Splatoon: Old Hatreds

Extras From the Valley

A/N: I was bored this past week as all my classes have been turned into online courses or have just ended, so with not much to do, I reread my story and realized the epilogue only took part in Inkopolis. So I decided to write a few extra scenes which takes place before Victoria returns in the epilogue in order to show how the others were doing in Octo Valley.

One year before epilogue.

As the Octarians who were no longer living under Octavio's rule settled down in Octo Valley once again, those that had fought as part of the New Octopolis army knew that they had to prepare themselves in case the Elite Octolings and the Octarian army came back to bring them back in line with Octavio.

Older army veterans were brought back into the army to either take up a commanding role or train some new soldiers, while those who had already fought the Octarian army kept their roles.

The citizens who had hidden from the Elite Octolings while they evacuated the valley, or those who had been imprisoned for supporting the New Octopolis army all had their own parts to play in rebuilding the valley.

As for Nautilus base it was now the main headquarters for the New Octopolis army.

"Good evening Captain" One Octoling greeted Lynn as she and Lila passed by.

The Octoling then took note of Lila and looked a bit confused, she didn't expect to see an Inkling here, and definitely not one so young.

"Uhh, are you babysitting for someone?"

"Huh?" Lynn was lost for a moment, then she followed the Octoling's eyes back down to Lila.

'Ahh that's right, not everyone knows that Vale is in there.'

After Octavia had been defeated, Lila had chosen to stay in Octo Valley.

It wasn't Vale making the choice, it was Lila herself.

She didn't really have much in Inkopolis to begin with, but in Octo Valley Captain Vale had a place, thus Lila could somehow fit in.

Most of the original members of Vale's splatoon were aware of how their captain had implanted a part of herself into Lila in order to get back at Octavia, but to many of the new members of the New Octopolis army, Lila was just a normal little purple Inkling.

"Oh y-you're mistaken, this is Captain Vale."

The Octoling still didn't understand "Huh? Umm, are you feeling alright?"

"I'm fine." Lynn insisted

"Perhaps we should go to the infirmary."

"I'm not sick!"

"Then maybe some coffee."

"I'm not drunk either! Li-Captain! Why aren'y you saying anything? Don't just leave me hanging here!"

Lila giggled as Lynn struggled to explain to this new Octoling how Lila was also what remains of Emily Vale. "No, I'm good, this is far too entertaining.... Umm Lynn looks troubled, maybe we should.... Really? Well I guess we've had our fun. Alright then, yes in a way, I am Captain Vale." Lila began speaking to herself again as she and Vale swapped back and forth.

"Huh?" Things still hadn't cleared up for the Octoling.

It was strange seeing Lynn walking around the Nautilus base with a little Inkling in tow, but seeing the Inkling speak to herself then claim to be Captain Vale was even weirder.

"Lynn isn't crazy, I am Captain Vale in a way. It's difficult to explain, but there were certain circumstances that put my splatoon in danger. So I did what I could to make this Inkling follow my goals and serve in my place. The real me is dead of course. I hope this clears things up."