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// _Undefined_'s Double Batch (FoME's "Contest! A Most Delightful Ponidox") 
// Story: Never the Final Word (Vol. 2) 
// by FanOfMostEverything 
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Bon Bon was beside herself.

More accurately, she was beside the version of herself from the human world who had crossed through the portal so she could experience an earth pony's innate understanding of freshly grown ingredients.

Making a pie had seemed like an easy enough task. She hadn't accounted for how awkward the human Bon Bon would be using her unfamiliar pony body. Still, she was going to see the creation of this pie through to the end.

"Now you're going to gently toss the berries until they're lightly coated. Take the spoon in your mouth."

"In my mouth? Why can't I use my front leg again?"

"Because you need that to keep the bowl steady."

She saw her own face give her a dubious look.

"It's easy," she assured her. "I do it all the time."

Human Bon Bon made a face. "Won't it taste bad?"

"Well, don't put your tongue on it. Just keep your lips back and pick it up with your teeth."

Hesitantly, human Bon Bon did so.

"Now coat the berries."

With her head at an awkward, nearly ninety-degree sideways angle, she tried to maneuver the spoon around the bowl. The result was a series of jerky straight lines in random directions.

"Okay, stop. I guess this is a movement that doesn't come naturally to your species."

Through the handle, the human said, "I am going to give you such a hard time when you try to walk on two legs."

"Give me the spoon. I'll show you how it's done."

As one Bon Bon let go of the spoon in the bowl and the other reached over to take it, their muzzles nearly touched.

From the other side of the kitchen, Lyra made a single observation.

"Hot."

"Hey..." warned the Lyra that was usually a human.

"I'm just stating the truth," pony Lyra said. "When we come visit you in the human world and you see both Bon Bons standing next to one another, tell me you won't react the same way."

She sighed. "Yeah, you're right."

"Mm-hmm. I know how I think."