"You have fun scaring the hostages?" Hoyt asks after Vaas walks into the room, a pissed off look on his face and blood on his right hand.
"That crazy ass mercenary bit me after he managed to get his cage unlocked and then ran off! I don't know what he's made of but the bullets didn't even affect him!" Vaas says after washing his hand and soaking it in soap before putting peroxide on it and bandaging it. "Don't even get me started on the lunatic with the cut here tattoo on his throat… Trevor, I think his name is. He snapped one of the pirates necks and him and the other two were gone when I was chasing Jack!" He says.
"So not only did we lose track of Carly and Johnny but Jack, Trevor, Michael and Franklin managed to escape?! Fucking hell!" Hoyt says.
"Well, we know this island better than they do and… wait, have you managed to find that friend of yours?" Vaas says.
"Yeah, Buck. He's-" Hoyt says before the two heard a knock at the door and Hoyt stood up, walking over and opening it, letting Buck in.
"So who exactly am I targeting?" Buck asks.
"The tiny one, Carly Jade. Somehow, she and Johnny Klebitz managed to avoid the others but one of my spotters saw a small violet eyed brunette and a bald headed man hiding on the west side of Rock Island." Vaas says.
"That side of the island is full of decommissioned places to hide in, who knows which one they're hiding in? And what exactly happened to the other four?" Buck says.
20 minutes earlier…
"Enough! Calm your crazy ass down!" Vaas shouts after banging his right hand against Jack's cage to get him to shut up but Jack kept yelling in Japanese, reminding Trevor, Michael and Franklin of the first time the four worked together.
"Hey, asshole!" Trevor yelled, Vaas looking at him and giving Jack the opportunity to break free. Jack kicked the cage door open and bit Vaas's right hand, making Vaas scream in pain before taking off, Vaas chasing after him.
Thanks to that distraction, Trevor managed to kick his own cage open, one of the pirates charging at him. Trevor acted quicker than the pirate however, snapping the pirate's neck before freeing Michael and Franklin from their cages.
"Let's get our asses outta here and find Carly and Johnny!" Franklin says.
"Fuck those two, they're on their own!" Trevor shouts.
"Trevor, I am not leaving my daughter and her closest friend behind! If Carly got separated from Johnny, it'll break her completely!" Michael says, Trevor reluctantly agreeing before the three snuck off past the pirates… only to find the pirates necks snapped as well. "Jack really doesn't fuck around." He says before they manage to escape the prison camp.
At the same time, Vaas was shooting at Jack, trying to kill him. Jack turned to his right and ran through the forest, Vaas following him.
Jack turned and grabbed a grenade, pulling the pin and throwing it at Vaas, who jumped out of the way as it exploded. Vaas fell and smacked his head against the ground, being knocked out.
"Okay, Carly… hang on in there. We're all getting off this damn island." Jack mutters before taking off again.
Present time…
Carly opened her eyes, finding her head on Johnny's lap and his jacket over her as Johnny stroked her hair.
"This is gonna be the last time we ever let Trevor plan a vacation and talk us into it." Carly says as Johnny tucked some of Carly's hair behind her ear.
"Trevor does a lot of insane things but I don't think he'd go this far in trying to keep you and me from being near each other, bringing us to an island where there are people worse than him hunting us down." Johnny says.
"I just… really wish I had trusted my sixth sense when he said "Hey, I've found out about a nice little island where we can go clear our minds!". The guy's a lunatic with tunnel vision and a raging temper!" Carly says, Johnny rubbing his hand up and down her back to try to calm her down. He knew Carly well enough to know that Carly didn't show it when she was scared but looking past the foul mouthed firecracker attitude, the eyes didn't lie. They told him what she didn't say out loud but they also told him that despite being scared, Carly fights back until the threat to their lives is gone.
Carly turned onto her right side and looked up at Johnny before sitting up, Johnny pulling her closer to him.
"When you were in the hospital after the explosion… I was scared you wouldn't wake up, that you were gone. But you opened those eyes and pulled at that breathing tube. You were fighting back against death, Carly Jade and you won. That proves how strong you are." Johnny says.
"I have way too much left to do before it all ends… anyone thinking they can try to kill me or the ones closest to me and get away with it is sorely mistaken." Carly says, resting her head on Johnny's shoulder as he lightly stroked her hair and kissed the top of her head.
The two jumped out of their skin when they heard someone bust the front door open, Johnny standing in front of Carly as the two crept down the hallway… only to find Jack in the main room, pushing the metal cabinet in front of the door again after closing it.
"Jack, you damn idiot! You had me thinking-" Carly says as the two hug for a few minutes before letting go.
"That another one of those pirates was after us? Well, maybe, who knows how many there are… but they're not the main threat, it's the guys they work for. Vaas Montenegro and Hoyt Volker… these assholes and Hoyt's friend Buck make Trevor look like a sane person, capturing people, torturing them and selling them into slavery. If the last part doesn't work…" He says.
"Vaas ends up killing them." Carly says, Jack nodding before seeing Carly's bandaged fingers.
"Did they hurt you already?!" Jack asks.
"Parachute got tangled up, I used my switchblade to cut myself free. Chances are, one of Vaas's spotters probably found the damn blade by now… which means we've gotta find my dad, Trevor and Franklin and get off this damn island before Vaas, Hoyt and Buck find us." Carly says.
Meanwhile, North side of Rock Island…
"Man, this is like looking for a needle in a fucking haystack! That damn idiot merc probably escaped the island by now!" Franklin mutters after him, Trevor and Michael had been searching for Jack but have had no luck finding him.
"We'll find him, Franklin! Knowing Jack, he probably found Carly and Johnny already!" Michael says.
"Knowing Jack, he's probably mustered up enough strength to snap Johnny's neck and put him in the ground!" Trevor shouts.
"If you don't shut the fuck up about that, Trevor, you're the one who's gonna end up with a snapped neck!" Michael growls.
"Now, hold on, both of you! The six of us showed up here on this island and we are all leaving this island alive! You both need to put things aside and think about Carly because she, like the three of us, is on an island with no idea of where to go and which one of the locals is an innocent civilan and which one's a psychopath! Lets think about her before we do anything that could get us killed!" Franklin says, Michael and Trevor looking at each other.
"He's right, Trevor." Michael says, Trevor relenting.
"Lets go find her and the others." Trevor says before the three carefully walked away, keeping an eye out for Vaas or anyone else connected to him.