Octavio Jr was up early getting ready for school. He would be going to the same school as the agents. He was feeling a bit nervous, but kept his usual mask of seriousness. He made sure his disguise was put together perfectly and finally made his way to the train. The ride was short and he would just have to walk a piece to the school. He could feel the anxiety lingering in his gut. All kinds of Inklings were already hanging out at the school grounds. He took a deep breath and walked into the midst of students.
Elsewhere, at Inkopolis Plaza, there was a huge hubbub at Booyah Base. There were inklings yelling and complaining about the stores being closed and they were wondering why. The shopkeepers were out back and all discussing what to do.
"I don't know how we could have possibly lost so much merchandise! I remember locking up last night too!" Sheldon cried.
"Me too… How could this happen…?" Annie whimpered.
"Jelonzo made sure the body clothes were in the security!" Jelonzo added.
"I know I locked up for sure, yo. Either way, we've gotta get these squiddos to chill out. Anyone up for it?" Crusty Sean asked. Annie looked down nervously. Sheldon was cleaning his glasses. Jelonzo waved his tentacle.
"Jelonzo will do the taming of the squid children!" he peeped happily.
"Alright, man. Just be careful." Crusty Sean said, patting the jellyfish on the back. Jelonzo headed out in front and all the Inklings were still making a ruckus.
"Excuse me, squid children! Jelonzo is needing your attention!" he called. They all settled down and listened. "Jelonzo and the other keepers of stores have been experiencing a robbery. Merchandise is missing as of the now. We hope you are understanding and that you will be waiting for stores reopening later today!" The squid kids all settled down upon hearing this, murmuring amongst themselves. Eventually the crowd dispersed and the store owners came out front to meet Jelonzo.
"You the man, Jelonzo! I knew you had it in you!" Crusty Sean exclaimed. Jelonzo blushed bashfully.
"It was not being a problem, Crusty Sean. Time to be getting back to the working now?" Jelonzo asked.
"Right. Let's try to make do with what we have right now." They all headed into their stores and began work.
From the crowd, the three agents were making their way to school. One was a girl whose tentacle hair and eyes were pink and her skin was dark brown. Her uniform was tidy and put on properly to fit the dress code. The other Inkling girl, who was running and jumping around excitedly, had yellow tentacles and eyes. Her skin was a slightly lighter brown than the pink Inkling. Her uniform coat was tied around her waist and the dress shirt's sleeves were rolled up to her elbows. Her tie was also really slack. She was definitely defying dress code, but didn't seem to care. Lastly there was an Inkling boy with orange tentacles and peach skin. His coat and dress shirt sleeves were rolled up to his elbows. His dress shirt was also not tucked in. His tie was slack and he wasn't even wearing the proper footwear; he was wearing wooden sandals. He had zero regards for the dress code, but he was also having a good time like the yellow haired one.
"You two are gonna get sent to the office when we're in class, you know..." the pink girl said.
"Dress code is so not fresh, Charlotte! And who cares! We get sent down just like any other day, eh Erink?" the yellow one said while still dancing wildly.
"Heck yeah, Teuta! If we're gonna wear uniform, we may as well do it in style!" he chimed in, also dancing wildly with Teuta. They arrived at the school and Octavio Jr was wandering aimlessly through the halls. He looks down at the photos of the agents. He was really at loss for where to go, so he stood in a corner out of the way. Charlotte notices him standing alone.
"Hey, looks like we have a new student. We should go over and talk to him." she said.
"I dunno. The kid looks pretty shady..." Erink said while narrowing his eyes. Charlotte rolled her eyes.
"Don't be ridiculous. Let's go." She begins walking over to Jr and the two follow. Jr sees that he's being approached so he puts the photos away. It was the agents. He tensed up a little. Erink noticed that and was getting a tad suspicious.
"Hi, are you new here?" Charlotte asked. Jr nodded. "I'm Charlotte. And this is my sister Teuta-"
"Hiya new kid!" Teuta interrupted.
"And this is our close friend, Erink." Erink did the 'sup nod." What's your name?"
"Oct- um. Inktavio Jr." Jr replied. Erink was suspicious of how he corrected himself. Charlotte was suspicious too, but ignored it for the most part.
"Inktavio sounds foreign." Erink commented.
"I recently moved here from Calamari County." Jr replied.
"Who are you staying with?" he probed further. Teuta nudged him.
"I should be staying with my father, but he's working abroad right now. I'm staying at a motel right now until he and the moving trucks arrive" Erink nods slowly and Teuta rolls her eyes at his probing.
"Anyway, it's getting near class time. Are you registered, Inktavio?" Charlotte asked. He shook his head. Teuta grabbed his arm and began dragging him to the main office.
"You've gotta register dude! Or else you're coming here for nothing. You'll stick with us and we'll show you the ropes of school living, OK?" He nods. They get to the office and he gets registered. Once that was done, they made their way to class. Their schedules were the same and the four of them would be sharing the same classes.
First class was history. Jr was quite knowledgeable about the subject of Octarians and their machinery, as well as the Great Turf War. Students were wowed as well as the teacher. Erink narrowed his eyes. Charlotte was also a tad suspicious, but more intrigued.
"Not only is he suspicious, but a show-off too..." he grumbled under his breath, crossing his arms.
"Erink and Teuta!" the teacher called. The two jumped. "You two are out of uniform. Again. To the office." The two sigh and comply without argument. After history, they had a bit of a break. Charlotte and Jr headed outside. Teuta and Erink were there waiting.
"Did you two even go to the office?" Charlotte asked sternly. The two just laughed and she shook her head. "You two need to stop mucking around all the time." Once they finally calmed down, Erink continued his probing.
"What made you and your dad decide to move to Inkopolis?" Erin asked.
"My father had a job opportunity here and he wanted me to be closer to where he worked." Jr replied.
"Where does he work?" Erink he continued. Teuta nudged him.
"Knock it off, dude! Inktavio, don't worry about him. We're glad to have you here! Let's go play now." Teuta said tugging on her sister's arm. The four go off and play. They were throwing a ball back and forth and chatting some more.
"So, what do you guys usually do in Inkopolis for fun?" Jr asked.
"Oh the usual: turf wars, splat zones, and hanging out at Booyah Base." Teuta replied. "Do they have that kinda stuff in Calamari?"
"No... I've never participated in any of those things. We don't have those things in Oc-Calamari. I don't even know what those are." he replied. Erink gasped loudly and held his chest as if Jr committed the worst crime.
"N-no turf wars?" Erink asked. Jr shook his head. "No splat zones or Booyah base?!" He shakes his head once again. "Tell me you at least have Splatfests over there."
"What's a Splatfest?"
"I... I need to sit down..." Erink slumped against a tree and slid down onto his bum. His friends stared at him. Once he calmed down, he jumped onto his feet. "We need to educate you on being the funnest and freshest squid around! Like us!" He put his arms around Jr and the twins.
"On the weekend of course. We might get homework during the week." Charlotte pointed out.
"Yeah, yeah. Of course." Teuta said. The bell rang. Teuta and Erink groaned. The four of them headed to their next class. It was the class every kid or squid hated: math.
Charlotte didn't mind math and was quite good at it. Teuta was bad at math and was barely focusing and doodling in her notebook. Erink was also disinterested in math and was watching Teuta doodle. Jr was watching and taking notes like a studious young "squid". The rest of the day blew by fast because it was just lunch, art class, recess, and Squinglish class.
The four of them went on the train together and talked about all the stuff they do at Inkopolis. Jr took notes so he could remember for later. They waved by to Jr as he got off his stop and he made his way back to the motel. As soon as he got in, he locked the door behind him and began removing the disguise. He tossed the wig and glasses onto the bed and went to take the contacts out. He took this time to himself to eat, relax, and do his first-day-of-school homework. After he finished all that, he picked up his walkie-talkie.
"Hello?"
"Jr? That you?" DJ Octavio asked.
"Yes, father."
"How was the first day of being an Inkling? Were they ink thirsty savages?"
"Surprisingly, no... They seemed quite tame to what we've dealt with."
"And the agents? You find them?"
"Yes, father. Not only that, I've become acquainted with them. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer."
"You the man, son! Keep gettin' info on these guys. Peace out."
"Bye, father." He hangs up. He was already in pyjamas, so he flopped into bed and cuddled with his plush octopus. The mission was going according to plan.