Inkopolis's west area: the situation is getting worse by the minute. The Inkling soldiers are doing their best to stop the stingray enemies, but their team combination is really hard to get by. Not to mention, the supportive flying variety which drops down goo bombs or carry a humanoid version, that shoots at their enemies with their unique weapons.
The hummer finally arrived at its destination: everyone got out of the vehicle and dash behind it to get their respective weapons.
"All right-o! This is for you, cadet!" Grina passes a Splattershot to Nick.
"Yes! Time to take down some alien!" Nick's eyes sparkled.
"Don't get too confident just now!" Ana said while taking her Charger weapon.
"Yeah, this time it's going to be harder than before: take a look there!" Enrick points to the area.
He wasn't sure wrong: almost everything was covered in greenish goo.
"Eeeeehhmmm… w-we don't have to clean up all that, right?" Nick asked.
"Of course not, you moron! We're not scavengers!" Ana shouts.
"But that sounds sooo fun! I'll squishy squash everything with pretty emerald!" Zira proposed.
"D-does that mean even us?!" Enrick got worried.
"Now now! Coffee break is over, folks: we have to do some Splatfest now!" Grina exclaimed, while holding tight her weapon.
"Please, enter in this panel for just a moment…" Mirii shows a panel full of bluish ink.
"Blue! Great choice!" Nick said while jumping on it, first.
Everyone else does the same: they are now all blue colored!
"How did you get a panel like that?! I thought those were reserved for the police and our army!" Ana queries her friend.
"A true spy always carries the essentials. Remember that…"
Ana didn't expect that Mirii was really one!
"So, what's our objective, Grina?" Mirii asked, while looking the area.
"Wasn't that obvious, man?! We have to stop 'em!" Bars hits his open left hand with his right fist.
"Very well, then: do it." Mirii looks at Bars, with no emotions on her face.
"Huh?! A-all alone?!"
"Why the question? I thought you were capable of fighting, an entire army of trained goons."
Bars gulped.
"O-on second thought, t-there's something wrong w-with this…"
"He's right, Grina! Do you really think we can take them all down? We're already in a huge disadvantage!" Enrick tries to reason with the crazy girl.
"Ha ha ha ha! Taking them down! Best joke ever!" Grina laughs.
"Then… what are we going to do?" Ana asked curiously.
"The answers lies on the top of your head, pal!" Grina answered.
Ana looks up: the airship was just passing through them.
"Isn't that the airship responsible for all this goo?" Ana said.
"Good one! And WE're going inside that!" Grina points at the flying machine.
"You want WHAT?!" Mirii gets upset. "It's impossible, Grina!"
"Yeah! We might jump really high, but that thing is too far to reach! Even if we do it from the tallest building." Enrick explained the point.
"Unless we're launched by a cannon: Squid Missiles! Zooom! Ooooh yeah!" Nick said while imagining everyone acting like one.
"And how we're suppose to land safely on the dirigible, huh?!" Ana folds her arms.
"Oh, w-well… with a parachute?" Nick scratches the back of his head, feeling a bit embarrased.
"Suuure, a parachute that will stop Squids going like 250 mph in the air… … idiot." Ana did a facepalm.
"That idea wasn't bad, cadet… but Grina got an even fresher idea!"
"Which is…?" Mirii asked.
"Ooooh, there they are! Our big boys!" Grina stares at someone.
Flying stingrays were approaching! It looks like they want to defeat the team.
"Let's get them down, kids!" Grina rushes on the front.
"Grina, stop rushing!" Enrick warns her.
She didn't listen: the leader girl was already near the flying monsters, shooting ink with her Splattershot and also some occasional Burst Bombs.
"Go ahead! Me and Ana will protect the Starting Point!" Mirii ordered to everyone.
They agreed with a nod: all the Inklings, except for Ana, rushed towards Grina.
"Tee hee hee! Let's ink around!" Zira proposed.
"Good idea, sis!" Enrick follows her.
"Hey you two! You'll not get everything done, without my help!" Bars shouts, following them.
"Well… it looks like I got to be the hero!" Nick grins and reaches Grina in Squid form.
The girl, despite not looking like it, was in deep trouble. The flying beings were very agile in the air and their bombs were thrown around with pretty decent accuracy. A blast almost got her!
"Need some help?" Nick asked, while inking the goo around them.
"You bet! Prepare that Inkzooka of yours, while I distract them!" Grina winks.
Nick did what she said: he was shooting around, charging his Special weapon in the process. The enemy stingrays decide to fly a bit upwards: now Grina can't hit them with her Splattershot anymore!
"Pooopopopopoooo!" Grina taunts them, while imitating a chicken.
It worked: the creatures become really mad and dive down to her. With a Squid jump, Grina manages to evade their attack. One of them hit the ground and crashed into a bulding, with such power enough to leave a big hole on it.
"Ha ha ha! Got ya"
SPLAT! She got hit by a bomb positioned behind and become a little squid: she flies off to the Starting Point.
"Master, noooo!" Nick shouts, while he was almost done charging his trump card. "YOU'LL PAY FOR THAT, BOZOS!"
Nick starts shooting the beasts back, with much more vigor than usual! Meanwhile, Grina got herself back to shape.
"Shucks, I was almost getting one of them!" Grina snaps her fingers.
"What's your plan again, Grina?" Mirii asked, while observing the area.
"Easy! We'll force those flying wonders to get us into the airship!" She explains.
"But they are attacking us! We'll never get one of them cooperate with the team…" Ana replied.
"Watch and see, music eater!" Grina rushes again, this time toward the fallen stingray.
Quickly after, someone else regenerate from the panel: it was Bars.
"UUUGH! I hate those Charger enemies! You must be a real coward and newbie to decide using one!" Bars complained.
Only now he noticed that Mirii was near him.
"… you better run, Bars." Mirii said while not looking at him.
"Oh, oh…! I-I didn't mean y-you, mistress!" Bars was getting really scared. "I-I meant my weapon! Yes, that's it! I'm really a scrub if the Roller is the best weapon I can master! A-also an idiot, an a-airhead, a"
Suddenly, Mirii goes very close Bars so much, that their eyes were near each other: she was really angry too!
"I. SAID. RUN." She menaces him.
After a low and short laugh, Bars runs away as fast as he could: he even forgets to become a Squid, so he could be faster. Ana noticed something on Nick: in fact, his Special weapon was finally ready.
"EAT THIS, FATTIES!" Nick shouts, while transforming his weapon into a bazooka!
Small but fast ink tornados were shot at high speed, hitting some flying stingrays along the way. The blasted creatures fly away in small form. The remaining ones seem to hear something inaudible: they dashed in the air, going into an established direction.
"That's right! Go away and never come back!" Nick raises his fist, while his Special weapon ran out of energy.
The aliens were long gone and now a big silence was taking place in the area.
"Nick!"
He turns behind: it was Ana running towards him and she seems very happy.
"You did it!" Ana jumped from joy.
"Yeah, I sure gave them a big beatin'! So big, that they'll never dare to face me again!" Nick does a victory pose.
"Wait, the battle isn't over yet!" Ana replied.
"No?! Maaaan… I was getting a bit hungry, you know." Nick massages his stomach.
Ana thought about something: she checks in her pockets and took a pair of seacrackers.
"There. Eat them." Ana said with a smile.
"Huh?! For me…?"
Ana nods. "But be quick, because the enemies might be back."
Nick opens the wrapper and took a cracker.
"Thanks Ana! That was very cool from you." Nick ate a portion of a cracker with a big bite.
"Y-you're welcome." She blushes a bit. "But don't eat too fast or else"
Nick starts coughing a bit.
"Sigh… you never learn…"
Meanwhile, Grina got near the fallen flying stingray which seems to be passed out.
"Hey you! Wake up!" She calls.
"Uuuuh… my head…" A masculine voice said: it comes from the creature.
Grina helps him out, by removing rocks and other big chunks from his big body.
"You did quite the damage, big boy!"
"Uh… what-a?! The enemy!" The stingray exclaimed, trying to get up.
"Whoa whoa, there! You must be nuts to fight me, with those huge wounds!"
She was right: the creature's back was full of them. He was too tired to fly up again and lays back down.
"O-ow! You fiend…! Leave me alone, already!"
"Sheesh… that's the thanksgiving I deserve? Knock knock, who did remove the weights from your body, again?"
"… you?!"
"Yep! Still staying on the defensive?"
"Why would you do that?! I could ran you over, before!"
"Tsk tsk… I can see it in your eyes: a big rude person, but with a huge heart of gold!"
"W-what are you talking about?!"
"Tell me the truth giant: you really didn't want to do it, didn't ya?!"
The stingray didn't say anything for a while…
"Well… it was the job, you know. I was tasked to do this."
"Screw that! Who forces you to do this shameful duty, anyway?!"
"Hey, you're right…!"
"They are just a bunch of losers, that can't even tie a pair of shoes!"
"Yes, that's correct!"
"So mean, that they'd even mock your mother!"
"Grrrr, those idiots…! That's it! I QUIT!" He shouts, getting really mad.
"Yes! Bravooo!" Grina claps and then hugs him. "That's the spirit, huge fella!"
"T-thank you, child… you aren't as bad as I thought you'd be."
"Naaah, I'm a very good girl!" Grina did an angelic pose: even a halo appears on the top of her head. "And I want to help you, even more!"
"Really?! But… I'm not against you anymore or do I have anything to complete, now! How can you help me?"
"Eeeeh eh eh eh eh eh…" Grina did a big smile, while showing her teeths. "… revenge."
The stingray took a bit, before understanding her intentions: once he did though, the creature nods while getting a menacing expression all over the face.