Octavia's PoV

When the next Splatfest theme was announced, the Rainbow Squids simply gaped at the giant screen plastered on the front of the Deca Tower. A tournament Splatfest was one thing in itself, but a Splatfest based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Indeed, it was baffling. But a Splatfest was a Splatfest.

"I thought they were all the same breed of turtle," Inigo commented.

"Yeah, so did I," Octavia agreed. "What's with this 'red-eared slider' and 'snapping turtle?'"

"They look nothing like I remember," Bonnie added. "Besides, my favorite's not even here..."

"Who's your favorite?" Alexis asked.

"Donnie," she replied. "He's smart and nerdy. Plus it rhymes with Bonnie."

"Donnie's my favorite too!" Yuri exclaimed. The two inklings did a fist-bump afterwards.

"My favorite's Raphael," Roy spoke up. "He's red."

"Mine's also Raph," Alexis agreed. "There's something about him that I can relate to."

"Gotta go with Mikey here," Perry said, tossing an empty can of soda aside. "He's the funny guy."

"Yeah, he always makes me laugh," Octavia proclaimed.

The group looked towards Inigo, who sighed. "...And I'm the only Leo fan here."

"Geneva's fave is also Leo," the wavy-haired inkling noted. "Don't feel bad about it."

"I know, but she's not here," he corrected. He sighed and put his elbows on the metal table. "Would be nice if she was."

Yuri looked between the group, and a smile came across his face. "Hey, remember when we watched Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at Perry's house?"

"Yeah," said Bon-Bon. "It was the first time I had ever been over at a guy friend's house."

"Same here," Via remarked. "I don't think I can forget that."

Everyone at the table laugh, except Alexis, who merely looked around in confusion. The memory was an odd one, but it was one of the first things that established the Rainbow Squids' friendship.

Octavia and Bonnie stood at the door to the mansion, nervous. A white wall towered over them, with gold door handles. The former reached up her stubby orange hand and knocked on the door. No answer had come yet, but she heard footsteps race closer and closer.

"Oh! They're here, Dad! They're here!" Perry's voice exclaimed.

A pale-skinned inkling with purple hair opened the door, a younger inkling that came up to his shoulder standing next to him. He raised an eyebrow, skeptical.

"You two are Octavia and Bonnie, right?" the older inkling asked. "Perry told me all about you."

"Yeah!" Via chirped. "Who else would we be?"

"It's them!" Perry insisted. "I know it!"

Perry's father smiled. "Alright, you two can come in."

"Yay!" the orange inkling cheered. "Thanks!"

The girls dashed in, entering the large room. The walls were covered in red patterning, making it seem like it was old-fashioned, yet modern. Grand white steps were laid out directly in front of them, the second floor winding around the perimeter of the room. To the left of the stairs was a small kitchen, with a circular dining table towards the window. To the right was a similar set-up, with a few glass bottles resting on the far counter.

Perry gestured for them to follow him, running up the stairs with his stubby legs. The girls glanced at each other briefly and giggled, climbing the stairs with him. As they walked, Octavia examined the pictures on the wall. The majority of them contained pictures of Mr. Sculpin, but some featured Perry as well. There were some paintings as well. One was signed with 'Perry,' being a simple white canvas with purple splatters on it. A portrait of the purple inkling and his father was located in the center of it, drawn with crayons.

Soon, they arrived at a room with various stickers on the door. The boy opened the door and exclaimed, "Guys, they're here!"

Three inklings their age looked over at the newcomers. The first inkling was red, wearing a white t-shirt and a yellow bandana around his neck. The second inkling was yellow and wore a black t-shirt. He was fiddling with a music player on the table. The third inkling was indigo and wore a long-sleeved grey shirt, lying flat on the floor. The red and indigo inklings got up and walked over to the girls.

"Hey, you came!" Inigo chirped.

"Does that mean we'll get cooties?" Roy whispered.

"Nah, my dad says cooties aren't real," Perry affirmed him.

"That's right!" Via declared, straightening. "We don't have cooties!" Bonnie inched closer to her and nodded in agreement.

Yuri put down the music player and waddled over to him. "Oh! Oh! Can we watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles now?" he asked, bouncing in place.

"Yeah," replied Inigo. He walked over to the TV and picked up a DVD case, a picture of cartoon turtles on the front of it. "It's this, right?"

Perry nodded. "I got for Squidmas last year. You can't believe how many times I've watched it with Yuri!"

"I know all the characters by heart," the yellow inkling butted in. "There's Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo!" He picked up a turtle shell costume and put it on, then picking up a purple mask and tying it around his head. "See! Now I'm Donnie! Geez, it's weird with this on."

"What about the side characters?" Via teased. "Think you can name them?"

"Uh..." Yuri rubbed the side of his head. "There's Splinter, uh...Shredder, I think, and, uh..."

"See, you don't know all the characters," Roy sneered, crossing his arms. "Better get watching, then."

"Hmph! I can name them! Just give me time!"

"The time for talking's over," Inigo declared. He opened the case and put the disc inside the DVD player. "Now, it's time to watch..."

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!"

Perry turned the TV on, and everyone proceeded to sit down, eyes glued to the screen. The menu came up, and everyone cheered as music played in the background. The purple inkling picked the remote up and pressed the play button, watching what came next with intensity. When the theme song began to play, they began to sing along to it.

The first episode began to play, and Bonnie muttered, "I've never watched this show."

Via blinked. "Seriously? Well, good thing I brought you here, then!" She stood up and placed a stubby hand on her chest. "As your friend, it's my promise to have you watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!"

"Well, I'm watching it now." She clasped her hands. "Are you happy?"

The orange inkling sat back down next to her. "Do you like it?"

"I think."

She smiled. "Good."

The episode continued to play, the group still watching the TV with intensity. Not a single word was said among the young inklings, as they were too focused on the cartoon. Via grabbed a Michelangelo action figure lying on the ground and started to mess with it. She looked down at it to find it covered in cheese dust. Disgusted, she threw it aside. Perry noticed and reached over to grab it.

"What if we make turtlesonas?" Inigo suddenly interrupted.

"Shh, I'm trying to watch this," Roy hushed him. "Rapheal's my favorite character."

"What's a... 'turtlesona?'" Bonnie spoke up, tilting her head.

"Oh no..." the red inkling sighed.

"My sister told me," he started with a smile. "It's you...but as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle."

"Ooh, I know what mine would be!" Yuri piped up. "Yuriado, the yellow turtle! He's superfresh and has an Inkzooka!"

"Oh, that's a lame name," Via ridiculed. "Mine's gonna be so much better." She smirked. "My turtlesona would be...Viada, the first ever girl ninja turtle. She's Mikey's twin sister and has a brush!"

"I don't think you two get it." Inigo shook his head. "We need weapons that don't use ink."

"Don't use ink?" Perry mused. "Uh..."

"A sword?" Bonnie suggested.

"Leo has a sword, Bonnie!" Roy scolded. "We can't use that!"

She shrunk back and threw a purple blanket over her head. "Why not...?" she whined.

"Because that's boring!" He slammed his hand down on the floor. "We gotta be creative!" The other inklings simply blinked at him, and he shook his head. "That's all you got?" They looked at each other before returning their attention to Roy. "Well, I'll make a good turtlesona. Just wait 'til tomorrow."

"Yeah, make sure it's the very best," Inigo encouraged.

"Be quiet, I wanna watch more of this!" Yuri complained. Everyone closed their mouths and focused on the TV again. The episode ended, causing everyone to frown. However, a few seconds later, another scene popped up on the screen. Via leaned closer to the TV, intrigued. The theme song began to play again, causing her to let out a squeal of joy.

About halfway into the next episode, someone knocked on the door. "Perry," the voice spoke. The door opened to reveal his father. He was holding a white box of some sort in his pale hands. "I bought bonbons!" He tilted the box to reveal chocolate balls inside.

"Bonbons?" Bonnie gasped. "I thought those were super expensive!"

"Anything's possible when you're rich." Mr. Sculpin pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose and smiled. He opened the box, and all six inklings started running towards.

"Say..." Perry picked up a bonbon and popped it into his mouth. "You ever had a bonbon, Bon-Bon?"

The blue inkling looked over at the purple inkling. "...Bon-Bon?"

"Yeah, it's my nickname for you." Some chocolate now covered his face. "You make me think of bonbons—sweet. And it goes with your name, too."

"Umm..." She took a bonbon from the box and took a bite out of it. "T-thanks..."

"No prob." He took another candy and ate it.

Roy took a handful of bonbons and started walking back over to his seat. "Hey! You just can't take all of them!" Octavia scolded.

"Why not?" he whined. "Perry's dad can just get more!"

"Because we need to share!" She ran over and tried to take a bonbon out of his hands. "You're just a seacow if you do that!"

"Watch it!" he snapped, raising his arms.

Via tackled him to the ground, but he still tried to keep a hold on them. The bonbons smushed, covering both of their shirts in chocolate. A few of them rolled onto the floor. Perry dropped to the floor, trying to grab any that fled Roy's hands.

"Ewww!" The orange inkling stood up and looked down at herself. "This shirt is ruined! I bought it last week!"

"It's your fault," Inigo scolded. "You wanted Roy's bonbons!"

"Well, it wouldn't had happened if Roy just shared!"

"Only you had a problem with it!" the red inkling snapped.

Roy, Octavia, and Inigo continued to argue until Perry's dad stepped in-between them. "Enough." Everyone's voices trailed off and looked up at him. "If you squids are going to act like this, I'm not allowing you to enter my house ever again."

"Sorry, Mr. Sculpin..." all three of them apologized.

He smirked. "Don't let it happen again." He closed the bonbon box and left the room, leaving the group of inklings alone again. Everyone plopped back in front of the TV, only to find that they left it unpaused.

Perry groaned and dug his head into the rug. "...Dang it."

Via frowned. "Sorry we got in trouble with your dad."

"It's fine," he dismissed. "He'll just forget about it in a week."

"Well, the thing with Perry's dad is done and done," Yuri piped up. "Let's keep watching!"

"Yeah!"

The episodes continued playing into the night, where everyone was close to falling asleep. Bonnie took off her glasses and rubbed her eyes. She glanced over at Octavia.

"I wanna go home," she muttered.

The credits started playing, where Inigo picked up the remote and stopped the film. "Me too." The TV screen glowed blue as the DVD ejected itself from the player. Everyone got up and started walking down to the first floor. They then walked outside, the moon shining down on them. Stars twinkled in the sky, reflecting in Octavia's orange eyes.

"Thanks for coming," Perry said. "I had a lot of fun today!"

"Me too!" Yuri agreed.

"Let's come watch more another time," Inigo suggested.

"Yeah," Bonnie accepted. "I'd like that." Everyone looked at each other and smiled.

"Well." Octavia grabbed the blue inkling's hand and started walking down the cobblestone path. "See ya tomorrow!"

"Bye!" the boys called, waving.

The girls walked to the street, where a car was waiting. The window rolled down to reveal Bonnie's mom. They climbed inside and immediately fell asleep, tired from the exciting day at Perry's house.

"Oh!" Alexis exclaimed, slamming her hands down on the table and bringing Via out of her thoughts. "The sale at the Galleria! That's going on now!"

"Oh!" The wavy-haired girl adjusted her hat. "You're right!"

"Let's get to it," Inigo declared, standing up from his chair. "We can't miss the latest deals."

"And I can finally get new shoes," the short-haired inkling beamed. "C'mon, let's go!"

Everyone got up from their seats and ran into Shella Fresh, seemingly forgetting about the next Splatfest and focusing on fashion once more. But, of course, no one forgot about it. It was merely in the back of their minds, resting in their memory until it became relevant again.

A/N: Hope you guys enjoyed this flashback chapter. A flashback to when they were kids, before Geneva came around. Pretty cool, right? I'm planning for another flashback chapter later on in the season. Now, obviously, the TMNT Splatfests were addressed in this chapter. So, what am I doing about it? Well, I'll only be covering the final of the Splatfests in Bonnie's chapter. It's mainly for my sake, as I don't really want to write back-to-back Splatfest chapters. The Chaos vs. Order Splatfest will be an exception, since it's meant to be the finale of "The Rainbow Squids". But, that's quite a ways off. Years from now, if I'm being honest. Let's not worry about that until we get there. Branchwing, out!