"STAND STILL SLIMY INFILTRATOR!" He throws another punch towards the infiltrator.

Standing still she inks up and fires back the punch. "..." An amused expression on her face as it sails back, planting itself right in his face.

Her com is soon interrupted by cheering. "Almost there 3, 1 and I are going to grab Gra- eh, the Capt'n again, before you reach the final area again."

"GAH!" He recovers from the direct attack to his face angrily glaring at her. "YOU THINK IT'S FUNNY TO GET NAILED IN THE FACE OVER AND OVER!" He starts to ramp up his turntable causing his booths back wall to fall, revealing a giant octobomb. "TRY THIS ON FOR SIZE!" He fires it towards 3 while activating his lazer, spawn pods, and torpedoes at her.

3 evaluating the situation determines that the giant octobomb is flying slower than the pods and torpedoes. She doges the lazer as it activates, throws two splat bombs at the pods easily destroying them, submerges recharging her ink tank, reappears, and destroys the torpedoes with her heroshot. Leaving her just enough time to return the octobomb sailing towards her.

She inks up, sending it back like the punches. The DJ counters the return by punching the bomb back, effectively removing a fist from his arsenal temporarily. Again 3 inks it up and returns it back. Once again the DJ punches it back and starts to panic realizing he no longer has a way to send the octobomb back. 3 prepares to send it back but feels the floor under her open up. "Huh?" She looks down gaping at the sudden opening under her, before she can do anything she falls through. Losing consciousness when she lands wherever she fell.

Back above the bomb explodes on the platform where 3 last stood, some ink falling with 3. Confused the DJ hovers over to the platform. "Where'd you go?" He sends out multiple Octoling pods to the platforms, the Octolings jump to the pod locations and wait for orders. "Well don't just stand there LOOK FOR HER!" The Octolings jump and start inking up the platform, trying to expose the infiltrator. "We still got a score to finish little 3."

Meanwhile 1, 2, and the Capt'n were just as confused as the Dj was.

"What? What happened?"

"3 do you copy? 3? This is 2, do you copy?" 2 puts down the walkie talkie. "Nothing. Even her tracker is glitching out."

"Gramps, what are we going to do?"

"We wait for Octavio to finish his search if he can't find 3, we head back to the cabin. And we keep looking for any trace of her."

"What about her brother?"

"Oh right, forgot about him. We have no choice but to tell him, lying to him about her disappearing will make it worse."

2 weeks later. (With 3)

"QUICK! QUICK! SHE'S WAKING UP!"

A:N

Another quickie, needed a break while typing chpt 2 of Mythical Beings; also coming hopefully this week.