Chapter Two of Sentinel's Duty!
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Chapter 2: a Human's first Turf War
Location: Shinjiro's Hut, Above Ammo Knights.
POV: Shinjiro
I awoke to the sound of gibberish speech outside followed by catchy music. I had forgotten I had taken off my armour... I get up and looked out my front window of my hut, I see a crowd of Inklings looking up at a wide screen, with two female Inklings. I'd assume it's the news or pop stars announcing their latest album or something like that... I put on my helmet and set the translation on, I walked out so I could properly hear. "also, a Primitive was found in Cyrogenic sleep outside of Inkopolis yesterday!" The inkling of the left said, excited. "Really?" Said the other, her interest rising. "Yep! He was found around at evening by the Twins and is currently living on top of Ammo knights!" URG!? What!? Now Inklings are gonna ask me questions! How did the two females get a hold of this?! 'Wait...Those two...' My eyes lit up in flames of rage "He seems suspicious though. the Twins say he gave no information." The left Inkling thought heavily. "It's nothing to worry about...it's not like he's some super solder sent to destroy us to prevent an apocalypse." 'You may never know.' I thought with an evil grin on my face, jokingly of course, who would kill a race that offered him a home? "Anyway, that's all we have today!" "Staaay fresh!" The two gave their signature pose and the news ended. "Cute." I said. the crowds walked about, resuming their lives. I groaned, "I'm gonna be stalked by everyone" Regardless, I walked back inside. Taking off my helmet, I dressed myself in a black T-shirt with a white shirt inside. and blue jeans. I looked in the mirror in my walk in closet, my blond spiky hair still stood strong after Cyro sleep and my blue eyes looked the same. I didn't even age a bit. I smirked. "You haven't grown at all, you handsome rouge." I then went to my kitchen, which was small yet surprisingly full of space. I looked at the wall were I supposedly swung my sword at. The ink on it was gone. "Huh." My gut rumbled, interrupting me from my thoughts. I held my stomach in pain as it snarled for food, "Ok! Ok! Geez!" I had my usual breakfast, eggs n' bacon. Strange how meat and edible food preserved this long...I need to how the prof had this vision, seems too...fishy. After my breakfast. I was left with the question that was gnawing at me from the moment I awoke in this completely different age. What do I do now? Do I wait for something to happen or do I ask around and help out like a silent protagonist in a JRPG? I was meant to find others like me, but Inklings or 'Octolings' were bound to have found them by now. Well, I might as well explore my new home...
Location: Inkopolis Plaza.
POV: Third Person.
Shinjiro wandered the plaza, it really reminded him of Shibuya Crossing, what with the adverts, the yellow paths for the blind and the four-way crossing. Surprisingly, no one asked him what He was, where He came from, Etc. There were Shops lining the plaza, he was unable to read Inkanese still, so he was left with the knowledge that the shop that his hut stood on was Ammo Knights. Shinjiro did speak with the Owner, Sheldon inside before he left, turns out, the Prof also pulled a Cyro and met Sheldon and now resides halfway around the world, monitoring that section. Shinjiro gave Sheldon his armour so he could make adjustments that will help him big time. As well as his Inksaber, a nickname thought of by Shinjiro. "This really does remind me of Japan.." Shinjiro said to himself. "Heomksic ingtteg?" He heard an inkling male. "Oh." Shinjiro said as he pulled a device that Sheldon made by copying the same technology in Shinjiro's helmet, and switched it on. "Repeat." He said. The inkboy raised an eyebrow, but responded, "Getting Homesick?" Shinjiro nodded slightly, "yeah. I'm on earth, my origin but it feels so...alien." He said, trying not to be insulting to the new inhabitant. "Oh, you'll get used to it." The squid kid replied, "our language does imitate one of the Primitive's main Language's, Japanese." Shinjiro raised an eyebrow, "At least that what it said in the history book.." He then nodded. "Oh" the Squid Kid said as he noticed something at the Tower. "Well, I'm off on a winning spree, See ya!" The boy dashed over to his team and entered the tower. Shinjiro smiled, the kid reminded him of his childhood. He'd have to ask Sheldon what Turf Wars are. In fact...
Location: Ammo Knights.
POV: Shinjiro.
"Hey, Sheldon. What's a Turf War?"
The Horseshoe Crab smiled, "I was going to tell you what one was when you returned! Ahem, A turf war is an team activity where two teams of 4 spread as much of their team's colour throughout the stage. The team with the most ink on the stage wins." I understood easily, "Sounds easy." Sheldon chuckled, "it really isn't, how about you try one?" He said, handing me my armour, "I-um-what? Wouldn't it be strange for a human to participate in a match with 7 Inklings?" He waved his hand in a 'oh no..' Manner. "not really...but Inklings can turn in Squids and swim in Ink at High speeds and take damage from opposite colours of Ink. You can traverse all colours of ink without harm. However, to make things fair, Ink shots will splatter you." Wait, I can die? I gave an unnerved look. "Don't worry, you respawn afterwards. Just try it, it would be fun!" I sighed, "Alright, Alright..."
Location: Inkopolis Tower.
POV: Shinjiro.
I had waited for 7 others to join, sitting in a room with two doors on both sides, one side had coloured doors, one pink, one blue. "Hope I ain't on Pink." I said aloud. Suddenly, the 7 he was waiting for came in. 3 girls, 4 boys. Soon, their tentacle (hair) colour changed, the. Three girls wore matching uniforms, a pink T-shirt with...whatever was written on it. And black shorts that only stopped at their thighs. And purple shoes, their friend wore a white hoodie with a black shirt, and blue jeans, and red trainers. My team wore a mixture of clothes, unlike Team Girl over there. One had a black hoodie, black shorts, stopping on his knees and white shoes, and two wore long sleeved T-shirts. One coloured blue, the other coloured teal. They wore the same shorts and had grey and brown shoes. The two teams immediately broke into bragging and taunting. I was luckily in the Blue team, with the boys and the girls were in the Pink. "What's a Primitive doing in here?" One of the Blue's spoke up shrugged, "hey, Sheldon wouldn't stop pestering me." They all shrugged, "I'm Rio, this is Josh and Zack." "Shinjiro." The gates opened up, allowing both teams to enter, I seen the boys give mean faces to girls, who retaliated with insults of their own.
Location: Saltspray Rig
POV: Third Person.
The male squids had popped up from the spawn two wielding splattershots and one wielding an Inkbrush, Shinjiro landed from the sky via Jet boots, pulling a Splattershot Jr and an Inksaber out and taking stance, same as the Inkbrush Inkling, with the Splattershot at his side.
The four girls popped up, two using ranged weapons, one using an Inkbrush and one using a Roller.
*BANG*
The teams were off. Shinjiro fired from the ground, copying his team. Rio, the boy with the Inkbrush followed behind. "How can you have two weapons?!" Rio asked, "I can't transform and can't use secondaries." "Fair enough. Wait, how can you regain Ink then?" "I put my hand on the ink and my tank refill." "Oh, ok." Zack and Josh hid behind cover, the shooter girls began to spray their ink over the turf, "Ink 'em!"
Shinjiro noticed a girl with an Inkbrush above him, she gave a "Kya!" Before her brush crossed with Rio's, "I got this!" Rio yelled as Shinjiro continued to Ink a path. Suddenly he avoided the Roller girl, who made a beeline straight for Rio, "Rio, Look out!" SPLAT! Rio was crushed by the roller and Shinjiro seen Rio's squid fly towards the Spawn. Shinjiro dashed forward with his Inksaber, swinging a wave at the Inkbrush girl and uppercutting the other. Both were splatted and were sent to their spawn.
POV: Shinjiro
I continued inking a path for my team. Suddenly I heard someone run behind me and got on me, it was one of those girls! She wrapped her legs around my neck, causing me to look up, "What the heck!?" It was a girl with a splattershot, she put her weapon to my forehead, obscuring my vision as I attempted to shake her off. "Bye bye!" "NO WAIT!-" I was splatted right in the head, I looked totally different when my body turned to pink ink. I looked like a chibi version of myself with wings.
POV: Rio
I ran ahead while inking a path for Josh- "NO WAIT!-" *SPLAT* That sounded like Shinjiro! "Dang it.." I said as Josh held up, "the enemy would of coloured the turf by now!" he said, I nodded. "Let's show the girls what boys can 'really' do!"
*SPLAT* *SPLAT* "Whyyyyyy..." I said as me and Josh were easily defeated by the two girls. Respawning, I seen Shinjiro glistening blue after he covered more area. "Use your special, Shinn!" Zack yelled.
POV: Shinjiro
I felt energy in my chest, a speaker appeared on my armor plate. I seen the girls run towards us, raising my arm like I was holding a guitar, the girls were unable to manoeuvre away from my Killer Wail. "Feel the power of my Fusion lick!" I said as the four were splatted by my fresh guitar skillz. This gave me and my team plenty of time to turn the tide of battle
[ONE MINUTE REMAINING]
The intensity was increasing, both teams were losing members, I was splatted by an enemy above high ground while she was splatted by Rio from behind, I respawned catching their guy trying to spread his friends' turf near our spawn, I easily dispatched him and continued onward. Soon the game ended, and Judd appeared with two empty bars. 'Wait, Is that Judd!?' I thought. The bars filled up. The boys were anxious like their lives depended on it. So did the girls.
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We won, 51.2/49.8
"WAAAAHH!" One of the girls suddenly burst into tears while the two bickered, the guy thought about what went wrong, while cheering up the sobbing Inkling.
"WOOOO!" Rio yelled in victory as Josh and Zack highfive'd. "Not bad, Shinn, did you do this before?." "As a matter of fact I did, in a game of Paintball. Were you had to wipeout the enemy team. Hurts like hell though." "Oh. No wonder you're good." Rio asked. I then walked over to the girls...and. Boy. "That was a good game." I patted the crying girl's head, "You'll get your victory next time. Just practice. That's how everyone started out." I smiled. Slowly a smile appeared on her face. 'the inklings aren't that bad...' I thought as both teams shook hands
Location: Shinjiro's Hut
POV: Shinjiro.
My empty husk of a body was being carried by my spirit, "SoOoOo...TiReD..." As I entered my home, I practically threw myself on my bed. I looked at the stuff I had, I had brought everything home. "Good night, world..."
Location: ?
POV: ?
The place was pitch black, suddenly a spotlight focused on Me, a human with dark grey armour, given to me for a task as I was pushed into a Cyro pod. I focusing on a screen, viewing a Blue coloured knight battle the Inklings. My supposed 'allies' enemies. I chuckled when one of the inklings cried at their loss, what a complete wimp, a baby..."So, what do you think about those little hipsters?" A hip-hop low-pitched voice was heard. "Don't know why you guys were beaten by...such children!" I replied, "They outnumbered us..." Was the voices reply. "True.." I responded, looking at the Sentinel in the showing. "That can't be Shinjiro..." I was proved wrong easily when he cheered the girl up, revealing his face. "That tratiorious scum!" I yelled, slamming my fist against the wall. "He's...Damn you, Shinjiro!"
My second Chapter! Sorry, life's catching up on me, may not have the third done after a while ;-; but I'll keep on it when I have free time.
Stay fresh my buds!
Fun fact
1:Shinjiro's armour resembles the Cainhurst set from Bloodborne:
2 The Inksaber is the Chikage from the same game.: