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Darkness was around, as two lights were pointing forward on the road. Fara jumped, with her smiling mouth open.
"We are almost at home, Hun!" Her head was turned to her right, as her arms wrapped around him. "Ar' ya happy abou' that?!"
"Yes, I am!" His mouth was smiling, his right hand was caressing the top of his sisters' head. "Our parents would jump from the joy once they will see us."
"Yuppie!" Her eyes were closed, her legs were kicking the air.
The green plains, together with the mountains on the distance and some trees on the far right pushed the darkness behind: an orange, round sign with a bus vehicle drawn sideways and painted in dark-green was standing on the right side of the road. Some scratches were on the lower edges.
"Well…" His head was turned over his right, his eyes staring at Mirii's smiling face. "… once Fara is safe inside our home, we'll immediately start hunting down those Stingrays."
"Understood." Mirii's head was tilted a bit up. "However, I would advice to not rush during the mission."
"Don't worry!" He smiles. "With patience, we are going to take them out one at the time."
Mirii smiles too. A loud yawn was coming from behind the front-right seat.
"I was looking for some action, not playing a strategic chess." Her elbow's tips were each coming from a side of the headrest.
Mirii's eyebrows were a bit down, her eyes were looking at the headrest.
"How could you still care about having fun, in times like"
"Wait, wait." Hun's right hand was behind Mirii's shoulders.
Her cheeks were red, her mouth flattened, her irises shrunk.
"Let me talk about this, ok?" His left eye winked.
Mirii's whole face was red. The boy's head turns over the seat, as his back was bending a bit forward.
"Grina, I don't think we are going to solve the situation with just a discussion with those Stingrays: we are going to kick them out of fields with the use of the weapons!" He smiles a bit. "We just need a little plan to make sure they are not the ones kicking us out!"
"… good point…" Grina's head was coming from the left side of her seat, with her left iris resting on her left eye's left corner, as her voice's volume was a bit low. "That would be the worst thing receiving a kick in the butt! I mean, we are awesome!" Her arms opened. "Awesome Squids don't get kicked from behind!"
"Yeah, like totally agree with that!" Bars' left foot pushes a car pedal. "Anyway, we are arrived!"
Fara's left hand was pulling the car door's handle up, pushing the door all the way: she jumped, then started rushing towards wooden stair steps.
"MOMMY! DADDY! WE AR' BACK!" Her eyes were closed, her arms were open, her feet were stepping on the steps.
The little girl's left hand took the front door knob, pushing the door. Hun was walking away from the car: the other car doors opened as Mirii, Bars and Grina went out from their respective seats. Suddenly, an Inkling man and an Inkling woman stopped right in front of the door: Fara was behind, between the two, with each one of her hands wrapping their back.
The boy's feet were still on the dust-filled road: he formed a wide smile, which reached his cheeks.
"… Hun?!" Kul's eyes were wide. "Is that… really you?!" He shook his head quickly.
"My little Squid…!" Hilma's eyes were getting watery, as her hands were on her mouth.
Hun sprinted with his arms open: his parents ran on the stairs with Fara right behind. His arms wrapped around his parents, feeling a sense of warm.
"You finally returned, son!" Kul's eyes were closed, his mouth was smiling.
"Huuuuun…!" Hilma left a sob.
"Mom, dad… it's so good to see you again." The boy walks back, still smiling widely.
"Ooooh… Kul, look at our child: he's not so little anymore!" Her left hand stood in front of her mouth, as a tear fell from her left eye.
"Ha ha! He's a young man now!" Kul's right hand patted Hun's left shoulder.
The boy's left shoulder went a bit back, while he was laughing a bit.
"Mommy, I'm also growin' up!" Fara was standing on tiptoes, with her eyes sparkling.
Hilma's right hand caressed the top of her head, smiling.
"Yes, yes you are getting closer to your 14th age…" Her right hand went in front of her mouth. "Our children are growing so fast… are we getting too old already, Kul?" Her eyes rested on her husband.
"Noooo, don't say such thing!" He chuckles a bit. "What I told you yesterday? Think about remaining young and you'll still be young!"
She smiles, nodding with her head. Kul's head turns forward, seeing the three Inklings waving their hands over them: an Ink Tank was behind their backs, with their respective weapons on the other hand.
"Look who we have here!" His right hand was waving left and right. "Hun's friends are here too!"
"Good morning, Mr. Kul." Mirii bows down, with her hands clasped together and down in the middle. "It's a pleasure to meet you again." She rose back, with her mouth smiling.
"Hello!" Grina's right eye closed, while grinning and lowering her eyebrows. "Good to see you again!"
"Hey there!" Bars' mouth closed, as his head nodded once.
Hun's eyes were seeing the 3 Inklings, with Mirii on the left, Bars in the middle and Grina on the right. He turns behind.
"Listen, I wish I could go back home and start chatting with you… unfortunately, we must go immediately." His mouth downturned.
"Already?!" Hilma left a gasp, as her tentacles went up for a moment. "Why?!"
"Because there are some mean creatures lurking around the fields." Hun's right fist hits his body. "Me and the others will go hunting them down and kick them out for good."
"Who are you going to kick out, exactly?" Kul folds his arms, as his left eyebrow rose.
"Stingrays, dad!" He frowns. "They are about to attack the town and our house too!"
"Stingrays…?" His eyebrows lowered. "… you know, your mother came back home one day after selling some food, saying that people kept talking about creatures like these."
Hun's eyes expanded.
"Really?!" His mouth opened wide. "What did they say?!" His head turned over Hilma.
"Uhm…" Her head was a bit low, her right fingers went in front of her mouth. "… they said something about those creatures holding barrels… but I didn't really put too much listen on that, because I thought it was just a joke. Maybe I shouldn't thought of that…"
"Barrels?" Hun turns behind. "Do you have any idea about the barrel?"
Mirii's right forefinger was on her right cheek.
"It's not enough to make any conclusive, rational solution…" Her eyes closed, slowly shaking her head.
Bars and Grina shrugged. Hun frowns a bit.
"It doesn't sound good…" He opens his arms a bit. "What if they are hiding something dangerous inside those barrels? One thing is sure." His right fist hits his left palm. "If we don't do something about this, those Stingrays might ruin the fields! I say we should go to the town right ahead and look around: what do you say?"
"I say: aye aye, cap'n!" Grina's tongue sticks out, as her right eye was closed. "Time to sail through the seven seas and prepare the cannons: some fatty pirate will go to the plank!"
"Well, maybe those Stingrays are chilling around the town…" Bars' chuckles a bit. "Like, we might even get an audience while squishing them one at the time!"
"I have no objections." Mirii rose her head. "There is no reason to stay here any longer: we must interrogate more persons, so we will truly find a lead to follow."
Hun smiles, while nodding: he turns behind facing his parents.
"Meanwhile, Fara will stay with you." He moves his arms around. "What do you say?"
"Good idea!" Kul's eyes were closed. "Fara is too young to deal with the more dangerous situations… besides, your mother would be so worried I'd be the one who's getting really worried!" He laughed for a bit.
Hilma giggled a bit.
"I agree…" She sighs loudly. "I feel she would like to see our home a bit more, before returning to the city…"
Her head turns right-down, as her eyes spotted Fara with her mouth smiling a bit.
"Big bro, be careful ok?" Her eyes closed.
"Of course I will!" He nodded twice. "I have fought them before… I can fight them again!" His right fist impacted on his body. "No one is going to stop us, that's for sure!"
The boy turns behind, as his right hand was moving behind.
"Come on, everyone! Let's get to the town and return here as winners!"
The three Inklings nodded, while smiling widely. Hun starts walking, quickly followed by the other three: Mirii went on Hun's right, as Grina was behind him and Bars was near Grina's right. Fara, Kul and Hilma waved their hands over the Inkinators, as they were walking down the road.