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Feeling Betrayed-Splatoon 2

*Spoiler warnings for the single player mode in Splatoon 2 even though this is an AU. It does spoil the final boss* I stand ready to go. Although I've never been this nervous before. I've done this before. I've played this stage before. But yet, I'm nervous. Maybe because I've never played this stage like I am today. I am joined by Crusty Sean, Annie, and Sheldon. They agreed to help me, but I'm not sure if this is what they were expecting. Of course, my cousin Callie and I, along side our grandpa and another agent, were the only ones who knew about the SquidBeak Splatoon. We were the only ones who knew of this long war against the Octatians. I knew one of these days, even though Agent 3 beat the boss of the Octairians, we would be here again. I knew eventually they would find a way to break him free. We are up to battle against some Octolings right now. So why am I so nervous? Maybe because I didn't expect Callie to be on their side. Sure, I've battled against Callie in Splatfests and for fun. But this is different. It feels so different. This time, Callie isn't coming home with jokes of how we messed up. She isn't going to come with me for our after-Splatfest buffet. She is on the side of those who stole our power. She is on the side of those who are out to threaten our way of life. That's the difference, and I know I need to treat Callie like any other Octoling. But I'm hesitant. I don't want to think Callie as bad. I want to sit and have lunch with her to talk about why she did this. Why she is on the side of the Octatians despite being trained to fight against them. I want to ask her why she is here, willingly fighting against her cousin and friends just to defend them. I have so many questions but it appears I won't get answers. Sheldon has been going on and on about proper use and strategies for each weapon we have. Annie has a charger, Sheldon has a Splattershot, Crusty Sean has a Slosher, and I ended up with the Blaster. I'm not sure what Sheldon has up his sleeve since I've been lost in thought, but I hope it works. I also wonder how any of the Inklings that go to his shop for Turf Wars gear stand listening to him ramble like this. I get up and hold my Blaster. I think I am ready to go. "Ready to go, Marie?" Sheldon asks me. "Do you want me to go over the strategy again?" "No, I'm good." I lie. "I'm ready to go." Sheldon nods and we head out to the stage. Moray Towers. It's good for Annie's charger, but I'm not sure how the rest will fair. We get to our spawn point and wait for everything to be ready to go. This match will play by different rules. Instead of just being about how much Turf is Ink, like in the actual Turf Wars, it's about who sends all four members back to the spawn first. After you get Splatted, you cannot leave the Spawn area. That's just he rules for this one. We hear the horn to go, and we do. Annie gets into a good place to sneak out shots, Sheldon and Crusty Sean both seem to have the same idea of brute force, and I'm just sneaking around the edges. I don't care about winning, I want to see Callie. For a little while, we thought Callie was brainwashed or something like that. After all, her clothes are completely different and her attitude was nothing like it was before. But that was disproven when Annie knocked the glasses off somehow. When I went to talk to Callie, she took no time in splatting me. "What, you think I would be dumb enough to get brainwashed by some glasses?" She said before she Splatted me. "Not a chance. I just like being bad." That was the last thing she said to me. Since then, the four of us have been trying to get Callie alone to talk sense into her. But each time we do, she mercilessly splats us. Won't lie, I was surprise Annie, Crusty Sean, and Sheldon could get Splatted and go back to the spawn point. I guess I've always assumed only Octolings and Inklings could do that, but it seems everyone can. The more you know. I don't know what has gotten into Callie. I might never know. But I have to keep trying. So, I Ink my way up to their tower when I hear someone got Splatted. It was Crusty Sean. He was in the middle of the whole parkade, so he got caught in the middle of a harsh battle. 3 on 1. Not too long after that, Annie gets taken out. She wasn't looking our behind her and that's how she got Splatted. Then Sheldon. How he got Splatted, I've got no idea. I couldn't see it. But I know I'm the only one left on my team. So, I'm the only one going up against three Octolings and Callie. I find Callie and throw a splat bomb behind her. It will at least limit her movement. I jump out of the ink I'm hiding in and point my Blaster at her. "Callie, I just want to talk to you." I say. "There is no talking in this Turf War!" Callie says. She points a duel wielding weapon at me that I've never seen before. I wonder where she got it. She starts shooting and I do the same back. I mostly dodge though. I know I won't hurt her, but I just can't bring myself to splat her. It's not any different from the Splatfests or Turf Wars. It's just different cause she isn't coming home. She got me cornered and I know this won't end well for me. It will only take one more hit for me to be Splatted. But I guess that's the way it goes. I try one more time to reason with her. "Callie, why are you doing this?" I ask. "We are best friends!" "Were." Callie says simply. "How does it feel now to be the fan favourite?" With that, I'm Splatted. I figured it was about that. I figured it was about the fact I won the final Splatfest. Never did I think before it hurt Callie so much. But I guess it did. I end up back at the spawn point, looking on to Callie and her Octolings friends. They seem close from what I can tell. Without saying much of anything, I leave the stage. Once everyone gets back home, they all come check on me. Crusty Sean gives me a demo of some of his food he is trying out for his food truck, which is so good. Annie shows me around her new store, which is actually just a website. Annie didn't like directly selling hats, so she is moving on to an online shop where she just has to ship the stuff. It's actually pretty cool. Sheldon comes by and we talk about the weapon Callie was holding. Annie helps him in the shop so it makes sense that Annie told Sheldon about the weapon. Somehow, Sheldon made a replica of it that almost works. He still has a few quirks to work out, but it's pretty great overall. Even though I appreciate everyone of them helping me wit Callie and trying to comfort me, I can't help but feel this is my fault. I allowed the Final Splatfest to happen. I allowed myself to win. I should have known it was a bad idea. But I let it happen anyways. I can't blame anyone but myself for it. "You shouldn't blame yourself." Annie says as she works on her site. "Callie took it personal. You can't control that." "I know that much." I say. "I just wish I made her feel loved. With what happened to Grandpa and Agent 3 just disappearing, it must've been a lot for her to take in." I wonder if that's what this whole thing boils down to. Love. How unloved Callie felt. I thought about it before. I thought Callie would've been mad, or at least upset with everything going on. But I thought if I was thinking that, I was just being stuck up. I guess now I know, now that it's just too late. Now it's too late to save her. I stand in the Square one day. This place, the Inkopolis Square, is the new spot for Turf Wars. So, all the newest and freshest Inklings are here. So, it makes sense to come here and try to recruit new members for the SquidBeak Splatoon. As one inkling comes over, I go into the drain that leads to Octo Canyon. I go through an introduction, a little surprised these Inklings know nothing of Callie and I. Maybe that's for the best though. When they look at me confused when I mention the Octatians, I say one thing. "They are here to steal what's ours. They are lead by two people." I say. "DJ Octavio and Callie."

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