Splatoon: 12 Years Later

In Inkopolis, it had been a month and a half since Taylor's 13th birthday. He was doing very well in school and so was his cousin Lizzie. Their families had met up at Callie's house when their parents gave them some surprising news.

"We have something to tell both of you.", said Callie.

"What's that, Mom and Aunt Marie?", asked Taylor.

"For Squidmas, we are going as a family to the planet Equus. Your gift is the opportunity to meet Queen Flurry Heart along with six friends of hers.", said Marie.

"Who are they, Mom?", asked Lizzie.

"We knew you'd ask that, Lizzie. She's a winged unicorn. The last time we saw her was 12 years ago when the world was attacked by an alien species.", answered Callie.

"Both of you were babies when this happened. You, along with our parents, were captured by a group of these aliens. Luckily, three of our fellow agents, along with some other friends of Queen Flurry, rescued you all.", added Marie.

Taylor and Lizzie felt their skin crawl and they shut their eyes. Images flashed in their brains of what their moms had just told them. They saw themselves in a dark room and lying on their backs. They heard loud sounds and then they heard screams that sounded like their own voices, only different. When they opened their eyes, they were sweating lightly.

"Are you two alright?", asked Callie.

"We just remembered a small part of what you told us. We were lying in bed together when we heard loud sounds outside. Then we started screaming and crying out for you. That's all we remember.", said Taylor.

Callie was shocked.

"That's exactly what happened. We were awakened by a different sound and then saw flashes outside. We woke our parents up and had almost reached a shelter out back when Marie and I realized you were still inside. We grabbed you and ran back out, but then we tripped and dropped you into the snow. An alien from the species grabbed you before we got up, but we couldn't see. Our parents were gone when we got to the shelter. After calling for help, we had three sets of soldiers come to rescue you along with the agents. Flurry Heart and her friends were one of the groups.", she said.

Callie went to her and Michael's room and got a photo album from the time that the Draconians had attacked and brought it to show to Taylor and Lizzie along with their parents. When she showed them the group picture after everyone was rescued, Taylor and Lizzie were beyond words.

"I don't believe this. They all teamed up to help you save us?", said Lizzie in a shocked voice.

Callie and Marie nodded and then gave their kids a hug and a kiss.

"It was very brave of both of you to participate in that group effort.", said Sally.

"Thanks, Mom.", said Callie as her parents gave her a kiss on the cheeks.

"Were you planning on the four of us coming as well?", asked Iris.

"That's right.", said Marie.

Everyone was excited about getting to go to space. So far, only the Squid Sisters had gone when the Draconian War took place. They started packing to get ready and then took a train and a helicopter to the launching area. The craft they would be using was docked in space, so they had to take a shuttle. It was night when they arrived at the pad, so the kids didn't know they were actually on top of a giant floating structure in the middle of the ocean.