricks. He then looked to Adahy who was taking cover behind a car while four GA members lit it up with gun fire. The Creek was trapped and Task was useless. The battle was quickly starting to lose in their favor.
"AHH!" Task yelled out as he looked down and noticed that he'd been shot in the arm. The bullet had gone all the way through but it stung the shit out of him and caused much discomfort.
"Damn I missed." Said Lonzo as he drew another bead on Task and went to shoot him in the head but instead of hitting the Lakota he managed to hit Adahy who knocked Task off his feet and to the ground but had taken a round in the shoulder in the process.
"SON OF A BITCH!" he yelled out while grabbing at his shoulder and trying to put pressure on his wound. "Don't say I'd never take a bullet for you." He said jokingly while Task used his good hand to pull him into the safety of the safe house where he noticed a couple of other Azteca and Vagos camping out while Cruz fired his weapon from the window.
"We gotta get out of here ese." He said after firing the last of the bullets for his MP5 and tossing it to the ground before drawing his M9 and firing off three shots that managed to hit a GA member in the face and send his brains splattering across the pavement.
"I think they've blocked off our exits, so we ain't going nowhere." Stated Task as he clutched his arm in pain. "Besides I doubt we'd get two blocks without any real firepower of our own." He added while Adahy nodded his head.
"I guess this is our last stand then." Said Cruz with anger in his voice.
As everything started to return to Miguel he quickly lifted his head and noticed the burned out wreck of the car he was using for cover beside him. There were also a few burned body parts around him to and the smell of burning flesh filled the air.
"Damn!" he said in a low tone of anger while trying to crawl away from the wreckage while looking up and watching as another Azteca was shot down by a neck shot and a Vago female was hit six times in the chest turning both of his breast into chum.
"No!" he said while watching as Loka fired her pistol from underneath the car and struck an Apostle in the leg before hitting him in the head. He then turned his head to Felix who was lying on the ground while Alison worked to cover his bleeding side and Ana traded bullets with Doom.
"It's okay I'm alright I'm alright." Felix let out while trying to rise to his feet only for Alison to push him back down on his back.
"No you're not you're shot." She let out.
"It's not the first time or the worst." He let out while trying to stand up while Alison sent a look to Ana who was ducking for cover. The sound of shots from Doom's AA-12 seemed to be deafening as he tried his best to hit the tiny Asian woman who seemed to be easily dodging his shots. Unfortunately for Ana though her own weapon was best suited for close range and Doom was a good distance away.
"Shit!" Ana yelled out while ducking for cover as a round from Doom's weapon blew off the side window of Alison's car.
"I hope you got good insurance." Felix let out with a chuckle while forcibly lifting himself off the ground.
"Queen, Lonzo, lay me down some covering fire. I want to send them up in smoke." The Midwestern OG let out before moving to load another Rocket into his launcher while Queen and Lonzo turned their gunfire on Ana, Alison, and Felix.
"Get down!" yelled Felix as he grabbed Alison by the back of her head and forced her down as to avoid the bullets that were coming her way.
"You in the wrong place white girl." Queen yelled out while Felix grabbed Alison by the waist and quickly grabbed her P226 and using it to shoot an Apostle member that was running at them in the head.
"I think she's got it in for you." Felix said while blindly firing the weapon and continuing to clutch his bleeding side.
"Alright I'm loaded, back blast clear." Doom yelled out with a smile before lifting the AT4 Rocket Launcher and aiming it in the direction of Ana, Felix, and Alison.
"Mark will be seeing you soon." Doom yelled out while Ana, Felix, and Alison went wide eyed at the sight of the Rocket aimed in their direction.
"No!" Alison yet out before closing her eyes and awaiting her demise, but instead of hearing the loud whistle of the Rocket firing the group heard the loud bang of a gunshot followed by a loud grunt, then the whistling of a Rocket and an explosion that rained down fire and wood chips on them.
The gunshot came out of nowhere but the grunt seemed to come from Doom who lost control of his Rocket Launcher and ended up missing Alison's car and striking a house next to it.
"Doom what the-." Started Queen before she looking back and noticed the Green Beret had dropped his Rocket Launcher so that he could clutch his bleeding shoulder with his good hand. The man then looked in the direction of where the shot came from and noticed something that made his eyes widen.
"What do you-." Queen started before turning her head as well along with a few other Apostles, surviving Azteca's, and Vagos. The group then grew wide eyed by the what they saw.
"Holy shit!" said Felix causing Alison and Ana to follow his gaze and immediately go wide eyed and notice a lone figure walking the street.
"No gun shows unless I'm invited." Mark let out as he blasted his way onto the battlefield with an emotionless expression on his face and twirling a bullet in his fingers.
"Marcus!" said Alison as she, Ana, Felix, Miguel, Task, Adahy, Cruz, and everyone else on the battlefield took in the sight of the youngest Roman. His appearance had somewhat changed since the last they saw him. His hair that was always cut short was now in a crew cut with just a patch of hair at the top. His face looked also freshly shaved and still had a few bumps from being recent.
He was even wearing a pair of black combat boots, black jeans, and a dark brown leather jacket over his bulletproof vest with a hood that covered the back of his head. Around his waist Mark was also wearing a utility belt that had his M1911 Pistol strapped on his right hip, his Bowie on his back, and some pouches for ammo around his front and side. On his back his CM901 Assault Rifle was strapped down and made Ana and Alison realize that he must have stopped at the warehouse before coming here.
"So whose ass am I gonna blow away first?" Mark asked while flicking the bullet in between his fingers in the air, creating a loud clanging noise in the process, he then snatched the bullet out of the air and eyeing the group angrily.
"So you finally come back to bite the bullet?" asked Queen as Doom eyed the youngest Roman angrily.
"Yeah, but I won't do it with an ambush." Mark shot back with anger in his tone. "You made your move now I'll make mine." He added while pulling his Assault Rifle off his back.
"Oh yeah and how are you gonna do that while outnumbered?" Queen asked with confidence in her tone while Mark merely lifted up his Rifle and looked out the scope.
"With bullets." Mark shot back.
"KILL HIM-!" Queen started before being hit in the chest by three shots to the chest knocked her on the ground.
"What the-." Started Doom before a series of battle cries filled the neighborhood as Marrick, Keegan, Courtney, and seven other members of the Roman Boyz came running from around the corner of a house firing off their guns and killing three Apostles and forcing two more to run and gun.
"We back motherfuckers and we putting all you bitches in the ground, you ain't going home you dying here." Marrick yelled out with venom in his tone while firing his Rifle at a fleeing Apostle and hitting him four times in the back while three other sent a barrage of rounds his way before turning their attention to Courtney who gave him covering fire.
"Move!" Felix yelled out breaking away from Alison and moving to grab an M4 that one of the dead Apostles had dropped. As he went to grab it though an Apostle with a Shotgun was making a break for him before he could squeeze the trigger on his gun he gave a loud shriek of pain as a Shotgun blast struck him in his right side and sent him falling to the ground.
The man of Quechan descent quickly turned his head around and was quite surprised to see a familiar Chinese man with a Tactical Mossberg rushing down the street with three Ballas behind him.
"Push forward and wipe them out." Lee yelled out while the Ballas behind him continued to fire on the Midwestern and 4th Ward gangsters. "Buck stay close to me." He added causing the younger BSU member to nod his head before following his order.
"Move we got your back." Davey and Eddy yelled out as the two of them layed down a barrage of covering fire at any Apostle who got in their way causing Doom to rush and grab the downed Queen and notice that one of the rounds had went through her vest.
"Motherfuckers have got us outmanned." Queen yelled out while giving loud grunts as Task looked up from his downed position and notice a GA member with an M16 that was running for him get shot in the back of the head.
"On your feet the fight isn't done brother." The BSU member yelled out before picking up the Rifle and tossing it at Task who quickly caught it. The Lakota's arm was still hurting from the gunshot wound but that was dampening his will to go on. He quickly lifted up the gun and after firing his first ten rounds manage to drop two more 4th Ward Gangsters and an Apostle in the process.
The New Arcadia Gangsters and BSU weren't the only one's getting into the fight as Felix finally found himself getting into a firing position and managing to drop two Apostles with shots to the back. Adahy also got into the mix firing off his last remaining rounds for his AK before pulling a magazine off a dead Apostle and started to charge back into the fight with Cruz and a few of the Azteca's and Vagos who were inside of the house taking cover.
"Motherfuckers." Yelled Doom as he grabbed Queen's gun and blindly fired from cover while two Ballas and a Roman Boyz member with a shaved head and long beard fired on him. He managed to hit the Roman with a shot to the chest while two more GA members that moved to cover him as Loka finally managed to get back in her wheelchair and fire off a shot that hit a gangster in the head.
"Where the fuck is Lonzo?" asked Queen as the Sniper Veteran found himself ducking rounds from both Task, Adahy, and Jimmy who were barraging him with rounds before stopping their onslaught as he ran for cover.
"Fuck these motherfuckers." Marrick yelled out as he and Keegan tore through the streets with round after round of gunfire that caused everyone to duck for cover.
"Fucking Roman-." Started a 4th Ward Gangster before his head exploded from behind as Lady Joker stood behind him with a smoking Pistol in her hand. She was still on her cane, but that wasn't going to detour her from joining in this fight and getting revenge on those that hurt her sister.
"GO GO GO!" Lee yelled out as he, Robbie, Buck, Rico, and three Balla members rushed around a corner and shot down three more gangsters with shots to the chest and back.
"Lookout!" Alison yelled out as a 4th Ward Gangster ran up on Felix who had run out dry on ammo but before he could fire off a shot the man of Quechan descent struck him over the head with the butt of his Rifle before watching the man hit the ground hard with a bullet wound to the side of his head.
"Marcus!" said Alison causing Felix to turn his head and notice the youngest Roman standing next to him with his Rifle raised. As Alison looked to the duo she watched as they both gave each other silent nods before watching as Mark pulled out a magazine of ammo before tossing it to Felix who quickly caught it.
The youngest Roman then fired off three shots that managed to hit a GA member in the face and chest, he then grabbed Alison by the back of her shirt and forcibly pulled her back against her car to the surprise of Alison who looked at the youngest Roman with wide eyes before watching him run off and press his attack.
"Fuck you bitches." A GA member with a mouth full of gold teeth yelled as he took cover behind another car while Courtney and Lady Joker fired on him. Despite the cover the man was easily killed by the sheer force of the rounds that easily tore through the car and hit him while he was down.
"Ana!" Buck yelled out causing the Chinese IAA Agent to turn her head as Lonzo fired three rounds from his Pistol her way. As she braced for the hits though she was taken off-guard by the realization that she wasn't hit but was in fact covered by a large shadow. As she looked up she quickly realized that the shadow belonged to the youngest Roman who had taken all three shots in the vest. He used his body as a human shield for Ana, a sight she wasn't too surprised of seeing Mark had gained a very big reputation for standing in front of bullets for her.
"Never point a gun at this one." Mark yelled out while Lonzo continued to squeeze the trigger on the gun only to find that it was empty. This sight seemed to bring a smile to the face of Mark who quickly slide his gun back to its position on his back. He then held up his fist in a boxing stance before smiling at Lonzo.
"Take your best shot." He said while Lonzo gave a low chuckle. He was Army and Mark was just another gunman from the hood with more luck then skill. He could easily take him…or so he thought.
As he charged Mark with his fist ready to throw a blow Mark quickly sidestepped him and using all of his strength he threw a palm strike that hit Lonzo clean in the elbow and caused a loud popping sound that seemed to turn everyone's stomachs and stop their fighting for a few seconds to look to Lonzo.
"FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK-!" he screamed while rolling on the ground in pain clutching his elbow as hard as he could while Mark stood over him with a satisfied smile on his face. He had learned that move while training with Sam down in Mexico and knew first hand just how much pain Lonzo was in. Lucky for Mark, Sam held back when he did it to him but he didn't hold anything back for Lonzo who he noticed was clutching the broken bone that was someone protruding from his elbow joint.
"Damn man, you should really drink more milk. You know that shit strengths your bones and helps prevents them from snapping like that. You know since I had that compound fracture in my hand I drink a glass of milk everyday just to prevent that." Mark let out with a sinister smile and chuckle as he stomped down on Lonzo's injured arm and caused him to let out another loud shriek.
"God!" said Ana as she looked at Mark and watched as he grabbed his Rifle and moved to stand over Lonzo.
"I'm sorry look at me beating you to up without never formally introducing myself." He said while pointing the barrel of the gun in between Lonzo's eyes. "Hello my name is Marcus Roman, and I'm pleased to shoot you." Mark let out before moving to squeeze the trigger on his gun only to be stopped by Ana pulling him to the ground as Doom sent a barrage of rounds his way.
With Mark out of the way and Doom laying down covering fire, two GA members took the chance to grab Lonzo and carry him back to one of their cars where the remaining Gangster Apostles were preparing to retreat.
"They're running Carnales, push them all the way back." Cruz yelled out as he, Adahy, Felix, and a few other Azteca and Vagos loaded up their guns and started to chase the fleeing vehicles.
"Damn it!" said Miguel as he struggled to stand on his feet while his ears continued to ring and his vision remained blurry. His senses were distorted but he was still able to make out the sight of the BSU, Ballas, and Roman Boyz members fighting alongside the Azteca's and Vagos and helping to push out the Gangster Apostles.
"Fuck you bitches." Yelled a GA member who stuck his middle finger out the window of his car as it rode down the street before he could put it back in though he felt a sharp pain go through his body as Lady Joker fired a single round from her Pistol that blew the man's finger clean off his hand.
"Dumbass." Said Keegan with a chuckle as he and the others watched as the last vehicle of GA members disappeared down the road.
"Hell yeah run bitches, just know we're coming for all of you though!" Marrick yelled out with anger in his tone as Cruz, Adahy, Loka, Lady Joker, and a few other Vagos and Azteca's walked over to Miguel and helped the man to his feet while noticing the shook up state he was still in.
"Fuck!" he said while falling back down to one knee while feeling a sharp pain in his head and then reaching back to notice there was blood leaking from the back of his head.
"It hurts at first but everything should return to normal in a few days." Stated Mark causing the brown gangsters to turn their heads and notice Mark standing behind them with Lee, Jimmy, Marrick, Keegan, Robbie, and Buck by his side.
The group didn't know what to expect right now, they didn't know if Mark was actually here to help or finish them off because right now nothing was stopping him and he knew that.
To their shock though Mark merely pulled another magazine of ammo from his vest and tossed it to Felix who easily caught it and looked at him confusingly.
"The 4th Ward are in control of a brothel on Twinet Drive. It doubles as a pool hall, but on the top floor is where the action really happens." Mark stated to the confusion of the group. "You'll find your girl there." He added to their shock and surprise before they watched him turn around and start to approach his men.
"Security should be light at the moment so you might not get a big battle when you go in." Mark he added with a chuckle while continuing to walk away from them.
"Marcus, why did you help us?" asked Cruz causing Mark to stop in his tracks while Alison and Ana watched him closely.
"I asked the same question." Said Lee as he looked away from the group with a chuckle.
("Porque ahora estamos.")
"Because now we're even." Mark shot back to the shock of many who looked at him confusingly. They knew the youngest Roman was bilingual with his fluency in English and French but to hear him speaking Spanish caught them by surprise. The group then lifted their heads and watched as the storm clouds that had formed earlier started to bring a downpour of rain that started to turn the blood covered streets wet with a red liquid.
"Only in Louisiana can a sunny day turn rainy. How I missed it." Mark said with a half-smile before the sound of police sirens started to fill the air and caused all of them to feel their feeling of flight overtake them.
"Fall back to your respective hoods, I'll call of you later." Mark shot back earning nods from the Ballas and Roman Boyz members who ran off to their own vehicles while the BSU members did the same with Ana and Alison hopping in what remained of Alison's car and driving out of the neighborhood while Felix and the others drove out of the neighborhood.
2 Hours Later
The sound of wood splintering seemed to fill the air as Task, Adahy, Felix, and Cruz found themselves kicking in the door of a pool hall in the 4th Ward and watching as a man who was shooting pool quickly went to reach under his table for a gun.
Before he could get off a shot though he was taken out by five shots from Task who quickly moved past the man and mowed down another gangster with three shots to his chest while Adahy shot down another with a headshot.
"You Cabrones are dead." Felix yelled out before shooting a Gangster in the leg before grabbing him by the throat then tossing him out the window of the building and crashing onto the streets.
"Do you know whose place this is?" asked a light skinned African American man who was wearing a brown suit and top hat and gave off the impression that he was a pimp.
"Not yours puto." Said Cruz as he fired a single shot from his Pistol and hit the man in the testicles causing him to let out a loud howl of pain like a bat out of hell.
"Keep an eye on him, I got an idea for him." The Vago leader shot back while he made his way upstairs with Felix.
As they reached the upstairs portion of the pool hall they noticed that there were five doors that led to rooms that made up the area. After opening the door to the first room they quickly spotted a crying African American woman sitting on the floor next to another woman who obviously had OD'd. The duo then made their way to the next room where they noticed a Caucasian woman holding a half-nude African American woman with long black dreadlocks to her chest in a sorta mock form of protection.
"Jesus Christ." Said Felix as he and Cruz moved to the next room and noticed a woman of Vietnamese descent lying on the floor with a bloody nose.
The next room was empty but as they moved for the last door they were taken by surprise to see a half-naked African American man holding a lamp shed over his head while a familiar Mexican girl lie on the bed next to him.
"Wait maybe we can talk this out." He said only to be interrupted as Cruz emptied his magazine into the chest of the man before moving to the unconscious woman Angel and picking her up in his arms.
"Come on I got her." He said while Felix led them downstairs where they noticed Task and Adahy still with their guns trained on the man.
"Let's go!" he said while Task looked back at the pimp.
"So y'all just gonna let me go?" he asked with a cocky smile without noticing Adahy moving to stand over him with a Pool Stick in his hands.
"You don't deserve it." Adahy shot out before forcibly bringing the stick down and burying it deep into the nape of the man's neck so deep that it tore through his Spinal Cord and actually cut through parts of his Cerebellum in the process.
"Piece of shit." He added before spitting on the man and leaving him on the floor in a pool of his own blood.
Elsewhere
The drive back to the Fishery wasn't long for Ana and Alison as the two women jumped out of Alison's bullet reddened car before making their way inside of the warehouse where they noticed Link and Manfred talking with Jimmy, Davey, Eddy, Buck, and Robbie.
"Where is he?" asked Ana with a hint of venom in her tone as she approached the boys who quickly took steps back to avoid her visibly anger.
"He's not here." Said Davey as Ana eyed him and caused him to go stiff. "Neither is Lee they had to make a detour, where none of us know. Only that they'll be back within a few hours and that they're coming back here." He let out while Jimmy chuckled.
"Pussy!" said Buck earning a hard slap to the back of the head courtesy of Ana who pointed her finger at him and told him to watch his mouth.
"How long has he been here?" asked Alison as she eyed the BSU members closely.
"A few hours, he showed up like right after you guys left for the heist." Stated Manfred earning the attention of both women. "I told him about the attack the GA was planning and he started rallying the troops." He added.
"He came to us after you left and gave us the order to help them, despite us not liking it." Stated Jimmy as Ana looked to Link.
"How long have you known he was back in the states?" she asked while stepping to him with a huff.
"I didn't know until now, Mark wasn't in contact with any of us." he shot back while the two women stood in silence.
"Well then I guess we're going to be waiting here." Declared Ana while the BSU members nodded their heads.
"Alright while you're doing that we're gonna go get that safe before it's washed back out into the river." Stated Eddy before he, Davey, Robbie, and Buck made their way out of the building.
"If it makes you feel any better he's looking forward to seeing you both." Link shot out before walking away and leaving the two women to themselves.
Elsewhere
The sound of Lonzo's screams seemed to fill the air of a house in the 4th Ward as he found himself being checked out by a female doctor who was the relative of Fatman. The man's arm was clearly broken and they were doing their best to try and snap the bone back into place without giving him surgery.
Doom and Queen had already been patched up and were now soaking in the anger rage that came with today's failure and so were Mookie and Fatman. The 4th Ward OG's had lost almost twenty men today at the hands of the Azteca's and their late arriving allies.
To make their situation worse they had lost one of their best brothers so not only were they down in soldiers but also took a big pay cut.
The tension in the air was so thick Muujai actually had to walk out of the room to make his phone call or else he risked being lashed out at by the surviving gangsters.
"He's back brother Joseph." he said while looking out to the streets and watching people go by. "We prepared for this, but we didn't prepare for the situation being this big. Marcus Roman has revealed himself and his men but his family still has influence in this city and now he's made allies with the Ballas and it looks like the Azteca's and the Vagos." He stated while Joe's voice filled his ears.
"Doom and Queen are still alive but Lonzo is in pretty bad shape. It would seem this situation is getting more worse then we foresaw, but no matter we'll wipe them out soon." He stated. "Be on your guard though brother Joseph, we don't know where those Heathens will strike next." Muujai finished before hanging up his phone.
"Yeah I won't forget." Said Joe as he hung up his phone while not taking his eyes off Mark and Lee who stood before him with smiles on their faces.
"Well now that the Somali isn't here we can talk." Said Mark as he grabbed Joe's phone and tossed it against the wall with enough force to shatter it.
"Who sold me out Slim or my idiot nephew?" Joe asked while Lee chuckled.
"Slim from New Arcadia he ain't gonna bow to no Midwestern fucks like you." Stated Lee as he eyed Joe closely. "As for Cake we haven't gotten to him yet, but if we do we already know whose side he's gonna take. He's a grown man and he ain't gonna just let some pricks from out of state dictate his life." He added while Joe turned to Mark who had made his way into Joe's kitchen and started to raid his refrigerator.
"If you're gonna kill me Mark just go ahead and do it." Joe shot out while Mark made his way out of the kitchen eating a sandwich he made and holding a jug of milk.
"I'm not here to kill you Joe." Mark replied while Joe looked at him with a confused look. "I know at the end of the day, you're just a puppet for the BGA and when they're through with you they're just gonna toss you aside." He added before standing before Joe who eyed him angrily.
"I'm here to make you an offer." He replied while Joe eyed him closely. "You rode the fence so you're gonna get impaled eventually, but my offer for you is this. You do something for me down the line and I let you live a little longer."
"What is it?" he asked.
"You don't get to ask that question." Lee shot back. "Just know we're gonna ask you some favors and you better deliver." He added.
"And if you don't." Mark started before taking a big sip from the jug of milk while Lee grabbed Joe by his hair and forced his head back and his mouth open while Mark stomped down on Joe's legs to pin him to the ground.
"Come on growing boy take it like a man." The Creole shot out before starting to pour the milk into the mouth of Joe who started to gag and convulse on it. "Growing boy, growing boy." He added before Lee let him go and watched as Joe managed to spit it out on the floor and coughing in the process.
"This is just a message Joe, you can either work with us or against us. Next time it won't be milk, I'm still debating between gasoline or anti-freeze so I suggest you let that sink in before we call you." Mark let out before looking to Lee who nodded his head before following the youngest Roman out of Joe's apartment.
"Talk about one hell of a message." Lee declared. "For a second I thought you were really gonna kill him."
"Nah we need him, whether I want to admit it or not he's gonna play a big role for things to come if we want to get ahead in this city." Mark shot back while Lee chuckled before following the youngest Roman past two dead African American men who were guarding the entrance to Joe's apartment before meeting their ends with bullet holes in their heads.
Metra, Lincoln Parish
The ringing in his ears had finally stopped, but Miguel's head still felt like a freight train had gone right through it. This pain was none like he'd ever felt before, he'd been near explosions before but known never left him feeling this bad. He should be counting his blessing though he was still alive, the Azteca's and Vagos took some serious losses but they were still around.
Cruz had to put a few of his Soldados on loan to the Azteca's though. They took the most losses in the attack and were almost completely wiped off the map, so they needed to bolster their numbers and Cruz was happy to help with that.
The feeling of what happened today still hurt him though. The Gangster Apostles nearly wiped them out in one swoop, but what made it worse for him was the fact that the same Mayate who was his reason for being in Louisiana came to his rescue. He hated Mark, Lee, and all those Hijo de Putas.
They saved them but he figured there had to be some ulterior motive to their plan.
Before he could think more on the matter his eyes quickly fell on his couch where he noticed Lady Joker comforted Angel who lay sleeping after waking up and going into a fit of crying. He could never see himself thanking Marcus for helping to find her but he was grateful that he did. He'd given on the girl and written her off as dead because of what happened to her sister.
Before he could think more on the matter though he was taken off-guard by Cruz approaching him from behind and taking a stand beside him.
"How's the head?" he asked while Miguel slowly rubbed the back of his head.
"Still…hurts." He said before trailing off for a few seconds while Cruz nodded his head before looking back at Lady Joker and Angel.
"Don't tear yourself up about this. You were convinced she was dead and I had to admit so was eye." Cruz let out while Miguel nodded his head.
"I fucked up!" he let out while feeling a jolt of pain in his head.
"We all fuckup, that the thing about being an OG. When you wear the crown you're gonna have to send homies to their end whether it be prison or the grave." Cruz stated before handing Miguel a beer.
"You're still young at this mijo, but as you get older you'll learn." He replied while Miguel nodded his head before the duo watched as Adahy approached Lady Joker and Angel while Felix and Task stood by watching as Angel started to stir awake before her eyes fell on Adahy.
"I know this maybe tough to ask of you-." He started before all eyes fell on him. "How did she go out…Dede?" he asked while Angel took a few seconds to find her voice before finally speaking.
"Fighting." She let to the surprise of the group. "They took us to this warehouse and when they started to undress us they saw our tats and figured we were Azteca's. Originally they said they were gonna have their fun with us for the night and let us go in the morning but after seeing that they decided to turn us completely out." She started while everyone noticed the hurt in her voice.
"When they tried to rape us I was tied up but Dede fought all the way through. She was scratching, screaming, and biting." She said with a slight smile before giving a slight whimper. "Then one of the guys hit her over the head with something, I think it was a pipe. He hit her so hard, that she was left paralyzed. She still had a pulse and was breathing but she couldn't move." She then gave another whimper as a tear started to fall from her eye while Miguel, Cruz, and the others watched her closely.
"I watched them take turns with her, while she couldn't move and was left defenseless. They took advantage of her and all she could do was cry." She added while lowering her head. "After that they argued about keeping her and they decided she was useless. So they beat her death with the pipe and took her away." She let out before finally breaking out into tears and falling in Lady Jokers arms while Adahy lowered his head along with the other people in the room.
"What are we going to do about this Miguel?" Adahy asked while looking back at the man.
"I gotta make a phone call." He let out before moving to the next room. He didn't like the idea of calling for help, but he didn't have much of a choice now.
"Papa…we need you." He said while trailing off as he spoke.
2nd Ward
The drive back home wasn't long for Alison who found herself marching up her front porch in a huff of anger and sadness. Marcus nor Lee returned to the warehouse and she had to return home before Steve got back and noticed that she was gone. She was angry with him, but at the same time she just wanted to speak with the youngest Roman. Today was her first day seeing him in over six months and she needed to talk to him.
As she opened the door to her home though she was taken by surprise to see a familiar Creole standing looking out her window. The man then turned to look back at her and as his brown eyes met her sparkling blues she couldn't help but to fall into his glare.
"I missed you." Mark let out causing Alison to go wide eyed before feeling a slight blush.
Then in a move that caught her by surprise, she quickly rushed to the otherside of the room and ran directly into the arms of the youngest Roman who wrapped her ups while taking in the feeling of Alison's tears staining his black t-shirt. The feeling of tears, her shaking body, and her fingernails digging into him made Mark feel a hint of anger at himself. He knew the FIB Agent was going to be worried about him but he never figured this bad.
"I'm here now." Added while Alison hit him over the chest with a closed fist and yelled to him.
"You asshole, it's been six months six fucking months without a call, text, or email. I thought you were, I thought you died when that Rocket hit that building, and you promised me you would come back to me. YOU PROMISED." She yelled out while her tears stained her cheeks and her words sliced into Mark who seemed only able to stand still. "Do you know what I've been through, what you did to me?" she asked with more rage in her tone.
"No, but I want to." He replied while moving to wipe the tears away from Alison's cheeks with his thumb. "I wasn't here to protect you and I left you worried, but I'm here now…and things are gonna change." He added earning a loud scoff from Alison.
"What you're gonna kill everyone than take things over and start running things in New Arcadia, because that's all I'm thinking will happen." She shot out while Mark lowered his head.
"One part of that is right." He replied while Alison gave him a confused look.
"Your friend is probably on his way back, so I should get going. Just know that things are going to be different soon." He let out while letting Alison go and moving to walk away only to be stopped by the woman.
"How different?" she asked with a hint of anger in her voice.
"Different for all of us." He shot back while Alison eyed him closely before letting him go and watching as he turned his back on her.
"Marcus-!" she called out just as Mark started to walk away from her. As he turned back to face her he quickly noticed that the woman was standing directly behind him with her gaze looking directly up at him.
Then in a swift move she reached out to stroke Mark's right cheek and cause him to let out a low growl while Alison moved closer to him until her chest was literally pressed against his own and their faces were mere inches apart from each other. They could feel each-others breath on their own skin whenever the other exhaled.
They could also catch others aroma's. With Alison to Mark she smelt like a combination of sweat and strawberry while Mark Alison caught the familiar scent of gunpowder that seemed to cover his body. Marcus didn't have to be an animal to tell that the woman was aroused and didn't want him to leave and in truth he was the same.
He may have been in Mexico but he it's been well over six months since he last felt the touch of a woman especially at this close. He had to blow off some steam, but he knew now was not the right time for that.
"We shouldn't." he let out while moving his mouth down to run his lips over Alison's forehead while she remained silent before moving to place her right hand over his heart and feeling it beating in his chest. Once they both felt skin-to-skin contact they, they closed their eyes as Alison's heart leaped in her she chest while Mark ran his hands over her shoulders.
"I know, but…just hold me for a few more seconds." Those weren't the exact words she wanted to say. In truth she didn't want him to leave her not tonight or ever again.
Being a good soldier, Mark followed her instructions and moved his hands from the woman's shoulders sending shivers down her body as his hands found his way to her lower back. She became alarmed though when he moved his hands around her thighs and gave a loud gasp as Mark lifted her up to his eye level.
This move shocked her, she was in a compromised position with the youngest Roman who moved his lips from her forehead so that he could stare in her lust filled eyes. Then in a small move he planted a small kiss on the tip of her nose catching her by surprise. She then gave a low moan as she felt the tent that was already starting to pitch in his pants rub against her clothed vulva causing a small sliver of pleasure to Alison.
She wanted to go further with him but her mind told her to stop him, those thoughts then diminished as Mark brushed his lips against her, begging for a kiss and Alison soon moved to give him one but before their lips could make contact the sound of a car pulling up in front of the home caused Alison's eyes to widen as Mark dropped her back onto her feet.
"I should go." He said before moving so that he could walk out of the back door while Alison stood in silent frustration and sadness that he was leaving her after getting her so worked up merely by his touch.
The sound of the front door opening seemed to break Alison from her trance as Steve walked into the room with a smile on his face as he noticed the woman standing in the middle of the room.
"Hey baby!" he said before moving to give Alison a quick kiss that the woman believed belonged to another and was stolen from them.
"How was work?" she asked.
"Good, we managed to pull some DNA off the dead girl we found outside of the city and have some matches in the system." He replied to the woman's shock and surprise as she turned to face him.
"Really?" she asked earning a nod from Steve.
"Looks like things are turning up for us." He replied while Alison nodded her head.
"Yes they are." She let out while thinking of the youngest Roman.
17th Ward
The drive back to the warehouse wasn't long for Mark as he parked his black Duke in front of the building where he noticed Lee, Jimmy, Link, Manfred, Buck, Robbie, Davey, and Eddy standing out front of the building talking amongst themselves.
"Glad to see the bands back together." Mark greeted while stepping out of the car and approaching the group.
"Next time you want to leave give us heads up on when you're coming back." Manfred shot out while Mark gave a low chuckle.
"Yeah I was down there a lot longer than I thought I was gonna be." He shot back while Mark turned his attention to the newest arriving BSU member.
"Robbie good to see you again brother." He said while moving to hug the man.
"Glad to see you haven't changed too much mano." He said while Mark chuckled.
"Yeah, sorry I wasn't here to give you a tour of the city. Good to see thought that you've had a warm welcome while here though." he shot back while Robbie chuckled.
"So why are you all out here?" he asked with a raised brow.
"Ana put us out." Link shot back while Mark gave them confused looks.
"You forget there's only one bed here so most of us have been sleeping on the floor in the upstairs apartment, but Ana threw us out tonight." Davey replied.
"Told us to get a hotel." Added Eddy.
"Guess she doesn't want you all to see her kick my ass." Mark shot back while the group chuckled.
"I doubt it'll be that bad." Said Jimmy before the group heard a loud clatter and noticed Ana stepping out of the warehouse with an angry look in her eyes.
"Go away!" she yelled out to the BSU members who stepped away from Mark and watched as he turned to Ana while the BSU members walked away from the duo.
"Hey!" he greeted while watching Ana fold her arms over her chest.
"How was Mexico?" she asked with little emotion in her tone.
"Not too bad, the air is dry and I don't like that but I got by." He replied.
"You could have called us, we were worried about you." She let out.
"I know, but you know how training goes no contact with loved ones." He replied while Ana nodded her head.
"Yeah I can get past that, but the fact that you went behind my back to get the training is what bothers me the most." She replied while violently cracking her knuckles and approaching Mark. "How am I gonna make this right?" she asked while Mark merely smiled at her.
"Do what you got to do." He said while Ana nodded her head.
"I will!" she let out.
"I love you Ana." Mark let out while the IAA Agent chuckled before speaking.
"I love you to baby." She shot back before throwing a hard right hook that caught Mark square in the mouth and caused him to take a few steps back before returning to his previous position and eyeing her with blood already starting to trickle from his lip.
"You're holding back, give it your all." He shot back before Ana gave him another punch to the side of the head that left him staggering backwards and on one knee.
"That wasn't your best, your angry at me I know that so let it on me. Let it all out because I can take it." He declared while Ana gave a low grunt before punching him again this time with enough force to send him walking backwards before collapsing down on both knees.
The Chinese woman then grabbed the large man by both his arms before yanking him back up on his feet and forcibly pressing her lips against his own for a deep kiss that caught Mark by surprise. He shocked by the kiss but more shocked when Ana tore herself away from him and gave him a sharp punch in the mouth that bloodied his lower lip and left him struggling to remain conscious.
Then in a quick instant she gave a hard roundhouse kick to the side of Mark's head and sent him flying backwards and landing flat on his back. He was left unconscious by the hit and with a small cut on the side of his head that caused blood to trickle on his forehead.
After knocking the youngest Roman out Ana took a few seconds to look at him before giving a low scoff and then moving to throw one of his arms on her shoulder and picking him. She then processed to carry him up the stairs of the Fishery and throw him down on the bed. She was a lot smaller then Mark but she had experience carrying large men for a distance and period of time.
She then moved to the bathroom and found a bottle of rubbing alcohol, some cotton swabs, and band-aids. With her medical utensils in hand she then started to clean the wounds of the youngest Roman and bandage them.
It must have taken forty-five minutes to get him fully patched up and Mark seemed to have slept the entire time and soon Ana found herself also getting tired. So she moved to take off leather jacket, red shirt, and black pants to reveal her white tank top and black panties that were her undergarments.
After stripping she then moved to Marcus and started peel off his own clothes. The rain had ended but the added humidity had made things hot and she didn't want him to have a heat stroke in his sleep.
As she pulled off his leather jacket, shoes, socks, pants, and shirt she was caught by surprise to see two new features on Mark's stomach. In the center of his stomach was a series of small scars that looked like they had healed up well but still were there. Her eyes then fell to a new tattoo on his waist that was just above his pubic bone. It was in all-black but it wasn't too difficult to see with his fair skin complexion.
It was a heart with an arrow going through it but inside of it was three letters that stuck out to the woman. "A+M+A"
"Ana, Mark, and Alison." She let out with a smile before feeling something grab her hand and notice Mark's hand had intertwined with her own and was now placing it on the tattoo.
"I knew you'd like it." The Creole said with a low chuckle while Ana smiled at him.
"Shut up!" she said before feeling as Mark ran his hand over the back of her head before pulling her down so that he could rest his forehead against her own.
"I never stopped thinking about." He whispered out. His words seem to intoxicate Ana who ran her hand over his tattoo while Mark held her close to him.
He'd come back, he'd come back home, he'd come back for his friends, but more importantly he'd come back for her and this time she wasn't going to give him that long of a leash. She wasn't letting him get too far away from her. He was hers and nobody was ever going to tear them apart, not now or ever.
"I Love You!"
Authors Note: And there you have it everyone Mark is back, the war is about to begin, and things are about to change in the favor of those in New Arcadia, but a lot of questions are still left unanswered. The main one being how is he going to change any guesses.
I hope you liked the gun battle because that was over 5,000 words of battle. I was actually worried about this chapter being too short because if you didn't notice the eCola heist was shorter then I thought it would be. Which reminds me eCola is the GTA Version of Coke and in New Orleans there is a Coke Bottling Factory so I decided why not hit it. Parts of the heist though was taken from an episode of Animal Kingdom, them going back for the safe was based off something I had to think up quick though.
A lot of that gun battle was taken from scenes from the Walking Dead when the Saviors attacked Alexandria and they got back up from the Kingdom and Hilltop Communities.
A lot of Mark's quotes and dialogue during the gunfight was actually taken from two of my favorite DC Characters Deadshot and Redhood on Injustice 2. The move he did to break Lonzo's arm though was something I got from playing episode 5 of Season 3 The Walking Dead Game where David broke that woman's arm.
The scene of the Felix, Cruz, Task, and Adahy going for Angel was based off something from Narcos but the killing with the pool stick was something I took off hand.
Stick around for next chapter as Ernesto and Miguel find themselves in the sights of the Gangster Apostles, Mark finds himself trying to pickup things with Ana and Alison, the other members of BSU find themselves pulling off a heist with everyone's least hated white nationalist Tully, and Task, Felix, and Adahy find themselves pulling off their own small heist.
Thank you all for reading have a good day.
