K.O. had left Lakewood Plaza Turbo alongside Hat Kid, currently he was stuck with the obligation of making up for Mr. Gar's accidental destruction of one of those important time pieces. Yet it did not stop his overjoy that it might be his first true quest as a hero, and he was eager to complete it.

"I wish Rad and Enid could've came with us! But I guess someone had to run the store," the brush haired boy sighed. He was alone on this quest with someone he had no knowledge of or about. K.O. looked over and saw the top hat wearing girl give a sympathetic nod. He could tell just by the look in her eyes that she had been missing some friends of her own.

"So, do you have any idea how to find them?" K.O. inquired. These important time rewinding objects were hard to miss, but he was hoping they at least had some form of method to search for the time pieces aside from scouring every inch of the entire town. Hat Kid tapped her chest, trying to think. After a moment, she pointed to her top hat.

"Your hat can show us how to find them?" K.O. wondered if he understood that right. She nodded, taking it off her head for a moment and plunking it on top of his, covering his brush hair.

"Whoooa…" K.O. felt his eyes get forced to look toward an area in the distance with an odd white reticle around it, showing the point of interest for him to see. He quirked an eyebrow, confused. Why would a time piece be in a hotel? Hat Kid took the top hat back, resting it upon her head once more at a jaunty angle before flicking it back to normal.

"I went to that hotel once with my mom, it's really big. They always were hosting some kind of big party there," the young boy stated, remembering when he was still small how that place seemed like a giant's home.

"Race you there!" K.O. declared before suddenly dashing off, laughing. Hat Kid smiled, she swiftly swapped out her top hat with a newsboy's cap with goggles on top of it, she pulled the goggles over her eyes before sprinting off quickly, almost bypassing her cohort on this quest in a matter of moments.

"Wow, you're fast! But I can keep up!" K.O. grinned, doing his best to not fall behind. They began to hit a crowded part of the street. The two had to jump around people, over them or under them like mere obstacles.

"Whoa!"

"Watch it, you brats!"

"My food!"

"Ow! Didn't your parents ever teach you it's RUDE to jump off people's heads without their permission?!"

The two ignored all the various shouting and threats thrown their way, they were more focused on the race they were having.

"Why are we following them in secret again?" Shannon groaned, wearing a wig and coat in a poor attempt at trying to disguise herself, it was somehow working thus far.

"Because, they're going to find one of those time pieces for us. We just need to let them lead us to it," Raymond had just a fake mustache for his disguise, surprisingly, it was working quite well. They had held themselves back on their stalking efforts when the two young children had begun their race through the crowded streets.

"I get your plan. What I don't get is why we had to do this ourselves! Why couldn't we bring Darell and Jethro?" the spoiled orange colored robot requested. She hated putting in so much hard work that did not involve fighting, "At least then we'd have someone smaller. He'd be able to spy on them easier…"

"Because those two would slow us down," Raymond retorted. Darell was too clumsy to bring along and Jethro's only offensive weapon were his tank like treads for feet.

"Come on! We can't let them get too far out of our sight," Raymond started to hurry along. Shannon rolled her eyes and sighed before she followed. She did not have the same sense of urgency in her that was driving her brother. The promise of more power was great, but unless she actively saw that time piece in front of her eyes, the spoiled robot was not going to get excited for what could be nothing.


K.O. and Hat Kid arrived at the hotel, the first thing he noticed was the new name it had, 'Party Buster Hotel', the building stood tall before them. The young boy could already notice a difference since he last came here.

"Guess it's focused more on the celebrations since I was little," the Level 1 hero scratched his head, not sure if this hotel was safe inside or full of wild partiers. So far there was not much chaos from the sounds and looks of it all.

Hat Kid had no idea where to go right now. They only had the top hat that could merely point them in the right direction.

"K.O.? I didn't expect to see you here," a voice made their heads turn over to the left. A long green haired woman stood there, sporting a black leotard and bright red boxing gloves, carrying some bags on her left arm.

"Judy!" K.O. suddenly sprung up and hugged Punching Judy. A Level 6 hero and one of the toughest fighters in his neighborhood, Judy used to be his babysitter, but now that he worked at Gar's Bodega, she was no longer needed to watch him after school. When she first got the news, she was sad that her part in raising him was over, but was happy that he was growing up.

"Hahah! It's great to see you! Say, is your mom here?" Punching Judy asked, returning the hug. The young boy shook his head.

"No, I'm here on my first quest as a hero! She's the one I'm helping," the Level 1 boy pointed to Hat Kid who gave a small wave in greeting.

"Ahh… a silent protagonist? Adorable. I used to be one too, but someone pushed my buttons one time too many," Judy lightly laughed, putting down Carol's son.

"So why are you here?" K.O. asked. As happy as he was to see his former babysitter, it was a little random for her to be here. It was so far away from their neighborhood and out of the way.

"Today's the day of my friend's wedding! …Problem is, he wanted to be simple for his bride. No flashy wedding ceremony, no life binding rituals, not even an after party!" the green haired boxer exclaimed, sounding very disappointed in her friend's choices. Hat Kid did not seem too interested in this, but her new friend was intently listening to every word.

"So… they're going to treat this important moment in two heroes' lives like it's nothing?" K.O. could not believe it. His former babysitter shrugged.

"But, the families from both sides decided to surprise them! They're coming here for their honeymoon so we're going to give them a REAL party to celebrate too!" Punching Judy pointed a glove covered fist to hotel Party Buster.

"Wow! That's a cool thing of you to do for your friend, Judy," the Level 1 boy really wished he could have helped, but he guessed it was too personal for Judy if she did not want to go requesting help from him and his mother.

"Thanks, K.O. it's taken two months of work and planning to do, but it was worth it! I was getting something that could be a beautiful support to hold up one of the cakes with, lemme show ya," Punching Judy reached into one of her bags, rummaging around for a moment before pulling out an all too familiar item that caught the young kids' attentions.

"A time piece!" K.O. excitedly called out. Hat Kid wanted to just take it right then and there, her eyes intently locking on it like it hypnotized her.

"A what?" Punching Judy chirped, confused. She had found the time piece in the window of a store she was passing by. It looked perfect to hold up the base of a multi-stacked cake with, she got it for cheap too.

"That thing messes with time! I'm trying to get one to make up for the one Mr. Gar and I broke for Hat Kid! Pleaaaaassse, Judy, can we have it?!" K.O. went on his knees and begged. Hat Kid felt a layer of awkwardness wash over the conversation. The young girl put her top hat back on. She appreciated his dedication to getting a quest done, but could not help but feel bad at how much he was demeaning himself on her behalf.

"Calm down there, kiddo. You don't need to beg like I'm some crazy old lady holding a key from you until you do a quest for me in trade," Punching Judy helped him back up on his feet, brushing some of the dirt off his knees, her warm reply relieving the young boy.

"I'll give it to you… but I still would've loved to have this for the party. It's perfect for the cake," the green haired young woman sighed, feeling a bit disappointed that this beautiful item turned out to be a dangerous time manipulating device, it was becoming weirdly common in the current day and age. She handed it over to K.O.

"Hmm… Maybe there's a way we can make everyone happy?" he offered, confusing Hat Kid and Punching Judy.

"I thought you said you needed it?" Judy tilted her head. She had forgotten how much the young boy hated leaving anyone that he could help alone. It went against his odd moral code.

"Hat Kid, is it okay if we let Punching Judy use the time piece until after the party?" K.O. requested from his new friend. He had no idea what she needed them for, but if it could wait, he would be more than glad to let the two share the time piece one at a time. After a moment of thought, the top hat wearing girl gave a thumbs up. Her permission was granted.

"You'd really do that for me? Thank you so much, you two! It would've taken way too long to find something nearly as pretty as this," Punching Judy sounded relieved. K.O. returned the hourglass full of silver sand to his former babysitter. The green haired woman gave them both hugs. Suddenly, there were two more people behind them while they were distracted.

"Wah- Hey!" the time piece was yanked from her one hand's grasp. The three turned around to the two disguised fellows. Shannon and Raymond quickly tore off their costumes.

"Nice to see you again, you little Lakewood brat!" Shannon cackled while Raymond examined the hourglass.

"Ah… I knew you'd be hunting for more of these! Thanks for giving it over so easil-gack!" the sports loving robot was interrupted by a strong left hook to the face, spinning his head around and nearly knocking him off his feet. The attack made him drop the hourglass. Hat Kid caught it before quickly hopping back, keeping her arms tightly around it.

"Hey! You can't interrupt a villain's speech! What kind of hero does that?!" Shannon shrieked.

"The kind who doesn't have time to waste on idiots!" Punching Judy put up her fists.

"Hyah!" K.O. leaped forward, delivering a high kick to Shannon's chest, causing her to fumble back. By the time she got her balance, Judy gave a strong jab to her face, bruising her there and clearly enraging her further.

"I'll try and get my finisher prepared. You two just distract them, please," Punching Judy huffed, not in the mood to waste so much effort on these two Boxmore goons. Hat Kid nodded, putting the time piece down before going to help K.O.

"My, that was quite the cheap shot…" Raymond tried to get up. Hat Kid whacked him on the side of his head with her umbrella.

"Did… Did you just try to assail me with an umbrella?" the sports robot was unable to believe the sight of the little girl that was not even half his height, standing bravely before him.

"Whoa!" K.O. ducked under a buzzsaw that barely touched his hair, cutting a bit off the top. "Hey! My mom spent a lot of time getting my hair this way!"

"Go cry to her then," Shannon gave a smug grin, she then dashed at him and swung wide with her whirring sawblades. K.O. jumped back, quickly thrusting a fist forward and fired a blue aura knuckle that hit her arm, breaking the left sawblade off with the powerful punch.

"Yeow! When'd you get that?!" the orange robot shook it off before continuing her attack with her still functioning weapon, K.O. wished that he really knew how to control that attack more, it was almost random really.

Hat Kid was hiding behind her open umbrella as dozens of dodge balls were being fired at her. So far it was holding up, but Raymond seemed to have an endless supply of sports related weaponry in his arsenal.

Raymond smiled, retracting his hand and allowing a hockey stick to come out. He dispensed a puck from his wrist, he pulled back before he gave the strongest swing he could, sending it flying beneath the open umbrella.

Hat Kid's eyes bulged out of her sockets. A sharp pain shot out from her ankle, toppling her onto the ground. The puck had hit her with full force, so much so that it perhaps cracked her ankle. The umbrella was then knocked over from her not keeping her support up against it. A barrage of dodge balls collided against her like a swarm of bees, knocking her a good distance back.

"Hat Kid!" K.O. gasped. He caught and gripped Shannon's left arm when she had tried to cut him in half while he was momentarily distracted, the aspiring hero was angry to see his new friend hurt. The young boy quickly stomped the ground, turning around and gritting his teeth. The spoiled robot was thrown over his shoulder, surprised by K.O.'s strength.

"Wuh- oof!" Raymond collided with his sister, making him stop shooting his dodge balls. The two were tangled up.

"Alright, clear the way, kids!" Punching Judy called out. K.O. looked down to Hat Kid. She was unable to stand back up. He quickly came over before he picked her and her umbrella up to get them out of the way.

"Get off me already!" Raymond grumbled, trying to force her apart from him.

"Me?! Your launcher has my arm trapped!" Shannon retorted. Neither suspected Punching Judy as she pulled back her first and spun it to gather up a lot of wind. It enveloped it and the rest of her arm. Her limb was spastically twitching, causing her a good amount of pain.

"Corkscrew Jab!" Punching Judy thrusted forward with all her might, sending out a strong tornado that hit the two robots.

"Ahhhh!"

"Whoooa!"

Boxman's robotic children cried as they flew down the street in the superpowered tornado, tearing them both apart. The two were soon out of sight, with some stunned bystanders knocked aside by the strong wind.

"Wooow… I didn't know you could do that!" K.O. accidentally dropped Hat Kid when raising his arms to preemptively cheer, realizing what he had done when hearing her squeak in surprised pain. He looked apologetically nervous when seeing her lift her top hat off her eyes and giving him an aggressive look with a quirked eyebrow.

"I don't like doing that. It nearly takes my arm out of my socket every time," Punching Judy rubbed her pained shoulder. She would get over it. She came over and helped Hat Kid up.

"Are you two okay?" she asked, seeing some bumps bruises and cuts on the two children, it made her feel bad that they got hurt on her watch.

"I'm alright! This means my quest is complete, now that there's nothing threatening the time piece anymore," K.O. looked proud and ecstatic. Hat Kid rubbed her ankle sorely. She was in no condition to take another step on it. She would need to use her umbrella as a crutch. The young girl nodded, insisting she would recover shortly.

"Well, how about I thank you two for helping protect the hotel, and the party too? I imagine they'd have undone everything if they had gotten their hands on it," Punching Judy offered, picking up the silver-sand filled hourglass.

"We're just doing our jobs as heroes, Judy!... At least, I'm pretty sure she's a hero," K.O. said while rubbing his head. He was not entirely sure, but he only had his gut to go off of to tell, for all he knew this could be the most brilliant evil child in the world that was tricking him into helping create a doomsday device, it was a risk worth it in his eyes. K.O. was confident with his guts thoughts.

"How does joining the party sound? It's the least I can do. That way you can just grab this hourglass once it's over," Punching Judy offered them a reward for their heroism, even if it was unintentional. K.O. looked to Hat Kid. She gave a happy nod, looking more than glad to join in.

"Well at least one of us will look dressed right for the party," K.O. chuckled jokingly gaining a laugh from Punching Judy. The green haired woman motioned them to follow, feeling good after having taken the opportunity to beat those robots up. The three headed off into the hotel to help prepare the last of the celebration's needs.

"Wow… all that trouble over something that insignificant huh?" A lighter voice sighed, spying from inside a nearby trash can. He had watched the whole battle.

the odd person grinned.

"I need to get it for myself…"