Ever since she was a little squid in 6th grade, Amelia was different and was made fun of because of it. But she and Isla, her best friend, never judged each other. They just recently came to Inkopolis.

Of course, upon arrival, they were both given a free Splattershot Jr., to celebrate the arrival of the two outsiders.

They didn't grow up in Inkopolis. They grew up in a city far away from Inkopolis, one of the few places where octopi and squid lived in harmony.

Now, living in Inkopolis...

It makes Isla and Amelia's relationship... complicated, to say the least.

You see, Isla is an octoling, and, well, we all know octolings aren't allowed here in Inkopolis.

Isla was scared at first, but before long, she figured something out.

She'd just put her hair in a more inkling-ish do and put on makeup around her eyes so that it looked like she had an inkling's mask.

Now enough about the story, let's get TO the story!

Amelia and Isla heard a cheery tune on the big TV screen to her right. They looked to the screen and saw 2 inklings, standing in a studio.

"Hold onto your tentacles..."

"It's Inkopolis News time!"

The text above them read "Inkopolis news time with the Squid Sisters!"

One by one, they announced the stages for Turf War and Ranked.

"For Turf War: Urchin Underpass and Walleye Warehouse!"

"And for Ranked: Mahi-Mahi Resort and Museum d'Alfonsino!"

Amelia smiled. These were her favorite stages! She and Isla walked into the lobby and played a few rounds of turf war, and then both went home and to bed. They lived together, since they arrived in the same party.

Inkopolis is a community of squids and kids that are at least 14 years old and at most 17 years old. It was basically a city where only teenagers were allowed to live, so it's not really that awkward if you live in the same house together.

The next day, Isla and Amelia woke up and played more turf wars. One of the stages was, again, Walleye Warehouse. They went and battled some more.

Then, there was a turf war in Walleye Warehouse.

Things went horribly, horribly wrong.

The whistle sounded, and the teams started inking as much turf as they could. The other team was already winning. They were all level 50s and splatted anyone that got in their way. Their clan was called the Octo-Killers.

As they inked more and more turf, they eventually got close to Amelia and Isla's base. Isla was hiding in a corner, though the other team could see her.

"Come out, before we splash water on you."

Isla tensed. Not only would that hurt, but aim at just the right place and her secret is destroyed.

She turns into her humanoid form.

"...Ehh, we'll water you anyway."

The water was aimed right for Isla's face.

She tried to block it, but her reflexes weren't fast enough.

They knew her secret now.

"She's an octoling! Kill her!"

Isla backed up against a wall where there was a bunch of water inside a bank-type container. Out of fear, she grabbed the back wall. She opened the bank and...

Well, let's just say that what happened wasn't pretty.