Gamelover41592: Not going to lie, Amy is doomed when Callie and Marie meet her. They love their little sister and are going to be pissed at Amy for picking on her.
Matt (Guest): Yep, this was a big chapter. As for how many chapters...I'm not sure the exact number, but we are nearing the end.
Okay, so everyone who showed up at the end after dealing with the Octo Expansion is not leaving the story. In fact, they are here to stay! Let's go
Much like Jax and Nicole, Ash, Pearl and Marina were all given strict orders to keep everything under wraps. They didn't need a mass panic. The three agents met up at the manhole. Ash was now bunking with Nicole, who had offered the lend her some of her clothes. She was dressed in a House-Tag Denim Cap, a Logo Aloha shirt, some shorts and a pair of Cherry Kicks.
"Glad to see you are getting comfortable," Jax said with an earnest smile. Ash was still nervous around him. He was a terror to the Octarian Army and he did nearly splat her when he was brainwashed, but seeing him like this? She couldn't believe that she thought he was a monster from all those propaganda posters.
"I'm still getting used to everything," Ash admitted sheepishly. "But everyone here is so nice. I hope I can stay,"
"Of course you can!" Nicole said as she slung an arm around her new roommate's shoulders. "You can stay with me as long as you need! It will be like a never ending sleepover!" Truth be told, Ash didn't know what a sleepover was, but she thought it sounded nice.
"Well, best not to keep the girls and the cap'n waiting," Jax said as he dove into the manhole. Nicole followed him, and Ash was the last one down.
"One thing that never stops impressing me is how fast your squddios can change," Cap'n Cuttlefish admitted. Ash looked at her fellow agents and gasped. Somehow, they had already changed into their uniforms.
"Um...I don't have one of those," Ash said.
"Relax, we've got you covered," Sammy said as she held out another uniform for Ash. She quickly changed into it. It looked like a mix of Jax and Nicole's uniforms.
"Sorry about it kinda being a mishmash. We weren't expecting another Agent," Marie admitted.
"Agents!" Pearl snapped. Her and Marina were still in their casual clothes, along with wearing something to hide their faces. Pearl had a mask, while Marina settled on a pair of shades.
"Looks like we have Agents 2 through 8!" Sammy joked.
"Where is Agent 1?" Jax asked, his concern bleeding through his voice.
"She's busy with something," Sammy lied quickly.
"That would explain why she hasn't texted me," Jax said, even if he didn't fully believe it.
"No time for that now, Agents!" Cuttlefish ordered. "We need to hurry!"
"So Sheldon forces weapons on us now?" Jax asked.
"Yep," Nicole said as she swung her hero shot over her shoulder. "Said he needs weapon data,"
"Why?" Ash asked. She let out a squeak of surprise when Sheldon spoke.
"So that I could sell them!" Sheldon revealed. "I am the only weapons maker in Inkopolis Square after all,"
"No one asked for your life story!" Pearl snapped. "What is this place, anyways?"
"It's kinda like a bowling alley," Marina explained. "But instead of bowling balls, we used-"
"Those are Octoballers! Avoid them at all costs!" Marie exclaimed, beating Marina to the punch.
"First a resort, and now a bowling alley?!" Nicole exclaimed. "What don't you guys have down here?!"
"Freedom," Marina joked, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
"Why do you guys use buckets as weapons?" Ash asked.
"Sheldon is weird?" Pearl offered. Her and Marina had decided to join the other agents this time around.
"I am not!" Sheldon protested over the headsets.
"I mean, you kind of are," Marina admitted sheepishly.
"Don't insult your weapon maker Agents," Cuttlefish said. "He might be more vicious then you think," No one had any idea what that meant, so they chose to continue on. The group ended up reaching a launchpad, allowing them easy access to the next area.
"Best for last!" Pearl called out before she used the launchpad to launch over.
Only to miss the platform by about an inch and fall into the abyss.
The other agents burst into laughter. Even Marina failed to hold back laughter. Finally, a disgruntled Pearl rejoined them.
"Not a word out of any of you!" The mini rapper snapped. When Jax failed to keep his giggles down, Pearl whacked him over the head with her slosher.
"Ow," The senior agent groaned as the group pressed on, dealing with the Octocommanders in their paths.
"Chargers are the worst," Jax groaned as he saw what he was saddled with for the next area.
"I know right!" Nicole agreed.
"Everyone just can't understand what makes chargers so practical!" Marie protested
"I don't mind them," Ash said sheepishly.
"And that is why you are my favorite agent right now," Marie said as Jax and Nicole started to whine in protest.
"Marie, don't pick favorites," Sammy jokingly scolded. The laughter went away when everyone saw the background for this area. It was meant to look like a starry night sky.
"When we were kids, Callie, Sammy and I would count the stars together at night…" Marie said wistfully. Sammy got very quiet as well. Then some Octarians spawned in.
"Oh, come on, Octoslobs! We were having a moment there!" Sammy snapped.
"Okay, where is Callie, really?" Jax asked. "I feel like you guys are lying,"
"...We'll tell everyone when you guys get back," Marie said after a few seconds. The three agents looked at each other. Something told them this wasn't going to be good.
"They're back!" Pearl exclaimed before turning to face Marie and Sammy. "Now start spillin'!"
"Pearlie!" Marina snapped. "Don't be rude!"
"In truth...we don't know where Callie is," Marie admitted. Everyone gasped.
"Hold that gasp," Sammy said, stopping everyone. "She also disappeared the same day that the Great Zapfish did….now you may gasp," Everyone did just that.
"Why didn't ya say anything?" Cuttlefish asked.
"Because we didn't want to think about it!" Marie revealed.
"Do you have any idea how hard it is thinking about her being missing when DJ Psychopath is on the loose!?" Sammy asked, teary eyed. Everyone got quiet. Finally, Jax spoke up.
"Look, we all care about Callie. Some of us more then others. We'll make sure she's safe," He said with a smile on his face. Marie and Sammy looked around and saw everyone smiling as well. They smiled back. They could do this!
"This is a new one," Ash noted.
"Blaster time!' Nicole cheered. Blowing stuff up was fun.
"Boom! Bam! It's the crowd pleasing face popper…the Hero Blaster! Even enemies behind walls aren't safe from the Blaster's exploding shots! It doesn't really do rapid fire, so make sure not to get splatted between shots!" Sheldon explained.
"Of course this is the mission I sit out of!" Pearl whined. The three agents laughed as they continued on. They found three locked boxes and three launchpads.
"Looks like there are three paths to take!" Sammy noted.
"Each of us take one?" Jax offered.
"Works for me!" Nicole said as she rushed to the one in the middle.
"I'll just take this one…" Ash said as she went for the one on the left.
"I guess I get the right side," Jax said to himself as he rushed for the launchpad. The three agents were able to get around quickly and reach the zapfish even quicker.
"I thought the bucket was weird," Ash noted as she held the weaponized umbrella in her hand.
"This is a secret weapon that everyone wants to play with-the Hero Brella! You can use it to shoot ink or use the umbrella as a shield. Keep holding the button, and the brella will launch off, leaving a trail of ink behind it. It takes a bit of getting used to, but it's really powerful… and looks super rad!" Sheldon explained.
"You said it, Sheldon!" Marina gushed. "I love using my brella! Mainly to protect my precious Pearlie at all costs!"
"Rina! You're embarrassing me!" Pearl protested, even if she loved it when her girlfriend looked after her.
"I don't know how well a Brella is going to work with this place," Sammy noted nervously. The area was full of propellers.
"We always find a way!" Jax reassured her. Sure enough, he did. The brella constantly pushing against the propeller worked wonders.
"I hate this place!" Nicole cried when she realized where the Octolings had set up this time. Namely, Moray Towers.
"Can we just let them take it?" Jax asked. He didn't want to fight there either.
"As much as this stage sucks, we can't let the Octolings take it. It gives them an easy way to reach the square!" Sammy pointed out.
"And, hey! Agent 8 picked a charger!" Marie pointed out. Sure enough, the lone Octoling had a charger. Jax had settled on the normal hero shot while Nicole had gone for the dualies. With the three agents working together, the Octolings didn't stand a chance.
"Are you sure a charger for a boss is a good idea?" Jax asked when he saw what Sheldon wanted them to use.
"Positive!" Sheldon said.
"All right..." Jax said as he used the launchpad to join the girls in the arena. The boss seemed to be a shower of some kind.
"It's the Octoshower!" Sammy exclaimed.
"You guys are fighting some weird stuff this time," Jax said, remembering that the weirdest thing he fought was the Octonozzle.
"Tell me about it," Nicole said. The weirdest of a giant shower didn't make the boss any less tough. It could fire shots from it's own charger, launch missiles, use a hand-crank cannon and rush across the stage, raining down ink. It didn't help that the three agents were forced to move rather slowly and the targets they had to hit(the Octocopters holding it up) were not easy to hit.
"I think I can speak for everyone when I say that sucked," Jax groaned when they finally managed to splat the dumb thing.
"Agreed," Ash said, sounding just as drained.
"Chargers are not good for boss fights," Nicole added in.
"Everyone's a critic," Sheldon grumbled. Upon return to the hub area, a message came through everyone's headsets. It was unintelligible. Almost like the microphone was being held...upside down.
"Um...I think you are holding the phone upside down?" Sammy offered.
"Ugh...I totally was," The voice groaned. Everyone realized who it was.
"CALLIE!?" Everyone exclaimed.
"Um...Nope, this is definitely not Callie!" The voice lied. "So just...leave. It's dangerous here! And it's not safe at all!"
"Ummmmm...don't those mean the same thing?" Marina pointed out.
"WHATEVER! JUST GET OUT OF HERE! I am not calling again!" The voice snapped.
"W-wait! Don't go!" Sammy protested.
"Callie?! CALLIE!" Marie begged, only to get static. "I...I can believe it. Could Callie really be working with the Octarians!?"
"No! No way!" Sammy snapped quickly. "Don't you dare think that!"
"Yeah!" Jax agreed. "We don't know what's been going on behind the scenes!"
"But one thing is for sure, we need everyone more then ever!" Sammy declared. "Because I know a certain DJ who is about to become obsolete!"
Sammy got mean! Also, can you tell I hate the Octoshower? Because I do. I really, REALLY do! Anyways, see you all next time!