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Splatoon: Agent 3 Begins

Chapter 13: Unexpected Surprises

Once we got to Cap'n Cuttlefish's shack, we saw the Cap'n standing near Octave, who was sitting in the same chair we put him in, waiting for us. He wasn't tied to it now, but he didn't even look like he was trying to escape. He then explained some news to us that left me and Marie utterly shocked.

"THEY'RE GONNA WHAT?!" we yelled.

"I said," Octave repeated, "if you don't find some way to find all of those zapfish, destroy the Octoweapons, and defeat our leader, he's gonna lead a full-scale invasion on your city…and most likely destroy all of you in the process."

"Well, there's a happy thought…" I groaned. "Don't you guys ever take a break?"

"It is late," the Cap'n said. "And I haven't picked up anymore Octarian activity. Maybe they stopped for the night."

"I hope so…" Marie yawned. "I'm exhausted…"

"I think it'll be safe for you kids to get home and get some rest."

"Sounds good to us," Callie said. "Oh, wait, what about Octave? We can't just leave him here alone."

"And we can't take him to Inkopolis," I added. "He might get too much attention."

"He said he'll stay here," the Cap'n said. "With me here watching him, there shouldn't be any problems."

"Um, glad you're up for watching him, Cap'n," Marie said, "but wouldn't it be better if someone else stayed with you to watch him?"

"What? Ye don't think I can do it? Why, back in my day…"

The Cap'n then went on a small rant about how many tougher things he dealt with back when he was younger.

Marie sighed. "Three…two…one…" The Cap'n instantly fell asleep resting on his cane. "…and that's why someone else should be here…"

The girls carefully walked him over to his bed and gently laid him down on it. They gave him a quick kiss on his forehead and came back out.

"So I guess I have to stay and watch Octave?" I said.

"How old do you guys think I am that you think that I need watching?" Octave retorted.

"We're just making sure you don't run off or something."

"Really? You still don't trust me?"

"And we're back to ignoring you. Agent 1, did you learn anything new?"

"Well," Callie said. "I learned that long tentacles can be used as decent rope."

"New about the situation…" Marie said while rolling her eyes.

"Oh…then, no. His memory's still kinda fuzzy."

"Hey, I have an idea," Octave said. "Why don't you all just take shifts watching me?"

"That's…not a bad idea, actually…" I said. By this time, I might've been too tired to care if he was planning something or not.

"I'll take first shift," Callie offered. "I'm not really tired, anyway."

"Thanks, Agent 1."

Marie had gone to a nearby closet and brought out two big stuffed toys that look like baby zapfish, but each one had a hat that looked like the Cap'n's. She tossed me one.

"These things are so soft. We can use them as pillows," she explained.

She lied down and instantly fell asleep with the toy under her head. I took out my contacts, put them in the container they came in, and set them aside. Octave had taken notice.

"So, he was right…" he mumbled.

"What?" I asked.

"Our leader gave us an order to quickly splat an Inkling boy with red eyes. When we saw one with blue eyes, we thought that he mixed up the colors for some reason. Or there was another agent that looks like him."

"That one black-tentacled Octoling girl wasn't fooled, though…"

"Black-tentacles…? Oh…you meant her…"

"You know her?" Callie asked.

Octave shifted uncomfortably. "Y-Yeah…I know her pretty well. And if I were you, Agent 3, I would try to avoid her at all costs. She can be vicious."

"I know," I said. "She even hit you, too. By the way, not that I particularly care, but, are you okay after that?"

"I'm fine. I've been hit harder by her before. But thanks for asking anyway."

"Hopefully, I won't see her again."

"Did I mention that once she has a target, she will persistently try to splat them?"

"Thanks for the tip…" I said bitterly and went down to fall asleep. "Good night…"

I tried falling asleep, but I couldn't really sleep well. I managed to sleep for about an hour before Callie woke me up.

"Hey, you up?" she whispered.

"I couldn't get to sleep…." I said groggily. "Ready to switch?"

She nodded and yawned. I got up and handed her the toy and put my contacts back on, and she sat down where I was sleeping.

Before she went down to fall asleep, she shot back up to her feet.

"Oh! I almost forgot!" she said.

She then did the one thing that I believe would make every other Inkling boy in the city literally turn green with envy.

She came over to me and gave me a quick kiss on the cheek. (No, seriously, I'm not joking.)

After she did, I felt myself blush so much that I'm pretty certain that I turned pure red. I tried to ask why she did that, but I'd lost my voice (and any words that I could make with it).

"That was for saving me," she explained with a sweet smile. I also noticed that she was slightly blushing, too. "Thank you…"

I tried to say something, but all that really managed to come out was a high-pitched "Woomy!" I quickly covered my mouth.

"WHY DO I KEEP DOING THAT?!" I screamed in my head.

Callie giggled and went back to lie down near to Marie.

"Good night," she said quietly.

I nodded shakily. I felt my cheek and sighed heavily. Then I heard Octave laughing quietly.

"What's up with you?" I asked while clearing my throat. (It was slightly high-pitched now...man, that's embarrassing...)

"Nothing…it's just…" Octave said. "Heh…That pink girl is really nice, isn't she?"

"Yeah…she's super nice…"

"And very pretty."

"Yeah..." It took me a minute to realize what he said. "Wait, what?!"

"Is she your girlfriend or something?"

Of all things to hear from him, that was so unexpected.

"Girlfriend?! Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, s-she's not my g-girlfriend! She's just a friend!"

"A friend…that kisses you?"

"Well, she's…passionate…"

"Uh-huh…seems legit…so, she's available?"

"I don't know, dude…maybe? Wait…why do you ask?"

"No reason." He smirked as he got up and walked outside.

"Hey, hold on. Where are you going?"

"I'm just going out for some air. Can you blame me? I've been cooped up in here the whole time."

"Good point." I didn't like it, but it was a good point. "Alright, I'm coming out to keep an eye on you…and also because I kinda need to cool my burning face..."

"HA! I knew it! You totally like her!"

"N-No! I-I don't! W-We're just f-friends! What makes you think I do, anyway?"

"I'm just judging from the way you saved her from Octavia."

"This is getting uncomfortable," I thought. "I need to change the subject fast."

We walked outside a little ways from the shack.

"So, that's her name...Octavia?" I asked.

"Yup."

"Well, at least you remember her."

"I guess you can say she's 'unforgettable'. But I honestly kinda wish I did forget her."

"What's she like, anyway? Besides vicious…"

"She's hard to describe. She can get crazy and violent…especially if she's mad...which happens a lot since she has a bit of a short temper. She also sometimes tries sounding sweet and innocent, but it's just hiding her underlying evil nature."

"Okay, that's…disturbing. How do you know her exactly?"

Octave's look made it obvious that he didn't wanna talk about it. Clearly, he knows her, but he's hiding something.

"You don't have to tell me, but I'll find out eventually…"

"Okay," Octave said while shrugging. "But back to what I said about the pink girl. Agent 1, right?"

(Darn it! So close!) "Y-Yeah?"

"I recognized her from that first invasion. While you were sleeping, she told me how happy she felt after you saved her. She also told me that you said that you'd never leave her. Did you actually mean that?"

"What does it matter to you?"

"It doesn't. But I'm bored. And I honestly don't have any more info to give you."

I understood that now he was just trying to have someone to talk to. I sighed. "Well, I couldn't just leave her to get splatted."

"Yeah. You know, she's really thankful to you for saving her. She wanted to find a way to repay you. And she sure did!"

"You knew she would do that?!"

"Not really. But trust me, it was hilarious to see you turn that red."

Now, this guy was getting on my nerves.

"Okay. Octave, can we please stop talking about-?"

"WATCH OUT!" he yelled as he tackled me. Several shots of ink flew over us.

"W-What was that?!" I asked nervously as we got up.

"Oh, no…" Octave said while fearfully looking behind me. I turned around and a wave of fear came over me when I saw Octavia aiming her shooter directly at me.

"We meet again, Agent 3," she said with a menacingly sweet tone. "How have you been?"

"U-Uh…heh, heh…u-um…g-g-good…?" I chuckled nervously. (Wow, Octave was right. That is deceptively sweet.) "H-How about y-you?"

"Oh, great. Real great. I've been busy recuperating from the recent splatting you gave me. And trying to find ways of bringing Octave back to our leader. Which I plan to do right now."

"Go away, Octavia! I don't wanna go back!" Octave yelled.

"Looks like someone's lost his goggles."

"Uh, YEAH! Maybe because you hit me in the face and broke them?! Thanks for that, by the way!"

"Now, Octave, is that any way treat your big sis? I was just showing you some tough love..."

"Did she say 'BIG SIS'?!" I shouted internally. That came out of nowhere!

"I doubt that there was any love in that..." I said.

"So, are you coming or do I have to force you?" Octavia said. I could tell that she was steadily getting angry.

"You're gonna have to splat me first!" Octave shouted.

"WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT, YOU IDIOT?!" I screamed in my thoughts.

Octavia bared her fanged teeth and snarled.

"SUIT YOURSELF!" she yelled as her shooter turned into a huge bazooka-like weapon. She aimed at us, and I heard her weapon charge up.

"Octave," I said bluntly while staring at her.

"Yes?" he said while also staring at her.

"You know that we don't have any weapons to fight back with, right?"

We looked at each other, and his look shifted from slightly confident to fearful as he saw that I didn't have one.

"Oh...carp..." we whimpered as we slowly looked back at her.

It was at this moment that the two of us realized this: WE ARE SO SUNK!

AN: Wow, things escalated quickly. Will Finley and Octave get out of this one with their tentacles intact? Find out in the next chapter which will come out soon.

Hope you all liked this chapter! See ya next time!