Chapter 9
An Hour Later…Otis's POV
I got Sarah back and Marie helped me get her inside the Cuttlefish Cabin where we patched her up. She's hurt badly, but Marie said she should make a recovery soon. For now though, she needs to rest.
"This might be asking a bit much, but I need your help." Marie said.
"You want me to help you fight the Octarians?" I could tell.
"If it wouldn't be too much of a bother." She replied. "We need to get the Zapfish back, we have no idea what the Octarians are planning next, and your sister's in no condition to fight right now."
"I'll do it." I stated.
"Just like that?" She was a little confused.
"They hurt my sister." I reminded her. "Why wouldn't I help fight them?"
"Hm…Very well." She was impressed. "Now on one knee."
I did as she said. She closed her umbrella and held it like a sword. She set it on one of my shoulders.
"By the powers invested in me," She said, moving the 'sword' to the other shoulder. "I dub thee…the unofficial Agent 4.5. You may rise. Your uniform will be sent to you in the mail after I get your measurements."
"Is that how you inducted my sister?" I asked as I stood back up.
"No, I just wanted to see if you'd actually go through that tacky ceremony." She gave her signature snarky grin.
We both chuckled. Well, if I had any doubts that that was Marie, they faded right there.
"The Octoboss is up next." She stated. "You may want to rest up."
She had a point. I just spent a couple hours looking for Sarah, several minutes chasing down Marie, and then fought Octolings. I needed a little rest. I walked over and lied down on the bench outside the cabin. After a while, I was ready again. I made my way back to Suction-Cup Lookout where Marie was waiting.
"Good luck." She said. "You'll nee-
"Hey!" A familiar voice called out from above.
We both looked up to see that black-haired Octoling from earlier. I readied my Roller.
"Not here to fight." She said. "Just wanted to ask something."
"How was spawning?" I asked her first.
"Painful." She stated with an annoyed grimace. "Very painful."
I guess she wasn't lying about that then.
"Well then, I guess you and my sister are even." I remarked. It was clear she didn't feel the same way. "So what'd you want to ask?
"You gonna fight Octo Samurai?" She asked.
"Yeah," I answered. "Why?"
She gave a mischievous grin.
"You're gonna die!" She taunted me.
She then gave me a very rude gesture before diving into a kettle.
"Well, that explains a lot." Marie said.
"What?" I wondered.
"The Splatoon has encountered that Octoling a couple times a while back." She explained. "None of those times were pleasant."
"Ah," I said.
"If she's here, that means they transferred some troops from Octo Gorge." She continued. "And apparently she's an Elite now."
"Huh," That's interesting.
I made my way to the boss kettle and jumped in.
When I got to the other side, I saw a Launchpad right in front of me. Then I heard a voice.
"I need some more data on-oh, never mind. I see you already have the Roller equipped. Carry on." Sheldon said.
I took the Launchpad and saw the Zapfish just sitting there above a pool of ink. As I took a step forward, a large tentacle grabbed it and pulled it under. Then, a large Octarian arose from the ground. He held the largest Roller I've ever seen and he was riding…a unicycle?
Suddenly a microphone turned on and an announcer with a familiar sounding voice tuned in.
"Ladies and gents, he's rough, he's tough, and he's a loyal fan of mine who splats with honor…" She announced. "Enter the Octo Samurai!"
I could hear a crowd cheering, but couldn't see anyone outside the ring Outside of a few Octoling fangirls holding Signs cheering my opponent. Maybe they added speakers to make the audience look bigger. Either that or this was being televised.
"And In the other corner, a terror who splats with no remorse," She was talking about me. "One of the agents shellbent on making sure you live without power…"
Wait, what?
"He deserves none of your praise," She added. "But I will admit he is kinda cute…"
Thanks?
"It's Agent…uh-this guy!" She didn't know my number.
The crowd booed me, but I paid them no mind. I did have to dodge a tomato thrown by one of the fangirls though.
The Octo Samurai looked at me and took a bow. It seemed he may actually have honor, so I bowed back.
"Let the Match begin!" She finished.
Marie called in.
"Smoke this clown, Agent 4.5. For the honor of your family…or something!" She was trying to amp me up.
I put my Roller down and ran forward. The Octo Samurai slowly made his way over on his unicycle. I swung my roller to splash some ink on him. He then raised his Roller and slammed it down. I got out of the way, but wow did it send ink flying. I'll have to be careful.
I got behind him and kept splashing him. I'd say he was about halfway covered when he jumped to the other side of the arena. That caught me off guard since I didn't think he could do that. I was about to ink a trail when I noticed his roller had turned into a motorcycle and he was charging right at me. I barely got out of the way in time.
"That's…the latest in Octarian weapon technology! The Octocycle!" Sheldon informed us.
"Okay, that's just ridiculous…" Marie said. I agreed.
His cycle turned back into a Roller. He attacked, but I dodged. He's strong, but slow. I kept splashing him until he finally got splatted. His ghost flew off, leaving a machine with a tentacle sticking out. The crowd was booing.
"The tentacle, Agent 4! Marie shouted. "Wail on it!"
I brought my roller down and jumped back as the tentacle splatted.
Suddenly his ghost flew back into the machine as he pulled himself out, seemingly struggling to do so.
He then looked my direction and leapt through the air, slamming his Roller down. I somehow managed to dodge that.
"OH CARP. This sucker's not messing around." Marie said.
You're telling me.
I inked myself a trail as he slammed the Roller down repeatedly. When it seemed like he finished his barrage, I started hitting him with my roller. I kept hitting him as he just stood there. Then I noticed his eye shine. Before I knew it, he spun around, hitting me with his Roller. I was knocked back several feet.
"Wow! What a hit!" The announcer cheered.
That hurt a lot. I could hear the crowd cheering after I got hit.
"Make sure to buy tickets to his new movie: Enter the Dragonfish, Today!" The announcer advertised.
Is this really the time for that?
When I got back up, I saw him revving up his Octocycle again. I jumped out of the way just in time and started hitting him with my Roller.
Then I saw his eye shine again. I jumped back as he spun around, then hit him till he splatted again.
"Bring the pain!" Marie's amping-up was actually working now as I splatted the tentacle a second time, the crowd booing yet again.
I jumped back again as he came back again. He held up his Roller again and it started spinning.
"Get ready…" Sheldon warned. "It looks like he's planning something nasty!"
He wasn't wrong as the Samurai slammed his Roller down in a quick barrage. I managed to dodge again, but it wasn't nearly as easy as before. I hit him with my roller some more before he knocked me back again with another spin attack.
"Yayer!" The announcer yelled as the crowd cheered again.
"Here comes the vertical swing!" Marie warned as the Samurai did another barrage of attacks. He had quite the range with a Roller. I got closer every time I dodged and hit him with the roller.
He was just about covered in ink when I saw his eye shine again. I had no time to dodge, so it was now or never. I swung my Roller as he swung his. Time seemed to slow down in that moment as only one of us was coming out un-splatted. The last splash of my ink making its way toward his face as his Roller was coming closer and closer towards mine.
*Splat*
His ghost flew off again. I had no time to catch my breath as I needed to splat that tentacle again. It took only a couple seconds. I jumped back again, the crowd still booing.
Their boos suddenly turned into panic as Octo Samurai's ghost was struggling to get back into the machine to respawn, but the machine was glowing bright and shaking until it exploded.
At that moment you could hear a pin drop. The machine was destroyed, Octo Samurai's ghost was nowhere to be seen, and the only sounds in the room came from the Zapfish. I walked over and grabbed it. As I walked back, I noticed the Samurai's fangirls just stared at me, jaws dropped. Clearly no one expected me to win.
"Uuuuhhh…" the Announcer was at a loss for words. "If you paid to see this fight in HD or in person, I'm sure DJ Octavio's staff will be more than happy to give you a full-"
"No refunds!" A much older male voice interrupted. "Peace out!"
"…Well, that's that I guess…" She said, not sure what to do. "Uumm…Stay Fresh!"
The microphone turned off.
I'm pretty sure I've heard that voice before, but I can't put my finger on it…
Update: This fanfiction just got its first review! It feels like only yesterday when I started making this, which, considering how frequently I post new chapters, might be the case. Anyway, I hope you all are enjoying it so far and I hope you all have a wonderful day!
