Kirby Run Part one and Two

Part Two Chapter Twenty-Nine

"How cute, your spicy attitude almost reminds me of my s-"

The realization made Francisca's face soften. Whether it was due to the girl's red hair, or her hot headed attitude, she was starting to remind her of Flamberge.

And how much she missed her.

These thoughts made Francisca let out an "Aww" and turn her head towards the sea, gazing at it longingly. "Berge..."

Not knowing what was going on in her head, but also noticing that she was distracted by something, the kleptomaniac Cookie used this as an opportunity to try and sneak away. Carefully shuffling away before standing up and bolting away from the scary floating ice lady.

Francisca quickly noticed however, and immediately took action. "Ah ah, not so fast."

Using her ice magic, she conjured up some ice and flung it at the theif, freezing her legs. Normally she would have gone a more brutal route, but due to her thoughts- and due to Kirby wanting her and her sisters to be more kind in their endeavors regarding facing opponents- she scaled back a bit.

"AHHH!!!" the thief screamed upon the ice freezing her legs, she then fell to the ground, face first into the sand.

Letting out a satisfied hum, Francisca floated over to her target, who- after spitting out some sand- was desperately trying to squirm away. Seeing Francisca approach made her squirm even harder.

"Relax, I'll unfreeze you in a minute." Francisca told her, reaching into her pocket and frisking the stolen wallets from her "There we go, now that wasn't so bad. Was it?"

"Grrrrr....."

Francisca ignored the thief's grumbling, and floated on over to the soda stand to return the stolen wallets.

"Excuse me, but I believe these belong to you two."

The two Cookies turned to Francisca, and when she presented them with their wallets, they both graciously took them.

"Thank you so much!!!"

"You're a lifesaver! I would have been in so much trouble with my wife if I had lost my wallet again!"

Francisca giggled. "Aw, it was nothing. I'm jhappy I was able to help. Now if you'll excuse me, I'd best take care of the Cookie who attempted to get away with your wallets."

"Oh yes please do!" said the Cookie who apparently had wife issues "Bury her in a sand pit!"

"Pfft, I won't be doing that, but jamanke for the suggestion."

As Francisca waved farewell and flew off, she couldn't help but hear a few Cookies who had been observing give her little cheers in honor of her efforts. In another circumstance, she would have basked in the glory, but there were more important things to take care of. Besides, the attention going to her head would've been a bit much for some.

Back with the thief, Francisca had discovered that she had managed to flip herself over onto her back, and was now jabbing at the ice on her leg with her daggers to try and free herself.

"Alright little spicy thief Cookie." was the greeting Francisca went with upon floating down to her.

"Hey! My name's Chili Pepper Cookie, not Spicy Thief Cookie!"

"Japologa. Anyway, I'm going to set you free, but in exchange I'm going to need some information. Do you happen to know how to get to this place called Crispia?"

Chili Pepper Cookie stopped jabbing the ice. "Wait, you're trying to get to Crispia? That's where I'm from! What do you want from there?"

"Nothing that concerns you, I just need to get there so I can find my family. I am unfamiliar with the place however and could use some assistance in getting there. If you agree to help me, I will not only let you go, but I will also consider not turning you in to the authorities."