Conflict in Jamaica

August 11, 1979

"Happy birthday dear Carabello, happy birthday to you!"

As everyone finished singing, the Crescent Moons raised their glasses of champagne (Coca-Cola for Lisa and Amy, since they weren't old enough to drink) and drank, before Carabello leaned in to kiss Angela on the cheek.

However, the platinum blonde Crescent Moon politely shook her head, thus the dark-skinned man sighed as he said, "When am I ever gonna get a girlfriend? I know this one chick named Maxine likes me, but she wants to wait until we go further into our relationship in order to be more than friends."

"Don't worry, things will work out for you. Trust me." Angela said with a smile, prompting Carabello to smile back.

"Thanks, I needed that. Hey, let's order some pizza!" the dark-skinned Crescent Moon said as he eagerly entered the kitchen and started dialing on the phone. Hoagie sighed as he leaned against a wall, keeping his eye on his friends.

As the younger half of two siblings living in Old Town, the older one being his sister Marcie, the bleached blonde always had to be protected by her when they were children, yet he was unaware of her possessing more than sisterly love. When they grew up to become adults, he knew he had to protect himself thanks to her encouragements, but at the same time, she dreamed about sleeping with him.

The two siblings eventually moved to Sea Gate, where, after a visit to a gym, Hoagie introduced himself to a fellow acquaintance and future friend, Jake. When Slattery began scouting for more new blood to the Crescent Moons, the two blond men did not want to miss the opportunity.

Coincidentally, Marcie happened to be part of the Crescent Moons, along with her future lover Ripper. Unfortunately for Hoagie, he would soon discover the truth about both his sister and her lover being junkies.

Slattery eventually found out about this, and immediately kicked both the two junkies out of the Crescent Moons. A few days before it happened, the red-haired woman, who was already coked up, attempted to fondle Hoagie, and even tried to sexually **** him, but he backed out and ran off.

It seemed that the bleached blond Crescent Moon would never be around other women to this day...until Amy and Berlin joined. He believed that Berlin was the one for him, and that she could help him cope with the incident.

The two officially became a couple after a few months of friendship; as Hoagie looked at the brunette Crescent Moon, he smiled before going over to give her a hug from behind.

Meanwhile, a young man with disheveled brown hair, wearing a red vest, approached Slattery's estate and knocked on the door. However, he wasn't one of the Warriors, but rather a member of the Kips Bay Flames.

The Flames's leader was Lang, an amateur boxer trying to make a name for himself, and they held their operations in a local gym. It was said that the Flames were at odds with the Soiled Doves of Jamaica.

The young man just stood there, anxious to get an answer.

Some of the Crescent Moons took notice of the knocking sounds, and a curious Hoagie left Berlin in order to answer the door. As he opened it, he asked, "Who are you?"

"My name is Santos, and I'm from the Kips Bay Flames. I came here to talk to you guys; you see, the Flames and Soiled Doves...I...I think we're gonna have a big war." Santos said with a sigh escaping his lips midway.

"Does that mean that they wanna waste each other? Something's wrong, that's for sure." the bleached blonde Crescent Moon said.

"Yeah, we need you guys to help straighten things out and find out the cause of all this bloodshed." Santos replied.

"Okay, I'm gonna bring in some of my friends to help out." Hoagie said before he went to find Jake and Berlin in the rec room.

"Jake, B, the Flames need our help with the Soiled Doves; they're gonna kill each other because their hatred has reached a breaking point." he told them.

"Shit...we gotta get on over to where they're at." Jake replied.

"I'm with you, too." Berlin added.

Hoagie nodded. The trio would take the subway to Jamaica, where they would begin their search in the local bar, Rastafaria.

Once out of the subway, Hoagie and the others traveled to Rastafaria, where they discovered seveal Soiled Doves members. The group were drinking tequila shots and smoking pot.

"Maybe we should ask them where the leaders are." the bleached blond Crescent Moon told them. Approaching the group, he asked, "Hey, you don't happen to know where your leader is?"

One of the Soiled Doves, known as Beatnik, who also sported dreadlocks, took notice and replied, "What brings you, man?"

"We're looking for your leader, does he have a name?" Berlin asked.

"Yeah, he's got one, alright. His name's Krooger." the Soiled Doves member said.

Krooger, the leader of the Soiled Doves, was a dark-skinned, brown-eyed intimidating brute, who had learned boxing at the age of 15. He began pursuing a boxing career, starting off as an amateur boxer alongside former friend turned enemy, Lang.

Lang, on the other hand, was described as having dark red hair and blue eyes, and was rather athletic. He was more outspoken than the Soiled Doves's leader, and that he even followed the same path as him, prior to an unexpected incident and the forming of their individual gangs.

"Do you know where Krooger is, then?" Jake asked. "Maybe we can convince you guys to help us locate him."

"Fine then, but you're gonna give us some cash if you want us to cooperate." Beatnik said.

Hoagie shrugged and took out two five-dollar bills, handing them to the Soiled Doves members. "That's good...Real good. Now listen, Krooger and Lang have brought their men to war at the Soiled Doves's gym, and that they're planning to tear each other apart, limb from limb. It all goes downhill for all of us, unless we make a truce or somethin'." the Soiled Doves member replied.

"Allright, let's get there and call off the fight." Hoagie said, and the trio began to make their way to the Soiled Doves's base of operations.