=Chapter 2: The Flood Gates Open=
Joey and the Leone family's soldiers arrived at Escobar International
Airport at about 6am, two days later. They picked up the weapons van Don
Cipriani had arranged for them, and then set out to the warehouse hideout
in the industrial district. At about 2:30pm, everyone was loading up their
guns and preparing for the attack. Joey loaded up his MP5 and pocketed a
few clips, and then he watched some of the other activity around the room.
About 45 minutes later, the group of around 150 men had split up, and the
group attacking Vercetti's mansion were set up across the street in a
nearby yard. The walkie-talkie crackled suddenly "We're taking the Malibu
right now!" as gunshots could be heard in the background. Joey looked over
at the Vercetti Estate about ten minutes later and saw somewhere around 100
men jump into Sentinels and Washingtons and careen off towards the Malibu.
"Okay lets do this shit!" Joey yelled, and the men ran towards the huge
mansion. The flooding began. 3 guards in the main room were caught not
paying attention, and one of the Leone men splattered them on the wall with
a Spaz shotgun. Hearing the commotion, eight guards ran out on to a
balcony above and opened fire with M16s. "Shit! Take cov-" one man
yelled, and was cut off by a bullet through the head. Joey opened fire on
the balcony and ripped through 3 of the men. One Leone soldier tossed a
grenade up to the 2nd floor before being turned into a stain on the floor
and sent the Vercetti men flying. The remaining guards started to run into
different rooms. The attacking group split into a few smaller groups and
ventured off to find Vercetti. The walkie-talkie started squawking again.
"We're outnumbered! There were some guys waiting around the back!"
Joey replied, "How many men are still there?!"
"We've got abou" The man on the other end screamed and then only gunfire
was heard. Suddenly, more guards started to pour in from the front door,
Tec-9s blazing, making the Leone men holding the main room scatter off to
find cover. Joey jumped behind a turned-up table and reloaded his MP5. He
popped up and sprayed bullets at the group of guards, taking down two of
them. He reloaded once more, but noticed that he was down to his last
clip. Seeing a dead Vercetti man next to an M16 under the stairwell, he
dove for the stairwell with his MP5 afire. Barely being missed by a hail
of gunfire, he grabbed the M16 and capped one of the guards, leaving a
permanent stain on the wall. The fire slowed down for a few seconds. "Run
for it Mr. V!" yelled a guard, and Leone saw his target: Tommy Vercetti.
Tommy ran towards a hallway, but before he got there he pulled a Colt
Python out of his jacket and popped a Leone man in the back of the head.
Joey knew this would be his only chance to get up the stairs. "Cover me,
dammit!" he yelled, and backpedaled up the stairs while firing at the
guards. He kept running, all the way into the hallway Vercetti had
entered...
