Chapter 9


Kira and Tenta were alone at the beach that evening as Tenta was laying in the ocean.

"So lemme get this straight. You and yer friends were dragged to Hell and back, got powers, got dragged back down to hell again, fought the piece of shit, made friends with a literal vampire, and then The Second Great Turf War began just because the green piece of shit was throwing a shit fit?" She asked.

Kira shrugged. "Pretty much the TLDR."

"And I thought I was a crazy person."

"Tch. Tell me about it."

Kira saw her world burning before her eyes, her friends and family dead and TarTar about to sanitize her, when she started feeling hot tears run down her face and breathing heavily at a rapid pace.

The salmonling reached for the picnic basket and opened it up. "Okay, so I got the sandwiches from Mint Leaf and made sure them there fizzy drinks are prepped and-" Tenta looked horrified as she saw her friend rapidly breathing. "Whoa, you okay?"

Kira turned to her and yelped. "No! No I'm not okay!"

"What's wrong? Didn't expect me to bring ya dinna or?"

"No... It's uh... It's um... It's complicated.." Kira told her, calming down as she was relieved to see the real Tenta standing there. "I'll explain later."

"Good! Cuz I 'eard these 'ere are amazin' to eat."


Chili walked around the camp, his hands shoved in his pockets as something caught his attention. He raised his hand to get Captain Cuttlefish's attention. "Heyo Cap'n. You seen 4 as of late?"

"I saw her with that Tenta lady. The salmon told me she was gonna spend some quality time with her."

Chili's eyes widened as he grabbed his dynamo.

"Uh... Chili?"

"'Scuse me Cap, gotta go break someone's knees."


Kira and Tenta were laying on the beach, enjoying a soda and a few sandwiches.

"Damn. Mint knows how to make a good sandwich." Tenta told her.

She chuckled. "Right? Mint's an awesome cook. They're usually the one who takes over the cooking for Chili since he tried boiling an egg and burned it."

Tenta laughed. "He's that brainless?"

"Nah. He was never taught how to cook. He's getting better thanks to me and Mint giving him lessons and whatnot."

"Kinda figured." The salmonling said with a shrug. "Otherwise he'd be eatin' ramen for days."

As they continued their night together, Chili perched himself on the cliffside and watched. Eyeing Tenta as she and Kira were together.

What the hell is she doing? He wondered.

"So tell me more 'bout yer friend Chili."

"Well, despite being a hot-head and a dick at times, he does have a soft-spot." She told her.

"And yous taken?"

Kira nodded.

Tenta snapped her fingers. "Aw shucks. Was hopin' yous was single. Yer just too adorable."

"Shut the fuck up, no I'm not." Kira chuckled, blushing hard and playfully shoving her.

Tenta laughed and tackled her, both rolling around on the sand and Tenta was on top of her, pinning her to the ground as she smirked wildly. "Gotcha~"

"Aw man... Could've sworn you'd let me win. I'm just too adorable after all."

They laughed and got up. And to their dismay, Chili was standing over them. Arms crossed and ears low, his lips curling into a snarl. "What was that?"

Tenta huffed. "Easy there hot-stuff. Was just havin' some fun with yer girl. Can't a gal be with another one and not assume she's in a love triangle of some sort?"

"No, and I think you should go back to your tent right now." He said, his voice laced with venom. "Now."

The salmonling sighed. "Aight... See ya later Kira." She picked up the stuff from the picnic and headed back.

Kira was about to say something when she flinched, thinking Chili was going to slap her, but instead, just shoved her. "The fuck was that?!" He screeched.

"I wanted to get to know her better! We'll be working together after all, so why not get to know her?"

"She was hitting on you!" He shouted.

"And I told her I was taken!" She shouted back, making Chili quiet down. "I would never cheat on you, Chili. I love you more than anything. But it seems like this was the only night I could really sit down and relax, so I took it."

"I-I'm sorry.." He muttered.

Kira huffed. "Don't jump to conclusions like that, okay? For the love of cod almighty, I know you're stressed and tired... We all are... We just have to keep our cool until this is all over... Okay?" She brought him into a hug and rubbed his back. "Promise me that, okay?"

Nothing but silence.

"Chili..?"

"...I promise."

"Good." She said with a smile and kissed him. "If you wanna go on a date, just ask me dumbass."

He blushed slightly as she left for the camp, being left alone on the beach. He sat down and watched the waves roll up and kiss the sand on the beach before retreating back into the waters, the moon a glorious white spotlight softly illuminating the beach. He yawned a bit before laying back. "So this is why Kira loves the beach so much..."

It's so soothing. She told me whenever she was upset and whatnot, she'd come here to cool off. Now I know why... It brings a lot of peace to mind. I gotta get my act together if I want to help end this war. It's not too late to squeeze in some relaxation time.


Tenta was hard at work in her tent as she circled a place on a map.

"Grizzco is completely empty right now. We go in and steal some illegal weaponry and we give it to the others so we can blast through them enemies."

Boomer growled. "That damn bear might be there though."

"No he ain't. That Grizzly's good as gone. We can make a run for it, take the weapons, and slip right back in. It's that easy."

"Okay, so what do we do about TarTar?"

Tenta pulled out her inkjet tenta-missile backpack and grinned wide. "We'll give him an explosive surprise."


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