//------------------------------// // 46 // Story: You in Equestria: Let's Save a Kingdom // by RatherHomely //------------------------------// This is it. Your brilliant plan is about to come together. It had taken a lot of thought and time, but you're about to finally pull it off! You see, in a moment of brilliance, you realized that Pinkie would never suspect any surprises coming from sugary treats. It would be easy; get one of those fake cakes that you can hide inside, climb in, and, when she came to eat, BLAM! You’d leap out and put the Element around her neck! Of course, first you had to make a cake. Since a regular, run of the mill cake wouldn’t do, you took up residence in Fillydelphia, where you took college classes in baking. It took a couple of years, but you managed to get an associative degree in culinary arts. After working part time at a restaurant for a few months in order to afford the ingredients for the cake, you finally returned to Ponyville. It was just as freaky as you left it, what with Discord being on the loose and all that. You assembled the cake, making sure that there was an area inside for you to crouch till you could pounce. After observing Pinkie Pie’s routine for a few days to get a handle where best to surprise her, you’d maneuvered the cake into place. And finally, you’re ready. Wait! Are those Pinkie Pie’s hoof steps you hear? You remain deathly quiet, nerves tingling like your mom’s window chimes. “I hate cake!” Pinkie Pie shouts. Oh. That’s right. You forgot that discorded Pinkie hates treats, along with everything else. It's only a few minutes before you find yourself in the trash outside of Sugar Cube Corner. You’ve always wondered what it was like to be wasted. Well, that was time poorly spent. And now you have to pay back your student loans. Perhaps it’s best if you move on to the next pony before you fall into more debt. > Your back-up plan involves getting a degree in engineering. Perhaps you should just go back to the list instead.