New arc is up! The title sure feels like a déjà vu...
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The sky was assuming more and more, a darker blue color as the Sun was almost behind the tall mountains surrounding the city. On the sides of the city roads, some tall street lamps were lightning up: on their bases, there were some eye stickers: some were frowning, other had different irises positions…
An Inkling girl had her knees on the sidewalk, as one hand was resting down and the other was holding a red chalk. She was passing it on the floor, as a text was slowly forming.
NO TURF WAR
NO LIFE
She raises up, holding on her right knee, as her face was smiling and pointing on the text. Gradually, step sounds were increasing in volume, as they echoes through the girl's ears. Turning her head over the source, her eyes could track a tall Inkling girl holding a short Inkling boy from his hand.
The girl was grinning and
"HYPE TRAIN COMING THROUGH!" Grina passes the girl, making her spin on herself multiple times!
She stops spinning, shortly after: her eyes became a rotating spiral, as the girl was stumbling left and right. She shakes her head quickly, blinking multiple times. In front of her, a group of Inklings were running in the same direction!
The girl jumps and grabs the pole with both her hands, as her head was following the group with her eyes. Bars rapidly tilts his head to the right, once.
"Man… I hope we are not making everyone jump out of the way!" He turns his shoulders back, seeing the girl sliding down from the pole.
He sighs, returning his shoulders ahead and seeing Mirii accelerating a bit, as her eyes were looking at Hun's back head.
"HUNLEY, STOP RUNNING!" Mirii frowns a lot, breathing loudly.
The boy turns his head, as his iris moves on the right corner of his right eye.
"Bu-but I don't want to fight a friend!" He raises his eyebrows.
"TURN INTO A SQUID!" Tonna was gritting her teeth, as her fists were moving back and forth.
He left his mouth open.
"Ah… sorry, I forgot!" The boy expands his eyes.
"Not now, Hunry! We are almost there!" Grina turns to the right, near the corner of a brick wall.
In front of the Inklings, a large building in a horizontal, rectangular shape. On the top of a bright, open corridor… a text saying "SQUIDVISION": each letter was brighten up as their sides were covered in a thick, black border.
"DON'T LISTEN TO HER, HUNLEY! TURN INTO A SQUID!" Mirii passes Tonna, getting closer to him.
"Yeah, don't listen to her! Don't turn into a Squid!" Grina turns her head slightly.
Hun looks at Grina and Mirii, multiple times.
"Ok! I'll not turn into a Squid!" He smiles, staring at Grina.
"NO!" Mirii hits her forehead with her palm. "I said to turn into a Squid, Hunley!"
"Big bro, turn into a Squid!" Fara raises her eyebrows, as her mouth downturns a little.
The boy quickly forms into a semi-liquid Squid, as his grabbed hand slips away from Grina's one. She thrusts her hand in front of her face, as the palm was covered in Orange ink. The girl's feet slide a little on the sidewalk, then she turns around.
Mirii and Tonna were in front of Hun: Mirii folded her arms, with her eyebrows lowered and Tonna was holding her hips and her eyelids were lowered.
"I'm going to report your recent behavior to the Chief Agents: you will lose so many points, that your butt is going to rest on the cold, cold sidewalk." Tonna snorts.
"No, wait a minute girl!" Bars walks on Tonna's right side, looking at the woman and opening his arms. "How about just leaving her alone? I'll talk to her about this!"
Tonna turns towards Bars.
"Do you wanna stand outside too?" She lowers her eyelids even more.
Bars frowns a little.
"Girl, this"
"I'M A WOMAN!" She expands her eyes. "You better grow up from this childish attitude or else you'll never get past Ranger rank!"
"Oh really…" Grina grins. "Who's crying and whining like a baby right now?"
"That would be you." Mirii steps ahead. "Despite the fact you know how rules are very important to follow inside this organization, how we are suppose to listen the other Agents without opening our mouths, you still dare to complain about those important decisions and even force your ideas to be chosen, without the approval of anyone."
"Tsk!" Grina shakes her head. "I still don't understand why Hun can't stay outside for a bit…"
"I told you the reason!" Tonna stretches her arms down, clenching her fists.
"So… just because of his transformation? Ha!" Grina lowers her eyebrows, keeping her smile. "Then, how about the other times when Hunry never had such thing? I bet that even in the past, he never had anything like that!"
Tonna growls.
"How can I mindlessly follow every single order you got from behind those large mouths, if such amazing organization could have some skeletons in the closet?" She folds her arms.
"You know everything about your role and goals. We are obligated to refer everything concerning our Agents and Rangers!" She opens her arms, holding her hips.
Fara raises her eyebrows, feeling something inside her throat. Mirii nods, while looking at Tonna.
"That's right." She looks at Grina. "If you are so sure about your words…"
Mirii smiles, lowering her eyebrows a little.
"Show us some evidence. Is there something we don't know about this organization?"
Fara holds her throat, breathing loudly and swallowing saliva.
"Evidence… hmpf! It's just common sense! Come on, you are like the one who comes up with hundreds of conspiracy theories!" Grina's smile shuts off.
"Those weren't theories… they were cunning observations." She closes her eyes for a moment. "And I see you are not showing us anything that supports your accusations."
"Mirii! How can you close your mind about this?!" Grina frowns a little.
"Your mind is closed. Without evidences, those are nothing more than barbaric attacks. They told us everything and are giving a chance to cure Hunley from his disease." Mirii folds her arms.
Fara keeps breathing loudly: her eyes were getting watery.
"Fara?"
The small girl gasps loudly, turning to her right: Hun was raising his eyebrows, while in his humanoid form.
"What's the matter…?" He tilts his head slightly to the right.
"N-nothing!" She trembles a bit, as her eyes were looking around. "F-fine! I-I'm fine!"
The boy keeps looking at her.
"… is there something wrong…?"
"No! Nothing wrong, big bro! I… ehm… I was catching some breath, that's all!" Her eyes were pointed on his.
"Oh… ehm… th-that's a little weird, sister. I know you have a lot of energy… I remember seeing you running for almost a hour!"
Fara's eyes expanded!
"NO! NO, YA GO' IT A' 'RONG! YA SEE… well… oh, yes! I ran even before!" She shows her teeth, while smiling.
"Ah… wait, why you never told me that?" He scratches the back of his head, as his head was raised and his eyes were looking up on the sky.
"Because she would have been scolded." Tonna was looking at Hun. "No one is allowed to run through the hallways. Now, let's all walk back to the Headquarters…"
Hun frowns a lot, quickly twisting over Fara.
"Fara!" He lowers his eyelids.
The small girl lowers her head. He shakes his head.
"You are going to hear them, later…"
Grina raises her eyebrows, while looking at Fara: a tear came from the small girl's left eye, sliding on her left cheek.
EEEEEEEEKKKK!
HELP! HELP!
SOMEONE CALL THE POLICE!
Grina twists behind: a crowd of people was running from the open corridor. They were screaming, as some of them tripped on the floor or picked up their smartphones. Older Inklings were holding younger ones with their hands, other were carrying them with their arms.
"… dasquid is going on…?" Bars left his mouth open.
Hun looks at the crowd, as they were passing around the group of Inklings, with his eyebrows raised. He frowns a little, as he starts sprinting ahead. Mirii gasps, thrusting her hand towards him.
"HUNLEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Her eyebrows rose.
He kept running while looking ahead and zigzagging through the crowd.