Splatoon Manga: NightRoad

Chapter 24: Plum

⭐️Chapter 24: Plum

Goggles and Rider stood there, unsure of what to do.

"You." Pitch glared daggers at them.

"Uh. Long time no see? Goggles smiled, though he was still scared.

"What are YOU doing here?"

"Uh...just trying to find a way out is all!" Rider said, before Goggles said anything stupid, or worse, spoiled their mission.

Pitch pointed behind the two.

"Exit's that way, you losers. You lyin' to me?"

Rider glanced behind him.

Squit, he was right.

Think fast, think fast-

"No! It's just...uh...this forest is soooo big, and we thought we could find something we lost and-"

"What...was it?" Pitch said, keeping an eye on the two. He was still suspicious.

"Uhm-" Rider panickingly began searching for something to use.

"My uh, pickled plum jar!" Goggles said, surprising Rider.

I mean, nice of him to save him and all, but Rider didn't expect Goggles to be the type to pull that off.

"Pickled...plums?" Pitch squinted.

"Yeah! They're uh. Tiny wrinkly fruits. Sour. I accidentally threw one down before, now that you mention it, haha-"

Pitch then realized that THAT was the thing he ate. The thing he liked most. Oh man, if these guys were looking for them too, then surely-

"Okay, maaaybe I can help search for them, but on one condition."

"And that is...?" Rider raised an eyebrow.

"If I find it first, I get half the jar." He said with a "Challenge accepted" smile.

Goggles gasped. No! His snack was precious to him! But...if this was the only way out of the situation...

"Alright, fine..." Goggles whined.

"Where do you get them anyway? Do they grow somewhere? They're good..." and with that, Pitch started down the trail, faster this time.

Goggles and Rider then realized that Pitch had taken the plum Goggles had thrown down, and EATEN IT.

(Though that was half the truth)

Well. At least they knew what had happened now. Although, they had to admit, they were a little surprised to see this shadowling act like this. Maybe the plums calmed him down. They were just glad he didn't leap to attack them at the moment. The two jogged to catch up with Pitch.

"Well uh, no. It was a gift given to me by my family, and it means a lot to me." Goggles explained.

"Family heirloom or something?" Pitch checked in trees, by rocks, in bushes...man was he eager.

Goggles and Rider looked at eachother, both having watched how eager he was.

"Uh....you could say that." Goggles said.

"Why are they in here?" Pitch continued, still searching.

"Um." Goggles stopped. He hadn't thought of that.

"W-we were being careless!" Rider interrupted, to save Goggles.

"Careless? With a family heirloom?" Pitch turned around to look at the two.