The boat battles against the crashing waves of the salty sea water in the late night, one of many that pose as challengers to the furious ocean! Two boats command the massive swarm of boats that follow; the swarms of boats contain ninjas dressed in black attire to blend in with the dark waters. The first boat is led by Cameron, who's focused on completing the mission set in front of him as the interim leader. In the boat with him sat Ueru, who's uninterested and only seems to want to sleep, but can't do so with such rough waves. The boat next to him had Han with his two apprentices with him; it appeared that the two were working together in an unlikely alliance.
"Seems like we'll be experiencing quite the rough waters!" Han laughed jovially as his kouhai nervously held onto the railings, afraid of falling into the water; for races like the Inklings and Octarians, they can only sustain in small bodies of water with zero water potential-anything with a remote increase of salt or any other solute will result in splatting and killing the poor species. As a result, Inklings and others prefer to keep away from deep bodies of water since it is harmful, but for rain and other forms of water, it isn't harmful.
"Master, remind me why we have to do this!?" the male apprentice said nervously, closing one eye as some water intruded onto the boat and splashed a little.
"We're doing this on behalf of Lady Octavio; she wants us to her husband." He replied, laughing at his apprentice's fear of water.
"But won't this only damage the relations between the Inklings and Octarians…? It seems rather hasty to try this in the middle of major negotiations." The kunoichi said, holding onto the boat with as much fear as her counterpart.
"Roujou…Ayumi…you both must understand. What happens between the two races is none of our business, all we are doing is our job as loyal workers to the Octavio family…they pay us quite handsomely for our services."
"But Mistress Yeshiva wouldn't like that you're getting involved…and it doesn't seem ethical for you to jump aboard something risky like this without having a personal reason." Ayumi added.
Han looks down at the water and then grins, "There's a certain someone that I'd like to see."
Ueru becomes irritated with the ninja's conversation and yells at them to shut up; he was still sour about his embarrassing defeat to Azule. The ninja's silence came only because they saw an island in the distance; Cameron narrowed his eyes as he saw an island in the distance with a large white searchlight, a huge grey fortress that surrounded the entire island, and a massive brown wooden gate that served as the entrance.
Four weeks before the eventual prison break and Death Row Island has just admitted their newest victim in Kida Hayama, the purple blooded demon; he was admitted in because of causing too many fights at his previous jail and for striking the ward on multiple occasions. He looks around at the nasty interior of the island-passing through a massive jungle with a swamp reeking of musky brown water-looking back at the tall marble gates under the heavy surveillance of security guards at the top of the gate, and looking at the huge facility before him that had a sinister air surrounding it with peering eyes from those in the prison cells; he notices a gigantic building with a bright light shining from the top that sat in the direct middle of the prison, the watch tower. In handcuffs, Kida exits the prison ship as the notable addition to the already notorious island-standing proudly at the front of the long line of prisoners that awaited their eternal suffering. He's wearing a bright orange prison suit, with the number '508936' written on the back.
A tall, slender, and old man approached them solemnly; he had a rough-looking face that seemed much worn through the years, a clean and crisp outfit as a prison warden, bright white gloves, and a cold stare that'd make the toughest of criminals quiver. He takes out a clip board that read the names of the new admissions.
"…Ki-Kida…Hay-Hayama…!" the warden said, looking at the clipboard and struggling with pronouncing the name. His voice was raspy and unpleasant, making Kida want to cover his ears if he could.
"Present, sir…" Kida bared a smug look as the other prisoners whispered in amazement after hearing his name; he became quite infamous after his fights in prison, being the catalyst in every major prison fight that involved him.
"It says here that you were involved in some fights…" the old warden said, looking closely at the clipboard.
"Yes, it appears that I have a tendency of getting into brawls." Kida responded with a slick grin.
"Don't expect to pull off one of those fights here…we have security of the highest order!" the old warden said; he was right as there were numbers of guards swarming the area and at every single imaginable place from the ship to the buildings in the distance.
The warden went through the roll call and then introduced everyone to their new home to rot in, highlighting the very strict schedule, disgusting food, poor living conditions, and the fellow inmates who weren't very amiable towards newbie's arrival. They all get sent for a long trek into the main building where most of the inmates were; there were three huge buildings on the island that represented the level of inmates at each, and the first was the main building that contained most of the prisoners; their crimes and activity were terrible or repetitive enough to earn them a spot at Death Row Island, but not heinous enough to get put into the second building. The second building was the next level and contained the more brutal of the prisoners, giving domain to multiple repeat offenders that were very dangerous, but dangerous enough to be put in the third building. The third building was the worst one containing only the most terrifying men, it contained the most wanted men in the world-the most despicable, disgusting, and disdaining men in history. Men convicted of some of the most disturbing events and actions in the public eye were thrown in this level, holding some of the most infamous criminals in the underworld like Karpone, and Lobinci; this was where the Octarian king DJ Octavio was being held.
"You'll be staying over here in the first building…" pointed a young prison guard who looked no younger than his early twenties.
Kida walked into his cell-the rusty door shutting behind him abruptly-he stares down the dark room, he only heard the faint breathing a couple men and the barely audible laughter of another. He turns around to look back at the guard, who already left-guffawing, "Good luck with those monsters! They're the worst of building one!"
Kida swears under his breath, and then turns around to see a man directly in his face; the light turns on. The light man before him looked quite feminine, with glittery Rosy Pink tentacles tied in pig tails, piercings in both ears, nose, above the eye, and on his lower lip and with a very feminine posture accompanied by eyeliner (or was it ink?). He looks behind the man and saw two men lying on the bottom flat beds of the bunk. The one on the left was in a white tank top that showed off his brilliant body build, with only his orange pant legs on while the top was tied around his waist, and he also wore a dog tag around his neck. The one on the right was reading a book, but he too had a body build that was very imposing.
The feminine man put his finger on Kida and gently rubbed his finger across his chest, "You seem quite fresh…where are you coming from?"
Kida doesn't move a muscle and stays composed, "I was transferred from Inkopolis federal prison for causing too many disturbances and injuring staff."
All three inmates get wide-eyed after hearing this and become interested, "No clown just gets put in Inkopolis federal prison, and they have to do something really inhumane to get put there…" said the guy on the right in a low and masculine tone.
"Aye, I was sent there for attempting to kill a young boy…he was in high school I think…" Kida said with a devilish grin; the other inmates become enraged, since the topic of an underage kid being in harm were one of the things that most of the inmates abhorred.
"Now now…"-Kida motioned-"He's not an ordinary kid; have you ever heard of the Royale family?"
"Of course…"-said the man on the right, closing his book-"They're the family of skilled Agents 3 and 4, and their children of General Lime, First division leader Verde, and 'Midnight' Sky-the fifth agent. What about them?"
"He's the fourth kid…a special talent…I tried to kill him while he was in a coma." Kida added, opening his mouth a little afterwards and exhaling, shoving his breath through the feminine guy's nostrils-which he repulsed and backed away.
"So why'd you try to kill him?" asked the man on the left.
"Because his older sister crippled my little brother when she shot him in the legs; it only felt necessary to return the favor." He answered, tilting his head to the right with a blank stare.
"I see…so revenge?" asked the feminine guy.
"Damn Right!"He said, crossing his arms. "So this is the notorious island…quite a lovely place for vacation."-Observing the faded gray walls with a smooth texture once he felt it.
"Heh…you seem like you're going to enjoy this hell." the man on the left said.
"Not really. It's just that if I'm going to be here for 'eternity'…"-making air quotes while doing so-"then I might as well enjoy it. So we might as well get names out the way eh? My name is Kida. Kida Hayama."
The man on the left shuffled, "My name is Spear, earned the name for my days in the army for spearing many of those damn Octolings."
"Ah, and what about you four-eyes?" looking directly at the man with the glasses
"The name is Ghary…nice to make your acquaintance."
"I'm Julian, so remember that name!" said the feminine man keeping a distance and winking at Kida.
"So Julian, Spear, and Ghary…"-Kida points to each of them as he said their name-"and you guys are the most imposing men of this level, right?"
"Correct, we run the first level. Spear has influence over the muscle heads in this level, Julian has heavy influence over the gays, and I have influence over the more intellectual of the inmates here." Ghary said,
"So what about the other levels…? Is it possible for you to gain favor with any of those guys in the third level?"
"Depends on the conversation…"-he sizes Kida vertically-"what's your proposition? They won't listen to just anybody's gibberish."
Kida leans against the cell wall, "Well, let's just say that I won't be staying here for long…In fact I plan on doing something bigger!"
Julian intrudes Kida's bubble, "Oh? Do you plan on escaping?"
"Heh, you already know this place has never had anyone escape from this island. Why do you think men like DJ Octavio and Karpone are still prisoners?"
"Bigger than just escaping, I'd like to seize the island and force pressure on the government to come over here and answer to our demands."
Ghary closed his book, "If you're looking to pull something like that off, then give up. Give Up. This place is near impossible to seize with their abundant resources of weaponry."
"I don't care." Kida said abruptly, "I'll make it happen if I make contact with DJ Octavio…where is he?"
"He's over in the third building under tight security…you'll need keys to get in there though." Ghary answered.
Julian twiddles his thumbs coming forward, "Well, you can steal the keys to the third building; they're located in the surveillance room but they will be guards flooded everywhere in that building…"-he stares at Kida with question-"Are you really serious about seizing this island?"
"I'm getting out of here and the best way to do that is to fight the power here and seize the island. I already have my men on their way to come and aid me, but I won't be able to just wait on them. I need to have a force to take down the guards here and then overpower them once my men arrive…"-a cunning smile breaks out with a shine sparkle in his eyes-"are you interested in joining?"
The three became very interested, coming closer to hear what he had to say. At Death Row Island, escaping is simply impossible and so is rebellion; no one has ever been able to escape from here-rebellion was unheard of. One reason is obviously the fact that the island has an impregnable defense, but another reason why the island was so difficult to rebel and because it was surrounded by water-the ultimate weakness for anyone trying to escape.
He looks down at the floor and begins pacing up and down, thinking aloud-"I know all too well of this place's security, but I just have a strong trust that my men will get me out of here. I could really use some more help, doing this alone would be too tall of a task even with my men. But with the help of everyone here…"-looking up at the trio-"we could even take this place hostage!"
"Kida Hayama…you're the leader of the Black Urchins. I've heard about you now that I think about it…" Spear said observing Kida's features.
"Guess my merit speaks for itself…" Kida responded with satisfaction.
"Leader of the Black Urchins…pretty famous gang. Heard they controlled the district of Inkopolis and were pretty big continentally, too." Julian added.
"So you got quite the reliable army of men; they're known for being very efficient in carrying out missions."-Ghary gets out of his bed-"So what do you want?" crossing his arms and staring down Kida.
"What I want is a huge brawl to distract the guards while I help the level three men escape. Then I'd like to be able to seize the island and take hostage of everyone on the island and then arrange for the government to listen to our terms and conditions for what we want. Then, while they come to us with their probable retaliation along with what we wanted, I'll already have everyone escaped by the time they arrive on the ships that my men bring."
"Heh, I see you're thinking of the other inmates here…quite noble of you. But a rebellion would be unheard of." Ghary said, grinning a bit while trying to contain laughter.
"Of course, it's time for everyone here to be set free from misery. I want to be the one who sets you all free."
"I like you; I'll be onboard with your plan." Ghary responded, still shaking from the laughter that he kept to himself.
"Count me in too." Julian chimed raising his hand enthusiastically.
"If these two are in then so am I." Spear added, still lying down.
They all agreed to help him, planning to have a massively staged fight at lunch that would force all of security to get involved-giving Kida the chance to sneak into building three and free DJ Octavio; they would then rebel against everyone by stealing the leftover weapons and seize the island. But the real question would be if his men could arrive at the right time.
Ghary shook hands with Kida, "Since you're looking to gain access to the third level building, you'll need the keys to get in there."
"And where would I find the keys?"
Julian came forward, "They'll be in the watch tower; Warden Smarre practically lives up there, never leaving unless it's to see the new prisoners. It should be easy to steal since the old coot sleeps a lot."
"But if there is any issue that you may face…"-Spear got up-"It's dealing with the guards that'll also be in the watch tower."
"Where is the watch tower again?" Kida asked.
"Remember the tall building you saw when you entered on the boat?"
"Yeah, it was a huge building with a big light at the top-sat in the middle of the prison."
"That's the watch tower. The warden spends his sleeping up in that watch tower with guards surrounding the whole area; they know very well how vulnerable the watch tower can be when the right person gets an opening."
"I believe it is the reason for the unimaginable defense…they want to pull out all stops to keep the watch tower from ever being taken over." Julian added.
"Seize the watch tower. Seize control of the island." Spear said imperatively, pointing a finger at Kida.
Kida's mind was set on how he'd start this. First he'd have a huge fight start in the lunch yard, then while the brawl escalates and more guards are needed he'll sneak into the watch tower by knocking out or bypassing any other guards; luckily he'll have freedom for movement since they don't handcuff the inmates while they eat lunch from what the warden said earlier, instead there's only brutal punishment for those that act out of line so he'd definitely walk on a fine line..
"We'll begin this plan very soon; I'll take this time to look around and study the area and then I'll recruit any other men to help in the uprising. Try your best to get as many people in this as possible." Kida said, scheming out how he'll pull this off as the others gave him a nod of approval; one thing very well known throughout the culture of these prisons were that nobody would ever attempt to snitch, inmates would work together to help get each other out.
For the next couple of weeks, Kida observed everything about the island whenever he went to the lunch yard for lunch time; the only time they ever had freedom. Kida found that indeed there weren't many-if any-holes to expand and use as a weakness. This place really is unbreakable he thought as he looked out into the distance, seeing guards marching and conversing everywhere. Ok…I see the watch tower over there and the building of interest over there… looking at the two buildings and seeing the same tall slim building from before. He made plenty of acquaintances during the lunch time and really got a grasp of how things are actually run, learning of the horrific methods of torture that are used on the prisoners.
"Shock therapy…hanging someone upside down, and pulling out teeth and nails…? This place is brutal!" Kida said to his inmates during lunch; today would be the day of the planned brawl.
"Well you now understand exactly why no one attempts to escape or rebel; the risk is too great should you fail…" Ghary said, observing what Kida's response would be.
Kida wrinkled the side of his mouth, "Time for that to change; we'll be the first in history to pull off both."
The trio looks at him for reassurance and find it in his confident smirk, understanding that the person that stood before him was unlike any of the other men on this island. The man that stood before was truly a leader of men, gathering a stronger following from fellow prisoners at lunch that gathered to hear his excellent speeches and doing all without raising his voice loud enough for security to get concerned with the large crowds that'd gather so suddenly.
The bell rang and dismissed the inmates, letting them all out; Ghary and the others were ready to initiate the brawl that'd help Kida get to the watch tower to steal the keys and get into the third building. As the inmates exit their jail cells, security guards could be seen from the upper level with their automatic weapons in hand and ready for anything. They all go into the lunch hall to receive their food as most of them headed outside to find Kida and hear more of his motivational speeches, only to instead see that he wasn't at his usual table. Ghary announces that Kida would no longer do speeches unless the audience would follow his messages with action; a brawl breaks out as the inmates begin to attack one another.
Tables are flipped and food is thrown around the area as the entire place became a battlefield; the security file in to break up the madness, but fail as the inmates begin to rebel. Kida views all of this from a distance and sneaks across the prison out in the open, bypassing any guards that traveled in the direction he was leaving. He ran faster as he saw the watch tower draw closer and closer, hiding behind the watch tower as another pair of guards exit-leaving the door wide open.
Kida enters through the door and saw a giant spiral staircase ascending higher and higher; he hurriedly sprints up the stairs without a care of running into any guards. Kida continues the great climb up the stairs when he saw a guard rushing down the stairs; the guard notices Kida and began to question him. Kida threw the guard over and continued upstairs, hearing the guard shriek in horror as he fell to his death with a very loud SPLAT!
Kida reached the top and saw the warden sleeping in his big chair with the keys on the counter; he swipes the keys from the counter and exits from the tower with ease. Too easy! He thought as he darted for the third building, opening the door and seeing the complete darkness of the room. He enters to complete silence, hearing only his footsteps as the lights dimly lit up. He called out to DJ Octavio, to which one of the inmates told him was all the way at the back with the two other top criminals on the island.
As Kida approached the back, he saw three men with their backs against the wall. Although he couldn't see too well in the dark, He saw a fish man who must have been the infamous Al Karpone who ran the mob back in Inkopolis and in Cepholodan: he was ranked second on the most wanted list before being arrested. He also saw what looked like a lobsterman, probably Alexandre Lobinci: the former most wanted man on the continent and the previous rival don to the Sororia family before the Galloway's. Towards the back, he saw a silhouette of the man he was looking for.
"DJ Octavio…?" he mumbled, peering through the darkness; one of the silhouettes moved, coming closer to the cell door.
"You ain't a guard? What the hell are you doing here?" one of the other silhouettes said, looking at Kida with the eyes of a hunter.
"Let us not worry about that, I'm looking for DJ Octavio." Kida said politely, smiling as he stared back at the glaring red eyes.
"Humph…Octavio, some squirt here is looking for you."
He heard the sound of someone else coming over to the cell door, seeing some maroon tentacles wrap around the cell bars. He saw yellowish-green eyes emerge from the darkness.
"You're a fellow prisoner…how did you get out?" DJ Octavio said in an fatigued voice; Kida explained everything to him, impressing DJ Octavio with his calculated plan that has worked to perfection thus far.
"I definitely went through some work to get here and I'd like to make a deal with you. Are you interested?" ending with a grin.
"If you found a way to get in here, then you must either be out of your mind or pretty damn good."
"I agree with both, so let us get down to business. I plan to seize the watch tower and take over the island right now, and I would also like to help break you and these other big names out of here to play a part."
"I'm not very fond of your kind." DJ Octavio said, hinting at the hatred he had for Inklings-"So seeing one of you demons talking to me is disgusting!"
"Now now sir, I can understand your hatred for Inklings. The way they've treated you and your people is absolutely despicable!"-He says this dramatically, like an actor-"but what I told you that I'd like to help you?"
"How could you? Would you really be willing to go against your people?"
Kida laughed, "I hate Inklings more than I hate myself!"
"You're familiar with the cuttlefish aren't you?" DJ Octavio said narrowing his eyes.
"I hate them too." Kida responded plainly.
"Ok, I like you already. Do me and the others a favor and free us."
"Not so fast sir, I have one condition before I set you free."
"And what are the conditions?"
"You have a big army right?"
"Indeed, the Octarian army is large enough to wipe out the major powerhouses behind your people's army. We took out many of the Inkling's precious icons."
"The first condition is that we'll make a coalition between the Octarians, my gang of the Black Urchins and of the Cuttlefish terrorist organization…"-he held out one finger as he saw the dissatisfaction-"I know you may not like the idea, but I am a man of my word. If you agree to this, I promise you the fall of this Inkling Empire."
Octavio kept silent as his fellow inmates agreed with the plan, stating that they'd bring their organizations in if DJ Octavio approved. DJ Octavio sat on the pitch for a long second, putting his tentacle to his mouth as thought about it.
"Man of your word? I guess I'll see for myself, I'll agree to your condition." He said, nodding his head. "So exactly why do you want to end the Inkling Empire?"
"I just simply don't agree with the Inklings dictating and oppressing the Octarians while also discriminating against the Cuttlefish. Change needs to come, and we'll be the ones who start it!"
"You talk a pretty big game, but I'd like to see you in action." DJ Octavio said as the cell door opened.
"Well I might be rusty since I've been locked up and moved around from place to place…"
Kida unlocks the doors for all the other inmates and frees them; they all rush to thank Kida, and then exit the building to join in the rebellion. Smoke fills the atmosphere as fire is seen blazing through the area that was the lunch room and first building, gunshots fire in the background as its hard to tell which side is shooting. Many of the guards already notified the mainland of the situation that was happening, leading to a panic for the head leaders of the government back in Inkland with the most powerful prison being taken over by its prisoners. The madness continues into the night, with the Black Urchins arriving later that night.
They all invade the once impenetrable island, bombing the front gate and forcing their way onto the island. The boats file in and the uprising soon becomes a success as the Black Urchins and Han's ninjas lend a hand. The burning island illuminates the night sky as Kida takes control of the watch tower along with DJ Octavio and the other kingpins, staring into the full moon that was high above them.
