"This way, Twily," Shining urged. He lead his sister through the hall and into the kitchen. He looked back to see his sister quietly following. Twilight didn't usually speak. She was as quiet as night. So that gave Shining an advantage.
Shining stopped at the curb and checked left and right to make sure nopony was there. 'All clear' he thought. He signaled Twilight and they both went in the kitchen. The unicorns crept silently to the cupboards. They stopped once they were near the table below.
Shining turned to his sister. 'I hope this works.' Outwardly, he said. "Alright Twily. Now all you have to do is climb on me and try to reach for that cupboard on the right. Inside them is what we need to get to complete our mission. You got that?"
Twilight nodded. "Okay," She said with her usual quiet voice.
Shining then turned to face the white wall before him. "Your que, sis," he said.
Moving smoothly, Twilight climbed on his back and went up to his shoulders. Then she reached up with her little hooves as far as she could go. It took her a moment, but eventually she hooked her hooves around the handles. She pulled them open. Just like Shining thought, inside was there goal: cookies!
"Quick! Get it!" Shining whispered impatiently. Twilight reached inside and carefully picked up the cookie jar and brought it to her.
"Got it!"
Shining grinned victoriously. Mission success! He shifted and let Twilight move off of him. As soon as she stood on the ground, Shining turned around. "Cookie time!" he said. Twilight smiled back. Shining soundlessly removed the lid and took out a chocolate chip cookie. "We make a great team, don't we Twily?" They did cheers with their cookies and took a bite.
"Delicious!" Shining mumbled around the cookie. Twilight nodded but didn't say anything as her cheeks were stuffed. She looked so cute!
For a while, the siblings just gobbled up more cookies, until they paused at a sound. Shining and Twilight went still. Their eyes were wide. From a distance, two familiar voices spoke.
"Where are those rascals?" Velvet's voice rang out sternly.
"I think they're here," Night Light responded. There was a pause. Shining began to panic. He turned to his wide-eyed sister.
"Twily!" he whispered urgently. "We need to hide! I think the-!"
"AHA!!" Velvet said victoriously. Shining's heart felt like it had jumped to his throat.
He turned around to find his parents staring at him and Twilight. Velvet tapped a hoof on the ground. "Now what have you two been up to?" she demanded. Shining exchanged a glance with Twilight. He then swallowed nervously but didn't speak.
Velvet gazed suspiciously at them before moving her gaze to the floor. Her eyes widened slightly when she spotted the cookie jar. "Cookies! Night Light tell these two that there grounded from eating cookies for three weeks." She said.
Night Light eyed his children. "Uhh, Shining, Twilight. You shouldn't huh..." He paused when Shining lifted up his sister and brought her to Nightlight. Twilight than gave him her saddest, cutest, puppy-eyed face. Night Light's eyes went wide as he started to sweat nervously. "Oh no." He muttered. Beside him, Velvet gave her husband a deadpan face before smacking her face with a hoof.
"Really Night Light?"
Night Light shook his head. "Come on! I-I can't say no to that face!" he protested.
Velvet rolled her eyes before shooting Shining a stern look that stunned him. "Shining, you know I'll only extend your grounding period for this?"
Shining's heart dropped as he lowered Twilight. "Oh come on! Please, mom! Don't do that!" he begged.
Velvet then turned her hardened look to her husband. Poor Night Light began to sweat again.
"What?" he asked.
Velvet shook her head at him. "Your very helpful," she stated flatly.
Night Light scratched the back of his head. Velvet finally turned to Twilight. Twilight stared back innocently. "You've got a weapon Twilight," she admitted. And then Velvet snatched the cookie jar from her. "But it doesn't work on me."
Shining and Twilight hung their heads. "Sorry, mom," they said in unison.
Velvet regarded them. She thought for a minute. "Fine," she said. "But... As punishment, you will clean up the mess in the living room. Got that?"
Her kids nodded.
As Shining and Twilight moved, Shining noticed the aura on Twilight's horn. He glanced to the side to see a cookie floating just by her legs.
"Twilight?"
She froze when she heard Velvet.
"What is that? May I see it?"
Twilight backed off towards the exit with a sheepish smile. Velvet narrowed her eyes. "Oh no you don't!" she dove towards Twilight. Twilight's eyes went wide, and then, with a brilliant flash of her horn, she was gone. And so was the cookie she stole.
Velvet scoffed. "Right! Where did she go?" she turned her head all around.
Night Light smirked. "Look at that hun'. Our daughter knows so much magic. Aren't you just proud of her?" he said with a dramatic flourish.
Velvet shot him a scowl. "Yes, I am. But sometimes, she uses her magic as an advantage which gets on my nerves at times."
Night Light rolled his eyes. "Well, it is her magic." He stated matter-of-factly. To which he earned another scowl from his wife.
"That's wonderfully helpful." She snapped. Nightlight grinned. Velvet huffed and stepped towards Shining. "Come on, Shining." Then she grinned. "Let's go catch your sister."
Shining eyed Velvet. "Mom? Didn't she take a cookie with her?" Velvet nodded. "But that's not fair! How come she gets an extra?" He whined.
He froze at his mom's resulting glare.
"Shining? As a big sibling, are you supposed to set a good example or complain about her getting an extra cookie? Who's idea was it to steal cookies?" Shining stared. He thought for a minute but couldn't come up with anything to rally that. Of course he couldn't. His mom knew him too well.
'But it's still not fair!" He added stubbornly in his head.
They then headed out to go and find the little cookie thief.
Author's Note
I wrote this out of boredom... Hope you like it.
