And that's how I got into this mess.
I got up and looked around. What was this place?
There was snow everywhere, but when I looked up there was a roof. Oh. It was fake. Luckily, I had my SquidPhone, and I was able to call the Squid Sisters. My phone rang. No response. I called again, desperately hoping that they wouldn't ignore or sleep through the call.
Rrrriinngg...
I looked around. I saw Octavio's giant robot on another ooze-y island. Oh no...I hoped he was okay...
Rrrriiiinnngg...
Rrrriiiinnnngg...
No response. I called again. Please!
Rrrrriiiinnnggggg...
Rrrrriiinnnnnggggg...
Rrrrrrrriiiiiiiinnnnnggggg...
"...Hmmh? Whasit?"
"Marie!" I exclaimed. "I need help, come to the crater! And bring the others! It's serious, please listen to me, okay?!"
She mumbled something and hung up. I sat down on the cold ground, waiting. It felt like an eternity, like time refused to move. And the constant, unchanging blue sky background didn't help either. I sat there for a while, taking in more of my surroundings. I was cold now. So cold. Like I was back in Kamabo, strapped to that horrible table, not knowing what would come next. Or like I was in an Octarian cell, being yelled at by the Elites for not wanting to be forced into an inescapable job. Like I was back with on that floating island, trying to stop her from .
... ?
I couldn't even remember anymore.
Are you still waiting for me, ?
I was slowly
Forgetting
My
Friends.
My
Enemies.
My
Past.
MY
LIFE
Maybe...
Maybe I wasn't
immune to the Fuzzy Ooze.
Maybe it was
a delayed reaction.
Maybe I had eradicated
too much
of my Sanitization.
I was stupid. I shot up as fast as I could, desperate to get as far away from the pile of ooze I had been sitting on as I could.
I called for help, but nobody came. I called out into the darkness, but my mind had filled the void and blocked everything out.
I was gone
again.
i couldnt feel
couldnt think
couldnt put any effort into anything
i gave up
why did i have to try
when it didnt matter
ha
ha
i cant even put any effort into my thoughts
cant describe
so i wont
(3rd person POV)
Dedf1sh called out, but only in her mind. Her lifeless body was on the floor. It had thoughts. Dreams. Feelings. A heartbeat.
...Heartbeat?
She was ALIVE
And cured of Sanitization.
Finally.
But...what good was life if you couldn't live it?
The pale-skinned Octoling on the snowy ground stood up. It walked through the thickest globs of ooze without a problem. Or maybe it swam in the ooze with its Octo form. It doesn't really matter though, does it? The only thing that mattered was the fact that the Agents would have to find a way to turn their dear friend Ahato back into a normal Octoling when they found her, because when she emerged from the ooze, she was different.
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The Agents had finally arrived. The first thing they saw was the huge, gaping hole in the middle of the Crater. "Yo...what the HECK is that?!" asked Pearl. "I don't know...do you think Ahato might have...?" asked Marina.
Callie gasped. "Oh no! THAT might've been why she was so desperate. Let's go, guys!"
"Wait!" cried Marina. "I-I have this!" she said, pulling out an Inkrail generator. She placed one piece on the ground and threw the other into the hole. "Ooh, wait, I know what that is!" said Four. "You gotta turn it on and then it does-"
"-This?" Three pressed a tiny button on the generator. An Inkrail zipped out and connected itself to the other end in the hole. "And now, just change it to your ink color...and..." Marina jumped onto the inkrail, showing everyone the safe, new way into Alterna. "WOOOOOOooooo!"
"Yeah, I'm gonna have to use Marina's option here, Pearl. I'd rather take the option we know is safe rather than Superjump down and possibly die," said Three. She jumped onto it in her Squid form. So did the others.
Marie yawned, her eyes still half-closed. "Okay, guys..." she said weakly. "'M glad you're havin' fun, but...let's hope that this mission is short...I really wanna go back to sleep..."
Author' Note: AND HERE IT IS! Thanks so much for all the follows, and I wouldn't have been able to finish this chapter without you guys' support!
Bye!
- Coco
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ספרות חובבים(I wrote this before Side Order!) Mizuta Ahato: An Octoling DJ with no free will or information about who she is except for her DJ name, Dedf1sh. Applicant 10,008 (Otherwise known as Agent 8): An Octoling who somehow managed to defeat Commander Tar...
