With Friends like these
At a table in the dining room of Duncan's house. A a skinny man with long shaggy blonde hair wearing a black beanie, towtone long sleeve shirt, baggy cargo shorts and black vans sneakers walks into the house. "Hello, dudes, dudettes… Nikki… uh Irish guy…" Nikki walks up to him and grabs his arm. "Hey Jude." She says, she grabs Jude's arm and walks him into the living room, they sit at the table where the cheese and cold cut tray are. Gwen walks down the stairs and into the dining room. "Hey Jude." "Hey.." "You remember Gwen, my sister right?." Nikki asks. "Yeah Jude says as starts to make a sandwich." "So how are things? Been a while since I've seen you." Gwen says. "Things are good. I got signed with bird house, but it's the off season so." Kevin and Duncan walk in from the back yard. "Hey uh Duncan." "Jude." "What happened to your Mohawk?" "Had to shave for a job. By the way great win at the Tampa am." "Thank you Duncan. You used to board?" "Yeah, a while ago. Then I found motorcycles." "Sweet dude." Jude says as the phone in the kitchen rings. Gwen goes to grab the grab the phone. "So you got one now?" Kevin asks "Nah, there's no real riding season here in Liberty." Gwen yells from the kitchen. "Hey Duncan, Jen and Courtney are broke down." Duncan gets up from the table and walks into the kitchen. He takes the phone. "Hey Jen. Where are t you broke down?" The woman in the other end of the phone says "Harwood by the car dealer." "Ok me and Nikki's husband will be there shortly." Duncan hangs the phone up. "Alright Kevin and I need to go." Kevin says "we'll take my car as the men walk out the door." They walk to the car on the right side of the drive way. Kevin gets in the driver side and opens the glove box in the dash. He pulls out a 1911, pushing the magazine reales checking to see if it is loaded he pushes the magazine back into the gun and racks the slide back. He puts the gun in a compartment in the center console. "What, you expecting some trouble?" "Yeah, the proximity of hardwood to Saint marks is a little to close for comfort for me." "Somebodies been watching Guinness walker." Duncan says Kevin turns the key and says "Yeah. He's got a lot of good information." The car reverses and goes to the street. "So what got you started in… you know the life?" Duncan asks sheepishly while looking out the window. "I was at a Strip club in Vice. I had broke down truck and was just watching the show. A sketchy guy walks in and next thing I know he's holding up the place. So I turn around and hit the guy in the waist as hard as I can while he's hurting I squeeze his arm so hard that he drops the gun. I stand on it and grab his face. I spin him around and smash his head into the stage. While he is incapacitated I walk towards the door. I'm stoped by a guy with a diamond in his eye." Duncan says "Were you scared?" "Hell yeah man. But when you push me up against a wall I find a way out. So the diamond in his eye tells me that he liked my moves and says he needs a body guard for his air quotes performers. He hands me a card and it's got an address to a porn studio…" "Wait a porn studio? You mean?…" "Yeah, so working for a few months one of the actresses dies of an overdose and the guy who hired me is now out to mount my ass on his wall like I'm a hunting trophy. To make a long story short he's dead and I'm here. I hooked up with a few other business men like what I wanted to be and then here I am. You?" "Bounced in and out of juvie, got on total drama and then back to my ways, trying to change then I work Joey Leone because I know my way around a motor and then one day I'm working for Toni Cipriotti."
The men pull up to two women standing next to a 2002 Ford F-150. Kevin and Duncan get out. While getting out of the car Kevin pulls his shirt tail down to conceal the gun in his waist band. "What seems to be the problem?" Duncan asks. The taller dark haired woman walks up to Duncan and stars rubbing up against saying "My sister isn't as handy as you big strong men." The younger woman drops a ratchet while hitting her head as she slides out of the engine compartment of the truck. "Damn it Courtney. You try to flirt with every guy that comes in contact with you." The young woman says. "Hi Jen." Kevin says. "Hi guys. It's the starter. I tried to rig it up myself but it's kind of hard when YOU ONLY HAVE ONE PERSON!!" Kevin says walking toward Jen with an arm extended holding his key. "Take my car. We'll be along soon." Jen grabs the and says "Thank you." The two women get into the car. Ken grabs the ratchet sitting in the enginbay. He clicks the socket of the ratchet. "Get in." Kevin says Duncan gets in the driver side and winds down the window. Kevin starts tapping on the starter. "Try it "the engine turns over. "Alright. Easier than I thought." A black land rover screeches to a halt. Kevin grabs his pistol out of his waist band and takes aim. A man in a black suit hops out of the driver side of the truck. The man takes a Glock out and starts shooting from the hip. Kevin shoots the man and shoots the man in the passenger seat. Another Range Rover speeds down the street and screeches down the street. Both occupants get out of the car and proceed to shoot. Kevin shoots both oft them. Kevin gets into the SUV and drives up to the truck. Kevin winds the window down and says. "Catch throwing a Glock out." Duncan catches the Glock. "Follow me." Kevin says. Good I hope this ends well. Duncan pulls the truck behind Kevin. They pull up to a brick building. Kevin gets out of the Range Rover and walks over to a 1975 Lincoln Contentanental. Duncan walks up to Kevin. "It's probably Lou's. Well fuck them. Kevin takes the grip of the pistol and smashes the driver side window. Kevin walks up to the door with Duncan following him. "You got the piece?" Kevin says as he turns his head to look at Duncan. Duncan loads the gun. "Cover me." Kevin says. He kicks the door open. He takes aim at a guard and shoots the man who drops the M16 he is holding. People start running out. Kevin starts shooting people as he approaches the man with the m16. He picks up the gun and approaches the stairs. "This is going to be balls to the wall." "What do you mean?" Duncan asks. "Let's just say there will be blood and bullets everywhere" kevin walks up the stairs and starts shooting everyone. This continues for three more floors. Kevin and Duncan reach an office door. Kevin kicks the door open. The man behind the desk starts to stand. "Sit the fuck down, never mind." Kevin takes the gun and shoots the man out of the window. The man falls and hits the Lincoln. "Jesus Christ." Duncan says. "That's the shit you go through in this life." Kevin says as he drops the gun and starts walking toward the exit.
Kevin gets in the passenger side of the truck. Duncan gets in and starts the truck. The truck barely starts. "We need to head to Brucie's garage." Kevin says. The men drive to the garage in BOABA. Duncan hits the horn and the door slides up. Kevin rolls the window down. "Needs a starter." Kevin says to Bruice. "I got it. Ten minutes. This bitch will singing."
Bruice starts the truck as the men wait in the waiting room. "That's our truck." Kevin says. The men walk into the garage "yo bro this shits not vip bro! How you gone pick up the bitches in this?" "Bruice, this a friend's truck." "Still how he going to pick up bitches in this Rick nose shit." "I doubt she's having having any trouble." "Shit she single? Give her my number, I'll show her how vips roll." Duncan and Kevin get into the truck. "I'll give her you number."
Duncan pulls the truck out of the garage. "I'm not giving Jen his number." "No, but Courtney is probably the type of gal he would like. So… back there… why didn't you let Lou speak?" "What good would that have done us man? I was sending a message." Kevin says. "So what's stoping Toni from blasting me?" Duncan asks with a weary tone in his voice. "Honestly, Toni won't blast you at your home but I wouldn't take any meetings with him." "When's this shit going to end. I'm tired of looking over my shoulder." "I got it. In a few days. There's a big show at the club. That night we strike. I got the…" "what about Gwen?" "Look man, I got you a fully furnished apartment. Just pack up your easy to move stuff and move on. You'll follow Nikki and I down to Vice city." The truck drives back to old Liberty. Duncan look straight ahead and says. "Convincing Gwen won't be as easy." "You don't think so? How's she like the winter." "We're from Canada, American winters are nothing like the great white north winter. But hey you tried." Kevin laughs. "What?" Duncan says "Considering that Vice City is a growing metropolis and that her sister and friends are moving there. I doubt that it'll take much convincing. I could be wrong." "So what did you do to get Caitlin out of her contract?" "Some negotiation." Kevin says.
Back at Duncan's house. Kevin and Duncan walk through the door. Duncan walks into the dinning room and hands the key to Jen. She looks over at Duncan and says "You got it running?" "Yeah, just needed a new starter. Happens to old trucks." Duncan says. Gwen walks up to Duncan. "Can I talk to you for second?" "Sure." Duncan says. They walk outside to the back patio. "What is it?" Duncan asks. "Look, how do you feel about Vice city?" "Nikki talked to you didn't she? Alright. Kev will float us." "He talked to you to?" Gwen asks. "Yeah. I'm cool with it if you are. All your friends and sister are there. This place isn't doing me any favors."
Author's note; Hey, so I had surgery on my leg and I missed some time writing but the main story is almost over sadly. I want to try and write on a better schedule but I really can't. Any way, the next chapter will go off with a bang
