Ok, chapter 2
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Mafialand: Rise of the Mob
Chapter 2
The Assembly
He never expected it to happen, but it did. Ron was sitting at the Possible dinner table eating dinner with them. Awkward didn't even begin to describe his feelings.
"So, Ronald…" Her father spoke up as he read his newspaper.
"How exactly did you become a detective? Aren't you a little young?"
"Dad!" Kim protested
"Well isn't Kim a little young then? Being we're the same age and all…" Ron said.
"Ah, good point…" Mr. Possible said chuckling quietly.
"Still Ronald, how did you become a detective at your age?" Mrs. Possible asked.
"My dad, he's a detective with Lowerton and since I can remember I've always been there with him, going over cases, riding in the patrol car, and going to get collars, stuff like that. And because of that I already had a knack for Detective work, so with his help I got on to the Middleton PD as a Detective." Ron said as he stuck a piece of meatloaf in his mouth.
"What about you two, what do my new partner's parents do?" Ron asked as he finished chewing.
"Well Ronald, since you asked I do some work for the Air Force, although I can't say what exactly…"
"He builds Rockets!"
"…To fight the Reds!" Two identical voices from the hall said in unison, causing everyone to look to the source.
"Boys! What did I tell you about talking about your fathers work?" Mrs. Possible said angrily.
The two twin's smiles suddenly disappeared almost as quickly as they did as they heard footsteps rushing up the stairs before a door slammed.
"Those would be the Tweebs, Jim and Tim…" Kim said with a groan.
"Twins?" Ron asked, the family nodded.
"So back on topic, Mrs. Possible, what do you do?"
"I'm a brain surgeon…" She said confidently.
"Really? Isn't it kind of hard for a woman such as yourself to have such a position in the hospital? No offense…" Ron asked.
"None taken Ronald, well I did have some help in getting there…" she said as she gave a seductive look across the table at her husband, something both Kim and Ron picked up on.
"Ah I get it…" Ron said as he nodded to himself.
The rest of the dinner went rather un-dramatically as they finished up and cleaned the table.
When they were done Kim and Ron went back to her room to finish up getting up to speed, and eventually pick out their team.
"Ok, let's review what we're up against…" Kim said as she paced around her room.
Ron took out the stack of surveillance photos they had on the gangs in the town, starting off with the ones on the lower ladder.
"We have the Seniors; they consist of mostly a Father and Son team. The son, Senior Senior Junior doesn't appear to be that into the criminal element; instead he wants to be a pop sensation. His father, Senior Senior Senior on the other hand has recently turned his massive wealth towards the life of organized crime, usually hiring goons to steal certain things for his organization. Sources indicate they aren't very well organized and are still low on the list…" Ron said as he laid out the photos they had on the Seniors, Kim looked them over intensely.
"Next up, we have Lord Montgomery Fiske…he is a highly respected English nobleman who has made several important archeological discoveries in the past fifteen years, although recently he's taken up residence in the mountains overlooking Middleton and for lack of a better term has completely lost his mind…"
"Lost his mind? How so?" Kim asked.
"He used most of his fortune on a radical surgery that turned his hands and feet into those of a monkey…" Ron said with a shiver….
"Eww…" Kim said as she also shivered.
"…with his fortune gone with his mind he has a band or mostly monkeys that serve as his goons. He mostly has them target anything of monkey relevance although other sorts of crime aren't out of the ordinary for him…
He also doesn't go by Montgomery Fiske anymore; sources indicate he calls himself 'Monkey Fist'"
Ron placed the photos of 'Monkey Fist' out above those of the Seniors which Kim also studied vigorously.
"Ok, an actual family, and a madman who wants monkey stuff…what else" Kim asked.
"We have a power struggle for the top organization for the town, these two groups have been at each others throats since day one, casualties on both sides have been high, but our casualties have been worse…
The less dangerous of the two is this guy who goes by the name of Professor Dementor, he's of East German decent and speaks with a German accent, there have been reports he might be a Soviet plant but it's doubtful. His base of operation is a sausage factory on the south end of town called 'The Strudel-works'…"
Ron placed Dementors picture above the other two, the short stocky man wore a helmet right out of a comic book…
"And the most dangerous of the two is this guy…Drew Lipski…aka Dr. Drakken. His right hand man is actually a brutal woman who goes only by the name 'Shego'; they're set up in a Cupcake factory on the northern outskirts of town, they've been responsible for most of the acts of violence across the town, and probably the hit on the restaurant earlier this morning."
Ron laid out the pictures of Dr. Drakken and Shego next to Professor Dementor, the order of gang/mob pecking order was complete…more or less.
"I understand they occasionally hire hit men or mercenaries, any news on that?" Kim asked as she was going over some of the files they had.
"Shego herself occasionally goes out on her own, she even assisted the Seniors on a recent heist we believe they did… then there's 'The Mad Golfer'…"
"The Mad Golfer? You've got to be kidding…" Kim said looking at him with a cocked eyebrow.
"His name is Duff Killigan, he was one of the best golfers in the world till his temper got him banned from every course…he's made his golf balls explosives and has a knack at breaking and entering."
"Ok, we've got a mad golfer…what else?"
"Under the radar is Adreana Lynn, she was a stunt woman in Hollywood but the stunts and the thrill of danger led her to go to the criminal side, she'll tackle anything with risks…
Then we have Francis Lurman, also known as Frugal Lugar, he operates on the cheap and his improvised tactics on a budget are a surprising asset for the mobs since they don't like spending their stolen money…"
"He's trying to make it big isn't he?" Kim asked as she looked at Ron…
"All of our sources indicate he is, how'd you know that?" Ron asked, surprised she knew about someone who was low on the radar…
"Standard M.O., starts small, grows big…get it?" She said with a smile.
"I think we're clear." Ron said, returning the smile.
"So, is there anyone else?" She asked.
"There are two other factions that occasionally butt in on the shenanigans already going on here. One is headed by the successful businessman Jack Hench, his company Hench Co. as I'm sure you know deals in supplying the underworld with goons and gadgets, all for a price…
"Secondly there's this man, Gemini and his organization known as W.W.E.E. or the World Wide Evil Empire…"
"So it's an acronym…"
"Acronym…that's a school word, I should know this…" Ron said pondering…
"Never mind that, what's W.W.E.E. been up to?"
"Honestly, not a lot…"
"Really, he has this big elaborate name and he doesn't really do anything?"
"He isn't even really on our radar to be honest…we just keep finding his old goons lying around town all battered and broken…kept mumbling something about him telling them to have a seat…whatever that means…"
Kim pondered that thought for a moment before she looked back at the top of the laid out pyramid…
"This Dr. Drakken, we know anything about his background?" She asked quizzically.
"None of what we have goes too deep into his past; we do know he has a mother…" Ron said trailing off.
"See if you can find something on her, a secret in their past might lead to a chink in the armor."
"We've got a contact in the FBI; they should be able to take care of that…"
"Alright, we have the crime syndicates now we need a team…" Kim said as she placed the folders of the Middleton Police Department on the floor as she sat next to Ron.
"You have anyone you'd want on the team?" Ron asked looking at her profile…trying his best to hide that he was starting to crush on her…
"I've got a few…" she said as she looked back with a slight smirk on her face as she continued…
"First off, your partner Steven Barkin…"
"I'd know you'd pick him first!" Ron said pointing at her in a 'ah-ha!' style pose.
"Yeah? He's got just as much time and experience on these crime syndicates as you do, he's an obvious choice frankly…" She said cocking an eyebrow at him.
"Oh…right" Ron said feeling deflated.
"I also want Wade Load, Felix Renton, and Bonnie Rockwaller…"
"Whoa wait a minute! You want Load, Renton and Rockwaller?"
"That's what I said Ron, why is there a problem?" She asked noting how shocked he was.
"Well only with two of them, mainly Rockwaller and Load…" Ron said looking nervously…
"And those issues are?"
"Well, Rockwaller hates me…"
"You're kidding right?" She asked, dumbfounded.
"No I'm not, she actually hates me."
"Ron, get a grip, she's one of the best detectives you guys have on the force outside of you…"
"Well, because you did just compliment me I guess I can put that aside in the case of sportsmanship." Ron said, beaming slightly at Kim's compliment.
"Well, what's the issue with Load?"
"For starters, he's a beat cop. And second…well…" Ron trailed off, not really wanting to finish his sentence…
"Well what?"
"Load's well….black…" Ron said quietly…
"I know he's black Ron, but I don't see race as being an issue, his record in impeccable and he's even got a hobby dealing with electronics, he's perfect for the job."
"I know Kim, I've helped try pushing him through to being a Detective, but there are some race issues within the department…"
"Then they'll just have to deal with it. I'm not having my team without him…"
"You don't take no for an answer do you?" Ron asked as he stared at her, a smile crossed his face.
"My family motto is 'Anything is Possible for a Possible'"
"Catchy, I like it."
The two of them shared a moment of staring into each others eyes before a knock on the door jolted them back.
"Kimmie, do you and Ron want some dessert? I've got my cake downstairs." Kim's mother asked as she looked fondly at the two of them.
"Not right now mom, we're almost done here."
"I'll save some for the both of you then…don't work too hard." She said as she left the two of them alone.
They both smiled at each other nervously before they got back to the task at hand…
The next morning the two of them stood before the chief with their list of who they wanted on their team. The chief pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose as he looked over the list, he then glanced up to Kim and Ron, and his eyes were telling them what he though of the list…and it wasn't particularly good.
"You want Load, Mankey, and Flagg on your team?" The chief asked…
"There a problem with that sir?" Ron asked.
"You mean besides the fact that Load's black, Mankey is the sketch artist and that Flagg is dumber than a box of rocks…no not really." The chief said sarcastically.
"I knew you'd see it our way chief! Thanks a lot!" Kim said smiling.
"No wait a minute, I didn't mean it li-"
"We won't let you down sir; we'll round them all up for our meeting…" Ron said as he and Kim left the office hastily, leaving the chief sitting there dumbfounded…
As the door to his office closed the chief tossed his glasses on the desk and rubbed the bridge of his nose and forehead before he opened up a drawer and pulled out a bottle of scotch and a glass.
"Wow, I can't believe we were able to pull that off." Kim said as she and Ron walked down the hall towards the detective's offices to gather their new members.
"I know, surprised myself with that…" Ron said smiling at her.
On their way to the detective's area they walked across the main entrance of the police department where several goons were awaiting booking. Ron looked to his side when he saw one of the officers grab one of the goons to take him to booking when the goon kneed the officer in the gut and started to run to the main door.
"Hey! Stop!" the officer at the desk shouted as they vaulted over to try and apprehend the suspect.
Kim and Ron stopped walking and started sprinting towards the front after the suspect when in a flash the suspect was knocked to the floor of the police department. Standing over him was a rather disheveled looking man in a long rain coat, in his hand was a Colt .45 which he apparently used to knock the suspect down.
The man grabbed the unconscious suspect and dragged him over to the officer that was hit in the gut where he let the suspect fall.
"You alright Jim?" The man asked as he placed a hand on the officer's shoulder.
"I'd feel better if the creep didn't knee me in the gut Vince…" The officer said as he grabbed the suspect off the floor.
"Yeah, shame, I just cleaned my gun too…" The man said before he took out a flask and took a swig before he headed past a stunned Kim and Ron and towards the detective's area.
"Ron? Who exactly was that?" Kim asked as she watched the 'detective' head through a door towards the detective area.
"That was Detective Vinny Pegorino…Or Vince as he's usually called."
"You mean he's an actual detective?" Kim asked shocked.
"Yeah, he wasn't always like this though…he did head the task force that we had before…"
"Why wasn't his file amongst the files we had for our team? We could use someone like him on another task force."
"Probably because he'd turn it down, and with his current state he'd turn it down violently…"
"Well, what happened then?" Kim asked.
"I'll give you his file, you'll understand why then…" Ron said as he started walking down the hall again.
"Can't you just tell me what happened?" Kim asked as she chased after him.
"Its better this way Kim, trust me…"
With that they walked in silence down the hall.
My utmost apologies for this chapter to take as long as it did lots of stuff going on and it's been a pain to actually get around to typing this out.
Also if anyone has an issue about the 'Wade Load' conversation do keep in mind that this is the late 1950's so the whole race issue is very much alive, even in Colorado.
Please leave a review, and I will get back to you.
Thank you, till next chapter then…whenever that'll be…