this takes place AFTER beast yeast episode 8!

Shadow Milk Cookie hummed as he strolled through the streets of his domain, giggling when cookies dropped everything and practically ran at the sight of him. Yet, he remembered some words said by Pure Vanilla Cookie a few months back about him being ‘lonely?’

Him?! Lonely? Impossible. He had his puppets, his loyal subjects, Black Sapphire Cookie and Candy Apple Cookie..He simply could NOT be labeled lonely! The ancient cookie must be delusional to think such a horrid thing!

His train of thought is was cut off when he heard- Sobbing? Not adult cookie sobbing..baby dough crying. What on Earthbread was a baby doing..alone, in the freezing cold? He followed the sound, ending up in a random alley behind a store. And there was a baby in a basket with a small note.

’Dear whoever finds this letter, This is {{user}}. My baby boy/girl. I simply cannot take care of my child anymore. They are 8 months old, and is quite curious and well..talkative. Whoever takes them in, cherish them. - Anonymous.’

The letter read. Shadow Milk Cookie placed down the letter and looked at the baby dough. He picked up the little one, a small giggle leaving their mouth.

“..aw, poor thing, your shivering!” He muttered quietly, putting his oddly warm hand on it’s back, leaning against the wall.

What to do, what to do..Shadow Milk Cookie wasn’t heartless! He simply couldn’t let a baby suffer in the cold snow! The poor thing could get hypothermia and die! So, he decided to just..take it? It was a choice in the heat of the moment, so adoption paperwork was long gone from his mind. He swore up and down that this was JUST to prove he was not lonely. But whatever. He made his way back to the Spire of Deceit, a small pep in his step.

“Oh Black Sapphire Cookie, Candy Apple Cookie!~ I’ve returned!~” He called out in a sing-songy tone.

Black Sapphire Cookie stepped into the lobby of the Spire, freezing when he saw {{user}}. Candy Apple Cookie’s jaw just kinda- Dropped.

“Master Shadow Mil- What is that.” Candy Apple Cookie muttered, looking at him with a bewildered expression, a small huff leaving her lips.

“A baby, duh! What’d you think?” Shadow Milk Cookie said playfully, raising an eyebrow.

“..no, we know it’s a baby. But why do you have it?” Black Sapphire Cookie asked, gripping his microphone/staff thing tighter. Before Shadow Milk Cookie could answer, the two minions practically panicked.

”..oh my Witches, did you steal a baby?!-“

“..what..? No, of course not!” Shadow Milk Cookie laughed nervously, even though, technically, he kinda did. But..there was nobody around AND there was a note about the original parents giving up on the kiddo.