A Race Displaced
Chapter 8
The Change of Heart
"The home of popular TV Idols Callie and Marie was assaulted last night." the TVanchor said, "The culprits were three large figures, two males, and one medium sized woman. Fortunately for the Idols and their guest, none were hurt and the only damage done was to their home and their car. Police have compiled rough sketches of the criminals and are asking the public for help."
"So this is what they look like." Calamaird looked at the wanted posters, "Can't say they're the best looking people in town."
"I've seen worse." the receptionist chuckled, "Except for this hunk." she pointed to the rough sketch of Triton, "Oo la la... Why must all hot guys be criminals?"
"Have you looked around here?" another officer came up to her, "We could make a monthly calendar."
"Ha ha.." the receptionist rolled her eyes, "Keep dreamin'."
"Well, I guess I gotta go out and patrol." Calamaird mumbled, "Huh..." he sighed and walked out.
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"Splat... do you have any money?" Paprika asked the inkling as the two walked down a suburb of Inkopolis,
"Only 65 doubloons." Splat responded, "Good enough to buy breakfast, lunch, and dinner." he chuckled,
"Good, I'm starving..." Paprika laughed, "Say, let's eat there." she pointed to a small cafe,
"Good eye." Splat nodded and the two walked down to enter.
DING DING! The bell connected to the door of the business rung,
"Ah! Hello!" a waitress came up to them, "Oh..." she grumbled, "I'm sorry, we don't serve Octarians." she crossed her arms,
"What?!" Paprika yelled,
"Excuse me?" Splat growled,
"This is an Inkling only neighborhood." the waitress responded, "We plan to keep it that way."
"Well I'll be." Paprika scoffed,
"You can eat here." the waitress told Splat, "Just leave her out."
"I won't eat here." Splat growled, "As long as she can't eat here, I won't eat here!" he yelled, catching the attention of the customers, "Come on, Paprika." he grabbed her hand.
"Well, look at that!" a customer hollered, "Look at that!"
"An Inkling and an Octoling!?" another yelled, "Boy, that's a crime against nature!"
"Get out of here!" the customers formed into a mob,
"Splat!" Paprika gasped in horror,
"Come on!" Splat yelled and the two ran to leave, however, both crashed into a towering figure.
"Master." Starly said,
"Ah..." Splat and Paprika trembled, they were between a rock and a hard place,
"Get over here!" a big inkling man grabbed Splat, "You stupid boy!" he shook him, "Get away from that deplorable rubbish!"
"Get out of here!" some inkling women started to push Paprika,
"Stop!" Paprika yelled, then she started to get beat,
"Paprika! Paprika!" Splat tried to get free from the man's grasp, "Stop! Help!"
Starly was watching the fight, then saw his master's suffering, and the innate pet loyalty instinct struck.
"No.. he rejected me..." Starly growled, "He didn't accept my feats..." he argued with himself,
"Help!" Paprika screamed,
"Get away from her!" Splat yelled,
"Ah... Ah!" Starly yelled, "Master!" he backhanded five inklings, knocking them into more inklings and getting a domino effect,
"Hey!" the other inklings turned,
"Let go of him." Starly growled then started to beat up all the inklings that were attacking them, however, he did not splat anyone.
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"We have a Code-120 in progress." the radio in Calamaird's squad car sounded, "Assault on the Fiji Cafe, suspect fits the description of last night's assault on the house of Callie and Marie. Address is 5820 Clam Avenue."
"This is Officer 777." Calamaird reported, "I am near site of conflict, reporting there now." he said and turned to another road.
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"Who.. what?" Splat looked at all the unconscious bodies of the attacking inklings, then looked back at Starly,
"Master... I saved you." Starly responded, "I am Starly."
"Starly?!" Splat said in shock, "My pet!?"
"Yes." Starly responded, "Forgive me for trying to splat you... I was enraged by your rejection."
"I uh..." Splat mumbled, "Ok... You're forgiven. But who were those other two?" he asked, referring to Britannia and Triton,
"The big one calls himself Triton." Starly muttered, "And I feel it inside my instincts that he is a true menace to my existence... The other one calls herself Britannia... she is dangerous as well."
PWEOOO! The sirens of a police car sounded, and out came Officer Calamaird,
"Come out with your hands up!" the officer yelled as he held out his pistol,
"It's that officer." Paprika mumbled, "The one who arrested you."
"I'll take care of this." Starly muttered, then walked up to the window,
"Stop right there!" Calamaird threatened, "This is Officer 777!" he spoke into his radio, "I may have found the assaulter of the Squid Sister's household! I also found Splat Aquasio, the youth who ran away from the police stati-"
CRACK! Starly punched the window and walked through the shards,
SPLATSPLATSPLAT! Calamaird fired his gun, but to no avail.
"Herph!" Starly grabbed hold of the officer while he was still shooting,
"AH!" Calamaird yelled in shock,
"Starly!" Splat yelled, "Don't kill him! Don't!"
"Hm..." Starly muttered, then set the police officer down,
"What.. What are you?" Calamaird trembled, seeing the ink blasts all over the seastar's chest and head,
"I am your driver for today." Starly responded, opened the back door, threw the officer in there, and then turned to Splat and Paprika, "Hop in."
"Did we just steal a police car?" Splat mumbled as he walked over to the car,
"That's gotta give us 2 stars.." Paprika chuckled as she hopped in the passenger's side, "Hey!" she yelled when Splat was already in there,
"Well well." Splat chuckled, "I didn't know you were that into me, Pap." he taunted her, since she was sitting on his lap,
"Hmph." Paprika grunted, then turned a slight shade of red.
"Where are you taking me!?" Calamaird yelled,
"That's a good question." Starly mumbled, then turned to Splat, "Where are we going, master?"
"First of all, don't call me master, it sounds weird." Splat grumbled, "Secondly, we're going to my grandparents' house in the country."
"Alright... Splat.." Starly muttered uneasily, "Where is that?"
"Oh yeah..." Splat grumbled, "Say, isn't this a police computer?" he pointed at the contraption,
"You're right, we can look them up." Paprika said and turned it on,
"Hey, that's Inkopolis P.D property!" Calamaird yelled,
"Shut up." Splat growled, "Alright, Paprika.. Type in Squilt and Callina Aquasio." he told her,
"Ok..." Paprika typed in, "Hm... Oh.." she got her result, "9235 Chisolm Trail. I'm putting it on the GPS right now." she continued typing.
"Turn left." the GPS spoke,
"You heard the lady." Splat told Starly,
"Alright.." Starly said and turned on the car, "Uh..."
"What's wrong?" Paprika asked,
"I don't know how to drive..." Starly responded as he looked at the steering wheel in confusion,
"Oh no..." Splat groaned, "I don't know either!"
"Neither do I..." Paprika sighed, "Who do-" the three paused and looked back at Calamaird.
"Oh no..." Calamaird mumbled in defeat.
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"What do you mean I got the wrong guy?" Officer Corala asked one of the Police Sergeants, "This is Splat Aquasio!" he pointed at Ink, who was behind a glass cell.
"He only looks like him!" the sergeant growled, "Lieutenant Calamaird just radioed in he has the real Splat! Plus, Splat was orange!"
"He could have had his ink repainted." Corala scoffed, "I'm just saying, that looks exactly like Splat Aquasio!"
"Well I'm just saying you should let him go." the sergeant growled, "Or we might get a lawsuit up our tentacles and I may just demote you!"
"Fine..." Officer Corala grumbled as he unlocked the cell, "Ink Aquasio, your friends are good to go."
"I must say." the sergeant said, "Those two sure look a lot like Callie and Marie." he pointed to Callie and Marie.
However, the Callie and Marie that came with Ink had different hairstyles. Callie had made her tentacles into a bun and Marie had her tentacles slightly longer.
"Didn't you watch the turf news this morning, hon?" the receptionist called out, "Plus, those two only look like the spoiled brats... They sound nothing like them though." she commented, "Probably those wannabe imitators."
"Imitator?!" Marie grumbled, "I can t-"
"Let's just go." Ink interrupted, "Before we get into real trouble." he led them outside.
SM'S TIME:
For Reviewer ReviewBro: Thanks for watching out for me, but I got this. Todos mis movimientos estan friamente calculados.
For Reviewer KitKattAttack: I like referring to people as their full, formal names, but I will keep that In mind. Oh, and please do excuse the slight format errors, sometimes I do upload these from my phone, which is a potato. Also, I think the character Squil is used in your story, apologies, I just treat it like a popular name in the squid world (Like Jason is a popular American name).
For Reviewer YaseentheEpic: Thanks, also, please please keep your reviews to one post! Thanks! ALso, the -san... I speak a little Japanese... since.. Well, have you seen Japanese girls? Hoo-ee!
I'm glad this little tiff could be resolved. ENJOY!