The sky was light-blue with some white clouds floating high and above. There were a pile of dark-brown trees, all stretching upwards, with some orange leaves hanging on the branches. Chirping sounds were heard, as a Squirrelfish sticks the head out of a hole from a tree.
The animal turns around, resting his eyes on a large vehicle with the hood's front-part a little crumbled. On the back seats, Hun and Mirii were lying sideways, as their heads were pointing at the backrest seats. Their eyes were both closed and air was passing in and out through their noses.
Multiple leaves, varying from orange to brown, were under the two Inklings. Some of them were standing on the car floor, along with some acorns, a pair of black sandals and a pair of light-brown wool slippers: both the pairs were close to each other, pointing at the back of the front seats.
The boy's arms were wrapped around the girl, as the left arm was crossing her upper body and the right arm was on her back. Both their own clothes fit perfectly.
On the front seats, Grina was lying sideways with her back against the backrest seat, as her eyes were closed. Her right arm was passing above Bars' chest and her left arm was lying on his forehead. On her lower-part right ear, a piercing was pointed towards the sun, shining. Her legs were bended slightly.
The boy has his eyes closed, with vague traces of beard. Both were inhaling through their noses. Some leaves were standing under them, while a small pile was on the car floor, along with a pair of large yellow Squid slippers and a pair of blue slipper with a Forge logo on each: both were pointing towards the low part of the seats. Above the Inklings, there is a branch with a single orange leaf hanging on its tip.
A breeze shakes the leaf: the petiole snaps and the leaf glides in the air. It was swinging left and right, slowly falling down. It lands on Mirii's forehead, on the left side. The girl faintly snorted, as her eyebrows lower and her mouth slightly downturn. Her eyelids raise a little, for a moment… then blinked multiple times, staying up only a half.
She tilts her head down, as the leaf fell on her neck first, then on the seat. Her irises were pointing at a left hand resting on her right tentacle: she felt warmth. Her eyelids blinked some more, before were fully raised. Her ears were detecting small wind noises and the back of her neck was receiving occasional small bursts of heat.
The girl spins her head on the left, seeing Hun's left eye closed. Suddenly, her cheeks were colored in bright red, her eyes expands and blue ink fell through her nostrils. She let out a small scream, raising her back: her hands were covering her nose. Hun jumps up on his feet, looking at the girl with wide eyes and shrunken irises.
Grina and Bars both raise their backs, as their head were pointing at the other two Inklings.
"What's happening?!" Grina's eyes were focused on Hun's back.
"Oh no!" Hun jumps on the car floor, as his right foot's instep impacts over an acorn.
The boy yelps, falling on the back seat with his left shoulder, as he squeezes his eyes and both his hands were grabbing all the middle part of his right foot.
"Hunley!" Mirii lowers her hands and stretches her back, towards the boy's foot.
Around her nose, there was a large blue spot. Her hands were standing on his hands.
"Let me massage the foot." Her head turns over the boy.
His eyelids were still shut, as his hands were standing on the seat, grasping it tightly. The girl's hands were gently sliding back and forth: her left hand was positioned on the lower part, while her right hand was on the upper part.
Grina folds her arms on the top of the front seat's backrest, as her mouth forms a smile.
"Wow… I never knew you studied the art of healing massages! Did you take your practice with Hunry?"
Mirii's cheeks assumed an even brighter red.
"Sh-shut up, Grina…" She whispers, as her eyebrows lower even more.
The girl turns over Hun, as her hands stop sliding: his eyelids were now raised.
"Does your foot feel better, now…?"
The boy smiles, nodding.
"Thank you, Mirii."
The girl smiles.
"Well, it looks like the girls lose their height advantage against the boys." Grina turns her back, as her left eye winks at Bars.
"Eh eh!" He blushes a bit. "Not to mention, your piercings are back too!"
The girl touches both her piercing: she nods with a smile, while her eyebrows lower a little.
"Yep! My freedom license is back on her rightful owner!"
"Tsk… little kids have them." Mirii slides her right hand backwards, on the blue spot around her nose.
"So?" The girl turns around, seeing Mirii resting her right hand on the seat. "Little kids drink Inkling water too!"
"Hmpf." Mirii lowers her eyebrows and eyelids. "We will talk about that later. For now, we must return to the house and"
Mirii let out a small cough, covering her mouth with her right fist.
"Actually, the house is nothing more than a pile of wood…"
"Yeah…" Grina raises her eyebrows, as her mouth downturns. "Who knows if we can find our cases… and even then, let's hope those are not flattened like Seapancakes!"
"How about the hummer keys, girl?" Bars turns his head, towards a group of trees. "Without them, this thing can't roll down the road…"
"Dude… don't tell me those are inside your case…?" She lies her right hand near her mouth, as the nails were grasped between her white teeth.
He nods, letting out a sigh.
Grina snaps by using the right hand's fingers.
"Drat! Even double! Let's get back there and dig through the pile!" The girl turns her back, as her head tilts down.
She saw the pair of yellow Squid slippers: she takes the right one first, as her right foot enters its hole. She takes the left one, as it slides down with the hole facing the left toes. The girl stands up, turning her head towards a group of trees.
"You have to admit, though… if strangers ever get to listen at this whole story, they would run away from us!" She looks at each Inklings.
They nodded, while their mouths were closed.
A light-yellow smoke was all over the place. Faints step sounds gradually increase, until a silhouette appears. From the silhouette, the Inkling man comes through: tears were coming down from his eyes, as his eyebrows were raised.
He was staggering a little, while walking. His nose inhales loudly. Suddenly, a group of step sounds echo throughout the place. The man stops, as other 4 silhouettes appear in front of him. Soon, the 4 ancestors came from them. The tallest male ancestor have a beard.
"… I know you'd probably not believe me…" The man rubs his right eye, lowering his head. "… but I realized my previous actions…"
The ancestors kept their mouths closed, floating a bit.
"I was a monster… a terrible monster, who was trying to send your descendants above…" The man raises his head. "I-I don't understand why I was so obsessed with the whole affair! I-I don't know what happen to me!"
"We have answers…" The shortest male ancestor flies in front of the others. "The Light Orb revealed a strange black smoke, surrounding your head."
The man's eyes gradually expand.
"What…?"
"According to the experts, this object is the creation of a being possessing magical powers." The ancestor coughs for a short moment.
"Who… who did that…?" The man clenches his fist.
The ancestor shakes his head, sighing loudly.
"That old woman you mentioned before… they said you were talking with a Seawitch."
"A Seawitch…? I thought those were nothing more than fantastical characters!" He frowns slightly.
"No. They are inside an area, no Inkling ever discovered… however, we don't know the exact location, since they do appear invisible in front of our tracking powers."
The man shakes his head, rubbing his eyes.
"Why… why she did this?!" He grits his teeth.
"Unfortunately, we never managed to find her…" The ancestor looks towards the other ones. "For now, Julie wants to show you something."
The woman nods with a smile: she floats near the man, with her hands behind her back.
"Listen… I'm really sorry for all the trouble I had"
Julie thrusts her hands forward, as those were holding… a game box. The man kept his mouth open, as he was looking its lid.
"I think it's time…" The ancestor smiles, as he floats near Julie, followed by the other two. "… to finish this game."
The man look at each ancestors: they were all smiling. Tears were coming down from his eyes, as a wide smile grew on his face.
Thank you… thank you, friends!
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