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Licorice was hunched over his desk in his dimly lit room, writing constantly in his notebook—more like a diary. He was planning for big things: Getting revenge on the heroes, planning his next escapades finally getting Dark Enchantress Cookie's approval, revenge, the construction and foundation plans for a castle in Beast-Yeast. Revenge again, ideas on how to capture the Beasts, revenge, attending to Parfait Cookie's Fan meetup. Look into Beasts Cookie from a different region Just a lot of revenge plans, some petty even.
He even just has a list of Cookie to get revenge on. It's pretty long, mainly because there was repeats.
A knock came from his door, then his giant Licorice minion came in. It was holding tea for him, as it crouched down awkwardly so it can get through the doorway. It sets Licorice's teacup on his table, then tilts it head looking at his creator diary. Afterwards, Licorice slams it shut, being embarrassed Infront of his own minion was gonna be hell. Blushing in embarrassment, Licorice scolded his minion for peaking. "H-HEY! W-HAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?!" Licorice scrambled to shove his diary into the desk drawer, he slammed it bit harshly that the tea rippled a lot. "Those are my...uhh...private thoughts...and ideas! Don't go looking into them." the giant minion blinked then produce a gurgled, mostly likely a chuckle.
Licorice was about to stsrt a rant. "Tsk, Give your creator a little respect. I have to plan extensively for anything and everything. Do you know how hard that is?? Imagine having to layout a castle that's both menacing and practical." The giant licorice minion tilts its head to the other direction, slowly and judgingly. Yet interested. Licorice groaned and swerved away in his chair. Then drinks his tea. "The tea is... nice and sweet, I'll admit. I'll forgive for seeing the Parfait meetup." Licorice smugly stated, before dropping it his tone. He just realizing his statement, his eyes widened then turns back to his minion. "You didn't see that. Right?" His giant minion nodded softly, it seen it. It has seen everything.
Licorice started to get protective, setting his teacup onto his desk. His panicked tone made him stutter. "N-no! No you didn't see anything! Er... You can't tell anyone! especially not Pomegranate Cookie!" Licorice nervously taps his right index finger on his desk, while biting his left hand. "Ok ok okay. What do you? a better Tea kettle? do you a magical one? What do I have do so you'll stay quiet?!" his minion just eerily blinks as Licorice gets frustrated. "Fine, I'll invite you to the Fan Meetup!" Licorice giving an final offer, slamming his fist on his desk causeing the teacup, lamp, and pencils on the desk to jump. Licorice's servant remains eerily silent and unmoving. "FINE!! All of the servants can go! Remember! It's just 'surveillance'" The giant licorice servant gave his creator a cheeky smile.
One of Licorice's knight servants then came running in his creator's room. It was holding onto multiple envelopes. Licorice took them from his minion hand and skimmed though them, he saw a letter for the invite to the fan meetup, but he got one from Dark Enchantress Cookie. It had a dark crimson emblem of her as a seal. he opened it with dread and curious, revealing a letter informing about the area where their next base would be. 'Oh oven' Licorice cursed under his breath.
Licorice Cookie,
The next phase of our grand plan begins. I've found along with Pomegranate Cookie, New and much more interesting coordinates to build the new stronghold. There's be marked on the map provided. This new territory has untapped powers that proved useful. Do not delay on it.
Dark Enchantress Cookie.
It was in the direct center of all the beasts' territory. Beast-Yeast was already threatening as a whole, but the 5 previous holder of the Soul Jams surrounding them? It sounds more like a Death wish then anything else. He, however knows that Dark Enchantress Cookies' knowledge is unmatched. So he definitely has to make revisions in his plans. Luckily for him, though unfortunate, She added to the letter that that was oddly specific and worded.
PS
You're permitted a break before we continue to Beast-Yeast. You make visit an idol of interest, as long it does not interfere with the deadline. This also applies to your summons.
Though vague, it's very direct towards him and his minions. Licorice squinted his eyes at the letter. His eyes kept jumping between the words: break, idol, summons. Licorice pulled his face out of the paper with concern and fear. How does she know, Who told her? He looked at the knight and giant licorice minions, both had their index fingers touching the other. Their eyes were practically begging. Licorice Cookie took a deep breathe and groaned, then crossed his arms. "Ugh... Fine! We'll all go the fan meetup. Tell the other minions to get ready. We're going to Parfait's Fan meetup!" The two minion jumped for joy, the giant one caused the big furniture to jump and some of the smaller ones to drop to the floor. Books fell out of the bookshelfs, a drawer fell on the floor, even his scythe dropped onto the floor as the room creaked painfully. "Ok, Ok! Calm down! Jeez." Licorice tried to calm his minion by sternly talking to them, which fails anyways. Both the minion dashed out of the room to find the other licorice servants. Licorice groans and moans as he starts packing his Parfait Cookie merch including all of the limit light sticks in a big hybrid briefcase and bookbag.
As he finished packing all the Paru-Paru-Parfait merch, he started packing his own clothes. He looked at his clothing with Parfait Cookie's signature quote. He hid them underneath his usually robes, he'll rather be caught dead then wearing that in the Tower of Darkness. Only his minions can see it, but even that was a stretch.
Licorice had already packed his bags into a vehicle, waiting for his minions to come out. He leaned back on the van, being impatient despite them being early for it. He taps his foot on the ground. He looked at his wrist, looking at an imaginary watch. Then he looks back at the front entrance, grunting to himself. He was gonna give have to start the car and for them in there instead of waiting outside in the blistering heat. Licorice spawned a hand fan to cook himself down and stop his icing from melting.That was until his ten licorice servants came, Licorice could just look at a mixed of dismay and surprise.
His three knights were decorated in white and pink toppings with their banner with doodles of Parfait Cookie's face with hearts colored purple. They were smiling and happily showing Licorice they're hard work, with one of them packing all of their suitcases. His three bomber servants had keychains and lanyards, wearing them like high jewelry. They were strutting them, sassily waving their hands as if they're on a runaway for a fashion reality show. It didn't help Licorice that one of them had LED lights in the keychain acting like earrings. He definitely gonna keep a close eye on their DIY projects now. The three healers had multiple large water bottles, However they were covered with Parfait's stickers. Pink and white hearts, Parfait's face, and cute bubble notes with inspiring quotes. they're soft smiles as they hold water bottles for everyone, Licorice could tell they're uncontained excitement. in their closed pupils.
Finally his giant Licorice minion came out of the front door, wearing every article of clothing from Parfait Cookie possible. It had a T-shirt, zipless hoodie, branded crossover pants, a cotton beanie, gloves, and a cap on. Even the hairclip she wear. It didn't even have hair. Licorice stared blankly at his minion as the last of the suitcases were fitted in trunk of the van. Licorice could only slightly rub the ridge of his nonexistent nose before just exhaling defeated.
"Alright, everyone in the car. We don't want to be late, we're lucky that she's hosting close to the... Vanilla Kingdom. Ugghh." Licorice grumbled, aggressively shaking his scythe for a bit at mentioning the Vanilla Kingdom. Then puts it into the trunk of the van. All the minions all gladly and eagerly jumped into the van. With the larger minion siting in the passenger seat and Licorice in the driver's seat. "Is everyone ready? Because we're not going out back for anything. Got it?" Licorice looks behind him, wanting a response. His minions all nodded with their seatbelt on. He then turns to his Larger minion next to him. "And you?" It gave a thumbs up, with it's cheek pointing up, imitating a smile.
Licorice finally faces forward and turn the key in the ignition, to start the engine and the vehicle's spring to life. As they left their driveway, one of the bomb servants poked the giant minion's back. It's turns around to see a flashdrive in it's smaller brethren hand. It nodded in glee, gently grabbed it and plugged it in the USB outlet under the car screen. Licorice side eyes the giant for a moment, before focusing back on the road. "What are you doing? Of you're playing music it better-" Licorice cuts himself off as he hears the beginning of the song being played. "-Oh, it's Parfait Cookie's songs. Fine I'll allow it." Licorice slumped forward and exhaled annoyed, stopping at stoplight. The GPS said it was gonna take 2 hours and 03 minutes.
Half an hour in and the music stopped, then a female cookie introduces a podcasts was starting to play on the radio. Licorice furrow a brow and squinted his eye, and mouth tugged to the right. His large minion gave a thumbs up and smiled with it's eyes. Licorice rolled his eyes quickly then focused on the Caramel Highway. The other cars speeding and Licorice was staying in the middle lane. The hostess cookie continues. Then one of his minions in the back, stomach grumbled. Licorice groaned softly, as he saw in his peripheral that his large minion was taking mental notes on what the 9 minions in back wants. He looked a his GPS and saw that the next exit was in ten minutes. He doesn't even know what his want, so the next exit could possible not have the restaurant. Licorice could silently sulk as all the minions have a lovely conservation and the podcast talking about rival bands.
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Licorice was tapping his fingers on the steering wheel. As he drove he was behind two trucks on the highway no less, he needed to make a pit stop to fuel up on gas. Then he looked at his GPS, really hating himself. He thought it was gonna be two hours. He read it wrong, it wasn't 2 hours, they were getting there at 2:03pm. They left at 8am, at this point flying would have been easier. Still early since the event started at 5, but he couldn't risk losing housing at a hotel for 11 people. At least the podcast was calming him down. Well, that was until his passenger tapped his shoulder and pointed at the back of the truck. Licorice rolled his eyes back at the road, but blinked when he saw what his minion was talking about.
"'Royal Delivery Service?' Is... Is that Custard Cookie's face?! When did he start a business?!" Licorice leaned forward to get a better view, The logo was a crayon-like drawing of the third heir's face with his friend, including Strawberry Crepe, Manju, and Jagae. Licorice smacked his forehead and groaned. "Wait! Do we have to follow these trucks for the rest of the ride?!" Great... Just great." Licorice drags his hand on his face, still following the trucks in his car. He noticed that his larger licorice minion was tensing up and holding the handle on the ceiling tightly. Licorice darted his eyes between both trucks, noticing that the one in front of him was moving much faster. "Uh... Don't worry about it, big guy. We'll be at a gas station in a few minutes, so no tailgating trucks. Alright?" The big minion nodded, still tensed.
Licorice saw an exit sign named exit gumdrop with a gas pump symbol on it. Licorice smiled a bit before setting his eyes back on the road, and trucks. However, that was the only sign Licorice paid attention to, unless his nine other minions were excitedly hopping in their seats. Another podcast involving Parfait plays, Licorice was trying to ignore this behavior, assuming it's the podcast. As the podcast plays, it was the same feminine voice with Parfait talking about the music industry and the struggle of being a solo. He hummed the intro to himself, while his minions were getting more jumpy and giggling to themselves. Of course, Licorice couldn't ignore it thanks to his impatience. Then he finds the exit sign and turns his turning signal to exit left, same as the truck in front of them. "Alright, what's so funny?? Did they say something funny, the podcast did even start!" Licorice complained as he made the turn into the gumdrop exit following the truck. His minions looked through the windows of the car to see the gas station they're entering.
They looked up at the towering sign, it's logo of a bread beaver above the digital price tags that periodically changes. The car turns into the left as the truck made a right into the truck station. They ended up in a spacious parking lot with some cookies walking as Licorice looked for a free space at a pump. Now his larger minion was getting giddy, Licorice produced a long groan. He finally found a free space, he parks the car and shuts it free. As soon as he parks it, all of the minions jumps out of the vehicle and stretched and hops around. Licorice exited, now completely confused, as he yawns and stretches. he opened the gas cap, placed the nozzle in the car tank and start refueling. "ALRIGHT, Why are you guys so excited for? Nothing interesting is at a gas station." Licorice left the pump to fuel the car. automatically then crosses his arms. His knight minions were pulling on his cloak to point towards the entrance of the gas station, making a noise that sounded like it's excited. "Alright, alright! I'll follow you there! Jeez...! Let me at least finish fueling up and park the car." Licorice whispered to his knights, sheepishly flustered.
Licorice waited to fill his car, leaning on the side of the gas tank. The nozzle clicks when the tank was filled, he grimace at the prices before one of his healer minion start to pull his cloak. It was wearing fake hair similar to Parfait's fluffy and decorated hair. "Hold on! it just finished. Go with the rest of the servants, I'll be there soon." The minion nodded before looking both ways of the road and rushing to the outside dining area. It was welcomed by it's brethren with them waving their hands. The healer with the fake hair gestures that their creator is coming soon, so they could enter the store of the gas station. All the minion looked at each other and nodded in agreement. The large minion lead the way and opens the front door for it nine smaller friends. They looked around the neatly organized and decorated, of course the minion split off in their own groups. A knight and a healer minion were pointing at the random plushies and trying to take the one on the top shelf, two of the bomb minions and a healer were judging chips bags with the latter also making sure that neither them blows up. a knight and bomb were in the indoor dinging area watching the TV on the ceiling, playing Football/Soccer on the screen. Finally the healer minion with the wig was accompanying the large minion who was watching the bread treats and a few cookies in the kitchen cooking for the customers. The large minion was freaking some of the people out by it appearances, which did cause a cashier cookie to come towards it.
"Hello big guy. may I talk to you for a second?" The large minions turns to the cashier, towering over him but twitting it's thumbs wearing all of parfait's clothing merch. The healer with it's wig popped out from behind the large minion's back. Licorice enters the store, scanning the store looking for his servants in the store. Luckily for the large minion, it was easily spotted "You are scaring our guests. I'm afraid that we might have to-." The cashier cuts himself off, seeing that Licorice was rushing toward them. "-Oh, are you with this customer? I'm sorry but we might have to-" Licorice wagged his finger at the cashier. "Adadata! That's just how it looks. It won't even hurt a fruity fly, even with a fly swatter!" Licorice boasts, crossing his arm. While brushing aside the fact that it could demolish everything at this gas station without a second though. "Oh, sorry sir, I didn't you even accompanying them. Please, enjoy this coupon and we hope you enjoy shopping here." The cashier extended a hand and gave Licorice a 30% coupon, the cashier walked back to his position.
Licorice shot a glace with a solace look at the minions next to him, with both of them smiling back at him. "Hmph... Where's the rest of you?" Licorice finally noticed that there was only two minions next to him. Both of the minions shrugs, Licorice sighed. "... Are you guys hungry?" The large minion nodded extremely fast, gleaming with the healer minion struggling to hold on. "Ok, make your choice. I'll find the rest of them." Licorice walked off while both of the minions waved and start to use the tablet to place an order.
Licorice looked through the aisle and found his healer and knight minion holding their own bread beaver plushies. "There you two are! What you doing?!" The two minions turns and excitably jumps towards Licorice, showing and shaking their plushies at Licorice. "You... want that? Hmph! fine you guys can get souvenirs. Meet with the other healer and the giant minion at the food court. We'll buy anything you want when we all meet up." both the Knight and healer nodded and ran to the food court.
Licorice watched them, as he overhears some indistinguishable argument from his minion, while it sounds like mumbling to other. He knew the conversation was about jelly chips and immediately rushed there. He gotten to the snack aisle and hoped that his bomb minions weren't about to set themselves off. He sees that three of his minion having a very passionate conversation with a cheesebird. "These chipz are the best chipz, I've ever had in my little birdy life. I couldn't imagine how I end up without! chirp!" Licorice in a state of shock, and trying to find a moment to jump in and drag his minion away. The minions nodded as they picked up the jelly chips the cheezebird recommended and their preferred flavor. The healer minion make a soft gibbering sound, with a head tilt. "OH yeah! They go well with the fountain drinkz and foodz here! Try it!" The cheesebird exclaimed excitedly, With the healer minion nodded with a smile and jump pulls a spicy jelly chip flavor.
A bomb minion noticed that Licorice is walking towards them with his arms crossed. " I'm guessing you three also want food?" The bomb poked the other bomb and healer minion and points to their creator. The three gave mixture of a thumbs up and nods. "Welp, go to the food court, the other minions are ordering food, go add your. Hurry up too, I do wanna miss our hotel spot or Parfait Cookie's event." Once again they're very early, but still. "You're going to see Parfait Cookie? Well I hope you guyz have fun. Seeya! chirp!" The three minions waved goodbye to the cheesebird and walked to the food court.
The last two minions were watching the sports game on the TV and being real invested in it. The large minion wondered and paced around the tablet they were ordering on, 'til it noticed that the last minions were watching the TV in the dining area. The large minion approached the two sport watchers, who didn't noticed that they're large friend was coming towards them. The large minion stood next to them, waited for them to notice. They didn't. Then he picked the both of them up, putting the bomb and knights' shock and flailing, and took them to the tablet.
Licorice scans the whole a few time, looking at the bathrooms, other aisles, and the check-out area. Licorice couldn't find the last two minions, he grumbled and held his head. He walks back to the food court and sees that the remaining two minion completing their order. "I... Where were you??" Licorice dashed up to his group of minions, astonished. The two minions pointed at the dining area. Licorice then turned to thus dining area and facepalmed himself. He drags his hand down his face and slumped. "Well then. I don't know how I missed that." He shook himself and fixed his posture. "Whatever... Did you get place your orders?" Licorice crossed his arms, trying to look defiant in front of his minions. All of the minions nodded, thumbs up, and made a sound similar to 'yes.' Licorice snickers to himself. "Well now. Now, I'll place my order, eat, then we'll go back on the road."
Licorice looked at order and looked for his options. Pizza, burgers with fries in it, and chicken wings. He opted for a simple burger with a soda and pays for all the meals on a card. Which he knew went through after hearing a chef, loudly screams from the back of the kitchen. Licorice just shrugs, takes his ticket, and walks to the dining area with his minions. "It's going take a while. There's five other people ahead of us. Ugh, this'll take forever." Licorice leaned back in his chair with his minions surrounding him, then he remembers that his minions had things they wanted to buy. So he got up with a irritated look. "Oh. Right. Large minion!" Licorice took his large minion's hand and placed the ticket in it. "I want you to wait for our food. Your friends want to buy some things. We'll be back. Be on lookout! Ok? I can't have us missing out on the fan meetup. If we missed that," Licorice leaned in and whispered to the hulk. "Imagine if we weren't there for Dark Enchantress Cookie's plan! NOT. GOOD." Licorice release the minion's hand and gave it personal space. "Please, don't fail me." Licorice tried to threaten the minion, but come off as sincere with it not taking it seriously. So as Licorice left it by itself to buy whatever his other minions wanted.
So the large minion sat in the seat Licorice was in previous. It had it's hands on it's lap. "346!" one chef called out with a cookie in a vast and helmet coming to get it. It looks at the ticket. '351.' it started to kick it's feet, waiting for it's order. Nearby, Licorice was tapping his feet at the floor standing outside the aisle with the plushies, He's arms are crossed and visible frowning looking into space. They of the minion were picking out plushies. Even the healer minion with a wig got one for the large minion. Licorice could only groan, as one of the knights got him one in a cloak. "...Thanks. I'll cherish it." Licorice seemly dismissed it despite his lips curling into a reluctant smile.
Afterwards, the nine minions and Licorice were in checkout behind a custard haired child with a cookie in pilgrim clothing. Licorice squinted his eyes at the cookies in front of him. He grumbled for a bit before the child turns his head at him. The kid fully turns around with a confident smile. "Ah! Greeting Licorice Cookie! How have you been?" It was Custard the Third with the Cookie accompying him bein Pure Vanilla. Who gave Licorice a warm smile, despite his relationship with Dark Enchantress. "I've been fine! Thank you ever much." Licorice quickly and coldly stated, not even facing the two. "May I ask, why are your servants wearing Paru-Paru-Parfait stuff? Are you going to her event this afternoon?" Custard asked, tilting his head. Licorice froze, wide-eyed. "...!" Licorice choked on his words, not wanting to admit anything to his enemy, especially since an Ancient Cookie was here. His struggle for a response did somehow answer for Pure Vanilla. "I'm guessing yes, Licorice Cookie." Pure Vanilla smiled. "You don't have to hide such things, I know it'll cloud your judgment if you do so." PV patted Licorice's shoulder. Licorice was getting flustered by this, doesn't help that his minions were infodumping in gibberish to them and '348' was called. Licorice was getting fidgety and trying to avoid talking. "Well, I'll think about later! Also can you move up, you're holding the line!" Licorice waved his hands. "Oh dear, my apologies. I didn't know we were next. I hope to see you later." Pure Vanilla softly smiled back at Licorice as he moved toward the register. "See you my somewhat faithful servant and your servants!" Custard waved his specter laying a bit of healing on Licorice, following Pure Vanilla in tow. As talked to the cashier, Licorice was looking at the floor and has his hand up to his face, lightly smacking it.
"Order 350!" The chef exclaimed. The large minion jolts upward, realizing that there order is next. It begins to get up from the seat and walked towards the counter where the drop off the food. It already saw that a chef alright dropped some of the food ordered. One of the Bread chefs notice that large and bulky licorice servant, darting their wheat colored eyes to the deep fryer and back to the minion. "Your order is going to take a few minutes. Thank you for your patience!" The lug gave a smile and thumbs up before stepping back. As it could see Licorice at the register, using a card. It looks back at the food, seeing that the chef dropped off another bag of food. Meanwhile, Licorice was done purchasing all of the chips and plushies for all of his minion, and himself, he slump his way to his large minion. "Our food isn't done yet?!" Licorice whined silently. Licorice crossed his arms and looked disappointed and miserable. The large minion tilted it's head at it's creator. Licorice could sense it and just side-eyes it. "...For your information. Pure Vanilla Cookie was here! stay on guard until we leave." Licorice whispered to the minions. "This could have be disastrous, we could have been had a setback." Licorice exaggerates his interaction. Which made his large minion laugh, squinting it's eyes. "What?? I'm not wrong." Licorice bluntly said. AS his minion snickers at his paranoia. The chef placed the last two bags and 4 cup holders of drinks. "351!" Licorice mood immediate got better as he and the minions stepped up and to pick up there order. "Thank you for the meal!" Licorice subconscious said. "You're welcome, please come again!" The bread chef happily said.
Licorice unlocks the car with the car remote. His minions hopped in the car and immediately started to distribute their foods with each other. Even the large Minion got his food and personal plushie. Licorice stretched before entering the driver's seat. His larger minion placed Licorice's food in the car compartment in-between them and the soda in the cup holding. Licorice looked over his seat and sees each of his minion were satisfied. He nods and starts the car. He reverses out of the parking spot and drives onto the exit and back onto the highway. Eating his burger along with his minions.
Then something clicks in Licorice's head, as he furrowed his brow and swallowed. He looks at his mirror looking for the vehicle but it wasn't around him at the moment. "Wait... Why is Custard Cookie and Pure Vanilla Cookie all the way here?" The large minion shrugs as it turn on the radio for the podcast to play. It's the same voice and this time Licorice paid a bit more attention to the Podcast while the highway expands into more lanes. "Hi everyone! Welcome to the Sweet Treats Podcast. I'm Honey Maple Cookie with one of our returning guest, Parfait Cookie!" Licorice just listens the podcast being played and thought to himself. 'I wonder how many recordings Parfait Cookie did? I hope my servants have more of these.'