Splatoon: Old Hatreds

Iron Rain

Inkopolis Plaza

With the Final Splatfest nearing its end, Inkopolis Plaza was jam packed with Inklings.

Even Callie and Marie were surprised by the sheer amount of Inklings showing up to their grand finale, it was so crowded that you could no longer see the pavement, instead Inkopolis Plaza was covered in a large blanket of colours.

As midnight approached, Callie and Marie stopped singing and waited for the clock to strike 12.

Nobody knew who it was, but somebody started a final countdown to midnight.

"20! 19! 18! 17!"

Whoever it was, shouted as loud as they could, soon the whole plaza joined in, some of the Inklings at home watching the Squid Sisters live started counting down too.

Smiling, Callie and Marie even joined in.

"5! 4! 3! 2! 1! Stop battling!"

The day ended, and with it the Squid Sisters' last time hosting the Splatfest.

Splatfest officials began tallying the results, as Callie and Marie thanks everyone for supporting them.

Slowly but surely, the crowd began to clear out.

Everyone was so elated by the Splatfest that they didn't notice the Inkopolis police officers standing nearby with impatient looks on their faces.

It took almost two hours for Inkopolis Plaza to clear out.

By then, Kal had returned from Octo Valley, although he wasn't able to say much, he felt refreshed to have at least been able to say he loved Victoria at least once.

Neon was right, doing so really lifted a huge weight off his shoulders, he felt like he could fly.

But for now, it was late and Kal wanted to be up as early as possible to see Victoria and the other Octarians as they settle in Inkopolis Plaza.

He wasn't very useful in Octo Valley, but maybe things will be different in Inkopolis.

Octo Valley

Victoria and the New Octopolis army had been waiting for hours.

'How long does it normally take to clear out a plaza?'

Inker and Cap'n Cuttlefish had already returned since neither could be seen alongside the Octarians if they were to keep their New Squidbeak Splatoon a secret.

That left only the Octarians sitting around waiting for someone to give the all clear from the other side.

Finally, an Inkling dressed in a police uniform passed through the manhole, informing VIctoria and the others that they were ready to receive them.

One by one, the New Octopolis Army entered Inkopolis, some were nervous, others excited.

They were about to enter a whole new world.

Victoria, taking her new role as leader very seriously despite her lack of experience, made sure she would be the last to enter, so Eliza ended up being the first to enter Inkopolis, followed by everyone else.

"So this is Inkopolis..." Eliza muttered as she glanced at the undamaged, clean and brightly luminated Inkopolis Plaza. 'Huh, even if we are in the middle of a city the air here seems a lot nicer than in Octo Valley... I wish Elieen could have been here with me.'

Behind her, many of the other Octarians had their own comments to their first glance of the surface.

After Eliza and her squad confirmed everything was safe, all the non combatant Octarians on their side came through.