Inkopolis Plaza had cleared and it was just the agents and the prince left. They were awaiting the Octoking's arrival.

"When's he gonna arrive? He's taking his sweet time." Teuta huffed.

"He'll be here soon. He needs to make an 'entrance'. "Jr said. Within a few minutes, DJ Octavio did indeed arrive. He arrived similar to how he revealed himself in the past to the agents.

"Agents, Jr, I'm glad you could make it to tonight's performance." DJ Octavio greeted them.

"You're really gonna fight your own son?" Erink called.

"If it makes him learn his lesson, yes." the DJ said, while glaring his son down.

"Well, I'm not prepared to lose, 'father'." Jr retorted, glaring back. They glared each other down before unlocking eyes.

"Hope y'all are ready for this." DJ Octavio said, starting his beats. He was bobbing to the beat and tapping a tentacle while he was DJing. They readied themselves for battle. The battle so far was pretty much the same as the last one. He would be shooting the missiles, blasting Killer Wails, throwing punches, and firing the Octo Disco balls. The crew thought they pretty much had it, until he fired a new attack. It was similar to that of the Inkzooka. They tried to dodge, but Erink got splatted and sent back to the respawn point.

"How long has he had that?!" Teuta exclaimed.

"It's one of the new weapons the ship has been upgraded with." Jr explained while wiping off ink from his cheek.

"How did you know this?" Charlotte asked, blasting a missile to pieces.

"I... I supervised all the upgrades." Jr replied, looking down regretfully. Charlotte patted his shoulder.

"It's fine. Let's focus on beating him." she reassures him. They continued fighting him. They swiftly dodged and knocked back his artillery and DJ Octavio was getting frustrated.

"You guys are really bein' a stick in the sand, yo. Time for y'all to drop the mic!" DJ Octavio said while pressing a switch on his dashboard. This activated an Inkstrike and he aimed it at the squids. Teuta got splatted, while Jr pushed Charlotte out the way.

"They're OK? Right?" Charlotte asked. Jr nodded.

"They've most likely been sent to a respawn point somewhere in Inkopolis. They'll be fine." he replied pulling her onto her feet again. The battle continued. DJ Octavio was going all out as were Charlotte and Jr. They were getting to the final stretch and the Squid Sisters finally overrided the Octoweapon.

"Sorry we took so long, Agent 3!" Callie said.

"Gramps kept offering us crabby cakes... Super distracting..." Marie added.

"You're in the final stretch now! Ward him outta Inkopolis for good!"

"Got it." Charlotte said. They continued on with the battle. Pink and purple ink was flying in both directions. On one end the two kids wanted to win, while on the other end, the Octoking wanted to win. He finally shot the Octopus Disco ball. Charlotte hit it back. He punched it back with his left fist. Jr shot it back once again. DJ Octavio punched it back with his right. Finally Charlotte and Jr shot it back. Their blow was strong enough that it sent him flying back to Octo Valley. The two were panting and they heard the thud of the ship. They let out a sigh of relief. Once the year caught their breath, Jr turned to Charlotte.

"I need to go back to Octo Valley. That last blow might have done a number down there." He turned to leave, but Charlotte grabbed his arm.

"It's too dangerous! You can get killed..." she said. She was looking down and holding his arm tightly. She really didn't want him to go. He put his hand on hers.

"I'll come back in one piece. I promise." They locked eyes with each other. They moved in their faces closer to each other's. Their lips almost touched, but Jr reeled back. "I'm... sorry... I have to go." He finally got out of her grip and super-jumped away. She watched him go before turning to go on her own way. She needed to find Erink and Teuta.

Jr eventually reached Octo Valley. The ship was there, smashed and his dad was there passed out. The Great Zapfish was fortunately unharmed and floating there gently. He frowned and sighed.

"I'm sorry we had to fight like that dad... But you had no right to steal like that." He felt a rumble beneath his feet. He kept his balance. He hurried down into one of the kettles. More panels were falling off the walls. Stalactites were falling from the ceiling and hitting structures below. He tensed up seeing this. He took a few deep breaths to calm down and refocused on his mission. He began super-jumping to platforms and scooping up some Octarians. He dropped them off near the kettle.

"Go to the surface and wait for me there. I need to head to base and order everyone to evacuate. Keep by Kettle 0001." Jr ordered.

"But, your highness." one whimpered.

"Go now!" The two quickly climbed out of the kettle was stayed by it. Jr began making his way back to the home base and telling every Octarian where to go. He finally made it to base. There were still Octarians there and around Octo Valley. Some places were falling apart less than others, but this prince wasn't taking any chances. Octobob came to greet Jr.

"Prince Octavio? What are you doing back? I thought you had..." Octobob couldn't finish his sentence.

"I know... But I'm back now. And I need everyone to evacuate to the surface." Jr said.

"But, your highness, where will we go if we go to the surface?"

"I don't know yet... But we certainly can't stay here. Get going, OK? I don't want to use you too." Jr said while patting Octobob reassuringly. Octobob sniffed and wiped away a tear.

"Please be careful, OK?" Jr nodded. The Octotrooper ran off and warned everyone who he passed by. Jr made an announcement throughout all the domes telling the Octarians to head to the surface. No one argued and did as he said. Little by little, the Octarians began leaving the domes of the valley. Eventually the domes were empty as could be and he had to get out now.

He super-jumped from platform to platform, dodging the falling debris, heading towards the exit. He would help an Octarian who was hurt or stuck, if he spotted them, and those who weren't hurt helped them as well. Eventually they all made it out of the Valley. More crashing noises could be heard. The Octarians and Jr sadly looked at the kettles as they listened to their homes being destroyed. Jr sighed sadly. He turned to look at the amount of people saved. He sighed sadly. He recognized many faces there, but knew tons of people were missing, probably still in the Valley. Families were looking for missing members and we completely distraught when they couldn't find them. A lot of them angrily went to Jr.

"Our homes are destroyed!" one yelled.

"I still can't find my son! Where is he?!" screamed another.

"Where are we supposed to go now?!" another added. They were all yelling angrily at him and Jr really didn't have the answer to any of those questions. He stood in silence trying not to break under pressure. He didn't know what to do or say. DJ Octavio stirred and sat up. He looked over and saw the crowd yelling at his son. He got up and approached.

"HEY!" he called loudly, silencing the Octarians completely. Jr whipped around.

"D-dad?!" Jr asked, tensing up.

"Don't worry, I ain't gonna do nothing to you. Honest." the DJ said gently to his child. He turned his attention back to the crowd. "Why were y'all yelling at my son?"

"He made us leave our homes! Now they're destroyed!" DJ Octavio realized that Jr had actually saved a lot of them.

"You idiotic ingrates! He saved you all from dying!" They all fell silent. He was right.

"Well... Where do we go now?" another asked.

"Leave that to me." DJ Octavio pulled out his walkie-talkie. He turned to Jr as he dialed. "I need to show you someone..." Jr frowned because of all the trouble his dad caused. "I know, I know. I messed up big time. But I really need you to stay. It's important..." They still stared at each other for a bit. Jr sighed.

"Fine... But don't think this'll make me forgive you.

"I understand... Thank you, Jr."

Charlotte had gone to several of the respawn points and finally made her way to the Urchin Underpass one. There were Inklings and Octarians alike all in there. The Octarians seemed pretty tame in comparison to how they were acting earlier. She walked up to an Inkling.

"Excuse me, have you seen my sister? She's the same height as me, brown skin, yellow eyes, and is wearing a headset, a pair of shoes, and a jacket similar to mine. Have you seen her?" she asked.

"No, haven't seen her... An orange Inkling in clothes like yours popped up in the spawn earlier though." Charlotte perked up upon hearing this. The Inkling directed her to where he was. She saw him and he was holding hands with an Ophelia.

"Erink?" Charlotte called. Her whipped around and grinned widely.

"Charlotte! You're OK!" He runs over to her and gives her a big hug. She laughed slightly. "Did you beat him?"

"Yes. Jr and I beat him."

"And Teuta? And Jr too? Where are they?"

"I haven't found where she respawned yet and Jr's gone back to Octo Valley..."

"I'll help you look for Teuta, then! Do you wanna come along, Ophelia?" Erink asked turning to the Octoling. She politely shook her head. He shrugged. "I'll catch you later then." He gives her a hug. "Let's go find her." The two headed out of Urchin Underpass. They made their way to Blackbelly Skatepark. Erink tapped an Octostriker.

"Have you seen an Inkling girl with brown skin, yellow tentacles, and clothes like ours?"

"Uh yeah, she's over there." They looked over to where he was pointing and Teuta was there chatting with some Inklings and Octolings.

"Teuta!" Charlotte called. Teuta whipped around and happily ran towards them.

"Charlotte! Erink!" Teuta screamed happily as she jumped into her sister's arms. Charlotte almost fell over, but regained her balance. "Didja win?"

"Yeah. We beat him." Charlotte replied.

"Where's Jr?"

"He had to deal with stuff back in Octo Valley..."

"He does gonna be OK, right?" Charlotte shrugged.

"I hope so... Things are looking grim down there, but he's so dedicated to his people... We can only hope for the best." Teuta patted her sister's shoulder reassuringly.

Octavio Jr, his dad, and all the Octarians had made their way to a beach near the Valley. They were waiting for some boats to arrive. Jr stood a few feet away from his dad. He was still quite upset, and understandably so. DJ Octavio wanted to talk to him, but he couldn't figure out what to say and how to say it. A boat could finally be seen in the distance. Many others followed. Once they reached the shore, a woman stepped out from one. Some Octarians helped her down and DJ Octavio approached her. Once he was standing by her side, he sighed.

"Jr... This... This if your mother, Blanca."