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Inkopolis, World of Trophies

This vibrant and densely urban region appeared after the Great Light Convergence occurred. The squid-like denizens of the city, known as Inklings, were understandably shocked and confused as a result. They had never seen a new species, let alone living humans, before then. What soon started as a minor inconvenience eventually turned into chaos after only a week.

Because of the various encounters with entirely new species and the overwhelming frenzies that ensued, Inkopolis wasn't the same as it was before, and the citizens couldn't figure out what was happening with their beloved city.

Octo Canyon

In this region adjacent to the city, there was a widespread canyon that looked like nothing could live there. However, at a closer look, there stood a flimsy looking cabin that served as a base to a secret organization dedicated to helping all organization was called the New Squidbeak Splatoon, led by the old seasoned veteran named Captain Cuttlefish.

The Captain was holding a meeting with two other Inkling members present.

The first member was named Steven. He had blue tentacle-like hair tied up in a high ponytail. He wore a black high-tech uniform with a bright yellow protection vest, complete with a multipurpose headset and a dark tattered cape. He was often called by his codename "Agent 3."

The other member was named Amelia. She had orange long tentacle hair. She wore a uniform similar to Steven's except it had larger boots and a bright yellow tactical jacket with a large horizontal stripe across the upper torso. Her codename was "Agent 4."

"This new development isn't boating well for us!" Said the Captain. "Just when I thought I had seen everything in my long life, this happens! Carp… How am I not dead from a multiple heart attack yet?"

"Calm down, Captain." Said Steven. "Your granddaughters and Off the Hook are working together to alleviate the big mess in any way they can. I know they will succeed because they had an amazing grandfather and mentor."

"Thanks Agent 3." Said Cuttlefish as he took deeper breaths. "How are the remaining Octarians reacting to the light?"

Amelia grew a bit more hesitant. "Not so great as the news up top. Especially considering the fact that Octavio vanished the moment the light disappeared. Fortunately, Agent 8 is helping with taking care of the Octarian community."

"I see." Said the Captain as he processed the information. "Let's hope those young'uns have the barnacles to pull through until this all blowfishes over."

"What do you want us to do?" Asked Steven.

"I want you two to go to the square and crack down on any crime that may be in progress." Ordered Cuttlefish. "We always have to eggspect for the worst."

"Yes sir." Said the two agents as they started to leave the cabin and enter a sewer grate to the square.

Steven went in first, but Amelia decided to leave some parting words to Cuttlefish. "I know we'll succeed in this new conflict. We won't let you down."

The Captain only responded with a smile and a peace sign.

She then went into the sewer grate and followed her partner.

This left the captain alone to his own thoughts as his smile turned into worry and confusion. "I haven't known any times stranger than this."

Inkopolis Square

For days following the Great Light Convergence, most shops had closed down along with Turf Wars and Ranked Matches being suspended until further notice. Despite all the terrible news, the Great Zapfish remained stationed at the central tower, not hesitant in letting the city be shut down again.

Some Inkling and Octoling citizens were resorting to crime to keep themselves afloat due to the suspension of matches. As a result, the police were barely keeping tabs on rising criminal activity, not to mention their forces being stretched thin.

During a particular time of commotion late at night, a person, not of Inkling or Octarian origin was traversing through the city. This person turned out to be a humanoid robot just as tall as a common Inkling. He looked to be in his early adolescent years. He was also covered in blue exo-armor and wielded a highly advanced arsenal of weapons. Unfortunately, the robot was having a hard time moving because his power reserves were running low. A few hours ago, he had seen the Great Zapfish on the main square tower and decided to use some of its power to restore his own power.

He was currently ascending some tall buildings before using his robotic dog friend to jump to the building where the Great Zapfish was. He put in all his effort, but managed to land without damaging too much of his body or blowing through his last remaining amounts of energy.

As soon as he saw the large creature in front of him, he was amazed at how it was emitting endless volts of bioelectricity.

The creature immediately took notice of the robot and realized what he wanted, so it let him borrow a very small fraction of its energy to fully charge himself. It didn't defend itself because it could see that the robot had no evil intentions.

Unfortunately for him, Agent 3 was watching him the whole time.

I've never seen someone doing that to the Great Zapfish. Let's hope he has a believable story. Thought Steven as he super-jumped onto the building the blue robot was on.

The robot was caught off guard to see someone else there. He used his visual scanners to identify the armed Inkling, only to analyze the weapons he had equipped and nothing more.

"Did you think you could steal energy from our treasured power source?" Shouted Agent 3 as he threw off his cape. "You do know that stealing is against the law no matter how fresh you are!"

"Listen!" Said the robot. "It's not my fault! I had to use some of its power to replenish my own! My name is Mega Man and I'm not whatever species you are! I'm what you would call a robot!"

"I may believe that, considering all the new people I've seen, but you can tell your full story to the Inkopolis judge." Spouted Agent 3 as he threw a splat bomb.

Mega Man was quick and managed to blast the bomb in midair with his Mega Buster. This left a large splotch of blue ink on the ground as a result.

The fully charged robot then started to look for the Inkling using his cybernetic vision. However, once he got near the ink, he received a devastating blow from a high tech splat roller. Agent 3 soon switched to a hero splattershot and started firing a barrage of ink in the stunned Mega Man's direction.

The Blue Bomber took some further ink damage, but was still able to fire from his arm cannon. This attack left Agent 3 on his toes and forced him to hide behind a small radio tower nearby.

In a matter of moments, this fight soon got the attention of the Inklings on the bottom and was soon broadcast onto the news for them to see. No one saw Agent 3's or Mega Man's faces because of the dark lighting though.

Amelia noticed what was going on and super-jumped to a nearby rooftop to help. After a few minutes riding an inkrail, she landed near Mega Man and hit him square on the head with an inkbrush.

The robot was pushed back a few feet but not before giving a tiny smirk. "You should pay more attention to your opponent's every move."

Agent 4 soon realized that he secretly planted a type of sticky bomb on her leg before blowing up, rendering her incapacitated.

However, this was the opening Agent 3 needed. He immediately pulled out a Killer Wail, a giant megaphone that could emit a concentrated blast of sound energy. Something Mega Man noticed a little too late.

"No!" Ultimately, his shout was futile as he received a fully powered sound blast coming from the Killer Wail. This shut down enough of his circuits to immobilize him.

Before Agent 3 could get to the downed robot though, he went for Agent 4 to see if she was okay.

"Agent 4… Agent 4 are you okay?" Asked Agent 3 as he was getting more desperate. "Agent 4 can you hear me?" He soon began to tear up as he held her in his arms. "Amelia… I don't want to lose you…"

"Hey... " Came a familiar voice. "I'm okay… Don't start with the tears…"

This put a relieved smile on Steven as he hugged her passionately, but not to the point where it could crush her.

Agent 4 was well enough to get back on her feet just when the sun was starting to rise. They both then looked at the unconscious Mega Man and agreed to drag him over to Cuttlefish Cabin for questioning.

However, when they looked at the sunrise again, they realized something else was rising with it.

"Do you see something odd with the sky today?" Asked Agent 4.

"No… All I see is… Wait a minute…" Muttered Agent 3 as he squinted further.

When the two agents took a closer look at the rising sun, they realized there were several flying pirate looking airships that were heading their way.

"This day just keeps getting weirder." Said Agent 3 as he kept on staring at the fleet heading their way."

Agent 4 couldn't help but agree despite her currently minor injuries. She then let out a slight chuckle. "Ditto."

Inkopolis Skyline

Bowser's airship fleet was getting close to their destination with several fighters on board. They included Peach, Bowser, Bowser Jr, Little Mac, Mr. Game & Watch, Greninja, Wario, and Yoshi.

They were all approaching their destination with Bowser Jr being the first one to point it out to his father. "I think we're here dad!"

"Good." Said the Bowser. "Find us a place for all our ships to land."

Peach was looking out as well along with Little Mac and Mr. Game & Watch.

"Here's hoping the residents are open to hearing our warning." Said Peach.

After a few moments of searching, the airship fleet touched down on an open field close to the main square and were immediately greeted by Inklings and Octolings numbering in the hundreds.

Peach then got out onto the main bridge where she could be seen by the newly forming crowd.

Little Mac handed the princess a Bowser themed megaphone and turned it on a volume audible enough for most Inklings to hear. "People of this city! I am Princess Peach! Ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom! We have come here because we know about the cause of the light you have experienced for a whole week now!"

Steven and Amelia stopped and saw the princess making her speech from the square rooftop with Mega Man semi-recovered and found himself listening to the speech as well.

"I think we should go down there." Said Agent 4. "Not that we have much choice considering everything that's been going on this past week."

Agent 3 was a bit apprehensive himself. "I'm skeptical as well, but I feel like she has some truth in her words."

Mega Man soon went up to the two agents and started to talk to them again. "Listen you two…" This made both Inklings turn their heads in slight hostility. "Now that I've seen your personalities, I can see that I'm on your side."

This just got both Inkling Agents confused.

The Blue Bomber continued his speech. "I want to protect this world just as much as you do. That's why I don't want to fight you. I believe what that woman will say may hold some new evidence about that mysterious light."

"If you want to protect the world, why steal power from the Great Zapfish?" Asked Agent 3 sternly.

"It was only to power my internal reserves because I was on the verge of permanently shutting down. I was only attacking out of self defense." Explained Mega Man. "Like I said, I'm what you would call a robot. And because I'm a robot, I didn't have much choice but to take a tiny fraction of that thing's power."

"Okay." Said Agent 4. "From what I've heard, I can tell you're nothing like the enemies we're used to fighting. I think you'll be a valuable ally. If you still want some reassurance, then I forgive you for blowing me up earlier."

The Blue Bomber was more than relieved to hear this as they all prepared to make their way down to where the fleet landed. In their minds, they prepared for what the princess and her allies had to say.