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The sky was filled with blue, as some clouds were spread around it, each having its own size. The buildings were down, with roads filled with cars marching on it. People were walking on the sideways, some of them were walking along with others.
Mirii's head was turned towards the window's, as her eyes were seeing a small park with benches on its road. She was sitting on a leathered seat, wearing her Heroine Suit, while a safety belt tied the girl to her seat.
"… what it could be the best way for me to access that ship?" Her eyebrows went down. "Curses! I have been thinking about it since I heard about the mission… I still haven't"
"Mirii?"
Immediately, the girl turned her shoulders to her left with her mouth a bit open: Hun was sitting on his leathered seat, as the safety belt tied him to it. His head was watching the girl, his eyebrows were up, his mouth a bit flat…
"Yes, Hunley?" Mirii's head rose, as her hands went on her knees.
"I… don't feel too good." He opened the mouth wide, almost making his tongue stick out. "I'm not sure if I should take on this mission…"
Mirii's teeth gritted a bit, opening her mouth to her right side, as her irises shrunk and her hands were grasping her knees tightly.
"Hunley, tell me what you feel…" Her back slightly bended forward, with her right tentacle resting on her legs.
"My stomach hurts…" Hun's right hand landed on his stomach, as he began moving it clockwise, while his posture lifted. "I don't know why… should I still come with you?"
Mirii's eyes were staring at Hun's eyes, blinking them twice. Her nose inhales the air gently, as her eyelids lowered down for at least 3 seconds before moving all the way up.
"I'll call for assistance…" Mirii's neck landed on her seat's backrest, as her irises went up and her heart began beating a little faster.
Her right hand went behind her right earpiece, as her back bended forward just a little.
"Agent Mirii is calling the Support." Mirii's mouth was a bit open, as a single sweat appeared on her forehead's right side. "Agent Mirii is requesting assistance."
Hello Mirii! This is Sala speaking. What can I do for you?
"I'm requesting a quick checkup on Agent Hun." Mirii's back bended even more forward, as her eyebrows went down slightly. "He told me that his stomach hurts... I'm not sure if that's just stomach ache or not."
Ok. Let me check really quickly…
"Thank you." Mirii's mouth smiled, as her head turned to her left and watching Hun with her hands on her stomach. "Hunley, I requested a checkup…" She nodded, as her eyebrows downturned. "Don't hesitate telling me how your stomach is"
I have the results.
"… yes?" Mirii's head rose, as her eyelids lowered a bit.
Agent Hun seems to have Inkopus Bacteria.
Mirii's eyebrows lowered down.
"I heard the name, before…" Her right hand slid on her right tentacle from the top to the bottom, several times.
Inkopus Bacteria is a phenomenon where germs explode and release ink inside the body. Usually they are found inside the stomach, thus I wouldn't be that worried.
"Glad to hear such wonderful news." Mirii's eyes closed, while her smile reached her cheeks. "What can I do to solve his problem?"
Inkopus Bacteria can only be fought by resting for a while… I suggest that Agent Hun must stay inside the plane and recover.
"I heard that!" Hun's eyebrows lowered and his mouth downturned. "I want to help my friends… I-I can't stay here and watch the Stingrays"
"Hunley, because of your current status…" Mirii's mouth stretched to her right for a moment. "… I advise you to follow Sala's prescription and rest inside the plane. I'm afraid I cannot multitask in such"
What's this?!
Mirii's irises went to her right, as her right hand went behind her right earpiece.
"Yes?"
… Agent Bars has Inkopus Bacteria!
"What?!" Mirii's irises shrunk a bit.
Agent Grina, my computer found Inkopus Bacteria on you too!
Mirii's head turned to her left: two adult Agent Inklings, sitting on their seat, had their hands on their respective stomachs. The man on the right was squeezing his eyes and gritting his teeth, while the woman on the left was grimacing and sticking her tongue out.
Moans and groans were coming from ahead and behind… and now, all around! The girl kept twisting left and right, bending forward and frowning.
Wh-what's happening?! I-Is my computer going crazy?!
"I'm seeing Agents suffering…" Mirii's head rose, as she tilted to her right while her right shoulder rested on the plane's wall. "Sala, can you tell me something"
Aaaah! Wh-what I'm going to do?! Wh-what I'm going to do?!
Mirii snorted loudly.
"She must be a Beginner…" The girl opened her mouth slightly, sighing faintly and closing her eyes. "Sala, listen to me… take a deep breath and relax."
O-ok! Snuuuuuu… ffuuuuuu! Snnuuuuuu… ffuuuuuu!
Mirii's eyelids opened to the middle, as her mouth flattened.
"… now, tell me the situation on this plane."
Ok… the plane seems stable and right now I'm reporting negative results for you and the pilot.
"Me and the pilot are fine… I must investigate this situation." Mirii's arms folded. "I need to talk with the pilot, Sala."
… yes, just a sec… … Agent Xeno? … yes, Mirii wants to talk with you. … ok.
Tii.
Yes?
"Agent Xeno, are you aware of the current situation?" Mirii's neck rested on her seat's backrest.
Yes, I do. I don't have it, because I haven't eat anything yet… the Inkopus Bacteria only appears when your stomach is full of food.
"… I ate lunch, before…" Mirii's head lowered, watching her legs closely together. "Why I'm safe from the Inkopus Bacteria?"
… have you taken any digestives?
Mirii's eyes grew a bit.
"Correct… digestives are effective against those germs?!"
Yes, but unfortunately I have mine inside the cockpit. As you know, I can't let anyone access in here…
"Mr. Xeno, you have to stop the plane and let the other Agents eat those digestives!" Mirii frowned. "I can't complete this mission on my own!"
I'm afraid you have to get inside the Station, since the Stingrays are about to conquer it… we are reaching the top, so get ready to jump off the plane.
"… understood." Mirii's left hand went over the red button.
Her left forefinger pushed it down, as her safety belt went back in the middle between the two seats.
"I'm sorry Mirii…" Hun's eyes squeezed, as his hands were grasping his stomach. "Ooooh, it hurts so much…"
Mirii's eyebrows went up, as she walked past Hun and her head keep looking at him.
"… I'll be fine, Hunley." She smiled a bit. "I promise."
She walked to her left, as her head rose.
Good luck, Mirii!
You can do this!
Save the Station!
Mirii's head twisted left and right, nodding and smiling at each Agent, while stepping on a metallic floor. She stops in front of a metallic door, with a round window on the top-middle of it. On its left, there are several bags. Mirii's hands picked the closest one to the door, as her arms went each below one strap.
She turned to her right, seeing an opened, dark-green crate made in metal. The girl walks in front of it, bending forward and picking the Hero Shot with both her hands.
"The Hero Shot is much more Balanced than the Hero Charger…" Mirii lifts the weapon in the air. "Nothing is going to pin me down on the wall, as easily…"
Wait just a moment! I'm about to reach the top…
"Yes." Mirii nodded.
The girl bended forward, watching from the small window: the ship had its satellite antenna pointed towards the top of the Station. Flyers were coming out from the front of the ship, with Stinglings on their backs.
The plane turned towards the tower, shooting large purple ink projectiles towards them. Some of those impacted each on a Flyer, making both the creature and the Stingling explode into purple ink. Small, flying Stingrays were returning towards the ship…
TUM!
A huge cannon-ball shaped goo flew above the plane.
Mirii, get ready!
"Yes." Mirii took a deep breath, as her eyes closed.
Her right hand went over the door handle, pushing it down and pulling the door: a huge wind made Mirii's tentacles wave in the air. Her eyes squeezed a bit, as she slowly walks towards the air… jumping down from it and falling towards the top of the tower.
Mirii's right hand pulled a light cord sticking out from the bag, as a white parachute sprung out of it, opening wide. The girl was gliding towards a metallic platform surrounding the tower's tip. Her hands cocked her Hero Shot, as her eyebrows went down.
"Come on… come on…" Sweat covered Mirii's forehead.
Her right foot hit the railing, as she tilted towards the floor and slammed her chin on it. Her Hero Shot went flying forward, bouncing a bit. The parachute covered the girl's upper side, as her hands pushed it back.
"Nnnnngghh!" Mirii's teeth gritted and her eyebrows were even more down, as she sprinted towards the Hero Shot, while the parachute was retreating inside the bag. "Curses! I must acquire a better position than this!"
From behind a wall, a Stingray was firing goo from his Splattershot-like weapon. The goo landed on the floor, sticking on it. Mirii dived with her stomach down, catching her Hero Shot and shooting while standing down. The goo went above her…
The hit Stingray jumped back, as magenta ink was spread on him. Mirii stands up, as she keeps firing magenta ink from her weapon: the ink went above the goo, covering it.
Agent Mirii! Keep covering the ground!
"Hmm?!" Mirii's head rose, as she turned behind and covered the goo behind her. "Who are you?"
I'm Billy, an expert Supporter. Cover the ground as I said!
Mirii turned behind: the goo landing on the ink was completely absorbed! The Stingling's eyes were large, as he began walking backwards…
"Their goo cannot cover ours?" Mirii's right hand threw a Splat Bomb towards the foe.
The Stingling ran away, as the bomb exploded into magenta ink.
Yes, we got a sample of their goo from the past missions… we managed to make the weapon's ink immune to their goo!
"Brilliant!" She smiled, as she kept walking forward while firing with her Hero Shot.
Be careful though: the Stingrays might have something up on their sleeves!
"Hmpf… no Stingray will successfully trick my intellect!" Mirii snorted, as she walked forward. "Mr. Billy, could you please let me know about the current situation inside the plane?"
Certainly! It appears that someone infected the whole plane. I cannot tell you much about this, because we still don't know enough to accuse anyone… to be fair, I wanted Sala to support you at first, because I thought you would be together with many experienced Agents, thus I would just watch her working with you.
"… you decided to take control over the role, because of your experience?" Mirii's head rose, as her bag went against the wall, her back pressed on it a bit and her hands rested on the wall.
Yes, that's why. Mirii, you have to listen to me carefully from now on… if you get splatted, I'm not sure you will be able to regenerate… or even been able to escape the tower with all this greenish liquid.
"I'll be careful." She tilted to her left, seeing the top of the metallic stairs. "I have too much attention on me… finding more clues about Project Neo is going to difficult."
The girl stepped out from the wall, as she walked towards the stairs while occasionally turning behind and raising her weapon with both her hands.
"Billy, can you locate any hiding Stingrays?" Her feet stepped on the stair steps.
No, I can't… you are inside the tower now. You know that I'm seeing you through the satellite.
"Right…" Mirii's head rose. "Because of this ink, I could hold areas to rest and heal my wounds… I should cover those stairs."
The girl turned behind, as she began firing on the stairs, covering them with her magenta ink. She returned forward and proceeded down, while still firing with her weapon.
Mirii, do you know the goal of this mission?
"That's to free this tower from the Stingray's presence… correct?" Mirii lowered her head to her right, seeing the other stairs going down.
Yes, but you will never make it alone… instead you have to activate the Hot Smokin' Alarm.
"… what?" Her eyes squeezed a bit.
This was created by the CEO: it releases a smoke throughout the whole tower who melts anyone inside the building… technically, you can activate the alarm with the push of a button from a remote, but the CEO claimed that her remote went missing. You have no choice but to activate it from the within. It's possible.
Mirii dived inside her ink.
"Where is the alarm?" Her voice was coming from the ink.
It's located inside the CEO's office… you should reach that in no time, if there aren't many Stingrays around there.
Mirii emerged from her ink in humanoid form, as she resumes her shooting spree.
"The CEO office… I slightly remember its content." Her head rose. "But I do remember the location… and the events that happened that day." Her face went a bit paler. "I can't believe that such pandemonium happened… I wonder if that woman managed to repair all the damage she caused in the past days."
The girl stopped: sound steps were coming from below. Her bag went against the wall, with her back pushing it and her hands landing on the wall. Her eyebrows lowered.
I'm sending the relaxing massages function to lower your stress level.
"I-I'm not stressed…" She whispered, as her eyebrows lowered down.
Goo flew from below, impacting on the ink and completely disappear inside it. Mirii held her weapon with both her hands and began shooting it from in between the stair railing. She bended her knees down, slightly lowering her aim.
Slowly, she walks on her left, while still shooting towards the railing. Mirii frowned a bit, as she starts walking forward and reaching the next stairs.
"Groan…" Her eyelids lowered to the middle. "I still haven't splatted any fools… if I don't do that, I cannot consider this fight a true perfect performance." Her head rose. "I'm so used to the Chargers… maybe I shouldn't had decided to swap it with a Shooter."
Her head shook quickly.
"I-I'm going to splat one of those Stingrays…!" Mirii frowned a lot. "I-I could master any weapon ever created!" She snorted. "I'm smart enough to comprehend perfection out of their playstyles!"
Mirii turned to her right, stepping on the next stairs: a Stingling woman was standing at the end of the stairs, as she threw a bomb full of goo towards the girl. Mirii gasped, as she dived inside her ink. The bomb landed on the magenta ink, puffing up before exploding into goo, which rested on the walls and disappeared inside the magenta ink.
Mirii emerged back, as she started firing at the stairs while frowning and gritting her teeth.
"With the ink advantage on my part, I should have already splatted that enemy!" Her eyes squeezed a bit. "They must be lucky… but perfection ignores the fate of a dice!"
The girl stepped on the last stair step, watching the woman going past a metallic door. Mirii's weapon shot ink projectiles, as they fell on the floor and near the door. She began walking forward.
Bzzzz… bzzzzz-Mir-bzzzzzz.
Mirii stopped on her feet, as her right hand went behind her earpiece and her irises shrunk a bit.
"Billy?!" She bended forward, as her eyes expanded.
Bzzzzz! Th-bzzzz-igna-bzzzz… Mi-bzzzz…
Tic.
"No!" Mirii's right hand kept touching her right earpiece's back side. "He must have closed the connection because of the bad trasmittion…" She lifted her posture. "… I'm not sure if the Stingrays are the responsible or is this huge amount of liquid surrounding the tower."
The girl walked forward, as she pushes the door forward… seeing a tall, muscular Stingling man who was standing near a fallen down sofa and holding a giant Splatling-like gun with both his hands. Mirii's face went paler. The man laughed loudly.
"WELCOME… SQUISHY GIRL!" He grins widely.