Cuttlefish HQ was actually just the old Ammo Knights store in Inkoplis Plaza.
Pearl: Yo! You're here!
The three landed, Four being the last one to land.
Four: 'Sup Pearl?
Pearl: Oh, glad you asked...
Three: It's because of the Squid News report?
Pearl: Yes! And no...
Pearl opened the door and flicked on the lights. It wasn't anything too fancy. Just some cool table Marina fixed up that had a touch screen display. It was still kind of buggy.
Eight: Pearl, what happened?
Pearl: I'm sure you all saw the broadcast.
Four and Eight nodded, and Three gave them a "Really?" look.
Pearl: Agent 7 went out to investigate. She was tipped off by a former employee who said he saw too much.
Three: Grizzco.
Pearl: Ding ding ding!
Pearl: Except now there's another problem.
Eight: Eh?
Pearl: It's been 2 hours. Agent 7 has said nothing, and Marina told me she couldn't track her.
Four: Where is Marina, anyways?
Pearl: Eheh.
Four: Pearl?
Pearl: Ok, ok. She's hosting a party thing to distract everyone from trying to do a shift right now.
Three: Pearl, the truth.
Pearl: Wuh? That is the truth, Three!
Three: Mmm.
Three: Grizzco's is closed.
Pearl: Ughhhhhh. Okay! She said not to tell. So here we go.
Eight covered her ears, but Four insisted she listens.
Pearl: She's... she's getting a haircut.
Eight: That's it? Why would she hide that?
Suddenly, the doors opened.
Marina shyly walked in, with her new hair cut.
She cut it shorter, and half of it was shaved off.
(Think of Sombra from Overwatch)
Marina: It's my new DJ look. Like it?
Three and Eight were in awe.
Four: It's nice, Marina.
Marina: Thanks. Well, enough about that. We have to find Agent 7.
Three then put her hand up.
Three: I'll do it.
Four grabbed her hand and put it down.
Four: We'll do it.
The five of them stood outside of the new Grizzco's that had opened not that long ago. It was night now, and no inkling or octoling was around. Except for one.
They were stopped by an octoling, in his Grizzco uniform.
Octoling: Sorry guys, it's still closed.
Eight: Cool. Thanks for letting us know.
Octoling: Uh huh.
The Octoling walked away, and Marina dug around in her backpack.
Marina: Found it.
Marina pulled out a key. It was metallic and had some markings on it. She put it in the doors lock. It began whirring, making itself fit the keyhole. Marina then turned the key and the door opened.
Pearl: Boom!
Marina giggled.
Pearl: You're getting really good at inventing things again, Marina.
Marina was humble and said the key was nothing.
Right before they stepped in, Eight screamed.
Octoling: Don't move. Seriously.
The octoling had Eight in his grip and a Splattershot. The Splattershot seemed different. Agent Three was the only one who noticed the Grizzco marking on it.
Pearl: I-Is that a
Octoling: It's a Grizzco custom Splattershot. It's powered by Golden Salmonoid Egg fragments. I only need two shots, and your friend here won't respawn.
Three and Four looked at each other.
Octoling: I wouldn't get any ideas.
Suddenly, Pearl threw a splat bomb at the octoling.
He quickly made an ink path and swam out of the way. He let go of Eight in the process.
Pearl: Haha, eat it!
Eight: I thought weapons weren't allowed outside of battles?
Four: They aren't.
Marina: That's not even a real weapon.
Marina dug in her bag again. She pulled out something.
Marina: Here, Four.
She tossed Four a staff, which then extended into a make-shift Splat Roller.
Four: Woah. Super cool.
Marina: Three.
She handed Three a very compact Hero Shot.
Marina: I couldn't get it to actually work with the Ink Tank, so take these.
The Compact Hero Shot was loaded by little ink tanks on the side.
Three: Fresh.
Marina: And Eight...
Marina had another staff. She pressed a button and the brush poofed out.
Marina: It's a prototype I was working on with Sheldon. It hooks up to your ink tank. It picks up ink as you go, and if you press that button it will squirt that ink out in a blast. Careful, though. The ink drains fast.
Eight held the weapon, closed her eyes, and thanked Marina.
Pearl: Me next, me!
Marina: Eheheh.
She pulled out two regular Splatter Shots.
Pearl: Whatttttt? Lame.
Marina then told Pearl to give everyone some Splat Bombs but was stopped halfway through.
Octoling: I'm back.
Octoling: And I brought the boss.
Three: Boss?
Three: M- Mr. Grizz?
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A Note from the Author:
Hello again! I worked hard on this chapter. Coming up with new weapons was fun. I don't really have anything else to say so...
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