The Opening Act (A Splatoon Script)

Part 1 - The Beginning

Juliuz: What happens to the people they catch? (Juliuz is still struggling to get unstuck.)

Marie: Mind-control. It's not pretty. But don't worry about it. We can take care of things. You two should head home now.

Juliuz: Mind-control?! Yeah, we'll head home now. (Marie grabs Juliuz and helps him get unstuck.)

Echo: Wait. I need to know something first. What's going on? Why are the Octarians attacking again? Is Octavio out there again? (Echo speaks up.)

Marie: You shouldn't-

Callie: Agent 2, wait. Can we talk? (They talk.)

Marie: Yeah, whatever. (The two walk away a bit.)

Callie: I know that you're a bit hesitant to let them know anything.

Marie: More than a bit.

Callie: But you saw what's been happening. Agents 3, 4, and 8 aren't able to help us. They're in the spacecraft right now. I know it sounds stupid, but we need extra backup. (They whisper to each other.)

Marie: Look at them, Cal. They're just teens.

Callie: And so are we! Yet we've had to help save the city a couple of times.

Marie: Touché. But still, they're not exactly "war" material. The guy may be strong and the girl's heart may be in the right place, but they're not going to be any good in battle. (The two glance at Echo and Juliuz.)

Callie: I agree with you, but only partially. I mean, I can already see that the guy is a bit hot-headed and doesn't realize that some octolings are good, and I can tell that the girl is really timid, but I can also tell that they've both got fighting spirits. (Marie rolls her eyes.)

Callie: Think of it this way. Would you rather help a couple of new kids learn to be heroes as we save Agents 3, 4, and 8 easily... or would you rather pass up a chance on possibly training some new heroes? (Callie grins)

Marie: *sigh* Fine, you win. But if they get hurt out there, I am NOT responsible for them because YOU were the one who said that we should let them in!

Callie: Don't worry, nothin's gonna happen to them. We'll take care of them! (They walk back to Echo and Juliuz.)

Marie: Alright guys, tell you what. What we're about to tell you is CLASSIFIED. That means not only do you have to keep it a secret, but you might get pulled into a war that you don't want to get involved in. Are you sure you wanna do that?

Juliuz: Yeah.

Echo: Yes! I need to know what my people are doing! (Marie speaks to the two.)

Marie: *sigh* We're gonna regret this. As the two of you are aware, inklings don't have the best relationships with the Octarians.

Callie: Ever since The Great Turf War a hundred years ago, they've tried to take over our city twice.

Echo: Oh yeah, when the Great Zapfish was stolen, right? (They talk.)

Callie: Exactly. And now they've stolen the Great Zapfish again. That's why the power is going out. And the Octarians are probably going to power their weaponry with the Great Zapfish as Octavio did. Twice.

Marie: The thing is, this time, Octavio isn't leading the Octarians. We've got him locked up here.

Juliuz: [whispered] Who's Octavio?

Echo: [whispered] DJ Octavio, king of the Octarians. (They whisper to each other.)

Echo: Do you know who's behind this?