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We've seen the journey of Hat Kid from Mafia Town to Alpine Skyline, but what was Mustache Girl doing?
And what was life like before Hat Kid arrived?
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Hat Kid returns to grab the one Time Piece that she missed during her first visit. But of course, that's easier said than done. For starters, Time Pieces do not take kindly to being left to their own devices for too long. And this particular Time Piece happens to be in a location she knows little to nothing about.
Hey, you know what would help? Bringing some friends! How about, you know...
...those two guys who cannot be in the same room for more than thirty seconds without arguing?Basically: DJ Grooves and the Conductor have to work together. It's not ideal.
This is a sequel to "To Bird or not to Bird" and while you don't technically NEED to read that first to understand this story, I'd still recommend it. A lot of Conductor's mannerisms and oddities will not make sense otherwise. Also, please note that this is going to be more story-focussed and serious than "To Bird or not to Bird".Series
- Part 2 of Birds of a Feather
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As one of the few humans in a town ran by birds, you had trouble making ends meet. Imagine your surprise when you find an advertisement for an internship in acting with the Moon Penguins at Dead Bird Studio, call to ask if you can still apply and immediately get accepted. Grooves is a very nice boss and expresses his gratitude for your application a lot, while his world-renowned rival does quite the opposite. From the moment you set foot in the studio, The Conductor seemed to immediately dislike you. He wouldn't so much as look at you when you greeted him and never seemed to even consider being nice to you in the public eye. In private... you honestly didn't know.
That was soon to change, however. DJ Grooves notices your interest in his rival and, albeit reluctantly, sets up a plan to give the two of you some time away from prying eyes. Will this be your chance to set right what went wrong on your first day? Does The Conductor even still think that lowly of you?
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Conductor dies at Time’s End. Grooves isn’t sure how to proceed.
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What happens when there’s no happily ever after and the monster under the bed finds himself in the role of the hero? An unlikely protagonist finds himself not knowing who he is or where he belongs; along his journey he’ll find pieces to his puzzle that come together in a way he never could have imagined. And perhaps a friend or two to help him along the way.
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Long Way Down (To the Bottom of the Basement) by the_angst_alchemist
Fandoms: A Hat in Time (Video Game)
07 Oct 2025
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There’s only one step left in Conductor’s plan for the night of the Awards Ceremony: He has to get to the lower basement, and do it before the lass can get involved. There are only two ways this night can end, after all, and one of them could be the end of his career.
It would be much easier if the elevator didn’t belong in the trash heap with all of DJ Grooves’ movies. -
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The Conductor is most certainly not a bird. And engages in activities that are most certainly not birdlike. Activities that puzzle and frighten those who happen to stumble in on them - which, nine times out of ten, happens to be DJ Grooves. And Grooves is slowly starting to realize that the Conductor is not in fact a bird...
...unlike the Conductor himself, who is convinced that his oddities are all perfectly normal.There are a few stories flying around about the Conductor being stressed, insecure or angry about his lack of bird-ness and the resulting questions. And that's all nice and well, but you know what would be equally fun? Him being completely oblivious to it! So here is a series of oneshots about him doing very un-bird-like things without ever realizing it!
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- Part 1 of Birds of a Feather
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Children acquire new parent. Said parent is an alien. Said parent is also very old. Takes place after chapter 2 act 1, and during chapter 3 act 1. Also Hat and Bow species lore (kinda)
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The Web of Time by Nimbusrunner
Fandoms: A Hat in Time (Video Game), Spider-Man - All Media Types, Spider-Man: Edge of Time (Video Game), Marvel
25 Aug 2025
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At the behest of Dr. Strange, Spider-Man travels to the universe of the CEO of Time to help protect and secure important artifacts, the time pieces, for the safety of both their universes. There, he is greeted by a young girl in a top hat with a sense for adventure and a troubled past. Together, the two embark on a journey to recover the time pieces, prevent a multiversal disaster, and find something greater in each other.
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Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a cold-hearted, jealous queen who cursed her one true love to an afterlife of misery and loneliness. Trapped in a manor he once called home, the prince grew as cold-hearted as the queen once was.
Once upon a time, in a not-so-faraway land, lived a person with a heart of gold and a kickass little sister who went on adventures.
This is the story of how their fates intertwined on one fateful winter's day.
_________________________________________________________________________This is a purely self-indulgent Beauty and the Beast AU of A Hat in Time. I fell in love with the game and the characters and, dangit, there aren't enough Snatcher/Reader fics, so I come bearing this gift to contribute. Hope you enjoy reading as much as I enjoyed thinking about the concept and never actually doing anything about it till now!
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The Desktop by the_angst_alchemist for Legallymean
Fandoms: Monkey Island (Video Games), Great God Grove (Video Game), Disco Elysium (Video Game), 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney, A Hat in Time (Video Game), Inscryption (Video Game)
28 Jun 2025
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Guybrush wakes up to an unfamiliar thing staring at him. From there, he's pulled into a murder investigation in a desperate attempt to exonerate his lovely wife, meeting colorful characters from the other games on the computer along the way. Maybe he'll finally figure out a few things about what a "computer game" actually is, too.
(In other words: A completely self-serving crossover, with Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty Pirate™ as the main character, solely because I've been having a blast playing Monkey Island and I wanted to write something silly to have fun with it.)
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Hey! This is Hat in time fandom book and yeah- I had this idea brainstormed and just decided fuck it-
This is also gender neutral so anyone could read!
Chapters will sometimes be slow since I might have to play the game or watch it since I forgot a lot. Also I don't have great grammar so please correct me or expect the chapters to be updated A LOT.SUMMARY/BLURB
Y/n used to be an actress/actor taking different roles for movies like the villain to the hero. They've worked as one for many years and enjoyed it a lot. Although until a certain "𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕" happen's it causes Y/n to end up drop that career path. As they try to figure out what to do with the rest of their life their passion for space gives them an idea. And thus they are now a space traveler, traveling to different planets exploring the universe with there friend's #̴̨̞̭̯̥̯̥͓͆?̷̯͔̹̫͖͝ͅ$̸̨͆̓̆̅̈́̽͐͠@̸̡̭̠͍͓̹̘̬̯̲̋̔͂̏͘͝√̸̮̙̯̞͖̞̬̎̂̉̾͒͑͆̾͒̚͜!̶̨͉̟̹̪͉̲̭̭͆ͅ as companion's! Although Y/n ends up crashing into
"𝑺𝒖𝒃𝒄𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒕 '' which leaves them on an interesting.. planet, with no way of getting back home, and with some weird burnt hairy noodle-?
"Eh could be worse! 𝑹𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕? -
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Here one day and gone the next, Hat Kid has gone missing! Will two birds and a lawyer be able to find her before they run out of time and the case goes cold? Will they even be able to work together as a functional investigation team? The trail of clues she's left behind points to something truly concerning...
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"I'm worried for you" by ForgeOctarianJacket (ForgeInklingParka)
Fandoms: A Hat in Time (Video Game)
03 Jun 2025
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Grooves rides the unpredictable Owl Express home, yet enters the control room to find a drunken Conductor. He now has to gain authority over this situation.
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The horse ran fast and steady, its pace frantic but controlled by the man who rid it.
Not much time later, he found himself in front of an old building, the rider signaling it to stop as he got down. His plaque shone bright, "Sheriff" written over it, indicating the job he was in charge of...
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A Crash In Time Collection by ZoeyAndGuys
Fandoms: Henry Stickmin Series (Video Games), A Hat in Time (Video Game)
03 Apr 2025
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(Feel free too read the chapters in whatever order you want, this fic is gonna be a long one and the early chapters are very ‘rusty‘)
Collab between me and a friend who doesn't have an Archive account.
Thanks to the government, the Toppat Orbital Station is thrown out of orbit and crashed landed on an alien planet far away from home. With the station in pieces, the Toppats will likely be forced to spend years of their life there before they can return home. Luckily, one of the members, an alien by the name of 'Hat Girl' has some connections on this planet that will make life here a whole lot easier. Although sometimes it feels like it's too easy. Like there's some bigger reason they're here and are just unaware of...
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Feeling backed into a corner mid fight, Hat Kid offers The Conductor a patented Time Traveler’s Deal: He may use the Time Piece to change his past, on the condition that she be allowed to show him his new present and future.
Its a terrifying gamble, but changed futures rarely turn out good for those who meddle with Time.
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It's another day on the Owl Express, and the Conductor has his hands full as usual. But when he receives a present from a secret admirer, he can only wonder who in the peck decided to gift it to him.
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(Leave it Up to Me) Because I'm a Superhero! by the_angst_alchemist
Fandoms: A Hat in Time (Video Game)
06 Feb 2025
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DJ Grooves didn't want to deal with having superpowers or having to rescue someone. Especially when that someone happens to be his rival, Connor.
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DJ Grooves needs to ride the Conductor’s train to get to work.