Welp, you guys really like this and it makes me happy, to be honest I thought everyone would dislike it.
Well, the show must go on.
Chapter 4: Battle in the outskirts.
Location: Skate park
POV: Tsung
I had landed in a skate park just outside my mission area. The mission was simple. Scout the city. I place my finger to my earpiece, communicating to my squad.
"Squad members, call in."
"Bravo, standing by." Said one of my squad members, "Charlie, standing by" said another. "Delta, waiting for orders." Said the last
I was Alpha, "Alright, you know the drill, Scout ahead, don't do anything stupid." I ordered, "Yes, sir." Said the three as they switched their Intercoms off.
X
I whipped around a corner. Looking carefully about the area. I eventually found the gate leading out of the park and into the city outskirts. Strange enough, the water level seems to have dropped..
!?
I heard voices, bubbly and use an alien language with slight Japanese? It did sound like it.
"tsih ayw!" I quickly hid behind a wall, waiting for those things to pass.
It was a news crew, consisting of two camera kids, a news reporter and three kids that wielded water guns? I didn't underestimate them regardless. Maybe those weapons were redesigned to handle the threats that exist in now. But still, weapons looking like water guns and they were children? They went in the direction of my pod. That could cause a problem...
The crew had vanished out of sight and I had entered the streets now, I'll have to forget the pod for now. I heard pop music not to far and neon lights that lit up the sky.
I get my men on the intercom, "you guys seeing this?" I said, "yeah, whoever is living on this planet are pretty active at night."
I activate my Jets and reached the top of a skyscraper. In front, I seen a big, active city. But behind me, I seen the city the humans lived in. The bridge was partially submerged in the water. My assumption was right.
The city itself was less colourful and completely isolated from it's very active neighbour and helicopters flew about to examine the once great home of humans, probably archaeologists? I turned around again and continued to scout ahead. I had seen a big catfish-like creature on a Tower in the center of the City. Suddenly an electric shockwave flew across the city and the lights flickered, causing the lighting of the city to go from bright as day to pitch black.
Cheers, singing and music were replaced with screams of panic, confusion as spotlights were switched on looking about the city and allowing the crowds to head home, that Catfish creature wasn't no longer on the tower anymore. "Bravo. Send this to HQ."
Location: Shinjiro's Hut
POV: Third Person.
"W-Whats going on?!" Shinjiro said as he walked outside of his hut with Yaki, his Roommate was behind him, he was getting ready to go to the Splatfest with her, since she was constantly begging him.
The spotlights focused on the Tower and the crowds became more panicky.
"The Great Zapfish! It's gone!" Yaki yelled in shock. "Zap fish? What's that?" Yaki panicked, "It's what was giving us power to allow Inkopolis to live! If it's gone then we are in danger!"
Shinjiro kneeled and reassured her,
"It's alright. I'm going find out where it went, it couldn't have gone far. Stay with Sheldon in the meantime!"
Shinjiro ran into his hut and came out a few minutes later with his silver coloured armour. "I'll be back!"
With that, he took off, leaving smoke behind as he Jet Jumped from building to building. "No, wait!" Yaki sighed, "just don't get hurt...I already lost so much."
Location: Inkopolis Outskirts (?)
POV: Third Person.
A group of red tentacled females and the grey armoured figure flew on a UFO, carried a bright yellow catfish, which sent little sparks of electricity.
"So, you guys need 'this' to power your home? Pft, haven't you heard of Solar Energy? Or Renewable energy?"
The Octoling turned around. Her emotionless eyes focused on the human, "what do you think we were living on? It's not working."
The man smirked, "wouldn't the Inklings die without power, hmm? You guys don't really care about the Inklings, do you? I heard from a bird that Octolings and Inklings were like Yin and Yang. Bread and butter...Went hand in hand with one another!"
"Well we don't anymore," Another replied. "Not after what happened."
"Heh, Octarians and Inklings are selfish. I guess war exists no matter who lives on this planet."
"We didn't ask for this," The co-pilot bit back, "They started this mess in the first place and kicked us out!"
"Guess I hit a soft spot..." He smirked, prodding the co-pilot, who turned around, "Oh, I'm gonna throw you out and watch you break every bo-"
The leader of the group sighed, "Will you both stop! Or I'll throw you both out!"
The man shrugged, "You're the boss." He stuck his tounge out at the Co-pilot, who simply clenched her fists in anger.
X
Shinjiro had caught sight of the Zapfish being taken away by a UFO. He gave chase, along with three Inklings.. The co-pilot spotted him,
"It's that knight, with a few Inklings!" The leader yelled, "Damn it! You!" She pointed at the Grey armoured man, "Get down there and deal with them!"
The man sighed, "You should really treat me with respect, you kn- WOAH!" He was shoved off and landed in front of the group.
His visor uncovered his face, showing red eyes and black hair, this man looked familiar to Shinjiro, armour wise. "What's Up?" He said.
"Shinjiro, He's a primitive like you!" One of the Inklings said and the stranger clapped his hands,
"What a clever little boy! You deserve a cookie! Or whatever you things eat.."
The Inkling became infuriated by the comment, readying to charge, "I'm not little!" Shinjiro put his hand on the Inkling, halting him.
"It's what he wants. Remain focused." Shinjiro switched the safety on his sword off, since he was facing a human.
"What do you want?" He called out,
"Oh nothing. Enjoying the night, checking the view, oh and I was just ordered by the Octolings to take you guys out." He replied, "nothing personal, Shinji."
Shinjiro eyes widened, the visor retracted into his armor to reveal his own face, "No...Toshiro!?"
Toshiro cheered, clapping. "Hey! You remember me!"
"Toshiro, why...are you working for the enemy?" Shinjiro asked
"Oh, from what I was told, the Inklings were the enemy, no?" Toshiro replied
One inkling gritted her teeth, "whoever told you that is a liar!"
Toshiro shrugged, "I find that hard to believe."
"Damn it, Toshiro, The Inklings had nothing to with this!"
Toshiro, sighed. "One side had to have started it, and the Inklings had started this. You should see their homes, creepy noises and clanging everywhere up in that bish."
Shinjiro groaned, "Toshiro. I spent time with them, they would-"
Toshiro sighed
"These...'kids' are poisoning you, can't you see? You were sent here to make sure a war never started...Yet here you are. Living with the cause, settling down like it's a Sitcom! As long as these two species exist, War will continue to break out and will cause more damage to the world unless only one stays standing!"
"The Inklings would only fight in self defence!" Shinjiro yelled.
Toshiro groaned, "You are blinded by their hospitality, Shinjiro! you don't know what they really are from the inside! You failed your mission from square one when you met those twins and joined them!" Shinjiro looked down in confusion.
"You don't know the damage these Inklings can do...I seen in Octo Valley what they are capable of." Toshiro continued.
The Inklings looked to him then back at the enemy, "you don't know what the Octarians are capable of, either!" Toshiro smirked "Oh, you have no idea.."
The Inklings readied their weapons There was silence.
"Just forget it. I've wasted enough of your time.." He said. "I'm ordered take you all down, even you, Shinji."
The Sentinel sighed...
"You three, get out of here." He said, stepping in front of the Inklings,
"Your weapons will have no effect on him" The inklings looked towards Shinjiro.
"Be careful.." The two super jumped back to the Booyah Base for back up.
"Kick his butt for us!" The boy followed his friends.
The two walked to an open area
"I never thought I'd see you go so low, Toshiro. So low as to join the ones who had caused all this."
"Well, they did tell me that the Inklings caused this. I never thought you'd go so low to join 'them'."
"The Octarians are the ones in the wrong!"
"From my point of view, the Inklings are!"
Silence
The two former friends drew their swords
SHHING!
"forgive me." The
Sentinel said.
"Don't apologise, you hypocrite!"
Their visors covered their faces,
Toshiro charged at Shinjiro, dark gray and silver sparks flashed from their swords. Shinjiro currently held the upper hand by pressuring Toshiro.
"You're still as strong as I remember...But still, I'm not the kid you knew back then!"
He slammed the hilt of his sword against Shinjiro's forehead and aimed for his eye, swings vertically, luckily if Shinjiro didn't have his visor on, he'd lose an eye. The blade hit his visor, making blade scrape against metal, leaving a small mark.
•Flashback•
Shinjiro was knocked back from Toshiro's counter attack, his kendo mask damaged.
"Come on, Shinji, you seen that coming a mile away!" Said a teenage Toshiro.
"How could I move when you moved so fast?!"
Toshiro charged, swinging left and right, Shinjiro blocked and evaded before delivering a swift kick
•Now•
Toshiro recoiled from the kick, before he lunged forward with his sword. Shinjiro dodged it, quickly taking a step back.
"Die!" Shinjiro avoided a horizontal swing from Toshiro by ducking.
He then retaliated with a vertical slash downward which Toshiro dodged to the left. Seeing him go left, Shinjiro quickly spun around and their blades met once more.
"Seems the prof taught you a few things before you were frozen..."
"Actually, my swordplay comes from a videogame I played."
"NEEEERRRD!" Toshiro shouted as he overpowered Shinjiro, who immediately dodged backwards to avoid a fatal swing.
The two continued their flurries of attacks, every swing was blocked, evaded or parried and neither man showed fatigue.
Shinjiro then threw his fist at Toshiro, knocking him back and stunning him. "We're done here!"
•Flashback•
Toshiro was at the edge of a makeshift arena with Shinjiro's sword at his neck.
"I win." He said with a smirk.
•Now•
*TINK TINK TINK!"
Bullets began ricocheting off of Shinjiro, he then began to jump back. "Toshiro! Grab on! We secured the Zapfish!" A rope hung from a UFO
Toshiro smirked under his visor, "Took you long enough! Atta girl!"
He said, grabbing onto the rope,
"well, seems I'm forfeiting right now, don't worry, I'm sure we'll meet again!" he said.
"Toshiro! Wait!" Shinjiro yelled, another bullet skiffed past him,
"Like the Octarian's new weapons? Anti-primitive weapons, effective against things, like you and me, also devastating against Inklings!"
"You bast...you really intend to kill the Inklings?!" Shinjiro yelled. "Of course! This is just the beginning of the End for both Inklings AND you!"
The UFO flew away as Toshiro laughed cruelly.
"Come back here!" Shinjiro said, a hand grabbed him. He turned to see Yaki.
"Y-Yaki!?" He said, "what are you doing here?" Yaki was afraid, "Who was that? What was that?"
He sighed..."
Location: Shinjiro's Hut
"He was...an old friend." Shinjiro said. "Then why was he fighting you?" Yaki replied.
"WAS." He repeated, "Oh."
"What will happen to Inkopolis?" Shinjiro asked, Yaki moved about on her seat,
"If we don't get the Zapfish back in 1 week, that's it. We lose all our power, and riots will break out."
"This is exactly what Toshiro wants...a house divided cannot stand.
"I heard of someone who fought the Octarians. Long long ago, my parents knew him before they..." She droned off. A tear was visible.
Shinjiro kneeled before her, "I'm sorry for your loss. But I will find this man and I will get the Zapfish back. And then I'll take you to the Splatfest before it's over."
"Um..Thanks, I guess?" Yaki was petted by Shinjiro, smiling.
He turned on the light, it was still bright, but not as bright as it was.
The two went to their beds, the light turned off.
Outside, the Neon lights and signs were still bright as anything. But a few would flicker slightly. The music would also glitch slightly.
Shinjiro sighed, "just what did happen between them?"
Chapter 4 Done, geez. I think I'm starting to hit a few Writers blocks.
Well, that was an interesting chapter. We meet a rival from the past who has joined the dark side. As well as bear witness to the Zapfish kidnapping.
Will Shinjiro get the Zapfish back before its too late? Or is it the cruel end for the Inklings?
Fun Facts:
- Toshiro's cocky attitude is a reference to Jetstream from MGR.
Even the fight between Toshiro and Shinjiro is a reference to the start of the game, just after Metal Gear Ray Boss.
- the Ink Weapons provided by the Prof have a safety feature that switches between Ink attacks and regular attacks.
- I may throw some proper character development in the next Chapter.
- There are more humans from the past in Cyrogenic Sleep. However they haven't been discovered.