It took about fifteen minutes for Sid and Tony to reach the Cartel's area of town. Even though they couldn't see any obvious Cartel members, they had to be nearby.

The Cartel's area of town, like the rest of the inner city, consisted of mainly two to four story buildings. Whether it was a residence or a store, the type of building in the Cartel's neck of the woods never seemed to change. What makes the neighborhood stand out from the rest of the city is the style the structures. Most of buildings, residences and shops, were painted in bright, vibrant colors. While the rest of the city seemed to be painted in browns, tans and dull reds, the Cartel's area was decorated with purples, greens, bright reds, and many other exotic colors. The only structures that differed from this scheme were the police stations, schools, and other service buildings provided by the city or owned by out- of-town corporations.

"Damn it! Should of jacked something crappy instead of this thing," Sid said sounding irritated.

"Yeah, kinda a bad neighborhood for a Benz," Tony said as they pulled into the alley near the soon to be robbed bank.

Sid pulled to a stop a few buildings down from the bank.

"The briefing said that the armored car comes at 11:00 each night to drop of the new cash. We still got half an hour until it shows up," Tony said.

"Got anything to read?" Sid asked sarcastically.

"Just the briefing," Tony replied like a real smart-ass.

"I guess we should go over it one more time,"

***

The truck pulled in five minutes early. Sid and Tony hastily got out of their Mercedes and hid in one of the shadows. Quietly, they got the MP-5s out of the briefcases.

"Where the hell do you think they got these babies?" Tony whispered.

"Shut it," Sid said

There was movement in the truck. Two fat security guards emerged from the cab. One made his way to the back entrance of the bank while the other took his post by the back of the vehicle.

"Cover me. Some more guys will be coming out in a minute," Sid whispered while taking the safety off his gun.

He hesitated for a few seconds and the sneaked along the wall for fifteen feet and then stopped. He crouched and waited for a reaction from the guard who evidently couldn't see him. Sid raised his gun and aimed to where he thought the man's heart would be.

This is the only easy kill we're gonna get tonight.

Sid put his finger slowly on the trigger and double checked his aim. Two seconds later the man was laying dead on the cold asphalt with five rounds in his chest.

"Hell yeah!" Tony said under his breath.

Pointing at the door of the bank, Sid said, "Keep your gun trained on the door. Run like hell to the Benz when you hear me start the truck."

Sid slowly made his way to the edge of the shadow. He would wait until the pigs came out and the shooting started before he stole the truck.

Half a minute later, the door started to creak open. Sid got ready to dash to the truck. Tony tapped his index finger on the trigger of his MP-5. The other fat security guard causually stepped out of the doorway. Before he could notice his dead partner laying on the ground, Tony shot three silenced rounds into the guards chest.

"Oh, SHIT!" yelled someone from inside the building.

Sid waited a couple seconds too late to start running towards the armored car. Three guards burst out of the doorway just as he started his dash. Tony gunned down the first one with a perfect shot to the head. The second guard shot a few rounds at Sid with an automatic pistol but they flew over his head. Tony got distracted by the fire in Sid's direction and got shot in the shoulder by the third guard.

Fortunately, the third guard, taking a few steps foward, slipped in the pool of blood made by the two dead guards at his feet. The other guard that was still alive looked down in surprise at his friend just long enough for Sid to pick him off from behind the truck.

Tony was stunned, but the fallen guard kept slipping on the blood and couldn't manage to get up before Tony shot off ten rounds at him, five of them somehow connecting and killing him.

"GO, GO, GO!" Sid shouted out the window as he started up the truck.

Tony stumbled to his feet and bolted off to the Mercedes while trying to clutch his left shoulder. By the time Tony got into the car, Sid had pulled out of the alley but Tony easily caught up to him. They sped off in the direction of O'Malley's Pub.