The Jewel of a Night [A CROB fanfiction]

Chapter 2

Walnut went inspecting the Jewel room again. Since she was alone, and the meer witnesses weren't enough, she decided a glance of the room would be primordial to an investigation such as this. Her first one in a while.

"There's literally anything to see here !" she grumbled as she picked her magnifying glass close to her eye. "Mostly with this semi-darkness..."

She scrolled the room over and over again, until running out of space to explore. She heaved a sigh. She turned around and walked over to her office, placed next to the jewel's pedestal. She was walking until she felt herself almost tripping on thin air. She looked down her feet to see a piece of paper lying down the floor.

"How come have I not seen that ?!" she picked it up and went inspecting it on her desk, turning on the light.

The paper revealed to be a turquoise envelope, decorated with golden borders, closed by a blue wax seal. Walnut opened the envelope and revealed a letter, folded in three. Once unfolded, this is what she could see written on it :

"The Jewel is now mine. Thank you for the gift. I would have liked to steal some additional hearts, too, but I'm guessing you are already looking for my trail~ very well, reader. Try. But never will you be able to spot me. Asides, just a clue : I can move really quickly from one place to the other~ ♡

-- R"

"R...? What kind of Cookie would have their name starting by this letter in this place, asides Rockstar ? I don't see anybody else..." an idea tilted in her head. Asides...!!! she gasped. She then jumped from her chair and opened the door, booming out :

"CAN SOMEBODY BRING ME SPARKLING ?! I NEED TO SEE HIM FOR A WORD !"

A few seconds later, Sparkling came, looking alarmed. Walnut invited him inside the room then closed the door.

"Heard you were looking for me, Walnut ?"

"Definitely !! Check this out, I think this will ring a bell in your mind !" she showed him the letter. He inspected it.

"A turquoise layer, a swift and curly handwriting..." he sniffed it. "A slight smell of perfume. No other doubts. It's definitely Roguefort's letter here."

"That's what I thought too. I don't see Rockstar as someone who'd steal things so easily."

"Me neither."

"The question now being... where would we be able to find him ?"

"That is a question that is grammatically incorrect. The right way to ask it is how would we be able to find him ? He's devilishly sneaky. He could be anywhere in this place now, as he can also be way far away... he might even be able to spy on us now, hearing our conversation."

Both cookies then bucked their heads suddenly to the side, in suspicion. But really, no one else asides both of them were in this room now.

"I can help you tracking him down," Sparkling suggested to her. "I know him too well. With the both of us, and even Jammy, we might have a chance to catch him and the jewel before it's too late."

"I'd love to have some help. Thank you, Sparkling !" Walnut rejoiced.

"Haha, it's nothing ! Let's just split up, for now. I'll go check west, and you'll check east," the both of them agreed, before they separated. Sparkling then asked himself :

"That reminds me... is Jammy aware Roguefort might be around here ?"

***

The superheroine was walking down the street that led to the Party Hall. She looked at both her right and her left. Nothing suspicious. She returned to the building, then went leaning her back against the wall. She yawned. This was lasting too long. She then sat down, groping her knees against her chest. She rested her head against them. She closed her eyes, then yawned again... she felt herself getting only comfier, about to drift off to sleep...

"Well well well~ getting sleepy already, my dear ?" a voice rang across the street to her ears. Jammy jumped on her feet, arming herself to fight. "Whoa whoa, now now darling ! Calm down. It's only me~"

"Oh... hey there, Bleu," she said as she pulled her darts back in her pocket.

"Say, Jammy. These are interesting weapons you have there... mind giving me a peek of them ?"

"Oh ? Uh... sure, if you want," she then started the review.

"... So yeah, in short, I have marbles, bombs, a grapnel, darts, a net and some medicine. Oh, and I can punch too."

"Fascinating ! Do you use them on just anybody that comes to you ?"

"Nah, these are my weapons, I only use them in case of real need."

"Oh, I see ! I would like to see... how the grapnel works."

"Sure. See that can over there ?" she pointed at it, before pulling out her grapnel and used it on the said can.

She pressed the button. The wire flew out of it's stand, aiming for the object before the metallic hand spread itself. Once the wire stretched to its limit, now the hand close to the can, the hand suddenly grasped it. It then flew back to it's handle, and Jammy took the can out of it's grasp to show it to the astonished man next to her.

"Here. I'm normally supposed to be all "Papaya Grapnel" with super mighty warcries and all, but it's only us, so I spared them."

"Oh wow, wow ! That was amazing, darling ! Truly amazing !" he exclaimed while applauding at her. She rubbed the back of her head embarrassingly before bowing down at him.

"Haha, it's nothing, really. Gotta get packed to save the day, y'know."

They both nodded and smiled at each other.

"Tell me... how long as it been since you first became a hero ?"

"Oh, it hasn't been for that long... I'd say, two years so."

"Wow, really ? How impressive, I admire such performances from an as impressive lady like you~"

Bleu giggled while he saw her puffing her cheeks, blushing on them. She heaved a sigh. Jammy then looked up in the sky. A soft engine noise could be heard from the sky. The noise only grew louder, as both cookies now saw a last one landing in front of them, wearing a light brown and yellow costume with a peppermint logo on the torso. Jammy rejoiced at their sight.

"Way to go, Caramel ! What took you so long ?"

"Sorry, I was- changing and such, y'know ?" the cookie muffled behind his costume.

"Oh... Jammy, you are not alone ?"

''Well, no. It's sometimes best to have a teammate with you, so he can help you in various tasks, eh ?" she looked at Bleu's face that somehow got more uncomfortable.

"Oh yeah. Bleu, I present to you Caramel. Him and I collaborate as superheros."

"Oh !! So *he* is your teammate ! Right, right. Nice to meet you, Caramel," they shook hands together.

"And you are...?" Caramel asked doubtfully.

"Just a lucky man that has met a precious jewel like herself~"

"Urrgh, stop it !!" Jammy begged while blushing as red as her mask.

"W-Well, how about we switch roles before this gets too awkward ? I'll take the scouting from here."

"Right, thanks Caramel. I'll go check elsewhere meanwhile."

They waved each other off, with a Bleu that looked bewildered at them getting so well with each other. He turned on his heels before Caramel could see him again, tipping on his hat.

"Mmmh... I really thought I could give her my whole so easily, so I would tell her... but that won't be possible with that little pesk around," he clapped his tongue against his lips. "If he really thinks I'm going to be made that way... oh, but Jammy... it has only just begun. Just you wait a bit. The time will come, where I will be able to claim you as mine, and soon, we will be the best pair to ever be. I will look forward to that moment..." he felt his cheeks growing hotter, as he walked off to the building's backyard.