Chapter 2
After a while, Chili and Kira tasked themselves to leave the camp in search of any signs TarTar may be nearby. Kira flew above while Chili stayed close to the ground. The breeze was rough, but it didn't affect
"So far, there haven't been any chemical disturbances..." Kira told him. "So he hasn't prowled around the area yet."
"That's good. One less problematic fuck head to worry about." Chili replied, his eyes scanning the areas. "I'm still trying to wrap my head around why he would attack NeoBright first and not Inkopolis. I mean, yeah, I hate that place, but not so much as to wanna destroy it."
"I don't know either. But I did learn some things while I was there."
"Like what?"
Kira flew down to him and tucked her wings in. "Well, you obviously knew about my parents."
"That was the biggest one." He chuckled.
The inklings sighed in unison before Kira spoke up. "I know how the parasite was created. TarTar and my mother once met in the metro when I was a baby. She confronted him but he took some of her blood and used it to enhance the sanitized."
"That's wack." He muttered.
She nudged him. "Now's not the time for joking around."
"Aight, whatever mom."
Kira gave him a deadpanned stare. "Seriously?" She wondered.
"I gotta give you a hard time." He snickered. "'Sides, I'm bored and we found nothing."
Kira heard a distant voice and shoved Chili into the ground.
"What was THAT Fo-"
Kira covered his mouth and hissed. "Shut your god-damn mouth. Did you hear that?"
Chili listened and nodded as Kira removed her hand from his mouth and slowly peeked around a corner before her eyes widened in terror and she went back to hiding.
"What did you see?" He whispered.
Kira mouthed. "He's here."
The murderous inkling went on high alert and peeked around to where Kira originally did. He saw the sanitized had formed a massive camp similar to the one they had and they had a prison unit, unlike their camp.
"This can't be right. That they're so dormant... Something is up..." He muttered and turned towards Kira. "We have to warn the others."
She nodded. "Let's go back. But we shouldn't take off until we're far away from their line of sight."
Following exactly as she ordered, they sneaked away from the base and flew back to camp.
TarTar drafted plans and was forging a new containment system. A pair of chains that would zap the wearer if they tried using their powers.
"Once we capture the two in charge, we will strip them of their power and force them to tell us where their base is. So we can destroy them at the source before striking Inkopolis." He told his militia.
They clapped and stared blankly at their leader, as he gave the cuffs to a soldier. "Go on patrol tonight. If you happen to catch them, let me know and I'll deal with them quickly."
"Affirmative, sir."
He grinned and stabbed the map using a dagger. "INKOPOLIS SHALL BE MINE!"
Kira and Chili explained their findings to the group. She was leaning against the wall, staring at her phone, while the others chatted about it.
Mint gasped in terror. "The horror! Do you know what he's planning to do?"
Chili shook his head. "No clue. But we have to be extra careful now. Since he can strike at any given moment."
Kira got off the wall and huffed. "I'm running back to my house to grab something."
Chili raised an eyebrow. "Your house? Don't you mean your bunker?"
"No. I said what I said." She told him and slung a bag over her shoulders. "Now I've gotta go before sundown. See ya." She made it a few feet from Inkopolis before being stopped by Chili.
"Now where do you think you're going?"
"Oh for cod's sake... Please just let me do this..." Kira groaned.
He pulled her in close, and not in the loving, friendly way either. "Now you listen to me well." He hissed, "I may have taken a lot of shit from you as of recent, but I refuse to let you leave the camp knowing there is a high potential of being killed."
"I am not a baby!" She growled and pushed him away. "I have every right to leave this camp and I am not-"
"You are such a stubborn bitch!" He yelled.
She snarled and summoned her scythe. "What was that you called me?!"
"I ain't afraid of you! You are always trying to be the hero when we have told you over a million times that you have to let us do this with you!" His face was red and his hair was close to being set on fire. "We have tried to bring you back to earth but you just don't listen! You are a stubborn ass and you know it too. Otherwise I would not be persisting so much to go with you!"
"You wouldn't understand!" Kira cried out. "I have seen so many visions! So many where you have died directly in my arms and I was to blame! And I never told you because I was afraid for the worst! I shut myself away and hoped I could defeat the evil myself because I never wanted you to get hurt because I was at fault!"
His voice turned into a quiet whimper of sorts. "I love you too much to see you suffer... I never wanted you to end up like I did. That's why I'm being so reluctant about you leaving the camp."
Kira lowered her weapon and looked at him sadly. Tears were pouring down Chili's face, his ears low and his body slumped. "You knew about how much I lost..." He sobbed. "I lost my sight, my mental health became so out of bounds... I never even knew what love was like until I met you and Mint... I promised you when you slept after the second incident that I would do all in my power not to fail you again..."
He felt himself gasp for air as he felt someone tightly squeezing him. It was his friend, who had latched herself onto him and wrapped her wings around. "I guess you're right..."
"Guess? I know I'm right." He snorted, laughing through his tears. Kira used a cloth and cleaned his face up with a smile.
"Please let us do more to help you." Chili begged, making his friend smile a bit.
"Sure thing."
The sound of running behind them made them whirl around. "What was that?" Kira wondered.
A quiet wooshing noise and a prick of the neck made Kira yelp. Her form instantly fading to normal and falling into Chili's lap unconscious.
"Kira!" He yelped, holding her in his lap. He saw the dart in her neck and felt one instantly prick his own neck. He yanked it out and felt himself stumble before finally falling over and closing his eyes.
Groaning, Chili stirred from his sudden slumber.
"Felt like I was bit by something... Where am I?"
He felt something constrictive around his wrists and something tight on his body.
Oh no... No... He stared at his body in horror. No I look like a god-damned hooker! Ugh! I hate leather!
He turned to his right and saw Kira in a cell beside him. Same leather outfit, same cuffs, and her neck was bruised from the sudden prick of the needle.
"Kira!" He placed his hands on the glass and looked at her unconscious body in horror. "Kira! Wake up!"
"Oh, she'll be out for a while." A voice cooed.
Chili's lips curled into a snarl and he took a defensive stance. "YOU!" He roared.
TarTar grinned as he stared down at his once failed test subject. "Hello Chili. It's so nice to see you again."
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