The Legacy Of Humanity - A Splatoon Fanfiction

2. 11 - From Eden with Calamari

After finishing their tour of the Eden facility, Callie and Marie were changing into their stage outfits in the women's barracks. The room itself was unused, as the few female security officers hadn't survived the cryosleep. Otome was talking to one of the guards outside the room, and the kids were playing games in the lounge with Takeshi.

"Hey, Cal, are you feeling any less nervous?" Marie asked her younger cousin.

"I think so. Hanging out with Drake's friends helped a little, and the tour was pretty exciting." Callie finished Dressing, and turned to Marie. "But even still, it is the elder race we are about to perform for. How can I not be nervous?"

"Just pretend it's like the folk singing contest. You know, back in Calamari County."

"That's not helping, Marie. You know how scared I was that night." Callie blushed a little, which made Marie chuckle.

"I don't get it, Callie. You were pretty eager to perform for Drake the other night."

"That's Different! I mean Drake was-" Callie stopped when she noticed the smirk on Marie's face. "Ugh, very funny, Marie. Do you ever get tired of messing with me?"

"You know you'd miss it if I stopped," Marie replied. "Besides, it looks to me like you aren't nervous anymore. Shall we get going?" Outside the barracks, Otome was telling the two guards the full story of the fight Drake was in the previous night. They found the crotch kick to be especially amusing. Reggie looked over, and he saw that the two had finished changing.

"Are you two ready? I've been looking forward to this!" Reggie said, excitedly.

"Yeah, he wouldn't shut up about it," Matt added. The squid sisters nodded in response.

"Shouldn't we get Drake first?" Otome asked. Matt nodded, and they followed him down the hall, to the main security bunks.

As soon as they reached it, the PA system suddenly came on. "Security to the mess hall. Repeat, security to the mess hall."

"Dammit, what now? Sorry, but we gotta run. I'm sure Drake can take it from here." Matt and Reggie ran off, and Otome walked up to the door. She knocked several times, but got no response. She knocked again, and this time they could hear several loud voices from the inside. Worried about Drake, she quickly opened the door, and went inside. The group was stunned at what they saw in front of them.

"I SAID, GET BACK!" Drake standing at the far side of the room, and was yelling at the other two security guards. His eyes were wide, and his face was drenched in sweat. But what alarmed the three the most, was the fact that he was pointing the barrel of his handgun at the side of his head.

"Drake, you need to calm down and think about this logically. What happened to the ship isn't your fault," Justin was actively trying to talk down Drake, while Brandon looked for an opportunity to disarm him.

"You don't get it," Drake responded. "It should have been me on that ship, but I just had to give her my pass. I should have died on that ship, not Hannah! I KILLED HER!"

"No one could have predicted that! Come on, Drake! Wake up and-" Brandon took a step forward, and Drake pointed the handgun at him for a split second, then returned to pointing it at his head.

"D-Drake, why are you doing this? Please stop!" As Callie pleaded, Drake eyes went even wider.

"W-what? Why are they here? You should have gone to the mess hall!"

Marie stepped forward. "Drake, did you forget about our promise? I don't know what happened, but I do know that I will never forgive you if you make Callie cry! And you said you would be my friend too!" Marie looked to Otome for backup. "Otome, say something!" Otome was too busy to think of a way to stop Drake to respond to her.