Splatoon: Old Hatreds

Distractions

Undercity, Octo Valley

Octarian saucers patrolled the skies of the Undercity.

"The Acting Leader has declared martial law! All citizens are to obey the orders of military personnel and follow curfew times. Anyone resisting risks being shot."

Just like before, the saucers carried Octosnipers and flew around shouting messages down at the Octarians below.

Nobody expected the traitorous Captain Vale to try and raise unrest within the city.

In a short yet effective broadcast by the disavowed captain, she exposed the Elite Octolings' oppressive behavior and even condemned DJ Octavio.

This normally wouldn't cause such a reaction among the Octarian population, so the Octarian army, mostly noticeably Octavia, was shocked when mobs started forming in the streets and patrols found themselves being pelted with rocks.

Octavia's first order was to recall the entire army back to their respective bases.

She expected that Vale would make use of the confusion to attack, which is why her first order was to recall all her troops but to her surprise nothing happened.

Yet she felt uneasy, Vale was out there and she now had mobs on the streets which Vale and her Octarian rebels could easily blend in with.

She had to get rid of those mobs fast.

Thus the saucers were sent out and Elite Octolings forced the crowds to disperse and stay in their homes.

Those would did not obey were beaten and thrown in jail, but that only fueled the crowds which were getting more and more violent towards the Elite Octolings specifically.

So Octavia had to send more and more of her army out to maintain her control over Octo Valley.

Everytime she sent a squad out, she feared that Vale would suddenly attack and she would not have enough to defend herself.

Yet Vale was nowhere to be seen.

Guerilla hideout, Octo Valley

"I don't get it. She gets thousands of Octarians to stand up and riot, then she just decides to sit back and wait?" Victoria said.

"U-umm, I kind of understand where you're coming from, but please believe in the captain a bit." Lynn replied.

"Yeah I get it, Vale is a good captain, but she's missing out on the perfect opportunity to go after Octavia. Inker! you've been speaking with Vale a lot recently, what is she planning?"

"How am I supposed to know?" Inker replied. "Vale always looks like she's struggling to speak whenever I'm there, besides out of everyone here, Lynn should be the one most familiar with the captain."

"W-well actually even I wouldn't know what the captain is planning, but I'm sure she has a plan."

"I sure hope you're right, I don't like leaving all those Octarians to be brutalized by Octavia." Victoria said

"U-ummm I don't think the Octarian army will go that far. I mean they are still Octarians with free will, they shouldn't be so eager to fire on other Octarians."

"Didn't you guys splat a bunch of Octarians in Nautilus base back when Vale tried to stage a coup?"

"Please don't remind me of that!" It seems that the memory of splatting other Octarians for the first time still disturbed Lynn.

"Hey don't you realize you splatted even more Octarians since then."

"Stop pointing it out, I'm trying my best not to think about it." Lynn violently shook her head.