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// You can't say that on a Y7 show! 
// Story: Prank War! 
// by Ashfur 
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"Yaay!"

"Oh, no.  No no no no no."  Nick worriedly stared at the figure seated across from him, hoping against hope that he hadn't just heard what he thought he had heard.  "Please.  Please, tell me you did not just say that."

Flurry Heart took a few gulps from her sippy cup, blinked sweetly, and stared across the tea party table at Nick, who was sitting next to a plush bunny toy.  "Unca Nik!  Yaay!"

"Cadence is gonna appuling kill me. At least it can't get any worse."

"Unca Nik!  appulsing Unca Nik!"

Nick buried his head in his hands and groaned.





"Flurry Heart!"  Cadence picked up the filly in her forehooves and twirled her around before snuggling her close and nuzzling her.  "I missed you!  Were you well behaved for Nicholas while Shiny and I were on our date?"

Flurry smiled, but didn't make any noise as Equestria's resident human inserted himself into the conversation, sweating nervously.  "N-no, she was an angel!  No problems whatsoever.  I think I had a harder time convincing Luna not to have toast for breakfast yesterday."

Shining Armor tilted his head to one side, confused at the non sequitur.  "What does that have to do with anything?  Actually, why didn't you want Luna eating toast?"

"I rigged the toaster to incinerate bread instead of toasting it.  Celestia's a better sport about her breakfast being messed with."

"Ah."

Nick stepped back towards the door as the couple continued to shower their foal with affection.  He was hoping to get away before anypony noticed what was going on.  Of course, his hopes dashed against the metaphorical rocks as he backed into a rather irritated princess of the sun.  "Oh, Nick.  Fancy running into you here.  Care to explain this?"  She levitated up a very black, charred slice of toast and waggled it in the air for emphasis.  "My chefs were getting ready to resign in shame before I realized what was going on."

"Oh… that.  Yeah, i… totally got you on that one!  Heh heh…"  Nick rubbed his head sheepishly.  "You'd better throw me in the moat right away so I can learn my lesson.  In fact, I'll go right now!  Bye Candy!  Bye Shiny!  Bye Flurry!"  Nick speedwalked as fast as he dared out of the room, but almost immediately walked face first into a magical barrier projected by Celestia.

"I was not finished," she continued sternly.  "I'd also like to know why all the peanut butter in the kitchen have been opened and emptied."

"Mmph," Flurry mumbled through her sticky lips.

"No clue!  That must have been Luna.  Nope!  No clue at all.  Not a one."

"Oh really?"  The solar diarch glared inquisitively at the human as he desperately tried to piece an excuse together.  "And if I were to cast a cleaning spell on Flurry?  She seems awfully quiet.  Anything you'd like to add, my grand niece?"  A flash from her horn, and Flurry smacked her lips as she opened her mouth again.

"Mama!  Fwurry want moar eggheading peanut buttah!"

Dead silence.  Not a soul moved aside from the collective royal jaws hitting the floor in shock.  Nick was out the door, running at a full sprint.

Cadence just sighed after a moment.  "Ugh, foals at this age are so impressionable.  I'll need to speak with Nick later, but she should drop the habit if we don't encourage her.  Flurry, you can't go saying that, okay sweetie?  There aren't many words worse than that one."

"Okay!  Fwurry no say buck like Unca Nik!  She say GotchaSuckers! now!"

"Okay, change in plans.  Shiny, hold Flurry.  I'm throwing Nick in the moat myself."