{ Splatoon } My Colorful Life

The Mighty Octostomp

{Nathan's POV}

"Of all the people to take down an Octoweapon, he made us go first..." I whined. Isabelle slapped me and said, "Get ahold of yourself! Do you want Inkopolis to be destroyed?!" I awkwardly replied, "...No."

"Good!" Isabelle retorted. "So get your butt over there!" She super jumped over to the center of the kettle. I followed suit (and landed on my face.) In the center, there was a large cube (that would twitch every now and then).

"...Where's the Octoweapon?" I asked. Isabelle pointed above the cube. "Look up there!" She shouted.

The Zapfish was happily floating around. I replied, "Perfect! All we have to do is climb up there and grab it-" Before I could finish, an ENORMOUS tentacle sprouted out of the cube, pulling the poor Zapfish inside. The cube began to twitch rapidly, before it leaped up into the air. Eyes and Lips sprouted out of the front. "THAT'S THE OCTOWEAPON!" Isabelle screamed.

I was completely dumbfounded. How could something so stupid-looking be so powerful? I stared at it for a while, but it noticed me and bolted towards me (which looked hilarious because of its tiny little legs). Luckily, Isabelle pulled me away before I was squashed.

"Thanks for saving me back there, Isabe-" She slapped me again. "You could have gotten yourself killed! How are we supposed to get the Zapfish?!" I looked over at the Octoweapon, which had fallen flat on its face and was struggling to get up. The large tentacle that had grabbed the Zapfish was wiggling around. "I have an idea, but it's pretty risky..." I said.

"I'll distract the Octoweapon, and when it falls on its face, swim up to the tentacle and attack it!" Isabelle nodded and ran to the other side of the arena. I sprinted towards the Octoweapon and shouted, "HEY UGLY! OVER HERE! YA MISSED ME!" The Octoweapon began to draw closer, and I ran like heck. "CAN'T CATCH MEEEEEE!" I taunted. The Octoweapon missed me by a hair. Isabelle swam up and attacked the tentacle until it burst, and she super jumped to safety.

The Octoweapon stood up and regrew the tentacle. A couple of the panels on its side broke off. "It's regenerating! Same plan!" I said. Isabelle nodded and swam away.

"HEY! BIG, CUBICAL, AND SLIGHTLY TERRIFYING!" I yelled. "WANT SOME MORE?!" The Octoweapon stormed towards me and attempted to flatten me again. "Now's your chance! Get 'em, Isabelle!" I shouted. Isabelle attacked the tentacle again.

It regenerated a third time, and this time the panels were moving. "HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO ATTACK THIS THING?!" I screamed. My loud whining attracted the Octoweapon, and it leapt into the air to squish me. Isabelle attempted to attack the tentacle a third time, but the Octoweapon was still moving. Isabelle lost her balance and fell off. Luckily, I ran over and caught her. "It's too risky now. I have another plan," I said. Isabelle replied, "What is it?" I asked her, "Step one. Turn into a squid." She did so. "Step two. Are you afraid of heights?" I asked. Isabelle answered, "...No..." I threw her at the Octoweapon and shouted, "GOOD! NOW GO GET 'EM!"

The Octoweapon ran towards me and jumped into the air. I saw its big, creepy face draw closer as it slammed into the ground. Isabelle had managed to attack the tentacle mid-air. The Octoweapon stopped moving and the Zapfish was spit out.

"We did it, Nathan!" Isabelle cheered. I didn't respond. "...Nathan?" Isabelle looked under the motionless cube.

I was under there. "I narrowly escaped the jaws of death..." I said weakly. I crawled out from under the Octoweapon and we both super jumped away.

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"...What?! The Octostomp was just deactivated!"

"Sir! Two inklings managed to disable it and take the Zapfish!"

"...describe them."

"One was blue, the other orange. Both wearing hero gear!"

"They don't sound too-"

"The orange one used a Splattershot! The blue one used a hero shot... And his hair was quite nice..."

"...Not those kids again..."

"...They stole unit 420. They interfered with her plans. They were accomplices in the murder of Elite 137. Prepare the next Octoweapon!"

"Roger that!"

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{Isabelle's POV}

Nathan and I popped out of the kettle, with the Zapfish tucked away under my arm. I gave it to the Cap'n. "We did it, sir! One Zapfish down, three more to go!" The Cap'n chuckled and put the Zapfish back where it belonged. "Good job, squiddos! You deserve a break. In the meantime..." He pointed towards Max and Ellie. "...You two can grab the next Zapfish!" Max replied, "YES, SIR!" Ellie nodded. "Right away, Cap'n."

The Cap'n handed both of them a weapon. "You'll need these." Max grabbed the roller and shouted, "SWEET! THIS OCTOWEAPON'S GOING DOWN TO LOSERTOWN!" Ellie took the charger. "Thank you. We'll do our best." They ran off to go get the next Zapfish.

"Good luck, guys!" I shouted at them.