This Chapter is EXTREMELY SHORT! Sorry 'bout that guys! Hey, at least got chapter 3-20! Just to let you know, this is actually a lot more of a comic-book format, is what one of my school friends say, so take note on the constant changing points of view. Enjoy!
Chap. 3) Way to Be, Agent 3!
Squirt yawned as the morning snuck up. She had a long night considering how long it took to find her way back up to the surface. She began to laugh at how many ropes and ladders that were tossed down for her. But, she made it in time, and earned some money over the night, purchased a room in the Apartments, and snuggled up in her queen sized bed. That had to be the best night she had ever. Her back didn't hurt too much. Back in Calamari County, her bed was as hard as a rock, since her parents were a bit impoverished. Living in a fragile house was not easy. If it rained, the house had to be filled with cups, pails, buckets, bowls, basically anything that can hold another. She had to live with sleepless nights. She always had hours of work to do, having to help out in neighbor's yards, harvest crops, things that could give you blisters all over. Her family saved up all the money so she could arrive at Inkopolis at the right age. Squirt sighed. "I wish my parents were here too. Life would be much easier here." She was interrupted by the Squid Sister's jingle when she turned on the TV.
"Hold on to your tentacles!" Callie entered. "Because it's Inkopolis News Time!" Marie finished. "OK, we have HUGE news! Like, really huge!" Callie said, holding out her arms to represent the big news. "We are gonna have a fan meet and greet at Blackbelly Skate Park!" She chimed. Marie scowled. "No, we're not, Callie. We have different news, remember?" Marie crossed her arms. "Oh, ya! There was a UFO sighting down at the Kelp Dome!" Callie exclaimed. "I just hope the plants are OK in there. Who knows what could be in that ship!" Marie moped. "I think they are fine. After all, they are just plants." Callie cooed, patting her sister's back. "Some inklings got some footage with their SquidPods last night, here is some pics of the wreckage." Callie pointed at the screen behind them. Squirt looked long and hard. The UFO was filled with… Pinkish purple ink? " Maybe it is the sign that there's intelligent life out there! Remember when the researchers of the Squid Science Lab sent a message into space?" Callie recalled. Marie cheered up a bit. "I always loved science." She sniffed. "Now, on to the weather-" Squirt turned off the TV. "A UFO?" Squirt thought for a moment. "AHA!" She grabbed her weapon and slipped on her shoes and kicked the door open. "I gotta get Ink!" She ran out within lightning speed.
Bzzzzt. Squirt rang the doorbell every two seconds. Bzzt. "Alright! Alright! I'm coming! Geez, girl scouts these days. So pushy." He muffled. Ink unlocked the door and opened up, to find Squirt zoomed into his face, he broke into a huge sweat. "Squirt! What a surprise! I-" Squirt grabbed his arm and ran with him dragging behind her. "Didja see the news?" She practically screamed. "I -ow!- did! Was there -ow!- a UF-OW!" Ink squelched in pain. "Yup! We're gonna check it out!" Ink managed to get up. "I gotta meet up with the elite 10 this morning!" Ink remembered. "We won't be there long, trust me!" She convinced.
"So, this is it, huh?" Ink awed at the UFO hiding at the edge of the Kelp Dome, surrounded by plant life. "Pretty suspicious…" Squirt thought out loud. "What?" Ink overheard her thought. "Wha- nothing'!" She covered quickly. "Gee… I wonder what was in it…" Ink breathed. "INK! Where are you! NUmber five! Look for 'im!" A female voice barked. "Crab cakes… Squirt, I gotta go." Ink gasped. "Sorry for causing any trouble." Squirt's stomach drop, getting her new friend in huge trouble. Ink ran off. "Hey, sorry, I...was talking to a friend." She heard. "Don't let it happen again, or you WILL get kicked off the team." She heard the rough female voice, she especially payed attention to the way she stretched out the word "will". "Ya, ya. Sure." She heard their voices fade. They must be leaving. Squirt continued to search the UFO, for any possible evidences this belonged to the Octo-Army. A few weapons, a metal mask, armor, a few salmon eggs in a bag. Squirt gagged. She noticed the guns had the Octo-Army symbol, a purple-pink octopus.
She sighed at her evidences. "Great. I gotta work for HIM." She stretched the word "him" and quoted. She got up. "First, a quick turf-war!" She smiled.
She grabbed her Splattershot JR. and immediately got in line. She bumped into the kid she met last turf-war. "Watch IT!" He almost shrieked. "Dude, what's your boggle?" She snapped. He turned around. "Oh god, it's you." He moaned. "Oh god, it's you…" She repeated back. "Whaddya want, carrot head?" He teased. She only groaned. "I'll have you know, I am friends with number three in the Elite 10!" She bragged. "In your dreams!" He snorted. The Elite 10 walked by, posing and showing off their freshness. Everyone oohed and awed at the group. "Oh, hey Squirt!" Ink waved at Squirt as he passed by, doing that sweet smile he always does. Squirt grinned evilly at the inkling in front of her. He dropped his jaw. He coughed. "Ahem, I'm so sorry! Please, cut in front! You so deserve it!" He choked.
"I can't believe we won!" Squirt laughed. Ink ran up behind her. "Weird, we were team-members again…" He muttered. "Hey, uh, dude! I gotta go!" She ran rapid fast. "...I didn't even talk to her or say hi." He whispered. He just walked off to the Filet Cafe with only his shadow beside him.
Squirt snuck into the manhole, making extra sure no one is paying attention. She popped open the lid and hopped inside, with darkness surrounding her, and cold forming goosebumps. Splat! She landed, once again, flat on her face, with a figure peering over her. "You ok there squiddo? That was quite a fall there." The captain scratched. "Ya, no kidding..." Squirt moaned as she wiped dirt from her knees. "So, are you in?" He asked, knowing the exact reason she came back down. She sighed. "Hand me the suit." The captain made a grin from ear to ear, practically about to explode because his eyes were ten times more bulgy than they were before. "I knew it," he laughed. "First, ya gotta meet my gransquids, your business partners, agents 1 and 2! Your first mission is tomorrow! So be there with your suit!" Cuttlefish paused. "Please, don't tell anyone! No one else needs to be involved." He warned. Squirt rolled her eyes. "Alright! Alright!" She sasses, flipping her orange tentacle hair. "See ya tomorrow, agent 3..." He chuckled, as Squirt climbed her way back up to the surface.