Update: I haven't yet figured out an upload schedule. Sometimes I'll have more than one chapter in a short amount of time, other times it may be a while. So far I have a decent amount of free time, so expect more than one chapter a week.
Chapter 3
Hours Passed…
Sarah's POV
"This guy's toast!" Marie cheered.
"Please tell me that's the last bread pun." I begged.
"It will be…at yeast for a while." Marie cheekily replied.
"Great. Now I'm hungry." I remembered I was about to go to the Crust Bucket before following Marie over here.
"Come back to the cabin." Marie said. "I'll make you something."
"Is Marie a good cook?" I wondered before my growling stomach ended that thought.
Never mind. I'm starving.
I grabbed the Zapfish and headed back.
A minute later…
I walked back to the cabin to find Marie had placed a small sandwich and soda can on the bench next to her.
"Thanks Marie-wait, are you not eating?" I asked.
"I got hungry watching you fight the oven, so I already ate." Eh, who wouldn't?
"OH MAN THIS IS SO COOL!" I had just realized Sheldon from the weapons shop was here.
"Uh, what's crab-man doing here?" Seriously, I like Ammo Knights and all, but why was that loudmouth here?
"I figured it was time to call in the big guns, so I called Sheldon here to help out." Marie answered.
"And I just finished my Ammo Knights Enhancifier! Now you can upgrade your weapons!" He gleefully cheered.
"All right!" I cheered back. "I mean, this Splattershot Marie gave me is great and all, but it could really use an upgrade."
"Give it a try!" Sheldon urged me. "It'll only take a few minutes to upgrade."
I placed my Splattershot inside and sat down to eat my sandwich.
"Well, look at that. It's almost closing time at the shop." Sheldon said. "I'll be back tomorrow with more weapons for you to use."
"Bye Sheldon." Marie said.
I couldn't speak due to the food in my mouth, so I just waved him goodbye.
About a minute passed before Marie broke the silence.
"So, what did you think of your first day?" she asked
"Eh, wasn't too bad I guess." I answered. These Octarians are kind of pushovers."
"Well, it'll only get harder from here," Marie informed me, "So be ready."
"I'm always ready!" I bragged.
"Heh, you're confident. That's for sure." Marie noticed. "Just don't let the Octotroopers' wimpy-ness go to your head."
"I won't." I assured her.
Another minute passed.
"So you were a pop star?" I asked.
"I still am." She replied. "I'm just on vacation…or I was until this happened. Now I'm taking a break until this Octarian business is solved."
"You said you were from the 'Squid Sisters,' right? Who's the other sister?" I wondered.
"Callie, and she's my cousin." She clarified. "Squid Cousins just doesn't roll off the tongue as well."
"So…where's she?"
Marie fell silent.
"Uh…Marie?" She seemed sad. "Are you okay?"
"I-it's getting late, and I see you've finished your meal." She question-dodged. "Why don't you turn in for the day?"
"Oh, uh, okay." Honestly I could fry some octopus for a little longer, but it was getting late.
"Just leave your uniform here and I'll see you tomorrow."
After returning the uniform, I waved her goodbye before diving back into the manhole back to Inkopolis. I couldn't help but wonder though, what happened between her and Callie? That girl seems like she's dealing with a lot of problems. I'll try talking to her again tomorrow. For now though, I a shower.
Elsewhere…
A DJ was practicing a sure-to-be-a-hit new song cover with his lovely new assistant when he was suddenly interrupted by an octotrooper coming in.
"Lord Octavio!" The Octotrooper saluted. "I have a report from Tentakeel Outpost!"
"This'd better be good!" DJ Octavio growled. "I'd hate it if you barged in here and stopped my beats for nothin'."
"Unfortunately not good news, sir." Sweat was forming on his head. "All the Zapfish in Tentakeel Outpost are gone and the Octoboss has been destroyed."
"Which Octoboss was it?" A figure next to Octavio asked.
"The Octo-Oven, Miss." The trooper replied.
"Wait, you actually built that thing?!" Octavio asked, surprised. "I designed that as a joke!"
"And clearly it was since it's destroyed." The figure added.
"Can it!" Octavio grumbled. "Now, who destroyed it? Tell me it's not that slimy little hipster, Agent 3 again."
"Eyewitness reports of the suspect's appearance don't match that of Agent 3, sir." The trooper stated. "We believe it is a new agent."
"New blood, eh?" Octavio seemed intrigued. "Tell me the next Octoboss is better than the oven."
"Suction-Cup Lookout has been placed under the watchful eye of the honorable Octo Samurai, sir."
"Well then, we've got no problems." Octavio confidently stated. "You may leave now."
"Yes Sir!" The trooper took his leave.
"Are you sure Octo Samurai will be enough?" The figure asked. "After all, Agent 3 took out the Great Octoweapons by herself."
"Hah! That inksquirt only beat 'em because they weren't ready!" Octavio chuckled. "Octonozzle couldn't even walk around yet!"
"…Right." The figure responded.
"Hey! Never doubt a fan of yours, girl!" Octavio Assured. "I'm tellin' ya there's no way that brat's making it out of there alive!"
The figure grinned.
"By the end of this, we'll have two wannabe agents held up in Slimeskin." She started giggling. "Three once we get our hands on Marie!"
"That's what I like to hear!" Octavio cheered. "Now let's drop some spicy wasabi beats!"
