The Streets of Ja'Rule Will Never Be The Same

***The Streets of Ja'Rule Will Never Be The Same*** is a 2023 Action-Romance adventure, starring "Big" Joey Seemo, Phineas Satine, Ignacio Gotti, and Magma Wretch. The adventure follows a party of party-goers, who all wake up to discover that the house hosting the gathering has been completely destroyed by unknown means, and set out to discover the culprit. Heavy influences drawn from the *Mad Max* quadrilogy and the Crime Film genre star throughout the adventure, with various tropes such as apocalypse, betrayal, gunfights, mystery, and relationships constantly forming the story arc.

## The Streets of Ja'Rule Will Never Be The Same

### Starring

Joey Seemo, Phineas Satine, Ignacio Gotti, Magma Wretch

## Building Phase

In a parallel universe, Mark Zuckerberg and Gwyneth Paltrow wed, and produce a race of genetically pure humans, that are both highly intelligent and dashingly beautiful, but weird and inhumane in their mannerisms. Their incessant need to grow, exacerbated by a lack of social skills and moral understanding, led to the destruction of the planet.

Ja'Rule is a city permanently disfigured by lava and shifting tectonic plates after the Zuckerberg Government used a Global Rapid Heating Device to avoid the effects of The Great Cooling, which in itself was a failed solution to avoid the effects of Climate Change and Global Warming.

Sensing weakness on Earth, the Mecha Dolphins came from their home in Outer Space and occupied many cities around the planet, including Ja'Rule. The dolphins quickly destroyed much of recorded human history, leaving only mafia material behind for an unexplained reason. As such, the humans on Earth quickly devolved from super intelligent beings to goofy parodies of what they experienced in academia. Films like *Goodfellas* and *Scarface* quickly replaced books like *The Bible* and *On The Origin of Species*.

## Plot

After a night of heavy partying at the Gotti family home in the Upper Heights, Joey, Phineas, and Ignacio wake up to discover that the house has been completely destroyed. They quickly discover a large hole has also been bored into the floor of the lounge, seemingly running for miles straight down into the lava pits below Ja'Rule.

A fire elemental, known only as Magma Wretch, introduces itself to the party soon after, having been awoken by the disturbance that occurred overnight, and offers its assistance to the party. The party is initially hesitant to accept the help, but they soon join forces once Ignacio discovers that his father, Salvador Gotti, Crime Boss of the Gotti Family, has disappeared and once he finds his grandmother crushed to death by fallen rubble. Phineas, a drunk bootlegger who is owed money by the Gotti Family, joins the search on the one condition that he is paid what he is owed for his booze, and more, when they find Ignacio's father and have avenged Ignacio's grandmother.

The party initially venture down the hole, following the subway system to the nearest station. At the station, the party hide Ignacio in a suitcase to avoid some Slag Pit workers that his father crushed in the local strike. The ordeal permanently gives him minor claustrophobia when Joey accidentally keeps him in there longer than necessary. During their escape from the station, Magma Wretch develops feelings for Phineas, but unfortunately finds out that his love is unrequited.

The party head to the local Mecha Dolphin Police Station to gather supplies for a raid on the mansion of rival Crime Boss, Robert Carsmashian, who Ignacio heavily suspects played a role in the attack on his family. After the Police Station theft goes wrong, the party steal a Dodge Charger and evade the Mecha Dolphins when Magma Wretch uses his powers to create a large wall across the road.

The Challenger that the party escaped in soon bursts its tyres due to the extreme heat and cracked concrete on the treacherous roads that lead out of the city. Making the rest of the journey on foot, the party reach Carsmashian Manor where they confront Robert in his own home. Robert assures Ignacio that he had nothing to do with the attack, and swears to a ceasefire between the families as a sign of respect for Ignacio's father. It comes to light quickly that Mayor James Dolphini asked Robert to aid him in his attack on the Gotti Home, and Robert refused. Robert is convinced to arm the party since he did nothing to stop Mayor Dolphini, giving them a Cessna light aircraft from his personal collection, and a set of firearms including shotguns and automatic rifles.

Taking off successfully from Carsmashian Manor's airfield, Ignacio flys the plane directly to Mayoral Skyscraper, a tower that stretches far beyond the ashclouds and home to Mayor Dolphini. Ignacio, fuelled with anger and determination, crashes the aircraft through the glass of the Penthouse suite. Battling off the Mayor's personal guards in a bloody brawl that nearly kills them, the party make their way to the top floor and confront the Mayor.

The Mayor reveals himself to be Ignacio's father, Salvador. He had assumed the disguise of a Dolphin politician and rose through the ranks to become Mayor as an attempt to stop the Dolphin occupation of Ja'Rule. He hoped to fake the deaths of the Gotti family to solidify his power over discidents in the Government, but didn't realise that Ignacio and his grandmother were still inside the house when he called the attack. Joey is quick to tackle Salvador through the window of the skyscraper, and plummets to his death with the disgraced Mayor. Overcome with grief of this realisation that his now-dead father murdered his grandmother, Ignacio shoots himself in the head.

Phineas and Magma Wretch, who have grown close over the course of the last few hours, are treated to further cruelty when they discover that the Dolphin Occupation of Ja'Rule was never real, and in fact an orchestration by the Zuckerberg Hivemind to subdue humanity. The Artificial Intelligence revels in the tragedy and chaos it has created, angering the newly found humanistic emotions of Magma Wretch. Kissing Phineas for the first and last time, Magma Wretch overcharges an ICBM using his powers and destroys the Zuckerberg Hivemind, Mayoral Tower, and himself and Phineas.

The adventure ends, with Ja'Rule joyous and rebuilt. A large statue, built outside the city, honours the four heroes for all time. The Streets of Ja'Rule will never be the same.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* **"Big" Joey Seemo** - a tough wrestler who specialises in being the muscle, but always ends up being motivated by what is right. Seemo is generally calm and rational, but foolhardy with no concern for himself. Connection to the Gotti family is unknown.
* **Ignacio Gotti** - smooth-talking and resourceful, Ignacio is the son and heir of Salvador Gotti. Ignacio shows himself to be direct and straight to the point with everyone he meets, including those that are dangerous to him.
* **Magma Wretch** - an elemental from the Slag Pits that coat Ja'Rule, Magma Wretch is seen as both cold and logical, and caring and emotional, at various periods in his lifespan. The Magma Wretch slowly learns to understand humanity and wants to win the love of Phineas Satine, the first human he laid eyes on.
* **Phineas Satine** - twitchy, drunk, and scary, Phineas is a bootlegger that is well known around Ja'Rule for his brewing skills and Molotov Cocktails. Phineas arrives at the Gotti residence hellbent on revenge for the money that has been unpaid to him. Phineas eventually finds love in Magma Wretch

### Supporting Cast

* **Salvador Gotti/Mayor James Dolphini** - Crime Boss of the Gotti Family, and Ignacio's father. Gotti is a power hungry tyrant that won't let anything stand in the way of his plans to overthrow the Dolphin Occupation. He is revealed to be the man behind the mask of Mayor James Dolphini, the mysterious head of the Mecha Dolphins.
* **Robert Carsmashian** - Crime Boss of the Carsmashian Family. Depicted as an honourable man with strong principles and code about what it means to be a Mafioso.
* **The Zuckerberg Hivemind** - The leftover remnants of an already strange mind, Mark Zuckerberg. What's left has been warped and twisted into an A.I. that is determined to make human existence painful and unpredictable.

## Skillset

1. Grappling
2. Showmanship
3. Smuggling
4. Cooking
5. Alchemy
6. Prepping
7. Conversing
8. Explosives
9. Producing Magma
10. Rockclimbing
11. Stealth
12. Morals
13. Connections
14. Operating
15. Patience
16. Translating
17. Seducing
18. Shooting
19. Swimming
20. Drug Tolerance

## Influences

### Dystopia

1. The Mad Max films
2. Snowpiercer (2013)

### Gangsters and Mafia

1. The Godfather film trilogy
2. The Departed (2006)
3. The Sopranos (1997-2007)

### Alien Invasion and Artificial Intelligence

1. Independence Day (1996)
2. Battlestar Galactica, Season 3 (2006)
3. The Terminator (1984)
4. Mr House from Fallout: New Vegas (2010)
5. I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison (1967)