Young Justice competes on Chopped.
A/N: Hello! This is Black Falcon writing a story for the first time! I am a long time reader but a first time writer, so I hope you like my story. This will be a multi-chapter story, so I could use any and all suggestions you may have for future chapters. I am sorry if any of the characters are OOC, I will try my best to keep them in character. And please excuse my horrible grammar, spelling, and punctuation. English was never my strongest suit. (So I decided to make a fanfiction account. T_T) But enough with that, on with the story!
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Young Justice or anything/anyone from 'Chopped' so please don't sue me. I am only playing with them for a little while and I will put them back when I'm done. And I do not own the cover pic, so please don't sue me.
Summary: Four members of Young Justice compete on the cooking show Chopped. Who will win? And who will be 'chopped'?
I am not a chef and have no idea how these things would really taste.
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It was an average day at Mt. Justice. Well actually, it had been a very boring and uneventful day, so I guess it was anything but 'average'. The team members (Minus Robin) were sitting in the living room/kitchen waiting for something interesting to happen. Megan and Zatanna were going over various cookbooks together trying to find something challenging and fun to make. Superboy was watching Artemis beat Wally at video games. (She was whooping him good too!) Kaldur was sitting in an armchair reading a book to pass the time.
Wally was losing horribly, (Who knew Artemis was so good at video games?) and was wishing that something new and exciting would happen. He should have kept his mental mouth shut, for Robin just walked in and said "I entered us in a competition!"
"What?!" Cried everyone but Miss M and Aqualad, who looked just as surprised as everyone else, but didn't vocalize their confusion.
"You heard me." Grinned Robin "I entered us into a competition."
"What kind of competition?" Asked Artemis. She was still feeling kinda cocky from beating Wally and wanted another go at pummeling him at something.
"Chopped!" Shouted Robin.
He was met with extremely confused looks.
"You know, that cooking competition we watched once?"
Everyone started shouting at the same time.
"You entered us into a stupid cooking competition?!" Shouted Superboy.
"What? I'm not going to some boring cooking show!" Artemis retorted.
"It might have been best if you had informed us before making that kind of a commitment." Stated Kaldur.
"I'm not going on some cooking show Robin." Wally replied.
Megan and Zatanna were the only ones who didn't seem to mind the prospect of going on a televised cooking competition.
"Relax" Reassured Robin "We aren't all going. You can only enter four people."
"So who did you sign up" Superboy asked, dreading that he was among the 'lucky' few.
"I entered Megan and Zatanna," This was met with squeals of delight from both girls.
"KF and myself." He finished.
"Wait. KF as in 'Kid Flash'?" Wally asked.
"Who else would I be referring to?
"Why do I have to go?" Whined the speedster.
"Because if you don't I will show the entire team 'that' video."
"What video?"
"You know. THAT video."
Sudden realization
"You wouldn't dare!"
"Wouldn't I?"
After some consideration he agreed.
"Who knows, this could be fun! I bet I could beat you all with one hand tied behind my back!" boasted KF.
"We'll see" Said Robin with a smirk on his face.
Zatanna and Megan looked at the two friends.
"Yeah, this is going to be fun. Right?" Megan nervously grinned.
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"Four chefs. Three courses. Only one chance to win. The challenge: To create an unforgettable meal using the four main basket ingredients before time runs out. Our distinguished panel of judges will critique your work, as one by one they must face the dreaded chopping block. Who will take home the $10,000 prize? And who will be chopped?"
The host walks out to start the introductions. "Today we are going to have a super competition as the competitors are protegees of members of none other than the Justice League. Let's meet them. First we have Robin."
Robin walks into the studio and to his station wearing his super suit, cape and all. (Though he was strongly advised against the cape, and promptly ignored the advise.)
"I'm Robin, the protegee of none other than Gotham city's Batman. I am totally excited to be here so I can show the TV world that you don't have to have super powers to be super awesome! I'm gonna do my best and make my friends proud!"
"Next we have Kid Flash!" Announced the host.
Wally comes out in his super suit as well and speeds over to his station with a grin on his face.
"I'm Kid Flash, nephew and protege to the Flash. I'm gonna kick tail with my super speed at this competition. I love you guys but...You're going down! Especially you Robin."
The host announced the third competitor. "Next we have M'gann M'gorzz!"
Miss M comes out and goes to her station like the others before her, wearing her regular super suit but also wearing a white apron with an X on it.
"Hi, I'm Miss Martian! And I don't know too much about earth cuisine so this will be a challenge for me. But I am really excited and can't wait to do my best!"
"And lastly we have Zatanna Zatara!" Says the host.
Zatanna walks to her station in her regular magicians suit, but with a white apron covering her.
"I'm Zatanna, the daughter of Zatara. And I am here mostly to prove to none believers that magic is real, and can be very useful. Oh! And to try and beat my friends too."
After everyone is at their stations the host tells them the rules. "There are three rounds: Appetizer, entree, and dessert. Each round is timed, and you have to incorporate each of the mystery ingredients in your basket into your dish somehow. You may use your super powers in doing this. Also available to you, our pantry and fridge. The judges with critique your work based on taste, presentation, and creativity. Then they will decide who gets to move on to the next round, and who will be 'chopped'. Please open you baskets."
Each teen opened their basket, dreading what obscure ingredient might lay there.
"And you must use: Taco shells. Sugar-free raspberry syrup. Lutfisk. And Kale.
You have 20 minutes...Starting now."
The clock in the back started counting down and all four of the competitor's minds and bodies started working.
Robin's POV (Thinking)
'The first thing I think of is tacos. Cause, duh! Taco shells! But then I think 'Tacos are too big for and appetizer.' So I'm gonna make mine tacos using lutfisk, kale, baby tomatoes, and cheese, with a sugar-free raspberry syrup guacamole on the side.'
The dark haired teen started by grabbing the package of taco shells and ripping it open. He broke a taco shell into two smaller shallower taco shells. After repeating this many times he was now ready to cook his fish. Opening the can of smelly Norwegian fish he throws it into a pan on the stove along with various spices. On to the guacamole!
Kid Flash's POV (Thinking)
'Taco shells huh? That's about the only thing I'm familiar with here. So they're basically a big folded tortilla chip? That's it! Tortilla chips! I'm gonna make nachos! So I'll make taco shell lutfisk and beef nachos, (Cause nachos and beef were made for each other!) using the fish and beef in a cheese sauce, with a raspberry and kale paste on the chips.'
The speedster lives up to his name by speeding over to the fridge and grabbing a packet of ground beef, then racing back to his station he opens the fish and zips it over to the meat grinder. After the fish is ground up he starts frying both fish and beef in a pan and starts cooking them.
'And how much time is left on the clock?' The redhead thinks to himself. '19 minutes? I got this in the bag.'
Megan's POV (Thinking)
'I know that a salad is an earth appetizer, so when I saw the kale, I decided to make a lutfisk salad.'
Miss M used her telekinesis to levitate the lutfisk and unwrap it. Then levitating a knife she made it chop up the lutfisk into cubes. At the same time she turned on the stove and put a frying pan on it, standing in the same place the whole time, never having to take a step. She threw the fish into the pan and let it start simmering while she flipped her cutting board to cut some vegetables on.
Zatanna's POV (Thinking)
'I wanna wow the judges with more than just my magic, so I need to do something wild. So I decided to make a mini entree. I'm gonna make deep fried lutfisk with a taco shell crust, fried potatoes with kale, and a raspberry syrup sauce.'
Zatanna raises her hands and mutters "Ksiftul eht parwnu!"
The can on dried and boiled fish raised into the air and opened, letting the lutfisk float into the air.
"Hsif eht ffo yrd!"
Some paper towels floated over and dry the oil off the fish.
Zatanna spoke spell after spell and the taco shell package opened, and the shells went into a bowl, immediately crushing themselves into crumbs.
The young magician ran over to the pantry and grabbed a variety of ingredients, including: Basil, salt, pepper, eggs, and flour. Rushing back to her station she got to work. She measured out the seasonings and muttered "sbmurc eht htiw sgninosaes eht xim!"
The basil, salt and pepper that were measured are immediately mixed in with the taco crumbs.
"Lwob a otni sgge eht kaerb!"
The eggs banged themselves against the edge of the bowl, letting the yolk and white of each egg fall in. Another spell was uttered and a whisk levitated and flew over to mix them.
Time was flying, and so were the minds and hands of each teen.
Robin was using crazy knife skills to chop up his kale, and he used his grapple to grab some lettuce from the pantry just before Megan could grab it, much to her annoyance. So she substituted for baby spinach and red cabbage.
All anyone could see of Kid Flash was a blur. He broke the shells into chips, stirred the beef and fish a few times, grabbed a block of cheddar cheese from the fridge and started melting it into a pot in less than two minutes. And since he was getting kind of hungry he grabbed a jug of orange juice from the fridge and gulped it down.
"I don't think he's allowed to do that. Is he?" Said Zatanna skeptically.
"Hey! This kid needs fuel if he's gonna beat you. But then again I'm so far ahead I don't think I need to worry about losing" Wally returned as he sauntered back to his station.
"Isn't that what the hare said in the story of 'The Tortoise and the Hare'?" Asked Robin, who was currently mashing an avocado for his guacamole.
"Less talking! More cooking!" Said Megan while mixing her meat with her greens.
Everyone got back to the task at hand
"Alright chefs, you have 10 minutes on the clock!" The host shouted.
Robin glanced at the clock to confirm what the host had just said. He then ran through the other stations, leaping over Zatanna in the process, (Who was too busy getting a frying pan for her potatoes to notice.) and grabbed a pack of sugar and some cloves. He raced back to his station with said ingredients, (Nearly getting covered in Wally's cheese sauce in the process!) and started making his raspberry guacamole.
Wally was blending his kale in the blender with some spices. He grabbed his cheese sauce and dumped his meat combo into it. Spreading his kale paste in a corner of each chip, he started getting ready for plating.
Megan crushed her taco shells into meal and mixed it with some sugar and the raspberry syrup. Then she started tearing the kale, baby spinach, and red cabbage with her telekinesis. Mixing them into a large glass bowl, she levitated the pan of fish that was behind her, and poured the fish into the bowl. She was almost ready to start plating.
Zatanna chopped her kale into bits with a spell, and then murmured another to grab the potatoes from the pantry. A few spells later she had washed and chopped them, and started frying them with some herbs.
"2 minute warning chefs! You have 2 minutes to plate your dishes!"
"Just stay whelmed." Thought Robin as he grabbed his plates from the shelves and ran back to his station to start plating his tacos. He looked to see how everyone else was doing and saw, KF was done?! The speedster was standing there with a smug expression on his face, and nachos on his plate, looking pretty awesome. Randomly shaped taco chips with a green paste on one corner of each, and a dish of cheese sauce next to it. Not fair! Robin quickly turned back to put his fish tacos and guacamole on his plate.
Wally was done. That was the best part about being super fast. He looked at the other plates while he was waiting for the timer to run out.
Robin's looked pretty good, he could have some competition there.
Megan's looked alright too.
"Looking Megalicious Miss M!" Wally flirted while Megan putting her salad into some shallow bowls. She blushed, but didn't stop her plating.
Zatanna was taking her fish out of the deep fryer and was putting it on her plate. So far it looked pretty promising.
"Time to finish your dishes, chefs!" Shouted the host.
"10"
Robin put the guacamole dishes next to his mini tacos.
"9"
Wally silently counted in his head with the host while rooting for his friends in his mind.
"8"
The martian was pouring her dressing on her salads.
"7"
Zatanna scooped her fried potatoes onto each plate.
"6"
Robin scooped his guacamole into each dish.
"5"
Wally continued to watch and silently cheer
"4"
Megan sprinkled crushed croutons into each bowl.
"3"
Zatanna spread her raspberry sauce on the plates.
"2"
Everyone was finishing the last touches as fast as the could for fear of presenting an unfinished dish.
"1"
Would anything be left out?
"Time's up! Please step back."
Each teen stopped what they were doing and stepped back with their hands in the air. Except for Robin, who made guns with his hands and pointed them at the two girls saying "Stick 'em up!". Zatanna just rolled her eyes and put her hands on her hips while Megan just looked perplexed. Wally didn't put his hands up because his arms had been crossed the whole time, but grinned at Robin's humor.
The young heroes marched their way to the 'dreaded chopping block' to find out what the judges thought of their meals.
"Just stay whelmed you guys, they're gonna put a dish on the 'chopping block', not our heads." Robin assured them.
"You just love to use that word don't you?" asked Zatanna.
"Hey, it's a neat word! And it's fun to say!" retorted Robin.
Megan shushed them as they were arriving at the judges table.
"Chefs, today you had to cook with: Taco shells, sugar free raspberry syrup, lutfisk, and kale. Please show us what you've made. Chef M'gorzz.
"Well, I make for you a lutfisk and kale salad, with taco shell and raspberry syrup dressing."
The three judges started eating her salad while she introduce it.
After they had all tasted it, they have their opinions.
Judge #1 (Male) "First I should say, I like the combination of greens. And the sauce compliments it nicely."
Megan smiled in appreciation.
"But while the sauce is good, I think it could have been a little less sweet.
Judge #2 (Female) "I agree. It is 'sugar free' syrup but it still has artificial sweetener in it, so I think the extra sugar was not really necessary."
Megan nodded in acknowledgment.
Judge #3 (Male) "The only problem I have with it is that I think the fish could have used a bit more seasoning. It just seems a little dull to me.
"Thank you chef." Said the host.
"Thank you." Replied the martian.
"Next, Chef Robin." The host turned to the next chef.
"So what I made for you guys are mini lutfilsk and kale tacos, with a side of raspberry guacamole."
Each judge ate what was before him.
Judge #2: "I am glad you made a raspberry guacamole instead of making a sauce. It was a great idea."
Robin grinned.
Judge #3: "I also like the guacamole, but I think the kale is a bit dry. It could have used some of the sauce from the fish to add flavor."
"Yes Chef" Robin replied.
Judge #1: "I don't really mind about the dryness of the kale, I would have like to have more of the raspberry syrup in the guacamole."
Judge #2: "I think it's fine."
Judge #1: "I'm just saying that for my taste buds, there's not enough raspberry."
A slightly awkward pause followed the two judges disagreement.
"Thank you Chef." Said the host.
Robin returned the thanks.
"Next," Continued the host. "Chef Zatanna."
"Today, I've make deep fried lutfisk with a taco shell crust. Fried potatoes, with kale, and a raspberry sauce."
Like the other before them, the dish was consumed by the judges with critique.
Judge #3: "I love the taco shell crust. It's got a lot of flavor. But the potatoes are a little undercooked."
Zatanna nodded, regretting not putting them in the oven sooner.
Judge #1: "Yes, some of the potatoes are a bit more undercooked than the others. However, I do like the sauce, it goes great with the fish and potatoes."
Judge #2: "And I think you did a great job cooking the lutfisk. Very well done, good job."
"Thank you very much." Zatanna smiled, feeling a bit better about the potato incident.
"And lastly, Chef Flash." Said the host.
"Okay, so I made for you guys, fish and beef nachos, with a kale and raspberry past on taco shell chips."
A few bites later the judges have their opinion.
Judge #1: "Nachos was a very brave move with these ingredients. I think you did a pretty good job considering."
Wally practically beamed.
"Though I wouldn't have used beef with the fish, they don't go together too well."
KF's face fell a bit.
Judge #2: "I agree about the beef. But I love this kale paste. It's very good, it's sweet and fresh and goes great on the chips. Unfortunately since you finished it so early, it has all gotten kind of cold."
"What do you plan on doing with the money if you win?" Asked the host.
"Oh, we all agreed that it would go to the Gotham city orphanage." The redhead replied.
Judge #3: "So no matter who wins the money will go to the same place?"
"Yes sir." Answered Wally.
Judge #3: "Then what's the point of trying to win?"
"Because we love whooping each others tails!" Beamed the teen.
Everyone laughed at his answer.
"Well, the judges will now make their decision." Said the host
The four heroes left for the back room to wait while the judges decided who would have to leave.
They each sat down around a small table in a back room.
"I wonder which one of us will go." Wondered Megan.
"Who knows." Said Robin. "They had good and bad things to say about all of our dishes."
"I think it might be me." Mumbled Wally. "The beef didn't go well with the fish, and the whole thing was a little cold."
"Well I undercooked my potatoes, and in their books that's a guaranteed loser." Reminded Zatanna.
"Well worrying won't help, there's nothing we can do about it, so let's just wait and find out." Remarked Robin leaning back in his chair and putting his feet on the table.
Several minutes later they were called back in.
"Three of you will be moving on to the entree round. But one of you will have to go home empty handed. So who's dish is on the chopping block?"
The host grabbed the handle to the cover to reveal the losing dish. The tension was mounting as the four teens wondered who would be kicked out.
The host whisked away the cover to reveal...
A plate of nachos.
"Chef Flash. You've been chopped. Judges?"
Judge #2: "While the idea of making nachos was a great idea, the beef with the fish just didn't taste that good, and the fact that the whole thing was cold couldn't be overlooked. And for these reasons, we had to chop you."
Wally stood there looking at the floor for a few seconds.
"Woo Hoo!" Shouted Wally, leaping into the air, shocking everyone in the studio.
"I don't have to go on to the next round! Thank you so much! Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!" Wally chattered excitedly, shaking the hands of each of the judges and of the host so fast their arms felt like they'd fall off.
Robin stared at his friend. "Wait. Did you fail on purpose so you could get out of this competition?!"
"Maybe." Smirked the losing chef. "But then again, maybe it was a coincident?"
"Read his mind Miss M, let's see what's going on in that crazy head of his." Said a suspicious Robin.
"Not happening!" Grinned Wally, and he sped out of the studio before you could say 'sizzling sausages!'.
"Well, that was interesting. At least I didn't lose." Said Zatanna.
The End
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A/N: If you managed to read this story all the way through, then I congratulate you!
I need ideas for ingredients that they will use in the next round, cause I got nothing. So please please pleeeaaase suggest a really weird ingredient, it doesn't matter how rare or crazy it is. Those who suggest an ingredient get Cyber cookies! And the ingredients I choose get recognized in the next chapter! Thanks in advance!
Black Falcon out!