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"The Day the Bread Bit Back" by saahphire
— Can we get a Butter Popover, too? And, and, and a Ham and Cheese Crepe! Oooh, did you see the Shell Madeleine? Wait, Mili, I want a Chee- The air was filled with the smell of bread, sugar, and butter. The Bakery, deep in the Neopian Bazaar, had just restocked, and Tipulin was in her element. The Wocky flitted about the Bakery, her eyes wide with wonder as she darted from counter to counter and listed all the delicacies she wanted. Other patrons eyed her, but nobody could say anything: she was just too cute. Mili, who had been tasked with ensuring Tipulin would stick to a budget, wasn't having as much fun. — Calm down. We only have enough for... About five treats. So think- — Five?! But I want so many things! Like the Strawberry Shortcake and the Flotsam Fingers and the Peophin Pie and this- MEOOOOOOOUCH!!! Mili jumped out of her skin, startled by her sister's yowl. — Tipulin! What happened? Are you hurt? Was it too hot? — No! It... It bit me! The bread! It was alive and it bit me! Tipulin backed away with teary eyes, hiding herself behind Mili, tail tucked between her legs. The Silver Aisha, for her part, bravely approached the basket in which Tipulin had stuck her paw. Something moved. — Eeeeek! It's haunted! It's haunted! It's a haunted bakery! Mili sighed. Now that she had gotten a...

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