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Chapter 1

My head hurts... That was the first thought I had after what I assumed to be my second time waking up today. Is it even the same day? Was that all just a dream? Questions for later.

I tried to get up but quickly realized that I was bound to my current position. I was apparently tied to a swivel chair with a colorful yet rough rope. This is setting off some warning bells at the moment.

I looked around to see the same large room with the glass wall, much to my dismay. Not much had really changed from last time I last saw it. The only difference being that two wooden planks had replaced that TV that was stuck on the glass wall. None of the stars or the planets really changed, only the angle was a little different.

I turned in a complete circle, both hoping and dreading to see the person that had tied me up to this surprisingly comfy chair. The entire room was barren of all life besides me, making a quiet and uncomfortable vibe around me. I had a good idea who had knocked me out earlier, but to honest, I hope I'm wrong.

I heard a humming that sounded much like a vacuum cleaner. I looked down to see the same rumba that considered me an 'intruder' and was flipped back right side up. Don't know how you could make something like a disk look angry, but that was what I was getting out of it.

"Hey, I'm sorry about flipping you over earlier. To be fair, you were the one that was tripping me over in the dark after all." The rumba's vacuum grew louder with that remark. May not have been the best thing to say...

"INTRUDER!" The rumba then began to drive itself into my foot.

"Thought so." I sighed in disappointment. Can't blame it, it's just following its program.

The rumba suddenly stopped, where I could begin to hear faint footsteps approaching me. Okay, so I know there is someone here with me. I need to think about what I should do when I meet my captor. I could bargain my way to freedom, but I can see many ways of me botching that up.

No matter what, I have to remain composed. I can't show weakness, no matter how much I want to scream if who I think is coming out to meet me. As I heard one of the automatic doors open, I turned the swivel chair to face the person. It was a little girl, at the most ten at a first glance.

The Girl seemed to be a toddler, but that wasn't the weirdest part to me. She had an oddly designed parasol with bright yellow stars plastered all over, but that wasn't the strangest part. She had a simple purple coat and a yellow cape along with the largest keyhole dangling from her coat. It was everything that I was afraid I would see. It was Hat Kid. I felt a sense of relief that I finally saw who tied me up after so much waiting, but I still dread the implications that this all has.

There was no way I could've denied it no matter how I saw it. I was in a Hat in Time. I was in a video game… was I going to be stuck here now? If so, how long? I guess I should focus on the now at the moment.

I must have zoned out because of how Hat Kid decided to poke me with the tip of her parasol. Or was it an umbrella? I could never tell the difference between the two. But if I want to stay on this ship I may need to butter her up.

"I'm sorry if I accidentally broke into your spaceship. It's a funny story, really. My-" Shoot, I can't say that she's from a game. It could cause the universe to fold in half for all I know.

"My... teleporter malfunctioned and the next thing I know I'm here." Hat Kid then gave me the dead look of detecting some load of bullcrap.

"I'm telling the truth! I just remember me being home and then I… can't remember right now, but it'll come to me?" Hat Kid then gave me a typical eye roll and looked annoyed of all things. Strange how she looks so young but she acts like a teenager.

*Sigh* "So, can I stay here until further notice? As you can see, I don't really know where in space I am and I'd rather not be ditched in the middle of nowhere. Heck, I'd sleep in a closet if I that meant I could stay!" With that last remark, Hat Kid's eyes seemed to lit up for a split second before cheerfully walking up behind to me free me from the rope.

I saw Hat Kid throw what kept me bound- -a jump rope of all things- -aside as she left the room. 'Was it that simple?' Was what I thought after massaging my hand for being so stiff. I was left alone with that Rumba, which looked at me with malice and simply wandered away from me.

Hat Kid came back with a toilet scrubber and handed it to me. She then handed off the scrubber and began to tug on my sweater, signaling me to follow. I followed her up the ramp and the blue saloon style doors that lead to a kitchen. The kitchen fit the general definition of a nice kitchen by it's blue aesthetic, the large rug in the middle and the space around it.

The only thing that ruined the place was the fact that the room looked like a battlefield from the largest food fight in history. There were so many different liquids and smashed food littering the ground, walls, and even the ceiling….. Clicked in my mind real quick on what she wanted me to do. Before I could object to this, I saw that Hat Kid was gone and instead replaced with that rumba. It stared at me like it trying to read my innermost thoughts and desires.

"...I know you don't like me, but can we clean this mess before you enact your revenge?" The thing gave a small beep. Guess that means 'okay'.

"I'll get the walls, I don't think you can get up there unless…." The rumba ran against the wall and soon began to clean. Apparently, that thing's got Spiderman's powers. That just leaves me with the floor. I walked against all the mystery goop as I made it to the sink. I hesitated for a moment before opening the bottom cupboard. I really don't want to do this, but I don't, who knows what's going to happen to me!

I don't want to talk about the specifics of what I did. Let's just say that it wasn't a very pleasant experience to clean the entire room. That was the first time that rumba didn't try to attack me or anything, kind of went and did its job. We did manage to get the kitchen in tip-top shape though and what a difference it makes! I wandered to the main room, seeing if Hat Kid was around with another grueling job. So far, nothing. I think the coast is clear.

I took the time to relax by sitting on the swivel chair that I had been tied up to earlier. I didn't get much of a chance to relax by how my stomach was poked by a tip of an umbrella/parasol.

"Yes! What else do I need to do?" I straightened myself back up and stood in a position that you would see in an army major. Hat Kid was standing there, surprised by my quick reaction as she stumbled with her umbrella. She then tapped my leg, signaling me to follow her. She led me to a particularly empty wall. Hat Kid began to feel around the bottom of the wall before grabbing something and pulled up.

The wall opened like a shutter as she threw the wall upwards, revealing a door underneath.

So not everything about this ship is revealed in the game, huh? That may be a problem later on. Hat Kid then opened the door to reveal a tiny room. It looked like a shabby janitor's closet with the multiple shelves with soap along and a light bulb attached to a thin piece of string.

"Is….. this where I get my supplies?" I then noticed the broom, mop, and bucket sitting in a lonely corner of the room.

"Why didn't I get these earlier?" The girl's response was a measly shrug before leaving me by my lonesome. I was trying to memorize where everything was for my convenience when Hat Kid came with some tape and a sheet of paper with…...words? I'm pretty sure those are words.

I forgot that she's technically an alien. She stuck the paper the highest that she could put it and I got a better look at it. It was a bunch of symbols along with a doodle of... I think it's me. Guess I understand why she would mark a room, but why include my doodle? It's almost as if she wanted me to sleep in there…. In that dark, dim room…. With no mattress. I mean, it's not any better than my stiff one back home, but still…

"I'm sleeping in there?" I pointed at the room. Hat Kid gave an overly enthusiastic nod, leaving me to my new room. Damn, she didn't even give me a pillow. I entered the room to turn in for the night? Is night even a thing in space?

I guess I should think about my situation now that I have a grasp on what I have gotten myself into.

Where am I?

I'm stuck in A Hat In Time.

Why?

Don't know.

How?

Don't know.

When?

Pretty sure at the beginning of the game. Now, is it before or after she lost all the time pieces..?

What?

I'm pretty confused myself.

I'm pretty sure that once the game ends, I go back home, so all I have to do is just wait it out here in the ship till the end. What happens if I'm around after the ending?... I'd rather not think about that outcome. Until then, I should wait for tomorrow and see what surprises are in store for me.

I laid down on the ground.

Huh... The ground feels colder than I thought it'd be.

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