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Act 3: They Came From Space

Landing back in Mafia Town the trio landed on the docks of the island. But before they could start moving they noticed grey clouds looming in the sky as gentle rain poured down on the town. Hat Kid buttoned her yellow raincoat as Cayde put his hoodie over his hat covering the back of his head from getting wet. It was currently nighttime as well, so there was not much visibility beside the lighting strikes that struck down on the Earth's water.

MG then turned to towards the two and said, "Right. So. I'm gonna see if I can get cannon to work so we can head up there. You two head around town and look for few good jars that we can use to put all the Mafia mush in. See ya up there. Good luck!" She then ran off, hopping from rooftop to rooftop.

"So...Are we actually going through with the plan?" Cayde asked putting his hands into his hoodie pocket glancing down to the girl next to him.

Hat Kid let out a small sigh. She still wasn't on board with treating the Mafia like that, but seeing that they had time to themselves, she then decided to look around for anymore Time Piece's she might have missed. Hat Kid turned towards him as she gestured they get to searching.

"Uh? I don't get what your trying to say?" Cayde asked turning his head.

Hat Kid face palmed before she pulled out a drawing of the Time Piece and showed it to him.

"Oooohhh. Then why didn't you say so? C'mon let's go find your..." Cayde then stared at the drawing seeing a name above it. "Time Piece's."

Hat Kid smiled as she agreed with the plan. Putting away the drawing into her pocket, she then started to run off in search of her missing hourglasses leaving Cayde behind.

"Hey! Don't leave me! Wait up!" Cayde yelled out as he started off after her.

The two then jumped onto a roof of a building and found a wireline. Hat Kid hopped onto the wireline and started walking like she was on a tightrope. She made it across and turned back towards the teenager signaling him to follow. Cayde stared at her before he looked back at the tightrope.

"Uh kid? I'm not sure about this.." Cayde said as started feeling uneasy.

However, his thoughts were interrupted when heard Hat Kid call out to him. Looking up from the spot he was standing he saw Hat Kid...taunting him. She had her tongue stuck out as she had her hand raised to her head waving back and forth. Cayde's uneasiness was then replaced with anger as a comical vein appeared on his forehead.

"What?! I'm not scared!"

Hat Kid then had a look of disapproval as she crossed her arms with a smirk. Deciding to take that challenge, Cayde then looked back at the tightrope as he gulped and moved his foot forward placing it on the wireline. He moved his foot up and down as he felt the wireline move along with it. Cayde looked back up at her to see her tapping her foot impatiently. Shaking off the slight fear within him Cayde then moved his foot forward allowing him to place his other on the wireline.

Cayde then adjusted his balance as the rope moved up and down a little due to his sudden weight, but then went still as Cayde himself went still. Breathing in and out, Cayde started moving. It was smooth sailing as Cayde then came closer to the other side where Hat Kid was seen cheering for him. He smiled knowing the little girl really believed in him even after the little moments they shared but then all that stopped when Cayde reached then end.

He was just about to place his foot down when he felt the wireline snap from underneath. Time slowed down as Cayde felt the only thing that was holding him up come undone as the world in front was now being blocked with a roof of a building. Hat Kid also felt time stop as she saw the boy in front of her start to slowly fall down to depths of the town floor.

Snapping out of his trance Cayde then reached for the buildings ledge as he successfully grabbed onto it, before he fell to the ground. Hat Kid then too snapped out of her trance as she rushed forward grabbing the boys hands as she then started pulling him up. Noticing the small girl trying to help him he then started pulling himself up as he successfully made onto the building.

"Man, that was something, huh?" Cayde asked as he looked over to the girl who was on her hands and knees. "Kid, you okay?"

Hat Kid then looked up towards him as she nodded giving him a thumbs up. Cayde smiled saying, "That's good. Guess this was favor for me saving you from before?"

Hat Kid nodded before she stood and walked over to him. Cayde then too stood from his spot as he followed behind the girl

Hat Kid admired the surroundings. Some of the Mafia were out and about, but not a lot unlike earlier. From their perspective the town seemed so peaceful as some of the Mafia were seen actually getting along with each other instead working their butts destroying the town.

She then noticed the Badge Seller who she met on her own journey without the teenager by her side. He was in some shadowy place where he sat in alleyway. Why was he out here in rain? He knows he could get sick. Hat Kid stopped walking and tugged on Cayde's pant leg. He turned to her to see her pointing towards a strange man in a big white like coat with a cat like mask on his face.

"You know him?"

She nodded.

"Hmm...Well okay if you say so."

Cayde then walked in front of Hat Kid squatting down and pointing a thumb towards his back. Hat Kid smiled as she skipped forward and latched onto his back accepting the invite. Feeling the light weight press onto his back,Cayde stood placing his arms behind his back as he felt Hat Kid sit them as he jumped from the building they were onto a little shops cover and onto the ground towards the alleyway.

He was sitting by a cozy small fire pit, trying to keep dry. Hat Kid then looked down to her umbrella and opened it up above the two.

"Where was that to begin with?" Cayde asked noticing the stop in rain on him.

Hat Kid just simply shrugged with a smile as she continued to look forward. Reason why she didn't open it earlier was because unlike most people she knew, she enjoyed the feeling of the rain. The cool sensation of the water droplets gently hitting her face as well as the light cool wind always soothed the child as it would wash away any type of angry or sad emotion in just a instant. Personally the rain never bothered he on the slightest.

"You a rain person too?" Cayde asked.

Hat Kid nodded as she looked at him.

"Well it's nice to know i'm not alone. Most people hate it do it ruining their day or just because sad OR just because it's plain annoying. Really, I think their missing out."

Hat Kid nodded sharing the same feelings. The two approached him as Hat Kid leaned forward on Cayde's hovering the umbrella over the glitchly head to which Cayde got a full view of him. He didn't look like a regular person, he was some sort of being with a jester's outfit and purple skin. His entire body spasmed every few seconds as pixels floated out of him. Since he was sitting down, it made it easier for Hat Kid to protect him from cold rain, he glanced over and looked up at the two who were keeping him dry.

"Why, hello child. It seems our paths crossed once more." She simply replied with a wave accompanied with a smile. The glitchy man thing then noticed Cayde. "And it seems you met a friend. Who might you be child?"

"Cayde."

"Cayde..what a unique name indeed."

"Aww, thanks." Cayde said rubbing the back of his, but then turned serious as he stared at him. "What are you doing out in the rain? Don't you have somewhere to go?"

" I could ask you the same question."

He couldn't tell, but underneath his glitchy mask, a small amused smile appear. "Simple young one. I have no real place to stay, so I just happen to set up a camp to where ever I travel. You may never know when a traveler may come by and ask for a badge."

"Badge?"

"Do not know what badge is?"

He shook his head.

"Well, young one, a Badge is a special item that allows the user to use it's power for whatever they desire, depending on the type of badge you buy."

"So it's basically like a power up you find a videogame?"

"A very close and neat assumption. But yes it's as close to it is a videogame."

"Really?! That's so cool!" Cayde said his eyes sparkling in excitement.

The man in the glitched masked chuckled at the boys amusement and turned his attention towards the child on his shoulder. "Well young lady, what brought you back to me so soon?"

Hat Kid then pointed towards the badge on his chest. It had the design of the umbrella opened with a hand underneath it.

"Ah, you must want the hover badge you couldn't get before do you not?"

Hat Kid nodded.

"Well that would be a 100 pons."

Hat Kid then handed Cayde her umbrella as she jumped down from his shoulder and dug into her pockets pulling a little bags. Opening them getting a good view Cade saw the so called "pons." If he remembered correctly there where little emerald's in side little toy balls and sure enough they were as each small bag had a good amount with in them.

The two traded with each other and Hat Kid stuck the badge on her hat.

"You two should head off now. You must have something to do."

"But what about you?" Cayde asked as Hat Kid returned to her spot on his back.

"I'll be fine, children. I'll find a dry place to rest for the night. Cayde stared before he smiled a bit and nodded. Right before the two heaed out, Hat Kid shouted, "Take care!" As she waved behind her as the man disappeared from sight.

The two continued walking throughout town, looking for any signs of Hat Kid's missing Time Pieces. There were none by the beach, the plaza, the docks nor the construction site.

"I don't see anything around here. You think that the others might fell some place else?"

Hat Kid pondered on the possibility but wanting to make sure, she then turned back towards him and pointed to the rooftops.

"Want to make a last minute check?"

She nodded.

"Well hold on!" Cayde said as he jumped onto a conveniently placed box and hopped on it before he hopped onto the roof of building. The two eventually reached a platform, where a rotating star patterned pillar stood.

"Ooohhh Pretty." Cayde said.

He then felt Hat Kid shuffle around behind before she jumped from off his back and then began admiring the pillar of sparkling star like lights. However, unknown to her a mud puddle was formed from all the access soil as she happened to slip and fall into the big puddle with a splash.

Cayde hearing the splash turned back towards Hat Kid to what had happened, but only to find her face down in muddy puddle as she was completely covered in mud. Shocked Cayde quickly went over and squatted down to if she was okay.

"Whoa, bud! Are you okay? That sounded like a pretty nasty fall."

Cayde then heard Hat Kid groan as she slowly stood rubbing her eyes. Worried she might be hurt he turned her around. Bad choice. Because when he did Hat Kid had finished getting the mud out her eyes as she felt him turn her towards, lighting struck as Hat Kid in Cayde's then seemed like an monster as her eyes somehow started glowing turquoise as she held her arms out towards him. Cayde's eyes shrunk as he then jumped back with yell.

"GGGYYYYAAAHH!" Cayde yelled.

Hearing his yell, Hat Kid jumped in surprise as she then started looking frantically over for him but due to her doing so the mud had once again start to cover hey eyes as she groaned again getting them out. Cayde noticing the so called "monster's" reaction to his scream slowly walked forward and squatted down towards it.

"Wait...Hat Kid? Is that you?"

Hat Kid then turned towards him nodding.

"Oh thank god! For a second there I thought you were monster coming to eat my soul. You know hat would make a great Halloween costume." Cayde said standing.

Meanwhile, nearby, a single Mafia member with a purple and yellow checkered tie and green glasses was looking over a mysterious object. It gave off a white glow and looked like special type of hourglass. Hearing Cayde's yell, he turned around while saying, "What the...HUH?!"

He froze at what he saw. A sort slime-covered creature half his size was standing only a few feet away from him. But to make matters worse Cayde was seen jumping back at the creature only making the situation worse. His blood ran cold as his eyes widened in fear.

Hat Kid had finally (with the help of Cayde) managed to get the mud out of her eyes. She turned and spotted the science look Mafia, who was holding one of her missing Time Pieces. Surprised she turned towards Cayde and pointed at the man who was hold the Time Piece.

Cayde looked up to see what she was pointing at and saw the man, who seemed to be...shaking?

"Well, it is yours go and ask for it back."

Nodding, Hat Kid then turned was about to walk over and ask for it back when the Mafia shrieked when he saw the little creature start walking towards him. Lighting once again flashed and thunder boomed as they as the slimy creature reached it's arms out towards him. "It's...It's slimy space alien!"

Hat Kid stopped in confusion. Slimy space alien? Where? Behind her? She turned behind her and saw Cayde as he shrugged confused himself to what the man was talking about. She was going to ask what he meant until she saw her arms covered in mud. She then confused looked down at herself. She then understood what he was talking about and not only that what Cayde was talking about. She was the slimy space alien.

The science looking Mafia started to panic. "Mafia saw spaceship! Mafia knew all along! MAFIA IS BEING INVADED BY ALIENS!"

Well, it wasn't like the guy was wrong. She wasn't from this planet, but she liked to prefer herself as a cute, sweet, and humble little alien rather than an slimy ugly looking one. All she need was a bath because of the mud, no biggie. But she huffed. She had no time to explain what she was, it was now starting to get cold as she felt the winds start to pick up sue to the storm. She needed that Time Piece. Weather he was going to give her Time Piece or she would have to take it back by force. She WAS going to get what she wanted.

She then started to approach him once more.

"AHHHHHH!" The science Mafia ran from Hat Kid, jumping a large gap to a wooden platform. Cayde and Hat Kid was startled by the scream as they saw him run. Hat Kid then immediately chased after him with Cayde following behind her. Hat Kid jumped across as well, giving herself a boost to gain some distance, Cayde then gave himself a running start as he reached the ledge he jumped with a good amount force as he launched himself to other side.

He landed perfectly across the gap as he turned behind. "Huh, so that's what it feels like to long jump." He said turning back running after the toddler.

The Mafia saw the "alien" and Cayde chase after him as he let out another scream. He took off running once more. He climbed to the top of large stack of boxes. Surely the alien can't climb,right? Surely not.

Hat Kid skid to a halt and huffed. The guy was making this so difficult. If he would just give her the Time Piece, then she'll leave him alone. Cayde then caught and saw Hat Kid looking up towards the Mafia as he him holding himself in fear. Fear... Wait, that's it!

"Oi! Kid c'mere a sec!" Cayde called out to the toddler.

Hat Kid turned to him as she jogged over wondering what he needed.

"Listen I got an idea! So your gonna..." Cayde then smirked evilly when he started to whisper his plan into the toddlers ear as she nodded her head to the plan before she then fully understood what he was trying to do. Upon figuring it out she smiled evilly herself.

After sitting on top of the box for seemed like forever, the Mafia then started to look around for the alien that was chasing him. But to his surprise he didn't see it anywhere in sight. Did he somehow out run it? Or did leave? The Mafia was seen putting a hand to his heart as he started to calm down. However, before he could really calm down he heard a thump come from behind him.

Fear growing within him again, he turned slowly around only to see...the alien. But this time it brought a friend as it also was covered in mud arms stuck out as the little alien's eyes glowed staring at the man. Another scream rang out from the Mafia. The alien wasn't alone! Not only that they could climb! He ran away, hopping onto a suspended crate then onto a large banner. He kept going from one nearby platform to the next. but then he froze.

The last wooden platform..it had a wall up. It was dead end. The two slimy aliens seemed surprise by his scream as it turned more feminine this time. They shook it off as the little slimy alien hopped onto the bigger aliens back as they chased after him having no difficulty getting to him. Although the taller alien seemed a little frightened by the height they we're going out but shook it off as it chased after the terrified man. The aliens then spotted him reaching the last suspended wooden platform with a wall in the way. They got him cornered.

The science Mafia's heart was beating rapidly as he held his heart trying to calm it down but failed to do so. His large palms then started to grow sweaty, his breath was shortened as from due to all the running and screaming. His grip on the mysterious hourglass tightened as he remained looking to the wall hoping to find some type of exit. He didn't want to turn around. He just knew the aliens would be behind him. Just what do they want from him?!

The aliens reached the final platform and landed loudly as the Mafia turned and saw then slowly stand glaring at him. When he saw them, he fell over and scrambled over to the wall, his back pressed against it. The slowly approached him as two pairs of glowing eyes, one turquoise while the other green.

"Leave Mafia alone, y-you monster!" The aliens didn't listen as continued forwards slowly as the tall alien carrying the little one slowly tilted it's head. Getting close, he could see more details of the aliens in front of him. Their slimy exterior were dripping and glistening from the rain. Their cold glowing eyes staring him down as his body started to feel weak, he trembled in absolute fear as the tall alien stomped his foot loudly against the wooden floor.

The more the Mafia looked the more he realized that the tall alien almost looked like the boy that was confronted by the alien earlier! Was he taken over by the alien?! Was he going to be next?! The mafia dropped to his knees, now practically begging for mercy as he pleaded for it to spare him. He then looked down at the mysterious hourglass he held in his cold, shivering hands.

"H-Here! If Mafia give you this, w-will you go away?" The aliens stopped. He held out the Time Piece to them in his trembling hands. The little alien smiled as it hopped off the other aliens back and walked up to himand took it with a nod.

"Now what do you say?" The bigger alien asked the little alien placing it's hands on it's hips.

Wait..? Did the alien..just talk?

"Thank you.." He heard the little alien say.

The little alien..it sounded younger and cuter than the Mafia thought it would be and the other one it sounded like a teenager. Raising his head he saw the little alien walk back over to the big one as it patted the little ones head while saying, "About time we got that back. I didn't feel chasing him any longer. This stupid mud is getting in my ear."

Mud?!

"Wait mud?! This was all joke?!"

Just then the bigger alien then started laughing hysterically pointing it's hand at the man on his knees as the little alien them seemingly started to giggle itself at the man. "H..How dare you..?!"

"HAHAHA! Ah, we got 'em! Come let's go!" The fake alien said grabbing the little one as it hopped back on it's back before running off the platform into the distance as the science Mafia stared in shock.

He stayed like that for a good while until he placed a hand to his head. "Mafia needs sleep. To tired think anymore..."

The two so called aliens then made it back to the town as they landed back on brick bridge as the taller one shook of the slime from it's head showing it to be Cayde underneath.

"Ah, man I always wanted to do something like. I mean I have but I never did it like that before." Cayde said as he went into dreamland.

The little alien also known as Hat Kid looked down at herself and Cayde. She could easily see why anyone could mistake them for aliens. Even in the rain, they were covered in mud. And went she meant, she meant covered.

Nodding to herself she went up to Cayde and tugged his leg getting his attention.

"Hmm? What's up?"

As if answering his question, Hat Kid used the assistance of the Time Piece and headed back up to her spaceship as the to needed a good shower and change of clothes. However...

"Uh, what i'm going to where when I'm out the shower?"

Hat Kid stared before face palming realizing all the clothes he was wearing were the one's on his body.

"Well, don't worry I'll just wash these while i wash up. Now go on. Hurry and take your bath." Cayde shooing her away.

Nodding Hat Kid was about to leave when she heard Cayde call out to her.

"Do you have any food?"

Hat Kid stared before simply turning away leaving a comical Cayde yelling for her to him feed him.

I hope you guys enjoyed as next time is..BOSS FIGHT TIME! Man I can't wait! I hope you guys enjoyed and I'll see you next time! Peace!