The Amarillo Aces

[Brody King]

Meet the Aces

Brody King, Ace of Spades

 

After 3 or 4 months of being at LSC Brody was able to make it to Expert Mechanic and he had about 80% of the staff as members of The Amarillo Aces. This could go only one of two ways, either management would understand that the Aces meant no harm and were just a group of guys trying to make the city a more enjoyable place. Or option two, they would keep pressing the club furthermore building a wall between management and the crew. John Styll played a major role in how everything played out.

Strike One

Brody had grown to respect John over time and always tried to let everyone know that he wasn't the dick he portrayed, you just had to know him a bit more. Brody was told time and time again that John was a snake and using him. First time this happened was when the investigation started. A friend approached him and told him about the investigation. Brody didn't want to believe it so he played it off for quite some time until he couldn't, Brody went to management and asked what was going on. At first he was told that nothing was happening, of course who was going to say it out loud. Then Conrad McMount stepped up and told the truth, and explained the situation. It led Brody to a solid understanding on why the investigation was happening and even though King was upset about it, it still made sense for them to do it. During the first investigation it drew enough attention to their home street on Amarillo to get the Government there and when they arrived on the street they noticed the parking structure that The Aces had built. This led to a disagreement about the land that ended up getting the parking structure tore down. Weazel News had even come out and made a full article on the parking lot so losing the parking structure was a huge loss at the time for the club.

Strike Two

Brody needed to cool down and he already had his hours for the week at LSC so he took a small break to recompose himself.. A few weeks later after things were starting to calm down Brody walked up into the employee parking where John Styll was starting tow the employees cars if they had more than one in the employee parking lot. Yes it was stated in the rule book not to have more than one car in there at a time, but management never was held to this standard. At the time John would keep multiple cars in the parking lot at a time so when John decided to start towing everyone's cars it was a problem. Brody didn't see it as employee cars anymore, the cars in the parking lot were mostly Aces. They proceeded to tow multiple cars, again another wall between management and the crew was forming. The tempers flared when the other Aces found out their cars were in impound. Brody tried to keep everyone calm and handle everything back home on Amarillo but because of the rule book stating what it did The Aces had no ground to be upset so they gritted their teeth and went on about it.

Strike Three

Everything seemed to go smoothly for quite some time, months passed and tempers had died down again until Adrian Dox decided it was his time to leave The Aces. He had intentions on joining LSD and came to Brody and discussed the change of life. Later that evening Brody was talking to some of the Aces on the ledge and let them know of the things that might happen with Adrian and also that he might go to LSD. John overheard this conversation and that led to LSC doing another investigation. At this point LSC decided they needed to know who exactly in their staff was a part of The Aces. John reached out VIA his PD email to get in touch with Brody. As Brody opened it the email read…

 “ Hi Brody!

Please don't be alarmed at the template of this email! It has nothing to do with the LSPD I can assure you. I'm purely interested in being able to keep a tangible record of everyone who is actively employed at LSC as well as a member of your club! It's honestly nothing to worry about and more of just me being me! I appreciate you sharing the full roster with me. “

Brody responded

John I'm not sure why this is needed, I have James, Liam, Conrad, and others in our private emails and they know the entire roster, they also have access to our personal roster ledgers. That said I would like a little info on why this needs to be sent. I don't want to make this hard but I would like a little transparency with what's happening.

 

Below is our roster including wildcards.....

 

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The next morning was pay day at LSC and on payday they posted their employee of the week along with a list of terminations and promotions. As Brody was reading the ledger he noticed Adrian's name and that he was terminated due to gang affiliation. John's only knowledge of this had to of came from Brody when he was talking to The Aces, but King wasn't for sure if Adrian was fully a part of LSD or not at the time. So it raised quite a bit of concern regarding the use of Johns PD template for the email, this again started to build another wall. At this point Brody lost all respect for John, he was done sticking up for him. This ended up blowing up for around a week at LSC and it made things uncomfortable between management and The Aces. This also led to no one wanting to work or be on the ledge anymore, all of the Aces were putting in the minimum to get by and keep their job. Now this one took some time to die out, but it did in time.

Strike Four

Another month or so went by without a hitch, then a customer pulled up who was on The Blacklist. He was asking James Allen who is now the interim owner of LSC when he was going to be off of it but Brody interrupted and said he was on it permanently. James continued to search his PDA and found that he was actually off the Blacklist in 2 days. So James and Brody went back and forth a few times until James realized that the customer was actually put there twice. He checked who had placed the customer there, then said that John had and he had messed up and forgot to delete the one. Brody chuckled and said “ So the dick got it wrong huh?”. John overheard and snarly asked Brody what he said. Brody cleared his throat and proudly said “ SO THE DICK GOT IT WRONG HUH?!?”. John whipped around in his paragon and told King to hand over his badge. Brody reached for his badge, unclipped it, then handed it over.

James quickly stepped up and pulled Brody into the office he knew where this was heading and it wasn't good. Brody continued to lose his mind and while talking to James he said he had already enlisted the use of a gang to get information against John and ALL of management. This however at the time was untrue but Brody was fuming mad and just wanting to hurt someone. James eventually told Brody that John had ZERO bearing over him anymore and also he wasn't fired. After quite some time James was able to calm Brody down enough to leave the room under decent terms.

Brody walked down the steps and saw that John was parked inside the garage in the management spots. King walked up to the car and asked for his badge back to which John said NO! Not happening! James told John to give Brody his badge back and after saying no a few more times John rolled his window down then threw the badge out. Thankfully for Brody’s quick reflexes he was able to catch the badge before it flew across the shop. James talked to John in his office, some time passed then Brody saw them walking towards him. James asked if the three of them could have a civil conversation in the old office and of course Brody said yes. After going into the office Brody and John went at it a few more times, this civil conversation quickly became a boiling pot and James was caught in the middle just doing what he could to keep the peace for over an hour and a half. After everything was said and done Brody had had enough and decided to just go to Bayview. Management sent a email out and because of Brody claiming that he used a gang to get information against management he was fired.

To be continued….

Edited December 15, 2021 by Brody King

[dominykas]

Great thread, great stories! Best of luck.

[Brody King]

thank you my friend

[Ronnie Moretti]

Meet The Aces

Ronnie Moretti, Ace of Diamonds

 

Ronnie Moretti was born in England, UK and when you picture a person who's had a troubled childhood, tough upbringing and everything stacked against them from the moment they were born, picture Ronnie. His Father was in and out of Prison, his Mother was on street corners always looking for that next hit and Ronnie was left to fend for himself as well as looking after his younger brother Rico Moretti.

With his Parents for role models, it's no surprise Ronnie grew up doing all that he knew, committing petty crimes and growing/selling drugs. He started to steal from his Mother's supply and was selling on the local park and street corners from the age of 10. At first it was a way to survive and get food for himself and Rico but with this being all Ronnie knew, it continued as he became older. During their childhood Ronnie and Rico were both in and out of care due to the neglect by their Parents.

While in Foster Care, Ronnie being the eldest brother got a phone call from the Police. The look on Ronnie's face told the whole story, his Mother had died. She'd taken a hit too many and had taken an overdose. Being in Foster Care Ronnie and Rico had been sheltered from their Mother for a while due to the drugs and hadn't managed to see her before she passed away.

Ronnie was now 18, a legal adult in England with minimal education and zero life skills. After the many stints in Care and the Young Offenders Institute Ronnie was out and back on the streets. His Father was still in Prison and with his Mother passing away, he had nowhere to live! Homeless and having nowhere to turn Ronnie turned to what he knew best, growing and selling! Rico was still in care and Ronnie wasn't allowed to take him out without a stable job and a roof over his head.  

While trying to come up with a plan to get Rico out of the Care System Ronnie got a video call from an old school friend. He'd moved over to Los Santos and was showing Ronnie how amazing the City was and that if he was to go over, he'd have a place to stay!

Ronnie knew it would be hard for him to get a job in England having zero education (on paper) and zero experience. He managed to grow and sell a fair bit of weed to grab enough funds together for him and Rico's plane tickets. Rico managed to sneak out of the care home he was in and was picked up by Ronnie in a stolen car! Ronnie raced to the Airport in the car and dumped it at the entrance. Ronnie managed to get him and Rico on the flight just before take off! 

Ronnie and Rico arrived in Los Santos and met Ronnie's school friend at the bank!

 

To be continued...

 

[Brody King]

 

The Breaking Point

Brody King - Ace of Spades continued

The next morning Brody's alarm went off and startled him out of his sleep. It was time for work, wait!? He remembered that he had been fired and his temper began to boil. Brody said to himself that if he was fired for it and everyone already thinks it happened then so be it! This was a major turning point for the club. Brody lost it that day; everything they had worked for and tried to become was about to change. Brody left and went in search of Salvation but on his way he stopped at LSC this time he was just hoping to see John. After pulling in he saw a lot of management standing outside beside their cars. He decided to not cause a major commotion but he was there to start some trouble so King decided to enter the garage that he put hundreds of hours in at. As soon as Brody stepped foot inside Kris shouted “Out of the garage!”. King felt his blood pressure rising and walked out for a second. Kris Specter was someone Brody had grown to respect and he didn't want to take his frustrations out on someone that didn't deserve it. Brody entered the garage again a few minutes later hoping it would be John that said something. After entering the garage King started to mess with the tools that he always kept sorted, but again it was Kris that yelled at him. “BRODY LAST WARNING OR YOU WILL BE BLACKLISTED!”. Brody accepted that it was Kris again and decided to just leave because he wasn't wanting to anger the ones that he respected there. As Brody was leaving his friend Nathan noticed that he wasn't seeming his self and offered to be an ear for what was going on. Brody was fuming mad and just let it all out and after Nathan heard the story he gathered some of the Ballas and they made a plan to meet at the tattoo shop near Amarillo later that evening. Brody then left LSC and continued his search for Salvation.

Hold Up Rewind 

Miss Jackie was one of Brody’s first ever real friends in Los Santos and he trusted her more than his own Aces. Brody flew into Los Santos with two other friends Blake and Jake, having those two around was always a good time. Blake initially met some ladies by the name of Jackie and  Susan. The five of them worked together to try and start something they were calling “The Patriots”.  This only lasted a short while but it built a strong friendship between them.

Fast Forward back to the action.

His search for Salvation fell short but it was time to meet Nathan and The Ballas over at the tattoo shop. When Brody pulled in he was kind of surprised to see how many people Nathan had brought with him. The anger was still there and Brody had lost all care about the legal life, the Ballas threw out the suggestion to kidnap John Styll and Brody loved it! He knew it was a massive jump for the club and not everyone would be on board with it. So before giving Nathan the go ahead Brody decided to sit down with his club and have a family meeting. 

 

The next morning came and Brody was awoken by the sound of his alarm again. “Damn it, I need to get rid of this alarm,” Brody exclaimed. Again he woke up frustrated and enough to seek some trouble so Brody hopped in his Sultan and headed straight to LSC. On the way Brody got a text and looked down causing him to swerve and clip a trash can. He pulled into LSC and only saw his fellow Ace, Samson Woods. He asked for a repair on the front bumper to which Samson said ”I'm sorry mate, but you are on the Blacklist”. The anger on Brody’s face was noticeable, Brody at this point felt like he was being targeted. John Styll had Blacklisted Brody and for what reasoning? Brody had left the shop when asked by Kris and didn't return the rest of the day. This made no sense to Brody but he was now Blacklisted for 2 weeks because “ he needs time to cooldown”, which admittedly was true but there was no real reasoning for Brody to be Blacklisted. The family meeting happened later in the evening and the discussion was all over the board. A lot of members began venting about everything that happened then it was time for the things to get serious, Brody proposed both of his plans to the club. Plan A) Hand everything over to Salvation and do things the smart way or plan B) Send in the hit squad and let the blood flow.

 This led Brody to take a vote that would change the future of The Amarillo Aces forever. 

To be continued…..

Edited December 24, 2021 by Brody King

[DrBeelz]

7 of Spades - Jack Betts 

A New Chapter

Major changes have happened to Jack's life, for starters Jacks job at LSC is no longer and there's a lot of drama that has changed how Jack sees people and the law enforcement of the city of Los Santos, it all started when all Jack wanted to do is be in LSPD and he made it his goal to make it far in the police force however, there was certain people that Jack began to dislike and the first person would be a police officer and LSC Manager John Styll he was just tagging along in Jacks first PD interview and everything was going great and Jacks confidence grew as the interview went on however when it came to the physical assessment even though Jack read that he had to talk through what he was doing and his thought process to tackle the obstacle course to show the interviewer that you could think about what you were doing while on the job Jack just didn't say anything as the nerves were high for him and once Jack got back from the interview he was told to wait at least a day to get back the results and Jack was disappointed to say the least as the reason he failed was because he forgot to talk through what he was doing and placed 99% blame on himself but did feel like at the time a friend could of helped him either give him a nudge to remind Jack that he's forgetting something but it seemed like he didn't even bother to try and at least whisper and so he moved on and just waited till another month till Jack could reapply again.

The month wait was a long time for Jack as he already had to wait 2 months previous to the interview after it being denied in the application process so to wait another month was just making Jack more impatient and so he signed up for SD instead and made it to the interview stage but they felt he needed more time to develop himself which was confusing for Jack as he felt the interview went well and saw in no way he could fail it but he gritted his teeth and said to himself "who wants to join SD anyway" this made Jack begin to not like law enforcement but he still believed that he could make a change.

While waiting for the next interview Jack had a couple of run-ins with the PD for speeding as Jacks speed limit broke and could not turn it on or off and so had to manually keep it below 80 as that's where most of the tickets came from as with the fast sports cars Jack only had to press down the pedal for half a second to go from 80 to 100 and so in the past month Jack collected 3 tickets which for a month of being in the city every day wasn't that bad however when the month came to the end in interview got changed to another application so Jack thought to himself "it's a minor step back but it will be over soon and he submitted the application a very long week later the application got denied for 'excessive speeding' and to apply back in another month.

Boiling Point

"ANOTHER MONTH" Jack yelled this was when the hate started to seep in for law enforcement and for the time being Jack kept a smile on his face and every time Jack saw a police officer his blood boiled. Jack had enough and decided to test the police in many ways for speeding on purpose and getting caught just so when the officer pulled Jack over he would make the job for the officer harder by asking questions that would halt the process of finding out his license and the ticket that comes along with speeding and would make fun of them and tease them about why did you become an officer do you like being hated. The dislike for cops was apparent and when the officer looked like they had enough Jack would speed off and over the month no officer would be able to keep up with jack. 

Jack knew if they didn't see the face of Jack and didn't get shown a license then they couldn't prove it was Jack driving the vehicle so whenever Jack drove away he knew he was getting away with it and the cops couldn't keep up as being in a car club Jack was a good driver. After a month of teasing the police, it was time to apply one more time and with a few corrections that had to be made to the application again Jack was losing hope, however, a confirmed date for an interview was set. When it came to the day the interview was cancelled and would have to apply in another month this made Jack see red he hopped in his car and drove through the city going as fast as the car would push still raging while driving he took his pistol out of his holster and set it aside from him Jack was no longer thinking straight and he knew it so he headed to the docks to go fishing and that's when something awful happened. While Jack was fishing a man was watching him from afar and Jack noticed him and that's when the strange man started running towards him Jack stopped fishing to see what the man wanted and when the man got close enough he started putting his hands behind his back reaching for something, Jack had a split second to react and grabbed his pistol and aim it at the man and Jack was right to do so as it was also a pistol the man took out and so with all Jacks focus he shot twice both times landing in the man's head and suddenly the man dropped to the ground. Jack felt an adrenaline rush and felt this anger made him focus as jack has never drawn his pistol to shoot anyone ever and when the anger dissipated Jack realized what just happened and decided what he had just done he knew he just defended himself but still felt like he made the wrong decision.

After Jack hid the body in the ocean not wanting to leave it up to the chance of the decision of the government to decide if it was justified as all trust and love for the government services i.e. PD and SD had been destroyed, Jack went back to his house and changed his clothes and washed off the blood. After a couple of hours, Jack was still not thinking straight and wanted to know who denied this interview for after 6 months of constantly trying Jack needed to know.

Losing All Respect For Certain People And Organisations

Jack made his way to Mission Row PD to get answers and asked for an officer at the front desk "Hello, do you know who is taking interviews today for PD" and the officer replied, "oh yes John Styll was taking one but that got cancelled were you supposed to be an applicant?" "Yes I was but why did it get cancelled" the officer did not know and so with that new information Jack got in his car and drove to LSC to confront John but he was nowhere to be seen. Jack couldn't believe it that after 6 months John Styll would just cancel an interview like that, he has seen Jack work great as a mechanic and when Jack does his job he does it very well and explains what he is doing as well as everyone else so the fact he didn't even give Jack the time of day made Jack despise seeing John. after just a week it got to a point that he could not work while being around John until one day Jack heard the news that would change Jacks life permanently.

To Be Continued 

Edited May 16, 2022 by DrBeelz
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[Jayyy]

keep it going boys, really enjoying the read

[xeater]

I've had the opportunity to meet and RP you with you gys IG a couple days ago. Keep up the good work.

[Brody King]

Stepping Off the Ledge

 

It was the morning after their Dockside drag race and the Aces were happy to head into LSC and get to work. The day carried on pretty normal until an unexpected turn of events happened. Brody and John began to get into a heated argument on the ledge. This argument was then taken to the office and it carried on for around two hours bringing everyone to a boiling point. The Aces all left LSC and went to Amarillo to discuss what had happened.

The next morning Brody found Ronnie and they set off in search of Salvation. They searched the only two locations Brody knew of at the time but had no luck finding anyone. As they were driving home their radio went off, “are we still having the meeting?” Jack asked. Brody quickly responded “Yes!” eager to get everything off his chest. Later that night everyone gathered at Amarillo and listened to Brody as he explained the events and as Brody told his story he could see everyone getting angry. Towards the end of the discussion Brody brought up that Nathan had approached him and was willing to execute a hit on John, but Brody also had a strong friend in Jakie and wanted to talk to her.

Would this be it? Would this be the end of their legal life? Brody knew this had to come to a vote. One by one all of the Aces placed their votes. Brody made a tally as they went, the vote was almost unanimous with a vote of 9 wanting to pursue the illegal route. The Aces gathered and started making plans.

 

The Amarillo Aces

Street Syndicate

Brody came to find out that organization was a major factor and some things needed to be assessed if The Amarillo Aces wanted things to run smoothly in their new ventures. The guys sat down after their vote and discussed a strategy for moving forward. The club would need to set up a process for how things would work. The guys sat at Amarillo putting a set of rules and regulations in place and forming a strategy to build the new foundation for the club. Each member of The Aces would come to have their own responsibilities to help spread the burdens evenly throughout the organization.   

• Ace – The Ace is the head of the family, and receives a cut of every operation. Operations are taken on by every member of the Aces. The Ace may be chosen by a vote from the Captains of the Aces. In the event of a tie, the underboss must vote.

Brody King

• Underboss – The underboss, usually appointed by the Ace, is the second in command of the Aces. The underboss runs the day-to-day responsibilities of the family or oversees its most lucrative rackets. He usually gets a percentage of the Aces income from the boss's cut. The underboss is usually first in line to become acting Ace if the boss is imprisoned.

Ronnie Moretti

• The Maven – The maven is an advisor to The Aces and sometimes seen as the boss's "right-hand man". He is used as a mediator of disputes and often acts as a representative or aide for the Aces in meetings with other clubs, rival criminal organizations, and important business associates. In practice, the maven is the third-ranking member of the High Command of The Aces and is a senior member carrying the utmost respect of The Aces and is deeply familiar with the inner-workings of the organization. A boss will appoint a trusted close friend or personal advisor as his official maven.

Melo Farmington

 

• Captain – A captain is in charge of a crew, a group of soldiers who report directly to him. Each crew can contain 1 Lieutenant 1 Enforcer up to 5 Soldiers and 10 Wildcards. A capo is appointed by the boss and reports to him or the underboss. A captain gives a percentage of his (and his underlings') earnings to the boss and is also responsible for any tasks assigned, including murder.

 

There will be 4 Captains each with their own skill set

 

• The Professor - The Professor will be the head of heists. Soldiers under The Professor will need to have a focus on heists and scouting of areas.

Jack Betts

• Street Slayer - The Street Slayer will be in charge of setting up races. Soldiers under the street slayer will need to have a focus on illegal street racing.

Dexter Kray

• Drug lord - The Drug lord will be in charge of the daily drug operations. Soldiers under the Drug lord will need to have a focus on drug manufacturing.

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• Warlord - The Warlord will be in charge of the daily gun operations. Soldiers under the Warlord will need to have a focus on the gun trade.

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• Lieutenants - The Lieutenants hold more responsibility and can make the tougher decisions and pass up any and all information to the captains to organize and get business moving along  

Rico Moretti

• Enforcers- The Enforcers have proven more reliable to handle Aces business and will be there to deal with all the struggles the Soldiers have and to help structure the soldiers and give them the tools to be more responsible and competent in the business. Any disagreements or squabbles between the soldiers the enforcer is expected to handle.

Evie Lorenzen

Samson Woods

Jordan Jacobs

• Yellow Jackets – A Yellow Jacket is a member of The Aces. Once a member is made he/she is untouchable, meaning permission from a soldier's boss must be given before he is murdered. When the hand is open, meaning The Amarillo Aces are accepting new members, a Soldier may recommend an up-and-coming associate to be a new Yellow Jacket. Yellow Jackets are the main workers of the family, usually committing crimes like assault, murder, extortion, intimidation, etc. In return, they are given profitable rackets to run by their superiors and have full access to The Aces connections and power.

 

• Wildcard – A Wildcard is not a member of the Aces, but works for a crime family nonetheless. Wildcards can include a wide range of people who work for the Aces. A wildcard can have a wide range of duties, from virtually carrying out the same duties as a soldier to being a simple errand boy. This is where prospective members start out to prove their worth. Once The Amarillo Aces are accepting new members, the best Wildcards are evaluated and picked to become soldiers. A wildcard can also be a criminal who serves as a go-between in criminal transactions or sometimes deals in drugs to keep police attention off the actual members, or they can simply be people the family does business with (restaurant owners, etc.) In other cases, an associate might be a corrupt labor union delegate or businessman.

Dalton Vayne

Rules of Operation 

1. Respect is a beautiful thing, we treat everyone with the same respect that is given to us.
2. Attend club activity regularly, if you are going to be inactive for a few days just reach out and let the Captains know, they will send it further up the line.
3. If you have beef internally it must be handled through reasonable means. Bring all problems to the table and air them out.
4. Do not steal or disrespect your fellow club members. There is honor among thieves.
5. Respect the hierarchy of the ranks. If you feel as if you're being treated unfairly by your peers, speak to the higher ups to ensure the issue is resolved.
6. Move with class, all gangs deserve a level of respect. Every life is important.
7. We are here to win, but remember losing happens. When you lose, look at what happened and embrace it, this will help you move forward. 
8. Remember your action now falls on the club so be a man of your word. Remember to listen twice as much as you speak and don't complain when in the face of adversity.

Turfs

The Amarillo Aces are known to hang out in a few locations with Amarillo Vista being their home.

 

 

If you don't find them at Amarillo you can find them at their second home, rolling around  Garbage, the racetrack attached to their street.

 

If that fails, try looking at The Tuna Shop where the guys fish and work on their cars.

 

 

 

Club Colors

Some call it cream, some call it beige, but we call it Amarillo. You will see The Amarillo Aces wearing the Amarillo color.

Edited February 14, 2022 by Brody King

[Brody King]

Entering the Unknown

After leaving LSC everyone's money slowly started to dwindle down, The Aces knew they had to do something so they went around and tried talking to some local gangs. Ronnie had just bought a house in the Vespucci Canals just off imagination court and thought it would be a good location to build the club's first lab at because it was nowhere near Amarillo Vista. After deciding on their location it was time to sort some tables. With the whole club being mechanics it had its perks, the guys got to know quite a lot of people on the other side of the law while servicing their cars so Brody left with Maxwell in search of those that they knew.

Maxwell had a lot of good friends within the LS Royals so that is where the guys started. Maxwell made a call and got Joshua Reece to meet them at a local church to discuss some business. Brody went in not knowing anything about how the other side really worked so this meeting helped him learn a bit but he was nowhere near ready. 

 

After leaving the church they decided to get the rest of the guys and head over to the Los Santos Drift HQ. While there they ran into Cheng, Miss Jo, Big T, and quite a few others. The members of LSD were confused as to why The Aces had shown up, for all they knew The Aces was still a legal car group. Brody approached Cheng and went right to it “ We as a club would like to enter into the narcotics world” BK said. Surprised LSD stepped back for a second and discussed some things but LSD could tell that The Aces had no clue what they were doing so they offered some guidance. They were willing to help teach The Aces similar to what Don had done for them when they first started the club.

 

The next morning came and no Aces were around so Brody took off to the LSD HQ in search of some tables. Luckily he ran into Stew, a long time friend and high command for LSD, Brody asked him for some tables. The two talked about prices then Brody placed his first order, not knowing anything about how shipments worked. It was just him and Stew to secure 10 tables, just as they were leaving Nica pulled in and offered to help. Brody hopped in with Nica and went for the shipment that was landing near DOC while Stew headed the opposite direction alone.

It was time and Brody could hear the helicopter above them, he waited eagerly as the pilot lowered the creates. Nica hopped out and grabbed one while Brody quickly snagged the second, hoping the helicopter didn't draw the guards attention. They loaded the crates into the back of Nica’s Kamacho then headed out. Once on the freeway Nica radioed over to Stew but got no reply. Assuming he was just a little busy grabbing everything they gave him a minute or two but there was still no response which made Nica worry. Nica and King both knew something wasn't right. The two dropped their cruise control and started to fly to the last known location for Stew. Brody called over his radio to The Aces “ If anyone is around go to the docks NOW! “ 

They arrived at the docks and didn't see a car, or tire tracks, but what they did find was a pile of bullets. The panic set in and you could feel the atmosphere shift. Jack Betts pulled in and got a quick rundown on the situation and then everyone started to scramble in search of Stew. After 10 minutes of searching they finally got a call “I'm alright but I couldn't get all the tables” Stew said. “Well with the pile of bullets I'm just happy you're alive man” Brody replied. Stew went on to say that the shipment was compromised and then explained what happened. He was only able to get 3 of the 5 tables but he knew who had stole them. “It was a black Brawler and the voice was very familiar.” Everyone left in search of the Brawler and eventually it was spotted at one of the local farms, the guys waited and then pulled in together.

The members of LSD lead with Brody and Jack following right behind. As they enter they saw 8 men armed with shotguns, aks, and body armor. Needless to say Brody and Jack were very cautious and just lingered around as LSD took charge.

 Nica approached Niko and entered into a heated debate on who it was that took the shipment. No one was giving a name but they knew the voice, so they started to single out Niko. After a very heated argument and no one admitting to taking the drop Nica got upset and took the leader of the other group to the side. After they returned Nica grabbed Niko and put him on his knees. 

With a knife in hand Nica grabbed Niko by the hair and started to cut. Still saying nothing, Niko accepted the scalping.

The Aces understood that they couldn't get the tables back and decided to take what they had and start their first lab. It wasn't much but it was the start.

Edited January 18, 2022 by Brody King

[Jayyy]

Good post my man!

[Brody King]

1 hour ago, Jayyy said:

Good post my man!

Thank you my friend

[connorc1]

good work lads! good to see you all still around!  

[Salvador Rivera]

gOOd work mate ! 

[Brody King]

A Rude Awakening

The Aces woke up the next morning eager to get their tables set up, they set off to get the ingredients needed to start. Brody knew that the Aces couldn't be caught at any of the farms around the city because everyone thought of the Aces as a legal group so he decided to capitalize on the thoughts of others and try to keep The Amarillo Aces looking as legal as possible. Instead of using the farms and risking their legal front The Aces have decided to move forward only using the Lysergic they can acquire from other local gangs. As they set off in search of the ingredients Brody got a call from Miss Jackie wanting to meet about what had happened at LSC. He set off to meet her while the other went to Humane and secured the ingredients that were needed for the cook.

Jackie gave BK instructions to meet in a secluded area behind LSIA, as Brody pulled in he saw 8 Salvation members waiting. Miss Jackie and Donnie stepped up and started introducing Salvation and explained what they really do. With the knowledge Brody decided on the smart approach and used them to handle the problem with John Styll. 

 

That night The Aces decided it was a bad idea to keep everything on Amarillo so they began to move all the product into multiple stash houses. They took what they needed to the 3g and started their cook. It was small and cramped inside but this was the beginning of something a lot bigger, they proceeded to cook through the night and into the next morning. 

 

Two days had passed and The Aces was starting to finally see some good profits then Brody got a call that changed the entire course of action. The Aces must have been spotted refilling their water because Brody got a call from Agent Marcos about a house in the Vespucci area. Shortly after Brody's phone rang again, this time it was his lawyer. The lawyer said that a search warrant had been placed on the desk of a judge and that The Aces had roughly 15 minutes to get everything moved. The Aces scrambled, luckily everyone was able to the house, once there they ripped the place apart making sure to remove all the incriminating evidence that could of been found. 

“This was a scary moment but we stuck together and did what needed to be done, I am proud of how everyone handled the situation.” Brody said as the adrenaline died down. The only smart thing they could do is sell the house now and try to find a new location, and that's exactly what happened. That night Ronnie found a realtor and put the house up for sale. 

The next two weeks became very stale with The Aces not knowing how to move forward until finally Ronnie got a call from the realtor letting him know the house had sold. This was great news for the club, now they had the funds to find a new location. This time they chose an apartment, it seemed more spacious and they could definitely put more than the 8 tables in there. The Aces gathered all their equipment and began to set up the new place. Once it was set up Ronnie and Brody took off and let the members cook. They had been driving around for maybe 30 minutes when they got a call that stopped them in their tracks. When Brody answered “Help” was the only word that came from his friend's mouth. Quickly they spun the car around and headed back to the apartment, the scene that they pulled up to had them both lost for words. 

 

As Ronnie and Brody pulled in they saw an endless amount of police and barricades guarding off the hotel. “What do we do now!?” Ronnie exclaimed. The two drove back and forth past the apartment trying to see what was happening but they couldn't get a good look. Frustrated and distraught, The Aces returned to Amarillo to gather their thoughts. Everyone sat at Brody's house and talked about the "what ifs" that might happen. After two hours passed they decided to go and check on the apartment, the closer they got the louder the sirens sounded. “Could they still be there? Ronnie asked. Moments later The Aces arrive at the apartment and Brody nods “yep, so much for that legal life.” The entrance still had a few guards but they seemed to be picking up the barriers. 

“We can't risk it tonight, let's just see what tomorrow brings.” 

The Aces all struggled to sleep that night not knowing what they might wake up to. Brody woke up early the next morning, surprised by the fact there weren't any cops around. He stood up, chuckled to his self, then grabbed his coffee eager to head over to the apartment. Nervously Brody entered the apartment and to his dismay there was barely anything left, just a few empty water bottles scattered around. Brody kicked around the water bottles then packed up what remained. As Brody was leaving he stopped at the front desk and asked them to please put a for sale sticker on the apartment with a heavily reduced price.  

The Aces didn't have much but they had enough to start over if everything went south and after last night I would say they were pretty far south. Together the Aces went in search of another location, this time they would be smarter.

Looking a Little Brighter

“This is it,” Brody said as he waved his arm revealing the new apartment. This was the last of what the Aces had saved up. “ This one has to work.” Brody said with softness in his voice. The guys sat down and tried to work out a way to keep the tables colder. They decided on a stricter watering schedule. With the new way of doing things everything started to smooth out. Brody got a call from the realtor letting him know the apartment had sold and he needed to come sign the final papers. This was great news for the club because now they could expand into having multiple apartments for the guys to cook in. Ron went with Brody to get the papers signed then they took off in search of “#2”. Together they decided on a new place that all their members could use and they got to work. The guys found out really quickly that Melo was a force in the kitchen, not only that but he was a talented carpenter and was able to get the apartments ready in no time.

Now with two labs up and running it was time to start making some real money. The Aces went to all the clubs looking to make some deals. Brody went over to the LSD HQ again, this time he ran into Miss Jo. The two talked for a little while and eventually were able to set up 4 shipments to come throughout the coming week. Brody left feeling happy but he had nothing on hand to work with so it was off to his friends over on Grove Street. Ballas had offered to help Brody before so he knew nothing bad would happen if he just rolled up, so that's just what he did. After leaving he was able to secure two shipments and set up for another two to come throughout  the week. 

 

Things were finally looking up, the money was flowing in and so was the shipments. The Aces were finally seeing some profits and it felt nice. The club worked hard that week securing the shipments that were to come through when out of the blue they were hit with a curve ball. Maxwell Lancaster, Brody's third in command, decided that it was time for him to part with the club. Brody knew Maxwell has always had friends within the LS Royals and understood that's where his heart was really at. It was a hard hit for the club, moving deeper into the criminal world and the Aces continued to lose members. Their numbers may have dwindled but what was left was now family. These were the guys that stuck around through the hard times so they vowed to always have each other back. 

[Brody King]

Time to Rethink
 
Rico was cooking “Tuna” in #2 when the fumes got to his head and he passed out. As Rico awoke he realized he was at the hospital and called Brody. Brody pulled into Pillbox and as he did he got a notification on his phone from his apartment's security system, it was being broken into. Brody decided to leave Rico and floor it to his apartment, when he pulled up it was an all too familiar sight as cops had the entrance barricaded again. Frustrated about losing yet another lab, Brody sped off. Thankfully the Aces had seen a little profit from the lab and had enough to put in for some more tables but that was it, the treasury was cleaned out this would be their last chance to do it right.

After furnishing a new lab the Aces barely had money for food so the guys got together and ran a few bus routes to cover what they would need for the shipments. The Aces tried to go to LSD but couldn't find anyone so they went over to Grove Street but still had no luck. Their next move was to check if the Royals had any product that they needed cooked, but it was the same story. Lastly Brody tried to give Salvation a call but something was going on with their leadership at the time and nothing was able to be sorted. The Aces continued to struggle for the coming weeks trying to secure a shipment but everyone was either only selling on their own or the people able to make things happen just weren't in town. This left the Aces with no income other than bus routes, and being in the top tax bracket that wasn't making much money either. Some Aces decided it would be best to find work in another city while others went back to their legal life.

Brody didn't quit though he continued to search for some lysergic. He pulled into LSD’s headquarters for the 20th time but luckily Barrie was sitting there and he was able to put in an order for Brody. After securing the shipment he went back to their newly furnished apartment and began to cook. The first batch dropped and Brody went to pick it up but as he did he caught a strong whiff of some of the chemicals and passed out. He woke up at Pillbox and was very confused at what just happened. Brody called for a taxi and got a ride back to the apartment. For some reason cops were covering all the exits and the place was barricaded off again. Brody asked  “ What's happening in there?” The cop responded “ Someone was cooking and must have fallen asleep, there was a major explosion.” 
 
Lost Minds
 Brody was tired of starting over, this made the third lab in just as many weeks. It cost the club over 1.3 million and they now had nothing to show for it. Brody was lost, everything he had built was being torn apart. The family he spent so long building was slowly walking away and he understood why so he couldn't be upset. All he could do is try to find a way to help who he had left. Brody started doing oil to get the funds to start again but he was losing motivation to move forward. Once he had enough he approached LSD again to buy more tables but this time he was met with a surprising question.
As Brody pulled into LSD’s headquarters to place his order Barrie approached Brody with an idea. Apparently LSD really liked the Aces and wanted them to be part of LSD so Barrie asked Brody if the Aces would consider joining. It was perfect timing on their part because in the past Brody had turned down everyone that asked for the Aces to join them, heck he even turned LSD down in the past. This time things were different, the Aces had nothing left. Their membership had dwindled down to what felt like 3 people even though they had around 9 no one was coming around. This put Brody in a spot to sit down and listen to the offer.

Brody went inside and discussed what it would look like if the Aces did decide to join forces with LSD. Cheng, Stew, Barrie and Miss Jo all had some input and honestly Brody could see this being something good for the Aces. Cheng was really putting his neck out there for them and Brody knew it. Brody had worked out a deal with Cheng that the Aces would work with them for a month or two so that they could understand the ins and outs of the criminal world. Brody knew nothing about how the criminal world here in Los Santos worked and it was obvious, but by joining LSD the Aces would have a solid mentorship to show them how to move forward.

 Joining LSD would weigh heavy on the mind of Brody for a while so he called everyone to Amarillo for a meeting. The meeting didn't take long but it did ruffle some feathers within the group. Mostly everyone was on board with the decision to join LSD but Brody had to convince Ronnie it would be a good idea. Ronnie fought the idea thinking it would hurt the Aces more than it would teach them and Brody understood where he was coming from. They had worked hard to build this to what it was and if the Aces join LSD now Ronnie felt everyone would want to stay there.
Brody fought the idea of joining for the next two weeks but honestly with no one coming around anymore Brody had to just man up and make the decision on his own.
 

[Alannn]

Amazing post, keep going.

[Brody King]

Thank you my friend

[Barrie bonga]

amazing post my guy

 

[Brody King]

Thanks my friend

[Salvador Rivera]

Noice one mate , keep it up . When I saw you guys first time on a El Burro I tough this will be short story but no I was wrong !

[Brody King]

We are just getting started my friend ;)

[Brody King]

Laced 

The time had come, the club was tired of waiting on Brody to make a decision. Dexter pulled Brody to the side and started to list the reasons it would be smart to join LSD. Brody listened intently but he already had his mind made up and knew all the good that would come from joining them but he needed to hear it from someone else. After listening to what both Dexter and Jack had to say Brody decided it was time to find Cheng and get the process started.

The Aces pulled into LSD’s HQ where Stew was sitting. Brody walked up and started the discussion. “ I think we have decided, joining forces with you would be the best idea for both of us right now.” The guys smiled and welcomed The Aces with open arms. Cheng got straight to the paperwork as Stew started to put a few members through the recruitment process. At the end of the day Brody was given a position in low command that way he would know how to effectively run his club once they went back to being The Amarillo Aces. LSD was willing to bring every Ace into LSD at the rank they were holding in The Aces. Jack and Dexter were put as Resa’s, Dalton was put as Basuta, Jordan Jacobs received the rank of Supidosuta, lastly Ryan Crane was new to the Aces so he went into LSD as a Gaijin. Over the next month The Aces took every chance they could to learn.  

Monsters in the Canal

It was Friday, LSD’s normal day to hold events, this time Cheng was cooking up something wild. He called all of the LSD’s members to come to HQ and get ready. When the guys saw what was in store for the night everyone got excited! Cheng started getting everyone assigned a role for the event. Jack Betts stepped up big time, signing up everyone for the races and calling them out in order. Dexter took over the party bus and got his playlist started, blasting music for everyone. Brody, Gaven, and Arrow got to help out as a mechanic. It was almost time for the event to start but sadly BD was hosting an event at The Vanilla Unicorn at the same time. When it was time for the event to start 80% of the city was at the Vanilla Unicorn so sadly LSD had to reschedule for Saturday.

The next morning came quickly as everyone was eager to race the monster trucks. This time things were done right, Weazel showed up early and the blip was put up to inform the city along with getting some advertisements placed. This helped greatly because when the event started the canals were flooded with people. Not only was there an amazing event happening but LSD had put up a brand new maxed out Buffalo STX up for raffle. 

 

It was time for the races to start, Jack called out for the first racers. Slowly they made their way to the monster trucks where the mechanics were waiting. Nica, Terrance, Arrow, and Gaven began handing the racers their helmets and strapping everyone in, it was time to begin. 

The Races carried on without a hitch as the night slowly crept in, then PD showed their face trying to shut the event down. Cheng pulled the cops to the side and talked, then more units arrived. Cheng continued to shut down PD’s attempt to end the event, stating that nothing they were doing was illegal.  

The cops left and let the event finish. 

Below are photos taken by Brody King of the event.

 

 

[DrBeelz]

A New Direction

Once Jack Quit LSC He decided that he would use his mechanic skills up north at a place called Bayview however, this didn't last long. It was going great at first he got the position of Senior Mechanic, the highest rank you can get without going one higher to management. Still pent up with rage with how much LSPD wasted Jack's time he wanted to humiliate them but he knew if he got anything like felony evading this legal life with the Amarillo Aces would be over.

Jack just wanted to chill and went to the tuna shop to go fish and listen to music after all he needed it, shortly after Jack arrived Brody King showed up and they both started fishing together. Jack thought now was the time to tell Brody where he was at mentally and that how much he wanted to mess with the police by any means if that be Felony Evading or robbing stores to evade the PD and in the process humiliate them. Jack was shocked to find out that a couple of the Aces have had their own problems with the PD and certain individuals, some were just interested as they had friends that were rich from the criminal life and so they wanted to be rich too.

The Meeting That Changed Jacks Life Forever

It became clear to Jack that he couldn't pursue getting revenge on the PD and still remain in the Aces only if the club as a majority wanted to go the illegal route. Brody sat by a table on the street of Amarillo Vista and one by one he called each member to vote and when it came time for Jack to vote Brody stated "I don't even have to guess what way you're going to vote Jack", with that Jack nodded, smiled and turned around. All of the members voted to go the illegal route but not everything was all that it seemed.

A Rat In The Group

Over the next two weeks a couple of things happened, the Aces got their first drug lab set up and Jack asked around to see what ingredients he needed and got some help from finding a stranger on a weed farm, Jack noted down all the ingredients and where to find them. Everything was going great however, members resigned from the Aces as they didn't want to go the direction that the club was going and they parted ways but there was a bigger problem. One day Jack woke up to members that looking panicked. Jack asked what's wrong and turns out someone gave the location to PD about the drug house and it has been raided however, they got everything out before they raided. Jacks knew it had to be a member as no-one else knew about the place, this made Jack sick to the stomach as he said with disgust we have a RAT.

Proving Loyalty

The high command of the Aces shut everyone out and let in members back in one by one Jack was the second person to be let in on business and sensitive information this frustrated Jack not because of being shut out, he understood why High Command did that. The reason was of what the rat had done to the Aces and put that seed of doubt about Jack's and other members loyalty. 

This took weeks of rebuilding trust and Jack knew as long as he put in the work to contribute to the club and kept on growing with the family he met long ago that things would go back to normal and the Aces would prosper in their future endeavours.

This didn't go un-noticed and over the next couple of months Jack proved that he was in the Aces so do what he said he would do and humiliate PD Jack did this by robbing stores waiting until the police showed up or his bags were full from cash and go on chases with some of the best police drivers and keep driving till he ran out of fuel and on multiple occasions he lost the ground units but would not lose Air 1 and so 3 times Jack robbed stores, evaded till he ran out of fuel just to belittle the officers. 

This gave Jack a Low Command Position in the Aces with the title 'The Professor' which is a role that specialises in robbery's and so over the next few weeks Jack has been working on perfecting his role. Out of the many robbery's Jack has set up and done he hasn't been caught since.

Jack's motivation to turn to a criminal life was not out of the promises of riches or anything materialistic. Jack is only motivated by the family around him. For them to prosper in the Aces and revenge against LSPD. He often wonders what life would have been like if only he got accepted into law enforcement and could've made a change and would've been the most chill but fair officer around and do a better job than most but then he realises they don't let people like that in and laughs to himself.

[Brody King]

License to Work

Brody has finally been granted the permission to buy “The Tuna Shop”.

Morning came and Brody got a call from Tyrone Cox letting him know the business plans were accepted and that the building would cost him $975,000. It was a large price tag but honestly for the size of the place it was a steal! The next morning Brody went out to City Hall and placed his initial down payment of $175,000. He then waited for the funds to clear, once they did he received another text, this time Mr. Cox asked to meet at The Tuna Shop and that he had the key for Brody.

 

 After finally being able to purchase The Tuna Shop it was time to get the proper licensing to start the construction. Brody had been working with Miss Whitehorse for quite some time regarding the licensing that would be needed so all the paperwork went pretty smooth regarding that part.

After obtain your license you need to file for all the other appropriate licenses that you would need for the business. Brody headed back up to City Hall and started looking through all the licenses that are obtainable. Looking at the list Brody originally chose 11 licenses to pursue for the shop with a total being $205,000 per month, but after looking a little closer he decided to remove the Grocery license and that brought the total down to $155,000. 

 

Having obtained these licenses The Aces jumped head first into the construction work! Jack Betts and Brody King teamed up and started work on “The Tuna Shop”.

Exterior

Interior

Kitchen

Recreation Room

Office and Crypto Farm

The Aces are planning to host a car show and fishing event every Tuesday after their  initial grand opening event which is planned for April 1st.