Alone Again.. | Cookie Run Kingdom AU

Chapter 1

Espresso POV

It was honestly quite random for Gingerbrave and his squad to ask for a second party to help out, I mean, they've been doing pretty well by themselves.
They stated they needed "backup" just in case something happened. Perhaps they were scared of the Wafflebots? Anyway, Gingerbrave said that if they were no where to be found, the second party were to just assume that they're safe.
Of course, that didn't sound very well planned.. but there's no objecting is there?
The party consisted of 4 cookies.
Espresso, of course
Herb
Lilac
And.. Madeleine
It seemed that every time Espresso were to go somewhere, Madeleine was there.
Which meant more hearing his rambling.

As the 4 cookies approached the castle, they could see many broken Wafflebots.
If Espresso wasn't wrong, Wafflebots used to help the Vanilla Kingdom and they had blue crystals.
These ones had red ones. Which meant.. someone changed them to become hostile.
Gingerbrave and his squad never shared many details other than that.

The party of cookies kept moving on, and that's when Espresso saw it. A cookie.
They looked rather beat up and not in the best shape, but they couldn't take chances.
"Okay guys, I'll go and check it out.. and if they're a threat, I'll attack them and you can show yourselves." Espresso said
It seemed reasonable enough.
All of the cookies nodded their heads, and even Madeleine was silent. Seems he did have a brain.

As Espresso approached the cookie, he noticed some of their features, such as their pink hair.
He stood in front of the cookie, and they seemingly flinched before looking up at him.
They were a child?
"Who are you?" Espresso said
No answer.
Espresso then noticed their headset, which looked like a Wafflebot?
He put 2 and 2 together, before realizing something. They were probably behind the Wafflebots, which explains why they were so beat up. Gingerbrave and his squad must've done it.
He stared at them before mumbling out loud
"What's wrong with you?.." he said, as if talking to himself.
For a second there was no answer, until there was.
"N-Nothings wrong with me! You're the one who's staring at me weirdly!" the pink haired cookie said.
Great, they even acted childish.
This was going to be hard.

Strawberry Crepe POV

They just sat there, all the previous events running through their head, before noticing footsteps.
They didn't really think of it much at first, until they saw a shadow.
They flinched. What if it was that "brave" cookie and his crew again? Did they come back to finish them off? No.. the shadow was in front of them.. not behind them. But.. what if it was them?
They had these tendencies to overthink a lot.
They finally looked up, and saw a cookie with brown hair, a suit, and a cape.
50% Coffee Beans, 10% Genius, 15% perfectionist, 25%.. sleep deprivation?
So they were coffee-based.
"Who are you?" the cookie said
They didn't feel like answering, in fact, they felt terrible.
The cookie then mumbled "What's wrong with you?.."
Ouch. That was offensive.
"N-Nothings wrong with me! You're the one who's staring at me weirdly!" was all they managed to spit out before feeling blood in their mouth. They couldn't show any sign of weakness to other cookies!
The cookie looked a bit startled, before fixing his composure.
"Did you create those Wafflebots?" the cookie said
They wanted to shout at the cookie for being so clueless, maybe just shout at them in general, but they just COULDN'T.
Not only was it a matter of their current state, but a matter of motivation and pride. Nothing felt right, not after they were defeated so easily.
Suddenly, they felt nauseous. And their vision was blurring.
They could see blood dripping on their hands, before blacking out.

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Hey everyone! I hope this was okay for the first real chapter, lol..
I just wanted to say, I am aiming for this to be updated weekly, but it's not guaranteed. I want to make sure I'm doing this for my own pleasure, not as a job I'm forced to do. If I skip a week don't be surprised lol-
And I'm sorry if they are out of character, I'm really trying :'D