"UGH...!" Another day in Ponyville with Glint Sparx failing another lesson taught by Starlight Glimmer while Twilight and Spike were away. He is now spending time with Pinkie in Sugar Cube Corner, lying his head on a table, ready to ease his pain by eating sweets.
"It'll be alright, Sparky. I'm sure you'll do fine on the next lesson. Just keep trying." Pinkie then served Sparx a plate of cookies with a class of milk. Sparx ate his cookies and began feeling better.
"Hey pink pony, I wanna learn how to make cookies. Can you teach me how?" Sparx had quickly finished his cookies and drank some of his milk.
"Really?! You want to learn how to make cookies?!" Pinkie stopped making her pastry and jumped in excitement.
"Learning from you sounds a lot more fun to me than whatever Starlight is teaching me...." Sparx then finished his milk.
Pinkie then hugged Sparx, "I'm so happy, Sparky...! C'mon, let's go!" Pinkie then ran to a nearby cabinet and pulled out a shopping bag.
"Go where...?"
"Shopping for ingredients, silly! Let's go!" Pinkie then dashed out the door. Sparx sighed and followed her. Pinkie dragged Sparx all over Ponyville's market place to find ingredients for the cookies. Sparx was the one to carry all of it around his shoulder.
"Pink pony, do we really need all these ingredients just to make cookies?" The shopping bag was bloated with the ingredients. It was starting to weigh down Sparx.
"Sparky, it takes more than sugar and chocolate chips to make cookies! It takes time, hard work, and a good recipe! And all of these ingredients are needed to make the most yummy cookies!" Pinkie was quite serious. Sparx was slightly intimidated.
"Hey Sparx...! What are you doing...?" Gust came walking into the market place with Fluttershy carrying a couple of bags full of pet food.
"Hi Gusty...! Sparky is helping me get stuff for cookies!"
"Oh, that's great. Then...are you two on a date?" Fluttershy blushed slightly when she asked. Pinkie's cheeks then turned red.
"No...! We-! We're not on a date!" Pinkie's gave a nervous laugh. Fluttershy gave her an un-convinced look.
"What...? Date? What's that? Can you eat it?" Sparx was really confused.
"Oh yeah...! Dates are like peanuts! I heard they're really sweet!"
"Ok, now I want a date. Pink pony, I'd like to try this thing you call a 'date'." Pinkie and Fluttershy weren't at all surprised but their oblivious-ness.
"Mister Gust, I think it's time we leave. I have pets to feed right now."
"Ok...! Bye Sparx! Bye Pinkie!" Gust and Fluttershy then left the market place for home. Pinkie and Sparx then made their way back to Sugar Cube Corner when they finished shopping. As they made their way back, Pinkie was still bothered by what Fluttershy said. Her cheeks her still red.
"Uh...are you ok? Your face is red." Sparx got close to Pinkie's face out of confusion. Pinkie's face then turned even redder.
"I'M FINE...! WE HAVE COOKIES TO MAKE!" Pinkie then darts to Sugar Cube Corner to hide her embarrassment.
"Sweet...!" Sparx quickly followed her from excitement. Pinkie wanted to forget what Fluttershy said to her and focus on the task they planned. They got back to Sugar Cube Corner, gathered up the necessary items for their ingredients, got a cook book for instructions, and began to make their cookies.
"Alright, first you the cookie mix into the bowl, then the chocolate chips, then the-SPARKY! THOSE ARE FOR THE COOKIES!" Pinkie then caught Sparx eating some of the chocolate chips.
Sparx then stopped eating the chocolate chips, paused for a moment and said, "Oops...."
Pinkie gave an annoyed sigh and said, "That's fine, we have extra." They went back to work. They followed the instructions written in the cook book and finally they finished making their cookies. There were eight cookies neatly placed on a wide pan ready to be baked in the oven.
"Alright, now put our cookies in the oven and wait a little while for them to bake." Pinkie does so and closes the oven.
"How do we know when they're done...? How long does it take?" Sparx had flour on his hooves.
"Don't worry, Sparky. It won't be too long. We can just talk for a little while we wait." Pinkie and Sparx now wait for their cookies to finish baking. Ten minutes later and now Sparx wants Pinkie to stop talking. Pinkie went on and on about planning parties, all the adventures she had with her friends, and about her pet alligator, Gummy. Part of Sparx was impressed about all the crazy stuff Pinkie and her friends went through in the past, but the rest of him wanted him to go deaf.
"There was even that time Twilight beat this super scary goat-monkey-monster! It was so awesome! She shot lasers, she flew super fast, and she was winning! Then we opened the box and we got super powers too and then we beat that monster! It was so awesome...!" Pinkie continued to go on and on about all of the adventures she and her friends went through while Sparx continued to reluctantly listen. After a while, the cookies were finally done. Pinkie pulled them out of the oven and unfortunately, they were black.
"Oh no...! The cookies are burnt! But...why?! We followed the instructions exactly!" Pinkie was so confused.
"Maybe it was because you talked too much and kept the cookies waiting too long...." Sparx was disappointed by the sight of burnt cookies.
Pinkie then glared at Sparx, "What do you mean?! I followed the instructions like the book said! And I was keeping an eye on the timer the entire time!"
"And the cookies still got burnt.... You failed. That's all." Sparx gave a disappointed sigh. Pinkie gave a loud grumble and then ran out the door in frustration. Sparx was alone with the burnt cookies. After sitting alone for a little while, he then realized that he...is an ass.
Sparx gave an annoyed sigh, "Dammit...." He then magically took the cookies with him and left Sugar Cube Corner to find Pinkie. Pinkie was sitting at the base of a tree in the park, feeling sad and angry for what happened.
"I just...wanted to make cookies with Sparky...." Her mane and tail were deflated and her bright pink coat became dull. She looked much like her sister, Diane who lived in Manehatten. Tears started to form in Pinkie's eyes. She then noticed Sparx walk up to the tree where she was sitting, sat down beside her, and then place the burnt cookies they made in-between them. He said nothing and just looked at the cloudy sky with a frown on his face.
"Sparky...? What are you doing here? And why did you-?" Pinkie was confused. Suddenly, she was then covered in Sparx's hood without warning.
"You know...I've noticed that it's gotten cold because of those clouds. Thought you might be chilly...." Sparx was trying to be nice, but he knew he sucked at doing just that. He was much too proud to admit he was wrong about anything. Pinkie felt a little touched, but she was still upset about earlier. Sparx noticed and knew he was failing badly. He didn't know what to say to fix his mistake.
He then sighed again, "You know, I hate to admit it, but you and your friends are pretty amazing." Pinkie looked at Sparx, surprised to hear that from his mouth.
"I mean, none of you can fight, and yet you defeated many enemies more powerful than any of you with something so dumb as 'Friendship'. Honestly, I find it unbelievable...." Pinkie didn't know what to make of what Sparx was saying. She wasn't sure to take it as a compliment or as an insult.
"And yet, despite all of that, you get so upset over a dumb plate of burnt cookies? I fail more times on stupid lessons than you do making sweets and planning parties. As much as I hate to admit it, You are bet...be....bett......" Sparx was trying to get the words out, but his pride was too big for him to swallow. Pinkie was able to get the gist of what Sparx was trying to say and then she gave him a hug.
"Thank you, Sparky. I appreciate you trying to cheer me up." She knew Sparx was too proud, and just accepted the thought.
"Thank god.... Any more of this and I might choke on my words." Sparx then took a bite on one of the burnt cookies.
"Sparky, don't...! They're still burnt!" Pinkie tried to stop him, but he had already swallowed.
"Hey, this is pretty good." Sparx continued to eat the burnt cookies and enjoyed them. He quickly ate all of them. Pinkie was so happy that her mane, tail, and coat went back to normal. She then gave him another hug.
"I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKE THEM, SPARKY!" She was so relieved.
"My name...is Sparx, pink pony." Sparx was glad that Pinkie is happy again, but he was still annoyed.