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// Agent 3 
// Story: Splatoon: Main Six 
// by Robert Emerald Fountain 
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Callie explained that the first area only had three zapfish to save before fighting the boss. Twilight decided that they should split up into three pairs and each save one zapfish. Then, they would fight the boss together. They started looking for entrances to the Octarian lairs, but they couldn't see anything.

"Use your ink to reveal the entrances. They are invisible.", Callie explained.

They started shooting and the entrances were soon exposed. Clauds stepped in and said she would go in with them to help with fighting the Octarians. Twilight and Fluttershy jumped into one of the kettles and prepared for battle.

"Show 'em what for, girls.", Callie urged over the radio.

They began shooting ink and taking out the Octotroopers. To begin with, they only had to worry about one or two. Some of them had shields, and Callie advised using bombs to distract them and then shoot from behind. Then, they ended up with multiple Octotroopers shooting fast at them. They also found a scroll that talked about the history of Inkopolis and when Callie had been brainwashed by the Octarians.

"Don't overthink your plan of attack. Catch your breath behind a wall if it gets too rough.", Callie advised.

At the final stretch, Twilight and Fluttershy found canisters that contained special weapons. When they pulled them out, they found themselves holding large tubular guns with scopes on the sides. 

"YEAH-HA!! We found Inkzookas. Shoot large blasts with these babies. They'll deal massive damage.", Clauds crowed.

Accepting Clauds' advice, they started shooting and took out the remaining enemies and then broke open a glass ball with a small yellow fish that was making electrical noises. Fluttershy was in awe when she saw the zapfish.

"It's so cute.", she said after they left the lair.

"Well, the Great Zapfish is way larger.", Clauds said quietly.

Rarity and Pinkie entered the next kettle. They came across small blocks that expanded when shot with ink. Callie indicated that they were sponges, and that they would shrink if the Octarians shot them. They also found a sunken scroll, but had some difficulty reaching the zapfish, but they succeeded in the end. Rainbow and Applejack took on the final kettle and found what looked like a small spherical valve. When Rainbow shot it, a long rail extended out. 

"That's a ride-rail. Jump on it for a trip to the next section."

They jumped on and stood balanced until they reached the next part of the lair. After much trial and error, they eventually rescued the zapfish. After all three zapfish were retrieved, a larger kettle opened up. The sunken scroll in this kettle showed the anatomy of inklings and octolings. 

"The boss kettle is always bigger than the others.", Callie explained.

Before they entered, they picked up a different call on their headsets.

"HELP! Get me out of here, quick."

Callie and Clauds could not believe their ears.

"That's Agent 3! She's trapped in there."

The six friends entered the boss lair and spotted Agent 3 hanging from a chain above a pool of ink. Before they could shoot the chain and break it, a mechanical shark jumped up and swallowed Agent 3. The shark began cutting through the platform and charging towards the Main Six, but they had shot their ink to slow the shark down. Then, the shark popped up and landed upside down. Its mouth hung open with a tentacle protruding.

"Shoot the tentacle. It's the weak point", Callie said over radio.

The tentacle exploded after it had been shot enough. The six friends turned into squids and jumped over the shark to prepare for the next stage of the battle. The shark's fin became sharper which allowed it to move faster. This time, it started cutting through from a further distance. After shooting the tentacle again, the fin became razor-sharp, and the shark started from all the way across the platform. After shooting the tentacle this time, the shark's metal body began to swell and then it burst apart. Agent 3 was lying on the ground next to the zapfish globe when the ink cleared. She got up, brushed herself off and then followed the Main Six out of the boss lair after the zapfish was freed.

"Callie, Clauds, we have to hurry to save Marie and the Great Zapfish. From what I can gather, she is being interrogated and might be getting tortured as well.", Agent 3 said shakily.

Callie became nervous and urged Clauds and the Main Six to keep going. They saw that she had taken the gauze off, since her head wound had healed. The gate over the next area shattered and the six friends set off.