Chapter 59: The Ultimate Sacrifice

Sunbelt City (Four Days Later)

The sound of guns cocking filled the air on this early morning in the Golden Buckle of the Sunbelt, or as many gangsters called it Baghdad on the Bayou. The name fit the city after these last couple of days with Merryweather being like the invading American Troops and BSU and the Vagos acting almost like rebels.

There wasn't a many a night without bullets flying in this war between the two sides. Merryweather had invaded the city of New Austin and was using it as a staging ground against the two sides who were dug in better than the private security company anticipated.

They were dug in like a well-placed bullet but in a few short hours that bullet was gonna hit a major artery.

At least that's what Lee thought.

As he stood loading slug after slug of the powerful Frag-12 Rounds into his AA-12 he couldn't help but to look out at the group of BSU members standing before him. There wasn't as many as he hoped, but with amount of losses they'd all faced in this war it was for the very best. The Ernesto's soldiers would provide the manpower while BSU would provide the firepower.

Brady, Sullivan, and Palmer were amongst those in the group that consisted of himself, Jimmy, Davey, Eddy, Buck, Thire, Tup, and twelve others BSU members from across New Austin. The trio had proved that they could handle themselves in a fight and that's all the group needed in this war.

Before Lee could think more on the matter he was interrupted by the sound of a series of car engines pulling up and turning off in front of a warehouse. The sound of heavy footsteps soon followed and Thire quickly opened up the main door to the building and reveal Ernesto, Felix, Syke O, and Adahy standing on the otherside with serious looks on their faces.

"Looks like we got the whole barrio." Lee muttered out as he and Jimmy approached the group.

"Right on time." Said Lee while Ernesto nodded his head.

"On time and with everyone, where's Mark and our other support?" Felix asked while Lee gave a low chuckle.

"They'll meet us there. They're all bringing really special gifts for us." Lee replied with a slight chuckle while Ernesto and the others looked on with mixed expressions.

Elsewhere

The sound of shuffling feet and moving items seemed to be the first thing Brooke could make out as she opened her eyes from her deep slumber and quickly noticed that there was a light and noise coming from the bathroom down the hall.

After taking a few seconds to look around the room she quickly rolled off the side of the and proceeded to throw on her black nightgown over her nude form before walking out of the room, down the hall, and then pass the double doors where the noise was coming from.

Upon getting it all the way open she quickly realized why as she noticed the familiar Creole standing in front of the mirror wearing his usual all black t-shirt, blue jean pants, and brown boots while his Kevlar Vest and Light Machine Gun were resting in the corner beside him.

"Sorry did I wake you?" he asked while turning to look at the woman who shook her head.

"No, I'm sorry I was supposed to stay up with you." She replied before looking down at the floor.

It had only been a few days since William Poindexter showed up at their door with an ultimatum that Mark was quick to answer without a second thought despite Brooke's continuous protest for him to not go along with it, Mark's mind was made and there wasn't any going back.

He insisted that she didn't tell anyone else about what he was going to do, to which she did, but the more she thought about it and the more the days passed the more she felt like she was losing her mind. In order to calm her and since Merryweather hadn't been on the offensive these last few days he decided to spend as much time as he could with the woman.

He'd wished he'd done it sooner, despite what many people often said about her being kinda weird, socially awkward, and kinda annoying she was a really interesting person to him. He could admit that some of his conversations with her were some of the most intelligent and informative he'd had in a long time. They stemmed all the way from music, to politics, and even comic books.

In all his years being a gang leader, he spent most of his time talking strategy, reading books on some of the greatest military generals in world history, and trying to stay one step ahead of his enemies. Here though he got the opportunity to truly let his guard down, which was something he hadn't done in a long time.

He was gonna miss it.

"It's alright, just made getting ready somewhat easier." He replied while looking down at his gear only to be taken aback as Brooke moved to stand closer to him.

"Still no way I can convince you to change your mind?" she asked while Mark merely shook his head.

"Thanks for keeping this between us." He let out while Brooke nodded her head.

"I just wish I could do more." She replied before moving to give the youngest Roman a hug to which he easily accepted

"You did all I needed you to do." He interjected before giving the woman a kiss on the forehead only to be taken aback as Brooke moved to kiss him on the lips to which he accepted with no fight.

"I've wanted this for so long." She let out while pulling her lips away from him and allowing the youngest Roman to get a peek down at her cleavage through her open robe before she moved to kiss him again, this time more intimately and with tongue.

He'd been pushing away her advances since the day the duo had made peace with their ex's betraying them, but these last couple of days hearing her masturbate in order to go to sleep at night, walking in and seeing her collection of sex toys for both vaginal and anal pleasure, and cry afterwards about why she couldn't get a man to touch her was really starting to get to him.

Surprisingly she actually told Mark that she hadn't been touched since her and Ryan broke up and that calculated to being well over six years. This news would make her pathetic to people in some lights, but he somewhat understood it. He had a chance to lose his virginity long before Ana in Dockington but he chose not to even when presented with it and after him and Ana had taken a break he hadn't had sex for the first two years in Sunbelt until Shawna, Whitney, and a couple of BSU girls. After Tasha though he'd essentially given up on love until he met Alison.

He knew where she was coming from and she was opening up to him, but he didn't want to take advantage of her. He more than likely would be dead soon and he wanted to die knowing that the two women he loved the most would be the last person he layed with, but that doesn't mean he didn't want to help the young woman.

As Brooke continued to kiss the youngest Roman she gave a slight yelp and even jumped up as she felt Mark's hand moved past the flaps of her gown to rub her silk covered pussy before pressing his lips back against her and moving his hands to rub across her breast then finally down to her butt.

"Mark!" she moaned out while moving her hands from his shoulders and down to his shirt where she tugged at the bottom of his shirt causing the youngest Roman to lift his shirt up and reveal his abs to the woman who quickly let her gown fall so that she could move her hands across his abs before sharing another kiss with him.

"Shit!" she moaned out as Mark ran his fingers over her flower and gently tugged the hairs from the bush above her moist flower.

Moist Flower would be an understatement to describe what the woman had. Soaked red sponge would have been a much better term to describe the woman's pussy. She had really fat meaty lips that could fill his entire hands and a really curly bush that sat just above her lips and wasn't all over the place like some and it was a bright red color that almost made it look sunburned but also stand out compared to the rest of her body.

He was falling almost head over heels for it the more he rubbed it and the more he continued to do so the more Brooke seemed to be sinking to the floor and had to keep her arms around Mark's shoulder just to hold herself up while the youngest Roman moved to suck on her breast.

That soon faded though the second he took his hand away from her and pulled his mouth away from her causing her to look at him with a saddened expression that he would be so cruel as to take her pleasure away. What came next though made her one of the happiest girls in the worlds.

In a swift almost one second movement Mark dropped down to his knees and pressed his lips to her lower ones causing Brooke to let out a loud "WOW!" that could have probably been heard by the neighbors next door, upstairs, and below them as she felt Mark's tongue wash over her and scrub her pussy.

"Oh god don't stop please don't stop!" she moaned out in a pleading tone as Mark continued to lick and fondle her while moving his right hand up to squeeze her breast just as Brooke started to buck her hips into his face.

"Oh God!" she screamed out again as she felt Mark get lower and slide his tongue between her moist pussy and buttholes before finally twirling his tongue around the new hole and almost taking her breath away.

Like she'd thought it felt weird to have her asshole licked but she had to admit there was a pleasure to it that she wished she'd felt sooner when she was dating Ryan. The man refused to lick the hole despite wanting to fuck it whenever he could, sometimes dry to her dislike, but Mark wasn't Ryan not by a long shot.

"Oh my god…you're my daddy." She moaned out while Mark continued to lick her clean while chuckling against her lips at her remark. "You're my fucking daddy dude." She continued to moan out while Mark continued to chuckle.

Her next statement seemed to leave him weirded out though. "You're my fucking father baby!" he did mention she was socially awkward and weird and that had to be one of the weirdest things he'd been told during sex or called during sex. Still it was just weird, but whatever floated the girls boat.

"Oh shit I'm coming!" she screamed out causing Mark to return his tongue back to her pussy and drive it deep inside her walls. He wanted to taste more of her, he wanted to feel her orgasm, and he wanted to see the look on her face when she did so. Another person hadn't given her an orgasm in over seven years, and he wanted her to remember this one.

Before she could let it out though the sound of a knock at the front door caused Mark to turn his head before she grabbed back onto his face and forced him back between her legs. "Don't stop please God don't stop Mark." She pleaded almost with a look of tears in her eyes and causing Mark to go back to his task with a slight smile on his face.

"OH GOD!" she screamed out before finally exploding onto the face of the youngest Roman and losing all her strength in her legs and falling to the floor bucking her hips with her pussy twitching at the feeling of her violent orgasm as Mark stood over her licking his fingers and smiling.

As he moved to give her a final kiss on the lips he responded by saying, "Glad I could help you." As soon as those words left his lips though he was stopped as Brooke jumped forward and grabbed onto his belt buckle and tried to undo it.

"Please…I want to taste you." She whispered out while moving to kiss his stomach and rub her lips across his belly button before running her right hand down his pants and gripping his semi-erect member.

"If only I had a few more minutes." He replied before giving her a quick kiss on the forehead, pulling away from her, then making his way out of the room and quickly opening the door and revealed two somewhat familiar men from the Dockington Chapter who'd come to Sunbelt to help in the war.

The first was a twenty-four-year-old man of Greek Descent known to BSU as Archer. He was a slim man with short black hair hidden under the hood of his jacket, bright blue eyes, and wearing a blue zip-up jacket, camo pants, and brown work boots.

The next was a twenty-five-year-old African and Korean descent known to his peers as Ozone. Unlike Archer who was rather skinny, he was more muscular in frame standing an even six foot with his black hair cut into a fauxhawk and was wearing a grey t-shirt under his brown jacket, black pants, and a pair of brown work boots.

"They send you two to get me?" Mark asked with a chuckle.

"To come get you and to let you know that we'll be part of your fireteam for the mission." Stated Ozone earning a nod from Mark.

"Fine by me!" he replied with a smile before moving to follow the duo out of the apartment.

In truth he didn't know much about many of the Dockington members from BSU but he did know these two quite well from past jobs. Archer was a rather good Marksmen and Ozone knew his way around explosives. Despite the two not having any military training they brought a lot of skills to his table and that was something he really needed for this war.

New Arcadia

The sound of the front door crashing open quickly caught Link by surprise as he lifted his head and noticed a familiar redheaded man and African American woman standing before him with a rather serious look on his face.

"Holy shit…and I thought I was White Boy Rick." Jimmy stated with a smile as he looked to the white male who stuck out almost like a sore thumb against the three African American women he was in bed with before being pulled up by his brother." "I see you've been hanging around with Marrick."

"Yeah and it's been good so far." Link groggily retorted as he moved to put on his pants and shoes. "Why are you here, I thought you, Mark, and Lee were gonna keep Merryweather fighting in Sunbelt." He asked with a raised brow before following the duo out of the room and back into the main office of the night club.

"Devlin and Percival's talks aren't going so good and Mark has a way of speeding up the process, but he needs all hands ready to carry it out." Jimmy stated while Courtney sent him a raised brow.

"Is Mark here now?" she asked causing the man to shake his head.

"He's on his way same with everyone else. What we're doing is rather big and will attract a lot of attention." Jimmy replied while Link and Courtney both nodded their heads.

"And what exactly are we doing?" Link asked with a raised brow before the sound of knocking at the door caused them all to turn their heads for the door with Jimmy whipping out his gun and aiming it at the doorway only to lower it as he noticed a familiar Creole woman standing in the doorway with a serious look on her face.

"If now isn't a good time I can always come back." Gwen let out before moving to turn around and make her way out of the room while also forcing Jimmy to inwardly curse under his breath before running after her.

"The hell is that about?" Link asked while rubbing the side of his head before he and Courtney moved for the door and peered out of it to see Jimmy talking with Gwen.

"I'm sorry, I've just been on edge these last couple of weeks." He stated while Gwen shook her head at him.

"On edge is one thing but you could have at least called me and let me know that you're alright and not drowning yourself in blood to feel better like my brother. He didn't seem the same the last time I heard from him." She started with tears beginning to form in her eyes before Jimmy wrapped her in his arms and brought her in for a warm hug that she easily accepted.

"Holy shit!" Link whispered out before being pulled back by Courtney who shut the door on the duo.

New Austin-Louisiana Border

The air seemed warm and dry, similar to most days on the border between The Sunbelt State and The Bayou State. The day was the same and the familiar carefree attitude of those visiting the Bowman Casino and resort just off the coast of the Sabine River.

It wasn't the largest Casino in the state, but it did get a lot foot traffic from both people in Louisiana and Texas and it was this foot traffic that Merryweather capitalized on.

The Casino was run by the Bowman family, who came a from a long line of family who fought for the land even back as far as the Confederacy. Archie was the eldest Brother and he ran the Casino, Andrew was once a Marine who now worked for Merryweather and provided Security for the Casino, and the youngest brother Andy was fighting for his country in this moment.

The family provided soldiers for Merryweather and the Casino provided a financial safe ground for Merryweather. After losing their contracts to operate on American Soil and a number of their finical supporters most of the money needed to keep Merryweather afloat was coming from this casino and should it fall the company would be set back for almost years.

It was this information that William Poindexter had passed on to Mark and it was this information that made this place a prime target for everyone who found themselves on the other end of a Merryweather gun.

"Security is gonna be tight if this place is as important as Mark says it is." Felix stated while looking to Lee and watching the man load more slugs into the pouches on his pants.

"Fifty guards on the floor and a full Merryweather Company just a few miles away." The Chinese man stated with a slight smile. "So that's another eighty to a hundred fifty guys just a few miles up the road in the town next over." He added before looking back to the group.

"Which is why we all need to be here for this job." Lee said with a slight smile.

"You keep saying we all need to be here but right now it's just you, us, and your…weakest links." Syke O stated while getting in the face of Lee and forcing the BSU members on their feet and to ready themselves in case something happened.

Their actions was quickly met by the members of the Vagos and Azteca's doing the same while Ernesto and Adahy sent looks to both sides. "Before you throw around that bark of yours, you better remember that our weakest links are the only reason you're here." Lee started while looking over at Brady, Sullivan, and Palmer who were standing on the side with the other Dockington BSU members.

"You're looking at all of us outside of the Casino when you can't see who we have inside." Thire pointed out with a slight smile on his face.

As the two sides conversed with each other a familiar Afro-Dominican man found himself sitting at the bar inside of the Casino with an Italian American man who gave a low growl as he took in the interior of the building.

"The Leone Families' Casino's in Ventura would put this place to shame." Charlie let out while looking to Marco who only replied for him to "Stay Focus!".

After looking around the Casino the group quickly took in the sight of the many Merryweather officers inside of the Casino. Most of them were in suits with only a few in plain clothes masquerading themselves as gamblers, but they weren't fooling the duo. Marco spent time with Merryweather in the past and knew how they operated and even took in the sight of a few familiar faces as they walked the floor.

"Hunter team we're on the move!" he whispered out over his earpiece before making his way for the bathroom with Charlie following behind him

"As we speak Marco and Charlie are inside of the Casino with five other IAA Agents getting a bead on the situation and are preparing to help us in the upcoming fire fight." Lee stated while looking to Syke O with his usual smug smile.

"They're the IAA and Ana is Devlin's wife. He's really putting his trust in the hopes of five soldiers?" Ernesto asked with a raised brow.

"Now you know the extent of their marriage." Lee replied just as the group watched as an all-black car pulled up in the parking lot of the Casino with a familiar Creole man stepping out with two others.

"Well look who just showed up." Lee said with a smile before watching as Mark went to the backseat of his car pulled out his Light Machine Gun while Ozone pulled out a TAR-12 Assault Rifle and Archer got himself an FN FAL Battle Rifle.

"What is he doing though?" Ernesto asked with a raised brow before the group watched as Mark pulled out his M32 Grenade Launcher and quickly wrapped a belt of Grenades around his body.

"Shit he's going in everybody get ready!" Lee screamed out with anger and fear in his tone as he looked to the youngest Roman and watched as he aimed the weapon for the front door before firing a Single Grenade inside then watching with a smile as the resulting violent explosion shook the building almost to the core and sent those standing too close to the door flying in multiple directions while a series of screams went off from inside the building.

"What the hell was that?" Charlie asked as he and Marco stood in the restroom loading magazines into their Assault Rifles just as another explosion went off from inside of the building.

"We got company!" Archer whispered out as he turned his head with Mark and Ozone then watched with Lee, Ernesto, and everyone from both sides came running their way with their weapons drawn.

"This wasn't the plan brother." Lee yelled out while approaching Mark. "There's still a bunch of civilians inside."

"You forgetting I made the plan brother and right now I'm readjusting it to serve a better purpose." Mark stated while Lee looked at him quizzically.

"But we're still short some people Jimmy and the others aren't here yet." Lee replied while Mark chuckled.

"Then I guess they get to miss the fun." Mark shot back while pulling back the slide of his weapon. "You know the mission. If you see Bowman do with him as you please the real target is his computer. If you want to take money from the vault or from any of the machines, so do but remember that shit's gonna weigh you down when we run away." He finished before pulling his mask over his face and then making his way through the front door with Ernesto following him close behind.

"What the fuck was that?" yelled out an overweight Caucasian American man with a thick Cajun accent as he looked to a muscular Caucasian man in a black bullet proof vest as he went through a gun case and pulled out an M4A1 Assault Rifle before loading a magazine into it.

"The IAA and their lap dogs are here when they shouldn't even have a clue about this place." the man replied with a hint of venom in his tone.

The sound of the alarm blaring filled the ears of everyone on the Casino floor as those inside who came in to gamble now found themselves running for their lives through a hail of gunfire as the Merryweather Security Agents found themselves clashing with combined might of the Punk Rockers and the Street Gang.

"AH!" a rather busty Caucasian woman in her fifties screamed out as Lee fired his AA-12 and struck a Merryweather Guard in the chest before watching him fly backwards and collide with a slot machine with enough force to knock it over.

"I think you hit the jackpot!" Buck whispered out before firing his P90 Submachine Gun at a group of Merryweather Officers who were forced into cover behind a craps table and blindly fired shots at the young man who was forced to barrel roll out of the way with the Chinese man by his side.

"They're a bunch of fucking drug dealers and gang members and we're fucking warriors put a bullet in all of them." Yelled out the man with the M4 as he came storming out of the main office firing his Rifle like a madman and managing to strike a BSU member in the stomach and send him collapsing to the ground clutching his bloody wound.

"I ain't no fucking drug dealer prick." He yelled out with blood leaking from his mouth before the man shot him in the back of the head.

"You get to die like one though!" the soldier replied before turning his rifle on a Chola from South West Vagos and struck her once in the side of the head as she tried to reload.

"Shit!" Felix yelled out as he fired his Rifle before taking cover behind a slot machine just as a man with a Combat Shotgun walked up on him firing his weapon like a madman before Felix rolled to the side of the slots and came up behind him before shooting him once in the back of the head.

"Take Cover!" Ernesto ordered as he jumped behind a card table while noticing five Merryweather soldiers on the second floor of the building aiming their weapons downward before firing off shots at the group and managing to hit three BSU members and five Vagos.

"Shit!" Ernesto yelled out while blindly firing from cover before watching as the five men on the second floor were almost instantly vaporized as Mark fired a single Grenade from the launcher aimed for the deck they were standing on.

He then fired off another Grenade that sailed over the deck of the second floor and created another explosion that broke glass and was followed by a series of screams. As he moved to fire a third though he was quickly stopped by Ernesto who put his hand on the weapon and stopped him from firing the shot.

"You trying to bring the while building down on us?" he asked while Mark looked at him angrily before lowering weapon.

"Just trying to even the fight." He replied before shouldering the Grenade Launcher and pulling out his M1911 Pistol. "Ozone with me!" Mark ordered before rushing up the stairs with the man just as they noticed a Merryweather Agent with a MP5 moving to take aim at them before being struck in the center of the head by the youngest Roman.

As Mark moved up to the next floor Syke O found himself taking cover behind a Poker Table with Davey and Eddy as a trio of Merryweather Agents shot at them from a distance. "Hey you better not fuck up those chips asshole that's fucking money." Davey yelled out before moving to blindly fire from cover.

"I can tell you've never been to an actual casino. Poker Chips are useless outside of the casino the real money is in the vault so fuck this table shit." The man of Comanche descent screamed out before jumping up from his seated position and firing off four shots from his MP5 that hit one man in the chest while Davey and Eddy fired off shots that hit the other two men in the guts and heads.

"We're Straight Edge man, we don't just avoid recreational drugs we also avoid gambling." Davey pointed out while Syke O gave a chuckle.

"None of you BSU guys can call yourselves Straight Edge. I'm guessing all of you eat meat and we know for a fact that all of you fuck like there's no tomorrow." Syke O pointed out while Eddy gave a low scoff.

"Straight Edge Vegans are on their own shit, XVX, is what they call themselves. They have some of the same beliefs as us but some of their own." Eddy started while Syke O eyed him closely. "Being Straight Edge is about being in control of your life. It takes real control to tell yourself you won't eat meat, you won't smoke, you won't drink, and you won't follow the trend of everyone else I the world." he added while Syke O chuckled.

"I guess that makes me Straight Edge because I'm in control of myself not eating fast food every day." He joked while Davey and Eddy rolled their eyes before bullets went over each of their heads and forced them all to take cover again.

"PUSH FORWARD!" Mark yelled out before shooting a Merryweather Soldier in the head while Ozone came up from behind him and shot another man in the back of his leg and then finishing him off with a shot to the back of the head.

"Stop right there!" came a new voice that caused the duo to turn their heads and notice five Merryweather Agent with their weapons trained on them.

Before the men could squeeze their triggers they were each hit with a series of bullets to their backs that caused them each to fall forward in a bloody heap while Mark and Ozone lifted their heads and noticed five figures, four men one woman, standing behind the five men with Submachine Guns pointed the group.

"Angels from above!" said Ozone with a slight smile while Mark eyed the group closely.

"Come with us!" the lead man ordered causing Mark to look at the group quizzically before following the duo.

"Shit!" Adahy whispered out before blindly firing his AK-47 Assault Rifle at a Merryweather Agent who had his back turned and managed to strike the man several times in the back.

"You Motherfucker!" came a new voice that caused him to turn his head and notice a Mercenary armed with a Shotgun charging him but before he could fire off a single shot he was struck in the back of the head by what Adahy quickly noticed was a Steel Bolt that stood up tall.

This drew a low hum from the Creek Warrior who turned his head and noticed the familiar Lakota standing behind him with a rather serious expression on his face and a new Crossbow in his hands that he quickly lowered in order to take a look at the man.

Before the duo could say anything to each other, Adahy quickly watched as a familiar woman of Argentinian descent armed with an MP5 Submachine Gun approached Task from the side and broke him from his stare before moving to assist her.

"AH!" a Merryweather Agent screamed out before being hit over the back of the head courtesy of Lee who looked down on him with a smile but just as he went to taunt the man he was stopped as a bullet struck the man in the side of the head and quickly ended his life.

"Huh!" he asked before looking to his right and quickly noticing a familiar redheaded man approaching him from behind with a serious look on his face.

"You took my kill." Lee greeted before slapping hands with Jimmy who merely chuckled at him.

"You wouldn't miss it with your gloating." Jimmy replied with a smile. "And looks like you guys might have missed me." He added.

"Nah I had Brady to keep me company." Lee retorted while pointing at the dark-haired man and watching him straddle a Merryweather Agent before shooting him once in the face with his Pistol.

"OK, YOU'RE DEAD BRO!" he screamed out while standing over the man and taunting him. "You pissed me off now you're DEAD!" added while both Lee and Jimmy watched him closely.

"That kids been making me so proud these last couple of days." Lee let out with a smile while Jimmy merely rolled his eyes before following the Chinese man back into the firefight.

As the combined might of the Azteca's, Vagos, and BSU continued to clear the Casino of Merryweather operatives Mark found himself walking into the main office where he noticed two familiar men sitting around the room with smug smiles on their faces and the body of an overweight Caucasian man lying on the floor with a bullet wound in his head.

"Glad you could join the party Marcus, or should I say get it started early." Charlie let out with a slight chuckle.

"That was reckless of you Roman." Marco stated while approaching the youngest Roman.

"Reckless…did you expect anything else from less from me?" he asked with a chuckle.

"You're losing your shit and you need to get it together if you hope to get anyone back." He replied while staring at Mark angrily before they were interrupted by a chuckling in the corner of the room that caused them to look at the blonde haired Mercenary who was laughing at them.

"So you're the boyfriend." He started causing Mark to eye him closely. "I don't see why you are so intent on getting the redhead back she's a six at the most." He added causing Mark to turn and eye him angrily.

"Mark-!" Marco started before watching the youngest Roman walk over to the gloating man.

"She doesn't give the best head but man she is so tight-." He started before a sharp crunching sound filled the room as Mark stomped down on the man's neck as hard as he could with enough force to cause him to spit blood before violently choking.

"Her head game isn't good, but yours is about to be spot on." The Creole muttered out just as the door opened up and in walked Ernesto, Lee, Jimmy, Syke O, Task, and Adahy each with serious looks on their faces.

"Lovers quarrel?" Syke O asked with venom in his tone.

"Shut up!" Marco muttered out before stepping away from Mark and making his way over to the man's desktop computer and starting to type on it. "I've got a DSM pulling information from this computer and in the next thirty minutes or so we'll know where all Merryweather's money is coming and going." he finished while Ernesto Task gave him a raised brow.

"We trigged the alarm though and Merryweather reinforcements should be here in three minutes." The Lakota replied to the shock of most of the group.

"So start setting up your Claymore Mines, C4, and anything you need." Mark let out before looking Lee and the other BSU members. "Take up defensive positions around the Casino, you can loot the place if you want but be ready when those assholes hit the door." He ordered earning nods from the group before they quickly rushed out of the room.

"You may all want to do the same because we're about to get hit and we're about to get hit hard." He added while looking to Ernesto and the others who sent a look back to the blonde-haired man and watched as Mark walked over to man and proceeded to punch him several times in the head.

Elsewhere

The song Ain't No Grave by Johnny Cash filled the ears of William Poindexter as he found himself standing in front of his mirror trimming at his beard before looking back at his bed and noticing a familiar redheaded woman lying down with her gaze away from him.

"Come on it wasn't that bad was it." He asked with a wide smile while Alison merely kept her gaze away from him.

"You want your live and you boyfriend to get out of this alive you had to give something up and he's only given me over three hundred coffins to fill." He added before walking back over to his bed and moving to rub the arm of the woman who scooted away from his touch.

"You're breaking my heart Ali!" he whispered out with a hint of sarcasm in his tone. "You know I can see why Mark keeps you around. I guess me and him are more alike then I thought." He started only to cause Alison to jump up and slap him across the face causing Will to chuckle before pouncing on top of her and pinning her to the bed.

"Is that anyway to treat your new daddy?" he asked with a chuckle.

"You and Mark are never alike so don't sit here and claim you and him are just alike." She yelled out while Will put his hand on her neck and proceeding to apply pressure to her neck.

"You talk a lot after what your mouth did last night." He stated with a chuckle before finally letting her go and moving to roll off the woman who proceeded to cough up a storm.

"You know I've always strived to try and pull Mark out of the criminal life." She started earning the full attention of the man. "He's a murderer, a criminal, and some of things he's done are heinous-." She continued causing Will to chuckle.

"He's all that, but-." He asked before trailing off.

"But I'm gonna enjoy watching him cut up that pretty face of yours." She yelled out while the man chuckled.

"Wow to hear that from a law enforcement officer…it's almost laughable, but then again a law enforcement officer being with someone like Marcus." He replied before moving to walk over to his closet. "I suggest you clean yourself up if you want to look presentable to your soldier." He stated with a hint of sarcasm in his tone before watching Alison rise from the bed and begin her walk to the bathroom.

Elsewhere

The sound of car engines filled the air outside of the Casino as several vehicles filled with Merryweather Soldiers came storming out of the vehicles with their weapons drawn and moving to take up positions around the building with the largest of groups, consisting of twelve soldiers, moving for the front door.

"Remember take no survivors." The lead mercenary stated with venom in his tone just as he moved to open the door without noticing the Claymore mine resting behind the door.

"No survivors!" Mark ordered while pulling the slide back on his Light Machine Gun while looking to Archer who did the same to his M40 Sniper Rifle.

After the violent explosion filled the air of the Casino the phrase, "All hell had broken loose!" was the best way to describe the ensuing firefight as Ernesto, Syke O, Adahy, and Felix each found themselves firing a barrage of rounds through the large hole in the door and striking down three more Merryweather soldiers in the process.

"FUCK UM UP!" Syke O screamed out as he managed to strike on the mercenaries who'd had his legs blown off in the explosion four times in the back as he tried to crawl away.

"Take cover!" a Merryweather officer screamed out through the gunfire before he was struck in the side of the next courtesy of Marco who was firing a series of shots from the top of the building with Charlie, Task, Jimmy, Davey, and Eddy.

"Covering fire!" yelled another Merryweather Agent as the group noticed the Gunner on one of the Humvees man the .50 Caliber Machine Gun and begin to send a barrage of rounds in the direction of the top of the building forcing the group into cover and managing to strike one BSU member in the chest and head

"Brady how is that guy?" Buck asked while looking to the man with a raised brow.

"He's dead." Brady retorted.

"Are you sure he may have a pulse?" he asked with a raised brow.

"I'm no doctor but they need heads to right and on top of that his entrails are now his extrails." The Dockington BSU member retorted while keeping his head down.

"You just make sure to keep your extrails your entrails." Lee retorted over the radio while firing his Shotgun out the back door of the Casino and managing to strike a mercenary in the throat and blowing his tonsils out.

"Nice shot!" Palmer muttered while Sullivan stood beside her chuckling.

"These guys must be the Merryweather B-Team." He added while Lee chuckled at his response before watching him shout out the door, "Your mama never loved you and she dresses you funny."

His comment seemed to draw a laugh from the Chinese man who continued to strike down two more Merryweather Agents causing them to give up on trying to force their way through the backdoor and move to the side of the building.

"Ernesto you got guys going to the side of the building probably prepping to blow a hole in the side with C4." Mark reported over his radio to the Ondero who merely gave a low growl before asking, "Which Side?".

"You think you can do something about this guy on the .50 Marcus?" Jimmy asked over his own radio before a series of explosions from the front of building caused everyone to cover their ears as the Merryweather Humvee was blown upward and spun around in a circle as it fly up before crashing down a flaming wreckage to match all the other vehicles in the parking lot that had C4 planted on them by the youngest Roman.

"Holy shit!" Ozone screamed out as he watched Mark fire his Light Machine Gun almost like a madman without any emotion as he targeted any Merryweather Mercenary taking cover, downed and recovering, or on the brink of death without discrimination. The powerful 7.62 Rounds easily passed through the vehicles they were hiding behind, ripping through their bodies with ease, and after going through all one hundred bullets in his drum magazine he'd managed to kill over thirty soldiers.

"Parking lots clear." Archer screamed out before another explosion rocked the inside of the Casino and sent almost everyone ducking for cover as the Mercenaries on the side of the building managed to blow a hole through the Granite Walls before coming in guns blazing and managing to hit three Vagos in the chest.

"Shit I thought being on the ground floor gave us better protection." Felix yelled out as he returned fire and managed to strike one Merryweather Agent in the head and blow a hole through his helmet with ease causing him to fall back and land on another Agent who then used his body as a bullet shield.

"No cheating!" Ernesto yelled out whipping out his .44 Magnum in the process and cleanly firing a bullet that went through the bullet hole I the dead soldiers head and striking the man who was using him as a shield in the nose causing them both to the hit the floor.

"Sullivan!" Lee ordered before watching the man pull a Hand Grenade out of his back pocket before pulling the pin.

"I'm calling 1-800-EAT-IT!" he yelled out before tossing the Grenade out the hole in the wall and managing to blow away five of the Merryweather Soldiers with relative ease.

"Command we're taking heavy losses, these guys are dug in deep and don't seem like they're trying to take any money." The man o the radio screamed out while trying to keep his head covered before being shot in the side and falling forward.

"Torch um!" Syke O screamed out before watching Adahy and the others light a few Molotov's before tossing them in the direction of the hole not so much to kill whatever Merryweather Soldiers were on the otherside but to block their back and create another obstacle for them to overcome.

"That should keep them back." Felix started before his radio crackled to life.

"Guys we got a new problem." Jimmy started catching everyone by surprise before another explosion hitting the Casino actually knocked everyone inside off their feet and onto the floor with mixed looks.

"More guys coming through the wall?" Ernesto asked with a raised brow.

"Worse!" Task shouted back over his radio as the group on the roof of the Casino watched with wide eyes filled with fear as three Little Bird Helicopters came flying over their heads while two Blackhawks came in behind them.

"EVERYBODY OFF THE ROOF!" Jimmy screamed out in fear as the three Little Birds came in for another pass with the first two lighting up the rooftop with a hail of bullets and managing to hit five BSU members as they ran for the door.

The Last Little Bird then fired toff two Missiles at the front door of the Casino and causing everyone standing close to it to be blown back and knock Ozone, Archer, and Mark from their perched position on the second floor.

"Damn it's that fucking serious here?" Lee asked with anger in his tone as another set of Missiles came crashing into the side of the building and sent debris falling down on the group.

"They're gonna bring the entire place down on us." Felix screamed out while Ernesto looked to the duo who sent a look to Marco and Charlie who both merely nodded their heads before getting on their own radios.

"Setting our troops down." The Pilot of one of the Blackhawks started as he moved to land the plane down on the parking lot while the three Little Birds circled overhead.

Before the first soldier could get his feet on the ground though an explosion went off from inside of the helicopter killing those inside and causing the vehicle to crash into the earth while all the other pilots looked on in confusion before looking to the second floor window of the club where Mark stood with his Grenade Launcher raised.

The weapon wasn't like an RPG where the Grenades would fly straight, he had to angle the weapon perfectly and account for falloff. It was easier to do when the helicopters were close to the ground and not moving so much but he knew he wasn't gonna be able to hit the others.

Just as he lowered the weapon though he immediately had to run for cover as the two Little Bird with the Machine Gun opened up on the second floor and started to strafe while the last Blackhawk moved to drop its troops off upstairs.

"They're going up top." Mark yelled out while causing Lee, Task, Jimmy, and Brady to rush back up the stairs just as the door was blown off its hinges and nine Merryweather Operatives came rushing in firing their weapons and managing to hit Lee once in his vest and causing him to fall back before Brady and Jimmy grabbed him by his shoulders and pulled him to safety.

"GET DOWN!" the Chinese man ordered before pulling out his M79 Grenade Launcher and firing a Single Grenade in the stairwell where a series of screams were met. "Shoot me and think that shit would slide?" he asked with venom in his tone before standing up and spitting on the ground just as another set of missiles hit the side of the building.

"Looks like they're just gonna bring the building down on top of us." Ernesto stated while looking to Mar who merely gave a loud scoff before loading another set of Grenades into his Launcher before he could though a series of violent explosions filled the air outside of the Casino causing everyone to turn their heads in confusion before watching one of the Little Birds falling from the sky and crashing into the parking lot a flaming wreckage.

"Heard you boys were having another party and didn't invite me." Came a familiar voice that caused a number of the BSU and IAA members to chuckle.

"Glad you could join the party late as always." Lee shot back while walking up to Mark who looked out the window and watched as a familiar Afro-British woman stood in the distance with four other soldiers armed with Javelin Rockets before launching them at the remaining aircrafts.

The resulting move cleared the skies and the remaining Little Birds crashing to the ground while the Blackhawk came crashing through the second-floor startling everyone and causing them all to take cover while the voice of Devlin filled their radios and gave them all the other to Exfill.

Hours Later

The song Undefeated by Skillet filled the airs of the old BSU clubhouse in Northern Sunbelt as the Vagos and Azteca's each found themselves surprisingly celebrating their win with the BSU members who couldn't help but to party at their latest victory.

Not only did the two sides lay another hit on the head of Merryweather they also got paid doing it and paid they did.

The group then watched in glee as the Merryweather Eighty Million, divided four ways between the three gangs and the IAA they would be swimming in money and able to pay off for all their losses in the war.

They were each celebrating, but Marcus wasn't doing much celebrating. Sure the money was nice and he was happy to chip in to the Dockington Chapters cause for drug rehabilitation along with any other chapter that wanted to do so, but his mind was set on one thing and one thing only.

Just as he continued to sit in silence, he was interrupted by a familiar Ondero who quickly handed him a beer that he easily accepted. "You are getting used to that now?" he asked earning a chuckle from Mark.

"Nah, my hands are raw from handling that gun and I need something cold." He replied while clinching the bottle with a smile.

"Only guy I know to be at a party and use a beer to cool his hands." Ernesto replied while Mark gave a low chuckle.

"Your boy touched on why that Casino would put a dent in Merryweather's pockets but I want to hear it from you." He started causing Mark to look at him with a raised brow. "How does hitting those Casino help get your Ruca's back?" he asked while Mark chuckled.

"We needed extra money." He replied to the confusion of the man. "I made a deal with Merryweather." He stated while Ernesto eyed him closely.

"I give myself up and Don Percival's daughter they give us back both Ali and Ana. I also give them fifty million dollars and they end the war." He stated earning a laugh from Ernesto.

"Alright then, what's the play to fuck up the deal?" the Ondero asked while eyeing Mark closely and noticing the youngest Roman remain silent with an emotionless look on his face. "Are you serious, you do know if you go along with this you're not coming back right?" he asked with a raised brow.

"One of them is pregnant." Mark retorted to Ernesto's confusion.

"Which one?" he asked with a hint of anger in his tone.

"They spared me the details on that seeing as how I won't be around to raise them." He replied earning a chuckle from the man.

"You know all this time I thought you had a heart Marcus?" he asked earning a raised brow from the youngest Roman. "I had a few years with my kids but not being there for them haunts me to this very day, but you're giving up with yours before they're even born." He stated while Mark shook his head earning a few looks from the BSU members who couldn't help to turn their attention to the exchange between the duo.

"What else do you want me to do?" Mark screamed out fully getting the attention of everyone at the club. "We can keep fighting and hitting their soldiers, their pockets, and their leadership but won't matter at all. At the most I give us two months before we're fighting them with fucking chewing gum, screwdrivers, and tooth picks." He continued while eyeing the man closely. "It's the only way!" he added causing Ernesto to chuckle before he downed his beer and stood up just as Lee, Jimmy, Link, Manfred, and Buck moved to take a stand next to the group.

"You need to talk to your boy he's gone loco." The Ondero started before moving to walk past the group while ordering all the Vagos and Azteca's to leave while Mark sat in silence with all the BSU members standing around him with mixed expressions.

An Hour Later

Silence quickly filled the room of the club as Mark watched with an emotionless look on his face at his brothers who sat around him all with looks of pain, hurt, and betrayal etched across each of their faces after learning of his deal with Merryweather and what he was planning to do.

"I know this is a lot to take in." he started earning a chuckle from the group.

"You got that right." Link let out while trying to hide his sadness before the sound of Lee forcibly punching the table caught everyone's attention as they watched him walk away with anger written on his face.

"Hey-!" Manfred started only for Mark to stop him.

"No, let it sink in I was expecting this." The Creole shot back earning a chuckle from Lee.

"You were expecting this." Jimmy interjected with a smile before putting his hand on Mark's shoulder. "Did you expect for me to shoot you in both your knees if you actually go through with this bullshit plan of yours?" he asked with anger in his tone catching everyone by surprise.

"Jimmy-!" Mark started only to be cut off by the man.

"I'm seeing your sister Mark." He let out catching everyone by surprise including Mark himself. "I'm seeing her and you know the one thing she wants me to do?" he asked while Mark remained silent. "Make sure you come home because she lost you once and she doesn't want to go through that shit again. So I tell her, I promise her, that won't be a problem for me because I've been by your side for yours. I chose fighting for you instead of going activity duty. So how do you think she'll feel if I go back to her and let her know you did this shit?" he finished while eyeing Mark closely with tears beginning to form in his eyes.

"By talking to her in the same manner that you are me." He replied while eyeing the redheaded man closely before he rose from the table and walked off.

"You guys want to add anything?" Mark asked while looking to Thire, Tup, Tector, Davey, Eddy, Link, Buck, and Manfred.

"Those two have been knowing you a lot longer then any of us so I doubt anything we say will change your mind." Thire retorted before rising from his seat and walking away with Tup and Tector while Mark looked to the remaining men.

"You know we've been by your side for the longest brother." Davey started earning a smile from Mark. "But you know we aren't with going along with any of this." He added while Mark nodded his head.

"I know you two don't want to be but I need you to and I need you both for something else." He replied while eyeing the group closely. "My head isn't the only one Merryweather wants." He added before looking to Manfred.

"I know I made you a promise, but I'm gonna have to go back on that promise." Mark stated while eyeing the group closely.

"If we do this you're gonna have to do something for us." Link let out earning a raised brow from the youngest Roman.

New Arcadia (Hours Later)

The song

Sunbelt City

The mood back at the BSU clubhouse had quickly turned from fun and festival to sad and gloomy as Lee and the remaining BSU members found themselves hanging their heads in silence and anger before the sound of the door opening caused them each to turn their heads and notice a familiar woman walking in through the front door.

"Did Mark leave yet?" Brooke asked as she walked up to Lee, Link, and Jimmy who were both hanging their heads and keeping their gaze away from the woman.

"Probably already in New Arcadia by now." Link replied while Brooke lowered her head.

"I'm guessing he told you about his decision." She stated causing the group to look to her with mixed expressions.

"You knew?" Jimmy asked earning a loud scoff from Lee.

"Of course, she fucking knew, she's been shacked up with him these last couple of days." He stated earning a series of mixed looks from the group. "Tell me did you convince him to go along with it just so you could suck his dick?"

"Lee!" Link started only for the Chinese man to rise up and get in the girls face.

"You're an opportunist and this was your opportunity to be relevant again so tell me did you take it. Did you take advantage of my brother?" he asked while Brooke continued to stand in silence. "My brother is a nice guy and that's what you need but at the end of the day you'll never be relevant to him."

"LEE!" Jimmy yelled out earning the attention of the Chinese man who looked back at him. "Lay off!" he ordered causing Lee to turn back to Brooke and notice tears beginning to form in the young woman's eyes at his statement.

"I…apologize, I took that completely farther then it needed to be." He started before moving to pull Brooke in for a hug to which she refrained to give back for a few seconds before finally returning the hug.

"You're angry and you need to take it out on something." She stated while Lee nodded his head.

"It wasn't right for me to take it out on you though." He added before turning his head and noticing Buck, Davey, and Eddy stepping from the back of the clubhouse wearing their bulletproof vest and carrying their weapons.

"Hey where are you guys going?" Lee asked with a raised brow.

"Mark's sending us on a snatch and grab mission." Davey retorted causing the three to look at each of them angrily.

"And you're going along with it?" Lee asked while folding his arms over his chest.

"Look we don't like Mark's decision either but at the end of the day we've only gotten this far by listening and trusting him and the decisions he makes." Eddy stated while eyeing the group closely. "There have been many days where we've talked about walking away from all of this or not seeing a future for any of us, but Mark got in our heads and changed those thoughts. We'll follow his orders to the very end." He added while eyeing the trio closely.

"So are you guys gonna help us because we could really use a hand in who we're about to snatch up?" Buck asked earning confused looks from the group.

"Who's the target?" Link asked with a raised brow.

New Arcadia (Hours Later)

The drive to Arcadia Parish Jail wasn't long for Mark and could be counted as one of the first times he'd had to come to the establishment without being held here. He'd never been here truly long probably just a few hours at the most.

He'd never been charged with anything serious and he hoped he never will, this place was a constant reminder of what happens when the problems from the street are intensified.

As he walked through the doors of the prison, he immediately was given the usual pat down, search, and scan by the guards who eyed him closely before leading him away from the other guest.

Over the years he'd managed to earn a few favors with the guards inside of the prisons. There maybe tension between the guards and the black inmates, but they knew better then to cross him and if they wanted to keep the possibility of them being killed outside of work at a low, they needed to follow orders.

After a few minutes of being walked Mark finally found himself being walked into Solitary Confinement section of the jail and then leaving him alone with a man sitting alone in his cell with his back to the wall.

"Glad to see you're being treated well here." Mark let out earning a low chuckle from the man.

"Three meals a day, a bed, and all the New Arcadian Puta's I can shank. It doesn't sound that bad on paper." Neto shot back while Mark merely chuckled at his response.

"I'm guessing you may have something to do with all this shit between black and the guards then?" he asked while Neto remained silent.

"Why are you here Marcus?" Neto asked while eyeing the Roman closely as he leaned back against the wall and replied.

"To talk to my greatest Friend enemy one last time." He replied to Neto's confusion.

"I know your war with Merryweather is suicidal but you're giving up already?" he asked earning a chuckle from Mark.

"Nah, but they're giving me a way out and I think you already know what that way out is." He replied earning a laugh from Marcus.

"Giving yourself up just makes it easier for me kill your amigo Lee and the rest when I get out of here." Neto retorted earning a chuckle from Mark.

"That's why I'm here, I'm here to offer you five million to end all hostilities between my brothers. We stay outta LS you stay outta NA and we call it a day." Mark replied earning a laugh from the man.

"You're gonna be dead what do I look like keeping a promise to a dead man?" he asked with a venom in his tone.

"It's either that or everyone you know getting arrested start getting sent to a new IAA Black Site somewhere in Cuba." Mark replied with a smile of his own. "You might say a prison is a prison to you, but do remember there won't be any Onda there and you can add water boarding, shock treatments, and a new scorching therapy to the list." He added while Neto remained silent while still laughing at Mark.

"Humor me this…why?" he asked with a raised brow. "Why would Marcus Roman, the Concrete Soldier, give up his own life?" he asked while watching Mark take a seat across from him and press his back to the wall.

"One of them is pregnant." He replied earning a smile from Neto. "I assume you already know the many feelings I'm going through right now." He added while Neto merely chuckled and nodded his head.

"Yeah that'll make a Vato give up his life." He replied while smiling at Mark.

"Boy or girl?" he asked while Mark merely chuckled.

"I don't know, doesn't really matter so I'll never see them but I think I've got some names." He replied earning a chuckle from Neto.

"You're a fucking fool you know that Marcus?" Neto asked earning a raised brow from Mark. "You're really giving up on your child before they're even born. I shouldn't expect different from you with how your father raised you." He replied causing Mark to chuckle.

"You really want to talk to me about giving up on my child when you gave up on yours years ago." Mark shot back while Neto gave him a low growl.

"My boy is dead." He shot back.

"And how many people have to tell you he's alive and kicking it up in Madraza's Mexican Penthouse?" Mark retorted while Neto gave him a low growl.

"When someone worth believing comes here and actually tells it to me." Neto shot back while Mark eyed him closely.

"You know I came here to have a somewhat friendly conversation with you and you know give my final goodbye but I can see I'm getting nowhere with you." Mark shot back before rising to his feet and eyeing Neto closely.

"Nah there's more to this visit then you're saying Cabron." Neto stated while eyeing Mark closely. "I just can't see it yet, but you're working something right now and I may not know what it is now but I have a feeling it'll come to me." He added earning a chuckle from the youngest Roman.

"Don't hurt yourself doing it." He finished before moving to walk out of wing of the prison and leave Neto laughing in the distance.

Meanwhile

The song Gangsters Paradise by Coolio filled the ears of the middle born Roman as he found himself sitting in his apartment passing a joint between himself and three other Roman Boyz when Rex walked into the room with a serious expression on his face.

"What's this about?" he asked while eyeing the middle Roman with a serious look on his face.

"We got a job and I'm gonna need another gun." Marrick shot back while moving to rise up and eye the man with a smile before moving to walk over to his hall closet and opening it to reveal a series of weapon inside.

"Who's the target?" he asked with a raised brow.

"Vago OG, cat supposed the guy next in line after Cruz." Marrick replied earning a confused look Rex.

"Why we going after the Vagos I thought we was at peace with them?" he asked earning a chuckle from Marrick.

"We aren't at peace with anyone, that's the bullshit my brother is spewing when he doesn't see the opportunity in place." Marrick started before turning to eye the man closely. "This peace between us won't last forever and when it does fall apart our enemies need to be weaker than us so as long as they're fighting Mariah, they're getting weaker everyday while we get stronger." He added earning a nod from the man.

"So let's get this shit done." Marrick let out with a slight smile while handing the man a Mini Uzi.

Elsewhere

The song Turn out the Lights by Rihanna filled the air of the nightclub as Courtney found herself turning her head in the direction of the door and quickly being taken aback at the sight of the familiar Creole standing at the doorway with a rather serious look on his face.

"Hey!" he let out before sending the woman a smile then walking over to his desk while Courtney eyed him closely.

"Hey…that's all you can fucking say to me right now?" she yelled out while eyeing him closely. "You've been gone for almost two fucking months fighting in another war that I didn't know nothing about and all you can say to me is fucking hey?" she asked while Mark layed back in his chair and ran his hands through his hair.

"I'm not used to being in situations like this one." He replied causing Courtney to walk up and slap him across the face as hard as she could before following up with another slap.

"You motherfucker I was worried about you, scared, and you just-." She yelled out while continuing to slap the man across the face before Mark finally grabbed her by her hands and pulled her in for a tight hug to which she quickly returned before moving to cry into his chest and pound her fist into him.

"There's something we need to talk about." He let out while Courtney looked back up at him with a raised brow.

Metra

Mark wasn't the only one to return back to the Bayou State as Felix now found himself knocking on the front door of a familiar home before watching it swing open and seeing a familiar woman standing on the otherside with a smile on her face at his return.

"You made it back!" she let out while Felix nodded his head. "Did you bring all the money you said this job would bring in?" she asked while Felix gave her a slight smile.

"Yeah once they're done dividing it down, I'll get my cut since I'm neither a Vago or BSU my money will come from both sides along with Task and Adahy." He replied before moving to take a seat on the woman's couch with Loka moving to sit beside him.

"So are you and Mark Compas again?" she asked earning a confused look from the man of Quechan descent. "It seems like you and him are getting close all over again."

"Working with him again did bring back some good old memories…but I can't forget the bad memories and everything I've lost because of him." He added while eyeing the woman closely. "I can't wait til this war end so shit can get back to normal." He replied while Loka merely chuckled.

"Normal as we can get." She replied while moving to rub the man's right shoulder and cause the man of Quechan descent to eye her closely.

"Are you sure you want this?" he asked only to be silenced as the woman pressed her lips against his own catching him by surprise but not stopping him as he kissed her back.

As she moved to climb on top of him and run his hand under her shirt, Felix moved his hands to grab a hold of the woman's behind where he moved to squeeze and slap the woman's supple buttocks and earn a slight yelp from her . He didn't want to do it too hard to keep from hurting her but it seemed to be getting the desired results as Loka started to grind herself into his hips while kissing the side of his neck before Felix forcibly removed her crop top where he quickly noticed she wasn't wearing a bra underneath.

After a few seconds of staring at her chest he quickly moved to take her nipples into his mouth and suck on them while the Chola gave a low moan of satisfaction while running her hands down the front of Felix's pants and began to massage his stiffened member.

As he gave a low moan of his own he was completely taken aback by a red dot that appeared almost out of nowhere on the girls forehead forcing him to turn around and notice three familiar men standing behind the duo with serious looks on each of their faces and the familiar barrel of a Shotgun being aimed at him.

"Don't stop on our account." Lee let out forcing Felix to reach for his gun only to stop as he noticed Jimmy point his weapon at the head of Loka. "Good to see you walking around again legs, you gotta be one of the luckiest people in the world." He added with a smile.

"The fuck are you doing here?" the man of Quechan descent added with venom in his tone.

"Mark is giving himself up to Merryweather in order to get Ana and Alison back, but did you really think Percival was gonna let the guy who was there when his daughter was killed go?" Lee stated with a slight smile.

"So you're Merryweather's errand boys now?" Felix asked with venom.

"No we're just the guys whose looking to the future. If Mark is gone and we give you to Merryweather maybe we don't have to worry about them trying to slit our throats in our sleep." Link stated.

"That's a big maybe and if you think Ernesto is just gonna sit down and let you get away with this." Loka yelled out while eyeing the group angrily.

"Maybe you should wake up and realize something sweetheart." Lee started while eyeing the woman closely. "Ernesto shouldn't give a fuck about Felix because he isn't one of you. He's no Vago or Azteca, only former BSU." He added while eyeing the man closely.

"And if he really wants to fight for Felix we can leave him here, pull out of the Merryweather war, and let them roll right over your Barrio." Link added before moving to eye Felix closely. "Come on brother after everything we've been through these last couple of months and all the lives lost on both sides do you really want to see more of that when there's a way out." He asked while Felix gave a low growl at him in disgust.

"A way out for all of you!" he shouted at the top of his lungs.

"You think we agree with Mark's plan?" Jimmy asked with rage of his own in his own voice that somewhat caught the man of Quechan descent by surprise.

"We're doing everything in our power short of shooting him in his knees to try and get him to not go through with this, but he's being stubborn and right now him being stubborn is what we have to go along with." He stated while Felix eyed the group closely.

"Don't do this." Loka called out while grabbing onto the arm of Felix who merely set his eyes and turned his head ready to tell the group to fuck themselves before being hit over the head courtesy of Lee who successfully knocked him to the floor unconscious.

"NO!" Loka screamed out before moving to jump at the man who pointed his gun at the woman's head and force her to sit back down as he pulled the slide back on his Pistol in a threatening manner.

"This is the only way we all go home and get to live, so you better move on." Lee spoke out while Jimmy grabbed Felix by the legs and start to pull him away before grabbing Loka's phone and walking out with it.

Meanwhile

The song Here With Me by Dido blared loudly throughout the nightclub in the 17th Ward, but the back office was as silent as could be Courtney found herself sitting across from Marcus who was keeping his gaze away from her while she stared at him in shock and surprise.

Originally he wasn't going to tell the woman about his deal with Merryweather and the reason why they were at war, but the one thing Link wanted him to do was tell the woman and more importantly see the woman who hadn't seen him in almost two months. She deserved better then him after everything she'd been through, he would admit that along with truly never questioning his love for her but he loved Ana and Alison as well and wouldn't give up on them.

"Do you love me?" she asked earning a raised brow from the confused Roman. "Do you love me like you love them, yes or no?" she added while Mark eyed her closely.

"I've asked myself that same question a lot of times." He replied to her shock.

"And what's the answer you came up with?" she asked while folding her arms over her chest and looking at Mark with tears beginning to form in her eyes after a remark that left her feeling like she'd just been shot in the heart.

"I love you and I think I love you more then them?" he replied to her shock and confusion. "They've been with me longer, but never by my side. Me and Ana have a history like no other, but at the end of the day she's married and because of that we can never truly be together no matter how much we want to be and I'll never be on the level of her husband." he added while Courtney eyed him closely.

"How important could her husband be?" she asked with a smile.

"He's the head of the IAA." He replied earning a surprised look from Courtney.

"So he's very important?" she interjected while Mark nodded his head. "And the other one?" she asked.

"Me and Ali, our relationship is complicated because of our life choices. She's an FIB Agent with a love for bad boys and a knack for putting herself on the wrong side of a gun at the time of our relationship I was in a bad place. We needed each other to help each other grow and that's what we did, but at the end of the day…we're bad for each other." He finished while eyeing Courtney closely.

"And what about me that makes you love me more?" she asked while eyeing him closely.

"You're here!" he replied to her confusion. "Both of them are married to their careers and there are things, parts of my life I can't share with them and they'll never understand. Things that I share with you that you do understand more then anyone else." He continued while moving to take a hold of the woman's hand.

"You're more then just a pretty face and a fat ass to me Courtney. You're the one thing in my life I want to see become a better person and you're already there." He stated to the woman's confusion. "I don't run this club you've been running this club and I haven't been keeping track of the money but you have you. This time two years ago you were a stripper, but now look at you. You've overcome almost all levels of adversity and have become one of the most successful people in the city." He added while Courtney looked away from him for a second.

"The only reason I'm where I am now is because of you." She replied while Mark merely took his hands into her own and started to massage her knuckles.

"I got you here, but I know you can stay on the top long after I'm gone." He interjected while Courtney shook her head.

"You'd die for these women…would you die for me?" she asked earning silence from Mark before he started to chuckle.

"I was more then prepared to die for you when you were kidnapped, but if I died getting you back I would have been all the more happier." He stated while Courtney sat in silence with her gaze away from him.

"I don't want you to die for me." She let out, her voice starting to break up to his confusion. "I want you live for me." She finally muttered out with Mark noticing tears beginning to form in the young woman's eyes that seemed to be making her makeup run down her face as she looked up at Mark almost like that of a child whose parent was about to walk out of them.

"You're the only reason I'm alive right now Marcus." She retorted to the confusion of Mark. "I thought about killing myself while I was captured, I still did long after you'd rescued me. I thought I'd been ruined and nobody would ever care about me the same, but you proved me wrong. You saw so much in me and did things for me nobody had ever done before. I wouldn't let you touch me and most niggas would have let me go but not you." She stated with her tears continuing to fall before standing up from her seat and moving over to the stunned Marcus and taking a seat on his lap.

The feeling of her plump yet soft behind on his lap seemed to make the youngest Roman let out a low moan before reality had come back to him and he remembered his mission. He wasn't going to sleep with the woman, he didn't want to fuck her only to walk out of her life forever but being in the position he was in now was making it harder.

"Courtney-!" he started only to be stopped as the woman pressed a finger on his lips to keep him silent.

"You're done talking." She ordered causing Mark to remain silent as she rolled around on his lap so that she could straddle him and look into his eyes. "I don't want to lose you, I don't know what I'll do if I do lose you so I'm asking you, begging you to live…for me." She added while Mark remained silent as the woman's mascara filed tears fell onto his arms.

"Court-!" he again started only to be stopped as the woman pressed her lips against his own and again silence him as Mark closed his eyes and relented into the kiss while the woman started to grind into his lap in an effort to stiffen his already hardening erection.

After breaking the kiss she quickly leaned for the ear of Mark and proceeded to whisper out to him in a lust filled voice, "I missed you!".

No sooner had those words left her lips Mark quickly responded by wrapping his arms around her torso and proceeding to kiss her on the neck causing her to moan out as she felt him run his tongue along the side of his neck before whispering out, "Live for me!".

She then proceeded to grab a hold of Mark's head and press his lips on her left breast while using her other hand to completely pull down her crop top and expose her full thirty-four DDD's to the youngest Roman who immediately went wide eyed at the largest bust he'd had the privilege of fondling.

And fondling he did as Courtney grabbed onto the back of his head and pressed his face into her cleavage where Mark proceeded to trace the split with his tongue before going down to her belly button, earning a loud moan from her, only stopping once he'd noticed a new tattoo under the woman's right breast caught his eye.

I Pray for Marcus

It was like the callsign of his militia his BSU, Nobody Praying For Me, it was the phrase he, Lee, Jimmy, and Link grew up with in their hearts. They didn't have families and the family they did have didn't care about them, they'd turned their backs on them the way the world had turned their back on them and in the end they'd turned their backs on the world.

To see such a tattoo on the woman only seemed to push the motor of the youngest Roman who looked back up at Courtney who was staring down at him with a confused expression on her face as to why the youngest Roman had stopped.

She thought the tattoo may have offended him, but instead it had a result that was much better then she anticipated. This was magnified as she gave a low moan in pleasure as Mark kissed and licked the tattoo almost like he was trying to wipe it off with his tongue before moving his mouth to her right breast while Courtney forced him further into her chest while continuing to grind into his body.

Then in a swift motion she jumped off the youngest Roman who looked at her like she'd grown a second head that was speaking gibberish to him. He then watched as she slowly twirled around in front of him and allowed him to get a good look at the lushes forty inches she sat on and caught every eye as she entered any room.

As she unbuttoned her pants and let them slide down to reveal her black lace panties that looked as though they were being swallowed up by her butt cheeks she could easy feel the hands of Mark move for her hips while his lips pressed themselves against her cheeks before Courtney squatted down and proceeded to twerk on the youngest Roman who couldn't help but to lay back and watch the woman move in satisfaction.

"You like that baby?" she asked while leaning back on the youngest Roman who could help but to grab her breast and kiss the back of her neck and the small of her back while she lifted her long black hair to keep it out of the way of the Creole who was whispering something into her in French.

She was Creole like Marcus, but like most New Arcadian's of this generation wasn't a French Speaker like Marcus. Still it was the language of love and she often melted whenever she heard the youngest Roman speak it to her.

After a few more seconds of grinding herself against Mark, she quickly jumped off the youngest Roman and undid his pants before forcing them to the floor and off his body before noticing the pitched tent in his underpants that was standing up almost higher then before.

"Someone's really happy to see me." Courtney let out with a smile before kissing the tip of Mark's covered member before gripping the fabric and to Mark's surprise rip them with her bare hands until Mark's extension was finally revealed to her and smiling at it.

"I may still need those." He let out before letting out a low moan as Courtney ran her tongue from the bottom of his shaft all the way to the tip where she proceeded to plant a soft kiss on his tip. She then proceeded to lick up and down his shaft before moving to kiss and suck on his balls while stroking him off.

"When was the last time you came?" she asked earning a raised brow from Mark as he looked down at her and noticed her continuing to stroke him off. "I can handle whatever you say." She added while Mark tried to remember the last time he may have climaxed only to remember that the last time he'd fucked or even masturbated was before Ana and Alison were kidnapped.

"Almost a month ago." He replied earning a chuckle from Courtney.

"I can tell you're so full down here." She interjected before kissing his balls then up to his tip where she noticed a stream of his pre-cum starting to flow from his urethra. "At least I know you're cream filled." She added with a moan while running her tongue down the front of his member and lapping up his juices along then way.

This drew another loud moan from the youngest Roman as he layed back just as the former stripper jumped straddled his right leg and rub her exposed flower against Mark's leg causing him to moan even louder as he felt her wetness sliding across his toned leg muscles as she continued to suck him off before finally deep throating the youngest Roman and trying to hold him in place while also foaming at the mouth in the process.

"SHIT!" Mark screamed out before Courtney finally force him out of her mouth with a loud pop before wrapping his member in between her bosom and proceed to give him one of the best titjobs he'd ever had in his life. Her breast were extremely soft and warm and made him almost melt in her body before she finally climbed on top of the youngest Roman and tease him by rubbing his member against her shaved moist pussy and slap it across her lips.

"You like that?" she asked while Mark moaned out again in satisfaction as he noticed another stream of pre-cum leaking from his tip and even spilling onto his stomach as he eyed Courtney hungrily to the point where she merely chuckled at him before finally deciding to give him what he wanted.

As she moved to straddle him once again, he let out a low moan as he felt her warm wetness engulf and suffocate his member before going silent as Courtney pressed her lips against his and proceeded to kiss him while bouncing up and down on his member.

The bouncing, grinding, and jumping of the woman's rather large bottom on his lap seemed to make the Creole lose touch with reality as he layed back, almost like in a trance, and watched the woman's large breast bounce up and down just mere inches above his head.

Then after a few seconds of continuing to stare at her Mark jumped up and wrapped his arms around the woman's full torso to bring her in for a tight hug that she willingly accepted while kissing Mark on the top of his head before taking his right hand and running her tongue over his fingers.

"Mark…please!" she moaned out again while running her tongue over his middle finger while Mark nodded his head against her body before pulling his hand away and towards her back where he slapped her one time on the behind before spreading her butt cheeks and then sliding his middle finger into her butt and seeming to make her jump up with a yelp before moaning out as she bucked harder and faster against the Creole who continued to speak out in French while she kissed and sucked on his shoulder until she finally climaxed and felt onto his body.

"I love you baby!" she moaned out while Mark continued to pound her pussy, fondle her ass, and kiss her breast before breathing heavily against her chest.

"I love you to!" Mark whispered out while trying to keep from coming before Courtney jumped off his lap and giving the Roman time to breath as he chuckled against her sweaty form before watching her move to bend over across the couch and toot her behind up for the youngest Roman.

"Come on daddy!" she whispered out while shaking her behind for the youngest Roman only to be stopped as Mark drove his tongue between her lips and up and down her butt cheeks in a move that caught her by surprise as her eyes rolled into the back of her head and sucked her lips as she felt his tongue brush against her butthole.

Just as Mark moved to put it inside of her he was immediately stopped as the woman raised herself back up and kissed the side of his neck. "What gives?" he asked while eyeing her closely.

"You love me, would you hurt me?" she asked earning a confused look from the youngest Roman.

"I would never hurt you." He replied while kissing the top of her head.

"They hurt me a lot when I was captured, but I know a lot of guys like it." She started while Mark gave her a confused look. "You won't be the first, but you will be the only one I let willingly do it." She added while Mark watched her bend over across the couch.

"What are you saying Court?" he asked while Courtney looked back at him and spoke only an order. "I want you to stick it in my ass!"

Her words seemed to be like a Shotgun blast to his heart. He'd thought about it and dreamed of being able to drive into another girls behind. Since his first time with Shawna he's always had a love for it and that love soon followed with Whitney and Tasha, but he never thought that'd he'd get the fortune of doing it to her. Ana was guaranteed thanks to their bets, Alison was a maybe someday when we're older kinda deal, but Courtney here and now was something he'd never thought about.

Seeing her supple behind sticking up and ready to be drove into seemed to leave Mark frozen in lust as he jumped forward and kissed the woman several times on her back before positioning himself so that he was directly behind her and tightly gripping her firm button while massaging her lower back in the process.

"Hurry up baby!" she moaned out while Mark planted another kiss on the back of her neck and ear before finally moving to slowly slide himself inside of the woman and cause her to let out a low yelp of both pleasure and pain as the youngest Roman finally managed to get his tip inside of her before gently sliding in the rest of himself.

It was a rather slow process and to Courtney there was some initial pain, but eventually she found herself melting under his body as he kissed the back of her neck and started to speed up his thrusting to the point where a loud almost clapping sound could be heard from Courtney's backside slamming against Mark's hips.

As Mark continued to thrust into her he moved his left hand to massage her clit to further increase her pleasure and almost put her in a trance as she kissed the right arm of the youngest Roman before biting down onto his arm and give him a hickey in the process then moving to lick the spot.

Mark didn't seem to notice it though as he continued to thrust into the woman. He'd had anal sex before but he could admit that out of all the women he'd done it with it, it was never this good. Shawna was good but she had some mileage and there was some looseness to her whereas Whitney was extremely tight despite her own mileage, but she had a rather small waist with not much meat and bruised easily.

But right now Courtney seemed to be everything special. She was tight yet somewhat loose enough that it didn't hurt either of them, her large ass provided some real cushion for his pushin'. What made it better though was the amount of heat coming off her body. It felt like his dick was wrapped in a warm bread that was trying to milk him dry.

After a few more pumps Mark slowly pulled out of her and caused her to let out a low moan in pleasure before moving to roll onto her side and shake her butt for the youngest Roman who was using his own spit to lubricate his member before finally sticking it back inside of her and causing her to moan out once again while Mark continued to thrust inside of her.

This change of position made it easier for Mark to silence her by planting his lips against her own and sliding his tongue into her mouth to which she responded by doing the same and wrapping her right arm across his body to pull him in closer.

By this point the heat from both of their bodies was radiating and both were starting to sweat profusely as they continued to fuck like animals in heat.

"That's it… right there." She moaned out while looking into the eyes of Mark who swung her leg over so that she was now lying on her back, but to her surprise Mark slowly pulled himself out of butt and proceeded to clean his member off before sliding it into her pussy.

"What gives?" she asked while noticing the lust filled look on the face of the youngest Roman and notice him rolling his eyes into the back of his head.

He was close, that was pretty obvious, but after looking at him she quickly realized his intentions, and this seemed to bring a smile of happiness to her face before lifting up and kissing the youngest Roman while wrapping her arms and legs around his body.

"That's it…give it to me." She moaned out while Mark ran his right hand across her face and looked her straight in the eye while she stared back up at him.

"I love you!" she moaned out while Mark continued to stare into her eyes while trying to hold in his climax before finally moving to kiss the woman on the lips.

Upon making lip contact with the woman they duo both had their orgasms almost at the same time with Mark flooding her insides with his two weeks of pent up anger, frustration, and hardship before he finally collapsed on top of the woman who wrapped him into her arms and held his almost limp body close to her chest while noticing his right leg twitching in the process.

"You're not going anywhere!" she whispered out while kissing the side of his face and continuing to hold him.

Hours Later

The sound of the shower head running filled the ears of the youngest Roman who found himself leaning back in the shower looking up at the ceiling while Courtney lie on her knees before him with his fully erect member down her throat.

She truly didn't know if Mark was being honest when he said that he wasn't going anywhere and she did care, but if today was his last day on earth she was gonna make his last day his best day for the both of them.

"I love you!" he whispered out while thrusting himself further down her throat before pulling out of her mouth and then pulling her up so that he could plant another kiss on her lips.

Along with the kisses Courtney added to the pleasure of the youngest Roman by stroking him with her right hand and rubbing his tip against her hardened clit before forcibly grinding against him to add more pleasure while Mark rubbed her ass and fingered both her holes.

Before long Mark soon found himself letting off another load into her hand and onto her pussy where she started to chuckle while kissing the youngest Roman.

"I guess that makes three!" she let out while Mark continued to chuckle before he finally rolled out of the shower. "You don't want to stay and wash my back?" she asked while jiggling her ass for the youngest Roman.

"Sorry, but the others are on their way and I need to get ready." Mark retorted before sending a look back to Courtney then pressing his lips against her for one more kiss and an "I love you" before getting dressed and making his way out of the bathroom then back to the inside of the club where he noticed a familiar man of Lakota descent standing in the middle of the dancefloor with his back to him and his arms crossed behind his back.

"Fancy seeing you here." Mark let out while approaching Task with a half-smile.

"If today is your last day alive I figured I may as well have one last conversation with a man who is soon to be dead." The Lakota replied with a half-smile while eyeing Mark closely.

"Yeah change of plans I ain't dying no time soon…I think!" Mark retorted earning a confused look from the man of Lakota descent.

"Really because early this morning you were all set to die so can you tell me what changed your mind?" he asked with a hint of anger in his tone.

"The love of a good woman can change all." He retorted while Task continued to look at him with a raised brow before noticing the half-dressed Courtney move across the back hallway wearing only a pink thong and bra that barely covered much of anything.

"I see!" The Lakota spoke out while shaking his head.

"This morning I was all about giving up my life to save them…but I realize living for them is a lot better then dying for them." He replied while Task started to chuckle.

"I think I know what you mean." He interjected earning a confused look from the youngest Roman. "Me and Adahy used to be brothers…now we're barely on speaking terms and I haven't been back to our house in months just to keep from making an awkward situation more awkward." He added while Mark chuckled.

"All because of one woman?" Mark asked while Task nodded his head.

"All because of a woman." Task shot back before looking to Mark with a serious look on his face. "You didn't sleep with her to did you?" he asked earning a slight chuckle from the youngest Roman.

"Me and Cheta go a ways back, she went to high school with a lot of BSU members Tasha, Ryan, even Shawna and Whitney to name a few. That connection to them is what led me to her." He replied. "She's a good woman and I'll admit that I've thought about it…but I've never so much as kissed that one." He added to the surprise of Task.

"There have been some playful jabs and some flirting, but we've never gone farther then that." He finished while Task looked at him with a raised brow.

"Why didn't you?" he asked while eyeing Mark closely.

"The only way we could have been together was if I became a Rifa and I refuse to join the Ballas and Families and most of them look like me and a few can probably act like me." He retorted while Task eyed him closely. "Also the life expectancy of Rifa's down here is a lot shorter then most other gang members because they're in so short supply, they have always never had any real leadership, and they believe they maybe ahead of BSU but come on you've seen both sides in actions who controls who here?" Mark asked with a raised brow.

"But why did you join BSU when most of them don't look like you and you might believe they act like you, but you, Lee, Link, Jimmy, and the rest of those guys are all cut from a different cloth?" he asked while Mark chuckled.

"We're cut from a different cloth yes…but BSU has been good to us and at that time in my life…all I wanted was a fight and BSU was at war with the Neo-Nazis, Uptight Privileged Hipsters, Ballas, Families, Deuce, Vagos, Azteca's, Marabunta, the Aryan Vanguard-." Mark started while counting off the gangs on his hand. "I wanted to fight but I also wanted to play the game of thrones with. See what allies I can turn enemies, see enemies I can turn allies, and see just how far I can get doing it and I got pretty fucking far." He replied while smiling at Task before the sound of the front door opening cause them all to turn their heads and notice Lee, Link, Jimmy, Davey, Eddy, and Buck walking into the room with serious looks on their faces and a handcuffed Felix being pushed in front of them.

"Well I guess we can get this party started." The Creole let out while sending a look to Task who couldn't help but chuckle at him as he approached the group with a smile.

New Arcadia Docks (Hours Later)

The sun was finally starting to rise on this new rainy day in New Arcadia. It was something Felix had grown all too familiar with as he and Mark both found themselves standing near the docks in rain coats while the daughter of Don Percival sit on the ground with a bag over head and a gag around her mouth to keep her from screaming out.

As per Mark's request upon handing her over to the IAA she wasn't done any harm but everything she's been through these last couple of weeks were traumatic enough.

"They're late." The man of Quechan descent muttered out with his hands tied behind his back.

"Nah they're here…they're watching us." Mark replied while surveying the area. He was unable to see anyone but he could feel the line of sights of one of more Sniper Rifles covering his entire body.

"Well why don't they just shoot us where we stand?" Felix asked while eyeing the youngest Roman closely.

"If they wanted to kill us fast they would have done it already…nah they want the both of us to have a slow painful death." Mark retorted earning a chuckle from Felix.

"That makes me feel better." He replied while looking down at the girl.

"This is fucking death sentence Marcus." Felix shot back while Mark turned to face him.

"No second thoughts…quiet your mind." Mark returned while eyeing the man closely and noticing Felix shaking his head in anger.

"You don't have to do this…we can drag this war out a lot longer then you probably think." He shot back earning a shake of the head from the youngest Roman.

"Yeah…but doing this gets them back quicker and I'm tired of them being away." He replied while eyeing Felix closely. "So whatever happens here…we stick to the plan, okay?" he asked while looking to the man closely.

"You know when we first met each other I looked up to you." Felix started earning a raised brow from the youngest Roman. "You could lead, inspire, turn enemies into allies, and make a person feel more than they are worth…there weren't many black or brown in Sunbelt BSU when you showed up and at the end of the day it's a white man's gang, but you stuck around even had your own chapter in Northern Austin, but you continued to stay and lead…why and why did you bring me in?" he asked while eyeing Mark closely.

"You know what my favorite thing about business is Felix…investing. I like to invest in something and see if I can get a benefit from it. Sometimes they work out great, sometimes they blow up in my face, sometimes I find hidden gems, and sometimes I gain a franchise piece." Mark stated earning a raised brow from the man of Quechan descent.

"I invested in Lee and the others when I could have let them go back in foster care and in return Lee chose to not get adopted by this family, Jimmy didn't join the military, and Link lives his life to serve me, I invested my time in Sunbelt BSU and made them the most loved and hated chapter in the country, and I invested in you." He finished while eyeing the man closely.

"And in return I blew up in your face by defecting?" Felix asked with a smile earning a chuckle from Mark.

"No because originally you were just there to turn Ex-Vagos, Marabunta, and Azteca members to our cause and give us a brown perspective on things." He replied to Felix's shock. "I never wanted you to be a fighter, but you became one and I gave you a life expectancy of five years at most maybe less if you got arrested or we went to war with a serious threat. You outlived my expectations and you out played your original role…that makes you a hidden gem." Mark stated while Felix continued to look at him shockingly. "You may have defected but I got almost ten years of service out of you brother so would you really see yourself as a failure?"

"You're more fucked up then I thought." Felix shot back while Mark chuckled.

"What can I say I'm playing chess is still deciding what game to play." He retorted with a smile just before the group noticed a bright red van pull into the dockyard and start to speed their way.

"Showtime!" Mark whispered out while forcing Percival's daughter up to her feet just as the vehicle came to a stop and a Merryweather Officer looked out the windshield with a smile before looking back at the two women in the back of the van.

"You girls look lovely." He let out while looking to both Alison who was now dressed in a bright pink dress that complimented her eyes and black shoes while Ana sat beside her in a bright red dress that hugged her body perfectly. "You don't want Marcus's last image of you to be some broken down mess so I applaud you both for agreeing to this." He finished with a smile before looking to Alison and rubbing his hand across her cheek and causing her to jump away from him.

"I just wish I could have had some time with you." He let out with a sick smile and earning spit in the face courtesy of the FIB Agent before the driver stopped the van and turned it off.

As the back doors to the vehicles were opened Mark could somehow feel his heart drop down into his feet as he watched with hate in his heart as both women were pulled from the back of the van and forced to stare at the youngest Roman.

"Easy…remember the plan." Felix whispered out while noticing the unnerved look on the face of the youngest Roman.

After a few seconds of composing themselves the two women's eyes easily darted to the two men standing before them with looks on their faces meant to hide their emotions but to Ana the cracks in Mark's personality were evidently showing. He lived with his emotions on his shoulder and even after weeks of not seeing him she could tell that hadn't changed.

The duo then watched as one of the men from the van pulled out a Bowie Knife and Jerry Can before stabbing the canister and watching its content spill out for the duo to see.

"What are they doing?" Felix asked with a hint of venom in his tone.

"That's just for show…keep calm." Mark whispered out trying his best to keep his emotions in check but out of both him and Felix he was probably the most unnerved by everything. "Just to make sure we behave." He continued to whisper out more so trying to convince himself then Felix.

The duo then watched as the men taped the Jerry Cans to the back of both women with a sick smile on his face as the gasoline started to spill out onto the ground behind them. Then to add to their growing fear he lit up a road flare and held it high above the heads of both women for the two men to see.

Just as he did so Mark's cellphone started to ring from an unknown number that he quickly answered already knowing who was on the other end.

"So it's real simple Marcus." William spoke out from his prone position on a walkway in the dockyard. "You and your boy bring the girl and get in the van. You do anything else, we turn your girls into a bonfire." He added while looking through the scope of a Barret Sniper Rifle he kept trained on the head of the youngest Roman.

"Um, the fact that I'm standing right here without a bullet in the head means we must have did enough damage that you couldn't risk it right?" he asked with a smile.

"This way we both get what we want…so let's get through this nice and smooth." Will retorted while continuing to eye Mark. "No tricks…start walking." He ordered before watching as Mark lowered his phone and stuck it back in his jacket pocket before leading Felix and the girl to the Merryweather soldiers who pushed Ana and Alison from behind and ordered them to move forward.

Time then seemed to slow down to a slow pace as Alison now found herself looking to Mark and calling out his name while he remained silent and tried not to look at her. He didn't want to make things more difficult then they already were.

"Easy!" Felix whispered out without even needing to look to see that the sound of Alison's voice had sent a ripple effect through the youngest Roman that may bring him to stray from the plan. Still the sight of the two women safe and alive brought a warm feeling over Mark that he never thought he would feel again in his lifetime.

As the two sides started to pass each other Alison whispered out Mark's name one more time and grabbed onto his arm prompting the youngest Roman to tell her to keep walking and that everything would be okay.

Immediately after passing each other and getting in a few more steps the sound of car engines soon filled the air as three yellow Buccaneers came pulling up in the courtyard before coming to screeching halts to the surprise and anger of William.

"Shit!" he whispered out before watching as Ernesto, Adahy, Loka, and several other Vagos pilled out of the vehicles and begin raining down gunfire on the group of Merryweather Agents who quickly drew their guns and started to shoot back.

"Right on time." Mark whispered out as he turned around with a smile before two of the Merryweather Agents ran up and grabbed him from behind.

"Get him in the van now move." One of them screamed out before clocking Mark in the back of the head with his Pistol and successfully knocking him out while the last man tossed the flare into the pool of gasoline and watched as the flames were ignited and quickly started to follow a trail to the two women.

"NO RUN NOW!" Felix yelled out just as one of the warehouses doors of the docks came swinging open with Lee, Jimmy, Thire, and the nine other BSU Agents coming out with their weapons raised.

"Follow the mission." Lee screamed out with venom in his tone as he watched both women kick off their high heels and run for Mark's car while he took off his jacket and moved to try and put out the flames with Felix in tow.

By this point one of the Merryweather Agents had taken a bullet to the eye while one of the men who'd grabbed Mark was hit in the back but still the youngest Roman was forced inside of the van with Don Percival's daughter and the door was shut on them both with Ernesto moving to cover both Alison and Ana with his Magnum and successfully striking another man in the knee.

"We need them both get the Spic!" William yelled out over his radio causing two more men to rush for Felix and grab him from behind before both Lee and Jimmy came from behind and tried to tackle them away.

"Take um down!" Link ordered to the confusion of Ernesto and the others who watched as lifted his gun in the direction of the men and drew down.

"NO WAIT!" Loka screamed out but still the shots were fired and instead of hitting the men wresting with his brothers he'd managed to hit not only hit Felix but also Lee and Jimmy in their respective chest and backs and causing them each to fall to the ground motionless.

"NO NO!" Loka screamed out at the top of her lungs and almost running into the line of fire along with both Alison and Ana who couldn't help but to look back with tears beginning to form in their eyes as the three men hit the ground hard.

"Shit!" William whispered out as he examined the bodies with his Sniper Rifle before giving a retreat order to the last Merryweather Agent who hopped into the van and quickly drove away from the scene with both Mark and the girl in his possession.

William then made sure to put rounds into the tires of each vehicle at the scene to prevent the group from following after them. He didn't have enough ammo to kill them all and they wouldn't be too serious of a threat with both Mark and all their entire leadership gone.

BSU was a problem for another day and with no real obstacles to protect them now.

"No no no!" Loka screamed out as she started to run to the body of Felix where she noticed the man lying flat on his face with Lee and Jimmy lying next to him.

"No!"Alison whispered out before falling to her knees next to Link while Ernesto while Syke O looked to Buck angrily.

"Nice shot Pendejo!" he yelled out while eyeing him angrily and noticing the smile on the face of the young man.

"You guys can get up now!" Link yelled out to the confusion of everyone who watched Lee, Jimmy, and Felix snap open their eyes before slowly moving to stand up clutching their sides.

"Damn that shit hurt." Felix whispered out while pulling out the bullet lodged into his bulletproof vest and reveal the blood pack which had been hit along with it.

"I think I hit my head on the fall." Jimmy added while rubbing his forehead while everyone each looked to them all with confused expressions on their faces.

"What the hell is this?" Ernesto asked while looking to Lee who was spitting blood from his mouth from where he'd hit his face falling to the ground.

"This was our plan…thank you for playing your part." The Chinese man muttered out while moving to walk past Ernesto who looked at him quizzically.

"Apart of your plan, letting us believe Mark was gonna kill himself?" Adahy asked while looked to Lee angrily.

"No Mark was really gonna kill himself to save them, but some convincing got him to change his mind and think of this Hail Mary plan nobody liked that turned out to be a…complete success." Link replied just as Alison and Ana approached the duo.

"Successful…they captured Mark." Alison yelled out while looking to them closely. "Would you really call that a success?" she asked while eyeing the BSU members closely.

"What part of the plan did you think nobody liked?" Link asked causing everyone to go wide eyed at what they'd just been told.

Authors Note: And we're up, sorry for the late post everyone but I've had a pretty hectic couple of weeks and I know promised a much longer chapter but I had to cut some parts just to get this chapter up in a timely fashion. I hope you all like it though.

There was a lot of action and as you can see Mark got Alison and Ana back, but at a cost of himself. I always knew I was gonna have Mark give himself up and I really this chapter was meant to show how everyone else would handle the news of what he was doing.

I know some of the conversations were short but I think I got the main points to everything and everyone across. If I didn't let me know and I'll do it right later on.

Mark's lemon with Courtney finally came after another long period of waiting and I like how it turned it out. It was a little short, but I'm more pissed about how I really brushed over Felix and Loka's much promised lemon because of the length of this chapter.

I will make it up though later down the line.

Stick around for next chapter as a follow a different approach to the story and show a What If Scenario to the lives of my characters. It will mostly follow Mark but there will be other characters from this story both alive and even dead in a scenario that is somewhat realistically right and interesting for those to read.

Thank you all for reading everyone have a nice night Zilla 2000 out.