First, DAAAAAAMN! Over night, this story gained 28+ votes, and a couple hundred more reads. So happy. Second, I chose this song because I like it, and I feel it fits. I really wanted to use "See You Again" but this felt like it would fit more.

Now this is a LONG chapter. I was at 1700 words before I knew it. Now, I don't feel like rereading all of what I just wrote, so I'm going to hope you guys point out mistakes for me to fix, even grammar errors, because I just spent 5 hours on this, in one sitting. Hope you all LOVE it. It was so long, I didn't even listen to the song the entire time. I switched to an entire album while writing this.

(Y/N) POV

(Y/N) woke up early in the morning. Unsurprising, based on how worried and nervous he is. This can either be his final day on the job, or his FINAL DAY.

It took him a while to get to sleep the night before, with his mind rushing thinking of everything that could happen. Yet... In all the things he imagined happening to him, and everyone in Inkopolis, not once did he consider not doing it.

(Y/N) went downstairs and made himself a light breakfast, not feeling very hungry. He decided to leave for Octo Canyon before Pearl or Marina woke up. He wanted to walk there today.

He was taking in all the sights of the city, breathing the air in, really taking in the freshness of the air. Seeing the rays of the early morning sun protruding from behind the towers. He got to a bridge along the way. It overlooked a large part of the city and the ocean. The sun looked like it was coming right out of the ocean. He stopped for a moment to take in the sight and let the heat of the sun hit his body.

He then started back on his way of getting to Octo Canyon.

Marina POV, last night

Pearl quietly opening Marina's bedroom door.

She tip-toed her way across the room to go over to the outlet along the wall. She unplugged Marina's alarm clock, then plugged it back in.

On Pearl's way of sneaking out of the room, she stopped and took a picture of Marina, Marina's alarm clock, and Pearl, herself. She then giggled as she snuck the rest of the way out of her room. Then, as she was closing the door...

Pearl: Hehe. Check it.

She then shut the door, quietly.

Marina's eyes then opened.

Marina: *Whispering* Thanks for the advice, Pearlie.

With a smile on her face, Marina then set her alarm clock correctly.

Marina: *Whispering* I hope you don't mind, Pearlie, but I took the liberty of changing your alarm time, to give you some more sleep. You are quite energetic, so think of it as giving your batteries some extra charge.

She giggled, then went back to sleep.

~Present~

Marina woke up to the sun on her face. She stretched her arms and back, then got up.

She walked downstairs, and made a bowl of cereal. She went upstairs and brought it to the guest room.

Marina: (Y/N)? I made you breakfast. I'm coming in, so I hope your decent.

Marina then opened the door to see an empty bed.

Marina: (Y/N)? Are you in the bathroom?

No response.

She saw a note on the bed. She set the cereal down to go pick up, and read the letter.

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Dear Marina and/or Pearl,

Don't worry, I'm fine. I have some VERY important work to do today, so I decided to leave early, to get a head-start. I hope you aren't upset. I thought I could use the fresh air.

Your Friend,

(Y/N)

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Marina: Of course. He went back to mystery-nowhere for this job he does... *Sigh* And my plan went so perfectly.

Marina took the cereal, and ate it herself.

Marina: Well *Munch* it shouldn't go to waste. *Munch*

Marina just sat downstairs watching TV, eating cereal, while waiting for Pearl to get up.

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Pearl: Marina!

Pearl ran downstairs. Her footsteps sounding much like when a child hears food is ready

Pearl: You rigged my alarm.

Marina: Eeeyup.

Pearl: What did you do? Hack my alarm clock? Did you use your computer, and plig it into the alarm clock?

Marina: I used the buttons to change when the alarm would go off.

Pearl: Dear God. [Why am I thinking of the TF2 Soldier's voice? XD] That's despicable.

Marina: And to think. My genius plan didn't even matter.

Pearl: Huh?

Marina: He's not here.

Pearl: Wha? Where is he?

Marina: Apparently, he left to get to his important job today.

Pearl: Oh...

Marina: I made your breakfast for you. It's in the kitchen.

Pearl: Yes!

Pearl ran to the kitchen to eat up her breakfast, with a big smile on her face.

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Marina: Well, Pearlie, we should head to work now. Are you ready?

Pearl: Yeah, let me just get my shoes on first.

Marina: Okay.

Marina gave Pearl a smile then went out the door.

(Y/N) POV

(Y/N) popped out of the grate in Octo Canyon.

(Y/N): Huh? I guess I beat Marie here.

(Y/N) thought it was best to wait for Marie before starting any missions. The only problem was, he had no idea what to do in the meantime.

(Y/N): You know, I've never actually seen inside of this shack. I guess it wouldn't hurt to get a small peek inside.

Marie: Don't even think about it.

(Y/N) nearly fell over from the surprise of Marie appearing behind him.

(Y/N): Jeez! Don't scare me like that!

Marie: Don't try going into other people's... shacks.

(Y/N): Okay, fine. You've got me there. Now, are you ready to start this?

Marie: More than ever.

They both smiled at each other.

(Y/N) headed to sector five and got started on the missions.

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(Y/N): Damn. Those Octolings were TOUGH!

Marie: Well this is their last line of defense. Now-

In the center of the area, the floor now opened up to a saucer spinning it's way up, with the grate that led to the final fight... The end to all of this.

Marie: All right. Let's do this.

(Y/N) got over to the grate, but just before he went into it, he stopped. He lowered his weapon.

(Y/N): Marie?...

Marie: Yeah?

(Y/N): If something happens. If I don't make it... I just want to say... Thank you. For believing I could do this.

Marie: *Giggle* You sound so cliche right now... Thanks. For all the help you've done for me here.

(Y/N) gave a slightly nervous laugh, then went into the grate.

The saucer then spun as it started going downwards, then, once it got low enough, the floor closed over it.

Just like every boss fight before, he started on a little platform, away from the stage, with a launchpad that led to the stage.

He went onto the launchpad, which launched him over to the stage.

There was a large crowd of Octarians in the stands surrounding the stage. Them all cheering for whoever (Y/N) was about to have to fight.

In front of me appeared to be a stage in the center of the area, surrounded by Octarian-purple ink. On the stage, all that could be seen was someone facing the other way.

He walked a bit closer, then suddenly...

Marie: Wait... Is that...? CALLIE?!

Callie then turned around with her arms crossed.

Callie: I told you to leave...

Marie: Callie... Why?

Callie quickly struck a pose.

Callie: Now you leave me no choice...

She threw her hand to the side.

Callie: Prepare to be rocked!

She threw both of her fingers into the air

Callie: Hey, DJ!

The stage she was standing on then lit up and started floating in the air. To reveal an Octopus wearing golden shutter-shades, and a samurai helmet.

This stage had a bunch of speakers and two golden fists on the sides of the stage.

(Y/N) could see the Great Zapfish poking out of the bottom of it, but it was quickly sucked up into the stage.

The stage's lights went up higher and it emitted a loud sound.

DJ Octavio: Octavio in da houuuuuuuuse! GYAH HA HA! I REMIXED CALLIE'S BRAIN!

(Y/N): (Oh! Thanks for giving away the secret.)

Callie: Time for our first song of the night: Bomb Rush Blush!

DJ Octavio: Time to drop the beatdown!

Callie: Spin it, DJ!

(Y/N): OH! We're starting!

(Y/N) then started inking the area, as it looked like one of the golden fists were... CHARGING UP?

(Y/N) quickly splatted the fist and it bounced back at the Octobot, making the fist go back and hit the center of the Octobot. This caused Callie's dancing and singing to be interrupted as she was trying not to fall over, and Octavio was trying to protect himself with... vegetables... Okay.

DJ Octavio: GRAAAHK!

(Y/N): Wow! That's quite the design flaw! You should probably get that fixed, that would be embarrassing to happen twice!

(Y/N) didn't know why, but Octavio got angrier at him saying this, and quickly fired another fist at (Y/N).

(Y/N): Uh oh.

He quickly splatted the fist out of the air again, launching it back at the Octobot.

Marie: That's it, Agent 4! Show no mercy!

Octavio then shot both of the fists at (Y/N) at the same time.

(Y/N) then shot one of the fists out of the air back at the Octobot, then shot the other after it collided with the ground, just to the right of (Y/N).

(Y/N): Wow! I am SO glad I upgraded this Hero Shot! You know, if you want, I can see if Sheldon can upgrade your Octobot for you, because right now, I just feel bad! You planned this whole thing out, and this is frankly just not going your way!

DJ Octavio: Silence, you insolent CHILD! Is this too easy for you?! Well fine then! Take this!

He then looked up at Callie.

Callie: ♪Blushing faces covered in Pink! Rushing bombs, exploding ink!♪

The Octobot then shot out four giant splat bombs, that (Y/N) barely avoided, getting a few splotches of ink on him.

(Y/N): Well...! I wouldn't say challenging! I'd more say surprising!

The Octobot was charging up another fist, but it was spinning this time.

(Y/N) was ready to shoot it back, but...

Sheldon: Watch out for his spinning punches. They can't be bounced back!

(Y/N) jumped out of the way when he heard this, nearly getting smashed by the fist.

(Y/N): I really wish you would've told me that before hand! It really seems like you've seen this before!

The Octobot then charged up two spinning punches.

(Y/N) quickly splatted a line of ink to get out of their way fast.

The Octobot then shot four more bombs, another spinning punch, and two more regular punches, which (Y/N) easily took care of.

Callie: HNNNNG! Come on, Octavio!

Marie: SNAP OUT OF IT, CALLIE!

The Octobot was doing something different now, it was moving back a bit, and was dripping more ink.

Marie: He's gonna hit you with his shower attack! Dodge to the side!

(Y/N): You don't have to tell me twice!

The Octobot then showered over it's entire path, with (Y/N), of course, dodging to the side.

While the Octobot was taking a second to return to the stage and get its next attack ready, (Y/N) was inking the area.

The Octobot then shot two more punches at him, but (Y/N) still didn't have any trouble shooting them out of the air.

Once the second fist collided with the Octobot, Octavio fell out onto the area.

Marie: Octavio is exposed! This is your chance, Agent 4!

(Y/N) didn't even blink an eye before he started splatting Octavio. This launched him back into the Octobot.

(Y/N): Ooh! Guess I've got bad aim.

Callie: HMPH...

Marie: Callie! It's me. Your cousin Marie. Try to remember!

Callie struck her pose again.

Callie: DJ! DROP THAT SPICY WASABI BEAT!

(Y/N): Ew. That sounds awful.

DJ Octavio: GYAH HA HA! Comin' with that hotness!

(Y/N): Ugh! You sound like that dad who think he's still young and cool!

Marie: Don't hold back, Agent 4!

(Y/N) then did a quick 360 to splat the newly cleaned turf with ink.

Marie: He's raising up!

The Octobot shot another punch at him.

(Y/N) lowered his gun a bit and put his finger to his chin.

(Y/N): You know! I really don't see the plan here! All you're doing is making the punch need to *Shoots the fist out of the air before it gets TOO close* travel a longer distance to reach me!

Then he took out the second punch Octavio had thought he hadn't noticed.

Marie: Something's coming! Can you shoot it down?

The machine then shot out a bunch of... balls of calamari? Okay.

(Y/N): Calamari? What? I mean... Okay!

(Y/N) then shot as much as he could but some still went off, creating funnels of ink, limiting his directions on where to go.

(Y/N): You see?! Now this is actually strategically go-

He didn't notice the punch right in front of him and had been slammed backwards losing his shields.

Marie: 4?! Look out!

He looked up and saw a second punch. Luckily, he was able to get rid of it before he got splatted.

(Y/N): Ack! I'll bite! That one was on me!

He gave Octavio a thumbs up as he was hunched over for air.

Octavio was really confused at how idiotic this agent, that had been taking down his army, could be.

(Y/N) then regained his shields and started ink the turf now that the funnels were gone.

Octavio, angered, shot a double-spinning punch at him, only for it to be dodged. So, Octavio shot out more calamari balls.

(Y/N): I get that these are actually a good strategy! But if you keep using them back-to-back it's gonna get stale! Ha! Stale! Get it?!

(Y/N) shot as much of the calamari balls as he could, then took out a couple punches, making sure to not get hit by them this time.

DJ Octavio: GRAAAHK!

Marie: Agent 4! I'll be there soon. Hold out just a little longer!

(Y/N): Gotcha!

He said this as he was dodging another ink-shower.

A bit more of dodging then...

Marie: Another Bomb Rush!

Except this time, they were suction bombs.

(Y/N): Jeez! What kind of roles do those glasses have?!

He dodged them then took out two more punches for Octavio to fall out again.

Marie: Octavio's down! It's all you, Agent 4!

So, of course, (Y/N) splatted Octavio again, for him to once again land into the Octobot.

(Y/N): Ugh! I am way off my mark today. Bad shot.

Suddenly, a truck came flying in. It was Sheldon driving, and Marie was on top of it.

Marie: I'm here! Hold on!

(Y/N): Sheldon! You had a flying truck! That is SO cool!

Marie had a charger in her hands. She took aim.

(Y/N): Wait, what are you aiming fo-

Marie shot, hitting Callie right in the center of her face, hitting the glasses off too.

Callie: AHHH!

(Y/N): Oh my GOD, that was so cool! Is that going in the montage?!

DJ Octavio: NOOOOO! The hypnoshades!

(Y/N): I wonder how he thought of that name?

Callie was grasping at her face, unable to open her eyes.

Marie: YES! That was a direct hit with my special low-tide ink!

(Y/N): Soooo, does that mean she's okay, and WON'T be scarred for life? Because I'm pretty those weapons have a label to not aim at eyes or ears!

Sheldon: They do!

Callie: Unnhhh...

Marie: Now, Agent 4! While Callie is stunned! Make DJ Octavio pay!

(Y/N): Oh! Right!

DJ Octavio: Time to turn the tables! Spicy speed mode!

(Y/N): OOooh! Sounds spicy!

DJ Octavio: Well... yeah. That's why I called it "spicy speed mode."

The Octobot dashed out of the way, but fired a fast punch at (Y/N) while doing it. He barely jumped out of the way, then splatted the fist while it was stuck in the ground.

Marie: He's fast! Watch out for his dash punch!

(Y/N): Yeah, you think?!

More calamari balls were fired onto the area.

Marie: Agent 4, keep it up! I'm gonna sing from here!

(Y/N): Yea- Wait, sing?

While (Y/N) was still fighting Octavio, Marie was trying to snap Callie out of it.

Marie: WAKE UP, CALLIE!

Callie: Hhhuugh...

After some more fighting, Octavio was knocked off his platform for the a third time.

Marie: Octavio's down! Get him, Agent 4!

Octavio was launched back into the Octobot AGAIN.

(Y/N) started checking his Hero Shot over.

(Y/N): Is it the gun?

Callie: My... My head...

Marie: The low-tide ink is working!

Marie pulled out a tiny boom-box.

Marie: Callie! Remember! That heavenly melody!

Callie: The one and only... I... I remember... YEAH!

Callie jumped over to Sheldon's truck, and she was glowing pink while hopping over. Her outfit had changed into her "Squid Sister" outfit.

Callie and Marie were now dancing in sync, and starting to sing.

Sheldon: THE SQUID SISTERS ARE BACK!

Suddenly, a tiny drone came in with a box that dropped a big, golden weapon that looked like a fish.

Sheldon: Agent 4! I brought you a modded version of the Rainmaker! Hold down the trigger to build pressure, then release it to shoot an ink missile. All right, Agent 4. Show me what you can do with that modified Rainmaker!

DJ Octavio: Rainmaker!

The Octobot then ascended higher up

Marie: Follow him, Agent 4! End this!

A launchpad appeared in the center of the area. And it launched (Y/N) onto a rail up at the height of Octavio, with another rail to hop onto.

(Y/N): You know! I think whoever designs your areas is out to get you!

DJ Octavio: Nnngh, QUIET!

(Y/N) was being attacked with a barrage of punches consisting of regular punches and spinning punches. He was able to deal with it fairly well, but they were fired at the same time while on the inner rail.

He tried jumping to the outer rail, but they went through the inner rail and hit him mid-jump. His back hit up against the rail, but just as he was about to fall, he caught onto it with one of his hands.

Octavio was laughing as he fired another punch at him. (Y/N) aimed the Rainmaker while hanging form the rail, and fired it, hitting it back at Octavio.

(Y/N): Ack! Not to self. Don't fire the Rainmaker one-handed... That's going to hurt once this adrenaline wears off.

He climbed back onto the railing and continued fighting Octavio.

DJ Octavio: I CAN'T...RESIST THE GROOVE...ANY LONGER! Splat you, Squid Sisterrrrrrrs!

(Y/N): Does what I'm doing even matter?

After a bit more fighting, the Octobot flipped. It was smoking and sparking before it collapsed down onto the stage.

Marie: Agent 4! Head for Octavio from the inner ride rail!

(Y/N) jumped onto the inner ride rail when it came along. He rode it, and he was getting close to the end of it.

Marie: Now! Jump and hit him with the Rainmaker!

And so, he slammed the Rainmaker down onto Octavio.

DJ Octavio: ˙˙˙ʞɔɐɐɐɐɐɐɐlq oʇ ǝpɐɟ-ssoɹפ ˙˙˙uᴉɐƃɐ ʇoN ˙˙˙ɥnפ

The Octobot then floated through the air, before it blew up in an explosion of green ink.

~~~

Outside POV

Pearl: Y'all know what time it is!

Marina: It's Off the Hook, coming at you LIVE from Inkopolis Square!

Pearl: Check it! Here are the current Regular Battle stages! 

Marina nearly fell over when she tried changing the map pictures with her records.

Pearl: HOLD YOUR SEAHORSES, MARINA! We have breaking news!

Marina: Wait... WHAT?!

Pearl: The Great Zapfish is back? THE GREAT ZAPFISH IS BACK! AW YEAH!

Marina: I'm so happy right now! I have to get a picture of this.

The snapping of a camera could be heard.

Pearl: Hmm... For some reason I remember it being bigger than that.

Marina: Yeah, for real. Was it always that small?

Pearl: Anyway, in other news... Here are the current Regular Battle sta-

Marina, once again, nearly fell over trying to change the map pictures with her records.

Pearl: WAIT! Shut it, Marina! We've got another breaking news alert!

Marina: But I didn't say anythi-

A picture of Callie appeared on the screen.

Pearl: HOLY CARP! Callie's been found! Are you guys seeing this? Now THAT'S news!

Marina: Callie is back? YAAAAAAAAAAY! I didn't know if I'd ever see her again!

Pearl: We're glad you're back, Callie. Being the best is too easy without competition!

Marina: Seriously! It takes two to make the one and only Squid Sisters!

Pearl: Yo, Marina. Let's drop a new track to celebrate!

Marina: Good idea, Pearl. I've got just the jam. This next song request comes from "Freshly Fried Boy." It's the new hit single from the Squid Sisters, Fresh Start!

~~~

Marie POV, back at Octo Canyon

(Y/N): ..And no one saw us putting the Great Zapfish back?

Marie: Nope, just like the last time.

(Y/N): And you two are sure you can handle him?

He was pointing towards Octavio.

Callie: Of course! That snow globe might not look like much, but it does the job!

(Y/N): Then how come it's cracked and has a band-aid holding it together?

Callie and Marie both were giving a nervous chuckle, rubbing the back of their necks.

(Y/N): Okay, I'm convinced.

Marie: So, what're you going to do now? Go home?

(Y/N): Nope, I'm going to go sleep on your couch.

(Y/N) walked away (out of earshot of the Squid Sisters).

Callie: So that's the new hero of Inkopolis, huh?

Marie: Yep.

Callie: I like him.

Marie: Me too.

Callie: You picked well.

Marie: Thanks.

They were both smiling, staring at their teamate... their savior... their friend...

Narrator: And with the current threat of evil to Inkopolis, and the Squid Fighters, defeated, Inkopolis is once again saved. Until the next threat comes, but when they do, they'll be ready. Next time, on Dragon Ball Z.

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August 9, 2018 - 9:00 PM