The Bake Off

"Good morning everyone!" Knight Light greeted cheerily as he danced into the living room.

"Finally, a kind greeting for once," Dr Krankcase remarked.

"What's gotten you so cheerful?" Wash Buckler asked the trap master after pausing Skylander Academy on the TV.

"Oh, nothing…" he replied. "Okay, yeah, there's something!"

"Well? Spill it out!" Rattle Shake urged him on.

Knight Light took a deep breath, then exclaimed, "Skylands' Annual Bake Off has finally arrived!"

"That's great Knight Light!" Freeze Blade said. "I'm guess you'll be entering this year…?"

"For sure!" the trap master answered. "But this year, it's got a twist."

"Oh yeah?" Wash Buckler said. "And what would that be?"

"Each baker will need an assistant!" Knight Light announced. "And I'm going to pick one of you guys for the role!"

"WHAT?!" Chompy Mage blurted out.

"YOU CAN'T PICK US!" Rattle Shake hissed. "WE'RE THE WORST AT BAKING!"

"YEAH, WE'D JUST RUIN IT FOR YOU!" King Pen squawked.

"Guys, calm down!" Knight Light said. "Listen, I know that you guys are pathetic bakers. But don't worry, because this year, I'm not planning on winning. I just want to have fun with my friends!"

"You are out of your mind, Knight Light!" Wash Buckler told him. "Winning is everything."

"Maybe to you guys," he shrugged. "But I just enjoy baking in general. I don't care if it comes out horrendous. I don't care if we burn down the kitchen! I just want to have fun."

"Well, wouldn't it be better if you did win?" Freeze Blade asked him.

"Well, yeah," the trap master admitted. "But I'm throwing all that out the window because fun is fun-er then winning. That's why it's called 'fun', y'know."

"Alright Knight Light!" Rattle Shake told him. "If you say so, we're in. Who are you gonna take as your assistant though?"

"Hmm," the trap master cast his gaze across the room at the team, considering his options. "Well, Chompy Mage isn't tall enough to reach the kitchen bench, so he's out."

The mage didn't look disappointed whatsoever, "Good call, man. Good call."

"What about me?" Wash Buckler asked, hope glittering in his eyes.

"Hm, well Spy Rise might be helpful," Knight Light murmured.

Suddenly, the mermasquid's eyes narrowed in rage, and he hurled himself at the spyder in the corner.

"GAH! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" the tech swapper hissed.

Wash Buckler crashed him through the wall. The others watched in horror as moments later, the mermasquid came back through the hole in the wall with one of Spy Rise's metal legs.

"WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?!" Spy Rise snarled, limping through the hole behind him.

Chompy Mage started shrieking and Dr Krankcase almost threw up at the sight.

"W-Wash Buckler!" Knight Light yelled. "What did you do to him?"

"Looks like your potential assistant is severely injured," the leader simply said to him. "Hm, that's unfortunate. Well, I guess we can't compete with you now."

"Fine!" the trap master growled. "Then Dr Krankcase will accompany me."

Hearing this, the doctor glanced at Wash Buckler, whose eyes were narrowed again.

"NOPE!" the sensei shrieked, crashing another hole through the wall.

"I guess he's out of the question now," Wash Buckler remarked. "Who's your next choice? Hmm?"

Knight Light glanced around at the other four, who all looked horrified.

"Please don't pick me!" Freeze Blade begged.

"Yeah, y'know what?" Rattle Shake scratched his head nervously, looking at Wash Buckler. "I'm a little busy this afternoon."

"We're out!" the ice cat hollered, then the two swappers charged down the hallway.

King Pen was gazing at Knight Light with massive eyes, "P-please…"

"Sorry King Pen," Knight Light told him gently. "I don't think you have what it takes."

"THEN IT'S DECIDED!" Wash Buckler announced, jumping up onto the bench. "I SHALL ACCOMPANY YOU TO SKYLANDS' ANNUAL BAKE OFF!"

Knight Light groaned, "Well, you did injure and scare off my other choices. So I guess I have no choice…"

"HA!" Wash Buckler hollered at King Pen and Chompy Mage. "LLLOOOSSSEEERRRSSS!"

"We didn't even want to join you guys anyway!" Chompy spat. "Come on King Pen! Let's go find Krankcase and be happy without those guys!"

"YEAH!" King Pen squawked, and the two senseis wandered off into the hallway.

Wash Buckler pumped his fist in the air triumphantly, and Knight Light just watched the others disperse wistfully.

…

"Alright!" the announcer called out. "Welcome, everyone, to Skylands' Annual Bake Off!"

Knight Light and Wash Buckler stood beside each other behind a baking bench.

"Let's meet our competitors, shall we?" the speaker said, and the crowd cheered.

He strolled down to the first bench, "First, we have Sonic Boom with her assistant, Splat!"

Knight Light cheered them, but Wash Buckler just shook his head disapprovingly.

Splat waved to them.

"Behind the next bench," the speaker announced. "stands Hoot Loop, with Blaster Zone!"

The crowd roared and the owl bowed formally.

Wash Buckler just scoffed, "What can an owl do that we can't?"

"This is meant to be a friendly competition, Wash Buckler," Knight Light told him. "And I'm the chef here, so what I say goes. And I say to play nice."

The mermasquid growled.

"The next competitors," the speaker said. "Are Chef Pepper Jack, with Scrap Shooter as his helper."

"CHEF PEPPER JACK?" Knight Light and Wash Buckler turned to each other wide-eyed.

Knight Light raised up his hand, "He should not be allowed here! Neither should Scrap Shooter!"

The crowd and the other competitors seemed to agree with him.

"Stay out of our way Sky-pooper!" the chef snapped at them.

"Sorry, I tried to keep him out," the speaker said. "But he payed me good money for this! Now I can finally get that moped I've always wanted!"

"Very well," Knight Light sighed and backed off.

"You're just going to let him participate?" Wash Buckler questioned him, enraged. "We're skylanders! We've got to show him who's boss!"

"Let's not make a scene, Wash Buckler," the trap master told him. "We'll escort him back to Cloudcracker Prison after the Bake Off."

The mermasquid just huffed defiantly.

"The rules are simple," the speaker announced after introducing the rest of the competitors. "Each team will be required to bake either biscuits, muffins or a cake. You can create whatever you want and call it food. Just try to make it taste good. Understood?"

He waited for everyone's approval, then announced, "You have four hours. Let the Annual Bake Off… BEGINN!"

The competitors immediately got to work.

Wash Buckler turned to Knight Light, who seemed deep in thought, "We have to win against Chef Pepper Jack and Scrap Shooter!"

"But this was supposed to be fun, right?" the trap master said to him.

"But we have to show those villains that skylanders can and will crush them in every way!" the mermasquid told him.

"Well, that's not very nice," the light skylander remarked.

"THEY'RE VILLAINS!" the leader snapped at him. "WE CAN BE AS BRUTAL AS WE'D LIKE! MENTAL, OR PHYSICAL!" he pounded his fist into his hand.

"This is a baking competition, not a boxing match," Knight Light informed him. "Please don't ruin this for me. Let's just enjoy baking the food."

Wash Buckler glanced over at Chef Pepper Jack and Scrap Shooter, who had an evil look in their eye. He was sure that something was up, but who could stop Knight Light? "Fine," he muttered. "What are we making?"

"Muffins, of course!" he slapped the recipe book off of the bench. "With my own recipe."

"Alright," the mermasquid accepted. "What kind? Blueberry? Raspberry? BERRY?!"

The light skylander simply shook his head and replied, "Ginger and banana."

Wash Buckler gagged.

"You've eaten them before and you loved them, y'know," Knight Light told him dryly.

"Oh, right. Sure," the leader forced the vomit back down his throat. "Let's do it then."

…

"HALF AN HOUR LEFT BAKERS!" the speaker hollered. "PRESSURE'S ON!"

"They're out of the oven," Knight Light exclaimed, his eyes sparkling. "Now for the best part! DECORATING!"

"So we get to make the muffins colourful now?" Wash Buckler asked him.

"YUP!" the trap master slid a pile of icing tubes in front of the mermasquid enthusiastically. "So let's get COLOURFUL!"

Wash Buckler took the blue icing and squeezed the tube as hard as he could, resulting in the icing exploding from the tip, all over the entire batch. As they stared at the demolished muffins silently, they earnt snickers from the other bakers.

"Uhh, never mind that," Knight Light assured the mermasquid positively. "Blue is a beautiful and vibrant colour anyway!"

Wash Buckler looked a little more confident after hearing that. He grabbed the red and squirted it furiously all over the muffins.

"Oh… You're doing that now…?" Knight Light murmured, observing the wannabe chef at work. "Err… That's not really how you-uhh, okay then." He sighed heavily and muttered to himself, "Just go with it, Knight Light. This is supposed to be fun after all!"

Then Wash Buckler reached for the sprinkles which were strangely chili-looking. He poured them all over the muffins.

"Uhh… Wash Buckler…?" the trap master got the mermasquid's attention. "Uhh, yeah. I know you're having fun and all, and that's great! But, err, those are real chillies."

"WHO PUT CHILLIES ON OUR TABLE?!" Wash Buckler screeched, and they heard Pepper Jack and Scrap Shooter cracking up.

"You two are PITIFUL!" the chef roared in laughter.

"You hear that?" Scrap Shooter backed him up. "You're both pitiful, see?"

"YES WE CAN HEAR THAT VERY WELL, THANK YOU!" Knight Light yelled back. "NOW MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!"

"Woah! Knight Light, calm down," Wash Buckler eased. "I've never heard you yell that loud and angrily before."

"S-sorry," the trap master stammered. "I didn't think I had that in me either. I just… I guess I just wish that we could have some fun once in a while without villains interrupting us. I wish we could watch Skylander Academy without the Evilkin Trio trying to steal the TV, and I wish we could sleep without Dreamcatcher messing with us in our dreams."

The mermasquid nodded, "Indeed. But y'know, that's why it's so fun to GIVE THOSE JERKS A BEATDOWN!"

"You're right," Knight Light said thoughtfully. "Chef Pepper Jack has no right to come into this competition without a fight!"

"YESSS, A BATTLE SCENE!" Wash Buckler pumped his fist in the air.

"LET'S GO SHOW THOSE VILLAINS HOW WE SKYLANDERS ROLL!" Knight Light battle-cried, then took flight and crashed into the chef and the evilkin.

"YYYYEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHH, BOOOOOYYY!" Wash Buckler followed closely.

"WHAT THE FIRE VIPER ARE YOU NINCOMPOOPS DOING?!" the chef roared. "WE'RE TRYING TO COOK HERE!"

"YOU USED THE WRONG TERM FOR THIS SCENARIO!" Knight Light spat in his face. "This isn't a cook off. THIS IS A BAKE OFF!"

"GET OFF OF US, SEE?!" Scrap Shooter begged.

"SEE THIS TREE STUMP!" Wash Buckler shouted, hurling the evilkin into the bench.

…

"Well, I'd say that Bake Off was a success," Knight Light remarked later that afternoon as he and Wash Buckler strolled into the living room.

"You won?" Spy Rise limped over to them on his three legs.

"Nope!" Wash Buckler laughed with Knight Light. "We got disqualified after beating the tomato sauce out of Chef Pepper Jack!"

The others just stared at them, horrified, and the two skylanders continued howled with maniacal laughter.

The End.

Written by Uni.