Co-Existence: A Splatoon Fanfiction

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Splatoon is created by Nintendo and is owned by Nintendo. I do not own Splatoon, nor do I use this Fanfic as profit.

-Adam's Reveal-

Adam's POV

I had to present my theory first to the court. It seemed far fetched at first, but once I had all the pieces of the puzzle, I set my plan in motion. He was cornered, as soon as I presented my theory.

"The defense indicts that the prosecutor, is in fact, the real person behind these crimes committed!"

The judge looked at me in disbelief. Understandable, since this was all coming from a teen Inkling... Or should I say, Hu-man. He asked me to present the the evidence required, but if there was one slip up, then my credibility would be shot.

"I believe that committed the crimes, because the evidence that points to him is this!" I raised the red cloth and both the crowbar in the air. I swear, I heard crickets when I held the items in the air. It looked like was laughing at me when I presented the theory.

"Is that all you have? Well, I can tell one thing: my fingerprints aren't on it! Hahahahahahaha!"

I waited for his laughter to subside, but he kept laughing at me. This struck a nerve in me, but before I could say anything, Maya held my hand, trying to tell me something.

"Look at his palm. It has a ring on it! Isn't that the same hand print that was on the crowbar?!"

The prosecutor had frozen in place, mid laugh. Maya had just saved my case! I saw the ring on his palm, and I had to jump on this chance.

"I would like to continue my theory!" I smirked at him, and the moment I saw his hands, it was over. He had revealed his hand. Quite literally. He looked at me and panicked at the knowledge of being beaten by someone younger than him.

"So this is the theory. The ripped cloth and the crowbar belong to . The red cloth belongs to him, because he is wearing the rest of the evidence."

"Wh-What are you saying, you brat?! Are you saying I'm holding the evidence?! You... You brat!" He was losing his cool. In a few moments, I would get Leon free, and I would be the victor of this battle.

"If you take off your suit, what is underneath? A dress shirt that's missing a piece! And the crowbar? You were holding it! YOU assaulted Annie and robbed her!"

At this point, was furious. His fist was clenched, not wanting to open his hand. I calmly asked him in a serious, but icy tone.

"Prosecution, would you please open your hand. NOW."

"Ngghh... YAGHHHH!"

He threw his suit at my face! I was unprepared for the throw, but when it hit me, I stood there with my arms crossed. I had a deep desire to strangulate him, but he was taller than me. Seems like he lost it. When he threw his suit at me, his undershirt revealed a hole that was matching the piece of cloth Moe had ripped off. I knew that he was the real suspect, but I let have his moment.

"SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP! YOU THINK YOU'RE BETTER THAN ME, BRAT?!"

" ... I think this entire court all knows now. You are the one that did it, so..."

I momentarily lost my cool too, but I only said two words to end it.

"TAKE THAT!" I pointed with a fury I never I knew getting from an adult.

The court was silent. Even the crickets were quiet. When the silence seemed to stretch forever, broke the silence.

"Ollie! KILL HIM! SHOOT HIM, GODDAMMIT!"

The witness that I thought was Ollie began to transform. He turned from an Inkling to an Octoling! The whole court went into a panic and I heard screaming. Somewhere amongst the crowd, I thought I heard someone calling my name. I couldn't hear anything else, except for Ollie's words.

"Die, Traitor!"

Time seemed to slow down when he brought out a gun. He pointed it at me, and I stood there, frozen from fear. He pulled the trigger, but it was too late. I got shot right in the chest. I felt an immense pain hit me as soon as the ink hit me. Time returned to normal when I was knocked back against the wall when I got shot. Leon, Akane, and Maya all tackled Ollie down to the ground, before authorities showed up. The last thing I saw was laughing at my death as he and Ollie were taken by the authorities. The last thing I thought in my mind that was running through as I fell unconscious, was the word, Traitor.

-In the Plaza-

Violet's POV

I saw what happened before my eyes. Leon was free, but that guy who defended him was dead. From a short range with a Splatling, he had to die from that. No Inkling would have survived.
We all headed to the courthouse where Leon was supposedly in. People were rushing out of the courthouse like there was no tomorrow. We all ran into the courtroom where he had been shot, and when I got there... I fell to my knees and sobbed. I don't know why I sobbed for him, I just did. But I always repay debts when people help us, and now I couldn't repay the favour.

Inker's POV

He died. He died defending Leon until the very end... I didn't know what to do or say. I just stood there with a horrified expression, scared of what everyone just saw.

Violet's POV

Damn those Octarians! They killed another innocent Inkling who tried to be a good person, helping others in need! This is why I hated all Octarians. They were ruthless, violent, and unforgiving. Even if they asked for mercy, I couldn't care less. Any person that's an Octarian will be shot by me personally, especially Octarians that kill my friends.

3rd POV

As everyone looked at Adam's body, they knew that he would not come back alive. Not even Akane herself was sure that Adam was fine, in fact, he was far from it. She cried over Adam's body, having not repaid him for saving her life. She blamed herself for not being fast enough to save him.

"He saved my life... But I failed to save his life!" As Akane cried, she felt a hand hold her face. Stopping what she was crying for, she looked at Adam's body first. It was completely dry! She looked up at his face, and he saw that he was smiling at her softly.

"Akane... Don't cry, please. I'm here for you."

As Akane realized that Adam was alive, she hugged him tightly, never wanting to let go.

"Gack! Miss Akane-! Can't... Breathe..." Adam trailed off.

"You're alive! You're alive! Oh thank squid you're alive!" Akane started to cry again, but the tears she cried were tears of joy. When she had said that Adam was alive, everyone put their heads up to see two inklings hugging. Well, more of a one sided hug.

Adam's POV

As I saw Akane start crying, I stroked her head to reassure that I was still here. I saw Leon and some other Inklings look at me with relieved faces, some more embarrassed at the sight of me being hugged.

"Akane... You mind letting me go? People are watching." She let go, but she apologized for worrying about me. I was glad to have someone who was concerned for me. The group that Leon was with went up to me and introduced themselves to me, and thanked me for helping Leon.

"My name's Inker. It's nice to see ya! Thanks for helping my friend out here!" He was rather loud, but maybe that was just me. He shook my hand and shook it like it depended it on his life. I massaged my hand after the rough handshake and greeted the next person.

"T-thanks for helping Leon... My name is Mio..." She spoke really softly, almost too softly for me to hear. She was really shy talking to me. Well, I shook hands and she looked away. I turned towards the last Inkling and saw that she still had tears.

"Thank You. Thank you for helping Leon when he was in trouble. You're pretty cool, defending against that nasty Octarian. My name's Violet. Violet Lovlink."

She shook my hand, and she wiped the tears out of her eyes. When all the introductions were done, I turned to everyone.

"I... I don't know how I survived. I should have died from the shot. Well, no use crying over spilt milk, as they say." Only Akane knew that I wasn't an Inkling, but she kept quiet about it.

"Well, I don't know what to do now. Other than meeting Annie at her shop, I don't know what to do."

Leon decides to speak for the group himself.

"Well, I can't pay you in coins, but I want to have a Turf War with you, as thanks. I can't pay you though, for your services..."

I waved my hand at the request. I don't owe anyone for helping out, it's just natural to help anyone in need. I just hoped that they wouldn't find out that I was an Octarian.

"Ah, you don't owe me any payment, Leon. I don't want payment for helping someone. It's only natural to help. Just do well in whatever it is you do, and I must kindly decline your offer."

Leon looked like he was a bit hurt by my comment, but he understood my intentions. I needed some time off before I tackled the new world before me. We all headed outside the courtroom to try to return to Booyah Base. Along the way, Akane talks to me, trying to see if I was ok.

"You look like you're tired and breathless. Are you sure you're ok? We can rest, if you want..."

"Nah, I'm fine. Just gotta hurry up to Octo Valley once we get outta here."

Well, in truth, I wasn't fine. When I got hit by that Octarian, Ollie, he had hit my watch, covering it in ink. It was heating up quite a bit on my wrist, and I knew that my disguise couldn't be held much longer soon.

"Well, let's go then. And Adam?"

I looked at her as she asked me something I couldn't refuse at the time, because of the others watching.

"Can you hold my hand?" She said that with a blush on her face that could be seen for miles around. Flustered, I stuttered and started blushing furiously before she looked at me with puppy dog eyes. Leon's group stopped to look at the exchange between me and Akane. Leon and Inker were laughing to themselves while Violet looked away, embarrassed at Akane's request. Mio stayed silent throughout the exchange. Akane held out her arm shyly, still waiting for my answer to say yes. I gave in with a sigh, and held her hand. For some reason, I heard Violet become fussy towards me holding Akane's hand. Without any further delays, we all headed outside the courtroom, but not before being assaulted by media crews, people asking me what had happened, and before I knew it, we had all been swarmed with people asking us about the results. Gritting my teeth, I moved forward while keeping my head down. It was pretty hectic, having to be in the news. I just hoped that nobody would see me on live television, before my disguise breaks.

"Defender! Is it true that you have been shot by an Octarian, and lived still?" One newsperson tried to get an answer from me, and I stayed silent from the question. Another asked me why I was the defence of Leon. More and more questions were asked as we went by, and the more I was asked, the more I became afraid of being caught as an Octarian.

"What's your name, son?"

A male voice caught my attention. It was different than the other voices I was hearing from the other people nearby. I turned to look at the person calling me, and what I saw was an adult Inkling, maybe in his twenties, look at me.

"I said, what's your name, son?"

I was thinking whether to tell my name to a stranger, but for some reason, I felt compelled to tell him my name as if he was my closest friend or parent.

"My name is Adam. My last name, I don't know."

"Adam, is it? Just remember son, you have more people to support you as friends. Even Octarians alike will help you if you find the right people. Thanks for the answer. Just remember to not reveal your true identity as an Octarian, Adam.

I was surprised that he knew that I was an Octarian. Even more when he knew who I was. Before I could ask who he was, he turned and walked away, only to be blocked by more people asking who I was, what I did in court, how I did for defending against a Octarian. None of the questions I heard mattered to me, except for the man who had told me to watch out. Unfortunately, one of the nastier people determined to ask me a question grabbed my watch, and ripped it out from my arm. I felt my disguise faltering and revealing who I was.

"No! Wait, please, don't look at me, please!" I shouted at everyone who was looking at me. Even Leon and his group were surprised that I had suddenly grew afraid. Only Akane knew why I was afraid, and she tried to get to my side so she could help me, but she was too late. As the rest of my disguise shimmered and smoked away, I was left standing, revealing who I truly was. Everyone looked at me with fear and confusion of who I was. They all moved away from me, and left me at the front of the crowd that was trying to look at me. They all looked at me with fear on their faces as they tried to observe me. As they realized who I was, they all screamed. One of them was even shouting things for everyone that I was sure could hear.

"He's an Octarian! Someone help us, there's an Octarian in Booyah Base!"

Even Leon and his group looked at me with disbelief. But out of them, Violet seemed the most shocked at me, when she saw who I really was.

"You're... You're an Octarian?!"

I felt guilty for hiding this side of me, but I knew that someday, I'd be caught one day. Police and other authorities had shown up nearby me, raising their firearms at me.

"Put your hands up, and surrender to us, Octarian!" They had said the word Octarian as if it was poisonous to say. Slowly, I put my hands up and awaited for my arrest. It was then that Akane had run out to get me.

"You can't take him away, you just can't! Adam has done nothing wrong!" She turned to face everyone and put out her arms to try and shield me from any shots fired at me. She was crying again, and Violet spoke from the crowd.

"Even then, Adam is still an Octarian by nature! Our laws say that we have to take him out, or else Octarian forces would destroy Inkolpolis! Even you must realize that!" She was right. I wanted to defend myself, like I did in court, but I couldn't find the strength to argue my way out. I hung my head in despair, when Akane had spoke once more.

"He defended Leon! He wouldn't be here if Adam hadn't defended him! He just wants to help us, not destroy us! Can't you all see that he doesn't want to live his life this way?!" She was really willing to sacrifice herself for me. I said nothing still, but what came next was something I would do for them any day: Leon's group had come to the front and decided to shield me and take any shots.

"Guys... Why are you all doing this? Violet is right, I have to be taken in. Inklings and Octarians cannot live together without conflict coming after. Trust me, I do wish that we could co-exist, but how?" Violet seemed hurt about the truth, but she knew that she couldn't take back the comment, and she knew that I knew that she hated Octarians. I looked at the crowd before me. They were all willing to sacrifice themselves for me to live, while the police and news media were trained on me. I looked to a nearby screen on one of the buildings, and saw Inklings in front of me willing to do anything to help me. I put my hands back down and tried to talk to the police.

"Sir, can I please try to live my life? I don't want to hurt anyone, I just want to help people."

The whole police force looked unsure about the decision I wanted. One of them took out a megaphone of some sort, and spoke to me over the crowd.

"Kid, I'm the captain of this force. We are supposed to keep the peace for the citizens of Inkopolis. We've never thought of letting an Octarian go, but you, kid, you didn't do anything an Octarian would do."

Was he letting me go? If he was, I was ready to express my thanks. If he wasn't... Oh well.

"So in that case... Stand down men, we're letting this kid go with his friends."

He was letting me go! I couldn't think of myself getting to live a normal life, hell, even living with friends. I thought I would be alone. The policemen holstered their weapons and looked at me strangely, as if I was a foreign being. Well, I was, technically..

"However..."

I froze and looked back at the captain that was talking earlier. He looked at me with a serious face that left no room for silliness.

"You gotta let us help you. It's only natural that when someone helps, they should get help."

His face broke out into a grin that I knew that he was on my side. For a second, I thought he was going to arrest me or something. After all the ruckus had died down, and my friends were done trying to sacrifice themselves, we all went back to our walk to Octo Valley, although, I could feel a new life coming ahead of me.

"Everyone... Thank you. I don't know what I'd do without you all."

They all gave me pats on the back, but Violet was unsure still of what to say. Wondering what was wrong, I asked what was the matter. She still went silent. Suddenly, she grabs my face and kisses me on the cheek, then hugged me. Another surprise.

"I'm sorry for what I said. It's just..."

She teared up again, but I was having none of that. I held her tightly and told that it was all ok by me.

"Look, you didn't know who I was. I mean, look at me! I'm an Octarian, but at the same time, I'm not. I'm a Hu-man, just trying to live his life."

She let go of me, but not letting one last thing off her chest. She went to whisper something to my ear.

"I will do anything for you, since you helped Leon. Just call me if you need help. I will do...anything."

She said the last word as if there were multiple uses, but with one use in particular. Was she being...? Nah, it couldn't. We all arrived at Booyah Base, and we all said our goodbyes, and that Leon was still up for a match of Turf War with me. I gave a thumbs up, before they all headed towards their homes. It looked like nightfall was about to come, so me and Akane headed back to Octo Valley to sleep at Cuttlefish's residence for now. Akane said she would help me adjust to my new life tomorrow, by guiding me.

"A new life... That sounds nice. But what if Inklings and Octarians lived together, in co-existence? It looks like they had a history of conflict before. Well, that can wait. For now, just gotta worry about tomorrow." I thought all these things, but I knew that I would have to do something about the future soon. And Violet... Did she have a crush on me? Akane seemed to have the same behavior, hugging, but Violet took it one notch further. Seems like I might be caught in the middle of something...

End of ch.7


I might be making another Game related Fanfiction, I won't say where it's from, but I will give a hint: What is a man? I'm also thinking of making a Manga Fanfiction as well, here's the hint: SIT BOY!

Well! That's another one outta my head, I'll say that. Again, I cannot thank you all for reading this story thus far, and taking the time to comment on it. This was a filler sort of chapter, and it looks like Adam is cornered once more. (eh?) I'll try to make the story advance, and to make it more involving. I've never really played Splatoon all that much, so if there any inconsistencies, please do tell me, so I can rectify the errors.