Chapter 12: Glory for Squids


TarTar grinned. "Well look who finally arrived. So glad to see you survived."

Chili's mouth curled into a snarl. "You better let Kira go or I'm going to return you to where you belong." He raised the dynamo for a swing. "IN THE FUCKING OCEAN!"

TarTar wheezed as the dynamo rammed into his chest and Mint ran over before the glass doors shut and disabled the wires before any more damage was done.

Kira hugged Mint and sobbed as her back bled terribly from the wires.

"Oh dear cod Kira! Let me take care of that..." Mint pulled out some bandages and got to work, though Kira didn't make it easy for them as the pain was so terrible for her. "I know, I know, please hold on.." They told her in a calm voice.

Akari and Misery fought off the guards and tried keeping Kira and Mint safe while they worked.

"Shit, there's so many of them! Misery, we can't hold them off much longer!" Akari cried.

Misery grunted. "Keep fighting! Mint! Hurry!"

Mint shot the hybrid a look. "Hey, I have to be careful with this, the wounds are severe."

"This situation is gonna get a lot more severe if you don't pull out that Octo-Shot of yours and destroying them!" She retorted.

Mint sighed in frustration and finished what they could on Kira before assisting their friends.

Chili and TarTar were at it for a long time. Swinging and exchanging blows. Rage completely consumed the inkling as he and the one who had scarred Chili physically and mentally.

"You... Have a LOT of nerve coming back to life!" A violent swing of the dynamo after the other as Chili puts TarTar directly in the line of splatting.

"I was never really dead." He told him. "I always keep more than one model around in case I was destroyed."

Chili gritted his teeth. "I'll make sure you stay dead this time!"

"It's required for Kira to be here." The monster told him.

"Oh give me a break." The inkling rolled his eyes. "My friend is not your crash-test dummy!"

TarTar spat. "You mean girlfriend?" He smirked at both Chili's and Kira's reactions; choking on the words 'girlfriend'.

"I can't believe it! you're more delusional than I am!" He smacked TarTar again with the dynamo.

Kira coughed up blood. "Chili's right... You are delusional!"

"Kira!"Chili ran over and checked her wounds. "He did so much to you..."

She grunted and tried getting up on her own."I'm fine. Don't worry about me."

Mint knelt down next to her. "You have lost so much blood, please let us-"

"Please don't do this to me guys." She coughed more blood up. "Heh... I'm a strong squid, I can handle this."

"No, Kira, you can't. We need to take you home now and get you to Jacob. And never come back here."

TarTar did not like hearing this. using what strength he had left, he took a shot at taking the injured Kira again.

The Inkling grunted as he was pushed away by a beaten TarTar and his tentacles grabbed Kira.

Kira yelped loudly and struggled hard. "Let gooo-ACK!" All eyes went wide and became horrified as the needle went into the Inkling's neck and sank in.

Chili roared and tried charging but ran into a wall by a smart move performed by TarTar, dragging Kira away deeper into the lab. "Farewell Squidbeaks." He grinned. "And traitor."

Misery attempted getting Kira back, but her distant yells soon silenced as Misery and Chili stood there. Speechless as Kira was once again taken from them.

"I... I couldn't get her back..." Chili muttered. "I..."

Misery loaded the E-Liter and walked forward. "You are going to get Kira back. Despite what happens, we'll make it through, and Kira will too."

Akari nodded and stood by Chili. "Let's give TarTar the smack down of a lifetime!"

Mint smiled. "We'll get her back!"

Chili nodded and refilled the ink tank. Holding his dynamo tightly, he nodded.

"We're gonna make this work. And we're gonna get Kira back. No matter what the cost may be."


TarTar stood in a room with another figure. Grinning. "It's time my soldier. Go and make me proud."

"Of course, sir." They commented, pulling out a roller. "I shall not disappoint you."


End of Chapter 12