Cupcakes Reborn

The sun shined brightly in the beautiful blue sky during a warm summer afternoon. Ponyville was bustling with life, as pegasi, earth ponies and unicorns alike went about their daily lives within the humble town. Young fillies and colts ran through the streets, their laughter the most audible over the crowd. Merchants yelled above conversations, trying to make their sales pitches known among passersby. Artists and musicians shared the alleyways, playing their instruments and showing off their artistic talent for the sake of making just a few bits that day. Just another day in the streets of Ponyville.

Among the many ponies that walked the streets was the ever lively Pinkie Pie that everypony ever so fondly knew. She wore a basket upon her head like a hat, its contents consisting of what she had purchased that day. She bounded and hopped along her way through the crowd, humming happily to herself as she went, only ever stopping to greet anypony that took notice. It took only a few minutes for her to reach her favorite bakery, where she stopped to take notice of a note that was nailed to the door. She furrowed her brow as she leaned forth to read it.

"Pinkie Pie,

My husband and I received a really big order to fill that called for us to depart to Manehatten. We apologize for leaving at such short notice, we would have told you last night, but we didn't want to bother you when you were preparing your secret recipe. We hope it won't be too much of a bother for you to hold down the fort until Sunday.

Love,

~Mrs. Cake~"

Pinkie Pie finished reading with a shrug, before throwing the basket upon her head into the air as she thrust her head upward. As it came down, she skillfully caught it by the handle in her mouth as she proceeded to open the door with her hoof. She inhaled deeply as she entered, taking in the delightful smell of delectable confectionaries that filled the room. Pinkie Pie's mouth watered mildly as she imagined tasting one of them.  She and Mrs. Cake had made an agreement, where she could enjoy all of the cake and pastries she wanted, as long as she replaced them by day's end.

She restrained herself today, however. Time was short, and she had a lot of work to do. She hurried into the kitchen, stopping to place the basket upon a nearby counter. She prepared the oven by preheating it before locating a medium sized bowl and a whisk from various cupboards. She proceeded to rummage through various places in the kitchen to gather all of the necessary ingredients, being mindful to not forget the vanilla and that ever important pinch of salt.

She approached her basket and reached within, gathering the contents and bringing them over to the counter, along with the other ingredients. Among the items she had removed from the basket were the strongest hallucinogens a pony could buy, along with some "Sleepy Time Power" powder. Both of which were purchased from none other than the enigmatic Zecora, whom hesitantly allowed Pinkie Pie to take what she needed, since the pink pony refused to disclose the intents and purposes of her business.

She examined the information written upon the back of the containers briefly before pushing them together with the other ingredients. She stood back, her gaze sweeping past all that was before her as she rubbed her hooves together with a gleeful grin stretched across her face. She prepared a cupcake pan, then placed it upon the oven, next to her trusty plaid pattern oven mitts. She turned to the ingredients once more, and got right to work.

"All you gotta do...is take a cup of flour..." She began to hum and sing to herself as she cracked the first egg open upon the side of the bowl.