Part 1

Hat Kid runs through the forest, the sounds of The Snatchers laughter always right behind her. She had been running through the woods for what felt like hours, her lungs burn, her muscle ache, and she is on the verge of collapse, but she keeps pushing her body forward. Hat Kid knows that once the Snatcher catches her, he won't bother with his contracts this time, he'll do whatever he can to her to make her suffer.

Tears streaked down her face, desperately trying to ignore the pain while thinking of a way out of this mess. She didn't even know how she got her again, one moment she decides to take a nap and suddenly she wakes up here. The Snatcher had been waiting for her to wake up to, staring down at her when she opened her eyes. Hat Kid managed to kick the Snatcher away and make a run for it, but he was right behind her.

Hat Kid keeps trying to push herself but she's becoming lightheaded, her vision turns blurry, and her body slows down as she starts clumsily tripping over rocks and roots. One root jutting out of the ground managed to snag Hat Kids ankle, causing her to fall to the ground. The wind is knocked out of her, and the world spins.

She tries to move her arms and legs, but they won't budge. The strain, exhaustion, and panic were too much for her body and now she is left unable to move. Hat Kid can hear The Snatchers laughter approaching, getting louder and louder, until it is right over her. She can feel his breath on her back and his hands slowly gripping her collar. Hat Kid body is lifted up off the ground and is pulled face-to-face with The Snatcher, his vile grin beaming with excitement.

"I finally caught you." He mockingly chants, as the pair glare into each other eyes in an unspoken challenge.

Hat Kid then hears rustling sounds all around her, and notices in her peripheral vision as dozens of Snatchers Minions run around and climb the trees. Her curiosity is peaked but she doesn't dare let her eyes leave Snatchers. She would make fun of him if her lungs and throat weren't still recovering.

"Now, it's time for you to pay." Snatcher says as he looms over her. Hat Kid tries to squeeze out a respond but can't before her twirls her body around to see what his minions had been working on.

Her eyes go wide as she sees a noose hanging dozens of feet off the ground, its rope reaching the highest branches of the tallest tree. It's not hard for her to figure out what Snatcher plans to do to her, and Hat Kid starts trashing in his grip, trying to make him let her go, but her body is too tired and his grip too strong. All Hat Kid can do is hope for a miracle as Snatcher glides to the noose and sets it around her neck.

Hat Kid tries one last time to say something, to beg for mercy, to offer a contract, anything that might save her from this situation, but only a meek squeak passes her lips. The Snatcher just smiles at her as he lets her go.

The noose snaps around her neck and starts crushing it. Hat Kid opens her mouth wide, weakly trying to force any amount of air she can manage in and out, as she kicks her legs around in an attempt to find some branch or trunk to stand on, only for Snatcher to grabs them.

The Snatcher smiles up at Hat Kid, before slowly pulling her shoes off and tossing them aside for his Minions to take. Hat Kid can only look on in horror as she realizes his intentions when he slowly drags one of his fingers across the sole, forcing her body to spasm from the sensation. The reaction only encourages The Snatcher, as he begins tickling her feet relentlessly, sending Hat Kids body thrashing around as her lungs tried to expel air it didn't have.

The Snatchers laughter echo throughout the forest, filled with both joy and malice, as he torments Hat kid. He continues playing with her feet, to the point that blood starts dripping out as his fingers slowly wear away the skin. The sight of her blood only serves to fascinate The Snatcher, as he rears his head back and bites down one her right foot, his fangs piercing all the way through. Hat Kid body seizes in pain as she tries to scream, and her vision is filled with black dots.

The Snatcher assaults her feet, leaving red gashes and bloodied holes, forcing Hat Kid in a constant circle of hysterical spasms and agonizing jolts. Her mind quickly leaves her, as her world is consumed by painful suffocation and oppressive stimulation until everything began to fade away. Slowly, but surly, everything slipped away until Hat Kid finally rested.

The Snatcher keeps tickling and biting her feet for a few moments, unaware of her death, until he realizes that she no longer swings around when his finger tickle her and her muscle only twitch when he bites her. When he looks up, his eyes lock with Hat Kid, which stares down at him with a hollow and empty look. The Snatcher opens his mouth wide and lets out the loudest and hardest laugh the forest has ever heard.