It had obviously been a long and hard few days for PoisonousJelly. The death of those close to him was still breaking his heart like a pool cue smacked across a foe's head. Now the daunting task of rebuilding and surpassing the legend of those that had been here before him lay ahead. It was obviously going to be difficult and hell, the road getting here was a more difficult task than he would ever have imagined. The amount of death, power struggling and politic play was on a level with the war that we have all just witnessed ravage our city. PoisonousJelly had seen way more blood shed than he had cared to even think about. However, he couldn't move forward and in to the future with out learning from his past. It seems he can't be at comfort without some sort of foul play going on around him and has pledged to himself that this shall no longer be the case. As soon as he stepped foot on these shores he was thrust in to the position of Right Hand Man for one of his fathers best friends Abdul aka Marley during the attempted take down of Creep. After his death, Abdul's death and the war; he sought refuge with Animal where (like his father) he immediately saw a heck of a lot of bloodshed from the likes of Paradox. Shortly after, Animal was taken from us via a gun malfunction and he found himself thrusted into the role of the RHM of the Muppets. He saw yet more bloodshed with the likes of the unfortunate takedown of HalfTheWorldAway and then of PhantomMenace. This was until he was witness to another unfortunate gun malfunction. This time it was BetsyPoke and he was forced in to the world of Crew Leader to help house those who had lost their home. With his new found leadership he was forced to spread more blood; the blood of HunterSThompson and Romeo. Now these were just a few of the many, but it gives you the picture I am trying to paint.

PoisonousJelly had hoped the blood would end there, but then he received word of warning about the recent war. Now this was no easy take down of threats small or large from with in Las Vegas. This was a gargantuan task that would require a lot of hard work, sleepless nights and team work.

Walking down the streets, surrounded by a crowd of monkeys, PJ eventually arrives at his destination. It was a small coffee shop just on the outer edges of the Las Vegas strip. Already sitting in the back smoke filled room were SpookzBoyToy and GypsyLombardi. Embracing them both he sits down and orders the monkeys to uncage and handcuff WhereWasI to start the conversation.

"Oh man, I can't tell you how happy I am that you and your family survived this. I was half expecting to see two empty seats. Are you alright? Is there anything I need to know?"

After a brief explanation and assurance that everything was ok they get down to business.

"So I heard you had a little bit of a run in with another leader during the war. That's obviously something that needs discussed but we'll talk about that another time. Right now... I bring good news. After all our hard work and tireless efforts to stabilize our city, we're finally starting to see results. For our hard work during the recent war against New Orleans and Philadelphia, JackPepper and those in power left alive have decided to close the Las Vegas experiment. We no longer have to abide by Godfather Council rules and never again do we have to live with anyone and everyone being able to set up in our city."

Notcing the visible relief on the two faces across from him PoisonousJelly carries on.

"Not only that my friends, not only that at all! I have been named as Acting Godfather of Las Vegas. We are free to do what ever the hell we want with this city and to make it our own. Oh, it doesn't stop there. Our good friend DeadlySin has been given the nod to go set up in Philadelphia and make that city his own. This move really paid off for us as we hoped it would. Onwards and upwards people, we have a lot to talk about. For a start, SpookzBoyToy... You are to become my captain in Las Vegas. We need to get some sort of organisation back to this city. Some sort of chain of command."

As of now, Las Vegas will become known as The Fort. The Fort will be the home of all things Fortish!"

Smiles reach the faces of The Las Vegans leaders as SpookzBoyToy begins to speak

"So my friend... You know I would follow you in to anything but you were a little vague with your brief call for arms. Why exactly did we get involved in NY's war?"

PJ returns the smile, takes a swig of whiskey and gets ready to explain

"Well my old friend, it was simple really. As you know more than most we have fought tooth and nail for Las Vegas's stability and have often been looked down upon. We have worked just as hard, if not harder than every other city out there at the time. We had more to contend with in day to day lives than all of the others and yet we were still looked down on as some sort of joke. I wasn't laughing, and neither were our members. Near enough at least once a week we had to sit by and watch as other cities rewarded their members in ways that were restricted from us in Las Vegas... and that really annoyed me. The world around us was getting stronger and stronger while we struggled to keep pace. This, in my book, was ridiculous but made us stronger and closer. Hell... I could even say with near 100% certainty that if this was not restricted to us then I may not have lost as many valuable members as I did, but that being said we also saw some unexpected members step forward and do things I otherwise wouldn't have known they could do. Now I had known for quite some time that Godfather Clarity had wanted our experiment ended a long time a go but was always denied or ignored by Godfather Stamina. She had always told me that if she ever got her way or if Stamina was to some how die then this experiment would be ended within a day. Judging from her passion and hatred of our situation I believed her. When approached, I jumped at the chance to not only have this experiment ended but show that Fort Izzel and the rest of Las Vegas were willing to fight for what they want. Even though Clarity lost her life, it worked. Not only did it work as she so generously promised but we came out in such a strong position. We now own Las Vegas."

SBT nods in agreement before he says

"Well then PJ, in honour of working for The Fort we shall now be renaming to Fort Titicaca"

PJ winks at SBT and Gypsy before he finishes off

"So off to work with ye! We got a lot to do!"

Gypsy pulls a handkerchief from her pocket and wipes her face off.

PJ, the day has finally come and what a fantastic finish to this chapter of our lives. I'm so ecstatic and proud to see you finally getting the chance to shine properly. You rose to the occasion and showed everybody just what you are made of! Congratulations Don PoisonousJelly!!

Rising to her feet she straightens out her skirt and skips off to inform the crew of the changes being made

Congratulations PJ, your fort is now more valuable and I look forward to stealing it even more. I'm still going to kill you and the monkeys.

WhereWasI hears a man on the phone calling -iocaste to pick them all up from the meeting. He hears he's a minute away, counts to thirty, then jumps and swings the handcuffs under his feet getting his hands in front of him. As the monkeys begin to attack -iocaste hits the building with the car causing an opening in the wall. Amidst the confusion WhereWasI darts out the hole in the wall and screams,

"Silly PJ, the monkeys are better at driving. You can't trust the frenchy!"

Kurtz was bloated on the ridiculous portions of pasta the monkeys had been handing out. Fit to burst he waddled out of the restaurant and down the road to the coffee shop where the leader of the monkey armies in Las Vegas was supposed to be. Ordering a coffee he sat down and had to adjust his position in his chair several times while listening to PoisonousJelly speaking. When the nefarious scouser was finished, Kurtz levered himself out of his chair and waddled over to shake the man's hand.

Poisonous Scouser! No... Scouse Jelly! No... Don Scouser! No... Oh bollocks to it. I'm from the other side of the divide from you and our respective cultures would have us at odds. However, I stand here now unable to find fault with you, your personality or your capacity to drive this city forward. In fact, I am of the conviction that your Northern Monkey-loving charm and wily resourcefulness are exactly what this place needs.

Kurtz adjusts the waistband on his very expensive pants and carries on.

Las Vegas is a fun town. A party town. A thieving town. It is everything a cheeky smiling villain like you would have it be. I am delighted to see you and your furry little mischief-making army in command here. I have every intention of visiting regularly and making the absolute most of all your fine city has to offer.

Shaking PoisonousJelly's hand, he waddled back to his chair and sat down with an audible sigh of relief.

Getting out of the car, a bit shocked by the recent collision, iocaste waited for the dust to settle down. Walking past the debris, he noticed WhereWasI trying to escape the monkeys further on the street. Looking inside the building, he saw PoisonousJelly and the others still wandering what had just happened.

Awww... It's embrassing. I will never get used to these cars, you know, they're really different from the ones I'm used to... I guess you will have to find an other way to come back home.

Seeing WhereWasI turning at the corner of the streets, he started to run after him.

See you later at the Fort !

LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU BOSS

 I been waiting along time for this.

Congrats  to FORT LV!!

Congratulations PJ, like Kurtz I feel even though you are a scouser that you are a very worthy man to lead Las Vegas forward. I know my future is in Philly but my heart will always remain in Las Vegas and will be very proud when finally the city gets a Godfather to rule over it. So get to work and make it happen.

Long live the Fort, and my good friends who reside in it. As for this Fort Titicaca nonesense, I'm not sure what to make of it, but they're some of my dearest friends, so I wish them well too. I guess Ill just watch where I step when visiting them.

Congratulation mayte. I've been waiting for this for a very long time.

Hopefully you can bring fortune to Las Vegas and it will become big under your rules and command

Hearing the newa, Poison smiled. thinking of her ancestors' diaries which showed frequentkly a working relationship with PoisonousJelly's ancestors. Calling and ordering a case of his favorite whiskey, shw swiftly penned her leader a note.

Sir; 

It is with the gratest of pleasure that I congratulate you upon your success to become the head of Las Vegas.  I know you have worked incredibly hard for this and I am proud to be an associate within your Fort.

With respect,

~P

Handing the note to a messenger, she smiles at an old family picture on the wall, then adjusts her weapons and out the door to another busy day.

Peter looks at PJ and smiles.

Congratulations PJ, it is well deserved.  I wish you the best, and I know you will do well!

KissTheSky listens to the speech, a smile on her face.

Congratulations PoisonousJelly!! It was a pleasure having the chance to work with you and I know that you're going to continue doing great things with Las Vegas. I look forward to watching the direction the city takes.

She steps in close to PJ as she reaches into her purse and presses a flask into his hand, her smile widening.

I know you'll put this to good use. Congratulations again!