(A/N: 40 chapters and it's basically been what, two to three weeks in-universe. Man, these guys live some insane lives. But I do want to thank everyone for supporting this idea of mine. But yeah, it's a new doc for chapter 40 onward, the first doc hit at 537 pages. So this time, I hope not to pass 500 again. Given the 40th chapter, we're having a special opening. Side note: Chapter 31 was re-edited for spelling and grammar.)
Cue Opening Theme: Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
TWG:R
~Endless Possibilities Arc~
Chapter 40: Daybreak with a Dash of Deaths
Los Santos
Monday
Isaribi had called Alex with an offer for her to join as an enforcer, to which Alex told her she could not join until the mess with Cashlin was sorted out. However, Isaribi got a recommendation from Jase on someone who could give her some help and needed to get out of the house, which led to her talking to Kara in her MC office.
"Well, you've given me a rundown of your experience and your hobbies. I wouldn't say you're really BB material…but I can hire you as a personal assistant towards my affairs with this club functioning as tech support and a gofer." Isaribi said as Kara looked thoughtful.
"How much do I get paid?" Kara asked.
"Given the small scale…and I'm not really having you do anything high-risk, much less illegal. How about 25 grand a month?"
"30." Kara said, with a bit more confidence. "I can jailbreak and hack devices. I can also secure them. Given you guys and your business, you'd want someone good with VPNs, jailbreaking, and someone who can hack any devices you happen to get off anyone. I'll have to charge labor for hacking any devices you get. Let's say 200 per device."
Isaribi laughed as she got her feet off the table to face Kara.
"Alright, I can agree to that, I'll even make you an associate of TF for some benefits. Here's 200 grand." Isaribi said, handing over the cash. "That's for the next six months. The twenty-grand will be for you to use to get some items for me. I'm going to need two flat screen televisions, preferably 45", a set up to get TV channels, a mini-fridge, a small flat-screen television, an X720, and a copy of Righteous Slaughter 7, and all that's on this list."
Isaribi made a short list to give to her as she took it. Isaribi also used her CEO/VIP menu to get a Patriot nearby.
"There'll be a Patriot outside for you to use, you can keep it after you're done. Now get going. And hold onto the change in case I need you to get anything else another day. Also I got an office in Lombank West under the name Tidal Fox. Go there and get yourself registered since you'll be in LS." Isaribi said as Kara went out the door.
Isaribi made sure to get a text out to other members of TF if they were interested. A text came from Zach that a package had arrived to which Isaribi came outside to find a box to which she took it, finding it labeled for Naruto. She opened it up to find a dozen brand new black biker jackets. They were pre-patched with the BB's symbol alongside its top and bottom rocker. She got one of them patched with a Suiko patch remembering Tricia. Up came the girls and Naruto right as Isaribi finished.
"Ladies, I want to thank you for coming. First off, let's skip the whole prospect stage. You all have proven yourselves, so as far as I am concerned. You all are members now of the Blue Banekos."
Nani came up.
"So I heard you were planning…and I want him. Only thing is…I can't patch this jacket. But I am wearing a cut that can be." Nani said, showing she was wearing a black biker cut.
"Ok, I can work with that. It's also good you're here because I had it in mind to make you an Enforcer. You can lead our patched members on jobs. I'll need the cut so I can patch it." Isaribi said only for Sindy to clear her throat.
"I'll handle it. I'm supposed to handle the patching anyway." Sindy said as Isaribi looked sheepishly. "It's fine, saves me some labor."
Nani shrugged the bomber jacket before taking off the cut revealing a blue and green bikini top and a tattoo that was clearly fresh: a black Polyesian-style stingray with the tail going down and curling up off her lower back.
"Damn…" Naruto thought, impressed.
"Where's Yara and Tomoko?" Isaribi asked right as they arrived. "Ok, you both are here. I need one of you to be Road Captain."
"I'll do it." Tomoko said as the System and Isaribi told her to go to the closet in Isaribi's office.
"You too. Yara. Since you'll be our SGT-At-Arms." Isaribi said as Yara followed Tomko along. "Ok, as for the lot of you, I want to extend the offer to join Tidal Fox. I won't require you to be a full on member, being an associate of it will qualify you for a setup to take jobs for the company and do day jobs at any of our fronts. Some income for you…and it'll net you the Suiko patch. Any questions?"
"Why's it called Suiko?" Tricia asked.
Then they heard a meow as the cat itself came up the chairs and jumped up onto Naruto's shoulder.
"That's why. This is Suiko, my pet cat." Naruto said bemused. "Somehow she always knows where I am."
"Oh my god, she's so cute. Looks like a little fox!" Tricia squeed as the others rolled their eyes.
"I'm in." Eva said, putting on her new jacket. "I'm not going to say income."
"Same." Beatrix said as Tricia and Fia got on their new jackets. "When do we start?"
Isaribi's phone rang, cutting her off as she looked down to see it was her mechanic calling to which she answered.
"Lindsay, what's up?" Isaribi asked.
"I got a bit of an issue. Remember that friend I mentioned was in the Saints? Well she's just fled the Saints and needs to get out of town. She's offering some valuable information…or so she claims." Lindsay said.
"So she claims?" Isaribi asked.
"Heather might be a friend, but she's not exactly one I'd fully trust." Lindsay said as Isaribi gave her some instructions. "Understood."
The quartet's minimap pinged with a mission marker at the office after Isaribi hung up.
"Well, it's go time." Isaribi said as Nani got her cut back to put on.
She, however, left it unzipped as she got on her jacket. Inside the office, both Yara and Tomoko were looking over their jackets' patches. Both lacked the colored wings.
[Tomoko Kuroki's Current Patches]
Road Captain - As a captain, you arrange the layout and handle the bikes.
Suiko - Foxes and cats run together.
San Andreas - Your home turf
Feud - You're a friend of the Families.
Kuroki's Keeper - (Exclusive) Heiress to the Kuroki Family
Ace of Spades - You've killed on contract.
Rising Sun - (Exclusive) For you and your fellow Japanese to show your pride.
[Lillian Levin's Current Patches]
SGT-At-Arms - Keep the peace and the pieces for everyone.
Suiko - Foxes and cats run together.
San Andreas - Your home turf
Feud - You're a friend of the Families.
Ace of Spades - You've killed on contract.
Philippine Eagle - (Exclusive) For you and your fellow Filliphines to show your pride.
Both now had new add ons to their Interaction Menu as they got out to see Isaribi readying herself.
"Come on, we need to move out." Isaribi said. "To the bikes!"
"Nani, was it?" Zach said they came downstairs. "Your bike's ready."
An ocean blue Hexer Custom with black tribal patterns was wheeled out as Nani got on it. The quartet got on their helmets as everyone got to their bikes with Isaribi and Naruto taking their Hexer Customs, Tomoko with her PCJ-600, and Yara on her Shotaro. The Blue Bankeos would have their first ever rideout. Tomoko would be able to use her Interaction Menu to keep everyone in a convoy formation.
"There's a quote that sums my passion for bikes up: A brother might stab you in the back, a woman certainly will, but a bike will never let you down." Isaribi said.
"I got to ask…are there going to be other guys joining the group? A bit too much clam here." Eva remarked as Naruto laughed.
"Same problem for Tidal Fox. In fact, Naruto's the only single one. The other one that's joining is engaged to the other coming in. Hell, one guy's in a throuple relationship with two girls… a pair of white blondes." Tomoko remarked.
"Is he black?" Fia asked as everyone gave her the side eye.
"Yeah…" Yara asked. "Why?"
"No reason!" Fia said nervously before trying to change the subject. "So Isaribi, what was it like being a member of the Lost?"
"It was shit. Picture having good ideas and advice, but constantly being ignored. I had good times, but looking back…I took a lot of shit from people I thought were my friends. Still, I miss the good times…but fuck it…I'm no longer lost. I've found my place." Isaribi remarked. "But you were clearly using me to cover your ass."
"I guess the hypocrisy is coming out of her…I know some black brothers who'd like a piece of you." Naruto joked as Fia went red faced. "Honestly, I could use a sista myself."
"You're joking." Yara asked.
"Literally have banged the major ones except that…besides, now I'll need wings for it!" Naruto said as everyone laughed.
"Maybe you can help us get our golden wings." Eva said as everyone laughed harder.
"Just don't call me R. Kelly." Naruto snarked.
"Hey, how about we make it a race to the office?" Tomoko said using the [Race to Point] option on her Interaction Menu. "We can all wager a grand, winner takes all."
Smirks all around.
"The term is 'drop the hammer', but let's do this." Isaribi said racing ahead.
~TWG~
Alex and Jase were back at the office given the call they got. José was casually playing video games in the break room.
"So, we're going to be a part of a biker gang after Cashlin goes down?" Jase joked. "Well it's something."
"I just can't wait for that cunt to be put down. You can have your revenge and move on." Alex said, putting a hand on his shoulder.
"It's more than revenge. She won't stop until Mandy and I are dead in the water." Jase mused. "It's ending this insanity."
The elevator opened up with a smug Isaribi leading the pack inside as the others grumbled about the loss. Naruto especially but he figured that being lucky did not exactly translate against someone who had skills when it came to motorcycles, but third place wasn't too bad. They got to the mission marker which was at the front desk and the quartet triggered it.
[LS Saints - Clear Da Row]
"Is she here?" Isaribi asked.
"She's in the meeting room." Jase said as the quartet went ahead.
There was Heather, exactly as Lindsay described, had the look of the dragon lady cliche despite being a rich snot. However, Heather's gray eyes had a look of complete nervousness.
"I was told you had some valuable intel…and it better be or I'll have to bury you." Isaribi said calmly.
"The Saints' boss is dead." Heather said. "Palesa? She's dead….her lieutenant betrayed her for Cashlin."
"Well, that's important…but not enough to-"
[Cues: GTA Chinatown Wars OST - Hsin Jaoming's Theme]
The meeting was intruded on as the door was swung open.
"Why the hell do I hear boss music…and where can I get it for my phone?" Isaribi thought.
"I'm sorry for the interruption." A familiar voice said to them.
"Renji?!" Naruto and Isaribi said, shocked.
"In the flesh." Renji said, walking in.
It did surprise Isaribi that Renji clearly appeared a bit younger than Naruto…and she had to guess he was likely a year or two younger. He was a tall pale one with short light brown hair that hung a bit over his striking gray-blue eyes. He wore a white two-piece suit with a blue Hawaiian shirt having a popped collar, a pair of black boots, a silver chain with a pair of Broker blue sunglasses tucked in them.
"Who's this guy?" Tomoko asked.
"Long story." Naruto remarked. "But what are you doing here?"
"We have a common enemy in the Saints. They're trying to form a coalition between one of my enemies, the Saints, and some cult off the coast of the State." Renji explained as Yara grabbed him by the shirt collar. "Whoa!"
"The Seraphims?!" She asked as he nodded. "Shit…"
She let him go.
"As for my enemy in this, he's a former member of the Vortex. Snake was making moves to sell the town to Merryweather, namely a board member who wanted to plant a few of those goons there to muscle us out. Board member's former FIB and dirty as hell." Renji said. "And I got intel that the Saints and them are all going to that cult's island to do some kind of deal. But something about this whole thing is off…but I'd go ahead with trekking out to that island…and crashing that deal. I'll be in touch as me and my guys will be investigating another lead."
Renji left. The quartet could feel it…he was…like them.
[Music Ends]
Tomoko turned to Heather.
"I think that we can give you the protection you need in exchange for coming with us on this one." Tomoko said as Heather nodded. "Good…let's get to work."
She motioned for Heather to get out to which Heather scurried out of the room.
"We should split into teams. We each lead a squad to the island and converge." Yara said, marking a point on her minimap. "We all meet there at this point."
The quartet nodded as everyone got
~TWG~
Naruto opted to go with Jase, Jabari, and Choji. All riding a Volatus that Naruto ordered that Jase handled flying.
"You fly choppers?" Naruto asked.
"I have several talents. I actually have a pilot's license." Jase said as Jabari grinned.
"You too?" Jabari said as Naruto groaned.
"Oh come on!" Naruto said, annoying. "Do they just hand them out like candy?"
"There's a Flight School at the airport, it's actually a pretty short course. Master it and you get your license." Jase explained as a blip pinged up on the quartet's minimap.
"Well shit, I didn't know. Thanks, but I need to ask if you're good on child care given the kid." Naruto asked.
"Yeah, Nora's watching him." Jase said.
Naruto had left Suiko with Nora as well.
"So Choji, how'd you meet Deja?" Naruto said, moving the focus to Choji.
"It was at the fight club we were at…she noticed me after I beat the shit out of my opponent…we started seeing each other. It was the fact I could cook had her hooked…that and I had something going for me aside from fighting." Choji explained. "She was a real sweetheart but I had a lot of girls. All of them were hot, but Deja was always able to fight them off. I admire her strength."
"Respect…" Jabari said with a nod.
~TWG~
Isaribi was riding back to Paleto with Beatrix, Eva, and Heather (who was on a provided Sanchez).
"Ok, Danica is going to meet us at Paleto with a boat and some weapons for us." Isaribi said briefly, giving Heather the side eye. "You think this'll go bad?"
"Maybe, I hate to admit it, but Eli does have a brain. I felt that the reason Saints were kinda not running the best is Palesa acts like a gangbanger but doesn't have the business mindset. Eli does…but he's clearly a fucking snake. Considering he knew Cashlin was going to have Kevin killed, I wouldn't be surprised if he helped plan it or he planned it." Heather remarked, worriedly. "But I have…what will happen to me after this is over?"
"You'll be paid…and given an option to join us or be cut loose." Isaribi curtly stated. "I am a woman of my word."
"You have fronts, right?" Heather said as Isaribi nodded. "Could I just work at one?"
"Well I got a clothing store, a taxi depot, or a hotel. Others got a supermarket and an electronics store." Isaribi remarked. "So take your pick."
"Which clothing store?" Heather asked as she was told which one. "I guess I'll take that one…I may have to consider working for TF to help shoot people to supplant my income."
The others laughed.
"But I have to ask. What drives you? After everything that made you the legend you were." Heather asked.
"Simple. It's cause I'm good at it. I've done a lot of crazy shit, survived a lot of crazy shit, but in a way since this year I had to 'start over' thanks to fateful day those weeks prior. But now I've become more than just some punk kid who didn't want to resort to prostituting myself to survive. No, I become a fucking menace." Isaribi said wistfully. "But what's a rich snot like you getting in the life for?"
"I'm not exactly that rich…and it was mostly because my family cut me off. I wasn't the golden child they wanted." Heather admitted.
"Damn." Beatrix said as Eva looked surprised.
Isaribi texted the other groups to meet at Paleto.
~TWG~
Yara opted to steal a helicopter...from the roof of the police station with Anna, Alex, and Tricia helping. Alex just looked upon the carnage on the roof.
"So you murdered several cops for a Police Maverick." Alex said as Yara got in. "Well it's overkill, but it works."
Anna spray painted the logo of the Saints on the helipad for good measure as Yara flew the four of them off the roof.
"So…do you have experience flying a chopper?" Alex asked.
"Second time actually doing it." Yara said as Alex looked horrified.
"If you crash, I'm going to haunt your ass!" Alex roared.
"Don't worry…I got healing powers." Yara said off-handedly. "Long story…about that happened."
"What? Did it have to do with that cult you were a part of?" Anna asked as Yara raised an eyebrow. "Yo, people talk. Kinda explains why you're such a ghost."
"Yes and no, let's just say…I ended up learning my cult had it all wrong…and the Espilionists might not be as crazy as people think they are." Yara said with a haunted look.
"I don't think I want to press that further." Anna asked sheepishly. "I'll take your word for it, yo."
"Besides, we got more pressing matters. Are we going to be equipped enough to fight them?" Tricia asked.
"I have simple advice. You see one of them, take them out fast. Do not give them a chance. They were trained in guerilla warfare with a focus on melee weapons. There are a few trained in the art of gunplay, those are especially dangerous. They prefer light weapons like submachine guns. There's the high ranking ones that are bigger hulking juggernauts. Do not take them on, you see one of them….get distance and aim for their heads." Yara said icily. "Understood?"
"Yes, boss." The three said, shaken.
~TWG~
Tomoko took Nani, Riley, and Cindy with her as Tomoko was driving a Dinghy across the sea. Riley's stomach grumbled from the ride feeling a bit queasy.
"Man, why this cult have to live on a fucking island?" Riley groaned.
"Better than the cult in the mountains who feeds on human flesh and kidnaps people." Tomoko groused.
"That's a thing?" Nani asked, horrified before calming down. "Well fuck, I guess there's another group no one will miss."
"Something tells me we'll be in for the fight of our lives." Cindy said mirthfully.
"I got your back." Nani said firmly.
"Nani, ever since you've been wearing that jacket…you got colder. Also like it's magic." Cindy said.
"Or cursed. That thing clearly looks like what that crazy motherfucka back in Liberty's old days wore." Riley bluntly said. "Where did you get it?"
"That's that weird thing…I just found it…it was wrapped up as evidence from LC." Nani said, to which got all three looking at her.
"If I remember correctly…the Reaperman was arrested in 2001…meaning that jacket has to be his…" Tomoko said horrified before thinking, "Considering he might be one of Kaguya's…I wouldn't be surprised."
"I guess Anna was right to call you the fucking Reaperwoman." Cindy said as Nani leaned back.
~TWG~
With all four meeting at the point getting needed weapons and ammo from Danica and Eric, the four groups would make their move with the two teams on boats taking the eastside of the island and the air team landing southside of the island. Yara looked around.
"The lookouts aren't here." Yara said. "Move in carefully. Naruto, take that side. I'll go this way…try to go with silent kills."
As the two groups split up, Naruto ended up getting the first kill only to find it was a child soldier. Choji closed the victim's eyes as they pressed on. The four groups did their best to go in silence before converging around the meeting spot. There was Neenah, the Vortex traitor, a good chunk of the Saints, and most of the cult discussing something with Yara seeing her mother for the first time in months.
"And where is Ms. Star or your stalwart leader?" Mother Fia said. "We were promised weapons in exchange for our aid."
"They should be here soon." Neenah said, trying to placate.
The quartet's phones buzzed as they answered, seeing it was Renji.
"I got an update. It was a set up! Looks like the traitor has been betrayed and Neenah's been sold down the river. Merryweather's on the way to wipe everyone that island out…they'll be there in seconds. Make sure you put a bullet in that traitor's skull, but recuse Neenah. I got a plan to ensure the Saints die out for good, but I need her alive." Renji said as they could hear gunfire over the phone. "I'll get back to you…after I put some holes in some fuckers!"
He hung up as they could hear choppers in the distance. Yara sprang into action coming out into the open.
"Fuck me, if I never came back again." Yara said as Mother Fia realized who Yara was.
"You have a lot-"
"You've been had." Yara said, cutting her off. "Those two dumbasses were sent as sacrificial lambs to the slaughter. Merryweather's already here on your asses to kill everyone here."
"And why should I believe you?"
"Because why the fuck would I come out of the open to say anything when you're surrounded by my organization?" Yara said firmly. "I would have just sniped all of you."
The sounds of choppers got louder as bullets rained down. Yara used the chaos as a moment to shoot her with one of her AP Pistols before snatching her mother's weapon of choice, a Machete, before heading her with it. She punted the head away and clocked a fleeing Saint. The former Vortex member did not fare much better as he got sniped through the skull by Isaribi. Neenah was fleeing only to be grabbed by Naruto who saved her from a Seraphim.
"You saved me?" Neenah asked.
"Yeah, I did. Because you're literally unarmed…to which I ask what's wrong with you for going in unarmed?" Naruto asked, firing at several goons.
"I'm a terrible shot, okay! I just repaired the cars and was a figurehead!" Neenah said, breaking down.
"So you were a poser? Not surprised, you look like you're about to piss yourself." Naruto said, annoyed. "Come on!"
The objective was clear to the quartet and to a lesser extent…Tidal Fox. Get the hell out of there. Naruto saw Merryweather goons landing a Buzzard down before storming out. Naruto put all four of them down with him SMG.
"Get in!" Naruto said as a shellshocked Neenah compiled.
They flew away as Naruto activated his earpiece saying she made it out.
"This is Jabari, me and Choji got out with the chopper we came out with." Jabari reported. "But it looks like law enforcement is on route."
Alex and Jase fought fiercely through the woods before coming across one of the hulking brutes of the Seraphims that had an ax. She swung at them, but Alex shot the bag of Molotov that the cultist was carrying to light her on fire. The two found one of the boats the Saints came with, a Grotti Squalo. Beatrix and Eva came out of the bushes and joined them as they fled.
"This is Jase, me, Alex, Eva, and Beatrix have escaped." Jase said as seeing Police Predator boats in the distance. "Fuck, and it looks like cops are coming!"
Yara went on rampage, massacring the cult she called her family, the homes, everyone with her minigun only to stop hearing that the police were coming. She found Tricia being pinned down by a Seraphim but Yara shot her dead.
"Let's get out of here!" Yara said, helping Tricia up.
Heather was defending Yara's chopper the best she could.
"Not bad, princess." Yara said coming out. "Now let's get out of here!"
Yara flew them out reporting that they were out. Tomoko, Nani, Riley and Cindy were out at the beach as a Police Predator came up on them. Nani's eyes sharpen as she breaks into a run while dodging bullets before jumping onto a rock in the water and leaping off it breaking into a mid-air leap to which she swapped to her Micro-SMG landing onto the back of the boat.
No one could even speak. The corrupt FIB agents were shot and tossed into the water as she took control of the boat.
"Nani, you're getting a bonus." Tomoko said they boarded it. "Here. That was worth $50,000."
Nani got the money as Riley got on the line to say they got away. Naruto gave the order for everyone to meet on Procopio Beach.
~TWG~
All the groups meet up all panting where Vanessa was waiting for them.
"Why the fuck is the poser alive?" Vanessa asked as Neenah stumbled out of the chopper.
"We got reasons. Look, I need you to guard her…I got a text from Renji. Looks like those snakes are meeting up to do the actual deal in the desert, namely the Sandy Shores Airfield. So everyone else, thank you for your hard work. Me, Isaribi, Yara, and Tomoko are going to meet up with Renji. We'll see you back at the office." Naruto said as Tomoko used her Interaction Menu to pay to spawn a Bodhi.
"We'll get rid of the boat…after we take all the body armor and Carbine Rifles." Nani said as the quartet left them.
Naruto drove the truck with Isaribi in the passenger side. Yara and Tomoko were in the back cab. They would meet up with Renji, who looked a bit rough…alongside Nathan.
"Nathan, good to see you again." Naruto snarked playfully.
"Same to you." Nathan said as Renji gestured for everyone to follow. "Myra's up ahead, come on."
They crept up to the place where Eli and Myra were talking to listen in.
"Looks like our plan was successful. All of them reported." Myra remarked with a cackle. "And even if your friend survives, everyone in your gang will think it's her that sold the stragglers out to the FIB. I have to admit, being willing to sell out your own gag for power makes you very ruthless."
"But of course…it's all busines-"
Myra put a hole in him with her handgun as Eli looked up at her.
"I know, but I can't trust a traitor…it's not good business." Myra said before seeing Renji. "Speaking of traitors…GUARDS, we got company!"
Merryweather goons sprang out as Myra bolted. Renji and Nathan went after leaving the quartet to fight the goons to which Yara just emptied her minigun to kill them all…before running out of ammo. She was forced to drop the empty weapon.
"Come on, we can catch up!" Naruto said as they called their mechanics for their rides.
Naruto got his Infernus, Isaribi got her Hexer Custom, and Yara and Tomoko got their Turismo Rs as they raced off after them leaving the mechanics with the keys to the Bodhi to get back. Myra ironically had a black VCPD Cheetah as Renji and Nathan were blazing after in a Banshee.
"You treacherous bitch!" Nathan said, firing after her.
"You got it all wrong! You get rid of me, someone else will take over! My stock for Merryweather will go to someone who will be a bigger threat than me!" Myra said as Renji knew who she was talking about.
"Considering he's got no desire to go after my town, I could care less!" Renji said as Isaribi shot at her tires with her Compact Rifle. "It's bulletproof!"
Isaribi had an idea and used her nitrous to jet ahead to get enough distance before powersliding to a stop. Myra thought she could run Isaribi over…until she pulled a rocket launcher and fired it. Myra jumped out as the car exploded flying over Isaribi's head. Myra was on the ground, injured from the bailout before she was surrounded by the six of them. Renji stomped down on her before Nathan kicked her onto her back.
"I have to thank you..if it wasn't for you, you wouldn't have exposed a rat in our group. Never liked him anyway and with the evidence in your car being burned…I'd say checkmate." Renji said as they all drew their handguns to aim down at her. "Say goodnight, Ms. Starr!"
BLAM!
So ended the life of Ms. Myra Starr.
"I believe I need to speak to Naruto alone." Renji said, motioning for the two underbosses and Isaribi to take off.
Tomoko and Yara did at first and Isaribi glared at Renji but let it go.
"Don't worry, you won't be screwed out of anything." Nathan said as Isaribi relaxed…leaving them alone.
[Cues: GTA Chinatown Wars OST - Hsin Jaoming's Theme]
"It's over…Myra's dead and the Saints are fucked. Especially with every one of the Saints thinking that Neenah is the fed rat." Renji said, surprising Naruto. "Nathan's idea really, but I expanded on it. You see…she bombed a ship that had some product on it that I intended to give to you. A lot of it…namely about $30 million worth of it. With this, Neenah is put under your thumb. That's why Vanessa was there to pick her up…as we speak, she handed Neenah the letter of this…and if that poser has possibly pissed herself in fear. She'll be at your mercy…"
"Don't worry about Vanessa. We had her drop off Neenah at the motel in Harmony. She'll be waiting there…and it'll be your choice to decide her fate." Nathan said as Naruto chuckled. "Consider it a bonus on top of your gains."
"But deal with her after we all meet up at your office. I think it's time we celebrate our victory. How do you like your pizza?" Renji asked.
"With pepperoni." Naruto said getting back in his car.
~TWG~
[Cues: GTA San Andreas OST - Backing Beat 1]
"Hell yeah! To Tidal Fox, to Blue Banekos, and to the Vortex Club!"
"Cheers!"
Everyone clinked drinks as the mood was a jovial one given a major victory was to be had. The headquarters was in a celebratory mood with Naruto and Renji being late to the party.
"About time. Where have you two been?" Isaribi said, tossing Naruto a drink.
"I was on my way back…had to evade the cops." Naruto said, catching it.
"I had to deal with tearing down the Saints' assets to divide among us." Renji said as Nathan nodded. "First off, to all your members, I had a bonus sent…check your phones."
Riley took one when he went wide-eyed.
"100k!" Riley balked.
"Each towards very member who took part bar the underboss and the bosses. The ones who didn't join in get half that." Renji remarked. "Now please enjoy the party. I need to take the main four aside for business."
The quartet took Nathan and Renji to the private office to talk.
[Cues: GTA III OST - Salvatore Leone Gentlemen's Club Theme]
"Ok, first off…don't worry about our share. Nathan and I already got our cut after breaking mostly everything down. So I decided to help handle dividing the tangible assets aside from the few the Vortex lay claim to. Sadly, the feds got to their cars…but that's not an issue. The Saints had a large warehouse in La Mesa called the Logistics Depot. On Popular Street. Vortex would have taken half of the 100 crates there, but I decided your group could have it all. Call us even for the lost product." Renji remarked.
"Anything else?" Naruto asked as Renji tossed him an envelope. "That's for you to deal with after it, but yes there's more."
"There's the matter of Casey's Diner…it was an asset for the Saints." Nathan said.
"Dibs." Tomoko said as she saw an opportunity.
"Next is…the La Mesa branch of Los Santos Customs." Renji remarked.
"I'll take it!" Naruto said eagerly, thinking, "No more paying for car customization!"
"If you end up getting freebies, we better get discounts!" Isaribi said sharply.
"There's also dock slips, enough for you all to have one. You can have their Seasharks and they each had a Jetmax." Nathan said.
"I already got a dock slip…so you can have that sold. I'll take the cash." Isaribi remarked. "Anything else?"
"Last thing is a few properties. Naruto, since you humored by request…you can have Eli's former penthouse suite at Eclipse Tower. It's Suite #1. It looks like he was embezzling funds from the gang and the uni under his nose for his habits. Seems he and Myne were…involved."
"Oh you gotta be kidding me…" Isaribi said.
"Well if it's her former place, I don't need it…I got a suite already." Tomoko said.
"It was actually her high-end apartment. Funny, Myra also had an apartment there. But don't worry about Myne…I have a feeling that she mig-"
"Um, Renji?" Nathan said looking at his phone. "I…"
[Music Ends]
"GUYS! Get to the break room!" Shikamaru said as they followed.
On the television was a police chase of someone speeding with Myne being dragged across the pavement screaming in agony. Her wrists were bound as she was floundered on the hot summer pavements.
"Holy shit!"
Renji was shocked this happened already, but everyone else was more horrified at the brutality. All over, people were watching.
"Goddamn!" Lamar said horrified.
"Fuck me, that's horrible." Michael said, shaking his head.
"Why didn't I think of that?!" Trevor growled.
Ella and Elio…were watching it at home with popcorn in hand. The two felt awful for laughing but this could not have happened to someone who deserved it. Then the speeding Comet came to a dead stop sending her flying right into the air to which the rope snapped. With a hard splat, she was sent flying into a Trashmaster that was about to crush the trash. Nearly everyone turned away from the sight in abject horror to which the Comet got away.
"Cashlin would have just shot her…but she wanted her to suffer. She wanted to make it public…as a threat." Jase said as José shook his head.
"I think it's going to be a closed casket…." José said innocently. "That's if they can scrap any piece of that trash truck."
"Well the party's ruined…" Alex said.
"No it's not. That's one less problem…" Beatrix said as Isaribi changed the channel. "What?"
"That was a Saints Comet. I don't think Cashlin had anything to do with this. I wouldn't be surprised if it was a former lover." Isaribi remarked.
"Could be either way." Jase muttered.
"Well, one less problem on our hands. I guess we can call it a complete mission."
The world went gray for the main four signaling a job well done.
[Mission Complete! +$2500000, +250000 RP]
[Hoods Gained: La Mesa]
[Style Unlocked: Saints Row themes can be applied to your Organization/MC.]
[Docks Slips Obtained, you now have a place to store aquatic vehicles. A Seashark and a Jetmax will be found there.
[Warehouse: 'Logistics Department' in La Mesa is yours, +100 Crates.]
[Naruto: (Eclipse Towers, Suite #1), ?, La Mesa LSC ($2000/day)]
[Isaribi: (Eclipse Towers, Apt. 40), + $75,000]
[Yara: (Eclipse Towers, Apt. 31)]
[Tomoko: Casey's Diner ($2000/day)]
The world returned rather quickly as everyone went back to celebrating save for Renji.
"Well then, I'll have to jet back to Arcadia Bay. You have my number…and we may do business again soon." Renji said with a grin. "I only came on business after all. Maybe we might actually team up in full another day."
He and Nathan took their leave going down the elevator.
"I have to ask…why did you fudge that the product was worth so much. It was only about $3 million." Nathan mused. "And the bomb failed to go off."
"Because thanks to that bomb being found, I got an insurance payout. Plus, the product had to be tossed, sadly. I wanted to teach that little poser a hard lesson…you don't enter the 'life' posing like you hard. Plus, fuck her. I could have done a lot worse…like what happened to Myne." Renji said as Nathan balked.
"That was you?!" Nathan sputtered.
"One of her jilted ex-lovers wanted payback and I simply got him the means. Including spoofing a text to her from Cashlin to move some money around." Renji stated with a chuckle. "By now, Naofumi got rid of the car and he's in another car heading to San Fierro to catch a flight to Cali."
"Renji, that was karmic overkill." Nathan said as they got out the elevator. "But I doubt you just did it for that alone."
"Maybe because with her death, a certain stock is going to drop…and another stock I really am invested in…is going to be profiting." Renji said getting in the car.
"Figures." Nathan said, getting in the passenger seat.
"And with the profit, I might be financially comfortable to start that family that Kate wants so much." Renji stated as he started driving. "I want it to…but not until I was comfortably secure. A nanny would be helpful."
"I get it. Yakumo's brought it up…but I'm terrified of being a dad considering my old man." Nathan admitted.
"You'll be fine. Yakumo's a good woman…and you got friends who will help. Takes a village to raise a kid or some shit like that." Renji said. "Now let's out of this state, I'm eager to go home."
"Same here, Renji…same here."
Current Stats
Naruto - $7,707,067 - Current Weapons: Fist, Switchblade, Katana, Pistol (Suppressor), Dual AP Pistols (Platinum Tint/Extended Clip/Glided), Pistol .50, Pump Shotgun, Sawed-Off Shotgun, Dual Micro SMG (Extended Clip), MG, Combat MG, SMG, Compact Rifle (Platinum/Drum Magazine), Assault Rifle (Drum Magazine/Grip/Scope/Flashlight), Special Carbine (Drum Magazine/Scope/Grip), Sniper Rifle, Grenades, Sticky Bombs, Rocket Launcher
[PV: Dominator, Mesa (Merryweather), Infernus; PB: Hexer Custom, Shotaro, Bati 801]
(Current Tattoos: None)
Owned Businesses: Mirror Park Tavern ($2000/day), Hotel Wisdahl ($15000/day), La Mesa LSC ($2000/day)
Garages: 120 Murrieta Heights, 870 Route 68 Approach
Isaribi - $6,542,128 - Current Weapons: Brass Knuckles, Antique Cavalry Dagger, Katana, Pistol (Suppressor), Dual AP Pistols (Platinum Tint/Extended Clip/Glided), Sweeper Shotgun, Machine Pistol, SMG (Drum Magazine), Combat MG, Compact Rifle (Platinum/Drum Magazine), Carbine Rifle (Box Clip/Grip/Flashlight/Scope/Yusuf Amir Luxury Finish), Marksman Rifle , Grenades, Sticky Bombs, Rocket Launcher
[PV: FMJ, Sultan RS; PB: Hellfury Custom, Shotaro; PW: Toro]
(Current Tattoos: None)
Owned Businesses: Mirror Fashion ($2000/day), Bellic Enterprises West ($10000/day), Hookah Palace ($13000/day)
Garages: Unit 2 Popular Street
Yara - $7,529,217 - Current Weapons: Brass Knuckles, Switchblade, Baseball Bat, Machete, Dual Pistols, Dual AP Pistols (Platinum Tint/Extended Clip/Glided), Pump Shotgun, Dual Micro-SMG, SMG, Compact Rifle (Platinum/Drum Magazine), Assault Rifle, Carbine Rifle, Sniper Rifle, Rocket Launcher, Molotov Cocktails, Sticky Bombs
[PV: Buccaneer Custom, Turismo R; PB: Bati 801RR/Custom, Shotaro]
(Current Tattoos: Custom (Upper Back))
Owned Businesses: Reflex Nails ($2000/day), On Thin Ice ($5000/day), Squeeze One Out ($2000/day)
Garages: 1337 Exceptionalists Way
Tomoko - $7,857,347 - Current Weapons: Fist, Baseball Bat, Switchblade, Katana, Dual Pistol .50s (Yusuf Amir Luxury Finish/Extended Clip), SNS Pistol, Pump Shotgun, Combat Shotgun, Dual Micro SMGs, Dual Mini SMGs, SMG, Compact Rifle (Platinum/Drum Magazine), Assault Rifle, Carbine Rifle (Platinum Tint/Box Clip/Grip/Flashlight/Scope/Yusuf Amir Luxury Finish), Grenade Launcher (Army Tint/Grip), Minigun (Gold)
[PV: Turismo R; PB: Hexer, PCJ-600, Shotaro]
(Current Tattoos: None)
Owned Businesses: DigitalDen (Mirror Park) ($5000/day), Chico's Hypermarket ($2000/day)
Garages: 331 Supply Street
(A/N: What a long day, looks like it's the end for the Saints. The next chapter is going to be an aftermath chapter for the Saints. For those curious about the patching system, as long as the Protags (and Nani) wear the jacket…and do the required action, they get the patch. Don't worry, I didn't forget about Neenah.)
Tidal Fox Hierarchy
Zarra Beatrix, Fallon Fia, Krisa Eva - Kobun
Tokei Heather, Eklund Kara - Associate