Huh, huh!
Hey there, buddy!
This is Bars singing, what's up?
I got a story for yo,
So it's time to roll it to the ears, bud!
I was just chilling out,
Playing videogames like a pro.
I got a call from a young maiden.
"Help me, Mr. Awesome! My boyfriend is been kidnapped by Moe!"
Looks like time to become super,
For the justice and love she needs.
I'll be the very best like usual,
no one can stop me fulfill those heroic deeds!
Bars, oh oh ooooh, Bars!
You're dreaming again, don't you?
Watching too much TV,
Eating all the junks you wiiiish!
Evil Moe is tough,
but he didn't know me!
With my awesome skills…
I dodge like a fly and sting like a BEE!
Two girls wanted to help me,
They were already asking me out.
Not now cute females, but I'll sign your names in my agenda.
Because after the adventure's over, I'll show you what I'm all about!
Bars, oh oh ooooh, Bars!
Your song is lie! As big as your ego!
Pretending to have everything…
But always getting ruled by fragile giiiiirls!
Here we are, the final boss!
Hunter is in a funky cage.
Hey yo Moe, don't try to sing victory yet,
You try, you fail! And again! To be this awesome, it takes AGES!
The day is saved,
A love has been restored, because of my win.
I can't stay chatting with you guys, now…
Getting ready for the next situation, I'll go in!
Bars, oh oh ooooh, Bars!
You didn't do anything!
This smart girl got all the contributions!
And now you'll better hide in fear…
BECAUSE I TOLD YOU TO NOT SAY THAT STUPID THIIIIIIING!
A new day raises on Inkopolis. Three known Inklings were near a hospital, waiting for someone.
"Hey Hunter! You still don't remember anything from yesterday?" Bars asked to Hun, which has bandages on his right arm.
"Bars, would you stop that already? Hunley doesn't need to remember anything… especially that nightmare." Mirii said.
"B-But you know, those crazy creatures might be back! S-shouldn't we prepare ourselves for their next attack or something?!"
"I'm already prepared, Bars. I can't wait to see them again, actually…"
"W-what?! D-do you like them now?!"
SLAP! Mirii slapped Bars.
"No, idiot. I'll make them pay for hurting a member of our perfect squad."
"Ouch…!" Bars massages his left cheek: a red hand mark was left on it. "Y-yeah… e-especially that member…"
Mirii blushed a bit.
"I'll protect this squad… no matter the costs. There might be some exceptions… especially, if a certain someone loves to play with fire…"
Bars gulped, forgetting about that thing again.
"Oh… hey guys! I think I see Grina over there!" Hun pointed towards a girl coming out from the hospital.
He was right: Grina walked out of the building, like nothing happened before.
"Grina! You're all right!" Bars got near her. "Look at that pose… ya got a great shape today, huh?!"
"Well, the idea of leaving THAT medical prison makes me much more alive, actually!" Grina replied.
All the sudden, Bars remembers something…
"Oh… oooh right! W-well… Grina, my respectable friend! You see…"
"What's it, Bars?" Mirii got near the two.
"Mirii… well, Mirii said something about us in your squad, remember Grina?"
Grina wasn't answering, but she was looking at Bars.
"Yyyeeaahhh… she didn't really meant to say that! I-I mean, of course we think about glory and victories and trophies…! You know, all that good stuff!"
"... your point, Bars?" Mirii asked.
"The point is… PLEASE, DON'T KICK US OUT!" Bars shouts while staying on his knees.
"I-I'll promise to train my Roller skills 24 hours, counting even Sunday! I'll not play any rad videogames, in order to be the best player you've seen! A-And Mirii will do this too!" Bars explained.
"Bars…" Grina said.
"Please, give us another chance!"
Grina got closer to Bars's face, with a menacing grin.
"I'm going to hunt you down, if you even DARE to leave this squad." Grina menaced.
"NOOO, PLEASE! I-I'LL NOT… huh?" Bars stopped for a moment. "… w-what did you just said?"
"I said that if you leave us… we're going to get you back."
"R-Really?!" Bars got back up. "But y-you wanted to be awesome with this squad! What about all that talking on fame, mass media, history books a-and you know… being the number one?!"
Grina got back her neutral position.
"So… what about those junks?"
Bars expanded his eyes from shock.
"JUNKS?! Said… from you?"
"Yes, so? I don't care in the least about those useless achievements. Probably someone without a life, will…"
"… are you sure about that, Grina?" Mirii asked.
"Bah! Really, being famous is something so vague that I could tell we're right now!"
"Uh… I don't see my limousine anywhere, though…" Bars adds.
"Better! The environment will not suffer from another egocentric act! Isn't it very nice, Bars?" Grina asked.
"Grina… you seem different…" Bars said.
"Me? Different? Ha ha ha ha ha! Good one, Bars! You are really good at making jokes! Can you teach me some tricks, about it?"
"This wasn't a joke! T-the ambitions… you know, you were full of it! Be serious Grina, please! What's going on you?!"
Grina stayed silence… but suddenly she got a surprised look.
"But he's… HUNRY?!"
Hun was staying on the back, looking very shy… but Grina ran and jumped on him, giving him a huge hug.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! YOU'RE HERE!" Grina said.
"H-hi GrinAAAH!" Hun shouts while Grina lift him with ease.
"What were you doing in the background?! Did you thought I eat squids for breakfast?"
"Ooofff! Y-You see… ACK! I… I…"
"Grina, would you please get Hun back on his feet…?" Mirii asked.
Grina does what she said.
"Why that question Mirii? I'm so happy to see him here!" Grina asked.
"Number one." Mirii showed her forefinger to indicate the number. "Hunley is injured to his right arm."
"WHAT?!" Grina noticed the injury just now.
"Number two." Mirii does the V with her hand. "That's not the proper way to hug someone…"
Grina looked at Mirii for a moment… and then she does a big smile.
"Reeeaalllyyy…"
"… s-something wrong with that?"
"Weeelll… gee, I guess you're right Mirii! Why don't you show us… how to hug Hunry?"
Mirii blushed noticeably.
"W-what? Why I-I should do that?!"
"So we can learn from the master! You know, I'm always the rude girl of the group… and I want to change this! Yes! I want to be as perfect as you!" Grina explained.
"Y-you can learn that from my words, you know…!"
"But who always loves to show practical examples to… heh, ignorant people?"
Mirii didn't know how to reply that…
"Come on, Mirii! Why getting back now? Don't tell me you can't do a little hug to Hunry…"
"O-of course I can! Are you taking me for someone stupid? I did much dangerous and hard challenges than this!"
"That's right, Mirii! So you should breeze through this very easy practical example!"
"… b-but this is not a challenge…"
"So, that means it's ok to call you stupid?"
Mirii opened her mouth, in disbelief of getting tricked like that…
"Hey, good one Grina! I'm going to call her like that, from now on…!"
Mirii got quickly near Bars, while clenching her fists.
"Bars… you better learn what I'm going to show you… because you're going to write a topic about it today."
"WHAAAT?! That's not fair!"
"And if I see only one grammar error or anything embarrassing… I'm going to chase you down, with your Roller. Understand?"
"Uuuhhmmm…" Bars was sweating. "T-there's still time to withdraw that thing I said…?"
"Maybe… if you have the intelligence to create a time machine and stop yourself."
"Ack! N-not even you can do that…!"
"Then, prepare your lazy brain because…" Mirii turns back looking at Hun. "… I-I'm going to show you, h-how to hug p-properly."
Mirii got near Hun, getting more red each steps.
"F-First thing is… grasping gently t-the person i-in front of you…"
Mirii hugs Hun very softly: her face was totally red. She didn't notice that Hun was also blushing a lot, getting his face almost as red as hers.
"D-d-don't lift p-p-people up… a-a-nd g-get y-your h-head on t-their s-shoulder… n-no matter w-which o-o-one…"
"… d-do I h-have t-to do i-it, too?" Hun asked.
Ink come out from Mirii's nose.
"… i-i-if y-you w-want…"
Hun hugs Mirii too, getting completely red as she's. Nothing was heard from them for a while: they were enjoying that moment…
"… t-then, t-this concludes the d-demonstration." Mirii said, while looking at Grina. "Any questions…?"
"Yes, one: can you do that again? I didn't understand a thing…" Grina said while smiling.
"YOU WANT WHAAAAT?!" Mirii shouts, blushing even more.
Grina laughs loudly at that reaction.
"I was just joking! I understand everything perfectly! Literally…"
"… no… d-don't tell me…"
Grina nods while grinning.
"No, no, no, NO! NOT YOU TOO!"
"Come oooon, why negate that?" Grina blinks. "It's something beautiful, you know?"
"Beatiful?! I don't have any time to waste with those moronic ideas: I have projects to complete, a career to take, a future to create!"
"And what better future than that?" Grina giggles a bit.
Mirii thought about that for a moment, but she looks a bit clueless...
"W-what did you mean with that, Grina?!"
"Eh eh, you'll see soon…"
"See soon? T-there's something coming…?"
Grina walked ahead the group, without answering to Mirii.
"Now, shall we get a little snack? I really need to get something tasty in my belly!" Grina proposed, turning her back.
"Good idea, pal! Can't think about anything with this emptiness tormenting me! Need my regular dose of sugar!" Bars commented.
"Oh… oh yeah, I almost forgot to mention that funny detail I noticed on you, Bars!"
"Man, really? I can smell some kind of rad compliments!"
"Bars, did you get some pounds? You sure look a bit chubbier than yesterday."
Bars got in panick.
"C-CHUBBIER?! I-I'M NOT FAT!"
"Yeah… it looks like you just ate a Basketball! Didn't you noticed it too, guys?" Grina asked around.
"Uhm… indeed…" Mirii said.
"Uuuh, what kind of dish is a Basketball? I never heard of it…" Hun asked.
A big silence fell down…
"… d-did I say something wrong?"
Grina laughs up again.
"Oh, Hunry! You're so great!" Grina said while giving him a big pat on his back. "Seriously, I don't think there is an Inkling as awesome as you!"
Hun did a puzzled face about that phrase...
"Ha ha ha! Don't take it wrong, boy! I'm so happy to see you here with us! Actually, I couldn't ask any better than this!"
Grina put her left arm on Hun's shoulders.
"We really should get some yummy meals, now! Whatcha say, Hunry?"
"W-well… why not?" Hun said while grinning modestly.
"Heck yeah! My treat!" Grina said while both the Inklings were walking.
"W-w-wh-what?! No! I want to pay!"
"Tut-tut, Hunry. You need those money to buy much more important things."
"B-But"
"No ifs, no butts! Now think already what you want to eat, ok? You can choose to gulp everything, if you really want to!"
Hun insisted more, but it didn't seem changing the situation much. Meanwhile, the other kids were following behind.
"Mirii?" Bars asked in a low voice.
"What's it, Bars?" Mirii asked.
"Is Grina acting like this, because… she's very sorry about Hunter?"
"… yes and no, Bars."
"H-huh?"
"Yes, she's feeling very guilty about that incident… and I'm willing to bet that it was the first time something like that happened, in her whole life."
"Hey, that makes sense…! But what about the no, then?"
"Well… it may seem hard to notice, since she's very good at keeping herself in control… but…"
Mirii smiled, while looking at Grina.
She is changed. For the better.