FINALLY I'm coming back to this story after OVER A YEAR. I'm really sorry if from here on out the story doesn't have it's "magic" from before since I've been absent from writing for so long, but I'm gonna try my hardest to recapture the feeling that the other chapters had. But again, I'm afraid that might be lost due to the time I've been off.
But anyways, enjoy!
As Takumi and Hina were walking through the Octarian hills, Iho was watching over them like a hawk, and checking regularly to see if anyone could see them or if anyone was tapping into their conversation. "So, Takumi…" Iho spoke. "I'm uh… I'm really happy for you and Miyu. I know you're-"
"Don't. Even. Start." Takumi replied before she even had the chance to finish. "Look, you owe me after this…"
Iho just sighed. It was hopeless. Nothing was going to be able to get through to him.
"Iho!" Miyu called out from the next room over as Shinto's sad screams echoed throughout the apartment. "Come here please! Shinto needs you!
"I'll be back in a minute or two, guys. Shinto needs me." Iho said into her microphone before walking into the next room where Miyu and Shinto were waiting.
Meanwhile...
While Iho was way away from the computer, this gave the agents, who were watching them from one of the cameras that Agent Two secretly set up one day after she 'accidentally' got in through a broken front door while Kareshi was out playing turf war, an opportunity to get into their line of communication and hear everything they say.
However, halfway through the progress, they encountered a problem: Iho was coming back much sooner than expected. Iho calmed Shinto down a lot quicker than anyone, even Iho, had planned. Cap'n Callie, however, then got an idea. "Hey, Yujin… Didn't you say you were gonna call Iho?"
Yuhin nodded. "Yeah, but she's just ignored me every single time… But I see where you're going with this. I'll handle it." She stood up from her seat, left the room, and dialed up Iho's number.
Callie could see Iho sigh in annoyance from the camera before picking it up, clearing ticked from having her phone ring in her pocket so many times. But the distraction worked as it allowed the program more than enough time to finish before Iho sat down again.
Once their conversation finished, Yujin sat back down as well. "Did it finish installing, Cap'n Callie?"
Callie couldn't help but giggle at the title that was put on her yet again. "Hehe. Yup! It's all finished!" She replied before turning up the volume and putting on her headset, muting the microphone.
Yujin did the same.
"Okay guys, you're coming up close to the city. You should be able to see it, just over this hill." Iho said, looking over her map on her laptop.
"Yup, we can see a big tower… Cod, that thing is MASSIVE!" Hina spoke, her attention then turning to the massive golden octopus on the top of it.
"Shesh, do all you octolings have an overconfidence issue?" Takumi asked. "But yeah, we see it…" His tone then started to turn crabby and sarcastic. "So, oh great amazing wonderful planner, how on Earth do you expect to take down an entire city? Go in guns blazing or try to-"
"HOLD ON A SECOND!" Iho cut in. "TWO PEOPLE ARE LISTENING IN ON US RIGHT NOW! NO ONE SAY ANYTHING WHILE I GET RID OF THEM!"
The agents, not wanting to be tracked by Iho, then pulled the plug on their little spy mission and sighed in defeat. "Splat!" Yujin said before hitting the table.
"Wait a minute…" Callie said, just now fully realizing what Iho said. "Did she say TWO people?"
"Yeah, why?" Yujin asked before gasping, she realized it as well. "O-our program would've only popped up as one… You don't think…?"
Callie nodded. "Octavio knows and I'll bet he's preparing."
"Well then, I gotta prepare too…" She then shot up and burst through the door.
"HEY! Yujin!?" Callie got up and went on a wild goose chase with her until eventually they made their way into the armoury.
After picking up the first weapon she seen and an ink tank, she then turned to face Callie. "Cap'n. Trust me on this. I know exactly what I'm doing."
Callie backed down a bit. "Yujin…. Just tell me what you're doing…"
Yujin, keeping her in the corner of her eye at all times, then took some level three armour as well as taking an inkstrike tuna can. "I'm going after them. And I WILL get them back. Now do you wanna help me or not, cap'n?"
Callie nodded. She could see the same motivation in her eyes that drove Kareshi those some odd years ago. She could remember seeing him in his agent outfit for the first time, watching him complete missions while on break at work, and of course helping him directly near the end of his campaign. "I haven't seen a fire in someone's eyes like that in a long time… And to help two people you don't even know…" She smiled. "Go get 'em… Agent 5."
Yujin shot a smile back and replied. "Thank you so much." before walking out of the house and sprinting towards the kettles. She knew this place like the back of her hand, so she knew which kettle would get her the closest to Octopolis, the capital of Octo Valley.
As she super jumped away, Marie stepped out. "I hope you made the right choice, Callie…"
Callie then smiled at her. "Cheer up, Marie! I promise you that I'll make a good captain."
Marie shot a weak smile before giving her a hug and walking back inside. "Hey Callie?" She asked, turning around to face her yet again.
"Yeah Marie?" Callie asked.
"... Sorry about earlier. Gramps was right… You… You deserve the captain role…" She let out an awkward chuckle. "Heh. Never thought I'd ever admit that, but… Here I am."
"Oh Marie…" Callie gave her cousin another hug. "I know everything you do, even if you act a bit mean sometimes, it's all done out of the goodness of your heart to protect us in whatever way you think is right."
Marie let out a tear as she hugged her cousin back yet again. "Y-yeah… Thanks, Callie… it really does mean a lot to me that you understand."
Callie then pulled away. "Of course I do, Marie! We're the Squid Sisters! We've been through so much together! A little disagreement isn't gonna come between us! Nothing will!" She then started to drag her cousin back inside. "Now c'mon, Marie! We gotta help Yujin and Kareshi's friends! They're gonna need us!"
Cuttlefish let out a warm smile at the pair before looking out the window at the big rock octopus after they went upstairs. "I hope this is the end… Octto… Give 'em heck out there!"