Inkopolis Down
Chapter 15
Triton Appears
"Splat! Splat!" Paprika ran in to the living room, where her partner, her daughter, and Arnie were,
"What is it, dear!?" Splat stood up in concern, seeing she was extremely frightened,
"Turn the TV to the news!" Paprika said, "I was watching it in the kitchen, turn it on!"
"Alright!" Cepha grabbed the remote and changed the channel.
"Chaos with the Cops!" the news anchor yelled, "The Inkopolis Police Department Station has been attacked! There were no survivors in the onslaught." he mumbled, "Police Chief Inaka, Police Sergeant Calamaird, and Sheriff Squitanks were among those who were splatted."
"What!?" Splat yelled, "No no no no." he muttered and held his temples,
"Who could have done this?" Arnie muttered, "Oh... Britten..."
"We have surveillance footage." the news anchor said, and the security video of Triton attacking the police station was shown.
"The rest of the police force has mobilized to hunt this man down." the female anchor growled, "If you have seen this man, please report it to the police immediately."
"That's not Britten." Paprika saw the picture of the man, "He's way too tall."
"That must be a new one..." Arnie growled, "Where are they coming from?"
"I don't know, but we have to end this, now." Splat stood up, "He killed Officer Calamaird! Gra!" he slammed the coffee table in front of him,
"Dad?" Cepha asked, "Are you alright?"
"Oh, Cepha." Paprika said, "Calamaird was a very good friend.. Without him, we wouldn't be alive."
"Yes, he was a brave man." Arnie added, "But Splat, he would have wanted you to finish the job. I grieve with you, but we have to kill this new person."
"You're right, Arnie." Splat sighed, "Let's do this."
"But where are we going to find him?" Cepha asked,
"No, Cepha..." Arnie grumbled, "We're no longer chasing after him... We're going to bring him to us." he said, "Then we'll take him out."
"How are we going to lure him?" Paprika asked,
"By doing something that will come out on the news.." Arnie answered,
"What is going to put us on the news?" Cepha pondered,
"I don't know." Splat mumbled as he grabbed the remote and changed the channel,
"Heyoo!" a black haired inkling woman came on, "Welcome to Turf News! I'm your host, Callie!"
"And Marie!" a white haired inkling woman added,
"Hey..." Splat looked at the TV, "Aren't they really popular?"
"Yeah." Cepha said, "They're News Idols! Their studio is right in downtown Inkopolis next to the Lobby!"
"Hm.." Arnie looked at Splat with a smug grin, and the two nodded in sync.
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"And Remember, Stay Fresh!" Callie smiled to the camera,
"Stay Fresh!" Marie added, and the producer told them to cut, "Phew..." she sighed and drank some water,
"Remember when this job didn't wear out our voice so much.." Callie chuckled, "Back when we were young?"
"And we were the dream of every Inkling boy?" Marie chuckled, "Now we're the dream of every Inkling man- I think that's an upgrade, no?"
"I guess." Callie said and fixed her hair.
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"Hey, you can't come in here!" a security guard told the advancing party, "Callie and Marie do not accept fans during work hours!"
"That's the problem." Arnie told him, then aimed his DB Blaster down...
"I'm not a fan."
he grumbled and pushed the Inkling aside, then aligned with the door.
POOOM! The door was knocked down,
"Ah!" Callie turned in shock,
"Was that a fresh entrance?" Arnie looked at them,
"AH!" the two Squid Sisters screamed in horror, "IT'S HIM!"
"You met them already?" Paprika asked Arnie,
"You could say we have." Arnie responded,
"What do you want now?!" Callie cried, "Here, my car!" she tossed him her keys,
"Here, my money!" Marie tossed him her bag, "Please don't splat me!"
"We're not here to splat you." Splat told them, "We're here to be on the news... Turn the cameras on."
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"Our own studios have been attacked." the news anchor said from a TV at a window of a store, "Five unknown culprits have taken popular TV Idols Callie and Marie hostage."
"Hmm?" Triton turned to look at the television inside an electronics store,
"I am looking for the man that attacked the Police Station." Arnie spoke on the screen, "To show him how it is done."
"Ah..." Triton said in awe, "Bingo."
"I want to see him at Downtown Square... Now." Arnie growled, then shut off the camera,
"I'll be there..." Triton chuckled, then ran off.
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"Are you ready, Tint?" Cepha asked her boyfriend as they set up the trap,
"I've been fighting starfish for the past days now..." Tint chuckled, "I was born ready."
"This trap should incapacitate any starfish humanoid." Arnie said as he set it up, "So I have to be careful if I wander around here."
"We'll keep you covered, Arnie." Splat told him, "Don't worry."
"There, all set!" Paprika cheered as they finished the booby trap, "Just lead him to the center of the square and it's ready to go."
"I'll keep that in mind." Arnie chuckled, then turned to Callie and Marie, who were trembling in the corner along with the cameramen and the producer, "Did you even partner with that Ink fellow?"
"Yes..." Marie responded, "We did."
"We did?" Arnie asked in confusion, "Hey Splat, can you partner up with two people?"
"Never heard of it before." Splat answered, "But whoever did that with those two must be the luckiest man alive."
"Really now?" Paprika grumbled,
"Not as lucky as me, though." Splat did a last minute save,
"Arnie, can I go with you?" Cepha asked as her friend and her father were walking to the central square, which was empty because of their heist.
"Negative." Arnie told her, "You will stay here where it is safe."
"But Ar-"
"No buts, Cepha." Splat interrupted, "We can't put you in danger."
"Ready, Splat?" Arnie asked the inkling as he cocked his double-barreled blaster,
"Let's rock and roll." Splat grabbed Tint's E-Liter 3K, "Thanks for this weapon, son."
"No problem." Tint nodded, "Use it as you see fit."
"I will." Splat grinned, and then walked off with Arnie, ready for their date with destiny.