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It's dark in the alleyway where there's no one but a few inklings and octolings hanging around while minding their own business.
The alleyway is still dark while there's neon lights turned on all over.
And then there's Shiver, or Tartar.
Slumping past them as Tartar is left looking empty as her red eyes are as dull as a dead fish.
In the end, it's karma for trying to go after the population and infect everybody.
There's nothing she can do.
There's nothing left.
Until footsteps appear behind Tartar.
"Where are you going?" An inkling man asks, appearing in a lab coat while looking through his specs.
"Nowhere… I'm finished…" Tartar murmured while leaning on the wall out of depression.
The inkling can tell why, but is smiling with joy.
"But we saw it all." Said the inkling man.
"What?" Tartar gasped.
"We all did. Your works, your performance, it's all magnificent, even it's impossible for us to create something you did." The man said while laughing.
"You mean… The sanitised?"
"Yep."
"The virus?"
"Yep."
"The timelines?"
"Yep."
"Even the demons?"
"Yep. Actually, we're looking for a specific demon and he's the most powerful one that is wielded by a little girl. He goes by the name Zero." The man said with a calm smile.
"Him!?" Tartar growls as her knife-like teeth are showing out of pure rage.
"That's right. We need him as our experiment since he's the very thing we need, especially you."
Tartar stopped as she understood the inkling's praise and gratitude as if she's finally being accepted by a guy that is a scientist.
Then she laughs.
"If that's okay with you, then let me join in on your work." Tartar chuckles with a smile that is eerie.
"Of course. You're welcome to the lab. Now what's your name, octoling?" The man asked as more scientists arrived as they're inklings and octolings, making Tartar laugh even more with joy.
"Tartar. My name is Tartar."
"Well then, Miss. Tartar, welcome to the DEMIGOD Industry, where we research the new possibility of the world as we like to call it 'New World Order.'" The lead scientist pulls a sadistic grin while shaking Tartar's hand. "We like to request children."
"Children?"
"That's right. The children that hold the demons, including adults and infants. We need them all for our research." The lead scientist requested.
"And what'll happen if they grow up going after us?" Tartar asked out of concern.
"Then we'll alter their memories. Making sure that they'll never know who we are." Finally the scientist pulls a sinister smile as he turns around and leaves after handing a card to Tartar. "Meet us in the lab at the Deepsea Metro."
With the scientist leaving, Tartar slowly realised that she's finally about to get revenge on those who made a fool out of her, causing her to laugh as she cackled with excitement, waiting for her opportunity to experiment on the children.
"Ufufufufufu! Ehehehehehe! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Tartar is back in business.
14015 June 1st
Haikara, Inkopolis City, Plaza
The sun starts to shine as the wind is breezy and the city is blocking the sun due to how big the buildings are.
But standing on the rooftop are 5 inkling girls and an inkling boy as well as an inkling old man watching the sky as they're keeping the city safe.
Aori, Hotaru, Rei, Daigo, Saki, Sayaka, and Cap'n Cuttlefish (since he wants to be addressed as one) are calmly watching their fellow inklings going about their business.
"Heh. Looks like the real heroes did it at last!" Aori cheered.
"Yeah. And the Great Zapfish is back too. Three, Five, Ten, Eleven, I used to condemn your actions, but alas, I have to say that you four managed to perform amazingly well." Hotaru smiles as she's seeing massive improvements from a group of rookies.
"Aww, thanks, Marie!" Saki laughed.
"Oh? It seems that we actually did well after all." Sayaka giggled.
"Yeah." Daigo agreed.
With the group standing together, Rei walks past as she's seeing the road ahead that leads to their next journey.
"It's almost time. When we're done with our next operation, how about dinner for all of us." Agent 3, Rei, calmly says as she turns towards her group.
"Sure thing, Three. It'll be my treat." Agent 10, Saki, sighs as she smirks and looks at Rei while holding up her Hero Dualies.
"Then let's go then, shall we?" Agent 11, Sayaka, said while preparing her Hero Blaster.
"Sure. See ya!" Agent 5, Daigo carries his Hero Slosher as he runs and jumps down with Saki and Sayaka from the building.
This leaves Rei with Aori, Hotaru and Cap'n Cuttlefish as well as Zero, who was standing behind her out of nowhere.
"It seems they're prepared for this. You too, Rei."
"Yeah." Rei agreed while seeing the sky slowly turning blue with the yellow fading away, leading Rei to raise both her arms as well as her long tentacle sidelocks blowing by the wind. "One, Two, Gramps, Zero, I'll be back."
In the end, Rei leans down as she's about to fall off from the building as the birds fly with feathers surrounding her as if she was an angel.
After she falls, she super jumps as a silver squid that is following her friends, only for Zero to put his hand in his pocket with a calm smile.
Rei is far more serious and calm as well as being well aware of Zero's story while focusing on her own.
"Zero." Hotaru speaks out.
"Yeah? What is it, Two?" Zero responds.
"Tell me. You have something related to Empress. Is that true?" Hotaru asks.
"It's true. That's why I've been following you because you guys have the answers I need." Said Zero.
"Huh. You know. I kinda like this guy." Aori clicks as she smirks.
"Huh?" Zero and Hotaru stop as they're looking at Aori with surprise.
"At first, you seem to be a scary guy that's trying to eat Rei's soul." Aori points out.
"Now hold on, I would never do that. And besides, she's my friend." Zero laughs nervously.
"But you're so mysterious that it makes you either an antihero or a true saviour to us!" Aori giggles as it leads Zero to feel praised.
Then he closes his eyes and looks at Cap'n Cuttlefish with a serious expression.
"Old man, permission to assist the agents?"
"Oh? I'll grant that. Zero, you did so much to help my agents. Guide them towards their future." Cap'n Cuttlefish accepts as he lets Zero go.
"Although, I was gonna introduce them to my daughter." Hotaru said while rubbing her head.
"Hm? You have a daughter?" Zero gasps with surprise.
"Relax. I just adopted her. She's shy, but she's actually quite nice. Don't let her appearance fool you, she's, in Aori's case, cute." Hotaru sighs as Aori laughs.
Then Zero smiles and then morphs into a squid by super jumping away from the Atarime trio and landing on different buildings while going past a familiar inkling girl who was watching Zero.
As Zero ignores that, Mirai is going to enjoy the misery that Zero will face in the future.
Finally, the crows are flying as their black feathers are covering Mirai and Mirai herself vanishes into nothing.
"May your story continue, big bro. As for me, I have my own affairs to deal with."
"I hope we'll face each other again, because there's going to be another Agent 4 that'll be guided by your friends."
"Soon, you'll find the true main antagonist of the story."
"Bye-bye, big bro."
