What happened if Captain Cuttlefish and Agent 3 had never met the Octoling soon to be known as Subject 10,008? What if 8 had never had Marina and Pearl's guidance during the tests? What if Tartar went through with his plans to annihilate Inkopolis and start anew? A/N: This is my first ever fanfiction. I actually decided to suck it up and publish something! So yeah, enjoy, dudes!