Oh, boy.

Ever since Kid Cosmic-- as he now titles himself-- discovered 7 of the Stones of Power, your world has, well... changed. You couldn't tell if it was for the better or the worse.

Now, you and the others-- Kid, Jo, Flo, Papa G, Tuna Sandwich, Rosa, and Hamburg-- were at something somewhat like a space ball.

The place was ruled by the Bagai-- intergalactic term for "queen"-- all of you were on a quest to steal the fire and ice Stones, located on the Bagai's neck.

With the mission successfully fulfilled, Jo was insisting on returning back home. Yet you, including the others, persisted to stay for just another 30 minutes or so. All of you were actually having fun at the party. So, Jo, groaning, went back into where the ball was being held to see if she could work something out. She left the rest of you near the empire's exit.

Waiting impatiently, Hamburg struck up a conversation with you. However, you weren't entirely listening to what he was rambling about, a book in your hands.

"...und that's how I became interested in pinecones!" Hamburg finished. His Stone of Power gave him an extra pair of arms. He looked at you as you nodded, flipped another page in your book, and mumbled an absentminded "uh-huh."

Hamburg raised an eyebrow, gaze sharpening. "Are you even listening, Liebling?" he questioned, using one of the four arms to slowly lower the book you held like an attention-seeking cat. His German accent was thick.