Author's Note: Far Cry 3 is property Ubisoft. Busou Chuugakusei: Basket Army is property of Enterbrain and XXolution. The weapon prices will be different than the ones in game. Also, the structure of an area and mission objectives may differ from the game.
After driving along the dirt road between Dr. Earnhardt's mansion and the Amanaki as fast as possible, Touko slammed on the brakes of the technical, parking it in front of the gas station in the village, before walking over towards the general store to begin their search for Dennis.
They found him almost immediately- he came running up to them, along with a Rakyat warrior. Taro stepped forward to interpret for him.
"Taro, Kazuki, and Touko", Dennis said- apparently he did remember the names of the others, "Vaas prepares to attack our village. He is gathering weapon as we speak now."
"We're here to free our friends, we're not mercs", Touko said, with Taro interpreting.
"What did the message say?", Dennis asked.
"He's holding them somewhere called PC", Taro replied, again speaking for Touko, "This Vaas guy intends to ransom them, then sell them anyway".
"Well this is good then", Dennis said, "You still have time."
"Please help us, the Rakyat will be murdered if you don't. If you sabotage the weapons, it will weaken Vaas and make him easier to kill.", the Rakyat warrior said.
"OK then", Touko said, "Where does he keep these weapons?"
"Hand me your map", Dennis said, getting out a pen, "The pirates keep the weapons in a shed in an old logging camp. The easiest way in will be through this cave. It should exit onto a hill above the logging camp. The general store owner has agreed to give you some equipment to destroy the cache free of charge. Stop by the store before you go."
As he spoke, Dennis marked the cave entrance and the logging camp on the map.
Touko entered the general store along with Taro and Kazuki. Immediately, the store owner said, "You're here, I knew we could count on you. I have the weapon and ammunition Dennis left you. Here."
The store owner handed over an RPG-7 rocket launcher, which Taro picked up enthusiastically, along with a satchel containing four rockets.
"An RPG! Hell yeah!", Taro said, enthusiastically.
"Just don't blow us all up", Touko said, before turning to the store keeper and saying "Thanks for the supplies".
"Your welcome", the owner said, "We're counting on you to succeed. Good luck."
Touko and the others left the store, and stopped by the old shack to pick up the weapons they left there before they assaulted the Medusa.
Touko and the others returned to the technical, and drove it to the south, crossing a river, before the road ascended the side of a ridge. Part-way up the ridge, Touko applied the brakes, parking the vehicle on the side of the road, just before a small wooden bridge over a gully. About ten meters back from the road, at the end of the narrow gully, was the cave marked on the map.
Touko got out a flashlight they had taken from the supplies at Dr. Earnhardt's place and led the way into the entrance of the cave. The cave was narrow, cool, and moist, but still tall enough for a person to stand up in, if only barely. It looked as though it would be flowing with water after a major rainstorm.
The cave moved up at a steady uphill angle for about 100 meters before they spotted a light at the end. The light turned out to be a small sinkhole about 3-4 meters deep, leading up to the surface.
"It looks like we can get up from here", Kazuki said, noting a series of ledges that looked climbable.
Kazuki climbed up first, followed by Touko, with Taro bringing up the rear. About half way up the side of the sinkhole, Touko let out a yell as she slipped on some small pebbles on a ledge, falling backwards.
Thankfully, Kazuki managed to catch her by the hand, and pulled her back up.
"Arigato", Touko said.
"No problem", Kazuki replied.
The three of them made their way up to the top of the sinkhole. Directly in front of them was a cliff about six meters tall, and beyond that was a number of shacks, and stacks of logs, as well as old logging equipment, including what looked like an oversized table saw. In the center of it all was a large shack made of wood and corrugated aluminum. Next to the shed, they could see stack of military ammo crates.
"This has to be the place", Touko said, "Taro, go ahead and take it out".
"Get out of the way of the backblast", Taro said as he took aim at the shed, Touko and a Kazuki making sure they were not standing behind the launcher. Taro lined up the shack in his sights and pulled the trigger.
The RPG let out a thunderous roar as it accelerated out of the launcher towards the target. That, however was nothing compared to the sound the rocket made when it impacted the shed. The shed exploded in a ball of fire, hurling pieces of wood and aluminum, as well as the bodies of pirates flying everywhere. The explosion was so intense that it actually shook the ground.
"Get out of here, now", Touko said, starting the climb back down the sinkhole as fast as possible, followed by the two boys. As soon as they made it down to the bottom of the sinkhole, the three of the ran as fast as they could, down the hundred meters of cave, and exited into the gully.
Just as Taro exited, several rounds flew past him- the pirates had followed them into the cave. All three of them took cover on either side of the cave as Taro reloaded the launcher.
"I'll handle this", Taro said as he finished loading the RPG and leaned out and fired the launcher into the cave entrance at the three surprised pirates that were pursuing them. The rocket impacted in an explosion that no doubt killed all three pirates and knocked a large amount of rock loose from the cave roof, collapsing it.
"Nice shooting", Kazuki said, "They won't be coming from that way."
"Hurry up, before they get to us on the road", Touko ordered, running towards the technical. All three of them panted, short of breath, as they got back in the technical and drove off.
After driving back to Amanaki, Touko parked the technical on the side of the road and walked into town, making her way into the village, quickly finding Dennis, who was waiting for them in the middle of the village.
"Excellent work. I heard that explosion from here", Dennis said.
"We took out the weapons cache", Touko said, with Taro interpreting, "Now, its your end of the deal. The pirate on the radio said they were filming ransom videos at a place called PC."
"PC…. PC…. Pirate's Cove", Dennis said, "It's located south of Dr. Earnhardt's house. The actual name is Sunset Cove. It should be marked on the map as such. The pirates have a prison where they keep their captives before selling them into slavery.
Touko handed Taro the map. Sure enough, Sunset Cove was marked on the map.
"Thank you", Touko said.
"There is something else", Dennis said, "There is a way you could launch a sneak attack on the pirates. There is a small outposts to the southeast of town, usually manned by only about 5-10 pirates. They have boat with a machine gun attached that you could use. They'll probably think your pirates until you open fire."
"Thanks for the information.", Touko said, "We'll be returning to Dr. Earnhardt's to plan our attack."
About half an hour later, Touko, Taro, and Kazuki had returned to their "home base" at Dr. Earnhardt's place. By the time they entered the cave, the sun was getting low in the sky.
"Kamiya!", Nanami's voice rang out.
"Demon", Touko replied.
"So", Ann, who was sitting around a camp stove with Nanami, heating some food, said as soon as they got in, "What did Dennis want?"
"He wanted us to blow up some pirate arms stockpiles before they attacked Amanaki village. Apparently their leader- some guy named Vaas- still thinks were base there.", Kazuki said.
"It was easy enough", Taro said, tapping the barrel of the RPG, "Just one shot with this baby, and the whole stockpile was blown to bits! Anyway, after we took care of his little errand, Dennis told us where place the pirates are keeping the others."
"Apparently the 'PC' stands for 'Pirates Cove'- that's what the locals call it, but its real name is Sunset Cove.", Touko said, "The pirates have a prison there where they're holding the others".
All five of them gathered around the map, as Touko pointed out a location to the southeast of Amanaki.
"Dennis told us that there is a pirate outpost here", Touko said, "It should be manned by less than dozen pirates, with an armed boat that his always parked there. That's our ticket in. We have Ann pick off the pirates from the jungle with her sniper rifle, while we ambush the pirates, taking them out before they can respond. Then, we steal the pirate's uniforms, take the boat, and drive it straight into cove."
"That's good and all", Kazuki said, "But how do we get in, the uniforms may work from far away, but they'll recognize us up close".
"Simple", Touko said, "By the time we get close enough, they'll all be dead. Soon as I stop the boat, Ann, you fire first, pick off any snipers from long range. Then, Kazuki you take up the machine gun, and Taro, you get your RPG and PKM ready. Take out any hostiles on the shore- go for machine gun nests and RPGs first."
Touko then turned to Nanami and said, "Karino-san…"
"It's about what happened two years ago", Nanami said, "You're wondering if I'm fit to go with you tomorrow, aren't you?".
Touko looked uncomfortable as she tried to find the right words. Two years ago, Nanami Karino had a breakdown in the middle of the firefight with those mercenaries. She had cowered on her knees, crying and clutching her rifle or clinging to anyone who was nearby.
Nanami, however said, "Don't worry, I'm OK to go, I can take care of myself… and I'm not going to just hide in cave while my friends are endangered. We're going to get out of this together, me included!".
"OK… Just be careful", Touko said, before turning the others, "Everyone, get something to eat and then get a good night's sleep, we set out first thing tomorrow.