Hey there everybody and welcome to my second story! Now I know i'm still writing another story but I might as well put it out there and say I love A Hat In Time! It was one of my favorite 2018 games as it lit a fire in my soul as the more I traveled with the young girl. So in honor of it's success I though I make fic of what would happen if a player from the real world (Me) was suddenly transported into the game. So now that you hopefully get the jest of what's going on let us begin!

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 ;)

*BOOM*

"AH!"

"Kid!"

"Don't you numb skulls know to dodge?!"

A teenage boy around the age of 15, was seen on a stage, dodging some sort of sparking electrical type of energy balls as they zipped across the ground and the air while held a child who seemed around the age of 9 on his back who was clinging onto him for dear life as man in chef like outfit with a frying pan and machete like tools using them as weapons as he charged up another one of is magical like attacks. Another small girl who appeared around the similar age as the girl who was on the boys back was upside down tied in the background as she watched the battle before, although her..."mustache" got in her nose making her sneeze a little.

The boy then had the girl hang onto him as he jumped over the sparking energy balls as he and the girl were just about attack until the chef like man fired another energy ball directly at the two.

Now, let's stop time for a sec, take step back as we view the scene before us.

You're all probably wondering what in the worlds happening. Like who are those to children? Who is the weird mustached girl and why does she have a mustache to begin with? And who's that crazy chef launching literal lighting?!

In order for us to fully grasp what's happening, let us take a trip back in time to fully understand how this story played out...

*One Week Earlier...*

School. Every single kids nightmare and jail house, waking up early in the morning from their ever so rested slumber to walking out in the freezing the cold of the morning just to get certain location. Once there they have sit and take long good lecture on their subject as the teachers bore the ever lasting daylights out of the students until nearly the middle of the afternoon when they can finally go home.

Some kids just wish to be free and not have to go school, some hoping school would close due to something happening to it, while some other just wish they could vanish to a whole other world where they don't have to be occupied with the torture of getting lectured every single day.

However, one lucky individual was going have his wish granted sooner than he realized.

The scene takes place on cold night as snow was seen falling quiet fast outside the window of an individuals town house like apartment. Inside was warm and cozy like bedroom where the only light illuminating was the one coming from the TV getting a good view of the room.

In the corner of the room was brown dresser that reached up to middle of the rooms size a little was covered in hats, books, a lotion bottle and different type of cologne spread from each other. A small like book shelf was seen next to it underneath the window, but instead of books there were different types of videogames, anime, and special collectables that were limited within sperate shelves. On top sat some stuff animals that were from different franchises in "neat' like orderly fashion.

In the middle of the room sat a queen sized bed with covers tossed to the side as the edge of it was touching the floor from being thrown off of whatever. In front of the bed sat a flat screen Samsung TV where on the screen showed different type of characters fighting as they tried to stay on stage without trying be knocked off.

But sitting on the edge of the bed in front of TV (maybe a little to close) sat a boy with who had a gaming headset on and a PS4 controller in hand as he pressing buttons.

The boy had perfect tanned skin with brown eye's and black wavy like hair that came down to that covered his forehead just a bit with an small ahoge. He had on dark bluish like hoodie with a white spade symbol on the right arm of the hoodie with two small adjustable hoodie strings, a black thermal long sleeved shirt, black pants, and black socks that had spade symbols across the ankle. He also wore what seemed a dark bluish bandana while the bottom had designed skull mouth with red outlines tracing it along.

"C'mon..." The boy said as his button mashing intensified as the screen showed two characters fighting each other. One had more heath than the other sadly the one with less health was the boy who seen having his teeth clenched from concentration. Grunting and fists clashing was heard from the TV as the boy tried to regain the lead and hopefully finish the fight before the night was up, just then the boy realized the other character missed his shot dealing a final blow to him as he then took the chance and charged unleashing all types punches and kicks to the enemy player as he let a special move of his own rip.

It successfully connected as the enemy player health dropped a good amount as the boy was going to continue the enemy player recovered quicker than he thought as he clicked his tongue in irritation. Just as the enemy player was about to charge at him the character suddenly flew back as a breaking noise was then heard. The boys eye widened in surprise knowing good and well what the sound was.

"Now's my chance!"

The boy moved his character as fast as he could towards the stunned enemy player as he charged up one final attack. Both on one life, both badly damaged, and both equally nervous. Te boy was about to let his full charged on attack loose on the enemy player until something swiped his controller away from his hands.

"Huh?"

"What are you doing?" A voice said next to him although it was more mature and older.

The boy quickly turned his head towards the person who snatched his game controller from him only to relieve an older woman staring down at the young boy.

"Uh..Playing the game?" The boy said raising his hands in confused manner ass he smiled at his mother worriedly with a "Don't you see?" look.

"Did you do what I asked you to do?" She asked placing her hands on her hips.

"Well, I was still in the middle of the game when you came and asked me.."

However, he was interrupted by his mother as she raised her voice.

"I said, did you DO what I ASKED you to do!" The woman said making the boy wince in his mind.

"No..."

"And why not?"

"Because I was playing the game." The boy said as he looked down a little until he realized something.

"Oh no! The game!" The boy turned his towards the screen to see the enemy character still dazed. His widened at the opportunity he had, turned back towards his mother with pleading eyes.

"Mom, can I please have the controller back! I know I didn't what you asked me to, but when you came in I was still in the middle of match! Please just let me finish this match, and then I'll go shovel but please just let finish!"

The woman glared at her son. "Did you finish your work like you did in school?"

"What?"

"Did you finish your work like you did in school?" She asked again in "playful" tone.

"Yes."

"Then why isn't it turned in?"

"I did turn it in!"

"If you did why are your assignments missing?"

"I don't know?!"

"You should know, you know why?"

The boy sighed knowing what was coming next. "Because I'm the one who had it.."

"Exactly. Now i'm up here letting you play the game knowing good and well you shouldn't be playing it. But when I ask you to do something you give all these sigh', groans, and mumbling under your breath!"

"But I do what i'm suppose to do!"

"Hours later or the next day or two."

"Mom I..!"

'Cayde! Be quiet it!" The mother said revealing the boys identity. "You know what..give me your other game controllers."

"What?! Why? I do everything else like you told for the past month now responsibly changing my ways so I can be a better person and help around here!"

"And that's great but this should have happened a long time ago."

"Mom.."

"Cayde. Get up. Put the controllers in my room and go shovel the snow."

Cayde's mother then walked out of the room taking his game controller with her. He threw his hands up and let them fall in kid like manner as he heard the TV exclaim "DEFEAT". Cayde's eye twitched as he took off his headset, put it on top of his PS4 system and turned off the TV and his game system.

Upset. He grabbed his game controllers and walking into his mothers placing them on the bed before exiting. He walked back into his room grabbing his signature cap (He believes to himself) to which was also darkish blue for the dome of the cap while cap it self was black and in the middle front of the cap was the letter "C" colored white, black gloves and Lunar Force Duckboot from Nike's. Then made his way downstairs and out the door into the cold winter night...

Sometime later, Cayde entered the house as he knocked the snow from his boots and took off his hat as he shook any lingering snow that had layed itself upon it. When done Cayde saw his mother fully dressed as she grabbed her school back and work things.

"Going to work overtime?" He asked as he walked up towards the steps looking towards his mother who was checking to make sure she had everything.

"Yep, can you make sure to lock after I leave?"

"I always do." He said placing his hands into his hoodie pocket.

"All right I think that's everything." She said

Cayde's mother then walked up to him and kissed his forehead. "I love you and I'll see you tomorrow okay?"

"A'ight." Cayde said as she then grabbed her bag and headed for the door opening it.

"Bye Roxxy, I'll see you tomorrow sweetie!" She said as the family dog looked towards her as she left household leaving Cayde and the dog all alone.

"Guess it's just you and me doggie." Cayde said to his husky wolf friend who just looked at him and woofed before she went back to her small bed next to the heater.

"Love you too then.." Cayde said as he made his back up stairs.

Upon entering his room Cayde opened the door to see a dark room where only the lights outside shinned. He then noticed his mothers Car drive pass the entrance to the town house signaling that she was actually gone. Nodding to himself Cayde then shut the door behind him and walked over to small blue box that was almost the size of his bed (due to it not being on any wheels to move around) and opened it to reveal a Galaxy custom controller.

"Ah it's been awhile old friend how you holdin' up with all that good luck juice?" Cayde asked closing the box and walked over to his PS4 system and pressed the button. The controller blinked a few times as it synced with PS4, however, nothing happened.

"What?"

"Cayde pressed the home button again but nothing came on.

"Oh come one dude! Really? I just charged this all day yesterday!" Cayde said as he walked over the system and grabbed the charger and plugged it into the controller.

When he did he pressed the button again and this time the system turned on as familiar blue light shinned before it turned white. Smiling to himself once again, Cayde took a few steps back as he sat down on the edge of his bed and turned the TV on. However, what he didn't notice was once he turned on the game system his clock then started blinking as an hourglass then appeared on it spinning in a 2D like fashion.

Cayde's PS4 fully turned on as he was automatically signed into account but when he got to his home screen everything then shut off in an instant. Cayde blinked a couple of times before groaned to himself.

"Oh my gosh! Are you kidding me?! Don't tell me the power went out?" Cayde said as he was about to stand and go check the router down stairs, he then finally noticed his clock.

"Huh?'

Cayde then walked over to his clock as he got down on one knee and grabbed his clock getting a closer inspection.

"What..? This never happened before?" He said staring at the hourglass. "Is this suppose to be a hourglass?"

Cayde's question soon answered when he heard his TV turn on behind him. Turning towards in expecting it to also have his game turn on he was greeted with the TV screen having three dimensional hourglass as it glowed brightly from within the TV, it was almost it was actually there due to how bright it glowing.

At this point Cayde then started to feel a stomach turn as he knew something was off. Why were hourglass appearing on his electronics? Especially on his PS4 controller?

"Wait what?!" Cayde then let go of the controller as it fell to the ground but when neared the floor the controller then slowly started to float above the ground.

"What.."

Cayde was then about to reach down and pick it up before it then too started glow brightly. The light so was so bright (Heh that rhymed) he had to shield is eyes. When the light died down he was now looking at o what once used to be his game controller, now to be a floating hourglass as it spun slowly at his feet.

Just out pure curiosity Cayde then slowly bent over and picked up the hourglass as he held it in his hands. He stared at the floating object in his hand as it glowed ever so softly, so soft as if it were a nightlight for child to keep the nightmares away, and the soft light coming from it gave Cayde tingly warm feeling his heart. He smiled at it before he then turned his head in confusion.

"You know..this hourglass seems pretty familiar. Where have I seen this thing again?"

Cayde then began to think back as he pondered on where he saw something similar to the floating object in his hand before he sadly came up with nothing.

"You know what? After what just happened I think I need to get out of my room and get something to eat, all that gaming and shoveling made me hungry anyways."

Cayde turned towards the door as he started walking to it, however, due to him still wearing his boots from outside, the floor had become wet with water and a little bit of snow seeing how he came in not even under 10 mins! When he neared the door knob, Cayde then felt his right foot slip back at a fast pace as his body was then forced forward and due to law of gravity Cayde fell over the floor face first as the hourglass flew from within his hand into the air.

Cayde the slowly picked him self up and spat out some of the snow he tracked but then he felt a throbbing sensation in nose.

"Ah, jeez really? Man tonight isn't my night.." Cayde said as he rubbed his nose.

But then Cayde realized the hand he was rubbing his nose with. "Hold on? Where's the hourglass?" Cayde said still on the floor.

Just before Cayde could stand his question was answered he saw a little light above of him. He slowly looked up to see the hourglass up in the air as it then started to come back down.. and fast! Cayde's instinct's kicked in as he tried to up from the floor but to the snowy floor he couldn't move and anytime he tried his hands and feet would just slip as the hourglass reached closer towards the ground.

Time then slowed down for Cayde as he helplessly watched the hourglass slowly fall directly in front of him before it finally it hit ground. Upon hitting the ground the hourglass then shinned another bright light as Cayde was directly in front of it, the light grew bigger and bigger to the point he had to shield his eyes once more before the light engulfed him completely as the last thing he saw was white and everything went black...

Hmm..." Cayde groaned. "Hm..huh?"

Cayde eyes slowly start open as his vision foggy, the teen felt as if he had a long night's rest but couldn't find himself to stand up. But sadly he had to, he didn't want to have an aching from lying on the...floor? Cayde then moved his arms as he felt his surroundings, the area around his was..soft. It was almost as bundle of pillows were around as he snuggled deeper within the softness. Cayde's eyes fully regained their vision as he now was just seeing colorful well colors.

Confused out of his mind,Cayde then looked around and found he WAS in bundle of pillows! Probably a mountain at best due to hoe so little their is.

"Jeez, I don't remembering having THESE many pillows." He said making his way out of the pillow pool.

When Cayde peeled back the final pillow that was blocking him from freedom a light was then flashed in front as he used arm as a light protection source as he made his way from the pillow pool. When Cayde finally peeked his out of the pillows he removed his arm got a good look at where he was. When he did his jaw dropped at what he found.

"Holy crap..."

What Cayde was looking at was not his room but someone else's. Without waisting anytime Cayde then pulled himself from the pile of pillows but for some reason he got stuck. Confused Cayde then started to pull himself out like a cartoon character would when they get stuck in something, after a few good pushes he was finally able to get himself out but upon doing so he rolled across his carpet filled floor before he picked himself as he held his head.

"Man, I might need to tell Ma about dying down on the pillows. He said keeping head steady from the stunt he just performed. But then he noticed something, his head felt open. Cayde put both hands to his head and realized his hat was missing, he then calmly walked back to the no full view mountain of pillows and dug his hand around within it. After a few seconds Cayde felt something other than the pillows and pulled it out as it revealed to be his hat.

"Ah, there you are." He said placing it back on his head.

'Okay now where am...I?" Cayde had now just realized where he was.

Not his room that's for sure, but someone else's. What stood out most was the fact half the room was covered with a mountain of pillows. they all piled up to what seemed a diving board set up above it.

"Jeez, someone has a pillow fetish."

The other side of the room had what any normal person would might have. They had a big blue closet as to which he assumed was filled with clothes, but due to how clean it looked it almost looked like a body or full on skeleton could fit within the closet and lay there for all eternity. A desk that was completely covered scattered papers, paper that had words on it, and what seemed to be a chart of some kind, it almost looked like a star chart.

"This had to be some type of dream right?" Cayde asked himself.

Cayde then rolled up sleeve a little and pinched himself as hard as he can but only ended up hurting himself.

'Ow! Okay, nice to know this isn't a dream." Cayde pulled his sleeve back to it's original position.

He then started to look around the room looking at desk with all the paper work, looking inside the closet as his guess was correct due to how empty it was as a body could probably be put in here, then finally walking over to the chest that was next to the queen sized blue bed that was neatly made.

"Guess someone wants their spot nice cozy for when they hit the hay." He said to himself smiling a little.

After looking around the room Cayde then decided it was go seeing as if their wasn't really anything else to see. Cayde then searched the room for the exit as he then noticed a door of some type near the desk he was early. How come he didn't notice it until now? Shrugging off the thought, he walked towards the door it looked one of the those game palace doors where have all types of fancy and cool looking things to entertain those with it.

As he got closer the door automatically opened as it surprised him.

"Whoa, if someone owns a door like this they must crazy rich." Cade as he walked out of the room with the door closing behind him.

Cayde was now walking through dim lit hallway where the floor was also carpeted like one of the zap zones he's been to in a long time. However, Cayde stopped when he noticed several circular windows that showed the outside and what he found shook him to very depths of his soul. Outside the window was none other than one thing he feared most. Space.

At this point Cayde fully understood what fear felt like. Not being there makes you believe you could handle the most of the situation but if you were there your body wouldn't know how to process the new experience it just witnessed.

Cayde stared out the window and into the vast depth of space as stars were scattered through out the void. Not wanting to stick around and grow even more terrified he continued on, taking quick glimpse every now and then until he reached another door. However, before he could get to go through the door everything then went dark. The only light that as provided was the light from space.

"Oh come on. Now of all times? A scene like this makes feel like Alien all over again!" Cayde then walked to the door to see if it would open, sadly it didn't respond.

He then knocked on the door to see if he can get a response. Nothing.

"Welp, guess I gotta break my way in. Thank goodness I took weightlifting class before the summer started last year." Cayde said as he walked up to the door to try and find a good grip.

He eventually found it and started pull open the door, it was proved to be sturdier than he though as he then started to apply more force into his arms as he felt them start to burn, thankfully before his arms started to give out he felt the door start to creak open as a sound was too made from trying to be forced open. Taking this sign Cayde then ignored the burning sensation in his arms and pushed the door to the side until it snapped open making Cayde fall over again.

"Alright, this is getting old seriously." Cayde then pulled himself back up again as he looked around.

There was apparently a black out on whatever he was on but due to Cayde always being in a dark room playing videogames he could tell his surroundings pretty well and also with the help space providing light with it's stars. This room..it awfully looked familiar to...

"A Hat In Time?!" Cayde exclaimed randomly. "I know my videogames from the back of my hand, and when I see place I know I've been to before even tho it's not physically I know what it's called!" Cayde excitedly said but his excitement then died down as he took a look at the main lobby.

It was horrible. There was books scattered across the floor, the giant purple rug was folded from whatever caused, and when he turned towards screen where you usually check you time pieces was turned off as a noticeable crack was seen on the screen as noticeable glass was seen on the floor.

Time Piece.. Why did that ring a bell to him? But then he remembered exactly what a time piece was..it was an hourglass! The same hourglass he found back at his home! If this is true how did an hourglass get sent from here all the way to his planet? Not wanting to break himself knowledge knowing that it already kills him to begin with, he then walked in search of hoping to find someone.

The room was dark and quiet. It was as if someone had completely abandoned the ship. Before he could figure out what happened, he felt foot hit against something. Looking down Cayde saw a circular shape object flipped upside down. And to make it more interesting it was active! Cayde then squatted down and turned it right side up, when he did he realized what it was.

"Rumbi!" Cayde said excitedly as the little rumba then stood still before it started looking around the room. It scanned everything noticing the complete mess that was made but before it could do t's job it noticed Cayde as it fully turned towards him.

"Hey bud! What's up?" Cayde asked

Rumbi sat in silence as Cayde tilted his head wondering the poor little machine might be damaged. However, his guess proved wrong when Rubi went into full security mode.

"INTRUDER."

"Huh?" Cayde said as small sweatdrop appeared on his head.

"INTRUDER INTRUDER."

"I'm not an intruder!"

Rumbi stopped it's intruder alarm as it turned towards Cayde as once again turned his head in confusion. Then a red scan like light then went over Cayde's body starting from his head all the way down his shoes back up to his again. It was complete silence after that as the two stared at each other before the light's in the lobby then flickered on.

"Heh see I told I wasn't intruder." Cayde said proudly as he looked down at the small robot.

The robot ignored him as it then went to go clean up the mess within the room. Cayde watched the robot go do it's business as he then began to wonder why Rumbi just let him go like that. Shrugging it off, maybe Rumbi was thanking him for helping him not be upside down.

However, Cayde's thought's were interrupted when felt an eerie feeling his stomach. That feeling almost felt like..something was about to happen to him. Just then out of pure instinct Cayde's body moved on it's own dodging the sudden incoming attack from behind. Cayde dived towards the ground as he rolled before turning his back towards the attacker, but when he did his eyes widened at who it was.

Standing in front of him was none other the nine year old girl herself Hat Kid who had her blue umbrella as she stood her ground.

"Hat Kid?.."

But before Cayde could say anything else Hat Kid then rushed forward at surprising speed making Cayde's eyes widen, before he could react Hat Kid had swung the umbrella at Cayde's head as he felt the impact make contact with his skull. Cayde then grew dizzy as conscious started to fade, he fell onto his back as he stared at the ceiling of the ship but before his conscious fell he saw familiar purple top hat before everything went black..

Yeah! Finally done! I just want to say how happy am this prologue turned out and I did this from the heart! Really heart strings were tugging at how good it is. But hopefully this doesn't look like anyone else's I've seen around here. Hehe.. Anywho, I hope you enjoyed and I'll see you next time! Peace!