I took a bite of my fried fish. I know right? Great way to start a story. Anyways, where was I? Oh yes I remember now!
"Mmmm!" I said as I took another bite. My sister Alaine had just arrived at Inkopolis about half an hour ago, after introducing her to my friends, I decided from the famished look on Alaine's face that I would take her and the gang out to eat. After casting a vote they decided on the best restaurant place in town, (As well as the most expensive! Not that money is an issue with me.) Fesh Sizzle. Weird name I know right? Well according to legend, the founders were divided on whether to call it "Fresh Sizzle" or "Fish Sizzle", so they compromised and named the restaurant "Fesh Sizzle". But for a place with such a weird name they sure do have great food! I noticed that some girls were looking at our table and talking; I could couldn't help but overhear a few of the things they were saying.
"Is it really them?" One of them asked.
"Of course it's them, who else could it be?" Another responded.
"What about him? Could it really be Dae Hoplo?" Said the first one.
"I heard he saved the great zapfish." Said a third one.
"Not to mention that he leads the Starfish Strikers, the number one ranking team in Inkopolis!" The second one said.
"He's so dreamy!" Said the first one. I blushed at this and then turned away trying to block out their fangirling. It wasn't easy being famous, once I got chased all around the city by a bunch of my fans! I barely escaped, and that was only because Ellie saved me. That brings me to another sore spot in my life, Ellie. That girl drives me crazy! She and I had met on the first day I had arrived in Inkopolis. I remember it well; it was my first turf war. There I was dressed up in my basic gear wielding a Splattershot Jr. We were on opposite teams and boy did she kick my inky bottom! But after the match she came up to me while I was drenched in enemy ink and humiliated, and told me what a great job I had done and how close my team had come to winning because of me. We had been friends ever since. She could read me like nobody else could, and in turn I could read her better than anybody else. It was pretty nice to have a friend you could turn to no matter what, especially one so pretty and kind. Wait, what?
As I broke the chains of deep thought that had ensnared me, I was crestfallen to discover that while I had been pondering I had eaten all of my fried fish without savoring its flavor. I looked up from my empty plate straight into Ellie's eyes, her wonderful blue eyes! Argh! I thought, Whats wrong with me!
"Something wrong Dae?" Ellie asked noticing the distressed look on my face. I quickly regained my composure and smiled at her.
"Nope!" I said," Nothing's wrong with me!"
"If you say so…" Ellie responded skeptically. I looked at Sizz and cleared my throat at him. He looked up from his food at me; I motioned my head towards Alaine trying to get him to draw the attention away from me. He got the message and began some small talk.
"So Alaine, what do you think of Fesh Sizzle?"
"I really like it! I love its fried fish dish!" Alaine responded.
"Good good! Hey, you need a weapon don't you?" Sizz said.
"He's right Alaine if you want to participate in turf wars – which trust me you do - you'll need a weapon." I said.
"Oh ok, so when can we go?" Alaine asked. I looked around at all of the groups dishes which were conveniently empty.
"Looks like we're all done, so why not now?" I responded.
"Sweet, let me get the check Dae!" Sizz said trying to impress Jazz again.
"Um… Sorry Sizz, but I already paid for the food…" I replied feeling sorry for my friend.
Sizz, however, had only been half-listening. "No really it's alright- wait what, you already paid!"
Jazz, Si, and Ellie all were trying unsuccessfully to hold in some chuckles at Sizz's response.
"I'll let you pay next time Sizz. How about that?" I said.
"Oh alright, but you owe me bro." He replied.
At this we all burst out laughing and then left Fesh Sizzle.
As we walked through the plaza Alaine gazed around us in awe at the many modern wonders of Inkopolis. I placed my hand on her shoulder and guided her awestruck frame towards Ammoknights. I walked in and greeted Sheldon.
"Hey Sheldon, how's it hanging?" I asked.
"Ah, Dae Good to see you! And who is this that you have brought with you?" He said looking towards Alaine.
"This is my sister Alaine; she just arrived at Inkopolis today. We came here hoping to get her a weapon." I replied.
"Nice to meet you Alaine! I am Sheldon, the owner of Ammoknights. Now let's see about getting you a weapon. Hmmm." He said inspecting Alaine, "Yes, I think that the right weapon for you at this time is the Splattershot Jr!" He put the weapon on the counter.
"Here you go my friend!" I said putting some money up on the counter and grabbing the weapon. "Count this as your birthday present from me." I said giving Alaine the gun.
"Oh, thanks Dae!" Alaine said, practically leaping for joy.
"You're welcome sis, you're welcome!"
"Well," Jazz said, "How about we go and give it a whirl?"
"Yeah, you need to try it out!" Said Si.
"Ok!" Alaine happily replied.
"Let's go then!" Said Ellie in her angelic voice. Dang it! It was happening again! I paused with an irritated look on my face. Ellie looked back at me and motioned for me to come. I sighed and started to move my feet, but as we walked towards the tower out of the corner of my eye I saw something large and black. I quickly turned my head to see what it was, but whatever I had seen was gone.
"See something Dae?" Ellie asked.
"Well I thought I did, but I guess it was nothing." I responded.
Yeah that's all it was, nothing, I thought. But still, it might have been an Octarian. I would have to go talk to Cap'n Cuttlefish to see if he had seen anything strange recently.