Evan just sighed.

"Don't listen to my instincts. Got it." he said.

He then looked at Darrell, and smirked.

"Let's get your stuff put away and put up." he told him.

Meanwhile, as Ashleigh made her way down, she saw Ash starting to make up some food.

"Welcome back." he greeted her.

Ash just smiled as she hugged him and gave him a kiss.

"Yep." he replied.

"She's got several bags." he told her.

"You know what cupboard she usually keeps it in." he went on.

"So, how was the flight?" he asked.

"Anything special, or noteworthy?" he asked further.

"Anyone try and shoot you down or anything?"

Ash just laughed out loud when she said that.

"Those ARE amazing." he told her, before pausing.

"....PLEASE tell me you brought some back." he then said.

"I was thinking of making up waffles for breakfast, and I could use some of it for the whipped cream." he reasoned.

"Really kick it up a notch!"

"E-e-e-e-e-excellent!" Ash exclaimed.

"This will be most excellent." he said further.

He then proceeded to the whipped cream, making it up to quickly chill.

"Oh, yeah, what do you want for toppings?" he asked.

"Anything in specific?"

Ash just smirked.

"Strawberries, huh?" he said.

"You're in luck." he told her.

"I happen to have some freshly-gathered 'Booming Berries'." he said further.

Booming Berries were a special kind of strawberries that were rare and delicious. They were considered to be high-value ingredients and were called as such because they exploded/popped in ones mouth and went 'boom' with flavour.

"Perfect time to use them."

Ash froze for a split-second, before looking at her.

"...flipped onto his back?" he asked, thinking about it.

"Ah!" he said, snapping his fingers.

"Let me guess." he continued. "Evan was hiding under the bed, pounced at Darrell, and Darrell managed to dodge and use Evan's own momentum to get him onto his back." he said further.

"Seems Sydney's training paid off." he mumbled.

"Assuming I'm right, of course." he then added.

"Probably." Ash replied.

"Good luck hiding from that nose, though." he said.

"Oh! And Sammy won't be here for most of the day." he told her.

"She told me that she's aiming for more 'marathon' work today, so she'll be gone at least until after dinner." he continued.

"And yes, I made sure she had provisions when she left." he added.

"Lindsay knows as well." he finished.

"You know as well as I do the number of little hideaways she has." Ash responded.

"Whether they be the ones we set up for her, or the ones she cobbled together on her own." he went on.

"But remember, she has that thing in about 3 weeks." he continued.

"She has precious little time before she needs to start tapering off." he said further.

"So she's hitting it HARD until she'll be 'forced' to lower her training." he shrugged.

Ash just gave a thumbs-up when she said that.

"Go for it." he told her.

"Should give him the boost he needs." he chuckled.

"Breakfast'll be done in a couple of hours." he then said.

"Yeah, it's gonna take a while, but I wanted to make sure that this was a top-notch breakfast." he continued.

"After all, we have a house guest now." he reasoned.

Ash just laughed lightly.

"This whole house comes running when they smell it." he told her.

A few minutes later, Ashleigh returned to the room that Darrell and Evan were in, and she saw that they were still setting things up.

"Hey, Aunt Ashleigh." Evan greeted her when he saw her.

"Oh, hello again." Darrell said.

"Yeah, there's... a lotta stuff I brought." he chuckled sheepishly.