[center][h2][color=Silver]Coral City - SeaShell Bakery[/color][/h2][/center] [hr] SeaShell Bakery was not exactly old but not exactly new either. It had been around for a quite a few years but certainly not in a historical sense. The best part about the bakery was its location, with a view to Coral's marvelous beaches but far enough away that it wasn't in too much danger when a hurricane or heavy storm came in. Close enough to attract the beach crowd but far enough away to snag others as well. The store front was quite modest, but like its name had plenty of sea decorations plastered on to make a variety of patterns and even ocean scenery. Seashell fish and octopi dotted the exterior and even some preserved seaweed was used to make a more convincing, ocean floor scene. The inside of the shop had various larger seashells on display and a few actual photos of colorful fish and ocean sunsets to add to the ambiance. It was a cozy place with plenty of breads, cakes, and ice creams to choose from, among other confections. A somewhat hefty man was minding the registrar as other staff members worked in the back on special orders and other treats. A tourist was currently being served as they made their order at the counter. "I'll have one fruit tart to go, a mint-chocolate ice cream cone, in a cup, and one dark-roast coffee." "Coming right up sir!" As the man behind the counter turned to pick up the man's requests, the tourist couldn't help but ask about some rumors. "Say, I heard there was some monster attack just outside the city limits, kinda freaked my wife out a bit. Got the scoop on what really happened?" Of course he said [i]scoop[/i] as the man scooped out some ice cream into a cup, no doubt the word on his mind at the time. "Well I don't know too much considered it never got close to the city, but it was taken care of before there was too much damage so I don't think there is anything to worry about. Here are your items sir." "Thanks, I'll have the ice cream here before I have to get back to the family. Well at least whatever it was happened outside the city so the authorities must be doing something right." With that said, the man retreated to a window table next to the picture of a clown fish hiding in some coral and took a spoon to his ice cream cup. Suddenly there was a bright light that momentarily blinded everyone in the area. When the moment had past, the man behind the counter had to blink a few times as one of the most colorful individuals he had ever laid his eyes on was in front of his counter. It appeared to be a beautiful young woman, with pearl smooth white skin, but aside from that everything else was extremely colorful, especially her hair which had every swirl of the rainbow. He had seen a lot of interesting people in his time, but this lady certainly took the cake...perhaps literally. [indent][color=f49ac2]"Yes, what a marvelous establishment, I can smell the confections currently being produced in the kitchen. Such a thrilling scent, I think I'll just gobble whatever comes out of the oven first."[/color][/indent] "I see, so you want something freshly baked? I think a rhubarb pie should be ready in just a minute." The man tried to keep a straight face as he tried to figure out just how this woman had managed to make her dress look like a moving gingerbread house. Whoever had made it was a genius with a needle and thread. [indent][color=f49ac2]"Oh, that sounds just divine, and of course I will happily devour it but I think I want everything here."[/color][/indent] "Everything?" The man asked not sure what exactly everything entailed. As he watched he saw the woman do something completely crazy. She plucked a peppermint earring off of her ear and popped it into her mouth and immediately a new peppermint sprouted in its place. The man had to shake his head, wondering if it had been some kind of hallucination. "The crap is with this lady, she's tracked in a trail of mud or something on the ground!" A customer complained as they were trying to head out, when suddenly a coil of [i]hair[/i] exploded from her head and pinned the customer to the door, the icing quickly hardening into a thick shell. [indent][color=f49ac2]"Oh I appear to be leaking chocolate syrup in anticipation of my meal, how this simpleton could mistake such beauty for mud is beyond me."[/color] She turned and smiled at the rest of the customers who were staring at this stranger, wide-eyed in bewilderment at what just happened.[/indent] "The heck are you lady? What did you just do?" The man behind the counter could tell something was very, very wrong and had started to back up toward the kitchen to make his escape. [indent][color=f49ac2]"Oh nothing much, just spreading my joy of sweets to all who cross me. So like I was saying I'll need everything in this store, I'll also need to make use of your kitchen. Unlike you pâtissiers I have the ability to spread the joy of sweets to everyone in the city so I believe I will be the new chef in charge. Don't worry, you'll soon be able to taste by confections, but I need to make sure everyone can have a sample first."[/color][/indent] Suddenly everyone in the building panicked as he leapt over the counter with hardly any effort at all. They tried to make a break for the emergency side exit but before they could reach it, it too, was covered in instantly hardened frosting. [indent][color=f49ac2]"Sorry but I want this delivery service to be a surprise. You'll all have to stay here for a bit or you'll spoil it for everyone!"[/color][/indent] She licked her lips in anticipation as she quickly covered all the windows in icing and headed to the back of the bakery. [hr] Every sweet and pastry puff had been eaten by the monster who was currently working every oven to their max potential, her mastery of confections greatly speeding up the process as she sang a [url=https://youtu.be/zdGR3oWD0Ag]certain song[/url] to the terrified employees who were all stuck in place by her powers. As she sang, from out of the ovens kept appearing small muffin men, who quickly grew to human size and for each one, she would outfit them with various candy weapons. Candy cane staffs, rock candy clubs, jawbreaker shields, and a piece of candy from her dress that she implanted into each of their bodies. [indent][color=f49ac2] "Alright by sweet little muffin men, spread the joy of sweets to the city while your search for that shield generator thing, the sooner we get this done, the sooner the world's sweets will all be mine to tastes and share as I please! Everyone will be so thankful once they have unlimited access to my sweets! Toffees and pastries, tarts and pies, hot chocolates and shakes, baklava and licorice, everything under the sun anytime, anywhere! Ha ha ha ha! Time to change the song up a bit my little tarts!"[/color][/indent] [indent][color=f49ac2]"Do you know, my muffin men? My muffin men. My muffin men. Do you know my muffin men, as they travel down your lane!" "Soon you'll know, my muffin men. My muffin men. My muffin men. Soon you'll know, my muffin men, as they fill your lanes with cake!"[/color][/indent] The muffin men were soon pouring out of the SeaShell Bakery as they started to run all over the city to locate the shield generator.