I stood there for the longest time, trying to understand the chaos, which was the city, in the video. Slowly, I felt other people enter the room. They stood quietly looked up at the screen then back at me.
"Hard to believe, that all this took place a few day after the squid sisters' kidnapping. It has been three days since mayor Humbert issued an evacuation of the city, and yet so many were captured." One of the newscasters went on, "Maybe it was a bad omen that the sisters were taken..."
"So what has become of the city and the citizens that were captured, now?" the other asked, "Does anyone know if they are..."
"I believe the report said that they are just being locked up. And that sadly the Mayor was also captured... He fought them off so many others could escape..."
I fell on to my knees. Everyone ran over to me. They shook me, but I didn't want to take my eyes off the screen.
"What's going to happen now?"
"I don't know... but it is possible that this is going to end pretty bad for us."
"You can say that again..." A voice startled the two newscasters, "Sorry, you were starting to get on my nerves..."
"N-no... Y-you c-can't be h-here w-we're no where near Inkopolis!"
"About that, well we aren't gonna stop at just Inkopolis..." the voice snickered, "That's just no fun..."
"Please don't kill us! We're just reporters! We weren't attacking or nothing! Spare us!"
"Have mercy!"
"Nope. We got a lot of prisoners already... and you look weak anyways" One of the reporters screamed as they were shot with rust colored ink.
They fell on to the floor as they painfully flailed around. The reporter's body and ink turned into black before they went limp. The other reporter tried to run, but they were soon taken care of.
"Hmmm, maybe I used one that was too strong... I wanted to play a little longer before they died... Oh well, maybe next time..."
The screen suddenly went to static, and I stood up.
"Corol?..." Cuddlefish looked at me.
"I have to go back..."
"Are you nuts?!" she grabbed my wrist.
I pulled away from her, and began walking away. Nana, Till, and Connie stood in my way. Cuddlefish tackled me and she refused to let go of me.
"Let go of me!" I struggled to get away from her.
"NO! I WON'T!" she held on to me tightly.
"Think rationally, Corol! You'll die if you go!" Nana argued.
"I DON'T CARE! WHAT DO ANY OF YOU GUYS CARE IF I DIED?!" I shouted as I shook Cuddlefish off of me.
"What?..." She looked back at me.
"YOU WERE NEVER THERE FOR ME, EVEN WHEN I NEEDED YOU THE MOST!"
"Coro-" I interrupted Nana before she could scold me.
"AND YOU, YOU NEVER REALLY CARED FOR ME! YOU ONLY HOUSED ME TO SAVE CALLIE AND MARIE'S CAREERS!"
Nana looked shocked, but was at a lost for words. Aori, Hatoru, and Captain Cuttlefish ran over to her.
"You have taken it too far!" Aori growled, "Do you know what we had to go through?!"
"DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT I HAD TO GO THROUGH MY WHOLE LIFE?! HOW I FEEL?! SPLATTING SHUT UP!"
Connie began to cry as she held on to Till. Till was silently watching. She stood in my way as I tried to walk away again.
"Move..." I growled.
"Answer this one question, then I will move." Till glared at me, "Tell me how much do we mean to you? The time we have spent together, both the good and the bad, how much of it had any meaning to you?"
"It... meant absolutely... nothing." My heart was gripped with my grief, I bit my tongue and held back my tears as I tried to keep up my act, " You guys were just kidnappers... I was just your prisoner."
Her tears fell onto the floor and she stepped aside. I could tell she was heartbroken and shocked from my answer. It really did hurt me to break her and everyone. For this, I really hoped I died. I should die for every one person I have hurt today.
I walked past all of them only to have Ari stand in my way. He only stared at me, as I quickly rushed past him. My tears started flowing as I began running. I didn't mean anything I said. Every word was a lie, but I couldn't bring them into it. Because if there was a chance, I could die then they could also share fate. I had to make them hate me. So even if I died, they won't care about me. They wouldn't be crushed by my death. It was the only choice I had. I had to be hated by them. Someone dashed from behind me and hugged me from behind. We fell over on to the floor.
"I wasn't there for you... I know I wasn't. And you hated me ever since..." Cuddlefish gripped tightly on to my jacket, "Even if I am nothing to you, I know for a fact, you are the most important squid to me. I can't live without my bestest friend..."
"LET GO OF ME!" I shouted as I thrashed about, "JUST LET ME GO!"
"I won't! " she got up and ran ahead and blocked the path, "if you really want to go... then, you will have to kill me."
She stood there with her arms out. I looked at her gritting my fangs. Her tears poured from her face, yet her eyes were full of determination.
"Don't make me do this, Cuddlefish... please don't make this harder..." I stood up and faced her.
"I can't live without you... if you want to go, you will have to kill me!" she sobbed.
My heart was screaming for me to stop. I had no idea it would come to this. I charged at her. Cuddlefish was my best friend, it doesn't matter whether she was there for me or not. This was a nightmare. I had to choose her life or my promise. My heart was shattering with every step toward her. She closed her eyes and braced herself.
-Author's Notes-
I'm sorry it's another cliffhanger... but I thought it would be fun to kinda of tease you guys... I know I'm a dick... So anyways what did you guys think? Should I fix anything?
Oh by the way, guest... dude, the sluggers are the same size as inklings. Not to mention they are humanoids and poisonous... So I don't know if eating them would be a good idea... But then again, I guess I only said it was the size of a little girl, so I don't really know what to say or how to feel if Spyke was eating a little child... Then there are people who eat poisonous pufferfish... and human cannibalism is a thing or maybe eating monkeys is more closer to this topic... So never mind, maybe you are right, and maybe he will feast...idk.
