Shadow walked up to Red's door and opened it. The teen lay on his bed softly snoring while Blue lay on a fold out chair that out into a bed.

Shadow called out, "Good morning! Rise and sh—"

Blue jumped out off bed and covered Shadow's mouth with his hand. "So, help me, if you wake him up, I will strangle you!"

Shadow grinned and nodded noticing the dark circles under Blue's eyes. He looked past him and saw Red roll over.

"It's a…small…sm…zzz," snored Red.

Shadow frowned at melody, quietly backing up and closing the door. "I take it, you didn't get much sleep last night."

Blue stared at him blankly. "No, I didn't. He sang that song forty times—forty times!"

The dark Link put a hand on Blue's shoulder. "He's not bad. He's just really 'really' cheerful. You get used to it after a while. Come on, you're cooking breakfast."

"What?" said Blue flatly.

"You heard me. You're cooking breakfast."

"You can't tell me what to do!"

Shadow eyed him slyly. "Yes, I can. I just did."

"No. I don't cook."

"Well, you do today."

"That's it. I'm leaving!" Blue stormed over to Green who lay perfectly still on the couch. "Green. Green wake up. We're leaving."

Green didn't budge.

Blue shook him by the shoulders. "Come on wake up!"

Green snored softly in response.

Blue looked at Shadow who stood ominously in the doorway. "What's wrong with him?" demanded Blue.

"He's fine. He's just sleeping. And he'll continue to sleep until I decide it's time to wake him up."

"What did you do to him?!"

"He and Vio had a nice chat over a cup of warm milk last night before bed. I had some business to take care of and I wouldn't be around to make sure no one left on their own or got into a fight. So, well, let's just say, their milk had a little something special added to it to make them sleep."

"You, Monster! Wake him up. Now!"

Shadow shook his head no. "Blue. Blue. Blue. You have such a temper. It's time you learn to control it and show some respect. Now, you're going to make everyone breakfast as an apology for being such a jerk. And when it's time to eat, I'll give you the antidote."

Blue held the anger in his face, but his eyes were worried about Green. "Okay. But if you don't, I'll—"

Shadow waved his hand in the air. "Yeah, yeah, yeah. You'll strangle me." He stretched. "It's been a long night, wake me when breakfast is ready."

When Shadow disappeared down the hall, Blue turned his attention back to his snoring brother. "Hang in there, Bro. I'll get you out of this." He took the blanket and covered Green back up before going to the kitchen.

After thirty minutes, the fire alarm went off. Smoke choked out any oxygen in the tiny room. Blue threw the window open, attempting to take a breath.

"Are you trying to escape again," said an innocent voice behind him.

Blue bumped his head. "Oh, Red, you're awake. I, uh, no, I…" He sighed. "I'm trying to fix breakfast but…I don't know what I'm doing."

Red nodded. "You got that right." He walked over to the stove and flipped the burner off. He then climbed into a chair, took the fire alarm off the wall, and pulled the batteries out."

"Thanks," said Blue, grateful for the silence.

Red opened the pantry door, pulled out a red apron, and tossed it at Blue. "Here, this will help."

Blue took the apron and looped it over his neck but left the straps untied.

"Hand me the carton of eggs, will you?" said Red tying a black apron around his own waist.

"I…I can do this by myself," said Blue glancing at the door that led to the living room which also led to Shadow's room.

"Well, that's no fun," said Red humming. He pulled out the jug of milk and poured it into a bowel. Next, he added flour.

"You're not using any measuring cups?"

"Nope."

"But how do you know how much to add?"

Red smiled. "I do this every other day. I just know." Red cracked an egg on the bowel.

"I can do this. Really!" said Blue looking back at the door.

Red noticed and said, "Here, stir this. I'll walk you through it."

Blue took the bowel and started stirring.

Curiosity was written all over Red's face. "You want to talk about it?"

Blue paused, debating whether or not he should say anything. "Everything's fine."

Red kept staring at him. "It helps to talk."

Blue stirred the mixture faster and grunted, "I'm fine."

Red watched him. "Yeah, but Green's not, is he?"

Blue eyed him surprised. "Yeah. Yeah, I guess you could say that."

Red swung his feet back and forth and studied the dirty cups that sat by the sink. "He won't wake up, will he?"

"Y-e-a-h. But how did you know?"

"Vio and Green didn't get up when the fire alarm went off." Red chuckled. "Vio keeps a fire extinguisher right by his bed. I don't know why exactly. I guess he has some kind of hidden fear about fires." Red eyed the batter. "Not bad. You can pour it in the skillet now. Don't worry Blue, Shadow does this sort of thing to Vio every once in a while, when he refuses to sleep because he's been working or studying too hard. Funny, Vio never figures it out. He always thinks he just crashed because he was so tired. Green will be fine."

Blue let out a breath he didn't even know he'd been holding. "Shadow, said he'd give me the antidote when breakfast was ready."

"He will."

"So, what are we making, exactly?" asked Blue.

"Pancakes! They were our favorite in Hyrule." Red rubbed his head. "I guess they still are."

Blue yawned as he poured the batter in the pan. Soon, he had a plate full of hot, fluffy pancakes. He took off his apron. "Guess I better wake Shadow."

"Hmm," Red grinned slightly. "Let me do it."

"But—"

"Trust me. Follow me." Red winked at him and took off down the hall. Before he got to Shadow's room, he darted into his own. Within seconds, he emerged with something in his hand. "Come on!"

Red opened the door and crept up to the bed. Shadow lay on his side with a sleep mask on. Sneaking up to the bed, he whispered, "Sh-a-dow. Wake u-p-p-p."

He didn't stir.

Red pressed the button on the air horn. "Wake up, Shadow! Breakfast is ready!"

The dark link leaped out of bed and hit the floor. He yanked off his sleep mask. "R-e-e-e-e-d!"

Red took off running and grabbed Blue by the wrist, dragging him down the hall. They stopped in the living room.

"How's that for getting even?" asked Red.

Blue grinned. "I thought you were supposed to be the nice one?"

"I am. I was acting on your behalf."

"You mean, you did that for me?"

Red nodded. "Yeah. Shadow will forgive me a lot quicker than he will you."

"I like your style."

Now it was Red's turn to grin. "Really?"

"Yeah. You're…okay—in my book."

Shadow stormed down the hall and tossed the antidote to Blue. Without saying a word, he marched into the kitchen.

Red and Blue erupted in laughter.

"Guess, I better go smooth things over," said Red.

Blue nodded and read the bottle aloud when Red left. "Dragon's Breath. Shake well before using. Wave under nose until consciousness is regained." Blue shook the bottle and passed it back and forth under Green's nostrils. "Well, here goes nothing."

Green blinked and wrinkled his nose. "Ugh! Blue. What the heck are you doing? That stuff smells awful!"

"It worked. It really worked."

Green pushed the bottle away. "That stuff would wake the dead." Green sat up and frowned. "Are you crying?"

"No,"sniffed Blue.

"You are crying!"

"I am not! It's the smoke from the kitchen. I… burned the breakfast."

"You cooked breakfast? Why?"

"I…you…arg! Just eat it, okay?"

"Okay. No need to get upset. I was just asking."

Blue stormed down the hallway to wake Vio.

Green watched him disappear down the dark hallway.

Breakfast? He really cooked breakfast? What's gotten in to him?

Dear Readers,

Thank you for your patience. It was fun writing this dark but humorous chapter. I hope the next time you have cookies and milk, you'll think twice! Happy Thanksgiving! And thank you for the kind reviews!

Sincerely,

DragonWing85