"THE KEY IS GONE?!" Nero yelled.
"It must've fallen off your belt!" Edith said.
"ARGH! SHIT! OUR PLANS KEEP FALLING APART! We need to get that key back, ASAP!"
"No can do, commander! If it's in their possession, they'll likely have it used by now!"
"Ugh...If we can't take the key back, then I guess I'll to take something else. Their LIVES!"
"And how do we do that? The Ultimate Weapon isn't even finished!"
"Edith...you built the third Octoweapon. Now is your chance to try it! If you can take care of them, I'll convince Octavio to put you third-in-command of the Octarian forces!"
"Sounds like a plan. Besides...I need to have a few words with Abigail...Actually, I'll do better! I'll attack a large area of people, and take out as many as I can. We don't need anymore Inklings for now, anyway."
"I'm trusting you on this. Come back empty, and you're DONE. Prepare your squad! You can attack at anytime tomorrow! But it MUST be tomorrow."
"Yes, commander. You will not be disappointed."
"I better be!"
The Next Morning...
Nathan had woken up at 6:00 AM to look up any information on the Great Turf War on his computer before going to HQ. It was 7:15 AM now, and Nathan had discovered that the reason for the war was due to rising sea levels. Ironically, they were decreasing now, providing more room on land rather than less of it.
Nathan was surprised at first, but figured he shouldn't be, as Turf War was basically fighting for turf. He suddenly heard a knock on his door. It was Diana, who came to check on him.
"You ready to go?" she said softly, as she was still a little tired.
"Yeah, I just need to get the key and USB drive."
"Don't forget your silver roller!"
"Heh heh...and that, too!" Nathan grabbed his things and he and Diana headed for Inkopolis Plaza. As they headed there, Nathan told Diana more about his encounter with Nero and Titan the night before. Both of them wondered who Titan really was, and what his true intentions were. But that was a question that would have to wait to be answered.
"The plaza's quiet..." said Diana as they arrived. There were Inklings, but not very many and they were quiet.
"Two attacks is all it took to strike this much fear?" Nathan thought to himself. "We gotta move." Nathan and Diana quickly entered the manhole, traveling to Octo Valley. When they arrived, multiple agents were outside talking to each other. Nathan and Diana entered the house and down the elevator for HQ.
When they arrived, they stepped out of the elevator but stopped walking when they saw Smith slumped against his chair, having fallen asleep. Callie was next to him and looked at the two, telling him to be quiet. Marie was standing against the wall, looking at Nathan and Diana while pointing at Callie is doing the coo-coo sign.
"What's going on?" Diana whispered.
"She's making a fool out of herself," said Marie, "Callie's gonna prank him. I warned her...she never listens."
"Oh no, this might get ugly," said Nathan silently.
"Yeah..." said Diana. Callie held a fog horn in her hand and held it by Smith's ear. Just as she was about to press the button, Smith hit her in the face with a sucker punch.
"Got ya this time, Callie!" he said, "You thought it would be easier the third time? Ha! Nope!"
"Ow..." said Callie, "I think you broke my nose!"
"How can he break your nose? We don't have bones!" Marie said.
"Well...he nailed me pretty darn hard!"
"Sorry 'bout that, Callie," said Smith, "Just don't do it again."
"I'm not sure if this lesson will stick in her mind," said Marie.
"Um...okay. That happened..." said Nathan.
"Oh! Nathan and Diana! Your suits are in your rest area as usual, just so you know."
"Okay." The two put on their Hero Suits and returned to the room. "Smith, a man named Titan gave this to us. We think you might want to see it."
"Titan?"
"I was ambushed by Nero last night, and a man who called himself Titan helped me out. We managed to get third Boss Key and he gave me this USB drive. I examined the pictures with Diana last night after the attack, and we found some images of the Ultimate Weapon."
"What?! Gimme that!" Smith yanked the USB out of Nathan's hand and plugged it into the supercomputer. The first image appeared on screen, showing the Ultimate Weapon mid-construction. "What kind of Ultimate Weapon is that?!" He then spoke into a loudspeaker, "All agents report to the main base immediately!" Within a few minutes, all of the agents had gathered, including Cuttlefish, Abigail, the Elite Five, and Leo.
"Abigail," said Diana, "You know the Octarian forces like the back of your hand! What the hell is that?!"
"It's the Ultimate Weapon alright!" Abigail said as the screen switched to the second image, "It's looks like a Killer Wail/Inkzooka hybrid, but from what I know it functions like a Killer Wail. The laser is designed to destroy all Inkling in its path. Being a Killer Wail, it can go through walls and does no damage to anything EXCEPT Inklings."
"What's the blast range and radius?" said Smith.
"It's designed to be able to fire from miles away! And the laser itself is...EXTREMELY wide."
"Oh I don't like the sound of that! Not at all!" said Leo.
"Abigail, look at the next one," said Nathan as the image switched to the third image, "What's behind that door? They're bringing random parts through it!"
"I hate to say this but...I really don't know! They're very strict on who goes in and who comes out, only the elites can do that. But during one of your missions, I was talking to Edith. She said the parts were spare, but I don't believe her. I think they may be used for something else. Something important.
"Like...what?"
"I have no idea. But I CAN tell you what they plan to do with the Ultimate Weapon. They plan on firing it at Inkopolis, the plaza especially. After firing it a few times, they intend to kill the rest of Inklings the laser somehow doesn't hit by invading the rest of the city."
"Dammit..." said Jason, "These guys are more geared up then I first thought..."
"We gotta do something abo-" Smith started to say when the supercomputer screen suddenly got distorted and then went static. "What the-?!" Suddenly, Edith appeared on the screen.
"Edith!" yelled Diana.
"You hacked into the system?!" yelled an agent.
"That's right, ya stupid Inklings!" said Edith, "I see you've discovered the third key!"
"Your commander carelessly dropped it!" said Nathan, "It wasn't intentional, but he literally gave us this key! Why are you calling us?"
"Oh...why am I calling you? Weird...OH! Maybe it was to tell you that you better got your little asses over to Moray Towers right now, or EVERY SINGLE building in that area and EVERYONE in them is gonna be roasted! And if my big steel pet doesn't do the job, then I WILL!" Edith kicked the camera, and the screen returned to static.
"...Please tell me the key leads to Moray Towers!" said an agent.
"It does," said Abigail.
"There's little time!" said Cuttlefish, "Nathan, Diana, Callie, Marie, Abigail, and Leo! You're all going to the towers to fight Edith! Me, Smith, and a bigger team will be tending to the ground below in case an army shows up. Nathan, you're in charge of your squad. Who knows when she'll attack! We have to hurry!"
"Right!" said Nathan.
"Let's go! C'mon!" said Diana. The team grabbed some armor, converted their color to orange for the battle, and rushed for the third Boss Kettle. Other agents prepared for battle and grabbed gear and weapons. Nathan's team headed into the Kettle after unlocking it, rushing for Moray Towers.
