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// Munched 5: Mission Impossimunch 
// Story: Prank War! 
// by Ashfur 
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"I must admit, it's always a pleasure to see you, Cadence.  How are things in the Crystal Empire?"

Cadence looked back over the table at her fellow princess and long-time friend.  "Oh, nothing major right now.  We're preparing for the crystal faire in a few weeks, but besides that there have been no major diplomatic incidents.  Still, it's nice to get a break and spend time here. Nick and Pinkie Pie even agreed to watch Flurry Heart for the day!  Isn't that sweet of them?"

"Aw, that's nice.  Nick always loves the foals that visit the castle, and I trust Pinkie wholeheartedly.  Besides, what kind of trouble could they get into with a foal?"  Mused Celestia.

Nick was halfway down the hall in another room, preparing for a big heist.  "Hold still, Pinkie!  Stop jittering for three seconds and help me get this harness around little miss wings here."

"Arness!  Arness!"

"Yes, a harness!  We're gonna use it to get cake.  Say cake, Flurry!"

"Ake!"

"Good girl!"

Flurry heart was confused as to what big pink pony and bigger furless thing were doing with her, but mama liked them so they must be fine!  They were putting something snug like a hug around her torso and attaching a long string to it.

"Are you sure this will work, Nicky?"

"It's called a plan, not an improv.  Let's get going.  It's go time.  Our mission, should we choose to accept it, is to infiltrate the pastry storage of Dr. Sunbottom and steal the biggest cake in her supply.  Ready, team?"

"You bet, Nicky!"  "I Weddy!"

And so, the three set off.  Clambering up into the vents, they crawled through the air ducts towards their prize, the precious cake room.  Pinkie's mouth began to water as they drew closer.  "So how do you plan to sneak a cake out, Nicky?  Celestia keeps security pretty tight on her cakes."

Nick pet Flurry's mane and nudged her forward to keep up, keeping the little princess in front of him but behind Pinkie.  "Simple.  This time, we won't.  Her entire security force plans for someone taking the cakes and running.  And I fail time and time again because I can't outrun her.  But if we eat the cakes before she can even get in the room..."

"She can't stop us!  Nicky, you're a genius!"  Pinkie whispered back.  "So, what's the attack plan?"

"We rappel you down and swing you around to get cake.  And Flurry is our emergency plan."  The three reached the vent leading into the cake room, and Nick pried the vent open.  "Hopefully we won't need to use her.  Ready to deploy, Pinkie?"

"Yes sir!"  Pinkie all but dove into the room, Nick pulling the rope to help keep her steady, and swung her around to grab cakes.  She grabbed a few and Nick pulled her up to drop some off before going back for round two.  With enough to go around, Nick pulled some plates and utensils from his backpack, and they ate happily in the vents.





Cadence sipped her tea calmly.  "Well, Celestia, that was a very productive meeting.  I hope the new mountain pass will help the trains run faster, but it's still a work in progress.  Still, it should improve trade.  Now, wanna go fawn over little Flurry?"

"Absolutely!"  Celestia got up happily to go see her grandniece.  The little bundle of energy never failed to make her smile.  Celestia approached the door and walked in first.  "Hello Flurry, auntie Cel- FLURRY?!"  To her horror, the crib was empty, there was no trace of the human and pony sitters, and the vent over her crib was left open.  It almost seemed like an attack!

That was, at least, until Flurry was slowly lowered in full espionage gear down into view, holding a cupcake.  Celestia knew what was going on immediately, but Cadence... Cadence seemed like she was hyperventilating.  "Oh... oh my Celestia... Flurry... you... you're...

SO ADORABLE!"

"Mama!  Fwurry sooper spi naow!"

Celestia and Cadence squee'd at how cute their little master thief was.  They enveloped her in a wing hug, more than happy to let her finish her sugary snack.  But Celestia's horn lit, and she tried to grab at the figures in the vents to prevent their escape. 
Sadly, she was too busy gushing over the little alicorn, and Nick and Pinkie were long gone from the room.

"Guards!  Search the premises.  I want those two found and thrown in the moat again!"

The guards saluted, and were off on their hunt.  Nearly every corner of the castle was scoured as they checked all of the human's regular hiding spots, but nothing. And that's because he wasn't hiding at all.

"I can't believe they still haven't checked here,"  Nick noted as he dug into another slice and passed another slice to his cohort.  He and Pinkie had been cutting tiny slivers off of every cake to sample them, and were up to cake number 35.  "Then again, not even Luna dares to come in here, so I shouldn't be so surprised.  We can escape later tonight when everything has calmed down."

"Mission accomplished, then?"  Pinkie inquired.

"For you, yes.  But I have one last thing to do."  He pulled a jar of mayonnaise out of his backpack, targeting an untouched cake.  "Swap my icing with wasabi, will you Celly?  Well, let's see how you like it!"