Splatoon Hybrid Havoc V2


A/N: What up folks Poshil here and welcome to my little spot on the Splatoon FF archive. Those who don't know me hello and I do hope you stick around for this new adventure. And for those who do know me, I apologize for not updating this story in over a year. Now that I got things all squared away I can get back into writing stories for you. A few disclaimers to point out before proceeding ahead: the content and concept of Splatoon and Splatoon 2 belong to Nintendo. The only thing I own is just the names of the fan characters I created. Also, this story is a rework of my previous Hybrid Havoc so for the readers that followed me before expect some changes. That said, thanks for reading this and enjoy the story!- Poshil


Ch. 1 Back to Square One

The city of Inkopolis, a vibrant and pleasant place filled with buzzing businesses and people. Well, half of that last statement is true, people aren't what keep Inkopolis thriving, it's the Inklings that do. The inkling, a unique life form both comprised of human and squid. For the most pa,rt they act like humans but the abilities they possess they unlike any other. Inklings can transform into a squid and leap great distances when certain circumstances are met. But there's one thing these traits really do shine in, Splat Wars.

One of Inkopolis's main attractions are the Splat Wars, a competition where two teams of Inklings are pitted against each other using special weapons that fire ink based on their team's colors. As silly as it may sound, folks around the world visit Inkopolis to watch these competitions as young inklings prove the world their prowess and skills in battle.

And as a bonus these battles reward both parties involved with the Splat Wars, bystanders can be entertained while the battling inklings get a nice reward of coins to spend on clothing, food, etc.

With a payday like that, many inklings flocked to Inkopolis to start a new career as a fulltime battler but as the surge of inklings rise, so do the demands. The Splat Committee of Sport Battle Entertainment or the SCSBE devised a certain criteria for Inklings to exceed a great level of combat skill and work ethnic as a teammate to consider being paid a happy supply of coins to live off battling as a career.

While the standards are quite high for the average inkling to make this competition a career, the SCSBE is still kind enough to reward Inklings participating in the Splat Wars, even if it's just for fun.

Almost all Inklings strive to be the best in Splat Battling, a career to do something as easy as that beats school any day. And to achieve being the best, you need the best gear for the best results. Luckily for the Inklings, Inkopolis Plaza is holding a massive sale on clothing, weapons, and accessories to help them with that. Unfortunately for one though, this inkling's path to fame will soon become the greatest adventure of her life.


"Oh no why today!?"

Enter Amber Bloomfield, the average Inkling that enjoys life and Turf Wars. With word spreading about the Plaza holding a sale for all stores in Booyah Base, it was no surprise all the Inklings in Squidnorm Middle School would race to the Plaza once the closing bell rang. The bell tolls and the Inklings race off to the Plaza, leaving behind young Amber to miss out on the sales.

Amber, out of all the days to pick, chose to do an extra credit assignment after class for one of her teachers. To her knowledge, the sale was suppose to be held tomorrow but information like that is commonly misheard and she left in a hurry once she finished her assignment.

"I just had to be the teacher's pet, why do I do this to myself!?" Amber yelled in her thoughts.

She continued racing down the street at top speed without missing a beat. Rounding a corner of another street, Amber peeked down at her Squidphone of the new messages flooding her social media. A lot of Inklings she knew were posting all the wonderful things they bought from the sale and that only made Amber sprint faster to her destination. She only hope that Shrimp Kicks still had some Moto Boots in stock as she wanted something with good traction so she wouldn't slip on enemy ink during battle.

Without realizing it, Amber collided into another Inkling, sending herself and the stranger to their bottoms on the pavement. The inkling Amber crashed into was a male inkling carrying several boxes and bags and it was natural for her to apologize immensely before helping the stranger help to his feet.

"Sorry about that sir! I wasn't paying attention!" Amber apologized as she gather the stranger's bags and handed them over to the Inkling.

"Don't fret Miss! I should've been more careful when carrying my shopping bags." The male Inkling replied.

The bags the Inkling held looked familiar to Amber. The bags and packages he held had logos from Rockenburg, Tentatek, Splash Mob, major brands that can be found sold in the Plaza. Upon realization, the sight reminded Amber of her urgent mission and she quickly took off towards the Plaza.

"Nice meeting you!" Amber shouted back towards the Inkling before facing forward, focused this time to ensure no more mishaps would slow her down.

At last Amber made it to the Plaza. As expected the main grounds were flooded with Inklings showing off their newly purchased gear. After navigating past the crowd Amber made her way inside to Sean's Sweet Kicks in hopes the store had what she was looking for.

"Welcome to Crusty Sean's Shrimp Kicks!" Sean the store owner greeted. "What can I do for ya?"

"Hello Mr. Sean you wouldn't happen to have any more Moto Boots in stock would you?" Amber asked.

"Fraid not Squiddo." Sean replied glumly. "Just sold my last pair not too long again and a tough break for ya cuz I'm not getting another shipment of them."

"What? Why?"

"Can't say much here, but tell you what. Head over to Ammo Knights, you'll learn more deets there than from me."

Unsure of the reason, Amber did as told and walked over a few stores over to Sheldon's Ammo Knights.

Ammo Knights, the scent of the store brings Amber back when she first started her battling in Inkopolis, her first purchase being a standard Splattershot recommended by Inkopolis's best Ink Weapon ventor Sheldon.

Amber expected Sheldon on the other side of the main counter, but instead she's greeted with a familiar smiling Inkling.

"Well, looks who here, how's it going Amy?" the Inkling greeted.

"Ray!?" Amber replied in shock. "You work for Ammo Knights!?"

"In a way, I provide supply to Sheldon and he sells it." Ray the Inkling replied.

Raymond Haikan, or Ray for short is Amber's neighbor and one of her best friends. Unlike the many Inklings in Inkopolis, Ray is one of the very few who didn't participate in Splat Wars but always support Amber along the way during her journey.

"Anyway Sean sent me here for something. Do you know any of this Ray?" Amber asked.

"Sure do, and here's why."

Ray ducked under the counter to pull out a package from underneath. As he placed onto the counter he slid towards Amber with a small grin.

"Consider it a Belated Birthday Gift after I forgot your B-Day yesterday." Ray apologized.

"Oh you shouldn't have." Amber replied happily as she opened up the package, curious what Ray's gotten for her.

As if things finally went her way, the package contained a pair of brand new Moto Boots, clean and ready for battle. And to Amber's shock, the boots' abilities were maxed out.

"Happy Birthday Amy!"

"Oh Ray thank you so much!" Amber shouted gleefully as she proceeded to jump over the counter to embrace her friend. "Where did you get these!?"

"Let's say I was the recent Inkling that bought the last pair from Sean."

"And how did you max the ability slots without battling?"

"I have my ways, Spyke being one of them."

"Still sounds sketchy, but I can't complain. Thanks again Ray!"

"Don't mention it. Anyway since you're here, I also need to share some other news."

"What news?"

"Take a gander outside."

Ray lead Amber to the store's front window that overlooks the Plaza and the entranceway towards the main Battle Lobby for Turf and Ranked Matches. A crowd of Inklings near the entrance looked on in shock on the notice plastered at the doorway. The font was too faint to make out but the steady stream of sad inklings leaving the Plaza left Amber in worry.

"What's going on?" Amber asked.

"Bad news for the plaza, the SCSBE is shutting down the Lobby and ceasing all battles from here on out."

"What!?" Amber cried out. "Why!?"

"The Lobby didn't pass a regulations test, and this was the final straw so the SCSBE is closing up shop here."

"But how are we suppose to Splat Battle without a HUB to connect to the maps!?"

"Fret not Amy, there's another one in Inkopolis Square, a bit further from here but that place is up to standard so I'm certain that lobby won't close down anytime soon."

"Oh, but if this lobby is closed that means…"

"That's right, the stores here will have no more business since all battling Inklings would rather shop in the Square."

"That's really sad for the shop owners in the Plaza."

"Sometimes life goes that way, good things can't last forever, but it's on us to continue to create new good things. Take Sean for instance, he's set up a second business in the Square selling food and its booming. As for me, Sheldon has a shop set up in the Square so once we're cleared of stock here in the Plaza, I'll be working in the Square."

"Well glad to hear that. Anyway, I'll be heading on home. Thanks for the info and boots Ray!" Amber said as she exited the store.

"See ya!"

Alone, Ray went to cleaning up the store and boxing up any remaining weapons to be shipped over to the new store.


A/N: And that wraps up Chapter 1. Thanks for reading and stay tuned for more. You're more than welcome to message me or leave a review if you have any questions, suggestions, comments, etc. for me. You can also message me via Steam as I'm a frequent TF2 player (username Poshil KIRB BALL) or Splatoon 2 (FC: SW-4421-8870-4618). If you wish to add me via Steam or Switch do message me through Fanfiction's PM system so I'm not adding some random Joe. As always take care and hope to hear from ya soon!- Poshil