Subject 10013…
Atarime Rei
Zero
Agent Zero
Yo! I'm Atarime Rei and I'm 16 years old this year!
Well, it's embarrassing to say the least, but I'm just an average inkling girl being taken care of by my mamas, Aori and Hotaru and sometimes my gramps, Yoshio… Cuttlefish? I know he's Atarime Yoshio, but it's strange for him to be called Craig Cuttlefish like he's a foreigner and unrelated to my mamas.
Hm? How did it start?
Well… It all started when I was little, living with my mama who was horrible and was very mean, but I loved her for making me see both the good and bad sides of this world.
I'm not sure if I'm happy being born after years of abuse, neglect and abandonment.
Oh! I was friends with a fellow inkling boy and 2 octoling girls who're siblings.
The eldest one is an inkling boy named Ryu and he's been hiding his name and face for years. He's cool and was the big brother type that is willing to protect his friends and he had a crush on an octoling girl.
The second one is Serika, but I always call her Seika because I misheard her name but who cares, right? Oh! She's a shy octoling girl who doesn't like hanging out with us, but is doing it. Seika does seem to look at me differently like she's more friendly towards me. I mean we're just rivals to this day.
The youngest one is Shiki, who was Hachi. She's an octoling girl that doesn't speak and only does sign languages, but I can't read it, so she writes on signs instead. She's scared but was happier with Ryu and wanted to be stronger.
These are my friend's before we split from each other.
When I was 13 years old, mama kicked me out and I got no home to live in until the famous Squid Sisters took me in and recruited me as Agent 3.
Mama Aori's idol name was Callie and was called Agent 1.
Mama Hotaru's idol name was Marie and was called Agent 2.
I forgot who Seika was when we saw each other again when an inkling boy named Daigo was in trouble and we became friends after I saved his life.
Daigo, as I call him Dai, was Mirai's big brother and Neku's little brother. He's trying to be confident, but his confidence is gone when tentacles attacked and then took him away.
I wasn't prepared for this when I first saw it and pretended to move on.
Then Zero shows up as my inner demon that's to go through trials or be consumed and forever be taken away by your other side.
Zero is a scary one, but she's not a bad girl.
She's trying to get me to open my eyes.
Then I met 2 inkling girls who're also siblings.
The older one is Sayaka. She's supposed to be 18 by now if she hadn't died 2 years ago. Sayaka's the older sister type who cares a lot about us, especially her little sister. Sayaka is scared of Inkopolis after saying she doesn't want to be alone…
The younger one is Saki and was around me and Dai's age. She's the type who gets serious and heads straight towards the goal and doesn't like making mistakes. As I heard from her past, she was rejected from the turf wars due to being ill for life. She actually cares about us like Sayaka and will do anything to protect us. After hearing what happened to Dai, she's actually sad.
That's when Mama Aori, Mama Hotaru and Ryu saved my life. They made me move forward.
Seika and I promised to face each other and we did a couple of days ago.
When DJ Octavio, Takowasa, was defeated, I got to stay in Inkopolis and live with the Squid Sisters and eat some crabby cakes that gramps gave me. They're pretty good.
Takowasa's songs are cool as well…
But what is my purpose?
I have no goal.
I'm just there to help everybody.
Don't you agree?
agree?
Now that I think about it…
Where am I?
Who is oɹǝZ?
She may be a friend, but…
Is she trying to keep me safe?
S0F0!
Zero…
Zero…
Zero…
oɹǝZ…
̶o̶ɹ̶ǝ̶Z̶…
Zero…
0…
Zer0…
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ZER0.
Agent ZER0.
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Agent ZER0
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Click.
[I know you've been listening to me, so cut the act and start facing us for real, Commander Tartar.]
"Oh? So you found out it was me, Subject 10013? Impressive. It's a shame… Your privacy security is a pain to get into. But you? You'll be a part of my experiment, Zero, or should I say survivor, Agent 3." Giggling behind the computer in a body of a dark skinned inkling girl, Frye, Commander Tartar has finally revealed Rei's ID by breaking into what she's been hiding this whole time.
It's true as they say, privacy by damned.
[ Subject 10013: Atarime Rei (Agent 3), Age: 16 years old, Occupation: The New Squidbeak Splatoon agent and uneducated student and adopted, Activity: studying, Status: Alive]
"Hehe… Ahaha! AHAHAHAHAHA!" Laughing, Commander Tartar has finally won.
There's no going back after all.
Standing in the train station with 3 thangs, Shiver and Big Man are on their speakers through their ears while Shiver reads the map for the last thang.
[Shiver, we won. Agent 3 is now caught.] Commander Tartar calls behind the speakers which had Shiver grinning with sadism.
"Ufufu…" Shiver holds Rei's ID after all these years of being chased down.
[One more thang to go and the treasure and the promised land is yours. Good luck.]
Beep.
Shiver leans by Big Man's side as the duo are pleased with the progress they made.
"Big Man, we're gonna be rich."
"Ay. (Indeed we are.)" Big Man agreed.
What happened to them?
Rei and Serika are splatted and Callie is left all alone.
Ryu, Hachi and Cap'n Cuttlefish are stuck in a different area that is a part of Deepsea Metro.
And Mirai and Marie are back to square one.
Outside?
Neku is about to bring in some equipment as promised, Pearl and Sheldon are hospitalised and Marina is all alone to report on news and play some songs until Pearl recovers for a special report and Splatfest news.
They may have won the battle against DJ Octavio, but they have ultimately lost against Deep Cut.
"No! There has to be another way! Utsuho… You damn piece of scrap! You took away my friend! Hm… The only Frye we have is me… Shiver, I'm so disappointed in you. Oh well, I might as well take over her life. Shiver, Big Man, you two needed punishment! IT'S PUNISHMENT TIME!"
"This is a story of a young girl who joined a vigilante organisation and was forced to be put on a mission unprepared. They have a creed, but they have nothing to save until miracles happen. But there are none. The Great Turf War is the reason, but can never be resolved until peace is earned. This is a story of the New Squidbeak Splatoon." - Serika, 14017 January 13th
End of Act 1: Next Order