Max lifted her nose to the air. Why, was that cookies she smelled? Glancing over at the clock she saw that it was still fairly early in the morning. Still, she supposed there never really was a wrong time to bake a nice batch of chocolate chip cookies.
Making her way out of the covers and into a more modest pair of pajamas Max wandered down the halls of Dr. Martinez's house to the kitchen, following the smell with her nose pointed dutifully in the air.
"Good morning, Max," Angel greeted as the older girl stepped into the room. She stood on a stool and was busy plopping down cookie dough onto a baking sheet. Ella and Dr. Martinez stood behind her moving the freshly baked cookies from the oven to the cooling rack.
Max smiled and made her way over to the make-shift bakery. "Breakfast?" She asked hopefully snatching a ball of uncooked batter.
Dr. Martinez gave her a stern look hiding a smile. "No. Just as a snack for later."
Grinning Max wiped her hands on her pajama bottoms as she gave the kitchen a quick routine scan. When she spotted an unsightly display of horror she couldn't help but let out a gasp. There was Angel digging a silver spoon into a pre-packaged tub of evil.
"What is that?" she demanded pointing to the yellow bucket in disgust.
Ella gave her a confused look. "Cookie dough," she said.
Max shook her head furiously and picked up the tub for closer inspection. "No," she muttered, squinting her eyes. "This is a delicious looking lie. It's plastic mush thrown into a deceiving bucket of deceit."
Ella only blinked, slightly worried that her sister might be losing it. "I, uh, didn't know you felt so strongly about pre-packaged foods."
"I have to stand up for what's right," Max said firmly.
Angel looked at Dr. Martinez with a baffled look, who only let out a small chuckle. "Then what do you propose we do with these?" She asked holding up a warm cookie.
Max pursed her lips and looked at it for a long moment before finally taking it. "I'll let it slip this time," she decided taking a bite of the cookie imposter. "But only this time." She warned before stalking out of the room.
