sorry for my inactivity, I've had a lot of things going on and haven't had time to post.
A World of Color
chapter 4
Starting again
"Hon? You alright? You fell asleep in my alley."
Roderick opened his eyes, groaning. When his eyes finally focused, he saw a giant dark purple spike ball speaking to him. "Huh? Wha? Oh, sorry, uhh.. Mr... Mrs..." Roderick started, still only half awake, but the thing cut him off. "The name's Spike." Spike replied. "Yeah, I saw ya collapse in a clumsy heap and not move, so I thought you was dead. But thank goodness you're not." Roderick heaved himself up and picked up his gun. "Well, thank you, but I gotta get going." Roderick replied, and ran out of the alley. "I got some splatting to do!" He yelled.
Running into the plaza, feeling as if he was the happiest squid in the world, Roderick was ready to make up for his blunder yesterday. He was about to walk into the battle building when a large television flickered to life. Everyone in the plaza turned their attention to it, eager to know what was to appear. Interested, Roderick joined the crowd of excited squid kids. the television started playing some music, showed a logo of sorts, then two adorable girl inklings appeared. One was in a pink outfit, the other in green. "What's up, squids?" The one in pink said. "As you know, I'm Callie!" the pink one smiled. "And I'm Marie!" The green one said. "And we're here to bring you some squid-tastic news!" Callie jumped into the air excitedly. "Woohoo!" Marie exclaimed. There was a moments pause, and then Callie continued."The maps have been switched!" Callie said. "The new maps in rotation are Pirahna Pit and Bluefin Depot!" Callie said cheerfully. The inklings watching whooped and danced around, clearly satisfied with the new arenas. "Well that's all we have for you guys today." Callie concluded. "Until next time... Staaaaaaayy Fresh!" The two said in unison. The big screen TV flickered off. The inklings all started talking excitedly amongst one another. Roderick took a moment to really take in what Callie and Marie had announced, then walked to the battle building.
Ready? the small television flashed.
Roderick, now having learned from mistakes, was ready to take on a Turf War in Pirahna Pit. He and him teammates were yellow, and the opposing team was green.
GO!
He dashed off the platform with his other teammates, spraying ink everywhere. He dodged two Splat Bombs, charged his special and gave his team the upper hand with his Bubbler, and even splatted an unsuspecting enemy. He threw Splat bombs left and right, and fought with all of his might. "Booyah!" He shouted, and his teammates were definetely thinking the same thing, because they started shouting too. Roderick jumped onto a conveyor belt and started running. But... why wasn't he moving? He looked down to see that the conveyor belt was moving the the other direction! He quick jumped off, and unintentionally landed on an enemy teammate. Realizing that his Bubbler was charged, he quick activated it and splatted the inkling. Getting an idea from the conveyor, he heard enemies and threw a bomb on the belt, which was carried down the the other team, and exploded right in their faces. "Haha!" Roderick whooped. He refilled his tank and threw one more splat bomb, and then the buzzer went off. Both teams filed off. One of Roderick's teammates came up and gave him a hich five. "That was awesome!" He said. "For a new guy, you sure got some potential!"
Like at Blackbelly Skatepark, there was a large TV here that was used to determine the winner. The same cat, who Roderick learned that his name was Judd, tallied the score. It was very close, but Judd would know the winner. "The winner isss..." He paused, Then pulled out a yellow flag. Roderick's team was overjoyed. After they calmed down, Judd gave them their rewards. "Excelent work, Yellow Team!" The cat purred. When Roderick walked up to collect his sick reward of 1000 cash, the cat apparently recognized him. "Well, well! You've certanly improved! I would love to see more action like that again. keep it up!" He said. Overjoyed, Roderick thanked his team then ran towards Inkopolis plaza. he was thinking about the Custom Splattershot Jr. he saw, as well as the Krak-On Splat Roller, the 52 Gal, and-His dream weapon- The H-3Nozzlenose. His mind was crouded with these thoughts so much so that he wasn't paying attention to his surroundings, and ran right into someone. They both flopped to the ground. "Oh my, I'm so sorry! I wasn't paying attention, and I-Kira?" He said in disbelief. Laying on the ground with him, was Kira, her purple hair shining in the Just-Beginning sunset. "Oh, hey Roderick. I say the match you just played, and I gotta admit, you were pretty fresh." She said, smiling. Roderick's face turned Octoling Pink. "Oh, thanks.' he said. Kira held out her hand, and helped him up. "So, what was it you wanted to purchase?" She asked. "Oh, yeah! I was thinking about buying the Custom Splattershot Jr, But then I was thinking about a Roller. What do you think?" He said, curious to know what weapons she prefered. "Well, I personally like anything but Chargers. So a Slosher, 52 Gal. Deco or even the Krak-On roller would be swell options. But, considering you're still new to all this, I think that the Custom Splattershot Jr. is a great idea." She said. Roderick smiled, and together they walked to Ammo Knights, discussing thier favorite weapons.
"Good evening, and welcome! What can I interest you two in today?" Sheldon said helpfully. "I'd like to purchase a Custom Splattershot Jr, please!" Roderick said. "Ahh, a favorite of all beginners! Be back in a jiffy!" Sheldon said, and unlocked a door and entered. probably where he keeps the weapons, Roderick thought. Sheldon soon reappeared, holding a gun that looked very similar to the one Roderick already owned, with the exception of the orange and yellow star sticker on the gun. "Would you like to test it first?" Sheldon asked kindly. "Sure, why not?" Roderick relplied. "Splendid! right this way, please." Sheldon led them through a different door, leading to an outside walled area, filled with squid shaped balloons. "This area is always open to you, for your convenience." The horseshoe crab added, then reentered the building. "Alright, time to test this bad boy out!" Roderick said. He shot out a few plops of ink, then a bunch, then many. He practiced his aim, threw a Disruptor, tried out his Ecolocater, until he was satisfied. "Yup. This is the weapon I was desinted to use!" He said. Kira just rolled her eyes and laughed. "Come on, Mr. Hero-With-A-Tiny-Weapon. Let's go buy it of you love it so much." she replied. They walked back into the store. Sheldon gave them a minute, then said, "Are you satisfied with the weapon?" He asked. "Yes, I feel that it's right for me." Roderick answers. "Alright, That'l be 800 please." Sheldon said patiently. Roderick dug 800 cash out of his pocket and handed it to the Horseshoe crab. "Thank you much, and have a good day! Sheldon said to them as they were leaving the store.
Roderick was almost crying, he was so excited about his new weapon. "Hey, Emotions, where did you stay last night?" Kira asked. "Oh, I splept in that alley over there." Roderick replied casually. Kira looked at him in disbelief, then pulled herself back to her senses. "Well you could crash at my place for a while," She offered kindly. " They're off helping Capn' Cuttlefish, and won't be back for a while. I'm sure they won't mind!" Roderick thought about this, then agreed. "Sure!" He said. Kira grinned and started running to a line of nice-looking apartments. "Come on!" She said. After a bit of running, Kira and Roderick were a the second story of Calamari County Apartments. Kira took a silver key out of her pocket, turned the lock, opened the door. It was a nice, roomy place. There seemed to be just enough for the kitchen, office, bedrooms, living room and bathroom. Roderick also noted that Kira's family seemed to have a pretty good income, just by looking at the appliances and furniture. There was also something about it that reminded him of his old apartment, which made him feel a bit homesick. 'Do you mind sleeping on the couch?" Kira asked. "That's cool with me." Roderick answered. Kira dissapeared into what Roderick assumed was her room, and came out a bit later wearing sweatpants. "They make great pajamas, do they not?" She said to herself. Kira opened the fridge and pulled out a strange kind of fruit. "Help yourself!' Kira told him. He was curious about the fruit, so he grabbed one as well. When he asked Kira what it was, she replied, "This is a Capple. It's a mix of coral and what you land creatures call an apple." Roderick bit into it. It was surpisingly sweet, but also had a bit of tang to it. He definetely enjoyed it. They turned on the TV and watched Squid Squid: Live! as well as an iteresting clip about the upcoming Octolus Rift. "Well, I' m gonna hit the sack." Kira said, and got up after turning the television off. "Good night, Roderick!" she said, and walked into her room. Roderick threw a blanket over himself and slowly closed his eyes, the last thought running through his mind before falling asleep, This place isn't so bad.