.Hey guys! ...Uh? So where have I been? Lots of school. That's what. Yeah, school's a big pain in the butt that isn't stopping me from writing what I love and Hat Kid is waiting for me as we speak!
*WHACK*
Ow! What the..?! Huh?!
*Hat Kid standing behind him umbrella in hand with an angry , sad comical look on her face*
H-Hat Kid! H-hey bud, how ya been?
*Hat Kid slowly walks towards him*
"Okay look. I know Ive been gone for a while now but that doesn't mean we should get violent right? Hehehe...RUN!"
*Cayde runs out the room with angry Hat Kid tailing not too far behind*
I do not own A Hat In Time nor the franchise itself they all belong rightfully to Gears For Breakfast, with that in mind I hope you enjoy ;)
Landing back onto the star-pattered pillar, which the two discovered later was called the Observatory, platform, clean from all the mud, Hat Kid and Cayde spotted an open cannon that had an arrow on it pointing up.
"Please tell I'm not the only one seeing a glowing red arrow pointing towards the sky?" Cayde asked looking towards the toddler below him.
Hat Kid shook her head, acknowledging she too could see the floating arrow.
Hat Kid noticed that it was still raining pretty hard, so she buttoned her raincoat as Cayde threw his hood back up over his head as Hat Kid jumped into the cannon. "Uh, you sure this is safe?" She shrugged. "Great just what I needed."
Cayde hopped along in the cannon with her as the latch above them closed with the cannon laying back pointing towards the sky. But before, either to could react they were shot into the sky as they soared through the rainy night right towards the platform sitting on the geyser. Cayde flayed through the air as hat Kid continued her upward pencil dive before the two got a good look on whats on the platform. It looked a resort of restaurant of some kind. Smiling Mafia and fish for giant welcoming cutouts and yet an ironic sign below it stating, "Go Away! (Please)." Hey, at least they we're trying to be nice.
Hat Kid landed on the platform as she posed with a smile on her face, she jumped up and down at the exciting ride even tho it was pretty short. She turned around to ask Cayde how it was only to find..nothing? Hat Kid stared blankly as a comical question mark appeared out of her head. But before she could call out Cayde's name, she heard yelling as she looked up to only see a blur go by her and smack dead face into the ground. Hat Kid jumped back in surprise before realizing what that blur was: Cayde.
His legs hung in the air for a second before flopping to ground as he layed there in the floor. Hat Kid gasped as she quickly went over to him and shook him trying to get his attention. Thankfully, he responded with a groan as he slowly stood back onto his feet grabbing his before shaking it a little to regain conscious.
"Ugh..Kid. We will NEVER go back on another cannon ride again."
Hat Kid only ignored as hugged his leg happy that her friend was okay. Cayde chuckled as he patted her..hat, unknown to him the small toddler blushed at this gesture as she snuggled at little closer. Sadly their little moment was interrupted by a familiar voice calling out to them.
'You two sure took your time!" Cayde and Hat Kid alerted, looked to the left side of building. On top of the red and white tarp, MG was blocking with arms some crumbled paper and tin cans being thrown at her, below her were three Mafia men throwing those said items at her.
"Help me out here! Get these brutes off my case and we can go inside!" Cayde and Hat Kid nodded as the two ran over towards the three men, they paid no attention towards them whatsoever as they continued their focus on hitting MG, attempting to get her down, almost as she was some wild cat in a public "no animal" zone. Hat Kid pulled out her umbrella ready to attack until Cayde stopped and grabbed her umbrella from her.
"Don't worry. I got this." Cayde walked up towards the three and pulled back like a baseball batter and swung as hard as he could knocking the three Mafia out one by one as they we're too occupied with MG to notice their commrad being taken down.
MG smirked and hopped down, giving Cayde a thumbs-up. "Thanks, dude! Did either of two get the jars, by the way?"
Cayde and Hat Kid's smiled faded as they stared at her with disbelief. They completely forgot she was actually going threw with that plan of hers. Better think of an excuse.
"Yay, ya see we couldn't find any jars. Sorry." Cayde said putting a fake sad smile.
MG's smirked faded, but she simply shrugged it off while patting Hat Kid on the back and patted Cayde's leg. "No worries then. We'll probably find some inside. C'mon." She headed to the front door, leaving Hat Kid and Cayde to exhale with a sigh of relief.
"Let's hope those jars stay hidden." Cayde said looking down at Hat Kid.
Hat Kid nodded as she went behind and hopped onto Cayde's back as he sighed now starting to think this was probably going to be a daily thing with the two from now on. Not wasting anymore time, Cayde quickly followed in after.
"Let's go! It's showtime baby!" With an eager smile, MG ran in first. Cayde, just as eager as she was ran after her. Helping save an innocent town while helping a small little girl in dire need of help to restore her space ship in order to get to..whatever destination gave him chills. This was it. The adventure he long dreamed for and it was happening right here in front of him. Unknowingly to Cayde, a wary nervous but happy and excited smile appeared on his face which didn't go unnoticed by Hat Kid as she smiled along with him knowing that they both had the same dream in mind, made it all the more satisfying to her.
Looking around the lobby, Cayde and Hat Kid already felt out of place. MG whispered to them while hiding behind a potted plant, 'I'll sneak to the kitchen and meet you there. We'll sneak in through the vents to the Mafia Boss area."
The duo nodded and watched MG carefully as she snuck past any nearby Mafia, heading into a room with some smoke coming out of it. Hat Kid then looked around. Large golden statues of Mafia, a wooden bar, casino tables and lottery machines. "You know, if this casino was destroyed this would be a great place to grab a bite to eat." Cayde said wiping a some drool from his mouth with a serious look. But then, he felt light smack on his head as he turned towards Hat Kid who shook her disapprovingly. "Hey, don't look at me like that. I still haven't been fed for quite a while now. And i'm STRAVING."
Hat Kid just shook her head again ignoring the boys comment. But of all of sudden her eyes widen when she saw something sticking out of the Mafia men's pocket. She could tell just by the faint white glow and the top of it was that of a Time Piece. As he entered the theatre, she quickly hopped off a Cayde's back who still in dreamland of food, she quickly ran after him, running up to him from behind. But she was the stoppped by another Mafia.
Hat Kid's eyes widen in surprise by the sudden transition as she look up towards him. He looked down at her and said, "No little children allowed. Mafia only." She put puffed her cheeks as she hopped up and down in a child like manner. The Mafia stared as he chuckled at her attempt to be scary. This only irritated her more as she pulled out her umbrella and started whacking him, but he blocked all her attack's to which made him angrier.
"Do not make Mafia call security." She huffed and put her umbrella away. Guess she was gong to have find another way in. She then jolted, a bit startled when she felt something hit her in the back of the head. She looked down at her feet to see what appeared to be an empty tin can.
Looking up wondering who threw it, she saw one Mafia throwing another piece of garbage at her while shouting, 'Mafia do not take kindly to intruders!" Pushing her back a little bit with irritation, Hat Kid pulled out her umbrella and slowly walked over to Mafia who was seen a little scared of the toddlers as the Maifa screams echoed threw the building but surprisingly no one payed them any attention. After a few good whacks the Mafia was out cold, she then looked over towards Cayde was seen now getting out of dream world. However, what he didn't notice was a Mafia behind about to punch for entering without permission.
But before the Mafia, could get the chance Hat Kid disappeared and reappeared in front of him whacking only one good time as he flying backwards doing a flip or two before falling to ground out cold. Huffing in satisfaction of defeating a enemy from hurting her friend she turned back towards Cayde, to see him looking down at her with wide eyes. "Uh...Thanks." Cayde said happily but just a little unsure of the scene that took hold in front of him.
All Hat Kid was hold her umbrella in front of her in cute little manner as she blushed slightly, lightly giggling. Cade smiled as he motioned her to follow to which she happily agreed. They continued Hat Kid's search after she "told" him what happened or more like acted it out really. They found a backroom with a large key time. They didn't know what it was for, but hey. A key's a key. Never know what door it could open. The only problem was it was behind large cage. There was a large on the floor to press that could open it.
Hat Kid smirked seeing how easy this was going to be. She walked up to the switch and hopped onto making the gate flying open due to how hard she stepped onto it. But as soon as she stepped off it the gate came back down blocking her and key from making contact.
"So it's weighted button, huh?" Cayde said taking note on the sudden event. "Alright!" Cayde walked up to button and stepped onto it making the gate open shocking Hat Kid as she looked for the caused as she looked back towards Cayde to only see him giving her a thumbs up. She returned gesture. However, before she could get the key the gate slammed shut.
Confused she looked back towards Cayde, to see him still on the button but it wasn't pressed. 'What?" Cayde hopped up and down on the button but it didn't budge. "Aw come on." Hat Kid noticing his struggle joined him and hopped onto the button with him. The button flattened signaling it worked as Hat Kid quickly went over towards the key only for it to close on her again.
Sighing. The two left the room looking for anything that could help. They doubted one of the Mafia would just stand on that button for them. They just want them out of place and not only, they scared off a good group of them before. Hat Kid sighed as she put both hands on her face as she rubbed her tired eyes, the stress of loosing the Time Pieces and having to go through a lot of trouble just to get them back put a lot on her. And Cayde knew that. Cayde spotted a wooden bar nearby and motioned for Hat Kid to join him.
She smiled and followed. They both took a seat at the booth as Cayde rested his head on the counter as Hat Kid took put her hands under her chin holding her head up as she thinks. She thinks better when she sits down.
A Mafia behind the bar who was cleaning a cup noticed the two tired individuals and asked, "What's troubling children? Mafia not know what children would like to drink." Hat Kid looked up and waved her hand a bit dismissively in a way of silently saying, "No thanks. I don't need a drink."
"How about boy?"
Cayde looked up and shook his head practically saying the same thing. Understanding, the Mafia quietly went back to cleaning the cup with a cloth. A classic bartender action by a bartender. But what surprised Hat Kid was how he wasn't telling either them "Shoo" or "Go Away" In loud demanding or threatening tones. She appreciated it.
The Mafia then continued talking as he said, "Whatever problem is, Mafia sure you two can deal with it. You look girl look like tenacious type, not leave problem alone." Hat Kid smiled a bit and nodded. "You boy look like determined and brave type, always looking out for those around him. leading them right path to do right things. Don't let what other people say get you down, believe in what you believe in." Cayde's eyes widened. He thought he would hear words of care and kindness from the enemy. Cayde too smiled as he sat up and nodded as well.
Cayde and Hat Kid may be different in term of personality but their hearts were one. Knowing the right thing and what right thing to do. Nodding at each other they both hopped from the booth as Hat Kid continued her thinking on how to get the key.
"Thanks!" Cayde said as they walked away from the booth.
Cayde turned back around towards Hat Kid when he felt something land on his head. Confused he put his hand to his head to find out what it was. When he did it felt..hard but also wet. "Huh?" Even more confused he grabbed the object and lifted it from his head and brought down to face to get a better look at it..only for it snap at him and clamp onto his nose pinching it. Hard.
"oooooOOOOOWWWW!" Cayde yelled as he tried to pry off whatever grabbed his nose.
Hearing his yell, Hat Kid turned to towards him and saw him bouncing around comically as he tried prying off what had a hold of him. Jogging up to him to see what it was she saw something red on his face as flayed around in the air, she nodded and hopped up to him grabbed hold of the red and starting pulling as Cayde pulled the other way. They finally pried off the red thing from Cayde's face as it flew in the air, Hat Kid landed on the ground as the red thing fell to the floor in front of her. It was lobster.
"Ah jeez.." Cayde said rubbing his nose as he felt a tug on his pant leg.
He looked down to see Hat Kid holding the lobster to him. "So, it was lobster that pinched me?" She nodded. "Why the heck did a lobster fall from the sky?"
The sky? She looked up, wondering where it came from. She then decided to investigate, she motioned for Cayde to follow as he nodded. Using the bar as support to climb to the roof and up to support beams. Hat Kid spotted someone over on a wooden platform on the other side of the room. Curious, she avoided the scurrying rats and hopped over to the platform with Cayde close behind.
However, when they got closer to the figure it was not who they thought it would be. The being that was a orange-furred cat wearing a chef uniform and chef hat. She was standing on top of box, working with a mildly little stove. By her feet were to buckets of live lobsters as they moved from within inside the bucket.
The cat turned to one of the buckets and stopped, once seeing Cayde and Hat Kid standing their behind it. It's golden cat looking eyes went to towards as it spoke,"Oh! Hello there little ones." The cats voice was female as it had a gentle but southern accent to it.
The two waved to her with a smile. She seemed nice. The cat smiled back at them and then said, "You're probably wondering why I'm up here cooking and not in the Mafia's kitchen, right?"
The nodded and the cat replied, "Well, the Mafia are terrible at cooking! But fear not Cooking Cat is here!" Cooking Cat. A simple name to Hat Kid, but Cayde stared a little dumbfounded.
"Cooking Cat?"
"Oh you can talk?"
"Well, I have mouth don't I?" Cayde said his eyes half closed a little irritated.
"Your right. I'm sorry." Cooking Cat said rubbing the back of her head a little.
"Nah, it's okay really."
"You see, I actually prepare the dinner from up here and swap the food before anybody eats the Mafia's cooking. I'm fairly certain someone would die if they ate the Mafia-prepared food."
"Wait, seriously? The Mafia's bad at cooking?" Cayde said looking to Hat Kid, who too just shrugged thinking the same thing. "Jeez, when you put it that way it put's a microwave and a boiled pot of water to shame." Cayde straightforwardly said.
Hat Kid started snickering at his remark. Cayde noticed this and decided to keep going. "I mean c'mon, you think they have "Pourage" to put some "Heart" in their cooking." Hat Kid was trying to hold it in. Almost their. "Seriously, at this point the foods gonna "Pasta-way."
BUM-DUM TSSH!
Hat Kid lost it. She started laughing childly as she held her stomach and laughs escaped her throat. Heck she was laughing so hard she fell over to her back as little tears were seen at the edge of her eyes. Cayde stared before he started laughing himself, he knew people loved his jokes back on Earth, but this was someone who could REALLY take a joke.
"Heh, Thanks Kid. Nice to know "Gloves" my jokes." Cayde said making one last pun as Hat Kid regained her composure but was still snickering at the small moment they had. "Oh and by the uh..Cooking Cat you don't mind if we borrow one of your lobster buckets do you?"
"Oh why of course. But whatever do you need it for?"
"Something."
Hat Kid agreed "knowing" what he was trying to do. "Well..okay. Besides I think I'll just need one for tonight anyway." Cooking Cat handed the bucket of lobsters to Hat Kid as took them into her small hands. With a quick "Thank You" from Hat Kid, the duo hopped off from the platform down to the lower level as Cooking Cat went back to well..cooking.
"What a cute little team they are." Cooking Cat said as she giggled at the memory where Cayde made Hat Kid laugh.
Cayde and Hat Kid made their way back to the room where the key rested behind the wooden cage. Now realizing his plan, Hat Kid went over and put the bucket of lobsters onto the button as it magically made it's "click" sound with the cage opening.
"Alright, we got it!"
Hat Kid jumped for joy as she quickly went over and grabbed the key. She returned back to Cayde's side as he patted her hat. "Good girl." She nodded as the two left the area and back into the main room. Well, Cayde did, however, Hat Kid looked back towards the red sea creatures and saw one of them were look at her. They stared at each other for seemed like eternity until, Hat Kid started thinking.
Why save the lobsters from impending doom just to leave them to rot on a button forever? Just then an idea came Hat Kid's head. An sneaky, mischievous idea. Hat Kid picked up the bucket of lobsters and looked towards the mens bathroom. An mischievous smile went across her face as her eyes shined at that of comical stars as she slowly snuck over to the bathroom and threw the lobsters into the room yelling, "Be free, my pinchy friends!"
They all scurried across the room some even going under the stalls as screams of the Mafia in the bathrooms reached throughout bathroom.
Hat Kid chuckled evilly as she slowly closed the door as the last of Mafia screams were heard from within it. She then skipped her way out the small area and into the main room as Cayde was seen waiting for her.
"What we're you doing in there?"
All Hat Kid did was smile at him, as a faint chill went up spine. 'Why do I feel so uneasy?' He thought as he watched her skip towards the kitchen. Shaking it off, he quickly followed behind her.
Upon entering the kitchen the two instantly covered their mouths with their respective clothing as a horrid smell rang throughout the kitchen. The smell of burnt food, rotting food, and disgusting messes on the walls hell even the ceiling! The kitchen itself was an utter disaster as they stared at the scene before them.
"Jesus, dude! I know Cooking Cat said when the Mafia were bad at cooking I didn't expect this! Jeez, they might have even made a worse than you have!" Cayde said kcking an empty can away from him.
Hearing the remark of the Mafia being messy as her Hat Kid turned towards him and kicked him in the shin as Cayde yelped at the sudden contact. "Ow! Jeez I was just kidding! Learn to take a joke." He said rubbing his shin.
A simple. "Hmph." Escaped her as she walked into the kitchen. "I-Is she mad at me?" Cayde said looking towards the camera. Shaking his head Cayde went in after again.
"Yeah, pretty horrid, isn't it?" Cayde and Hat Kid spotted MG at the end of room next to a locked door as she too had her clothing covering her mouth. They made their way over to her dodging some of the Mafia that were cooking.
"Oh sweet! You found a key! It's gotta work on this door, right?"
"Pal-lease, it shouldn't be that convenient for that specific key to open the door we need-"
"It worked!" MG said excitedly.
"..Huh." Cayde said blankly as the two toddlers went into the room. "How convenient." He said hurrying in after them.
The air was once again breathable as trio finally let their masks down. But only two problems were at hand here. 1.) It was cold, 2.) The air was cold, and 3.) didn't I meantchen it was cold? Hat Kid shivered at the sudden change in enviroment.
"Nice work! Go ahead, kid. Head inside and I'll keep the guard here. Then I'll meet ya both at the Mafia leaders room." Cayde and Hat Kid nodded as MG left the room to keep watch. The two looked around the room, mostly fish stood as the hung from the ceiling to some being on the floor. And it was getting hard for Cayde to not make any fish puns on the spot right now. For "eel". Heh.
Hat Kid then spotted a vent at the top left corner of the room. Just a few couple platforms to get their. Tugging at Cayde's leg getting his attention, she pointed towards where the vent was as he nodded knowing where to go. Getting up was simple as they did a mini platforming section as they got closer to the vent. Hat Kid then started shivering more as the cold air blasted her small figure.
Noticing, Cayde turned towards her and patted her back. "I'll go in first to block the air, you follow behind me, okay?" Hat Kid nodded. Crawling into the vent first, Cayde put his hand to his face to block some the air going to his eyes and nose, but his hands were feeling chill as he continued forward into the vent. Not soon after, he heard another sound come from behind notifying him that Hat Kid followed behind.
A few paces in and Cayde let out a yelp as the vent floor underneath him gave out as he through and stumbled into..coins? "Wait, gold coins?"
A lot of gold coins, diamonds, ruby's and emeralds were in a pile underneath him as well some across the room away from him. He slowly stood confused to where he was as he looked around only to find more of the amount he saw a second ago. "Holy cow, I hit the jackpot!" Cayde said as greedy smile appeared on his face, before he smacked himself. "No, get it together, Cayde. Your here for one thing only for the I mean Time Piece."
Just as he was about to enter a hallway and "oof" sound came from behind him along with the sound of coins moving around. He turned to see a almost frightened Hat Kid as she quickly pushed her hat back to see, she quickly got up and started looking around, possibly for him until she looked in front of her to see him standing there.
She exhaled a breath of relief as she quickly went over to him and began to tap her feet. "Uh, sorry 'bout that. Guess I scared you when I didn't say anything when I fell?"
She nodded as she looked around the room noticing the loot within it. Her eyes widened at the amount. "Yeah, that was my reaction too." She looked back to him as she crossed her arms and tapped her foot again. "Okay, look I was invested at first but I held myself back, okay? Besides this is my first time seeing an amount of free money on the floor for me to take, who would want to pass that up?"
Hat Kid stared before face palming at his stupidity. She had no time for this, she had to find the Mafia boss and her Time Piece ASAP. Ahe was tired enough as it was dealing with these people. She walked passed Cayde and peeked around the corner. She was looking down a large hallway with red carpeting, golden pillars, and more piles of precious loot laying throughout the room. However, at the end of the hall, sitting in a throne, was a man. He was dressed differently though. He had a full chef's outfit on with regal coat, mustache was bushier than the regular Mafia men if not the only one with a mustache and with hair growing around on his head as well as his chin.
"That;s gotta be him." Cayde said above Hat Kid as she nodded agreeing. Hat Kid then walked out from behind the pillar and started walking towards him. Cayde noticing them tried to stop her. "H-Hey, hold on second-!" However he failed to do so as the Mafia Boss noticed her and snapped his fingers. Just then a brown cage gate appeared from above, blocking her path to go any further.
Just then two Mafia men appeared from behind the two pillars near the throne as they walked up to Hat Kid. Cayde's eyes widened, before he glared and ran over to her. Hat Kid huffed before turned towards the Mafia, umbrella in hand, ready to fight. She gave a couple god whacks to one the Mafia as the other closed in on her, however before he could do anything Cayde and ran over and punched right in the jaw with a good amount of force to knock him out cold.
"Huh, never punched someone so hard they went unconscious before." Cayde said opening and closing his fist, before he turned towards Hat Kid who was staring at him with wide eyes. "Call it returning the favor." He said winking at her.
All she did was smile at him, as he raised his hand for a hive-fve which she greatly accepted. However, their moment was interrupted when the gates opened up leading to Mafia Boss. Cayde and Hat Kid then looked at him, as they continued forward towards with him standing from his throne. He put his hands on his hips and he glared down at them with stern expression.
"So...it is you! Ever since you landed in Mafia Town, it's been raining with these magical must very lost, kid's with the hats. You're in the heart of OUR town, standing before the most powerful man you will ever witness! Everything you've ever owned now belongs to me. Including this hourglass piece." He held up the Time Piece in his muscular hands. He continued," If you want it we'll have to settle it true Mafia style!"
Cayde and Hat jolted when the lights went out. They we're then picked up by someone someone strong as they felt them take somewhere. The two tried moving around Hat Kid tried making progress while Cayde, moved upwards a bit head butting the guy as he faint grunt come from out of him. The two didn't struggle for too long as they were thrown onto the ground into a new area.
"Lights!" The duo flinched when spotlights were fixated on them. Readjusting, to the change in light the two noticed they were on stage and in front of them was the Mafia Boss. Machete in each hand.
"Action!" Just then a loud roar went off next to them as a whole hoard Mafia were in the bleachers and seats next to them as they cheered on their leader.
"It is...Showtime!" The Mafia Boss said getting into fighting stance.
Hat Kid pulled out her trsty umbrella as she glared the man, Cayde, however, was shaking. His hands were shaking as his mouth trembled, Hat Kid noticed his shaking of fear and tried to get this attention by grabbing his hand to calm him down. But she stopped. For some reason a feeling within her told her to look closely and when she did her eyes widened a little.
He wasn't shaking in fear, but.. in excitement. His mouth went to wary smile before a full one as he took off his hat and threw it in the air. He quickly took off his hoodie and grabbed Hat Kid's hat. "Hey." He said gaining her attention. "Hold onto this for me will you?" He said putting his hoodie into her hat as placed back on her head. Cayde then raised his hand as his hat flew down into his hand as he placed back on his adjusting before glaring the Mafia Boss.
"Oh hell yeah! Now this how you start a show!" Cayde yelled as he got into fighting stance of his own.
Hat Kid stared before Cayde called out to her. "You ready?" She stayed still for a few seconds before she smiled herself getting back into stance. "Yeah!" She yelled.
"Bring it on!" They yelled.
Mafia Boss then spun his way towards them, arms stretched out and machetes armed. Cayde and Hat Kid ran forward, Cayde slid underneath while Hat Kid jumped as she noticed a faint outline surrounding him. That must mean was vulnerable to being hit. Once she was over his head, she lunged towards and struck him hard in the head.
"Yeeeooow!" He yelled as stumbled a bit before hopping off stage and whistled. Cayde then noticed one of the Mafia messing with controls as brown sand bags which was the stages weighing system, appeared above their heads. Cayde called out to her as she looked up noticing the attack. They swiftly dodged the incoming attacks from above.
The Mafia Boss jumped back on stage and began spinning in one place. Hat Kid then ran straight for him, as Cayde noticed something off with him. Electricity surrounded and buzzed throughout his body. Cayde's eyes widened. "Wait! Don't go near him!" Hat Kid stopped on the dime and looked towards him and noticed what Cayde was talking about.
Mafia Boss the yelled out, "Super Charge!" The electricity he charged up came out of him small orb like blasts that stuck to the ground. Hat Kid and Cayde jumped from the ground as they passed underneath them, some electricity zapping them only little as it passed by them. The Mafia Boss then started to grow dizzy, he slowed down his spin to recover as a familiar blue outline appeared over him. Hat Kid taking the chance quickly ran up to him and whack him straight in the gut with hard force stunning him a little.
The Mafia snapped out of his stunned state and jumped back away from Hat Kid. He growled angrily as he lunged from one stage end to other as he turned with Cayde now in his view. He smirked and threw his machetes towards him like boomerangs. Cayde ran up to them only to slide underneath them and run up on the Mafia Boss who grew shocked by the boys speed. The Mafia Boss didn't have enough time to react as Cayde threw a punch directly in his face making him stagger back.
Cayde then felt his instincts kick as he them take over as his body ducked from the incoming machetes as they struck the wall behind the Mafia Boss making him squeal in surprise but the sudden coming deadly object. Shaking it off he grabbed his machetes and hopped off stage smirking evilly saying, "Don't get comfortable little brats!" He pointed as Cayde and Hat Kid turned and gasped.
It was Mustache Girl! She was suspended up in the air, tied tightly with a rope.
"I've captured your friend! And soon you will all perish!"
Hat Kid grew moer determined than ever in taking down the Mafia Boss. No one messes with her friends if it's last thing they do! She gripped her umbrella as she looked towards Cayde who nodded in agreement. Just then, The Mafia Boss jumped back onto stage as electricity surrounded him again as he yelled, "Super Charge!" Cayde and Hat Kid then jumped avoiding the electric balls of energy as Cayde made his over to the Mafia Boss.
He jumped into the air one final time before bringing his arm down upon the Mafia Bosses head stunning before Cayde followed up with swift punch from his left to the Mafia Bosses gut as he staggered back again. He growled before he whistled again but this time instead of sand bags appearing, the Mafia Boss jumped into the air. A large amount of Mafia then started linking arms and legs together. Cayde and Hat Kid watched confusion at the transformation before them.
"Mafiaaaa Ball!" The Mafia Boss then started rolling the blue ball of men towards the children as Cayde and Hat Kid yelped started to run from it. However, Hat Kid noticed an opening within the Mafia Ball. She quickly turned and run towards swiftly sliding into in hoped of not being hit.
"Kid! Hit him already!"
"How is she suppose to do that?!" Cayde yelled narrowly dodging the ball trying to figure out a way for her to get up there. Then an idea popped into his head. "Think of video games how would we get up there in this situation-That's it! Hat Kid!"
"?" Hat Kid looked over to him as she dodged the ball. "Ride it on up to him once you get in the space again!" Realizing the plan, she nodded.
Once the Mafia Ball came at her again she duked into and started to grab hold, but a Mafia pushed her out as she fell to the ground.
"Hit him you idiot!" MG yelled in frustration.
Hat Kid growled at MG's constant bickering. Cayde realizing what might have happened, quickly forward into the gap as he grabbed hold of onto the Mafia mens back. Just then he felt someone shove him, but he held his ground as he looked for the culprit and found out it was a guy to his right. He quickly punched the guy in the face as but he retorted back with a punch to Cayde's side.
He grunted as Cayde quickly responded with a swift right punch to the side of the Mafia's head as he stunned him. Cayde then felt the heat of the light shine on him again as he quickly looked up to see the Mafia Boss rolling his way towards Hat Kid, who seemed to have fallen and was now facing the Ball head. Not wasting anymore time he quickly jumped from the hole and tapped his shoulder. The Mafia Boss confusingly turned around only to be met a left hook from Cayde as he yelped in the sudden pain and shock.
The Mafia Ball then disbanded as Cayde hopped off from it and landed right in front of Hat Kid protectively getting back into a fighting stance. "Hey bud, you okay?" Hat Kid nodded as she grabbed her umbrella. The Mafia Boss wasn't going down that easily, he growling in anger before yelled out," Ultra Charge!" He then spun on the spot as electric attacks bounced towards them at a fast pace.
"Oh sh..Hat Kid piggyback ride!" Hat Kid responded by jumping onto Cayde's back. Just in time to as the attacks came straight for them. "Hang on tight!" He then started running forward dodging the attacks, butThe Mafia Boss spun faster as they started to appear more frequently. They struck Cayde with a force and power as he grunted from the electrical attack shocking his body burning his clothes as burn marks started to appear along with hole in his shirt and a few in pants leg.
However, The Mfia Boss didn't stop there as he yelled in complete anger, "MEGA CHARGE!" Red electrical attacks appeared faster and bigger as Cayde and Hat Kid stared in shock. Cayde then glared as he pulled up his skull bandana and yelled," Hat Kid! Don't let go!" Nodding at his sudden voice, Hat Kid wrapped her small arms around his neck and tightened as Cayde then started running back and forth dodging attacks.
But that didn't work to well, as Cayde was struck with even more attack as he yelled in pain. "GAH!"
"Oh no!" MG yelled as she and Hat Kid watch Cayde take every blow from the Mafia Boss. But the next thing, no one saw coming.
"This is it! MY ULTIMATE FINAL ATTACK! HYPER CHARGE!"
"W-What.." Cayde said in daze from the attacks. Just then Mafia Boss then started to stop spinning at white electricity started form in hands. "Take this you little brat!" He thrusted his hands forward as a blast of lighting similar to a lighting strike zipped towards him. Time seemed to have slowed down for Cayde as he stared at the incoming attack.
'Damn it..My body..I can't move. It must be stuck due to all the electricity it received."
Cayde turned towards Hat Kid who was staring at the blast..scared. She was scared. He didn't want her to be scared, he wanted her to smile. Like usually does. Knowing what had to be done. Cayde quickly pushed his body to the limit as he felt the movement in figertips before his arm and then his and grabbed Hat Kid by her cape and through her to his side as time seemed to have went back to normal. She looked at him in shock as all he did..was smile. Before he quickly looked towards the blast and pulled his fist back.
He threw it forward as the attack collided with his fist before an explosion went off in the stage are covering the entire platform before the light died down.
The smoke cleared to reveal..Cayde still standing! In the same pose but.. he wasn't moving. Quarter of Cayde's shirt was torn off as more holes where in his shirt.
"Hm.I.. might have to MUCH energy into that attack..but at least this was warning." Mafia Boss quickly regained his comsure and smiled saying. "You see that kid with the hat? That was warning shot, you're next! Hahaha!"
Hat Kid stared at Cayde's unmoving body before her. Her body wouldn't move nor it could it breath. Her bosy then collasped to her knees as her breath was ragged with fear and sadness. There was no way he was dead. Not so soon, not now. He was her hero. He was her partner. Her Friend. However, before Hat Kid could do anything she notice Cayde's arm move. She looked at it as shook with pain.
Cayde then started to wobble back and forth cutting the Mafia Boss from his laugh. "W-What is this?!He survived the attack after all?!"
"H..Hat..K..id" Cayde said weakly/ She stood slwoly about to rush to his before he yelled," GET HIM!"
Hat Kid stared before her mind process kicked back in. She still had a job to do. Grabbing her umbrella from the ground and tightened her grip on it, she turned towards the tired Mafia Boss with an intense glare making the Mafia Boss quiver in slight fear. In that glare of hers said only those words. "No one messes with MY friends."
Hat Kid ran up to him at full speed with Sprint Hat, umbrella pulled back ready for the attack. Mafia Boss stared as he felt his energy give as Hat Kid jumped and gave him one good, Hard, Solid, whack to the head. "This cannot be.." Mafia Boss said as his conscious started to slip.
He then fell over, finally knocked out and defeated. Hat Kid then saw the Time Piece he had earlier fall out of his pocket and onto the floor in front of her. She smiled as she grabbed the hourglass in her and took with victorious smile.
However, before she could celebrate MG called out to her. "Great job, kid! ..Now, uh, could you get me down from here?" Hat Kid nodded as she turned towards the where the controls were. But she stopped at the sight in front of her. Cayde. She quickly remembered what happened and quickly went over to him.
"Hey..Good job. Seriously!" Cayde said as his voice came back giving Hat Kid a thumbs up before she tackled him into a hug. "H-Hey come on now. I'm not dying that easily, seriously I can take a hit, but..not a hit like that." He said returning the hug as he sweat dropped.
"Ahem, hate to interrupt the moment but you think you can get me down from here now please?!"
Oh right. Hat Kid chuckled as she rubbed the back of her head before she quickly went over towards the controls that finally lowered MG from her prison. Hat Kid untied MG as they quickly made their way back to Mafia, now seeing their leader has now fallen, gasped when they saw the three kids look towards them. They screamed and scattered out of the theatre.
Mg smirked as the last remaining Mafia fled, glad they scared them off. Hat Kid and Cayde were a bit surprised. Although, Cayde laughed at the moment.
"So did you get your Time Piece back?" Hat Kid Nodded and showed it to him with a smile. He gave her a thumbs up and said," Good job bud!"
Hat Kid, however, then turned serious as she pointed towards him. "Me? Oh, don't worry I'm good." Hat Kid smiled as he she looked at once again only this..a blush started to cover her face.
"What?" Cayde asked as he looked on his body. He noticed his torn short as grabbed and examined it. "Man, I like this shirt." Cayde said letting the shirt go and rest somewhat back on his chest.
He looked back towards the blushing Hat Kid and the blushing Mg as they stared at him. "Seriously, what are you at?"
"Uh..Hey, dude. Your..uh quiet strong in the upper body..huh?" MG said lightly laughing rubbing the back of her. Cayde blinked before looking back down at himself again as he noticed what they were staring. he looked back at them with blank stare and said, "Seriously?"
Hat Kid was now looking away like nothing happened until she the Time Piece being swiped from her hands. Out of shock she look towards her hands and towards Mg who was tossing it up and down. "So, what do these things do, anyway?" Are they some sort of collectors items for nerds?"
She gave it one good toss in the air, but stumbled as it floated in the air again before making it way towards the ground. Hat Kid then panicked and tried to frantically catch it. But it hit the ground and cracked a bit before she could stop it. The second it hit the ground, however, made time itself freeze. Then rewind.
MG made tossing motion with her hand. "Are these some rare c.. wait, huh?" She stopped her tossing and held the slightly cracked Time Piece. She strong sense of deja vu go through her mind as she tried to recall and understand what just happened.
She was tossing it in her hand a second ago, then it fell, and then she was doing it again. Did it just..?
Hat Kid rubbed the back of her head. This couldn't be good. The Time Piece wasn't supposed to be used that way. By cracking or possibly breaking a Time Piece, one could alter time and space itself. And that alone is dangerous to cause a worlds end if not the entire timeline.
MG herself was starting to figure it out.
MG looked down at the Time Piece in wide eyes. "Whoa, WHAT?!" She picked it back up and looked at Hat Kid. "Wha...did..um..you know about this?"
Hat Kid took the Time Piece from out of MG's hands. No way was she holding it after that fiasco. Gingerly holding it in her hands, she glanced down with slight worry, then looked back up and nodded.
MG looked down in thought. Then an excited smile formed on her face. She looked back up at Hat Kid and jumped in excitement. "This is crazy! Do you even realize what could be done with these?!"
She stepped forward more, arms waving enthusiastically. "We could beat up the Mafia, travel back in time, and beat them up again!" She then wrapped her arms around Hat Kid's shoulder. "No, wait. We could make it so that the Mafia never came to the island!"
A spotlight appeared above the two toddlers as MG pointed up to the sky with sparkling comical eyes. " Wait, wait, wait, even better! We could be Crime Fighting Time Travelers!" She looked to Hat Kid with her sparkling eyes, curios to she if agreed with her plan. Her smiled disappeared, however, when Hat Kid took a step back out of her grasp with solemn expression on her face.
Hat Kid looked down at her Time Piece. As fun as it sounded to be part of a crime fighting duo. The Time Piece wasn't made for a purpose like that. She didn't want to disappoint her friend, but she just alter time with it. When one toys with the Time Piece, who knew the possibilities of what could happen. What if the Mafia grew stronger than before? What if the world was turned into volcanic form of itself due to someone's utter greed and pleasure?
What if her friends were harmed during an even like this? What would happen to her and Cayde-
Cayde.
Cayde himself had experienced what could happen when a Time Piece cracks itself. But his wasn't by any attention greed or misfit but a simple accident of slipping dropping the Time Piece resulting in it cracking. He knows one of the endless possible answers when it happens, like being transported to a different world without any consent of the user. God he didn't want to go through that acid trip again.
Hat Kid turned towards Cayde as he stood there hands in his pants pocket watching the even in front of him take fold. What if he was hurt again like he was a few mins ago? She had no choice. She held the Time Piece in her hand, before shaking her head at MG. This Time Piece, as well as the rest out on this planet belonged to her and her alone. She simply put in her pockets and placed her hands on her hips.
MG was shocked. But that shock turned to anger. The finally had a chance to get rid of the Mafia and any other bad guy out in the world, but yet, here she was keeping the Time Piece to herself and her selfish needs.
"Wait, what?! This doesn't make any sense! You have all this power! And your not gonna loose it to fight evil?!
Hat Kid crossed her arms and shook her head one final time. She's made up her mind and there was no changing it. As much as she hated to deny her friend in a time in need, Hat Kid swore she would use the Time Pieces wisely and safely. If her, Cayde and MG were going to take down the Mafia, they would have to beat them without altering time itself.
MG was silent. Anger started to fill heart till it reached the brim. She couldn't believe it. Hat Kid had the power to alter time itself! And yet she'd rather use it for her own personal pleasure! AT least MG's idea to use it fight evil sounded like it did more good than harm. After the Mafia invaded such a peaceful, civilized, and friendly island. They destroyed as it was children eating grandma's baked blueberry pie. She swore to herself that the Mafia would fall, by any means necessary. They took everything from her..and they were going to pay.
Now, her friend and ally in rebelling against the Mafia was turning her back on her. Anger filled MG's heart as she bared her teeth and turned towards Hat Kid.
"If you're not gonna use it to fight evil, then I will.."
Cayde and Hat Kid's eyes widened at that statement as MG went directly up to Hat Kid's face and pointed at her. "I'm going to let this island remain as Mafia Town! I'll collect all the Time Piece's for myself! You have my word on it!"
But before Hat Kid could anything she turned towards Cayde who was still watching the scene play out in front of him. "You." MG said pointing towards him.
Cayde blinked before looking around and pointing to himself after finding no one was there with him besides the toddlers in front of him. MG then walked up to him and raised her hand towards him. "Will join me in my conquest to save the world?"
Hat Kid's eyes practically bulged out of her head when she saw what MG was trying to do. Cayde was going to answer her, before Hat Kid interveined and stepped right in front of Cayde sticking her arms out protectively, shaking her head with a glare.
" I wasn't asking you traitor. Now out of the way!" MG said swiping her hand like a fly near Hat Kid.
"Sorry, but no."
MG eyes widened. "W-What?!"
Cayde then picked up Hat Kid and placed her behind his neck as replaced his hands into pockets as he said," I've made a promise to help this one get her Time Piece's back after..something happened. And nothing's going to stop me from helping her achieve that goal. Not even you."
Hat Kid stared at him, before a warm smile appeared on her face as she crossed her arms with a smile staring down at Hat Kid.
MG growled one final time before, she simply hopped off stage and ran away. Hat Kid shook her head in disapproval. Her expression was mixed with concern and sadness for her friend.
She placed her hands into her pockets as she rested her head on Cayde's head. Her pocket's felt lighter. She patted herself down. She still had her Time Piece, but half her pons were missing. Looking back up, she realized her relationship with MG.
Her first ever friend, was now her enemy. Before she could say anything to Cayde she felt herself start to fall before she reached the ground. She felt the imapct but it was soft as she bounced on whatever stopped her fall. She looked down and gasped to see an unconscious Cayde resting on the stage floor.
Later in the ship, Hat Kid was seen bandaging Cayde's right arm as burn marks and slight cuts and bruises were present on his arm, along with his upper been completely covered in white bandage. Cayde was staying perfectly still as Hat Kid finished bandaging the last of injurie by placing a little cartoon bandaid on his small wound on his forehead..
"Wa-Bam!" Ha Kid said stretching her arms like she was presenting something..which she was that was actually Cayde's body with her work.
Cayde then started to move his body as it started feeling soar through out his body but was able to move it.
"Hey, I feel good as new. Thanks bud,, really!" Cayde said giving her a thumbs up for approval as all she was bow accepting all of the praise.
However, Cayde noticed off with her. It seemed like something was bothering but yet she was trying to hide it, which she did really well at.
"Hey, are you okay?"
Hat Kid looked up at him and nodded but that wasn't what he wanted to hear..well see.
"No, that's not what I meant. I mean, are you alright?" Hat Kid tilted her head in confusion, crossing her arms. "You seemed pretty concentrated with bandaging me up earlier."
Hat Kid then let her arms fall to her side as her hat covered her eyes. Cayde noticed this as he scooted closer towards her.
"Is it Mustache Girl?"
She shook her head.
"Are you hurt? You better not be hiding it.."
She looked back at him really shaking her head.
"Okay..."
Silence. Hat Kid then started to put away her med kit as she closed the lid with "click" sound coming from it.
"Is it...Me?"
Hat Kid then stopped as she looked backup at him to see him staring right at her. She stared back before she closed her eyes and shook her head with a smile. She then pointed towards her right. Following to where she as pointing Cayde then noticed the vault up on the second floor.
'Is about the Time Piece's?"
She nodded. So that's what this was about. She worried about her Time Piece's possibly falling into the wrong hangs and never to be seen again. If he remembered correctly the Time Pieces were scattered across the world possibly ending up anywhere!
"I'll help."
She turned her head raising an eyebrow.
"You know, collecting the Time Pieces."
Hat Kid then stared at him in shock.
"Look, I know we didn't get to know each other all that well the first time we met, but..I want to help you as best I can. So I want to help and prove to you that I'm worthy enough to travel along side you."
Hat Kid looked down towards her as Cayde continued.
"I mean, you practically gave me home and bed! If it were anyone else they would have thrown me out the first time they saw me, but you didn't. You gave me chance. I want to take that chance and show you just what type of person I am."
Hat Kid clenched her fist's as she felt tears threaten her eyes.
"The type of person to show that really cares for someone other than himself and not let the other person carry such a heavy burden on their shoulder.
Cayde then started to hear light sniffs coming from the toddler.
"I want to be that person someone can trust and rely on when ever they need even if they don't say or show it. So I wanna ask you..."
Cayde then reached over placed a hand on top of the toddlers top hat.
"Will be friend? My real and true friend who'll stick by my side even if we fight that might almost spilt or friendship apart?"
Just then, Hat Kid snapped her head as Cayde got a good at her. She..was crying. Realizing what he done he quickly stated to apologize.
"Crap! Sorry! I didn't mean to make you cry! Honest! Please please please forgive me!" Cayde said as he arms were comically swinging up and down but before he could think of anything that might cheer her up. She lunged forwards and tackled him in a tight hug. Surprised by her actions he stay frozen with his hand almost in the air behind her.
"Bud?...'
"Thank you..."
Cayde stopped moving all together. He had NEVER heard Hat Kid talk out throughout the entire game. EVER. The only time she was when they were cute moments and little moments when she would say something. Just then he felt something warm on his shoulder and sniffle come from the girl on his shoulder. Cayde doing the only choice that he had, wrapped his arms around the young girl patted her back soothing her as he said thing s like "There, there" or"Stop crying you big baby."
"I'm not baby.."
She spoke again! She sounded so adorable even when she was sad. But he pushed all that out the way as he focused only on comforting her.
"Okay, your not baby. Your big girl."
"And you better believe it.."
He was so not gonna get used to this. After a few mins of hugging, Hat Kid finally let go wiping her tears with her sleeve.
"Better?"
She nodded before looking at him with smile. he smiled back knowing he made his favorite game character's day. But then something reoccured to him that he forgot to do when he first met her.
"Oh crap! I forgot I didn't tell you name!" Cayde said in shock as Hat Kid then also realized she didn't tell him her name either.
"Guess your were both forgetful eh?"
Hat Kid giggled but nodded in response making Cayde do the same before he stopped and looked at her
"Names Cayde. What's your name?"
Hat Kid then stopped her giggling as she looked up at the boy nervous.
"I won't judge. You can trust me, can't you?"
Hat Kid stay silent for a few seconds before she breathed in and out before looking back up at him once more.
"Hat Kid. My name is Hat Kid."
"Hat Kid..."
Hat Kid closed her eyes, waiting for the insult, joke or laugh that was coming her way but instead was given words that she though she never hear.
"That's nice a name."
Hat Kid looked at him surprise.
"Yeah, i'm serious. A lot people sometimes accidentally call me Spade instead of Cayde." He said rubbing the back of his head remembering the time back in school.
"Spade!"
"Huh?"
"Spade!"
Cayde stared down at her knowing what she was doing. "Don't call me that."
"Spade!"
"Quit it!"
"Cadie! Cadie! Cadie! Cadie!" Hat Kid repeated teasingly as she gave the boy a new nickname. She watched the teenager slowly get up from his bed.
Taking note Hat Kid then took off running yelling "Cadie" as Cayde stood and ran after her. "Hey! Get back here!"
Hat Kid then started laughing as she replaced her top hat with a golf like cap as she then began running faster than she usually could.
"What the..?!"
"Cadie's too slow!" Hat Kid taunted as she climbed up the ladder to the second floor.
"I'll show you slow! Get back here!" Cayde yelled as the two played the night away.
Hey guys! SO you might notice that this was a little too much, but in my opinion I gave the people what they want! Also, this is extra for me not posting at all last month. So this my spring chapter and I hope you all enjoyed! And I had to use a different computer to type this but I'll update the chapter so some of the words match the scene. Anyway's I'm back and no one's stopping me!
We also hit 1,000 views! That's crazy! It really means alot to me and Hat Kid, we hope you guys keep enjoying our adventures together. Anyway's that about wraps things up. I'll see y'all in the next chapter! Peace!