Spike and the Twinkie Pinkie
by Nugget
Parts Edited By: VampireFluttershyTails
The shop-bell rang inside the Sugar Cube Corner.
As its swinging entrance doors were pushed aside by a saddle-bagged purple pony, its little dragon followed in suit. Noses twitching, Spike and Twilight Sparkle were greeted by the store’s wonderfully fresh aroma of pastry goods that sat inside each individually illuminated glass shelf. Glissing themselves in the radiant light, those snacks and treats weren’t afraid to showcase all of their delicious and sugary glory.
Pleasing to look at, plainly staring at the deserts wasn't the primary reason why the odd pair wandered themselves into the store during the afternoon hours. Instead, the real reason was actually quite as simple. Today, Twilight was going to have Spike try a Twinkie Pinkie.
“I don’t get it…” He questioned, “Why are all the ponies in this town obsessed over the new treat?”
Twilight giggled. “You will see.”
“I sure hope so…” Spike sighed. “After all, I haven’t seen Rarity since she came back here to pick up a box full of them… while crying of course.”
Twilight raised an eyebrow. “Wait, how do you know she did that?”
“Um…” Spike hesitated. “Never mind…” he said while brushing off the back of his neck.
As they stepped up to the main lobby’s sales counter, they were met by the warm smile of Mrs. Cake. Welcoming them to the local bakery with her usual upbeat, yet cheery tone of voice, it always seemed to Twilight that her constant hard work never fazes her. To which, she assumed that Mrs. Cake was use to the high demand.
“Welcome to the Sugar Cube Corner, Twilight Sparkle!” she proclaimed, content with the fact that the royal highness is returning to visit her for the thousandth time. “How may I help you today?”
Twilight pondered. “Ah... Yes, I would like to purchase two Twinkie Pinkies for me and Spike, here.” She patted the crown of the purple dragon’s head with her right hoof.
Spike tried to bat it off. “Ouch.. stop it, Twi!... ummm… ouch... yeah, okay,” he grunted. “What she said.” He lifted his arm to rub the top of his bruised noggin.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Cake complied with the order. “Oh.. okay! Will that be all for you today Mrs. Sparkle?”
“Yes, ma'am!” Twilight nodded.
“Alrighty, it will be—”
There was sudden loud gasp that came from the kitchen.
“Twilight!” shouted Pinkie Pie.
The purple pony looked over the shoulder of Mrs. Cake and saw nopony standing near the entrance to the cooking area.
Twilight was curious. “Pinkie?”
“Yeah?” she replied, now standing next to her left shoulder.
“Gah!”
“Ah! to you too,” she cried with a smile.
“What are you doing?!” asked a frustrated Twilight, nearly wanting to question why she decided to scare her.
“Oh… just wondering what you were doing here, of course!” The pink pony then looked towards Twilight’s hoofs. “Hey Spike!”
“Hey Pinkie,” he replied.
Twilight groaned. “I’m trying to buy some Twinkies for me and Spike here, Pinkie,” she replied, snorting out a short breath of air.
“Ooh! Ooh! Let me guess.” Pinkie Pie’s vocals became haste. “Since the last time you and everypony else got the chance to taste the treat, but him… You decided when you got home that it should only be fair that he have one since Spike was the only one left out of our tasting group!” The party pony inhaled a loud breath of air. Exhaling it quite softly, she then added, “Twilight, you are sooo awesome!” before she said in a minor tone, “And fair as well...”
Twilight wasn’t exactly sure on how to respond to her outburst. “Thanks… I guess?” She shook her head. “I mean, yeah... he was away on royal duty when we tried them out… So, it is fair in all. ”
“Um, hm!” Pinkie bobbed her head in agreement.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Cake cleared her throat. “Anyway, Princess... It will be 6 bits.”
“Oh! No problem.” Twilight twisted her head towards her back.
Levitating a flap on her saddlebag open, Twilight floated out the necessary amount of coinage to exchange for the treats. Immediately placing them on the table, Mrs. Cake scooped up the bits while Twilight took the brown bag that had the Twinkies off the counter. Storing the sack in her open pouch, Twilight turned her head back in the direction of Mrs. Cake. She thanked her for the deserts.
“You are very welcome, Twilight!” she responded.
Pinkie Pie bounced up and down in excitement for the transaction. “Feel free to come back anytime you two!”
“We will!” Spike replied. “After all, there isn’t another bakery in Ponyville, right?”
They all laughed.
Exiting the store, Twilight and Spike strolled over to the Ponyville Café Plaza to find a place to sit, eat, and enjoy their time together. Lucky for them, they were able to immediately discover a spot within the shade of an oak tree that hung over a couple of toadstools. While that was the primary benefit of the location, Twilight knew it also provided a fantastic view of the townsponies bustling about their daily routines in the afternoon hours.
“What a wonderful place to relax,” Twilight remarked, sitting down upon one of the mushrooms.
Spike sat down on the other one. He stated, “It will be even more wonderful after I have my food.”
Twilight rolled her eyes. “Oh, Spike… Fine…”
Turning her body towards her side, she lit up her horn in a purple aurora and managed to levitate the same brown paper sack out of her saddlebag. Floating in midair, Twilight’s magic was able to pull a Twinkie Pinkie from within and fly it over towards Spike. It was then placed in his claws.
“Here you go…” said Twilight. “Now don’t eat it too fast.”
“No problem, Twi!” replied Spike, happy to finally see the treat up close.
With it resting in the palms of his claws, Spike felt the softness of the smooth, glazed bread that was raised inside the hot ovens of the sugar shop. Although it was a bit flaky, its vibrant pink color was quite attractive to the wandering eye that happened to catch a glimpse of the pastry. However, what made it truly special was the sweet and creamy interior paste; whose recipe remained a secret. This made Spike’s mouth water up. He really wanted to just devour the entire thing in one bite.
Licking his lips in anticipation, he made the choice to actually take it slow with the consumption of the delectable snack. Tearing off a piece of it, he raised it towards his mouth and threw in the glossy bread. His eyes completely widened. The pure taste of corn syrup and glycerin came to him as a surprising burst of extreme sweetness that danced across his enriched tastebuds. This made Spike mmmm in delight as he began to quickly chow down upon his new favorite snack. Eating every bit of of the sleek baked yeast.
Witnessing the expression of Spike’s delight, Twilight couldn’t resist chuckling. “You like it?” she asked.
Spike nodded and said, “Yes,” after he completely swallowed his first edible piece.
Then as he gandered at what was left of his Twinkie Pinkie, Spike’s previous urge to gobble up the entire snack tempted him once again. Knowing what its edible nature now tasted like, it prompted him to think, Do I really want to eat the rest of this in one bite? Hmmmm…, he thought while scratching his head with the claw that wasn’t holding the torn-up treat.
Eh, whatever, he concluded.
Shrugging his shoulders, he decided to give in to his demand by popping the rest of pastry into his mouth. Chewing the sponge cake to smaller bits, he curled his serpent tongue around the inner walls of his mouth and collected what remained of the loaf’s glistening white filling. Ingesting it, this action was followed by Spike letting out a burp that trialed with a wild exhaustion of emerald flames and sparkling grey smoke. This was his signature of approval for the contentment of the food item that he just ate... in less than three minutes.
Slouching himself back upon his toadstool, Spike exposed his full scaled belly towards the sky. “That… was… delicious,” he stated before exhaling a bundle of hot air.
Twilight then asked with a bit softness in her voice, “Good?” She smiled.
Spike rolled his eyes. “Good?!” he exclaimed, flailing his arms out. “I’m sorry, Twi… But, it was so fantastic…” scratching the back of his head, “That I guess I shouldn’t have gobbled it up so fast.” He then giggled with a slight accompaniment of a small smirk.
Twilight busted out in a loud snicker towards Spike’s comment. The reality of the Twinkie Pinkie’s very manipulative nature in wanting to completely devour it in a single bite, instead of taking it slow with the consumption of the treat, was found to be supported once again by his statement. However, this time, she and Rarity weren’t its victims.
Twilight then said to him, “Well… What did I tell you?” She crossing her fore-hooves together. “You should have taken it slow… Otherwise, if I knowing you well enough, you’ll always quickly regret enjoying something good, right?”
He light-heartedly snorted in discontent towards what she said. Nevertheless, it was the truth. “Right,” he pouted before shrugging his shoulders. “Oh, well… It still was delicious… So there's that.”
“Well are you done?”
“Yeah… I think so,” he replied.
Author's Note
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