Chapter 2

Ty's POV

Ah, I love it when the air is cool. It makes it so much easier to breathe...

"Ty, are we going to be late?" asked Vybe. "Well, are we?"

"You didn't give me enough time to answer Vybe, and we will not be late." I said. "You should take into consideration that he is old, plus he said to come when we were ready."

Looking back to when I first asked, it was only a few months after I defeated Octavio. I was so interested that I took a look at the flying disk that stole the Great Zapfish. After that, it was a blur of me and Vybe getting all the materials we would need to create a scale model. And once that was done, we showed it off at the Inkopolis Science Fair. That was when we met Rex, who nearly managed to break it. He did show interest in the concept, so he wanted to help us get a full-scale machine that actually works. I can't remember when we met Coral though. The earliest memory of her was once we got the coils in. She was napping on top of it when I got to the lab the morning after we put in the coils.

Out of all four of us, I think only two of us have any 'notable' abilities. Coral and I are definite, though I'm suspecting Vybe has something about her, seeing as nearly any time I brush up against her tentacles, I feel multiple shocks and the area where I brushed seems to be a weird shade of blue-green. If Rex has anything, he isn't showing it.

"What's the matter?"Vybe asks.

"Oh, I was just lost in my thoughts." I said. It wasn't long after until we reached the plaza.

"Oh, it looks like Cooler Heads has some new stock!" Vybe said happily."I will go check it out, you visit the cap'n!" And like that, she was off.

"Oh-kay, that was awkward." I said quietly. I looked around, not many inklings were around. "Must be a slow day today. That's good."

I step on the manhole in the corner, and transform into my squid form. After what seemed like a few seconds, I arrived at what the cap'n claims as his 'base'.

"Ty, is that you young man?" Cuttlefish said, but something was off...

"Yeah, I'm here about that thing I asked you about nearly 4 years ago." I said. "I need a zapfish, we finally built it."

"Oh joy! I never forget my promises, so let me go get it for you." He said. He walked into his shed. I looked at the snow globe prison, but Octavio wasn't there."Where is Octavio?"

"Oh, him. He escaped, but He hasn't been able to continue his reign effectively. Riots are happening between different species of Octarian, all fighting for power." Cuttlefish explains.

"So if it continues, a civil war will break out..."I say. Before I can continue, an explosion was heard in the distance, and a flying disk flew out of nowhere and over our heads.

"DAMN IT, THEY ARE GOING FOR IT!" I yell."GET THE ZAPFISH IN A CONTAINER AND SEND IT TO MY APARTMENT! I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS MYSELF!"

"HERE IS YOUR SPLATTERSHOT" He yells back."AND GET YOUR UNIFORM ON, THE FANS LOVE IT!"

"I ALREADY HAVE A GIRLFRIEND!"I yell back before disappearing into the grate.

Vybe's POV

"Oh my squid this is cute!" I squeal. I picked up a Jungle Hat."This would definitely look good on Ty!"

"So you want to buy it?" Annie asks.

"Can I get two? One for me and one for my Boyfriend?" I ask.

"Ah, so he's your 'Boyfriend' now, huh?" Moe asks, teasingly.

"Moe, was I specifically talking to you?" I say. "But yes, I treat him as such, but I have not told him my true feelings yet."

"Where is your bravery now, young squid?" Moe asks, with more malice than before.

"Moe, you are not needed right now." Annie said. Moe begrudgingly sulks backwards.

"Back to the hats, how much for the two of them?" I ask. "I mean, if it's possible..."

"Yeah, it is."Annie happily said. "That will be 18,000 coins."

"Whew, your store is wiping me clean, Annie!" I say as I give her the cash. "But I like it here, so I don't mind."

"Thank you for shopping at Cooler Heads. Have a nice..."Annie started, but was interrupted by what sounded like a distant explosion. "...Day?"

"Um... yeah, you too Annie!" I said before taking the bag. I ran out to the plaza, and I could just feel that there was fear in the air; everyone was looking around nervously.

Just then, a giant UFO appeared from nowhere heading straight for the great zapfish. Knowing what it was going to take, I reach for my splattershot. I never leave home without it. I aimed at where it was going and fired. All of the sudden, I felt something land on me, and I blacked out.

Coral's POV

I was watching the TV in the break room with the two siblings and Rex. Rex is more of a kid person than I am, so I just sat on the far end of everyone else. Suddenly, the screen went red with an exclamation mark in the center. News Flash, apparently, so something major must have happened. Callie and Marie started talking about a giant UFO over Inkopolis Plaza. I dared not show my fear, I want to be brave, but...

"... We just received some news about the UFO taking the great zapfish and a hostage" Callie said.

My heart is falling, I can feel it.

"Their hostage was an inkling, of course." Marie sighed.

"Witnesses claim that she had Cyan Hair with light-grey tips..." Callie added.

Rex then shut off the TV, looking at me with a concerned face. I just realized I had curled myself up into a ball, frozen, hollow possibly. I couldn't take it anymore. I ran outside and into the alleyway and cried. Rex came after me and tried to comfort me.

I feel so alone. At least Rex is here...


So here is one more. please review if you want to, I won't force something I know most people rather stay away from.

At this point, I'm not planning on taking many more suggestions (not that there were any to begin with). I already dashed trough so many chapters, but I need to finalize them first.