Leaving off from The Cookieslayers, Yogurt Cream Cookie and Bartey are seen sleeping outside the Lands of the Southern Border, also known as the original lands of the Cake Hounds. Bartey seems to be sleeping normally, but Yogurt Cream Cookie is the exact opposite. He wakes up, clearly unable to sleep.
(Yogurt Cream Cookie): Urk... somethings keeping me up again... Its something different each time.. First its Paradon, then a small glimpse of some red electricity, now its the Magic City.
Yogurt Cream Cookie decides to patrol the area, for the sake of keeping Bartey alive.
Meanwhile, in a city...
(???): Hey, guys!
(???): What is it, Popping Candy Cookie?
(Popping Candy Cookie): I just saw something happen outside.. All of a sudden someone's car just got zapped out of existence..
(Coffee Berry Cookie): Its probably nothing. Just go back to sleep.
(Coconut Cream Cookie): Nah, ive heard of these things around the city, they say its been coming from that Magic City. I think they were called Ghost Circles or something.
(Popping Candy Cookie): I hope that wasnt Shining Glitter Cookie..
(Spearmint Cookie): Dont worry about that. We'll be safe as long as we dont go there. Now can we all rest?
(All): Yeah.
The CAKE POPs resume their rest, unaware of what is happening outside the city.
Back with Yogurt Cream Cookie and Bartey, they resume their adventure up the mountains under the rising sun. When they reached the top, Bartey was greeted by many Cake Hounds and Cake Wolves.
(Yogurt Cream Cookie): Go on, Bartey. This is your home!
(Bartey): :( [shakes head]
(Yogurt Cream Cookie): Come on.
(Bartey): >:((
Bartey growled at Yogurt Cream Cookie, but was interrupted by a giant Rock Candy Bouldermonster.
(???): What would bring a Cookie like you to the Southern Border?
(Yogurt Cream Cookie): Im just trying to take my friend here back to his home.
(???): First of all, are you with us... or them?
(Yogurt Cream Cookie): What do you mean by that..?
(???): The Cake Monsters, or the Ancients? Which one of us are you with?
(Bartey): >:(
(???): Did i not introduce myself? I am Sear, Master of the Southern Border. Behind you is the rest of Earthbread. Out there... its just barren deserts. But before you go any further.... You two... ARE COMING WITH ME!
Sear dashed at Yogurt Cream and Bartey, missing them. Then he attempted to crush them with a rock, which also missed, but luckily for Yogurt Cream and Bartey, the rock landed between two cliffs, leaving an opening to escape.
(Yogurt Cream Cookie): Come on, through the rocks!
Yogurt Cream and Bartey quickly went through the opening, but Sear just jumped over to them, knocking them right over, leaving them right on the edge.
(Sear): Now, little Cookie. Give me the Cake Wolf and you will leave unharmed. Or have your face written on the deep crust of the ground below.
(Bartey): ;<
Bartey, wishing to keep Yogurt Cream Cookie alive, hands himself over. Meanwhile, a burnt and injured shadow watches from the trees below.
"Well, well, WELL."
Later, Yogurt Cream is seen laying inside a cave, with the only light being a hole in the roof.
[CRASH] [SMASH]
(Yogurt Cream Cookie): Is it already time? Goodbye, world...
(Dr. Wasabi): We arent those monsters! Its me and Mustard Cookie, cant you recognize?
(Yogurt Cream Cookie): Really?!
[BOOM]
Dr. Wasabi and Mustard Cookie blew down the stone walls using the lab mech they made. They turned two of the legs into arms, and made the lab into a full on mech, completed with its previous features.
(Mustard Cookie): JUst get on already, we SOMEHOW managed to alert the guards because of a certain SOMEONE. T_T
(Dr. Wasabi): Come on! I didnt comepletely cause that!
(Rock Candy Guard): Ay! Get back here!
The mech took off, going through the mountains and freeing other Cookies, shaking off the damage until they reached Bartey.
[CRITICAL STRIKE TO BOTTOM MECH. INITIATING SUICIDE BLOW]
The mech blew up in an instant, almost cutting the mountain into halves as Rock Candy Guards and Cake Hounds flew in the air, just as Sear arrived.
(Sear): Oh really? TAKE THIS!
Sear punched smack in the center of the mech and pulled out Yogurt Cream Cookie and Mustard Cookie. Sear was well beyond ready to pummel their dough into the mountain.
(Sear): What is the meaning of this? And how did [POW] YOU get out of the cell?
(Yogurt Cream Cookie): Maybe this?
Yogurt Cream still had his handmade sword with him, and he used the stone to strengthen his weapon, and landed a strike on Sear's head, creating a (minor) crack.
(Sear): AHAHAHAHAHAHA! YOU FOOL! YOU THINK A CRUDE STONE SWORD IS GONNA-
And just then, Sear realized it had THAT on it.
(Sear): But... it was buried in the mountains for millenia...
Sear immediately let go of the two and ran, aware of its powers.
(Yogurt Cream Cookie): What was that...?
(Davian): You's wouldnt's wanna know, mate!
Davian, who gave up on trying to find Lilac Cookie, introduced himself.
(Davian): So, who's yall's be? Im Davian, a Grape Juice Bat!
(Mustard Cookie): Davian, huh? Still a better name then what we gave ourselves.
(Yogurt Cream Cookie): So, why are you here?
(Davian): You got's an hour?
(Yogurt Cream Cookie): When we get down the mountains you can explain.
The squad began traversing the mountainside under the falling sun, while more sinister things were taking place...
(Fragmented Lilac Cookie): As requested, we have searched the forest for Yogurt Cream Cookie. Not a single trace was found, but we have a piece of his wood shield.
(Dark Enchantress): Any updates on the futile Old Cookie's Cave?
(Fragmented Lilac Cookie): The Magic City residents have not yet retreated there. They are still defending the snow town in the North.
(Dark Enchantress): Well-
Sear ran in, with a face of terror.
(Sear): Yogurt Cream Cookie.... Soul Jam... uurk.. . .
Sear exploded into pieces right infront of them, since the crack that IT had created grew at an extensive rate, killing him.
(Fragmented Lilac Cookie): Shall we take action?
(Dark Enchantress): Pomegranate?
(Pomegranate Cookie): The mirror says that the Magic City Cookies will reside in the ancient Vanilla Kingdom, which is still functioning although in ruin. This will happen in a month.
(Dark Enchantress): Then in a month, we shall release the true Darkness, and rebuild this world! As for the Magic City and that town in the West, i want them DEAD.
(Both Lilac and Pomegranate): Yes, master.
The two left the room, with their new orders.
END of Part 5, Lands of the Southern Border.