A Quick Word Before You Start
(Well here goes nothing!) Hello There! I'm Jaster Kryze, and if you're reading this, you probably also really enjoy Splatoon 2, and it's Octo Expansion, more specifically, Agent 8, and wanted some more, like me. First off thanks for choosing this fanfic (which also happens to be my first :3) and hopefully my inexperienced writing won't scare you off to badly (Ha ha ha ha haaaa… (sweatbeads) ).
Anyway, I wanted to write this little bit so that you guys have a little bit of a heads up concerning the story, my ideas/writing, and some other stuff, so that you guys can decide if you want to read it, with more than just a title and quick summary to decide to invest anytime in it (believe me I've been on the other side of that).
So that being said allow me to just lay out some in general knowledge of this fanfic. I'm going to start the story at the end of the Octo expansion and utilize things like the normal campaign, and splatfest/turfwars, as well as the layout and shops of Inkopolis. I will be taking some liberties, since we don't know everything in the city or daily life or common/daily conversations due to the games limits. As the main and important characters of this fanfiction and the games, I will be basing Agents 3, 4, and 8 based on my choices in game, and to get this out of the way, 8 is a girl, and both 3 & 4 are guys (everyone else is obviously the same as they were in the game, duh ;-) ). Nothing against the other fanfics, this is just my version.
So, getting that out of the way a just quick warning, I'm going to rate it T just to be safe, and I apologize if I change my writing style at anypoint, this is my first Fanfic and i might change my style as it progresses, as well as the level of shipping (nothing 18+ of course), so just please be patient with me and I'll try not to make you cringe too incredibly hard 😓 (heh…).
And finally of course if you have any helpful criticism, you should definitely let me know, I could use all help I can get! Well, if you haven't been scared off yet by my clear nervousness, and are still reading this long note, i hope you enjoy the story and leave me your thoughts. So Veemo, and Woomy!
(P.S. I don't own Splatoon (1 or 2) or the Octo Expansion, and you can decide if that's for the better or worse ;-) ).
Chapter 1: The End of a Journey is Start of Another
The shades were on the ground. She had tripped on a sudden outcrop on the ground, something fairly common in the bleak underground, which caused the hypnoshades, she and the other octolings wore, to fall off. She was still disoriented from the fall and loss of the shades, when she heard something. It was soft at first, but then it started to grow, louder and louder, and as it grew she felt something happening. She first felt her mind starting to lose itself in the music, as her body had an urge to do something, anything to the rhythm. Then… her mind was clear, the more the music played the less dazed she felt, the feeling growing until her mind was clearer than it had ever been before, then… the music stopped. When the song ended, she knew what was the only thing she could do at that point, for her sake, she had to follow her heart and leave the underground.
She started in the direction she thought would take her to the surface hoping everyone she knew wouldn't take it too personally. a stranger, an inkling. He had blue eyes, and slightly tanned skin. He wore a torn cape, shorts, black sneakers and a bright green vest, a headset around his ears and had two of his tentacles tied behind his head, and was carrying a powerful looking splattershot. He scanned the area, and his piercing gaze stopping on her. The inkling seemed resolved and jumped down toward her, aiming his weapon.
She was falling, but not just from a box, or a platform, she was falling off a statue. She felt pretty calm as the air rushed past her pink tentacles, and the sun was setting. Compared with everything that had happened over the past few days, it didn't seem that odd. She had lost her memories, teamed up with an older inkling she apparently encountered before, who she now knew as Cap'n Cuttlefish, as well as an inkling named Pearl, and famous octarian engineer tuned DJ, Marina, who she was glad to hear made it to the surface after she left the underground. She then proceeded to join the Squidbeak Splatoon as Agent 8, undergo several tests, meet and almost get blended by a talking telephone called Commander Tartar, engage a mind controlled inkling called Agent 3 in what was apparently her second fight with him (only knowing it was the second because Cuttlefish told her so) and just covered a human statue controlled by the aforementioned phone in pink Ink, with Pearl and Marina singing her on. This was in order for Pearl to use her Killer Wail to blow up the thing. So even though she should've been terrified, or confused, she strangely felt pretty calm. She suddenly hit something, causing her mind to race, "This is my chance!" she thought. She quickly changed into her octopus form, and vaulted off the platform, to land on another one. She quickly got into a position to fight but was held back by Pearl, who then unleashed a roaring "Boo-Yaaaaaahhhhhh!" causing a clash of pink and green energy. The two beams clashed, and after a moment of struggling with each other, Pearl's Wail, hit the statue with incredible power, defeating Tartar.
While everyone was starting to celebrate, 8 just crouched there, resting her head on one arm, and the other wrapped around her legs, and was beginning to let everything set in, when Agent 3 started to get up, looking around in confusion. 8 looked at him as she rubbed his head and blue tentacles and smiled, "You know, he doesn't look so bad when he isn't trying to shoot me down with everything he has," she thought, while her heart rates started to quicken. Agent 3 was still getting his bearings when he saw Agent 8. "Hmm?" he was barely audible, but when he saw her quickly looked shocked, and at a slight lost for words. Agent 8 quickly took the opportunity, to try to keep everything as happy as it was, while keeping Agent 3 calm, "Hi," She quickly brushed one of her tentacles blowing under the helicopter behind her ear, "I'm-" A hand slapped Agent 3 on the shoulder, causing him to jump. "Ah, Agent 3 my boy! Good to see you awake, and not possessed by the phone slime either," the Cap'n the gestured to 8. "While you two have met, I think it's better to do it more properly" he continued, "This here is Agent 8, she's that Octoling you were fighting before we were separated. Don't worry, Agent 3, despite the fact she's an Octoling, she has been touched by the Calamari Inkantation, and no fan of that song can be a foe of mine!" he declared, beaming under his wild mustache. 3 looked her over. This Agent 8 had tan skin, and pink tentacles with lighter circular pattern on the ends, going down both sides of her face and behind her head, and had amber brown eyes. She wore what he considered less than ideal battle clothes (which caused him to blush a good bit), a black leather crop top, with a short black skirt, and boots, as well as compact inkpack on her back. The octoling didn't seem malicious, and didn't seem to be against him, Inkopolis, or anyone, especially considering she apparently just helped save him and everyone else, so he decided to drop his guard, at least for the time being. "Hi, I'm Agent 3," he said as he extended his hand. Agent 8 looked at it puzzlingly for a moment when she had a look and moment of realization and grabbed his hand, blushing in both embarrassment and something else she couldn't describe.
They let go, and then just stared at each other, Amber eyes gazing deeply into bright blue, and vice versa. After a while, everything was getting quiet and, a little awkward, when Marina walked up to them, not seeming to notice anything odd. "8, that was great work!" This caused the Octoling to face the older singer and smile as she continued. "But now that it's over I want to ask you something. 8 (sigh) can you really not remember anything since you met Cuttlefish?" Agent 3 looked at the newest member of the Squidbeak Splatoon with surprised eyes, he never would've guessed she'd have amnesia, though he felt it was possible she could've been faking. 8 sighed in response "I remember some things, but that's mostly because of some memcakes I found down there, but..." the smile faded from her face, as she looked down, letting her sad statement hang in the air around them, unfinished. Everyone else looked around at each other, feeling bad for her, unable to really imagine forgetting so much of their lives, or how they would respond. Agent 3's suspicions lessened, as he heard the sincerity in her voice which had a hint of trembling, and noticed her eyes growing misty. The agent, decided to drop his mistrust altogether, and gently placed a hand on her shoulder giving her a reassuring smile. 8 responded with a small smile and a thankful look in her eyes when something caught her eye.
She stepped forward on the platform the helicopter was carrying, as the sun finally bowed below the horizon, the city was outlined by the night sky, and after a few moments of nothing but the moon shining down, Inkopolis then shined brilliantly in the night sky, vibrant with lights and colors shining from the buildings and shops, causing the water around the city to glow in a mirroring response. 8 was stunned by the beauty of it all, speechless and glued where she stood. She truly couldn't believe it and quietly under her breath whispered to herself, "It's more beautiful than I could ever hope to imagine." Agent 3 was the only close enough to hear her, and smiled seeing the unmistakable wonder spreading across her face, "Welcome to Inkopolis Agent 8." She smiled brightly hearing this welcome. She may have just finished an adventure of world shaping importance there was an unshakable feeling that this one was going to be one equally as long and incredible. especially with her new friends to help her out. Here, the journey of a lifetime ended, the journey of her new life began.