CJ packed an M4 assault rifle, a Desert Eagle and an MP5; a classic pack that he had used whenever he could get his hands on those weapons. He set off towards Vagos turf, trying to look for a place that might hold Cesar. His best bet was probably a mansion of some sort. Crawling with Vagos all around. But maybe they were still trying to sort out where they could hold Cesar captive. But as CJ took a turn, he spotted a convoy of three vans driving along the street. They must've been an organisation of some sort. Pulling up near them in his Greenwood, Carl noticed that the drivers wore yellow; the Los Santos Vagos gang colour. Hopefully Cesar was in one of these vans. Readying his Desert Eagle, he pulled up next to one of them, opened the window, and fired. The powerful .50 bullet smashed through the side window, and blew the driver's head off. Quickly switching to his MP5, he prepared himself for a crash and bash.

Surely enough, the other two vans came charging towards him, the drivers pulling out Tec-9s. The Vagos in the back all jumped out with Dual Micro-SMGs, taking the chance that they could take out CJ's car before they got run over. Well, they weren't going to take chances like that against me, Carl thought. Driving the Greenwood towards the firing Vagos and shoving his weapons into his pockets, Carl bailed out just as the first of a stream of bullets struck the car. CJ aimed his M4 at the drivers of the vans and pegged both of them out with headshots. Then, running for the back of the vans, he hurriedly found one of the vans with Cesar unconscious in it. Diving for cover behind another van from the fire being issued by the Vagos, he ducked and like so many times before, slowly waxed a couple, before sprinting off for the van where Cesar was in, driving off from a hail of bullets.

But when Carl got back, there was once again, chaos on the streets. A riot, like when Tenpenny got let off for being a corrupt cop. But this time, it was the Ballas, Vagos and Da Nang Boys causing the chaos. They were firing their weapons everywhere, hitting stray people. People were running around screaming, as everywhere, the place was being turned into a hellhole. It was the second time in weeks that this had happened, and Carl hoped it would be the same result.

Shaking his head, CJ gunned the van across the street, swerving out of the way of a few bullets, managing to get in just in time. Grabbing the still unconscious Cesar, he carried him inside, where thankfully Kendl was inside.

"What happened with Cesar?" Kendl cried, immediately rushing to help her boyfriend.

"Get some first-aid. I'll call Sweet for some help."

Then, he packed his M4, SMG, and Desert Eagle, called Sweet to get home, and prepared himself for a last fight.

Tommy and Mike arrived back at Jamie's house without too many problems. Just as they headed up the steps of the house, Tommy's phone rang. It was Asuka.

"The Cartel is retreating. There's been a considerable decrease in the amount of Cartel we've noticed around Fort Staunton. I think it's the time for you to go back to Vice City. The Yakuza have booked a flight for you to fly to Liberty one more time, for us to say thanks," she said.

"Okay, that's cool, Asuka. Can I get a few of my mates to come? We're going to finish the Cartel off in Vice City once and for all!" Tommy replied.

"Yes. I will see you in a few hours."

Just then, Jamie opened the door.

"What's up, Tommy?" he asked.

"Nothing, but do you want to go back with me and Ken to Vice City to finish the Cartel there off?" Tommy asked.

"Yeah, that's cool. Mike will want to as well, I bet." Jamie replied.

For a moment, there was silence. Then, Tommy said:

"Let's go."

And the three of them, plus Ken, jumped into the Kuruma, and drove off to Carcer Airport.

After several more hours, the jet landed on the much newer airstrips of the Francis International Airport, a relief for Tommy and Ken, who were glad to be out of the gloomy city of Carcer. The Yakuza had organised them a Yakuza Stinger as well, which Tommy was really impressed about, seeing the organisation the Yakuza had. After a quick joyride where the driver sped his way through the subway, they reached Asuka's condo, where the two Kasens and Ray were waiting for them.

"Look, son, I can say nothing but that you kicked the shit out of those drug asses." Ray said when Tommy got close enough.

"Well done, Tommy. You are one of the first gaijin that hasn't offered anything but disappointment. You have a truly strong mind and personality. Well done." Kenji said.

"Thank you, Tommy. Although we have helped you, you have definitely helped us. With the retreat of the Cartel, we can retake some of the turf we have been losing a bit since the Cartel arrived in Liberty ten years ago. Here's your payment." Asuka handed over a heavy briefcase of money, which was 10000.

"No, you can keep it. I have to thank all of you for helping me get those stupid drug dealers out of my operations. Not that I have drug business, but it's good for somebody to help me get these guys out of business."

After waving their goodbyes, they drove off to Francis International to book a flight back to Vice City.

Getting back to Vice City at nearly midnight, Tommy led Mike and Jamie to Sunshine Autos, where there were several guestrooms whenever Tommy needed to go to sleep there. As they were driving their borrowed Admiral, Ken was excitedly muttering to himself.

"Oh my god, I can believe hardly anything's changed! Remember what it was like back at the mansion Tommy?" Ken asked.

"Wait till we get to the showroom, Ken." Tommy said, giving a wry smile.

It wasn't too far to the car showroom, where all his classy rides were. A Sentinel, Deluxo and Sabre Turbo on the bottom floor, and a Sandking and a Hotring Racer on the top. In the garages, the bullet-proof, collision-proof and fire-proof Admiral that he had stolen from Diaz, a nice silver PCG-600, and fireproof Banshees, Cheetahs and Infernuses.

Once everybody had settled to sleep, Tommy got into his bed, ignoring Ken's snoring, and waiting for tomorrow. The preliminaries had finished. Now the real battle was about to begin.

End note: Sorry, no action in this chapter. Just readying for the last chapter of this story. Please review, and E-Z-B, thank you for your comments.