Vanilla Cream Pie

"Kodkod and Pika, eh?"

"Kodkod is mine, the Heartchilds gave Pika to me. Yes, we've had our ups and downs, but the Heartchilds have been very nice and supportive of me...…even when they had no clue what they were supporting.

They're really nice once you get them to open up."

"What about you?"

"What about me what?"

"Your new life.

I met you briefly before, so have you changed any?"

"Changed?"

"I'm nineteen, and you're fourteen, but here I am letting you lead. Why?

You were great then, and I feel you're even better now."

".......Just happy to have a second chance, for all of us."

"If you're thinking of training them like their parents were trained, then forget it. They are kids, not lab rats."

"We weren't Lab rats, although at times there were Rats in the lab...….and Mice."

"Huh?"

"Those kids didn't last long."

"Which one of our parents did last long?"

"It wasn't about outwit, outplay, outlast. It was all about lasting. Having fun where we could, training hard, and lasting."

"Then let these kids have fun as well. Don't make their lives yours."

"I have to do something, or else they'll stay weak.

READY FOR THE NEXT LAYER?"

"Why does it have to be you, though?"

"I'm the only one left.

...Thank you. And...…one more layer, then Presto. Oven time."

"It's all yours. Our cake is done."

"Looks wonderful. Want to decorate it?"

"Nope. I wanna bake more. Let's make Vanilla Cream Pie!!!!"

"Uhhh…How bout we stick with just vanilla Ice Cream? Sound good?"

"Even better. Where is it?"

"Don't get it out yet. We save that for the end."