Inkopolis Down
Chapter 19
Predator vs Prey
"I'm ready, sir." a fighter pilot said,
"You are going to strike the plaza, that is where the mass splatter is." the general briefed him, "A strong creature that can withstand all fire arms."
"ETA 10 minutes, then." the pilot mumbled and walked out.
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"Ha.. Ha.." Splat panted as he led his family down the abandoned halls of the studio building,
"I'll hold him off here." Arnie said as he held his double-barreled blaster, "You flee, go far away from here."
"We won't leave you!" Cepha said,
"You won't be safe here." Arnie told her, "You will surely perish..."
"What's your plan?" Splat asked,
"We're gonna take hit and run tactics." Arnie responded, "Just pester him, but stay low and away... Then we could damage him enough to seriously hurt or kill him." he muttered, "He's no starfish, so he can't regenerate."
"What is he?" Paprika asked,
"I know..." Arnie muttered, "It's in my blood... He's a Giant Triton." he muttered, "My natural predator."
"That's a sea snail." Tint informed, "No wonder he had that armor."
"Which is going to be pain to get through.." Splat groaned.
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"Hey, Splat..." Paprika pointed to a television, "Look at that."
"The Inkopolis military are warning all citizens to stay away from the Square." the anchor came on, "They are going to send an inkstrike there."
"An inkstrike?" Cepha said in shock,
"They state that time of strike will be in 10 minutes." the anchor continued, "So please stay away!"
"Hm..." Arnie muttered, "An inkstrike... that could be the key..." he looked at a nearby clock, "Splat, let me see your watch.."
"Here..." Splat handed it to him, "What for?"
"For time of arrival." Arnie muttered, "Do you have a timer on this?"
"Yeah.." Splat nodded.
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"Where are you..." Triton said and then whiffed the air, "Ah..." he looked ahead of him, "I know.." he walked down the hall,
"Here he comes..." Splat said as he hid behind a door,
"Hmm..." Triton looked around,
"HA ha!" Splat appeared and then started firing at him with a .96 Gal,
POOM! POOM! POOM! The weapon fired, catching Triton off guard,
"ARGH!" Triton groaned as he was knocked to the ground, "You runt!" he said and placed his shell armor on,
"Hehehe." Splat laughed as he ran off,
"I'm gonna get you!" Triton yelled as he chased him down, turning a corner, "huh?" he stopped when two tubes were pointing straight at him,
"Knock knock." Arnie grinned, holding his blaster,
POOOM! A point blank shot,
"AH!" Triton screamed and crashed into the wall,
POOM! POOM! POOM! Successive shots drove the fiend deeper into the wall,
"Come on!" Arnie told his inkling friends once he ran out of ammo,
"Argh..." Triton groaned and felt his face, which had a huge scar running across, "Those puny... savages!" he roared then chased them down.
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"There he is!" Tint yelled and pointed at Triton, who had turned a corner,
SPLAT SPLAT SPLAT! The blasts signaled they had gotten the message,
"Hrr.." Triton growled as he hid behind a wall, "They're trapping me... like insignificant guerrillas.." he said, "I need to separate them... and take them out..." he muttered, then looked at the wall and kicked it down, revealing a room.
"Keep firing!" Cepha said as they kept the pressure on the hall,
CRASH! Triton took down another wall, going for the flank.
"Phew.." Paprika said as they ran out of ammo,
PPOOOM! The wall next to the was destroyed, and out came Triton,
"Oh Yeaaahhh!" Triton laughed as he jumped the wall and cornered his foes,
"Stand back!" Arnie yelled and blasted Triton, "Go!" he told his inkling allies, and they bolted,
"Ha ha!" Triton said and punched Arnie's hand, knocking he blaster out of it, "Ha!" he punched him in the stomach,
"Oof!" Arnie groaned as he lost wind,
"Ha!" Triton kicked him into the wall, then turned to the fleeing inklings, "I'll be back." he told Arnie and chased them.
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"Come on!" Splat told his family as they ran in the direction of the main studio,
"Why are you leaving!?" Triton laughed as he chased them, then grabbed a desk and threw it at them.
"Ah!" Tint yelled and pushed Cepha out of the way and into a different corridor,
"Wait!" Cepha said as her parents separated from them, "Mom! AH!" she screamed when another desk hit the wall.
"Let see if this works.." Triton walked to the intersection, then saw the two youths, "Ah ha..."
"Cepha, go!" Tint yelled,
"No!" Cepha stood by his side,
"I said go!" Tint said and pulled out a Splat bomb, but kept it behind his back,
"Ok!" Cepha saw it and ran,
"Don't go." Triton growled, then turned to Tint, "So I guess it's just you?"
"You'll have to go through me to get to her." Tint muttered, "Oh.. Here, catch!" he tossed the splat bomb,
"Huh- AH!" Triton yelled when the bomb blew, knocking him down,
"Ha ha!" Tint laughed and ran to catch up to Cepha.
"Grr..." Triton growled and stood up, then hounded down the two youths.
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"Sh..." Tint told Cepha as they hid in a secluded room, "He's on our trail."
"I know..." Cepha mumbled, holding tight to Tint, "Tint.. what's going to happen if he finds us?"
"Nothing..." Tint growled, "He isn't going to do anything." he said as he charged another Splat Bomb, "Especially not to you.. I'll die before he hurts you."
"Tint.." Cepha mumbled,
"Cepha.." Tint muttered, "This may be the last time I ever see you."
"What.. What do you mean?" Cepha asked worriedly,
"I'm going to face him." Tint stood up, "He is not going to find you." he mumbled.
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"Where are you.. Kiddo?" Triton whiffed the air, "Ah..." he grinned