Here is the next chapter! Note this story and the ones I make in the future take place after first my crossover story, The Switch Power (updates every Friday or weekend). ;) Hope you enjoy! :D
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It was later in the afternoon in Inkopolis Square. Redd enjoyed his time he spent with Marina. After all, they had a good time. So with nothing better to do, Redd decided to go see how the Squid Sisters are doing.
Normally, he would see Marie standing by the entrance to Octo Canyon, and she goes in when Redd gets close. But this time, he didn't even see her at all. But Redd just shrugged and went in anyway, not even caring about why that even happened.
When Redd gets there, he is now pretty shocked. Marie would always be there to greet him, but still... Callie was the only one there. Redd started to worry. Did the Octarians squidnap her?
Redd finally talked to Callie, wondering what is going on.
"Callie? Do you know where Marie is?" Redd asked.
"Well, she isn't too far away. She's over there, daydreaming again." Callie said, pointing to where Marie is. And turns out Callie was right.
"But still... she seems a bit upset. I wouldn't suggest talk to her if I were you." Callie suggested.
"What? Why?"
"Well, uh-"
"Don't be so overdramatic, Callie! Of course she'll be happy to see me!" Redd said with a chuckle. He walks past her anyway.
"Wait! Redd, you don't understand!" Callie exclaimed. But he didn't listen, he was too far away.
"She thinks you cheated on her..." Callie thought. Now she was afraid on what the outcome will be.
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Redd approaches Marie with his usual smile. Marie looked away from him, but Redd didn't mind.
"Hey, Marie! How ya doing?" Redd greeted. Marie didn't say anything.
"I know you wanted to go somewhere with me today. I'll be happy to go anywhere you'd like!" Redd suggested. He knows that Marie wanted to go on a lunch date with him, but he couldn't since he was watching the movie. But now he's fine to do it.
"Yes. You can leave." Marie snapped. Redd was surprised by that. He knows Marie can be salty at times, but this was surprising!
"Um... what? I came here to see you." Redd responded, confused on why Marie said that to him.
"But I don't want to see you. Leave." Marie commanded.
"You're always excited to see me though."
"You don't understand." Marie turned around, and faced him with an angry look.
"You okay?" Redd asked.
"No. I'm very upset." Marie replied.
"Why?"
"You know why." Redd was shocked.
"What are you talking about?" He asked.
"You know darn well what you did!" Marie said, raising her voice.
"Why are you yelling at me?!" Redd exclaimed.
"Does it matter?! I know what you did!" Marie yelled.
"What did I do?!"
"Something you shouldn't have done in the first place!"
"What?!"
"I saw you inside your home, watching a movie." Marie said bitterly. Redd raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah, I told you. That was a plan I had for the day." Redd responded.
"Why was Marina with you?"
"Well-"
"Let me answer for you. BECAUSE YOU LOVE HER MORE THAN ME!" Marie screamed. Redd was beyond confused and surprised right now. Why was Marie yelling at him? Why is this even happening?!
"What are you talking about?!"
"That's why I'm mad!"
"About what?!"
"About what you did!"
"What do I even DO?!" Marie slapped him across the face.
"YOU CHEATED ON ME THE WHOLE TIME!" Marie screamed. Redd was speechless, he didn't know what to say.
"I did NO such thing!" Redd retorted back.
"I saw what Marina did to you!"
"WHAT?!"
"I saw her hold your hand, touch you on the nose... basically you love her!"
"No I-"
"NO MORE! I'M ALREADY HEARTBROKEN ENOUGH! I DON'T NEED ANYMORE OF YOUR EXCUSES!" Marie screamed. She tried to prevent tears from rolling down her cheeks, but she just had to cry a little.
"I'm not making any excuses, Marie!"
"YES YOU ARE! You think that you'll just tell the truth, BUT YOU'RE NOT!" Marie yelled.
"I am trying to tell the truth! Will you please listen to me?!"
"NO!" Marie shouted.
"I'm just trying to say something, just one time!"
"You're just gonna lie! I don't want you to even say anything anymore!"
"But-"
"NO MORE, REDD! YOU RUINED IT ALL, SO JUST SHUT UP!" Marie screamed. She stomps away from without even bothering to turn around to face him.
"Marie wait!" Redd exclaimed as he runs after her. Marie whacks him with her parasol soon after, clearly she had enough.
"GET AWAY FROM ME, YOU DIRTY HUSBAND CHEATER!" Marie screamed. She squid forms and super jumps soon after, not knowing where she was going, just as long she was away from him.
Redd didn't know what to say. Marie said to him that he cheated on her. Now they were breaking up.
"Sigh... I guess I'll just go home now." Redd said to himself. Callie walked over to him.
"I tried to convince. I was about to say that Marie was mad at you." Callie admitted.
"Yeah, thanks." Redd said quietly. He walks away from her without even saying good-bye.
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9:00 PM. The Inklings in the Square were asleep. Callie was sleeping just fine, but Marie... she couldn't even sleep. She was twisting and turning, just thinking about Redd.
She tried to get him out of his mind, but it didn't even work.
"I just... why did you do that? Why did you cheat on me?" Marie thought. A memory begins to play in her head.
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Redd enters a mysterious place, definitely different from where he lived in. His ink color even changed from his classic red to a yellow-orange. After looking around, she sees another Inkling there.
The Inkling had gray hair that was all tied in a bow, along with a black kimono with some green, and she was also holding a parasol.
"Hmm... The Octarians..." She mumbled to herself. She turned around to see the male Inkling. The green one had yellow eyes and a sarcastic tone in her voice. Redd immediately recognized her.
"Hey... you showed up!" The green Inkling said.
"Um... yes I did." Redd replied.
"As soon as I saw you wandering around the square, I knew you were the one."
"Me?" Redd asked, confused.
"I'm Marie. I know you're probably a bit starstruck, but I need you to get over it." The green Inkling said, revealing herself. She does her "stay fresh" pose soon after.
"It's nice to meet you!" Redd said with a smile. What a surprise to Marie! He wasn't freaking out, yet he knows her very well.
"The name's Redd. I'm a big fan, so glad to see you." He added.
"Nice to see you, too. Anyway, I've got a little... thing I need help with." Marie said. There was a newspaper by her about the latest news right now.
"By now you've heard that the Great Zapfish that powers Inkopolis Square has gone missing. Well, it's not just missing- It's been squidnapped by the Octarian menace!" Maire exclaimed.
"Wait a minute. How do you know all of this?" Redd asked.
"Well... on the surface, I may look like an absurdly talented pop star... but in truth, I am Agent 2 of the New Squidbeak Splatoon: a secret society of heroes who save the world from Octarians!" Marie replied.
"Wow. That is amazing." Redd complimented.
"Now, I've been trying to keep an eye on the Octarians in my downtime, but I'm a busy girl." Marie said.
"Yeah. I can see." Redd replied.
"If only Callie was around to lend a hand..." Marie thought.
"*ahem* Anyway, I need you to help get the Great Zapfish back from those slimy Octarians! What do you say? Are you in?" She asked.
"Count me in!" Redd said with a smile.
"Wonderful!" Marie said smiling back.
A matter of seconds later...
"Welcome aboard! You are now Agent 4 of the New Squidbeak Splatoon." Marie said. Redd was now in a yellow jacket and huge, black boots, a long with a headset around his ears.
"Nice." Redd said, cheering a little.
"I got you this brand new Hero Suit as a bonus. And look at that! It fits you like a glove! Not bad for an old hand-me-down..." Marie said, chuckling a little. She points her parasol in another direction.
"Now let's go tear down those Octarians limb from limb, from limb from limb from limb from limb from limb from limb from- well, you get the picture." Marie said.
"Leave it to me, Marie." Redd responded.
"By the way, the entrances to the Octarian realm are invisible. You'll have to ink them to reveal them." Marie said.
"I got this!" Redd said, pumping his fist."
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That was the time that Marie first met Redd. It was fun indeed. But now there's just absolute hate in here eyes. Not only that, since this is a whole breakup thing, she couldn't help but silently cry. She gets another memory in her head.
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Redd just got back from defeating Neo Octostomp, kind of the same Great Octoweapon that Agent 3 fought back then.
"Agent 4, I want to thank you for all you've done so far." Marie said, communicating through the headset.
"No problem!" Redd said.
"I think it's about time I told you about my other purpose in asking for your help..." Marie said. She lowers her head a little.
"When we met I told you I was looking for the Great Zapfish." Marie said.
"Yeah." Redd replied.
"But... I'm afraid that's not the whole story. You see... even more than the Great Zapfish, I want to find my cousin Callie. She vanished the same day as the Great Zapfish!" Marie confessed.
"Oh, I know." Redd replied.
"Wait! You knew?!" Marie yelled.
"The whole time, Marie. The whole time." Redd said, laughing a little.
"Phew, cool. Anyway, I'm Agent 2 of the New Squidbeak Splatoon, and Callie is Agent 1. Then there's Agent 3, who's currently out with our grandpa, Captain Cuttlefish. They won't be back for a while." Marie said.
"Huh." Redd replied, but really not knowing what to say.
"I was supposed to be protecting Inkopolis while the Cap'n was away, but then... Callie... the Great Zapfish..." Marie said, her voice trailing down a little.
"Hey, it's okay. I understand." Redd replied. Marie smiled, this guy is very kind.
"Sorry I didn't tell you sooner, Agent 4. We'd totally be sunk without you. I know we'll find Callie if we keep looking!" Marie responded.
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That was the time... not only for the truth... but Marie's new secret. She saw his battling style, and accepted his kindness, thus in her having some feelings for him. But...
Now she felt very heartbroken. Marie couldn't take it anymore.
She began to scream loudly, and she picks up her pillow and throws it at the wall. She sobs soon after, not wanting to witness this moment anymore. Callie came in bursting through the door.
"Marie! Are you okay?! I heard you scream!" Callie exclaimed.
"No, Callie. I... I'm fine." Marie said, which was a lie. She was definitely NOT fine.
"Okay. I'll leave you alone. Just try to stay calm, okay?" Callie said comfortingly. But still...
She felt pain in her heart. She won't be letting this go.
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A/N: I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I will work on my crossover story sometime in the future. :) Stay Fresh homies! :D
