Hey everybody. Okay so this is my first Splatoon fic which takes place some time after the events of Project Splatoon 3 by Squeaky. This therefore includes the harelings revealed in the project and Agent 7 (Also in the project) and Riva and Lumi of Coralstar. This is a series I've thought about since it came out and it has the classic concept of the agents working together.
This needed me to have quite some info on the game but I had to bend a few rules. For example: the hero weapons have special weapons I decided for each agent unlike in the game.
I would really love to do this for you all and if there is anything that seems off but unexplained, it's nothing a suggestion can't fix.
Anyway, onto the story shall we?
Chapter 1: The Last Minute
Inkopolis Square: 2 Years Ago
"Agent 8, 1 MINUTE LEFT! YOU CAN DO THIS!" shouted the determined octoling, Marina. Standing by her on the helicopter was her partner and friend Pearl and on the platform hanging from it, there newly found companion Captain Cuttlefish and an unconscious Agent 3 just lying there, possibly oblivious to the potential massacre that might take place should Agent 8 fail the final mission.
Agent 8 was in fact, seeming to have the upper hand at disabling the cannon of the NILS Statue and he wasn't ready to fail.
He went through too many nightmares…
He had regained so many memories…
Sadly enough not one memory could help him remember his name. All he remembers is that he was an octarian dissident who had always dreamed of the surface, the promised land.
But the AI just had to toy with his emotions. He dared try to give him such a painful mercy lead. Getting him stuck in that… thing…
No, after all that, why fail now?
[Number 10008, your efforts are fruitless. How can such a perfect subject waste his abilities on these wasteful sea vermin?] the telephone in the eye of the statue shouted.
Now although Commander Tartar was angry with Agent 8, he had to admit a subject this determined was a worthy opponent. As he thought about it, he and the little he knew personally about Agent 3 made him realize that there were at least a few decent life forms on planet earth. Sadly, this wasn't enough. They all had to be sanitized but with the fact that the octoling on the inkrails will clearly cover the statue on time, he needed a back-up…
If he could just copy his information back to Kamabo Corp., he could simply reassemble himself, into a much… suiting body and resume his cephalopod wipe-out at an opportune time and hopefully at the same time have the two agents to himself.
The problem was how.
The best way to get the info to Kamabo was through an active pair of hypnoshades he had the sanitized wear but given what Number 10008 did down there, there was rarely a soldier he could find fast enough in the next 20 seconds.
Unless, he did not necessarily require a soldier…
There was still one sanitized octoling he could find there. She wasn't technically a successful one but she was at least on the obedient side. She may even be his ticket to a successful operation. She will be of great assistance if he plays his cards right…
Ten seconds, he had to be quick.
[Contacting…Number 101 detected…Transferring files…]
Time was up. The Princess Cannon was to be launched any time now. Power for the statue was at 72.81%. It was definitely not enough to overpower the cannon but just enough give him time to download the files to Kamabo.
[Data transfer at 50%...]
"Pearlie, are you ready?"
"You bet! I can take it from here, Eight!"
[Initiating destruction sequence in five seconds…Data transfer at 60%...]
It was just enough to win. Soon, he will be back.
"BOOYAH!"
[Data transfer at 75%...NILS Cannon activated…]
He will destroy Inkopolis.
[Systems failing…Data transfer at 90%...]
The Agents would be his. Number 10,008 will be his.
[Systems in critical condition…Data transfer at 95%...]
He will create the perfect world. His perfect world.
[Data transfer complete…NILS Cannon failing…]
Just in time.
However, if it all came down to it, if there was any thong he regretted up to this point, it was that he underestimated the agents.
He won't make that same mistake.
[Farewell 10,008. Farewell to you and that worthless cesspool of a city…But you will now blend into…the perfect world the professor envisioned…]
Inkopolis Bay: Present Day
The night was crazy and wild. Inklings, octolings and harelings were dancing to Coralstar's final performance for the day. The familiar song, Divas of the Reef, was a hit owing to the fact that its instrumentals were extracted from a tune which was the little they knew about humans at all.
Marie had to give it to them as she watched from the alley. They were inseperable after all they had been through. And thanks to Riva, everybody could play Turf War. If it weren't for her, Nine would have never been able to play Turf War like the Reef Diva sadly had to avoid doing. In fact, all of the Agents were over 18 at this point and none of them would've wanted to stop doing the thing that basically was their career outside Squidbeak Splatoon.
But the grey-haired idol personally missed being on Inkopolis News with Callie. As she loosened her grip on the file in her hands, she remembered how she and her cousin sang their vocal cords dry and how they always went to get a movie and some snacks to put into good use at home until they fell asleep. Up until their final Splatfest.
But that Splatfest had always made her cringe after all that followed.
After Callie's rescue, she became paranoid that one day, Octavio might just break out of the snowglobe. It led to sleepless nights, skipping meals. All to make sure he never got out again. It haunted her to see her family and friends go. It was her worst fear. Losing Callie, Gramps…
She also feared for Agent 4 but he was happy that her friend could defend herself. She owed it all to her for how she helped her save everybody. She may have been retro back then but she had a heart.
But enough about that. She had to get to Squidbeak HQ to take the files to Marina.
She ran to the beach and into a hidden cave behind some rocks where a spawn point sat. squidding through it she found herself at the headquarters and after running down a few halls, to the monitor room. However, instead of Marina, it was another octoling, a dark skinned with a dark green ponytail.
That was Arii. She was a former octarian elite who back then was once tasked to look after Callie after the kidnap. They had a few ups and downs but after both were freed from Octavio's hypnosis, they were able to relate and she became the main tech wizard for the SS until Marina started helping out after Eight's arrival. Unfortunately after the Final Splatfest, when Marina was again hypnotized along with Pearl, Arii began to feel lonely. As far as Marie knew, the two octolings knew each other back in Grade school.
"Hey, Arii," the inkling greeted, "I was supposed to meet Marina here. Have you seen her?"
"Oh, hey, Marie. She had to leave early. Something about Pearl, smoke and an oven," said Arii, hands on the keyboard and eyes on the monitors.
"Wow, that doesn't sound good. Pearl cooking alone can be dangerous," said Marie. "OH, and the fire too."
"You really know when to come up with a one-liner, don't you?" asked the octoling.
"It's a sixth sense. So, I think I have to give this to you. It's a blueprint of Eight's CQ-80. It also has information on 3,4,7,8 and 9," Marie explained as she handed over the file. She had to review it but I guess it can wait,"
"Actually, Marina did want me to do something for her. I guess that's what it was. She didn't say it very clearly," said Arii.
"Alright then, I'll be seeing you tomorrow. And also, remind me never to eat Pearl's cookies,"
"Have a good night Marie," Arii as she was left alone in the HQ again.
She guessed it would be a good time to check the confidential files before she left for the night herself. Taking out the blueprint, she took a good look at it. The design was simple, for an octoling. But a few adjustments had to be made. Also the card was to be redesigned just how Eight wanted it.
As for the files, she had to just skim before she could actually read them the next day. She had to look at the personal information for now.
CODE: Agent 3
NAME: Hitto
SPECIES: Inkling
AGE: 19
SEX: Male
S/C: Pale
E/C: Orange
T/C: Yellow-green
HEIGHT: 5'9"
WEIGHT: 141 lbs
WEAPON: Hero Shot (Ver. 1)
SUB: Splat Bomb
CODE: Agent 4
NAME: Maika
SPECIES: Inkling
AGE: 19
SEX: Female
S/C: Olive
E/C: Brown
T/C: Yellow
HEIGHT: 5'5"
WEIGHT: 125 lbs
WEAPON: Hero Dualies (Ver. 1)
SUB: Curling bomb
CODE: Agent 7
NAME: Nana
SPECIES: Octoling
AGE: 18
SEX: Female
S/C: Fair
E/C: Red
T/C: Sky blue
HEIGHT: 5'6"
WEIGHT: 155 lbs
WEAPON: Hero Slosher
SUB: Kraken
CODE: Agent 8
NAME: Hachi
SPECIES: Octoling
AGE: 18
SEX: Male
S/C: Tan
E/C: Grey
T/C: Magenta
HEIGHT: 5'10"
WEIGHT: 138 lbs
WEAPON: Hero Charger (Ver. 1)
SUB: Point sensor
CODE: Agent 9
NAME: Inkogen
SPECIES: Hareling
AGE: 18*
SEX: Female
S/C: Fair
E/C: Purple
T/C: Mint green
HEIGHT: 5'5"
WEIGHT: 119 lbs
WEAPON: Hero Inkhor
SUB: Splash Wall
These five, they were really close after all that has happened to them. She could hardly imagine them apart. They sure drove each other nuts sometimes but they were friends by the end of the day.
The octoling checked her watch. It was almost nine o'clock. She needed some sleep.
As Arii closed the file and put it in the safest folder in the storage room, she switched the monitors off, called for the night guard and left for her apartment.
End Chapter
So, to put a few points across, I gave the agent one sub weapon each for the sake of concealing their identities. They all have two subs but they only use one for missisons. So nobody could suspect who they are because there are so many others who use them.
In the artwork for Agent 7, she is an inkling. I made her an octoling for balance.
The Inkhor is a weapon from Project Splatoon 3.
The names Hachi and Nana originate from the Splatoon manga. Hitto and Maika come from Splatoon: Squid Kids Comedy Show.
That's it for now. Until next time, thanks for reading!