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One windy day, Golden Cheese Cookie was walking with the other Ancients when she got super arrogant and decided that she needed to fly right then and there. So, she spread her wings and got airborne, but then a gust of wind blew her directly into a tree. She fell from the sky and landed in a bush, and immediately closed her legs so no one would see up her skirt.
“I think we need to do something about that, my friend!” Hollyberry Cookie laughed, taking her hand and helping her to her feet.
Golden Cheese Cookie stood up and slumped forward, crossing her arms.
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The Ancients soon found themselves in Candy Cookie’s Everything Store, as Golden Cheese Cookie refused to walk like a normal Cookie. Perhaps the ground hurt her feet, or she just thought flying was fun. Either way, she was as stubborn as ever, and there was no way that the others were going to let her get blown away. Hollyberry Cookie plucked a few leaves out of Golden Cheese Cookie’s hair.
They looked around the store. It was certainly someone’s treasure trove, with stacks of items in every corner. Without a doubt, the owner had ADHD.
“Oh my witches! IT’S YOU! THE ANCIENT HEROES!” Candy Cookie nearly swooned. “Anyways, I’m Candy Cookie, and welcome to my everything store! What are you in the market for? You name it, I’ve got it! AND… since you batch are THE Ancient Heroes, it’s on the house!”
Hollyberry Cookie laughed and looked at Golden Cheese Cookie, who was still sulking. “She wants to fly!”
“In this wind? No, ma’am!” Candy Cookie dug around and pulled out a pair of gold spray-painted boots. “With these, you’ll never get blown off! Or… I have the 10-pound Ultimate Bear Jelly Burger Supreme. Eat that, and you’ll be on the ground for days!”
“AHEM! I want to fly, not walk,” Golden Cheese Cookie lifted herself off the ground and swept a few knick-knacks off a desk before perching on it.
“Oh, fly? I got it. I have the perfect product for you, Your Majesty!” Candy Cookie dug around a bit more until she found a brand-new, 24-karat gold-coated child safety harness. “Here you go!”
Golden Cheese Cookie stared at the shopkeeper. She had no words.
“Soooo… you wanna fly, rightttt???? Well, with this harness, your friends can put you on a leash, so when you fly in the wind, you won’t get tossed away like a napkin! Although… you’ll probably look like a kite, but you can fly!”
Golden Cheese Cookie was still not convinced.
“It’s coated with real gold! It will look cool on you- and have you seen the numbers?”
The Ancients shook their heads.
Candy Cookie pulled up a chart on the computer. “You know, the numbers! So many little Cookies have refused to wear their leashes, and can you guess what happened to them? THEY CRUMBLED! Miss Golden Cheese Cookie, think about it! You’re like, a celeberity! You’re super cool- if you wear a leash so you don’t hit your head on a semi truck while flying in a wind storm, you’ll start a trend and save so many little Cookies! AND, you will do it in fashion! IT’S A WIN-WIN!”
Finally, Golden Cheese Cookie caved and agreed to use the harness. She slipped it on like a jacket and pulled her wings through the back. Then, she hooked the leash, complete with a 24-karat-gold bedazzled handle, onto her harness and handed it to Hollyberry Cookie. When she went outside and flew, an expected gust of wind threatened to blow her, but Holly reeled her back in within range, and she stayed right where everyone wanted her to be.
It worked.
And then, a young Cookie looked on at the scene. “Mama! Look! It’s the Ancient Heroes! Hollyberry Cookie is flying Golden Cheese Cookie like a kite! I WANNA BE A KITE TOO!”
“No, sweetie,” the mother said.
“WHY CAN’T I BE A KITE?!”
“Because you don’t have wings.”
Candy Cookie stepped outside. “Hehehe~! It looks like she’s already started a trend! Hey! Kiddo! Come to my Everything Store! I sell wings!”
With that, the Ancients left, with Golden Cheese Cookie reluctantly but securely in arm’s reach, and safe and sound from being stolen by the gales.
THE END