Chapter 15

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"Orae?! What are you doing?" Bluzi asked shuddering to see such a horrible thing happen to her.
"Orae? My name isn't that, it's ORIS!" She yelled raising her gun.
He octoling hair sway side to side as the wind blew strongly against her face.
"...and you are my enemy! FOR YOU HAVE KILLED MY FATHER!" She yells leaping at Bluzi, who skillfully dodges despite the the state of shock he was in.
"Orae! I don't wanna fight you!" Bluzi cries dodging another attack from her.
"So be it! But I must kill you!" She yelled kicking him in the gut and sending him flying backwards into the wall.
"Orae!" Bluzi croaks.
He slowly stands back up and takes some time to adapt to the dizziness.
"Orae!" He screams again this time louder.
Then Orae saw something flash across her eyes.
It was the same inkling boy standing there, in a cramped position and knife stuck in his stomach area.
"Orae!" He shouted... "Run!"
'No, it can't be right!' She thought to herself shaking her head.
'Uh... My head is pounding with pain... I need some help!'

Bluzi saw Orae shake her head rapidly and retreat in a great hurry. Did his words trigger something he did not know about?
When did he ever say "Orae" strong and courageously?
Then something struck him, the moment he got stabbed, the moment he save her life...
Maybe if he can keep jogging her memories, maybe he actually has a chance to get her back!
He clenched his fist and super jumps back to base for further information.

Agent 2 felt him coming before he came into the doors...
She saw the further movements of the girl he wanted to rescue. She seemed to only get deeper into the octovalley, and somehow possesses incredible knowledge of the kettle systems.
"I'd take it the mission was a failure?" Agent 1 asks slowly putting on nail polish and drawing pictures of squid on her hand.
"More than a failure, they gained a valiant warrior." He sighed flopping down on the nearby chair.
"Lemme guess, brainwash?" Agent 2 stood up and handed him the data sheets of Orae's new whereabouts.
"Yup," he said taking the papers and scanning through. "... But I know how to fix this without hurting anyone... Well maybe some octarians..."
"That's what I like bucko!" Agent 2 laughed.
"Even when gramps is on vacation! I still hear his voice!" Agent 1 moans uncapping her third bottle of nail polish to draw the fifteenth picture of a squid.
Bluzi smiled and left the agency again. He was glad to have great supportive friends like those two.

He blasted his way to kettle #43 and landed near the edge of a raging river system.
He was so shocked he didn't move a tiny bit.
'Two more centimetres and I'm done for!' He thought jumping aside to avoid a large splash of water.
Underground river system? The octolings literally had it all...
Bluzi followed the kettle tracking device, also known as the KTD, down the river-side and and up a futuristic glowing metal mountain.
It was quite a view, but he didn't really notice as his heart was just set on finding Orae.
So he continued to hike forward.

"I tell you Oris! That villian is just using his mind powers to shut you down!" Octivio, the new queen of OctoValley, said to Orae.
"Yes I know your highness, but I'm deeply sorry, I cannot fight this lone inkling as it makes my head spin just thinking about him." Orae said kneeling down in front of the queen.
"But he also fears you! He blasts through all of us like we were mere ants in his way, but you, pose a living threat to him."
"I...I...I...."
"He was also the one responsible for your father's incident... Remember?"
"I... I will finish him off..." Orae sighs and stands up, bowing once again and leaving.
'NO! Please DONT kill him!' A sharp voice rang through her head.
She merely shrugged it off and kept going to the launch pad...
'RMEMBER WHAT WE HAVE!!! Please....' The voice faded off in her head.

Bluzi huffs as he bearly crawls to the top of the tall mountail.
He was almost there, he felt the excitement of finally being able to cure Orae running through his veins.
He pulled out his KTD and flicked it on.
"It... Reads..."
Bluzi stops and whips around to see a knife at his throat.
"Hello there!" Orae grins.
Bluzi ducks down to avoid a quick slice to te neck and flips back to avoid another.
"Just die!" She yelled continuasly jabbing at him with a knife.
Bluzi dodged and thought at the same time.
Then he wasn't quick enough as he took one slice to the thigh and he fell down in pain.
"HA! GOT THE LITTLE B*TCH NOW!" Orae laughed walking closer to the crippled Bluzi.
Now was the only chance he had to make her remember her past life!
What was something that can jog her memories?
"TIP #47 : BE KIND TO FRIENDS!" He shouted randomly.
Orae tilted her head in confusio.
But then flashes of sticky notes riddled with blue pen marks and the same inkling sticking them ran through her head.
"ARRRGH!" She yelled as she slammed her head against the metal mountain.
"REMEMBER TO LOOK BEHIND YOU!" Bluzi shouted.
Images of orange and blue splashed into her mind. She saw herself laughing and shooting ink around with someone... With him.
"PLEASE STOP IT!!!" She cried holding her head.
"YOU DONT LOVE ME! IM A TRAITOR TO INKLINGS!!!" Orae cried.
One last thing should do it...
"Remember!" Bluzi shouts with quivering in his pained voice.

"When it comes to love... Nothing... Nothing in this world matters..."

"RAAAAAWRGH!" She yells one last time before toppling over and holding her head on the floor.
Then there was a minute of complete silence...
"Orae?" Bluzi asks ignoring the blood on his thigh to check her out.
"Orae wake up!" He shakes her unconscious body over and over again.
"Please!" Tears filled his eyes.
".... Bluzi...?" Orae fluttered open one eye and stared at him.
"Yes my love?"
"..... Now I understand..."
"What?"

"Why me...."

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Finally! A moment where I can feel proud for coming up with that title! :D

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