.Over a month and a half after busting a certain troublemaking teenage couple, Saiko, Meggy, Shroomy, and Whimpu set off on their next gig at Inkopolis, Meggy’s old hometown, where Saiko even finds love. But someone may be out for their heads…
The story began work on June 24th, 2023, and is set to have 16 chapters.
You can read it on FanFicion.Net here, or on DeviantArt here.
Saiko Rocks: Inkopolis Tour contains examples of:
- Brick Joke: Saiko suggested getting a coffee when she first meets Alex in Chapter 2. She again asks him if he wants to get coffee in Chapter 6, they talk about getting coffee in Chapter 7, and they get coffee in Chapter 8.
- Call-Back:
- In Chapter 7, Mario says "its-a Mario time, you're too slow", like he does in "If Mario Was In... Splatoon".
- Also in Chapter 7, Mario says he'll share spaghetti with people if they're feeling down, like he did with Meggy in "Meggy's Bootcamp".
- Chapter 8 contains a reference to the author's previous works, with Inkopolis' citizens talking about Senbo's trip to the city and his contribution to their Turf Wars.
- Chapter 8 also calls back to the battle on Anime Island, the SplatSquad's victory in Meggy's Destiny: An SMG4 Movie, and Mario's first meeting with the Squid Sisters in "If Mario Was In... Splatoon".
- Call-Forward: Saiko says in Chapter 5 that Meggy would make a good sports coach. Keep in mind this story takes not long after the events of Saiko Rocks, where Meggy still works as a cop.
- Fan Sequel: A follow-up of Saiko Rocks that wasn’t written by the main author.
- He's Not My Boyfriend: What Saiko insists when Meggy teases her about her crush on Alex in Chapter 3.
- Interspecies Romance: Saiko, a human, falls in love with Alex, an Inkling.
- I Want You to Meet an Old Friend of Mine: Not only is the story based on another SMG4 fanfic by a friend of James, but he incorporates the Inksona of Makerboy 10, another friend of James, into the plot.
- Mood Whiplash: Chapter 3 starts off relaxed as it sees Saiko and her band checking into the hotels. Then someone tries to shoot at them.
- Original Generation: Yet again, the author creates Inkling characters unique to his works that have no ties with the Splatoon franchise, namely a newswoman named Inkria Sun’Squid. Here’s what she looks like.
- Recursive Fanfiction: It's a fanfic of an SMG4 fanfic of a web series of a popular video game franchise.
- Retcon: Like the fanfic this one is based on, Meggy still works as a cop here, and no mention of her leaving the force or her sports coach career is mentioned. That said, the story does talk about the possibility of her training for the latter in Chapter 5.
- Second Episode Introduction: Alex makes his first story appearance in Chapter 2.
- Time Skip: Chapter 7 takes place a day after the first six chapters.
