Chapter 9
As soon as the Mafia Boss finished his sentence, he began to spin towards the children, attempting to slice them into pieces. Arthur and Hat Kid braced themselves and jumped over the crime lord's head before he could hit either of them. They watched him go to the end of the stage and were expecting him to stop. However, he didn't and he spun back towards them for another strike.
As they readied themselves, the two children noticed the faint blue lining that had appeared around the Mafia Boss. Strange... How was he doing that? Taking this as an opportunity, when the crime lord got close enough to her, Hat Kid jumped and did a homing attack on his head.
"Ouch!" The Mafia Boss yelled in pain as he stopped his attack. The blue outline around him disappeared right after the hit.
'Huh... So blue is when he's vulnerable. Good to know,' Arthur thought. This was starting to feel like a video game...
Regaining his composure, the Mafia Boss jumped at the end of the stage and shouted, "Super charge!". Then he began spinning in one place and sending electric sparks towards the two children. Arthur and Hat Kid's eyes widened and they were forced to jump over each charges to not get electrocuted.
It lasted for a few seconds before the Mafia Boss slowed down and eventually stopped, unable to continue as he felt dizzy from all the spinning. The blue outline appeared around him again, signaling the children that it was time to strike. Arthur took the initiative and ran towards the crime lord, whacking him with his crowbar. The Mafia Boss was angered by this and he kicked Arthur away from him. Hat Kid caught the young boy before he could fall backward.
"You're no match for me!" the Mafia Boss shouted angrily.
The crime lord jumped off the stage and whistled. Levers being pulled were heard in the backstage. Arthur and Hat Kid looked up, and saw sandbags appear and drop on them. Reacting quickly, they stepped aside to avoid being crushed by the dropping bags.
Seeing that the children had avoided the sandbags, the Mafia Boss jumped back on the stage. He continued to use his previous attacks to try and hit them, but they kept dodging his attacks. And every time he turned blue, Arthur or Hat Kid would land a hit on him.
Becoming angrier, the crime lord threw his machetes at the children like boomerangs and attempted to jump on them. However, the duo dodged his attack and Hat Kid proceeded to hit him when he turned blue again. The Mafia Boss growled in anger and jumped at the end of the stage.
"So you keep resisting me? But not for long," the crime lord said as he snapped his finger.
A lever being pulled was heard and the next thing that happened made the two children's eyes widen in shock. Mustache Girl appeared above them, all tied up and suspended in the air at the bottom of a rope. She must have been caught while they were confronting the Mafia Boss in the throne room.
"I've got your friend captured. And soon, you will all perish!" the Mafia Boss said with an evil grin.
"Let go of me, you psycho!" Mustache Girl shouted angrily at him while she struggled to break free.
Seeing Mustache Girl tied up made Arthur and Hat Kid furious and they sent a glare toward the Mafia Boss. Their ally was in danger now and that gave them more reasons to not back down in this fight!
The crime lord then continued to use his attacks on the children. And this time, he made his dropping-bag attacks more complicated, as a Mafia man jumped on the stage and charged at the duo.
"Hey, look out!" Arthur shouted at Hat Kid who was distracted by the falling bags. The purple-hatted girl heard him and turned around to see the Mafia man charging at her. Reacting quickly, she jumped over the goon's head before he could run into her. Arthur rolled to the side to dodge him as well. Hat Kid sent Arthur a grateful nod, and the young boy nodded at her in return.
At this point, the Mafia Boss was becoming really furious. He jumped back on stage and growled angrily.
"Mafiaaaa Ball!" the crime lord shouted.
Numerous Mafia men from the backstage and the theatre seats jumped on stage. Together, they proceeded to form a giant Mafia ball, with the Mafia Boss standing on top of it. Arthur and Hat Kid's jaws dropped in shock. How the hell did they manage to do that?!
Suddenly, the Mafia Boss began to roll the giant Mafia ball towards the duo. The two children backed away in fear. How were they going dodge something this big? They couldn't even try to jump off the stage, the Mafia men in the backstage and on the seats would immediately capture them if they did. However, as they watched the giant ball come closer, they saw that it had a flaw: there was a small gap in it. It seemed like one of the Mafia men was missing there.
Arthur and Hat Kid nodded at each other, both knowing what to do. They ducked in the gap before the giant Mafia ball could roll them over. Once it passed, the duo got up and ran to the other side of the stage. They watched the ball reach the other end and were expecting it to dissolve. However, the Mafia Boss turned around and rolled the ball in the other direction. The duo was forced to hide under the small gap until it passed again.
"Guys! Hit him already!" Mustache Girl shouted, getting impatient. Arthur and Hat Kid both looked at her in annoyance. Hit him? How? The Mafia Boss was too high up to reach him with a jump! How were going to climb up there without being crushed to death?
As Hat Kid watched the giant Mafia ball come back at them, the small space in it suddenly gave her an idea. She and Arthur ducked in the hole again. However, while Arthur remained on the ground, Hat Kid grabbed onto the giant ball and stayed in the gap to try and reach the Mafia Boss. However, a Mafia man suddenly punched her in the face, knocking her off the ball. She fell back on the stage with a groan, and Arthur helped her get back on her feet.
"Just climb up and hit him, you idiots!" Mustache Girl yelled in frustration.
"Shut your damn mouth!" Arthur hissed in an irritated tone. God, this girl can be annoying sometimes! He then understood what Hat Kid was trying to do.
"Here, let me try," Arthur suggested. Hat Kid nodded hesitantly. She was hoping he wouldn't get hurt in the process, but she decided to trust him with this nonetheless.
Arthur took a deep breathe and waited for the ball to come back at him, then he ducked in the hole. The young boy did like Hat Kid tried to do before. The same Mafia man who knocked Hat Kid off attempted to punch him as well, but Arthur noticed him and dodged his hit. He then whacked the goon in the head with his crowbar, knocking him out. Arthur was then able to make his way up towards the Mafia Boss without any other trouble. Once he reached his level, the twelve-year-old boy whacked the crime lord across the mouth. The Mafia Boss was knocked back on the stage and the Mafia ball dissolved right after that.
Arthur fell back on the stage. Hat Kid helped him up and gave him a thumbs-up to congratulate him. The young boy was surprised by that, but he nodded in appreciation. The Mafia Boss rubbed his mouth with his hand, trying to ease the pain. He then got up and gave the two children a glare that sent a chill down their spines.
"I'm gonna get you both!" the crime lord said furiously. He then began to spin in one place again. "Ultra Charge!".
Electric sparks were thrown at the children again. However, this time, a few sparks were bouncing and the attack was faster. The two children did their best to dodge them, although this was getting intense for the both of them, especially for Arthur who wasn't used to all of this fighting and dodging. He was getting tired really fast at this point. He barely managed to dodge them all, but the crime lord wasn't done yet.
"MEGA CHARGE!" the Mafia Boss shouted. The electric sparks turned red and they came much faster. The two children panicked as they tried to dodge all of them.
Hat Kid was able to come out of it unscathed. Arthur on the other hand wasn't as lucky. He got hit by the last bouncing spark and he yelled in agony, falling on the ground.
"Arthur!" Mustache Girl shouted in panic.
"AHH, DAMMIT!" Arthur screamed in pain as he moved and rolled on the ground uncontrollably. This kind of pain was even worse than anyone could ever imagine. It was like he was burning from the inside. Tears were starting to fall from his eyes.
Hat Kid gasped when she saw the boy on the ground and she gave the Mafia Boss a death glare. As she did, she noticed that he was dizzy and turned blue again. Seizing the opportunity, she jumped towards the Mafia Boss and whacked him across the face with her umbrella as hard as she could. Upon being hit, the crime lord did a spin and he suddenly felt really dizzy. Impossible... He just lost a fight against two kids...? This is just humiliating...
"It can't... be!" the Mafia Boss said weakly. He then fell backward and passed out on the stage.
Hat Kid blew a raspberry at the unconscious crime lord, then she ran back to Arthur to check on him. The twelve-year-old boy was now sitting. The pain had eased a little, but it still hurt like hell.
"I'm fine. Just... give me a second..." Arthur said as he winced in pain. Hat Kid wanted to help him, but she decided to respect his wish and wait for him to recover.
After a few seconds, the pain went away and Arthur got up to his feet. He saw the Mafia Boss out cold on the floor and his eyes widened. They... did it? They actually managed to beat the Boss of the Mafia? Arthur didn't expect this kind of outcome, but he was glad they did it. Was he dead though? The young boy walked up to him and tried to see if there was a pulse... And he could feel one.
"Well, he's not dead. Just out cold. Good enough for me..." Arthur muttered.
"Great job, you two! Now, uh, can one of you help me get down, please?" Mustache Girl said to catch her two allies's attention. Hat Kid obliged and went in the backstage. She pulled the lever, dropping the red-hooded girl on the stage. Arthur proceeded to untie her and help her up on her feet.
"You know, I think I liked you better when you were all trussed up like a prized chicken. At least we know you're annoying," Arthur said jokingly.
"Ha ha. Very funny, cowboy," Mustache Girl said sarcastically.
The trio turned their head to the Mafia crowd behind them and saw them looking at their unconscious leader dumbfounded. When they noticed the children were looking at them, they all ran out of the theatre, not wanting to suffer the same fate as the Mafia Boss.
"Well... That happened," Arthur said a bit amused. He then noticed something lying next to the Mafia Boss. It was the hourglass that Hat Kid was looking for. It must have fallen from his pocket when he passed out. Well... He might as well let her have it. It belonged to her anyway.
"There's your thing on the ground if you want it," Arthur said to Hat Kid as he stepped away to let her take it. Hat Kid happily picked her Time Piece up.
As she looked at the Time Piece in her hand, her smile suddenly dropped. Arthur had willingly decided to let her take her Time Piece back instead of trying to take it for himself. It confirmed that she was wrong about his intentions this whole time and he never wanted her Time Pieces in the first place. She sighed sadly. Perhaps now was the time to finally apologize to him for the way she had treated him before.
"Arthur?" Hat Kid said cautiously, catching the boy's attention.
"Yeah?" he asked as he raised an eyebrow at her.
"I- Wow!" Hat Kid was suddenly interrupted when someone ran past her, making her spin on the spot for a second. As she recovered from that, she looked at her hands and formed a look of horror on her face. Someone just snatched the Time Piece from her hands! She turned around and saw that Mustache Girl was the one who took it from her.
"So what do these things do, anyway? Are they some sort of rare collector's item for nerds?" the red-hooded girl asked curiously and teasingly, as she tossed the strange hourglass up and down with her hand.
"Uh, do you mind? She and I were in the middle of a conversation, girl! And stop playing with that thing, you're gonna break it," Arthur said annoyed by the mustached girl's attitude.
Mustache Girl huffed and said, "Cool your jets, cowboy! I'm not gonna break it-"
However, her sentence was cut short as she failed to catch the hourglass. Hat Kid panicked and tried to catch it before it falls, but she wasn't fast enough and then...
*CRASH!*
"Oh, Mustache Girl, you damn fo-" Arthur's sentence was interrupted as time suddenly froze, and the next thing they knew...
"Cool your jets, cowboy! I... wait, huh?"
Mustache Girl was confused. Wasn't she saying that just seconds ago? She looked down and was shocked to see the hourglass on the ground unscathed, like it never broke in the first place.
"Whoa, WHAT?!" the red-hooded girl exclaimed in shock. Did that thing just... rewinded time when it broke? Hat Kid was starting to panic. Her friend was now aware of the power of the Time Pieces. It was something she had tried to avoid this whole time. Mustache Girl picked the Time Piece up and looked at Hat Kid with widen eyes.
"Wha... did, uhm... did you know about this?" she asked skeptically.
Hat Kid firmly took the Time Piece from the red-hooded girl's hand and took a few steps back before she nodded nervously. She hoped Mustache Girl wouldn't get any idea. The purple-hatted girl was aware of the side effect that occured when someone other than herself and her species learned about the true power of the Time Pieces.
Arthur was also shocked. So these hourglasses don't summon portals, they rewind time! This must be what the Badge Seller was trying to tell him earlier. But then... if the hourglass that brought him here wasn't Hat Kid's, then who did it belong to?
An awkward silence lasted for a few seconds before a grin appeared on Mustache Girl's face. Ohhh no... Hat Kid knew that look.
"This is crazy! Do you even realize what could be done with these?" the red-hooded girl said to Hat Kid excitedly. "We could make it so that you never got punched in the face by the Mafia earlier!" she said, recalling Hat Kid getting punched by the Mafia man when she tried to climb up the Mafia ball before.
"We could beat up the Mafia, travel back in time, and then beat them up again!" Mustache Girl continued, getting more excited by the second. She then wrapped her arm around Hat Kid and said, "No, wait, we could make it so the Mafia never arrived on the island!". She then gasped as she had another idea. A spotlight shone upon the two children as she continued to speak.
"Wait, wait, wait, even better! We could be crime-fighting time travellers!" she said excitedly as she raised her fist in the air. The red-hooded girl looked at Hat Kid, eagerly waiting for her approval.
However, Hat Kid pushed her arm away and took a few steps back as the spotlight turned off. She looked at the Time Piece in her hands and shook her head firmly, before putting the powerful hourglass in her pocket. Time Pieces aren't meant to be used for such purposes. If they break, there is a risk that an anomaly occurs such as time rifts and it could put the whole universe in danger. No... She wasn't going to let that happen, even if it meant disappointing her friend. Besides, she didn't have time for this. She had to find all other Time Pieces before they fall in the wrong hands. Mustache Girl's jaw dropped in disbelief and she formed an angry look on her face.
"Wait, what?! This doesn't make any sense! You have all this power, and you're not gonna use it to fight evil?" Mustache Girl asked angrily, waving her finger at Hat Kid. The purple-hatted girl shook her head firmly again. The answer was no, and she wasn't going to change her mind.
Mustache Girl couldn't believe it. Hat Kid had the power to rewind time. A power she could use to prevent the Mafia from coming to her island and ruining her town. With that, she could save her family! She could even purge the world from evil guys and become a hero! But no! Hat Kid just wants to keep all the power for herself and her selfish needs! And to think she thought of her as her friend for the first time in a while... The red-hooded girl gritted her teeth and turned away from Hat Kid, crossing her arms.
"If you're not gonna use them to fight evil... then I will!" Mustache Girl said bitterly. She then walked up to Hat Kid and pointed her finger at her. "I'm not gonna let this island remain as Mafia Town! I'll collect all the Time Pieces for myself! You have my word on it!" she spat angrily, causing Hat Kid to give her a shocked look.
The red-hooded girl turned her attention to Arthur and said, "Come on, Arthur! You and I, we're gonna save the world from bad guys!". She then grabbed the young boy's arm and began to drag him along with her. Arthur winced in pain. This girl had such a strong grip on his arm. It reminded him of the way his dad used to drag him back to the house and punish him whenever he did something 'wrong'.
"No!" Arthur said angrily as he pulled his arm away from her grip.
"W-What?" Mustache Girl asked shocked. Arthur looked at her sternly.
"I'm not helping you. I've seen enough movies about time travels to know that messing with it is the beginning of the end," Arthur explained sternly, recalling the numerous movies that included time travelling he had watched in the past. And something he learned from them is there are consequences when you go back in time as you may unwillingly change things for the worst. He didn't want to risk causing such things here.
"And besides, we had an agreement! You said you'd help me leave if I helped you with your Mafia mess. The leader is down, I did my part. So I'm gonna hop on a boat and get the hell out of here! I'm not gonna be involved into any more of this nonsense!" the twelve-year-old boy reminded firmly. Mustache Girl better not be going back on her word now. Was it going to be like all those other people who made promises to him only to break them in the end?
Mustache Girl stared at him with a shocked and betrayed look. No... Not him as well! This whole time she was surrounded by traitors?! Hat Kid was also surprised to see Arthur stand up to the red-hooded girl. Mustache Girl let out a frustrated growl before she jumped off the stage and stormed off. Arthur shook his head in disappointment. Yet another promise broken...
"Well, I guess that's that. That doesn't surprise me though... People pretend to care about you for a second, then as soon as they find something better, they turn on you," the twelve-year-old boy said bitterly.
Hat Kid looked at him shocked. People have betrayed him before? Maybe that was why he acted rude and bitter all the time... She put her hands in her pockets as she thought about what he said. However, she suddenly felt that they felt... lighter? She quickly checked them and discovered that half of her pons were missing. Mustache Girl must have pickpocketed them when she wasn't paying attention. She sighed sadly, realizing that the first friend she had made on this planet was now her enemy.
Arthur sighed and said, "Anyway... I better get out of here." He turned to Hat Kid and said, "You should do that too," with a serious expression. The young boy then jumped off the stage and walked away.
Hat Kid stared at Arthur curiously as he continued walking. It was needless to say she was surprised that he refused Mustache Girl's offer. He could have sided with the red-hooded girl if he wanted to, but he didn't, even after everything Hat Kid did to him. He even gave her heads-up during the fight with Mafia Boss whenever she was distracted. He truly wasn't as bad as she first thought he was.
The purple-hatted girl suddenly had an idea. Why not ask him to help her find her Time Pieces? Even though they didn't get along before, Arthur definitely seemed more reasonable than Mustache Girl and he seemed to know not to mess with time itself. Besides, her former friend-turned-enemy was also gonna try to collect all of her Time Pieces, so it was going to be harder now. Therefore, she could definitely use some help. Arthur also showed that he could fight, even though he seemed a little rusty and somewhat anxious.
Suddenly, Hat Kid remembered that Arthur was going to get on a boat and leave. If she wanted to ask him for help, she had to do it now or she might never see him again! Without wasting any more time, she jumped off the stage and ran after Arthur. She catched up with him and grabbed his arm, making the boy turn around to look at her.
"What?" Arthur asked, raising an eyebrow at her. Hat Kid then pointed up. Arthur gave her a confused look before he finally understood what she meant.
"You... want me to go with you on your spaceship?" he asked surprised. Hat Kid nodded. "But I thought you didn't want me around?"
"I'm sorry," Hat Kid said genuinely, finally apologizing for her previous behavior. Arthur was surprised to hear that. This is the first time someone apologized to him for wronging him in some way. He was even suprised by the small girl's offer to take him on her ship. He thought she hated him and didn't want to see him again after the whole Mafia mess. Well... The Mafia will probably double the security at the dock now and they certainly will try to stop him from leaving after what they have done to their leader. So he might as well just go with her.
Arthur sighed and said, "Alright. Lead the way then." Hat Kid smiled at him, then motioned for him to follow her. Arthur did as he was told.
The two children walked outside the Mafia HQ. They noticed the rain had stopped and it was night time. Hat Kid motioned for Arthur to hold her hand. The young boy sighed as he remembered the way the purple-hatted girl used to join her spaceship.
"Just when I thought I wouldn't have to go through that again..." he muttered before grabbing Hat Kid's hand.
The small girl pulled out the Time Piece she retrieved from the Mafia Boss and held it towards the sky. The hourglass glowed brighter and the duo flied up to the sky.
The two children made it to the spaceship. The place was quiet, aside from the electronic sounds coming from the computers and the sound of Rumbi cleaning up the main room.
Speaking of which, the small robot vaccuum formed an angry expression when it spotted Arthur and began to charge towards him. Hat Kid put herself between the two of them and waved her arms at Rumbi to say that the young boy was no longer a threat. The small robot blinked twice, then formed an happy expression on its face, before going back to cleaning up the room.
"Quite the little guy you got there," Arthur said to Hat Kid as he watched Rumbi leave.
The twelve-year-old boy then walked up to the large window and stared at the planet below. Now that he had managed to escape Mafia Town – though not the way he originally planned – he was trying to think of what he will do next. It didn't look like he was going home anytime soon and he didn't want to overstay his welcome in Hat Kid's spaceship. Not to mention he still wasn't sure if he could trust the small girl. Sure, she may have apologized to him before, but he still hadn't forgotten the way he had treated him before. He just wasn't sure about her anymore... He had a hard time trusting others due to how he was treated in the past, and it was even harder to trust someone who acted so hostile towards him before. His trusting issues were going as far as he wondered if Hat Kid truly felt sorry for how she behaved in the first place. It didn't matter though, he wasn't going to stay long. Perhaps he could look for a place on the planet to settle down for a while.
Arthur snapped out of his thoughts when he felt a tug on his arm. He turned around and saw Hat Kid handing out a piece of paper to him. The young boy took it and read it. It said 'Help me look for Time Pieces, please?'. At the end of the sentence there was a small pleading face drawn, and there was a Time Piece drawn under the sentence.
Arthur gave Hat Kid a surprised look. She wanted him to help her retrieve the Time Pieces she lost? Now he certainly didn't expect her to ask that to him... The twelve-year-old boy sighed and shook his head.
"Look, kid, I thought I made myself clear earlier. I don't want to be involved into any of this. I'm just trying to go home... or find a new one at least," Arthur explained, correcting himself in the last sentence. At this point, he wasn't sure if he could even go back to his old world. Well, perhaps it wasn't so bad, considering he hated it. One thing was certain, he didn't want to get involved into more craziness or danger.
"Help me, and I'll help you," Hat Kid pleaded, trying to change the boy's mind. Arthur shook his head again.
"No. No, don't start making promises you won't keep. I've had my share of folks doing that before," the twelve-year-old boy said with a serious expression. "Take Mustache Girl as an example. She made a promise to me that she would help me leave if I helped her with her Mafia problem. And she broke it! What proves that you will be any different from her?" he added bitterly.
Hat Kid knew she could prove him wrong on that. The big difference is she always respected the promises she made. Besides, after being around Arthur for a while, she had noticed that he seemed lost and depressed. Not to mention she had witnessed his panic attacks. The young boy really seemed to be struggling right now, so perhaps she could help him with that too. Hat Kid always liked to help others when she could, so she could probably do the same for him.
The purple-hatted girl made a cross motion on her chest with her finger and raised her other hand. Arthur immediately understood the gesture: she was making an oath that she would never break her promise and that she would help him get back home or find another one for him if she can't. Arthur sighed in defeat. Alright, he will give her a chance... But if she ends up breaking her promise too, he will be done giving people chances for good.
"Fine, I'll help you get your Time Pieces back." Arthur said. Hat Kid grinned upon hearing that. She was happy that she now had a friend to help her on her quest for Time Pieces. The young boy suddenly looked at her dead serious.
"But on one condition: we ain't friends! Just allies. Partners. Teammates. Whatever you wanna call it. And that remains that until the end. Is that clear?" Arthur said sternly. Hat Kid slowly nodded. She understood he probably needed time to get used to being around her, considering they were enemies before. Although she hoped that she would be able to gain his trust someday.
"Good," Arthur said with a firm nod. Suddenly, he felt his stomach growl again. He still hadn't eaten anything since he arrived here. At this point, he was starving. He couldn't wait any longer to eat now.
He looked at Hat Kid pleadingly and asked, "Can I... have something to eat, please?". The purple-hatted girl nodded. "Thank you. And this time, I'd like to eat with my hands free please," he added, recalling how Hat Kid had brought him food when he was tied up and left him with no way to eat it.
The small girl rubbed the back of her head guiltily, then she went to the kitchen to fetch him some food. Hat Kid came back seconds laters with not just one, but two slices of pizza. She added it to make it up to Arthur for the way she had treated him when they first met. She handed the plate to the young boy who gladly took it.
"Thanks," he simply said, before walking away to eat alone.
"Hat Kid," the purple-hatted girl suddenly said. The twelve-year-old boy stopped in his tracks and looked at her in confusion.
"What?" Arthur asked with a puzzled expression.
"My name is Hat Kid," she answered. Arthur slowly nodded.
"Arthur Jones," the young boy said. He then walked away to eat his pizza alone.
Hat Kid smiled as she watched him leave. Even though he said he didn't want to be friends with her, he still told her his full name. That was definitely a step in the right direction. She figured that it was just a matter of time before he would open up to her a little more. Mustache Girl may have become her enemy, but now she had Arthur as an ally. It was kinda funny, considering it was the other way around at first.
Now all she needed to do was to look through every nook and cranny of this strange planet for the rest of her Time Pieces before Mustache Girl finds them first. Hopefully with Arthur at her sides, this would be easier.
A/N: Hey everyone! I'm finally back from my vacation! I enjoyed it! I admit it was... very hot there, but at least I was able to relax for a bit. And now, I'm back, which means I'll be able to continue this story again! ^^
So this chapter was... longer. I guess the Mafia Boss fight was what made it longer. But that's okay! I can't guarantee the next chapters will be like that though. I guess it depends of the amount of content I wanna put in the chapter. We'll see.
Anyway, it's time for reviews, everyone!
To Katoptris12: I'm okay. It was sad indeed, but I'm alright.
To Maoshin: I wanted to make a bit of progress in the story before leaving for my vacation. Like I said before, I'm okay. And no problem! :)
To Mad King C: Thank you! Enjoy your trip!
To PatoMayo: You ship them? Oh my goodness! Well, I don't ship them, but I'm not gonna stop you if you want to. XD And thanks! It means a lot! ^^
Alright, that's it for today, folks! See you all in the next chapter!