I'm back! Sorry about the delay. Had a massive homework pileup and an internet shortage. But things should now be back on schedule!

Also as a heads up, this chapter will contain some O.E. spoilers (or something like that), so if you wish for it to not be spoiled, don't read this yet.

That one place, still unknown...

Attack mission report: Failure

Language barrier seems to have been broken.

Initiating secondary back-up plan...

Infiltrating spy unit no. 3.1.4

Civilian name: Jane

Other Relatives: Young Sister: Status: Currently Testing...

Back at the institution right after the fight(V.A.L.H.A.L.L.A. Is annoying to type every time, so it will now be referred to as the institution. Plus, it sounds fancier).

Clay is seen quickly climbing down the ladders and then dashes past Kari.

"Hey Clay, why are you runni-"

"No time to talk, see you later!" Clay then sees both Edward and Lela talking at the end of the hallway.

"Hey guys, I need to talk to y'all."

"Hey Clay, how are you dude."

"I'm fine Ed, but I need you both to join in on something."

"Ooh, is it a super secret spy mission or something?" Lela asks.

"What, no, this isn't a movie. It's something serious. I need both of y'all to help me communicate with the Inklings."

"How so?" Said Lela. "Ed has only seen them, and I haven't even gone to the surface. Why would you possibly need us for your mission to communicate with them? And, did you say they're called Inklings?"

"Yeah, based on translations, that's what they call themselves. Pretty weird, right? Anyways, I need both of your skills here. Ed, you're pretty much a lawyer, right?"

"Wait what, a lawyer? My uncle only taught me for a week."

"A week more than me, so it counts, and Lela, you are a doctor, so you can help me in analyzing the Inklings."

"A doctor? I'm a freaking medical trainee! I haven't even performed on an actual person yet."

"Well, too bad because I won't look for anyone else. Besides, you're the ones I trust the most, if at all. And you guys will be able to see the city of Inkopolis with your own eyes."

"We did already. We saw the footage you brought back with our own eyes." Lela stated getting a chuckle out of Edward.

"You know what I mean. So, will you come tomorrow?"

"Sure" Edward and Lela said

"Good, because I would've forced you to anyways."

"While you're here Clay, what's with the Kevlar suit? I have always seen you wear it?"

"Well Ed, this was given to me by my parents. They were always overprotective ,enough to make me one for "stray bullets", but now that they're gone, I wear it to always remember them. And plus, it's fucking bulletproof-ish. Kevlar suits aside, we will go meet up with the Inklings at 4:00 tomorrow."

"Hold on, how will we communicate with them if only you have a translator?"

"You will tell me what you want to say, and I will say if for you. But I will tell Kari if she can get us some constructed."

"Enough chit-chat, let's go get dinner. I'm starving." Edward pushes them aside and runs to the cafeteria. Clay and Lela chuckle a bit and follow Edward.

Right after last night's incident, Callie, Marie, and Agent 4 went to see Elena, Heather, Dustin, and Charles. They once again talk over what had happened and what Clay told to both Callie and Agent 4. They decide to meet up once again at Elena's house the next day to talk about the plan they had just made.

Next morning at Elena's house...

"Alright, let's review the plan" Marie said while sipping her coffee. "We will speak to the creature, find out what he really is, and his intentions. Also, find out what the heck were the machines that Callie and Agent 4 told me about."

"This plan seems to have more holes than good ideas" Elena pointed out.

"Says the one who bailed on us when we were going after him" Said Heather, in an angry tone.

"Also, why do you keep calling it a he? It could be a female for all I know" Said Charles

"Does that really matter right now? But actually, how do you know? Did you get personal with it?" Marie reacts by whacking Heather on the head with her umbrella. "Ow, what the he-." Heather gets whacked again.

"Language!" Marie said "Since this creature doesn't really trust anyone, Callie will have to be the one he trusts."

"Why me?"

"Because you are too nice to be untrustworthy, unless you wear shades."

"Shades?" Asks Dustin

"So, we all good with the plan?" Everyone else just look at each other without saying a word.

"I'll take all of your silence as a yes."

Back at the institution (same time as in the scene above)...

Edward and Lela are seen walking towards Clay in the assembly room tinkering with the main cracker's settings.

"Hey, what are you doing with the cracker?" Asks Edwards

"Aaaand, done! Well, I have some very good news. I just came from speaking with Kari, and she told me that any other wireless headset with a microphone can communicate with the cracker simultaneously. That way, we can all talk with the Inklings."

"That's so cool! Let me go get my earpiece." Lela runs to her room to get her device

"I'll go get mine too." Edward also goes to his room.

"Man, they ran off fast from me. Do I smell or something?"

Edward and Lela come back with an earpiece each, and Clay begins to set the connections up. After pairing is complete, testing is done to ensure that it really works, at the expense of looking weird AF to the rest at the assembly room. They then leave to grab their equipment for their trip.

BTW, a few O.E. Spoilers ahead

FINAL WARNING!

Same unknown place as before (some of you might know where it is already. )

A large facility is seen, housing complex machinery and blue/green ooze on the floors of this facility. Here, many non-inkling creatures are seen in jail cells. A large, booming voice is then heard.

Selecting spy no. 3.1.4...

Full civilian name: Jane Octaria.

A large screen is turned on, showing an octoling and her background information.

Status: 19 year old female

Terrain special forces member

Skilled markswoman and tactician

Against Octo-Inkling combat

Parental units: unknown

Siblings: Sally Octaria

A robotic arm is seen approaching a cell. The cell opens, allowing the arm to capture the octoling inside. The arm then brings her to a separate room where she is locked in a chamber.

"Aah, let me go! Someone help!" She is seen struggling to open the chamber, but to no avail.

A mysterious, robotic voice "Do not worry, this will not hurt a bit. Only a lot! And besides, you should be proud to be another test subject of this technology. This process will allow me to give the host set instructions, which will be used on a special someone soon enough." The chamber starts beeping, starting the process.

"And you get to do something no one else has. You will go to a wondrous place!...

The promise land."