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This Fanfiction is rated T, for slightly strong word-language.
Part I
Chapter 1: Beginning
Inkopolis. The place native and home to the famous Turf Wars, the place where you use ink to turf up your turf, while literally destroying your enemies in a blink of an eye. That IS, if you are an expert. But that doesn't mean a new beginner can be one of those people. Anyways, welcome to Inkopolis!
4 inkling teens had gone up aboard on a train in a subway. Let us introduce these 4.
Name: Kio
Gender: Boy
Age: 14
Clothes: Camo Mesh, Camo Zip Hoodie, Moto Boots.
Info: Started to learn how to calculate shots for perfect aim at the age of 6, and because of that, he is known for being very skilled to shooters, even when introduced to a new First/Third Person Shooter Game he's never played.
Name: Aaron
Gender: Boy
Age: 13
Clothes: Urchins Cap, Red Vector Tee, Choco Clogs.
Info: Was abandoned by his family back when he was little, only to be found by a married couple 2 days after being abandoned. All everyone knows about him is that he has a bunch of fangirls that always chase him whenever he gets to school. And he doesn't really enjoy it.
Name: Sachi
Gender: Girl
Age: 11 (Youngest of all)
Clothes: Squid Hairclip, Layered Anchor LS, Red Hi-Tops (Inspired by the gear I wear in Splatoon)
Info: A very sweet and honest girl. When she said her fish ate her homework (yes, fish are technically the dogs of Splatoon), her fish really did eat her homework!
Name: Elle
Gender: Girl
Age: 12
Clothes: White Arrowbands, Zekko Hoodie, Banana Basics.
Info: A person who can motivate someone who's feeling really down. Her mother passed away at young age, although no one knows how her mother died, other than Elle, herself.
Note: None of these 4 know much about Turf Wars or Inkopolis.
Now, let's get back to the story!
Everyone in the train were staring at the 4 teens as if they came from a different planet.
"Those 4 look strange. And I've never seen them here." One guy said in a group near the exit.
"Looks like we've got new, stupid challengers coming to Inkopolis." Another guy said in that group.
"Although, that guy wearing the Urchins Cap does look kind of cute." One girl said to what appeared to be her friend. Elle stared at the 2 to let them know not say say such, "love" related things about Aaron. Only she could.
After all of that, they heard a loudspeaker near the exit of the train. "Arriving at Inkopolis from Metra City. Passengers may start leaving." It stated. The 4 got up there seats and walked out of the subway, and into Inkopolis.
Aaron then spoke up, "Man, Metra City may be a great place, but Inkopolis? That's a whole different story!" He stretched his arms up as if he had just woken up from a good night sleep.
"Don't you think we could stay here for a while?" Sachi pleaded in excitement.
"Well, our moms and dads let us have as much fun as we want, so I guess that's a yes to your question," Kio responded. "What about you, Elle?" Elle just stared into the skies, as if the question wasn't asked.
"Umm, Elle, you ok?" Aaron asked in a "not-worried" expression, waving his hand in her eyes.
Elle noticed that she was slightly stalling on the 2 questions that were asked, and also noticed Aaron was right in front of her.
"Oh! Yea, I think this place would be awesome to hangout!" Elle stated, while blushing due to Aaron being a little too close to her.
All 4 gazed at the beauty of Inkopolis. Although they have don't have much an idea about Inkopolis, one thing they DO know is their famous Turf Wars, in which they also don't know much about.
Then they overheard a couple standing near an alley while staring at the teenagers. "Looks like we got more noobs in Inkopolis. Hopefully they'll never reach to our high ranks. S+ are for people who know the whole game." One girl said. The 4 tried to ignore all the hatred received from everyone and just walked away, until they reached the lobby of the Inkopolis tower. Standing in the tower were 5 Super Jump Pads. 1 was purple, 2 were green, 1 was orange, and the other was pink.
"What are these for?" Elle asked to no one particular. Kio grabbed an article he had picked up at his house out of his back pocket.
"Let me see," he responded while scanning the magazine. "Here, it says that in the lobby of Inkopolis' Most Memorable Tower, there will be 5 Super Jump Pads. Each with its designated color. There are 2 greens. One is just a plain green, while the other is a green with a medium-sized orange on the up-right hand corner. The plain green is the obvious Turf Wars, where you can battle players around the world and fighting over the turf color. The pad with the orange in the corner is the area where you can join friends that you want to play with. The pad with orange is for Ranked Battles, but only for the freshest squids that have reached at least Level 10. The next one is the purple pad. That one is for Private Battles. You can host battles and friends can join your battles. The max you can have is 8, and the pad with pink is for Squad Battles. You can host Squads for friends to join so you and your friend(s) can play Ranked together," Kio finished. "Dang, this place must really LOVE Turf Wars." All four stared at the pads. The orange and pink pad were locked for them, so they decided to start off with Turf Wars.
"Let's go, guys!" Aaron shouted, throwing his fists in the air.
"Yea!" The all proudly said. All four got onto the Super Jump Pad and Super Jumped all the way to a lobby.
The Lobby
They enter in a large area known as a "lobby" in Splatoon. This is where you hang out with people while waiting for players to join for a Turf War or Ranked Match. Again, people noticed the 4 teens standing near the spawn of the lobby.
"Wait, aren't those the clothes that beginners wear?" Asked one kid who calls himself "DarkLS."
"Yea. They must be new here. I guess we better turn on our 'Please be someone who goes easy on beginners' switch." Replied a player who goes by "Mettaton."
The four couldn't stand all the hatred they received from these "pros." All tried to ignore them, but for Aaron, that was a difficult task. He was always fine with hatred being called on him, but for some reason, when it's about his friend AND him, especially if it's Elle, he gets all crazy. He just can't stand that kind of hatred for some reason, and he never knew why it happens ONLY when it's about him AND with Elle.
"Dammit Aaron, stop this nonsense! Just be calm." Aaron thought. Then they heard a speaker somewhere.
"Thank you for joining Lobby 121. We will now commence the Turf War. The teams have been decided." It spoke. As the person finished the sentence, one by one, each person in the lobby started flashing in a blue aura: teleportation. Then Kio started flashing the same blue aura: and then disappeared. Then Sachi. Then Elle. And then Aaron.
Once everyone teleported to the battlefield, all 4 teens realized they were on the same team. Up against the other opponents. Then they heard that speaker with the same voice, most likely the same person from last time.
"Turf Wars! Battle on Urchin Underpass. The battle countdown will now commence."
"10..."
"9…"
"8…"
"7…"
"6…"
"5…"
"4…"
"3…"
"2…"
"1…"
"GOOOO! Turf War Battle Lobby 121 has now begun!" Everyone started running and claiming turf once the countdown reached 0. Aaron's team was pretty balanced. Kio had used a Splatterscope his dad gave him. Sachi was using the Splat Roller. Elle and Aaron used the Splattershot.
"Hey guys," Kio shouted to his friends. "Don't worry about killing. I'll have that as my job."
"Alright!" The others replied. Sachi was a roller, so the others trusted her on turf. Elle would also help Sachi with turf along with kills with Kio. Aaron's job was to carry the team forward. If they could stall the battle, their team could push forward while the opponents had to stay out near their base. The other team seemed calm though and had advanced gear and weapons. One guy had a Custom E-Liter 3K Scope. Another had the OctoShot Replica, and the last 2 both used Custom Blasters.
"Dammit, that team specialized in range! Kio is our only ranged user, which can cause problems, since their sniper has longer damn range! What are we gonna do." Aaron then decided to pull out his headphones and tell Kio about this, as well as the others. "Wait but this is Turf Wars! Splatting is good, but not as important as inked turf! But still, if Kio is the only one that focuses on kills in our team, we'll be screwed! We better change plans." Aaron put his headset on and called Kio.
"Hey dude. Wazzup?"
"We need to change plans. Elle and Sachi have to be the ones to deal with the turf. WE have to be the ones killing."
"The hell? We need turf! Kills don't matter. It should only be me since I'm a sniper."
"THAT'S NOT THE POINT! They've got a sniper too, and he's using an E-Liter Type. That things got more range than your weapon!"
"Ok, but how are we gonna do it then?"
"Here's how it'll work: You'll be the decoy, trying to snipe the player, only it'll only be an illusion. As you pretend to snipe someone, and they'll most likely try to dodge, I'll come in and take the kill be surprise. Got that?"
"Didn't think you were a better strategist than me. But pkay. I'll also let Sachi and Elle about it too."
"Roger that dude." The call ended and now with the plan all sorted out, it was now time to begin. As enemies appeared in Kio's sight, the more kills were racked up for Aaron, meanwhile Sachi and Elle were taking up about 60% of the turf. 15 seconds remained, continuing the kills and turf coverage. Then 10 seconds, 9 seconds, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, FINISH. A whistle could be heard from the middle part of the map, made from Judd, the little cat with an arrow tail, and the person who acts as the judge. We were all teleported to a glass area that let us look at the map. Then the suspense was going, as Judd took a quick peek at the map and were waving the team flags, until Judd pulled out a blue flag waving at us.
"Victory for Blue Team, with a coverage of 54.3% Turf covered, beating Orange Team, only with a coverage of 51.2%!" Judd exclaimed in a voice, congratulating us.
"YESSSS!" The teens all cheered on as they were going hype over their first win. One of the members on the opposing team walked over to the celebrating group and then pointed at them with his finger.
"You guys were cheating! There's no way you guys could have beaten us. We have better levels and ranks, while you guys just started this game, yet you beat us!" The kid yelled at us, causing us to stare at him in shock. The sniper girl stood up too.
"Yea! You guys HAVE to be cheating! Judd, I think they're on steroids! Reject your proposal and give the win to us. Those noobs couldn't have beaten us!" She screamed.
"Guys, calm down, just because they're beginners, doesn't mean they can't win. Let's all calm down, and show some nice sportsmanshi-"
"No! I can't stand this! Like she said, reject your proposal and give us our win. We deserve it!" One of the Custom Blaster users countered with.
"I believe Judd's right. We won our games fair and square. I don't understand the big deal here." Kio assured.
"Stop it with the nonsense! Stop lying, and just admit you're cheating. You guys just knew you were gonna lose, so you did this to counter us. JUST ADMIT IT YOU HOLSTERN BIT-"
"I don't think so!" Said by a mysterious voice from behind the small crowd. The noise heard came from a certain girl with long, red hair. She wore the School Uniform, with a Squid Hairclip and School Shoes. Her stance when the group looked at her was almost to a resemblance of a somewhat cat/vampire combo.
"No way, it's Nika Azumaru! She's the girl who holds the "2nd best player in Inkopolis" title and is a member of the Six Hexagons! What is a person like her doing here?!"
"2nd best player? Six Hexagons?" Aaron thought to himself.
"You know, I really enjoyed your battle over there. But then you started complaining about your opponents and now I have to step 50 times over here just to tell you guys that they won fair and square!" Nika squealed at the opposing team of Aaron's team.
"Miss Azumaru, you don't understand. These are beginners. They had no chance against beating us. We have 100% proof that they were cheatin-"
"Did you just say that they had no chance beating you guys?" Nika asked in a devilish sound. "I really hate players like you. You discriminate low level newcomers not understanding their potential, and you still think you're right when you're talking to me? Dang, you guys disappoint me. Judd. Please officially make this match a victory for Blue Team."
"Yes, ma'am." Judd politely replied. Nika then glared back at Orange Team.
"You might've forgotten, so thank me later, but the Hexagon Elections for this year's generation is starting soon, and I can guarantee that none of you bastards will make it into Round 2 of the conference." Nika spit at the now horrified team.
"Y-Y-Y-Yes ma'am. We promise this won't happen again." The whole team stuttered in unison, as they frankly apologized to Aaron and the others, along with Judd for the trouble they caused, as they ran away in embarrassment.
"Umm, well thank you…. Nika! Nika, thank you. I didn't think just you would scare them." Aaron said to Nika.
"Yes, we really appreciate your help." Kio replied with Aaron.
"No probs! I really hate those people. Always being those little ecocentric critters!" Nika laughed. She stared at Aaron, and giving him an odd look. "Hey you, Aaron, your name was? I feel something within you burning." Aaron just stared at the red-haired girl giving him a creepy look.
"Me?" He asked perplexed.
"I don't know, I just feel like you have some type of potential. Ahhh, whatevs! Hey, I believe you guys are new here. Would you guys like a tour around the city?"
"Oh, please! We'd appreciate it!" Sachi exclaimed. "Are you fine with it, Elle?"
"Of course! After all we really need some help around here." Elle replied.
"Okee! Let's goooooo!" Nika shouted into the air, while jogging to the first destination. "This here is the Central Plaza. Where we are right now is Booyah Base. It's basically a mall district. This is where you can buy new gear and weapons with the cash you earn while playing Turf Wars." The group then walked over to the green tower. "I know you guys were probably here earlier, by I'll give you more details about it. This is Inkopolis Tower. It's home to the - you guessed it - Turf Wars and Ranked Battles. It's also home to the Great Zapfish. But just to let you guys know, the Great Zapfish was currently going missing, so we have given warnings to our players for caution during battles." The group then made their last stop. "This here is the Battle Dojo area. If you go up the stairs, you can play with local friends. That's the Battle Dojo. Under the Battle Dojo, there's an alley you can see. If you go through the alleys, you'll meet someone named Spyke. He has a resemblance of an urchin, and you can order gear from people and he'll get it for you, while also being able to make new sub slots for your gear and rerolling it when it's filled with sub abilities." The group finally stopped at a nice area that avoided the sun. "Anyways, do you guys have any other questions?" The group hesitated, only for Aaron to finally ask something.
"Earlier today, a guy from that team we beat mentioned how you were the 2nd best player and were part of something called Six Hexagons, and you also mentioned something about a Hexagon Elections. What was that about?" Aaron asked politely, still confused about what it could be.
"Oh, you're talking about me and Six Hexagons?. Well, let me introduce myself again. My name is Nika Azumaru. I am the official and 2nd best player in Inkopolis of the 91st Generation of Inkopolis, and am a member of the best clan team in the game: Six Hexagons. Six Hexagons is a clan team the Official Inkopolis Administrators created. Each year, we something called Hexagon Elections. This is a conference that you can participate in to show the world your skill through 1v1s. It starts from the first 96 participants. Battles will start and then it'll be the 48 standing contestants, then 24, then 12, and then the last 6 players. From there on, the 6 players will have a chance to battle every single player, and your Win-Lose score will determine your seat ranking in the team. Last year, I made it into the top 6 and won 4 battles and lost 1 only. That is what gives me the 2nd seat." Nika explained thoroughly. "Anyways, being part of Six Hexagons doesn't just get you famous. You get to control most of Inkopolis: its events, changes, additions, and anything related to Turf Wars or Ranked Battles is what you control. You're acknowledged for your amazing skill and leadership for a year, and stay like that until a new year starts. These Hexagon Elections are favored very much every January 19th, and it's just exciting to see the battle that goes on the battlefield, and participants are always giving their best shot during these times." Aaron stared at the sky with a blazing gaze.
"Six Hexagons, huh?" Aaron whispered. "Alright then, so here's my goal and only goal. To be able to join the Six Hexagons." Nika turned her heads toward him with surprise.
"I guess that's a pretty good mindset helper too." Leaning against the balcony, she looks up into the bright sun. "Well, I gotta go. Got a meeting with some of my pals. I'll see you later, hopefully at least." Aaron nodded to her, making a thumbs up. Nika then ran towards the exit and onto the train station. As she entered the train, she looked back to see Inkopolis again. The kids were already long gone, probably heading to a new Turf War match. As she stared at the bright sun, she said to herself, "I'll hope to see you at the Hexagon Elections, Aaron."
And that's that! So thank you for reading this. Just a quick introduction, my name is ThePokeUser, and this is my first fanfiction. I wanted to start this as a hobby, and created this fanfiction at least a year ago, but never got the time to actually publish this. So if you notice that this story isn't up to date to Splatoon 2, well yea, it ain't, so hopefully you can bare with me on that. Just a quick heads-up: I'm just kid, still going to school. Please EXPECT many grammatical errors here and there. I'm fine with any criticism in the reviews, as this will (hopefully) help me become a better writer later on. The first chapter MAY seem weird, at least to me. You may notice some references here and there in my stories too, so be on a look out for those. Right now, my schedule is unknown for these chapters, so the story uploads may be "scribbly." I do have Chapter 2 done, it's a quick one, so expect that in a few days.
Anyways, see you later, this is ThePokeUser, signing off!
