Chapter 5: Day 10: Riot in the Reef
When Chris, in her Agent 4 uniform, enters the arena, she sees Octolings.
"What are they," said Chris.
"Octolings! Wait, that's… a Mini Zapfish. Eight Mini Zapfish combined have the power output of one normal Zapfish. Seek out these pillars of light and recover the Mini Zapfish," said Marie.
"Man, I'm glad I am not there. They'll be all over me, in a gross and flirty way," said Taylor.
"Why? You a ladies' man," said Chris.
"Yes. Lucky, Terry beats the ink out girls who flirt with me."
"Say, where's Sheldon?"
"He has a customer at his shop."
"But aren't Octolings; myths," said Chris, about to fight one.
"Why is everyone saying that? Of course, we're-," said Octoling, until she got splat by Chris.
"Should have pay attention to your surroundings. I wonder how Corey is doing?"
At Ammo Knights in Inkopolis Square, Sheldon is serving Corey.
"Here you are. A Foil Flingza Roller, Suction Bombs, and Tenta Missiles. All of them in 3.2.0," said Sheldon.
"Thanks. I can't wait for Chris to see this," said Corey.
"Chris? You mean the yellow short-haired inkling girl?"
"Yeah, she's my best friend. Do you know her? Does she work here?"
"Um…. Yeah."
"Where is she?"
"She's on her lunch break."
"OK."
At the Cuttlefish Cabin, Chris comes out of the cabin while wearing her regular clothes. She sees Taylor in his regular clothes texting Terry.
"How did you meet her," said Chris curiously.
"Who," said Taylor.
"Your girlfriend…. Agent 3."
"Oh, Terry. I meet her when on my first day in middle school. Other inklings were bullying me. Until Terry stood up for me, she changed my life; forever. And I knew, at first sight, I saw her, I fell for her. I kept my love for her a secret until she and I were 14. I discovered she worked for this society. Then I became part of it. After defeating the Octarian King, we shared our first kiss at the celebration of the Great Zapfish return. And that day to now, we're boyfriend and girlfriend."
"Wow. What a love story. I'm glad Terry found you. When you mention how you met Terry, I just realized how lonely my heart is."
"How about that Corey boy, hm?"
"Wait! How do you know Corey?!"
"I saw you with him after your first mission. He looks good enough for you."
"He's my best friend. But now that you mention it. Before I meet him, I had trouble making friends when I was little. When I meet him in high school, he was the only inkling that wasn't afraid of me."
"What you mean? We're people afraid of you."
"When I was little, I had a huge growth spurt. So, I evolved quicker than the other inklings."
"How old are you know?"
"18."
"18?! But you're shorter than me. I'm only 16."
"My growth spurt stopped when I was 17."
"You better get going. It's almost sunset."
"See you soon, Agent 3.5."
"So long, Agent 4."
