The story of Payday

Chapter 21: Christmas with the Kozaks

The first part of the final stage of Bain's plan included a change of scenery. Hoxton sat in the basement of the laundry mat and picked up his phone. He called his old family house. 

"Hello?" His old family butler Aldstone answered.

"Hey Aldstone"

"Master Hoxworth. Why it has been quite a while. The house is lonely without you"

"Yeah about that, how you would feel about hopping over the pond and helping out me and my uhh "friends"?" Hox asked.

"I would be honored master"

"That's great. I'll set you up with all the details when you get here" Hoxton said as he hung up. 

After he put the phone in his pocket he finished pouring out the last can of gasoline. He walked over to the stairs and chuckled to himself.

"Time for a new start," He said as he threw down a match and ran out of the building.

It wasn't long before the whole place was up in flames. He got a fair distance away and phoned up Dallas. 

"It is 3 in the morning if you are not being arrested again I do not give a fuck" He answered.

"I need to stay at your place for a while"

"What's wrong with the safe house?"

"Oh. I blew it up"

"YOU WHAT?!" Dallas yelled now fully awake.

"Yeah Bain asked me to"

"Oh did he now?"

"Yeah man like come on. 16 of us cramping into that basement was some bullshit. I got us a new place. It needs a few renovations but that will be taken care of. Until I'm on your couch"

"Wait wait wait. Why wouldn't he ask Wolf to do this?" Dallas asked suspiciously.

"I don't know he's Bain" 

"Ok fair"

Dallas picked up Hox and for the next few weeks, they lived together until it was done. Once it was Hox called everyone to the new 3-story base of operations. In just a few short weeks Aldstone has converted the unassuming residence into a criminal paradise. Each member had their own room. In the basement was a massive vault for the gang to store their spoils as well as a firing range and armory. Upstairs there was a kitchen and state-of-the-art surveillance center. In celebration of their new home, the crew threw a party consisting of the gang, The Butcher, Vlad, Locke, and other associates. But it wasn't all fun and games around this time. Shortly after they had moved in Bain had intercepted an email between the head of the department of defense and commissioner Garret. The DOD informed Garret that the Payday case was now a matter of national security and they were sending something called Task Force Z to Washington. The crew would meet them soon enough. By the time everything was settled it was Christmas time and it just wasn't Christmas with Vlad Kozak. 3 days before the day of giving the core four were called down to the new meeting room by Bain. 

"Ok gang we have an emergency"

"Let me guess. Vlad?" Chains asked.

"You know it clowns" Vlad responded.

"Oh fuck me" Chains mumbled.

"Ok look no time for chit chat. I was having my dickhead brother move some coke for me and his dumbass got caught. He's in the DC mall. Get him and more importantly-"

"Yeah yeah get the coke we got it" Houston cut Vlad off.

The four hopped into Twitch's van and geared up while heading to the mall. They masked up and hopped out. The four entered through the main entrance and sprayed into the ceiling.

"EVERYBODY ON THE FUCKING FLOOR!" Chains yelled.

Houston and Wolf took care of some overly brave mall cops. The crew advanced into the mall to find Vlad's brother. It didn't take long as he was passed out under the mall's Christmas tree while dressed as Santa.

"We found him" Dallas radioed.

"Then find out where the drunken bastard put my coke!"

Houston went over to him and started slapping him.

"Hey hey, bud wake up. Where's the coke?" He asked.

Wolf simply went over and applied pressure to a nerve in his shoulder which made the alcoholic wake up screaming.

"The coke. Where is it?" Houston asked once again.

He began rubbing his head. "Ugh uhh w-wine"

"The fuck does that mean?"

Chains looked up and spotted a wine store on the second floor and called it out. The gang rushed up there and by the time they arrived the police had as well. The crew started tearing wine off the shelves and ripping open boxes.

"GOT IT!" Dallas yelled holding up a bundle.

They hopped the banister and threw it under the tree and began covering Dallas as he interrogated the drunkard more. He snapped in his face.

"Ok ok ok next?"

"Ugh erm umm n-necklace?" 

"Jewelry store second floor" Houston called out. 

He began making a run for it as the crew covered him. He entered the store and the only necklace he saw was behind a display case so he smashed it with the butt of his rifle and threw it to Dallas.

"Next?"

"Ughh toy," He said rubbing his head.

Dallas smacked him.

"Be more specific"

"B-bin boy. Tin boy"

"What the fuck is that?"

"I've seen ads for it on TV I got it" Chains exclaimed, running towards the store.

Once he got there his fave dropped.

"Uhh guys"

"What now?" Dallas asked taking out a taser that was about to fry Wolf.

"There are none here, they just sold out"

"Then we're done then. Vlad, what's the evac plan?"

"Nothing until I have all 3 bundles"

"Vlad the coke is gone," Chains said sick of his shit.

"He just put it there. There is no way that it got out of the mall. It must be in one of the bags" Vlad explained.

"Oh, you've gotta be shitting me" Houston sighed.

"Vlad do you-"

"Chains just look for the damn bags you should know there is no talking him down" Dallas instructed.

The gang grumbled and began searching through shopping bags until they found the toy. Once they had it they threw it with the rest.

"See I told you. Ok head to the roof and plant some explosives around the skylight" Vlad told them.

"Excuse you?" Chains asked.

"Well we're taking the whole tree and it won't fit if the skylight is there dumbass"

Chains tried to come up with an argument yet could not. The four ventured onto the sniper-infested roof and covered Wolf while he rigged it to blow. Once he was done they backed away and watched as glass and metal rained below.

"What now?" Dallas asked. 

"Well just stand under the tree and your pilot will whisk you to freedom"

"Are you fucking insane? There's no cover!" Dallas yelled.

"That sounds like a you problem no?"

The gang put their backs to each other and fired on the cops and Bile pulled them up and out of the mall. As they flew through the air they couldn't help but smile at the fact Vlads stupid ass plans keep working.