History repeats itself.
It always does.
Trees, animals, humans, illness, the world is actually bigger than we made it out to be and there's more outside our country.
Rumour has it that a demon from another world has appeared for you to become their hosts.
But the plus side is that those are challenged to face their darkness, in other words…
We face our inner demons.
The culprit for the world's crisis isn't the octarians, the sanitised, nor the salmonids. It might as well be something else… Or is it the humans?
Who knows, but the sins of humanity are carried over to the mollusc era kind, so it's no secret that none of us are pure at heart.
We have a job to do…
And it's to save the world. - Kurohana Rei/Agent 3
14021 February 17th
2021 M.E.
The sun barely shows itself and the sky turning blue,
A month after the Super Mushroom vs. Super Star Splatfest and inklings and octolings are going on about their day using social media, playing sports like turf war and visiting different buildings with other sea creatures in peace thanks to the Great Zapfish.
Before the inkling smokes with a jellyfish, what he sees is a bunch of birds darting above and past him, causing said inkling to cough and hastily look at the sky.
"What the!? Do you know anything about it?"
"Nope. I'm busy smoking with ya." The jellyfish shrugs his shoulders.
Not knowing what's above, the citizens are staring at a bunch of birds as they're seeing them heading out of the city to a new location.
But those aren't birds.
Those birds are something else.
In the sky at dawn.
A bunch of mini jets are these said birds as they're targeting a specific location that is far from Haikara to another country throughout the sea and desert.
[This is Agent 1, we're out of our nest!] A cheery voice called through the speakers as she's the one leading the group in a magenta coloured jet along with the green jets.
[Good. Two'll be catching up and taking the spawn points with me in order to transfer their inks onto those she's carrying.] A soft voice called back.
[Tch! Looks like we're heading to a place we had a party at.] A sharp voice called.
[Ah. That party. Seems pretty chaotic since we're Team Chaos after all.] Agent 1 giggles.
[Everyone, I'll start scanning our roll calls.] A boy's voice said.
As the IDs show up, it reveals those participating in the mission.
[Agent 1: Atarime Aori, Inkling, Captain]
[Agent 3: Kurohana Rei, Inkling]
[Agent 4: Atarime Toko, Inkling]
[Agent 8: Takaoki Serika, Octoling]
[Agent 14: Elizabeth Liddell, Inkling]
[Agent 34: Rider, Inkling]
[Agent 36: Bobble Hat, Inkling]
That's 6 girls and a boy zipping through the desert while heading towards a city of chaos that is the rumoured Splatlands.
[There it is.] Agent 3 said calmly.
[Bankara. A place known as Splatlands.] Agent 34 points out.
[But why are the octarians doing this? Hachi, you know about this.] Agent 4 asked.
[I don't. But I had a talk with other octolings and they confirmed that they have no idea why some of their family are at Bankara.] Agent 8 explains.
[Huh? What's this?] Agent 36 asks as the red light shows up that is coming from Splatlands.
That red light is now on Agent 36, causing her to gulp until…
A magenta beam of laser struck down one jet as an explosion caused the group to move.
[36!] Agent 4 shrieks.
[GAA- Bzzt!] Agent 36 is cut off from the server as her ink goes from blue to magenta as she vanishes.
[Agent 36, lost.] Agent 3 calmly announced.
[Ow… Yeah, no kidding… Gee, I didn't know there's ink coming straight to you.] Agent 36's voice groans after being revived elsewhere.
[Oh boy! Everyone! Stay in your positions! If the light points at one of us, move out of the way!] Agent 1 orders.
[Ma'am!] The agents responded.
The second laser is now pointing onto the green jets that lead them to move until…
A loud BOOM struck the wings of a couple of agents as both jets were crashing down.
[Shit!] Agent 34 yelled as his wing was sustaining heavy damage.
[HYAH!] Agent 14 shrieks as she suffers the same as Agent 34 until they crash and explode from blue to magenta ink.
Now 3 agents are down.
[Agent 14 and Agent 34, lost.] Agent 3 calls out another casualty calmly.
[Damn it! Two, we're being ambushed!] Agent 8 grunts.
[You're not the only ones. We're facing a bunch of flying octarians. One, get your team in formation.] Agent 2's voice responded as she can tell what's going on both sides.
[Wait! Really!?] Agent 4 exclaimed.
[It's your first time on a proper mission, kid. If you're afraid, I suggest retreating.] Agent 2 said with concern.
[N- No! I'll do it! I won't back down and run away!] Agent 4 snapped.
[Heh. You seemed determined for a newbie. Alright! Everyone! Prepare yourselves! Enemies are incoming!] Agent 1 shouts as she orders the group.
[Four, come with me.] Agent 3 said.
[Me? Why?] Agent 4 asks out of curiosity.
[Because that's where the real battle starts. Let's go.] Agent 3 then boosts forward towards the Splatlands ahead of Agent 1 along with Agent 4.
[Hey! Three! Where are you going!?]
[Sorry, Captain, but I got something for the kid to do.] Agent 3 apologises while chuckling.
[Sorry, Captain!] Agent 4 also apologises.
[Hey! Wait! Three! Come on!] Agent 1 yells after being disobeyed by the one she knows for many years.
[Three, I'll be coming over once everything's fine on our end.] Agent 8 said calmly.
[Thank you, Hachi, you're a lifesaver.] Agent 3 is grateful to hear that Agent 8 is going to assist her on her mission with Agent 4.
[N- Not really… I was just worried, that's all.] Agent 8 stutters.
[Hoh?~ Do I smell a tsundere?] Agent 1 chuckles as she can tell how embarrassed Agent 8 was.
[No! I was worried! That's all!] Agent 8 exclaims.
[Sorry to interrupt your banter, but we're on a mission.] Agent 2 calls out.
[Yeah. If I was on this mission, I would say fuck this shit and dip. Ain't no way I'm going through a death trap.] A sharp inkling girl's voice said with a nervous chuckle.
[Neither of us are, luckily…] A soft octoling girl's voice sighed with relief.
[Well, since you said that there's a 24% chance of living, I fear that the New Squidbeak Splatoon Unit will fall.] A boy's voice mutters. [Agent 3, Agent 4, keep going until you reach your location.]
"Roger." Agent 3 and 4 replied.
Finally, Agent 3 and Agent 4 are boosting inside a large hole as they finally enter the base as fast as they could while avoiding traps.
[Zero, when can I land?] Agent 3 asks.
[Not quite yet. We got company.] An inkling boy's voice speaks out as both jets are coming across a bunch of rocket octocopters that are boosting as fast as the jets.
[Hm. Four, open fire.] Agent 3 orders.
[R- Roger!] Agent 4 responds and fires blur ink at a bunch of octocopters that are firing ink like bullets, causing both agents to fire and move to different positions.
Splat, splat and more splat, the octarians are falling into casualties, giving both inklings a chance to reach their location.
[Both of you, brace for impact!] The inkling boy's voice called.
[Right!] Both inkling girls are charging until they crash through a wall, breaking the hatch as both squids morph into humanoid girls until they land, with Agent 3 landing on her feet and a hand, whereas Agent 4 falls to her hands and knees.
Agent 3 appears to have a hippie cut with a difference being a tentacle ahoge and her bangs being pulled to the left a little and she was 19 years old, and Agent 4 being spreaded bob cut with wavy bangs to the right as the far end points upwards, even she has a black tattoo on her left cheek for a 13 year old, nearly 14.
Their clothing differs as their respective uniform, leading Agent 3 to pull out her old model Hero Shot and Agent 4 releasing her Hero Dualies.
"Rei, activate combat program." Zero orders.
"Okay. Kid, are you ready?" Agent 3 asks while Agent 4 spreads her arms.
"Yeah." Agent 4 nervously nods, giving Agent 3 the chance to point at her targets that are blobby octotroopers, but hairy on the tentacle heads.
"What the? Hairy?"
"Eh!? Gross!" Agent 4 shrieks.
"Whatever that was, we'll take 'em on! Zero, enhance speed." Agent 3 orders as one of her cyan eyes is turning orange.
"Okay. Be careful, Rei." Zero's voice said.
"Also, call me Three when we're on a mission."
"Sorry. My mistake."
"It's okay. Four, remind me again why we're surrounded?" Agent 3 moves her eyes after seeing a bunch of octotroopers.
"I don't know. But let's beat them." Agent 4 is pumped up as the octotroopers are firing the bouncy magenta ink.
"Yeah. Let's." Agent 3 agrees and then splits up along with Agent 4 while firing blue ink before the octotroopers fire their guns.
Finally, both inklings are creating a circle of blue ink as it causes massive explosions at high speed.
This battle is easy, but one hesitation or wrong move means death.
Before both agents rest, they come across a horde of octocopters and a large silhouette of a muscular octarian approaches as one of them is called 'muscle.'
[I'm here. Take cover, both of you.] Agent 8's voice called.
"Right. Kid, take cover." Agent 3 wraps her arms around Agent 4 while protecting her from a bunch that are incoming.
"Okay." Agent 4 covers herself with Agent 3 embracing her and protecting her.
To the octarians, both inkling girls are now helpless while covering one another in order to protect each other, giving them the opportunity to charge.
Zipping through the hole is a similar jet as it fires blue ink and drops a bunch of Burst Bombs like pellets, causing the octarians to panic and turn around, even muscles are unable to do anything about the bomb and then…
SPLASH!
Splatting all over the circular room, the octarians are no longer active after being bombed by a fellow octarian that is blue.
Letting go and looking up, Agent 3 approaches a jet that is parking in front of her and releases a blue octopus that morphs into a humanoid octoling that has tentacurl hair and dresses in her black subject outfit from the Deepsea Metro incident.
"I did say everything's fine on our end. I thought you girls needed some help." Hopping off the jet, Agent 8 giggles with a grin.
"Thanks, Hachi." Agent 3 sighs with relief and smiles back. "How's the Captain?"
"She's alright. A bit mad that you both went right ahead without any orders." Agent 8 explains.
"So, are we getting punished?" Agent 4 nervously asks as she shudders the idea of corporal punishment.
"No you're not getting punished. She's just angry that you went ahead. That's all." Agent 8 pat Agent 4's head to soothe the negativity off from her and then turn towards Agent 3. "So what's the destination?"
"The crater. Since we're inside some sort of a factory, I suggest we move out. But first, a break from all that stress." Agent 3 said while sitting down.
"Sure. Let's clean this place up without any witnesses." Agent 8 releases a Squee-G and places it on blue inkstained walls and floors.
Finally, the trio are sitting together as Agent 4 sighs out of exhaustion.
"I never thought my first official mission would be that scary."
"This is just the beginning. We're about to fight something worse than that." Agent 3 assures Agen 4 that, causing Agent 4 herself to panic.
"Hawawa! Really!?"
"Man, for a yakuza looking kid like ya, you sure are timid when it comes down to being around other people, fighting enemies, even asking for orders. I bet Two raised you well." Agent 8 sighs.
"I mean can you blame her? When I met her approximately 5 years ago, she saw me as a stranger and hid behind One and Two." Agent 3 points out her past.
"W- Well… I don't do well with strangers…" Agent 4 meekly admits her truth.
"See what I mean?" Agent 3 shrugs her shoulders after being proven right.
"Alright, you got me. Four, is there anything that makes you happy?" Agent 8 asked.
"Well… I don't know. All I want is to make other people happy." Agent 4 said while thinking.
"We all do. You know, I was thinking. When the mission's over, how about we celebrate with a large buffet at the restaurant." Agent 8 suggested.
"Huh? Of all the things at that time and you think about food?" Agent 3 squints her eyes while staring at Hachi.
"Come on, you have changed ever since you were a kid. From cheerful to being serious most of the time." Agent 8 points out without a hint of anger.
"Listen, I need to focus so it's no laughing matter." Agent 3 explains.
"But what about you, Hachi? You've been with the scary octarian before." Agent 4 points out.
"Oh you my my former boss, DJ Octavio? Yeah, we're both on good terms with each other. I bet he's up to something fishy." Agent 8 had a feeling what DJ Octavio is doing recently.
"Let's not jump to conclusions. We'll have to leave in a few minutes." Agent 3 moves her cyan eyes towards the door as she can tell what's happening behind the scenes.
"Right." Both Agent 4 and 8 nod as they're about to start barging in and find their way towards the crater on foot.
It's early in the morning and the New Squidbeak Splatoon Unit are preparing to attack and investigate this place.
The mission is starting right now with a failed preemptive strike, but was able to make it.
Now it's time to head towards the crater.