#(The Snowglobe is baaaack)

[alternative-future-au]

"A New Home"

"The basement!? Why do I have to live in the basement!?"

After they met again and Atarime allowed Octavia to stay at her house, Atarime took Octavia to the basement, that would be the place where she would stay, away from her and Aurora, she was still upset with her and she didn't trust her even though she had let her stay and live with her in her house

"Hey! I was planning to leave you outside, but it could be dangerous, if anyone sees you, we'll get in trouble with the Squidbeak Splatoon and they could arrest us both, you for invading Inkopolis and me for hiding you here" Atarime said

"Ah.... The Squidbeak Splatoon...." Octavia said "Er.... How's the... um... team been?"

"I don't know." Atarime replied "I retired from the Squidbeak Splatoon team years ago."

"Wait wait... so you're not a Captain anymore? Wow... but... why? Why would you retire? I thought you liked working there..." Octavia asked confused

"I didn't want to continue there, it brings me back... bad memories of the war." Atarime explained "Besides, it was the best, I didn't want Aurora to know anything about the war and I wanted to protect her, so I better use my savings and i opened my own Bakery at Inkopolis plaza"

"Oh..." Octavia said "S... Speaking of Aurora, when can I talk-?"

"Never." Atarime said angrily "I don't want you to talk to Aurora."

"What!?" Octavia said "But she's my daughter too!"

"Don't you dare say that! You just found out she's your daughter! Besides, I don't trust you! Don't think that just because I let you stay here we're fine! So as a first rule, don't talk to Aurora! unless you want to get out of here, got it!?" Atarime said angry

"Uuugh.... Fine." Octavia said upset, she had just found out that she had a daughter and now she couldn't even talk to her!?

"Okay. Rule number two, you can't leave the basement or the house unless I tell you to, it could be dangerous, I'll bring you food during the day so you don't have to go out."

"Yeah Yeah....What else?" Octavia said something annoyed by those rules.

"And rule number 3, This will be the place where you sleep." Ata said as she revealed a giant snowglobe big enough for Octavia to sleep in.

"OH COME ON, A SNOWGLOBE!?" Octavia replied "I'd rather sleep on the floor than sleep there! I'm not going to go into that Snowglobe!"

"Fine! If that's too much for you, you can always get out of here!" Atarime said angrily

"Fine Fine!" Octavia said annoyed as she entered the Snowglobe "It's just as awkward as I remember....."

"Well, that would be all." Atarime said as she walked up the stairs "I'm leaving to the living room."

"Atarime wait!" Octavia said, Ata stopped going up the stairs to listen to her without responding, she just turned to look at her, she didn't look happy at all

"Um... Listen... I know I just arrived but... at some point when you're ready... I'd like to talk to you about... the past and maybe... we could reconcile and... be a family... like you always wanted it..." Octavia said

"..." Atarime didn't say anything, she just sighed and continued climbing until she reached the door and said "You did horrible things in the past and you hurt me a lot. I don't know if I will ever be able to forgive you or maybe I never will. Right now I don't want to see you or talk to you. Just leave me alone."

"Okay..." Octavia said sadly

With this said, Atarime closed the basement door, leaving Octavia alone, Atarime looked very angry, why? why did she have to come back now!? After all the pain she suffered and it took her a long time to accept that they would never be together again, she returns to try to "apologize" and be the happy family that Atarime wanted in the past, she began to doubt if she really made a good decision by letting her stay at home, it could have consequences in the future if the Squidbeak Splatoon finds out that Octavia is there

For now, she couldn't think about that, Xena and Pearl would arrive any moment and she had to start thinking about how to explain all this to them...