Auditor:"That would be good place, but it rather be somewhere...a year or so, the office room, I got some information, I would required your needed eyes to understand." Snapped his burning fingers, summoning his grunts holding an file. Passing to Douglas. "File you're holding is a official government document about anime island that was destroyed year ago. You may leave now."

Grunt nodded before leaving, as five members mercenaries proceeded to followed his lead, entering Auditor's office. Aliya asked Douglas the file.

Opened to read, and her expression show all what she's reading that file.

Aliya:"W-Wait, that anime island? The explosion completely b-blew in ruins. B-But why'd official documented that island?" She replied, confused about anime island bought up. "You know i-inkling and o-octoling were bought into safety thanks to shaggy!"

Auditor:"Shaggy saved all of them, and green flesh of frog, met his unfortunately fate, Francis. Does it ring all bells...?"

Cleo folded her arms and scoffed annoyingly, if Francis somewhat managed to get her, she cannot imagine she'll feel ungodly pain. Intimidate growl at that name, Francis wanting for anime girls. SM, looked down to see their own allied betrayal upon. He didn't like a single thing of it.

Aliya never liked that particular frog, so does Douglas. Both grown mass distrust on him where'd he kept linger on anime related. Yet it's gotten worse the time pass he wants more. Thankfully with an assistant of A.A.H.W and salmons themselves, both allied seized down Francis's army. But despite the efforts, machine has already changes Meggy's appearance.

Auditor:"Yes Aliya, I understand your point, it's odd they're documenting without reason unless someone has caught their attention."

Cleo:"Hrm, Douglas? What's that?" Douglas never say anything but deeply knows he's going to say. She'll do it for him. "What I know he's sayin' is! Are ya suggesting we'd should...well?"

SM:"Split up, yea? Both location seemly has some info regarding anime island complete utter ruins."

Auditor:"You've read my mind, I was about ask, you three, Cleo, Aliya, and SM, you'll go check in anime island for any valuable information awhile you search. Now Douglas and Intimidate, both will collect possible info in inkopolis. If further investigation, head both Inkopolis Square and Splatsville by using a train. I advise recommended to use non-lethal methods. It's rather not necessary to do."

Cleo:"Hrm...I wanna kill!~" *Auditor:"None of that, you know what happened two months ago..."* "Tch...yea, stabbed an jerk inkling with a gas mask on, police attempted arrest!~ oh how sad!"

Intimidate:"For sake Cleo! I have to rescue you every damn time because of your cruel murder intentions!" *Cleo:"I know right!~"* "Hrg..."

SM:"Guys! Come on p-please! We gotta bigger problems on our hands!" Yelled, returning his attention but Auditor. "It's serious y'know!?"

Auditor:"Enough with our nonsensical, rather wasteful, already got your own weapon?"

Five checked up their weapon-

Intimate weld his sniper rifle on his hands, as well an trident spear like with element fire holster on his back, Cleo has her dueling small katanas with sharp edges, with glowing reddish aura, on her hips is smoke and flash bang.

Aliya has her ability or cast, she never weld weapons before, she consider weapon's harms way for violent. You can rather say she's a special octoling with some casting spells. Behind has a book holds some casting and spell to use.

Douglas have his M1911 and brass knuckles for surprise attack. Simply but skillful at surprising threats.

SM holds his revolver and blade that sheath to his waist, to give surprise to any whom went to close his liking. And importantly his note to ENSURE he doesn't forget detail during their investigations.

Auditor:"Are you ready?"

SM/Cleo/Aliya/Intimidate:"I'm ready sir/Yea~/A-Anytime!/Been waiting for this."

Douglas didn't say one word, but nodded with a pistol close his face.

Auditor:"Good, happy hunting on your investigation, don't die also, grunts has been dying by nonchalant nonsense from certain things, hope it doesn't happen to you. Cuz I'm not paying health insurance."

With final word, Auditor unleashed his flames slowly crawling their feet before body, arms and head, till devour, completely by blackish flames, emit a red aura, CEO A.A.H.W before snapped his finger. Crew dissolving into nothing. Gone, already teleport away to their objectives.

Auditor said to himself under his breath "I wonder?"

Focus, turned around to see camera has bend set all over the bunker, monitoring the crew. He'd manifested a file. An title is display red by the following.

CLASSIFIED FILE
DO NOT OPEN BY CEO'S ORDER
CUZ YOU PROBABLY DIE ANYWAY IF YOU DECIDE TO OPEN THIS...

Opening up to see an map of the bunker and inscription. Whom A.A.H.W built it for any case Hank somewhat set foot this universe, belatedly. Now it become an safely for SMG4 and others by matter.

Switching POV...

Three Blackish flames appeared thin air, swirling greatly as black smoke spread a bit, till poof.

SM, Cleo, and Aliya finally materialized into destroy anime island. SM readied for any suspicious activity or certain things occurrences. Cleo, her always interested to look around remain armed. Aliya looked her surroundings. She didn't like anything she's seeing. Anime island brings horrible memories.

SM:"Well? Here we are. Anime island...god I hate it here."

Cleo:"Hrm~ I do too, i'm disgusted that frog...Aliya? What should we do? We could simply look for abandoned warehouse!~"

Aliya:"We can s-start looking there." Before she grab her book behind. "I'll cast ourself with element protection, so in case we might wander into toxic environments. It did mentioned about leaking toxic chemicals."

Aliya opened her book and proceeded, said her magical words and emitting aura of green is around their body. She informed. "E-Effect will worn off by 40 minutes. Better move the leg."

SM:"Oh...that's good to know."

Three stick together, seeking warehouse were an incident took place, saving Desti was successful, but preventing Meggy from draining her ink was unfortunate failure.

At least she didn't die, and result of her getting kick out from her home.

SM:"Ehh...I wonder what w-we're going to d-discover tho, something sinister? Something evil? Who knows but I'm t-thrill!"

Cleo:"Hehe~ I didn't know SM gained such hype by doing investigations~ if he learns to take important notes!~" *SM:"H-Hey! Shut it Cleo! I'm trying to look very critical details!"* "Yea sure~ hope you've got nice brain to collect massive amounts of information!"

Aliya:"Please, stop this nonsense! It isn't going anywhere by this argument please, j-just let's find the warehouse, collect possible evidence, and return base in one piece!"

Cleo:"Staying in one piece is rather difficult, but why the hell not?~ I wanna some challenges!"

Three moved forward, locating warehouse that is know to them. But unknowingly, an massive figure moving rapidly and stealthy. With an enormous body and six like-legs. Leaking out oddly ink...

Switching POV...

Two tiny spark of black flames engulf inking air, spun around within a sec. High and lower to cover. Till finally appeared hallway alley.

Sniper and Douglas spawned without giving away their position, consider it would lead their mission jeopardizes if mistakenly placed at the public square.

Intimate:"Ahh! That teleportation really made my head spinning for week!" Merc long shooter replied, holding his head for a seconds. "We should start find someone who know well about Meggy Spletzer."

Douglas quick to do hand signs in speedy motion, intimate what he said from his hand.

Intimidate:"Idols huh? Should've guess that, she's very a fan the squid sister. We should ask them first before heading different inkling, spite you're an former turf warrior, what I read on A.A.H.W informative article."

Douglas despite his unknown past, auditor knows a little about him, used to be an expert battle fighter in turf battles. But unknown reason, he become an mercenary to seek for...something. Knowing he doesn't speak or show signs why.

Intimidate:"Let me active my comms. To sure it works right."

SYSTEM ACTIVE - USER INTIMIDATE ONLINE...

CONFIRMED USER, ACTIVATED COMMS. CONNECTION SUCCESSFULLY.

"Comms working correctly, sounds well to you, Intimate?"

An voice said, Auditor validated his response. Intimate reply his word.

Intimate:"Of course, excellent advice is working in order. Just checking in to see. As you said to collect info. We're within inkopolis. Just a bit giving reports y'know?"

"I understand that, ensure you collect all possible information they've got, do not get involved by any means, you know I don't like getting my workers involved that is not related our situation."

Intimate:"Read ya mate, copy over."

Sniper leaves his comms on. With Douglass Comm also, work as it intended, Douglass snapped his fingers to bring attention. He was about to leave till he remember human are banned. He angrily curse under his breathe. Only inkling/Octoling are allowed. He's not.

Douglass simply stare out the main lobby. It brings nostalgia to his memory. But washed out it's not time to feel something. Intimate nodded.

Intimate:"I'll provide some overwatch." pulled to his melee with an sharpened claw with pointer of emitting fire spewing a little. In case of any suspicious activity or hostile behavior who's around. By how? Used his invisibility device thanks to Auditor.

"I keep update with our second team." Intimate noted. "Just hope they're be all right over there."

Inkling nodded to his reply, continuing off to locate squid sisters. But instead lively inkopolis that's a heart of inklings. It was completely utter desolate voided hometown with no inkling or octoling sighted, anything were complete intact.

Paper flutter around, cans were shattered, bikes broken and worn out. Ink stains were everywhere like a ink party happened here. But eerie.

Silent merc and sniper do not expect things gone no sea life-like human not present. Even time of day in morning. Weird. Air smell of rancid and putrid like it's been rotten about three days.

Intimate:"Not a single sea creature isn't here...air smell utterly odd, hell's going on? Douglass check the pop star second floor. I'm not picking up any reading any vital signs on my HUD..."

Understood his order, he bolted away the stairs where'd inkling can see both idols chatting together. However met an dreadful sight.

Douglass spite of non-talk, he clanged something to get sniper's attention. Sniper quickly responded. "You seen...actually I cannot see but your eyes are shown worries."

Inkling simply grabbed his chin and turned. Only snipes said one word. "Oh" camera panned around revealed a large broken glass window. With many scape fiber and oddly-looking debris of ancient-parks emitting. Silenter inkling grip the piece of it. Something dripping below, flip to shown an color. Greenish and blueish-alike.

Intimate:"Bloody hell..." Uttered under his breathe what he's seeing. "This isn't what I signed up for." Wasn't prepared about this mission to be awfully dark. Till two heard weeping comin' from an broken window inside.

???:"T-They took h-her, T-They took her, T-They t-took her, w-w-why did t-t-they took her I wish they t-took me..." Uttering and crying voice cried out somewhere inside.

Intimate quick response switched his gun to safe off. Allowed to shot anytime when trigger is pulled.

Intimate:"Watch my six..." Readied, holster his assault rifles behind and grip firmly his trident's flame to invoke tiny heat if a environment is surrounded any possible heat.

Douglass equipped M1911 pistol with a silencer attached. As brass knuckle hidden under his black gloves.

???:"Pl-Please, a-anyone he-help t-the inkling..." Voice kept praying to the gods. "I w-want her an-and anyone t-to be s-safe p-please!"

Intimate:"Are you getting this Audio, Auditor?" *Auditor:"Yea, I'm gettin' em, someone is deeply traumatized by something, rather...attacked by group party or any related to. I suggest find, whoever who'd making those sound. They should held some fine info."* "Copy CEO."

Apparently, Auditor theory seemly to be somewhat point about group party that attacked their own inkling/Octoling species. Enough Douglass seemly to be against that. Auditor somewhat knew his emotion.

Auditor:"I can tell your feels Douglass, this isn't hunting season. You've should know I and my organization do not tolerate any kind of hunting for minor threats. Only bigger baddie."

Douglass simply shake his head, as voice remain talkative. Seemly grown despair knowing the voice is bit loud.

Auditor:"Sounded like someone already having an trouble with their life. I'd dispatch rescue team to your location. Put them in calm state. We don't wanna see them go batshit insane. Don't we?"

Intimate was about to say something, an heavy mist approached the inkopolis without no warning, reduce their visibility nearly, they only they can barely seen each other. Force both went to back-to-back to stick together. Readied heavily this time

Intimate:"The hell- fog went heavy on us, are you getting this Auditor?" Reported to CEO. "This mist came out of nowhere blocking our view, we can't see anything!"

Auditor:"Barely, A.A.H.W weather report said it's going to be clear in Inkopolis...I'm going to sent out technician to the server room what's going on with A.A.H.W technology-

*BAZZZ!*

Something went horribly, Snipe's comm went out as does Inkling, air immediately became antiseptic becoming not-so-to comfortable to stay to breathe. Mist grown further more to closely enwrap two hired mercenaries. Seemly crawling towards.

Douglass wasn't having what he's seein' here, Intimate quickly grip his shirt behind and entered broken window that is used to view upon citizen inkling.

Douglass kinda don't like that without giving warning, looked back to see mist...growing and quick flowing, down to the broken glass. It like it's trying to reach their target.

Intimate:"Come on! Gotta get inside the building quick before it consume us!"

Pulling an ink boy from the floor and brash through a locked door without a second thought.

*CRACK!*

Intimate:"Brah!" Ram his shoulder into an door, woods shatter. "Hrh! Douglass! Use that device hardens that door!"

He'd followed, dig his pocket and grip an handful device. Toss out and landed front the doorframe cause an deployed to materialize itself into an hard steel door completely covered, sill that bottom door has covered up. No leaking mist entering.

Intimate:"H-Hrmg!" Attempted to stand himself up before stumble, Inkling reacted fast to grab his shirt quickly and stand him still. He was thankful. "Thanks mate."

???:"Wha-What you t-two doing here!?" Same voice called out, duo turned to see a pop star idol Douglass and Intimidate knew this girl. "W-What're you doing h-here!? Are you with t-those freaks?!"

Callie, the squid sister of the show by going obviousness. Intimate was odd about that question.

Intimate:"Ma'am, what freaks you're referring to?"

She stood confuse why they're not familiar with "Freaks" or maybe they're something else she doesn't know about. Yet.

Intimate:"These...freaks...isn't not in A.A.H.W database. Meaning we got more problems huh." To his partner. Douglass nodded to that. "Comms should can't be easily jam or something..."

Somewhere...

Reporting...

*Hello this is A.A.H.W HQ you're speaking to, are you here to report any murder happening today in your finest home?*

"No, I rather have a good talk with that flaming CEO, if you do know my voice grunt..."

*Ah! Mr. Trap! It's been years since CEO of A.A.H.W last contacted you, guessing you miss his calls yes?*

"Very much, it's rather annoying to see  my fellow constituent. If that is I saw his text message sayin."

We've got our highly complex investigation. We'd would likely have you return from retirement.

"Is it true? Cuz I'm really got nothing else to do but murder same things over and over again."

*Well, I'll have him on, give one second, after all! You two are very acquaintance with of old times!"

With that grunt plays music on stand by. Some awhile, an named Trap has a good relationship with Auditor. As the place under ground where'd hide himself from society. Camera slowly panned a dimmed dark room with many melee weapons are on the wall, before floor were scattered blood stains all over. Till light turns on to revealed the person or...person behind the metal costume. Facing toward the camera

"Heheh....Just like the old times..."