Chapter 5 - To The Splatundra!

                                    

                                          
The sun's golden rays began to shine upon the desert ground as the moon and the night sky sank back down into the horizon. Tumbleweeds rolled as dust swirled in the air. 
Today was an incredibly important day... Off the Hook and crew were setting out for the Splatundra!
Everyone had spent the day preparing. DJ Octavio worked on his mech, while the rest of the crew bought any supplies that would be necessary for the cold lands of the Splatundra.
Agents 1 & 2, as well as Captain, accompanied Off the Hook and Diade at Octavio's mech, helping them load their luggage in. 
"Pearl, I don't think you need 3 suitcases for this trip," Agent 2 commented. She handed the suitcase to Captain, who threw it up into the luggage compartment. "Usually she brings 6. This is light packing for her." Marina laughed.
As a part of their snowy expedition, everyone had prepared winter outfits. Marina wore her same, usual headphones, but had completely new attire otherwise. She sported a black jacket with Off the Hook branding on it, a cozy sweater and scarf with an 8 pattern, and warm pants with boots perfect for the snow.
"Come on! Would you rather be under-packed, or overpacked?" Pearl asked. She wore a golden crown, accompanied by a similarly-colored visor with a snow-white puffy coat and snow boots. The whole outfit was brand-new and screamed rich.
"Is that all the luggage?" Diade asked. Unlike Pearl and Marina with full winter outfits, he had only put on a faded purple beanie.
Captain gave him a thumbs up. "We're just waiting on Agent 3 and Smallfry. She told me they'd be here soon..." Agent 1 said as she looked into the sky. 
"She better hurry it up. We've got a mission!" DJ Octavio exclaimed. He had swapped out his hard, beige hat and visors for a fuzzy Octarian trapper hat, snow goggles, and a one-piece headset. A camera was attached to the hat.
Suddenly, a yellow super jump marker appeared right in front of Captain. It was labeled with Veronika's name! 
"Speak of the squid!" Agent 2 said with a smile.
Veronika landed, yellow ink splashing around. She impressively held up her arms, displaying her new hero suit! It was primarily blue, lined with cozy fuzz. Her mindset was replaced by a futuristic headset, and she also wore a visor.
"Phew! Sorry, my roommates Hiro and Anemone wouldn't stop nagging me about where I was going." 
"Is that one bag really all you're bringing?" Octavio asked. "Of course!" Veronika responded. She had her ink tank and a beige, worn-out backpack with patches and buttons. Smallfry hopped out of the backpack and poked Veronika.
Smallfry had a miniature winter jacket on. It was blue and lined with fur, just like Veronika's.
"Huh? What is it, dude?" Veronika asked the fish. Smallfry motioned towards Captain, more specifically the crate they were now sitting on. "Oh yeah!" Veronika exclaimed.
Captain got up and opened the crate. Veronika pulled out a small box with a faded green color. Both the crate and box had Ammo Knights branding on them. 
"Oh! Were those the things Sheldon was working on?" Marina asked. Veronika gave her a 'mhm!' and opened the box.
Inside, lying on tiny cushions, were 4 chips. Off the Hook looked at them, confused.
"What are these things for?" Pearl asked, picking one of the chips up. "They're microphones! We just put them in our devices, and we can all communicate with each other, as well as Capt' and Agents 1 and 2!" Veronika explained.