At the beeping of its timer, the oven's door was opened to reveal a sheet full of sugar cookies with red hearts decorating their centers. Removing the cookies and setting them aside to cool, Amy turned back to the group "Right the cookies should be cool enough to eat in a few minutes."

"Ugh that's too long, just give them to me now." Tangle moaned flopping on the floor dramatically.

Jewel let out a sigh as she rolled her eyes at her friend's dramatics "Tangle how many times do you have to burn your mouth before you learn?" the beetle rhetorically asked, rubbing her temples in annoyance as she already knew the lemur's answer

"It's worth it for cookies" Tangle responded as predicted leaving her mouth open as she pointed at it, silently commanding someone to just dump the treats into her mouth.

"That's what you said about my grandmother's chili, your uncle's pizza, my homemade soup, and everything else before you burned the roof of your mouth with it." Jewel dryly shot back.

"How often has she done that?" Whisper asked, voice raising closer to a normal volume out of concern, with Jewel flashing the wolf a look of 'You don't want to know.'

"Could you at least wait until everyone's here before I have to call the hospital?" Amy requested just as the doorbell rang "Speaking of…"

The door opened to reveal world-famous fashionista and fighting icon, Honey the Cat; who had traded out her dress, boots, and gloves for a black sleeveless shirt with an open pink top, plum shorts, and dark pink knee-high socks with black soles, toes, and stripes.

Amy let out a small gasp at her guest "Honey, you've got to tell me how you can be so fashionable even in your sleep!" the pink hedgehog asked with a hint of begging beneath her tone.

Honey gave a wily grin as she walked inside "Sorry Ames, trade secret."

"Aw darn..." Amy said in mock disappointment turning to close the door-

"W- wait!" a panicked voice yelled out as rushed footsteps echoed from down the hall and soon a puppet-shaped robot was catching her breath (don't ask why she needs to do that as a robot, I don't know either) in Amy's doorway "S- sorry I'm late, all these apartments look the same." Belle apologized between breaths.

"It's okay Belle, we're still waiting on everyone else anyway." Amy reassured the panic-prone puppet as she mentally wondered how early Belle was trying to be.

Honey however had something else on her mind "I don't mean to sound rude." the cat began in the nicest tone she could muster "But don't you think that's a strange outfit to wear at a sleepover?"

Now that Honey mentioned it Amy noticed that, instead of any sort of sleep wear, Belle was wearing her usual clothes "Yeah Belle, you usually wear pajamas at a sleepover."

"Well I don't have any pajamas." Belle briefly explained "Or any clothes other than this now that I-" the puppety robot jumped slightly as she was cut off by a screech.

"You- you poor thing..." Honey sobbed out, tears quickly filling her eyes, which she just as quickly blinked away, "Don't worry, we'll fix this. Right. Now." the fashionista cat declared, grabbing the puppet by the wrist and dragging her off "Amy! I'm going to need to borrow some stuff from your room, I'll replace it later!"

Belle glanced back at the pink hedgehog in question, a concerned expression painting the puppet's face, only to spot Amy shrugging her shoulders with an awkward smile just before Honey shut the door behind her.

The group stared at Amy, slowly processing what had just happened, "Was that Honey the Cat?" Jewel questioned, a hint of awe hidden in her tone.

"And did she just kidnap Belle?" Tangle followed up with, her voice holding more concern than the beetle's.

"Yes and uh… maybe?" Amy nervously responded as she tried to ignore the sound of a sewing machine starting up (mostly because the pink hedgehog didn't own one.)

Luckily for said hedgehog, the doorbell quickly rang again "Oh! Coming!" she called out making another trek to the door.

Amy opened the door to reveal Lanolin, who had swapped out her tactical gear for cream colored sleeveless top and night sky-themed pants, and Sally, who wore a white tee and blue shorts in place of her regular clothes, the pair having struck up a bit of conversation and not noticed the door had opened yet.

"I just wish she'd listen to my orders once and a while." the sheep finished in an exhausted tone.

"Trust me it's just something you have to deal with as a leader." the acorn princess replied "But I know where you're coming from like one time-"

Amy loudly cleared her throat, causing the pair to finally notice her with wide-eyed stares, "Glad you guys are already getting along."

"Oh Amy, we didn't see you there." Sally stated the obvious with a forced giggle as she and Lanolin entered the apartment, both painting their cheeks with a hint of blush.

"Really? I couldn't tell." The pink hedgehog continued to tease the pair "But seriously, I'm glad you guys made it."

"Thanks Amy." Lanolin sighed as the blush faded from her face "By the way, I hope you don't mind but-" the sheep was interrupted by a squeal echoing out of her cowbell Wispon as a magenta Wisp shot out of it "Maggie guilted me into bringing her." she finished as her Wisp floated about the apartment, excitedly taking everything in.

"It's alright." Amy giggled out "The more the merrier, besides Sally has her own plus one."

The acorn princess nodded as she pulled her handheld out of her pocket and flicked its screen open. With a flash the handheld's screen glowed a bright green as holographic cubes poured out of it quickly forming into a Mobian lynx "Hello everyone." Nicole said (the Holo-Lynx wearing a purple and black top, black shorts, and purple slippers) as she finished materializing.

"Oh my gosh!" Honey gasped, peeking out of Amy's bedroom as Belle walked back to the group (the puppet robot gazing far into the distance unfocused), "Your outfit is great! Can you tell me the designer?" the fashionista questioned the Holo-Lynx.

"Uhh… me I guess?" Nicole answered, having based the outfit on several images of pajamas available online (There's probably a joke about AI image generation here somewhere.)

"Oh, you and I have gotta talk later." Honey told the Holo-Lynx before turning her attention back to Belle "Just give me a few seconds to put the finishing touches on your outfit."

The puppety robot blinked a few times as she was shaken from her stupor "Oh uh okay." Belle replied as Honey quickly shut the bedroom door again.

"You okay Belle?" Tangle asked as her robotic friend slowly sat down next to her.

"Y- yeah I'm fine." Belle quietly responded before turning to Amy as she asked "She just takes fashion very... seriously, doesn't she?"

The pink hedgehog rubbed the back of her head as an awkward smile painted her face "Yeah.. sorry about that." Amy apologized.