Hollow Time (A Hat in Time X HollowKnight AU)

Chapter 7 (Tiso's War Story to Weapon Ameliorate)

Ameliorate means "make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better."

Hat Kid is awakened by Myla's gentle shake. "Ugh, already?" Hat Kid says.

They thank the last stag and exit the stag station. "Well Myla, you're safe in this town; so do what you will now without me."

"Our little misadventure was kinda fun, glad to have met you, Hat Kid, hopefully I'll see you a-again. I'm going to go take a nap, you need to hibernate haha." Myla goes into a home which is presumably hers, leaving Hat Kid at the entrance of the stag station.

She spots Elderbug near the town bench, hovering over a drowsy Tiso. "Nahk, leave me be, old man."

"Ey ey ey don't be rude to Elderbug, Tiso." Hat Kid says scolding him.

"Ak, you're here too, child?"

"I'm not truly a child, Tiso."

"Then why are you called Hat Kid, huh?" Hat Kid opens her mouth to speak but close's it.

"I... well... Hat Teen doesn't sound as nice does it, Hat Kid also makes my opponents underestimate me."

Tiso sits up. "Oh really, so you think you can take me on, child?"

"Psssh, yeah all you have is that basic shield that you can throw." Tiso stands up and squints at Hat Kid. He holds his shield in front of him. Hat Kid raises an eyebrow with smugness. Tiso's shield opens up to reveal the sharp edges of the shield. Hat Kid steps back.

"Ha, you're intimidated; I knew you would be." He starts manually spinning it at a moderate speed that isn't enough to actually cause any damage. "Still think you can take me on, child?"

Hat Kid scoffs and turns away. "Too primitive if you ask me."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"You tell me, Tiso?"

"Sedemach." Tiso says nasally. That's how he's always talked. Hat Kid walks away towards Sly's shop with those 4 words she spoke to him.

Hat Kid enters Sly's shop with the door creaking as she comes in.

"Zuma konkon." Sly says with surprise.

"Heya, Sly, I've come to pay my debt for the nail you gave me."

"Very honorable of you, Hat Kid, to be honest, I thought you would die out there but at least I gave you a chance so I wouldn't feel bad."

"Well, thanks for the vote of confidence."

"You are just a kid."

Hat Kid screams under her breath then gently sighs. "Sure sure." Hat Kid drops 994 worth of geo. "This is the amount I was missing before so there you go." Hat Kid leaves with Sly waving goodbye.

She goes towards Elderbug whom she never spoke to when arguing with Tiso earlier. "Nice to see you, Elderbug, how you been?"

"Oh you know, just standing around here all day; haha; no really, all I do is stand here."

Hat Kid gives him a worried look. "D-do you at least eat?"

"Oh yes, don't worry about me I take care of myself."

Hat Kid gives him a hug and takes off towards the howling cliffs. She traverses the terrain till she comes close to her ship in the sky. "Finally." She sheds a tear and wipes it away. "I'm so happy I can rest in my ship again, Snappy."

"Scyaaaa."

I take it your sounds are usually happy sounds." She twists her timewatch around and prepares to teleport. "3... 2... 1... boo-p"