SPECIAL MIDNIGHT REVEAL
Inkopolis Down
Chapter 21
It's Over... Or is it?
"Ha.. Ha..." Splat panted as he saw the devastation the ink strike left, "Is it over?"
"Yes..." Tint nodded, "They both fell in..."
"I don't see anyone..." Paprika scouted the site, "No.. not one s-" she paused when she saw a little ghost rise out from the flashpoint,
"I hope that's Triton." Splat groaned,
"I killed him..." Cepha cried, "I killed Arnie..."
"Honey..." Paprika mumbled, "It wasn't your fault..."
"Yes it was..." Cepha muttered, "I hit the bar that knocked them out..."
"Cepha..." Tint told her, "You know... Starfish have this suirvival tactic..."
"So what?" Cepha growled,
"That if they are in absolute danger... they abandon an arm or leg..." Tint continued, "Look ahead..." he pointed.
Surely enough, there was a leg,
"Well I'll be damned..." Splat chuckled, "Once again this fool resurrects out of his legs!"
SPLOOSH! The leg started to gain masses of cells,
"Huh?" Cepha looked at the sight, then saw the mass was forming into the shape of a body,
"Here we go.." Paprika laughed.
"ARH!" Arnie yelled as he was revitalized, "I'm back!"
"Arnie!" Cepha cheered, "YEAH!"
"I told you... I'll always protect you." Arnie stood up, "And it seems Triton needs to take Starfish Biology 101." he chuckled, however, he paused when the sound of helicopters and large vehicles filled the air.
"The Inkopolis Military." Tint said as he looked out the broken window, seeing soldiers with their armored vehicles and helicopters dropping them off.
"We need to get out." Splat mumbled,
"What about them?" Paprika pointed to Callie and Marie, along with their crew,
"Leave them here." Arnie said, "Too much trouble, unless..." he extended his arm, "Give me your car."
"Not again..." Marie groaned and passed him her keys, "Go, you can have it too..."
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"Well, we're finally home..." Splat sighed as he looked at the cottage, "It feels like I haven't been here in ages..."
"Hey." Paprika turned to see a lone police car rolling down the dirt road, "Look."
"Ah..." Splat smiled, "Please let it be..."
Unfortunately for them, another officer exited the car,
"Splat and Paprika?" the officer read a sheet of paper,
"Yes, that be us." Splat and his partner came up to him, "What do you need?"
"Police Sergeant Calamaird wanted you to have this." the officer handed them the sheet of paper, "He'd thought you'd need this given the situation."
"Oh no..." Paprika mumbled,
"Huh." Splat sighed as he read it, "Look behind you?" he mumbled, "What?"
Surely enough, the door of the cottage creaked, and out of it came the old policeinkling himself, in crutches, but alive.
"Calamaird!" Paprika said with a big smile,
"Oh!" Splat said with tears in his eyes, "You're alive!"
"I takes more than a super-sea creature to take this officer down." Calamaird laughed,
"That's true." the other officer said, "I remember the little adventure he had 16 years ago. Detective Anchov's the name." he greeted as he took of his deer cap.
"Well, you were there to witness glory." Splat chuckled, "Come on in, you're welcome to join us!"
"Don't mind if I do." Anchov said as he placed his cap back on and followed them inside.
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(In a Labyrinthine Lair)
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There was a deep dark complex, and inside this complex was a glowing green pad.
SHWWOOOO! The pad hummed, and a little snail ghost hovered over it.
SHCLOP SCHLOP! The flesh and jelly of Triton started to form at the respawn point, just like in the Turf Games.
"AH!" Triton roared in life, "Ha.. Ha..." he panted, since the respawning takes its toll, he then walked over to his former master's computer.
SHWORN! It hummed in life,
"At least that useless inkling was good for something..." Triton growled, "Filling me with his scientific knowledge... He trusted me too much." he chuckled, "Splat and Paprika..." he muttered as he typed into the computer.
CHING! The search engine delivered a result,
"Hm..." Triton looked at the result, "The Police records." he said in surprise, "He hacked into them?" he read the result, "Splat Aquasio... Held in for $2,500 fine for domestic assault.. Paid in full." he read it, "16 years ago..." he continued typing, then another result appeared.
10 POLICE OFFICERS DEAD
14 CIVILIANS SPLATTED AT MOTEL
MASSACRE IN OCTO SUBURBS
"All this 16 years ago.." Triton muttered, "This must be when they all met..."
"Professor Squidada!" a voice yelled, and the fat inkling walked in, "I brought the police! Surrender!"
"Huh?" Triton turned, then looked at him,
"You're not Professor Squidada..." the fat inkling muttered, "Who are you!?"
"You! You worked here with the puny scientist!" Triton pointed at him, "Tell me everything he did!"
"Police! Help!" the fat inkling cried out,
"What is-" the two police officers paused, since they recognized Triton,
"That's him!" the other officer screamed, pulled out her pistol, and started firing,
"Rah!" Triton roared and tackled the both, then picked up the two officers by the head, "HA!" he smashed the two, splatting them instantly.
"Ah!" the fat inkling screamed,
"You!" Triton turned, "Tell me what the scientist was working on here!"
"I-I-I..." the fat inkling mumbled, "It was only the vial, the brittle star lady, and you!" he responded,
"You're lying..." Triton growled and picked him up by the collar, "Tell me..."
"There was another.. thing." the fat inkling stammered, "Professor Squidada worked on something else... but.. it didn't work."
"What was it?!" Triton yelled, seriously peeved by now,
"I'm warning you! He sent my friend through their, he didn't come back!" the fat inkling pleaded,
"What was it!?" Triton shook him violently,
"A.. Ah..." the fat inkling muttered, "Ah...Space.. Time... Displacer..."
"Hm..." Triton got a grin on his face, "Where is it?" he asked,
"Down the hall, behind the large steel doo- OOF!" he groaned when Triton dropped him,
"Hm..." Triton walked down and looked at the door,
"Wait, it's locked." the fat inkling said, "You won't be able t-"
KREEE! The steel creaked as Triton started to beat it with his armored fists, denting it.
POOOM! The steel door fell under his might, revealing a large machine with a circular capsule.
"Hm..." Triton looked at it, then walked over to the fat inkling and picked him up, "You come with me."
The two went inside.
"Show me how this works..." Triton said, "You've seen it in action."
"Oh.. oh..." the fat inkling said, "You step inside the circle... then... put in the year you want... then hit the red button."
"Do that..." Triton said as he stepped in, "Put it 16 years ago... NOW!" he yelled,
"Oh! Ok." the fat inkling started to type, "Uh...Here! Go away!" he pressed the button.
SHWOOOO! The machine hummed, and Triton started to hover,
"HA!" Triton roared as he was covered in shining light.
SHWOOOM! A great flash appeared, and the mollusk was gone.