Chapter 26: When the Donut Opens a Bakery of Vengeance

The Cosmic Donut's new franchise, **Karmic Krullers**, glowed with predatory sprinkles. "First bite free," its ad jingled. "Second bite… *your soul*."

Leon stared at the **Sugar Mind-Control Glaze** spreading across planets. "We need to stop this… and maybe get a snack."

*"Ding! 🍩 Emergency Quest: **Defeat the Donut Capitalist**.

1. Hack the glaze with **Dad's Regret Ratatouille**.

2. Recruit the **Emo Baguette** (last seen sighing near the Croissant Nebula).

Reward: [Anti-Capitalist Croissant]. Penalty: Your tears become 5-star review perfume (Yelp zombies inbound)."*

**Battle Phase 1: The Emo Baguette Joins**

- **Emo Baguette**: "Life is crusty. Why fight?"

- **Leon**: "Because… *your crumbs matter*."

- **Baguette's Move**: Launched **Existential Crisp Strikes**, shattering Donut's sugar drones.

**Livestream Chaos**:

*"[BreadGang] donated 30M coins! Unleashing **Sourdough Tsunami**!"*

A wave of fermented dough drowned Donut's flagship store.

**Plot Twist**:

Tax Dragon Admiral materialized, his golden scales etched with Mom's initials. "Your mom chose **tax evasion algorithms** over me! Now I fund Donut 's empire!"

**Climactic Confrontation**:

- **Leon** hurled **Regret Ratatouille**, melting Donut's glaze into bitter tears.

- **Tax Dragon** fired **Golden Audit Lasers**, but hit Donut instead. "Why… does love always… *tax deductible*?!"

- **Emo Baguette** delivered the final blow: "Life is meaningless… *but so are you*."

**VIP Revelation**:

Donut's core spat out a hologram: Mom's AI sobbing over Tax Dragon's breakup note: *"We're over. PS: Your soufflé sucks."*

**Post-Credits Scene**:

Emo Baguette opened a cafe, **Depresso & Co.**, serving black hole lattes. First customer? A **Karen Black Hole** demanding a refund for "lack of cosmic foam."