[Rhi Edwards]

OOC: I'm close to caught up to you guys, and will be RP'ing from a little before the mayor made his announcement.

Evander Jamison

Evander was in Reuter's way now, and he knew what lied out here. Thankfully, he had himself one lone stealth boy, and although he did have to take out a few ghouls and mirelurks on the way he made it out unscathed. It took him 5 minutes of full running before the stealth boy ran out, as well as his energy. Ahead of him was a large gate-like compound made of wood, with a single rope lining a supposed sniper/scout post. It seemed someone was here, and recently, but at the moment he only saw one person sleeping up at the post. Once he reached the top--quietly--he dropped down and ran into the New Manhattan section. Soon he was back around the Central Square, and he saw some commotion. There was a large mass composed of most everyone in New Manhattan, Evander must've figured. The mayor was saying something about war with the gauss project and the mafia and them. Basically, everything Evander had been dealing with for the past couple days. Unfortunately, he noted that the war must've been starting pretty soon from what he could tell, so he removed his helmet and began to search through the crowd for his buddy George. Soon he caught up with him.

"You always one for rallies."

"Yeah I just like instigating. YEAH, LET'S KICK THEIR ASSES!"

"You always one for marge mobs, just never at the right times. You've seen my daughter around?"

"Well yeah, she was here. I spoke to her on the way here but she's probably lost in the crowd now."

"And so, I declare war on the mafia! Anyone who brings a mafia head will be granted 3000 CAPS!" Evander heard the mayor say. Things were beginning to get urgent.

"George, help me find her. I think the mayor might be going to war now...here!"

"Ahh damn, you don't think he'll be that stupid do you?"

"If you bring me one of thier heads, I will.... I will.... give you rewards beyond your wildest imagination.."

Aww hell, thought Evander.

"You strapped George?"

"Nope."

"Take this pistol, let's find her."

They moved through the crowd as it began to head towards Lake Federation, soldiers in arms. Soon the soldiers began barking orders at the fellow soldiers and the pace of the crowd grew to a run. Soon, he found his daughter though.

"Hayley! What you doin' here girl. Things ain't safe."

"It's okay pop I got my .44"

Yeah, I taught her right.

OOC: Yeah this is long, and I was going to make it longer, but I'm going to catch up some more and then post my catch up post.

[Juan Cerda]

Sonia

"Well he wants you alive for one reason and one reason only. The total control of New Manhattan. Please...do what he says."

Sonia had a very worried look on her face. "You do not know what he's capable of. Why am I helping you? Because I don't want to lose the William I fell in love with and I know if he takes control of New Manhattan, he'll lose everything I know him by."

William

The first couple Plasma Lamps were readied for testing but the important part was the rocket. It was quite long. Much longer than William thought it would be. The rocket, painted with Gauss Project colors, was stationed in a remote part of New Manhattan where the mutants were cleared temporarily. The large rocket, about as big as a small one story building, was prepped for take off.

"Five, four, three, two..."

William pushed the button, letting loose a massive shockwave, knocking a couple engineers off of their feet. The rocket sailed off until it hit a remote building, crumbling it.

[BlackaneseB]

OOC: Lets wait for people to catch up.

[Devils Cheek]

OOC: YES! Caught up finally, and impressed that this is still evolving and fresh. Here's my catch up post/essay.

Evander Jamison

The troops were running from one side and the GP project was on the other side with mafia members tied all in between. Evander duly noted that he was wearing GP armor, and had a plan to use that to his advantage.

"George, I want you to stay here and protect my daughter." Then, after a quick look shared between the two, added, "Even though the can damn well look after herself. I wan't you guys to head back to my shop and get some weapons, just don'y take my favorites. I'll meet you guys back there."

George reached out his hand, "Stay safe out there Evander. I see some robots heading your way." He said looking past Evander at the large mass of metal and firepower.

"Don't worry." He hugged his daughter then turned and ran back to one of the Brotherhood members.

"Issac! Issac I know you're out there!"

"Evander!" One of the troops called out. "Glad to see you, just not here."

"Yeah I just want you to know that they will have more than what you see. I've been to their base and they have the like of Chimera's and such. And, you won't believe what their here for. A plasma lamp underground. Just be aware...and don't shoot me."

"Roger that."

After that he sprinted into the haze of titanium alloy. The securitons recognized the armor and didn't shoot.

It took him a minute to make it back to his ranks, but Evander weaved his way through the robots until he made it back to the others. The mob was now throwing their torches at a mafia building, soon it would be no more. The Securitrons retaliated by equipping their rockets, and made it rain down on the innocent bystanders. Soon after that, he noticed Alex on the ground clutching his torso, blood had soaked his whole suit and he seemed dazed. Towering over him was a Securiton.

"GP! THIS IS SECURITRON NUMBER 320. WE HAVE ALEXANDER SCALATTI!"

"ALEX!" Evander yelled, but to no avail. He had half a mind to grab Alex and run for it, but his years of expertise convinced him otherwise. He held his tongue and thought about what to do next.

I need to head back to my shop, then back to base to help Alex. But I need a distraction.

Soon a distraction came, but unfortunately it wasn't the one he would have preferred. Brotherhood soldiers had advanced in a futile attempt to save Alex, but they were all soon mowed down. Evander used them as the distraction and ran behind the mass of steel, avoiding the hundred of bodies on the ground, out of respect for the dead. In between the massacre he had at his feet and the bullets going every which way, it was no wonder Evander had only made it out with two bullets wounds. Soon he had made it to Issac, and he was grateful to se reinforcements had arrived, including two tanks.

"Issac, I'm only too glad to see you. I need you to come with me. My friend needs to get rescued from these guys. We gotta go save him."

Issac was an old man, a wise man, a man of war. He knew which objectives took priority, and which to just leave to the others. He looked at the battlefield, then back at his troops and the armada behind him, then at Evander, and nodded.

"Fine, but first let me get us some firepower."

10 Mins Later

Evander stood at the door of his shop, George and Hayley waiting for him in his room upstairs, behind him was a tank full of Brotherhood soldiers itching to get back to shooting something.

"I'll be back boys. I got a plan."

OOC: OMFG I JUST LOST THE POST (30 MINS WORTH OF STELLAR TYPING)!!!!!! I AM SO MAD THIS ALL HAD TO BE REDONE! It's finally done now though, and almost as good as it should have been.

[Britney Lopez]

OOC: Lets wait for Ant1Iv3 and Holy to catch up.

[Kelvin Diaz]

OOC: Okay, sorry I was away guys, I went over to my friends place for a few days. Im back now though.

BIC:

Frank Vercelotti

"The [censored] has officially hit the fan" Frank groaned upon hearing the mayors speech from a distance. That son of a [censored] will get what's coming to him. Not only is he messing with the New Manhattan Mafia, but the Gauss Project as well he thought confidently, before breaking into a full sprint, changing his destination from the GP base to the NMM building. As he ran, he could hear the rallying of a mob.

Within minutes, Frank was in the building and up the elevator in the Dons office. Gasping for air, he finally mustered the energy to speak;

"Did you hear?" he asked between breaths.

"Yes" the Don mumbled, sitting in his chair, face buried in his hands. "But it's alright" he said, raising his head, and lighting a cigar. "This city is mine, and it shall remain so" he declared, getting up and walking towards his large window, from which he watched a mob draw closer.

"Frank, I always thought you were great. I always thought you were loyal, and you would make a great leader. Even when I thought you betrayed me, I doubted it in my mind" he said solemnly, turning around.

"Im honored to hear this Don" Frank bowed humbly, and stepped forward to kiss his ring, when the Don raised his hand.

"Wait!" he said, pointing to his table. "Listen to that holotape I recorded for you" he said, before turning back around to the window.

Frank leaned over the table and pressed 'play' on the holotape, as instructed.

In the Dons voice, the tape read:

"Frankie. I've known you since you were a child. I knew your father. I knew your mother. And I knew your uncle, God have mercy on their souls. They were good people, as you are. Frank Vercelotti, as of this day forward, I declare you to be a made-man. A high ranking member of the New Manhattan Mafia. Moreover, as you know I have no heirs, so if I am to die; you Frank Vercelotti, shall take my place as the Don of the New Manhattan Mafia, that shall henceforth be known as the Vercelotti Family. Accept this, as a gift, from Don Malone of the New Manhattan Mafia."


Frank began to feel weak in the knees. "D-Don, I don't know what to say" he whimpered, dumbfounded, with a tear in his eye.

"Neither did I Frankie, neither did I. That's why I recorded that tape" he said, swinging around, smiling, his own eyes brimming with tears. "The tape was sent to everyone in the mafia." he announced. "Now I have one last request of you, Frank" he said.

By now, full scale war had began outside; robots, soldiers, mafiosi, and ordinary civilians could be seen fighting dozens of floors below, and a portion of the building was on fire.

"Anything" Frank replied.

"Save this building. Save the family. Kill the mayor." he demanded, before pulling a pistol out of his jacket and unloaded a shot into his head, thus sending him falling backwards, breaking the glass of his window. He plummeted several hundreds of feet before finally crashing into the midst of the fire that was burning below. His body would never be found now..

Frank merely gazed in silence, and utter shock. He was completely out of words for what had just taken place in front of him. There he stood, now the Don of the New Manhattan Mafia, now called the Vercelotti Family. He didn't know what to do for the future, but he knew what to do now. Kill the mayor.

Frank hurriedly dashed out of the room to give orders to his men when a thought suddenly entered his head. How about I just make a deal with the mayor he contemplated, turning back to the table, and eying the radio, thinking who to call, and what orders to make.

OOC: How's that for a twist? Anyway, where exactly is the mayor? And I'll leave it up to you guys wether I should make a deal with him, or kill him.

[Britta Gronkowski]

OOC: :shocking: Utterly amazing...

I think that you should kill the mayor, that would sprucen things up a bit.

[Tyler F]

OOC: :shocking: Utterly amazing...

I think that you should kill the mayor, that would sprucen things up a bit.

OOC: Where is he though?

[victoria johnstone]

OOC: At his mayoral palace in Central Plaza.

[Claire Lynham]

OOC: At his mayoral palace in Central Plaza.

OOC: Sweet. I'll wait for DarkZerker's reception before deciding wether to kill him, or deal with him.

[Lillian Cawfield]

OOC: I'd let you kill him. But the GP would support everything now that a prototype rocket blew up what was probably K-Mart.

[Dona BlackHeart]

Don Frank Vercelotti

Frank stared at the floor under him for a moment. Juggling thoughts in his head, heart pulsing, and fists clenched. I'm the Don. I am the Don. he thought. Everything is up to me now.

He felt the ground shake beneath him, and the sound of literally thousands of voices screaming and shouting below. He walked towards the broken window, which the former Don and fallen out of moments earlier, and leaned over, looking at the ground below. Several bullets whizzed by him, forcing him to duck back inside.

"I sure have a [censored]-storm to clean up, don't I?" Frank sighed to himself, finally making up his mind. He stepped towards what was now his own table, and picked up the radio on it, calling one of his men below.

"Hey Frankie! Err..Don" the man replied.

"Listen, pull the fire alarm, it's in the lobby, that should help put the fire out, also, you have the green light. Take no prisoners, shoot to kill, everyone that's not us, or GP is a target. Also, assist the GP soldiers in any way you need to. You answer to me, then you answer to them, got it?" Frank ordered.

He then called the GP base.

"Listen, it's Frank. I have been appointed the position of Don now. Yes, I know it's hard to believe but that's not important right now, listen; we need you guys to help put out the fire, and clear a path all the way from here to the Mayoral Palace, over in Central. I've sent some men to help out. Call me back when things are ready" he requested, before ending the call.

Frank then sat down on his new chair, leaned back, put his legs up on the table, and lit a cigar. What he was doing was beyond his wildest imagination. He was; the Don.

[Adriana Lenzo]

William

"Sir, you've got a message."

William broke from the spell put on him from the awe inspiring sight of the rocket completely demolishing the remote building within seconds. He looked at the scientist. "What's the message?"

"Uh...Frank, the hitman is now the Don of the New Manhattan Mafia."

"I'm not a man of jokes..." William said blatantly.

"I'm serious sir! And he wants the help from the Gauss Project to assault the New Manhattan Forces."

William looked at the destruction the rocket has caused and back at the scientist and finally at the small fires and glimmering lights on the horizon. He sighed. "I will meet up with Francis myself. Until then, only use Vertibird aerial support. And for gods sakes, somebody put out that damned fire."

William walked to the New Manhattan Mafia base area where much of it was destroyed by Byron's army. He passed the forward base camp and finally into the battle grounds, supported by Securitrons who fell into line. "Securitrons, please radio the other bots to get buckets of water."

As they made a couple beeping noises and a ding, William went to where Frank was. "Don Francis? Who would've guessed. But in any case, we've finished a rocket prototype and providing aerial support...here comes a barrage now." On cue, a lone Vertibird shot high caliber bullets into New Manhattan soldier base camps and finished off with three missiles then flew off.

"So we've got Securitrons helping you and our troops are going to assault any time you want. Just be aware when you kill the mayor, all technologies and vehicles are going to be governed by us. To an extent."

[liz barnes]

OOC: Check my old post. Another will be coming I just didn't want you guys to have to read too much at once. I also had told Dark Zerker that the mayor was at what used to be the Empire State Building, which I had called the Empire Estate Building. Is that fine?

[OTTO]

OOC: Since the Empire State Building is close to Central Park, sure, but it is part of Central Square
And to Holy: Since you are the don, are you going to send hitmen after me? I am am captured by the GP

Ann Scalatti

The radio kept blaring the same thing over and over, "WE WERE ATTACKED BY SOME STUPID ROBOTS! WE FENDED THEM OFF BUT THEY KILLED MANY CIVILIANS!" Ann knew that Alex had gone to the location of the fight and she was heavily worried. Please dont be dead!

KNOCK KNOCK!

"Who is it?" "It is me, Vladimir!" "Come in."

Vladimir entered the door. He was wearing a Fur Jacket with a Russian Hat. "I have good news and bad news." Ann winced, "Tell me the good first"

Vladimir took a couple of steps back, "Alex is alive." Ann leaped with joy." Vladimir's face turned desperate. "But he is captured by the tyrannical Gauss Project, who are allied with the Mafia, Frank, the Hit Man, is now the head of the mafia."

"No..no.. NO!!" Ann fell onto the couch sobbing. "Ann, i'm so sorry,"


Alexander Scalatti

Alex had the words of Ain't that a kick in the head stuck in his head. And like a sailor said quote, aint that a hole in the boat! Alex sat up high in his chair.

What has this gone to, the [censored] idiot Frank Vercelotti is now the head of the [censored] mafia!

[Elizabeth Davis]

Evander Jamison

Evander headed up towards the duplex top floor, where George and Hayley awaited. George was sprawled out on the couch sleep while Hayley looked up for a brief second before resuming her current activity, which was cleaning her pistol. He walked over to George and smacked him briskly against the chest.

"Get up. I want you to help me out."

He shifted in his sleep, then opened his eyes just barely enough to see anything.

"Get UP. Come on there's a tank waiting outside."

His drowsy eyes rose a little more, and his head snapped to Evander. After a short pause he was up, mumbling to himself.

"Meet you downstairs." He said as he passed Evander. This wasn't his first time knee deep in [censored] with him so he knew to stop by the armory and get himself some good guns. He also knew not to touch certain ones, they were for customers or Evander only. Evander himself turned to his daughter, who hadn't yet moved.

"I'm coming with you." She said before he could even protest. She knew him to well. He wrestled in his mind weather he should fight with her, then just left. He believed in her, and he belived she wouldn't get herself killed.

He went down to the green room and looked through his mini-armory. After short deliberation he took a laser pistol, then went to the back into his locked chest and took out one of his vintage created weapons, the railway rifle. He only had one, and used it only when things got serious.

Things got serious.

He emerged from the store, tank still waiting with George, Hayley, and Issac waiting on the sides. He took the final seat and the tank rode off in the direction of the Reuters Way. Destination: The Gauss Project.

[Joanne]

Sonia

"Listen Alex, just tell the mayor the terms of surrender. I saw the footage of the prototype rocket...New Manhattan has no chance. Please just convince the mayor to surrender!"

Byron overheard the conversation. He headed to Alex's interrogation tent and laughed. "Ah Sonia, you're much like my younger brother. Always wanting the peaceful resolution. New Manhattan WILL fall, it's just a matter of who controls it first."

Byron pulled a gun out and pointed it directly at Alex. "And YOU will submit and do as we tell you!"

[Paula Ramos]

Alexander Scalatti

"Ha ha, but they do have a chance! You want New Manhattan right? If you use the rockets, you will blow everything up, and then you will have nothing."

Alex turned his head and saw a man point a gun at him, " "And YOU will submit and do as we tell you!" Alex grimmiced, Why does every idiot in this town want me and why dot hey always point guns at me? Sigh

"You won't make me submit with just pathetic pistol, I mean comon, its just a pistol. I have faced MUCH worse things than just a pathetic little pistol."

[neen]

Don Frank Vercelotti

Leaning back on the comfy chair, with his legs up on the desk, Frank was enjoying a nice cigar when Director William Snowe of the Gauss Project entered his office.

"Don Francis? Who would've guessed." he said.

"Indeed, it came as quiet a shock to me too" Frank replied, rubbing his eyes and smiling.

"But in any case, we've finished a rocket prototype and providing aerial support...here comes a barrage now" he announced as a lone Vertibird swooped in and let loose a chain attack of high caliber rounds and missiles.

Frank swung in his chair to look out the broken window and watch the spectacle. "My, my, Mr. Snowe. You sure know how to put on a good show" he laughed, before getting up to face William.

"So we've got Securitrons helping you and our troops are going to assault any time you want. Just be aware when you kill the mayor, all technologies and vehicles are going to be governed by us. To an extent." William stated.

"Im perfectly alright with that, Mr. Snowe. Without your help, I wouldn't be alive, much less the leader of one of the largest factions on this side of the country!" Frank chuckled in response, and held out his hand for Mr. Snowe to shake. "Now, you may either come with me, or stay, or even do whatever task you may find necessary. I am off to end the mayor." he declared, throwing his jacket on, and checking his trusty pistol.

[RAww DInsaww]

OOC: We posted at the exact same time :celebration:

[BrEezy Baby]

OOC: Yea, I guess we did. Exact same minute. Anyway, no Frank is not going to send any hitmen after Alex for two reasons. One: There's no real reason to. An easy deal can be made. Two: Frank remembers that Alex spared him before at the hospital, so he doesn't want to kill him.

[Cameron Wood]

OOC: Yea, I guess we did. Exact same minute. Anyway, no Frank is not going to send any hitmen after Alex for two reasons. One: There's no real reason to. An easy deal can be made. Two: Frank remembers that Alex spared him before at the hospital, so he doesn't want to kill him.

OOC: Ok

[Ludivine Poussineau]

OOC: You just made my day. Post at the exact same time XD

William&Sonia

William shook the Don's hand. "Well I need to be meeting up with the other commanders. Besides, Sonia needs to get out of the forward base and into the front lines. It'll be good experience for her. By the way Don, if this war goes on at night, don't attack then. My soldiers are going guerrilla and I would hate it if we accidentally kill one of your men."

He left the office and headed back to the base camp right outside New Manhattan. William tapped Sonia on the arm. "Time to go honey." She turned from Alex to William and took a deep breath before continuing. "Could we...please let the Mafia fight them? You seem more distant when we started the war."

William smiled. "I assure you that nothing's wrong. Promise." He turned to Alex. "Oh the irony. Byron stand down."

"Alex, you've become a celebrity of sorts in the GP. I will let you live. You've helped me find the Plasma Lamp and I'd never let that go unrewarded."

[Lily Something]

Don Frank Vercelotti

William reached out, shook Franks hand, and said; "Well I need to be meeting up with the other commanders. Besides, Sonia needs to get out of the forward base and into the front lines. It'll be good experience for her. By the way Don, if this war goes on at night, don't attack then. My soldiers are going guerrilla and I would hate it if we accidentally kill one of your men."

"You got it, chief" Frank replied warmly, patting the man on the shoulder before he left.

Soon after William was gone, Frank radioed his men to cease attacks and return to the building after nightfall. Once the order had been passed on, Frank left the building, and started for the mayors office. Throughout the way, Frank was followed by nearly a dozen, heavily armed guards, and was met by hundreds of handshakes and congratulations. He gave each one a solid minute of his time, in which he would chat with them, and make sure all of them are completely comfortable with him in charge.

"We're gonna be the head honchos around here now!" Frank boasted to one such member. "The Gauss Project guys are gonna be shipping in some advanced tech. We're going all the way to the top!" he bragged.

After nearly an hours walk, Frank was at the foot of the Empire Estate, the residence of the Mayor himself. Moving up the grand staircase, Franks guards dispatched any and all resistance with ease, and within moments, all of them were up the elevator and in the mayors office, where he stood behind his table, almost quivering.

"Y-You! I've been expecting you!" the mayor barked, half filled with rage, the other half with fear.

"Oh yeah?" Frank asked casually, lighting a cigar and taking a long drag. "Well, what were you expecting me to do?"

The mayor simply gulped.

"I'll tell you what" Frank answered his own question, taking a few steps forward. "Mr. Mayor" he added in a sarcastic tone. "You tried taking us down. Us, the mafia. Who runs the mafia now? Me! That's who. You mess with Me, We mess with you" Frank completed, pulling his pistol out.

"W-wait! We could m-make a deal!" the mayor yelped desperately, now sweating all over, and in an obvious state of anxiety.

"Should-a thought of that earlier" Frank smirked. "Hey Tony, what do they call all politicians?" Frank asked one of his men.

"The scum of the Earth" Tony replied.

"The scum of the Earth, correct" Frank mumbled. "It's the fault of people like you, that the world is in this state" Frank said to the mayor as he cowered. "It's people like you, who made the Great War happen" Frank continued waving his gun around. "It's people like you who ruined the planet" he began shouting. "You people make me sick" he completed, face reddening. Frank took a long puff from his cigar, and instantly cooled down.

"You reap what you sow. Fellas, sow this mother-[censored] deep" Frank ordered.

Franks men complied, and proceeded to drag the man outside the building, tie him up and bury him alive in the ground. Frank simply watched as they dug the whole, threw him in, and covered him up. "Sorry big-shot. It's just business" he chuckled, and headed back for the New Manhattan Mafia building, wearing his signature smug grin.

[Lyd]

Alexander Scalatti

Alex turned to William and glared, "I would not have told you where the [censored] lamp was if I knew what you were planning! DO YOU think that you can manage a city, yet alone the biggest city in this part of the country? You have only 100 soldiers and some [censored] robots! Thats it!"

I need to head to Laketon with Ann, we will be safer there. Alex thought to himself, waiting for the scientist's response.