The bustling sounds of Cuckoo Town Square filled the air as Cream Ferret Cookie scurried in, their fluffy white tail swaying in anxiety. "Doughie? Oh, my little one, where could you be?" Their eyes scanned the lively crowds of Cookies.

A flicker of worry, 'Am I a good enough caretaker?' crossed their mind, but it was quickly replaced by a surge of determination. They knew they'd find their very special friend. Cream Ferret Cookie peeked under a bench, then behind a towering stack of freshly baked bread. "Not here, not here..."