I'm so sorry for how long these chapters are taking! I'm trying my best to get them out, but… Well… This one took awhile. And that is an understatement...
"Move, octopus!" An octarian said as he pushed Iho down the hall.
"You know, you could be a little nicer. Afterall, it's been, what? Ten, eleven years since we've seen each other?" Iho asked the man.
"I said move! Not talk!" The octarian said as he pushed her again. "You betrayed Octavio! You must pay!"
"Yeah, yeah. I'm going." Iho said, rolled her eyes, then continued to walk.
After a few minutes of walking, Iho and the octarian came to a set of double doors. "In!" The octarian demanded.
Iho stood still.
"Did you not hear me!? I said IN!" He pushed her through the doors and slammed them behind her.
Iho looked around the room and instantly she knew where she was."
"Iho!" Octavio's voice boomed.
Uh oh… Iho thought to herself. Prepare for the worst, Iho.
As soon as she finished her thought, one of the hands from Octavio's machine grabbed her and pulled her towards him. Her face inches from his. "Grrr! After ten years you still haven't changed!"
"So uh…" Iho started. "Something tells me you didn't bring me here to have a casual conversation."
"I haven't forgotten your betrayal." Octavio reminded her. "And I haven't forgotten your punishment."
" Yeah, yeah. Look eight legs, we both know that by the end of this Kareshi will get here, defeat you for, what? The third time in a row? Or, I'll use some of you countless mistakes to escape."
Octavio had the look of pure hatred on his face. "Why you little! How dare you talk to ME like that!"
"Oh no! What are you gonna do? Make me listen to your terrible music?" She said in a sarcastic voice before chuckling.
"Actually… How about I make you a deal?" Octavio asked.
"No." Iho replied.
"Just listen!" Octavio snapped.
Iho sighed. "Fine."
"If you tell me where your boyfriend-"
"Husband." Iho corrected him.
"Husband! And your little friend, I'll be nicer with my punishment."
"Never! I'm not crazy!"
"Well then… Into the cell you go. GUARDS!"
Two octolings walked up.
Octavio threw Iho to the floor. "Take her away!"
"Yes sir!" The two said before dragging Iho out.
Please be okay, Kareshi. You, Shino, and Yujin. I hope you're all alright. Iho thought to herself, not bothering to resist the octolings.
Meanwhile…
"STOP!" An octocopter yelled as she and two other octocopters chased Yujin.
"SPLAT YOU!" Yujin cried back as she ran faster, knocking over some chairs belonging to an outdoors café. As she dashed through the café, she stopped at a couple drinking some tea and laughing. She quickly took one of their cups of tea, took the lid off and threw it at one of the octocopters, cup and all.
She missed.
"Oh no." She said to herself before continuing to run. As she ran, the sound of sirens filled the air. "Splat. I gotta lose those octocopters!" She said to herself as her view shifted over to a five story apartment building. "Perfect!" She said to herself as she dashed in.
"After her!" The same octocopter called as the trio went in after her.
About ten minutes later, Yujin ran onto the roof. She looked around to see countless cars heading towards the entrance of the apartment building. "Where do I go!?" She asked herself as she looked around. As she looked, she noticed that no cars were behind the apartment building. "Good thing I don't have bones." She said before taking a deep breath, running to the other side of the roof, charging at the side with no cars, and jumping off. Switching into her octopus for in midair and landing in a flowerbed.
When she landed, she switched back into her humanoid form and started to make a mad dash for Cuttlefish's shack. As if luck was on her side, she saw no one. Not even the everyday octarians doing their jobs. It was almost like Octo Valley was silent, excluding the sirens from the apartment.
The only thing other than the sirens that she could hear were the sound of her feet hitting the sidewalk. Which soon changed to the sound of grass crushing as the sirens slowly started to fade. Then that changed to the sound of the pavement again.
Yujin made it. She could see Cuttlefish's shack, it was just a few feet from her. When she got to the front door, she knocked frantically and said. "Kareshi! Kareshi! It's me, Yujin!"
No answer. Not even the sound of movement could be heard.
"Kareshi?" Yujin asked. "Is Iho in- AHH!" Two inklings came out and pulled her in. Shutting the door after them.