Author: Feefers
Prompt: Celestia and Cake.
Title: Something Old
Princess Celestia felt her wings silently ruffle in the wind, landing in the centre of Ponyville squared under the cover of darkness.
Silently, she stalked across the town square, her hooves making no sound as she walked.
She finally reached her goal, her wings folding in against her body.
Looking up the street she held her breath, was that a shadow?! Surely if anypony was still awake they would have seen her by now.
She stood still, keeping her breath held watching as the shadow passed in the distance; letting out a muffled sigh of relief.
Concentrating very hard an almost invisible glow of yellow magical energy started to work on the door, the handle twisting and turning slowly.
There was a sudden clunk as the door opened.
Princess Celestia darted inside the dark room peering around, the soft scent of breads, pastries and cakes finally starting to fill the air.
The Princess licked her muzzle looking around, sniffing the air trying to locate something particular.
She bit her lip, she couldn’t smell it anywhere in the bakery, maybe her information was wrong.
Closing her eyes briefly she concentrated, another shimmer of soft yellow magic appearing, this one started to snake slowly across the floor.
The magical energy trail continued to wind across the hard stone surface until it stopped; right at a large wicker basket.
Princess Celestia carefully approached lifting the basket lid up, peering in to the large cylinder of wicker.
She bent forwards probing around with her horn until there was a soft metallic clink.
Instantly she stopped, pulling her horn out looking around nervously, she was Princess Celestia, if she needed to come into somepony’s house at night then that is how it would be.
So why didn’t she come with the guards when they volunteered, she couldn’t stop thinking that.
She also knew that didn’t want anyone else being exposed, no chance of any of her loyal subjects finding this.
The shame burned in her still, she could hear ponies above her awake now mumbling to each other about a burglar or intruder.
Princess Celestia sighed, she had hoped it wouldn’t come do this, she focused on the basket as it blinked out of existence.
Just in time for Mister Cake to come down with a large frying pan in his mouth.
“P..p..princess Celestia?!” Mister Cake stammered looking towards Princess Celestia, the frying pan dropping out of his mouth and clattering to the floor.
Princess Celestia stood up fully, “I’m sorry to have disturbed you Mister Cake, My sister notified me of something dangerous in your house here and I have disposed of it.” She announced, it wasn’t a lie. Just not fully true.
“Oh.” Mister Cake said, not fully sure how one addresses a princess caught redhoofed breaking into your house, even if it was for a noble purpose.
“Well your majesty, “ Mister Cake finally said, “Whilst you are hear can I interest you in something to eat?”
Princess Celestia relaxed feeling significantly better, “I believe I will have one of those chocolate fancies.”
“No charge princess.” Mister Cake said.
He took a red square of paper and carefully wrapped the chocolate piece into it.
“Thank you,” Princess Celestia said, leaving the bakery as Mister Cake went back to bed.