The Great Splat

Chapter 12

The Escape


"Alright." Tinker said as he looked at the electronic keypad on the door, "Can I hack this?"

"I don't know? Can you?" Ink asked as he opened the contraption,

"Let's hook it up- Oh no!" Tinker yelled as his tablet turned off, completely drained of battery,

"How are we going to get out now?" Nautalia growled,

"I'm still here, guys!" Calamia pulled out her laptop, "Just hook this puppy up!"

"Alright!" Tinker laughed and grabbed the device, then started to connect it, "We're in!" he said as he saw a line of code,

"Hm... Linux?" Calamia mumbled, "I've never heard of that before."

"Say, where's Maria?" Pacifica asked, seeing their sniper was not here.

The mood went silent,

"She... um..." Nautalia muttered, "I'm sorry."

"What?!" the three members of Underwater Demolition turned,

"She's dead!?" Ink said in shock, "No! It can't be!"

"I'm afraid so." Calamia mumbled,

"Oh... Maria..." Pacifica fell on her bottom, "Not Maria! Maria! Why!?" she started to cry,

"I'm sorry." Nautalia repeated, "We were ambushed..."

"I can't believe it." Ink said, trying to hold back tears, "As long as she isn't suffering anymore..."

"I believe she would've wanted us to finish the job." Tinker said as he resumed his work, "As she always says... "Get your head on the mission, idiot!"." he chuckled a bit.

"We'll miss you, Maria." Ink looked up, "May the Holy Mackerel take you into his fins."

"Maria.." Pacifica stood up, "We'll finish the job for you!"

"Let's do this!" Ink cheered, "How are we doing?"

"Not so good." Calamia answered, "This code.. It's unlike anything we've ever seen!"

"This will take me weeks to crack!" Tinker groaned as he saw long lines of code, "If not months!"

"These humans.. their intelligence is on a whole other level..." Calamia said, "Tinker.. try using the Splatter Virus."

"I already did, five times." Tinker responded, "I'm trying for the Narwhal Root Worm right now."

"I hope you hurry." Nautalia said, "Before those small-ears get suspicious."

"Speaking of small-ears..." Ink turned to her, "What do you think they're doing with all our people?"

"They tested us with these Cuttlelings." Pacifica said, "Maybe we're all test subjects for other creatures!"

"What do they want with us?" Ink growled, "How did they just come to existence all of a sudden?!"

POOM! A shot was heard,

"Huh!?" the team turned to see a lone Cuttleling, the only survivor, shuffling slowly towards them,

"It's one of them!" Nautalia held up her weapon,

"Ah.." the Cuttleling groaned as he slowly made his way up, "You... ah... don't know what you're dealing with..."

"What are you saying?" Ink grumbled,

"Those.. humans..." the Cuttleling muttered, "They.. want to take back.. what they lost..." he reached them, "Even if it means... extinction of species."

"What do you mean?" Pacifica growled,

"They indoctrinate us..." the Cuttleling walked past them and started to type on the key pad, "We were made for... infiltration.. To strike the Inkling and Octarians without gaining suspicion on a new species."

"So they send you to attack instead of attacking themselves, so we won't know the small-ears' existence?!" Nautalia yelled, "What was all that war with the helicopters and fast planes!?"

"They want to take.. the... the... silos..." the Cuttleling coughed up ink, "You.. have to save us..."

"But you're working for them!" Ink growled, "Why do you need help!?"

"Because they plan.. to..." the Cuttleling wheezed, "Capture all of us... even.. if we ally... I... figured.. it out... Just... finish.. the job..." he sighed and then disintegrated, a little cuttlefish ghost ascended up into the air.

SHWOO! The door opened, revealing a new chamber.

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"Mother of Mackerel..." Tinker said as he saw rows upon rows of Cuttlelings, both male and female, floating in vial inside of large test tubes,

"These were gonna be sent to attack us.." Calamia muttered, "Drive us back."

"As if those humans didn't do enough damage.." Ink grumbled as he looked at the floating Cuttlelings,

"I see you have joined us." a voice called out, and the commander appeared, along with soldiers and whites.

"We suspected our Cuttlelings failed." a human in white muttered, "And we were right."

"I'm afraid this is the end of the line." the commander said as he held his baton, "I'm afraid you can only watch from now on." he pressed a button, and huge metal sheets rolled down to reveal many Inklings and Octolings stuck in glass chambers, as well as Cuttlelings and an assortment of anthropomorphic sea life.

"What are you going to do with them?" Pacifica growled,

"You shouldn't be angry." a human in white said, "These are those who will be saved, and live alongside mankind."

"We found your fishy friends outside." the commander chuckled as he pointed to one chamber, where Marie, Callie, Judd, the Octobomber, and the Octoling captain were in.

"Callie!" Ink ran up to the chamber, "Are you ok?"

"Ink..." Callie groaned as she weakly walked towards him, her left leg was very damaged,

"What happened!?" Ink yelled, "What did you do to her!?" he yelled at the humans.

"Crossfire." the commander said, "Now, throw them in." he told his soldiers, "These are of strong breed, we need to save them."

"Yes sir!" the soldiers responded and walked towards them,

"No!" Calamia yelled and resisted arrest,

"Let go of me!" Pacifica squealed,

"You'll never put us in there!" Ink told him,

"Try me." the general grinned and snapped his fingers.

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"Alright Bravo-6!" a soldier yelled as they held back a huge force of inklings, "We need to hold Zulu!"
he pointed to a large steel structure, "Then we can bail out!"


SM'S Time

For Reviewer Kittkattattack: Yeah... I may have taken a few artistic liberties here and there... but I was just wondering if Inkling just made the evolution alternative to their origins (like the same Origin Dispute us people have.). My bad, that detail slipped!

For Reviewer Dj Voidika (I finally spell your name right!): I hope you enjoy this frosting on your cake!

This story is almost finished, just the last two chapters I need to edit and review! I hope you stay around for those!
I hope no one find's out what mankind's plan is! If you do, please keep it to yourselves for the other readers' sakes.
ENJOY!