Special thanks to ARandomInterloper for giving me this idea. Please note, he's not involved with this in any way. This is a self-insert, obviously. It's where I stand in the two Cass universes I've been working on. More information will come through the story itself.

NOTE: I do not own Splatoon, or any of the elements I use from other franchises. Rated T for swearing. You have been warned.

Splatoon

Return of Humanity

Chapter One

Day One

"Medical log entry #5,058. Subject in question: Cryogenic tube occupant #1187. Vitals signs stable, heart

condition excellent, brain activity normal. Preparing for thawing procedure." A robot stood in front of the

tube, checking the systems. Once it was satisfied, it pressed the release button. The door opened, freeing

the occupant. The robot used two of its six arms to carry the occupant to a medical bunk for post-

cryogenic recovery. Hours later, the occupant began to awaken. Opening his eyes, he looked around, and

saw the robot, and panicked. "Holy-!" He landed on the floor. The robot offered a hand. "My apologies,

sir. I did not mean to startle you." The young man got up. "Who are you?" It answered, "My identification

registry is Matrix, and I am designed to watch over this facility and protect the occupants within, as well

as assist the new captain that was chosen, which is you, sir." Shawn got up. "Please try not to scare the

crap out of me." Surprisingly, the drone looked apologetic. "My apologies, sir." He sighed. "You can call

me Shawn." The robot's response made him a little irritated. "My apologies, sir, but it wouldn't be

proper." Sighing, he looked around. "How many others were revived?" "Just you, sir." Glaring at the

robot, he asked, "Why?" "First, we need to be sure that there is an area of the surfaced land to build a

colony, then we need to be sure where the other facilities are, sir." He sighed. "Damn. What are the

power levels at?" "Auxiliary power levels are at 100%. Main power is offline, due to the amount of time

we've been underwater, sir." Facing Matrix, he said, "Underwater? For how long?" "12,000 years, sir." He

looked at him. "12,000 YEARS?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!" "Sir, I suggest you calm down. You are in no

condition to have a temper tantrum at the moment." Sighing, he said, "How soon can we reach the

surface on auxiliary power?" "Thirty minutes, sir. I can also bring us close to land." "Do it. I'd like to

explore at some point." The robot simply nodded. "I've prepared a workspace for you, sir, but due to the

main power being offline, the residential levels are inaccessible at this time." "Then I'll use the workspace

for living quarters. Get a cot in there, as well as a sleeping bag and a pillow." "Yes, sir." Entering the

workspace, which was in a room with some assembly arms, Shawn sat down at the desk that Matrix had

prepared for him, and accessed the log system. "Shawn Hodgson's personal log, Day One. I was revived

today, and given a briefing to the Kalos Facility's current power status, as well as my new status as the

captain of the facility. I'll continue to fill this log for future reference for the descendants of the proposed

colony." Realizing he needed a call sign, he thought it over for a minute. Making up his mind, he said,

"SoftWare, out."

A/N

I did warn you it was a self-insert. If anyone has any questions, you can either leave them in

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