Chapter 6 Splatoon: Sploon Squad
Two blue Inklings, Bikey from before, and an Inkling girl wearing a yellow shirt and white headband, ran around, trying to recover as much turf as they could, but it seemed that their efforts were simply, kinda useless in the long run.
"Hey, you think I'm doing good, here?" The girl shyly asked, Bikey didn't answer right away, for he was busy covering turf with his Splosh-o-Matic, but he did actually hear the question being asked, and once he felt that he was finished, he turned to face the young Inkling girl with a smile on his face.
"Oh, yeah! You're doin' great!" Bikey answered.
"Really? Yay!" The girl exclaimed.
"So, what do ya say to claiming some more turf?" Bikey asked. The girl pumped her fists in response.
"Yeah, let's go!" The girl yelled. But before they could do anything, they then saw Sunny just run past them, followed by a very angry Rider. Both of them ignored them as if they were ghosts.
"Hold on, isn't that guy chasing the other guy, Rider?" The girl asked, nervously.
"As in the Phantom Rider? Y-yeah." Bikey stuttered. "Say, why don't we just get outta here?"
"No, we should go after them. We must stop them from taking our hard earned turf!" The girl stated. She then proceeded to grab Bikey by his arm, but not before Sunny ran past them again.
"Him again? What's his deal?" Bikey asked.
"I don't know." The girl replied. But before they could continue, both of them were then splatted by the stray shots of Rider's Hero Shot, which also covered the area in lime green ink.
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?" Bikey yelled as he was teleported back to spawn.
"Good, seems like me plan's working." Sunny said. "I didn't think it would, I literally just thought of it when I saw those other Inklings. Better for me I guess! Now, I just gotta keep this up until he either wears himself out," Sunny then took one quick glance at Rider, before quickly looking forward again. "Yeah, like that's ever gonna happen! I guess I better just tough it out until the time's up!"
Beanie and Toughie have found themselves double teaming against two blue Inklings, Mr. Arrowhead, and Straw Boater girl. And right now, the blue Inklings were winning. Toughie and Beanie took cover behind a small platform, but the two are running out of ink to hide in and shoot with. Beanie then just barely manages to avoid being splatted by shots of ink, as he and Toughie huddled closer.
"Hey, Beanie!" Toughie then yelled.
"Yeah?" Beanie then asked, looking away from the approaching enemy ink to look at Toughie.
"You got a hold on Sunny and that Rider jerk yet?" Toughie asked, his voice filled with urgency.
"I've tried, I've pressed the This Way button at least ten times by now!" Beanie answered. "They must be busy with something right now!"
"Well, what does that mean for us?" Toughie then asked.
"It means we're stuck, and I'm out of ink to get out of this mess!" Beanie yelled.
"You're out of ink? Since when?" Toughie demanded, as he then grabbed Beanie by the shoulder.
"Since five seconds ago!" Beanie yelled. Toughie then groaned in frustration.
"You know, for being some big hot shot pro, Rider seems to be real, flippin' slow when it comes to actually-" But before he could finish his sentence, the two Inklings then heard the sound of an Inkbrush being pushed across the floor. And before long, the Inklings could catch a glimpse of Sunny heading straight towards them. "Heh, took you long enough!" Toughie said, "Now, how 'bout we squash some these squid-" And before he could complete his sentence, Sunny zips right past him.
"SORRY ABOUT THE WAIT, THIS WILL ALL MAKE SENSE IN A MOMENT!" Sunny then yelled before turning left on a corner. And the very instant that Beanie opened his mouth to say something, Rider zooms right past the two of them, instantly splatting the two blue Inklings and leaving a huge trail of light green ink.
"You know what, if the writer's gonna cut us off every time we speak, why even bother with the dialogue?" Toughie then asked.
"I don't know, I just hope this doesn't happen agai-" The sound of the clock reaching the final minute is heard. "OH COME ON!"
"Great, we've got a minute left." Toughie said.
"I'll try my best not to mess up." Said Beanie. The two then split up, covering whatever remained untouched by light green ink. Back with Sunny and Rider, both Inklings are still running, but Rider isn't showing any signs of slowing down, which is bad for Sunny, as he's starting to lose his pace.
"Finally! Only a minute left." Said Sunny. "Just gotta hold out for a little bit longer!"
"What's so hard about staying still, you little punk?" Rider then yelled. Sunny simply let out a smile in response.
"I don't know, I was always told that I was the fidgety kid back home!" Sunny said, ever so casually. Even giggling afterwards.
"Yeah, you better get your laughs out now, Cause once I'm through with you, you'll be nothing but a wet, soggy mess!" Rider roared, continuing to fire his Heroshot, splatting those unlucky enough or dumb enough to stand in his way. Right now, only thirty seconds remain on the clock.
Come on, just a few more seconds then I can rest my legs! Sunny thought, Actually, I'll be lucky to even have legs to rest when this is over! Sunny though, as he felt his legs ache as he ran. "Come on, just fifteen more seconds!" Sunny said, gritting his teeth as he pushed his body past its limits. But Rider saw this as well, and his body had yet to even reach max fatigue.
"Oh, I'm getting closer!" Rider boasted, "Don't even try to fight when I catch you!" Ten seconds remained on the Turf War clock. Sunny tried his absolute hardest to stay ahead of his chaser, but he knew that he had to avoid falling into a pattern. The two Inklings had already lapped the stage four times, nearly covering the entirety of Camp Triggerfish in light green ink. The team of blue Inklings have all but given up as they simply stood aside so they could watch the chase unfold. Some of them even made bets on whether or not Rider would catch Sunny. Right now, Sunny and Rider have found themselves near by the enemy spawn point, but suddenly, Rider makes a sudden u-turn, while Sunny continues on the same path. He hasn't turned his head due to not wanting to slow his momentum, so he fails to notice where Rider went, but he did notice that he wasn't being shot at anymore. Sunny then decides to turn his head to look behind him, and finds himself to being alone for now. Eight second remain on the clock.
"What the... Where did he...?" Sunny muttered, but before he could finish his train of thought, Rider suddenly jumps from a metal catwalk, landing right in front of Sunny. Luckily for Sunny, his reflexes are fast enough to save him from Rider's wrath, but he now found himself trapped. Toughie and Beanie finally reached where their friend was, as a mere five seconds remain on the clock. Without any words, Beanie and Toughie jump in and land right behind where Rider was. Beanie then flung a surprise shot, which Rider barely managed to dodge.
Four seconds left, Rider's dodge has landed him near the range of Toughie's Krak-On Roller. Toughie then swings his roller down on Rider. Rider then immediately dodges the attack.
"You think that'll be enough to beat me?!" Rider yelled, with a cocky smirk plastered on his face. He quickly then searches for Sunny, finding attempting to create a trail up the wall. Sunny then turned his head only to then immediately dodge a shot from Rider.
Three seconds left. Sunny then throws a Sprinkler right at Rider's feet, causing him to fall back for a moment before instantly destroying the annoying, little contraption with his Heroshot.
"What happened to your Splat Bombs, kid?" Rider asked in mocking tone. "Did the writers retcon your Inkbrush?"
"Actually, they've fixed it so that my Inkbrush is more accurate." Sunny answered.
"Oh, you'll start to wish that they shouldn't have done that!" Yelled Rider.
Two second left. Beanie and Toughie dash forward, with their weapons ready. But neither of them got a shot out, as Rider swiftly spun around and threw two burst bombs at the two Inklings, forcing them back.
One second left. Sunny stayed where he stood, holding on to his Inkbrush with the intent to strike back. Rider wastes no time, as he then swims a short distance, before leaping into the air and he clenches his finger on the trigger and...!
TIME! Rider couldn't manage to fire a shot before the clock struck zero, and therefore, his ink had no effect of Sunny. Even more good news for Sunny, Judd the cat has done his job and has placed Light Green team as the winners of this Turf War match!
"Yeah, we did it!" Sunny yelled. He then raised his right hand high into the air. "Who wants a high five?" Beanie and Toughie both give their high fives, low fives, and mid fives. The Blue team on the other hand, they were trying to evaluate what had just happened under the course of ten seconds.
"I could barely see what they were doing." Said the Knit-cap girl. "It was like they had superspeed!"
"Seriously, how do I get that main protag luck?" The Glasses boy asked.
"Auuhgg! Why do I get stuck with the Inklings that break the rules, WHEN I'M LOW ON MONEY!?" Bikey rhetorically asked-yelled.
"So this is what they call Plot Armor?" Headband girl said. "It's beautiful." Anyway, despite the Light Green teams celebration, one person on the team wasn't happy at all.
"Tch. You better watch yourself next time." Rider growled. "You pull off a trick like that again, and you won't be so lucky."
"Trust me, if I relied on my luck to save me, I would found myself worse off than the humans." Sunny then said.
"If this is a segue into some dumb speech about the power of friendship, don't even bother." Rider sternly said. "I'm going home." He then proceeded to walk away.
"Um, Rider?" Sunny then called out. Rider let out an annoyed groan.
"Oh, come on, what is it this time?" Rider asked. Sunny then pointed at the spawn point, which was opposite to where Rider was walking.
"Spawn Teleporter's that way." Sunny stated. "Leaving on foot's gonna be a long walk." Rider turned his head to take one last glance at the Inklings, before looking away for the last time.
"I'll take my chances." Rider answered back. And with those last words, Rider calmly walks off into the distance, leaving the three Inklings behind.