AUTHOR'S NOTE: Again, I'm SUPER sorry for the late chapters guys! I promise I'll try to get them done quicker!
Nearly 25 vehicles rushed towards the site of the Ultimate Weapon, traveling at high speeds of up to 100 mph. The smaller vehicles that had only one or two agents were notably speedier than the big ones that contained multiple agents, but they managed to stay together.
The squad composed of many vehicles, including the Squad Truck. Motorcycles and armored off-road cars were also part of the huge squad. Cuttlefish's personalized vehicle was a camouflage-colored roofless hummer with multiple weapons installed. It had two Inkzookas as well.
Nathan's motorcycle was specialized for him. It was the fastest of the vehicles, able to reach an impressive 160 mph, but Nathan didn't make it go that fast. The cycle was equipped with Aerospray-like weapons and Splatlings that were similar to the ones dune buggy-like vehicle he drove on a previous mission.
"C'mon! Hurry!" yelled Cuttlefish. The group of agents spread out a bit. Approaching from multiple angles, they were quickly noticed by the Octarians.
"Octarians! It's the Inklings!" yelled Octavio from his mech, "Do not let them approach the Ultimate Weapon while it's charging! Nero, set aim for the city!"
"With pleasure!" said Nero as he aimed the weapon at Inkopolis. "It's gonna take a while to charge! We gotta keep 'em away until then!"
"Got it, thanks for the info. Octarians! Keep them away! Don't let them lay even a finger on the Ultimate Weapon!" The Octarian forces rushed forward. The two hundred soldiers charged forward, some with vehicles.
"Incoming!" yelled Nathan.
"Forces up ahead!" yelled Cuttlefish, "Don't let your guard down no matter what! And keep fighting for as long as you can, don't fall!"
"So...what do we have to do to actually deactivate that thing?!" asked Diana.
"Uhh..." said Abigail, "I REALLY hate to say this...But I don't freaking know! That thing is super advanced, and I only specialize in small weapons."
"Dammit!" said Smith, "So what do we do?!"
"I think I might be to disable it!" yelled Nathan, "But first I gotta get in close...like REAL close!"
"How?!"
"Nathan, you ain't going insane are you?!" said Diana.
"No, I'm not! Titan gave me this Power Spark thing. It might be able to drain the power right outta that giant weapon! I have no idea if it'll work, but it's worth a shot! I need to close enough to it though!"
"Alright, Agent 4! You got it!" said Cuttlefish, "Diana! Titan! Smith! Cover Nathan and make sure he makes it close enough!" Nathan and his comrades proceeded towards the weapon, but traveled around it to find an opening. It was very hard to find one, however.
The two armies collided just seconds after the vehicles were spotted. Ink quickly consumed the ground as ink splatters flew everywhere. Octarian casualties built up at the cost of agent casualties. Nearly a hundred agents had now joined the Splatoon, but it may not have been enough to fend off the entire Octarian Army.
Many left their vehicles to fight on the ground, taking out soldier after soldier before getting killed. It was complete chaos, the ground was filled with ink to the point of where the fighters kept stepping into the other side's ink accidentally. The battlefield was quiet just minutes ago, but now the air was filled with the sound of yells and cries.
"These Inklings are tough," said Octavio, "Nero! How much longer?!"
"About ten minutes until full charge, sire!"
"Perfect! Send 'em away with it's extra weapons in the meantime! Give 'em the honor of being our first great deaths!"
"Oh yes! I'm totally doing that!" Nero pressed a button on the control panel, and a large amount of weapons appeared around the Ultimate Weapon, most of them Blaster-like weapons, but shooters were also among them. They fired frantically, annihilating any Inkling that dared to step too close. After about twenty soldiers were lost in mere seconds, the Splatoon kept their distance from the weapon.
"Ha ha! What's the matter, cowards?!" yelled Octavio, "Too scared to get close? Good! Stay that way!"
"Time to end this..." Nathan said as he charged his motorcycle right towards the weapon, using its weapons to dispatch any foes in his way.
"Nathan! We'll help!" yelled Diana as she drove her vehicle, a motorcycle with two wheels at the back and equipped with Rapid Blasters and Luna Blasters, towards Nathan. Titan also followed on his vehicle, and small aircraft with charger-like weapons.
"We got your back, kid!" he yelled down as he fired his weapons.
"Alright!" said Nathan, "I just need to make to a point were I can make direct contact with that thing!"
"I'll clear some of the weapons!" Titan took to the skies and fired at the weapons surrounding the Ultimate Weapon.
"We've only got nine and a half minutes until that thing blows!" said Smith over the headset, "We gotta pull this off fast! We have only one chance to shut that thing down!"
"Don't worry! We'll win this fight! We have to!" Nathan responded. He plowed his way through the mob of soldiers, both Octarians and Inklings. Nero spotted him.
"Sire?" he said.
"Go for it!" Octavio said.
"Yes!" Nero took out a Blaster-like weapon and fired shots from it. The weapon's projectiles were ink missile, and looked similar to mini versions of the Inkstrike. They exploded upon impact with something rather than creating an ink tornado like an actual Inkstrike. The two dodged the incoming shots, some of them just barely.
"Nero's firing at us!" Diana yelled.
"Oh come on!" Nathan growled. An ink missile then hit Nathan's vehicle on the front wheel, somehow blowing the tire and launching Nathan forwards as the motorcycle spun out. He fell onto the ground hard and rolled around a bit before landing on his feet and skidding to a stop. Standing up, he glared in Nero's direction.
"He's mine!" said Nero.
"You have my permission to go after him!" said Octavio, "Only seven minutes left, anyway! I'll take over for now!"
"Got it, sire!" Nero super jumped over to Nathan, landing a few meters in from of him. The two glared at each other. "Well, well, well! You seem to have changed a bit since the last time we fought!"
"Yeah," said Nathan as he took out his Golden Hero Machine weapon, switching it to roller mode, "You won't get it easy this time!"
"Heh! Speak for yourself, Nathan! You won't get past me so easily!" Nero charged at Nathan, but Nathan surprised him with a low sweep with his roller, knocking him to the ground. He quickly recovered and tried attacking again, but Nathan blocked the attacks. "Hmph! You have improved!"
"Yeah! Enough to put an end to you!" Nathan kicked Nero in the gut. Nero was winded for a second, but quickly charged back into battle. As the fight continued, Cuttlefish took aim at Octavio from a safe distance with his upgraded Bamboozeler. Octavio quickly took notice.
"Captain Cuttlefish!" he said. With six minutes remaining on the Ultimate Weapon's timer, he exited his mech and super jumped to Cuttlefish. "Such bravery, such leadership, such stupidity! Your courage blinds you...you may be buffed, but you're still just an old rag in your heart!"
"Speak for yourself, Octavio," said Cuttlefish, "My army fights for justice against you!"
"WE are giving justice! By annihilating your race, I will provide my kind with a home they truly deserve! One with a real sky! A real sun! Real soil! Real grass! And you took it all away!"
"No.,.you did. I don't want to take away your lives, former friend. But YOU started the Great Turf War! You attacked first! If anyone is to blame for this...it's you!"
"How dare you?! Say this is MY fault?! I'll turn you into a bowl of squid soup!" Octavio and Cuttlefish then charged at each other. The two fought each other with nothing but their bare hands as the others continued to fight Octarians. Meanwhile, Nathan and Nero were locked in brutal combat. Nathan was gaining the upper hand, something Nero never thought would happen.
"This cannot be!" said Nero, "I am the Octarian Commander! The second-in-command! I've trained my whole life for this! How can I lose to a kid who's been training for only a few days?!"
"Rage blinds you!" said Nathan. Suddenly a bang was heard and Diana's vehicle came flying towards Nathan. "WHOA!" Nathan ducked in the nick of time, avoiding a swift decapitation. The vehicle crashed and took out a whole wall of weapons surrounding the Ultimate Weapon. Diana herself rolled across the guard, landing right next to Nathan, who turned to her side. "Diana!"
"Don't worry, I'm good!" she replied. She noticed Nero running towards them, and fired at Nero's eyes, temporarily blinding him.
"AH! My eyes! I can't see!" said Nero.
"Good!" yelled Titan as he descended downwards. His aircraft had been damaged, and he was going down. He jumped right out of the aircraft as it continued its descent and crashed into another set of weapons surrounding the Ultimate Weapon. Titan landed on his feet behind Nero and punched him in the back of the neck.
"URGH! DAMN YOU!" Rage boiled inside Nero. He viciously attack Titan like a wild animal, throwing punches and kicks and even trying to slam him with his Octoroller. "SCREW YOU! GO TO HE-" Titan delivered a blow to Nero's face and then grabbed Nero's tentacle bang over his right eye. Using sheer force, Titan ripped the tentacle right off of Nero's head.
"URRAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!" Nero yelled in pain, "MY- URGH! FORGET THIS! It won't be long now! Your kind is just minutes away from being destroyed! None of this will matter soon!" He super jumped to the top of weapon, getting a clear view of Inkopolis. He laughed with an evil grin on his face.
"Only two minutes 'til the weapon fires!" said Abigail.
"We have to shut it down RIGHT NOW!" yelled Leo.
"Then let's hurry!" said Nathan. "Titan, take to the skies! Diana you're with me! We're gonna shut this thing down...for good!" Nathan took out the Power Spark.
"Aright!" said Titan, "Let's go!" Nathan used to Spark to power up Titan's aircraft, repairing and revitalizing it in the process. Nathan then went to his motorcycle and jammed the Spark into it, repairing and powering it up once again. "Oh, and one warning! You can drain power an unlimited amount of times, but you can only get ONE extra charge!"
"Then I'll have two final charges after this!" said Nathan, "Diana, c'mon! We're gonna finish this once and for all!" The two got onto the motorcycle and Nathan drove it away from the weapon to get far enough to build up speed. After a traveling a bit away, he turned around and charged at it. It was time to finish the war.
