9) The Bake Off (aka Canterlot Part 3) [Finale]

Today was the day. The day of the bake off.

The main judge spoke up. "Today, six great bakers will compete in a three round bake off to see who is the best baker in equestria. The contestants are: Spicy Hazel from Canterlot, Bella Pepper from The Crystal Empire, Sweet Dreams from Canterlot, Water Boarder from Apploosa, Gem Cake from Manehatten, and Sugar Belle from The Former Equallist Village. All contestants are required to bake different dishes with the ingredients they are given. For the first round, six enter, but only four move on. Get ready bakers."

"C'mon Sugar Belle!" Party cheered.

"You can do it!" Night added.

"GO!" The main judge yelled.

They had an hour, all the bakers scrambled into their ingredients and started to mix. Spicy Hazel was having trouble keeping the batter in one place. This made Night more excited, because it would mean that Sugar has more of a chance to move on. Sugar put the batter into the tray and stuck it into the oven. She then proceeded to clean up her area. She grabbed an oven mitt and took the tray of hot muffins out.

"TIME!" The main judge said again.

All contestants stopped what the did. The judges received the first batch, which was Hazel's cupcakes.

"Six."
"Eight."
"Four."

Eighteen points for Hazel. Next was Bella's biscuits.

"Seven."
"Seven."
"Five."

Nineteen points for Bella. Sweet's Banana bread was next.

"Four."
"Five."
"Four."

A small eleven points for Sweet. Water's Blueberry bread was next.

"Six."
"Six."
"Eight."

A whopping twenty points for Water. Gem showed off her chocolate cupcakes.

"Nine."
"Two."
"Three."

Only fourteen for Gem. Sugar had to beat that to move on. Next was Sugar's cookies.

"Seven."
"Five."
"Six."

Eighteen for Sugar! She moves on to the next round. Gem and Sweet are out.

"Round two, this time, you have limited supplies, and only two of you may move on. One hour on the clock." The main judge said. "GO!"

This time each contestant made sure each ounce was counted for. Every grain of sugar, every teaspoon of butter, every ounce of milk. With a minute left on the clock, Sugar pulled out her tray. It was judging time again.

First up was Hazel and her Cinnamon cookies.

"Seven."
"Five."
"Eight."

Twenty for Hazel. Next up is Bella and her strawberry cake.

"Four."
"Four."
"Three."

The unimpressed judges gave her only eleven points. It was Water's turn.

"Nine."
"Eight."
"Nine."

An outstanding twenty six points. Lastly, Sugar's scones with raspberry filling.

"Eight."
"Eight."
"Six."

A nice twenty two to make Sugar come in second. Bella and Hazel were out.

"Last round. This time, the scores will not be said out loud until the end. Sugar Belle vs. Water Border, and GO!!"

The two worked extremely hard to out-bake the other. Sugar knew exactly what she needed to make. Her specialty would surely win this bake off.

"YOU CAN DO IT, SUGAR BELLE!" Night screamed to her friend.

"YEAH!" Party and Diamond chimed in.

The two contestants finished their baking. Setting the trays on the counters. Time was up. No turning back now.

Water Border went first. He made strawberry muffins. The judges wrote down scores. They seemed to have enjoyed it. Next the judges tried Sugar Belle's blueberry muffins. The judges added the scores up and came up with a result.

Judge number two stood up. "We have decided a winner."

Everyone was standing on edge. It was between these two here on stage. A standoff of silence to hear the judge speak.

"We declare Sugar Belle, the GREATEST BAKER IN EQUESTRIA!"

The crowd roared. Sugar Belle was in tears, she was so surprised that she was able to pull this off. Night ran up on stage and hugged her. After getting her trophy and money prize, the four friends went home.

They boarded the train.

"You did it, Sugar." Night congratulated.

"Well, I guess you can say 'we did it'."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, you see, the reason I did this was to impress you." Sugar blushed.

Diamond and Party were watching this conversation with anticipation.

"I worked on those recipes day and night, and I didn't stop because I thought of you. You never give up easily, or without a fight. So I dedicated all of this to you."

"You mean that?"

"Yeah." Sugar turned her head to look out the window.

"...Sugar?" Night put her hoof on her friend's shoulder.

"Yes?"

Night kissed Sugar on the lips. Never wanting to let go. Party and Diamond were watching, trying not to start squealing from the overall display.

"Thank you." Night said.

"No Night, thank you."

The kissed once more. It felt like time slowed down, and that nothing else in the world existed, as long as they had eachother.

"I love you." Night added. "I've been wanting to tell you that throughout this entire trip."

"I love you too, and it means so much to have you say that. I was too afraid to say it to you."

The trip and bake off were never forgotten by the two new lovers. For this was the one of the greatest moment of their lives.

Author's Note

HAPPY ENDING! :D