A pale yellow eye inspects the slice of cake before it. The pink frosting, a rainbow of sprinkles, and the three layers of strawberry-chocolate-vanilla cake scream "Diabetes!" and Evanescence's teeth begin to ache. She sets the plate down on the table. A pair of wide, blue, expecting eyes sparkles from the edge of the table. Pinkie Pie pops up and beams at Evanescence with a wide grin.

Evanescence smiles back at the mare. She picks up her fork and carefully cuts the tip of the cake. With a piece of cake on the fork, she guides the morsel to her mouth slowly—all the while Pinkie's smile grows bigger.

"Did you make the cake?" Evanescence stops to ask the pink pony.

"Yup!" Pinkie chimes.

Evanescence opens her mouth to eat the cake but stops to ask another question, which causes Pinkie to deflate slightly, "Chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla, yes?"

"Yup, yup!" Pinkie nods her head enthusiastically.

Once again, Evanescence brings the fork of cake to her mouth just to stop before eating the confection, "And the frosting—"

"Just eat it already!" Shade growls and glares at her doppelgänger.

Princess Celestia snickers to the right of Evanescence.

Evanescence smirks and eats the cake. Just as she had expected the cake's sweetness excels past her threshold. The flavors explode in her mouth and instantly make Evanescence shutter. She swallows the cake whole not wanting to taste it a second longer.

"Y-yum!" Evanescence smiles warily.

Pinkie frowns. "You don't like it, huh?"

Evanescence drinks the glass of water and quickly swishes the water in her mouth. "No. It is a little too sweet for my liking."

Pinkie turns to glare at Shade. "You said she would like extra-super sweet stuff!"

Shade snickers. "Did I?"

Understanding flashes Evanescence's eyes. She sees Shade's smirk when the tricorn turns around to walk away.

"I'm sorry, Evanescence," Pinkie apologizes.

Evanescence looks at the deflating pony. Something takes over her body as she stuffs the cake into her mouth and swallows it.

"What?" Pinkie gapes at the white pony's actions. "But—"

Before she can say her sentence, Evanescence devours the rest of the large circle cake in its entirety.

"D-d-delightf-f-f-f-f-ful!" Evanescence stutters as the sugar courses through her veins and makes her start twitching.

"Thanks, Eva!" Pinkie exclaims and jumps over the table to hug the white mare.

Even with all her twitching, Evanescence seizes up and remains rigid. "N-n-n-no p-p-p sure," she sputters.

Pinkie bounces away cheerfully.

Princess Celestia casts a curious glance at the white pony beside her and stifles a giggle behind a gilded hoof.

"En-n-n-njoying yourself-f-f, Pr-pr-princess?" Evanescence tries to sound angry but ends up making herself smile.

"Are you going to be okay?" Princess Celestia asks.

Evanescence holds up a hoof to the Princess, "G-g-give me a mo-mo- a mo-moment!" The ivory mare leaps up from her chair and zips out the bakery door with a speed rivaling even Pinkie.

One minute later, Evanescence strolls through the bakery doors, acting as if she had not been there earlier. She makes her way to everypony to introduce herself. After her introductions, she makes her way to the side of the princess and huffs a sigh as she takes a seat. A long moment of silence passes and the princess watches the ivory earth pony take a sip of water.

"How are you feeling?" the princess dares to question.

"Better," Evanescence replies after she finishes her glass of water. She looks over at the princess and smiles, "I ran to the north and found a village a hairy, loud, sentient bovines then I ran to the east and found griffins, they are not the nicest, and I ran south to see dragons, also not the friendliest, and then I ran all the way back here." The earth mare sighs contently, "Quite the ten minute adventure."

Princess Celestia stares at the wide grinning mare in disbelief. "I'd say," she finally speaks and laughs.

"Good times," Evanescences smiles.

Five Minutes Earlier. . .

Princess Ember heaves a heavy sigh and draws her hand down her face. "Ponies, I am not going to hurt you. I have been bringing you food for the past month! I can help you return to your homes in Ponyville," the turquoise dragoness addresses the quivering ponies in the back of the cave.

"Oh, wow!" Ember hears behind her.

Ember turns around and rolls her eyes at the sight before her. "Another pony? Is this the beginning of an invasion or something?"

"Are you supposed to be a dragon?" the white earth pony questions as she zips around Ember.

"'Supposed?'" Ember huffs smoke and puffs out her chest, "I am a dragon!" She pulls her head back when her vision is filled with yellow smiling eyes.

"That is cute. You are adorable!" the pony beams.

"I am not cute! And I am not adorable!" Ember stamps her foot vehemently. "I am tough and ferocious!"

"Oh, yes. I can see it now," the pony grins. "You are simply captivating, as well," the pony winks.

Ember cocks her head in confusion. "What?"

"If you want these ponies out of your spines, I will be more than happy to take them off your claws, Princess," the white earth pony bows.

A blood-curdling scream from inside the cave makes the both of them cover their ears.

"It's the demon!" a pale yellow earth pony mare shrills while pointing a hoof at the white earth pony.

"See? They already know me," the white mare smiles at Ember.

"Take them. They are a headache," Ember replies. She stretches her wings and launches herself into the sky.

"Okay, ponies, I am here to take you all ho "

Zap!

A blast of magic sparks off of Evanescence's nose.

"Stay back! The Great and Powerful Trixie will not lose again!"

Evanescence grins and her eyes faintly glow, "Let everypony here remember that she attacked first."

"Good times," Evanescence sighs and takes a sip of tea.

"Uhm. . . That was my cup, Evanescence," Princess Celestia inputs.

Evanescence looks at the cup and then at the princess. "You do not have cooties, yes?"

"Well, no. . ."

"Does this mean we have to get married now?"

"Well, no. . ."

Evanescence laughs and sets the teacup in front of the princess, "I did not realize." She reaches for the teacup on her left and sips the tea.

"Uhm. . ." a voice whispers.

"Was this your cup, Fluttershy?" Evanescence frowns.

"Y-yeah. But if you w-want "

Evanescence groans and facehooves. She leans closer to Fluttershy and pulls the creamy pegasus closer. "I guess we just have to get married now, yes?" Evanescence winks.

Fluttershy's eyes grow wide and her face starts to burn. "Wh-wh-what?"

"Is joke, Fluttershy!" Evanescence chuckles. She whispers into Fluttershy's ear. "Sex first then marriage."

A squeak escapes the pegasus before she passes out in Evanescence's arm.

"She is fun," Evanescence comments to a worried Princess.