Late night at Canterlot Castle, and an intruder has infiltrated the building. Well, more along the lines of 'hid in the broom closet and put on a ninja costume', but the epitome of stealth was on the hunt, silent as could be.
*Crash* "Sonofa-" Nick the shadow warrior ducked behind a tapestry as two guards trotted over to investigate the noise resulting from the vase he totally didn't just knock over. It was wobbly beforehand, he swore. Slipping away, he made his way towards his target: the kitchens.
Opening the door, his mood sank instantly. Deployed throughout the room were various high-ranking guards armed with every nonlethal weapon he could think of. It wasn't a pretty sight.
Cursing under his breath at the upped security, Nick quietly surveyed the area. There wasnt much chance of him sneaking through, but maybe if he decided to pull some tricks out of the spy movies he'd seen...
As Nick quickly discovered, the guards were not too smart. Then again, with how many times a major villain attacked, he wasn't too surprised. That, and clearly they needed video games, because Nick was channeling Solid Snake as he slowly shuffled across the kitchen, bit by bit, under the best stealth device imaginable: a cardboard box.
The guards, knowing full well Nick was there, stifled their giggles. Celestia had ordered them to 'guard' the cake stash, but to let whatever asinine plot Nick came up with to work. It was payback time after all, and revenge is so much sweeter when the victim thinks they have the upper hand.
Ditching the box as he reached the storage room with Celestia's cake stash, Nick eagerly pulled the door shut and looked around at all the delicious goodies. He had a different plan this time. Every time he tried to sneak a cake to his room, Celestia caught him. It was as though she knew when he touched the cakes. So this time, he wouldn't be taking them out of the room and eating them later; he would instead eat them here and now! Yanking out a fork and knife from his pocket, he took a mighty leap and dove into the nearest cake display.
And then the illusion promptly faded, forcing Nick to face plant into the wall at high speed. Shaking himself off, Nick had only one thing on his mind.
"That sneaky little princess. I'm gonna get those cakes one day." A quick check of the room revealed that every cake was a magical illusion, each one another reminder that once again he failed to steal even a single morsel of Celestia's cakes. "Greedy pony princess..." he muttered, not even bothering to sneak back out. The guards certainly weren't quiet either, laughing about his 'amazing stealth skills'.
Sulking back to his room, Nick opened the door to find a pleasant surprise! A large double-decker cake was situated on the table, expertly made and decorated in a way Nick couldn't help but marvel at. In icing, on the top, was written: "Happy 50th failed cake raid! -Celestia"
"Oh she is so gonna get it tomorrow. But first..." pulling out the utensils once more, Nick took one final look at the cake before deciding that if Celestia made him a cake, he should eat it like she does. Throwing formalities out the window, he lunged forward and took a massive bite out of the dessert.
And the cake exploded in his face. More specifically, there was never a cake at all, just a large balloon coated in icing. Sitting up and wiping his face clean, Nick laughed hysterically.
"Alright, Celestia! You win this round, but at least I still get my icing! Joke's on you!" Gathering up a huge dollop of icing, he jammed it all in his mouth at once.
As Nick took the first taste of wasabi 'icing' his screams could be heard across the castle.
Ha! Jokes on you Celestia! I actually LIKE wasabi! And I eat peppers that are far hotter on a regular basis! He'll id up the ante and use some ghost peppers in a special "peace offering" cake with flashbang hot sauce icing lol
9209692
You know, I didn't even consider that some folks like hot spicy food. I don't, because I have a very sensitive stomach prone to acid reflux. Spicy foods are NOT fun for me.
9209692
you masochist
9209716
Well I've got a steel stomach lol I love super spicy food. And yes I've even tried flashban hot sauce along with a few others that require a safety waver be signed. So the super spicy cake is a prank I've pulled since I was able to eat a slice of the cake to a lay suspicion since I could withstand the spiciness.
9209769
Only if loving spicy food can be considered masochism lol
9209841
it is.
SCIENCE declared it so
THE CAKE WAS A LIE!
Eat some wasabi, that'll clear your sinuses
2 things.
1: When is revenge via poison joke going to happen to anon.
2: Why not the "Prank them into thinking they were about to be pranked, but the prank was a lie the whole time" prank.
9209716
the first word has a typo and husterically is spelt wrong
9210174
Answer one:Soon. Answer two: That one is planned for a later date, but I'm trying to make it perfect.
Now THAT is a clever pony! I have to admit, I did not expect the icing itself to be a trap. A trap within a trap within a trap!
Hopefully Nick will be able to steal some of Celestia's cake later!
9214322
Yo dawg I heard you like traps
Easy peazy lemon squeazy Tia.
9209974
Absolutely, just like CS gas does. You can trust me on that.
Ah, now we're getting some more intricate pranks.
9209839
You evil bastard... that is FUCKING GENIUS! simply brilliant, my GGood sir
Ugh, I once ate a spoon of wasabi and my lord I could not taste anything for a week! That was mean Celestia!
Oooo 😱 that had to be unpleasant.
9209841
I mean, the higher levels cause literal pain, and enjoying that is literally the definition of masochism, so...
Also, since this was a homemade cake via divinity-tier mage, and was meant to be not-eaten on the spot, there's a good chance that was real wasabi instead of the dyed horseradish that's usually sold under the name (wasabi is infamous for its short shelf-life and the lack of means to extend it. Earth Pony magic is best magic, because of things like this)
For the occasion, i give you this.
Epic Pranks indeed ♤