Lita in Hell's Kitchen
By
LouEthelip
Lita stood before a glass and wood door in nervous anticipation. She looked down at the doorknob knowing that if it turned her life would be changed forever. So much had happened that had led her to this moment. Her nerves were raging in anticipation.
In her life Lita had known nerves before. Fighting the negaverse, the black moon clan, the death busters, the dead moon circus and even shadow galactica. While this outcome would not be life and death it was still important to her.
Her head turned to the left where another figure stood before another door. His name was Boris. To some he became known as 'Boris Badenov' for his irritability to the point of ranting and raving like a lunatic. She looked at his bald head seeing the sweat drops falling down his face. He was as nervous and scared as she was.
Behind them was a final figure. His name was Chef Gorden Ramsey. For the last month he had been supervising a competition called 'Hell's Kitchen' to try and find his new executive chef for a new international restaurant.
What a strange and wild adventure the now 22 year old women. After her final battles and finishing high school she finally started looking into what to do with the rest of her life. She decided to attend a culinary school where her cooking abilities were quickly discovered. Upon graduation she found employment in a high end restaurant where she rose through the ranks first becoming a line cook. However in a little more than a year her talents allowed her to be named sous chef of the kitchen, and nine months later the executive chef. Her quick development caught the eye of Gordon Ramsey who was starting to cast hopefuls for a new version of his television show "Hell's Kitchen". When she got the invitation she couldn't believe her eyes. After saying goodbye to her friends and coworkers Lita flew to America to begin her adventure.
Upon arriving at Los Angeles International Airport she was caught quite unaware with the press that were there to meet her plane. No sooner had she stepped off the plane when flashes from camera's almost blinded her and people were shouting questions at her from every direction. She became alarmed when somebody grabbed her by the arm but before she could react the individual claimed he was part of the staff for the show and he would take her where she needed to go.
Already trying to deal with the culture shock of this new country she meekly allowed her to be led to an area of the terminal where a large press conference was to take place. Everybody had been waiting on her arrival so all the participants would be announced at the same time. Approaching the podium was master chef Gordon Ramsay who waited for the journalists to hush before he would begin. Lita looked around to see her competitors. It was a potpourri from around the world. 18 chefs from 18 different countries being represented. From North America there was U.S.A, and Canada. South America sent Brazil and Chile. Europe added Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia and India. In the Mid-East Saudi Arabia had a representative. Africa had Zimbabwe, and the long shot Djibouti. Asia was well represented with China, Singapore, Hong Kong, and of course Lita representing Japan. Finally Australia and New Zealand rounding out the field. Each had sent their best chef hoping to win the competition. Their hopefully future boss then started speaking.
"First of all thank you all for coming today. As you know we are always to improve our show Hell's Kitchen. While it has proven popular in both the United States and Great Britain I know from experience that there are great chefs throughout the world. I have brought renown chefs from around the world to come here and compete to become the executive chef of my next restaurant. The only difference is that whoever wins, that restaurant will be built in their country.
That news excited Lita who was thankful that with the intense training with Mina who could speak English fluently it helped her understand what was going on. However some of the participants had brought translators with them. Though they each had an ability to function with the English language some were not as strong, hence the addition of the translators to begin with until they were more fluent in the language.
From their all the contestants were driven to their dorm which was next to the kitchen where each of them would be working. Lita tried to adjust to the new environment. She tried to be pleasant to the other contestants before the competition started but was met with what could generously be called a cool attitude. One of the other girls made it plain to Lita that she was here to win, not to make new friends.