The Tasty Treat closed for the night and Rarity and Sassy bid Saffron and Coriander farewell.
"Thank you for a marvelous evening! Especially, you, Coriander," Sassy said with a wink.
"Tata," said Rarity before she and Sassy walked off.
"Did you see her wink at me?! I think she likes me," said Coriander.
Saffron just sighed and rolled her eyes before heading back into the restaurant.
Rarity and Sassy continued walking.
"Well I have to admit that was pretty fun and the food was excellent even if it didn't have any hoofs," said Sassy.
"Well you can't base your opinions on what some stick-in-the-mud unicorn thinks," said Rarity.
"Well I'm glad you brought me there. I definitely feel inspired! However, I would like to see more of Canterlot though," said Sassy.
"Hmph, sooner said than done, darling. We'll continue first thing in the morning," said Rarity.
The next morning, the two decided to go shopping in the finest shops in Canterlot. First, they tried on virtually every dress within eyes reach in the other boutiques. Then, they observed the most beautiful diamonds and jewels that Canterlot had to offer.
After a couple hours of shopping and browsing, the two came out more than satisfied.
"So, what did you think?" asked Rarity.
"Everything was marvelous! But even though we've tackled just about everywhere there is to go in Canterlot, I don't think I have enough inspiration," said Sassy.
"Hmm, well maybe it's time to broaden our horizons," said Rarity.
After taking the train, Rarity and Sassy arrived in Ponyville where Rarity hoped Sassy would find some new inspiration.
"So this is Ponyville?" Sassy observed.
"Oh, yes, this is your first time visiting Ponyville, isn't it? Well, let me assure you, Ponyville is the friendliest place in all of Equestria," said Rarity.
Just then, Applejack walked by carrying a cart full of apples, when she passed Rarity and Sassy. "Howdy, ya'll," she said.
"How-dee? What does that mean?" asked Sassy.
"Oh. It means 'hello,'" said Rarity.
"Hey, aren't you that Sassy Saddles character?" asked Applejack.
"Yes, Rarity was just showing me around town," said Sassy.
"Say, Applejack, would it be alright if I showed Sassy Saddles, Sweet Apple Acres?" asked Rarity.
"Uh..yeah, I guess," said Applejack.
Rarity turned to Sassy. "I'm sure you would be able to find something inspiring there," she said.
"You might be right. Plus, I have always wondered how the 'farm life' lives," said Sassy.
"Farm life?" Applejack asked defensively. "Yep, that's pretty much us."
Sassy breathed a sigh of relief before the three headed off.
Sassy was intrigued at the sight of Sweet Apple Acres as she had never seen a farm up close and personal before.
"Silks and sequins! So this is a...barn...I like how the red complements the white. And those apple trees, the green meshes well with the red," said Sassy.
"Um...thanks," said Applejack.
Sassy went inside the barn to look around. "What is this yellow...papery stuff?" she asked, turning to Applejack.
"That's hay," Applejack answered.
"Hay? Is that a type of fabric?" asked Sassy.
Applejack answered again. "No, it's for feeding the animals. And sometimes, it's also the animals like to take a-"
Rarity immediately cut her off, knowing what she was about to say. "OK, that's enough of that!" she said.
Sassy got a wiff of the air and did not like what she smelled. "Ew, what is that smell?" she asked.
"That is what Rarity was cutting me off about. Don't worry, you'll get used to it," said Applejack.
Sassy turned to exit the barn when suddenly, she felt something on her hoof. She looked and discovered to her horror what she had stepped in and fainted.
Back in the barnhouse, Big Mac threw a bucket of water on Sassy to wake her up.
"Oh! Ugh! This outfit isn't supposed to get wet! I had the most terrible dream, I was in a barn and then I stepped in something," Sassy said before Applejack cut her off.
"Uh...that wasn't a dream, but don't worry, I cleaned it off," Applejack said.
Just then, a bell sound was heard throughout the barn. Then Granny Smith rushed to the barnhouse. "Baton down the hatches! We got a vampire fruit bat infestation a-comin!" she shouted.
"Ya'll know your positions! Move, move, move!" shouted Applejack.
Big Mac ran outside, took out a hay cart and attached himself to it.
"What's going on?" asked Sassy.
"It's those icky vampire fruit bats!" said Rarity.
"Bats?! Oh, disgusting!" said Sassy.
"We can talk about how 'icky' they are later, right now, I gotta move them back to their section of the farm!" said Applejack before she ran outside.
Once outside, Applejack jumped into the cart. Applebloom came in and tossed a hat with fruit on it to her sister and Applejack put it on just the a swarm of the bats flew in.
"Here they come!" Applejack exclaimed.
"Eeyup!" Big Mac exclaimed.
The bats swarmed around Applejack and Big Mac as well as Rarity and Sassy, causing them to jump into the cart.
"Well looks like you two are coming along for the ride. Alright, Big Mac, let's do it!" said Applejack.
"Eeyup!" Big Mac exclaimed.
Along with Sassy and Rarity, Applejack and Big Mac led the fruit bats away from the barn. They made sure to ride in a zigzag pattern so the bats could not get to them, making Sassy and Rarity sick in the process.
"Bellowing bonnets," Sassy said, trying to hold back her vomit.
"Hold it in! We're almost there!" said Applejack.
Eventually, they arrived at the fruit bats section of the farm. After stopping the cart, Applejack jumped out and took off her hate. She then took an apple off of it and threw it over to the trees. The fruit bats followed.
Big Mac and Applejack breathed a sigh of relief.
"Whew! That takes care of them. I tell ya, if I had a bit for every apple them fruit bats could suck dry in one day alone, I could've sold the barn and become Filthy Rich's boss," said Applejack.
"Eeyup," Big Mac said.
Sassy and Rarity wobbled out of the cart, falling to the ground.
"Did somepony get the number on that cart?" Rarity said woozily.
"Fashion ponies," Applejack sighed.
"Eeyup," Big Mac said in agreement.
After gathering themselves, Sassy and Rarity said bye to the Apples and headed back into Ponyville.
"Well, that was fun," Rarity said sarcastically.
"I never want to see another cart for as long as I live," said Sassy.
So the search for Sassy's inspiration continued as she met some of the many residents of Ponyville; Berry Punch, who filled her up on berry juice; Derpy, whom she literally bumped into; and the CMCs who displayed many of their drawings to aid her.
"So, what do you think?" asked Rarity.
"Those were alright, I guess, but I still need something more, something...unpredictable," said Sassy.
"Hmmm, unpredictable you say?" Rarity said.
Suddenly, as if on cue, Pinkie jumped in, blowing a party horn in Rarity and Sassy's faces while hanging upside down. "Hi, Rarity, hi Sassy! What's the biz?" she asked.
"Oh um hello. Uh...who is she?" Sassy asked Rarity.
A smile came on Rarity's face as she introduced her friend to Sassy. "Sassy Saddles, meet Pinkie Pie. If you want unpredictable, I can guarantee you, she can provide it to you," she whispered.
"I sure can," Pinkie whispered.
Sassy and Rarity jumped in shock, unbeknown that Pinkie was listening in on them.
"See?" said Rarity.
Sassy and Rarity followed Pinkie Pie to Sugarcube Corner.
"You girls caught me at a great time! I was working on my double, triple, quadruple, berry surprise cake!" Pinkie said tossing out her ingredients.
"Watch yourself, the last time Pinkie had a surprise, it was a measuring spoon in a batch of pancakes," Rarity said to Sassy.
"Relax, it's not like that this time. It's an even better surprise! A bigger surprise! In fact, it's such a big surprise, even I don't know what it is!" exclaimed Pinkie.
"That's...definitely a surprise alright," said Sassy.
"You wanna help?" Pinkie asked Sassy.
"Oh, I don't really...cook," said Sassy.
"Bake, and it's easy! You'll love it!" Pinkie corrected before she placed a chef's hat on Sassy's head.
"Well I'll just leave you two to it then. Have fun," Rarity said before she walked off.
Pinkie went through the recipe to Sassy; a cup of flour, a pinch of salt, a tablespoon of yeast, a teaspoon of butter, two cups of berries, three eggs, a dash of vanilla, then toss it in the oven and bake.
"Easy as cake! Or in this case, TEN CAKES!" exclaimed Pinkie.
"Sound simple enough, I mean, how hard can cooking be?" Sassy said with a shrug.
"Baking," Pinkie corrected again, but more sternly.
So the two began baking the cake. Pinkie worked on one layer of the cake while Sassy worked on another.
"OK, so...a cup of flour?" Sassy pondered.
She looked around and found a teacup and poured a bunch of flour into it.
"A teaspoon of butter," she said to herself before she took a teaspoon and scooped a big wad of butter with it, putting it into the mixture.
Next was a pinch of salt. She tried to pinch it, but had trouble, eventually dropping a lot of salt into the mixture.
The next ingredient was a dash of vanilla. "Does she mean to dash the vanilla?" she wondered. With that, she just shook large drops of it.
Next was three eggs which she just dropped into the mixture without cracking.
"My, ponies sure have an odd way of cooking," she said.
"Baking," Pinkie corrected again, even more sternly, not noticing what Sassy was doing.
Next ingredient was a tablespoon of yeast.
Sassy looked around and noticed a big wooden spoon. "Well this is a spoon and it's on a table, so this must be it!" she said before she took the spoon and scooped up a bunch of yeast and put it into the mixture.
Finally, she took the teacup and scooped up the berries twice and put it into the mixture, thinking that's what the recipe meant and then mixed up everything.
"All done!" Pinkie said.
"As am I," said Sassy.
With that, Sassy and Pinkie put their mixtures into the oven.
"Well, I must say, cooking is not as hard as it seems," said Sassy.
Her saying that again was the final straw for Pinkie. "Baking, baking, baking, it's BAKING! Frys cook, eggs cook when you put them out in the hot sun, chefs cook, but when dealing with cakes, pastries, cupcakes, and other confectionary items, it is called baking! And baking is first and foremost, an ART!" she shouted.
Just as Pinkie was ranting to Sassy, the batter in the oven was overflowing until it exploded, covering the inside and outside of Sugarcube Corner in batter.
Pinkie and Sassy popped out of the batter as well as Pound and Pumpkin.
"Oh! That's the surprise! Pound and Pumpkin!" Pinkie said before eating the batter.
