The Punks - Bopping To The Top
You love your family because you?re born into your it and go through everything with them. You learn from them, you go places with them, you live with them. You go through hard and good times with them. Well that?s just what it?s like when you?re a member of The Punks. You?re born into this gang kicking and screaming from your initiation, you earn your name and most of all you go through everything with them.
Us Punks don?t back down. We stand even if we?re outnumbered 10 to 1. My name is Vance and as of now I?m the Leader of The Punks. By my side I have my brothers, however there are three of them who are more than brothers, I?d swear we?re closer to being actual siblings than any other biological brothers.
Hog ? My lieutenant, loyal and outgoing. He?s my right hand man and he always will be. He?s always supporting me, we made it into this gang together and now we run it together.
Maurice ? Smart and fast. He?s not afraid to lip off to anyone or talk himself into a fight because for one thing, he knows we?ve got his back and for the other, he just loves trash talking.
Ed ? Last but not least, Ed. Heavy muscle, if not the heaviest. The silent giant is a nick name that some of the boys use. He has saved my ass plenty of times and doesn?t need anyone to save his. He can handle himself in any situation.
Our leader used to be Adrian, beloved by all of us and we honour his memory. He started the gang and led it until he was stabbed when ambushed by some other gang. To this day we still don?t know who it was but we know that Adrian didn?t go down without a fight. The gang voted me leader and I accepted. Though we all respect Adrian I was the one who took The Punks all city. We stole our current turn from The Red Blades, a now extinct gang. Gangs pass through the subway all the time so we?re constantly running into trouble, but nothing we can?t handle. Now here we are a few months later, it?s Friday night at union station and I?m looking for a good time?
?Vance I?m going on patrol with Ed and Maurice, you in?? Asked Hog.
?You know I don?t like some scout doing the work for me, if you want something done you have to do it yourself, right?? I said as I left Adam, Nero and Spike at the arcade.
We had wandered slightly off our territory and it was had only been 10 minutes before we ran into trouble.
?Over there? Said Ed as he pointed towards a Boyle Avenue Runner eyeing us from a distance.
?I see him. And he?s not alone.? I said.
?What the hell are you talking about man? Do you see anyone around? This part of the station is dead. Let me go over there and bust his head!? Said Maurice excitedly.
?Tell you what, you three go over to him, I?m gonna take a look around.?
Hog, Ed and Maurice strutted over towards him as he began running and they followed.
?Where you going man? The fun?s just starting!? Said Maurice as they cornered him after a brief chase.
?You?re right about that, the fun is definitely just starting.? Said another Boyle Avenue Runner, who stepped out of nowhere with 6 more.
?Oh crap?? Said Maurice in regret.
?Back off.? Said Ed firmly.
?And why the fuck should I do that? What you gonna do? I?ll waste your fucking head man! You Punks are gonna pay for wrecking my scouts last night? Yelled the ?Runner.
?Those three rejects? Please man Ed took them out himself! Beat their chicken shit asses up for trespassing on Punk property!? Said Maurice mockingly.
?I hope you like hospital beds, ?cause you?re all gonna be lying in them for a very long time.? Said the lead Boyle Avenue Runner.
?You?re going to regret coming back here.? Hog said confidently.
?And why is that??
?Look behind you you?re about to get fucked up!? Said Maurice as he tackled the ?Runner he?d been chasing. Before the lead runner knew what hit him I went ahead and hit him with a baseball bat in the back of the head. He went down like a crashing plane.
Two of them lunged at me. One laid some light punches on me but I didn?t care since I was beating the crap out of his friend. I whacked him in his jaw, he kneeled forward and I kneed him in the face. I then threw the bat at a ?Runner who was giving Hog a bad time and elbowed the other ?Runner.
He punched but I dodged and punched him right in the balls. He went down and I stapled his face with my shoe.
Ed threw a ?Runner into a trash can and kicked another in the stomach. Just as the lead ?Runner was getting up on his knees Ed grabbed his head and kneed him right in the face.
Before I knew it every last of the 7 Boyle Avenue Runners was on the floor either knocked out or crawling around like worms.
?Ok let?s get out of here? Shouted Hog.
Cops patrolled the station and the last thing we needed was to get busted after busting a few heads.
Back at our hangout we awaited another patrol to come in, they were an hour late, which wasn?t normal for James, who I?d out in charge. Just then Snake and AJ burst in.
?They got them! They got them!? Cried Snake. They were bruised and bleeding. AJ had a serious looking cut over his left eyebrow that bled down over his face and Snake was just generally looked like a train wreck.
?What the hell happened?!? Demanded Ed.
?Jones Street Boys?they jumped us...James, Snake, Reaper and I were on patrol?we were on our way to get a few beers when all of a sudden we were jumped?there were so many of them!? Whimpered AJ
?And they were packed, they had crowbars and wrenches. Me and James had pipes but we were no match for them?and Reaper?oh god?? Snake said as he stopped to breathe.
?What about Reaper? And where?s James?? I said firmly and trying to stay calm.
?Reaper was backed into a corner, they took out blades and then I had to fight off this one bastard?when I looked back at Reaper he was twitching and bleeding on the ground?there was so much blood.? AJ said gasping for breath.
?The same would have happened to me if James hadn?t tackled the JSB who was coming at me with a switchblade. James told us to get out of there, we were all ready beaten and could barely run. I looked back and I saw the lead Jones Street Boy stabbing James in the gut?? Snake said looking shameful.
?How many were there?? I asked.
?At least 10?maybe 15 max.? AJ responded.
?15 of them and still they come packed on four dudes?!? Maurice shouted.
?Get ready boys, we?re gonna turn Bensonhurst into a war zone?? I said as I tool out a switchblade of my own, it had been given to me by Adrian. I?d put it to good use tomorrow night.
End of part one. So...feedback?
