#💫 bravest cookie ( ic )

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"Anybody know what this is?"

"WAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!"

Someone doesn't know what a baby is, it seems.

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A wild GingerTeacherbrave has appeared! Your wish has been granted, O cream wolf!

But wait. A familiarly sneaky theme briefly plays as he looks left... and looks right... then behind him, and then ahead. Just to make sure no one is watching.

...Good! It's safe and no one who's name starts with "Crunchy' and ends with "Chip" is watching! So now the music has stopped as he goes up to pet the cream wolf.

"Heeeey Buuuuuddy! Who's a good boy?"

Somebody please pet him. Ignore the cookie who will say that you cannot pet him - he will also ignore him when he says he cannot lick you. Please, somebody pet this puppy.

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DEATH BY BOOPAGE. jk hes not dead hes perfectly fine

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"Fucking grubhub delivered my lunch to the wrong the wrong address again!"

"Ohhh, so that's what it i--"

"Wait, WHAT?! This baby is your LUNCH? P-Please tell me you're joking!" Cue him holding the cookie-dough baby closely and protectively.

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@milk-and-trickery sent:

“Trick or Treat!”

Wait.. it sounds like Shadow Milk Cookie but.. it.. doesn't look like the jester? They look nice, like a gentle scholar or Wizard. And they come bearing treats for Gringerbrave and Friends!

Trick or treat! | Accepting until nov. 2nd

"Comi--"

Gingerbrave pauses and stops walking over to open the door before he can finish saying "Coming!" once he finally registers whose voice that sounds like. Oh CRUUUUMBS, not now! And as Halloween was just about to begin, too! He was hoping he wouldn't have to get any dirt on his nice, spooky suit....

It takes a minute, but soon, all of the Gingercrew-- minus Custard Cookie III, who had gone out Trick-or-Treating with Pancake, Onion, Pinecone and Cherry Cookie-- were slooooooowly poking their heads out the door, to see...

...Oh! Even though their voice was nearly identical to his, this wasn't who they thought it was at all! And this stranger had treats of his own to give too! How nice. It was probably just their imagination, or some Halloween trick to scare them.

With little hesitation now that it seemed safe, the group accepted the treats given to them and thanked the trick-or-treater, while simultaneously giving him some of the star jellies they were giving out to anyone who knocked on the castle's doors.

"Sorry if we took a bit; we're just a bit on edge from the spookiness." Wizard said, sweating a bit and trying to play it off as Halloween paranoia.

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Hearing his voice made them all drop the back-to-back position, and turn their attention towards where it came from. And there he was, up on the mast of the airship, in all his glory(?). But how? He was sealed in the tree! Unless... upon squinting slightly, one could see he was kind of... ghostly. A bit see-through, if you will. Was this even Shadow Milk at all, and rather some kind of trick he was playing from within that blasted re-sealed tree? Or his ghost?

"Whatever you say..." Wizard was the first to speak under their breath about the Beast's comment about the 'lovely' cardboard cutouts; seemed the younger cookie didn't share that sentiment.

They were all thinking of how this was possible before they suddenly noticed the beast leaping down from the mast, and tightened their grips upon their weapons. Even if this was some kind of illusion or other, they had to at least do what they could in case Shadow Milk decided to mess with them further.

"--!"

Oh crumbs, Strawberry was hoping she had hidden the little one! She continued to keep the poor, terrified infant out of Shadow Milk's sight before quipping back at the Beast's claims of the three of them having stolen them.

"We didn't steal them, we found them! They fell from the sky." She was telling the truth, they HAD in fact found the baby rather than stealing them from the... lab? With dough, baking bodies for the beasts (which confirmed the 'ghost' theory)? And Dark Enchantress was there? Hmm, maybe that was what she and her court were up to, seeing as how Dark Enchantress cookie herself had mentioned Beast-Yeast a long time ago. But... this was all coming from Shadow Milk cookie, the beast of lies! So... was it true, or was it not?

Regardless, this jester was a fool to think they were going to consider giving him a second chance.

"Coommmeeee ooonnnn~ You won't give little ol' me a second chance?"

"No! We're NOT!" Gingerbrave replied, making it clear that their word on the matter was final. Strawberry, meanwhile, took notice that the little one in her arms was now dangerously close to crying because that scary clown was so close, and quickly began to try to calm them down. "Shh, i-it's okay, there there..."

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"Yoooo hoooo~"

A sing song voice, all too clear, all too real came from high up on the airship rigging. Indeed..

There he was. In all of his goopy, doughy splendor.

Shadow Milk Cookie.

The jester was reclined along the sturdy trellis of the sails, lounged as if he was relaxing on a sandy graham cracker beach. One leg dangling off the side, his hat tails blowing in the wind. But something wasn't right. He looked almost.. ghostly. Translucent. Not 'all there' but there at the same time.

"Oh.. boo.. Are you still hung up on that pitiful performance from me? I'll admit I was a liiiittttle bit rusty when it came to my stage performances. You have to understand, I had to pull SO much improv!" A hand over his brow. A sign of mock hurt.

"I had no time to prepare! Why you didn't even appreciate my hard work with my lovely cardboard cuttings!" He frowned, turning to fall from the sails rigging to land right in front of the three young cookies.. and their plus one.

'Land' rather.. float. He never once touched the ground.

"AH! And who is THIS!? Oh my! Naughty, naughty little cookies! I knew you were sneaky, but thieves? My my, what would Butter Roll Cookie think when he finds you've taken one of the Dough Babies with you!" A clasp of his hands as he stood in front of the trio.

"Well honestly, I could care less.. There's so much more dough in that laboratory. Most of it going to wonderful bodies for my and my lovely friends!" A pause.

"OOOPPSSSIIEEE! Did I say that out loud!? My my, Dark Enchantress Cookie really meant it when she said I needed to keep my 'trap shut'. HAH!" A cackle as he looked at the three. Indeed.. the Beast was the pinnacle of the word 'deranged'. Once could only wonder who he had been in ages past.

"Coommmeeee ooonnnn~ You won't give little ol' me a second chance?" Now he was just toying with them.

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@cookieofearthbread sent: “Trick or Treat!” - From Cotton whom dress up as a angel to Gingerbrave

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"Oh, hi Cotton Cookie!" Gingerbrave excitedly greets the other cookie once he opens the castle door. "Ooooh, that's a really nice costume!"

He briefly reaches into the room inside, and takes out a bowl of assorted candies and star jellies. He places a handful of them in Cotton Cookie's treat bag.

"Hope you enjoy these, and have a happy Halloween!"

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"Eat this, clown!" and cue another trash can being thrown!

"HAH! What's wrong, scared of some garbage cans!?" oh, you little rats. Witch of Light bless your souls.

"I bet I can throw more than any of you!" and Custard decides to make a game out of it.

"You're on, Custard!"

"We've got plenty more cans!"

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@milk-and-trickery sent: 🗑 SURPRISE… It's a glitter bomb. Sorry Gingerbrave.notsorry

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Well, now that he had one trashcan put away, it was time to get on with his day... that is, until another trash can was suddenly placed in front of him. As if it had come from the literal shadows themselves.

"Weird."

He picks up the seemingly empty trash can to take it somewhere, only--

BOOM!

Once it's close enough to his face, cue the glitter bomb going off, covering him with blue and black and white glitter. Courtesy of a certain beast, unbeknowst to him.

Cough...!

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The laughter came from the five young cookies, who were on their way home from another one of their escapades across Earthbread.

Things had been quiet since their most recent adventure, and now everyone was taking a bit of time before making their next move. The Gingercrew, of course, decided to spend the day exploring and searching for things they had never seen before. Maybe occasionally battle some monsters that could beset them, too!

It was now a little ways away from the kingdom, in the land of little big dreams. It was such a peaceful walk that they had now resorted to telling jokes to keep each other entertained. It seemed that Chili Pepper had told a particularly funny one, as now all five of them were laughing! Until...

"...What's that noise?"

Strawberry cookie was the first to notice that something was not right, and all of the crew stopped when they heard her wondering what the noise could be. It sounded like... something was headed right for them! And sure enough-- they were about to get their answer!

" A A A A A A A A A H ! "

The collection of confectionary children yelped or cried in fear as they found themselves ambushed by none other than Schwarzwälder, one of Licorice cookie's little trio! Thankfully, they managed to roll or jump out of the way, with Chili Pepper cookie in particular grabbing Custard Cookie, who was frozen in terror as he seemed to be the one that the large cake was aiming for.

Once they had all regained their balances, the five cookies rose back up to their feet, drawing whatever weapons they had.

"Schwarzwälder!" Gingerbrave was the first to speak. "Didn't expect to see you out here! And so close to the kingdom, no less..."

"Okay, I'll say this now-- If you've come for a fight, then you're not exactly going to have an easy time taking us on!" Wizard cookie added, adjusting his hat as his candy wand crackled with blue, magical energy.

Schwartzwalder often went out on his own. It could be so BORING, just sitting around with Licorice Cookie and BatCat when they did all of their alchemy and spell-related activities. The Werehound would rather spend his days pounding cookies to bits!

He often got antsy just sitting around, doing nothing. He had places to be! Cookies to smash! Ambitions to carry out! It was honestly cruel how the world seemed to have him on a short leash…but NO LONGER!

Today, he was going to watch strawberry jam fly!

Hammer in hand he prowled around, looking for some cookies to torment. Schwartzwalder wasn't going to go back to Dark Enchantress Cookie without having accomplished SOMETHING. He was going to show them all what true strength and brute force could do!

He was the Choco Werehound Brute, after all! He had to live up to his own self-proclaimed title!

Just then, his ears picked up on something. It sounded like distant laughter. Blinking a little, he realized it wasn't just ANY laughter, but something familiar.

A little… TOO familiar.

'Wait a minute! I'd know those voices anywhere!' Schwartzwalder thought to himself as he eyed the group. In particular, a certain Custard Cookie.

Seeing his laughing face sent irritation through his form as those words ran through his memories. 'My name is WAY cooler!' It echoed in his head, bouncing around in his spongy interior, playing over and over like a worn out record.

It was humiliating enough that Licorice TOLD them his real name. It only added insult to injury when that moment came flooding back. It was enough to make his strawberry jam boil!

But then, a smile crossed his face, and a deep menacing laugh escaped between razor sharp teeth. "I've been itching for a fight, and I think I know JUST the cookies to entertain me."

Schwartzwalder charged at them, with Custard III in his sights. "How DARE you make fun of my name! It means STRENGTH!" The brute shouted as he brought down his hammer. "You'll pay for that remark, Cookies!"

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@milk-and-trickery (taggin ya since ya moved!!)

" You treat me like I'm such a.. dirty, rotten to the dough liar !" A tone of mock-hurt came from the disembodied voice. " You know, I used to watch over little, tiny, cookies like yourselves. Bright, young minds who wanted to know oh.. so much about magic !" Eyes stared at the three from the darkness. Poor Gingerbrave, Strawberry Cookie and Wizard Cookie. Just because the jester was 'in the tree' once more.. Did not mean he was contained. And he was about to make it their problem.

" Come now kids, I'm sure we got off on the wrong foot here! I'm really not a 'bad' cookie! Sure I've destroyed nations, I've crumbled a cookie here or there.. but so have your precious 'Heroes', now haven't they ?" The voice in the shadows cackled. " Why don't we.. start over.. hmm ?" There was a dangerous tone to the voice, no doubt belonging to Shadow Milk Cookie by this point. Even with the seal mended, they were not getting rid of him so easily .

Pure Vanilla had told them to return to their kingdom; to keep themselves and their home safe while he, White Lily and the other heroes faced the beasts. The young trio hated being told to sit out on the battles for Earthbread, but they knew there was no arguing on the matter, so it was back to the airship for them. Especially now that they had a tiny plus one to bring home, too.

Unfortunately, someone had decided to rain on their way back.

They knew his voice all too well. How could they forget, he had them suspended by their necks not too long ago! Their backs were to each other, and they looked around for any signs of the Beast. And Strawberry cookie in particular was holding her lollipop in one arm, while her other was holding something close to herself, shielding them from any lying prying eyes.

"After what happened at the Faerie kingdom? No way, not ever!" Gingerbrave was the first to give an answer, his somewhat blunt from earlier battles candy cane at the ready. "I second that! If you think we'll fall for that, or any of your tricks for that matter, you have another thing coming!" Wizard added.

As they looked around and braced themselves for a potential attack, a small whimper came from the little one that Strawberry was hiding. Strawberry lowered her guard for a mere moment to desperate attempt to shush them, hoping that would be enough to soothe them and keep them quiet...

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Aaaaaand cue him getting out the spray bottle.

Boom headshot No! Bad Beast! Frig off! You're being a pain and gonna scare the baby!

@darkcacaocookieandfriends

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"......."

....He's just gonna go back in the castle and hope that if he does then the beast will go away.

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Hmm... keep calm... and the little one apparently sounded hungry. Good things to know so far.

"S-So I just go find them a bottle, right? I think that's how they feed babies in the movies."

He wasn't sure if the dragon knew what a movie was, but still. Had to start and get some ideas on how to do things somewhere.

They are feeling generous though so,

❝ Calming down would be a start. ❞ You need to keep your head on your shoulders if you are gonna care for a child.

A shrug && then, ❝ ... And it soundsss hungry to me. ❞ Was looking after Snapdragon rubbing off on them? Maybe.

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How much of a sinner are you?

Gingerbrave is 22% sin.

"What?! Wh... Where'd the 22% come from?!"

Snapdragon is 332% sin.

"Waaaaaaaahhhhh!"

Pumpkin Pie is 228% sin.

OFFENDED SCOFF.

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"..."

"Er.... maybe a slice of cake will change your mind about doing that?" He holds out a slice of marble cake (from his party) to the beast.