Title: The Lime-Green Mile
Summary: The story of a young inkling turf warrior and his team, Team Nautilus.
Rated: T for Teen (suggestive themes)
Disclaimer: Splatoon was created and is owned by Nintendo. I do not take profit for my fanfiction.
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Chapter 1 - Splatfest '15
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The night sky was abuzz with excitement and stars and fireworks, as Splatfest '15 took place in inkopolis. the crowd was large and loud, made up of turf warriors and their friends and relatives, all awaiting their scheduled battle.
One of those teams, was Team Nautilus, made up of Milo, Khristina, Glenn, and Johanna, 4 inkling friends who had known each other since infancy. Milo was the most adventurous of the group, Khristina was the sporty one, Glenn was the Take-no-prisoners, Win-every-battle guy, and Johanna was the quiet one. They were really good as a team, winning more battles than lost.
Milo was the team's sniper. wielding a basic splat charger. He was really good at making accurate shots, and protecting his team in turf wars. Him and Glenn were extremely competitive, and while Glenn boasted he could cover more ground than Milo, Milo was always racking up more splats and getting splatted way less than Glenn. As much as the 2 disagreed, they were always willing to do whatever it took as a team.
Khristina was the team's roller, wielding the Krak-on splat roller. She was always rolling paths for her team, unless of course they strategized differently. Sometimes she could cover more ground than Glenn, who was also her cousin. But she also had the worst Splat/Splattered Ratio, despite the fact that she almost got at least one person every time she turned into a kraken.
Glenn was the team's Sprayer - He swore by the Aerospray MG and used it on every battle, and was maniacal about making life Hell for the opposing team. Seekers and Inkzookas were his favorite tools, if he wasn't blasting away. His S/S ratio was usually mixed, but as games went on, he would splat more than he got splattered.
Finally, there was Johanna, the quiet, cool-headed inkling girl. She didn't have a preferred weapon, she dabbled in everything. If the team needed a sniper, she could hold her own with Milo. if they needed a roller, she could roll with Khristina. if they needed a sprayer, she could keep up with Glenn. She also had a mixed S/S ratio, and it usually remained low, as she would recover all the easy ground that was inked by the opposing team.
All four of them were sitting in the warrior suites, watching turf wars occur on set battlefields. They were a few battles away from participating in one of their own.
"Oh, that guy's gonna get it...blam!" Glenn laughed as he watched an inkling get rolled over by another.
"Poor guy never knew what hit him." added Khristina
"Oh, he'll be lookin' for payback, I betcha!" Glenn predicted
The inkling generated at his spawn point, and immediately came swimming back towards the spot he got splattered.
"If he were smart, he'd swim around and follow the roller." Milo quoted "He's got a good chance of using his seeker if he can do that, cause it'll be fully charged by then."
"That'd work, but what happens when roller's teammate is covering him from that tower?" asked Glenn
The battlefield in question, was Blackbelly Skatepark. Blackbelly Skatepark had that high ramp leading into the half-pipes, and for a turf war, it was perfect for a sniper to help cover his teammates.
"Maybe sneak up the far side first." Johanna butted in.
The splattered gunner did sneak up the far side of the ramp, and splattered the unwary sniper. Then, he took aim at the roller, but the roller dove back into the ink, and swam to safety.
"Awww. He missed." Khristina began to boo.
The seconds kept ticking, eventually, the battle came to an abrupt end.
"So who won?" asked Milo
"I'd say team Orange. They had way more ground covered." Said Johanna
"Blue did ok, but yeah, i'll say orange too." Glenn added.
Judd came flying over in a hoverdrone, and calculated the ink that had been laid out on the battlefield. it didn't take long for him to award the victory to team orange. When he did, Cheers erupted from the team, and their fanbase. As it was proper, Milo's team stood up and clapped.
Another group that stood up and clapped was the royal family, sitting in the best booth, only metres away from the action. But out of the royals, there was only one inkling that Milo from team nautilus would ever think about - Princess Silviya.
Then Callie & Marie began speaking over the loudspeaker.
"Ok, next up, team Blackraken, and the Aces." Callie announced
"On deck, Team Sharkskin & Team Nautilus, please come down to the prep-deck right away." Added Marie
"Ok, let's go." Milo told his team.
"Leading the team to victory again, are we?" asked Glenn, getting up from his seat, along with the rest of the team.
"Something you can't do?" Milo joked back
"Oh sure, like you can cover 1,100 points of ground in a match, right?" Glenn shot back
"I at least get 12 splats and die less than half, how's your S/S ratio this week?" Milo taunted
"Ok, shut up you two." Khristina was always playing peacemaker.
"Then there was that time you got hit 10 times on walleye warehouse?" Glenn continued
"That walleye warehouse bit is nothing compared when you fell into the drink 3 or 4 times in the arowana mall?" Milo kept the insult war going.
"At least when i was firing the inkzooka, i could hit people, unlike some..." Glenn fired back.
"Seriously, shut up already guys, we need to win this. I want that reward." Khristina broke up the fighting.
The reward in question was a super sea snail, which gave the warriors a chance to change their abilities on their gear. they only had one single chance to win it.
"We'll just go with the regular works, you and glenn team up, i'll take Johanna and we'll go elsewhere on the map." Said Milo
"Yeah, i'm cool with that." said Glenn
At least it was cool that the 2 teammates could always settle their differences.
The Next turf war began on Walleye warehouse. Team Nautilus was only watching 10 seconds of the match from the deck, when they heard a voice in the background.
"All stand at attention!" yelled a soldier's voice.
Team Nautilus turned around, and saw 2 soldiers standing there. then, 2 other figures came walking in...it was 2 members of the royal family...Princess Silviya, and her suitor, Lord Ega.
"O...M...G." Johanna was shocked.
Milo looked at princess Silviya, and admired her beauty. she had long, rich, royal blue tentacles and her eye color matched that. One thing milo couldn't figure was why she was down there.
"Your majesty!" Milo voted himself to speak for the team. Sometimes glenn didn't like it, but went along with it.
"You're team Nautilus...i've seen your record." Silviya spoke
"Yeah, it's fresh, isn't it, Princess?" asked Khristina
"It's incredible. team since march of this year, 72 wins, 34 losses, many splats, tons of ground covered, you've got one of the best records out of any other team!"
Milo still wondered why she was down there to talk. it wasn't just to praise their record.
"Listen...i've wanted to try a turf war forever, but i've been too scared. Can I come onto your team and play?" asked Silviya
"We've already got a full team, though." replied Glenn
"Oh C'mon, Please?" Silviya begged
Johanna stood up and took one for the team.
"I'll sit out the match for this one, kinda feelin' a little gross after the octo pie."
Johanna of course, was lying. She was in perfect health. But turning down a request from royalty was probably not a good idea, as it could've led to their team losing their right to fight in the turf wars.
"OMG! yes! you won't regret it!" Silviya ran towards team nautilus, and hugged Johanna for her sacrifice.
Glenn was less than pleased. He walked over to Milo and whispered in his ear.
"I don't like this, man..." he said
"Me neither." Milo whispered back "But i'll cover her. Your tentacles are clean if she screws it up for us."
Both of the boys knew what was up. This was going to be the princesse's first turf war. She had no idea that getting rolled over or hit with a splat charger smarted, or that turf wars got intense. There was no way she could just quit after a minute of taking a beating.
"Ok then. Stay fresh." Glenn walked back over to his cousin.