Prologue

"And as always Inkopolis...Stay Fresh!" A white tentacled inkling said to the camera while striking her signature pose.

"And cut. Nicely done as always, Marie." The cameraman gave her a thumbs up.

"Whatever." Marie walked over and sat down in one of the only two chairs in the recording studio. She grabbed the cup of coffee that was sitting on the table and took a sip from it, yawning before she did so. "It's too early in the morning for this."

The cameraman was just finishing packing up the camera equipment they had used and started walking toward the wall. "I can't believe this is the last time we are recording in this studio. Tomorrow we'll be situated in a new studio in Inkopolis Square. Isn't that great?!" He looked towards the Squid Sister, realizing she wasn't really paying attention. "Well, I'll leave you alone now. See ya." He pushed against a specific part of the wall, revealing that it was instead a hidden door, which would explain how people get inside that studio.

Marie sat alone in silence for a while, the silence only being broken by her fingers tapping on the table next to her. She got up and walked toward the large window that took up a whole wall of the small square studio she was sitting in. Looking out of it she could see the morning sun rise and could see at least two inklings walking around in Inkopolis Plaza. But due to the walkway outside of said window her vision was slightly limited, so she didn't know if there were more out of her view. She looked across at the now closed shops, which have changed location to Inkopolis Square, the new freshest place in the city. Looking to the right she saw the big face of the Great Zapfish looking back at her. Marie thought to herself, 'It may not be used for Turf Wars anymore, but Inkopolis Tower is still where the zapfish belongs.' She went back to her seat, taking another sip of coffee and looking at the empty chair across from her at the table, letting out a sad sigh.

About an hour passed before the hidden door opened again and a figure stepped through it. "Hey Marie. How are you doing?" An orange tentacled, slightly tan inkling walked in wearing a pair of Red Hi-Tops, a Mint Tee shirt, and a pair of fake contacts.

"Hey Agent 3." Marie waved to the inkling boy. "Who let you in?" She giggled a bit.

"Ha ha, very funny. But seriously, why do you always call me that? Just call me Jack." He walked up to the empty chair. "Um, may I sit here?"

"I guess." She yawned while stretching.

"So…" Jack sat down and pulled the chair closer to the table. "You excited about the show moving to a new studio?"

"Yeah…"

"Hey, you okay?" He looked at her, a hint of concern in his voice.

"I'm fine." She looked back at him.

"No you're not. I can hear the sadness in your voice. And I know what's bugging you. I miss her too."

"It's been about two years since she quit." Marie pulled out her phone and opened to the main screen, the background image a picture of her, Jack, and a long black tentacled inkling girl wearing an outfit similar to her own.

"Look Marie, Callie quit as a Squid Sister for a reason. We may not know why, but she must have had a reason."

"I know that. But did she have to leave Inkopolis as well?" Marie looked at Jack, awaiting an answer.

"I don't know. Maybe she did it to escape any paparazzi or interviewers who would question why she quit. I probably would have done the same thing." He looked at his phone to check the time. "Welp, it's about 8:30 now. I'm going to go get some breakfast. You want to come with?"

"Sure, just let me go get changed real quick. Can't go out in public wearing my stage outfit, can I?" She got up and followed him out the door. They both walked down a hall before stopping at another door with Marie's name on it. She opened it and was about to walk in when Jack spoke up.

"Listen Marie. We both know Callie left for a reason. Let's just hope that she's happy."

"I know." She walked into her dressing room and closed the door. "I just hope she's doing okay."

About two cities away from Inkopolis, past the city of Potwell and the town of Quilden, in a city known as Carti Ridge, an alarm clock was buzzing until a hand pressed the snooze button. A female inkling rose from under the covers and stretched, letting out a yawn as she did so. She swung around to the side of the bed and stood up, her long black tentacle hair slightly touching the floor as she did so. She grabbed the digital clock and turned the alarm off completely before going into the bathroom. She looked in the mirror, a pair of golden eyes staring back at her. "Yet another day." She was about to take off her pajamas to step into the shower when she heard her phone ring. She walked over to the nightstand next to her bed and grabbed the phone off of it. "Hello?"

"Hey, Jewel! You have a good night sleep? Listen, we just got some new outfits in that we thought you could model for us. Can you come in today?" A female voice said from the phone.

"Um, yeah. Sure. I can come for a photoshoot today."

"That's what I love to hear. Glad our best model is coming in today. Thanks and I'll see you here."

"Okay, see ya." She hung up and walked back into the bathroom. She looked at herself in the mirror again and sighed. "Like I said, yet another day. Alright, Callie. Get in the shower and get ready for the day. And I'm talking to myself yet again." She closed the bathroom door and all that could be heard after that was the sound of a shower running, with the accompanying sound of her singing.

Author's Note: Okay, first fanfic. Let me now what you think of it. Anyway, I need to say a few things. First, the update time. Expect this story to be updated randomly. It could be updated in a week, a day, a month, etc. However, I refuse to allow this story to end up incomplete. I WILL finish it. I don't care if no one reviews or if it gets hardly any readers. It will be completed. Another thing, go ahead and leave a review if you want, but please be kind with them. And if you are going to criticize this story then please say something you like about it first, then say what you didn't like. Okay Anyway, enjoy the story and expect an update soon. I already have the next chapter written, but I want to get more written first.