Chapter 3: Rivalry

A/N: Yes, I know, two chapters in one day? Well, my life is the opposite of busy and this chapter is important enough that I couldn't wait to write it and upload it, but was large enough that I couldn't include it in Chapter 2. Don't expect this too often.

The two girls made it back up to the spaceship, and Bow Kid was not amused. Not only had she had to do this stupid Time Piece gimmick to get back up to the spaceship TWICE in one day, but now they were letting a complete stranger on the ship.

Hat Kid put the Time Piece back in the vault, and looked at the screen. 2/46. She turned back to Bow Kid, who looked extremely annoyed, but before she could ask if she was okay, the intruder alarm of the ship went off, startling Bow Kid. Hat Kid turned to the hatch and saw Moustache Girl climb inside.

Bow Kid was baffled. "How did you get into space?" She inquired.

Moustache Girl chuckled. "I could ask you two the same question, but I rigged one of the Mafia morons' steam cannons and used it to launch myself." Bow Kid stared at her blankly. Moustache Girl then grinned ear to ear and shouted, "So, are you ready to take down some Mafia? Let's do it, I'm psyched!" Suddenly, the trio were in a room with pink wallpaper and a blackboard. "Let's go over the plan. All assaults need a good plan, or it'll be a flop!" She continued. She flipped over the blackboard to a picture which shocked Hat Kid and Bow Kid, a picture of Moustache Girl suffocating a Mafia Goon with his own tie. Moustache Girl grinned sadistically. "First, we strangle them! Choke them and watch them beg for mercy! That'll show them!" Hat Kid took two steps back, completely appalled by the idea. Bow Kid simply gave her a blank stare again.

"Uh, w-we don't-" Hat Kid tried protesting, but Moustache Girl cut her off.

"No, wait, strangling is too kind..." Moustache Girl said blankly. Hat Kid was hopeful that meant she wouldn't kill anyone, but was disappointed to say the least when MG flipped over the blackboard to a picture of her stomping a goon and a jar stuffed with human remains. "We smash them together into mush, and put their remains in a jar! Then, we sell the jar for pocket money! That'll be the ultimate salt in the wound!" Hat Kid was utterly horrified. This new friend of theirs was way too violent, but maybe she had a reason for it.

She cleared her throat. "But first, we need to make it through their Mafia HQ. Once we find and dethrone the Mafia Boss, the rest should follow. Then, our mush and jar party will be no problem!" She continued. The two were definitely not on board with the idea, but they just sighed and went along with it. MG then flipped the blackboard over to a picture of a frowning Hat Kid. "But first, we've gotta get you geared up! Your hat and bow are basic, and we don't do basic in this gang!" She said happily. Hat Kid thought about this. It was true, all her top hat did was show her where to go, but she already made a sprint cap.

MG flipped the board again to a picture of a yarn ball with an arrow pointing to Hat Kid's hat. "Yarn can be found around Mafia Town and can be used to make new hats if you're crafty. I've collected one for you!" She continued speaking, and threw Hat Kid another ball of white and red yarn. They already had the hat, but could keep it for other hats.

"You need more yarn for some hats than others. I guess being creative isn't free, huh?" She said, and Hat Kid nodded. Creativity isn't exactly rewarded that much in the real world. She just wondered how MG found out about her secret ability. "So keep an eye out for yarn!" She finished speaking, and excitedly said, "Now you're killing machines! Lets go get them!" She then opened the hatch of the spaceship and jumped out. Hat Kid was extremely concerned how she was going to land alive. She had no umbrella, no secret alien tactic for falling from great heights. But she didn't question it. She might be crazy, but she isn't foolish. She wouldn't have jumped if she couldn't safely get down.

Bow Kid walked up to the big screen and stared sadly at it. Hat Kid noticed this and walked up to her and tried putting her arm around her.

"Are you ok?" she tried asking, but Bow Kid blocked her arm with hers, and Hat Kid noticed the cuts on her arm.

"Oh, yes, just super." Bow Kid said sarcastically. "We just woke up and we find out we're stranded near some stupid planet and have to search every nook and cranny of it to find our fuel and continue our voyage, and you have to ask me if I'm ok or not?" She scoffed.

Hat Kid frowned. "Calm down, I was just being concerned for you. " She replied, annoyed at her first officer's ungratefulness.

Bow Kid turned to her. She looked mad. "Concerned? Since when did you care? You don't seem to care about the cuts on my arm." She said, getting angrier.

Hat Kid was getting angry as well. "You never mentioned it. How was I supposed to notice it when I didn't know about it?" She replied, raising her voice.

Bow Kid was furious. "Maybe check?" She barked sarcastically, also raising her voice.

Hat Kid was enraged. She was her captain. She should be treating her with more respect. "I was busy. I cant do thirty things at once!" She yelled.

"So I'm less important to you than making one of your stupid hats?" Bow Kid yelled back.

Hat Kid was shocked. "I didn't say that! Never once did I even imply that! Even if I did, I am your captain! Your superior officer! You should treat me with more respect!" She hissed.

Bow Kid snorted. "And why would that be?" She replied, with a smirk.

Hat Kid literally could not believe her ears. Does she not remember her old planet? "What do you mean'why'? I saved... your life!" She shouted. She was more angry than she had ever been before, and it made Bow Kid take a step back.

Bow Kid nodded slowly. "Yeah, but knowing how pathetic you are, you only did it so you could get a servant to boss around." She hissed back.

Hat Kid was shocked. "Y-you really think that lowly of me?" She replied, hurt. Tears were beginning to stream down her face. But her hurt turned back into rage. She stomped over to the hatch. "If you really think so poorly of me, then you can jump out this hatch and never return!" She screamed, then sat down in front of the TV.

Bow Kid was surprised. Her captain was more sensitive than she thought she was. "I-I can't. I need to come with you." She replied, which angered an already furious Hat Kid, who stood up, turned to face Bow Kid, and walked up so close to her the two were almost touching.

"Really? If that's the case, then I don't care if you think I'm the universe's greatest hero or worst villain. If you're gonna live in MY ship, you're going to follow MY rules, obey MY orders, and respect MY command. If you don't, I'll throw you out the hatch myself and take off in front of your very eyes." Hat Kid shouted, causing Bow Kid to step back more. "Are. We. Clear?"

Bow Kid was purely shocked at what her captain just said. "Y-yes." She replied.

"Good." Hat Kid said, still angry about the whole fiasco. "Now get lost, I need to be by myself for awhile."

Bow Kid stomped over to the kitchen and shouted at Hat Kid, "You're the worst captain ever!"

Hat Kid simply nodded. "Mhm hm. But I am your superior officer, and you shall treat me so, no matter what. Or you will leave. Your decision."

Bow Kid ran into the kitchen and sat down, while Hat Kid pried open the doors to her powered-down bedroom, climbed into her bed, and as their rage ceased, they cried themselves to sleep.