=Chapter 3: Betrayal=
Joey slowed down to a cautious jog, prepared to meet anything around each
corner. He turned the next one, M16 ready...and was greeted by a gun barrel
to his head. "Move and your brains are the newest decoration. Drop the
gun." The man said. Joey complied. It was a familiar voice, Joey thought
to himself. "Who are you?" Joey cautiously asked his assailant. "None of
yer damn business." The voice replied calmly. Joey could see the roof of
the mansion from the stairway. Then the two men he saw coming down the
stairs were two familiar faces; Tommy Vercetti and Toni Cipriani. "Good
job Mikey." Toni said. Joey instantly felt a cold shock come over him, as
he saw a Colt Python in Tommy's hand, and a Colt .45 in Toni's. He could
feel Mikey tie his hands behind his back. 'Those traitorous bastards!' he
thought to himself as sweat beads started to form on his forehead. "Well
well, if it isn't Joey Leone. I can't believe you fell for this shit."
"What do you mean by that?" Joey inquired.
"After I became Don, Luigi and I had this planned. Then Vercetti came into
the picture, and instead of popping him, I decided to see if Tommy would
rather rule over both cities alongside me. He agreed, and it was a fact
that you were the only thing in our way. So now we're here." Toni replied,
blowing cigar smoke from the corner of his mouth.
"I would enjoy killing you, but I'm going to allow Toni the honors." Tommy
said, his face like ice. Joey closed his eyes and prepared for the end.
BLAM! Joey heard a gunshot, but didn't feel wounded. No pain. He opened
his eyes. He saw Toni falling to the ground, shot in the forehead, and the
barrel of Mikey's .45 was smoking. Tommy, still in shock, raised his gun
and pointed it at Mikey's head. He pulled the trigger, only to be rewarded
by an empty chamber. The three men stood still for a few seconds,
completely silent. Suddenly all hell broke loose. Tommy ran for his
helicopter. Mikey fired some potshots at him. Joey frantically looked for
a gun. The whole time the war downstairs was still raging. Joey found a
Mac10, but it was too late, as Vercetti had already jumped into the waiting
Maverick. Tommy was home free as he started to pull a cuban out of his
coat. "Pilot, take me to the Pole Position." He said as he lit up his
cigar. He hoped that would make him feel better, as his mansion was going
to be ruined after the battles were over. "Damn pricks, they're going to
pay..." he said quietly to himself.
