Chapter 4

Shoot-out at Sex Club 7

The men continued to talk at the restaurant well into the night. The waiters continued to bring wine to the men. Finally, the men left the restaurant around 2 am; they walked down the street to the car that Mr. Black arrived in. Mr. Black opened the rear door to the Lexus and Tony and Brian got in the car. Mr. Black sat down and shut the door, he signaled for the driver to take off.

The car drove down Jefferson Ave. until it came to the entrance to a large building with a large neon sign out front. Tony and Brian looked at the sing. Brian smiled and nodded his head as he read the sign. "Luigi's Sex Club 7". Tony stared curiously at the sing then looked over to Mr. Black.

"I didn't know Luigi had spread his clubs out of liberty. I thought that was the only city that had one."

Mr. Black shook his head, "No, Luigi started there then began to spread out to more cities. His club has become the largest growing club in the nation. He's got over 200 throughout the country. This is one of the largest. Shall we go inside?" He said as he opened the door and stepped out of the car.

The men got out of the car and walked up onto the sidewalk. They could see many people were eyeing them curiously as they stepped up. Most of the people in line waiting to get in looked to be quite young and not adequately dressed for the weather. Many of the women had tiny micro skirts and tight tops on. One girl caught Tony's eye as he was walking in. The girl was quite tall and had long flowing blonde hair that came to a stop around mid back. She had a sharp blue blouse on and a tight black skirt that drew attention to her nicely formed legs. Tony couldn't help but stare as he walked into the club.

The interior of the club was very dark and filled with flashing lights and a large strobe light above the dance floor. People were everywhere, the place was packed, one could barley move in there. Tony looked around, he could see the club extended 3 floors up and on the top floor was a large glass window that he assumed was Luigi's office. The music blared loudly and fog machines made it where one could not see the floor below.

"I've got business I need to attend to." Mr. Black said as he walked towards an elevator in the back of the bar.

The men nodded and headed over to the bar for a drink. They sat down on the stools and looked over at the bartender. The men ordered their drinks and looked out at the dance floor. The trend of scantily dressed women continued inside as women that seemed to be wearing nothing walked around the club talking to all sorts of men. The woman Tony saw outside the club caught his eye again, she was walked towards the same elevator that Mr. Black had entered. Tony began to Walk towards her when Brian pulled him back and looked at him.

"Don't go for her, I know that chic. She's bad news. Names Linda Johnson, personal assistant to Luigi, not the best thing to do. Better stay here and just have a drink, the women here are all skanks. I wouldn't waste my time on one."

Tony nodded and took a sip of his beer. He looked out again at the vast expanse of people on the dance floor. People bumping and grinding everywhere, it was one giant orgy. The sight almost made Tony sick, but this was the younger crowd, they partake in things such as this. Then in the crowd Tony spotted a man that looked out of place. He looked closer at the man then his head shot back.

"See that man down on the dance floor, the one with the suit." He said to Brian pointing the man out.

"Yeah, he looks out of place down there. What's he doing?"

Tony didn't reply he continued to look at the man wondering what he was doing down there. His view of the man every so often got obstructed by people moving in front of him. Every time he reappeared he seemed to be closed to the men. Finally it dawned on Tony, this man was a hitman, he was here to kill him, but for whom. Tony cleared up all his ties in Vice awhile back, who would order the hit.

"Brian, we might want to move out of here, things could get pretty bad."

Brian looked at Tony confused, "What do you mean?"

"That man, he's a hitman he's coming to kill me, I don't know who he works for but he will kill you two. We have to get out of here."

As Tony finished his sentence, he looked over at the man as he pulled out a silenced pistol and pointed it at Tony. Tony grabbed Brian and jumped behind the bar. The bartender gave the men a dirty look but that didn't last long. The man fell to the floor and Tony looked over at him. He had a bullet hole between the eyes. Who ever this guy was, he was willing to kill anyone.

From behind the bar, Tony could hear the screams of people trying to run out of the way of the assassin as he walked towards the bar. Tony could hear the footsteps of the man coming closer to the bar. He frantically searched the bar for any sort of weapon. Finally against the back wall he saw what looked like a shotgun. He crawled over to it and picked it up. Brain looked at him in shock.

"What are you going to do?"

"I'm taking this guy down." He said as he checked the shotgun for ammo.

He picked up some shells from a box on the floor and loaded them in the gun. He pressed his back up to the wall of the bar and breathed heavily. He was ready to fight for his life. He lifted the gun up over the bar without looking and pulled the trigger. He could hear the shot ring in the empty club.

In the main office, Luigi heard the screams and the shot looked out the window at the empty club. He looked down at the men walking towards the bar guns at the ready. He punched the glass in front of him.

"God Damnit! Somebody get these Fucking punks out of my club!" he barked at his guards standing by the door to his office.

The men nodded and pulled out their pistols and ran down the hall towards the elevator. The elevator had a large glass door, the men looked out at the men shooting at the bar. One of the men looked up at the descending elevator and saw the men with guns. He pointed his gun at the elevator and began to fire shots at the elevator. The glass shattered and sprayed on the floor of the elevator.

The men ducked down looking for cover as the shots rang out. The man on the ground took aim and fired. The bullet entered the mans head and blood, bone splinters and brain matter sprayed all over the wall of the elevator. He slid down to the floor and laid there his gun dropped out of his hand. The other man stared at the body and ducked behind the wall of the elevator.

The elevator reached the ground floor and the doors opened up. The man ran out of the elevator and dove behind the bar right next to Tony. The men looked at each other and cocked their guns. They both rose up at the same time and began to open fire on the men shooting at them. One of the men dropped silent as the shot gun ripped a hole in his torso.

Tony and the other man dropped back behind the bar and reloaded. Tony looked at the man and then towards the elevator and the uzi sitting on the floor. He then looked back to the man next to him. He thought for a second and then looked at the man.

"Cover me, I'm going for the dropped uzi in the elevator."

The man nodded as Tony crawled behind the bar towards the elevator. The men shot at the bar and shards of bottles fell on Tony. He stopped and put his hands up to his face to shield it from the glass. He shook his shoulders off and continued to crawl to the elevator. He stopped just before the end of the bar and peered out at the open area. Just as he did a bullet exploded into the wooden bar just next to his head. He shot back behind the cover of the bar and sat there.

He looked at the man and nodded. The man nodded back and stood up and began to fire at the men. He emptied his clip in less than 10 seconds. Bullets shattered into chairs and tables around the dance floor. One of the men dropped the floor clutching his leg. The other man hid behind a table flipped on its side, he waited until the shots ceased then popped up behind the table and pumped 5 shots into the mans chest. Blood sprayed from his chest and soaked his shirt as he fall back behind the bar.

Tony looked and saw the man fall and hit the ground. He took the opportunity and dove for the elevator. He dove through the other glass panel and landed on the floor. He picked up the gun and turned around. Just as he did he saw the other man look at him, he picked up the uzi and pointed it at the man and opened fire. Bullets spewed from the gun and landed in everything in their path. A dozen bullets landed in the man standing near him, he sunk to his knees and fell over in a pool of his blood.

Tony looked up at the body the body on the floor. The back of the man had exit holes of the bullets. He kicked the gun away from his hand as he walked towards the body. He looked up and noticed the other man lying clutching his leg. He walked over and pointed the gun at his face and knelt down. He looked into the mans eyes and then down to his wounded leg.

"Who sent you?" he said pointing the gun at the man.

The man did not answer, he just coughed up blood onto his shirt. Tony looked at him sternly and put the gun to the mans head and smiled. He picked up a towel from the ground and wiped off the blood from the mans face.

"Who do you work for? I won't ask you again, who is it?"

The man shuttered as he looked at the gun pointed at his head, "Tommy vercetti in Vice City. He sent us. Said you double crossed him and he wanted his revenge."

Tony nodded his head then looked back at the man. He smiled as he pulled the trigger. Blood splattered up onto Tony's khaki pants as the bullet lodged itself in the mans brain. Tony stood up and wiped the blood of his face as he walked back to the bar. Brian was still sitting under the bar clutching his head, Tony bent down next to him and gave a little slap to his face. Brian looked up at Tony with blood on his face.

"Get up kid, you're not dead yet. They're all dead."

Brian got up and grabbed a bottle of scotch that was sitting on the bar. He popped off the top and took a swig of the alcohol and offered some to Tony. Tony grabbed the bottle and took a swig as they walked to the elevator. They got in the elevator and Brian looked down at the man who was shot in the head, he shuttered then looked back to the doors.

The doors opened up on the top floor and they were greeted by Mr. Black. He smiled and stepped into the elevator watching out for the dead body. The elevator proceeded down to the ground floor. The men exited the elevator and walked among the carnage that was the dance floor. Tables had splintered and the bar was destroyed. Blood covered the floor and the wall. They continued to the back of the club and exited via the service entrance.

The cool air was refreshing from the cramped night club. They walked down the alley to the waiting Lexus they arrived in. The men entered the car and the car pulled out of the alley and headed down the street. The wail of sirens and cop cars racing to the club could be heard for miles. The cop cars sprinted down Jefferson and the men watched from their car as the cars drove by.

"What's Luigi going to say about all this at his club?" Tony asked Mr. Black who was riding shotgun.

Mr. Black laughed then replied, "Oh, I believe Luigi will be quite silent from now on, I don't expect to be hearing from him any time soon."

The cops entered the club and witnessed the blood bath that had taken place. They walked around the club taking photos of the bodies and the shell casings. One of the men looked at the elevator and took a picture of the dead man and the elevator. He rode it up to the top floor and walked down the hallway to Luigi's office. He opened the door and came across the gruesome sight of Luigi sitting in his chair. His throat had been slit and he had bled all over his clean blue shirt. He had a bullet hole in his head and his brains were painted all over the wall behind his chair.

The officer looked around the room and came across a closet with a puddle of blood at the base of it. He opened the door and the assistant in the blue shirt was handing there with her throat slit. The officer almost threw up and shut the door. He searched around the office and found the bloodied knife laying on the floor by the window. He took a picture of it and then headed out back to the elevator. He walked into the empty elevator and called out from inside it.

"Hey Lou, I think we got something up here, two more dead, slit throats and a bullet wound in one. You might want to check this out."

The stoutly man waited for the elevator to come down and entered it and took it to the top floor. He walked down the short hallway to the open door of Luigi's office and stepped inside. He looked at the dead body of Luigi then over to the closet door. He shut the door and walked over to the window standing next to the office that called him up to the office.

"Who ever did this," he said as he stared out at all the police covering up the bodies on the ground floor, "Is one sick man."

The Lexus sped down the long road that led out of the city to the airport. Mr. Black had informed them that staying in the city after what just happened would be very dangerous and not safe. He had ordered a plane to be ready and that they would be making two stops.

"You have to visit Mr. Vercetti?" Mr. Black asked looking out the window at the city in the distance.

"Yes, I have some, unfinished business to attend to with him."

The plane entered the tiny airport hanger that they had landed in when they came. The car stopped and the men got out of the car and headed towards the plane. Brian looked at the plane and smiled. The bright white plane glistened in the lights from the hanger.

"Now this is what I'm talking about" Brian said as he walked into the planes cabin and sat down.

The plane taxied down the runway and lifted off, leaving the chaos of the city behind them. The plane ascended to cruising altitude and everything settled down. The men in their separate chairs began to slowly fall asleep as the plane flew into the dark distance.