Starch walked around Ponyville aimlessly. He didn't have anything to do currently, he didn't have to work today because of the new employees Sweet bakes has received, and do to the noise at the bakery he could hardly focus on anything inside so he left it.

Even though he has lived in ponyville for a while he hasn't gotten to know that many ponies. Only one he’s talked to outside of his family was Rarity and that was just for business.

While he was walking a wonderful aroma caught his attention. He sniffed the air and began to follow it. As the smell got stronger he started to notice a area filled with ponies and tents separate from the shopping district of town. He approached he started to realize what is was he was smelling.

“Welcome to the Chili cook off, Everypony!” Filthy Rich exclaimed out to the crowd. “Sponsored by Barnyard Bargains!” he added.

Starch with nothing to do decided to sit and watch. A choice that will affect his life any others.

When he sat other ponies came sitting down near him.He laughed to himself seeing how many ponies had a pastry from Sweet bakes. He was quickly getting bored as nothing seemed to be going on and ready to leave. Just as he was about get up Filthy rich started to talk again.

“Is every pony ready to sample some of the best chili you've ever have?” Every pony cheered except for Starch.

The chili cook off was almost a waste of Starches life. A whole three hours of his life he will never get back, trying different batches of chili. But it wasn't all a waste.

“This whole thing was dumb” He thought to himself while walking home. When he was there tough he had overheard a conversation.

“Who do you think would win if Sweet Bakes and Sugarcube Corner did this?” he remembers a purple pegasus ask her possibly twin sister.

This did get Lunar thinking, “What if Sugarcube and Sweet Bakes did do something like this,” just of the thought of the money they could make. “Specially if we took this city to city this could make us so much money,” the more he thought the more he loved the idea. “I'll just use the spell and those ponies won't be able to get enough like they do here.” Starch figured.

It was later in the day almost night time. Pinkie was exhausted after the a day of working. Lucky she was able to leave earlier to go say goodbye to Rainbow Dash. She was walking when she noticed Sweet Bakes. She decided to stop by and maybe grab a snack.

As she approached the door it soon opened up magicly, Out came Starlight eating a donut with two boxes floating behind her.

“Hey Starlight didnt think Id see you here?” Pinkie said.

Starlight quickly forced down the night she had in her mouth before speaking. “Twilight asked me to go pick up a order for her here me and her have been having a craving for Sweet bakes after the Picnic,”

“Thats funny i've been craving them too,” pinkie said.

“Well it was nice seeing you, I better get this to Twilight.” Starlight said.

Pinkie said goodbye and headed into the Bakery. Inside she could she it was as busy as Sugarcube has been for the past few months. Ponies all around either in line or was on there way out, and a few sitting at the tables. In the front she could see workers wearing aprons with Sweet bakes logo printed on. Only Sweet she could see was Starch. Pinkie got into line waited patiently.

Soon she was next as she walked up to put in her order Starch came up. “Pinkie you just the Mare I been meaning to talk to,” Starch said.

“Why me? Do you need a party planned!” Pinkie said excitedly

“I’ll explain soon tell me your order and find a spot to sit at and I’ll come and talk to you,” Starch said.

“So what do you think?” Starch asked after pitching his idea of going to a town opening up a shop for each bakery and have a contest that would let ponies vote which one they believe is better.

“Well I think this Bake wars sounds great! But I do have a few questions,” Pinkie said as she

“Ask away,” he said commly

“Why do you want Sugarcubes help? Can't you just have any other Bakery from a town you going to” Pinkie asked.

“I could but I believe it would be faster if I worked with a bakery that is in the local area, so I don't have to go around find another bakery to do this with. Also if its two Bakeries that most of the town hasn't heard of it would lower the chance of favoritism.” Starch said.

Pinkie thought for a minute. “I want to see what the cakes say first, they are the ones who own Sugarcube I'm just there longest working employee who also lives there.”

“I understand, just come and tell me their decision as soon as you could”

“They agreed!!!” Pinkie screamed.

Starch once again was in the Sweet Bakes kitchen multitasking. Once again Pinkies loud interruption caused him to lose focus and to drop everything creating a mess. But unlike the last time Starch wasn't angry

“The cakes agreed!” he said back.

Pinkie nodded her head. “They both said that they were planning to expand soon. That this could be a good way to do it as doing the bake wars could be a great with getting word out of Sugar cube.” she said recalling her conversation with the cakes

“That's great! now we can get to planning this.” Starch said. “I think first thing first is to find a city to start in,” Starch said

“I'm already working on it, I've sent out a few letters to a few friends in a few cities asking them to message me back if they find any buildings for sale.” Pinkie said.

“That's great! When they wright back we could figure out where to start,” he said. “I guess we will have to wait to see what of your friends respond first,”

It has been a few weeks since Pinkie has sent out the letters to friends around Equestria. Within that time she has only received a response from one this being from Coco Pommel.

“So theres is two shops that are for sale in Manhattan,” Mr.Cake asked sitting in Sweet Bakes with his wife and the Sweet family. Listening to Pinkie and Starches progress with Bake wars.

“Yep! When me and Starch went to Manehattan to check out the shops they were both in great condition!”Pinkie said.

“Both are surprisingly cheap for what we need and also with in a block from where we plan to hold the event,” Starch said looking at a few pages of his notebook filled with information about Bake Wars. “If we do get those shops we would only have to get equipment and supplies, along with a staff at there.” Starch finished. Starch set a paper down in front of the cakes and his mother so they could read it. “That is the price Ive estimated for this hole event. Along with the Time I believe we could this all done,” he said.

the owner looked over the paper carefully. “ You sure this is correct?” Ms.Sweet said.

“It should but I could always ask Twilight to double check it.” Starch said.

“You don't have to it looks right to me,” Mr.Cake said.

Starch and Pinkie waited for a response.

“Well I believe we could do this, how about you Ms.Sweet?” Ms.Cake asked.

“I Believe we could do this too.”

Pinkie cheered hearing this, “Were doing Bake Wars!!” Pinkie said.

“Now all we have to do is finish set up and announced this,” Starch said.

Sugarcube was packed like it has been from what Starlight could see. Even though it's been a few hours after Sugarcube has closed it was still packed. This was do both the Cakes and the Sweets saying they had a announcement to make at Sugarcube Corner. Currently they have yet to make the announcement but while. To Everypony's enjoyment there was Plenty of Baked good for them have while waiting. This what the girls along with spike where parting in hole hardly.

Starlight just looked at the pastries from Sugarcube and all she could think of was how great Sweet Bakes sounds, but sadly for Starlight they are closed right now. “After trying Sweet Bakes nothing seems to compare,” She thought. She levitated a eclair. She took a bite and it seemed bland to her like it was missing something that Sweet Bakes has but Sugar Cubes doesn't. After she took a the bite she set the eclair down.

She looked to her friends to have a conversation but all of them were busy stuffing themselves. “You would think they wouldn't be eating so much since they probably eaten both Sugarcube and Sweet bakes multiple times today,” she thought.

“So what do you girls think this announcement is going to be about” Starlight asked.

“Maybe about partnership?” Twilight said. “Pinkie and Starch seem to have been working on something for a while around town,”

Rarity went cleaning off some crumbs left over from the cake puffs she was previously eating, “Pinkie and Starch have came bye asking me about how I was able to open up separate shops and the difficulties with it. So maybe they are partnering up and going to work together,”

“I hope it's another shop, it would be so much easier to start working on the farm if I didn't have to wait in line for Celestia know how long to just to get a few pastries.” Applejack said.

“May I please have your attention everypony!” said a Stallion.

Everypony turned to the direction of the voice to see Starch and Pinkie pie standing on the bakery's counter.

“Thank you all for coming,” Starch said. “You all probably are wondering why we asked you to come here,” Starch looked towards Pinkie giving her a node.

“Well we asked you all to come so we could announce….. Bake Wars!” Pinkie said jumping at the end.

“Bake wars is event Sugarcube and Sweet Bakes are doing. Going town to town to have a competition between the two bakeries.To see who is the best Bakery in Equestria. We are starting all the way in Manehattan, after that we will announce other locations but the last city we will be at is here in Ponyville.” Starch said.

“So we were also hoping you could tell your family and friends in other towns about are bakeries to anticipate Bake wars.” Pinkie said.

The two kept talking and soon was taking questions, but Starlight was more focused with her thoughts thinking about what she just heard. “Sugarcube is good but not good enough to win against Sweet Bakes! They would need the spell to be able to compete against Sweet Bakes.” Starlight thought to herself. “I guess I'm going to have to go to each event to use the spell for Sugar Cube,” Starlight.

Author's Note

This is shorter then my average chapter length but the next chapter is almost done just have to finish a few more paragraphs and edit.