(I wake up with a big yawn)

Me: Ah, 2017. A new year means new ideas.

(I exit my bedroom to notice that the studio is eerily quiet)

Me: Where is everybody?

(I reach the kitchen and I notice a note on the table. I read it aloud)

Me: To anyone who finds this, if you're looking for your friends, you're wasting your time. I invited them to a little gathering in San Fransokyo. If you wish to see them, I suggest you meet me at Akuma Island tomorrow at noon. And bring those Elements of Harmony you collected. Your Number One Evil Boy Genius, JS.

(I analyze the signature and figure out who sent it)

Me: Spicer! I need to save everyone, but I need some help. And I think I know just who to talk to.

(I rush to the treasure room, grab the Elements and head to the hangar. I board a customized Arwing and take off for San Fransokyo immediately)

Splatoon: Inking of a Lifetime

Chapter 4: Just Getting Started

Ian and Isabella reentered Octo Valley to rescue another Zapfish from the Octarians. Their blue hair turned lime green.

"Alright, your first obstacle is that wall up ahead, but it shouldn't be a problem getting over it." Capt. Cuttlefish told them from the headsets. "All you have to do is splatter it with ink and swim up it in your squid form."

"Thanks for the reminder, Captain." Isabella said. "We can take it from here."

"Alright, then, Agent 4. I'll stay attached to give you and your brother a few pointers on the way."

The brother and sister Inklings continued onward through the valley, utilizing whatever's around them to their advantage. After using a Launchpad to proceed to the next area, they're met with a type of Octarian that is new to them.

"W-What is that?!" Isabella gasped.

"That's an Octoball. You gotta submerge them in ink to scuttle them." Capt. Cuttlefish told them.

"Leave that to me." Ian said. He splatted the ground with ink in the new enemy's path, which caused it to sink and roll much slower, giving him the edge to splat it.

"Bravo!" Capt. Cuttlefish cheered. They inked up the short wall and swam up it. They proceeded upwards towards the next area, only to be encountered by three more Octoballs.

"Baddies ahead! Look alive, buckos!" Capt. Cuttlefish told them. The two agents both splatted the ground in the Octoballs' path, slowing them down. They used that chance to defeat the enemies. They continued upward until they're met with a small machine. "Ooh, that there's a Squee-G… They can't be hurt by your ink." They inked up the wall, the tiny little Squee-G cleaning out any in its path. They climbed up using whatever ink remained. They continued until Ian spotted a Sunken Scroll on a platform below.

"Hang on, Izzie." Ian stopped his sister. (A/N: Izzie is a nickname for Isabella) He turned into his squid form and sifted through the wire walkway and landed on the lower platform. He picked up the scroll. "I got it!"

"But how will you get back up here?!" Isabella shouted. Ian noticed a Launchpad beside him and used it to launch himself in the air and landed right in front of his sister, surprising her. "That was fast."

"Shall we?" Ian asked. The continued on and splatted another enemy. They reached a Launchpad on the wall and used it to reach the next part of the valley. They splatted the enemies after slowing them down with their ink. They climbed the wall and used a Launchpad in each area to get to the next.

In the area where the Zapfish is, they're met with a narrow pathway. "Careful, Ian. One misstep and you could fall." Isabella warned. They proceeded carefully, inking up the path until three Octoballs appeared right in front of them. "Incoming!" They splatted the enemies in their way and meet a wall where the two siblings see the Zapfish at the top.

"How are we supposed to get up there?" Ian asked.

"Perhaps I have an idea." Capt. Cuttlefish spoke from the headsets. "You see that ink cannon up there? Use it to cover the wall, climb up and get that Zapfish!" The siblings notice the ink cannon perched on a platform above them. They then looked at each other.

"Leave the shooting to me." Isabella said as she went over to a Launchpad that launches her to the platform with the cannon. She uses it to blast the enemies and cover the wall with ink. Ian uses this chance to climb up and rescue the Zapfish.

"We got it, Captain!" Ian told the veteran from his headset.

"Excellent! Now return to base and bring it here." Capt. Cuttlefish commanded. The siblings pressed their badges and were teleported back to the main part of the valley with the Zapfish.

After returning the Zapfish to the Great Turf War veteran, the siblings showed him the scroll they found. He begins to read it.

"Well? What is it about?" Ian asked.

"Let's see, according to the scroll, it's about the kettles connecting to an underground network of caves." Capt. Cuttlefish deduced.

"So the kettles lead to some underground caves?" Isabella asked.

"That's right. And who knows what else the Sunken Scrolls depict." Capt. Cuttlefish noted.

"Well, we'll find out once we find them while we rescue the Zapfish." Ian grinned.

"Good, good. Now go out there and save more Zapfish!" The veteran shouted with enthusiasm.

"Yes sir!" The siblings saluted and went out to save more Zapfish from the Octarians.

(I arrive in San Fransokyo by nightfall and I land the Arwing in front of a café)

Me: "Lucky Cat Café." This must be it.

(I exit the ship, head over to an attached garage and knock on the door. The door opens and a young, slender boy sees me)

Boy: Can I help you?

Me: Um, Hiro, right? Hiro Hamada?

Hiro: Yeah, that's me.

Me: I need your help.

Hiro: Okay, what's the problem? (Drinks root beer)

Me: I'll just be brief about this. My name is Archer and I came here on a rescue mission. An evil boy genius named Jack Spicer kidnapped my friends and taken them to Akuma Island.

Hiro: (Does a spit take) Akuma Island? You mean the abandoned Akuma Island?

Me: That's right. He sent me a note to come there at noon tomorrow with these. (I show him the Elements of Harmony)

Hiro: Crystals?

Me: I'll explain later. Anyway, I need you and your friends' help.

Hiro: Okay, I'll tell the others tomorrow morning. You're welcome to stay here if you like.

Me: Thanks, Hiro. Guess I better get ready to turn in. You readers may rate, review and fav and Happy 2017! Archer out!