"This is so ... fascinating!" Luna said as she watched Pinkie Pie pouring batter into a pan.
"It’s super fun to make them!" Pinkie replied with delight!
"I'm really happy you came to visit Princess Luna!"
"It's Princess Banana actually," she corrected.
"Oh, ok! I love your new look by the way!" Pinkie complemented. Luna giggled with delight.
Once all the batter was in the pan, Pinkie placed it into the oven to bake. A while later, the timer rang, signaling that the cupcakes inside were ready.
Grabbing a small towel with her mouth, she opened the oven and pulled out the hot pan with the pastry treats on it. The aroma entered Luna's nose, causing her mouth to water. After letting them cool, Pinkie approached the cupboards and got out some icings and sprinkles.
"This is my favorite part!" she said jumping with joy. "Do you wanna help?"
Luna nodded as the two bounced with delight.
They grabbed their decorating tools and began to work.
••• ~10 minutes later~
The kitchen was a mess. Icing covered the walls, sprinkles were scattered all over the floors. All the cupcakes were devoured, and the two mares were on the floor with their satisfied stomachs.
"That tasted... amazing!" Luna said.
"Told ya!" Pinkie Replied. She got up to lend her friend a hoof.
•••
"Come on, we need to hurry!" Celeste called out to Twilight as they both flew high up in the air.
"I'm flying as fast as I can! Why can't I be as as fast as Rainbow Dash sometimes?" Twilight said desperately trying to keep up.
"We have to hurry and find Luna! She could be in big trouble!"
"If she's with Pinkie Pie, then she's probably in good hooves," Twilight replied, although not even herself could believe her own words. Judging how Pinkie Pie can be at times, along with Princess Luna's condition, there's probably a good chance that they're probably in major trouble.
The two ailerons arrived in Ponyville and landed in front of Sugarcube Corner. Both of them barged in through the front doors and made their way to the kitchen. Upon arrival, their jaws dropped and their eyes went wide with their ears drawn back as they saw the enormous mess in the room.
Princess Luna and Pinkie Pie were busy eating more cupcakes that they didn't notice the two mares that had arrived. They were both covered in frosting and sprinkles. When they saw them, they stopped with half of their cupcakes in their mouths.
It felt like an eternity for every pony in the room. Finally, Twilight broke the silence.
"Uuuuhhh..... how's it going Pinkie Pie... and um... Princess Banana?" Twilight asked in a very awkward tone.
"Oh, hi Twilight, hi Princess Celestia! Did you come to have some cupcakes?" Pinkie asked.
Celestia regained her composure to address the two ponies. "Thank you Pinkie Pie, but I'm afraid we cannot stay. In fact, we were just about to leave, right Luna?"
"But I just... got here," Luna complained.
"Well now it's time to go. Don't make me drag you all the way back home by your ear."
Luna groaned with her head drooping near the floor as she followed the princess out the door. Twilight and Pinkie Pie watched as they felt a little sorry for her. All she wanted was to have a little fun.
As they exited the bakery and out into the street, an idea came to Luna's mind. With a sinister smile, she slowly crept up behind her sister and tapped her in the side.
"Tag, you're it!" she said excitedly as she darted off in the opposite direction, tripping once, but still kept on going.
"Come on Luna! I am not in the mood to play this game!" Celestia called out, but it was already too late. She was already long gone.
"Oh for goodness sakes!" Twilight uttered as she slapped her hoof on her forehead in disbelief.
"Ooo, I love this game! It's my favorite, oh hey Twilight, can I play?" Pinkie asked.
"Pinkie, now is not the time to-" Twilight immediately cut herself off when an idea occurred to her.
"I mean, yeah, we can play. Here, why don't you be it?"
"Aw, Why do I have to be it?"
"Do you want to play or not?"
Pinkie vigorously nodded. Twilight then approached her ear to whisper certain things she didn't want anyone else to hear. When she was done, she then approached the princess. "Princess, I need you to tag Pinkie."
"Twilight, now is not the time to-"
"Can you PLEASE just do it? Trust me," Twilight said, cutting Celestia off. She rolled her eyes as she tapped Pinkie Pie on the shoulder.
"All right Pinkie, now go find and tag Princess Luna," Twilight ordered.
"Sure thing!" Pinkie said as she bounced off after the princess.
Celestia though, stood there impatiently waiting to get an explanation of what was happening.
"Twilight, would you mind telling me what is going on here?" Celestia demanded.
"Trust me princess. If I know Pinkie, which I do, she'll find her easily. Besides, I have a plan."
•••
Luna galloped through the streets of Ponyville; passing by ponies with confused and dumbstruck looks on their faces as they saw her pass by them, stumbling on occasion.
She quickly hid behind the corner of a building desperately gasping for breath.
"Loosing... health units... must... rest," she said to herself as she fell to the ground. Then she heard some pony call out her name, which made her shoot her head up with terror
"Oh Luna, come out come out where ever you are. I'm gunna tag you!" Pinkie Pie called out from a distance.
Luna peeked around the corner. She uttered a sigh of relief when she saw that the pink mare wasn't there, but when she turned back around, she found that she was two inches in front of her.
"Hi!" Pinkie greeted.
Luna jumped in surprise and bolted in the opposite direction, with Pinkie bouncing after her. She galloped trying to get some distance between her. She immediately got tired and remembered to use her wings. She frantically flapped them, although she was only able to get at least a foot off the ground.
She leaped inside a bush to hide. She peeked to see if Pinkie was following her, but noticed that she was standing right next to her.
"Hi again!" she said.
Once again, Luna jumped out and flew rapidly away from her.
She hid behind a tree, and Pinkie was their as well.
As much as she tried to hide from her, Luna still continued being jumped by Pinkie's sudden appearance. Out of all the places to hide, Luna noticed a forest ahead. She darted over to find a place to hide.
Upon entering, she slowed down as she walked down the path in the woods. She often turned her head whenever she heard the slightest noise there. Somehow, she felt as if she were being watched. Slowly she moved along the path, feeling the presence of some pony standing right behind her. Then, she felt a tap on her shoulder, causing her to jump.
"Tag, you're it!" Pinkie said giddily. When Luna realized it was only Pinkie, she was able to calm her nerves. Then, with a face of determination, she chased after Pinkie through the woods.
Down the trail they went like innocent little school fillies without a care in the world, but something caught Luna's attention, a rustling motion in a nearby bush.
•••
"Do you see her?" Celestia asked as she looked down at the forest below her from high up in the air. Twilight flew next to her.
"Not yet, but if we're lucky, she should be close to our destination point."
"I sure hope your friend will be successful."
"Trust me, she will, and I already informed Zecora of the plan."
"Excellent. Hopefully we'll be able to fix this without any more interruptions." Celestia said as she continued analyzing the ground below until she found something. Her eyes went wide with horror as she shot down below.
•••
Luna slowly approached the bush. Suddenly, a chicken head shot up out of it facing away from her. She slowly approached it so she could pet it, but before she could, it turned its head and aimed its fiery eyes at her.
Luna tried to step back, but found that she could not move her hind legs, nor feel them. She tried desperately to escape, but it was all to no avail as she saw the cockatrice emerge its serpent body from the bush.
Pinkie Pie noticed Luna wasn't following her, so she went to see what was keeping her from following, but realized why later on as she ducked behind a tree.
Luna's entire hind legs and flank were already turned into stone. She clenched her eyes shut so she could stop staring at the horrible creature.
Suddenly, she felt a different feeling. She found that she could feel her legs, as well as move them. When she opened her eyes, she saw her sister standing where the dreaded cockatrice was as it fled deeper into the woods.
She quickly jumped into her sister's embrace as she hugged her vigorously.
"Oh thank you... you saved me,"
"I'm just glad I was able to," Celestia replied as they stood there for a while. Pinkie Pie emerged from the other side of the tree. Celestia nodded at her as she smiled and quickly trotted off.
Celestia looked back down at her with a warm smile.
"Do you want to play tag?" she asked, to which her sister nodded.
"Well in that case, tag you're it!" Celestia said, tapping Luna as she ran off, with Luna hot on her trail.
They ran through the forest, quickly approaching Zecora's hut.
Celestia burst open the door as she galloped inside, but when Luna entered the hut, gallons of warm water splashed down upon her, courtesy of Pinkie Pie and Zecora who were positioned high up near the ceiling. Her coat immediately turned back to its original blue color in the blink of an eye.
As she gasped for air while coughing up all the water from her lungs, a bottle of the healing potion was inserted into her mouth. Twilight tilted her neck so that she could drink all the contents of the bottle.
Once every last drop of the potion was consumed, Luna passed out afterwards. Everyone in the hut surrounded her, waiting for her to wake up.
Finally, she was coming to. When she opened her eyes, she took in her surroundings. She looked up at the ponies starring down at her with a confused look.
"Um... what is going on here?" she asked.
"Luna, are you alright?" Celestia nervously asked.
"Yes, why?" she responded as she tried to get to her hooves, only to get instantly tackled by every pony there.
"Can some pony please tell me what happened?!" she urged.
"Trust me, it's a long story you'll never believe," Twilight said.
•••
"And that's how it all happened," Twilight explained to her as all three princesses trotted through the hall of the palace in Canterlot.
"Well you're right, I cannot believe what you just explained to me." Luna responded as she lowered her head with her cheeks blushing from embarrassment. Celestia noticed this and wrapped her wing around her.
"Don't be so glum dear sister. It's all over now. Hopefully the news of all this hasn't spread to our subjects too much," Celestia said as they reach the throne room.
When they opened the doors, flashing bright lights blinded them, as ponies from the press ambushed them, asking waves of questions at them.
Luna turned to her sister with a face of irritation.
"Oh yeah, our loyal subjects are COMPLETELY clueless!!!" she said angrily at her as her cheeks burned red with embarrassment and shame.
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