"Calm down, we'll find a way." Tokuma said trying to assure me everything will be fine. I pick up the bag and take a deep breath. Our decision was to head back since we just walked strait most of the way. Surely we'll find our way back.

Meanwhile, Callie is keeping watch while Marie tries to repair the boat. "Any luck?" Callie asked. "No." Marie answered. "Gramps didn't leave any spare parts in this trash heap." Way to go Captain Cuttlefish! We're stranded without a way to get back and our supply of food is limited. Thankfully, the jungle has some fruit that is edible so hopefully it will last us till we return home. After this I don't think we'll go to Inku Island, or will we?

"We made it!" I said sighing in relief. Callie and Marie turn to us seeing we found something. "So glad to see someone was successful." Callie said glaring back at Marie. She just rolled her eyes and ignored it. We hand over a banana to each of them and store the rest of the food in a cooler. At least we have a nice base: the boat is cozy enough to sleep in and crazy as it sounds, the radio still works. Once we settled, we decide to explore the jungle more for a chance to repair the boat and find more food.

It's only about 2:00 PM so we have time before sundown. Callie and Marie decide to join us all armed in case of danger like last time (remember the Squinkeys Tokuma and I encountered). The jungle is rather calm and peaceful, much like how Marie described Inku Island. Perhaps we're closer to it than we realize. Then again, there aren't any Inklings around or signs of civilization. It has some life, but not much as far as I know.

After about an hour of exploring, we plop down in exhaustion. That's when Callie gets an idea to use her Squid Phone, but there's no service out here. "Just our luck! No service!" she said stomping the dirt. "Relax, Callie. I've got an idea since our boat is toast: why not make a new one?" Marie suggested. It sounded like a good idea, but how? We can't chop down trees without an axe: this isn't Minecraft. What we can do is find branches and tie them together. Problem though, no rope!

"I haven't looked through all of gramps' boat yet so there may be some useful tools." Marie added.

"Hopefully. I don't wanna die here." Callie wined.

"Me too, by the way, did anything look suspicious in the boat?" I asked.

"The steering mechanism was fried, but for that to happen is rather odd."

"Do you think it really was squidjacked?" Callie asked.

"I think so, but let's not assume the worst."

Marie gets up signaling us to continue venturing in this neverending jungle. The idea of building an old fashioned boat does swarm around in our minds, but the materials to build it are few. Still, if we find them we will conform to it. However, if we come across a new power source for the speed boat we'll do that instead.

"Hey, look!" I point to a cave that is most likely infested with bats and other dark creatures. Of course, we are prepared with weapons and a flashlight that Marie carries around. "As an agent, I'm prepared for any situation." she said turning it on. We follow her into the cave holding each other's hands so we don't get lost. The eerie feeling was unsettling, but I tried fending it off by humming the Luigi's Mansion theme. It didn't really work and the others saw it as strange.

The cave was empty, there were maybe a few bats but other than that it was clear. Until we heard a hissing sound, could it be a snake? Marie shines her light on where the sound was coming from and nothing was there. We didn't let our guard down, something can be among us. Pressing forward, we find a fork in the road: three paths were laid before us. None of us brought flashlights so we had to light it up the old fashioned way. We grabbed sticks and lit them by rubbing them together.

"Now how shall we split up?" I asked.

"Callie and I will go alone while you and Tokuma explore the middle." Marie suggested.

"Wait! Who says I want to go alone?" Callie asked.

"It's the best way: Rebekah can't go alone."

"Hey! I can too, go solo!" I yelled.

"If she can't, then I'll go with her." Callie said taking my hand.

"Alright, then Tokuma and I will go alone."

It was a risky idea, but in order to productively search we have to split up. I just hope Tokuma can handle herself well. Since we're Inklings I think we're at an advantage if in a pinch. I may be older than Tokuma, but with my autism I think and act differently. Plus, I've always been with someone and because of that I'm not used to being alone. It's kind of my parents fault: they always assumed I can't go solo. Sometimes, too much protection is a bad thing. I need to learn on my own!

On Marie's end: she's slowly strolling through the left side of the cave. The hissing sounds continue and she panics for a moment until she realizes there's nothing. Marie is typically calm, but this is starting to frighten her. She continues onward, keeping her eyes and ears wide open. Meanwhile, Tokuma is exploring the right side of the cave. It's rather wet with puddles of water, why is that? Growls can be heard in the distance, Tokuma gets rather scared but shines the torch forward anyway. She slowly inches her way through the cave….ROAR! Jump scare! She fires at the monster hoping it will work.

The beast shakes off the ink and roars. Tokuma throws bombs and swims around it. Then she shoots from behind which appears to be working. With it covered in ink, it's mobility fails so Tokuma wrecks the beast and it explodes in light blue ink.

"Wait! A Zapfish?"