Hi everyone! Jackie here. I've taken the liberty of incorporating some stories as some form of entertainment while D.W takes his sweet time to write the next chapter.
D.W: HEY! I am not trying to be slow on purpose here! I have something called life and college, and I prefer quality over quantity. Plus this is my idea, not yours!
Yeah whatever (waves D.W off), lazyass. Enjoy!
Attack on 'REDACTED' pt. 1
Time: Approx. 9 years before the events of BoR.
Location: Unknown
"Did our home planet really go to hell after we left?" Red asked. The enforcer was in her traditional clothes, red cloak and gold armor with a gold right arm and shoulder guard, and black fingerless gloves.
"Looks like it," Trinity said also in her clothes, a purple cloak, black armor, and a black right arm and shoulder guard. "Guess some nut decided to try and take over again."
The two were standing in the main lobby of the space station (Kepler-1) that was located on the moon of their home planet. They couldn't directly teleport onto the planet since of the enchantments placed on it as a safeguard. The only way onto the planet was from the station via spaceship.
The Lythan siblings were alerted to the disturbance and immediately headed for their home. When they arrived at the station, they were surprised (not really though) with an army of rebel Wanderers. Normally, a Wanderer vs Wanderer battle would result in massive area damage and major damage to both participants, but that wasn't the case for the Lythans.
The Lythan siblings were on another level compared to their fellow brethren, and could have killed all of them, no, one of them could've killed all of them. But since the Lythans were nice people (a family trait), they took it upon themselves (as a challenge) to incapacitate the army WITHOUT killing them.
It was pretty embarrassing that four teens were able to take out an entire army of grown ups though.
"What's taking Willy and Jackie so long?" Red said with a sigh. "I want a nap..."
"We're back!" Jackie said as she walked into the room with Willis. "We found some people that don't want to kill us to guard the people that want to kill us." The youngest half-sister was in her armor but she lacked the arm and shoulder guard that her older siblings wore.
"We'll ensure that these traitors get what they deserve," the captain said to Willis. "We're grateful for your help, if you four didn't show up...I don't think we would've made it."
"Don't punish them too hard," Willis said. "They're just idiots following a lunatic."
"Copy that," the captain saluted and went to supervise the handling of the prisoners.
Willis nodded and went over to his sisters. "Our head guy is still unknown. None of the rebels knew who their leader is," he said. "They said their captains knew but none of them are here on the station."
"Great, now what?" Red asked.
"We go to the capital first," Willis responded. "If anything majority of the fighting should be there by now if the station was captured."
"Sounds logical." Trinity said.
Minutes later...
As soon as the military spacecraft entered the atmosphere, it was immediately targeted by the planet's orbital defense systems. The defense systems were made for targeting larger ships but still can be used to hit smaller crafts, however the spacecraft was small enough to evade majority of the barrage, but every now and then a shot was lucky enough to hit it.
"Landing zone is too hot!" the pilot said. "You four have to jump!"
"Roger Lieutenant!" Willis shouted over the explosions.
"Drop in thirty! Get to the rear!"
"Why can't we ever land like a normal person?" Jackie asked.
"Cause we're not normal people, Jackster!" Red said. "Besides, this is more fun!"
The rear ramp slowly opened up, revealing the chaos that was outside.
"3...2...1. Go! Go! Go!"
The four looked at each other and nodded before they jumped out of the spacecraft. Moments after they jumped, a shot landed on the spacecraft, blowing it to smithereens.
"Jackie! Get the pilot!" Willis said as he sliced a piece of flaming wreckage as it hurled to them.
"Got it!" she flew upward and scavenged the area and eventually found the pilot. Burnt and unconscious but alive (he's a Wanderer you know). She grabbed him and fell back down to where her siblings were.
"Super hero landing!" she shouted as the four landed on the ground, creating a large crater and dust cloud. "Nailed it!"
The four landed inside the capital. It resembled of an old medieval city, with cobblestone roads and houses, but with some modern advances like electric street lamps and working toilets.
"It's quiet...too quiet," Willis said. "I thought something was going on here."
"I'll get to higher ground and scout ahead," Trinity said. "I'll tell you guys if I see anything." She jumped to the roof of a house and disappeared from their view.
"Um, where do I put Mr. Pilot?" Jackie asked, she still had the pilot over her shoulder.
"Ah, just leave him over here," Willis motioned to a cart full of hay. "I think he'll be fine here."
"Guys, I found some friendlies about to be executed. Two blocks over."
The three sped down the street to where Trinity wanted them to be. They found a group of allied Wanderers about to be cut down with a large war axe.
Jackie reacted first and threw a knife at the yellow-cloaked Wanderer. He went down with a knife in his throat. She conjured another knife and used it to parry a sword from a blue cloak Wanderer before stabbing her in the gut. She then swung around and threw a sword she conjured and pinned another to a wall by his torso.
Willis was a bit more hands on with his attacks. He grabbed a orange cloaked Wanderer by the neck and threw her into a pile of Wanderers. Another charged him with an axe and started swinging it at him. He dodged the swings and grabbed him by the arm, before breaking it and driving him into the ground headfirst, only leaving his legs exposed.
Red drove her war hammer into enemies with deadly speed, knocking them into buildings with devastating impact or outright crushing them into the ground. As Red wound up for another swing, someone was able to get behind her. Before she could connect, she was shot down by a perfect shot in between her eyes.
Invisible from the naked eye, Trinity sat on the roofs taking shot after shot on anyone who tried to sneak up behind her siblings with her sniper rifle. Her shots always landed on target, and brought down anyone who happened to come within her sight line.
After the rebel Wanderers were brought down, the four set their sights on the captured and wounded Wanderers.
"Are you all ok?" Red asked as she helped up a purple cloaked Wanderer. "No one's hurt?"
"Mainly our pride," a red cloak Wanderer said. "But otherwise we're fine."
"Do any of you know what's going on?" Jackie asked.
"No clue," the man said. "About five days ago everything was normal and then...everyone just turned on each other. I wish I can tell you more but that's kinda it."
Everyone else nodded confirming what the man just said.
"Ok, everyone, just get to a safe place. Remember the escape routes!" Willis said.
"Got it! Bless you kids! Take down whoever is creating this chaos!" he said as he led the group away.
"I'm really finding it strange that no one knows who's leading this revolt." Trinity said. "I'm starting to wonder if it's even a revolt we're looking at."
"Me too," Willis said. "But we gotta keep the possibility open."
"If I was a bad guy wanting to take this place over, where would I go first?" Jackie mused. "The castle right?"
"Doesn't hurt to check, does it?" Red said as she shrugged her shoulders.
"You know for someone trying to take over our planet. They sure know how to patrol the streets," Red said as she yawned. "And by that I mean they do not do that whatsoever."
The four walked down the the main thoroughfare and didn't encounter much resistance along the way, which was very odd.
"Ok, something is definitely up," Willis said. "Something is very wrong here."
"I know," Jackie said with a mouthful of doughtnut, a box of said pastries was under her arm. "Who just leaves a perfectly good box of doughnuts out like that?"
The three other turned and gave her the 'Really?' look.
"What? I was hungry."
Willis sighed. "Why am I even surprised by this anyway...I practically live with her..."
"You can have one if you want...though I kinda want the entire box...I never had breakfast..."
"Are you sure that's you that wants the doughnuts or is that Agatha?" Trinity asked.
"It's...both of us, we kinda have large appetites and sweet tooths." Jackie said with a sigh.
"I'm surprised you'd kept your figure with that appetite," Red said. "But then again, I think I have a good idea where it went..."
Even behind the hood, Red could see Jackie blush a deep red. "S-s-shut up!" she sputtered. "You know I'm sensitive about that!"
"Um, guys, do you hear something?" Willis asked.
The others went silent as they listened.
"Footsteps...loud footsteps..." Red said. "Only one thing makes that noise here..."
As the footsteps got louder, the four could see what made the loud noise.
"An orge..." Trinity said. "No way..."
The orge towered over them, it was at least twenty feet tall. Its blue colored body was extremely muscular and was clad in a simple brown cloth that covered its lower half. In one hand was a large wooden club that he lazily dragged on the ground.
"What the hell is that thing doing in here?!" Red said. "Orges were supposed to be on the other side of the planet, there isn't even a tribe close to the capital!"
Other than the Wanderers, the only other intelligent lifeforms on the planet were the orges. Large, hulking humanoid beings that were not very intelligent, save for a few, but made up for their godly strength and durability. Magic had almost no effect on these creatures and the entire populace had to use all of their power to kick the orges all the way to the other side of the planet so they could live in peace.
"Maybe the orge had something to do with the disturbance?" Jackie mused as she took out another doughnut.
"True, but we have to deal with this thing first," Trinity said. "Any ideas?"
"Sneak past it?" Willis suggested. "I mean the thing isn't really hostile unless you provoke it."
"Really? Oh, then we're ok."
"Unless someone taught it to be violent." Red said.
"What?"
The two turned and saw the lumbering giant running towards them with it's club held high above its head.
"RAAAAAAAAAAAHHH! SMASH TINY HUMAN!" it bellowed.
"Evasive maneuvers!" Willis and Trinity were the closest to the orge and had to jump out of the way to avoid being crushed.
Red summoned her two Berettas and unloaded on the orge. Willis and Trinity followed suit with their submachine guns and sniper rifle respectively. However, none of their attacks seemed to faze the orge at all. If anything, it only made the orge angrier.
"We're not doing anything to it!" Trinity shouted as she dodged another club smash.
"It would help if our heavy weapon's officer was doing her JOB and not EATING!" Willis shouted back.
"I'm HUNGRY. Eat now, fight later," Jackie said as she munched on yet another doughnut. "Mm, maple glazed..."
"Jackie this is not time for eating!" Red scolded. "You should-watch out!"
"Hm?"
It just so happened that the orge decided to aim for Jackie, but he underestimated the length of his club and ended hitting the ground a few feet in front of her. However, the air generated by the smash knocked the doughnut box out of her hand, spilling the doughnuts into a mud puddle.
"..."
"I dunno about you guys...but I think something bad is going to happen." Red said as the air got deathly still, even the orge knew something bad was going to happen and started to tremble.
"Wai...my delicious sugary treats...gone...wai..." she mumbled. Her gaze slowly moved to the orge, who paled at the sight of her.
"Omae wa shindeiru..." the entire world shook as her eyes glowed red for a brief moment before returning to their normal colors.
Suddenly, the orge's head imploded and showered the entire block in a red shower. No one knew WHY it did, but whatever Jackie did, it killed the orge in a violent way. As the body crashed to the ground, Trinity inched her way to her side.
"Better?"
"...I just wanted something to eat..." Jackie sobbed as a comical amount of tears poured from her eyes.
"Great, now how do we get past that?"
The four were now looking at a huge army that stood guard outside the castle gates. Unlike the ones earlier, these Wanderers looked capable of taking the four on, and the four didn't want to battle them head on.
"We could distract them and someone sneaks in?" Willis suggested.
"Distract with what? These guys aren't simple peons, they're trained soldiers," Red said. "What could we distract them with?"
"You and Trinity's singing." Jackie said.
"Our singing...?" Trinity asked.
One of Trinity and Red's things they liked to do was none other than to sing together. However their singing had a strange effect on people. It only happened when they sang together though and not when they sang individually. Whenever the two sang together, it would effectively hypnotize anyone and put whoever listened to them under their control. With the exception of Willis and Jackie, mainly because Willis is trained not to be mind controlled and cause Jackie...is Jackie.
The reason for this strange phenomenon is unknown, even the two are unsure why this happens. The two were slightly unsettled by the fact they could do that, and eventually stopped singing together, just so no one could use them as a weapon.
"Are you sure about that? Red asked. "I really don't like the idea of putting our people under some weird trance."
"Though I really hate the use of mind control, I feel that it's necessary in our situation. Besides, I feel that we should have some people on our side," Willis said. "And we know that your singing doesn't hurt their minds right?"
"True...but what should we sing?" Trinity asked.
Jackie pulled out a music player and headphones and gave it to Trinity. "This."
Trinity took the two items and listened to the song Jackie suggested. She motioned over to Red, who also listened.
"This could work," Red said. 'But do you...?"
"Already set it up," she manifested a clipboard. "Music player, two mics, and a very loud speaker system. Willis and I will make sure you two don't die before they get taken over."
"Well then, I guess it's our turn."
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"You know, I'm kinda nervous." Red said to Trinity.
"Funny coming from someone who enjoys violence." Trinity responded.
The two were still in hiding waiting for Willis and Jackie to finish last minute hookups. They were both in their civilian garb and with microphone in their hands.
"Ok we got just got their attention," Willis telepathically said to them. "T-minus thirty seconds till showtime."
The two walked out to the street, their stage, which had been hastily set up by Jackie. The plan was to lead the mob to them and blind the mob before starting the song.
"Here they come!" Willis shouted as he dashed down the street with a horde of people behind him. "Blow it!"
There was a bright flash as the flashbangs went off. The mob of Wanderers were confused to where the eldest Lythan went, but where slightly more confused on why there was a stage in front of them.
"This should be good," Jackie said as she watched from the rooftops. She pressed a button on a phone to start the show.
(Calamari Inkantation (Squid Sister's Theme) (Splatoon) - GaMetal Remix)
You! Ready for this?
Get on the floor and dance with me
You need to cut it on
Move to the beat and feel the synchronizing
When I move
and you move
and we feel the melody you need to sing!
Give it your all
Get up get up
To my melody
and I'll get down with you
Rock to the beat
and follow me the step is the key
You and me forever
Hey hey hey!
You, ready, for this?
Get on the floor and dance, with me
You need to cut it on
Move to the beat and feel the synchronizing
When I move
and you move
and we feel the melody
you need to
Run, with me, we'll fly
into the sky and now, you know
you need to cut it on
Come ride with me
we'll leap above the heavens
and I'll move,
and you'll move
and we'll feel the melody
you better sing!
Give it your all
Get up get up
To my melody
and I'll get down with you
Rock to the beat
and follow me the step is the key
You and me forever
Hey hey hey!
You, ready, for this?
Get on the floor and dance, with me
You need to cut it on
Move to the beat and feel the synchronizing
When I move
and you move
and we feel the melody
you need to
Run, with me, we'll fly
into the sky and now, you know
you need to cut it on
Come ride with me
we'll leap above the heavens
and I'll move,
and you'll move
and we'll feel the melody
you better sing!
You! Ready for this?
Get on the floor and dance with me
You need to cut it on
Move to the beat and feel the synchronizing
When I move
and you move
you need to
Run, with me, we'll fly
into the sky and now, you know
you need to cut it on
Come ride with me
we'll leap above the heavens
and I'll move,
and you'll move
and we'll feel the melody
you better sing!
As soon as they were done singing, the two couldn't tell if it worked.
"Did it work?" Red whispered.
"It did," Willis confirmed. "They're all yours sis."
"Oh well...ahem...why don't you all go and turn against whoever you worked for before?" Red said into her mic.
The mob raised their weapons into the air and turned around and charged back to the castle.
"I gotta say, that was some fresh singing." Jackie said.
End of Pt. 1
A/N: And I'm ending that there. For the record, this is NOT the confirmed lyrics to the Squid Sister's song (they're actually made up) and you should've seen where I made some modifications so it can work. You should check the song out too, VERY catchy.
I'm currently working on the next chapter and it will come out soon! As long as college isn't a pain in the arse you can expect it to be here.
Till next time,
-D.W
