We retreated back to the abandoned Kingdom. "Escaped again..." Strawberry Cookie muttered in disappointment, cuddling closer to her hoodie. "Ahem... please?" Wizard Cookie said, gesturing to the side, where the young Cookie was.

That's when the young Cookie dramatically stepped on a log and a tree stump, holding his small scepter in the air. "O-ho! Haha! Greetings, my faithful and- VERY handsome and VERY cute Cookies! It's so wonderful to meet you! I am Custard Cookie the Third! 'The Third' by the way being extremely important, and super-cool. IT IS NOT NOBLE? IT'S BECAUSE I'M NOBLE! Yup, yours truly is from a long, long line of amazingly NOTABLE NOBLES. I'm searching for land to build my future Kingdom on! These lands look positively, possibly perfect! And as YOUR King, I will rule JUST and FAIR- Don't forget I'm 'The Third', k? It's very important!" Custard Cookie introduced.

During his whole speech, I just want to hold onto him and never let go, and adopt him because of how adorable he is.

"Wow! At last, we'll have ourselves a real KING!" Gingerbrave cheered. "Er- what? But- I can't believe what you're saying...!?" Wizard Cookie said, flabbergasted. "Aw, Wizard Cookie... He can't handle the good news! What a sweetheart." Strawberry Cookie cooed. "No, no, no!!! It's just- I'm-" "HUNGRY. That's it. Yeah. Wizard Cookie must be very hungry after that battle." I quickly interrupted. "Thanks for the save..." He whispered.

"That's right... We haven't eaten since the whole witch thing!... That was pretty bad." Strawberry Cookie said. "I'll bet. I haven't eaten anything since I ended up in this crazy place." I replied.

"Have a Star Jelly, good sir and ma'am! Not only sweet, but also highly nutritious! Doo-ba-dup!" Sugar Gnome-1 said, passing us this Star Jelly. Curious, I picked up one and tossed it into my mouth. My eyes widened in shock, the flavors of this piece of Star Jelly exploded in my mouth, tasting like it was f/c (Favorite Candy) and it was my first time trying in years. I started to scarf it all down, devouring half of it, and giving the other half to Taffeta, who happily gobbled it up.

"Feelin' ship-shape there, ol' Pointy Hat? Jelly Hair?" Chili Pepper Cookie asked, mocking us with those nicknames. Yes, on the way back, I found out her name. "They were so delicious! I would like to live off of them please." I jokingly requested, Taffeta barking in agreement. "Amazing! I'm reborn! Classy and sassy as ever! HAH! The power to fight ignorance and pioneer this wacky world, wielding only my uncanny abilities of science and magic– OH YES, IT'S ROARING WITHIN ME! I AM WIZARD COOKIE!" Wizard Cookie laughed. "Okay, calm down there, bud." I said, placing my hand on his shoulder.

"Gee, it must not be easy to be Wizard Cookie." Strawberry Cookie said. "Awesome sauce! I want a Star Jelly, too!" Gingerbrave said.

"Ah, what a great time to be a Sugar Gnome! Once again, this place is hustling and bustling with Cookies' merry laughs!" Sugar Gnome-3 said. "Yeah, I still think you should get someone to fix you up there, little guy." I said, obviously talking about his quarter melted face.

"Oh, no! Why are you melting again?" Strawberry Cookie asked, sighing. "It's that ol' delicate sugar, my friend! Any teeny-tiny bit of emotion and– WE MELT!" Sugar Gnome-3 informed. "Now rejoice, for today shall NEVER be forgotten! Together we shall build a glorious Kingdom! Datta-doo!" Sugar Gnome-1 cheered.

"What'dja say your name was again, kid? Custard Cookie? *Scoff* You said you wanna be our King?" Chili Pepper Cookie questioned, crossing her arms over her chest. "It's Custard Cookie the Third, if you please? Third of this name, thank you very much!" Custard Cookie corrected. "Riiiiight... So, Mr. 'Third of This Name'– How EXACTLY you gonna build your so-called Kingdom, kiddo? A real King works hard for the good of his subjects, y'know?" Chili Pepper Cookie asked.

"Oh, really? OKAY! I hereby proclaim that CUSTARD COOKIE THE THIRD... That's me, thank you very much! ...shall build the best-est nation EVER on the entire Earthbread!" Custard Cookie declared. "Huh!? It can't be THAT easy... can it?" Wizard Cookie. "Everyone down chowin' down? 'Cuz it's time to catch that doggo with my..." Chili Pepper stopped once she saw me giving her a disappointing glare, sword being raised and placed on my shoulder. "OUR, um, crown! ...In the name of JUSTICE!" She quickly corrected.

"Is that your intention? For real?" Custard Cookie, the THIRD, asked as he gave her a wink. "That crown's all mine, kid! Trust me!" Chili Pepper Cookie stated, crossing her arms. I sighed as Taffeta circled around and laid down, taking a nap, "Good enough for me."

"OUCH!" I heard Wizard Cookie yell, and I tell you, that was the fastest I've ever turned my head and ran over to him. "Are you okay?!" I asked in a panic. "I'm fine! Just... I tripped over a log again!" Wizard Cookie said. "So much roll cake wood is just lying around..." Strawberry Cookie muttered. "Quite a number of new residents our Kingdom has gained lately! It is time for a big clean-up! Doopi-do! Could you remove these roll cake logs?" Sugar Gnome-1 requested. "Sure." I said, standing up and started picking up the roll cake logs and put them all in a pile.

After picking them all up and putting them in a pile, I placed my hands on my back, and backwards until I heard that satisfying pop, letting out a relaxed groan of relief.

"These trees are of great importance, mm-hmm! They make a great building material! Let us build a Lumberjack's Lodge! To produce roll cake wood, of course!" Sugar Gnome-1 suggested. "Great thinking!" Gingerbrave replied.

"I'll handle it." I said, picking up some logs and started building thanks, with the Sugar Gnomes help. Of course, we got this done in record time.

"You're so cool, Y/n and Sugar Gnomes...! Built that lodge so quickly!" Strawberry Cookie complemented. "We, the Sugar Gnomes, have hands of outstanding dexterity! Doo-doo-pee-doo!" Sugar Gnome-1 said. "I also have some experience. You see, I took Principles of Construction in 8th grade." I informed. "What's an 8th grade?" Gingerbrave asked. "Ehh... I'll tell you later." I replied. "To the Lumberjack's Lodge!" Sugar Gnome-1 exclaimed.

When we made it to the Lumberjack's Lodge, Strawberry picked up an axe. "Ah-ah-ah-ah! Be careful, Strawberry Cookie. Here, I'll handle it." I said. "Are you sure? I mean, you picked up all the roll cake logs by yourself, helped the Sugar Gnomes build the lodge-" "But I'm not exhausted; I'm fine. However, you should rest after fighting the Cake Monsters in the woods." I said before I started chopping some of the wood.

"GAH!" I heard Gingerbrave yelled, making me drop the axe and run over with Strawberry Cookie following behind. "What's wrong?!" I asked. "What now?" Wizard Cookie questioned. "My candy cane has cracked! I must have fought the Cake Monsters too hard!" Gingerbrave informed, slumping his shoulders and looking down with a sad expression on his face.

"How unfortunate! In the Smithy, we can fix your broken weapon. But we simple do not have one!" Sugar Gnome-1 said. "Then what are we waiting for? An invitation? Let's get building!" I suggested. And with that we started building a Smithy, which lasted only a few minutes with the Sugar Gnomes help.

"The Smithy is finished, yeah!" Gingerbrave exclaimed in joy. "This Smithy is capable of producing a multitude of handy tools, my good sir! Let us start with a Robust Axe!" Sugar Gnome-1 informed. I went in and started making a Robust Axe. "Hey, Y/n, do you need any help?" Gingerbrave asked. "No, I'm good. But thanks for asking.

We then decided to expand the Kingdom grounds, to which I volunteered to do. I chopped down trees and bushes, that luckily didn't have any animals living in. That's when Gingerbrave striked up a conversation. "So... are you going to tell what an 8th grade is?" Gingerbrave asked.

"Well... it's a grade level in a school system. At least, where I'm from. I don't know if they have it in this world." I said. "This world? What do you mean?" Wizard Cookie asked. "You see... I'm from a different plain of existence. A different world, or different dimension if you would like to call it." I stated. "What was it like?" Strawberry Cookie asked. "Ooh~ Storytime!" Custard Cookie squealed, running over and sitting cris-cross applesauce. Having nothing better to do, Chili Pepper Cookie sat down, leaned a bit back with her hands supporting her weight.

"Where do I start...? Uh, well, for starters, I was a human, not a cookie." I started. "A human?! Wait, what's a human?" Gingerbrave asked. "Think of like a witch, but with a smaller nose, better dental hygiene, and don't have magic." I said. "No magic?! Then how did your species survive and thrive?!" Wizard Cookie asked. "Back then, we did everything by hand. But as time went on, technology became a thing, which made everything faster, better, and more efficient." I informed.

"So... did you have any great thieves there, or was everybody in your world lame and bland?" Chili Pepper Cookie asked. "Well... there was quite a lot of thieves, and many more. There was this one man, named Adam Worth; born in 1855 and died on January 8th, 1902. He was such a great thief that some people called him the Napolean of Crime. He was a famous thief in history, so famous that he became the inspiration of one of the famous criminals in fiction: James Moriarty. James Moriarty was a famous fictional antagonist in a famous book series called Sherlock Holmes. But I'm getting off track here. Anyways, Worth started off as a bounty jumper, men who solely to collect bounty then immediately leave after. Following these stunts, he left for New York, where he founded a gang of pickpockets. Adam Worth had a long and colorful criminal career. He continued to plan and execute bank robberies even after spending three years in prison. Guess you could say he never learned after spending that long in the Slammer." I informed, then finished as decided I was done chopping down trees and such.

"Dooppy-dee! The Kingdom is so clean and tidy!" Sugar Gnome-1 exclaimed. "And the land looks much broader not that Y/n cleaned it! Thank you, Y/n. What shall we do now?" Gingerbrave asked. "Why don't we decorate it? You can place any decors you like! Dee-doo-dah!" Sugar Gnome-1 suggested. "Hmm... I already have an idea!" I said, quickly getting to work.

After some time, I built a Churro Swing set. "There! Why don't you give it a try, Strawberry Cookie?" I questioned. "What is it?" She asked. "It's a swing set; something from my world that many people have used, mainly for fun. You just sit down on the seat, grab onto the ropes, a hand on each, and hold on tight. How it would work is that you either do it yourself or have someone help." I explained, leading her to the swing set, getting her into position as I said the instructions.

"Usually, when doing it yourself, you swing your legs back and forth. But with someone helping you you do exactly that as the other person gives you momentum to go higher in the air. If you want to stop. Just hold your legs out and let them drag across the ground; Continue doing that until it's no longer moving. You ready? Make sure to hold on tight." I asked, walking behind and putting my hands flat on her back. "Um... would it be okay to go at a slow pace?" She requested, turning her head to look at me.

"Sure! Now, are you ready?" I asked as she turned her head back around. She nodded, letting out a quiet 'uh-huh'. "Okay! 1... 2... 3!" I said, lightly pushing her. "Oh!" She squealed when she started moving up before it went back. But I just pushed it forward when it came back. "Woah! This is actually kinda fun!" She laughed as she went slightly higher. "See? That's it! There you go!" I said, laughing along with her as I moved out of the way. "Wee!" She squealed.

She then dragged her feet across the ground, waiting it to come to a stop and got off. "That was fun." Strawberry Cookie said. "I wanna go!" Gingerbrave whined. "Me next! I wanna go next!" Custard Cookie the Third exclaimed. they turned to each other and started glaring at each other. But before they could argue, the sound of building caught their non-existent ears.

They turned their heads to see another swing set next to the other. "The funny thing is that when there's a swing set, there's never usually only one seat." I said, leaning against the structure. "YAY!" The both of them cheered before running over to the swing set, getting on the seats and started swinging.

This is nice. Maybe this world isn't so bad.