Back at Ever After High later that week (Warning, must have seen Apple's Bake off in order to understand this section)
"Is there anything more perfectly charming then my birthday " Apple said,
"uhh my birthday" Raven responded
"your such a kidder I mean does the entire school spellabrate your birthday with a royal cake baking contest "
"its not just the royals in the baking contest this year, I'm going to make you the most hexallent apple crumb cake",
giggling Apple responded "you mean poison apple crumb cake you wouldn't be the daughter of the Evil Queen if you didn't try to poison me"
Raven laughed softly before answering "Don't you remember legacy Day, I'm writing my own destiny now and my cake is just going to have sugar and cinnamon and a little bit of love" and with that she whipped around the corner out of Apple White's sight. Leaving Apple a little in distress.
This is so hexiciting Raven thought as she finished getting ready and left to start baking if Apple, and everyone for that matter, sees how great the cake I am going to make will be and how its NOT poisoned then maybe they'll be convinced that I'm not evil like my mom was smiling Raven at last arrived at the kitchens, a special section had been set up for the students who were competing in the contest. This year it seemed that Hopper Croakington the II, Maddie and Daring Charming, who had some of his servants lined at the wall, were her fellow chefs for the day.
"Piggies dacing in the lake, makes the sunlight move and shake" Maddie said smiling to Raven as she bounced over to the supply pantry wearing over her cloths an unusual looking apron with nothing but pockets and covered from head to toe in pink flour, purple and gold colored flour.
"Nice to see you too" Raven replied with a smile and started preparing her area for baking, as she was getting ready Daring's servants, he had them come over from home for this contest, began to cook and in less then 25 minutes there was a perfect life size replica of Daring in a heroic pose made out of cake and frosting.
"Daring" Raven said with a exasperated but hard edge in her voice, "we are suppose to bake the cake ourselves, not pose for it"
"Ha ha ha Raven for a royal this is making it yourself" Daring said and flashed a smile that baked half of Hopper's cake ("Aw man now I have to start over" Hopper complained) and caused the cake Daring to melt a little, but that was quickly fixed by his servants.
"No, no, nooooo Raven is quite right Daring " Said the Muffin Man, the school's head cook, "Baking is art, it requires personal involvement, dedication, heart, soul, imagination " he said dramatically "Art cannot be skimmed out of, so no one can make it for you start again by yourself Daring Now hurry up everyone the contest starts in a few hours chop, chop" the Muffin Man said with a dramatic flourish until an oven bell dinged. Then his whole dramatic air dropped as he shrieked in a really high voice "MUFFINS" in a girly pose and ran off to get his new batch of muffins.
Soon everyone started to get bake, Daring looking utterly displeased and out of his element, throwing playful banter, giving suggestions, helping each other out to avoid disaster etc. half way through the process Briar and Ashlynn came in
"Hey y'all " Briar smiled holding her black rose purse, Ashlynnella followed behind her looking very nervous and reluctant to be here.
"Ooooh uhhhhh " *POOF* Hopper turned into a frog at Briar's greeting and nearly landed into his second batch of cake mix before Maddie cart-wheeled to the rescue. "Greetings fair maiden of the roses, why doth thee grace this humble place with thou's beauty " Hopper said to Briar from Maddie's hand.
"Oh I'm just here to see how it is going, it smelled great from the hallway right Ash" Briar said poking Ashlynn with her elbow "oh yeah just tea-riffic " she said nervously avoiding Raven's eye.
"Soooo what you guys making" Briar said "Hopper?" she said "accidentally" nudging Ashlynn hard, causing her elbow to hit Hopper's batch of cake mix making it fly off the counter, Hopper jumped after it before realizing that he was still a frog and significantly smaller then the bowl he was trying to catch. He landed in the bowl and the bowl landed perfectly on Maddie's head who was bent over to get something from underneath the counter but the shot up once she felt something on her head causing Hopper and his still liquid cake to fly across and hit Daring in the face. Daring yelled and flail about his ever present mirror flying out of his hand and hitting Nevermore, Raven's dragon, who was suppose to bake Raven's cake with her flames but was asleep then so she didn't see where the object came from and shot fire in a random direction. Which unfortunately was Raven's, who, while crawling away from the heat, bumped into Maddie really hard causing Maddie to knock over a huge cart of pots and pans.
"Is everyone ok" Ashlynn asked picking up Hopper off the floor so that no one accidentally stepped on him. Muttering in response the competitors got up and looked around at the mess
"oh wow" Briar said walking towards the group from the direction of Raven's section of the kitchen slipping something into her purse, how she got there from Hopper's counter during all that was a mystery to them "that was so hexiting, but I guess that's our cue to leave then bye" Briar called dragging Ashlynn along with her who called out a "good luck" before she was dragged out the door. Then the Muffin Man came in yelling at them all for ruining his kitchen and made them all clean it up until it was spotless. By then they didn't have a lot of time left and had to rush to finish their cakes.
At the Contest (must see Apple Bake off episode in order to understand this is the episode a bit)
"Oh Daring a cake with a picture of you on it *giggles* how charming" Apple said continuing down the lines of cakes "and now we have Raven's cake" she said tiredly
"Taste it "Raven said offering a plate towards Apple but Blondie Locks intercepted
"um Apple have you forgotten I'm your official taster, I have to make sure these cakes are just right " *Munch* "oh wow its so moist SQUAK and tender SQUUUUAK" *POOF* Blondie turned into a phoenix and started flying around
"Apple I swear-" Raven started but was interrupted when Apple rushed up and hugged her saying "you did try to poison me"
"hey I'm the one who uh I mean way to go Raven you bad evil girl " Briar said giggling nervously
"Briar" Raven said forcefully to her staring her down
"um I gotta fly" Briar said taking a bit of Raven's cake going *POOF* into a turtle "awwww why can't I be a phoenix too, oh well see ya gotta go yep no questions here" Briar said slowly walking away as everyone looked at each other and then back to her as Blondie flew over head.
Before Briar could go anywhere though Kitty pounced up on her and held her in a calm but threatening way at the edge for the stage with her signature smile "why Briar" Kitty giggled " seems like you've got a thorn in need for some tweezers, care for us to pull it out"
"uhhhhhh I don't know what your talking about" Briar said looking frantically around, everywhere but in the eyes of Apple and Raven.
"Briar" Raven said, her stance angry but Briar could see in her eyes that she was hurt and really sad, making Briar very uncomfortable. "um" was all she could say in response. Giggling Kitty asked Briar "If a princess lies, does she really have a heart of gold or that of a rat"
"Briar" Apple now said looking at her "Did you do this to make me feel better?" gulping Briar looked down and nodded "Oh Briar," Apple said taking Briar from Kitty, who frowned with the lack of drama, "that was so fairy thoughtful of you, thank you for trying to make me feel better you really are a friend forever after" everyone could feel the forgiveness rolling off of their hug.
Smiling Briar turned to Raven after the hug saying "Thanks girl, Hey Raven can you do me a favor and brew a counter potion plea- " she stopped as she looked at Raven's face "Raven what's wrong" Apple asked concern written all over her face.
"Really Apple, what's wrong" Raven said in a hard voice that made everyone cringe "I can handle the snide remarks, the condescending tones, the disapproving stares, but now to have you royals actually try to frame me for being evil in order for you to feel better about yourselves. - I didn't know a princess would stoop so low and care more about her own feelings and happiness then others" Raven finished, getting teary eyed but standing tall, and Apple had to admit to herself that Raven looked beautiful and regal. With a turn Raven went into the forest and Apple thought she could hear the faintest beginning of a sob as Raven's figure receded into the forest and with it Apple's heart became more and more troubled.
