Sorry for the delay, but the new chapter for this story is finally out :D! You know... to be honest with you, since I am a Nintendo fanboy. I've wanted to be a video game designer since Smash Bros for the Wii U (or Smash 4). But... if that doesn't work out, I'm planning on being a pro gamer. For Smash.
And... my parents tried to worry me about traveling and continuous math. Also, they think I'm a math wizard. I can't do long division in my head! I used to, but now that's just random crap, never coming back to it.
And plus, I'll be okay with traveling. There's E3 events in the summer, and when I get older, I won't mind going to those events. As long as it's with Nintendo, I'm okay with checking it out. And Smash will make it better for me.
Okay, enough of that ranting. Let's get started! ;)
*scene: Octo Canyon*
The two squids emerged from the manhole. Redd immediately super jumped. Sonic didn't know why Redd did that. Was he still upset about the loss? No, maybe it is a surprise. But Sonic doesn't know what is happening right now.
"Where am I right now?" Sonic asked himself. And then he heard four squids talking. And their voices... sounded familiar. Sonic looked in front of him, and he was immediately starstruck by what he was seeing right now.
Callie, Marie, Pearl and Marina all in one place. Callie was wearing her casual outfit and beanie, and Marie was wearing her kimono. Pearl and Marina were also wearing their causal outfits.
"I-Is it r-really... them?" Sonic stuttered. Fortunately, his voice was pretty quiet, so the idols didn't overhear that one stutter. They were too busy in there conversation to hear it.
"Wait. Redd? Where are you at?" Sonic asked.
"Psst. Sonic." Redd whispered. Sonic looked behind the cabin, and he saw Redd there, except he looked... different.
Redd's "new" outfit was inspiring. It was a yellow hoodie with a black zipper, his shorts still black, but a bit longer. He wore black snow boots, and he had a pair of weird headphones on his ears. What he also had was a black cape, with the number 4 written on the back, in red.
"Redd?! What are you wearing?" Sonic exclaimed.
"Heh heh, with this outfit, I'm not Redd. To Octarians, I'm someone different." Redd replied.
"Octarians? Someone different? What are you talking about?" Sonic asked. He was beyond confused by what he was seeing.
"Sonic... here in Octo Canyon, I'm..." Redd started. He fully turned around and shows him the back of his cape.
"I'm Agent 4 of the New Squidbeak Splatoon." Redd said with a wide grin on his face. But... did it seem forced? Not sure of that is possible. The Squid Sisters notice Redd and Sonic there, and they just giggle.
"There goes Redd with his playfulness again, showing it to his new friend." Callie laughed. But then she realized Sonic.
"Wait, what?" The magenta pop star almost yelled.
"Yep. That's Redd's new friend, Cal. I called him earlier, and that's just what he's been doing." Marie explained to her cousin.
"WAIT, HE ACTUALLY CALLED YOU?!" Callie screamed.
"Geez, Callie. Chill. Your voice is loud enough to break glass." Pearl warned.
"Um, Pearlie... are you sure you don't mean that to... anyone else?" Marina asked. And then Pearl realized. Her... loud rapping back then. That caused a lot of damage back at her Folk-Singing concert.
"Ok, that was... a little off, wasn't it?" Pearl said nervously. And now that the awkward conversation was over, Redd walked over to them. Marie felt happy to see that her boyfriend wasn't feeling very sad.
"Hey, girls. What's shakin'?" Redd greeted.
"Nothing much, Redd. Off the Hook came over for our latest concert in a week! We're teaming up on it!" Callie explained.
"We thought they needed the help." Marina added.
"Say, Redd... can you introduce your new friend to us?" Marie requested.
"Sure thing! Girls, meet Sonic." Redd said, and then he steps aside, letting the idols see Redd's new friend.
"Oh my cod! T-This is actually happening! The Squid Sisters and Off the Hook, right in front of me!" Sonic yelled. He was completely starstruck.
"Heh heh... I guess he's nervous to actually see you four in person." Redd chuckled.
"Well, Sonic... it's nice to meet you. You know us by now, we don't need to introduce." Marie said, twirling her parasol in her hands.
"You guys look... different in those clothing." Sonic complimented.
"These are our casual clothing. You know, when we're not performing for all of Inkopolis." Marina replied.
"So, what brings you guys here?" Callie asked.
"Just coming to visit. That's all." Redd responded.
"It's always a pleasure to see you, Redd. With our whole music competition... we make good rivals." Marina said, and then shot a teasing glare at them.
"Gotta get back into the music business soon. Can't stay lazy for long." Redd responded, shrugging casually. And then came a buzzing noise, along with a noise notification that said:
"OH MY COD!"
"What's that notification for?" Pearl asked.
"I gotta remember our set list! After all, we can't just sit back on our contest!" Callie exclaimed.
"What the squid is that... notification sound though?" Marie groaned, kinda confused why that would be something that Callie would pick as a reminding notification.
"I dunno, it just sounds funny." Callie replied.
"And there's nothing wrong with funny." Marina added.
"And plus... heh, the 'oh my cod' sounds like Redd sometimes." Callie giggled.
"That's not true! That's completely stupid!" Redd retorted back.
"Geez, Redd. Learn to take a joke. I'm just kidding." Callie said, her hands raised, not looking for any trouble.
"What you're trying to do is offend me! I've been through a lot, don't bring those so-called 'jokes' in front of my face!" Redd yelled.
"Wow. What a sour squid." Pearl said in an annoyed tone.
"I'LL BE SOUR ALL I WANT! NO JOKES ARE COMING TO ME AS LONG AS I LIVE! I'LL DEAL WITH MY DEPRESSION HOWEVER I WANT TO!" Redd screamed.
"H-Honey... please calm down. We had enough of this." Marie begged.
"I'll calm down when you admit that was a threat, not a dumb joke!" Redd shouted.
"But it was a joke, Redd," Marie replied, "And plus, you like some jokes, like my bread puns! And I understand your pain, Redd. I'm just trying to help you after what happened to your pare-"
Then Marie covered her mouth with her hands, realizing what she was about to say. Redd got surprised, since he told Marie face-to-face not to tell anyone about it. But now... the secret is out, and the other idols began to whisper amongst themselves.
"Redd? You alright, dude?" Sonic asked as he put his hand on his new friend's shoulder. But Redd roughly pushes his hand off his shoulder, and turned into his squid form, slipping through the manhole once he gets there.
"Oh no... Redd..." Sonic thought, a worried look on his face. Pearl, Callie and Marina thought that it was not a good time to talk about something personal. That was Agent 4 they were talking about just now!
"So, um... Sonic, how long have you been at Inkopolis?" Marie asked, changing the topic so the last one doesn't go on for so long.
"Recently. I've gotten used to Turf Wars battles before I moved here, so I'm pretty experienced." Sonic explained.
"Well then, you should let us watch sometime! It'll be nice to see you do a battle!" Callie said.
"It would be an honor." Sonic replied as yellow cartoonish stars became his eyes. Then he heard his phone ring. Besides his parents numbers, he recently got Redd's number before they left to Octo Canyon.
Sonic saw that it was his mom calling him, so he picks up.
"Hello?" Sonic called out. And there was a long conversation of "Where have you been?", "We need some help", and "Don't stay out there too long".
"Okay, girls. I have to go. My mom needs me back home before it gets late." Sonic said as he walks to the manhole.
"Okay, Sonic. We'll see you another time." Marie responded while waving goodbye. Sonic waves back before turning into his squid form and slides through the manhole to go back to Inkopolis Square.
"Heh, that squid though... he looks perfect." Marina said dreamily.
"Hey, Rina? What were you just saying now?" Pearl asked, curious on the sentence.
"I said... he's perfect. I think I'm in love." Marina replied.
"No way! I-I'm in love too! He should be with me!" Pearl yelled.
"That's not true! There's some stuff you might do to get him angry!" Marina said angrily.
"But an Inkling wouldn't be with an Octoling just yet! We just met him!" Pearl shouted back. And then they started arguing constantly, sometimes roasting each other as their little bicker kept on going.
"What are you two yelling about?" Callie exclaimed as she got in between the two. The Off the Hook idols looked at her confused.
"It's obviously me who should be with Sonic!" Callie boasted as she pointed at herself. Everyone was silent for approximately one second before Callie, Pearl and Marina started arguing with each other.
Marie just looked at them, half confused, half annoyed.
"Wow." She said. And then lowered she lowered her brows, her annoyance getting higher as the argument kept on going.
"Wooooooowwww..." Marie groaned. But they just kept arguing.
"Okay, well... I'm just gonna stay out of... whatever this is." Marie said to herself as she walks away from Cuttlefish Cabin.
*many minutes later*
Marie is now the only one at Cuttlefish Cabin now. Pearl and Marina had to go back for Inkopolis news, and Callie went back to talk with her grandpa.
"Ahh, now that's more like it. Peace and quiet." Marie sighed happily. She felt happy about this, especially since quiet and slow are one of the two things she prefers. After all, she's the more calm of the Squid Sisters duo.
But then Redd popped into her mind. The squid left and didn't call, or even text her back. Was the depression coming back?
"I think I should go check on Redd." Marie thought. Meanwhile, on the back of the cabin... there was that teal ink again. It slowly slithers its way until the points it sees (YES IT ACTUALLY SEES) Marie.
"Poor guy isn't feeling alright... I need to help him, no matter what." Marie said in a determined tone. The teal ink got into a position (it does that too), and it made a quiet gurgling noise as it did so.
Marie ended up hearing it. She looked around, and even behind, but she saw nothing.
"Am I being watched? What the squid is that noi-" Marie started, but she got jumped by the ink as it got stuck on her face, and Marie dropped her parasol in the process. The teal ink was covering Marie's entire face, so no one, even though no one else is here, would be able to see how she was feeling.
Marie was on her back, her legs flailing all over the place as she struggled to get the ink off her face, muffled screams being heard as she did so.
Time went by, no one was coming. Marie's kicking gotten slower, and she was giving up on trying to get the ink off. Soon, she got too weak as the ink slowly began to take over her body.
Marie stood up, her eyes closed, and a small frown on her face as she was adjusting to this place again. The teal ink was around Marie's right ear, not wanting to come off. Soon, Marie slowly smiled, but...
was a sinister giggle let out?
Marie opened her eyes, and they were no longer golden... instead, they were a nasty teal, just like that ink. Soon, Marie shows an evil grin, all of her teeth showing. Her ink color was also teal, no longer lime green.
"Heh heh heh... *bzrt* I'm... BAAAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCCKKKK!" A voice screamed loudly, which came from Marie. It was a mixture of her normal voice, and another voice that was known all too well by the Agents of the NSS. And that voice was none other than...
Commander Tartar.
A/N: Phew, glad that's settled. So now, guys. It's time for a question where YOU get to decide what'll happen next. The one with the most votes will be in the second after next chapter after this one.
Here's the question: When Commander Tartar battles everyone as his brainwashed Marie form, what should be the clothing he/she (it?) would wear?
1. The casual pop star clothes, but teal instead of lime green.
2. Like Callie's uniform when battling Octavio in the story mode of Splatoon 2, but with Marie, and... it's teal, for crying out loud.
Let me know what you think! Stay Fresh, y'all, and see you another time! ;)