It was supposed to have been Mad Man Pete's "holiday sale" but it had transformed into a "magical holiday sale". All of the work King put into transforming Pete's cars and making new ones had taken its toll on the demon. By the end of the week, he was beyond exhausted while Pete was beyond wealthy.
One afternoon, Pete caught King leaning against one of the new sporty cars and snoozing at the worst time – two customers were coming up to the lot, "Wake up, ya dope. We got customers."
Snoring himself awake, King caught sight of the customers, who turned out to be Eda and Luz. "Oh, hey, you guys!" He excitedly greeted his two friends.
"Hey, King," said Luz, as she and Eda strolled into the lot. "Why are you here?."
"Yeah, uh, I've been working overtime lately." King remarked.
"And don't expect to get much pay from it either." Pete sneered.
Approaching King with Eda, Luz let out a loud sneeze, which prompted King to say, "Gesundheit!" He noticed how pale she looked with parts of her messy brown hair reverting back to its normal brown color. "Wow. You look terrible."
"I feel terrible, man." Luz nasally said, coughing and barely able to keep her eyes open.
Pete was cautious of the close proximity the ailing Joanie stood within his new sporty cars. "Hey, kid. Keep your distance. I don't wanna have germs all over my new cars here."
"Hey, boss." King said. "Why don't I just give 'em the hat? It is Christmas after all."
Pete remained relentless. "Now you see? You see there? You're thinking again, King? And what did I tell ya about thinking?"
King thought back on his boss's "advice." "Uh…that it'll destroy my non-existent brain?"
Pete grinned proudly. "That's right. And that's why only I do all the thinkin' 'round here."
Luz turned to King, and tenderly pleaded " King please" She coughed again. "…it could fix my health. Please can i have the hat?" She gently held out her hand to him and looked upon him with hopeful eyes and a warm smile.
King couldn't ignore her plea or the look on her face. Together, they were enough to get the caring demon to remove the hat from his head. Once it was off, King literally felt like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders (or his head, in this case). For some reason, after a week of using it for all of Pete's sales, King felt like he wore an iron plate on his head. It was something he could not figure out and did not attempt to since he was returning the hat to its rightful owner.
Unfortunately, as King handed the hat over to Luz, Pete swiftly intercepted in the transaction and took the hat for himself. "No way am I losing my fortune because of some stupid, tiny demon with a heart and a conscience. I don't need ya, King. Never have and never will. If you're not gonna help me gain wealth, then I'll do it myself."
Pete then placed the sorcerer one atop it instead. The hat glowed on Pete's head, and he even felt a tingling sensation that made him giggle, but only for a brief second. After that second passed, he then felt painful sensation that made him bite down hard on the cigar in his mouth. The hat sparked with electricity and shot through Pete's body, causing steam to rise from his collar and his cigar to explode as if it were a trick one. The hat then popped off from Pete's head like the cork from a champagne bottle, exposing the shady car dealer's fried toupee, which fell off his blackened scalp immediately.
Overpowered by the majestic hat, which fell back into the hands of Luz, Pete collapsed to the ground. All of the new sporty cars in the lot soon vanished out of thin air. The trio witnessed the entire event with amazement and bewilderment. "Wow! What happened? I thought for sure the boss would've gained superpowers like I did with that hat."
Eda smiled. "Turns out that only the pure of heart can wear the hat. Pete was just rotten to the core."
"So, all of those neat cars King made with your magic were from his heart?" Luz questioned.
"As shocking as it is, there's no magic in greed, which is why he's a fried mess right now."
"How 'bout that, Sweetums! You're pure of heart!" Luz joyously said. Eda placed the Santa hat on Luz's head. White magic enveloped Luz as it cured her of the sickness.
The three friends rushed away from the lot, leaving an unconscious Pete lying on the cold concrete. The lot was empty for only a few minutes before it was swarming with police cars, responding to complaints of "disappearing sports cars" purchased from Mad Man Pete's, and the Trio needed to get back to the Boiling Isles.
