The octoling woke up with a sigh. Finally, he felt awake enough to walk around. All of his friends were asleep, and the sea cucumber was climbing the walls. "Awake now?" C.Q. Cumber said. "About time. Did you learn anything new?"

He responded with, "I think my name is Kokichi. Is that correct?"

"Ding ding ding! We have a winner. Yep, that's your name. But what else did you learn?"

"I was skilled in combat and still didn't fare well against Agent 3."

"Yep! Now, if you excuse me, I'm going to try and find something to eat on these walls." The sea cucumber went back to doing its usual thing.

Kokichi decided to walk around a bit. The octolings only respawned when a new test subject came in, so it was completely fine for him to take a little stroll. Looking around, he noticed a camera he never noticed before. He waved at it for fun. He didn't know why, he just felt an urge to wave at this camera. He heard the group stir, so he booked it back to the start and past the gate.

"…Huh…? You're up…?" Maki asked groggily.

"Well, I'm pretty sure I am," Kokichi replied. Now the whole group was starting to wake up. As soon as they realized that he had fainted the day before, they asked him "Are you okay?" and "Is there anything we could do?" He was perfectly okay, he said to them, and that he didn't need anything./p

"Did octoling remember anything?" Gonta asked.

"Well, I did remember my name…" Kokichi said slowly.

"What is your name?" Tsumugi asked.

"My name is Kokichi," he said.

"What a lovely name! Atua approved name!" Angie cheered.

"That being said, don't you guys need to also finish your tests?" Kokichi asked.

"Right. Who's going next, C.Q?" Tsumugi asked.

"Dark green's up. Good luck."

Kokichi's phone started beeping.

3rd_Agent: What are you guys up to?

Octo_K: Not much just noticed a new camera got installed in the facility we're in

3rd_Agent: A friend of mine put it up for me to make sure things are okay down there. Is that okay with you?

Octo_K: Sure. I think I waved at one of them.

3rd_Agent: Yep, I saw that. Just make sure no one goes comatose.

Octo_K: We know how to take care of ourselves.

[TIMESKIP]

"Alright, now that everyone's done, get back on the train," C.Q. Cumber said, ushering them in. As soon as they were all inside, they greeted Captain Cuttlefish. All of a sudden, they heard a speaker-like frequency coming from the captain.

"Huh… Is this thing working?!" the captain said with surprise. He pulled out a walkie-talkie and said, "Oho! I hear something! Come in, Agent 3! Agent 3, do you copy?!" Kokichi was now wondering if Agent 3 was really on that walkie-talkie.

"Mic check, one-two, who the heck are you?!" an overly enthusiastic inkling voice came over the walkie-talkie.

"EXCUSE ME?!" the captain was taken aback by this sudden response.

"Pearl! Didn't anyone teach you to respect your elders?!" an Octoling voice scolded the inkling who was supposedly named Pearl.

"Hwa-?! Who am I speaking to? Where is Agent 3?! State your names!" the captain was clearly nervous about this, and looking around, his friends felt the same concern and confusion as he did.

"Uh, I think I asked you first, dude. Anyway, I'm Pearl, but you can call me MC.Princess!" Pearl said boastfully. Without warning she busted into a rap."My deets? I'm short and sweet! I spit that fire makes posers perspire. Step to my game? I'll bring the pain. I'm never shook because I'm OFF THE HOOK!"

"Oho?! Check it, kid. Are you stepping to me with a rap battle?" Cuttlefish challenged Pearl. "MC Craig in the house! Call me Captain Cuttlefish, but not because I cuddle fish. Smooth like butta bet you wish that you could stunt a flow like this!"

The captain and pearl started rapping with each other for quite a bit as Kokichi and the others stared at each other with confusion.

"OK, you two… That's ENOUGH!" the octoling's voice came again. "Mr. Cuttlefish, was it? We found a radio here and heard your transmission. We're currently on Mount Nantai. Where are you calling from?"

"Mount Nantai… Why that's near Octo Valley!" The captain said surprised. "Agent 8 and I were near there, but someone seems to have taken us underground."

"I see… So you and this…Agent 8 don't know where you are? Sorry to hear that… But worry not! From now on, you'll have me, Marina-aka DJ_Hyperfresh, supporting you!" the octoling named Marina said cheerfully. "I'll get to work analyzing your surroundings, and hopefully I'll be of some help to you!"

"I don't really get what's going on, but hang tight. We got you!' Pearl assured him and the octolings.

"Ok, well… Anyone who loves rappin is a friend of mine. Thanks for your help!" the captain thanked them. "We're off to pass some sorta tests and make our way to the promised land! And by we, I mean you, agents! Time to get after it!"

"Where should we go first?" Tsumugi asked the group.

"I think we should go to the Bounce with Me Station," Kokichi said.

"Gonta agree!" said Gonta.

"I'll go, too." Ryoma agreed.

"Well, I think we should go to the Roll Out Station," Maki said.

"I'll go with Maki," Kaito said.

"I will as well!" Tenko agreed.

"I guess I will go with Maki!" Angie chimed in.

"Who will you go with, Tsumugi?" Maki asked her.

"Splitting up seems like a good idea, so the groups should be even… Alright, I'll go with Kokichi," She said, finalizing their groups.

"Alright, seems fitting. See you guys later," Ryoma said.

"I could have sworn it would've been the Fourth of July at this point, but I could be wrong!" Angie said.

"Well, regardless, let's try our best," Kokichi said.