The mysterious samurai Inkling attacked the remaining three Octolings. One of the normal Octolings tried to fire the fallen elite's sniper, but the samurai simply reflected the shot by swinging his Inkbrush. Moving quite fast, swung his Inkbrush like a sword at the Octolings, taking out one of them.

"Get him!" yelled the elite.

"Not gonna be easy, otoko!" the samurai said as he performed a spin attack, splatting another Octoling.

"Wha-?! How can you-?!"

"I've trained my entire life the ancient art of the samurai, a family tradition started by my great-times-something grandfather! I'm faster than the wind and stronger than a shark!" He then looked at the elite straight in the eye, and the Octoling suddenly froze.

"Wha-?! What is this aura?!"

"Oh? Do I strike fear into you? I should. My eyes were built to bring fear to my opponents!" He quickly charged at the elite. "Atama!" He slammed him in the head with his Inkbrush. "Karada!" He then swung at the elite's torso. "Bikyaku!" He swung downwards at the legs, tripping the elite and knocking him down. "Nathan, want to deliver the finishing blow?"

"With pleasure!" said Nathan, "I've been working on this one!" Nathan super-jumped into the air and brought out his roller. As he descended, he did a 1080-degree spin and slammed his roller to the ground as he landed, splatting the elite instantly.

"Whoa...! Nice one, Nathan!" said Diana.

"Thanks!"

"So, you two must be Nathan and Diana, am I not correct?" said the samurai.

"Yeah. But...how did you...you were...Wow..."

"I've been training my whole life to be a samurai, or as I like to call it...a Splatterrai! Heh heh heh! Oh! But of course, I must introduce myself should I? I am deeply sorry for that. The name is Leo!"

"Nice to meet ya, Leo."

"So...you said you saw Cuttlefish?" Diana said, changing the subject.

"Yep! I saw him walk outta that device as a new man...well, he's not new he's been around for like a hundred years, but you know what I mean."

"So it worked?!"

"Yep! The bad news is that it summoned a TON of Octarian forces. But we got 'em! My 'Atama Karada Bikyaku' can be very effective in battle!"

"I saw you use that," said Nathan, "What did those words you were yelling mean?"

"Allow me to explain. 'Atama' means 'head' in a very ancient language. I think it was called something like...'Japanese' or something like that. Anyway, 'Karada' means body, and 'Bikyaku' means legs."

"So that's why you nailed the elite's head when you said 'Atama' and son on! I'll admit you were as fast as lightning though!"

"Yeah, I can thank my shoes for that. Run Speed Up isn't their main ability, but I managed to roll it for both of the extra slots plus an additional one I got thanks to that Spyke dude."

"Spyke?"

"What, you don't know? If you offer Spyke a Super Sea Snail, like the ones you earn at Splatfest, he can re-roll abilities or add more slots to gear. I had him help me with my gear here when I was fourteen. It was too big for me to wear, but my father leveled it up for me. When I was sixteen, I put on this armor and I've worn it since."

"How old are you now?"

"Hmm...About 19. Anyway, I came to bring you back to the Cuttlefish. He's in the dome over there."

"That one?" Nathan pointed towards a tunnel to the east.

"Yep, that's it."

"Well then what are we waiting for?!" said Diana, "Let's go find him!"

"I agree!" said Nathan, "Let's go! Leo, you know the way right?"

"Yes, I do," Leo answered, "I'll lead you towards his location. He said he'd be at the device until I returned. There are more we'd like you to meet, but " Leo lead Nathan and Diana on a path towards the device, cautioning the two that there may be Octarians guarding and that they should be extremely careful.

Leo converted his color to neon yellow along with Nathan and Diana. He lead them towards the entrance to the next dome. Running through the seemingly infinite amount of roads through the dome, they took occasional short break to regain their energy. After a while of running and ink-swimming, the three made it to a tunnel leading to the dome where the device, and Captain Cuttlefish, were.

"This is taking too long!" said Diana, "We need a faster way of travel! If only we had some of Abigail's vehicles."

"If you say so!" yelled a voice as a giant vehicle skidded to a stop in front of the team. It was a strange vehicle, looking much much like a SWAT truck. It was colored black, white, and green. It had ink tanks, three on each side of the vehicle, as well as some blasters and Splatlings. The New Squidbeak Splatoon logo was also on the sides and back of the vehicle. Small windows were placed as well.

"What do ya think?" said Abigail, coming out from a door in the back, "Pretty fresh, huh? I spent days workin' on this! It's kinda like a...box truck and/or a SWAT vehicle. Most of it is like a giant 'box', it's were we can hang out while on the move, but it also has some weapons on the wall for easy access in the event we need them. It's also got some gear on this wall, and the classic first-aid kit is over there as well."

"Wow!" said Nathan, "This...This is incredible! But...where's Cuttlefish?"

"He sent me here to look for you."

"Hey!" said Leo, "I thought he sent ME to do that!"

"He did, but I told 'em it may be a bit better if they rode on wheels. So basically I came to pick you up and speed things up a bit."

"Oh...uh...well then, thanks for the lift, I guess!"

"No problem! Just sit down, I'll take the wheel and get us where we need to go."

Sounds like a plan!" said Diana. Abigail hopped into the driver's seat as Nathan, Diana, and Leo sat in the seats in the "box" area. They were cushioned bench seats, providing some comfort for people sitting on them. The vehicle started moving, heading for the device.

"Hmm...this is surprisingly cozy for a military vehicle!" said Nathan.

"Yeah," said Abigail, "I wanted to make it cozy so soldiers can relax after an intense fight. But not too cozy, so they don't get cocky or anything."

"You definitely succeeded!" said Diana, "I could take a nap on one of these, but still be ready for battle if it was needed!"

"That's what I was aiming for!"

"So...how long will this ride take?"

"Not very long, so don't worry! We'll be there within at least few minutes."