Arc 1 Chapter 1 The New World
NOTE: This chapter is a little short, but it is more less an introduction between Blake and Cuttlefish and, his friend Octavio. I hope its a good read.
It was a warm sunny day, as the roar of waves could be heard and seagulls flying overhead. It seemed like a normal day for anyone on a calm relaxing beach on a day like today, but fate would soon change that causing two different beings that would seem worlds apart to meet for the first time, that would change their lives forever.
A figure can be seen walking down a beach kicking driftwood and debris as it was walking. The figure appears human, but with obvious differences.
It had blonde tentacles instead of hair on its head. A pair of tentacles were tied in a ponytail. Its face had a mask-like marking around its large eyes. Its ears were large and pointed and when it stopped to stretch its arms and yawn, it revealed 3 sharp fangs in its mouth. 2 on top and 1 centered on the bottom.
He was wearing a newsboy style faded cap on its head. A faded collared shirt with brown pants being held up by suspenders.
Looking down as it is walking along, something catches its eye and it raises its head. Excited the figure rushed towards what appeared to be some sort of cylinder-shaped contraption with a hatch and small window on it. The figure tapped the large object and soon climbed on top of it.
Another figure came running from the direction the first figure came from. This creature had a similar appearance to the first one, but its tentacles were shaped differently.
The tentacles came down and curled covering more of its head. Its eyes were differently colored with purple outlines around them, instead of a black mask like the first figure.
It wore a cloth band around its forehead and wore a Japanese style robe with a sash around its waist and wooden sandals.
"Hey, there you are!" the second figure yelled. "I've been looking all over for you...what are you doing on that thing!" the second figure yelled again.
"I'm trying to figure out what it is Octavio" The first figure responded.
"Cuttlefish you don't know what that thing is!" Octavio exclaimed.
Cuttlefish then kneeled down tapping the hatch and wiping off the small glass window. "I can't see what's in it. I'm going to try and open it," says Cuttlefish.
"That might not be a good idea, "says Octavio.
Then Cuttlefish hit the hatch with a large piece of driftwood that was laying near by.
The large metal object starts making noises. Cuttlefish jumps down and the hatch on the object opens to reveal someone inside. Cuttlefish looks insides waving his hand at the figure.
The figure's eyes slowly open wider and looks straight at him. The figure screams and cringes back against the seat and Cuttlefish screams back jumping backward, landing on the sand behind him.
"Cuttlefish are you ok!" asked Octavio.
"Yeah, I'm fine Octavio," says Cuttlefish being helped by Octavio. Cuttlefish rubs his butt and looks back at the large metal pod. He and Octavio slowly creep towards the pod, but when the figure peers out of the hatch, He and Octavio back up confused and scared of what the figure was. The figure looks at them and lowers its head.
"Hey! don't be afraid," exclaims Cuttlefish towards the figure. "We won't hurt you," says Cuttlefish while approaching the metal pod.
"Cuttlefish wait! We don't know what that creature is?" says a worrying Octavio while placing his hand on Cuttlefish's shoulder. "And I don't think it understands us," says Octavio.
"yeah, I think your right," says Cuttlefish. "So, what do we do?" asks Cuttlefish.
Blake was crouched down in the pod with his head slightly peeking over the hatch opening trying to figure out what the creatures were.
They were talking in some sort of gargled language to each other that he couldn't make out. The two creatures then turned and looked at him and Blake ducked back down out of sight.
He could hear footsteps approaching the pod, unsure what to do he places his hands on top of his head and tears start to form in his eyes worried he may get captured or even eaten. He looks up to see the blonde tentacled figure place his hand out for a handshake.
"Huh?" Blake thought. The creature smiled exposing its fangs while the other figure just stared, but backed further away. Utterly shocked and confused by the gesture from the blonde tentacled creature, Blake slowly and nervously stuck his hand out and shook the creature's hand.
The creature then pulls Blake out of the pod. The other creature backs up behind the blonde tentacled figure with a nervous expression. Blake was unsure how to make out the situation. The creature seemed pretty friendly so far with the creature behind him keeping its guard up.
"Octavio don't be bashful, this creature seems to be friendly, though it does seem scared of us," says Cuttlefish.
"That's easy for you to say, you're always taking risks Cuttlefish, well not me. I don't know what that creature is," says a distressed Octavio.
"Oh come on, lighten up Octavio. Just hold your hand out and offer to shake its hand. I don't think it'll bite you." says Cuttlefish with reassurance.
"Fiiiiine...I'll shake its hand," says a frustrated Octavio. Octavio holds out his hand and the figure, like it was with Cuttlefish cautiously reaches out and slowly shakes Octavio's hand. Octavio shows some relief. "Huh, his hand is warm, interesting," says Octavio.
"Yeah, I noticed that too, I wonder if it got sick in that metal thing?" says Cuttlefish.
"Well...What do we do now?" asks Octavio.
"I don't know. I don't think we can take it back to the village. Everyone will be scared out of their minds if they saw it." says Cuttlefish.
"Your right, but we can't leave it here to fend for itself" exclaims Octavio.
"starting to care about it, are we Octavio," says a smirking Cuttlefish while elbowing Octavio.
"No! I'm just stating the fact that it is an unknown creature and can't be left alone is all," says a frustrated Octavio.
"Sure Octavio, but we got to think of a plan to get him back to my place without getting caught," says Cuttlefish with his thumb under his chin.
Blake is watching the two creatures talk to each other unsure what they are saying in their gargled dialect.
Confused, Blake then looks around at his settings and back at the Cryo pod that suspended him for 2000 years and walked towards it while the creatures were too busy talking to each other. He looks inside and spots a compartment inside the pod and opens it. Inside are different devices as well as flares and a first aid kit.
One device catches his attention it looks sort of like a mechanical spider. A booklet under it reads Translator with a picture of it on top of a person's head.
Blake studies the device and places it on his head. The device turns on and jolts Blake in surprise. Blake reads the pamphlet and discovers a button on top of the device to scan individuals of different languages in front of the user so the user could learn their language.
Blake looked back over to the creatures, still talking among themselves. Blake walks back over towards them and presses the button. A beam-like light scans the creatures.
The creatures jerk back and yell while freezing from the beam in utter shock. The device sparks and crackles and flies off Blake's head stunning him. Blake falls backward into the sand with the top of his head and spider-like device smoking.
"What was that!" a shocked Cuttlefish says.
"I don't know!" responds Octavio.
They both scan and check themselves unsure what that beam of light was. They look down towards Blake laying spread out on the sand with the top of his head smoking.
"What the! Hey! Are you OK!" yelled Cuttlefish at Blake. "Mmmm" was all that Blake could get out.
Cuttlefish kneels down and holds up Blake shaking him. "Hey! Hey! Are you OK! Answer me!" yelled Cuttlefish.
"Uuuhhh, my head. Yeah, I think so..." says Blake. Blake with a look of shock on his face. "WWWAAAHHH! I CAN UNDERSTAND YOU!" screams Blake. "AAHHH...Wait! I can understand you too!" yells cuttlefish.
Bewildered, Octavio is in utter surprise. "How can you speak our language?!" asked Octavio in shock.
"That device allowed me to speak your language, that's what that beam of light was from," explained Blake.
The three of them looked at the smoking device. "I think I broke it," says Blake. Octavio picks up the device. "Interesting," says Octavio holding up the device, but drops it when it shocks his hand.
"Well since you can speak our language and we can understand each other. You mind telling me what you are and what you were doing in that contraption?" asked Cuttlefish.
Blake still dazed told Cuttlefish that he was a human.
"A human!" yelled Cuttlefish.
"Wait, humans have been extinct for some time, how is this possible," exclaimed Octavio.
"I don't know. I don't remember anything besides waking up out of that metal pod I was in." says a weary Blake.
"What are two suppose to be and what's with your hair and teeth?" asks Blake.
"Well I'm an inkling and my name is Cuttlefish and this is Octavio and he is an octarian" explains Cuttlefish.
"An inkling? Octarian? What?" says a confused Blake.
"We'll explain later," says Cuttlefish rubbing the back of his head. "Well what's your name human," asked Cuttlefish.
"I don't know, like I said I don't remember anything," says Blake.
"Not even your name, huh," says Cuttlefish.
Octavio walks over towards the metal pod and studies it. "Did this thing keep you alive all this time somehow." says a curious Octavio. "Fascinating. We have discovered ancient human technology, but nothing like this," says Octavio.
"Who cares about that thing Octavio. A living human is standing before us and I still can't believe it" says Cuttlefish excitingly.
Octavio still studying the metal pod walks back over to Cuttlefish and Blake. "Well being he can talk to us, his discovery to the rest of the village will hopefully go better than we thought or maybe try to sneak him in somehow," says Octavio.
"I think for now we'll just have to keep him out of sight. We'll take the back way to my cabin, away from the village," says Cuttlefish.
"Cuttlefish you know how treacherous that path is and that he can't squid jump from place to place," exclaims Octavio. "Squid jump?" questioned Blake. "It allows us to jump at great height and distances in our other form" explains Cuttlefish. "Other...form?" says a bewildered Blake.
"Let's just show him Cuttlefish," says Octavio. Cuttlefish and Octavio bend down and transform into a squid and octopus-like creatures. "What the?!" Blake says in total shock and confusion falling back and on the ground. The two transform back to their bipedal forms. "like I said we'll explain later" Cuttlefish says rubbing the back of his head.
The three of them left the beach and towards a small dirt path that lead through a forest.
Blake was admiring the scenery of the forest they were walking through and then turns towards Cuttlefish.
"So...you live out here by yourself?" asked Blake.
"Well no bucko, there are other inklings and octarians that live in the village further in the valley," replied Cuttlefish.
"Wait...there's more of you guys?!" said a shocked Blake.
"Yeah, but not just inklings and octarians, there's also other walking and talking sea life as well,"
"How is that possible?" asked Blake bewildered.
"Well by what I've learned from our history, is that our ancestors, years ago walked out of the ocean and started a new life on land," explained Cuttlefish.
"How did that happen?" asked Blake curiously.
"I'm...not too sure, but it did," replied Cuttlefish. Cuttlefish then turned to Octavio who had been quiet with his eyes closed and arms crossed while walking. "Octavio, you haven't said a word since we've been walking," said Cuttlefish.
Octavio perked up and turned back to Cuttlefish, "huh...oh nothing, just thinking about how we're going to explain Blake to the rest of the village," responded Octavio. Then he turned his head back towards the path.
"We'll cross that bridge when we get there, Octavio," replied Cuttlefish.
Blake, Cuttlefish, and Octavio finally reach Cuttlefish's cabin. Blake was looking over the cabin. The cabin was pretty quaint and simple, built with wood and a tin roof on top. The cabin also had some old junk laying around it with a couch sitting near the front door. Blake turned around and seen Octavio and Cuttlefish shake hands.
"Well I gotta get going, I'll see you tomorrow," says Octavio as he leaves and waves goodbye to Blake and Cuttlefish. "Alright, Octavio" Cuttlefish replies waving back.
Blake and Cuttlefish enter the cabin. The cabin was small, but roomy on the inside. "Well make yourself at home bucko," says Cuttlefish to Blake. Blake sits on an old couch, soon his stomach growls. "sounds like your hungry, I've got just the thing for that. Krabby cakes" says Cuttlefish.
Cuttlefish goes into the kitchen and retrieves a large Krabby cake from the old-timey fridge he had and tosses it to Blake.
Blake sees all kinds of junk and knick-knacks around the inside of the cabin. He sees an old grandfather clock backed against the wall as well as an old box TV with rabbit ears on top of it, wondering where Cuttlefish came across this stuff. He then turns back towards Cuttlefish digging through the fridge.
"Umm...what's a Krabby cake? questioned Blake. Just then Cuttlefish walks over and places the cake in Blake's hands. "That's a Krabby cake, just eat it." says Cuttlefish. "ok," says Blake and hesitantly takes a bite of the cake. "wow this isn't bad. it's pretty good," says Blake as he was eating the cake.
After eating Cuttlefish explains to Blake more about the inklings and octarians and how they settled in the valley. Cuttlefish also reveals that the valley also housed the ancient ruins of what he believed was a human settlement where the village now sits. Blake is utterly intrigued by this and continues to listen to Cuttlefish on other things about this new world he was in.
As it was getting late Cuttlefish directed Blake to a pair of hammocks in his bedroom. "Here you go bucko, I got a spare hammock set up for you to sleep on," says Cuttlefish pointing to the spare hammock. Blake climbed in the hammock as Cuttlefish climbed in his.
"Hey Cuttlefish," asked Blake. "Yeah, bucko" responded Cuttlefish. "Thanks for taking me in and getting me out of that pod on the beach," says Blake. "Your welcome, " yawned Cuttlefish. "I'm tired I can't wait for tomorrow, " says Cuttlefish as he rolls around his hammock. "Goodnight Cuttlefish. I hope I can get my memory back," says Blake. "I hope so too bucko, goodnight, and sweet dreams," says Cuttlefish with his back turned.
Blake sighed and turned facing away from Cuttlefish and slowly drifted to sleep.
AFTERTHOUGHTS: Being this is the start of the first story arc. I wanted it to start with events well before Splatoon 1 and 2. Back when Capt'n Cuttlefish and Octavio were friends and before the great turf war. You'll see why *NO SPOILERS* just read.