A/N: Crud! My two week break is over!

Gaylord Steambath: Whew! For a second, I thought you were going to flame me.

PyroManic97: So you thought Umbra was going to kill me?

Shadline the Wolf: True…Umbra almost never smiles.

shadow the h3dg3h0g: Really? I can only imagine you drinking all the OJ.

Ultima's PoV

11:30pm

I felt something nudging me. "C'mon…Wake up sleepy fox." a voice giggled. The nudging continued, and I was face to face with…Umbra? She picked me up and continued giggling. I yawned, and blinked the sleep out of my eyes.

"Still sleepy, huh, squirt?" Umbra asked.

No, duh…I thought sarcastically.

"Feeling hungry?" she whispered.

Again…No, duh! I quipped. She carried me to the kitchen. Ruby was frantically searching the fridge for something. Sapphire and Aquamarine were next to her. Ruby let out an enraged yell, and slammed the door to the fridge.

She pointed to Sapphire and Aquamarine accusingly, and screamed "You blue idiots! You ate all the cookies!"

"Yeah? So what if we did? What are you going to do? Break our arms?" they replied.

Ruby snickered evilly. "No. If you touch my cookies again, I will rip off all of your fingers, let you scream in pain, and then stick them up your butts!" Ruby threatened.

"RUBY! Language! There is a two year old in here!" Umbra yelled with authority.

"Newsflash, kitty cat! I don't give a damn!" Ruby screamed.

Umbra raised her finger, and Ruby's own shadow started choking its owner. "Gah! Okay! Okay! I'm sorry!" Ruby sputtered. Ruby's shadow sunk back, and Ruby was gasping for air. "But, seriously, who ate my cookies?" Ruby asked.

"That's for me to know, and you to find out." Umbra said calmly.

Ruby rolled her crimson red eyes. "Whatever. I can always buy more." Ruby muttered.

"Then why don't you?" Umbra snapped.

"Shut up!" Ruby snapped back.

While they were arguing, I wiggled out of Umbra's arms, and slid down her legs. She didn't notice, as she was arguing with Ruby. I crawled off, and Peridot walked by me. Her tail swished side to side. I seemed to be mesmerized by it.

As Peridot was walking, she didn't notice me following her and her mesmeric tail. I caught up to her, and started to hug her tail. It was very soft. It was as soft as my belly fur. A bright light enveloped me and Peridot, and we were somewhere else.

"Miley! I'm here! Are you ready for your hypnosis lesson?" Peridot called.

A series of rapid thumps were heard, and a beautiful vixen that looked like Peridot ran up to her and hugged her tightly.

"Mom! You're back!" she squealed.

"Of course I am, my dear. Are you ready for your hypnosis lesson?" Peridot whispered.

"Sure! I have a question, though. What's that on your tail?" the vixen asked.

"What are you…Oh! How did you get here?" Peridot whispered. Peridot found me clinging to her tail. She lifted me up, and showed me to the vixen.

"Aww…He's so adorable! Yes you are. Yes you are!" the girl gushed.

She started hugging me tightly, and Peridot warned "Careful, Miley. He's only a baby.".

Peridot cleared her throat, and announced "Shall we begin your hypnosis lesson?".

"Sure!" Miley replied.

Miley handed me over to Peridot, and she put me down on the couch, giving me a back view of Miley.

"Alright. First, bend over and raise your tail." Peridot instructed. Miley did so, and unintentionally gave me a view of her butt.

"Good. Now swish it side to side. Slowly." Peridot added. Miley did as she was told, and I was following her tail's movement.

"Excellent. Now give a command." Peridot beamed.

"Umm…Get me some cookies." Miley commanded to no one. I jumped off the couch, and searched for some cookies. I found a jar of them on the floor, and I opened it with my tail.

What am I doing? Why don't I have any control over myself? I thought.

I took out two cookies, and scurried in front of Miley. I gave a whimper to alert her that I was there, and she saw me with the cookies.

"Well, it looks like your hypnosis worked, Miley. Ultima brought you some cookies. It looks like your first hypnosis was a success." Peridot giggled.

"Wow…I just hypnotized a baby. How do I make him snap out of it?" Miley asked.

"Just snap your fingers." Peridot instructed. Miley snapped her fingers, and I returned to normal. I shook my head to shake the confusion out.

"Well, Miley, I have to go." Peridot whispered.

"Aww…Why?" Miley whined.

"I have to bring him back. He must've confused me for his mom." Peridot half lied.

"Aww…Okay…See you soon, Mom. Bye!" Miley muttered with a hint of sadness.

"Goodbye, Miley. I'll see you when I can." Peridot whispered.

As Peridot was about to teleport back, Miley hugged her. She let go, and took off. Peridot picked me up, and we teleported back to the castle. Umbra and Ruby were still arguing, so they didn't notice us.

She's pretty. I commented telepathically.

"That's my daughter Miley. Yes, she is pretty. No…She's absolutely beautiful." Peridot whispered.

Peridot slowly put me back in Umbra's arms, and took off. Umbra stopped shouting at Ruby, and looked at me.

"Oh! I forgot you were here. I'm sorry. You must be starving by now. I'll fetch you some milk." Umbra exclaimed. She handed me to Ruby, and took off to get my milk.

While she did that, I thought about Miley.

She's so pretty…What am I saying? She's older than me..I can't…Can I? No..Impossible. I pondered.

A/N: My winter break is over, so updates will be weekly. How was the chapter? Did you notice that it matches the genres?