Life In The Promised Land: An Agent 3 x Agent 8 Story

Chapter 7: An Unlikely Alliance

"Dispatch, send a squambulance right away. Over." 

"Roger that." 

~~~~

"3, you awake?" 

"Ma'am, let the patient rest. Don't you see all his bruises and scars?" 

"Fine- you're right."

"3 you're gonna be okay. Hang tight." 

"Stay strong, Nate." 

~~~~

Agent 3 woke up in what seemed to be like a blank white room with a couple of white roses and a bunch of cabinets, he was lying on a chair with almost countless needless injecting medication into his body.

"Guys! 3's awake." Riley (Agent 4) yelled before going back to chewing on her toothpick.

The other 3 agents, including the Capn walked towards the door and looked at 3.

"Oh my..." Marie gasped in shock.

"Considering this was only one of Tartar's mind control things, were in deep trouble." Riley added, mindlessly snapping her toothpick in half, almost swallowing it.

"Gee isn't that obvious!" Callie remarked.

"Settle down all of you. Agent 3's condition is our number one priority right now." Cuttlefish said calmly as he walked towards Nathan. "You okay, squiddo?"

Agent 3 stuttured. "C-could be better." 

"Who did this to you?" Cuttlefish asked 3.

"All I can remember is my friend J-Jewel throwing me into a wall." 

"The witness that called the squambulance only saw you, no other person in sight." Marie said as her eyebrows twitched. "Odd."

"W-wait.." Agent 3 realized something was missing. "W-where's Olivia?"

"We could ask you the same thing." Cuttlefish said.

"Tartar..." 3 whispered at a shortage of breath.

"Wait Tartar?!" Callie and Marie exclaimed. "He's back?!"

"Apparently.." 3 muttered. I was thinking about the places he could've taken Olivia and Jewel. 

"We must take immediate action. We can't afford to have Agent 8 hurt, or worse." Cuttlefish said sounding concerned.

"How do we find them?" Riley questioned. "They could be anywhere." 

"We will launch a search team tomorrow. Agent 2 and 4 will search the Deepsea Metro and look for any signs of Tartar. Me and Agent 1 will go to Octo Canyon and search Cephalon HQ. Any objections?" Cuttlefish asked the 4 other agents.

"Let's do this." 4 said sternly as she spat her toothpick in the garbage. 

"We're coming for you Tartar!" Callie shouted.

"Rest up 3. You'll be out of here by tomorrow morning." Marie gave a light smile and waved as they all walked out of his room back to the hallway.

"Where are you.. Olivia.." 3 whispered weakly.

~~~

As night fell over Inkopolis Square, 2 figures could be seen roaming the outskirts of the city. 

"Where are you taking me..?" Olivia asked weakly.

The other octoling didn't respond. He looked down at his watch, about 1:47 AM.