Author's Note

Hooray for tickling! Yay! Minkie Pie belongs to Reitanna-Seishin, as does Muffins.

The Bakers Day Off

It was a rather slow day in Sugarcube Corner, and the seven bakers sat together on the floor. Pinkie Pie, Apple Bloom, and Derpy all sat in the middle of the room. Derpy was smiling at her sisters, while Apple Bloom was staring at the ceiling. Eventually, Blinkie Pie, who was sitting on Pinkie Pie's bed, groaned loudly.

"UGH!" She closed her eyes, "I'm so BORED!"

"Me, too," Babs Seed agreed, "Pinkie Pie. Do we have anythin' to do 'round here?"

"I mean, we can't bake," Blinkie huffed, "And I wanna do something!"

"Calm down, Limestone," Inkie Pie sighed, "You are such a drama queen, I swear."

"Am not!" Blinkie denied, crossing her arms.

"Girls!" Apple Bloom shouted, "No fightin'! Now, Pinkie, can you think of anything we can do?"

Babs suddenly gasped, "I know! We can play Truth or Dare!"

Pinkie squealed in excitement, "OOOH! I love that game!!"

The other bakers smiled. Suddenly, Minkie Pie's voice sounded from the bottom bunk, "What is Truth or Dare?"

"A really fun game!" Derpy replied.

"Fun fun fun!" Pinkie squealed.

"You either answer a question truthfully or do a dare. It's really simple, actually," Babs explained.

Minkie Pie nodded in understanding.

"Well let's get started!" Pinkie said.

The seven bakers all formed a circle on the floor, and Pinkie asked, "Who wants to go first?"

"I do!" Blinkie yelled. She looked around the circle, then said, "Okay. Apple Bloom. Truth or dare?"

"Hmmm...Truth," Apple Bloom chose.

"Okay. Have you ever...eaten a bug before?"

"Eww! Noho way!" Apple Bloom giggled in disgust, "Okay. Mah turn. Miss Pinkie, truth or--"

"DARE!!" Pinkie interrupted with a squeal. The bakers all laughed at this outburst.

"Ohohokay," Apple Bloom chuckled, "I dare you....To hold your breath for as long as you can!"

Pinkie Pie took the challenge and inhaled, puffing her cheeks up with oxygen. She held her breath for quite a long time, and it was very impressive. However, the color in her face took a drastic change from bright pink to light blue. This caused her to release the oxygen she was holding in and she was thrust back into a wall. She giggled wildly, "Boy! I can hold my breath for a loooooong time!"

"Really long!" Derpy agreed, a wide smile complimenting her features.

"Okie dokie lokie! My turn! Inkie, truth or dare?"

"I can't pass up a dare," Inkie smirked.

"Okay! I dare you to pretend to be Blinkie Pie!" Pinkie said.

"Oho boy. This'll be fun," Inkie smirked, looking at Blinkie and standing up.

Blinkie glared a little, but couldn't stop a small smile, "Don't you dare make fun of me!"

"Oh, I'm so bored all the time! Nothing ever goes my way!" Inkie mocked in an impression of her sister, "I'm not pretty, I'm so ugly! Even though I'm absolutely gorgeous!"

Blinkie Pie actually blushed at these words and she looked down at the floor bashfully.

"Awww! You makes Blinkie Pie blushy!" Derpy giggled.

Blinkie Pie cleared her throat, then looked at Inkie, "T-Thank you..."

Inkie shrugged, "It's true, you know. You're gorgeous." She sat back down in her spot, "Okay. Now it's my turn. Minkie Pie, sweetie. Truth or dare?"

"Ummm...T-Truth," Minkie Pie squeaked.

"Okay. Are you...ticklish?" Inkie grinned.

"What is ticklish?" Minkie cocked her head to the side.

Inkie Pie chuckled, "Wehehe'll have to try this out later. Okay. Now you choose someone."

Minkie looked around, then her eyes settled on Derpy, "Derpy. Truth or dare?"

"I wants dare!" Derpy said, fluttering her wings.

"I knew I liked her!" Blinkie Pie smiled.

The bakers giggled at that.

"Okay. I dare you to...ummm...kiss the pony to your left."

Derpy scrunched her nose. She didn't know her right from her left, "Ummm...U-Ummm..."

"That way, Derpy," Apple Bloom assisted, pointing to Derpy's left. Next to the pegasus was Pinkie.

Pinkie blushed and giggled, "Ohon the cheek, Derpy!"

Derpy smiled and nodded. She closed her crossed yellow eyes and placed a kiss on Pinkie's cheek.

The other ponies cheered, stomping their hooves in approval.

"Babs Seed!" Derpy called to the newest addition to the baking team.

Babs looked determined and excited, "Dare, of course."

Inkie chuckled, "Naturally."

Babs giggled, then looked back at Derpy, waiting for her dare.

"Okie dokie lokie! I dare you to tells a joke!"

"Ohokay, easy enough," Babs nodded, "Ummm...Oh! My friend, Chain Link, back in Manehattan told me this one. A stallion and his wife are at a restaurant, and the husband keeps starin' at an old drunken mare swiggin' her gin at a nearby table.
His wife asks, "Do you know her?"

"Yes," sighs the husband. "She's my ex-wife. She took to drinkin' right after we divorced seven years ago, and I hear she ain't been sober since."

"My Celestia!" says the wife. "Who would think a pony could go on celebratin' that long?""

The circle erupted in laughter. Pinkie Pie threw her head back as she snorted with laughter.

"Thahahahat was so funny!" Apple Bloom giggled, wiping a tear from her eye.

"Wohow!" Inkie chuckled, "That Chain Link is sure a funny stallion."

"I laughed so hard when I first heard that joke, I almost passed out from laughin' so hard!" Babs admitted, "Ohokay. Now it's my turn. Inkie!"

And their game continued on from that point. There was much more laughter and one more joke from Babs. The bakers were having an amazing time together for the whole day and they completely forgot about baking for the time being. The police weren't an issue for them at the moment. They were just a group of sisters hanging out and laughing together.

A couple of hours later, when the bakers were back on the floor and laying around, Inkie looked at Minkie. She grinned and started towards the dark mare. Minkie Pie looked up at her, and her exposed eye widened, "W-What is that look for?"

"Do you want to know what being ticklish means?" Inkie Pie asked, and Blinkie was up on her hooves immediately. The bakers all grinned as they received another way to not be bored.