Cookies and Grape Soda

Chapter 2

"Who is it?" Roy called from behind the door.

"Me and Ness!" Young Link responed.

Roy opened the door. "Yo! Young Link! Ness! Wassup, guys?"

"Uhm... the ceiling?" Ness said timidly.

Roy stared at him. "That's the best you can do? Oh well. C'mon in."

"Well, actually, we just need to know where Marth is," Young Link replied.

Roy looked disappointed. "He's at the arena, watching Link fight Ganondorf."

"Without me? The nerve of that older half, I'll get him..." Young Link muttered, mostly to himself.

Ness started dragging Young Link to the arena. "Thanks Roy!" he called back.

Meanwhile, at the arena, Marth, Mewtwo, Pikachu, and Samus were all enjoying a good fight. Link kept getting whomped but was making a pretty good comeback at the moment. At least, he was until two certain little boys burst in.

"Ness? Young-me? What are you doing here?" Link yelled. At that moment, Ganondorf found the opportune time to strike and tossed Link off the arena. This was greeted by many "boo"'s from the crowd.

"We need Marth for a while!" Young Link called.

"What's the problem?" Marth asked.

"Well..." Young Link started and explained his problem.

"No problem!" Marth replied happily. He, Young Link and Ness went to the kitchen. "First off, Santa doesn't like store-bought cookies."

"He doesn't?" Young Link asked, slightly confused.

"No." Marth answered matter-of-factly. "I've made cookies for Santa using this recipe for 15 years now, and every year, he's left me everything I wanted."

"Really?" Young Link said wonderously.

"Yep." Marth answered. "Now, the main ingredient is chocolate. Lots and lots of it." As Young Link and Ness scrambled around, looking for the ingredients, Marth smiled and reflected on the many Christmases in his past.

A couple hours later, the three flour-covered boys looked around the kitchen. "Think we should clean it up in here?" Ness asked.

"But I still need something to leave out with these cookies!" Young Link complained.

"Kirby'll know! You go ask him while Ness and I clean up in here. 'K, Ness?" Marth replied.

"Fine..." Ness said, exasperated. Young Link took off while Marth and Ness got out sponges, soap, the like.

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Final part will be up tomorrow, I'm out of computer time for today.