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       #Post#: 9072--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Challenges
       By: Aussie Boy Date: June 18, 2013, 12:14 am
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       Thanks for the comments guys, I feel this is the best story I've
       ever written by myself. And I totally agree we've all improved
       our writing so much over these past years. I never expected to
       be here, when I first joined the Saints Row Forum. I mean on a
       brand new site, still with some of the people that were around
       when I first joined. Oh and I agree just us three would have
       over a 100 stories, add in Cali, G4 and we'd have cover 150,
       close to 200 maybe. I do miss some of the old guys though.
       Yoyopop, Zerthon, Deadly Saint and others
       Anyways read and enjoy.
       _____________________________________________
       23rd February 2013
       James, Oliver, Allan, Ryan and Jesse walked into the crowded
       warehouse in East Hook and looked around because Martin said he
       had a spot reserved for James and his guests due to James's
       previous fights that made Martin a lot of money and has the
       prospects of making him a lot more money.
       ..."Up there" The Door man said while pointing to the roof of an
       office along the southern wall.
       ..."Thanks' James said with a nod and the group walked over to
       it and climbed a set of portable stairs to the top of the office
       where they found an old set of garden furniture and some folding
       chairs.
       Allan placed the cooler full of beer next to the small round
       table and Jesse put a box of packets of chips and biscuits on
       top of the table and they started grabbing chairs and setting
       them up as people still funneled through the front door. At the
       back of warehouse was a caravan which Martin now used as his
       office and the paramedic was set up out front of it so Martin
       could pay his fighters as they visited to Paramedic after their
       fight (Something which Martin encouraged, as he didn't want his
       fighters hurt, because he would lose money).
       ..."Yeah, yeah we're on top of an old office, you can't miss us,
       we're all in Flannel Shirts and Hoodies" Allan said while
       talking on his phone.
       ..."Because it's cold that's why" He said.
       ..."Alright see you in a bit" Allan said and hung up his phone.
       ..."Okay boys. My Girlfriend Samantha and Jesse's Girlfriend
       Amanda are on their way, they're bring a few friends, Laura,
       Tami, and Maggie, apparently all three are hot and easy" Allan
       explained.
       ..."Sounds like my ex wife" Oliver said jokingly.
       ..."Speaking of her, how are things between you and Gail?" Ryan
       asked Oliver.
       ..."I haven't talk to her since the divorce was finalized, best
       four months of my life, and the judge still won't let me see my
       daughter" Oliver explained.
       ..."How old is your daughter?" James asked not knowing any of
       this.
       ..."2 Years, and 4 Months" Oliver said.
       ..."I see" James said with a nod.
       ..."Hey Allan" Samantha said as she lead her group of friends
       onto the office roof. Allan and Samantha embraced and kissed.
       ..."Girls, the mug wearing glasses is Ryan, the guy with the
       scar on his cheek is James and the guy wearing the Hood is
       Oliver, Amanda's boyfried is Jesse and I'm Allan" Allan
       introduced everybody.
       ..."Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages.
       I am proud to bring you the first fight of the evening, it will
       be contested between two fighters, with standard rules applying.
       Introducing First... Weighing in at 199 Pounds and standing at 5
       feet and 11 inches. He hails from Willis... Loooooorrrd Mike!
       ... and his competitor... Weighing in at 249 Pounds and standing
       at 5 feet and 10 Inches. He hails from South Slopes...
       Slaminator!" Jackson introduced the fighters.
       James watched this fight carefully because he was suppose to
       fight the least injured out of these two, next time he fights.
       Tami grabbed a chair and dragged it over next to James and sat
       down. She looked at James who didn't even realize she was there,
       he was watching Lord Mike strike at Slaminators shoulder.
       ..."Hey, whats got you so intrigued in this fight?" Tami asked.
       James turned and looked at her.
       ..."I have to fight the winner of this fight next week" James
       explained.
       ..."So you're a fighter too?" Tami asked.
       ..."Yeah" James said without drawing his attention away from the
       fight.
       ..."What's your name?" Tami asked.
       ..."James" James said.
       ..."No I meant your fighting name?" Tami asked.
       ..."The Celtic Cowboy" James answered.
       Tami was determined to talk to James and decided to talk to him
       about the fight until it was over.
       ..."So what are you looking for exactly?" She asked.
       ..."There strategies, see most of us, including Slaminator,
       strike and kick at the head and torso, trying to knock our
       opponent out and knock the wind out of them. But Lord Mike is
       working over Slaminators shoulder" James explained.
       ..."Well if his name is Slaminator then maybe weakening his arm
       will stop his slams and make him an easier target" Tami guessed.
       James looked at her and nodded... "I didn't think of that, I was
       thinking he might be picking a spot for a submission" James
       explained and kept both theories in his head while he watched
       the two battle it out in an entertaining fight, that was more
       like a chess game than a slug fest like James was used to
       having.
       Tami and James sat quietly together and watched as Lord Mike
       finally won the 11 Fight with a kick to knee, a left and a right
       to either side of his rip cage and then a kick that resembled a
       roundhouse kick to the side of Slaminators face, which knocked
       him out cold.
       ..."Alright now we can talk" James said as Jackson announced
       Lord Mike as the winner by Knockout.
       The Night carried on and before the Main Event of the night, the
       official attendance was 689 people, James and Tami were still
       sitting in their folding chairs next to each other, but now a
       few empty potato chip packets were underneath their seats as
       well as a lot of empty beer bottles.
       Allan and Samantha had left in a taxi at that point and Jesse
       was being nagged by Amanda that she also wanted to leave.
       The Main event lasted 22 minutes and ended when Maniac made Big
       Bad submit and increased his winning streak. As soon as Maniac
       was declared the winner, Jesse and Amanda left and took Jesse's
       Huntley sport which left James, Oliver, Ryan, Tami, Maggie and
       Laura to take Laura's Burrito van home. The Van was Laura's ex
       boyfriends, it had a waterbed and stereo in the back as wall as
       fur on in the interior walls and the outside was painted and
       modified to look like the A-Teams van.
       The drunk group clambered in the van and the sober Laura got in
       the driver seat and the started the van and quickly drove away
       as the crowd started to exit the warehouse in droves as all the
       fighting was finished.
       ..."Where am I taking all of you?"
       ..."Maggie's coming to my apartment with me" Oliver said while
       holding Maggie in a hug on the waterbed.
       ..."Where is that?" Laura asked
       ..."Just drop us at the Steinway beer Garden" Oliver shouted.
       Laura drove the van up to Steinway and parked outside the
       Steinway Beer Garden and James opened the door to let Maggie and
       Oliver out as he was the closest to the door.
       ..."I'm going to Brownstones, just north of the Arts College"
       Ryan stated.
       ..."No, you're staying with me tonight" Laura demanded.
       ..."Ah, yeah, okay" Ryan said, a bit surprised by Laura.
       ..."So I guess me and you are going to your place?" James asked
       Tami as he was about to close the van door. She suddenly changed
       her mind about wanting to sleep with James after pursuing him
       all night and pushed him out the van. He hit the edge of the
       footpath and fell min the gutter, Tami closed to the door and
       ordered Laura to drive away.
       James got up out of the gutter and dusted himself off and
       watched as the van drove away and wondered what he did wrong and
       why Tami did that. He looked for Oliver and Maggie, but they
       were already walking away. He shrugged and walked int the beer
       garden and sat at one of the tables outside and went to sleep
       right there.
       24th February 2013
       ..."Hey. James. Wake up" Mickey the Irish Accented Bar Tender
       said as he shook James.
       ..."Huh? Wha?" James mumbled as he woke up and looked around the
       beer garden the bright Sunday sun had it almost glowing.
       ..."You've been asleep here for 12 Hours" Mickey said.
       ..."Jesus what time is it?" James asked with a yawn and a snort.
       ..."Past Noon boyo, come on, get up and go and get some lunch"
       Mickey said ad helped James to his feet.
       James stumbled a little as he walked and then walked over to the
       tap around the side of the bar and began drinking the water from
       it using his hands as a cup. He turned the tap off and got to
       his feet, his fringe and face dripping wet. He breathed deeply
       and let the water from his face drip onto his chest  and then
       shook his head from side to side. James walked out of the beer
       garden and immediately ran into Oliver who had come looking for
       James after Mickey rang him and told him where James was.
       ..."How you feeling?" Oliver asked.
       ..."I keep forgetting I'm not a teenager, I can't just sleep it
       off and be fine the next day" James said with a grin.
       ..."Yeah, it's a bitch getting old huh?" Oliver said to the 23
       year old James jokingly.
       ..."Sure is" James said.
       ..."I'm going to the Creek Street Diner in BOABO, you coming?"
       Oliver asked.
       ..."Yeah" James said as he yawned again.
       ..."Alright, Jesse is going to rescue Ryan and they're going to
       meet us there, I don't think Jesse will be to happy either"
       Oliver said as they walked.
       ..."Why Not?" James asked.
       ..."He split up with his woman last night" Oliver stated.
       ..."Ah. That sucks" James said.
       ..."That's life" Oliver said.
       They walked down from Steinway, into East Island City and down
       further, across the old train tracks and into the small diner,
       that Oliver was apparently a regular to, as the staff knew him
       by name. James and Oliver sat down at a vacant booth and both
       ordered a large serving of Bacon and Eggs to help with the hang
       overs.
       ..."So, how was that Maggie chick, you took home?" James asked
       as they waited for their lunch.
       ..."Man... Best fuck I've ever had" Oliver stated happily...
       "How about Tami, how'd you go?" Oliver asked.
       ..."She pushed me out of the van and then they took off" James
       stated
       ..."Man, fucking women" Oliver stated while chuckling.
       ..."You're telling me, she hung out with me all night and then
       does that" James said while playing with his knife and fork.
       ..."Well anyway, yeah. Maggie, she just, a head cheerleaders
       body and about as loud as one-" Oliver was cut off by James
       staring straight past him wide eyed.
       ..."Gun" James said simply. Oliver pulled his pistol out of his
       belt and turned around as three men with pistol standing by the
       door fired at James and Oliver. A bullet went straight into
       Oliver's left shoulder and then a second one went into the left
       side of his head and exited just below hi right ear and the a
       third went in the left side of his neck and exited the right
       side, he fell onto the table and dropped his gun and James slid
       to the floor.
       ..."Check the other one" One of the shooters ordered.
       James knew he had to act quickly otherwise he was going to die
       as well, with even considering the dangers, he cut the wound
       just below he hairline that was only half healed. He gouged at
       it with the knife and then punched himself and the head several
       times and then stopped breathing and blinking and stared
       directly at another customer cowering underneath the table.
       The blood poured from James head all other of his face and
       luckily for him it looked enough like a bullet wound that the
       man who shot Oliver looked at James and stared into his eyes and
       decided that he was dead and they fled the diner. James the
       whole time was memorizing his face. The three shooters got in a
       Black Chavos as Ryan and Jesse turned up, Ryan recognized all
       three men.
       He had shook hands with all three of them when Mr Flanagan and
       Antonio Bianchi arranged a truce several years ago, the three
       attacks noticed Ryan and started shooting at him as they got in
       the car. Ryan took his pistol out of his pants and shot back as
       the the three men escaped. Both Jesse and Ryan rushed inside and
       found James getting ready to pick up Oliver's blood soaked body.
       Jesse rushed over ad helped James as they carried Oliver out of
       the diner, Ryan looked around the diner and then reached into
       his pocket and grabbed a wad of cash he carried around for
       situations like this.
       ..."Clean up the blood, and everybody remember a man at about
       6ft 2 wearing a giant panda suit tried to rob the diner, he got
       frustrated over nothing after yelling a heap of gibberish and
       started shooting at nothing and then ran" Ryan ordered and then
       gave the wad of cash to the owner of the diner, who he knew
       personally and told him to dish out the cash evenly. He ran
       outside and got in the car and Jesse sped out of the parking lot
       and up the road.
       ..."Ah you hit James?" Ryan asked from the passenger seat.
       ..."No, I did this to myself to save myself from getting shot as
       well, they thought they hit me when the killed Oliver and left
       me alone" James yelled over the sound of the speeding car. He
       was shaking from the adrenaline and covered in his Oliver's and
       his own blood.
       ..."I'm calling Mister Flanagan, this is the first shots of a
       war" Ryan said as he dialed Mr Flanagan's number.
       -------------------------------
       Condition: Wounded
       - $4089
       - Old Mobile Phone: ~
       ~Martin
       ~Oliver
       ~Ryan
       ~Mr Flanagan
       ~Flanagan Auto Parts and Restoration (Business)
       - Keys to Garage
       #Post#: 9073--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Challenges
       By: OGluke Date: June 18, 2013, 3:34 pm
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       i wont argue with you bruda this is fine a work of craftmanship
       your displaying
       now, feed me more!
       #Post#: 9078--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Challenges
       By: Wetbizket Date: June 18, 2013, 5:46 pm
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       Mmmm, a Slaminator, sounds like a fully loaded cheeseburger lol,
       and Hell yeah an A-team Van with a water bed! And those suns a
       bitches, there gonna pay for what they did to Olly!
       #Post#: 9096--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Challenges
       By: Aussie Boy Date: June 25, 2013, 10:43 am
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       24th February 2013
       Jack stood by the opened garage door waiting as the Dukes roared
       down the road and drifted into the garage and came to a
       screeching halt, Jack looked around and the shut the garage door
       as Ryan got out and put the seat forward so James could get out.
       He stumbled as he got out and almost fell over.
       ..."James, over here" Arnie said with his kit sitting on the
       plastic table and two chairs sitting next to it.
       James walked over to Arnie and Arnie helped James take his shirt
       off and used the T shirt he had underneath to clean the blood of
       his face and then sat James down and started cleaning the wound
       so he could stitch it up.
       The Brennan brothers: Simon and Jeffrey dragged Oliver's body
       from the Dukes and put it on a plastic sheet that they then used
       to move his body away from the car and onto a cleared off work
       bench. While they were doing this Jack was getting some supplies
       from the parts store to use to clean the interior of the Dukes.
       ..."What the fuck happened back there!" Ryan yelled while
       holding his hands on the back of his head.
       ..."Three motherfuckers walked in and one of them started
       shooting and you seen the fucking results!" James yelled at
       Ryan.
       ..."Why didn't you shoot back?" Ryan yelled at James
       ..."I don't own a fucking gun!" James yelled back.
       ..."Stay still" Arnie said to James as he started to stitch the
       wound.
       ..."Why didn't you get one?" Ryan shouted.
       ..."How!?" James shouted back at Ryan.
       ..."Enough!" Perry yelled as he walked into the garage through
       the back door... "The last thing we need is to fight amongst
       ourselves!" He added.
       Ryan while breathing heavily out of anger and frustration walked
       over to Oliver's body and looked at the blood soaked corpse and
       then ran his hand from his forehead up over the top of his head,
       pushing his hair back.
       ..."Which one of them did the shooting?" Ryan asked in a calmer
       tone.
       ..."He had a beard, um a scar between his eyes, kind of average
       size, kind of a fucked up nose" James said while trying to
       ignore the pain of Arnie stitching the wound.
       ..."Daniel, fucking, Bianchi" Ryan said.
       ..."You say it was Antonio's nephew that did the shooting?" Mr
       Flanagan asked, he was standing near the front door and had been
       there since the Brennan Brothers pulled Oliver out of the car.
       ..."Yeah, the oldest of the Bianchi sons, Aldo's son" Ryan said.
       ..."Alright. Perry, get Allan and Randy down to the diner, then
       get Byron and Benjamin down here with everything they have on
       Bianchi and Assad. Tell everybody to be here at 6 tonight, for a
       meeting" Mr Flanagan ordered, Perry nodded and got his phone out
       and walked into the office.
       Mr Flanagan walked over to Oliver's body and looked down at the
       lifeless corpse and sighed, he put his hand over Oliver's eyes
       and closed them as Jeffrey came out the spare parts room with an
       old sheet they were going to cut up for rags and draped it over
       Oliver to cover his body. Mr Flanagan said a quick prayer and
       then done the sign of the cross and walked into the parts store.
       ..."Where's he going?" James asked.
       ..."He's got some calls to make, some calls only made in this
       situation" Arnie explained as bandaged over the stitches to keep
       it clean.
       ..."If you're going to fight, get some electrical tape and wrap
       it around the bandages, at least it stop it bleeding so much if
       you get the stitches busted" Arnie said and then began packing
       up his gear.
       ..."Thanks Arnie" James said and then got up out of the chair
       and looked at his shirts, both covered in blood, so he decided
       not to put them back on.
       James was going to go home and have a shower and then he
       remembered: the garage didn't have a shower, he'd been using one
       in the back of Steinway Beer Garden bar every couple of days and
       between those times he regularly changed his clothes and used a
       lot of deodorant.
       ..."Hey, is there a shower anywhere in here?" James asked.
       ..."Yeah, there's an emergency shower in the toilet" Jack said
       from inside Ryan's car.
       ..."You want us to go and get you some fresh clothes?" Simon
       asked.
       ..."Yeah, you know where my stuff is Ryan?" James asked.
       ..."Yeah I know, I'll go and get it" Ryan said.
       ..."Thanks" James said not wanting to tell anybody he'd been
       living in a garage for almost a month.
       James went in and used the emergency shower and washed himself
       from head to toe, twice over to make sure he was clean and when
       he came out, Ryan had left a fresh set of clothes on the counter
       top next to the sink. James put on his underwear, jeans, socks,
       t shirt and jacket and then washed his steel toed boots in the
       sink just to be sure before he put them back on. He walked back
       into the garage and a few more members of the crew had turned
       up.
       James walked over to Oliver and looked down at the sheet
       covering his body and started feeling guilty, he wasn't sure why
       he felt guilty, but he did. Mr Flanagan came up behind James and
       stood beside him and put his hand on James's shoulder.
       ..."We'll get the fucker who did it, don't worry... Revenge
       helps" Mr Flanagan said and then walked away.
       James walked out the back door of the garage and leaned against
       the concrete wall along the ledge and looked at the tops of the
       buildings in Downtown Broker and wondered just what the hell he
       had gotten himself into. Then his attention was drawn to a car
       coming through the gate, he watched as Randy and Allan got out
       of the Gold Feltzer and walked across the scrap yard and up the
       stairs; they stopped when they got to the top and noticed James.
       ..."Glad they didn't get both of you" Randy said and Allan gave
       a slight nod in agreement.
       ..."..." James went to say something but didn't and just nodded
       as a thank you.
       To Randy and Allan, James's facial expression said everything
       and they continued inside, and James just stood there and
       watched the sky go from bright and sunny to overcast as the
       afternoon rolled by and the rain that had been predicted by the
       weather forecaster looked more and more likely.
       ..."James, everyone is here, we are having the meeting early"
       Jesse said as he leaned out the door.
       James nodded and walked back into the garage and seen everyone
       sitting around near the office with a two large pieces of paper
       stuck to the office window and a guy who looked like a doctor
       was examining Oliver. James just looked at him for a moment and
       then walked over to the crew and took a seat among them.
       The doctor walked over to Mr Flanagan who was leaning against
       the office door frame.
       ..."I can patch him up and my associate will put his cause of
       death as a heart attack, this will bypass the autopsy and I can
       have him cremated and ready for his funeral on Friday" The
       Doctor explained.
       ..."Thank you" Mr Flanagan said and then gave the doctor a large
       wad of cash and the doctor went on his way.
       Mr Flanagan then came and stood up in front of the crew and
       breathed deeply, he looked sad and angry at the same time.
       ..."Word on the street is, Antonio and Assad are working
       together to expand Assad's drug operation, Assad supplies the
       drug cookers and the all the independent dealers that he
       supplies and Antonio supplies muscle as well as keeping all his
       old operations" Mr Flanagan explained.
       ..."Now thanks to some greased palms and some very good work, we
       have a rough idea of each gang and there members.
       ..."Antonio Bianchi and his brother Andino are in charge of the
       Bianchi Crime Family, within their crew, they have their sons,
       Albert and Tony from Antonio and Maxwell from Andino, they also
       have theri deceased brothers three children within the gang,
       Daniel, Henry and Sampson, as well as 5 or 6 other Italian
       immigrants and or descendents of Italian Immigrants" Mr Flanagan
       explained, but he couldn't go any further as that was all he
       knew.
       ..."Jabbar "Jeremy" Assad runs the Assad Drug Gang, with some
       Arabs and blacks and whites working for him, he has three
       bodyguards, he had four but we all know what happened to Trent
       Harlow. He's also got five drug cookers and almost 11
       independent dealers he supplies, maybe more" Mr Flanagan
       explained.
       ..."Now, we're at war with both of these gangs as of today,
       we're not backing down, so we're going to send Antonio a
       message, Perry, Ryan, James and Simon, you can handle that
       tonight... But now onto Oliver, his funeral will be in Steinway
       on Friday and then we will have a post funeral wake at the
       Steinway Beer Garden, it will be at 12 noon, everybody better be
       there in a suit, don't wear ties, Oliver never wore ties, he
       didn't like them" Mr Flanagan said with a slight smile.
       ..."Alright, everybody arm yourselves and be careful, I'll see
       you all on Friday unless we get a job between now and then" Mr
       Flanagan stated
       Everybody started leaving, choosing not to see Oliver if they
       hadn't already seen his body, as they wanted to remember him how
       he was, not how he is. James, Perry, Ryan and Simon stayed with
       Mr Flanagan in the garage after everybody had left. They moved
       the chairs around and sat around in a circle.
       As Jeffrey left the doctor came back in with two guys carrying a
       a body bag, they walked over to Oliver and put him in the bag
       and carried him out of the garage, they loaded him into the back
       of their van and drove away. James just felt empty after seeing
       that and didn't know what to think.
       ..."Alright you said earlier that the shooter was Daniel
       Bianchi?" Mr Flanagan asked Ryan.
       ..."Yeah, the description fits him, and if he's anything like
       his old man, then murder wouldn't be out of the question for
       him" Ryan explained.
       ..."Well let's find him and make sure he pays for what he did"
       Mr Flanagan said.
       ..."Alright" Perry said and got out of his chair and began
       dialing a number on his phone. James got up and started walking
       away from the seats.
       ..."Hey, you want in on this?" Perry asked.
       James looked back and stared at Perry and then turned back
       around and continued walking over to the tool wall and just
       stood there with his hands on his head.
       ..."Hey! Yes or no?" Perry asked.
       ..."Just let me think" James said after 30 seconds.
       They sat around for 30 Minutes before Perry finally got a lead
       on where Daniel Bianchi was hanging out, Mr Flanagan gave them
       his blessing and went home for the night. Perry, Ryan and Simon
       began grabbing ski masks, vests, guns and ammo. They loaded all
       the gear into the back of the Chavos, 4 pistols and ammunition
       and an MP-10 with ammunition.
       ..."James! We're leaving, you coming" Ryan asked as they drove
       the Chavos out of the garage.
       James noticed a large wrench hanging on the tool wall and
       thought about the bullets coming through Oliver, he grabbed it
       and jogged over to get in the car.
       ..."I'm coming" James said while showing them the wrench.
       ..."Right, he was eating at some pizza place in Schottler about
       15 minutes ago, that's where we are heading now" Perry said and
       then pulled drove away from the garage and headed down to
       Broker.
       -------------------------------
       Condition: Unstable
       - $4089
       - Old Mobile Phone: ~
       ~Martin
       ~Ryan
       ~Mr Flanagan
       ~Flanagan Auto Parts and Restoration (Business)
       - Keys to Garage
       #Post#: 9102--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Challenges
       By: Aussie Boy Date: June 25, 2013, 11:02 pm
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       24th February 2013
       Perry pulled the car up outside the pizza place next to the
       Schottler Station and turned it off, they looked around the area
       trying to spot Daniel Bianchi.
       ..."Go and check the pizza joint" Perry said to Simon.
       Simon nodded and got out the car and casually strolled across
       the road and into the Pizza shop where he looked around for
       Daniel, he knew what Daniel looked like, but Simon has long hair
       and a thick beard, and when they personally shook hands when Mr
       Flanagan and Antonio ended the war Simon was bald.
       ..."There he is!" Ryan said pointing to Daniel Bianchi getting
       in his car, further down the street.
       ..."Call Simon" Perry ordered. Ryan called Simon and told him he
       wasn't in there.
       Simon ran out of the Pizza Shop and got back in Perry's Chavos
       and they drove after Daniel who drove out onto the expressway
       and headed south towards Firefly Island.
       They followed Daniel as he drove down through Firefly Island and
       then parked near the train station and got out of the car and
       walked over to a guy leaning on his parked car, the guy gave him
       some money and then Daniel got back in his car and drove up
       Downtown Broker and parked his car. He got out and locked the
       car this time and walked up an alleyway.
       ..."Now's our chance, let's go" Perry said.
       Perry parked the Chavos and everybody got out and went to the
       trunk, they put on their masks, vests and took a pistol each
       with a couple magazines and James took his Wrench and they
       walked up to the corner of the alleyway and Perry leaned around
       the corner and looked at what they were doing.
       ..."Right, James, you and me we go this way and Bianchi, Ryan
       and Simon, you go around the corner and knock the dealer out
       once they leave the deal" Perry said.
       Ryan and Simon walked around the corner and went up the alleyway
       and hid in the shadows and waited for the dealer. James and
       Perry stood near the entrance to the alleyway and waited as
       Daniel and the dealer haggled over money. Eventually they agreed
       on the money and they separated. The Dealer walked around the
       corner and Simon smacked across the back of the head with the
       pistol and knocked him out. Ryan caught him as he fell and
       dragged him into the shadows and walked around the corner.
       While they did this Perry and James walked up the alleyway and
       confronted Daniel with their Glock 22's pointed straight at him.
       ..."Whoa, whoa, what's this?" Daniel said looking worried.
       Daniel turned around to run and seen two more masked gunman
       walking towards him with Glock 22's pointed at him.
       ..."Alright, alright, you's want the money?" Daniel asked trying
       to get out of this situation.
       James walked up to him and when Daniel turned around, James hit
       him in the knee with the wrench and as Daniel yelled in agony
       and leaned over to grab his knee, James backhanded Daniel with
       the wrench knocking 6 of Daniel teeth out and sending him to the
       hard concrete below him. James brought the wrench down of
       Daniels shoulder and caused it to pop out of it's socket. Daniel
       slowly sat up holding his dislocated and fractured shoulder.
       ..."Fuck!" Daniel screamed..."What the hell do you want?" He
       yelled with blood and teeth running out of his mouth as he did.
       James grinned and then took off his mask and looked directly in
       Daniels eyes. Daniels eyes went wide and his jaw dropped and
       another tooth fell out with some more blood.
       ..."What's the matter, you look like you've seen a ghost" James
       said.
       ..."You're dead, I-I-I shot you" Daniel said while hyper
       ventilating.
       ..."Look, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Daniel shouted.
       James brought the wrench down on Daniels head, Daniels neck
       crumpled under his head and then he fell on the ground again
       with blood running from under his hair. James brought the wrench
       down his rib cage and the ribs could be heard shattering under
       the force. Daniel was unconscious so he didn't scream he didn't
       even move apart from roll flat on his back from the force of the
       hit.
       James breathed deeply and brought the wrench down again onto
       Daniels forehead, it crunched the skin split and blood spurted
       out and then it just started running out. James stepped back and
       then put his ski mask back on before he did anything else. He
       looked around at Ryan, Simon and Perry, they were nodding.
       Perry walked over to James and put his hand on his shoulder and
       they stood together looking down at Daniels corpse as it leaked
       blood everywhere. Ryan and Simon came over as well and checked
       Daniel.
       ..."Yeah, he's dead" Ryan said as he felt Daniels pulse.
       ..."I'll go and get the plastic" Simon said and then walked out
       of the alleyway and got a large sheet of plastic and brought it
       back to the body, James watched in shock as they rolled the man
       he just killed up in the plastic and carried him to the trunk of
       the Chavos and put him in. They all loaded in the car and drove
       away as the dealer woke up and walked out of the shadows and
       looked at the pool of blood and had no idea what just happened.
       ..."Antonio operates out of a near Outlook Park, we'll leave the
       body on his door step" Perry said as he drove towards Antonio's
       bar.
       Perry pulled the Chavos up outside Antonio's bar around 10pm and
       Ryan and Simon got out the car popped the trunk and dumped
       Daniel at the front door, Simon rushed back stuff the plastic
       sheet and shut the trunk while Ryan got back in the car and then
       Simon got back in the car as well.
       ..."Wait don't go yet!" Simon said and then leaned across the
       backseat and aimed the MP10 at the bar and then pulled the
       trigger and sprayed all thirty bullets into the front wall of
       the bar, shattering the windows and cracking and busting holes
       in the bricks. Simon reloaded and fired the second of 4 clips
       into the bar.
       ..."Alright now go!" Simon said. Perry didn't wait and sped off.
       One of the Bianchi Crime Family members by the name Vito Alunni
       rushed outside and tripped over Daniels body and crashed to the
       ground, he rolled over and sat up and then looked in horror at
       Daniels body.
       Perry pulled up outside the garage and Ryan got out and opened
       the garage door and Perry drove in and Ryan closed the door
       behind him.
       ..."You guys can go I'll stay here and clean out the car" Perry
       said.
       ..."Alright, I'll talk to ya's later" James said and left the
       mask and vest sitting on a tool stand and walked out the door
       and headed for the Beer Garden.
       25th February 2013
       He walked in and sat at the bar and looked at the bar tender, it
       wasn't Mickey, James didn't know this guy.
       ..."What can I get you?" He asked.
       ..."That scotch whiskey up there" James said pointing to a large
       full bottle sitting on the shelf.
       ..."Alright" he said and poured James a little bit into a shot
       glass, James grabbed the bottle of him and kept it with him and
       started drinking and when he was kicked out of the bar he took
       the bottle and a bottle of cheap rum he snatched while the bar
       tender was looking. He drank more and more as he drunkenly
       stumbled the street of Steinway.
       -------------------------------
       Condition: Drunk and Depressed
       - $4089
       - Old Mobile Phone: ~
       ~Martin
       ~Ryan
       ~Mr Flanagan
       ~Flanagan Auto Parts and Restoration (Business)
       - Keys to Garage
       #Post#: 9104--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Challenges
       By: Yoyopop10 Date: June 26, 2013, 4:49 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       Awesome story, man! I only had time to read the first 2 chapters
       so far - but I've really enjoyed them! Keep up the good work,
       very interesting thus far!
       #Post#: 9119--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Challenges
       By: Aussie Boy Date: July 1, 2013, 8:54 am
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       Thanks Yoyopop, I appreciate the comment and I hope you get the
       time to read more. Some chapters aren't very good, especially
       some recent ones. But you get that in every story.
       25th February 2013
       James walked through the stone archway into the Steinway
       Cemetery and staggered along the path looking at each and other
       grave he passed, looking for one in particular. James was not
       bothered by the cold and the fact he was in a cemetery at 4:00
       am, mostly due the amount of alcohol he had consumed.
       The dimly lit lights in the cemetery revealed the grave James
       was looking, he walked over to it and sat down beside it and
       looked at the headstone. The same feeling of guilt rushed over
       him as before, back in the garage when he was looking at Oliver,
       this was the same guilt that lead to his addictions and
       eventually imprisonment.
       ..."I'm sorry Mom, I should've been there. I-I-I. I just got
       held up at work" James said before taking another swig of
       whiskey.
       ..."I know it wasn't my fault. B-But I. Should've been there,
       like I said I was going to be" James muttered.
       ..."You wouldn't have wanted this life for me mom, I know. But
       what else can I do?" James asked the grave and then stared at
       the small picture of his mom, on the head stone.
       James sat there for another hour, staring at the East River and
       the city lights reflecting off the polluted water in it. James's
       argued with himself, trying to convince himself it wasn't his
       fault, he had called his mother and told her, he wouldn't be
       able to help her with the groceries, like he or one of his
       siblings did every week because he bad back, while he was on his
       lunch break. But couldn't shake the guilt associated with the
       fact that if he'd been there, he believed his mother would still
       be alive and well.
       James eventually got up and struggled to keep his balance and
       when he finally got his balance back, he drank until the pins
       and needles in his leg passed and then he started walking again,
       and he exited the cemetery and headed south.
       James woke up in Easton LTA Subway station sitting on a bench
       with his bottle of rum with just a mouth full gone out of the
       top and the lid screwed back on; tight. He got up and
       immediately felt the effects of the hangover. He checked the
       time on his phone, it was close to 3:00 pm, he shrugged, opened
       the bottle of rum and began drinking again and set out to find
       more alcohol and this time he wanted something Irish, so he
       began walking to Purgatory to go to Lucky Winkles Irish pub.
       26th February 2013
       James finally made it to Lucky Winkles at 6:00 am after he got
       lost on the way there and ended up in Castle Gardens sitting on
       a bench staring the Statue of Happiness until feeling well
       enough to get up and keep walking without vomiting. He tried to
       open the door but it was locked as the pub was closed so James
       wondered across the street and went to sleep in the small yard
       next to the pay and spray.
       At 4:00pm that afternoon he was woken up by the owner of the pay
       and spray and moved along and James just went back across the
       street ordered a bottle of Irish whiskey and gallon of water and
       whatever food that had; which was large bag of potato chips.
       James sat at a booth by ate the potato chips and drank as much
       water as he could and then started drinking again.
       27th February 2013
       James passed out underneath the table in the booth he was
       sitting at and the pub was closed and locked while he was still
       inside asleep and when the owner came and opened the pub that
       afternoon he found James sitting at the bar with a fresh bottle
       of Logger Beer and an 5 empty bottles sitting on the bar and a 6
       pack in a bag with the half full bottle of whiskey.
       ..."You gonna pay for that?" The Owner asked.
       James turned around and held out a Hundred dollar note and
       smiled as the owner took it and as he walked around the bar to
       add up what James had drank and give him change, James got up
       and left the pub. He walked continuously around Lower Algonquin
       for the rest of the night, only stopping to urinate or buy more
       beer and the he'd keep walking.
       28th February 2013
       As the sun rose and it's rays shined through the gaps between
       the buildings and lit up parts of the never sleeping city, James
       stumbled into the chair and crashed down into a seating position
       on a pew in the back corner and passed out there, barely able to
       keep walking or drinking and feeling very dehydrated.
       ..."Wake up. Are you okay?" Someone asked in a polite voice.
       James slowly opened his eyes and yawned and then blinked and
       forced himself to open his eyes and then he seen the priest
       standing there with a bottle of water a mug.
       ..."You look thirsty my son, drink" The priest said and held the
       mug towards James.
       It took James a moment to realize the priest had just offered
       him a drink of water. James sat up and took the mug of water
       from the priest and nodded and then sculled the mug and held the
       mug out.
       ..."Thank you, father, can I have some more?" James asked.
       ..."Sure" The priest said and then filled the mug up again and
       this time James sipped the water and savored every drop.
       The priest sat down next to James and sat on the bottle of water
       on the pew, in between himself and James.
       ..."You have been indulging in Satan's drink, haven't you" The
       priest asked.
       ..."If that's priest for been on a bender, then: Yes, I have"
       James said to which the priest smiled and even chuckled a little
       bit.
       ..."Look father, can I level with you?" James asked seriously.
       ..."Yes" The priest said.
       ..."I've made some big mistakes in my life, huge mistakes,
       mistakes that have put my life on a course I don't think I'll
       ever get off" James said.
       ..."And that is the reason you have been drinking, for what I
       assume has been days?" The priest asked.
       ..."Yeah, it's just. It's just. I don't know how to deal with
       it" James asked.
       ..."Just remember, it's never too late" The priest suggested.
       ..."No. Believe me father, it is for me" James said.
       ..."Well, are you catholic?" The priest asked.
       ..."yeah..." James said with a nod.
       ..."Do you pray?" The priest asked.
       ..."I did, every night just before lights out, in prison" James
       said. The priest looked at him... "Like I said, Mistakes" James
       reiterated
       ..."Well you could pray again, pray for things to get better"
       The priest suggested.
       ..."Yeah..."James said and they both went quiet. James looked
       around the church and noticed a donation box with something
       about a children's hospital written on it.
       ..."What's that?" James asked while pointing at the donation
       box.
       ..."That is a donation box for The Saint Christopher Children
       Hospital, they treat kids with cancer or other severe illnesses"
       The priest explained.
       James reached into his pocket and pulled out a large wad of cash
       and separated some from the rest, counted it and added a few
       notes to it and then handed it to the priest.
       ..."There's a thousand dollars, make sure the hospital gets it"
       James said. The priest took the money with a surprised look on
       his face.
       ..."I'll see to it personally" The priest exclaimed.
       ..."Wonderful, now do you have one of these places with the beds
       and amenities you let members of the church use when they lose
       their homes?" James asked, while trying to speak properly around
       the priest.
       ..."Yes, we do, I'll show you where" The priest said and then
       got up from the pew.
       ..."Alright... Say father. What time of what day is it?" James
       asked as he groggily stood up and stretched while yawning.
       ..."It is 11:48 pm, Thursday the 28th of February" The priest
       said after checking the time.
       ..."Alright, can someone wake me up at dawn tomorrow?" James
       asked.
       ..."Yes of course" The priest said and with that James went and
       had a shower and then went to sleep on one of the cots.
       1st March 2013
       He was woken up in the morning by a priest who thanked him for
       the generous donation to the hospital and then he seen James off
       as he hailed a cab and got a ride to Persues. James brought a
       straight black suit and black dress shoes and then got a ride to
       the 60 Diner in Middle Park Easy before getting another taxi to
       take him to the cemetery in Steinway.
       James got out of the taxi and walked down through the cemetery
       and arrived to the funeral site 10 Minutes early, he stood there
       in the shade under a tree waiting for the funeral to start. He
       looked around a few members of the crew were scattered around,
       only the Brennan brothers were standing together, everybody else
       spread out.
       More and more people started turning up to the funeral, every
       member of the crew and their spouses and children if they had
       them. Some of Olivers friends from school and friends outside of
       the crew. Oliver's family and his ex wife and daughter turned up
       with a minute to go. They took seats near the podium and then
       the priest stood behind the podium and that signaled to
       everybody to come from wherever they were.
       The priest wasn't happy about not being the in the church, but
       Oliver's father was catholic and his mother wasn't religious and
       so they had to compromise as Oliver never said anything about
       how he wanted his funeral to be. James looked at a plaque on the
       concrete fence it was located near a row of graves that all
       belonged to members of the McLoughlin family like Oliver and
       that made James think what they were going to do with Olivers
       ashes.
       James stood there in the small crowd of the funeral and listened
       to the priest talk and then some of Oliver's family members talk
       and he didn't feel guilty anymore, he guilt and the empty
       feeling he'd been drinking all week to get rid of was gone. He
       felt at peace again even with what he had done and what he had
       witnesses.
       ------------------------------
       Condition: Fine
       - $2891
       - Old Mobile Phone: ~
       ~Martin
       ~Ryan
       ~Mr Flanagan
       ~Flanagan Auto Parts and Restoration (Business)
       - Keys to Garage
       #Post#: 9125--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Challenges
       By: Aussie Boy Date: July 2, 2013, 9:23 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       2nd March 2013
       James walked into the warehouse with dozens of other people with
       the only difference between him and them is that he was in for
       free and the audience had to pay $15 to get in, but nearly a
       thousand people were expected for this night as the fights were
       expected to be really good. With the first fight being between
       two ring ins from the Algonquin cage fighting: Carnivore and
       Psycho. The Second fight was the brawler Celtic Cowboy (James)
       vs the Submission Machine Lord Mike. The Third fight was
       Submission only fight between Big Bad and Warrior and the fourth
       was between the unbeaten Maniac and a professional MMA fighter
       that was recently barred from ever competing again: Machine.
       James carried his bag into a small room along the side wall of
       the warehouse and got undressed and put on his stretchy jeans
       that he fought in than began warming up with a variety of
       stretches he learned from his sporting days as a teen and got
       himself psyched up to fight as he new he wasn't going to win
       easily.
       While James was getting ready Mr Flanagan, Perry, Ryan, Jeffrey
       and Max walked into the warehouse and were greeted by Martin
       Shyskee.
       ..."How you doing today Mister Flanagan?" Martin asked.
       ..."Very good Martin do you have a V.I.P section or something?"
       Mr Flanagan asked.
       ..."Sure up there, see that big couch, oh and thanks again for
       the loan" Martin said while pointing up to the same place James,
       Oliver, Allan, Ryan and Jesse were the previous week.
       Mr Flanagan and the members of his crew walked up the makeshift
       stairs and sat on the raised section and looked down at the rest
       of the warehouse as people began filling the warehouse, so even
       brought RV's and such in through the back door so they could sit
       at the back of the crowd and watch the fight.
       Carnivore and Psycho beat each other to a bloody pulp in a short
       contest which ended a knockout. Once the crew cleaned the blood
       of the ring and allowed time for bets to be finished on the
       first fight and new bets to be made on the second fight, they
       got James and Mike to come out. Both men climbed over the cage
       like fence around the canvas mat that covered the thin padding
       and wooden planks and met in the middle with Jackson in between
       them.
       ..."Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages.
       I am proud to bring you the first fight of the evening, it will
       be contested between two fighters, with standard rules applying.
       Introducing First... Weighing in at 199 Pounds and standing at 5
       feet and 11 inches. He hails from Willis... Loooooorrrd Mike!
       ... and his competitor... Weighing in at 231 Pounds and standing
       at 6ft 3 inches tall, he hails from Steinway... The Celtic
       Cowboy!" Jackson announced and then scurried out of the ring as
       the ref took his place in between them.
       ..."We're not trying to kill each other!" The Ref said and then
       backed away signifying the start of the fight.
       Lord Mike opened with a round house kick that caught James on
       the right said of the head and sent him to stumbling to the
       ground where Lord Mike immediately stomped on James shoulder and
       then he grabbed it and stomped on it again while pulling it
       towards himself. James used his strength and Lord Mikes small
       size to drag Lord Mike towards himself and used his left hand to
       punch Lord Mike in the nose once he was close enough.
       Lord Mike let go of James's arm and clutched his now bleeding
       nose, he checked his hands to confirm it was bleeding he turned
       around attack James, but James tackled him but instead of
       smashing him on the mat he picked Lord Mike up and then drove
       him down onto his upper back and then used his own body to weigh
       him down and began striking rapidly.
       Lord Mike began striking while blocking, he targeted James's
       bandage and caught it perfectly opening up the wound and making
       it sting enough to stop James from hitting momentarily so Lord
       Mike could try to put James in a submission hold. But James knew
       this and got off and away from Lord Mike before he could do
       anything.
       Both stood up and raised their fists and slowly walked towards
       each other and then began jabbing at each other like boxers
       until Lord jumped and kicked James in the right shoulder and
       then punched at it and as James connected with Lord Mikes head
       Lord Mike hit James on the chin with an uppercut and James
       stumbled back, Lord Mike reacted quicker and punched James in
       the chest twice and knocked the wind out him and then Kick James
       in the knee.
       Lord Mike jumped up, tucked his knees in, turned horizontally
       and then launched his knees out and kicked James in the head and
       sent him onto the mat flat on his back. Lord Mike wasted no time
       and stomped on James's shoulder 4 times with James reacted to
       the pain and not trying to stop to the stomps.
       Lord Mike knelled down and drags James to a sitting position by
       his hair and then struck him again in the mouth, James then
       returned the favour by punching Lord Mike so hard he fell over,
       with that hit, Lord Mike had a busted open eye brow and large
       bruise coming up underneath it.
       James got up and done a front flip on the ground Lord Mike which
       hurt Lord Mikes ribs, James rolled through back to a standing
       position and then nodded at the ref who began counting. Lord
       Mike got up by 5 and suckered James in and attacked his right
       shoulder again. He kneed James in the stomach and then began
       kneeing James in the shoulder and slamming his clenched fist
       onto it like his hand was a hammer.
       James grabbed Lord Mike under the leg and over his shoulder and
       like what he saw on TV, he picked Lord Mike up like he was going
       to do a body slam and then James ran quickly while Lord Mike was
       still trying to fight out of this. James pushed Lord Mikes lower
       half up and then drove Lord Mike onto the mat back first with
       himself on top of him.
       James grabbed his right shoulder as he stood up to wait for Lord
       Mike to get up, the ref checked on Lord Mike; he was knocked out
       by the way he landed with James on top of him.
       ..."He's out, he's out" The ref called.
       ..."Your winner, the Celtic Cowboy!" Jackson announced.
       More boos than cheers were heard as many had placed bets against
       the inexperienced and seemingly injured Celtic Cowboy. James
       didn't care and raised his left hand in victory as he his right
       arm was to sore to raise. James got out of the ring and went
       back to the small room and his bag, he walked over to paramedic
       who after making sure Lord Mike was okay, which he was. He
       stitched James's wound closed again and told him not to fight
       again until it was healed properly. James didn't listen.
       Martin met James as he walked away from the paramedic and gave
       him a $1000 which was the new prize for winning as there was
       easily a thousand people cramming into this massive warehouse to
       see the fights.
       James noticed the crew sitting on the raised section and decided
       to go and see them. He walked up the makeshift stairs and Ryan
       congratulated him on his third official win as the Celtic
       Cowboy. He got to the top looked around, noticing a familiar
       face.
       ..."Ah, hey... James" Tami said awkwardly.
       ..."Yeah..." James said and then turned his attention to Mr
       Flanagan... "Like I was saying early, sorry about the past week"
       James said.
       ..."No problem, we all have a different way of handling our
       first time, plus with the loss of Oliver it's expected, just
       don't do it again" Mr Flanagan explained.
       ..."Alright, thank you" James said..."I'm going to go and get
       some rest" James said.
       ..."Okie Dokie, I'll see you Monday" Mr Flanagan said as he was
       trying to get the attention of a bookie.
       James began walking down the stairs and as he reached the bottom
       Tami caught him. She tapped him on the shoulder and he turned
       around and met face to face as she was standing on the bottom
       step.
       ..."I'm sorry about last week, I don't know what I was thinking"
       Tami explained.
       ..."Right..." James said and then started walking away.
       ..."Hey, I'm sorry if I caused you any difficulties" Tami said.
       James turned around and walked back to Tami and they met face to
       face again.
       ..."You pushing me out of that van didn't phase me in the
       slightest, it wasn't the first time, it won't be the last and
       what caused me pain this week was the loss of a good friend and
       something I can't even tell you about" James said to Tami.
       James turned around and started walking once again.
       ..."But, but I made a mistake last week" Tami said.
       James laughed and without turning around he said... "You're not
       getting a second chance and besides this cash is going towards
       getting an apartment".
       Tami groaned and started walking back up the stairs as James
       walked out of the warehouse and along the footpath heading
       towards BOABO and from there he'd cross through EIC and then
       into Steinway and back to his garage to sleep and rest his sore
       shoulder.
       4th March 2013
       James walked down Dukes Boulevard and came upon the building
       that his dad had described to him, it started on the corner
       where the old fuel terminal used to be and continues south going
       into the hill, the ground has been made flat with a retaining
       wall that is covered in graffiti. The Building was four double
       garage size roller doors and next to each one was a smaller
       regular door and above each roller door on the second floor of
       the building where two long windows. James walked down and was
       met by a man in a suit.
       ..."Mr Doyle?" The man in the suit asked.
       ..."That's the first time I've ever been called that and not
       been in trouble" James joked and the man in the suit laughed.
       ..."Very good, I'm Anthony Stansbury but you can call me Tony"
       Tony said politely.
       ..."Alright Tony, well let's have a look" James said.
       ..."Follow me" Tony said.
       They walked to the northern most door and Tony unlocked
       it..."You have a doorbell and speaker here to answer the door"
       Tony said as they walked through the door into the large garage.
       ..."Enough room for 2 vehicles and with both of them parked in
       here, you still have enough room to use the work bench and the
       area around it" Tony explained.
       They walked up the stairs and into a loft type of area with a
       bathroom in the Northwest corner only separated from the outside
       walls by the staircase and the hallway. A kitchen in the North
       East Corner and an Elevated Section in the South West Corner
       with an space between the bathroom and Elevated section and the
       rest of the loft empty.
       ..."That elevated section over is where you sleep it has rails
       for a curtain to be hung right around the bed, covering the 2
       exposed sides"
       ..."What were these designed for, they an odd type of housing
       unit" James said not knowing what to call it.
       ..."Industrial storage, but when the original owner found out
       just how much a freight elevator in each one would cost, he
       quickly changed the design and advertised them as housing" Tony
       explained.
       ..."Well I like it, it's perfect for what I want" James said.
       ..."Good, good, you're all set to furnish it and pay rent every
       week?" Tony asked.
       ..."Yeah, I'll have it set up in no time and the rent was $400 a
       week right?" James asked.
       ..."yeah, that is paying your own damages and paying own
       maintenance price" Tony explained.
       ..."Got those contracts?" James asked.
       ..."Indeed I do" Tony said and then opened his briefcase and got
       out the contracts for the Unit and James signed everything and
       then Tony gave him a key ring with 3 identical keys on it.
       ..."Thank you Mister Stansbury" James said and then reached into
       his pocket and retrieved $800 out of a wad of cash and then
       handed that to Tony.
       ..."Mr rent for the next two weeks, I'll pay rent every Friday"
       James explained.
       ..."Very good" Tony said and they shook hands and Tony left
       James to enjoy his new home, even though it was empty.
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       James spent 41 Dollars on
       Sunday buying groceries
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       Condition: Good
       - $3050
       - Old Mobile Phone: ~
       ~Martin
       ~Anthony Stansbury
       ~Ryan
       ~Mr Flanagan
       ~Flanagan Auto Parts and Restoration (Business)
       - Keys to: Garage/Unit
       #Post#: 9185--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Challenges
       By: Aussie Boy Date: July 16, 2013, 8:45 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       5th March 2013
       James and Philip dragged a king size mattress sitting on top of
       an old sheet of the forks of a forklift and through a hole in
       the wall where a window used to buy while the Window Repairman
       and Anthony Stansbury both watched on. Ryan was driving the
       forklift and Max was building the bed on the 40 inch high
       elevated section in the Southwest Corner of the unit.
       James and Philip dumped the mattress on the floor and then
       watched as Ryan lowered the forks down and drove to the back of
       the moving truck and the movers put a large leather couch on the
       forks and Ryan lifted that up. They just squeezed it in with the
       help of Anthony and the Window Repairmen, next up was a fridge
       that they struggled to get in and then a a pool table top.
       They continued on like this until everything they couldn't carry
       up the stairs was in and then the movers left with their
       forklift and truck and the window Repairmen started putting the
       window back in which wasn't an easy job, while he did this,
       James, Phlip, Ryan and Max sorted out James's stuff.
       The King sized bed on the elevated section facing North, a Large
       Flat Screen TV on the Outside the South side bathroom wall, a
       couch had against the north side of the Elevated Section and a
       coffee table in the middle of the left over space between the
       wall and couch. The Fridge went against the Eastern Wall against
       the end of the bench of the kitchen in the Northeast Corner.
       A Table with a dozens stools that fit perfectly underneath it in
       the center of the unit, a pool table in the Southeastern corner,
       a bookshelf along the eastern wall that fit perfectly between
       the 2 identical front windows, but was no higher than the bottom
       of them. On top of that shelf he sat a small stereo with a large
       speaker on either side of it. He put some dishes and cutlery in
       the kitchen along with an oven and a microwave.
       As the sun started to go down the window repairmen finished
       putting the window back in, James paid him and he was on his
       way, the unit was still kind of bare, but James would sort that
       out once he got some more money, but all the stuff he couldn't
       get up the stairs was in as well as a few other things. James
       could actually live there now.
       ..."So how'd you pay for all this?" Philip asked as the four sat
       at the table in the middle of the unit and drank beer.
       ..."I spent 2 and half of my own money and a borrow close to 7
       off of Mr Flanagan" James explained.
       ..."Well bit of advice, pay him back quickly and don't buy
       anything else expensive until you do" Philip warned.
       ..."Thanks for the advice" James said.
       ..."Speaking of that, Early Wednesday morning, around 3 or 4, Mr
       Flanagan needs a job done, it's a high paying job, for the crew
       as a whole" Ryan stated. James nodded and immediately decided to
       see Mr Flanagan about the job.
       ..."How's Olivers family doing?" James asked.
       ..."As well as expected, his daughter is to young to understand
       and his ex wife doesn't care, his parents and siblings are doing
       okay, they are pretty broken up but" Max explained.
       ..."Man... To Oliver" James said and hoisted his beer up and all
       4 clanked their bottles together and had a drink. All four men
       went quiet and thought about Oliver and everything that he was
       going to miss, but the thought of getting out didn't cross any
       of their minds.
       7th March 2013
       James knocked on the door of the garage and Simon walked over
       and opened it and James walked straight in, wearing a beanie,
       jacket, jeans and thick socks underneath his boots.
       ..."You're late, I said be here at 3:00 am" Simon said as he
       shut the door and went back to stuffing the magazines for his
       Micro Uzi in his belt.
       ..."Yeah, by 5 minutes, it's a fucking long walk from my place
       to here" James snapped.
       ..."Whatever it doesn't matter, you vest and MP10 is on the
       plastic table" Simon said.
       James walked over to the plastic table and took his jacket off
       and put the bulletproof vest on and put the jacket back on and
       zipped it up. He stuff Nine Magazines into his pockets and
       between his belt and his jeans and put the tenth in the MP10 and
       then checked the weapon.
       ..."Everyone in the van" Simon said as he walked to the drivers
       door of the recently purchased van, Simon had bought off a chop
       shop specifically for this job.
       ..."Jesse, get the door" Simon added.
       Jesse opened the door as the other 5 got in the van, Simon drove
       the van out of the garage and Jesse shut the door and then got
       in the van and Simon headed off, heading to an old dock in East
       Holland, but he would have to drive to West side of Northwood
       and drive around the waterfront right around Northwood to get to
       it.
       ..."Alright everybody, the plan is intercept the boat as it is
       docking, James, Philip and Max, you are going to steel the boat,
       while, Randy, Jesse and myself cover you and escape in the van,
       any questions?" Simon asked.
       ..."The boat is going to that pier across the road from the
       pools in Steinway?" Philip asked.
       ..."Yeah, Perry and few others will meet us there with the mule
       and we unload the boat and then sink it right there" Simon
       explained.
       ..."Alright sounds good" Max said.
       Max checked his Micro Uzi, Philip checked his Remington 11-87
       Shotgun, Randy checked his AK47 and Jesse checked his MP10 as
       they drove across Northwood in the early hours of the Thursday
       morning.
       Simon drove the van slowly along the old dock dodging the holes
       formed by the crumbling concrete, the old tires and trash that
       littered the dock and the occasionally pile of unused dirt or
       sand.
       ..."Are we using ski masks?" Jesse asked
       ..."Yeah I suppose we should" Max said. Max opened the glove box
       and started handing out ski masks, all 6 put them on and got
       ready as they neared the warehouse and the point where the
       fishing boat would dock with the crates and boxes of guns and
       ammunition. One of the 4 Pavano thugs noticed the van driving
       slowly towards them and told the Capo overseeing the drop. The
       Capo looked at the fishing boat with four more Pavano thugs on
       board and then looked at the van.
       ..."Open fire" He said
       Bullets rained through the windscreen of the van and tore up
       everything inside, Simon and Max opened the doors and got out
       and used them as cover as they started shooting back. Jesse
       opened the side door and bailed out, Randy, James and Philip
       followed him, they crouched beind the van while Max and Simon
       shot back at the Pavano's protecting the gun shipment.
       ..."Jesse, Randy you get to that concrete barrier and distract
       them, I'll take James and get on that boat before it leaves"
       Philip said just loud enough for them to hear over the gun fire.
       ..."Max cover us" Randy said.
       ..."You got it" Max said and then sprayed the entire clip as
       Randy and Jesse ran for the concrete barrier.
       James and Philip to the edge of the fence at the edge and of the
       dock and climbed around the edge and ran for cover, then as they
       went to move again, trying to go around the small warehouse on
       the waters edge and get to the boat that way, but they were
       halted by a barrage of bullets coming their way, as they were
       spotted.
       James reacted by standing up and firing back at the Pavano thugs
       and hit one in the leg, Philip used the distraction to run for
       the cover of the warehouse, he just avoided bullets as he got
       past the corner. He leaned out and fired as James followed
       firing the MP10 wildly as he ran to Philip.
       They shimmied around the the waters edge and jumped onto a barge
       that was docked there and at the opposite end were Two Pavano
       thugs that got off the boat. James unleashed a burst of bullets
       that emptied the 30 round clip and Philip fired the shotgun as
       quick as he could in repetitive shots as the two Pavano thugs
       fired at James and Philip.
       -------------------------------------
       James spent money on furniture
       and groceries for his new place
       as well as the services he needed
       but he spent borrowed money also.
       --------------------------------------
       Condition: ?
       - MP10 ~ 30/240
       - $238
       - Old Mobile Phone: ~
       ~Martin
       ~Anthony Stansbury
       ~Ryan
       ~Mr Flanagan
       ~Flanagan Auto Parts and Restoration (Business)
       - Keys to: Garage/Unit
       - Debt = -$6950
       #Post#: 9187--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Challenges
       By: Wetbizket Date: July 16, 2013, 6:40 pm
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       Just started TBOGY and played the first cage fighting mission,
       I'm even more pumped for this story bro! Now I just gotta figure
       out where I left off at lol!!
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