An explosion of taste

Korra landed on the firm ground floor of Air Temple Island, carrying with her a basket full of yummy fruits she had picked from the highest mountains on the outskirts of the city. The fruits were in season and she got the best ones. She hummed a happy tune as she headed towards her palace…only to be surprised by who was already inside.

"Thank goodness! I've been waiting for fifteen minutes!"

Korra arched an eyebrow at seeing one of her best friends, Asami Sato, in her kitchen…wearing an apron…holding a plate of…something, and…she was covered in flower powder…plus, her hair was a mess, a legitimate sign something was wrong.

"Okay, I really need to start locking this thing." the princess said once she entered and closed the door behind her, "Didn't think anybody could barge into a crystal palace in the middle of the ocean, across the boarder of an urban city…silly me."

"You have to help me!" Asami begged, which was often rare for her.

"What's the emergency?"

"This!" she showed her friend the plate of what appeared to be burned and splattered bread with some strange white substance on the top.

"What exactly is that?"

"They're suppose to be cupcakes."

"You never told me you could bake."

"That's because I can't! The thing is, Grandma Yin's birthday is coming up and I really wanted to make her something special to show her how much she means to me. But I didn't want to just buy her something so I thought I could make her something instead, but I don't know how to make a dress, I have no art skills, unless you count designing cars, and I have no idea how to bake."

"Then, why did you try?" Korra gently dusted the flower off of her friend's face and her.

"I was following the recipe from a book I bought but it's no use. I've always been a disaster in the kitchen. It's a curse."

"That's ridiculous." Korra said, "You can't tell me you never cooked by yourself."

"Once when I was five. My dad let me try. I don't remember much except for a lot of fire and living at our summer house at Amber Islands for a year."

"You have a summer house?"

"Anyway, you have to help me!"

"Why me? What about Bolin and Mako? They know how to cook even better than I do."

"I already tried."

One hour earlier….

Asami, Mako and Bolin were outside of the apartment while the firefighters rushed on over to distinguish the fire. The boy's faces were covered in burned sooth and Bolin's hair was on end, and strangely enough, Mako's was in a afro. Flash, who was out buying, dropped his jaw once he saw the catastrophe.

Present...

"It, didn't go so well. Soooooo, I was kind of hoping you knew a spell that could make me a better cook?"

Korra scoffed and crossed her arms, "No way, I do not use magic in the kitchen, I do it the old fashion way. Besides, the last time I used as spell for baking I gave Tenzin a full head of hair."

"That doesn't sound so bad."

"Made out of frosting."

Asami cringed, "Ooookay, that's bad."

"Meelo's still trying to lick his head. Besides, magic can't solve every single problem."

But Asami was already desperate. She got down on her knees and begged for her help. "Please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please…"

"You're not gonna stop until I help, are you?"

"Yep. Please, please, please, please, please, please!"

"Okay, okay! I may got be able to give you baking talents, but I can fix the cupcakes. Stand back, time to make them into an explosion of taste…I hope." taking in a deep breath and her forehead start began to glow. Asami waited patiently for Korra to work her magic. A blue ray zapped from her hands and onto the cupcakes….magically transforming them into a delicious looking batch.

"Wow! These are perfect!" Asami said with glee before taking a bite out of one of them. However, while the cupcakes may have looked good but they still tasted as bad as they did before. "EW!" she tossed one out the window. Before long, there was an explosion sound and Asami quickly rushed over to Korra, hugging her fro protection. "What just happened?"

"I told you, baking magic isn't my forte! Instead of an explosion of taste I made an explosion of…." the door opened and in walked Tenzin, his head once again shrouded in frosting as he placed his hands on his hips, narrowing his eyes at the Avatar. "….cupcakes."

"Maybe I should just make Yin a charm bracelet."

"You are better with a blowtorch than with a spatula."

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This was inspired by that new "Wicked World" short of Disney Descendants. Just a little something before the new episode and Friendship Games tomorrow. I'm so excited I'm gonna lose my cupcakes! *eats Asami's cupcakes and vomits*….never mind.