Chapter 6: Fleeing the City

Leon had CJ drive him home, where he left Violet in order to make sure that she was safe. Violet didn't feel safe being alone, but Leon assured her that his house was unknown to Jerome's thugs, a statement he himself wasn't entirely sure of, but felt that it was probably true since he wasn't ambushed there. He quickly gave Kai a call to tell him what was up before having CJ take him over to Joey's place. With Jerome in the city, searching for him, Leon knew that he'd need the Mafia to help him out if he wanted to live.

"Damn, I ain't seen Joey Leone in years," CJ said as the car pulled up to the building.

"You know Joey?"

"Yeah, I used to work for him. It's been a while, though. He probably doesn't even remember me. No, wait a minute, I take that back. He just might remember me, since I screwed his pops over once. Hey man, you do what you have to do and I'll see you later."

"Alright, CJ. Hey, give me you phone number and I'll call you later. We can talk some more about bringing the Ballas down."

"Yeah, that's cool. I'll talk to you later then." Leon traded numbers with CJ and got out of the car. He walked up to Joey's front door as CJ drove off. Joey and Toni were sitting down, watching TV as Leon slid open the glass doors, alerting them to his arrival.

"Hey kid, how ya doing?" Toni asked happily. It was rare for anyone to see Toni in a happy mood, and Leon wanted to ask what was up, but there were bigger things on his mind.

"Not too good. All hell is about to break loose, and I need some help."

"Whatcha need, Leon?" Joey asked. Leon went into a quick explanation of what had happened to him. When he was done, Joey told him to calm down.

"Don't sweat it, I'll make sure it's all taken care of. Everything will be fine."

"Joey, don't take these guys lightly. When they want something done, they don't stop until they get it done." Joey told him to calm down again and not to worry. Leon felt a little more secure, but couldn't shake the feeling that things weren't going to get better anytime soon. When his phone started ringing, he felt bad news coming.

"Hello."

"Leon, it's me Kai. Where are you?" Kai sounded urgent.

"At Joey's. What's up?"

"Get outta there, now! The Ravens are about to attack the place!"

"What?"

"I saw em' heading in that direction. I think they're coming after you!"

"Oh, shit! Listen, go get Violet and get her to safety!"

"I already got her. We're at the Callahan Bridge. Get over here quickly!"

"I'm on my way." Leon hung up the phone and turned to Joey. "My friend said the Ravens are about to attack. We should go before they get here." Leon headed toward the door, but stopped as he heard gunshots. The Ravens were already there.

"Shit! Leon, get to the garage. There's a car in there you can take!"

"You're actually telling me to leave? You don't want my help?"

"Fighting a fight you didn't plan for isn't exactly a good idea. When the odds are against you, it'll just get you killed. We need to deal with this shit on our terms, not theirs!"

Leon was somewhat surprised with Joey's words. Leon had told him the same thing only two weeks ago, when he was forced to run after being ambushed by the Diablos during a mission. He didn't think that Joey would actually listen to him, though.

"Alright, but you and Toni should get out of here too." Joey nodded, motioning for Leon to get moving.

Leon ran outside, ducking just in time as a Syndicate member shot at him. Leon took out his own gun and fired back, taking the Syndicate member down with a bullet to the head. He quickly headed down the stairs that led into the garage and found a Mafia Sentinel sitting there, unlocked ans with the keys still in the ignition. Leon wasted no time in starting the car up and taking off as soon as the garage door was open. He rushed through all of the gunfire directed at his car, ducking to avoid any bullets that came through the window. Once he was on the street, he made his way for the bridge. As he ignored all traffic lights, he got there incredibly fast, spotting his Infernus waiting on the street corner next to the bridge. He parked behind Kai and Violet and ran up to the car, climbing into the small backseat.

"Go, now!" he panted. Kai took off, whizzing across the bridge at top speed.

"Where are we going?" Leon asked.

"Airport," Kai answered. Leon didn't bother to ask why. He was too busy looking out for any sign of the Ravens.

The trio pulled into the airport parking lot and made for the terminal. Finally, after feeling confident that the Ravens weren't close behind, he asked Kai where they were going.

"We're getting out of town. Shit is too hot here." Kai handed him a plane ticket. "I got one for each of us."

"Great, but where are we going?" Leon asked again, neglecting to look at the ticket, which would've answered his question.

"Vice City." Kai replied.