Cookie Run: HeartBreak.

⚠︎ Cheesecake Manor

⚠︎ - mention of breasts, mention of alcohol, mention of police, violence, blood, beer, injuries

once the young cookies left the premises around the destroyed kingdom, they saw another building up ahead. it appeared to have two stories and was decorated with lights. it was large, and looked like it belonged to a billionaire of some kind.
"woah... look at that building!" GingerBright said, amazed.
"it sure is incredible... we should go there next! it's a possibility that this destination will give us clues to cookie paradise!" GingerBrave said.
"true! and Skater, please don't ride your skateboard inside" Strawberry said.
"fine..." Skater said, a little disappointed.
they walked up to the grand building, looking at the wonderful sights surrounding the walkway, and went to ring the doorbell. no one answered the first ring, so they rung it a second time.
"i'm coming!" said a voice from inside.
they unlocked the door and opened it. once the door was open, GingerBrave and his friends saw a busty woman with long, yellow pigtails. she was wearing a gold dress and her jewelry adorned her. she looked down at the group with a confused look on her face.
"oh, i didn't expect kids to show up... but you all are welcome! come on in!" she said.
the five children stepped inside the building. once inside, they saw a long table at the center of the room. plates and silverware were set neatly, and a few candles were set near the center. there were ten chairs surrounding the table, and a chandelier illuminated the room.
"welcome to Cheesecake Manor! i'm Cheesecake, and this is my home!" the woman said.
"it's nice to meet you, Cheesecake!" GingerBright said, cheery as always.
"wow... this place looks like a palace...!" Strawberry said.
"it kinda is! my father is a billionaire, and he had enough money to get this place built when i was born. it was fit for me!"
once Cheesecake finished her sentence, a different cookie walked in the room. he had blonde hair and was wearing a bartender outfit.
"Cheesecake, who are you talking to?" he asked.
"oh! these kids showed up at the door and i thought i'd let them in!" she responded.
"...there aren't supposed to be any minors allowed at this party. did they receive invitations?"
"no, but..."
"let them off the hook, Sparkling. they can join us if they want!" said a cookie from the same room he was in.
"fine... but no touching the alcohol!"
he went back in the room which appeared to be the kitchen, since the smells of food emitted from it.
"sorry, guys... he's not really fond of kids. let me sit you down at the table! you can take these seats until our other guests show up" Cheesecake said.
GingerBrave and his friends sat down in five of the reserved seats. a few of them looked behind them at the reserved names.
"'Reserved for Butter Pretzel'..." GingerBright said.
"mine says 'Reserved for Earl Grey'!" said Skater.
"it's a shame they didn't show up yet... i sent them all invitations!" said Cheesecake.
then, a cookie walked out of the kitchen. she had long, brown hair and was wearing a white dress. she had a white hat which resembled a marshmallow.
"dinner's almost ready!" she said as she sat down in her seat. she took a drink of her cup which had a brown liquid in it.
"what are you drinking there?" GingerBright asked.
"it's cocoa! Cheesecake made it perfectly for me."
the kids thought it was strange that she was the only one who had cocoa in her glass instead of water, but they didn't question it.
"dinner's ready" said a brown haired man as he walked out of the kitchen carrying trays of food. he set them down on the empty areas of the table and sat down with the rest of the guests in their reserved seats. Cheesecake took a seat next to GingerBright and Zombie.
"now then, as you may have noticed, we have some unexpected guests joining us today... feel free to introduce yourselves as you get food!" Cheesecake announced to everyone there.
"i'll begin. i'm GingerBrave, and me and my friends have been exploring this world in order to find clues about a cookie paradise! that's how we ended up here."
"i'm GingerBright, and i'm happy to be here with my friends!"
"i'm... Strawberry."
"i'm Skater!"
"Zombie..."
once the kids were done introducing themselves, the adults began.
"you already know me... i'm Cheesecake, the wonderful daughter of this manor's owner!"
"i'm Sparkling, a local bartender!"
"i'm Mint Choco, and i'm a violinist!"
"i'm Cocoa, and i encourage anyone to drink cocoa when it's cold outside!"
"let's just get straight to the point... i'm Almond. i'm a detective who works for the Cookie Police... so if any of you plan on doing anything shady around here, i won't hesitate to cuff you with my almond handcuffs."
the whole table was looking at Almond. he had the intimidating face of authority.
"...what?" he asked in confusion.
"oh, it's nothing! you just look really tough at times... let's continue!" Cheesecake said as she finished getting her food.
the dinner went smoothly. everyone finished their plates and went to wash their hands afterwards. Cheesecake proposed a ball, so the adults got ready for it. as for the kids, Almond made them do the dishes because he said it was "the right thing to do." GingerBrave didn't believe it, but he did the dishes anyway with his friends helping.

"hey, guys? i have a bad feeling about this place..." GingerBright said as she wiped water off of the rinsed dishes.
"huh? why...?" Strawberry asked, putting pans away.
"what if it turns out like last time? that beautiful kingdom ended up getting destroyed... i don't want Cheesecake to be traumatized!"
"does she even look up to someone?" Skater asked while scrubbing grease off of the dishes.
"her father, maybe? he built this place, so it's more likely than not."
"we haven't seen him yet... what if he's scary?" Strawberry asked.
"i'm sure he's nice! Cheesecake is a nice lady, after all!" GingerBrave said.
"true! well, i have to go to the bathroom real quick. you guys are doing good!" GingerBright said as she left the kitchen in search for the bathroom.
the kids were almost done with the dishes. as they were getting down to the last few, Strawberry and Skater left to watch the ball. Zombie eventually left with them, leaving GingerBrave by himself. he started to search the room for something sweet since he was still hungry, until GingerBright came back.
"oh, GingerBright! you came back!" he said to her.
"what? they left...?" she said in a quiet tone.
"yeah... we were finishing the dishes, and they left to watch the adults dance, leaving me... alone."
"well, i'm here now! are you happy?"
"yeah, but... you sound different. did you get taller?"
"oh, it's nothing! i did a few things in the-"
"what took so long in the bathroom?"
"i was simply putting on makeup!"
"you don't wear makeup, though! plus, you smell like alcohol..."
"what's wrong if i do...?"
"you're a minor, like me. we're not aloud to drink alcoholic beverag-"
"stop questioning me and keep finding what you were looking for."
"okay..."
GingerBrave opened the fridge, slightly unsettled. all he saw was meat and some cake. he wasn't going to grab the cake, since it looked really expensive and neatly decorated. he closed the fridge, not wanting to go through the rich belongings of Cheesecake and her family. suddenly, he felt someone come up behind him. he quickly turned around, but he was struck hard in the head by a glass bottle. some glass got on his forehead, which made him start bleeding. he tried to get up, but he was being pinned down by someone. they grabbed him by his hair and tilted his head back to look at them. a bottle opening was shoved into his mouth, forcing him to drink the contents. he tried coughing, but it was hard for him to do so. he eventually fell back on the ground and was on the verge of fainting. he knew who did this. he saw their face.
"wait... Gin... gerBright...?"

the ball was over, so the adults got to rest and clean up the place a bit. Strawberry, Skater, and Zombie stayed seated talking to each other, until they saw GingerBright run out of the kitchen.
"wait, GingerBright! where are you going?" Skater asked, trying to run after her.
"is she scared...?" Strawberry asked.
"Bright... looks... diffr... off..." Zombie moaned.
"you're right..."
"let's go check the kitchen and see what she ran from" Skater suggested.
"yeah!"
they tried entering the kitchen, but Strawberry slipped on the floor right after entering.
"oww..." she said quietly.
"are you okay?" Skater asked.
"uhh... i think... we should get them..."
"...right."
Skater ran into the ballroom and found all of the adults in it.
"guys... you have to come to the kitchen. something strange happened..." he said.
"really? strange things don't really happen here..." Cheesecake said.
"i'll investigate. i'm best suited for strange occurrences..." Almond said.
he walked to the kitchen with the others following and saw liquid on the ground. he stuck his finger in it to taste it.
"it's beer" he said.
"beer? but... there's mainly wine here" Sparkling said.
they stepped deeper into the kitchen and eventually saw something much worse. GingerBrave was lying on the ground, fainted. his forehead was cut open, making him bleed. he seemed to be laying in a pool of blood and beer combined.
"oh, no...! i can't look..." Strawberry said as she closed her eyes tightly.
"damn... what happened to him?" Skater asked.
"stand back, everybody. i will carry out an investigation of him and interrogate the top susp-"
the cookies heard the doorbell ring.
"c-coming!" Cheesecake said as she carefully walked through the kitchen and to the door. she opened it and saw another kid.
"hello! what are you doing here?" she asked the child.
"you don't have to worry, Miss Cheesecake... i'm on the case!"

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note: i'm thinking i should start making these chapters longer. i could add more story and events to them! i get ideas along the way as well, so that would help. i hope you enjoyed another chapter.

- Sky