Splatoon Manga: Stardom

Prologue VI: Hunted Like a Mouse

💫Prologue VI: Hunted Like a Mouse

Empress was walking alone in the streets, having gone undercover. She just needed a breath of fresh air. She had gone out the back door of the place and back around to the front. With what had just happened, she needed to get away from those two before they did serious damage. She was walking at a quick pace so she could get away as fast as possible, but she'd have to return soon, since Giles was planning on meeting her there.

Suddenly, two figures dropped down in front of her. Her face contorted into one of anger.

"What do YOU want?!"

"Oh, you know perfectly what we want, princess Rigel."

Empress didn't flinch at the name mention. They'd done this before, she could escape.

"If you know what I want, you know that I won't cooperate."

Empress had slowly begun to back away from them.

"Yes, we do. And that's why we-"
Jupiter interrupted her own sentence to throw Empress off.
"Now."

Saturn began firing rings at her, which she effortlessly dodged. Jupiter was trying to hold her to the ground, but she was too fast.

"Nice try."

Empress made a mad dash across the streets in a random pattern. She avoided other people as much as she could, as to try and not get them involved. She saw a busy intersection up ahead and hoped that she could make it so she could lose them. Unfortunately, she didn't see the crack in the sidewalk, and tripped on it. She yelled as she tripped, and Saturn ringed her the second she fell. The two assassins caught up.

"Now..." Saturn said as he pulled out his knife and put it up to her. "Change into squid form, or we kill you, here and now."

People within the area quickly backed away. They always did when the assassins were nearby. They weren't about to risk helping the person being caught, even if they seemed good. They would've called for help, but...nobody here stood up to the strengths of the duo.

"We're not afraid to defy the queen's orders to keep you alive..." Jupiter said.

Empress growled. Hopefully, if she could keep her humanoid form, she could find a way out of this. It was no use trying to break through now. She slowly converted into squid form, making sure the ring didn't shrink too much. The other two grinned.

"Finally."

"I thought this day would never come."

"We have her. Let's go."

And off they flew.