“Do you guys think that Pinkie will have more of those cupcakes she had brought over the other day?” Spike asked, he started salivating just thinking of the cupcakes Pinkie had brought over.

“Hopefully, Starlight and I didn't have a chance to try them seeing as you ate them before we could. We’re lucky you remembered the date and time that was on the cupcakes in frosting.” Twilight said.

“Sorry, it’s just that those cupcakes were so good!” Spike exclaimed to the two mares. “After one bite I couldn't stop myself,” Spike said. "I've never had cupcakes that good!"

“From how good you’re saying they are I hope she does have them so we can try them ourselves,” Twilight said.

“She might of run out since we're already running late.” Starlight said walking slightly faster than the other two.

As the trio continued to follow the road to head into town. Starlight was getting more nervous as they got closer and closer. “Hopefully this spell works,” was what she was thinking to herself. After she had found out the date of the party she had found herself growing more and more nervous, heck she had almost snuck out of the castle one night to double check her spellwork. Only the fear of getting caught and having to explain what she had done keeping her in her bed. The only one she talked to who had tried any of the enchanted food was Spike and he wasn't anywhere near enough evidence to prove that it worked as she had hoped. She wanted to know and luckily she would soon find out.

Finally they reached town finding the streets filled with ponies and decorations. Balloons in a variety of colors were tied down around on different buildings. Streamers and banners criss-crossed the roads, hanging from light posts and buildings alike. Deeper in closer to Sugar Cube Corner was big round tables set about outside.

Each table had ponies all surrounding them. As Spike, Starlight, and Twilight walked past nopony looked behind them to see who was walking past. They all were focused on what was on the tables that seemed to be able to handle little more than half a dozen ponies.

“Oh! I found Rarity and the others!” Spike said, both mare looked towards Spike with his arm raised and claw extended out. They followed where it pointed and could see Applejack, Fluttershy, Rainbow, and Rarity all sat around their own table.

Applejack and Rarity's back were facing the trio while Rainbow and Fluttershy where sitting across from Applejack and Rarity. All four of them were too focused with what was on the table to notice their friends approaching.

“Hey girls, sorry we’re late,” Twilight said.

“We would’ve been here earlier but these two took forever to get ready!” Spike exclaimed. Twilight and Starlight simultaneously rolled their eyes.

Both were about to respond but stopped when the four mares all looked towards the three. All of them had remnants of food all over them, frosting, cake crumbs, and baked goods alike. It covered their faces and forelegs.

It was only now that the three could see the table. In the center was a variety of pasties. Like cakes with vanilla frosting, cupcakes with chocolate frosting, a variety of cookies, different types of muffins and it went on, but around the outskirts of the table were only crumbs, splotches of frosting, and wrappers.

Rainbow was the first to speak up, “You guys have to try these! I don't know what Pinkie did but they taste amazing!” She finished by grabbing a chocolate chip cookie and quickly devouring it.

“I have to agree with Rainbow these are simply divine.” Rarity said.

Spike didn't waste anymore time and quickly scrambled over to the table and grabbed a cupcake, where he immediately started to peel the the wrapper off as quickly and carefully as he could. As soon as it was off and dropped to the table Spike shoved the cupcake into his mouth. He let out a small moan as he ate it, like one would do when they are relieved of pain.

“This is just as good as the cupcakes Pinkie brought over the other day.” Spike said as he went to grab more to indulge his appetite.

“We better get some before Spike eats them all up again," Twilight joked. “I want to at least try some this time.”

The two sat down to the table both picked a cupcake. Each took a hold of it with their magic, carefully took off the wrapper, and proceed to take a bite. Both had a diffrent reaction.

Twilights was similar to how most everypony's, her eyes shot wide open as she began to chew. Her tastes buds were dancing around in joy. She quickly swallowed and then proceeded to take more bites, the flavour only seeming to grow with each bite. She couldn't even begin to describe it all except it was everything she liked and then some, but yet she wanted more. When she finished the first cupcake she didn't hesitate to have another.

Starlight was having a different reaction. To put it simply she was underwhelmed. The cupcake did not taste any different to her, let alone better than any other cupcake she had eaten. It wasn't horrible but not what she was suspecting seeing everyone's reaction. “Maybe this spell is faulty.” She thought to herself.

She set down the cupcake and went after a cookie. She then took a bite of the cookie. She chewed slowly and kept waiting for some reaction, but as she swallowed nothing happened. Again it didn't taste better or worse than any other cookie shes had.

“What’s going on?” She thought to herself as she looked at ponies sitting around her at the table, stuffing themselves as if the confections in front of them were the last meal they’d ever get to eat..

“Could it be like the ‘Want-it, Need-it’ spell” She questioned herself. “Where the user isn't affected by the spell but everypony else is.I’m probably going to have to take a closer look at the spell later.”

She did one last look around seeing ponies enjoying the food. “At least it looks like it worked on everypony else.” Smiling, she levitated a brownie to her lips and took a bite, before sitting back and relaxing while everypony else stuffed themselves on the enchanted food.

Elsewhere at the party there were two mares walking around aimlessly to find a table to sit at.

“Mom, hurry up we won't find a table at this rate.” Honey said to her mother.

Sugar just giggled at her daughters antics. “We'll find one soon, don't worry dear,” Sugar Sweet said. She scanned the area seeing many tables around, but all of them were either filled with ponies or some that were open had nopony they knew all that well.

“Hey there, Honey Sweet, Sugar Sweet, you having a fun time?” A new voice asked the two of them.

The two looked to where the voice was coming from and saw the pink earth pony who was hosting the event. She was smiling brightly as she balanced a plate with what looked like a two dozen cookies on her head.

“Yes we are, Ms Pie, this is a great party you've thrown today.” Sugar Sweet was the first to respond. As she glanced around to all the townsfolk around them.

“It would be better if we could actually find a place to sit,” Honey mumbled.

“Oh you need a place to sit, I know where you can go, follow me!” Pinkie said excitedly before rapidly bouncing past the two mares. Both of them having to turn around to see her again hopping along while the plate of cookies stayed on her head. They shared a look before they started to follow the hyperactive pink mare through the crowds.

Honey and Sugar Sweet could not believe their luck as they had been seated with the great Spike. Never in a million years had they ever believed they would have ever had the opportunity, to sit with Spike and to have a opportunity to eat with a princess. They didn't have to do anything either, besides follow Pinkie Pie who introduced the two to the six ponies and Spike.

“Girls, this is Honey and Sugar Sweet.” Pinkie pointed to the two mares who both waved hesitatingly. “They need someplace to sit and they don't know many ponies since they’re new in town.”

Applejack was the first to speak. “Of course they can sit here.” She said as she and the others shifted around on the chairs surrounded the table to make room for the two newcomers.

Pinkie waited for Sugar Sweet and Honey Sweet to take a place at the table before she hurried off to make sure none of the other tables ran out of their quickly diminishing sweet stockpiles.

Honey immediately started to eat, filling the same feeling she had the first time she had eaten one of Sugarcube Corners baked goods.

Sugar just looked around seeing just about everypony and dragon was eating like her daughter. Everypony except the light purple unicorn, who unlike everypony else, seemed to be more focused on relaxing, sitting back and conversing with Princess Twilight.

“So are you the pony that own Sweet Bakes?” Rainbow said through a mouth still half full of baked goods, breaking Sugars observation of the unicorn and alicorn.

Sugar looked towards the pegasus and nodded, “Yes Honey, my son. And I do.”

“If you don't mind me asking why have you decided to open a bakery here in Ponyville, why not open one in the Crystal Empire?” Rarity asked, as she dabbed at the crumbs around mouth with a napkin.

“Because I wanted a new start. There were too many bad memories back there.” Sugar said. Honey actually heard her mother and stopped eating for long enough to wrap a hoof around her mother’s withers, Sugar returning the gesture with a soft smile. “ Ponyville looked to be a nice, quiet place for a fresh start, and so far business has been great.”

“That's great that business has been good for you here.” Rarity spoke as her magic started on unwrapping another cupcake. “If you are ever looking to expand your business just come and see me.” Rarity said.

Sugar looked to the table which, despite the apparently ravenous appetites of the mares sitting next her, still had a decent amount of sugary food on it. Everything there was expertly decorated, the added presentation making the whole pile look even more appetizing, but her own work around pastries each day made the effect less appealing. Ignoring the cakes and muffins for now she instead decided to try something simple. She picked up a chocolate brownie, the soft, moist fudge kept from falling apart by the crisp top layer. Twisting and turning the confection to inspect it for any obvious flaws, Sugar couldn’t find anything, so she decided to move on to a taste test and then proceeded to take a bite.

It felt like a jolt went through her body as the indescribable taste hit her tongue. She had so many brownies in her career as a baker, but none of those previous offerings could hold a candle to the what could possibly be the single greatest confection she had ever tasted. A single tear rolled down her cheek before she joined her daughter and everypony else at the table in devouring the rest of the sugary mountain that still dominated the center of the table.

“Uuuuuh, I think I ate too much food!” Spike moaned as he and Twilight along with Starlight were trudging home after the countless hours of stuffing themselves to the point of bursting. Both the alicorn and dragon cradling their swollen stomachs which grumbled and gurgled with each step..

“I know! I ate too much,” Twilight groaned in pain. “Pinkie really outdid herself, I hope she continues.” She added.

“You already want more?” Starlight asked as one she quirked one of her eyebrows at the moaning pair. “You’ve been eating for most of the day.”

“I don't think I could eat the same amount again, Starlight, maybe just one cupcake or two.” Twilight said.

They continued down the road illuminated by the light of the moon. A small breeze of night air came caused a shiver to go up there spine.

Starlight slowed down slightly to inspect Twilight and Spike. Both of their stomachs were bloated from all the pastries they had eaten earlier, much to her internal satisfaction. “I guess the spell worked, judging by these two and the rest of everypony earlier,” she thought to herself, “and y the looks of it it looks like nopony is suspecting anything either.”

Pinkie took one last look in the mirror before she headed down for another, hopefully busy, day of baking. Her grinning face was reflected in the mirror. Seeing nothing that needed to be fixed she started heading towards the stairs down from her attic apartment over Sugarcube Corner. As she proceeded down she hummed a small tune having not a care in the world. At least until she was interrupted by Mr Cake shouting up to her.

“Pinkie! Can you please come help in the front?” Mr Cake said.

Pinkie looked out and was shocked to see the place packed with ponies along with a line out the door. A quick glance out the she could see the line going so far out she couldn't even begin to see the end of it.

“The thank you party, it worked!” Pinkie jumped for joy.

“Good thing too, that party yesterday had really cut into our savings more than I would of liked.” Mr Cake said as he handed a box of a baker's dozen cupcakes to a pegasus stallion who was quickly pushed aside by the next pony in the queue. He looked out and smiled at the line, “Although it looks like we’re going to be making back those savings in no time at all.”

Spurred by the growing clamour of ponies pushing their way into the shop Pinkie rushed behind the counter and into the kitchen, only to almost run snout first into Mrs Cake who was darting between several different ovens, trying to keep up with the rush of ponies outside. Moving over to the order clip, Pinkie grabbed the top wad of receipts and started to move around the kitchen, working around Mrs Cake as the two mares settled into the routine that they hoped would carry them through the first of, hopefully more, busy days.

Author's Note

Thank you to The wind king for editing this chapter