The Lost Land

Lost Land

Three cupcakes

One month as pass and Celestia insisted even more that her daughter stayed inside the castle. Lightning spend her days inside the castle library learning many new spells as she could, occasionally she spends her days with her mother or aunt. One day as Lightning was walking towards the kitchen she notices a baker pony.

"What are you doing?" ask Lightning as she stop the baker

"I’m getting things ready for tonight" said the earth pony as he carried a bag of flower and didn’t notice he was talking to Celestia’s daughter "I’m making the deserts, for tonight" as he put down a big bag of flower and turn around to look who this pony was "Alicorn?!" said the baker in shock in see an alicorn "But there only, Princess Celestia and Luna! How?"

"I’m princess Celestia’s daughter" answered Lightning "My mother, doesn’t want me to go outside much"

"I didn’t know that, Celestia had a daughter?!" said the baker in a surprise tone

"Lightning? Where are you" as Lightning and the baker heard Celestia voice

"I’m in the kitchen, Mom!" shouted Lightning while she watches the baker’s shock face

"What are you doing here?" ask Celestia as she entered the kitchen "Hello, Mr. Bake"

"Hello, Princess" said Bake as he bowed to the princess "I was just talking to your daughter"

"I can see that" said Celestia as she walks beside her daughter and gave her a hug with her wing "Lightning, your aunt needs your help"

"Okay!" said Lightning as she ran out of the kitchen

Celestia waited for her daughter to be far enough so she wouldn’t hear them.

"You must never! Tell a pony about her" said Celestia as paid her attention to the baker "She will be in great danger if anypony knew about her existence"

"Yes! Your highness" said the baker as he was being stared by Celestia gaze

"You may speak to her, but nothing else" said Celestia while she started to leave the kitchen

Later that night when Celestia was putting Lightning to bed, Lightning was wondering why she couldn’t go outside.

"Mom, why can’t I go outside?" ask Lightning as she sat up in her bed

"I want you to be safe" said Celestia while she sat on Lightning’s bed "And it’s not safe out there"

"But, the baker didn’t even knew who I was" said Lightning "Nopony does"

"How about this" said Celestia as she saw that her daughter doesn’t want to live in the castle forever "On your sixteen birthdays, I’ll tell the entire kingdom about you"

"Okay" said Lightning as she smile at her mother "I can’t wait!"

"Now it’s time for bed" said Celestia while she used her magic to pull up the covers on her "You could, spend the day with the baker"

"Yea!" said Lightning in a joyful tone

The next day, Lightning woke up early in the morning to go and wait for the baker.

"Hello, Mr. Bake" said Lightning as she greet him

"Hello, princess" said Bake as he bowed to the newly discovered princess "What, can I do for you?"

"Nothing, I just want to watch you bake" said Lightning while she sat down on a chair

"Alright, princess" said Mr. Bake

Mr. Bake continued with his usual retinue he made, a vanilla cake, cupcakes, chocolate cookies and much more. Along with the young princess watching him with fascination and admiration.

"Do, you want a cookie?" ask Mr. Bake as he used his magic to bring a tray of fresh cookies

"Yes, please!" said Lightning as she toke five cookies "There good!" said Lightning as she eat two cookies at once.

"I’m glad you like it!" said Mr. Bake as he put the tray back onto the counter

"Can, I make some too?!" ask Lightning as she stood up from her chair

"Of course, princess" said Mr. Bake while he bought a stool closer to the counter "Alright, take that cup and put some flour"

"Okay" said Lightning as she toke the cup with her magic and filled the cup with flour

"Oh, you know that you have to remove the extract flour" said Mr. Bake as he was impress by the filly.

"Yea, I knew about it when I was watching you" said Lightning while she put the flour in the bowl "Do, we put the chocolate chips?"

"Not just yet, we have to put the baking soda" said Mr. Bake as he smile at her

For the rest of the afternoon Mr. Bake and Lightning spend the day baking, when her mother came walking in the kitchen.

"Lightning, what are you doing?!" ask Celestia as she was surprise to see her daughter baking

"I’m baking with, Mr. Bake" said Lightning as she proudly smile at the cookies she made with Mr. Bake.

"Lightning, you have your lessons to go to!" said Celestia while she used her magic to pick up Lightning and to bring her to class.

"But, I want to bake more" said Lightning as she was being carried away from the kitchen "Please, can I stay with Mr. Bake?!"

"No" said Celestia while she walk away from the kitchen

Later after her lessons, Lightning return to the kitchen to see Mr. Bake.

"Hello, princess" said Mr. Bake as he watch the princess walk in the kitchen "Did, you come here to bake?"

"Yup, can we make cupcakes?!" ask Lightning as she went to her stool

"Of course, princess" said Mr. Bake "What, flavor?"

"Chocolate! And you can call me, Lightning" said Lightning as she smile at Mr. Bake

Once more Lightning and Mr. Bake spend most of the night baking and talking

"Now, let’s see how they taste" said Mr. Bake while he toke one from the cupcakes

Lightning watch Mr. Bake take a bit in her cupcakes and waited from his feedback

"Well?!" ask Lightning

"This, is wonderful!" said Mr. Bake as he smile at her

"You’re, not saying that because my mother is the ruler of Equestria?!" ask Lightning

"What, I just said is the truth" said Mr. Bake as she toke another bite of the cupcake

"That’s great to hear!" said Lightning while she toke a cupcake as well and ate it

"Maybe, tomorrow you can make it by yourself" suggested Mr. Bake

"Really, you think I’m ready?" ask Lightning "I’ve, only been baking since yesterday"

"I believe you’re ready, maybe this is your very special talent!" said Mr. Bake

"I don’t know" said Lightning "I have my lessons, tomorrow"

"Tomorrow mornings meets me here, and we can start baking" said Mr. Bake

"Sounds, great!" said Lightning as she got down her stool and walk out of the kitchen "Bye, Mr. Bake"

"Bye, Lightning" said Mr, Bake as he wave at the princess "See, you tomorrow!"

The next morning Lightning woke up easily and rush to the kitchen to see Mr. Bake.

"Hey, Mr. Bake!" said Lightning as she saw that Mr. Bake was waiting for her "Let’s get started!"

"Not we, you are going to bake it" said Mr. Bake as he sat down on a chair "Today, you will bake the cupcakes"

"Really!" said Lightning as she was never prepared to bake alone "Alight"

Lightning spent a good portion in the morning baking her cupcakes, finally she finish her cupcakes at the same time her mother come walking in the kitchen to see her daughter baking once more.

"Mom" said Lightning as she saw her mother walk in the kitchen "Here!" said Lightning as she gave her mother cupcakes with her magic.

"You, made a cupcake" said Celestia as she was surprise that her daughter made cupcakes

"Taste it, please" ask Lightning as she removed some flour off her ear

Celestia look at the cupcake and toke a bit in it.

"Well, do you like it?!" ask Lightning

"This is delicious!" said Celestia as she look at the cupcake in surprise "And you made this, all alone? Mr. Bake didn’t help you?"

"No, your highness" said Mr. Bake as he stood up from his chair and walk towards her "I didn’t led a hoof"

"This is wonderful!" said Celestia

"Really!" said Lightning as she smile with joy

"Look at your flank!" said Mr. Bake as he pointed with his hoof

Lightning turn her head around to look at her flank, she saw three cupcakes on her flank.

"My cutie mark!" shouted Lightning "I got my cutie mark!"

"In baking" said Mr. Bake as he smile at the princess "See, your special talent was indeed in baking"

"Thank you, Mr. Bake" said Lightning while she hug him knowing that she would have never discovered her talent without him.

"Its, my pleasure" said Mr. Bake "You, can come bake with me anytime

Continue reading for A new princess

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