The Legacy Of Humanity - A Splatoon Fanfiction

2.3 - Boiling Point

An octoshot bash to the head can be a rather painful experience, and the throbbing in Kirk's head seemed to confirm this. As he regained consciousness, he noticed that he was being dragged through the forest. There were two Twintacles following as a rear guard, and they noticed that he was awake.

"Hey, Sarge! The Inkling is awake!" One of them shouted.

"Already?" A female voice responded. "I guess this is far enough. You lot, spread out and keep watch!"

Suddenly, Kirk was lifted up, and his back was slammed into a tree. Before he even had time to say 'ouch', his arms and legs were bound to the tree by a strange cord. When she finished, the dark tentacled Octoling stood up, removed her goggles, and looked Kirk in the eye. "Hi there, lil' squid! Whatcha doing outside your safe zone?" Her yellow eyes were cold, and she wore a sadistic smile on her face. Terrified, Kirk tried to change to squid form, which would free him from his bindings. As he shifted, a shock coursed through his body, which canceled the transformation. The Octoling just laughed at this. "That's a no-no, squiddy. Can't have you leaving just yet. But if you want to keep trying, I wouldn't mind watching for a while."

Kirk stopped struggling, and stared at the Octoling, while trying not to let his terror show. "W-what is this? What did you do to me?" He asked.

"Oh, this? Just a little toy we call the eel. The wimps in the Guardian Corps built it for policing purposes, but I think the Mariners found a much more practical use for it." The Octoling turned away, and went to talk with one of the Twintacles. Kirk desperately looked for a way out of his predicament, but could see none. "Don't bother looking for your friend," said the Octoling, as she came back over. "The Ninja Octos know how to cover their tracks, and one of my boys is already leading her to a few well placed ink mines."

"W-what do you want with me?" Kirk responded.

"We just want to play a little game. I'm going to ask you some questions. If you answer them to my satisfaction, then maybe, I SAID MAYBE, I'll think about letting you go. If you don't, then I win, and we move on to a new game that you probably won't like." This scared Kirk even more, as he saw one of the Twintacles shudder in fear.

"First question. Where is that coward from Guardian Corps?"

Kirk looked at her with a puzzled expression. "The what?"

"Don't play dumb with me! We know one of those traitors is still running around here, and I know that her mission was to make contact with you. I see no other reason why an army brat would be wandering around the forest."

"What? I don't know what you're talking about, and I'm not in the army!"

"Now you're just fibbing. I know an Inkling army uniform when I see it." Her smile became even more sadistic. "After all, I have one as a trophy." Kirk's eyes widened.

"W-wait! I'm only fifteen, and I'm part of a volunteer group! Our job had nothing to do with what you are talking about!" The Octoling moved her face in, and seemed to gaze directly into Kirk's mind.

"Looks like you really don't know." The Octoling sighed, as she backed up. "Alright, next question. What was your mission?"

"W-we just came here to investigate a new breed of Octarian." The Octoling just stared with a blank expression.

"...What..?" Was all she got out.

"Y-yeah, somebody saw it last night! It was in the city, and-"

"Enough!" She yelled, and made a gesture for him to stop. "Kid, I don't know what you think you saw, but I'm not interested in your wild guppy chase." She turned away and muttered something along the lines of "Are all Inklings this ridiculous?" After a few minutes, she recomposed herself, and turned back.