A Race Apart

Chapter 3

A New Threat


"How are you feeling lad?" Cap'n Cuttlefish asked as Splat came forward, "What happened out there?"

"I just defeated legions of Octarians." Splat chuckled, "I showed my parents, all taunting me and stuff!"

"You need to calm down, Agent." Cap'n Cuttlefish muttered, "Don't take this too far... You might actually enrage the entire Octarian species."

"I'll take them all on if they do." Splat scoffed, "Look, I'm going to that area, and going to take down all those Octarians." he pointed to a kettle,

"Huh.." Cap'n Cuttlefish sighed, "Alright..."

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"Blurp..." Starly murmured as it came out of its aquarium, then came to rest over the book Splat had left behind the night before.

Flipping the pages, a complete anatomy of Octarian and Inkling kind were found in its pages. Surely enough, it was a biology book, and is if it was reading it, Starly continued flipping the pages.

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"Hmm... Hm... Hm..." Splat's mom came inside her son's room with a broom, "Oh... Splat!" she groaned, seeing the mess inside, "I feel like I raised a hermit crab!"

She continued her way around the room, seeing the mess and trying to avoid tripping over anything.

"Say..." Splat's mother mumbled when she saw a slimy fluid all over the bed, "Hmm..." she turned to face the aquarium, "Oh! Did he take that thing to splat again!?" she growled, "I told you we should have never gotten him that Crown-of-Thorns, dear!" she yelled to her husband.

She continued inspecting the room, seeing large bundles of clothes scattered around.

"What a mess.." Splat's mother growled, "Honey! Come take a look at this disaster!" she called out, however, there was no response, "Honey?"

A huge thud was heard that split second, startling the inkling.

"Honey?!" Splat's mother ran to their room, the source of the sound, "Honey, are you al-" she paused when she saw all her husband's clothes scattered on the ground.

KRASH! A huge thump was heard,

"AH!" Splat's mother screamed,

"What's going on!?" her husband appeared, "I was in the garage, what's-" he paused when he saw the destruction in their room.

"I think there's a thief in our home!" Splat's mother told him, "He's in here!"

"I'll get him." Splat's father growled and ran off, opened a nearby closet, and grabbed a double-barreled Blaster.

"Be careful, dear." Splat's mother stepped back as her husband came into the room,

"Where are you, you nasty shrimp.." Splat's father growled,

"KRROOOO." a voice bellowed, "In... here..."

"Huh!?" Splat's mother looked as a figure came out of the closet,

"AH!" the two screamed, and several ink blasts were fired.

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"Hm..." Splat mumbled as he walked around a dark facility, "Where are those damn Octarians?" he looked around,

"Who are you looking for?" a voice called out to him,

"Huh?" Splat turned and saw a young girl, on her head was hair that seemed to be made out of tentacles,

"Who are you?" Splat asked as he held his Hero Shot up, "Are you an Octarian?"

"You should know.." the youth grinned, showing her sharp fangs, "You slayer of my people."

"You don't look like an Octarian." Splat muttered, seeing her human like figure,

"I'm just an advanced Octarian..." the youth responded as she stepped closer, "An Octoling in your circles..."

A light clicked inside Splat's head, and the images from his biology book came back, making him shoot his weapon.

"Ha!" the Octoling jumped to avoid the blasts, "Take this!" she blasted him with her weapon,

"Wah!" Splat barely avoided it, "You damn Octarians!"

"You damned Inkling!" the Octoling yelled and continued firing, but Splat had gotten behind cover this time.

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"Ah!" Splat yelled as he was struck by a wayward splat of ink,

"Rah!" the Octoling charged and tackled him to the ground, "I got you now!" she held her splatter to his head, "Your splatting will bring me much honor..." she grinned, once again baring her fangs.

"You... won't beat me!" Splat roared and turned the tables, now he was on top, "It's time for you to die!" he held his Hero Shot to her face,

"Ha!" the Octoling kneed his back,

"Augh!" Splat groaned and the two separated, "Why you-" he held his weapon out, but too late, he was blasted at the knees, "AH!" he yelled and collapsed.

"This is Private Paprika..." the Octoling spoke into her radio, "I have avenged our people..." she held up her splatter, aiming down on the disabled Inkling, "It's over for you..."

"Hm!" Spalt jumped up and grabbed her weapon.

POOM! POOM! The splatter fired. POOM POOM! It fired once more,

"Gah..." Splat groaned as he held his abdomen,

"Ah..." Paprika moaned as she did the same, both had been struck.

"This... this isn't... over..." Splat said as he started to teeter-totter, "I'll take you... out." he held up his hand, which had a glowing white band.

"You're not.. going... anywhere!" Paprika grabbed hold, and the two were whisked away...

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"Ah..." Splat landed outside of the Cap'n's shack, he had bailed out of his mission.

"Argh..." Paprika also managed to flee with him, "Where... Where..."

"Splat!" Cap'n Cuttlefish yelled, "Spalt! What are you doing!?"

"What are you-" Splat said once he saw the Octoling in the room, "Ah! How did you get over here!?"

"The same way you did!" Paprika yelled as the two locked their weapons on each other, "Where am I!?"

"Why did you bring her here!?" Cap'n Cuttlefish yelled, "Don't you know Inkopolis is just over that grate!?"

"It is?" Paprika grinned, then sprinted off, turning into octopus form and disappearing!

"You see what you do!?" Splat yelled, "You just had to tell her, didn't you!?" he said and ran to follow suit.

"Oops..." Cap'n Cuttlefish mumbled, "My bad, lad."