Wanna know what happened before the start of this story?

Please, read Inkinators: a Splatoon fanfiction to know the main characters' past and facts not explained here.

The loud breeze was the only thing, Bars was hearing. His eyes couldn't follow the buildings and the other smaller objects, that are passing under him at incredible speed. He smiles and shouts as much as he could, until the imminent landing point.

"Ha!"

Bars did a front flip, landing on his feet.

"Yes! Perfect!" He bends his knees for a while, then he got up.

"Man! I love those stun"

"Bars, come here! Quick!"

Grina has her left hand in a upward position, near her mouth and her right hand was moving up and down, with its palm down. The boy runs towards the girl, moving his arms back and forth, while clenching his fists.

"So, did you find him?!"

The girl points at a manhole with a grate on it.

"Uh… w-wait, did he escape through the sewers?!" Bars raises his eyebrows and pulls his back backwards, while bending his vertical-positioned arms with open hands.

Grina starts to grin gradually, folding her arms.

"Ooooh, it looks like Barsy is afraid of some stinky water…" She giggles a bit.

The boy blushes a bit.

"Stop calling me, Barsy! And… ahem, I-I'm not afraid of any water or alligators!" He closes his eyes, took his hands behind his back and stood perfectly still.

"Don't worry! I'll protect you from any hungry crocodiles!" She winks, with a smile.

Bars blushes even more.

"W-w-what are you talking about?!"

Grina giggles.

"Let's go now, lazybones!" She becomes a Squid and jumps right through the grate.

"H-hey, Grina! Wait for me!"

The boy does immediately the same. He travels through a pipe, for a while, in Squid form: he tried several times to regain his humanoid form, but the sensation of being squashed kept him from doing so. Eventually, he jumps out a manhole and quickly transform into a human-like squid creature, landing on his feet on a grate.

"Bars! He ran inside that old woody cottage!" Grina points at the building matching with her description. She talked softly.

The boy walks towards the girl.

"Grina, do you have one of your plans in mind?" He said in a low voice.

"Yep! As crazy as usual! All I need is that leg-muscle of yours…!" She covers her mouth, while chuckling.

"Huh?! Y-you want me to knock down that door?" He looks at the door.

"Exactly! You're a strong boy, after all! And, you know… my legs are all fragile and delicate…" She caresses her left leg, with her left hand.

Bars expanded his eyes, breathing loudly from his nose, while watching the girl's gestures.

"Leave it to me, girl!" He puffs up his chest, pulling his belly inside as much as he could.

The boy goes near the door and stood there for a brief moment. He pulls back his right leg, slowly…

SLAM!

The door falls down, making a loud noise. Grina quickly jumps ahead, landing on her left foot, as she raises both her hands in a sideway position and keeps her balance on the foot. In front of the girl, there's an old Inkling man wearing an aged captain uniform. The bottom part of his face was covered by a mess up beard.

"This is the end of the road, gramps! We got you now on the ropes!"

The elder was trembling, as he kept moving his hands back and forth.

"N-no wait! Please, don't hurt me: I'm still too young to die!"

Only the light wind noise was heard, for a couple of seconds.

"Young…? You?! More like, too old even for a museum!" The girl lays her right foot down, leaning her hands on both her hips. She frowns a bit too.

"Yeah, pal! You seriously need to update that mirror of yours! Well… if you have one, that is." He folds his arm, frowning more than Grina.

The old man becomes gradually red, slamming his stick multiple times.

"How dare you! Is this how you respect the next?! I have much, much more experience on education than every Inkling combined!"

"Heh! So much experience, that you need a stick in order to sustain yourself, right?" The girl grins.

The elder was completely red! He slams his left foot on the ground, in quick yet strong movements.

"So, is this how you treat innocent younglings, aren't you?! Weeell, you two really deserve a good splattin'!"

The man was approaching, holding his stick with both his hands.

"NO, CAPTAIN! DON'T FIGHT THEM!"

Out of nowhere, a flying tiny sea-horse stops between Grina and the old captain, staring in front of the elder.

"Lisa, out of my way! I have to defend my honor as a respectable young leader!"

"B-but captain, you're not into a healthy shape! I mean, just look at yourself! You're still catching your breath, after all that running!" She points at him, with her right hoof.

"It doesn't matter! My spirit demands revenge!" The man shakes his stick with his right hand.

"You don't need violence, to achieve that… explanation will be good enough!" Lisa moves left and right, while moving her head in the same direction.

"Are you sure…?" The captain lowers his stick, raising his eyebrows.

"Pretty good idea, little sea-horse!"

Lisa turns her back, looking at Grina and Bars smiling.

"Honestly, I'd not have the courage to hurt that poor elder…" She swings her right hand towards a fly, making the creature flee.

"YOUNG! I'M A YOUNG BOY!" The man shouts, shaking his stick again.

"Tsk, whatever…" She shrugs. "Anyway, you'd better start explaining yourself! Because I don't like the idea of having paparazzi, all around my personal life!" Grina lays her hands on her hips, frowns slightly and taps her right foot at a normal pace.

"I bet he wanted to do something nasty to us!" Bars raises both his fists, at head level.

The captain lowers his head.

"… I think I made a mistake…" He said in a low voice.

"Uhm? What's that?" Grina shakes her head quickly, moving her back forward a bit.

"I thought I was looking in front of two kind Inklings." He raises his head, staring at both. "I saw the injustice you had endured in the early afternoon."

Suddenly, Grina and Bars opened their mouth, expanding their eyes slightly.

"No one should deserve humiliation… not even if the responsible accidentally destroyed something important. Actually… I examined the Inkinators, since that Global Testfire announcement."

"Examined us…?" Grina stood still.

"Yes. I watched most of the battles you took place. You two have so much potential… but your quick disrespect only proved how selfish and nasty, you can become. I… I don't even want to say, why I spied on you!" He shakes his head, with his eyes closed.

"What?! Ooooh no, you don't! You'll not get away from us, you rusty bucket!" She points at him, gritting her teeth and frowning a lot.

"… I rest my case." The man turns his back, walking away.

"HEY! COME BACK HERE, YOU"

Lisa stood in front of Grina, stretching her legs forward, successfully making the girl stop.

"Let me pass! No one spies on me and Bars, thinking to get away with it!" She rotates her right forefinger, while shouting.

"Leave him alone! I'll explain the rest… I promise!" Lisa was frowning too.

Grina stares at the sea-horse, for a while. Then she sighs loudly.

"All right. Fire away."

"How about we talk outside? The air is very fresh and relaxing!" Lisa moves up and down, with her eyes closed.

"Uhm, good idea: I'm choking with this woody smell of closed doors." She shakes her right hand, in a sideway position, near her right side of the head.

"Great! Let's gooooo!" Lisa does a quick spin.

She flies outside, while singing.

"Eh eh, what a cheerful little sea-horse!" Bars smiled.

"Yeah, I guess… let's not stay behind now, Bars!" Grina goes out of the cottage.

The boy follows her, scratching the left side of his head, with his right hand.