The Fall of the Danni Empire

Chapter Three

They all sat around the table, listening to the radio report on last nights events. Niko and Luis looked at each other when they were mentioned and Tony continued to stare at the blonde woman who had her legs up on the table.

"Ok I have to ask... who are you and how did you know the Lost were going to attack my club?" Tony asked. The blonde woman took her legs off the table and leaned back in her chair.

"I am Danni." she began. Niko and Luis felt a wave of security wash over them, now they knew her name. "I knew they were going to attack because I met with the leader the day after I killed the Angels of Death." she told them. Tony continued to look puzzled.

"Why did they attack my club?" Tony yelled at her impatiently. She looked over at him and raised and eyebrow. "Why do you care anymore?" she replied. "All you have to worry about is telling your maids to clean the blood off the carpet."

Luis gritted his teeth and stood up out of his chair.

"We lost a good man that day! Dessie our bouncer." he told her raising his voice above the hustle of the street below them.

"Well I'm sorry for your loss, but this situation could not be better for me." she told them getting out of her chair and walking over to the skyscraper window that over looks Star Junction. Tony got up and Luis followed him.

"What is that supposed to mean?" they asked in an angry tone. She did not turn around, simply shifted her attention to another building in the distance towards Lancaster.

"I mean, I just eliminated both biker gangs, meaning soon I will be the only high figure in the crime industry." she turned around to face them all. "You see, I am the owner of a large corporation." Niko rolled his eyes.

"Really? I never would have guessed with the high rise building, 10 Infernus sports cars in the garage, your own personal Buzzard helicopter and armed guards."

Danni glared at him and walked over to the fridge.

"But of course that is just a cover." she told, them pouring herself a glass of vodka. "I really run a crime syndicate which involves assassinations, drug dealing and illegal weaponry." Niko groaned and got up and went towards the door.

"I am not getting involved with pushers and mobsters again!" he yelled.

"Niko wait!" Danni called out to him.

Niko stopped and turned around, he could not resist her alluring voice.

"I know you don't like crime, but I know what you do like. Money and I have heaps of it." she told him removing a large wad of cash from her bra strap. Niko grinned and took the money from her and put it in his pocket.

"Now Luis, I know you don't need money, so I've decided to take a different approach with you." she told him walking towards him.

She removed her shotgun by the ring on its handle and began to spin it around slowly.

"Oh what, are you going to kill me if I don't work for you?" he asked. Danni laughed.

"No... I'm threatening to kill your mother and those pusher friends of yours if you don't work for me." she said grinning at him. When Luis heard her, he began to go red with rage.

"YOU STAY AWAY FROM THEM YOU STUPID..." Luis was cut off by Tony stepping in front of him.

"Luis stop!" he said attempting to hold him back.

"I'll kill you too fag if he doesn't co-operate." she yelled holding the shotgun still. Tony gasped and began to softly hit Luis on his chest.

"Luis you need to work for her! My life is way more important than your friends and mother!" he yelled. Luis sighed and pushed him off of him.

Danni put her shotgun away and walked over to the window again.

"Your target is the son of a rival business man, Barry." she said pointing over to the high rise building in Lancaster.

"You will both drop into the building by crashing through a sun roof from my helicopter. You will arrive in the meeting room so you better be prepared. You have 10 minutes to find him before people recognise you." she continued to brief them of their mission, but Niko and Luis' expression did not change.

"Niko, you will be paid again if the mission is a success. Luis, I am holding Tony hostage until you complete the mission." she then swiftly span, grabbed Tony and held her shotgun to his head. Tony gasped and tried to struggle, but Danni was too strong.

"And remember to work together!" she said cheerfully. "Meet you on my roof in 10."