"But I want a cookie, Tia!"
"Now, add the sugar to the mixer, Luna. This will make the cookies sweeter."
I held the sugar in a veil of crystal blue, and poured it in. I was absolutely certain this was going to be the best batch of cookies Equestria has ever seen and tasted. Tia was standing next to me, adding some butter and instructing me on how to make the yummy treats. We had already added all the ingredients needed for this step, and that only left the flour. I held it in my magic, putting the top of the bag to the lip of the mixing bowl.
"Add the flour very slowly, or..."
I added the whole thing in, and I was guessing the speed was the exact opposite of slow. It went back up to my face, and now my face was coated with flour. I looked at Tia with an embarrassed smile, and Tia smiled back and got a cloth to clean my face.
"At least the flour's in now! I did it Tia!"
Tia laughed and slowly mixed the contents together. I added some chocolate chips to the mix, and I watched them sink into the batter. Soon, they were in the batter, but that didn't stop me from adding more. I then realized I had used the whole bag of chocolate. Tia was looking at the empty bag held in my magic, but Tia was still smiling. I guess nothing makes Tia frown.
"Tia, when will the cookies be done baking? It's taking too long! I want to eat them now!"
"Luna, I haven't even put them in the oven." I looked into the box of heat. "But they will have to cook for about seven minutes."
"That's too long! What am I supposed to do?!" I thought for a second. "Can we play hide-and-seek?"
After a few games of my favorite game, we heard the oven go off. Even in the grand room, I could smell the savory scent of freshly baked cookies. We walked into the kitchen and Tia took the cookies out of the oven. She looked at me. "Now Luna, wait for the cookies to cool." I guess she's been seeing my latest shenanigans.
As soon as Tia left the room, I got up on the counter and touched a cookie, immediately pulling my hoof away. I guess Tia was right, these cookies are hot! I thought. I carefully looked at them, inhaled a giant amount of air, and then blew on them. They were still hot, so I got a room fan and proceeded to turn it on. After three minutes, the cookies were still hot, so I had to think of another plan to cool them down.
I saw the ceiling fan, and an idea hit me. I put the cookies on the ground, and got up on the counter once again. I eyed my target, which happened to be the fan's cord that made it spin and cool the room. I leaped, and barley caught the chain. Now, I was dangling from the chain, and I didn't know any spells that could help me down.
Why didn't I just pull it down with my magic? I think too fast...
Tia saw me dangling from the fan's chain, and she laughed. I was enveloped in her golden magic, and my hooves hit solid ground. She saw the cookies, and she looked at me again. A cookie was lifted up to me, and it felt warm in my hooves. I proceeded to eat it, and the gooey chocolate chips melted in my hooves.
"Oh my, this is good! Thank you Tia! Can I have another one?"
"I'm glad you like them, but no more cookies until you finish dinner."
I frowned. "Aww, no fair! I want a cookie!"
Tia walked to the stove like she didn't hear me. She put some water in a pot, along with some potatoes. She then went to chop some carrots. She walked out to do some housework, and then I had an idea.
I looked at our cookie jar, where Tia put the cookies. The lid was now in my magic, and I tugged. It stayed closed, and I pulled harder. A few minutes later, I figured my magic wasn't strong enough to get the heavy lid open. Drat.
As I sat in the middle of the kitchen, Tia came back, checking on the food. She looked at the potatoes, and then went to the carrots. She looked at me, and smiled before she left the kitchen again. I looked at the jar again, thinking of how I could possibly open the cookie jar. I settled that using my hooves was the best option, so I got onto the counter. I wrapped my hooves around the lid and pulled. It came up a bit, allowing my to smell the sweet treats for a brief second. It fell back down, and I sighed.
Now, I was at the opposite counter, along with a piece of yarn. If the cowponys I saw on old movies and TV shows could lasso, I could too! I swung the yarn around my head until I was at maximum speed. I threw my string at the cookie jar, almost catching the lid.
When I mean 'almost', I mean nowhere close. The string was as long as my tail, and I measured that I needed to tie three more strings together to reach. That was my only piece of string, so it was back to my room and the drawing board.
I ran into my room and looked at the mini whiteboard I had. A marker was lying nearby, so I took it and started drawing other plans. I had a plan about throw a rock at the jar, but that would be too noisy. I could also ask Tia, but she would make me wait. There was this one plan of me stealing the jar, but it was too heavy for me. I had finally thought of a plan, so I ran to the kitchen.
The cookie jar was right below me. I was now standing on one of the fan blades, with a superhero cape and mask. After rummaging around in Tia's scrap booking room, I had found more strings, so now I was tied to multiple strings, and they were long enough for me to get the lid open and get a cookie. I pulled the chain down, and I felt myself slowly spinning with the fan. Soon, I was spinning so fast, I slipped off and was flying along with the fan's blades. My mane was flying everywhere, and I looked up at the blade I was tied to. I instantly became nervous when the string began to fray. I couldn't do anything right now, just try to get the cookie jar. My hooves stretched out, and I heard my hooves clink with the jar, but then the string gave way, and I landed on the floor with a thud.
Tia poked her head into the kitchen, investigating the noise. When she saw me, she helped me up and proceeded to check on our dinner. She took the potatoes out a started to mash them. She also had some carrots that she put on the side of her plate. She made a plate float towards me, and I took it.
"Once you're done, you can have a cookie."
"Okay, Tia." I pushed my mane back, and got a fork. I poked my carrots, then the mashed potatoes. I didn't feel like eating any of those foods. I wanted a cookie.
I got my whiteboard again and drew out some ideas. I soon found out I was only drawing random lines and scribbles. I looked at the cookie jar once again, and I suddenly had an idea. I ran towards my room, and got a blankie. I levitated my blankie and got the jar, which in the blankie was much lighter, and then lowered it towards me. I had finally gotten the cookie jar down from the counter, so all I had to do was open it.
My hooves were wrapped around the lid and also in my magic, so I pulled with all my might, and it finally opened. I saw the cookies, and I instantly took one out and looked at it. The chocolate chips were still gooey, and it felt a little colder than the last cookie I ate. I looked at my plate of potatoes and carrots, and poked my fork into the carrots. I ate a few bites of carrots and mashed potatoes, then went back to my cookie.
I ate the cookie in four big bites, and it was super yummy and tasty. I pushed my plate up on the counter, and went into the grand room to color in my coloring books. Tia saw me, and I told her that I had eaten supper. She smiled, then walked into the kitchen. Her face changed when she looked in the kitchen, and I had realized I forgot to put the cookie jar away.
"Luna, can you explain why the cookie jar is open?"
I could feel my legs wobbling from all this nervousness. "I... um... aliens came into the kitchen, and after their long trip to Equestria, they were hungry, so I gave them cookies!"
Tia looked at me. "Then why are there cookie crumbs on your face?" She pointed at my face, which was covered in chocolate and crumbs.
I sighed. "I'm sorry, Tia. I stole a cookie from the cookie jar."
Tia walked towards me and sat down. She also brought the cookie jar with her. I sat next to her, and listened.
"Thank you for telling the truth, Luna. But that is no excuse for stealing a cookie when I said it was not OK to have one."
I frowned. "But they were so good, Tia!"
"I understand that you like them, but you shouldn't steal anything. If you wanted me to not eat a cookie, but I ate one, how would you feel?"
"Um, pretty bad?"
Tia looked at me. "That's how I felt when you stole the cookie. To make a long story short, you should never steal anything, not even a cookie."
I looked at the cookie jar, then Tia, "I'm sorry I stole the cookie. to make it up, I'm going to make a cookie for Tia. And I will not stop until Tia has one-thousand cookies!"
She laughed. "No need for that Luna." She took two cookies out of the jar, one of them landing in my hooves. "Make sure to ask me first if you want a cookie, Luna."
"I will, Tia!" I stuffed the cookie in my mouth, and Tia ate her cookie. I got up and put the cookie jar away, and then made a sign above it that said, 'ASK TIA FIRST'. I smiled, and went back to coloring. I drew a cookie, and that picture reminded me to not steal anything: not even a cookie.
As I headed into my room, I put my cookie on a wall and went up to Tia. I still had one question left for my big sister.
"Tia? Can I have a cookie please?"
Author's Note
Sure hope you liked this little story! Feel free to leave your thoughts/suggestions below! (I have NO idea how to cook, so I probably got the food cooking scenes horribly wrong.)
When I saw that picture (the cover art), I knew I had to do this.
If you see any errors (spelling mistakes, two words without a space, missing punctuation, ect.), tell me! I prefer PMs for this.
