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// Chapter 2: And the Winner Is...Congratulations...Huh? 
// Story: MasterChef Special: Apples Versus Strawberries 
// by FlutterDashFan18 
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"The winner is...." Gordon says. Everypony in the audience were on the edge of their seats. Ponies were nibbling on their hoofnails. 

"Going to be determined after this upcoming pressure test." Gordon announced.

"What?!" Both Applejack and Strawberry shouted in unison with anger and confusion.

"What?!" Applebloom and Rainbow Dash yelled in unison.

"What?!" Lyra and Bon Bon shouted backstage. 

"That's right ladies. That was just a warm up round. The real competition starts here." Gordon announced.

"Oh my Celestia! You have got to be bucking kidding me!" Strawberry cursed stomping her forehoof down in anger.

"Consarnit." Applejack said has she takes her hat off and slams it onto the ground.

"No protesting or you'll both be disqualified." Gordon commanded with a stern voice. Both ponies got scared faces and quickly replied.

"Yes chef!" 

"Good. Now for the real deal. You will be doing something a losing team of a team challenge usually does to fight to avoid elimination but this case, this will determine the surperior fruit." Gordon says as he uses levitates the cover off the tray revealing fritters, pies, cakes, and we'll all sorts of pastries and baked goods people can think of.

"You both will have to bake different types of pastries using your chosen fruit. You both have to make fritters, cakes, ice cream, tarts, and of coarse pie." 

"Oh my Celestia! I want some! Gimme gimme gimme!" Pinkie shouted as she tries to charge forward to cow down the pastries only to be stopped the the Cakes when they're holding her down.

"Ya'll expect us to bake all of this here pastries in an hour?!" Applejack said with her mouth wide open.

"Exactly. You have one hour to go into the Master Chef pantry to get all the ingredients and supplies bake one dozen of each pastery. Starting now!" He said. The two ponies dashed into the pantry pushing each other to get their supplies. They were fighting overs bag of flour until the bag spits open letting all the flour out getting themselves completely covered in flour.

"ACHOO!" They sneezed in unison because of the flour. They dust themselves off and they get back to getting their ingredients. Applejack sets up the oven then mixes all the flour and other ingredients into multiple bowls. She then power mixes all the ingredients and puts them all into the oven. Meanwhile, Strawberry Sunrise wasn't nervous one bit. She had a bunch of bowls out in front of her and mixes all of her ingredients and she uses a power mixer that could mix multiple things at once getting her mixtures and dough perfect. She places them all into the oven and nearly passes out of exhaustion. She then looks over at Applejack who was waiting for her baked good to get ready who was also not feeling or looking so hot. They were both so tired and sweaty and they felt like passing out. This didn't stop Strawberry from trying to stir the pot by getting under Applejacks skin.

"Just give up already. Apples are rotten and they attract worms." Strawberry said.

"Never. Apples are way better than strawberries." Applejack said with slight anger.

"Apples are so ugly that they have to trick or treat through mail." Strawberry said. Applejack got do angry that she hadn't really thought better and decided to shot back some insults even though she knows better.

"Well, strawberries are so ugly that if bein' ugly is a crime, they would get the electric chair. " Applejack said.

"Apples are so ugly that people put pictures of them on their bodies as an anti-theft device." Strawberry said.

"Strawberries are so ugly that they can model for death treats." Applejack said.

"Apples are so ugly that when their in the sand, cats bury them." Strawberry said.

"Strawberries are ugly that they make onions cry." Applejack says. They continued fighting for the past half hour forgetting that their was pateries in the oven while ponies were looking back and forth. Some even said,

"Oh! Woah!"

"Do you smell something burning?" Lyra asked Bon Bon.

"Oh no! Someone call the Fireponies!" Bon Bon said as she ran out of the building with Lyra following her. 

"Ladies! The pastries! Their burning!" 

"Oh Celestia!" Strawberry says as she notices the oven burning. 

"Tarnation!" Applejack screamed as she runs out of the way. Soon both oven caught on fire burning the stage. Everypony ran out of the building avoiding getting burned. Later on, the sounds of sirens fills the air as the Fireponies put out the fire with their hoses. Everyone was able to escape the fire and nobody got hurt.

"Well I hope y'all happy now because your lil argument over fruit nearly got everypony killed!" Granny Smith yelled in anger to two ponies who had remorseful looks on their faces. 

"That was scary." Applebloom complained with tears in her eyes hugging Big Mac.

"Don't worry AppleBloom. It's all over." Big Mac said trying to confort her little sister.

"Ah'm really sorry everypony. I let a silly lil argument get in the way of everypony's safety. We will fix everything. Isn't that right Strawberry." Applejack said in regret followed by nudging Strawberry.

"Ugh. Yes." Strawberry Sunrise said.

"Excuse me ladies. Since the competition was cancelled due to the fire, I thought that maybe we could have a rematch and this time, I will be hosting a full length competition. You guys along with some other ponies who are willing to participate will be a part of it. The winner will hold the title of Master Chef and get a trophy along with a cash prize." Gordon said.

"Really? Money and a title? Anything to prove that apples are better than strawberries." Applejack said. 

"Oh come on we all know that strawberries are better. I will also be the one who is the better chef and get the cash prize." Strawberry said with a smug look on her face. Applejack's blood boils and they continue having this argument while other ponies are leaving.

"Let's settle this once and forall at the rematch." Strawberry said.

"Bring it! I can beat you and the rest of the competition blindfolded with one hoof tied behind mah back." Applejack yelled. This rematch will this time determine the superpriror fruit. 

The End