Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
Issue: 9   Editor: Mika


Boom Boom Pow! Alcaeus
It was a cold January morning as the sound of bullets rang through the states of America. Unsuspecting mafioso were forced to duck and cover as guns smoked and the members of the infamous crew Gathering of Gangsters (GoG) began to fall. These members had already made their name by shootings of their own not long ago, making them a popular target for men and women alike in the US. Speeding round the streets of New York in my recently purchased Beauford, I found a witness to the murders and was not long in finding the perpetrator himself.

One member of the gang ran the short distance to his local airport, jumping straight on a plane for a nice vacation, which sparked debate in the city hall, some claiming he was a coward and others saying he was smart to use the technology available to him. The final body of the remaining members of the gang fell at 13:04, marking the first gang related shootings of the New Year.

I was able to catch the one of the crew's Bosses as he was being rushed into the nearest ambulance. With the few words he could muster, he told me he was aware that an attack would be coming due to the recent activities of GoG. As he was being bundled off the stretcher, I caught his last words, “We already planned to go underground because we made a lot of enemies with our shootings and BF takes.” This clearly told me they knew it was coming, perhaps making it surprising Gathering of Gangsters did not simply decide to sell their base to another crew and drop into the shadows along with others of this era.

As the clouds of dust settled and the bodies were removed by the government agencies, who seemed intent of staring at every possible mafia related body in the area, it appeared this would be the last anyone would see of GoG. Rumours began to quickly circulate as to who’s illegal fire arm the rounds had spurted from, but it soon became evident that no witnesses were keen to talk to me, and I was forced to return to the office and ponder upon it myself.

Gathering of Gangsters' turf was also left up for grabs for the next budding mafia crew. However with threat of possible attack a real threat for all of us in this dangerous community, there was no rush to fill the void. It had been an intensive start to the new year, and one that would surely be a sign of things to come.