Are you enjoying it so far? I know, the tests might become a little repetitive, but we'll eventually get into some REAL good stuff near the end of this crossover story. Here's the next chapter of this test, I hope you will enjoy! :D
Switch appears once again, and the Squid Sisters and Redd actually see it this time.
"Test three of five: Hinox." The god said.
"And dare I ask... what is that supposed to be?" Redd asked.
"It's a giant monster that you guys are probably used to, but not," Switch explained, "I'll also have to mention, there are 4 different kinds, so you'll have to be prepared for whatever you expect. Also, the each version of the Hinox has a weak spot. I wonder if you are able to find it?"
"What's the weak spot exactly?" Callie asked. But Switch didn't respond, it already disappeared. I guess it was up to the group of Inklings to find out what exactly this Hinox thing is. As they kept on walking, they find it, it was HUGE. It had red skin and it was fast asleep. They also found some treasures hanging around the Hinox's neck, along with some random, tan orb that glows orange, and 1/4th of the third Switch medal.
"That must be the Hinox right there." Marie said.
"It looks like we're gonna have to fight it if we want to get this next medal." Redd responded. But as they approach it, they realize that the beast was surrounded by the Inklings only weakness: water. Fortunately, the water was shallow. But still...
"Let me guess. We're gonna have to super jump?" Redd asked.
"Well, you and Callie do it. Since... you know, my leg..." Marie replied. Redd and Callie nodded, and then they turned into their squid form and super jumped right next to the Hinox. They startle it, and the giant thing shakes a little bit before it completely wakes up. Like when it was sleeping, it was ABSOLUTELY HUGE. It had one tiny horn on its head, and also one eye. It looked fat as well, so it makes itself a bigger target to incoming foes.
"Okay, here we go." Redd exclaimed. Callie and Redd super jump back to Marie, and the Hinox begins to take chase. It was pretty slow for a big fellow like him, bit it eventually caught up. The Hinox raises its fist, and slams it down on the squid kids. But they dodge at just the right time. After all, they are really small compared to that huge beast.
"We need to figure out what the weak spot is!" Marie yelled. They observed the Hinox as it keeps walking towards them. Then Redd had an idea that stood out from the rest of the Hinox's body.
"You think that one eye would be a good suggestion? After all, it stands out above the rest." Redd explained.
"Alright, Agent Fo- Redd! Shoot some ink at his eye, and maybe it will lead to it being stunned for a bit for our chance to attack!" Marie shouted.
"You got it, Marie!" Redd said. The Hinox comes closer to them and attempts to attack Redd. But the red Inkling super jumps, and right before he was about to land, he shot some ink from his Splash-o-matic at the Hinox's only eye. The Hinox screeches loudly and falls down, covering its eye with its hand.
"Now let's get him!" Callie screamed. All three of the Inklings gang up on the Hinox and continue attacking him. When the Hinox got up, it did almost half damage.
"Holy carp, that did a lot!" Redd exclaimed.
"Don't stop now! We need to gain an advantage!" Marie commanded as she shoos the Hinox back with her given weapon. Now the Hinox only had half of its health left. Great job, Marie.
"Well, we already know the strategy. I got this." Redd said with a smirk. He does the same thing like before. Super jumps and attempts to shoot. But when he kept firing with his weapon, the Hinox did something smart. He covered his eye with his left hand so he doesn't get "inked" and distracted.
"Oh no! This is gonna be pretty tough." Callie exclaimed.
"Not to worry, I have a plan B." Redd responded. And he began to ink the ground around him as if he was playing Turf War.
"Redd, this isn't a time to mess around!" Marie shouted.
"Trust me on this, Marie! I know what I'm doing!" Redd yelled. And after a few minutes of inking turf and running away from the hinox...
Ding!
Redd's tentacle hair began to flare. He had his special ready.
"NGYES!" Redd screamed. And he pulled out his special, the Inkjet. He shoots at the Hinox, but the best still blocks each shot. When the Inkjet exploded, Redd shot himself even more higher into the air. While the Hinox was confused, while Redd was falling, he unexpectedly shoot ink from his Splash-o-matic, right into the Hinox's eye. The Hinox once again falls down, and covers its eye, trying to wipe the ink off.
"Great job, Redd! Now we can finish this part!" Callie shouted excitedly. And they once again gang up on the Hinox, doing more damage than last time. The Hinox roars loudly, and then it turns all black. It falls to its knees, and turns into purple dust. It left behind some toenails and guts, along with its horn and some of its treasures. Even the mysterious orb and the 1/4th part of the other Switch medal.
"Okay, so that's that." Redd said as he picked up the broken Switch medal. Then he and the Squid Sisters were teleported once again.
Teleportation ended. Now they were at what seemed like the same spot as earlier. But different. The Inklings saw another Hinox, but this time it had blue skin.
"What you have just fought was the Youngest Kin of the Hinox. This one is the Middle Kin. Think you guys can handle it?" Switch mocked.
"Of course we can, Switch! We've been doing so well!" Redd bragged. Switch didn't respond. It didn't seem fond of wanting to answer Redd's question.
"Well, we know what to do." Callie said as she looked at Redd, who nodded once she knew what she was talking about. They super jumped next to the Hinox to wake him up, then it did and took chase once again. Redd and Callie super jumped back to where Marie was, and they begin attacking again.
"Same strategy as before?" Marie asked.
"Same strategy as before." Redd repeated. He once again super jumps, and inks the Hinox's eye. The beast is distracted. Now they can attack.
"Okay, let's go." Marie exclaimed, and they kept on attacking with their given weapons. Since it is really three against one, doing all that damage on all those weapons does more than probably what Link could've done on his own.
After some time, half damage was done again and the Hinox gets up.
"Do the same thing as before, Redd. Ink your turf!" Callie shouted.
"I would, but... I don't know how much ground I'd cover." Redd confessed.
"What other ideas do you have?" Marie asked. Redd thought for a moment, and then saw a wooden bracelet around the Hinox's left leg.
"We need to do something to break those off. I wonder what we could use though..." Redd said, and continued thinking. And then he realized what he could use.
"Fire!" He shouted, startling the Squid Sisters in the process.
"We need fire?" Callie asked.
"And I think I know just how to get it." Redd replied with a smirk. He grabbed two different stones he got from defeating the Stone Talus, and began rubbing them together. After some time, they began flaming and most of it was now fire. Before Redd can burn his hands off, he threw the flamed rock right at the wooden piece, making it catch on fire.
The Hinox notices, and jumps around a bit, trying to melt the flame off.
"That's my plan. Since it's distracted by the flame, it won't try to block my attack." Redd explained, and then fired with his ink weapon, not bothering to super jump. The Hinox is now distracted once more. The wooden piece that was on fire has just melted off.
"Get him!" Marie screamed. And they attack once again. The Hinox got up for a split second, but nothing that the Inklings couldn't handle for just one more hit. After that last hit, the Inklings collect the treasures the Hinox left behind, even that orb. Seriously, what could it be used for?
With that out of the way, Callie collects the 2nd fourth of the third Switch medal.
"We only need 2 more. Don't give up now!" Callie exclaimed, and they all get teleported again.
This time, they were at another grassy area, but there was no water this time. They saw another Hinox there, but it had black skin.
"Now... this Hinox is the Oldest Kin. This one might be the most challenging for you. Good luck." Switch said, and then wasn't heard from until the last of this species.
"Okay, let's just all approach it." Redd whispered. The Squid Sisters and Redd tiptoed beside the Hinox, ready to finish this part of their "test". The Hinox shakes a bit as it heard a bit of noise.
Redd quickly grabbed his Splash-o-matic and shoots the Hinox's closed eye, and it got even more distracted, screaming and wiping the red ink off its eye.
"Wow. Okay then, that was... unpredictable." Marie complimented.
"Thanks. Now let's get a move on." Redd exclaimed, and then he and his friends gang up and attack the beast. Already it does almost half of the damage. Once the Hinox stands up, it reveals that it was sitting on a giant hole with a treasure chest inside it.
What could it be used for?
"Do you think we need that?" Callie asked.
"Maybe we can give it to Link when he's done freeing the Divine Beast." Marie replied.
"Girls? I don't mean to interrupt, but, um..." Redd said, and then points to the Hinox, who was trying to attack them.
"OH COD!" The cousins screamed, and they barely avoid the Hinox's slap attack.
"Look, there's metal on the the thing's leg!" Callie shouted, pointing to a metal bracelet on the Hinox's leg.
"I don't think fire is gonna help us there, Callie." Redd said.
"For that kind of metal, we're gonna have to ignore it and just do the first strategy." Marie responded.
"You got it!" Redd exclaimed, and then did the same thing like with the youngest kin: ink the ground to get his special ready. After a couple minutes of avoiding and inking...
Ding!
Just in time. Redd activated his Inkjet and shot at the Hinox's eye, but it blocked. After the special was over, Redd launched higher into the air like before and out of nowhere, shoots a lot of red ink at the Hinox's eye. Perfect.
"Okay, let's end it." Marie said, and they once again attack. The Oldest Kin is down, and leaves behind its treasures. And another gosh darn orb. Marie grabs the next fourth of the medal.
"Just one more. We can't give up now." Marie said. She, Callie and Redd are teleported AGAIN.
It was now night in the sky. Boy, this time sure does go by fast...
Fortunately, it wasn't raining, so that was a huge advantage. The Inklings see what looked like a Hinox, but... it's skin wasn't there. It was just a skeleton. They looked up to the sky, and they see Switch there since the sky was dark enough to be seen.
"Even the Stalnox counts since it has the same moves and all that. Be sure to think of an extra strategy, because it won't be too easy once you're done here." Switch warned.
"Well, we have done well on these tests. Our chances to go back home are much higher now." Marie said. Switch didn't respond, it disappeared and didn't come back. Man, this god is rude...
"It doesn't even like small talk..." Marie groaned.
"Well, let's go ahead so we can finish this test." Redd suggested. The Squid Sisters nod, and they walk over to the Stalnox. It wasn't sleeping like the regular Hinox does, it was more likely wandering around. For... something.
The Stalnox notices them and charges forward.
"Watch out!" Redd exclaimed. The Squid Sisters dodge, but Redd takes the hit.
"Redd! Are you alright?" Marie asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Let's just end this test." Redd said, giving Marie a thumbs up. Like before, the eye would be its weak spot. Unlike how the eye was yellow like the Hinox has, the Stalnox's eye was blue with a yellow pupil.
Still, Redd did the same strategy he did before: he super jumps to get the Stalnox's attention, and shoots ink in its eye from his Splash-o-matic. However, when Redd landed, he realized something.
The eye popped right out of its socket.
"Oh cod, that's gross." Redd exclaimed in a disgusted tone.
"I think the eye might be its weak spot like before. Let's just leave it at that." Marie suggested. And they begin attacking the eye. However, they eye kept rolling once in a while, so it was hard to keep track of attacking it a lot.
After some time, almost all of its damage was done. The eye began to roll back to the Stalnox, and then the skeleton monster picks it up and puts it back in its socket. Now they're gonna have to deal with those attacks once again.
"Okay, so that's our plan. We need to get the eye out." Callie said.
"I think I have another plan that doesn't involve the Inkjet this time." Redd responded, and then he whispered something into the girls' ear. The gasped, and then nodded, since they agree with that plan.
The Stalnox attempts to attack, but all of them dodge this time. Redd super jumps, but the Stalnox looks at him as he falls back down. Meanwhile, the Squid Sisters attack the Stalnox's legs with their weapons, distracting him from the fact of Redd. Then the red Inkling shoots red ink at the Stalnox's eye, and said eye popped out and rolled around.
"Go go go!" Redd screamed. But they kept on attacking to finish it. But when they finished...
CRASH!
All three of the weapons were broken. The Stalnox roars and turns black, its bones then fall apart, and it disintegrates into purple dust. There was no random orb this time, and they just went after the Switch medal.
All four pieces come together, and they make a whole like what happened with the Stone Talus.
"We're gonna need new weapons..." Marie groaned.
"Don't give up just yet. We still have 2 more tests to go through." Redd said. And once again, they are teleported.
They were now in front of some kind of colosseum.
"Ooh, this looks like it's gonna be tough." Redd thought.
A/N: Okay, there we go :D! Things might get a bit easier from here, but... the next two enemies will be pretty tough to defeat. I guess we'll find out when more chapters come. Anyway, with that being said, Stay Fresh and have a great day! :)