Splatoon: The Corruption of Ink

Chapter 5: A Danger Approaches Part 1

11:45 P.M.

Silver woke up quietly. Glancing over at his alarm clock, it looked like it was almost time. The moon shone brightly through the window, along with faint lights coming from the city. Then, he realized Sapphire was cuddled up next to him, holding his hand in hers, snoring slightly. Silver smiled warmly. He had to get used to having Sapphire over at night. But because of her intimate personality blended with her innocent self, all he hoped for was that she wouldn't do anything overnight that the two would regret.

At least until they were older.

This was exactly why Silver was waiting to date. Now, he realized it was pretty stupid, but it didn't really matter to him now that he was with Sapphire. And yes, he agreed with what she said a few days earlier. Their parents trusted them to do whatever they wanted to do. They trusted their decision.

He slowly got out of bed quietly, making sure that he wouldn't wake up. Instead, she just turned around in her sleep and hugged a pillow next to her. She muttered softly, "...Silver..." thinking she was hugging him. Silver had to hold back some laughter as he walked over to the side of the bed and caressed her head softly. Closing the door behind him, he went into his walk in closet and put some gear on. Gear that had empty abilities. Clothes were absolutely fashionable outside of battle, but inside battle, they could be your greatest advantage.

Looking at his three best weapons for ink spreading, he chose the N-Zap '89, associated with the Sprinkler and the Inkstrike, the ultimate ink spreading combination. Pulling at his collar and tiredly dragging his gun with him, he walked out of his closet to a tired, but irritated Sapphire sitting up on the bed.

"Why didn't you wake me up? Huh?" Sapphire questioned him.

"Um, because... You were still sleeping. I didn't want to wake you up yet," Silver responded. He grabbed her hand and pulled her up to him as he caught her.

"Ugh, I'm tired," Sapphire grunted, leaning on him.

"Come on, we'll get some coffee soon. We can walk there so you can wake up faster," Silver smirked. Sapphire immediately jumped up and started shaking as if she was on a sugar rush.

"Nnoo I'm nooot, I'm awake, seeee?" she said tiredly as she pointed at herself jumping. "Can we take your motorcycle now?"

"Haha, nice try," Silver laughed, getting an angry sigh from Sapphire. "I'll walk with you. If you're still tired, you can lean on my shoulder as we walk there."

"Fine," she said abruptly. "I need to get my stuff from my room, can you take me there?"

"Sure," Silver grinned as he walked her out of his apartment down the hall to hers.

***

"W-what the he-"

"...What HAPPENED! Gramps!"

Agents 1 and 2 had just entered the kettle leading to Octo Valley. There they were greeted by a horrible sight. There was Captain Cuttlefish dead and unmoving at the back of his little poorly made and small building. The plushie Zapfish seemed as if they were staring down at his dead corpse. Agents 1 and 2 were scared to death getting an anonymous message slipped under their door to their studio at midnight. They had put on their gear and swiftly went down into the kettle to Octo Valley, realizing that instead of them being scared to death, there was an actual death. Tears began streaming down Marie's eyes.

"No..." Marie's voice drifted away as she stared at the dead body that used to be their grandfather.

"...I-is that BLOOD?" Callie's eyes widened as she knelt down to the dead body.