||True Colors | Splatoon Fanfiction | Agent 3 x Agent 8 ||

|| Chapter 13: Ship's Nest ||

Agent 3's POV

After swimming once again for quite a while, I spotted lights in the distance. They lit up the vast space of blue in the ocean.
I pointed it out to the group as we swam closer to the source.

It was indeed a market underwater, within were all different shops. There were a bunch of them, which makes this even harder. There were some rocky areas that lifted the shops up with tons of corals and seashells decorating them.

But surrounding the whole market was some kind of glass dome. It's kind of hard to see and I could only catch glimpses of it when some flashy flights coming from the market shine on it that prevents anyone from swimming away easily.

After a short discussion, we all decided to go in together.

As a safety precaution, we placed our spawn points hidden amongst the strands of kelps, seaweed rocks, and seagrasses. With that settled, we then swam closer to the marketplace together. The more we got closer, the more I could see the different creatures inhabiting the ocean.
They were all so unique and weird at the same time.

I knew how much the other agents wanted to explore the different shops around. After all, this was the first time we'd ever go into a busy street in an ocean. But I wanted to make sure we got what we came here for.

After circling the market around a couple of times, Callie let out a small groan and approached one of the creatures on the sidewalk. She was probably restless from swimming around.

"Excuse me, ma'am, umm do you understand our language?"

The person then spun around and I was able to catch a glimpse of what they look like. They wore a bobby-like hat on their head which bobbed around every time they move with their hair all down. Where her fin-like feet were steady and she had a light periwinkle-colored skin.

She studied Callie then looked at the three of us in turn before replying "I'm sort of...familiar with it?"

"Do you happen to know where's Sheep's Neck is?"

The girl stared at us in a funny way and I bumped Kyle slightly in the shoulder. She let out a small giggle, bubbles floating out of her mouth only to pop after a few seconds.

"I think you mean Ship's Nest. It's just right around the corner. Look for the place that looked like an old sunken ship."

She pointed a finger to our right at a path between two stores.

"T-thank you!" Austin replied slowly.

The others began swimming and I followed along behind. Only to have skidded to a stop to avoid almost bumping my head into Kyle. He had stopped mid-swim and was staring off into the distance.

I tapped him on the shoulder but he didn't budge.

"Kyle Haruki!" I tugged him by his sleeve and he finally reacted.

He turned to face me. To which I gestured for him to move on. He nodded his head sheepishly and continued.

"Did you see something earlier?"
I asked him quietly. Kyle opened his mouth but then shut it back. He shook his head no.

"I guess I did but it was something else," he said. He seemed to have noticed my serious expression because he sent me a grin. "Hey, lighten up, will you? There's no danger hiding around in every corner. And besides, I have my eyes looking all around!"

Kyle had fallen into step with Callie and was now whispering to her.
I could tell he was trying to sound casual but I decided not to question it.