The Story of Bruce Hardings
ORIGINS
Bruce Hardings grew up in the troubled streets of Washington D.C. surrounded by drugs, money, and guns; his childhood wasn't of the typical American. From the young age of 9 Bruce watched as his mother was thrown into the back of a police cruiser not to be seen ever again... Bruce's father Tyrone Hardings on the other hand was the leader of one of the biggest gangs in the city, meaning Bruce practically had to fight for himself on the lone streets of Washington, quickly turning to a criminal lifestyle from a young age. Bruce looked to the streets to be his family. Tyrone Hardings showed Bruce how to survive on the streets so he could become his own man. Four years later, he had already held his first gun and sold his first bit of drugs, and his father’s gang had grown immensely and was now under investigation from the FIB. Soon after Bruce's 18th birthday on a freezing winter night in DC, Bruce jumped out of bed to the sound of three loud bangs. “THIS IS THE FIB! COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP OR FORCE WILL BE USED!” Bruce's father grabbed the .50 from under his bed and stormed into his room, with a look of worry on his face, he looked Bruce straight into his eyes and said “Run!” Without hesitation Bruce jumped out his window and never looked back...
“BANG! BANG! BANG!”
A tear slowly rolled down his face as he realized what had just happened, Bruce vouched to never go back to that life. He went straight to the airport and caught the first flight available. “Los Santos”, the ticket stated.
Starting a new chapter in his life…
Welcome to Los Santos
After a long flight to Los Santos, Bruce stepped off the plane and went straight to work. He managed to secure a job at LSC and began oil mining to get some extra money to his name. After a couple of weeks of grinding at LSC, Bruce found himself bored and looking for something more. Bruce quickly realized that the legal life wasn't for him. When at the bank to collect his salary, Bruce met one of his soon to be closest friends, Cameron Fade. After meeting and getting to know Cameron, he took Bruce under his wing and showed him the criminal ways of the city, resparking Bruce’s desire for the criminal life…
Beginning Criminal Life
Bruce's first days as a criminal were with MS-13. During his time in MS-13 he reapplied his skills as a criminal by doing illegal activities with his new gang such as robbing stores and people, holding labs and hitting banks. After MS-13 disbanded, Bruce and his close friends moved to The Lost MC, this is where he learned many skills like how to cook drugs and how the cartel worked. This is where Bruce was able to see the financial gains from being a criminal. After gaining all those skills from The Lost MC, he and his friends decided to part ways from Lost and create their own gang, The ‘East Side Locos’, where he quickly learned all the politics about how gangs operate. Unfortunately, there were a multitude of events that lead to the eventual disbanding of ESL, thus leaving Bruce solo again in search of a new home.
Meeting The Brotherhood
After the disbanding of ESL, Bruce was left lonely and stuck wondering what to do. Many of his friends from the past had left the city. Due to this, he was heavily considering leaving the city himself. This quickly changed a few days later when Bruce was rolling around with his closest friend in the city, Cameron Fade, where they had rolled across a gang wearing green in Mirror Park. Curious, Cameron and Bruce stepped out of their cars and began interacting with them. They identified themselves as ‘The Bridge Street Brotherhood’. After a couple of hours on the block, Bruce and Cameron could tell the group had lots of potential and made it a priority to visit the block everyday. After a couple of days of talking to the members of BSB, they wanted to get more involved, so they asked if they could roll around with them when they were getting into shootouts. Talking business with The Brotherhood, Bruce felt at home and wanted to become an official member. The environment, the people - it just felt right. The pair felt like they were wanted no matter their past; it felt like a family they wanted to be a part of. After a talk with Christopher Bridge and Jay Valentino, Bruce and Cameron were officially in the Brotherhood starting out their prospect phase.
Brewing Conflict
After a week with the Brotherhood, Cameron and Bruce had been enjoying themselves. On a warm Sunday afternoon, the pair were driving around town, listening to music, enjoying themselves. Since they had just joined the Brotherhood a couple of days ago, they decided to go up to Bayview Auto Shop for a new paint job. After looking at the modification catalog, and sending it to Bayview, Cameron signed the invoice and the mechanic had brought his Sultan Classic into the garage. Unexpectedly, a random man swiftly ran into the garage stealing the Sultan Classic. Noticing this quickly, Bruce yelled for Cameron to hop into his Issi and they began pursuing the Sultan Classic. Unfortunately, they were unable to track it, so they quickly explained the situation on freq and the Brotherhood began roaming the city checking chop shops. Bruce and Cameron made their way to Left Lake first. They drove on the hill to see something they hadn't expected. A shipment container sitting on the ground with 6 people going through it. Bruce instantly called on freq, "There's a drop, Alamo Sea, get here now!". They stayed in their Issi and tried to stay on top of the hill to stay hidden. They were quickly seen by a BF400 that was sitting on the hill with them. The man on the BF had a red t-shirt on with white shorts and a red and white mask. Cameron stated on freq, "It’s Rising Suns”. The BF400 drove over to them. "Leave now or we will shoot!". Bruce frantically drove away but kept a good enough distance to still keep an eye on them while backup was on the way. The Rising Suns were quick to pick up everything in the shipment, transport it to their Contender, and get out of the area. Bruce, knowing backup was still minutes away, started to follow the Contender packed with 4 Rising Suns and the lysergic. Cameron had given callouts on the radio stating their location and where they would go. Bruce got distracted by something in his mirror and had lost them, but the Brotherhood kept looking. Knowing the Rising Suns HQ was in Vespucci, that's where everyone was headed. After a couple of minutes searching for the Contender, a BSB member spotted them outside of a house in Vespucci. "Everyone to Little Tokyo now! I see the Contender". The gang was quick to respond, showing up in seconds. Everyone arrived to the area and saw some Rising Suns entering the house. The Brotherhood was quick to push into the house together. Guns were pulled, shots were fired and the Brotherhood had control of the situation. 2 Rising Suns were on their knees and 1 was dead. The Brotherhood frisked the Rising Suns, and ordered them to go in the house and unlock everything. The Brotherhood thoroughly searched through everything, taking all items of value for themselves and were out of the house in minutes. Although not much was in the house, it sent a message to the Rising Suns. Bruce and Cameron were heavily impressed all around by the response of all members of BSB and how quickly business was carried out.
Current Life
During his time in BSB, Bruce has realized this is the exciting life he’s been seeking for since he left home. From shootouts to barbecues, The Bridge Street Brotherhood has been everything Bruce has needed. He’s met friends that he will forever remember. Bruce has made it his priority to always do what is best for the gang and this hard work hasn't gone unnoticed. During his time, Bruce found himself slowly climbing the ranks to where he is today earning the title “Head of Arms Trafficking '' and becoming a member of command. Bruce is excited and looking forward to the future of BSB...
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