Humanity Lost, Ch4
-Hoyette: -hanging out of estate window- Come on people! Ask away! I don't bite! not even a little!
-Guard: Lies! She'll put a cap in your ass!
-Hoyette: I'll put a cap in YOUR ass!
-Guard: Point proven
"Ah a little jumpy for a fight huh?" Dennis said as he grabbed his cup of coffee bathing in the dim sunlight piercing through the little hut.
"I have to find him" Jason replied with a touch of assertion in his voice.
" And what about your friends? what of them?"
"If I get to him, I could find them there"
"You're not ready Jason, you still need to grow stronger"
"Stronger? I just escaped a prison full of Privateers"
"You got lucky Jason, I know you want to get these things over with but you need to become stronger in order to conquer both Vaas and Hoyt" Dennis explained.
"He's dead, Hoyette Volker is the one in charge now" Jason said calming himself down, he was never good at acting.
"Oh, Daughter?" Dennis asked, now puzzled by the recent news.
"No, Employer or something" Jason answered.
"Either way just trust me that you will have to wait before you can do this" Dennis finished.
"Alright" he replied as Dennis went over and pulled out a map. For the next two weeks Jason spent his time attacking Pirates and Privateers alike and doing everything Dennis and his subordinates had told him to the letter, his Tatau growing with every day that passed, but none of that mattered, it was all merely obstacles he needed to overcome to get closer to his goal, he even managed to get some medicine for Daisy whom he found over that time period and met the insane doctor Alexandria talked about, yet he never once mentioned to Dennis about him running into her.
Over 70 pirates met their demise at his hands and killing became easier and easier, soon it was like a second language, he began to understand how Vaas could cope killing people. It was the end of the week when Jason had made one last trip for Dr. Earnhardt. "Thank you so much" the doctor said happily opening the stolen crate of medicine and other chemicals.
"You're welcome, by the way, I have a message from someone for you" Jason replied checking Daisy who was still lying on the bed decorated for a child.
"Oh really?"
"Yeah, it was from a woman named Alexandria, from up north, she says to stop digging up her beans"
"Blasphemy! Last I checked she was not married to Mr. McGregor and his Garden!" He answered showing his dilapidated mental state.
"Yeah, I guess she's just being nosey"
"Well she needs to keep her nose out of it! I earned that carrot fair and square!" He finished.
"I thought they were beans?"
"That's what she wants you to think Lad" He answered changing to a Scottish voice as Daisy looked up to Jason.
"If he takes off his pants, I'm going back to the pirates" She said gripping his pant leg.
"I wouldn't blame you" he answered with a chuckle when his phone rang, It was Dennis. "Yeah?"
"Jason! We have found Riley, they are holding him at the southwest end of the island, you had better hurry, they are bringing in an escort" Dennis informed him. Jason looked to Dr. Earnhardt and put his hand on the doctor's shoulder. "Watch over her doctor" he said.
"You got it my dear boy" Earnhardt replied as Jason ran out the door of the worn down house. "AND WATCH OUT FOR TALKING FOXES!" He added.
As Dennis walked towards his hut a woman stood there waiting for him. "Dennis, how is our Warrior doing?" She said quietly as her barefooted, tattooed and shirtless guards stood by her, holding their rifles at the ready.
"He is doing fine, though I worry something may be up with him and the enemy" Dennis said sharing his concerns.
"How?" she asked.
"The Pirates are being taken care of quickly and continue to try to kill Jason"
"As is the Ink Demon has been ordering it's human formed minions to do"
"Yes, but the Privateers, they have nearly ceased all operations, there has been not one single raid on any of our outposts and Jason has not met any resistance to them when he goes to his territory"
"That is quite particularly odd"
"However, I just learned that Hoyt has died and some woman took his place, It could be-"
"Silence!" She said interrupting him. "It is the same demon, just in a different shell, however, this time it must be attempting something worse, you had told me he was captured by him?"
"Yes"
"Then he may have been poisoned by it's latest form during his imprisonment"
"Do you think so?"
"Do you question my power?"
"No Citra" He finished feeling scorned as the villagers stayed their bowed poses on the dirt.
"I guess I will need to take care of this myself" She said as she walked off with her warriors in tow, leaving a silent environment in the air while the villagers rose to their feet and resumed their lives.
Meanwhile, Hoyette and her people sat around the table discussing their latest plans. "Well, When do you suppose we should take action on the Rakyat?" she asked while sipping her cocktail.
"Well, Why not now? Just because we are waiting for one person to join our team?" One asked.
"It can change the tide of the whole battle and make things much easier for us, the less assassins the better, Besides, even if he doesn't I ordered some gunships to come help us" she replied with a tort.
"Mam, Why are we holding Riley in a place where Jason can get him is a better question" Another figure cloaked in the dim lighting noted.
"Because we-What?" She put her glass down as her eyes dilated.
"Our Radio Tapper has picked up reports of Brody heading to the Southwestern point of the Island to get Riley" One figure on her computer informed Hoyette as one of her eyes twitched.
"We have no security down there how is that possible, how did Riley get there, WHO THE HELL DID THAT?!" She Screamed realizing what was just going on.
"Well, if it wasn't us, then who?"
"Vaas! Where is he? Oh shit if he-"
"No mam, I just checked on vid feed and got off the phone with him, he is up in the north doing his job of checking the rejects and whatnot"
"Oh" she said as her facial expression dropped to the hard wood floor, her mouth just hanging open. The room fell silent as she picked her face up off the cleaned floor and walked over to the window. "Where are the others?"
"All stored up north"
"Excellent, then I guess we can let whoever freed him get away with this one, two is better than none"
Jason pulled the jeep over to the side of the road, watching the people down in the camp on the coast, there was a large black semi and small campfires around it, he saw Riley tied to a random pole stuck in the ground. The figures had black uniforms like swat gear with an eye insignia on their vests backs. He Slid down the hill side getting mud on his already messy shoes and crept around from bush to bush approaching Riley, their gasmasks were polarized and they carried weapons unknown to the island.
He got in front of Riley as he came around and made eye contact with Jason, he tried to mouth words but was silenced by Jason slowly drawing a knife to cut him loose. "Evening" A voice called out behind him, he quickly turned to see all of the protectors facing him, guns at ease, and a middle figure in some kind of black trench coat and gold visor. "Are you Jason Brody?" the figure said in a calm manor.
He kept his defensive stance. "What of it?" he uttered.
"Relax Buddy, you can have your friend, we were just keeping him tied up so he won't run off" they continued.
"Yeah as if" he replied, Riley was too terrified to move or speak.
"You aren't really here for your friends are you?"
"Of course I am!"
"Whatever you say, but I know who you're looking for" the voice tempted as Jason finished cutting Riley free and began walking towards the mysterious person, the protectors clearing a path for him.
"Look I am leaving with Riley"
"No one's stopping you"
"Alright" he added as he and Riley slowly walked out of the circle, but before they starting going up the hill a black and lighted blue object flew towards them, he caught it, it was a GPS. "The blue dot is where he is, no need to thank us" they finished with a smile.
"Why are you doing this?" He said trying to hide his excited discovery.
"Because, you are a very valuable asset, and although I can't say much, I will say to watch for the eye, cause we'll be watching you" They finished as they raised their hand and the team began walking away. Once they got back in the car. Riley turned to Jason. "Jason, who is he? Who were they?" He asked as the jeep wheel spun and the vehicle headed off towards the doctor's mansion. Jason was preoccupied trying to grasp how peacefully things just happened. "Jason?" Riley asked again trying to break Jason away from his trance. "JASON!" He yelled as he finally reached him.
"Sorry, What is it Riley?" he answered.
"Who the hell were they talking about?! Who are you looking for?" Riley said irritated.
In the spur of the moment of trying to get his thoughts together he jumped. "Grant" He said quickly, realizing in seconds what he had just let out of his mouth. Riley fell silent. "Oh, Right" he said feeling bad for forgetting Grant. The Jeep turned the corner and headed up the hill towards the white house. Jason too began to regret what he said as the car fell silent the rest of the way up to the patch of dirt between the greenhouse and the mansion. After he let Riley off and got a hardy wave from the doctor in his workshop, he slowly began to head down the road. pulling out the rectangular GPS that was given to him. He stopped the battle worn piece of steel when he reached the intersection of multiple roads, it was just north of here only by a couple of miles, he felt his heart beat faster as the blip flashed on and off and the name of the company that built it had been scratched off, all he could make out of it was. "Arma Inc" He made up his mind turned the steering wheel as yet another call came in.
"What is it?" He answered frustrated.
"Jason, get back here, the Pirates are closing off the area to the village" said the caller, it was Dennis.
"Dennis I won't be back, I need to get somewhere"
"You won't have time for that, they are closing in and we need you here now!" He demanded as he heard Villagers in the background sounding worried.
"Shit" Jason thought to himself.
-Hoyette- oh dear, I seemed to have forgotten what happened next!
-Guard- don't look at me!
-Hoyette- See if you can jog my memory, did he go to the GPS point? Or did he head back to the village where they needed him?