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TIME JUNCTION
(We see Corrin at the complaints department, working his typewriter, when a complaint flutters in from a slot on the wall behind him, landing on the pile of complaints)
Corrin: First for today. (takes the complaint)
Susie: (voice only) My swimming pool has received no visitors in three days. I am searching for a way to address this, but I cannot decide on what option is best. From Susanna Patrya Haltmann.
(Corrin puts the paper down)
Corrin: Nobody’s going to the pool anymore, huh? Maybe the weather’s just too cold for it…
(pause)
Corrin: Oh, right. We’re in a time-space vacuum. There’s no weather. …maybe it’s just due to lack of interest? In that case, we need to give the guests an excuse to go there.
(Another complaint falls through the slot)
Corrin: Another one? So soon? (he takes the complaint)
Callie: (voice only) This hotel is too boring and dull. It could do with some parties! Freshen it up a little, you know? From Callie.
Corrin: Parties… that’s it!
(Transition to Susie at the swimming pool, staring at the complete absence of visitors)
Susie: It’s a pity we have no business. I just built these state-of-the-art slides.
(knock on the door)
Wet Balloon: I’m still here! Let me in!
Susie: Once again, you’ve been legally banned from the pool since the Wet Kraken incident. I had to close the entire pool for a week because of you!
Wet Balloon: That wasn’t my fault! I’m sorry!
(more knocking on the door)
Corrin: Hello?
Susie: Ah, Corrin. You can come right in.
(Susie opens the door, and Corrin walks in while Wet Balloon dives straight into the pool)
Susie: …you’re not dressed for swimming.
Corrin: I’m not here to swim.
Susie: Really? You could use a break from the complaints.
Corrin: I’m here to address your complaint. I have an idea.
Susie: Oh, right! We’ve had no visitors at the pool for three days… (turns to see Wet Balloon in the pool) …besides the balloon.
Corrin: Here’s my suggestion. Why not host a party at the pool?
Susie: You mean… A pool party? A proper pool party, with music and games?
Corrin: Yes! If we give people something that would make the pool more exciting for them, they’ll be enticed - and if they like it at the party, they’ll be sure to come again!
Wet Balloon: I’m honestly happy with just the water itself.
Susie: This is an amazing idea, Corrin! We need to bring this up to the other staff members!
(pause)
Susie: But first I’m going to need to call security. Wet Balloon, you’re still banned. Get out.
(Susie turns and looks, only to see a Wet Kraken looming over her)
Wet Kraken: ...
(We see Orange Cookie at reception, noticing a new guest emerge from the portal)
Orange: Hello, and welcome to the Time Junction!
Girlfriend: Ah, is this a hotel? Interesting. Hey, have you seen my Boyfriend around here?
Orange: I’m not seeing any Boyfriend. He must have not been sent here.
Girlfriend: Oh. We must’ve gotten separated when those soldiers tried to shoot me. I had to perform some… evasive techniques.
Orange: Well, feel free to check in. We can alert you when the next exit rift opens, and you’ll be sent back to the exact moment you left in time. Here’s your key… (gives Girlfriend Key 3588) …have a nice stay!
Girlfriend: Wait… what are exit rifts?
Orange: They’re momentarily appearing holes in time that we can send people through. More often than not they go straight back to the moment they broke the time barrier.
Girlfriend: Ah, okay. So, where are the rooms?
Orange: Our porter can show you the way!
Chell: … (gestures for Girlfriend to follow her)
Girlfriend: If you’re a porter, can you help me move my speakers?
Chell: (nods and takes out her Portal Gun)
Girlfriend: I-Is that a gun?!
Orange: Not just any gun, a Portal Gun! Chell here uses it to transport things all across the hotel!
(Chell shoots one portal on the wall by the speakers)
Girlfriend: I see.
(Girlfriend follows Chell out of the lobby)
Orange: We’ve been getting a lot of guests lately… (gets a phone call) Huh? (answers it)
Susie: Orange Cookie! Corrin and I are arranging a pool party.
Orange: A pool party? Count me in!
Susie: One problem, though. We can’t find anyone to do the music. There’s DJ Octavio, but I don’t think his… style… would go well with the atmosphere. We were wondering if you’ve checked in any musically capable guests lately.
Orange: Let’s see… I just checked in a woman with a great big pair of speakers, so she might be able to play… 
Susie: Is that all?
Orange: ...Oh, right! There were some Inklings and Octolings that I checked in earlier! They said something about a band…
Susie: A band, that’s perfect! Can you send me their guest IDs and room numbers?
Orange: What are you, some kind of creepy stalker? ...haha, just kidding!
(Meanwhile, Girlfriend is at her room, when she hears singing.)
Girlfriend: Huh? Are there singers in this hotel?
(Girlfriend spies two Inklings)
Callie and Marie: (singing a song)
Girlfriend: If my Boyfriend was here, he’d probably want to rap battle them… Hmm, maybe I can have a chat with them instead.
(Girlfriend runs over to them)
Girlfriend: Hey, you’re both great at singing!
Callie: (turns around and stops singing) Thanks!
Marie: Callie, who- (turns around and sees Girlfriend) Hello.
Girlfriend: Hi! I’m Girlfriend. That’s actually my name. Who are you two?
Callie: I’m Callie!
Marie: And I’m Marie.
Callie and Marie: We’re the Squid Sisters!
Girlfriend: Why have you got tentacles for hair? 
Callie: Simple, we’re Inklings!
Girlfriend: Inklings?
Marie: We can turn into squids.
Girlfriend: You can turn into squids?
(A Roombot makes its way down the corridor)
Roombot: MS CALLIE AND MS MARIE, YOUR PRESENCE IS REQUESTED BY THE HEAD OF ENTERTAINMENT.
Callie: The head of entertainment?!
Roombot: YES. I CAN ESCORT YOU DIRECTLY TO THE SWIMMING POOL.
Marie: Swimming pool? No thanks… Us Inklings don’t do well with water…
Roombot: NOT TO SWIM. WE ARE OFFERING YOU AN INTERVIEW.
Callie: For what, our music?
Roombot: YES. WE HAVE INVITED OTHER MUSICIANS FOR THE INTERVIEW, TOO.
Marie: What’s the interview for?
Roombot: YOU WILL SEE.
Girlfriend: Say, I could bring my speakers!
Roombot: AN EXCELLENT NOTION.
(Meanwhile, in the IT Department)
Dedede: (places the mysterious device on Roy’s desk) What is this?
Roy: No idea. We’re IT professionals, not technical engineers.
Moss: Wait, let me see. (he takes the device) ...Hmm… Well, from the looks of it, it appears to be an advanced signal boosting machine. It must be picking up transmissions from outside the hotel and broadcasting them throughout it.
Dedede: So it’s the wifi network.
Moss: No, the internet transmitter is over there.
Jen: Isn’t that box the entire internet?
Moss: No Jen, wrong box. That’s our wifi transmitter.
Dedede: Then what in Popstar’s name is this thing!?
Moss: Well, if you could leave it with me, I’d love to study it. It doesn’t look like any kind of technology we have in the hotel.
Jen: Shouldn’t we bring this up with upper management?
Moss: Maybe later. I need to have a look at this device.
Roy: Aliens.
Jen: I mean, there’s a lot of them in this hotel. How do we know it doesn’t belong to them?
Moss: The real question is, who put it there?
(Meanwhile, at the pool)
Callie: Is this the pool?
Roombot: YES. THERE IS VERY CLEARLY WATER IN IT.
Marie: So, where’s the head of entertainment?
Roombot: SHE IS BUSY WITH PAPERWORK. HOWEVER, YOU CAN FEEL FREE TO TALK WITH FELLOW INVITED SINGERS WHILE YOU WAIT.
(Callie looks around and sees a few other Inklings and Octolings)
Callie: Hey, more Inkling singers!
Marie: Octoling singers, too.
(Marina turns round and sees Callie and Marie)
Marina: No way! It’s the Squid Sisters! They’re actually here!
Pearl: Huh? You mean we’re not the only Inkopolis Idols in this place?
Cora: I think all of us are Inkopolis Idols.
Reef: Yeah. It’s sweet to have a bunch of us here!
Pearl: I’ve never heard of you two…
Cora: We’re Jammin’ Jellies! Cora…
Reef: ...and Reef!
Pearl: Nope. Doesn’t ring a bell.
Marina: This is a time vacuum though, so they might be from the future.
Marie: I can’t say I’ve heard of you two either. We must all be from different points in time.
Pearl: My name’s Pearl, and this is Marina. We’re Off the Hook!
Cora: Off what hook?
Marina: It’s just a name.
(Susie arrives at the pool area)
Susie: Hello.
Pearl: Who’re you?
Susie: Head of entertainment, Susanna Patrya Haltmann. A pleasure to meet you all.
Callie: Oh, you’re the one who invited us here! To a swimming pool, I may add!
Cora: None of us can swim - we’re literally made of ink, so we just dissolve.
Reef: So… What’s this about a pool party?
Susie: I’m searching for musicians to give some fresh vibes to the party.
Callie and Marie: Fresh? That’s our whole thing!
Susie: Ah, that’s good! Can you show me the songs you can cook up?
Pearl: Cook? Nah, don’t get cooked!
Marina: You should stay Off the Hook!
Susie: ...what hook are you talking about?
Pearl: It’s just our catchphrase.
Susie: I think it’s best if you all introduce yourselves before we start the music. 
(Meanwhile, in Octavio Records)
Octavio: Hmm… Where’s the Roombot?
Brainz: (browsing) They’re everywhere.
Octavio: I mean my escort! I heard that they’re holding a pool party soon. I’m waiting to be escorted there.
Brainz: Can’t you walk there yourself?
Octavio: NO! I’M WAITING FOR THEM TO INVITE ME! I am the most talented musician in this hotel, after all! They’d be stupid to not invite me for their music!
Brainz: Maybe they found somebody more talented.
Octavio: There’s nobody more talented than me, squirt! Ugh, just shut up and buy something! I need to wait for my rightful escort.
(Meanwhile, back at the pool)
Cora and Reef: ...and that’s all! Keep on jammin’!
Susie: (claps) That was amazing! This party is going to be great!
Callie: Wait, so which one of us won?
Susie: All three of you.
Pearl: Wouldn’t that be all six of us?
Marina: She means all three bands, Pearlie.
Susie: You can perform on a rota. Let’s say the party is from 10 AM to 7 PM… so you all get three hours.
Marie: Where will we be performing? I can’t see any stages.
Susie: That’s where Girlfriend comes in. You can sing from on top of her speakers.
Girlfriend: I knew they’d come in handy.
Cora: On TOP of them? Is that safe?
Susie: I think they’re spacious enough.
Reef: Yeah… if you like balancing on one leg.
Susie: ...We’ll figure it out. Anyway, for now you can use the changing rooms as a dressing room if you want. It’s not like anyone’s using them.
(transition to Hat Kid in her office, picking up the phone)
Hat Kid: Hello, manager’s office, how can I help you?
Susie: You remember what I was saying about a pool party, don’t you?
Hat Kid: Oh, yeah! Have you decided on the date?
Susie: Tomorrow, from 10 AM to 7 PM. We already have the music arrangements sorted.
Hat Kid: Do you have anything else sorted? Like decorations? Advertisement? A theme?
Susie: ...no, I don’t. What do you think would be a good theme?
Hat Kid: Tropical, definitely! Go all out with the leis and all that!
Susie: Do you think the guests will like it?
Hat Kid: Definitely! Especially Jasmine.
Susie: It’s decided, then! But I still need help with the actual decorating…
Hat Kid: Vanessa would be good for that. The birds, too, they know a thing or two from set design.
Susie: I’ll give them a call, thanks!
(Hat Kid puts the phone down and immediately gets another call)
Hat Kid: Hello, manager’s office, how can I help you?
Susie: Sorry, one more thing. I haven’t sorted out refreshments either.
Hat Kid: Herb, maybe?
Susie: Sounds good! Also, I might not have enough rental swimwear for everyone that turns up at the party. Is there any way I could get more?
Hat Kid: ...hmmmm… we can try and pull more displaced swimwear from the time-space continuum, but it takes a while, so we might not have time.
Susie: Wait… I could build a machine that creates rental swimwear…
Hat Kid: A swimwear fabricator? Interesting...
Susie: It’s complicated, but I think I can make it in time. I’ll see you at the party. (hangs up)
(Montage of Susie preparing for the party. She is seen completing her Swimwear Fabricator and testing it on mannequins.)
(Susie is then seen talking to Vanessa, the Conductor and DJ Grooves about the decorations)
(Susie is next watching Herb Cookie as he bakes the refreshments)
(Susie is seen afterwards decorating the pool area, alongside the Conductor, DJ Grooves and Vanessa)
Susie: Wow… That was a lot of work. (checks watch) And we have five minutes until the party starts! ...Wait, five minutes!? Callie and Marie, take your places! Herb Cookie, to the refreshment bar! The party’s about to start!
(meanwhile, outside the entrance of the pool)
Octavio: Are they seriously starting the party without me!? I’ve been knocking on the door for hours!
Brainz: (walks over) Ah, so this is the pool. I don’t think I’ve ever come here. How long have you been here, Octavio?
Octavio: I’m waiting for my rightful place as the DJ of the pool!
Brainz: Maybe try thinking about something other than music for once… Like, the water?
Octavio: Ugh, no! Octarians and water do not mix!
Brainz: ...You’re an octopus. Don’t be ridiculous.
Octavio: OctARIAN. We’re different.
Brainz: I get it. You’re just hydrophobic, aren’t you?
Octavio: NO, YOU NUMBSKULL!
Brainz: I was too, once! I can help you get over it!
Octavio: THAT’S NOT WHAT I MEAN-
Mari: Say, my little brother’s scared of water too. I can help you!
(the door to the swimming pool opens)
Brainz: In we go! (pushes Octavio into the room)
(more people follow Brainz and Octavio in. Callie and Marie start singing as the music plays)
(Wet Balloon immediately dives into the pool)
Susie: Welcome to the pool party! The changing rooms are over here, though I see many of you have changed already.
(Miroir quickly slides to the edge of the pool and hops off, landing in the water)
Miroir: The perks of being glass, I don’t need to wear anything.
Dedede: CANNONBALL!
Miroir: Oh no.
(Dedede dives in, almost landing on Miroir, though he ducks and swims away in time. With the wave from the splash, however, he is swept straight to the far right side of the pool)
Miroir: Whoa, whoa… (grabs the side of the pool to stop himself)
(Miroir looks and sees Sanae sitting by the side of the pool, in regular clothes)
Miroir: Wait, Sanae, you’re not swimming?
Sanae: I’d rather choke on a chocolate orange.
Miroir: …let me guess, you can’t swim?
Sanae: That, and I have things to write.
(Sanae gets out her notepad and pen)
Miroir: What’s the occasion?
Sanae: I’m trying to make a card game, but I have no ideas. I thought watching the swimmers would give me inspiration.
Miroir: What’s the card game called?
Sanae: “Aquashooters”. It’s about water, hence the name.
Miroir: Well, first things first. Got the gameplay planned?
Sanae: …I don’t know, like Yu-Gi-Oh?
Miroir: That can work as a basis. But what about adding something on to make it fresh?
Sanae: Well…
(Hat Kid walks over to Susie)
Hat Kid: Looks like there’s a lot of visitors. Mostly guests, but it looks like most of the staff have joined in too!
Susie: The IT Department hasn’t come, though.
Hat Kid: Why am I not surprised… Besides them, this party has been quite the success so far, even if it’s just started.
Susie: It’s getting quite crowded, though. We might need a lifeguard to keep the guests safe... Hey, why don’t we bring some Roombots in to keep watch?
Hat Kid: Huh? The Roombots? They’re not waterproof, remember?
Susie: As long as we tell the guests to be careful, it should be fine...
(Vincent and Owain are busy race-swimming, when they come close to Corrin swimming the opposite way)
Vincent: (stops swimming forward) Owain, stop-
(Owain crashes into Corrin)
Owain: Agh!
Corrin: Ugh! (falls into the water, then quickly rises up)
Owain: I’m sorry, I just didn’t see you!
Corrin: Apology accepted, just… try to be more careful.
Owain: Uhh, sure.
Vincent: Come on, Owain, let’s keep going.
(Owain and Vincent swim on. Corrin, meanwhile, dives into the water, and after a glow from beneath the surface, emerges in his full dragon form)
Susie: Hmm… big dragon in the water… (to Bow Kid) are you thinking what I’m thinking?
(Meanwhile, Brainz and Mari are blocking Octavio from leaving)
Octavio: Let me through! I need an urgent word with the management of this party for not letting me DJ!
Brainz: Stop stalling! We need to help you get over your fear of water!
Mari: Just remember to stay calm, focus and persist through the water. You’ll be fine.
Octavio: That’ll KILL me! I’m not hydrophobic, I’m hydroallergic!
Brainz: Again, you’re an octopus! You can swim!
Octavio: HEY, LOOK! A GIANT WATERMELON!
(Brainz and Mari turn to look as Octavio makes a break for it past them)
Mari: Huh, so there is. Must be part of the party’s decoration.
Brainz: Anyway, Octavi- oh, he’s gone.
(Callie and Marie, meanwhile, are busy singing on their stage, Girlfriend bopping on the speakers behind them. DJ Grooves walks up close, holding his camera to film the three)
Grooves: Keep the rhythm up, darlings! You’re doing wonderful!
(The Conductor walks by, holding a glass of punch, and notices Grooves with the camera)
Conductor: Grooves, you’re really wastin’ yer time with these cephalopod girls. Ya think THAT’S musical talent!?
Grooves: Conductor, darling, these girls are too glamorous to pass up!
Conductor: Eugh, I hate that word. Why did I bother coming?
(Jasmine, meanwhile, is walking up the stairs leading to the slides, talking with Crazy Dave)
Jasmine: So, these slides. What do you think they’ll be like?
Crazy Dave: I reckon there’ll be a lot of slip-sliding and watery wetness!
Jasmine: Apparently they drop straight down at the start.
(Jasmine arrives at the top, where a set of cylindrical pods are)
Crazy Dave: Which pod are you going to choose?
Jasmine: The smaller the pod, the tighter, faster and more dangerous the ride. I’m thinking of the middle pod.
Crazy Dave: Then I’ll pick the smallest!
Jasmine: (while entering the middle pod) Why would you risk getting stuck halfway down?
Crazy Dave: Because I’m CRAAAAAAAAZY!
Jasmine: Fair enough.
(the trapdoor beneath Jasmine opens and she falls into the water slide. We see her on her way down, until she arrives at the pool, skidding across the surface for a bit before dunking into the water)
(Crazy Dave, meanwhile, squidges into the smallest pod, and ends up getting stuck inside the slide halfway as he slips)
Crazy Dave: Oops.
(Meanwhile, Susie gets a signal on her radio)
Susie: Uh oh. The Roombots are telling me that a guest’s stuck in one of the slides.
Hat Kid: ...Was it Crazy Dave? He’s always the one taking these ridiculous risks.
Susie: Possibly, but even so, this means there’s a design flaw in the slide…
Bow Kid: First things first, how do we get him out?
Susie: I can force the pods to shut down. (takes out a remote and pushes a button)
(Instead of the pod shutting down, a piston pushes down from above Crazy Dave, pushing him down the slide with double the speed)
Crazy Dave: Woo! Yeah!
(Crazy Dave bursts out of the end of the slide, flying at full speed and landing on top of Jasmine a fair distance away)
Susie: Well… That’s that problem sorted…
(Miroir is busy swimming, when he notices Herb handing out refreshments to Moustache Girl, who is wearing her normal clothes.)
Herb: Remember, don’t take too many. It’s not good to swim after eating.
Moustache Girl: Oh, I’m not swimming. I’m just taking notes on how the pool can still function in a time-space vacuum..
Herb: That’s fine. You can still enjoy yourself at the party. Maybe you can step on board our model pirate ship?
Moustache Girl: A pirate ship? Count me in!
(Moustache Girl starts running)
Herb: No, wait, don’t-
(Moustache Girl slips on water and slips sideways into the pool)
Moustache Girl: Waaagh- (lands in Miroir’s arms)
Miroir: Nggghh… glad I… caught…
(Miroir can’t carry Moustache Girl, even in water, and they both fall in)
(Seeing the scene from afar, Hat Kid can’t help but chuckle)
(Under the water, Miroir and Moustache Girl are found by Corrin, who lifts them up above the surface with his dragon head)
Miroir: Wait, where’d we- (gets a feel of the antlers on the head) Are we… are we on the head of a dragon?!
Moustache Girl: A dragon? No way!
Miroir: I didn’t know we had a dragon at the hotel. This place gets more interesting every day.
Moustache Girl: ...by the way, why’d you collapse when you tried to carry me?
Miroir: I’m made of glass, I don’t have any strength. Water buoyancy doesn’t help, either.
Moustache Girl: Huh. That’s cool.
Miroir: By the way, can you drop us off at the pirate ship, uh… I don’t know the dragon’s name…
Corrin: It’s me, Corrin.
Moustache Girl: The head of complaints?
Corrin: That’s right.
Moustache Girl: I won’t complain about that.
Corrin: Alright, two to the pirate ship.
(Corrin starts cruising across the water. Miroir and Moustache Girl get a look at the people below, including Vincent and Owain splashing each other, Dedede lying on an inflatable boat, Sanae on the side seeming frustrated with her notebook, and Brainz and Mari looking around for Octavio. They then turn to face in front, the pirate ship looming closer. Corrin lowers his head, and Moustache Girl jumps off, landing on deck.)
Moustache Girl: Come on, mirror-boy! What are you waiting for?
Miroir: Just gauging the right jump. So I don’t, you know, crack my toes.
Moustache Girl: Wait, that can happen?
Miroir: If I’m not careful.
(Miroir makes a short hop off the dragon’s head, landing smoothly and looking up to see the sail of the pirate ship, adorned with the logo of the Haltmann Works Company.)
Moustache Girl: Hey, do you reckon the cannons work?
Miroir: Why would they? It’s just a replic-
(Moustache Girl grabs hold of a cannon and pulls on a lever, causing it to spray a jet of water over Jasmine and Crazy Dave below)
Miroir: ...oh. I guess we’re plundering pirates now.
Moustache Girl: Raise the sails! Swab the poop-deck! Plunder and pillage!
Miroir: Wait, the sail’s already raised-
Moustache Girl: Fifteen men and a dead man’s chest! Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!
Miroir: You’re not of legal drinking age! Right?
Moustache Girl: It’s not like there’s even any drinks at this party anyway.
Miroir: (looks through a telescope, spying the Conductor arguing with DJ Grooves) The Conductor has a punch. Maybe it’s just out of stock?
Dedede: The Kirbies are back at the restaurant makin’ a new batch… They’re taking ages, too!
Miroir: Okay. Maybe I’ll get some then. (looks through the telescope, taking a look at Vincent and Owain coming down the slides)
Dedede: But you’re made o’ glass! Can ya even drink?
Miroir: I can, but I don’t need to. I just like the feel of it.
(Miroir looks through the telescope to see Basil, sitting by the edge of the water. The telescope view fades into a full shot, as Wet Balloon floats up to him.)
Wet Balloon: Hey, why aren’t you swimming?
Basil: Oh, uh… I can’t swim.
Wet Balloon: I’m naturally buoyant! You could use me as a floatie!
Basil: Uh… I’ll pass. Anyway, shouldn’t you be a kraken by now?
Wet Balloon: Only when there’s enough elemental energy. There are loads of other people absorbing it here, so there isn’t enough for me to use.
(Sanae walks over to Basil)
Basil: Oh. Hello, Sanae.
Sanae: I can’t swim, either. I’m just here to make a card game.
Basil: Huh? A… card game?
Sanae: Yeah. It’s called Aquashooter, and it’s about this big battle between the people with fish tails instead of legs, and the people with octopus tentacles instead of legs… I don’t have names for them yet.
Basil: Sorry, but I can’t help. I’m no good at making stories.
Worm: (wriggles over) Seriously? A card game?
Sanae: It’s something the Time Junction doesn’t have.
Wet Balloon: You’re not swimming either?
Worm: No limbs... I can’t physically propel myself through the water.
Basil: What, do you need water wings?
Worm: Don’t mock me like that.
(Meanwhile, in a vent on the wall nearby, a set of eyes gleams through)
???: Hmph. A water party. Wet Balloon’s being air-headed as always. What a waste of time.
(Brainz and Mari are swimming, when Brainz starts struggling and falls beneath the waves. Corrin, in his dragon form, rises up from below, with Brainz being lifted up on Corrin’s head)
Brainz: Woah! Is this a dragon!?
Corrin: It’s just me, Corrin. You’re not the first person I’ve had to rescue today…
Mari: Say, Corrin… Have you seen Octavio? We were trying to help him get over his fear of water, but he’s run off.
(Meanwhile, Octavio is hiding behind Girlfriend’s speakers as Susie walks past)
Octavio: PSST! SUSIE! 
Susie: What is it, Octavio?
Octavio: I want a very angry word with you! ...But quiet enough so THEY don’t notice me hiding here!
Susie: Who’s “they”?
(Octavio gestures behind him, in the direction of Brainz, still sitting on Corrin’s head)
Susie: The zombie? What’s he been doing?
Octavio: Him and the picnic girl are trying to get me to SWIM! It’ll kill me!
Susie: ...ah, right. You’re made of ink, right? Dissolving in water, all that?
Octavio: (gestures to the Squid Sisters) Yeah, like them!
Susie: I’ll forward the information to them.
Octavio: But forget about that! I need to know why you chose these Inkopolis pop groups over ME!
Susie: They can play tropical music. Can you?
Octavio: Of course I can! Just give me a chance!
Susie: Well-
(Susie hears a splash and catches sight of viciously bubbling water, which changes colour to purple and spreads)
Susie: Is that… poison?
(Susie quickly dashes to a microphone and makes an announcement into the intercom)
Susie: All guests and staff, leave the pool immediately. Repeat, leave the pool immediately. The water has been confirmed contaminated. Repeat, the water has been confirmed contaminated.
(The guests make it out of the pool in time, but not before the entire pool is purple. Poison Balloon jumps out of the intoxicated water)
Poison Balloon: Ha-HA! Now this useless water is my own chemical power plant!
Wet Balloon: P-Poison Balloon?! What are you doing to the lovely water?! You huge meanie! Leave us alone!
Poison Balloon: This pool is rightfully mine. You can’t hold a pool party with clean water. I’m doing you all a favour!
Susie: That water is unfit for most of us to swim in!
Bow Kid: Yeah, you’re just having the pool to yourself!
Crazy Dave: I mean… I could give it a shot. How bad could it be?
Jasmine: No, Dave. No.
Poison Balloon: You don’t want it? You don’t want my delicious chemicals? Are you all really that uptight?
Hat Kid: As the owner of this hotel, I’m going to have to ask you to leave NOW.
Poison Balloon: (dunks into the chemicals) Then I’ll give the chemicals to you! (the chemicals ferociously froth, until Poison Balloon bursts out as the massive Poison Toad)
Hat Kid: Oh, gosh, no… everybody, run for cover!
(The guests scatter as Poison Toad sprays chemicals in their direction)
Octavio: Okay, forget about the music! I’m out of here! (he rushes for the door, but it’s locked shut) H-huh!? Who locked the door!?
Poison Toad: I TOOK CARE OF THAT BEFORE I MADE MY GRAND ENTRANCE, MORON!
(Corrin, in his human form, is sheltering Vincent and Owain, running with them as another chemical blast shoots at them)
Owain: How are we going to stop that thing?
Vincent: I don’t know! How can I get rid of poison?
Corrin: How about cleaning it away?
Vincent: You mean with water?
Corrin: That’s right. We need all the water we can!
Vincent: Okay! (summons the Quintessence and raises it into the air, sending a whirlwind of water at Poison Toad)
(Poison Toad shoots chemicals at the water, reflecting it, and forcing Corrin, Owain and Vincent to escape)
Wet Balloon: Water… wait, I’ve got it! I know this didn’t go well last time, but blast me with as much Quintessence power as you can!
Owain: Hey, that’s it! We can turn you into a kraken!
Corrin: With an ally of equal size, we should have a chance of holding the enemy back! Vincent, give all the power you have!
Vincent: Absolutely! (waves the Quintessence wildly, sending all the water he can to Wet Balloon)
(Wet Balloon starts glowing, and dives into the chemical water to emerge as Wet Kraken. Vincent keeps waving Quintessence, giving Wet Balloon more water so that the chemicals don’t cancel the transformation.)
Wet Kraken: ROAAAAAAAAGH!
Poison Toad: YOU WANNA FIGHT!? I’LL SHOW YOU WHO OWNS THIS POOL!
(The two colossal monsters clash, sending waves of clean water and chemical sludge splashing over the sides of the pool)
(Sanae backs away from the waves, jumping onto a safe ledge. She takes a closer look at the raging battle.)
Sanae: (Hey, this is a great water battle!)
(Sanae starts writing in her notebook)
Sanae: (Maybe I can use this as inspiration…)
(Brainz backs away from the pool and bumps into Nova, who is watching from a corner)
Brainz: Wait, I didn’t see you at the pool. Nova, was it?
Nova: I’m not in the mood for socialising.
Brainz: Well, why did you even come?
Nova: I knew something like this would happen. I can sense elemental energy from a mile away, and that Poison Balloon was giving it off like mad. Uncontrolled, potent, and powerful. These powers can’t be used recklessly. The proper use of elemental forces requires intense training, and none of these so-called Balloons are capable of that.
Brainz: I don’t really understand what you’re talking about...
(Wet Kraken and Poison Toad continue fighting. Wet Kraken grabs hold of Poison Toad with tentacles, only for Poison Toad to fire a blast of chemicals directly into their eyes, blinding them and pushing them back)
Vincent: Ugh… I can’t… give any more water!
Corrin: You’ve done well. Allow me to take over!
(Corrin enters his dragon form again, and sprays a large water stream at Wet Kraken’s back, giving them power. Wet Kraken forces harder with their tentacles, pushing Poison Toad back)
Poison Toad: UGH, YOU THINK YOU CAN FIGHT? YOU’RE A PUSHOVER. I’M JUST GOING EASY ON YOU!
(Poison Toad pushes back with more force, as Wet Kraken struggles to fight back)
Poison Toad: YOU’RE WEAK AND YOU’RE NAIVE. THERE’S A REASON WE ALL HATE YOU.
Wet Kraken: …
Poison Toad: YOU SHOULD JUST GIVE UP. WE’D BE MUCH HAPPIER IF YOU DID.
(Poison Toad slams Wet Kraken against the wall, as the kraken collapses onto the ground)
Susie: Oh no. We’re losing.
Hat Kid: The only thing we can do now is… detonate the entire pool area. It’ll all get sucked into the space-time vacuum outside, as long as we keep a seal between the pool and the rest of the hotel.
Susie: You mean we need to destroy the entire pool? Permanently? But…
Nova: It’s a shame. I liked the decor.
Brainz: Wait, can’t you do something? Anything?
Nova: ...I can, but I shouldn’t waste my energy on helping out at this hotel. I aim to leave as soon as I can book an exit rift.
Brainz: Hey, you can’t just leave us to die! Do something!
Nova: Ugh, fine. (walks forward) Poison Balloon. You’re strong, but you’re unskilled. You don’t understand how the elements work. The truth is, they’re everywhere. In the air. In the ground.
Poison Toad: SHUT UP. I DON’T CARE WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY. IT’S BORING AS PECK.
Nova: I’ll quicken things for you, you impatient zeppelin. (absorbs water energy from the air) There’s already enough water energy in the area to use after this party. And using this… (transforms into Soak Nova) ...you’ll meet your doom.
(Nova flies up and strikes Poison Toad with a burst of water. Poison Toad attempts to blast Nova out of the sky with chemicals, but misses)
Wet Kraken: …
(Wet Kraken slowly gets up)
Poison Toad: STAY STILL AND LET ME DESTROY YOU!
(Nova continues attacking in a pattern of dodging and striking)
Nova: You’re no match for a trained user of the elemental arts.
Poison Toad: ...TRAINED, BUT PREDICTABLE!
(Poison Toad sees Nova’s pattern and strikes at the right time, blasting Nova to the ground)
Poison Toad: AHAHAHAHAHA- (gets punched by Wet Kraken’s tentacle)
Wet Kraken: ROAAAAAAAGH!
Poison Toad: READY FOR ROUND TWO? VERY WELL, THEN!
(Wet Kraken resumes fighting with Poison Toad, this time more defensive, blocking Poison Toad’s attacks when possible)
Basil: No way… Wet Kraken is back to fighting Poison Toad!
Worm: Huh? You know their names?
Basil: ...I’m just guessing based on their appearances.
(Wet Kraken sees an opening and attempts to slap Poison Toad from the side with the tentacles. Poison Toad sees the attack coming and stomps on the tentacle, holding it in place.)
Wet Kraken: ROOOOAAAAAAA-
(Cleansing foam is sprayed on Poison Toad from behind, making them flinch and let go. The camera pans to show Cherry Blossom Cookie, aiming a foam hose at Poison Toad.)
Bow Kid: Aha! The cleaning equipment!
(Nova gets up and launches back at Poison Toad, striking them in the face)
Poison Toad: AGH, YOU’RE ALL TEAMING UP ON ME!? YOU REALISE THIS ISN’T FAIR, RIGHT?
(Cherry Blossom blasts the cleansing foam at Poison Toad again)
Poison Toad: I CALL FOUL! I CALL FOUL!
(Wet Kraken grabs Poison Toad from behind and throws them in the air. Nova charges up and strikes Poison Toad down in midair)
Hat Kid: Woah, talk about a combo!
(Poison Toad crashes into the pool, sending a huge wave of water cascading over the sides. After a few moments, an unconscious and defeated Poison Balloon floats to the surface)
Brainz: Hey, we did it!
Nova: You… you didn’t do anything.
Wet Kraken: ROAAAGH…
(Exhausted from the battle, Wet Kraken sinks into the water and emerges as a tired Wet Balloon)
Wet Balloon: Did… did we do it…?
Hat Kid: Yes, Wet Balloon. You did a great job.
Susie: Looks like that kraken form of yours isn’t a complete nuisance after all.
(the water is returning to its natural colour)
Wet Balloon: ...Am I unbanned from the pool?
Susie: ...Yes.
Miroir: Well, it looks like the water’s back to normal. Can we keep swimming, or should we wait a while?
Cherry Blossom: I can add some more cleansing foam, just to make sure.
Dedede: Isn’t that, y’know, dangerous to swim in?
Miroir: Not if you’re made of literal glass.
Dedede: Well that’s just you and that other lady, isn’t it?
(a column of Kirbies walks by, carrying a platter of punch glasses)
Dedede: Oh, so NOW the punch is ready! You guys sure missed a lot!
Miroir: Hmm, don’t mind if I do. (takes a glass of punch)
Dedede: (takes a glass of punch) Hey, what’d you say about not needing to drink earlier?
Miroir: Well, (sips on the punch, we can see his glass body gain a punch-coloured tint for a while) it makes a cool light show, doesn’t it?
Dedede: Heh, so it does.
Miroir: Makes me look like one of that cat’s potions. (pause) Speaking of the cat, where was he? I get that cats don’t like water, but he’d have loved to see that fight.
(Miroir gulps down his drink, gaining a much heavier punch-coloured glow)
Dedede: Eh, he’s got his lasagna.
(Sanae, Basil, Mari and Brainz all take punch glasses from another set of passing Kirbies)
Basil: Wait, this isn’t alcoholic, is it?
Sanae: It isn’t, I made sure with Herb earlier. Besides, there are kids here.
(In the background, Susie walks over to the intercom)
Mari: It was a fun party, wasn’t it?
Sanae: Yep! And I managed to get an idea for that card game after watching the toad and kraken do their thing!
Brainz: What kind of idea?
Sanae: So what if one player’s trying to contaminate the water, and the other’s trying to protect it? Alternate player roles, that’d add a fresh take on the game!
Mari: That sounds great! I’d love to play your game, once it’s ready.
Sanae: Sure! Of course, first I need to make all the card ideas, the abilities, the art, the playing board, I need to balance the game, I need to make the actual cards, copy them hundreds of times and hand them out to everyone who wants them…
Brainz: Sounds like a lot of work.
Mari: Well, here’s to Aquashooters!
All: (raise glasses) To Aquashooters!
(Mari and Brainz gulp their drinks in unison)
Susie: Attention, swimmers. It is safe to reenter the water. The party can continue as normal.
(As Susie starts her speech, Brainz spews his punch out in surprise, spraying it over Basil)
Hat Kid: Vanessa, we need you to take these two balloons to the infirmary. Make sure Poison Balloon is escorted out of the nearest exit rift as soon as they recover. Oh yeah, and take Nova, too.
Nova: No… I’m fine.
Hat Kid: You’re very obviously injured.
Nova: I said I’m fine.
Hat Kid: Well, if you say so…
(Octavio slowly sneaks away, only to be caught by Mari)
Mari: No leaving! You need to face your fears!
(Brainz runs up with Mari and they both grab Octavio)
Octavio: W-WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?
Brainz: Helping! You! Face! Your! Hydrophobia!
(With a great amount of effort, the two throw Octavio into the pool, where he violently  explodes into a cloud of purple ink. The ink splatters over Herb and Vanessa, who are carrying Wet Balloon and Poison Balloon)
Brainz: ...Oh. He… he really was… allergic to water.
Mari: ...I mean… He was an octopus...
Callie: It’s fine! We have a respawn machine in our luggage!
Marie: You can never be too careful, after all. Let me call the porter… (takes out a phone)
(soon after, Chell runs in and creates a portal to the Squid Sisters’ room)
Bow Kid: Hey, Chell, I didn’t see you at the party!
Chell: … (Sign language)
Bow Kid: You can’t get the Portal Gun wet? Makes sense.
(Callie runs in the portal and pulls out a large Turf-Wars respawn machine. She places it down and flicks a switch, the machine fires up and sucks in the ink Octavio splattered into.)
Callie: These are usually used in Turf Wars, but us Inklings are very fragile, so we often bring portable machines with us.
(Octavio emerges from the machine)
Octavio: AGH, YOU IMPRUDENT INKSQUIRTS! CAN YOU NOT TAKE A HINT!? I’M GONNA MAKE WASABI OUTTA YOU TWO!
Mari: I think we should get a head start on him.
Brainz: Agreed.
(Mari races out of the pool, as a group of Roombots enters the pool)
Roombot: MS SUSIE, THE ROOMBOTS YOU REQUESTED ARE HERE.
Susie: That was ages ago!
Roombot: THERE WAS AN ERROR IN ORDER PROCESSING.
Brainz: Out of the way! I need to get out of here! 
(Brainz races past and accidentally shoves a Roombot, which stumbles backwards and falls over into the swimming pool)
Brainz: Wait, was that a waterproof model-
(BOOM)
Written by MirrorSamurai and MR Z BRAINZ
(Post-credits scene)
(Cherry Blossom is busy sweeping in a now-empty swimming pool)
Cherry Blossom: (hums the title theme of Cookie Run)
(Cherry Blossom notices a lot of dust in her path, and her humming slows to a halt)
Cherry Blossom: ...oh. Where did all of this- (notices something in the dust and picks it up - a Roombot’s eye) Ah. Well…
(Cherry Blossom drops the eye and carries on sweeping)
(Knocking can be heard, and Wet Balloon, covered in bandages, floats in)
Cherry Blossom: Sorry, the pool’s closed for cleaning.
Wet Balloon: Aw…
Cherry Blossom: Wait, Wet Balloon? Aren’t you supposed to be in the infirmary?
Wet Balloon: I uh, snuck out.
Cherry Blossom: You’re still injured. I’m going to have to escort you back to the infirmary.
Wet Balloon: Hey, look! A giant watermelon!
Cherry Blossom: (turns to look) But we took that down yesterday- 
(Wet Balloon makes a break for it out of the pool)
Cherry Blossom: ...Well played.
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