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.
-Eve's Army-
Eve's POV
I saw that my elite force of Inklings were assembled before me. I looked over our soldiers. Easily one thousand strong, we were supposed to be unstoppable. That is, until Octavio had been defeated by Adam. As the new leader of the Octarians, I must lead them to victory, no matter the cost. I stepped towards the podium to prepare my speech.
"Octolings! Today, we will march towards Inkopolis! We will defeat the Inklings, and together, we shall rule the world with the assistance of our comrades, the Sharkai!"
Along the assembly, the Sharkai, which I hired to power up our forces, yelled in response. The Sharkai were merciless, but they got the job done... For a price.
"When we retake what is ours with the Sharkai, we will rule as the true leaders of this world! Now join me, comrades! Together, all of Booyah Base will belong to us!"
The sound in the assembly room was deafening. When my forces were riled up, nothing stopped them. I went off the podium, and my assistant went beside me to assess the battle plans.
"Miss Eve...are you sure you can trust the Sharkai? They have a reputation to betray their employers. Think they will still be loyal to the very end?"
I looked towards my assistant. An elite Octoling, and my right hand girl, I trusted her with most things. She was being nervous about the whole thing. But I had a card up my sleeve to play, just in case if the Sharkai were to betray us.
"Don't worry, I have something that the Sharkai will defend with their life, even if it means the annihilation of their race, and that's if they betray us at all. I paid them quite the hefty sum to make sure they stay loyal, Marina."
Marina always flinched whenever I called her by her name. Maybe it was a nervous tic, but I knew one thing: we would take down Adam, and Inkopolis along with it.
"Eve, how are you adjusting to your appointing of leader?"
She always asked me that. When I came out of the same laboratory Adam had come from, I was immediately appointed as the leader of the Octarians, since Octavio got defeated by Adam. I told Marina that all would proceed as smoothly, for the Octarians would rule over the Inklings.
"I'm just worried about our species. Can't we live together with the Inklings, in peace?"
Co-existence...the idea of Octarians and Inklings, living together? A foolish thought, one that would prove worthless if it were to happen. Octarians and Inklings have fought over the years, and peace treaties won't solve this problem.
"No, we must eradicate them. Together, with the help of the Sharkai, we WILL triumph over them. Even if that means having to sacrifice a few lives in the process."
Marina grimaced at the thought of taking over Inkopolis. So she thought that our species could live together, did she now? I will not be swayed easily, for I was the leader of the New Octarian army. I told Marina to see to the resources, and she went off. I went towards my quarters, where I could safely express my thoughts.
"Marina is right though... If our kind and Inklings could live together once more, would we be able to co-exist? It would be nice, to imagine a world where there was no conflict between us..."
I shook my head to get the thought out of my head. Inklings and Octarians, living together? Such an idea could never work. Although... No, it wouldn't be possible. After all, the Octolings are all following me, if they saw me have radical ideas... They would turn against me. Unless...they too, supported the cause. It couldn't be...could it? Whatever the reason, all thoughts were put to rest, as I too, put myself to rest. Tomorrow, we will march to Inkopolis, where we will rule with absolute authority. The Inklings wouldn't be able to stop us now... And if Adam is taken to us... We will win this war, even if I have to torture Adam.
-Adam and Violet-
Adam's POV
I woke up, feeling refreshed for the new day. I looked around my room, it still looked like everything was normal, until I remembered the events of last night. I heard something coming from my left arm, I looked over to see that Violet was still snuggled up against me, her face content from her request. I tapped her on the arm to try and wake her up, but she was still sleeping. Quite the heavy sleeper, huh?
"Violet? Violet, wake up."
I shook her with my free arm, in an attempt to wake her up. This felt familiar to me somehow... Anyway, I shook her again, but she still slept soundly. I tried to pull my arm that was under Violet, but in her sleep, she seemed to mumble something.
"No...don't go. Stay here with me, don't leave me burgers..."
She had a dream about burgers huh? If that was so, I would have to find out, as that seemed interesting. She was still clinging to my arm quite tightly. I had to shake her to get her awake. When she did, she was groggy from waking up. She looked up to me, and smiled at me.
"Morning. Do you feel safer now, Adam?"
"I do, thank you very much. How was your sleep? You kinda drooled on me, to be honest."
I wiped off what drool was on my arm, before Violet gave me a sheepish look at me, and apologized. I went to the bathroom to dress up for the day. What wonders will I encounter on my travels? I reattached my pin before finishing up my suit. I re activated my disguise, better if any prying eyes were to look for me, although, with the incident, I don't think people will be fooled much by my disguise. I looked over myself, deemed myself ready, and went out to see Violet ready to go as well.
"I told everyone that I had was busy, so can you spend the day with me?"
I said that it was alright, and together, we headed out of Violet's apartment complex to look around Inkopolis. We ended up starting our walk by looking at Booyah Base's shops, where I saw one shop that had caught my eye in particular. We walked up to Ammo Knights, where all Inklings had their first weapons bought here. I went inside the shop. From the outside, it looked like any typical metropolis shop, but on the inside, it was rather quiet, and the place was a little dim for me.
"Hello? Is anyone here? Hello?"
I called out, but nobody answered. The only real out of place thing I saw was a hat, simply sitting there. I picked it up, because I thought it might belong to someone, but when I reached for it, the hat popped up, along with a rather short person, even shorter than Violet.
"Hi, I'm Sheldon. How can I help you-oh what?"
I jumped up to the ceiling, and I clung to one of the light fixtures from being scared of the thing suddenly popping out of the ground. When I saw that he meant no harm, I dropped back to the floor to apologize.
"Oh don't worry. First time customers always get surprised when I pull that little trick on them. My name's Sheldon."
"Sorry for jumping up like that, . Not entirely used to people suddenly popping up outta nowhere." I shook his hand, and Violet decided to look for a new weapon to use as a Shooter.
"Sheldon, can I get this '96 Gal? I want to get some firepower for myself."
Sheldon went to grab the selected weapon off the shelf, before handing the weapon to Violet. The weapon looked like it was quite heavy, due to it being made of gold, but a flip by Violet proved me wrong. Or unless she was just really strong. In that case, better not make her angry.
"Sheldon, do you make custom weapons? I'm just curious if you do."
He was a bit puzzled at my request, but he obliged anyway.
"Well yes, but why so you ask, Mr...?"
"My name's Adam."
Sheldon's face lit up when I said my name. Only too late did I realize that I was an Octarian, and Sheldon had talked to one. He dropped whatever he was holding, and he looked at me.
"Wait... You're that kid! You... You're the Octarian?"
I nodded, ready to be thrown out of the shop. I braced myself for the yelling I was about to receive, but instead, Sheldon took my hand and shook it furiously.
"Thank you! Thank you for helping Leon! I know you're an Octarian, but who cares? You didn't shoot anyone, so you're good in my book!"
I stood there, dumbfounded that Sheldon was actually thanking me, even shaking my hand! I stuttered a few words of thanks, before he answered my question.
"Well, as I have said, I do make weapons from time to time, but why do you ask, Adam?"
I scratched my head, not sure if I wanted to put this kind of weapon public for Inklings. But it felt like a good idea to me.
"You see... I have a new idea for a weapon for Inklings, ."
"Oh? Then show me the blueprints!"
I took out a roll of blue paper that I had written in my spare time. It looked incomplete right now, due to the limitations of my mind.
"The concept is that we attach a fine tip nozzle to the barrel, where the apparatus would be attached to an Inktank, and the equipment itself isn't that heavy. It's meant primarily meant for Shooters, but it can spread to other classes as well, if I can fine tune it somehow. What do you think, Sheldon?"
Sheldon looked quite intrigued by my blueprints. Violet was also just as interested when I proposed the weapon. Sheldon paces around a bit, weighing the options for him.
"Could you make a prototype for me to use, if you have the time of course, and we can see what it needs? This blueprint isn't finished yet, but you can add what you think is best, do you think it's possible for this weapon to be made?"
"Well, it's a new weapon, more unique than anything I've ever seen. You got yourself a deal! Oh, but we will have to get it tested in a Global Testfire, among the other weapons as well, so you have to wait a little bit."
We shook hands, sealing the deal. I thanked Sheldon for his services, and walked out with Violet. She bought the weapon she was looking for, so we went towards a park to rest for a bit.
"Adam, I'm going to stretch a bit. My legs are tired from carrying this weapon. Watch my stuff, will ya?"
I nodded, grateful that I could rest too, because this was quite the long walk. I could hear the ambient sounds of the park. Leaves rustling, the breeze making a hollow sound as it went by, and the occasional yell from an Inkling currently engaged in a Turf War. But what I was currently engaged in was... Well, Violet stretching. I guess she was quite flexible, because most of the stretches she did, I couldn't even do. I guess Inklings have natural dexterity? Well, I couldn't say anything, as she bent over. The result was that I had a view of Violet's...ahem. Flustered from the sight, I turned away, knowing that I had just sneaked a peek at Violet. She turned around and saw my face. Putting two and two together, she smirked as she tried to make her joke last long. At least, I think it was a joke.
"Looking for something, Adam?"
I went silent, not wanting to reveal anything suspicious to her. She laughed, knowing full well that she had her fun. She slapped me on the back to let me know that it was all good. I crossed my arms and said that it wasn't nice.
"That was a cheap trick, Violet!" I exclaim.
She laughed it off, clearly not worried that I had just looked at her butt. Wait...did she intend for that to happen?! Oh dear...
"Well, do you want to go where you can see Inkopolis all over? Well, you gotta go with me!" She held her hand out for me to take. I took it and resumed our walk, fully rested at the moment. Along the way, I took in all the sights that Inkopolis had to offer. The billboards were all so foreign to me, as they were written in a language I could not understand. Maybe their schools would be able to teach me their language? I can understand them, but I can't decipher their written language. We arrived at what seemed to be a rig of some sort.
"Adam, this is Saltspray Rig, where Inker and Mio had their match."
I looked at the towering rig. Saltspray Rig? More like Saltspray Tower! This thing was huge! This was one of the stages? I stood there, gawking at the sheer size of the building. Violet tapped me to get my attention, and to lead me to the coastline where the rig was facing. There, she asked me questions for a while, what I feel like inside, how was it to be the only species. That sort of thing. Then, she threw a total curve ball at me.
"Adam...do you think that I'm pretty?"
She had said this with the utmost serious tone. So her self esteem wasn't that high. I would help her out, for I swore it.
"You are pretty, Violet. But remember, that nobody but yourself, should judge you for what you look. Don't ever put yourself down, and always look on the bright side of things."
She seemed red at this comment, and I understand. I just told her that she was pretty, but she should think for herself, that she is always pretty.
"Adam... Thank you. You are a true friend to me, even if you are half Octarian."
I smiled, looking towards at Violet. She smiled back at me, and the air became thick. She breathed quite loudly, before she looked up at me. She was nearing towards my face, when I wasn't aware of what was happening. She was giving me a kiss. Before she could, a bang went off in the upper levels of the rig we were in. We both snapped out of our daze, looked at each other, and immediately, our battle instincts kicked in.
"You take the left, I got the right. Secure the perimeter, and call for help. I'll see what has happened above."
She nodded, heading off towards her part of the mission. I took out my gun, and proceeded with caution.
"Now...what could be invading Inkopolis now?" I wondered.
-Top of Saltspray Rig-
3rd POV
A group of Octolings pop out of the airship they had been transported in. When they all landed, they took defensive positions and secured the top. A Octoling pointed out that the top was secured, and that it was safe. Another Octoling relayed the message, before a figure popped out. Eve's second in command, Marina, had come out of the airship. Dressed in full Octoling gear, she was the leader of the squad.
"Make sure that the entrance is blocked. I don't want anyone getting in, or out. Is the Sharkai ready to deploy?" She asks.
One of the Octolings read out a report. "Yes Marina, they are ready."
"Good, because I will need them for the job at hand. Summon them to me."
The Octoling saluted, before leaving to get the requested troops. She later comes back with ten Sharkai soldiers, all ready to be deployed. Marina looked at them; they were dressed in camouflage clothes, able to blend in the background, being ready to strike fast and swiftly for a kill.
"Sharkai! You will retrieve the person named Adam. Bring him to me. Alive."
One of the Sharkai soldiers scoffed at the order. Clearly, they were being insubordinate. Noticing this, Marina stares down at the Sharkai that scoffed at her.
"You will do this. You are bound to the contract."
"Yeah yeah, whatever, Octoling. You can't control us forever." The soldier said.
"We do now, and you will until we get our end of the deal." Marina says.
The soldier waves the comment aside, not showing any interest in the Octoling. The group leaves downstairs, preparing themselves for the capture of Adam.
-With Adam-
Adam had walked across the whole rig carefully. One sound, and they would find him and kill him. He had walked for a while, before reaching what seemed to be the middle of the rig.
"Something's not right... It's too quiet." Adam thought to himself.
Just as he thought the coast was clear, as soon as he came to the middle of the area, five soldiers popped up in the front, and at the back. Adam was cornered. He primed Inkertaker, and aimed at one of the soldiers. The soldiers simply laughed and drew their weapons.
"Outnumbered and outgunned... Looks like I'm to be taken prisoner, otherwise, I die here." As Adam thought the possible outcome, one of them spoke to him.
"Take off that stupid disguise, we know that's not your true form. Take the watch off, weakling!" The soldier ordered.
Not wanting to take any chances, Adam took off the watch, and put it on the floor. He felt his disguise shimmering, before he was truly revealed.
"Yes yes, as soon as we are free, we will destroy both the Inklings and the Octarians. You can't stop the most powerful force in the world, the elite of the elites, the Sharkai!" The soldier shouted.
Adam, clearly seeing no way out, put his gun down. Adam observed that they were rather burly, and were quite muscular and fit. The soldier talking to him was right. Neither the Inklings or the Octarians could defeat this new foe.
"Neither we or Octarians can defeat them...but what if we teamed up? Could we defeat them?" Adam thought.
Thinking himself brave, he stood up straight and looked at the Sharkai soldier square in the eye. The soldier returned the stare, but with more menace.
"Boy, you think you can take ten Sharkai soldiers at once? You must be incredibly dumb. Now come with us, or we'll bash your head." The Sharkai soldier barked.
Adam stood still in his position. Resisting the order, the leader of the Sharkai squad looked back at him, before walking over to Adam. Adam saw that Violet was waiting for him, but Adam shook his head, signaling Violet that he wasn't coming back from this. She gasped, not wanting to lose another close person to her. She drew her weapon, the '96 Gal, but Adam gave a look that told her otherwise. Tearing up, she looked at Adam sadly, before he was knocked out by a punch from the Sharkai soldier. Wincing from the blow, she sneaked back to where she could safely run from the rig.
"He's gone. Just like that, Adam's gone! Why do I have the worst luck? I finally find someone I trust again, and I lose them!" Violet sadly thought.
Violet ran and ran, not caring that she was getting looks from other people. They didn't know what was happening to them. She stopped running, before she knelt and let her tears freely flow. She cried for some time, before she felt a familiar hand on her shoulder. She looked up to see Leon, worried at her state.
"What happened, Violet?" He asks.
She couldn't muster the strength to say anything, but she did say something that made Leon flare with anger.
"Adam...he's been taken by the Octarians. But he was taken by some soldiers..." She weakly said.
Clenching his fists, he grit his teeth in anger. The Octarians took Adam. They were going to pay.
"Violet, call everyone you we have in our group. Everyone. We're getting back Adam. He saved my life, and I'm going to repay the favour."
Violet nodded, taking out her phone and calling all the people she knew. Within minutes, all the people she had known as her friends were ready to fight, all willing to fight to get Adam back.
"Inklings!" Leon spoke. "As a fellow Inkling, it is our duty to help those in need. Our friend, Adam, has been taken by the Octarians. I know this is a lot to ask, but if any of you guys wish to back out now, you may."
The Inklings all stood to attention. In one way or the other, Adam had saved their life, or had done something that would have helped them greatly. Akane was the first to speak.
"He saved my life when I had fought Octavio. I want to save his life this time." She says.
"He defended me in court, and I shall never forget that about Adam." Leon says.
Mio tries to speak up, but her shyness overpowers her courage. However, everyone in the group knew that Mio had also wanted to save Adam as well. Inker was the next to say something.
"He's a good guy. We gotta go and save him from them Octarians!" He states.
The group all agree that Adam had to be saved, but with them, they were skeptical about their fighting power.
"But Leon...how are we to fight an entire army? We aren't even equipped to handle this kind of mission!" Violet exclaims. Akane was the next to speak.
"I know someone who can provide us with the gear. We'll get him back." Akane says.
The close group of inklings would get back Adam, and destroy the Octarians. It was then, that the screen above them had lighted up. A feminine figure, the same species of Adam's kind, had appeared on the screen.
"Greetings, Inklings. Or should I say...Weaklings."
End of ch.9
Awwww hell naw! Looks like Adam is caught in the clutches of the Octarians, and what are the Sharkai really after? In a strange turn of events, Adam is captured, saving Violet and sending a call out for help. Can Adam's will be strong against the Sharkai, or will he become broken?
Thanks for reading thus far, i really do appreciate it. Due to school starting, i'm going to probably be late posting these chapters, but i will try to keep to my schedule. In other news, what do you think the story should approach? leave a PM on my name, and I'll see to it. Thanks for reading Co-Existence.
