(A/N: It's all downhill, especially for the Buffalo Girls.)
Cue Opening Theme: Comp - Do Sumthin'
TWG:R
~Endless Possibilities Arc~
Chapter 36: The End of a Buffalo's Chapter
Los Santos
Monday
Naruto woke up, but not in his house. Instead, he was snuggled up to Isaribi in her Hillcrest Avenue home. He smirked seeing that Lupe had delivered on her word.
"As nice as it is, I don't mind if after we fuck, you go home, you know?" Isaribi said waking up.
"You love my company though?" Naruto said as Isaribi playfully rolled your hands.
"Yeah, but you need your dick wet with Yara…or maybe Tomoko." Isaribi snarked.
"Maybe later." Yara said, surprised. "Me and Tomoko are here. We brought breakfast, but you need to see what's on the news."
The two got out of bed as they joined the others in the living room only for them to be automatically put into a 'mission' to their surprise.
[The Invaders - Under New Management]
Their phones buzzed with a text message from Nora that they were needed at the office. Naruto and Isaribi got dressed with Naruto back in the recently bought outfit from last night and Isaribi simply put on a white 24/7 racerback, black jeans, her Datejust watch, and her biker boots. They all arrived to the whole gang waiting for them in the meeting room as the screen lit up to split between Matt and Jase.
"We got good news and bad news." Matt said.
"What's the good news?" Riley asked.
"The Invaders are done for. Their leader was just blown up while flying her plane." Matt said as Ned looked worrisome. "As for the bad news, well let's just say aside from Cashlin obviously planting the bomb…turns out it was all to form a new organization, Syndrome. Thankfully because of all of your antics and the fact that a lot of those loyal to Kagura…aren't exactly loyal to Cashlin."
"Cashlin made a mistake and that was killing Kagura. Kagura's an ass, but she knew her shit. She also was a mother to her men. Cashlin isn't well liked. When you're a racist, sexist, hypocritical piece of human trash…that doesn't make for a good leader. Thus, a lot of former Invaders are going their own way into either other gangs, on their own, leaving town, or just going straight. Thanks to Mandy sending Ned that information she swiped from Cashlin's server…turns out that Kagura had planned to kill Cashlin for the exact same damn reasons I had." Jase said partly peeved.
"She's a problem, but it's deeper than that. She has her fingers in the BGs and the Saints. It's actually a good chunk of BGs are leaving to join Syndrome, meaning the BGs are weakened. The Saints less so as Cashlin's trying to play to Palesa's ego for an 'alliance'." Ned stated firmly as Jakob had a thought.
"So if we're going to take down Syndrome. The BGs and the Saints have to go first." Jakob responded.
"Yeah, once you remove them from the board, we can go after Syndrome. How you do it is up to you. We'll assist in any way we can." Matt said before hanging up.
"Later." Jase said before hanging up.
The intercom came on.
"Naruto, you have a video call for you in your office. One for bosses and underbosses." Nora said before switching the intercom off.
Naruto got up.
"Everyone, make sure you're str-Wait, a minute…why are you here?" Naruto mused seeing Danica among them.
"I'm an associate here now. After the shit with the Buffalo Girls trying to jump me at my apartment, I've decided having a level of backup is needed. You won't be profits of mine, but instead of a heavier discount in my wares for all of Tidal Fox. As it stands, half off on my wares for bosses and underbosses. 25% off for everyone else. Modifications are standard price." Danica said with no time to argue. "But before you dismiss us, I have something for Tomoko. Your late night shoot-out made quite a profit for me so here's something as thanks."
From under the table, Danica presented Tomoko with a Carbine Rifle, a heavily modified one with a box clip, all the attachments except a suppressor, a platinum tint, and a Yusuf Amir Luxury Finish. Tomoko pretty sure tossed her old one into Danica's hands as she took up the new one.
"Well then, all of you are dismissed for now." Isaribi said as the quartet went into Naruto's office.
Waiting for them was MC.
"I overheard the developments, I got some news for you as well. With the fall of the Invaders, a few businesses have opened up for sale. Hotel Wisdahl for one of them, turns out in a partly an Invader front. The guy putting up for sale now was down for Cashlin manipulating the other gangs, but not for killing Kagura. So if any of you decide to buy it, I put down money to reduce the buying price of it. Of course, you'll be in control…I'll have my stake in the shadow." MC remarked. "But I have some advice for you, if you have any secondary allies…now is the time to bring them into the fold. Good luck, you'll need it."
MC hung up as the world went gray.
[Mission Complete!]
[Hoods Gained: Mirror Park (more businesses can purchased), Pillbox Hill]
[Vehicle: Kagura's customized Turismo R can be found in your garage.]
[Style Unlocked: Cyberpunk Theme can be applied to your Organization]
[Outfit Unlocked: Kagura's outfit can be found in your wardrobe.]
There was a small note that because it was women's clothing, Naruto would receive ownership to the [Discount Warehouse Unit warehouse]. The world returned, not giving them a cash reward or an increase in reputation.
"Well shit. I guess we all get a snazzy new car." Tomoko said with a smirk. "So about that cyberpunk theme?"
Naruto pulled up the customization options on the SecuroServ menu, noticing they already had several styles available. They were basically told that the outfits would really only be worn by their teammates while at work. Naruto selected the Cyberpunk option before logging off. They all went out to see everyone's clothing (bar Nora's) changed to more punk-esque attire with their own personal touches, but Naruto was happy they all had a clothing item that was dark orange. Some of them did not change much, and the only one who seemed to notice the sudden shift was Nani who retained her bomber jacket.
"Well, I guess I'll deal with the hotel. I got the most cash to burn. I'll also have to look into the warehouse thing…it's not showing up as a place to store loot, so something's up." Naruto remarked. "And those two new members I poached."
"I'll go out and call Ella and Elio. It's about time they joined our group in full." Isaribi said as the quartet got in the elevator to go down to the garage. "May as well check on my taxi business."
"I'm going to take that Turismo R for a test drive." Tomoko said with a grin.
"Tomoko, you should be looking into investing in a business. You need at least one." Yara said as they arrived at their garage. "Whoa."
In their sides, alongside their personal rides was a metallic racing green Grotti Turismo R with white accented livery, white neon all around it, limo tinted glass, and a ducktail spoiler.
"Damn!" Isaribi said before opening up the hood of one of the cars. "And it's got all the bells and whistles. Armor, engine, transmission, suspension, lights, and turbo tuning. All it needs is a bit of work on the brakes, but…if I didn't have my FMJ, I'd be tempted."
Yara and Tomoko got in theirs.
"Ok, we all agreed to meet back here in one hour to start with the Buffalo Girls. Oh and Tomoko, I suggest you get biker themed clothes." Naruto said before getting in his Infernus. "Later!"
He took off as the others had as well.
~TWG~
Naruto raced down the street trying to get to Pillbox Hill only for his cell phone to buzz with a text.
'Meet me at the West Vinewood warehouse. We need to talk.'
"Unknown sender?" Naruto thought as his minimap now showed an orange question mark where the warehouse was. "Ok, after I deal with the hotel first."
Naruto arrived at the hotel to walk to the floating marker to buy, costing a hefty 700k.
[Hotel Wisdahl - Purchased! - You now get a piece of the action and will receive a $15,000 a day payout that you'll now automatically receive in your bank account. You've unlocked the [Private Penthouse Suite]. Room service is free, and you get your own personal hotel maid.]
Naruto would get a text from Nora who thanked him for getting the hotel purchase citing that her and Kyanna's rooms there were now free. He'd also get an email from the hotel manager thanking him for buying the place and so on. Naruto got back in his car, driving over to the warehouse.
He parked right into the mission marker.
[Whether a Dream Lives or Dies]
Naruto got out of his car only to hear a meow. Seemingly out of nowhere, Suiko approached, hopping up on his shoulder.
"How did you-Never mind that. Hey there, little lady." Naruto said, scratching Suiko behind the ear. "Now let's see who texted me to come here."
Naruto texted the unknown person he was here and was on guard as Suiko leapt off his shoulder. She went on her own and Naruto heard a voice.
"Aw, aren't you adorable?"
A southern female from the sound of it. Naruto moved to find the person that was holding his cat. She was a fairly tall black woman about his age (maybe younger) with a slender but sculpted figure. She had brown skin with dimples, light brown eyes, and medium-length wavy black hair. She wore an open green Magnetics varsity jacket over a chartreuse top with a graphic that reads "NOLA" in green letters which has a crown in the center of the letter "O", cream baggy cargo pants, and black canvas. Her slenderness only highlighted her bust to which Naruto had to guess were double Ds.
"She's a rare one." Naruto said, surprising the woman as Suiko jumped out of her hands to move back to Naruto's side. "They're called foxcats. I assume you're the one who-"
The screeching of tires got their attention as a car drifted in front of the warehouse, a modified orange Imponte Dukes with the American flag painted on the roof, a stunt cage, a mid-level spoiler, and a triple intake bug catcher. Out came another all American blue-eyed blonde young lady, of the Southern Belle variety. She was slender but more curvy being quite stacked. She actually matched Naruto in height. She wore a red beaded flapper dress, crimson rounded heels into dark stockings, black double breasted suit jacket, a red suit fedora, and red dainty gloves
"Damn. Tall, curvy, and busty. The rare tall hot blonde." Naruto thought.
His thoughts broken by the pink tinted Gusenberg Sweeper she pulled out aiming at him.
"All right, you Invader scumbag. I-"
"Char, cool it! He's not an Invader!"
"TJ, I thought you said-"
"Can I just get an explanation, please?" Naruto said, opening the door to the warehouse. "Inside, preferably so cops don't see you with a gun and think this is a drug deal."
The three went inside.
"Char, put the gun down. I can't believe you didn't think I came strapped." She said to her friend.
"And to be fair, I am armed, but let's get to introductions." Naruto said.
"Name's Tiana Rose Junior…and my friend here is Charlotte La Bouff the Second." Tiana remarked as Naruto raised an eyebrow. "Yes, women can be juniors….it's just a bit uncommon. But the reason why I called you is because you're not the only owner of this place…I have ownership, about ten percent."
Tiana produced paperwork as she explained her goal was to turn the place into a restaurant. As Tiana went on about her family legacy, the world slowed for him as the System gave Naruto a choice, buy her ten percent to take the warehouse for himself, help her make this place a restaurant, or just kill them both to take over the place. Considering he just spent a small fortune for the hotel, option one was out. He realized that if he helped her, he'd be privy to a stake of the profits. So option two was picked as everything returned to normal.
"I'll help you." Naruto said cutting her off.
"What?" Tiana asked.
"I'll help turn this place into a restaurant if I'm dealt in a cut." Naruto said as Tiana frowned.
"You own 90% of this place, so it'd be unfair. At least let me get the means to have fifty percent." Tiana requested.
"45%" Naruto offered.
"You're going to have her fuck for it, are you? Tia complained that the prior wanted her to blow him. Part of why I came with the gun." Charlotte said as Tiana groaned out in embarrassment.
"No. This place is worth nearly a million dollars. You could both be naked and willing to do everything for me out of my wildest fantasies, it's not worth just handing over nearly half a million. Not when the restaurant is more valuable in the long run." Naruto firmly said.
"You respect the hustle. That I can respect." Tiana said with a wry grin. "Eyes on the prize."
"I have to me. Naruto Uzumaki…one of the leaders of the Nine Tails and CEO of Tidal Fox." Naruto said confidently.
"Oh I know you quite well. I'm from Chamberlain Hills, homebase for the Families. Your name is brought up quite often, an OG in the making they say." Tiana said. "Seeing you want to help me…that makes us business partners. You help me, I help you. But I guess that makes me a part of Tidal Fox."
"Fuck it, welcome aboard Ms. Rose." Naruto said as they shook hands.
Suiko mewled as Charlotte took her up.
"Oh my gawd, it's so cute." Charlotte said as Naruto took Suiko out of her hands.
"She, actually. Her name's Suiko." He clarified as Suiko was back on his shoulder.
"Ok, while I'm iffy on ownership. I can start making the list of things we need to get for this place to be the ultimate Southern Creole paradise. A fancy spot, and call it….the Oasis of the South." Tiana remarked.
"Well, is there something I can get for you now?" Naruto asked.
"No, I need to start making plans. Aside from that, I need the spare key." Tiana said as Naruto tossed it over. "Thank you. I'll call in a few days when I got a plan together."
Naruto left with Suiko as the two girls were chatting away about plans. The world went gray signaling a complete mission.
[Mission Complete! +10000 RP]
[New Contacts: Tiana, Charlotte]
The System informed him that the warehouse would not count as an asset until the restaurant is completely set up. Not that Naruto complained as he got into his car putting Suiko in the passenger seat.
"Ok, the last thing to deal with is Marisol and Maritza. But who to call?" Naruto said as he drove away from the warehouse. "Flaca. She had a better head on her shoulder."
He called her.
"Naruto? Hey, it's good to hear from you…we have a bit of a problem." Flaca remarked.
"What's wrong?" Naruto asked.
"Myne's left the BGs and took a good chunk of people with her from some other group. It really isn't all too safe for us in Del Perro…we need…"
"Say no more. You and Maritza meet me in front of Hotel Wisdahl and bring your stuff." Naruto said, turning around.
Naruto waited at the hotel and the girls would arrive on their motorcycles. Marisol had a metallic black Shitzu Hakuchou Drag with blue flame livery whereas Flaca had a pearlescent cherry red Dinka Double T.
"Why did you ask us to meet you here?" Maritza asked.
"Simple. You are looking at the new owner of this joint, and seeing you need a place to stay for a bit. So I got you a free week here to get yourselves sorted out."
"A free week in a fancy hotel? That includes room service?" Maritza said as Flaca facepalmed.
"Yes, but look, I need you both to check into your rooms. I already got it arranged, just put their stuff down in there and come with me to Tidal Fox HQ." Naruto remarked.
~TWG~
On the highways outside Los Santos, Elio and Ella were on their way back to Los Santos using a Vapid Sandking XL to carry their things and their bikes in the back. The pair that got into some misadventure while hiding which lead to them getting the truck, a Hexer, and a bit of cash. Elio had proven himself to be a good shot.
"So this is it, the Buffalo Girls are in their dying days." Elio remarked. "I'm not surprised Myne was a backstabber. She never was in the business of being loyal to anyone."
"Yeah, at least we can return to LS. And with the money we have, we get a good apartment." Ella said.
"About that, I wanted to surprise you and say I actually got us a house on East Mirror Drive." Elio said as Ella beamed at him. "I have a friend in Wolfs International Realty, turns out Myne was using him too…and actually fucking him."
"Ouch." Ella said.
"Don't feel bad, he had a UTI scare and after catching up with me is now having a bit of a paranoid freakout. Apparently he's transferring to the Liberty branch and starting over…on the bright side he now wants to settle down. So he'll be careful about his choice in women…" Elio remarked. "At least he's got me the deal on the house and got out of my life. So, what are you going to do for work aside from TF?"
"I was thinking of taking care of the house on my off time and making the kitchen my domain. Both of us don't really need to have 'day jobs' considering the cash saved. It'll be nice to be able to experiment with my cooking in a full on kitchen and be able to work on my bike without some bullshit about 'radical feminism' and all that shit." Ella said mirthfully. "Amaghara gave me shit for liking to cook."
"Despite the fact it's a skill both genders should learn to do." Elio said dryly. "I swear that woman's dense."
~TWG~
Vanessa knew it was time to quit the Saints, especially with what she knew now. She had not expected it, but after putting it all together…it made sense. The Saints and the Syndrome now had an alliance of sorts, but in reality…the Saints were basically the Syndrome's attack dogs. Given Syndrome's less than stellar numbers, she did not doubt they were supplying the Saints with cash. But Vanessa did not trust Cashlin, she knew a snake in the grass when she saw one. She reminded her of that Russian bastard all those years ago.
It was time to quit and join Tidal Fox in full. However, there was one last matter to deal with.
"Fia, I'm moving out." Vanessa said with the last of her things.
"What?!" Fia snapped. "But what about rent? I can't-"
"That's your problem. I only agreed to do this because Tomoko was my roommate. Considering Mandy's gone, she's gone…I was waiting to get another place and I got one already. I just wanted to wait until the last moment to tell this to your face, Fia Fallon. Sei una stronza ipocrita." Vanessa said, opening the door. "And by the way, I already broke the lease seeing both Mandy and Tomoko are out…so I'd be hurrying with that rent money."
Vanessa slammed the door as she left leaving Fia alone. She was quick to get in her Penetrator and drive away before Fia could come after her.
~TWG~
[Digital Den (Mirror Park) - Purchased! - You now get a piece of the action and will receive a $5,000 a day payout that you'll now automatically receive in your bank account. You'll be inclined to get a discount whenever you shop there.]
Thanks to the shootout, the buying price was less than it should have been. Of course, she put 10 grand into Digital Den stock given how cheap it was to get…and all she had to do was wait. She looked on the minimap for any other businesses she could buy before seeing a place and that Yara was on her way there.
"Ah hell no."
Tomoko raced over there right as Yara arrived.
"Come on, let me have it. Don't you have like two businesses already?" Tomoko remarked.
"Hold up, it seems there's another business available. A juice bar." Yara said before driving away.
Tomoko checked the price for the business and paid another twenty grand.
[Chico's Hypermarket - Purchased! - You now get a piece of the action and will receive a $2,000 a day payout that you'll now automatically receive in your bank account. You'll be inclined to get a discount whenever you shop there.]
"May as well do some grocery shopping." Tomoko said, going inside.
[Squeeze One Out - Purchased! - You now get a piece of the action and will receive a $2,000 a day payout that you'll now automatically receive in your bank account. You'll be inclined to get a discount whenever you shop there.]
Yara looked upon her new business before deciding to go on to say a smoothie or two. Tomoko came out with groceries, loading it up in the car before heading to the nearest Los Santo Customs. She got the car outfitted with race brake, a secondary forged carbon splitter front bumper, a secondary diffuser rear bumper, chrome race exhaust, a tracker to make it her personal vehicle, a blue on white license plate ('EMPNOIR4'), a carbon roof fin, a painted roof, secondary forged carbon skirts, a carbon aero split wing spoiler, a pearlescent olive green paint job, and orange tire smoke. She found that the car already had bulletproof tires. She paid her bill and looked at the time. With the car, she made it to her apartment with time to spare to order some clothes off the Internet to change into. She came out in a green combat jacket over an orange Eris t-shirt, camo fatigues, dark Hinterland boots, and Binco dog tags around her neck.
"Wait a second…I have a leather jacket." Tomoko said before going into her room.
In reality, the jacket formerly belonged to Fia. She brought it home damaged…and discarded it. Tomoko had taken it to fix it herself. Of course this was when she was actually trying to be friendly with her because she realized what an awful person she was. It was an oxblood classic biker jacket. She took off the combat jacket to put it on before getting on her fingerless glove. The jacket was a bit big on her…but she did not mind it at all.
~TWG~
It cost nearly over $600,000 dollars, but Isaribi was willing to spend that much for obtaining the other single hotel in Pillbox Hill.
[Hookah Palace - Purchased! - You now get a piece of the action and will receive a $13,000 a day payout that you'll now automatically receive in your bank account. You've unlocked a [Private Suite] to use as a safehouse. Room service is free.]
She had noticed that was the only other purchasable business, but she shrugged. She could live on $25,000 a day. She got a text from MC, surprised she bought the hotel, but complimenting her eye for business. The quartet would return to headquarters all decked out and ready to go. They went to the meeting room and went to the mission marque for the final Buffalo Girls mission.
[The Buffalo Girls - The Herd Hits the Curb]
~TWG~
At the Buffalo Girls Clubhouse, all the members bar former and part-time members were all gathered for a meeting, at least those most dedicated to the cause. However, there was an argument.
"We need to lay low!" Nene screamed. "After that plane disaster, we may have more than just cop problems, we'll have NOOSE, FIB, and IAA on our asses faster than I can say 'fuck!'"
"You're being overdramatic."
"Rina, stay the fuck out of this." Nene snapped. "I-"
"Enough! Myne has betrayed us now. Everything is falling apart about us…and there's someone to blame." Amaghara said.
Nene hoped that their leader would admit she made some mistakes, but Amaghara instead pinned the blame square on Tidal Fox.
"And Rina got a tip that Tidal Fox is doing some kind of deal in the Great Chaparral…at a foreclosed farm. This time we got the element of surprise." Amaghara said. "Let's go."
Nene was left behind with Fukuda who was pouring himself and her a drink as the rumble of motorcycles. He had already made the call to MC and the plan was set.
"Oh Nene, I don't think you could have stopped her. Tatsumi always was a fucking moron." Fukuda said, putting a glass of red wine next to her.
Nene turned to him like he grew a second head, and it hit like tumbling bricks. Nene felt weak in the knees as she stumbled into sitting on a chair.
"You set them up." Nene asked, taking sips of her drink.
"No, I just gave her enough rope to hang herself. Use your head, Miss Shinonome. It's exactly like you said, mistreatment can only be tolerated so much." Fukuda said before downing his drink. "I let Amaghara run this group into the ground…all while playing the long game. Nene, why do you think I'm even telling you this? Because I want to spare you…"
"And you'd know even if I could tell her…she'd never believe it. Not without all the yes-women enabling her." Nene said, bitterly.
"Ironic that Myne really was using her after all this time for another group. I figured she'd be the type to flee the state with the money, but I guess she sees a bigger target to leech off of." Fukuda said before Nene threw her glass at the wall.
It's pieces all falling into the waste bin.
"So it's really over." Nene said. "I…I just want to know, why spare me?"
"I didn't just spare you. I spared every member who either left or joined Tidal Fox…but you were first on my mind because you reminded me of myself. Great potential, but got stepped on by everyone around them. You got a good head on your shoulder and potential…but you got people holding you back. That's why I fixed up your Avarus and bought you some time." Fukuda said before giving her a roll of cash. "You need to get out of town, fast. My advice, get to the northern half of the state…it's your best bet."
Nene took the cash while getting her things. Before leaving for her bike, she would cut off some patches off of her jacket. She bowed respectfully to Fukuda and left…never looking back.
~TWG~
A little while earlier…
The Nine Tails had all hands on deck discussing the plan of attack. Naruto had welcomed Tiana to the group…and Charlotte.
"Charlotte, why did you come?" Naruto asked.
"Tiana's my best friend, plus…I realized I could use a job to make some money. And I'm all for putting bullets down in scumbags, making this city just a bit brighter." Charlotte said as Riley looked confused.
"Well then, I can't deny that. Welcome to Tidal Fox, both of you. Let me explain what's going down." Naruto said before giving the synopsis of dealing with the Buffalo Girls.
Then MC called with his emblem on the television screen.
"Today's the day. Fukada and I arrange a trap for the Buffalo Girls. All of their members are heading to a foreclosed farm in Great Chaparral thinking it's some kind of Tidal Fox deal. You can either get there first to set up for an assault or after them to ambush them. The choice is yours and I've beamed the location to your phones…remember Amaghara's not to be killed or captured. If she flees, let her…everyone else is all up to you. And Jase and Alex are on the way over here to assist you. Good luck." MC said before hanging up.
"Ok, people. Let's move." Naruto said. "Well except Elio, I guess Nora will run you through your duties."
"See you at home, dear." Elio said as Ella kissed him.
Everyone else got moving.
~TWG~
Amaghara had always felt powerful on her motorcycle, a black Nagasaki Shotaro with a secondary color of pink which glowed. She figured it'd be fitting for a leader to have the most expensive and powerful motorcycle.
"So boss, I've been meaning to ask if Nene's punk ass leaves, that means I can take her part."
Amaghara groaned in annoyance at the woman on the yellow Sanchez. Madison Murphy…or 'Badison' as she liked to be called. But she really was no badass…Amaghara saw her as a chubby slob along with her kid sister.
"Madison, the only reason you even got promoted to being a member was because I literally had no better fucking options. Myne left…poached most of the best members we had to work for her instead. If you can't keep yourself in good shape, what good are you in a fight?" Amaghara snapped.
"You pretty much got rushed into being a full-on member." Rina bluntly said. "You want to prove your worth? Then help us to end Tidal Fox. Otherwise don't ask for shit you ain't earned."
"Ok, but she didn't have to mock my weight." Madison said before grumbling a few swears.
Unknown to them, a member would be getting a text and a voice message from Fukada.
"We're here." Fia said as they arrived at the farm finding it empty. "But no one's here."
"That just means we got here too early." Madison said, pulling out a candy bar out of her jacket to eat. "Probably should call Aisling."
"Stop thinking about your sister and focus." Amaghara said as they got off their bikes. "They should be near. We may be able to get them by surprise."
"No you won't."
They saw the quartet leaning on the wall of the farmhouse.
[Cues: Naruto Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 4 - "Mori" (Theme of Hidden Leaf Forest & Forest of Death)
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"Ha! You're outnumbered." Madison said boldly.
"Maybe, but we're better armed." Isaribi said as Tidal Fox members came out of hiding taking aim. "Waste them all!"
It all went to chaos when the bullets came flying. At best, the Buffalo Girls had numbers over them having nearly five times the amount of manpower they had. However, Tidal Fox clearly had better weapons. Yara whipped out the minigun as the bikers scattered to scramble for cover. Naruto activated his ability, tanking bullets as he unleashed carnage with his Special Carbine. Fia ran into Vanessa who shot dead two mooks to which Fia went to hide. She watched Vanessa tear through several more mooks with precision. Fia was of the adage that Danzi was all talk like the rest of the Saints, a spoiled mafia princess with an ego. Seeing her execute a girl proved Fia's assessment of her very much wrong…and she now had a feeling Vanessa was never actually a Saint to begin with. Hearing her own sisters-in-arm plead for their life only to get a bullet ripped through their skulls.
"Oi, Vanessa! You see Fia among these chumps?" Tomoko said as she was firing from her minigun.
"No, but if she's still a part of the BGs, I guess we'll be saying goodbye to our old roommate. I prefer a headshot." Vanessa said darkly as Tomoko swapped to her grenade launcher to blow a mook up.
"I was going to-"
Fia bolted. Her survival instincts came down a hammer as she got back to the bikes. In the heat of the fighting, Fia Fallon had fled on her Hexer. Speeding away, she ripped off the Buffalo Girls patch off her jacket before tossing it. Back at the fight, Naruto and Isaribi were contending with Amaghara and Rina. Naruto winged a shot right into Rina's shoulder as Isaribi blew off the woman's hand with her shotgun.
"BG M-fucking-C!" Madison said firing after Nani.
Her shots missed but it got Nani's attention as another BG came with a sledgehammer only to get punched in the face. While still staring down Madison, Nani grabbed the other BG by her hair before shoving a deagle in the throat of the poor girl before blowing a hole in her. There was no flinch, just a stone cold glare. Madison wanted to snark, say something sarcastic…but she looked around seeing BGs being slain. Jakob got his hands on the sledgehammer showing what a real powerhouse could do with one. Madison was shaking as Nani had her attention on her.
"Nani, I could use some help over here, those niggas won't just die!" Anna said, firing as Nani walked up to Madison.
She snatched Madison's gun and went off to help the others. Madison should have been insulted that Nani deemed her not worth it, but she turned tail. She noticed a few others turning tail. Madison doubted that Tidal Fox would go after her…she was just a small fry after all. As Madison and those few others were fleeing, the number of BGs still fighting were dwindling…and those badly injured…less so. Ella, Maritza, and Flaca were not hesitant to put bullets in her former 'sisters', but spared the ones fleeing. She shared glances with those fleeing and there was an understanding.
"Get some, ya bitches!" Charlotte said, mowing down half a dozen with her tommy gun.
"Oh my gosh, you have one too!" Fu said excitedly. "I thought I was the only one! I love your tint…I got mine tinted army style."
"How fab, and I just love your hair…it's so exotic." Charlotte said as Tiana put a hole in the head of a creeping BG.
"Save the girl talk for when it's over." Tiana said, taking the money out of the wallets of the fallen.
Ella was fending off a few only to see saved from one, herself. Elle turned to see a familiar friend.
"Beatrix!" Ella said before Beatrix shot the other one. "I figured you would have quit."
"I wanted to, but I realized that if I was going to leave the BGs, I'd milk for it all it's worth. Rina dropped her wallet." Beatrix said with a smirk. "Besides, I owe Fukada."
"Then he'd want you to live. Go! I don't want you getting mixed up with these bitches." Ella said as Beatrix took her leave.
"SHIT!" Rina swore as she was shot in the stomach. "Fuck! Ama-"
Cindy had finished the job for Riley, giving her a bullet in the throat. Those remaining were wondering where Amaghara was…however, she had already bolted herself. One watched her speed away…
"You bi-"
Catrina cracked her skull in with her baseball bat which prevented that mook from saying anything. The quartet could see on their radars that Amaghara was leaving.
"Danica, I'm going to split with the other leaders. Seems their leader's just bolted…clean up the res-"
The last five were gunned down from Yara's minigun.
[Music Ends]
"Hot damn, we did it!" Cindy said as the other members cheered in victory. "But I don't see the head bitch."
"She fled." Nani said bluntly.
"And we'll deal with that." Naruto said before seeing all those motorcycles. "But I have a task for a lot of you. We'll need trucks, big ones to store those bikes so we can have some to sell."
"My sis can arrange to find a buyer, so you can store the trucks in my hometown." Maribel said. "But I think it's fair that we can take a bike for ourselves if we want."
"Reasonable enough." Yara said. "But me and the quad are going after Amaghara, so have this all dealt with…and we meet back at headquarters to celebrate."
"I can even get some help from my family, but you know that Alma will want a cut of the sale." Mirabel said as Isaribi shrugged.
"Well, this was fun, but I'll have to part ways." Jase said getting on an Innovation. "Since I'm not dead, I promised my son if all went well, I'd take him out to the pier, make it a family outing."
Alex kissed him on the cheek before getting on the backseat as Jase revved the bike. Taking up helmets belonging to the dead, they put them out before leaving. Naruto's phone with a text from MC asking if the BGs were done for. When Naruto confirmed it, MC said trucks were coming to collect the leftover bikes.
"Hey, looks like MC is sending some people…so if anyone wants to take a bike…now's the time." Naruto said. "And Tiana, thank you for your help. You too Charlotte."
~TWG~
Amaghara skidded into the garage of the clubhouse before stumbling inside to find no Nene, but Fukada sitting alone looking completely relaxed.
"From the looks of things, you got your ass handed to you." Fukada said as Amaghara fumed.
She tried to punch him only for him to catch her arm holding it in place as Amaghara struggled, wondering when he got so strong aloud.
"I've been building my strength for years. I had to pretend that your punches still hurt…you really have gotten weaker." He said, releasing her.
She punched him in the stomach only to wince in pain and see he was unmoving as he stood to his full height.
"Look at her, all alone with no one to back you up. Myne betrayed you, Rina's likely dead, dozens of yours are dead, and the rest either are with Myne, dead, or fled. All this time you acted like an entitled hypocritical little shit, I hoped you changed when I was a younger naive fool. But now, I'm wiser…you've grown to be a fool. Because you don't have any money to spend anymore…Myne made the mistake of enabling you and stealing a bit too much from you…which cut into Zaibatsu funds." Fukada said as Amaghara looked horrified. "While you were spewing your bullshit, I worked hard. Built up my stock in Zaibatsu, secretly banging several of your members, made sure my hands were as clean as possible, and also got the proof I needed to show that your family fucked over mine."
Amaghara looked at the calm face of Fukuda and had a horrific realization as she stepped back.
"Yeah, your family is finished with Zaibatsu, and you're practically no longer an heiress. All because your family decided to make me their punching bag after wiping my family out. Now your family's out of Zaibatsu and your family funds are siphoned away from lawsuit after lawsuit. And that will be your life, on the run now as a peasant just like your members. You have no work experience, you've never held an actual job, and you rely on me and maid services to care for you." Fukada said as he just tore into Amaghara. "You don't even know how to budget…but I got a deal on how I made it go away because as you say, as a woman, you're not expendable enough to be killed."
He took great pleasure in throwing her own words back in her face as she asked him how and he presented some legal paperwork. She looked down at it to see…it was a prenup and a marriage certificate. With the papers unfolded, she saw a wedding band. She realized what he wanted to make her…he wanted to make her his trophy wife.
"You can refuse if you want, but you'll be all alone. Even if I get the government back off, you'll have to deal with Tidal Fox coming after you. The only reason you're even alive…is because I intervened to request you be spared." Fukada said as Amaghara's eyes widened. "Of course, if you refuse…I'll just leave it up to them to spare or kill you. Even if they spare you, you'll have no money…you're going to lose the clubhouse…your penthouse…your maids, and me. Also you'll have to deal with Myne, but you'll have your freedom to be that 'strong, independent' feminist you claim to be now that you're on your own. Well I guess I may as well take this ba-"
She took the pen and wordlessly signed the papers and put on the ring. He could see it in her eyes…the realization of defeat.
"I thought you were a str-"
"Just stop. You damn well know why I'm doing it. You already won…just…let's get out of here already. I assume we're returning to Japan."
"That we are, Tatsumi-chan." Fukada said, taking off her jacket. "Won't be needing this anymore…or the keys to your bike. You won't ever need to work a day in your life again…not with the massive gains I made. You'll have a life of luxury, my lovely trophy wife. There's a car outside in the back. Go out and get in. It'll take you to the hangar to the airport where our plane is."
"Of course, dear." Amaghara said leaving.
As she left for the car, the quartet would arrive waltzing in the club seeing a relieved Fukada on his phone.
"It's over?" Naruto asked.
"It's over. She caved." Fukada said as Isaribi rolled her eyes. "What?"
"It's nothing." Isaribi said. "I assume you'll be leaving too…"
"Yes, using your cab service. I wanted to thank you for all of this and assure you that you will be rewarded. I do also want to spoil you with an extra nugget of knowledge, you see…it's not going to be me that gives the death blow to the Buffalo Girls…it's Nene. Right now, she's pinning the blame on Rina…and exposing Tatsumi as having sold them all out in exchange for exile." Fukada said with a cackle. "Which is ironically true…as I sent that information over in her stead. May as well take advantage of Myne's motley group…"
"Good thing, Rina's dead then. It all worked out." Yara said. "So what happens now?"
"We deal with the assets. Let me ask you four, anyone in need of a place to stay?" Fukada mused.
"If it's in LS, I'm good." Naruto said.
"Same." Isaribi remarked.
"Don't really need it." Yara said.
"I do." Tomoko said as she was given keys.
"Eclipse Tower, Penthouse Suite #3. A view of the city's south side, plus a 10-car garage." Fukada said mirthfully as Tomoko looked like she was handed gold. "Courtesy of my wife."
"I still think her marrying you is barely a punishment." Isaribi snarked. "You're rich, handsome, and working a job that means she'll never have to work a day in her miserable life. The moment that it will hit for her…it'll stop being a punishment. It'd be a dodged bullet."
"I get it. For her being a submissive trophy wife is the ultimate humiliation. She'll have to live with the rest of her life knowing she proved her own beliefs to be bullshit." Yara mused.
"There's also her RV. To sell the lie that she was one of the people and humble, she had an RV, well a most of them. A Journey II. She had several of them but I sold them all off through MC save for a few. I got one for whoever wants it." Fukada said Yara took those keys.
"Dibs. I can go camping in my off time." Yara said. "Maybe get a tracker for it."
"Actually, there's a special tracker you can get for RVs to connect to the Trackify app. Make it a mobile safe haven…that's what I was using a few of them. Leroy's Electronics sells them for $450." Fukada said going, checking his phone. "Ok, there's her stocks, but I already cashed them out. "Yes, she has a country club membership. For the one at Pacific Bluffs."
"I'll take that." Naruto mused.
"And I suppose Isaribi can have my dock slip at the Puerto Del Sol Marina and you can my Toro. Consider it payment for what I owe you since the last time you and I worked together. I wasn't able to thank you properly back then. And there's a bit of a group reward for all four, but I left MC to handle that. I'll have your payment sent to you the moment I'm in the air. But there's one last thing…the clubhouse. Now you can just take over this one and wait two days for things to clear up…or you could sell the place." Fukada said before Isaribi had an idea.
"Can we set up a clubhouse elsewhere?" Isaribi asked.
Fukada showed them the list of the spots as the quartet stepped away to discuss.
"Ok, personally… I'd like a biker clubhouse near a beach. We can justify a lot of things…like bikini tops." Naruto said as Isaribi snorted.
"That is true, but this place is too open. Plus, the cops are going to be sniffing around here. The way I see it we can either take the spot in Downtown Vinewood, the one on Route 68, or Paleto Bay." Isaribi remarked. "I like the DV spot, but I think we could use a spot out of LS. I've been itching to explore more of the state. From the list there's a few in the countryside."
"Then the ones in Sandy Shores and Grapeseed are off the table." Yara asked as Naruto nodded.
"I think Trevor's great, but I don't want to be near the guy for too long. He's good in a medium amount of doses. So that leaves the two in Paleto Bay or the small lone one on Route 68." Naruto said. "Y'know…Paleto isn't that far away from the Rodeo Bridge."
"And it has no gangs making it its turf. It's down to those two there." Isaribi said. "The north one or the south one. Personally, I like the northern one, but it's too out in the open."
"I was actually about to point out that…plus the southern one is closer to my house. Speaking of which…there's one house left up for sale there. Meaning one of us is going to use the clubhouse to sleep in." Tomoko pointed out as Isaribi grinned.
"I'll do it. Honestly, I have always wanted to start a biker gang of my own. I might like the glitz, but I missed the grunge." Isaribi said. "So South Paleto it is."
Yara nodded as they got Fukada's attention.
"Sell this dump, and you can get our new clubhouse. And put it under my name as Chapter President." Isaribi said before putting hand on Naruto's shoulder. "With Naruto as my vice president."
"Ok, I sent that off to MC, once I'm done…he'll contact you. I suggest you be near a computer, Miss Umi. Now that it's over….time for us to depart. I just need one last thing…one of you can drop me at the airport." Fukada mused.
"Not it." Tomoko said before leaving. "I want to check out my new place."
"Yeah no, I need to get that RV." Yara said before leaving as well.
"Naruto, can you do it?" Isaribi asked as Naruto gave her a look. "I do have to get to the office."
Naruto nodded as Isaribi left. He and Fukada would leave on his bike as Fukada called up Nene.
"It's like I told you. She caved…but I can trust you to handle the rest since I transferred that 100k to your account. Already doing it…well then I wish you the best. I guess this is the last time we speak. Goodbye Nene." Fukada said before hanging up. "And just like that, it's checkmate."
"Is marrying her going to be worth it?" Naruto asked.
"Yes, because I can restart my family line using the family that screwed me over. She doesn't know this, but her family has fled Japan…disowning her in the process. I think they threw her to the wolves thinking Zaibatsu will kill her. But they don't get far…and hey, Amaghara could learn to rely on me. The more willing, the better." Fukada said mirthfully.
"Damn, you're a near-cold bastard." Naruto admitted.
He'd arrive at the airport taking him straight to the hangar with Fukada's Luxor Deluxe.
"Thanks." Fukada said as he got off. "Tell you what, tell Isaribi that the new clubhouse is on me. I may call in for a business deal…depending on how things go."
Fukada boarded the plane and Naruto watched it take off to which Naruto got his last objective: Return to your office. Naruto rode off as the late morning wind blew his blonde hair. Due to dropping off Fukada, he was last to arrive at the office where it was set for a bit of a celebration. Naruto got a beer opened for him as he took a hearty swig. There were cheers all around as the world went gray for the quartet.
[Mission Complete! +$3720000 , +250000 RP]
[Hoods Gained: Paleto Bay]
[Vehicle: Tatsumi Amaghara's Shotaro can be found in your garage. (A free Nagasaki t-shirt has been added to your wardrobes.)]
[Style Unlocked: Biker themes can be applied to your Organization.]
[Special RV trackers can now be purchased from Leroy's Electronics to make any Journey II or Camper, a pseudo safehouse.]
[RVs can now be bought from Larry's RVs.]
[Your organization vehicle request menu has been updated.]
[Naruto: Country Club Outfit has been sent to your wardrobe, +$10000
[Isaribi: Fukada's Dock Slip is yours, his Lampadatti Toro will be found there]
[Yara: Amaghara's Journey II is yours.]
[Tomoko: Amaghara's former penthouse is yours.]
[MC Clubhouse: 68 Paleto Boulevard is yours.]
The world returned as the quartet balked at the money…and the rewards. Everyone else was shocked to see they received 30 grand in their accounts all courtesy of Fukada.
"I'm a millionaire." Tomoko said with confidence.
The four slipped down to the garage to look upon the spoils, namely the futuristic Nagasaki Shotaro. They each had one now.
"Ok, I am getting that secondary color in orange and I am registering that as mine." Naruto said, getting on the bike.
"Hold up on that. MC's calling." Isaribi said as they went back upstairs straight to Isaribi's office to answer MC's call.
[Cues: The Boondocks Soundtrack - Huey's Theme]
"Well done, playas." MC said with a chuckle. "Your hard work has paid off massively for myself and you four. I wanted to update you on a few things. Your organization privileges have been updated so you can request an Innovation for five grand. I assume you'll have more bikes at your disposal with your MC clubhouse. Fukada called to say he'd cover the cost, and once I'm done with the rest of giving you all the what's up…Isaribi remains to handle that. As for the matter of the special trackers, be aware that your mobile safehouse is a bit of a limited case. You can only have one if you choose to get one. You can customize the inside using the interaction menu when in it. That's about it for the rest of you…I need to discuss things with Isaribi. Tomoko, your new penthouse also has customization options you can access from your Interaction Menu…when you're in the place of course. Lastly, if you three want to get a dock slip to store boats…you can buy up at the Marina for 75 grand. You three are free to go."
Isaribi remained as MC was showing her through the process of ordering the clubhouse and its specifications. Since the property was already paid for, she had to decide on the murals, the emblem, the name, and add ons.
"I got a name for the group, the Blue Banekos and as for the emblem." Isaribi said as she uploaded a picture of a two-tailed baneko made of cobalt blue and black flames.
It's eyes were two different colors, one yellow…the other green. The image was formerly an image Isaribi drew years ago in her down time only now edited and 'completed'. As for the font, she took an Akira styled approach to it. Japanese text woven behind English text. Having the kanji blue while having the English text orange. As for the murals, she picked an Asian punk theme before selecting to have a gun locker and the custom bike shop add-ons totaling her bill to $850,000 which she paid. Her minimap updated with a marker in Paleto Bay, and while she was tempted to go now…she had things to do today.
She got up, deciding to at least get her Shotaro registered as hers. She'd save the customization for the bike shop, hoping there were freebies there.
~TWG~
Naruto rolled his Shotaro out of LSC grinning ear to ear after getting it customized. He found that the bikes came with bulletproof tires as a default. On the internal side he got a tracker to make him it his PV, race brakes, a Level 4 EMS upgrade, Xenon lights, race transmission, turbo tuning, and an 100% armor upgrade. Yara had gotten the same upgrades (sans removing the mudguard), but decided not to change the default black and blue…growing to like the color. Tomoko was the same (she also did not remove the mudguard), but got the secondary blue swapped for a lime green.
On the external side, he got the bike repainted with blaze red as the primary color and metallic orange as the secondary color that would glow. Naruto had his motorcycle helmet on and he left like a high roller. As he rode away, his phone rang to which he saw it was Tricia calling. He answered by putting it on speakerphone.
"Naruto, hey…I want to thank you for getting to the hospital. Turns out…I had an infection. Not a UTI though…just a rash from some mushrooms I had eaten before meeting you. Turns out they were poisonous like really…poisonous. I…wouldn't be alive if you hadn't got me to the hospital. Ironically it was because of my drug addiction to oxy that they were able to discover it." Tricia said. "I owe you a life debt."
"Don't think too hard about it." Naruto said at ease.
"Well I heard what happened to the Buffalo Girls. A real shame, but had to be done. I'm just pissed over Amaghara being a lyin' bitch." Tricia snarled. "Nearly all the sisterhood died…all for a useless leader."
"Well, what can you do?" Naruto said, rather sympathetic.
"Nothing, but go on a bit of a camping trip. Stay out of the city for a while until the heat dies." Tricia said as Naruto told her about the new MC that Isaribi was forming. "If you guys are running it, I'm in. Where you guys based at?"
"Paleto Bay. The clubhouse isn't open yet, but we've secured a spot there. So just go on up and camp near the bay. Take some time off." Naruto remarked.
"Aight. I'll see if any former BGs who aren't dead would consider joining. Seems not everyone went down to fight for Amaghara…and they're among the most pissed. Well, be well, Naruto."
She hung up right as a raindrop fell on Naruto's eye, slowly beginning to pour as Naruto had to hurry to get back to the office.
~TWG~
Isaribi was in the garage of the apartment building she lived in waiting to be picked up by Danica. Danica arrived in a black and silver Insurgent much to Isaribi's shock. Isaribi had gone out trying not to as she went in the backseat.
"Sorry about that…I probably should have been in the front."
Isaribi turned to the young man in the backseat and pieced it together that this was the guy Danica had been talking about. Isaribi was impressed. Six feet, broad shouldered, on the way to gathering muscle, a youthful face, slick brown hair with sideburns, and soft brown eyes.
"Well, I'm going to put looks aside and say you had to be some serious charmer to get her to talk to you…let alone date her." Isaribi said as Danica flipped her off. "Love you too, ane. Anyway, name's Isaribi Umi."
"Eric Luv." Eric said, politely. "Pleasure to meet you."
"His last name is a step up from yours. Polite as well." Isaribi snarked. "But what are we doing?"
Before Eric could answer, his cell phone interrupted which had him answer it.
"Yo Jon, what up?" Eric said mirthfully. "Help? Ok…give me some details. Ok, I think I can help. Where are you? Ok, I'll get to you as soon as I can."
He hung up.
"Danica, that was Jon. My best friend just got kidnapped by the Lost MC." Eric said worriedly as Isaribi asked why.
Before he could answer, Isaribi's phone buzzed with a text from Martin Madrazo about a gang attack in that same place. Isaribi texted that she'll handle it.
"Never mind the why, where is he?" Isaribi asked.
"Some farm out in the Great Chaparral, why?" Eric asked.
"I just hired to go slaughter the Lost there, so I'll rescue your boy." Isaribi said getting out of the car. "I'll do it solo though."
The rain was clearing up which allowed Isaribi to race out on her Hellfury Custom.
[Gang Attack #4 - Lost MC]
She arrived at the spot as her radar showed where Jon was as the big blue blip among all the reds. A mook noticed but she sniped him with a suppressed pistol shot.
[Cues: Duke Nukem 3D OST - Grabbag (Metal Cover)]
"Let's get it started." Isaribi said, swapping to her rocket launcher. "May as well make the last one count!"
She fired it, blowing several vans, killing several Lost MC mooks. Triggering her special ability, she dashed for cover without a sound leaving bikers to scramble to where she was. She scaled the storage barn, she swapped her Marksman Rifle before having a thought.
"Can I shoot in silence?" Isaribi asked before sniping a goon.
There was no sound. Isaribi only grinned as she sniped two more before she could stop. Her special ability bar was nearly drained…she'd have to leave it alone to let it recharge.
"Where are you?!" One of them yelled.
Isaribi unpinned a grenade and hurled it at the mook while yelling for him to catch it. The fool caught the grenade and panicked. He tried to throw it back only for it to blow up on him. Bullets came at the storage barn as Isaribi slid off the barn having taken a few shots to her shoulder. Running ahead, she'd find another van to which she planted sticky bombs on one side before using it as cover to fire back at them. Of course, they came running at her to which she 'super stealthed' away to have the van blow up in their faces. She finds the last two and shoots them in the knees before switching over to her katana, beheading them. She'd find a few thousand dollars around in the small crates the Lost had along with ammo. Funny enough, she found an unopened burrito which was dropped by one of the bikers she shot. She shrugged as she unwrapped it…and ate it which restored her health in the process.
[Gang Attack 4 Complete! - +$2,000 +500RP +2 Crates]
After snatching up the cash off the bodies, she found the van that he was in, a (Standard) Gang Burrito. She came up to the van and opened to find the guy handcuffed with a bruise on his face. Isaribi was at a loss for words. In terms of build, Jon and Eric were a lot alike. Broad shouldered, tall, a bit of a baby face.
"He's…so cute!" Isaribi thought.
Jon was a paler young man with brown shaved down hair on the side with slightly curly blonde hair on the top and had those soft dark brown eyes. Isaribi snapped out of her eyeing him to get him free and get the gag out his mouth.
"Did you just kill all those guys?" He asked.
"Yeah, to save you, cutie." Isaribi snarked.
"Well, my heroine." Jon said, blushing as she got out. "Holy shit…all by yourself! And there's not a scratch on you."
"I was shot…but it was more of a grazing bullet." Isaribi said before tossing the burrito wrapper in the van. "But we should get out of here. Why did they kidnap you anyway?"
"Loan sharking. My mom took out a loan from that guy." Jon said, pointing to the dead body. "He was planning on extorting my mother…and kidnapped me to do so."
"But from the sound of things, he didn't get the chance." Isaribi said as Jon sighed.
"Ruined my car too." Jon said. "It wasn't much, it was used but…"
"Tell you what. I'll make it up to you…but let's get going." Isaribi said as they walked away.
She pulled out a grenade, unpinned it, and threw it over her shoulder to land right on top of that van before it blew up. Isaribi was pretty much showing off as Jon was in awe. The two got to her bike as they got on which Jon having put a helmet that he swiped off one of Lost. Isaribi put on hers before riding off.
"So what's your name?" Jon asked. "Mine's Jon Auclair."
"Isaribi. Isaribi Umi." Isaribi said. "You know you're probably pretty lucky right now. I was near your boy, Eric, when you called him. I was already on the way, but then I'd get a call for a job to kill all those biker assholes there. So you dodged a bullet and I got a small profit from it."
Jon was holding onto her gently, saying he felt pretty lucky himself.
"So where am I taking you?" Isaribi said.
"Oh right. East Mirror Drive." Jon said.
"Pretty middle class…why would your mom need a loan?" Isaribi asked.
"I love my mother dearly, but she can be a bit…dense. Plus, it's pretty much just me and her. My father is not in the picture." Jon said.
"Deadbeat?" Isaribi asked.
"Nah. My mom and dad never married, I was an accident. They co-parented…he did it out of obligation. I don't blame him for being annoyed with my mom after he told me that the reason I was born was because my mom mistook the morning after pill for painkillers." Jon said as Isaribi laughed. "Yeah, I was pretty much at a loss for words."
"Wow, that's just…and he just left your life?" Isaribi asked.
"When I turned 16, he did. Left LS but not before making sure my mom owned the house. Completely cut off contact with my mom and me. Like I said, I don't blame him…and at least he set us up. But more than likely, my mom fumbled some finances and needed cash to fix it." Jon said. "She's lucky, she's a sweetheart…and not a Karen."
~TWG~
"Aw come on! I was on a winning streak!" Tomoko grumbled as bouncers threw her out of the Vinewood Casino.
"We can't prove you were cheating, but we can't have you keep winning! You are out of here!" The bouncer said before going inside.
"Counting cards isn't cheating, asshole!" Tomoko snapped.
Tomoko had found a major boon of being a 'protagonist'. Some skills from the video games she played transferred over. She took advantage of this to play slots and blackjack winning small amounts before going to the high roller table to put down half a million down. She mentally counted cards and used her 'rizz' to psych people out winning a smooth million. However, before she could continue…they kicked her out. All because some rich brat was whiny and claiming she cheated.
She fluffed her jacket confidently as her phone rang to which she answered hearing Nora's voice.
"Nora, what can I do for you?" Tomoko asked.
"I wanted to apologize for not telling you and the others sooner, but Dynasty 8 does offer properties you can buy for garage space. Please don't be upset, but you can get a tracker placed on any vehicle you'd purchased for free. Along with free repairs." Nora said as Tomoko glared at the phone. "You were also supposed to have your own private mechanic….well each of you. Naruto was going to get the first mechanic, but MC said something about the System being late to the party."
"...But Naruto is good to go." Tomoko asked.
"Yes, but you, Isaribi, and Yara will be compensated." Nora said. "MC wanted to assure you that."
"Yeah, well bye." Tomoko said before hanging up. "You know what? I'm going to get lunch."
~TWG~
Naruto was mildly peeved about being told about this sooner and later. He slapped Nora's rear, getting a yelp out of her.
"I should punish you for this." Naruto said as Nora pouted.
"Wasn't my fault…for the most part. You can go ahead and buy a garage. Your private mechanic is ready, it's the others we have to source." Nora said as she sat down. "MC sent an email explaining it."
Naruto went into his office to get on his computer to look at that email which MC basically said the System was late to look at the group's RP. He told Naruto to check his phone as the 'Garage Mechanic' contact would already be in his phone. He cited that he'd meet the guy in person once he had purchased a garage.
He got to work to go up on Dynasty 8 to seek out a garage. Naruto figured he'd only need two at most. One in LS and one out of it. Starting with looking for the LS one, one caught his eye. 120 Murrieta Heights. Funny thing is it was right next to the warehouse they already had, the Celltowa Unit. That and the price got Naruto to buy it.
[You've purchased '120 Murrieta Heights' as your garage. Your Garage Mechanic is now available to be contacted.]
It blipped on Naruto's minimap as a marked location in white, but the other three…it'd be marked as a blue garage icon. Now, for the one out of town. He looked at the medium-end ones and found one in Harmony, the 870 Route 68 Approach garage. He bought it without a second thought.
[You've purchased '870 Route 68 Approach' as your garage.]
Naruto got off his computer before heading out headquarters all while calling a cab. He had the cab take him to his LS Garage. Once he arrived, he paid the ten dollar fare before going in. The outside of the garage was rough, but the inside…was pristine. Premium quality lighting was all around an all-white interior, with an organized work area for the mechanic separated behind a glass wall at the rear of the garage. There was a rear workbench with a laptop and radio designated with his insignia. There was also a wall-mounted plasma screen TV to the left of the workbench. The System gave a quick explanation on how the Garage worked. A $10 daily fee for garage services? Naruto was not going to complain at all. He found all his vehicles that he had obtained here. His Personal Vehicles, the Zombie, the Bati 801, the Schafter, and even one of the BEW Cavalcades. Naruto noticed a silver Futo in the corner that was not his. There was also an orange BMX bike on the bike racks with a note attached. Naruto took it off the bike to read it.
'Sorry about this all being rather late. Peering into your memories showed me you had a few modes of transport that you had to leave behind. So I got them for you, you'll find your skateboard in your room.- Kaguya'
The note crumbled before particles but Naruto just took it in stride. He was not going to say no to his stuff being returned to him.
"You must be Naruto."
Naruto turned to see the mechanic come up, a Caucasian man with dark brown hair that was slick and with hazel eyes. He wore a gray collared shirt, dark colored jeans, orange hi-top sneakers, black fingerless gloves, and gray LS cap worn backwards. His shirt was monogrammed with J. Jones, Mechanic.
"Johnny Jones. A pleasure to be working with you, friends call JJ. I actually know you through Hao." JJ said as Naruto shook his hand.
"Well shit, I could use more male company. Let's just say my organization has a bit too much calm if you catch my drift." Naruto said as they laughed.
"Yeah, let me show you around real quick…well I'm aware of your two garages and I can manage them both. But I'll mostly be based out here. That workbench area over there is yours to use. Daily fees are $10 a day. I have to ask if you want it to be deducted from your account every day or if you want to pay it forward." JJ told him as Naruto had a better idea.
Naruto did some quick mental math before handing JJ 20 grand.
"That's to cover daily fees for five years. The 1,750 in change is a tip." Naruto said as JJ simply nodded.
"Well, pay it forward indeed. Ok, aside from keeping your vehicles and stuff repaired…bagged and tagged, I can also sell your vehicles here or what you bring in here for you to LSC. I can repair it and get it sold for about 75% of market value price, plus the cost of any upgrades it has. I only ask for a 25% cut, so you'll get 50% market price. Only thing is I only do two vehicles a day." JJ said as Naruto nodded. "Also call me if you need me to deliver a vehicle to you."
"Thanks, and here's the number of a taxi business my friend owns." Naruto said putting the number in JJ's phone. "I'll call their office to let them know to discount you."
"Choice, man." JJ said.
"And any chance of getting a vending machine?" Naruto asked as he got on his Bati 801.
"I know a guy who can get it delivered to both your garages. But it's going to cost about four grand, and I'd need to be paid whenever I need to restock it." JJ said as Naruto tossed him the money.
"You can text me about that." Naruto said.
"One last thing, I'll be working to hire other Garage Mechanics for your friends. A guy called 'MC' called to ask me to arrange that so I'll be on that." JJ said as Naruto rode out.
Naruto got a notice that the bike was now marked his Personal Vehicle. Not that he complained, he just needed to get it painted orange.
~TWG~
Isaribi pulled up on East Mirror Drive, a mostly residential street because Jon directed him right to his place. Funnily enough…it was right next to Ella and Elio's new house. A woman was out on the yard, who had to be Jon's mom.
"Damn, it's as if Mrs. Brief from Dragon Ball was thick." Isaribi said as she parked.
"There you are, I was just about to call. Where have you been and who's this?"
"Mom, this is Isaribi Umi. Isaribi, this is my mom, Jennifer Auclair." Jon said as they got off her bike.
"Charmed." Isaribi remarked.
"Mom, I was just kidnapped by that guy you borrowed money from." Jon said as Jen winced.
"But why? I actually made the money back and I was going to pay him back today." Jen said as Jon and Isaribi balked as she explained she took a small chance on a stock.
"Well don't worry about it. He's dead…and his friends are dead. Your boy is alive. You are welcome." Isaribi said bluntly.
"Here then." Jennifer said, handing over twenty Gs. "For your trouble recusing my precious young man."
"This guy kidnapped your son…for twenty grand instead of cajoling you to do a job that would have benefitted them more than just twenty grand." Isaribi said in disbelief as she took the money. "Ugh, I feel it's shit like this that makes me happy to have left the Lost MC sooner."
"You were an old la-"
"No, I was a patched member. Probably the only female patched member in the Lost MC's history." Isaribi said. "Not that it really means anything anymore…"
"By the way, what did you need twenty grand for?" Jon asked as Jennifer looked sheepish.
"An investment. I want to start a food truck to sell baked goods. Getting the van was easy enough, I just needed the money to get it modified." Jennifer said, opening the garage to reveal the van.
There was the Brute Taco Van, but lacking the livery.
"I just need to get a bit more cash together and…"
"Hold up, I might be willing to invest, but I need to sample your goods." Isaribi said.
"Well come on in. I got some cookies you'll just love." Jennifer said as they went inside.
Current Stats
Naruto - $4,727,069 - Current Weapons: Fist, Switchblade, Katana, Pistol (Suppressor), Dual AP Pistols (Platinum Tint/Extended Clip/Glided), Pistol .50, Pump Shotgun, Sawed-Off Shotgun, 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, Shotaro, Bati 801]
(Current Tattoos: None)
Owned Businesses: Mirror Park Tavern ($2000/day), Hotel Wisdahl ($15000/day)
Garages: 120 Murrieta Heights, 870 Route 68 Approach
Isaribi - $3,927,128 - 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)
Yara - $4,450,219 - Current Weapons: Brass Knuckles, Switchblade, Baseball Bat, 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, Minigun, Molotov Cocktails, Sticky Bombs
[PV: Buccaneer Custom; 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)
Tomoko - $5,048,347 - 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: Felon GT, Turismo R; PB: Hexer, PCJ-600, Shotaro]
(Current Tattoos: None)
Owned Businesses: DigitalDen (Mirror Park) ($5000/day), Chico's Hypermarket ($2000/day)
(A/N: Yeah, this one was a lengthy one, but I had a lot to cover. Namely introducing a few things, features I actually should have included in the story sooner, new characters, and such. The next chapter is going to be a bit of an 'aftermath chapter', focusing on the effect the Buffalo Girls' fall had. And yes, Elio, Ella, and Vanessa have officially joined Tidal Fox, Elio is mostly going to be working with Nora and Shikamaru given that he is an accountant. The rank of Kaikei is typical under the Saiko-Komon, but in this case will be under Nora given the set up. Tiana's got Komon given she'll be specializing in running the restaurant once it's completed.)
Tidal Fox Hierarchy
Robinson Elio - Kaikei
Danzi Vanessa, Tiana Rose Jr. - Komon
Beaufoy Ella, Charlotte La Bouff II - Kobun
Jones Jim - Associate
