Snowcon Forest

Snow Removal

"HEY SNATCHER, I'M HERE! NOW GIMME MY UMBRELLA!" The loud shout echoed through Subcon Forest, destroying the calm silence that had previously covered the woods.

It was the day after she had learned how to make hot chocolate, which meant it was time for her to find Snatcher and figure out what the tricky shadow had done with her umbrella. She had landed in front of his tree just like she always did, however he was not sitting in his chair reading like he typically would.

Of course he would try to make it hard for her by being somewhere else.

So with a huff Hat Kid set out to see if she could figure out where he had gone. Her first destination had been, naturally, Subcon Village, considering how much Snatcher cared about the smaller shadows.

His subjects.

Even now several days after he had told her his tale she still got chills remembering it.

Anyways after her first plan failed she decided to try and find Moonjumper since she had a feeling the goofy figure would know where the shadow had gone.

For someone who had been incredibly worried about how the rest of the inhabitants of Subcon Forest would react to his presence, he seemed to be pretty involved in everything that was going on. Then there was also how nervous he would get when discussing certain topics, and that whole thing about Snatcher needing to talk to her...

It was suspicious to say the least, and something to look into.

Eventually.

For now she had to focus on finding Snatcher and getting her umbrella back!

Unfortunately speaking to both Moonjumper and the Subconites yielded no results as they were not too sure where the shadow had gone. Disappointed, Hat Kid huffed and left the village, still intent on finding Snatcher.

She walked through the snow covered forest, being careful to avoid the creepy old lady's place, searching for any sign of the shadow that had her weapon. It was only when Hat Kid neared the area where she had found the Purple Time Rift she discovered a sign of Snatcher's location.

Or what he was currently doing.

A familiar ring of purple tendrils that snaked out of the ground caught her gaze, and the child rolled her eyes. The first time she had stumbled into the trap had been purely accidental, and every time after that had just been to annoy Snatcher.

A mischievous smile lit up the child's face.

She had the perfect idea on how to catch his attention, and get her revenge.

Moments later Hat Kid stood outside of the trap, a heavy rock held in her hands. It had not been that difficult to find the large stone, all she had to do was knock the snow around until she found one.

Now that she had the object she had been looking for, the next step of her plan was a simple one that would, hopefully, have wonderful results.

She threw the rock.

It flew through the air, landed on the ground, and rolled directly in the center of the circle. Almost immediately the tendrils sprang up, locking the immobile object in place and leaving it with no escape.

At least now she would get the chance to see what Snatcher's trap looked like from the outside.

A haze of purple erupted from the ground, forming a dome and completely obscuring the rock from view. It was too easy for her to imagine the shadows that danced across the inside of the barrier and the towering, ghostly figure that would seek to scare whoever had set off his trap.