AN: Since the cartoon is made in Mexico, I have added some moments of Spanish to make a little authentic. Don't worry, though. It won't be too frequent, and translations will be at the end of the chapter.

Chapter 2: A Bear's Hero

Flug, knowing how things usually went when things got disastrous, braced for whatever scolding or punishment would await him. He was the one who couldn't secure the lab enough to keep Dementia out. His eyes were shut tightly and he held himself, but then he heard Dementia scream instead. So, he looked and saw Black Hat dragging Dementia into the house by her long, light green hair.

"I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY, BLACK HAT!" Dementia shrieked as she was dragged into the house, kicking and screaming. The doctor could still hear her cries and heard shuffling and stuff getting knocked over.

"I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT HAPPENS TO PEOPLE WHO LOSE MY HAT, PEDAZO DE-!" he then heard from Black Hat, which was followed by the sound of more destruction.

5.0.5 ran out from the house and hid behind Flug, who was still staring at the damaged house. He had seen the boss angry, but to think he'd get this mad over his hat? Made sense to Flug, though. He wore it all the time, even on vacations. It's where his name comes from, after all.

"C'mon, 5.0.5, let's try to figure this out while the boss deals with Dementia," Flug said to the bear, calmly.

It was easy for the two of them to walk into the lab, due to the fact that there was a giant hole in wall. Most of the containers had been blown to pieces and a lot of the machinery was damaged. In fact, the corner where a huge hole was torn into the wall was burned black. It wouldn't have been so bad if it didn't damage the wiring that powered the electricity in the house. Most of the Hat Bots were damaged or in pieces. Getting them working again would be a priority after restoring the power.

The fighting between Black Hat and Dementia went quiet after a while. Flug wasn't sure what it meant, but continued replacing the wires the connected to the generator. 5.0.5 helped Flug reach them, by picking him up instead of getting a ladder. It was also destroyed in the blast.

If she's dead, that's what she gets for wrecking my lab! Flug thought to himself.

Once the wires were in place after a few hours of careful assembling, 5.0.5 set Flug down and went to go rest his tired arms. Flug walked over to the generator and switched it on. The lights in the lab came back on and hopefully, the rest of the house also had power. It was a good thing, too. The sun had just set. For once, Flug could see that without having to leave the lab from it's lack of windows, because of the fact that there was a giant hole in the wall. He still remembered how he would almost stay up all night from forgetting how late it was.

Flug sighed and walked over to the security monitors. Luckily, they were on the other side of the room, so they were outside the blast radius. Curious, 5.0.5 walked up from behind him to observe, while using a broom to collect all the debris. The scientist breathed a sigh of relief when the systems rebooted and all the data was still there. All he had to do was rewind the security cameras to the time of the explosion and find the right camera.

Upon accessing the camera footage with his password, Flug turned around for a second upon hearing Black Hat enter the lab.

"FLUG!" His voice in that tone made the doctor jump, as usual. "Are those cameras working again?!"

"A-Actually, you're just in time," said Flug. "I just got this back online and it looks they might have captured what exactly happened before the explosion cut them off."

"Well, hurry up and find it!"

"R-Right away, sir!" Flug said, quickly typing on the keyboard.

On camera 5, Flug brought up the footage from earlier today. A few cars passed by, and in the sky were clouds, planes, ships, UFOs, the usual things in Hatsville. Then Flug slowed the footage down at around 3:46 p.m., and there it showed three children approaching the property. It also appeared that the peculiar kid with the dark hair, light gray skin, purple eyes, and the long, light blue shirt with red pants and black and white sneakers snuck onto the property, by daring to squeeze through the bars. He approached a ball and threw it back when the footage cut out.

"Huh. Some kid, perhaps?" said Flug. "What was he doing? Doesn't he know better than to-" Flug was then pulled away from his screens when Black Hat grabbed him by his shirt.

"Are you telling me that my hat was stolen by a CHILD?!" he yelled. Flug was thrown back near the screens, nearly losing his balance. 5.0.5 shivered in fear. Black Hat stormed towards the giant hole in the wall, seeing the night sky. "It should not be a problem. How hard is it to find one pathetic excuse for a…"

Black Hat stopped for a moment. He looked up, frowning at the sight of the full moon rising, making him glare.

"Um… Jefecito?" said Flug.

"Hijo de…" Black Hat pushed Flug out his away, storming out of the room. The doctor rubbed his shoulder as 5.0.5 walked over to see that the doctor was staring outside to see that there was a full moon.

"Bauw?"

"Don't worry, 5.0.5," said Flug. "I don't know why he's like that on nights like these, but we should just leave him alone." He sighed, staring giant hole still in the wall. It looked like 5.0.5 managed to sweep up all the rubble and broken equipment into a pile. "Good job in here. Get started on the rest of the first floor and then you can take a break. I'm gonna find a way to plug up the hole in the wall until I can get the Hat Bots to fix it properly."

"Bauw!" 5.0.5 said, happily. He grabbed his broom and walked out of the room to get to work. The doctor sighed, he still had a lot of work to do and he'd probably have to check on Dementia later.

Looks like I'm pulling another all-nighter… Flug thought.

Black… Hat? Miso thought.

Miso was back in his hotel room. He found another light blue shirt to change into and hoped Andre wouldn't notice how the other one was messy from the explosion earlier. The hat he had from earlier was in his hands. "Black Hat" was the name those kids kept using to describe the person who lived in that house. Even now, he wondered why the kids were so scared of it, but at the same time was surprised to see that even the bullies were scared of it. He walked over to the mirror in the restroom and put on his head one more time, a little smirk appearing on his face. He felt so fancy. After that, he walked back into the bedroom and over to the bed he was using.

"Well, if Andre sees this, he'll start asking questions as to how I got it," he said to himself. He knelt down and pulled the sheets upward, revealing the space under the bed. "I'll keep you here for now," he said sliding the hat under.

Miso pulled down the sheets and walked over to a case by the door. Carefully, he set it on the floor and pulled out his violin, deciding to get some practice in. A small amount of time passed before he felt the room getting a bit colder.

"Kid?"

Miso stopped playing and saw the door open. Andre came in holding a bag from a local clothing shop.

"Andre!" Miso exclaimed, raising his bow off the instrument. "How'd it go?"

"Great," Andre responded. He removed his coat and hung it on the rack nearby, before walking over to the child. "Everything should be ready for tomorrow night. So, how'd it go here?"

Miso jumped a little, his hands in fists with excitement. He set his violin and bow on his bed and grabbed an astronomy magazine. The child then ran back and stood on his tip toes as he had opened it to a specific page.

"LOOK!" he exclaimed. Andre took the magazine for himself, while Miso jumped for joy. "Planet Neptune is gonna be visible in about two days and then there's gonna be a lunar eclipse during the same week! The community observatory is going to let people see Neptune through their high-powered telescope. If we have time before we go home, can we go?"

Andre sighed. He knew the child always found solace in the stars, but they were here on important business. Yet, seeing how the kid's eyes were growing big and his smile was out, he just couldn't say no.

"¿Por favor?" Miso pleaded.

Andre couldn't help but smile.

"Alright, Star Child," he said. "We can go… if nothing comes up, of course." He knelt down to give back the magazine.

"Thank-you, Andre!" Miso cheered, jumping forward to hug his guardian. Andre chuckled and hugged the child back.

"Now," Andre said, as they pulled away from each other. "The awards ceremony is tomorrow, so I hope you've been practicing."

"Of course!" Miso nodded. "I don't want to let you down. I've been practicing all month."

"You'll have to dress for the occasion, though. I know you like that one hero with who uses all those black-colored gadgets in the shape of bats, so..." Andre reached into the bag he had, and pulled out a black cape about Miso's size, making the kid giggle with excitement. He held out his arms and Andre tied the cape around him, knotting it at the center of his chest with a red buckle. It had a small collar that went around his neck. "There we go. Do like it?"

"I love it!" Miso exclaimed, throwing his arms in the air. "I feel like a hero already!"

"Well, I'm glad," Andre responded. "Now, I think it's time you got some sleep, kiddo."

"Yes, sir…"

Miso took off the cape and tucked it away in his suitcase. After putting away his violin, he slipped off his shoes and climbed into bed. He looked out the window next to him, seeing the full moon, and then lifted his left arm that had that bracelet around his wrist. It was emitting a faint glow.

Another full moon… Miso thought. I wonder if she'll visit me again tonight?

5.0.5 had finished making dinner for everyone. He had stopped by Dementia's room only to see her in chains. Her wrists and her ankles were bound and she had several bruises on her face. She could sit, but she couldn't get up on the account of her ankle being chained to the bed. Dementia glared at the floor, breathing heavily in anger.

"It was Flug's fault for trying to lock me out…" she grumbled. "Making explosives..." She turned to 5.0.5, finally noticing that he was there. "Just leave it here and go, tú oso!"

5.0.5 set the food down and her bed and left before she got anymore angry, making sure to lock the door from the outside like he found it.

5.0.5 was used to Black Hat was he was angry. Usually, he'd yell, probably throw something, usually someone through a wall, or destroy something or someone instantly. Locking up Dementia was something different. To the bear, losing Black Hat's signature top hat must have really set him off in a different way. It was very unsettling to him, with Dementia under lock and key, along with the silence that came with that.

The explosion seemed to have rocked the whole house. Several things from the ceiling and pictures from the walls were on the floor. After he was done delivering this food, he knew he'd have to continue his work to get the house back in order.

He stopped by Black Hat's office. The door was locked, which was unusual, since he didn't remember any meetings with fellow villains today. He knocked, but got no response.

The doctor came up the stairs and saw 5.0.5.

"U-Uh, 5.0.5!" Flug said, who rushed over. "Leave the boss alone, remember? Here. I'll just put his dinner in the fridge."

"Is Black Hat locked in his office again?"

Flug picked up his walkie talkie.

"Yes, Dementia," he said. He looked at the door, remembering how his boss would become unresponsive on nights like these. "Tonight's a full moon."

5.0.5 nodded in agreement.

"Rauw…"

"You wonder what happens on nights like these?" said Flug. "I don't know. It's probably better not to ask."

"Maybe he turns into a monster on full moons or something?" said Dementia.

5.0.5 hid behind Flug at the sound of the suggestion.

"Dementia, he can turn into a monster whenever he wants!" said Flug. "Even if that was the case, why would he care so much to lock himself in his office?" He looked up at the terrified bear and patted the side of his face. "Don't worry, 5.0.5. She's just trying to scare you." He tucked his walkie talkie in his coat. "Hey. I've got a list of things we need to fix the house up. Since I can't get the Hat Bots to do it until they're fixed, could you get them for me?"

"Bauw!" 5.0.5 nodded in agreement.

"Okay." Flug patted the top of his head, making the bear smile. "I'll let the boss know tomorrow, when he comes out his office."

He doesn't know

That in the sky

Miso opened his eyes, seeing the full moon before him. His jaw dropped slightly at the sound of that singing, but he managed to stand, despite his slowed movement. It was freezing. All that was before him was the moon and a woman with long dark hair that was worn in a ponytail that curved. She was turned away from him but her dress flowed in the breeze, as she sung.

She has her eyes

Many years gone by

This dream again? Miso thought. His bracelet glowed brighter when reached his left hand toward her. Aw, well… Hello, Moon Lady!

Miso and Andre spent the next morning at a diner. The kid got to wear his new cape, as long as he didn't ruin it before the ceremony. Good thing, too. It was usually slightly colder when he was around Andre. They had a seat by the window. Cars were passing by and Miso could see planes and other aircrafts flying overhead. He then turned back to the row of hero cards he had in front him him. Andre had decided to buy him a pack and was currently eying one of the new ones with a picture of the hero, Heavy Punch.

"Heavy Punch is up for an award, right?" said Miso.

"I believe so…" said Andre. "And I believe Ignaize and Gold Dust are up for the same category he's in."

"Are you doing to dress up for the ceremony?"

Andre sighed, putting down his drink. It was a small glass, but it had one of those "grown up drinks," as Andre liked to call it in front of Miso.

"No," he said, flatly. "I'm an agent, now. I'll still be in formal attire, just not in a costume."

"Oh yeah! You're going to be on stage with the CEO, huh?"

"Yep," he said. "It's quite a huge honor, so be on your best behavior. Security is already going to be on edge to keep any villains from 'crashing the party,' if you know what I mean."

"Yes, sir."

Andre's phone beeped on the table. He picked it up and spoke into into it.

"Valencia." He furrowed a brow at the sound of the voice. "Maria? Maria, slow down! Hang on a second." Then he stood up from the table, while Miso stared at him. "Finish your breakfast, Miso. I'm gonna slip outside for a bit."

"Okay." Miso collected his cards and dug into his waffles.

Andre walked outside and Miso could see him talking on his phone. It sounded important if Maria was talking to him in such a way. Eventually, his attention was brought to the sight of watching kids playing happily, making Miso stare back down at his cards. He wished he had someone to play with… or at least trade cards with. He wasn't much of a collector, but Andre always got them to be nice and he did have duplicates.

Finally, Andre came back and he turned to the waiter who was coming to collect their empty plates.

"Hey, could I get a refill?" he said, holding his empty drink.

"Right away, sir!" the waiter said.

"Are we leaving?" said Miso.

"Yeah, I got a call about some business downtown, so I gotta run," said Andre. "You should probably get back to the hotel."

"Aw… But I wanted to go to the park!" said Miso.

"Sorry, kiddo," said Andre. "Duty calls."

"How long is it going to take?"

"About a few hours."

"Can we at least…"

Miso held his tongue when he saw Andre glare at him. He knew better than put something he wanted over the need for Andre to perform his duties as a hero and an agent. He stared at the floor and got up with his cards.

"What's a rule of a hero?" said Andre.

Miso sighed.

"'A hero must be willing to make sacrifices…'"

After the waiter handed Andre his refill, he poured the drink into a flask he pulled from his coat before leaving a tip on the table. Then he took Miso's hand and they walked out towards an escort vehicle. A heroic agent was driving the car and he had Miso hop in the back. He crossed his arms, looking away from him.

"I'll make it up to you, Star Child," said Andre. "I promise."

Miso's glare softened. "Okay…"

Andre looked over to the driver. "Take him back to the hotel." The driver nodded and Andre shut the door and waved good-bye.

Once Miso was back at the hotel, he couldn't help but stomp a bit as he entered his room once more. He thought about heading out there on his own, since he remembered passing by it on the first day in Hatsville, but worried about being picked on by other kids. Glancing over at his bed, he pondered on an idea and decided to roll with it.

"Well," he said, walking over to his bed. "If he's not watching me," he knelt down and pulled out the hat. "I'll just watch out for myself."

Miso walked over to the mirror in the restroom and placed the hat on his head. It went very well with his cape, so he decided to keep them both on, before slipping out for yet another adventure.

Miso ran down the block with his arms out, pretending like he was flying, his cape flowing behind him as he passed by people and creatures of all kind in the town. Were they heroes? Villains? Ordinary citizens? He didn't know and that was the fun part to him: not knowing!

He knew he was almost there when he made it to an intersection and was passing by the local superstore, which was several stories high. Across the street from it was the park. Meanwhile, Miso was distracted playing superhero as he approached a lone empty soda can.

"I have you now, evil doer! Hyah!"

Miso kicked the can as hard as could, but froze in terror when he heard someone yelp. Quickly, he looked around and saw that the can hit a big blue bear, with round eyes, a black nose with a tan muzzle. His ears were small, and he had a yellow, four petaled flower on his head.

Miso yelped, covered his face and looked away.

"I'm sorry!" he yelled. There was no way he could fight something like this. Yet, he got confused when nothing happened to him.

"Bauw?"

Miso flinched when he felt a paw tap his shoulder. Slowly he moved his arms and looked up at the bear. His eyes were locked onto him, but he didn't seem angry. Maybe he was a friendly bear? He bent down and picked up the can.

"Sorry, Mr. Bear," said Miso. "I playing superhero and I was pretending this can was the bad guy. I didn't mean you."

"Roo!" the bear held out his paw, patting the kid's shoulder. He was smiling, Miso could only think he was okay with it, but he wasn't taking his eyes off him. A red wagon was behind him.

"So," Miso said, shyly. "What brings you here?"

The bear showed him a list. It looked like a lot of materials to build something.

"Oh. Home improvement?" said Miso. "I bet you can handle-"

Suddenly, lazer beams and explosions came down the street. Miso and the bear screamed in terror, along with several other citizens.

"¡Un villano!" Miso yelled.

With no other choice, the bear grabbed Miso and dragged him into the store. Well, not before Miso threw the empty can into the nearby recycle bin. It was the same amount of panic in the store.

"People, remain calm," Miso heard over the intercom.

The two ran and hid in some of the aisles, when a swordsman crashed through the same door through the glass, landing on his feet. Miso peeked at the scene, seeing that he was wearing a recruit uniform that the people at his organization would give out: A blue collared coat with white edgings. Who followed from outside, was a woman with long blond hair. She wore a white suit that covered her whole body excepted her head. Her face was covered with a blue mask that circled her head almost like a crown. She had a weapon that kind of looked like the symbol for females.

"This is what happens when you bring a sword to a gunfight," the villain said. She shot several rounds at the hero. Even though he managed to deflect them, the beams still caused small explosions. People ran for cover and Miso and 5.0.5 backed away from the aisle they were fighting in because they were in the aisle next to them.

Suddenly, one of the explosions caused the shelf in front of them to tip towards them. The things on the shelf began to topple off. The bear yelped, looking away. Miso fell onto his back and screamed covering his face and holding out a hand.

"NO! STOP!" he yelled.

Miso brought himself to open his eyes when nothing hit him. He gasped at the sight he saw.

"What?!"

The shelf, and everything on it, were floating in midair. Miso's hand was emitting a faint, red glow as he held it out towards the items that were also emitting the same light.

"Bauw?!" the bear looked up, shocked. He had seen this power before, but it was impossible. The only other person who he had seen use this was… Black Hat!

The villain didn't seem to notice. Miso yelled out throwing all the objects at the villain, making her yell as everything fell on her. He made sure the shelf didn't fall on her, though. The recruit dug through all the objects and found the villain unconscious, so he proceeded to handcuff her.

"Whoa…" said Miso. He stared at his hand, now back to normal. "Did I just do that?"

Miso then heard cheering. Everyone in the store surrounded the recruit.

"Uh, yes!" the recruit said, putting his hands on his hips, triumphantly. "I totally did that!"

"But… I was the one who…" Miso sighed, his voice trailing off as he gazed through the now empty shelf.

"Bauw!"

Miso was then lifted off the ground by the bear, who pulled him into a hug. It was really tight, though.

"Um… you're… welcome…" Miso wheezed.

The bear set Miso down, who then straightened out his sleeves.

"It's nice to get appreciation… even if it's just one person." He sighed, seeing the swordsman getting all the praise. Then he turned back to the bear. "So, do you have a name, Mr. Bear?"

The bear looked around, trying to find something write with. Miso scratched the back of his head. He noticed how the bear hadn't actually said any real words.

"Can you not… speak?" he said.

The bear looked down. His eyelids drooping along with the flower on his head.

"Aw…" said Miso. "It's o… kay?"

Upon looking into the bear's eyes, he saw something. A vision of the creature as a cub. He sat on a lab table and a tag was on his ear with a label.

"5.0.5?" Miso said.

The bear nodded. Miso could only figure that was his name.

"It's a... little bit weird for a name, but… then again, I don't have a last name," said Miso. He held out his hand. "My name's Miso."

"Bauw!" 5.0.5 reached out his paw and shook his hand.

"How about I help you shop to make up for this?" said Miso. "I'm sure someone can clean this mess up."

The bear seemed happy with Miso offer and he led the way. Miso followed closely behind. He took off his hat.

This hat… he thought, as he looked upon the mess he was leaving behind. Did it help me do that? He put it back on his head to put it to the test.

5.0.5 couldn't believe that this kid had Black Hat's hat and was wearing it like it was nothing! If Black Hat saw this there was no telling how much trouble this kid would be in. He did think he was helpful as they went up the home improvement floor and Miso was able to drag things over to his wagon by simply moving them with his mind and motion of his hands.

How was going to tell this kid that this hat belonged to the most evil man of all?

Miso wondered if he would ever get superpowers. He just never imagined that if he did, it would be because of a hat… or that his first one would be telekinesis. Already, he could move things around quickly, but he wanted to know how he stopped all those thing from falling at the same time.

Practice makes perfect! Miso thought.

"This city has too much excitement!" Miso said, as they walked towards the check out aisle. Some of the employees were working on getting all the store products off the floor. "First an explosion at a house and now this happened?" Even though he said that, he was giddy, practically skipping to the clerk at the check-out booth." Meanwhile, 5.0.5 was terrified to confirm that this kid was the one who took Black Hat's hat, since he knew about the explosion.

"Oh, hello, little boy," said the clerk. She looked at the hat on Miso's head. "Halloween isn't until next month. Already dressing up as that scary Black Hat, huh?"

"I love dressing up!" said Miso. It wasn't exactly a lie. He did like to dress up, he just didn't give away that it wasn't his intention to dress up like Black Hat.

Wow… a lot of people know this Black Hat guy… Miso thought. He looked over at 5.0.5 was shaking a bit.

The two walked out of the store and Miso was stopped when 5.0.5 handed him a candy bar.

"Oh. For me?" he said.

5.0.5 nodded. Miso's face lit up.

"Aw, you bought this for me?!" he exclaimed. The undid the wrapper and broke it in half. "Here. We can share it."

"Bauw!" 5.0.5 took his half with a big smile. Miso laughed at the noise he made and dug into his candy.

"We should hang out sometime, 5.0.5," said Miso. "I have to get back, but… Say, are you interested in the convention happening in town tonight?"

Miso reached into his pocket and pulled out a flyer for an awards ceremony. The bear smiled, excited at such a big event. Well, up until he read that it was for heroes.

"I'm going to be performing at the event," said Miso. "Attendance is free."

5.0.5 knew Flug and especially Black Hat would be upset if he went to a ceremony for heroes. Then, he also wondered why a little kid was out wandering by himself. If it weren't for him, who knows what could have happened to Miso if he hadn't dragged him into the store to protect him. Maybe he just needed a friend… like he sometimes longed for, which incited him with joy. Flug was always really busy making things for Black Hat. If he went, he might be able to convince the child to give him the hat.

With a smile, 5.0.5 took the flyer and nodded.

"Okay!" Miso jumped, his fists were held with excitement. "I'll see you tonight! Wear your best tie, Mr. Bear. I mean, 5.0.5!" And with that, he waved as he ran off..

5.0.5 contemplated the situation as he made his way home. Out of all people, the person who took Black Hat's hat had to be little boy. A little boy who seemed have an association with heroes. He had to get it back before they knew. A kid like Miso was too kind to meet someone like Black Hat. And Black Hat hated kind people, especially the innocent. He's learned that the hard way. In all seriousness, the bear wondered why he couldn't just get another one.

Upon reaching the manor, 5.0.5 hid the flyer he got from Miso. Flug would flip his lid if he saw it. He was outside, waiting for him and he unlocked the gate as the bear approached with all the supplies in the cart behind him.

"5.0.5!" said Flug. "Just in time. I got the Hat Bots working again."

5.0.5 stared as the machines came out from the house and started collecting the materials from the wagon. Already, they went right to work rebuilding the damaged part of the manor.

"Well, come on," Flug said, gesturing towards the house. "The Hat Bots can take it from here."

"Rauw!" 5.0.5 nodded and left the wagon of supplies behind for the Hat Bots. As he approached the house, he couldn't help but frown at what could happened if Flug, Dementia or Black Hat found him with that flyer. Black Hat was already in a bad mood, and this would just make it worse, most likely.

It was hard to forget what Black Hat's hat looked like. He saw it every day, since he lived in the same house as him. Since he technically worked for him, he had to tell him… right. The bear sighed, but that only caught Flug's attention.

"Hey, what is it?" Flug said, putting a hand on his arm.

He had to, didn't he? 5.0.5 always tried to help out whenever he could to prove his usefulness to the organization, so he could stay with Flug. What worried him was what Black Hat would do to the child if he found him? 5.0.5 shrugged and just kept walking, leaving Flug behind who had stopped. He raised a brow that no one could see since his face was under a paper bag. Clearly, something was wrong.

Once 5.0.5 was in his room, he could only think to hide the flyer under the pile of stuffed animals he had. He still wasn't sure if he should go to that ceremony. It was for heroes and he would never hear the end of it if Flug found out he went to an event for heroes, but he rarely ever went out. Miso was probably the only kind soul he had met other than Flug. And Flug was still a villain, himself. He had seen his work first hand from being his helper from time to time. Miso was his little hero today. If he could find a way to hang out with him more, dare he say he could be his friend? That thought alone was enough to to excite him.

5.0.5 decided to get back to his chores to try and clear his head. He decided to clean up the top floor, since that's practically where his room was and then work his way down. It mostly consisted of putting things back in place, but the explosion shook the mansion enough to knock the many portraits of Black Hat off the wall, including the one of him wearing a fancy tuxedo with red cape. It had him standing in a barren wasteland of a city landscape in the background with a crashed plane and a forgotten sword on the foreground. It was cased in a golden frame.

5.0.5 squinted where that particular painting used to be. There was a thick layer of dust gathered on something protruding out from the wall. Grabbing the duster, the bear cleared the wall, only to find a button in the shape of a black hat. Out of curiosity he pressed it, and jumped back upon seeing a panel on the wall move aside. Dust and dirt crumbled down from the edges as a secret flight of stairs was revealed. A blue rug covered the steps, minus the edges and on the walls were diamond-shaped star panels on the walls that glowed faintly, illuminating the pathway.

Once he was up the stairs, 5.0.5 saw a set of double doors. They were a dark blue color with golden edging. A diamond shaped star was on each door, along with golden handles to pull it open, but it was heavily guarded with chains that criss crossed the doors. All of them were connected together by a hat-shaped lock. All of which had a thick layer of dust over it.

"5.0.5?"

Dr. Flug had followed 5.0.5 into the passage. He coughed a little from the dust in the air. He looked at the walls, the floor and then back at his creation.

"Did you find this?" he said.

5.0.5 nodded, as the doctor walked over to see the locked door for himself. Underneath the chains he could see that the doors were even nailed shut with plywood and they all had something written on them in red, bold letters. Flug wiped the dust with his gloved hands to read them.

"STAY OUT!"

"NEVER OPEN!"

"TURN AROUND!"

"This is odd…" Flug said, inspecting the lock. It was bigger than the two of his hands. "I've never seen this place before." A small keyhole was on the bottom of it. "Maybe-"

Suddenly, all the lights in that hall went out. Darkness surrounded the two and the temperature dropped quickly.

"Flug… 5.0.5…" The sinister voice alone was enough to make odd pair tremble. "What are you two DOING IN HERE?!"

The bear and the scientist were grabbed by a set of hands and were thrown from the secret stairwell back into the hallway. 5.0.5 shrieked in fear, hiding behind Flug, as the shadows faded, revealing that they had been created by Black Hat, who now stood before them. With one wave of his hand, the secret passageway closed and all the fallen painting were set back in place.

"YOU WILL TELL NO ONE WHAT YOU JUST SAW!" Black Hat yelled, with his eyes glowing red and his voice distorting into a demonic tone.

"S-Sí, Jefecito…" Flug managed to say, as he shivered.

Black Hat said nothing else and stormed off, heading down the hall.

Miso, bored out of his mind, gazed out the window of his hotel room, with his head resting on his arms on the windowsill. The sun was setting, but kids were still playing in the basketball courts. In fact, those kids, Tim and Denice were there, making him glare. But the sight of them playing basketball gave him an idea, since he still had his new hat on. Tim shot the ball and then Miso moved his hand slightly and it took a sharp turn to the left, missing the hoop completely.

The two kids looked at each other and started talking, clearly confused. Miso merely snicked. Eventually, they tried playing again and when Denice was about to shoot, Miso made Tim's arm reach out, hitting her stomach and knocking her down, making her miss her shot. After she stood up, the two then started bickering and Miso fell back on his bed, laughing. He then sat up, realizing that he fell on his astronomy magazine and worked to smooth the crinkles he made on the pages.

Upon feeling the room get colder, suddenly, Miso stood up and hid his new hat back under the bed. Andre came through the door, a little beaten up. His eye was a bit bruised and several scratches were on his clothes. Miso gasped and ran over to hug him.

"Andre, are you okay?!" he said.

Andre hugged him back.

"Oh, just some villain Maria and I had to deal with," Andre said, moving the strands of golden hair in his eyes. "I'll go get patched up in the restroom, while you get dressed, and then we can go to the ceremony, okay?"

Miso pulled away after their hug and nodded. He held his arms close, frowning, clearly still worried. He watched Andre go into the restroom and shut the door.

Hopefully, the CEO can help him… he thought. And with that, he ran over to grab his violin.

5.0.5 wandered into the lab. He saw Flug working on the shrink ray. He had just drawn a new picture of him and Flug and wanted to show him before going to bed. Besides, the poor doctor looked tired.

"Bauw."

Flug sighed and waved him off.

"Not now, 5.0.5. Papí ta' trabajando." He glanced over at the notes Black Hat left him before resuming his work. "It's getting late. You should go to bed. Besides, I think we've caused enough trouble for tonight."

5.0.5 whimpered, lowering his drawing. He walked out of the lab and headed back towards his room. He then thought about the flyer in his room and of Miso. With that in mind, he decided to get to his room and get his bow tie that he only wore on special occasions. He passed by Black Hat in the hallway, who didn't bother to acknowledge that he was there.

Black Hat's footsteps were heard down the hallway as he walked towards Dementia's room. The lizard girl sat on her bed, angrily chewing on her chains. The door swung open, making her stop as her boss walked in. With a snap of his fingers, all the chains on her came off instantly, making her leap to her feet, giggling with excitement. Her punishment was finally over! She stared at her boss with like this was some kind of dream.

"If your going to make up for this mess…" Black Hat began. He held out a photo from that security camera footage that had Miso on it. "If this kid has my hat…" His only visible eye twitched at the reminder of this incident. "Find him… and bring him to me."

"PEDAZO DE-" (PIECE OF-)

"Hijo de…" (Son of a…)

"¿Por favor?" (Please?)

"...tú oso!" (...you bear!)

"¡Un villano!" (A villain!)

"S-Sí, Jefecito..." (Y-Yes, Boss...)

"Papí ta' trabajando." (Daddy's working.)