Fashion and fireworks
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As marina pulled the string back, anna asked a question. The string dissapeared.
“Atmos? Are you doing this?”
A:”Whaaaat...”
Atmos woke up.
A:”O JEEZ WHAT IS THAT?”
The bow dissapeared.
Ma:”is it yours?”
A:”kinda.”
Ma:”how do you make this,
summon this?”
The rest was looking with curiousity at anna. Anna blushed. She did not like all the eyes on her.
“I. Have no idea. I did not choose to do this. I had a weird feeling, in that dress and when Atmos fell asleep.”
A:”it is mine! Its called ‘imagination’. I dreamt about it! It wasn’t on purpose!”
Atmos panicked, she felt guilty.
C:”Can you do it again? Anna?”
“I can try. Don’t expect anything.”
Anna spreaded her arms in a bow-like formation.
A:”WATCH IT.”
The bow glitched in and out. It stayed in.
Anna was thinking.
“Ah. It isn’t supposed to be here.... it is glitched. The same counts for me, in human form. Thats why the monitor glitched. But now that i can control it, it allows the fact that it is new....
The gam-EXUSE ME the world, accepts it now.”
A:”exactly as i thought.”
“YEA were the same ?”
Anna made a grumpy face.
P:”AAAAND. now in normal language.”
“What?”
P:”You are talking different.”
Ma:”she is talking fine. Just....A little technical.”
P:”you learn something new everyday.”
Ma:”what she is saying, stuff she makes/do in this world is not allowed. But she can control it better now, so the world allows it!”
M:”weird. You should let sheldon see this.”
C:”YEAH! She can control her inkling form now, so why not?”
Ma:”it doesn’t seem to work with someone else...”
A:”Can i try something?”
Ma:”go on. But don’t summon weapons.”
A:”i won’t. Marina? Would you mind being my guest?”
Atmos appeared and made a small bow.
Ma:”why all the fancy stuff?”
A:”the same i did with max, that was super rude of me. Sorry. So i ask you.”
Ma:”go! Just do it already.”
Atmos spreaded her arms forward. She flew into marina. The emerald-like tips went purple. It growed to the lenght of atmos’s hair. Marina felt dizzy.
Ma:”WOAH. Hold on just a second.”
She shaked her head.
A:”sorry....”
Ma:”no problem. Keep going.”
A:”would you try summoning your weapon?”
Marina nodded and summoned her brush. It had some seaweed. She holded it with one hand.
Ma:”Seaweed?”
A:”Get the bow, and relax.”
Marina picked it up. The string started flowing.
Ma:”it works!”
A:”IT WORKS?”
P:”did you not expect that? Arent you the most experienced one here?”
A:”i only know so little, sorry. I must test this.”
Ma:”what now?”
A:”relax, and don’t worry. I am going to fix this.”
Marina relaxed. Marina’s hair flowed and glowed. It went into a ponytail.
Callie was looking with sparkling eyes.
The brush and bow dissapeared. It glitched out.
“Watch it atmos!”
Amina looked concerned.
A:”its going fine, relax. Even anna is relaxing.”
Anna was lying on her back. Asleep. Her hair was moving around, glowing. She was totally knocked out, just tired. Her dress was laying around her.
“Heh.”
Atmos got marina to stand up. She tried summoned marina’s weapon. A little glitch could be seen.
A:”C’MON!”
Stress could be heard.
A structure formed in marina’s hands.
It was a bow. But....
P:”WHAT IS THAT?”
A metal structure, like the brush. It was a bow, with seaweed. Two little packs of hair were on the tops. It was flowing with ink. A little projection was surrounding the bow. It had all kinds of data on it.
Ma:”wow. Data on projectory, aim and wind condition.”
M:”So that is something....., that anna would imagine for you. A combination of precision and power. In balance.”
C:”it has a bit of an inkbrush on the end!”
Marina and atmos pulled the string back. A arrow glitched into the structure. It had a glowing tip on it.
“Please, stop!”
Anna crouched into herself.
A:”AARGH.”
Headache filled their heads.
Ma:”AAARCH! WHAT IS THAT?”
A:”what is going on?
Marina! Im going to leave, sorry!”
Atmos flew out and marina fell on the floor. Her hair changed back. The bow and brush were two things again.
Atmos flew into anna.
•••••••••
They both were in the room. Anna was crying on the ground.
“ARE YOU OKAY?”
“NO...”
Anna’s hair was glitching out.
“Calm down!”
Atmos ed anna. She got some medicine and putted it in anna’s mouth.
Anna sat up.
“WHAT HAPPENED! WHAT DID I DO WRONG!”
“What do you mean?”
Anna opened her eyes. A black glimpse went out of her eye.
“Is... he back?”
“Yes!”
Anna’s hair stopped glitching.
“I have no idea.... if he is back.”
“Let me look.”
Atmos went on to grab an tentacle. It was still purple, with grey/black stars.
“It looks fine. Relax.”
Anna dropped her shoulders.
“I don’t want him to come back. I want to have control!”
“He isn’t going to come back.”
“Are you sure?”
“I will protect you.”
“What were you doing? Like, with weapons?”
“You were summoning one! For marina!”
“What did it look like?”
“Technical and strong. But precise.”
“Just as marina.”
“Really?”
“She is smart, strong and a really good friend!”
Anna looked atmos in the eyes. She fell back over.
••••••••••
They saw anna relax. Calming down. The headache dissapeared. Marina looked at pearl.
Ma:”HOLY CATFISH. WHAT AN PAIN.”
P:”was it that bad?”
Ma:”It was.”
Marie looked at anna. She was waking up.
“AAAGH.”
Anna flew up. Looking shocked.
M:”calm down, you are safe”
“I know but, i am scared! I don’t want to be overtaken!”
P:”Calm down yo!”
The orb was filling with special.
“AH NO! Don’t load further!”
The orb stopped.
“Pfew.”
P:”we are going to talk later bout this mkay?”
“Yeah.”
Marie handed her some medicine.
M:”You are just full of suprises.”
“I guess.”
A:”DID IT WORK?”
“Yes it did. Are you okay?”
A:”I am. And marina?”
Marina was coming to her senses.
Ma:”So, you always have two sides, two guys to control yourself. You must need that. Anna’s power output is that high. My gosh.”
A:”you could see it that way.”
The speakers switched on.
S:”This is your captain speaking, fasten your seatbelts and prepair for touchdown.”
Everyone braced themselves. The truck landed gently. 4 was waiting. They landed in front of a town. Some houses were decorated with lights.
“Where are we exactly?”
M:”Calamari county.”
C:”HOOOME!!!”
Marie gave callie a smack.
C:”OOMPF.”
M:”Don’t yell like that.”
4:”Welcome! How are you doing tonight?”
“Fine.”
4:”doesn’t sound too exited.”
“I am fine. Believe me.”
A:”(i am actually pretty nervous.)”
Atmos whispered into anna.
“(I am too, but i want to make a good impression. So please help me with this.)”
A:”FINE.”
Amina went standing next to her. She holded her hand.
“You are doing fine. Relax. Calm down.”
Anna was scared.
“I don’t want to sing actually.”
A:”i am embarrased to sing, i am scared.”
“You don’t have to.”
“But it feels like it. People are expecting things from me.”
M:”You don’t have to. Just firing that special is enough.”
“Right....”
“I will help you with it.”
4:”me too if you like. Pearl, marina and marie and callie are going to be on stage. We are not.”
“Thanks.”
Old shopkeepers, and relatives came walking into town. Sheldon parked the truck, so it could be a stage. Black cloth was spun around the truck.
P:”Who is coming for a battle?”
“What? Why?”
P:”to relax a bit before the concert.”
“I want to but, i am afraid to fall asleep.”
P:”NAW. Just come with me.”
Anna walked behind her. Pearl walked to a little skatepark. Pearl changed clothes.
“How am i going to fight with this dress? I can’t transform my clothes.”
P:”focus! On your original gear. You have a dress that adapts.”
she trowed a respawn point on the ground.
Anna focused. On her hoodie. And shoes. And her bobble hat.
P:”keep going.”
The little crown or ornament went into a hat. Warmth surrounded her head. The dress shortened, and thickened. A skirt stayed. The shoes did not transform.
P:”Here.”
She handed some sneakers.
P:”good job.
NOW.
ARE
YOU
READY!”
“I am. Lets go.”
They both started at opposite sides.
P:”GO!”
Pearl dashed forward. Her dualies pointing forward. Anna letted her brush appear. She ran forward. Pearl hid behind an obstacle. Anna ran behind it. Pearl jumped out and landed a hit. Anna grabbed a bomb and trew it at her feet. Pearl could not escape in time.
-SPLAT-
Pearl respawned.
P:”GOOD JOB YO!”
“Thanks...”
P:”lets go back.”
“Already?”
P:”yeah, i don’t want to make you tired.”
“Allright.”
A:”i am actually pretty tired.”
Anna focused and the dress came back.
They walked back. Pearl was rapping.
Ma:”THERE they are. Finally.”
M:”Hurry it!”
Anna ran to the room behind the truck.
C:”what took you so long?”
P:”we were sparring.”
C:”ARE YOU CRAZY? You are exhausting her!”
“I am not exhausted callie. Calm down. I could choose. I actually am refreshed by it.”
A:”PEARL DID NOTHING WRONG!”
C:”Right.”
M:”GUYS! Its time!”
“Good luck.”
M:”there is a little light, if it blinks, you can fire your special.”
“Thanks.”
Off the hook and the squid sisters walked on stage.
4:”nice to hear that you have battled pearl.”
“Yeah. Nice job!”
“Yea...”
A:”i don’t feel so good about this.”
“Why don’t?”
A:”Just... i am scared to use that special. Anna was still loading power at disstressed moments. It might be too big.”
“You are right. I should not have used so much energy.”
“Hey! Don’t feel sorry for yourself.”
“Hmm....”
Anna looked down. The shoulder protection faded in.
“‘Calm down’. It sounds so easy. But i am trying to take control of myself. And my emotions. Do i really need medicine for that?”
The orb glowed.
The light too.
4:”HEY! Look! Try it!”
“Go! I will catch you!”
Anna stood up. She focused on the light. The 4 were singing calamari inkantation. Her hair started glowing. Anna touched the orb.
A:”GO!”
“Im trying!”
Anna loaded the special. She unfolded the tenta-missiles. One cannon was as big as a truck. Anna holded on.
“THIS IS TOO HEAVY!”
Amina and 4 grabbed each a cannon.
4:”Hold on. Fire!”
“Go! You are doing great!”
Anna was losing it. She fell over. But the cannons fired. An enormous spectacle could be seen in the air. Purple and white stars were filling the sky. The crowd yelled. Anna ed out. The dress changed to black. So did her crown.
4:”JESUS CRUD.”
“THE ZAPFISH”
They both looked at each other. Smiling.
“DID YOU SAW THE SIZE OF THAT?”
4:”I DID!”
As the four finished the song, they came down.
P:”WHAT.
WAS.
THAT.”
M:”THAT WAS AMAZING.”
C+Ma:”IS SHE OKAY?”
“I think so. She is still knocked out.”
A:”WHAT THE FRICK WAS THAT? I SAID IT! IT WAS GOING TO BE BIGGER!”
“Goodmorning.”
M:”Is anna okay?”
A:”Scared. And terrified.”
M:”Why?”
A:”That power. She is scared to use it against others. To be someone’s puppet.”
“She is just traumatized...”
C:”So do you think she is going to respawn and have another panic attack?”
A:”i say yes. Be careful”
P:”I think i know where she is going to respawn.”
•••••••••••
Anna woke up. Black room. Flashing.
“ATMOS? HELP ME!”
She crouched into herself.
“DO YOU THINK YOU CAN ESCAPE ME?”
A echo went trough the room.
“I AM NEVER ESCAPING!
THAT IS THE TRUTH!
WHO ARE YOU?”
“ANXIETY. ACCEPT IT. YOU CAN’T CONTROL IT!”
“I CAN!
YOU DON’T BELIEVE ME?
TRY ME!”
Anna tried to stand up. It was heavy. She focused on the shadow. Her weapon appeared. It was a bow and a brush. She chose the bow. She pulled the string. A arrow of ink appeared. It glowed with energy.
“OHOHOH. SHE IS GOING TO FIGHT!”
“BACK OF!!!”
She shot the arrow and ed out.
•••••••••
Anna woke up.
Where am i?
I see different people, and a lot of movement. Marie, callie, pearl and marina. 4 and amina. And Atmos.
And so many lights.
Atmos?
Are you there? I don’t feel so well.
Can you me? I feel weak.
Why are you not moving? Why is everything fading....
•••••••••
“SHE IS BACK!”
Everybody stepped back.
Anna turned on her back. Her eyes were flashing. She was too tired to move, to talk. She ed out and dissapeared.
P:”I know where she went!”
M:”then lets go!”
The squad went on their way.
••••••••••
Anna woke up in the skatepark. She thought.
Why am i still different? Why does everyone want my power?
Why am i being hunted by anxiety?
What did i do wrong!
A bubbler formed around anna. It was superbig.
I want to practice with this weapon. Alone.
The bubbler splitted apart. In targets.
This is new. Can i control that?
Anna got her bow. She dress changed colors. The shoulder wings glowed. So did her eyes.
Lets try this.
Anna tried to fire an arrow. It splatted against the wall.
How does this work?
Anna fired an arrow against a target. It splitted apart.
She began to run. Fire arrows. Switched from bow to brush.
If that shadow is going to attack people, i want to protect them. Not hurt them.
She loaded a special.
She got her phone and putted some music on.
She tried to learn herself to superjump. She transformed and jumped. She used her special in mid-air.
She trained until she falled down. Asleep and tired.
••••••••••
“What is she doing?”
They arrived.
M:”Fighting? Against what?”
marie got her phone. And recorded it.
A:”She is training herself! With own made bubblers.”
4:”How does she do that?”
C:”i have no idea.”
The crowd went sitting behind some concrete. Atmos was glowing bright.
Anna was still breaking bubblers.
A:”she seems to float, like-just stopping time.”
Anna jumped from a concrete block. She switched to a bow. She looked like she was in slow-mo. She carefully shot an arrow into a target. She landed classy.
Pearl grinned.
“She definitly worked on her landing.”
M:”yeah.”
Ma:”What is she doing now?”
Anna squidformed. The stars on her tentacles were glowing bright.
“She-she is readying a superjump!”
Everyone mouths fell open.
Anna jumped and transformed in mid-air. She used her special. An enormous bow unfolded.
On anna’s face and skin were purple glowing lines.
On the bow, giant glowing purple lines came swirling out of it. It did not have a normal arrow, it had a black-purple inkbrush loaded. It was fully made of ink.
She shot it at a reinforced bubbler with spikes. It had all the effects of a booyah bomb. The bubbler broke.
She landed. And fell over sideways.
Asleep.
A:”IS SHE OK?” Atmos ran towards her. And went into her. The guys followed.
Anna woke up. Lines dissapeared.
“WHERE YOU LOOKING AT ME?”
M:”uh. We were. Sorry.”
“No! It isn’t a problem. Im just... Suprised.
I had another nightmare.”
A:”really?”
“The shadow was back. And it is called anxienty. It wasn’t rokas. It was fear.”
M:”Why didn’t you come back to the stage?”
“I was scared. To be overtaken or worse.”
P:”understandable. You are doing great with that weapon. Awesome!”
M:”i recorded you. For sheldon. He will find this intresting.”
“DONT SEND IT TO ANYONE!”
M:”i won’t. Relax. We are your allies here.”
“Do you want to go watch the concert?”
“Yeah. If im not doing weird stuff.”
“You won’t. Im with you.”
4:”Right!”
Ma:”lets go back.”
They walked back. Anna took a seat. Amina and 4 went sitting next to her.
The 4 walked on stage.
M:”HELLO EVERYBODY!”
The crowd yelled.
P:”SHOUTOUT TO THAT GIRL! She did the amazing fireworks!”
There was applause.
Anna blushed.
C:”Now the special of the night,
BAD LIAR!”
Anna could not believe it. Marina got her keytuar. Pearl rapped. Marie and callie sung. They waved to anna. Anna was sitting. Frozen.
A:”CMON! Just go!”
“I can’t. Im scared.”
A:”THEN IM GOING TO DO IT! YOU DESERVE THIS!”
Anna was being controlled by atmos’ thoughts. She walked on stage.
She began to sing. A wave of yelling came out of the crowd.
When they were almost finished, anna felt a warmth on her face. Some glowing lines appeared. She quickly went backstage. The crowd dissagreed.
“Where did she go?”
“What was happening with her face?”
“Who is she?”
“STOP IT!”
Anna folded her hands around her face.
A:”calm down. This is your ‘new’ inkling special form.”
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
A:”Sorry.”
“You can’t do stuff like that! I am embarrased.”
A:”im going home. With you. You are tired.”
“No! I-i just. Want to be alone.”
A:”Why? Afraid?”
“Yes. of myself.”
A:”i want you to sleep. Now. You are too tired.”
“Allright then. I upsetted everyone.”
Anna went to lay on the couch that was standing there. She quickly fell asleep.
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