I'm finally heading off to the city of Inkopolis. I can finally enter in Turf war! Maybe find some new friends I could hang out with! Maybe group up with a few friends to enter in turf war. Splattering ink everywhere, claiming territory, swimming in huge puddles of ink? Just the sound of it sounds so fun! There's a chance I would meet Callie and Marie too!

Staring out the window, I chuckled at my silly imagination. Of course heading to Inkopolis is like every growing inkling's dreams and the chance of me meeting Callie and Marie would be very low. Glancing outside the window, the city's buildings started to come to view. The train traveled its way silently into the city. "Next Stop. Inkopolis Plaza. Exit both ways." said the train announced in a monotonous voice. Hearing the notice I slung my backpack over my shoulder and rolled my suitcase to the nearest exit along with many other Inklings and Jellyfishes. "Arriving at Inkopolis Plaza. Please watch your step as you leave." The train slowly came into a small halt at a train station. The doors slid open and tons of Inklings and Jellyfishes came teeming in and out of the train.

As I walked out the station, the Inkopolis Plaza came into view. The Booyah Base mall was to the left and to the right was some Dojo. But right in front of me was the most important of all. Inkopolis tower towers over Inkopolis Plaza. I stared in awe at the most famous landmark in Inkopolis where you can play and enter in Turf War anytime. However the tower looks like it was missing something very important that I couldn't figure out. While contemplating what was the missing part of the tower there was a sound saying, "News Flash! News Flash!" Citizens of Inkopolis started to look up at a huge TV screen near the Dojo. There on the screen flashed up Callie and Marie. I almost forgot that they ran the news in Inkopolis! I am such a lucky person.

"Hold on to your tentacles!" announced Callie who was standing to the left of a big TV screen. "It's Inkopolis news time." asked Marie, who stood to the right of the screen. "Let's unveil the current battle stages," said Marie pointing to the screen. It did not take long for them to explained the stages. Once they were done Marie shouted "News Flash! News Flash!" with a worried tone. "What is it? What is it?" replied Callie. From the sound of this, it did not sound good at all. "Inkopolis's Great ZapFish has vanished! " Callie said in a surprised tone while flailing her arms around.

"Wait. SERIOUSLY?!" exclaimed Marie in shock.

"If it doesn't recover soon are we going to lose power?" asked Callie.

"Oh I am sure we would be fine. Probably." assured Marie.

"I wonder if it has anything to do with that UFO crash?"

" Sounds likely to me."

" Well that's all for now. Until next time…."

"Stay fresh!" said Callie and Marie in unison while doing their signature pose. The screen turns off. So that is what it was missing! That big zapfish that is usually located on the tower. Oh well nothing could be done now.

While walking away from the plaza I -ksdfjalksjldkjf Something crashed in to me and shoved me in the stomach. I winced in pain from the blow in my stomach. "Oww..w.w..w." my voice cracked. "Oh My Ink! I'm so sorry!" said a voice. I look up from my stomach to see an inkling girl with orange tentacles. She had a pair of huge headphones on her head. She wore a shirt that said "Squid"(In Inkling Language) and a pair of shorts with orange stripes on the sides. Behind her was a suitcase lying on the ground. It looks like she is new here too. "You okay?" She places her hand on my shoulder in comfort. "Yeah, thanks." I managed to speak from the excruciating pain. "I'm so sorry I just came out of the train and I rushed over to the plaza to listen to the news from Callie and Marie. I couldn't miss out on seeing them live!" explained the orange inkling. "It's okay. It's okay. Most of us inklings are the fan of the Squid sisters anyway." I hushed her, "Next time try speed walking. This city is packed with Inklings and Jellyfishes."

The inkling girl nodded her head a looked down at my suitcase. "Oh you are new here too!" I nodded and replied, "Yeah, I'm making my way down to the Inkling dorms."

"Can I come too!" asked the orange Inkling. "I'm also new here too. I just got off the train and then crashed into you."

"I guess you can, but you have to pay back for crashing into me in the stomach."
"Hey! But that was just an accident." she pouted, "Anyways, what's your name? I'm Oriana." She held out her hand.

"My name is Blake," I replied grabbing her hand into a handshake.
"Welp I hope we can be good friends," said Oriana. She grabbed her suitcase and my hand and started pulling me towards the Inkling Dorms. "Hurry up or they are going to run out of dorms." I grabbed my suitcase before she pulled me away to far. How are they going to run out of dorms this early in the morning? It's 5 o'clock right now!

As we arrived inside the building, the lobby room was apparently empty in the morning. The jellyfish that worked behind the counter welcomed us in. "Since you Inklings are the first two that came in this morning, you guys get the first two rooms on the ground floor!" the jellyfish explained. "We recently built a new dorm building a few buildings near this lobby and today we planned on giving these rooms to the first few batch of inklings that come to rent a dorm. Congratulations for you two being the first few~!" The jellyfish handed us a packet of cards. "Those are your keys! Don't lose them, however if you do just come back to the lobby and pay for new ones."

We walked out the lobby and stared at our cards. "My room is room 1 in building E3. What's yours?" asked Oriana and she leaned over my shoulder to get a peek at my card. "Room 2…" I replied. "It's okay we are in the same building right? Our rooms are right next to each other! We are so lucky to arrive in Inkopolis today this early in the morning. I thought I would sleep in and miss the train. I sleep at lot!" said Oriana. I chuckled at her response. "What's so funny?" she asked. "You look like a person who would sleep in." I pointed out. "HEY! YOu look like someone who sucks at Turf Wars!"

"You want to bet!?"

"Bring it on Man!" She brought out a splattershot and shot orange ink right on my face. "YOU LOSE"

"That was unfair I haven't even bought a weapon yet." I retorted while wiping off the orange ink off my face. "Now you owe me for crashing into me and shooting me in the face." "Fine. I'll treat you tomorrow." she replied and sticked out her tongue. As we walked into the building E3, Oriana asked, "Hey since you were walking out of Inkopolis plaza earlier, did you watch the news from Callie and Marie?" "Yeah," I replied. "Something about the new stages for Turf wars. Also the Great Zapfish has disappeared from Inkopolis tower."

"What really?! How can you lose a big Zapfish that big?"

"Well. Who knows?" I suddenly heard a walking sound from behind. When I looked behind there was nothing there. "Is there something wrong?" asked Oriana as she looked behind.

"No, it's nothing really." I assured her.

"Anyway catch up with you tomorrow Blake!" waved Oriana as she insert the key into her room. "Yeah see you." I inserted the key into the lock and the door opened. I looked back to see an old man staring through the doorway. He noticed me looking at him and started to run away.

Who was that man?