Prologue

"Hue..."

"Yeah?"

"You know when we turn fourteen next year, we should be mature enough to change into a kid, right?"

"Well, duh! Who doesn't know that, right, Japas?"

"Yeah? Well, I heard that this one guy in Flounder Heights wasn't able to transform until he was twenty!"

"Dude, that is a straight-up lie. Why would you believe that shrimp crap? Besides, why are we talking about this, when we should be finishing this round of Splatrule Warriors?"

"Yeah, let's just finish the game... AFTER I BEAT MORE ENEMIES THAN YOU!"

"BRING IT ON, NOOB!"

There were two children in a bedroom, a girl's bedroom. Hue Bolt's to be exact.

Hue was a purple inkling, being her mom was a dark pink and her dad sky blue. She had fierce round yellow eyes in which her mom and dad didn't even know how she inherited. Seeing as she was too young to be considered fresh, she wore a tank top, which was common to most thirteen year olds, and plain black shorts. Hue was barefoot currently, as she was playing inside with her longtime childhood friend, Japas Flynn.

Japas was a pink inkling with brown, warm almond-shaped eyes. He was not short, yet not tall. Japas was the average height for a thirteen year old inkling- 4'5", and was an inch taller than Hue. He wore the same outfit as Hue, a standard tank top and black shorts. He was currently staying the night with her as they were supposed to finish their joint project on the history of the Great Turf War due tomorrow, however, they were playing Splatrule Warriors instead. Isn't that common for most people though, gaming instead of school?

Anywho, these squiddos have spent most of their life together, seeing as their mothers met in the hospital, who became friends after sharing a room. Japas's mother gave birth to him on June 19 at approximately 12:01 AM, with Hue the same day at 12:56 AM. Funny, as as soon as the doctors finished with one mother, they immediately had to move to the next one. Maybe fate decided that these kids should be friends, but who knows?

The kids eventually finished their round (with Hue getting thirty-one enemies more than Japas, much to his dismay) and decided to tackle their homework, making a poster that follows the timeline of major events of the Great Turf War one hundred years ago. They didn't finish until one in the morning, as they slacked off playing their game. And if you're slacking off reading this, please go and do your work!

A year has passed. Puberty hit those kids like bricks, son. They each sprouted one whole foot and finally gained non-vibrant skin color, with Hue now being pale, yet not too pale, and Japas being just a shade darker than her.

However, inkling puberty, being such a rapid growth in a short amount of time, is extremely painful. It had become law that inklings get a minimum of two months off when they start puberty. Hue started first, as do most girls. Her's lasted six weeks, just about the average time it occurs. Japas started a few days after Hue's did- however his was unusual. Instead of going six weeks, his lasted ten. This was not great for both Japas and his family/friends. Inklings have radical emotional fluctuations, with each inkling having one primary emotion that fluctuates the most. Hue received the most common one: anger. She broke down two walls and broke Japas's ankle during her hormonal fury, showing how extreme their puberty is.

Japas also had a strange emotion along with his longer time, with it being happiness. He was just so gosh darn happy all the time- singing, dancing, and having a good time during the excruciating pain. I guess you can say he was tickled pink.

When Hue broke his ankle during her rage, Japas didn't even care. He just blew it off, complimenting her strength and determination chasing him down and breaking it, even though he doesn't have bones. How she even broke a boneless leg, I don't know. But I do know that inklings create mock cartilage in their bodies to give it shape and not be a blob, so she broke the cartilage.

Japas was still happy, even when his two months ran out. The school offered another month off as he wasn't finished with puberty yet, but being so gosh darn jubilant he insisted to not miss more school and go back, saying that he couldn't feel a thing. Even though he was hurting terribly, he powered through and actually didn't miss a day after that. If only I were as determined as him...

After their puberty fiascoes were over, the friends had to finish their last required year of school before they were allowed to play in turf wars. Inklings can get more schooling after their primary schooling, yet only about a quarter of them do. Japas and Hue decided to not do more schooling and instead go do turf wars. And their fateful day had come, as school let out yesterday, and they decided to start today.

"These starter clothes the school gave us are a little unfashionable, yet they'll do." said Hue, adjusting her headband while riding on the train to the plaza.

"Yeah, we at least needed clothes with abilities woven in before we go to start turf wars," Japas stated. He stared at the Splattershot Jr.s on both his and her laps "Also, the training class for these guns was kinda fun, showing us how to swim and jump in ink and all that jazz."

"But I'm just really nervous how I'll do in my first match, and if I'll be on the same team as you or not, seeing as it's random."

Japas sighed. "Well, if we end up on separate teams in our first match, I'll do my best not to splat you. But after that, you'll won't be spared!"

Hue punched Japas in the shoulder. "Japas, you're such a jerk, y'know?!"

They laughed while an announcement came over the intercom. "Now arriving at Inkopolis Plaza. Now arriving at Inkopolis Plaza."

The train stopped, and the doors slowly whooshed open. The squid kids walked out of the train, and directly to the plaza, now starting their new adventure.

Well, this is actually my first fanfiction!

I still don't kinda get how all this works, but I'll try! If anyone has any tips on how to do certain things, PLEASE tell me, as I'm still not accustomed yet.

I don't know how long I'm planning on doing this, but I will at least try to finish the first story arc I have in mind.

(Edit! I combined the first and second chapters as they were very short, so it looks like I'm missing a chapter.)