Chapter 6: Weapons are my "Special"ty!
I woke up this morning with that strange feeling of
"What the? Where am I-"
And then BAM! Blood starts rushing when you remember and you can WAIT to get going!
Today were going to head back down to Inkopolis!
And TODAY! Me and Kyounix are gonna fight in TURF WAR!
And maybe…
-Never mind.
Aster laid back with the dew of sleep still lingering in his eyes, he sighed as the sun shining through the curtains crawled up to his face "A new day." The words escaped with his yawn
"A new day with the next st-" a loud and sharp beep stopped Aster, causing him to jolt over and look towards the direction the sound was coming from "What is that?" Kyounix turned over at the sound of Asters voice "Nyeeeaaaaaaaaahh~" Kyounix said with a stretch into the air "Morning Aster~" the inklings voice came out in a sleepy grumble
Kyounix's hand started to slam around the desk that lay between the two of their beds, it seemed he was searching for something though he was actually slinging everything off the desk "Kyounix? Calm down! Is that your alarm?"
Kyounix yawned "Yup~ it's on my Phone, let me just-" with a crash a lamp went flying onto the "Kyounix! I see your phone! Let me ju-" but he didn't stop "Nope! I got it! Let ME just!" this time Asters phone went flying onto the floor "KYOUNIX!"
"Click this! *Be-" and the beeping ended. Kyounix launched up and sat on the bed "See! I told you I could turn it off!" but when he looked at Aster all he saw was a face of disappointment and a floor scattered with multiple electronics, luckily for Kyounix the floor was carpet.
"Yeah, you sure did it. Great job Kyounix." Sarcasm littered Asters voice, he got up after the statement and headed into the bathroom "I'm going to go get washed up, you?" he looked down at the floor and back up to Kyounix "I think you get the point" Aster said as he closed the door with a chuckle
Kyounix looked down at his mess, he scattered his head and smiled grimly "Well. I did turn off the alarm…" he said as he dropped down to the floor and cleaned up his clutter of a mess
Aster and Kyounix were not on their way downstairs, the room had been taken care of and with their backpacks on they headed downstairs, towards the door of the building "Hey…," Kyounix said "Did you have a dream last night?"
Aster shook his head "Nope. Why? Did you have one?" Kyounix stuttered slightly but shook his head "Nah, I was just wondering…" Aster blew it off as Kyounix being himself, always doing something
"Ok boys! Please make your way around the outside of the tape" the voice took both of them by surprise, it was an officer who was standing in scene of lime ink. At first neither of them wanted to ask what had happened but as the Officer guided them it was harder not to ask
"Excuse me, sir… but what happened?" the officer looked over at Aster and then broke the gaze "Some Inkling apparently got his hands on a suction bomb" the news wasn't new, both Kyounix and Aster caught each other's glare after hearing it
"He misplaced it and in all of the hustle 'in bustling that was going on… it exploded, straight into the crowd…" all three of them looked back at the Lime splattered lobby "The kid didn't mean any harm, he was trying to pull a little gig for his sister birthday" the officer opened the door for the two Inklings "But he was stupid enough to do it such a dangerous manner. You two boys have a good day" and the group split off
Aster and Kyounix were quiet while walking, but of course Kyounix had to break the ice, the tension was stacking up a bit too much "So… I really can't see the reason why that was such a big deal, right?" Aster looked over at Kyounix, it was pleasing
"No... I understand exactly everything he was talking about." Kyounix was surprised at his reply "Suction Bombs are highly pressured can resembling containers that activated when attached to a surface. With such a small amount of room in that lobby and so many Inklings just messing around without a clue that danger might be right next to them…"
Aster took a breath, a long one "A lot of people could get severely hurt, those that aren't the color lime… like us…" he hadn't really thought about it but the Police squid never exactly said what happened to the kids in the lobby
"It's just a stupid act like the guy said, the kid shouldn't have had a suction bomb in the first place…" Kyounix however sighed and stared up at the clouds to Asters remark "I guess you don't understand it…" Aster was confused, he looked over to Kyounix "Don't understand what?" Kyounix put his fingers together in the form of a cut spade
"Love" Aster rolled his eyes and kept walking, trying to keep himself from performing a face palm for his own sake along with Kyounix's. In a smart remark he replied "Yeah, that's EXACTLY why Kyounix…" Kyounix game off a sweet smile of victory and before they knew it they were at the gates of Inkopolis
Last night's count compared to nothing, squids were left and right in the lobby of booyah base, staring into the stores and sitting on railing that were a good 13 to 15 feet away from the ground but none of that mattered to Aster, in a dash he was racing towards Ammo knights
"Wait! Aster! Wait up!" turning his head he called back to his partner "How about you hurry up?" there was a powerful feeling in his voice and Kyounix must have felt it because he tried his hardest to catch up with him
A crashing jingle sounded when Aster burst through the doors of the armory with Kyounix sharp on his tail, multiple forms of shooters, rollers and chargers surrounded them, multiple arrays were neatly stacked among each other and in the cabinet some of the most crafted designs seemed to lay in grace "Wow… do you see all this Kyounix? This place has everything! And they're all so…"
"Unique, polished, beautiful, spectacular and of course…" a small little hermit crab came out of the back of the store "All my little babies" the hermit grab adjusted his glasses and looked at the two Inklings, clasping his hands together "I'm assuming you two are new here? Well if you are then let me welcome you to the one and only~" he cleared his throat "AMMO KNIGTS! I'm Sheldon, the owner!"
Aster looked at the Hermit crab, the name, he had heard it before. He wracked his mind around until he remembered it!
"Well, I guess it is quite important now that I think about it. Nobody ever seems to bother it though so I don't ever have to say much on it. Please just make sure not to mess around with it too much though. If it breaks immediately head down to Sheldon and ask for a new one to replace the old chip, Can you promise me that?"
It was part of the promise he made to Ruzi, she never explained who Sheldon was but if the chip was as important as she made it sound then how could she forget "So you're Sheldon?! I guess that does make since, you deal in weapons for turf war, right?" "Yup! I'm the main dealer around these parts and actually the whole of Inkopolis! You two are lucky nobodies here, were usually packed!"
Kyounix was adoring Sheldon "Aww~ you're so cute! I just wanna eat you up!~" Aster and Sheldon looked over to Kyounix, then the two looked back at each other "… Is your friend always like that?" Aster chuckled "Kyounix is Kyounix. He has his own way… wait, what am I doing? That's not the point!"
Aster walked over the counter of the store "Sheldon. We need weapons to head into turf war! You can supply us with some right?" Sheldon gained a determined look in his eye "Of course, it's what we do here!" scuttling behind the counter he pulled out two cards from under the counter "Just sign your two separate names on these two unregistered cards and you can register and own your very first weapon!"
Kyounix ran over to the table as Sheldon lay the cards down for them to apply, without hesitation they both signed their own separate names and handed them back, hands shaking in anticipation "Okay, let's see, we have Kyounix! And Aste-" Sheldon halted his speech, reading over the name over and over and over, he adjusted his glasses again
Aster looked at Sheldon being slightly confused and worried "Um? Is something wrong? Sheldon?" the hermit's hands twitched softly, he gulfed as he commanded them to stop with all his might
"… You- Your name… is it truly Aster?" Sheldon's eyes were serious and the determination that lingered had turned to worry
"Um, yeah? But why does it matter? Is its special or something?" Sheldon's grip on the card started to bed the plastic, he talked under his breath "Something… special or some- Oh, AH! YES! In fact it actually IS!" Sheldon ran to the back in a scurry, the sound of crashing and rummaging echoed through the store until he came back, holding two different guns in his hand "YOU! Aster, you have won the chance to start off with a… "Advance" Ink gun!"
All the confusion that had welled up in his head was gone after he heard the words that came out of Sheldon's mouth "Really? That's awesome! I've always wanted to see how good a gal was, oh! Or maybe it's a squelcher!" Aster talked under his voice until Sheldon plopped the gun down on the table and slid it to him
"You get the good old fashion splattershot! The trusties all around gun to have by your side!" Aster looked down at the gun then up at Sheldon "You're joking. Right? Like, is it a sweet remake with burst bombs? And an Ink strike! That would be-" Sheldon shook his head with a smile "The good old fashion burst bomb and burst bomb rush, like the classics"
Aster sighed, some "Special" even this was, he picked up the gun and observed it in his hand, it was light and looked exactly like the one Ruzi had showed them how to clean yesterday "Ok, and now for you Kyounix, you get the original! Its range may be short but just let them get to close and watch what's gonna happen, you get the Splattershot Junior!"
Kyounix picked up the gun as soon as Sheldon laid it down "… my first ever weapon…" his eyes gleamed as he stared at it
Sheldon smirked as he watched his two customers observe their gun, a unsettling feeling gathered in his stomach but he let is pass "I hope you guys like them, each time it feels like I'm giving away another little piece of me…" Kyounix launched up and nearly jumped over the whole counter after that statement
"If you're giving yourself away just call me! I'd be happy to take a bite out of that deal!" Sheldon backed away slowly "UM! That's not what I meant! Uh-"Sheldon was in a panic but when he noticed the face of disappointment on Asters face he noticed that feeling come back to his stomach
Aster dropped his arm "yeah… something REAL special…" he mocked under his breath, Sheldon dropped his eyes as Kyounix why trying to figure out why everyone's mood had suddenly dropped
Grabbing his card Aster called over to Kyounix "Kyounix, grab your card and let's head out, turf war is straight ahead" he seemed to gain some sort of happiness back into his tone but Kyounix and Sheldon could tell he was still upset
Jumping back Kyounix got off the counter, Aster was already at the door "Aw, well ok then…" he turned back to Sheldon "Thanks for the ink gun! Sheldon" "yeah, thanks" Aster spat under her breath
Sheldon nodded to the two "Anytime! Just take care of them now!" the door opened with the jingle from before "We will!" Kyounix called out as aster left out of the store.
Sheldon dropped his head down on the counter "I'm sorry if you aren't too impressed by your "gift" Aster..." he said, muffled against his arm "But with time…" he laughed at the phrase "Aster… it's a unique name so… I doubt that's wrong…" Sheldon removed a picture from his pocket and admired it "I'm sure if anybody knows… it would be you… wouldn't it, Aster?"
If you are wondering why these end tags are getting shorter and shorter on these last three...
Its because I just finished rewritting the chapters
I need a BREAK! I might have made Aster overreact a bit to much this chapter but I feel like it display his character to the high brim before it tips over
So yeah... I'm going to go take a break
Once again, if you are new, welcome and thank you
Until next time guys... Seeya!
*falls to the floor*
