Author's note* Hello again, I know you all must be tired to see another one of these notes but I can't help but make at least one more before stopping. This one is in regards to reaching a personal milestone of 50 chapters in this story and for that, you have my thanks for showing your continued support by reading, following, favoriting, and reviewing this story. THANK YOU. I hope you all have enjoyed it so far, and hope that I can continue to make sure you stay entertained. Once again, thank so much for your support in any way and enjoy the story.

The mountainous Black-grass hills are in the backdrop with shanty towns on one side and to the far other, luxurious housing. Orange leaves falling from their trees across the iconic land of Beacon Hills, slumbering across the ground as the wind blows delicately. The busy street vendors attempting to get a sale, the many street markets opened everywhere as well, the faded colored apartment buildings with worn out street signs at every turn; They've finally arrived at Beacon Hills, the infamous town with a reputation for violence and corruption. Tons of people casually walking around performing whatever their motive is, some look shady, others look as innocent as can be. Looking up at the sky, it too had an Orange hue instead of the usual Blue-cloudless as well. No signs of any criminal activity can be found, not even a speck of any conflict. As the group of Reice, Bianca, Marigold, and Canary make their way down the street observing the strange peace that hovered over the city; marching band instruments can be heard in the distance, maybe a parade?

"It's pretty strange for Beacon Hill to be so calm, usually the air is tense…but it feels so free and delicious!" Canary said, inhaling the sweet aroma; Marigold quickly karate chopped canary and pulled her by the ear.

"You're more of an airhead than usual!" she yelled, quickly turning to Reice with a shine in her glasses. "You're lost aren't you?"

Reice started sweating bullets, and in a low tone-"N-no…I definitely remember this place. I'm just trying to find a good hotel that we can all stay at for the time that we're here."

Bianca hopped in, "Hey guys, check out over there…!"-Pointing in the direction where the marching band music playing-"Let's go check it out!" quickly grabbing Reice's hand and guiding him over to the music where a crowd of people were standing.

When they got there, there was a huge parade. There were decorations and banners all across the main street, the band appeared to be the Beacon Hill high school band judging by their uniform which read: BHHS; the school colors were Black and Silver. As they enjoyed the music with colorful Silver and Black confetti, they realized that the song was a fight song.

Beacon Beacon Hill,

We'll give you a thrill,

Watch out for the loss,

Because we are the boss,

You'll think twice when you cross us,

Get ready to run,

Get ready to hide,

Here comes our pride,

Beacon Hill till we die!

It was a powerful fight song, really capturing the heart of what Beacon Hills was and represented the loyalty and hope that the people of Beacon Hills. Bianca and Reice looked around the place and observed the many run-down buildings and shady figures that lurked around the shadows; although the main part of town seemed to be fine, the dirty and ugly truth of Beacon Hills still remained the same. The only difference was that the people of the Hills now had something that represented them, something that was their pride.

As they watch everyone pass by, they find the main roster of Beacon Hill walk by them, the highly respected Silver Squidron. Alumia spots Bianca out the corner of her eye and races over to her, breaking away from her teammates to be with her; Gin gets upset at her sudden departure. Alumia leaps over the railing that separated the sidewalk and the street, hugging Bianca passionately.

"What are you doing here!?" she said with a jolly smile on her face, her steel grey eyes sparkling as they gazed at Bianca; Bianca doesn't seem surprised, in fact, she hugs her with passion as well-laughing-looked like the two had some history.

"I came here with my friend and his sisters…"-Giving her a slap on the arm-"But guess not much time to chat, I see you're about to head on out?"

Alumia chuckles, "If you had told me you would be coming up here, I would've gladly made some time."

Reice and his sisters stay off to the side, letting the two catch up; the other members of Beacon Hill arrive, agitated with being late. Bianca introduces Marigold and Canary to the Silver Squidron, although the two sisters are alert when they meet Gin, keeping a little distance from him because of his intimidating glare. The Silver Squidron keeps their eyes on Reice, recognizing him as one of Azule's friends. Alumia explains to Bianca that they are on their way to the fall preliminaries, and of the reason as to why there was such a huge parade when asked-also apologizing to her comrades for holding them back.

"When I come back, let's hang out in the winter!" Alumina said, waving them goodbye as she exited to a coach bus with her team; Reice and company continue their way through the town in search of a hotel to check into.

In a fancy SUV, Mario is on his way to pick up Violet, who had contacted him and asked for him to come and pick up her and Fuchsia; he isn't aware that Fuchsia is an Octoling. Over at Central park in Downtown Inkopolis, Violet and Fuchsia sit on a bench eating ice cream and watching the cars pass by. Both of them had their bags packed and were dressed quite nicely, wearing contrasting T-shirts in each other's colors with black jeans and the same colored high tops as their shirts.

Fuchsia's nervous, "Are you sure it's fine if your uncle picks me up? I mean I could always call my sister and get a ride…"

"No need to bother your sister and Uncle Mario is laid back. Nearly all of my uncles are cool, discrimination isn't something that our family does."

"I guess you're right. Thanks, I usually take for granted that I have you guys for friends…I forgot that the rest of the Inkling society despises me."

"We don't despise you…"-Violet places her hand on Fuchsia's hand-"the rest of my society is too retrospective, not looking ahead to the future and always focusing on the past. And we aren't the only ones who care for you; the whole entire school loves you too."

They exchange smiles with each other, "That really means a lot Violet…thanks for your kind and sincere words."

"Anytime Fuchsia, we'll always be by your side."

They admire the sounds the environment, hearing the loud car horns of busy adults on their way to work, the indistinct chatter of those passing by and the screeching sounds of cars stopping and moving suddenly. After a few minutes go by, Violet gets a call from one of her uncles, this time it's Vicente.

"Yo Vio, I hear you're on your way home? Are you finally taking over the family?" said Vicente in a vintage Italian accent.

"Uncle Vicente how long has it been? Unfortunately I won't be taking over the family; I am only coming to handle some issues over there…"

There's silence on the phone after she answered-then he came back on, "Well, I dunno if you wanna take that action…"

"How come…?"-Raising an eyebrow with curiosity-"I received a letter from father to return home on the account that nothing happens to some-"

"We'll speak later in person." He interrupted, hanging up immediately.

"That's strange…"-looking at her phone-"Uncle Vicente wouldn't just hang up on me…"

Mario arrives just after and gives Violet a big hug, then helping put the girl's suitcases in the trunk. The girls get in the backseats and immediately sink into the comfy seats, as Mario starts the car. They drive onto the highway, leaving the big city and heading on their way to Beacon Hills. Mario uses this chance to catch up with his niece and get to know more about Fuchsia, unaware that she's the princess.

"So Violet, how has your time at that school been? I see you made quite a friend!"

"Yeah, I made plenty. School is fun so far, but there's a little too much work during the days and way too much free time during the week."

"Hmmm? And how about you, young lady? Are you enjoying your time at that school too?"

Fuchsia's caught off guard by the sudden question; her posture is a shy one. "Yes sir, I've grown much attached to my friends there."

Mario winks, "That's good to hear. The world needs more coexistence, too many clashes of ideals and not enough respect for them. I hope this will change in the future."

The car ride gets awkwardly silent; Violet decides to end the brief silence. "We are we going to be staying Uncle Vicente?"

"The two of you will be staying at your parent's house; I already notified them of your arrival."-She tenses up upon hearing this, and he quickly reassures her-"Don't worry; your father and mother have missed you dearly. I'm sure you will learn much more from them about what is going on."

"I just don't want another war Uncle Mario…"

"Believe me, neither do I…"

They continue the drive for another half hour and then arrive at Beacon Hills, passing through all the shops and restaurants, and heading straight for the hills where her Violet's parents lived; Mario takes a quick at his phone in the passenger seat, waiting on a response from Gin. They drive through the uphill zigzags and arrive at a massive house with plenty of trees hiding its presence. The house has a very modern look to it with a smooth and sleek minimalistic design for the exterior, with four different luxury cars parked in the driveway as they pulled up.

Meanwhile in the subway of Beacon Hills, Sally steps off the train. Back here in the town that goes by many names…Beacon Hills, Beacon Hill, the Hills, Beacon Hell, the Silver mountains…I'm finally back in this problematic mess of a place! She thought, stretching and making a slight moan as her back released tension. She heads upstairs out of the subway and into Beacon Hills, seeing the main intersection where all the businesses were. Luckily I still have my keys to get into the house, hope the butler is home. Swinging her key around, whistling and walking down the strip, viewing the many places that have renovated since the War in the Hills and staring off into the sight far before her of the plenty of houses on the hills. Beacon Hills was a large rural town that lay on a bunch of hills-the hills were small mountains of the Silver Mountains, the biggest mountains in Inkopolis and the second biggest after the Mountains in frozen tundra of Mollusca. Sally lived on the rich side of the hills where most celebrities and athletes resided; the hills had two sides though, the rich side and the shanty towns where tons of poorly kept homes and sheds packed on top of one another. Sally resided on the rich side, but she spent quite a lot of her childhood over in the shanty towns helping Reice with his sisters. When she had the chance, she'd sneak them in her house and play with them, even playing the piano and many other instruments for them.

As Sally passed by, she spotted a huge music store called Clam Ashe: the biggest chain of music stores on the continent. Sally notices the store and a light shines in her eye, racing over to the store quickly and pushing through the doors. As she enters, she is mesmerized by all the assorted instruments and albums neatly stacked and hanged across the store for display and use. She tries out each instrument, getting a feel for every instrument she can find-then finding the piano. She plays a beautiful melody on the piano, capturing the attention and ears of everyone in the room as they gather closer to her to hear her excellent piece. She gently presses each key in a sequence, grabbing the attention of a special inkling in doing so. As she concludes, she notices a figure out the corner of her eye-hearing the faint whispers of the audience who were also staring at the figure; it was a Teal tentacle girl who had them tied in long pig tails with Teal eyes and a grey and black futuristic outfit of a grey sleeveless shirt and black futuristic arm warmers, a short black skirt and knee high black socks and shoes, similar to a famous pop idol. The girl clapped with satisfaction as she finished, walking over to her and introducing herself.

"That was beautiful…You've got the talent on the piano!" she said, clapping her hands; Sally bowed her head.

"Thank you, been playing all my life."

"I noticed that you play other instruments…are you perhaps a musical prodigy?"

Sally blushes, "W-Well…I wouldn't go so far to say that, but I do have extensive skills in music…"

The girl smiles and grabs Sally by the hand, "have you tried anything electronic? Like operating on the mixer…?"

"No…I never tried doing so."

"Would you like to try?"

"Sure." She answered, shrugging her shoulders.

The girl beams with joy as she guides Sally to the electronic section of the store where most dj equipment and anything related could be found. The girl pulled out a flash drive and plugged it into the laptop that was set up for anyone to upload their music and mix or perform. As Sally watched her upload the songs, she noticed that the flash drive was named Hatsunika Miku, and her songs had plenty of "Hatsunika Miku" as the artist label too; Sally's heart sank as she took a closer look and realized who she had just met.

"Holy Squid, you're Hatsunika Miku!" Sally blurted, frightening Hatsunika Miku for a second.

"Yeah, I thought you knew…"

"I never paid attention to you real closely, but oh man; you're one of the biggest names in the music industry! What are you even doing here in Beacon Hills?"

Hatsunika Miku turned around to her, "I'm from here. I usually like to come here whenever I have some free time-practicing my new mixes here and overlooking my restaurant further down the street."

"You have a restaurant!?"

"Yeah…! I've been overlooking ever since my parents retired, I added some live music and performances there to bring in more customers…"-looking at the laptop and seeing the transfer had been completed-"Now, before you learn anything more about me, I want to learn more about you-through your music! Let me hear how well you can mix my songs!"

"Sure!"

Sally got up on the dj mixer and waited for Hatsunika Miku to plug in the laptop, she was nervous; she never had any experience on anything like this. The first song played, it was one of her hit songs-The Turf Is Mine. Sally smoothly begins to remix the song, adding a few synths here and there and quickly transitioning the song to one-of her own choosing. A minute later, Sally's completely mastering the mixers and bringing in new beats and adding a refreshing twist to the song, having Hatsunika Miku bop her head to the medley that she performs; soon, the same audience from before have gathered once again.

"You're pretty good! Would you care to hang out with me for the rest of the day? I must learn more about you and your adaptability to music!"

"Sure, lead the way."

The two girls leave the store and get in a fancy car driven by a chauffeur. They drive up the hills and over to Hatsunika's home that was over on the beautiful part of the hills where all the rich were; passing by the shanty towns, a face of pain came across her face as she passed by-on the brink of crying-as she stared at those who were helpless, living in poverty, homeless, famine, dying, all of these were very common in Beacon Hills. Sally's first thought was that she too must have some connection to that place, everyone from Beacon Hills does.

In the evening, Reice and company finally found a hotel to stay at; it was a good hotel over near the outskirts of town right before you enter the hills. Reice looks at his wallet, a sweat drop slowly falling down his head as he tries to calculate how he'll pay for the rooms. Bianca came over and wrapped her arm around him, jumping him.

"I'll pay for your sisters; they'll stay in my room."-Understanding that he may not have enough money to cover them.

"But I couldn't possibly make you pa-"-Bianca puts her finger to his lips.

"No objections. I'm paying for them because we girls need to stick together, allowing you as much time as you need to go out and find your family."

Reice cracks a smile at her generosity, "I appreciate it, as for my parents…tomorrow I'll be heading up to the shanty towns in the hills to find any clues to their whereabouts."

"Take care of what it is that you must."-She said, grabbing him by the shirt and leaning in- "But don't think that I'm paying for your sisters only for kindness…I expect to have some time alone…Reice tilts his head a little, trying to play dumb; Bianca's got a sinister laugh under her breath.

"What do you mean?" he responded, aware of what she might be implying; her laugh got even more sinister.

"We're at a hotel after all, don't stay out too late. I might come over to pay you a visit…"-giving him a seductive wink and walking over to his sisters and leaving her words to Reice up to interpretation for him; he watches her walk away, trying his best to get rid of whatever ideas sprouted into his head.

"That girl will be the end of me…" he said under his breath, shaking his head.

They take their bags up to their rooms and split ways going to different rooms, the girls took one room that had two queen size beds; Reice's room had one king sized bed. As Reice changes clothing and strips into his nightwear-boxers and a vest- and he peers out the window, staring at the two sights of the huge hills of lights. The rich and beautiful side of Beacon Hills with colorful lights illuminating from different high-end houses and enjoying extravagant parties and food, while on the other side, the dirty piles of sheds and houses sit in darkness with their people suffering and begging for life; this is the true side of Beacon Hills.

"I'll change all of this tomorrow…I'll keep them from destroying this place again!" he said, clenching his fists and staring at the hills, visualizing his destructive family resurfacing to the town to cause mayhem again.