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Despite the horrors having come to light in Olympus, with gun warehouses blown to bites and innocent lives lost in the name of the war between MCs -- The town of Olympus has decided to continue on with the annual Fall Festival, in the hopes of sparking unity and peace with a family friendly event. Each year, just before Halloween, the Preserve is turned into a festive dream -- With a pumpkin patch, vendors, and games for the families in town. This year will feature the crowd favorite: A haunted hayride through the preserve. Come for the tricks, and stay for the treats! This will be held the afternoon and evening of OCTOBER 26TH. All residents are welcome, but any MC paraphernalia is not. Due to recent acts of violence around town, the Olympus PD will be taking extra security measures for the event and asks that any residents that attend to do not wear any masks that cover their faces, or bring any weapons of any kind -- Real or fake. Happy Fall, y’all! 

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She opened the water and chugged over three-fourths of it in one gulp before she noticed some motion to her side. For a moment, panic flared, replaced by an instinctual grasp to the pocket knife she kept in her back pocket and she backed closer to the building. “Whatever you want, I don’t have it and there are people all around if I yell.”

April showers bring May flowers, they say. Though, the promise of sunshine and a lively garden doesn’t make up for the fact that the weather has been out of control -- With the weather continuously changing, Olympus has fallen victim to plenty of flooding and storms in the past, and TROPICAL STORM JUPITER is no exception. The incoming rain is only a prelude to what’s to come, as the Olympus Weather Team has reported. By Friday, May 3rd, it’s projected that the storm will be in full force, with winds projected to reach up to over 60 MPH, as well torrential rain, and projected flooding through the town. Because of this, an EVACUATION ORDER has been made, recommending all citizens of Olympus to retreat to the Olympus Community Center as the storm passes, given that the building is built upon the highest point of the town. 

The Olympus Community Center will be opening it’s doors to all towns people, regardless of recent concerns and affiliations with local outlaws. The Community Center will be supplied with cots, sleeping bags, and plenty of blankets. Bottled water and food will be supplied from local businesses. In the mean time, City Council recommends boarding up your home and packing the essentials for the evacuation. The storm is projected to last over night. The doors of the Olympus Community Center will be closed after 5 PM on MAY 3RD. 

In the Spring of 1869, four years after the end of the Civil War, the small town of Olympus was established. It’s remained just as it was in the beginning, for the last 150 years -- A small town, residing just outside of New Orleans. Every year, Main Street in downtown Olympus shuts down, and the entire town -- regardless of if they support the MCs or don’t -- gathers together to celebrate for the evening. To the citizens of Olympus, Founder’s Festival is the small town equivalent of Mardi Gras. The day begins with small business vendors, and child friendly activities, such as a petting zoo, and face painting. Everything is family friendly from sunrise to sunset, but once the moon has come out -- The real trouble begins. The doors to the bars open, and the alcohol flows without question. Founder’s Festival runs carnival rides, an open bar, and a catered buffet from Little Dove Diner, all ‘free’ of charge, as long as attendees donate to the Olympus Education Fund, to help the children of the town receive funding for any and all activities, regardless of age or financial status. 

Founder’s Festival is seen as mostly an excuse to get drunk and start fights, or spend the night playing carnival games until you puke your cotton candy back up. Ever since the Trojan MC was created and a cold war was created in the small town, Founder’s Festival has been decided to be neutral ground. At least, it was last year. This year? It’s surely going to turn into No Man’s Land. 

In 1979, Cronus Thane called the first meeting of Primordial Motorcycle club on a warm June afternoon -- The group began as a means of keeping the small town of Olympus safe, to defend the little guy when the law failed them. They began with a noble intentions, unaware of the violent future they’d find themselves creating in the years to come. Every year since, the MC has gathered together once a year for celebration of the club’s anniversary, and this year -- Despite the turmoil brewing in the town, marks the fortieth anniversary of the club. After plenty of insistence from Rhea Thane, the streamers go up and the champagne bottles are put on ice. The anniversary is meant to be a celebration despite the trouble they’ve seen, and the family they’ve lost. The afternoon begins easily, with the auto shop closed early for the day and families and friend’s of club members arriving -- The drinks flow, the food is plenty, and an ease is found among the chaos Olympus has been drowning in. 

But if living in Olympus has made anything clear -- It’s to expect a hard left turn, this one coming in the form of a black van screeching to a halt in front of the auto shop, gun fire ringing in the party goers ears. War has been brewing in Olympus for two years, finally boiling over roughly two months prior as the front windows of the Dive were broken and the bar was torn apart. What followed was nothing short of chaotic, with the death of a retired Primordial member, and the near death of a Trojan -- Plenty of arson and violence added in, all leading up to a moment like this. It doesn’t come as a shock, the timing of it all seeming to beg for chaos to arrive at the front steps of the Primordial Auto Shop. 

So it does.

Pouring out of the black van are various Trojan MC members, with Owen Knox leading the charge. The sound of guns being fired fills the air, only to be out weighed by the screams that follow. The Trojan’s have the benefit of surprise on their side, but once they’ve gathered their wits, it turns into a proper shoot out. It goes on until the sound police sirens come into ear shot, members of the rival gang piling back into the car to speed off -- They make it four blocks, but one wrong turn from the get away driver and they’ve spun off course, crashing. 

By the time the cops arrive the car is empty.

Once the dust has settled, and the police can cover the scene, it’s made clear who has been caught in the crossfire. While everyone is effected in some way, from cuts, bruises, to general PTSD from the event -- Those who suffered both fatal and near fatal injuries are as follows: 

ROWAN FISHER

DESMOND GREYSON 

RAMINA KHATRI 

COLETTE ALVES 

OLIVER STONE 

LUCIA ECHEVARRIA 

EMMANUEL CLAROS 

ALLURA ALVES, older sister to Colette Alves and prominent member of the Trojan’s MC is the only recorded casualty of the shoot out, having died of the injuries sustained. 

The shoot out causes the desired effect, but where it was supposed to be a large Trojan victory has left both sides licking their wounds -- With both clubs having to regroup and attempt to rebuild, causing the war in Olympus to go cold.