Told you it wouldn't be as long. I just had to translate something from Japanese to English to implement into this chapter. I hope you like it.

??? POV

???1: Hey! Are you okay?

???1 runs to the Inkling whom she just saw collapse, when she gets no response back.

???1: *Gets close to the Inkling's face* Oh good. He's breathing.

???2: Hey yo. What's goin' on?

???1: *Sounding worried/distraught* I-I don't know. He's just... collapsed.

???2: Is he alive?

???1: He's breathing.

???2: Oh good! Then we can go home now.

???1: We can't just leave him in the middle of the Square!

???2:... Why not?

???1: !!!!

???2: Ugh... Fine. Let's grab him and go.

???1: Huh?!

???2: You're going to give me your worried face. Then I'm going to fall for into the void of your sad face. Then you're going to ask to bring him back with us, and I'll have to say yes.

???1 gives a big smile to ???2.

???2: Yeah, yeah... Put him in the car.

~~~

(Y/N) POV

(Y/N) slowly opens up his eyes.

(Y/N): What? Where am I? Why are there so many glass walls? They're letting in so much sun. It's too bright! Have I been captured by the Octarians already?! I am a terrible agent.

(Y/N) begins to hear footsteps getting closer to the room.

Quickly, without hesitation, (Y/N) hides under the bed.

A couple of seconds later, the door opens and (Y/N) can see someone's legs.

(Y/N) hears a gasp. The feet get closer to the bed and the person shuffles up the sheets. The figure then walked across the room, knocked on the door, then opened it up to reveal a bathroom.

(Y/N) took this opportunity to see who this person was. He went out a bit and saw something that scared him.

SHE WAS AN OCTOLING!

(Y/N): (There's no mistaking it! It's an Octoling! I can tell by the hair! What do I do? What do I do?! WHAT DO I DO?!)

The Octoling walked out of the room a little frantically.

(Y/N) crawled out from under the bed. He sees that she left a bowl of cereal on the nightstand.

(Y/N):... I KNOW I shouldn't... but I didn't eat ANYTHING yesterday.

(Y/N) proceeded to eat the cereal quickly.

(Y/N): *Wipes his mouth* Okay. Now time for my GREAT escape!

(Y/N) then exited the room quietly, making sure to open and close the door quietly and carefully.

He realized that he was actually in a very nice and classy house. No scratch that, MANSION!

He began to hear voices getting louder as he continued to sneak around.

(Y/N): Now the question is, am I getting closer to them, are they getting closer to me, or is that an echo from across the mansion?

He could start to make out what they were saying.

???2: Slow down what is it?

???1: He's gone!

???2: What?

???1: HE'S GONE! See? Come look.

(Y/N) jumped at hearing that. He quickly looked for a place to hide from the two mysterious voices he heard, that would now be coming his way.

(Y/N) hopped into a room nearby.

They walked past the door, but he decided it would be best to stay in the room for now, since they would be walking back past the door soon.

???1: See? I came to bring him some cereal a-

???2: Cereal? I thought we agreed warm breakfast was better?

???1: That's not the point! Wait... the cereal is gone.

(Y/N)'s heart sank to the floor. He had been so careless.

The voices continued to talk as they started to walk again.

???1: Pearlie, we have to find him.

"Pearlie": What, why?

???1: Do you not remember why we brought him here? He just randomly collapsed in the street. What if there's something wrong with him? What if he can't remember who he is, and we didn't try to help him?!

"Pearlie": Jeez... I hate it when you're right.

???1: Thanks, Pearlie!

"Pearlie": LET GO OF ME! IT'S NO BIG DEAL, MARINA!

Marina: Oops! Sorry. Here, I'll check outside around the pool and rest of the house.

"Pearlie": Fine, I'll check the storage room, the soundproof storage room, and the gaming room.

"Pearlie" a couple seconds later: What?! I'll check for him, but if he's not there, then I'm going to play video games.

Marina: Honestly, Pearlie...

(Y/N): Wait, it doesn't sound like they're a part of the Octarian Army, it sounds like they were just trying to help me... Now I feel bad... Welp, if they're not going to hurt me, I'm going to raid their fridge... Aaaas soon as I find it.

~~~

After a bit of searching, (Y/N) found the kitchen, and unsurprisingly didn't run into the two people.

He wanted to cry at the sight of all the food. He started to stuff his face with food. Ice cream, fries, etc.

Marina: Pearlie? I thought you were going to check the-

(Y/N) shut the fridge, and stood their still, with food stuffed in his mouth.

(Y/N): Ahm sharry...

Marina just stood there, then started to walk over to a phone on the counter.

(Y/N) could hear ringing from across the mansion.

Marina: Yeah, it's fine

She then hung up the phone.

Marina: Are you hungry?

(Y/N) shakes his head "no" as he swallows his food.

Marina: Wha-

(Y/N): I'm (Y/N).

Marina proceeded to slowly turn away and start walking out of the room, trying not to laugh.

(Y/N): Wait! I'm sorry. Where am I?

Marina: It's fine. Come with me.

(Y/N) started following Marina out of the room.

(Y/N): So, how and why am I here?

Marina: You collapsed in the middle of Inkopolis Square, so we took you here to make sure you were okay... Are you okay?

(Y/N): I'm fine now. At first when I woke up, I thought I had been squidnapped by the Octarians.

Marina jumped for a second.

Marina: Wh-Why would think that?

She sounded worried.

(Y/N): I mean no offense by this, but I saw you and it had me worried.

Marina stopped and turned around.

Marina: How did you know I was an Octoling?!

(Y/N) moved back a bit almost startled by the outburst.

(Y/N): W-well, once again, I mean n-no offense, but I saw how you looked.

Marina: Please! You can't tell ANYONE! Especially not Pearlie!

(Y/N): How come?

Marina: No one can know! Imagine what people would think, what they would say, what would our fans think?

(Y/N): Fans?

Marina: Yeah, you know, our fans?

(Y/N):...

Marina: Pearlie and I are an idol group... Off the Hook?

(Y/N): OOOOooh. I'm sorry, I only heard about you recently.

Marina just looked at him with her arms crossed, with one eyebrow raised.

Marina: Wow, maybe we should've left you in the street.

(Y/N): *looking flustered shaking his hands* N-no, I didn't mean to-

Marina: Relax, it was just a joke.

(Y/N) let out a relaxing sigh.

Marina: But really, you can't tell anyone! Please promise me!

(Y/N): It's fine, I won't tell anyone you're an Octoling.

Marina: Thank you SO much. You don't know how much this means to me.

(Y/N) and Marina then continued to walk through the mansion.

~~~

After a bit of walking we entered a room to see who I assumed was "Pearlie."

Marina: What're you doing Pearlie?

"Pearlie": I'm chatting online.

Marina: Of course you are. Well anyway, this is... I'm sorry what did you say you're name was again?

(Y/N): It's (Y/N).

Marina: Right, thank you, this is (Y/N).

"Pearlie": *Holds up her finger for five seconds, then shuts her computer* Hey yo! I'm Pearl, aka MC Princess.

(Y/N): I thought your name was "Pearlie."

PEARL: Don't you ever. EVER! Call me "Pearlie!" You got that? I WILL CUT A FISH! YOU GOT THAT?!

(Y/N): *Looking afraid with his arms put up* Yes.

Pearl: Okay. Good.

Pearl: *Turns around and throws her hands into the air* WELCOME TO PYGMY MANSION!

Past Pearl, you see Marina giving jazz hands.

Pearl: It's amazing, right?

(Y/N) starts looking around the the place from where he's standing.

(Y/N): One question.

Pearl: What?

(Y/N): What's a pygmy?

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- July 24, 2018 7:43 AM