Meanwhile, in an isolated room: a Flyer was laying on a medical bed, with the mouth wide open. There's a strange big ball inside the throat, vaguely resemble a Squid. The creature was desperately trying to remove this by swallowing frantically or coughing up.
It seems that the creature was slowly gulping that thing, feeling better the more the object is ingested. Thanks to a cry of pain, the beast successfully manages to free the throath and send that thingamajig into the stomach.
"Uffff… yuck… disgusting…" The Flyer's voice indicates that is a she. "Puah…! I'd be more happy, if I eat gras"
Suddenly, something weird was happening inside the woman. Her belly starts to grow slowly, but steadly. She was becoming green and feeling really sick.
"Uuuuh… that Squid… is so awful…"
She eventually noticed her stomach getting really big.
"H-help! Help! I… gggrrruuuu."
The Flyer starts puking most of the nocive substances that were inside: mostly Orange Ink and other unidentified residues.
"Bleeeaah… that thing must have been exploded!" She said while looking the whole mess and catching out her tongue in sign of pure repugnance.
The pain and disgust was still present on her and soon, another vomit moment was coming up…
"N-no…!"
The woman got up and rushes to the medical toilet room: only vomit noises and suffering were heard. She come out from the bathroom, looking a bit relieved but still not in a good shape…
"I'm sick of this…!"
The Flyer clearly couldn't take anymore: she got out of the room, while trying her best to not look her repulsive consequences. Now the medical room is empty: no one was inside it, except for a big pile of Orange Ink…
All the sudden, bubbles are appearing on the top of it. Slowly, something was emerging from it: Hun! He was wearing a Squidvader Cap along with his usual farmer clothes. His face was expressing perfectly his feelings: terror, pain and sadness. He was still crying and trembling about what happened before.
After he calms down a bit, Hun starts looking around: he didn't have a clue about what this room is for, but right now he didn't care. He wants to go home with his sister, which is held captive by those stingrays. But where Hun is right now? That was the first thing, he needs to know…
Hun starts examine the door of the mysterious room: it appears to be locked, seeing him struggle to get it open. Because of his ignorance, he thought that the button was just an alien red symbol and excludes the possibility to interact with it.
Looking around some more, Hun notices an air duct grate: he may not know its purpose, but he knew that in Squid Form, he could go easily through it. After taking a big breath, he become a Squid and jumped inside the air duct: it was narrow, so he was forced to stay in Squid Form and slide through a non-inkable surface.
The air duct was very dusty and Hun couldn't help but to cough all the way. He tried to minimize the noise as much as he can, since he fears to be located, especially when there are those monsters around. Not to mention, the darkness invading the air duct: Hun was forced to move carefully, to not bonk against the walls.
Finally, he saw a source of light near him. Hun rushed a bit, to get out of that claustrophobic nightmare and jump out in the opening. Before doing that, he heard voices going on: that made him stand still like a statue and listen to the conversation.
"It looks like, it's my turn now."
"Ok! Still stupid that we're stuck with guard duties…"
"I know right. Who even gets in our Shipray? It's too fast to reach!"
"Not to mention, the defenses it got…"
"Well, on the bright side, at least we're not fighting around…"
"Yeah, that sucks! I hate wars…"
"Anyway, remember to prepare the oozes and the mosses for tonight…!"
"Ugh, you and your codenames! Why you have to call delicious foods and drinks like that?!"
"Ha ha, come on… a bit of personality! We'll have a big party, with lots of girls to talk to!"
"Don't forget that Billiard Tournament: I'm gonna take that cash!"
"Keep dreaming, dude. I'm a born champion at that game!"
"After my practice, you'll only have Darts to play with!"
"Yeah, right… anyway, let me get back to work, sucker!"
"All right! See ya later, moron!"
"Ha ha! Bye idiot!"
A big silence follows the end of the conversation: it seems safe now for Hun, to approach the end of the air duct a little more. What he saw, was a big pile of boxes and other furniture located through the ground. He knew how once he got down there, he has to stay in his humanoid form to not leave any Ink around, so no one could trace him.
Hun didn't want to do this, but there wasn't any choice. Even more than considering living inside a dusty air duct, he has to free his little sister: he was her only hope! After bulding up some confidence, Hun got the courage needed to jump out from the air duct and hide behind a large box.
He could clearly hear footsteps coming in his way: that alone made him tremble like a leaf. He starts to think something quick, before someone will spot him! The guard was almost near him: just a corner away and… … he saw nothing and keeps looking around, like usual.
Luckily, he didn't notice that Hun hided inside that box. He took a peak at the guard: it appears to be a Stingling armed with a menacing gun. If the boy would get seen by anyone, it'd be the end. At the sole thought, Hun trembles even more.
The guard starts walking into other portions of the area, leaving a safe spot for the boy to jump in. However, Hun decided to peak other important elements: only two guards were present in this large room and that other guard appears to be near the door!
After noticing the only way out, Hun was feeling desperate: there was really no other way to get pass this? His movement inside the box did a faint noise, enough to make the walking guard a bit careful. In fact, the sentinel stood still while focusing on the ears. The boy saw the guard walking again, stopping being so suspicious.
Unexpectedly, Hun got a really weird idea… so weird, that he wasn't sure if that would work or not. Inspecting the area more, the boy saw the opportunity to start off a plan. The choices were slim, so he reluctantly accepts that risky strategy.
Hun got out of the box and starts crawling all the way through the boxes and furniture, until he reaches a lonely corner.
Knock knock!
"What-a?!" The walking male guard exclaimed, surprised.
"Hey, what's going on over there?!" The other male guard asked seriously.
"It wasn't me! Someone knocked over there!" The Stingling pointed the corner.
The standing sentinel got near his colleague while preparing his gun. Both the soldiers, go slowly towards the corner getting more anxious, the closer they were… but nothing was found near it.
"… it was just a rat." The guard said.
"Are you sure? It was loud…" The walking guard got suspicious again.
"Yeah, it's always them snooping around and bite everything. Curse those creatures…" The guard shakes his head.
Both the guards didn't notice that Hun was quickly crawling away and get to the door, before they would return. Once he got out, something even worse was presented right in front of his eyes: the room was huge, crowded with guards! Full of gigantic tools, which happen to compose something indescribable.
Quickly, the boy hides behind a wall and starts trembling without control. The situation become much harder than before and Hun felt like fainting in any minute. He starts regaining control and decided to peek around like before.
The guards were all over the place! There was no way to get them by, without exposing. In the left side, a Stingling called the elevator with a push of the button: the doors opened letting the guard inside. It's the only thing worth, that the boy noticed.
"Achoo!"
That noise made the boy, jumpscare without screaming.
"Gesundheit!"
"Thanks, sniff…! This stuff is really getting into"
"SSSSH!"
No one said anything after that. While thinking about another plan, Hun was sniffing something unpleasant which made him sneeze loudly.
"Gesundheit!"
"Huh? I didn't sneeze!"
"Oh… who did the"
"SSSSH!"
The boy noticed something important: after that sneezing, the guards become very distracted while looking at each other. This gave him another opportunity to use…
"Achoo!"
"Gesundheit!"
"Why are you looking at me?!"
"S-sorry! I thought that you"
"SHUT UP!"
Hun successfully sneaks behind some metallic boxes: his strategy worked!
"Achoo!"
"Who did that, this time?!"
"Not me!"
"It was coming from over the"
"ANOTHER WORD AND YOU'LL GET A WARNING!"
The boy was getting close to the elevator…
"Achoo!"
"Sheesh… someone really needs a handker"
"THAT'S IT! YOU! GET OVER HERE!"
"Would you knock it off? Is sneezing illegal to"
"YOU WANT A WARNING, TOO?! NO ONE HAS TO TALK HERE!"
"That's not fair! I don't want to hold my sneezes! They are gross and unheal"
"SHUUUUTTT UUUUUPPP!"
That scream made everyone upset.
"YOU SHUT UP!"
"GIVE ME THAT WARNING, SO I DON'T HAVE TO STAY HERE ANYMORE!"
"Let's just give a nasal patch!"
"To who? You?!"
"I didn't sneeze at all!"
"SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!"
"I don't even have one!"
"I'll get it!"
"YOU STAY HERE, IDIOT!"
"HEY, YOU BETTER CALM DOWN SHORTY!"
"AAAAAUUUGGHHH!"
The situation degenerated! Everyone was litigate with each other, creating a big ruckus! Even the two guards of the previous room, rushed in to see what was going on!
"Holy Sting…" The guard looks around amazed.
"The Poison is going on?!" The walking guard shouts.
Thanks to the confusion, Hun got the occasion to sneak inside the elevator after pressing the button. Once inside, the boy got in panic: he didn't expect to see an empty and closed room! The door closed behind him, creating even more fear and panic on Hun.
Desperately, he starts looking around: other buttons were near the door. After that little lesson, Hun thought that pressing one of those buttons, will help him get out of that trap. He pressed the 1 Button, hoping to get the desired results.
Instead, the elevator shakes a bit and it felt like moving somewhere. This was not good news for Hun: the boy starts sweating all over him, along with uncontrollable tremors and faster breathes. He never experienced such a scary moment in his life: a nightmare that keeps getting worse, as he was advancing through the Shipray…