Here's Chapter 9! Gourmand's chapter! Enjoy!
"La-da-dee. Doo-dee-doo-. La-la-lee. Hum-me-hoo. "
That is the sound of me humming to the sound of my cooking working in my . I was in a VERY good mood today. Mainly because I am cooking my latest creation for the customers today. They are waiting for my newest recipe I have added to my menu and they are really excited to try it. Heck, I am getting pumped myself! Ha ha ha! Well, soon, pretty soon everyone will be trying out my dish. I am pretty sure they will love it.
No, they MUST love it! Do you know how hard it is to catch the animals used for the secret ingredient? And they were VERY rare too.
Anyway, I am just finished my special stew. I took a taste of it with my spoon. DEE-lishous! Grabbing the pot it was held in, I was going to pour into bowls…
Until I heard angry voices outside.
I raised my eyebrow in confusion. How come there is an angry riot is assuming? I could understand they are getting impatient but goodness…
Deciding to find out the cause of it, I carried my pot over to the door kicking it open. I then walked outside to see my boss, the manager (though the real boss is me) trying to calm down a good number of angry people.
"Everyone, everyone, please calm down!" The manager pleaded.
"NO!" The angry mob shouted him jump.
"Inside that kitchen is a murderer!" A man shouted.
"Yeah! A cold-blooded killer!" A woman agreed.
"Unless he is stopped, there will be no end to the deaths!" Another man added.
Murderer? Killer? I don't think any of my assistants are killers. And OUI have never killed a man in my life. I wonder who they are talking about.
Suddenly, one of the people turned to me.
"There he is! There's the murderer!" He called out.
Everyone turned to me and started to yell more angrier and louder while I stared in shock. I'M the killer!?
"Well, what you have to say to yourself?" The man asked angrily.
"I don't know what you are talking about!" I insisted confused.
"Yeah, right! You heartless man!" A woman snapped.
I turned to my manager. "What in the world are they talking about?"
He then fidgeted with his collar. "Um, yes, Gourmand. This whole ordeal revolves around your new recipe."
"And what is wrong with it? I spent a lot of hard work making it!" I snapped.
"I know that and I also know you spent a lot of hard work getting the secret ingredient for it." The manager nodded.
"Thank you, sir!" Gourmand smirked.
"But…"
But?
"You ARE aware that the secret ingredient is VERY rare."
"But, of course!" Boy, did I find that out the hard way.
"Ah HA! So you admitted it!" A man shouted.
"Admitted what?" I asked. This was VERY confusing.
"That you was the one who went to China and kill and nearly extinct most endanger tigers there!" A woman snapped.
"What? You mean this is what the fuss is about?" I asked. Wonderful. A bunch of tree-huggers.
"Um, yes, it is." The manager nodded.
"So what? The tigers tried to kill me when I even went close to them." I reassured.
"So? Even if they were peaceful, you have no right to kill them!" A man snapped.
I am REALLY losing my patience. "Hey! It is the finest meat best suited for my stew!"
"You are a cannibal, you know that?" A woman said.
"Hey! If I was a cannibal, I would be eating humans!" I reasoned.
"Gourmand, everyone, please calm down!" The manager begged. The angry mob and I turned to him.
"Listen, Gourmand. That tiger is protected by the law as it is an endangered species." The manager explained.
"Since when?" I asked. I have not heard of this.
The manager for some reason. "Gourmand, do you know why they call it, the FORBIDDEN land?"
"Because it is dangerous." I shrugged.
"There is that and…" The manager said his head fell into his hand. "Look, I know this dish means a LOT to use. But as long, you use that tiger meat, I will not have it on the menu."
"EXCUSEZ-MOI!?" I asked surprised as the crowd cheered.
"Good!" A man smirked.
They then walked off the restaurant door.
I turned to my crazy manager. "Wait a minute. After all that trouble, you are taking away my dish off the menu because of a bunch of tree-huggers?"
"Well, they ARE protected by the law." He "reasoned".
"But…" I was seriously losing my cool.
"Look, consider yourself lucky." The manager said.
"WHAT!?" How DARE he!?
"Um, well, yes, if they wanted to, they would close us down. IF they don't throw you in the slammer."
As much as I wanted to yell at him for that, he was right. Those tree-huggers WOULD want me to behind bars. So knowing he was right, I merely grunted angrily and stormed back into my kitchen carrying the pot of precious stew that will now go to waste.
AUGH! Those stupid people! After all that hard work to going to China, fighting those tigers, going back with the meat trying to keep it fresh and finally perfectly the stew. Only for a bunch of animal-maniacs to stop it because the animal is extinct. Humph. Like it will move on if I didn't kill most of them anyway.
I sighed in defeat as I rested my pot on the table. All I want to make an unique dish. Using all sorts of animals. Dogs. Cats. Mice. Even Skunks. Though, I don't think I'll try the last one for a while. And yet, I got barraged by complaints about how I shouldn't kill "innocent" little animals and that I am a murderer. Oh, please. If I kill a man, it is different.
But animals… are meat. If people want to keep them as pets, that's fine but don't interrupt my cooking for it! Sigh… I guess I have to find another new ingredient. But what?
Suddenly, I noticed something shined above me. I looked up to see a glass shard surrounded by a dark aura. I raised my eyebrow in confusion. What could this be? It seems similar to a Power Stone in some way but I don't know how. Deciding to find out, I reached out and grabbed it. But, the minute I did so, I blacked out.
Ugh… My aching head. This hurts also as bad as getting hit by one of Gunrock's transformed attacks. What hit me?
As I slowly sat up, I found myself looking around to find myself in a dark castle almost as dark as Erode's castle.
"So you are finally awake, eh?" A dark female voice said.
I turned to see a young pretty girl.
I narrowed my eyes at her knowing she had something to do with this. "And who are you?"
"Haven't your mother ever told you to mind your manners?" The girl said rudely.
"Haven't YOUR mother ever told you not to kidnap people?" I snapped.
The girl then chuckled as if it was funny. "I guess you are right."
"Just tell me why I am here." I demanded.
"Well, okay. But only since you asked so nicely." The girl said sarcastically. "My master, Mevious summoned you here."
"Mevious?" I asked.
"Yeah, he summoned you so you can join his troops." The girl said.
"Troops? I don't recall being asked me summoned here!" I snapped at the rude girl.
She then shrugged. "You will find out soon enough. Now, get up."
As much I hated to be bossed around by a bratty girl, it's not like I have a choice. So I obliged and got out of bed.
"Good, now follow me."
I decided to follow the girl knowing she will lead the answer to why I am abducted.
After a minute of searching, I found myself in a dark throne with five figures. A giant red demon. A feminine white-haired man. Brr. And the man with the green eyes and black cloak was just as creepy. And some sort of green floating creature. I believe it is a "robot" like Pete described. And the last one was a yellow and purple-clad fat man. He seems like the one who likes a good meal. If I wasn't involved in this madness, I ask him to try one of my meals.
Then, I noticed a man with long green hair sitting on a throne. Splendid. There are TWO pretty-boys. Anyway, I, along with the others DEMANDED our rights. But, he merely smirked and said that we have to wait for someone else to join us. I couldn't care less about who is it. I wanted to know why we been abducted NOW. Then, the last one arrived. He was a well-built young man. Though, it is also have muscles on the brains as he hit on the pretty-boy. Seeing his face was VERY hilarious.
Anyway, this Mevious guy apparently called us to do his dirty work. Apparently, he wants to engulf this world in darkness by collecting something called the Twinklestar which can grant almost any wish but his plans have been foiled by the two females called Queen Memory and Lord Ran.
And apparently, he created a dark version of the Twinklestar which is made of people's sins. My being Gluttony. How rude! I don't eat everything! Just cook everything! There is a BIG difference. Anyway, he wants us to fight for him. Just one thing. What's in it for oui?
Then, he said he will grant any wish if we get these star pieces for him. Any wish I want, eh? Hmm, with my wish, I can wish for a rare animal to use for my new stew and knowing will be able to bust me for it. It's tempting but should I really trust this guy? Anyway, after that man who arrived last, I volunteered. I don't trust this guy. But since when do you get a chance like this?
Apparently, we needed vehicles to battle the army Queen Memory recruited. Hmm, despite flying on Falcon's plane before, I have NEVER rode a vehicle before. But apparently, three young men will help me.
"Okay, before you need to battle Queen Memory's forces, you will need a vehicle." The tallest boy nodded.
"Don't worry, our special mechanical skills will pick out the perfect vehicle for you." The youngest boy agreed.
"And yet, we can't get ourselves a girlfriend!" The middle one smiled.
The other two then kicked him in the shins. The poor sap cried in pain as he collapsed to the ground.
"Don't mind him. So want to see your vehicle?" The tall boy asked.
"Yeah, sure." Gourmand shrugged.
The tall and short boy walked away. I followed ignoring the little runt. I followed them until they stopped. I stopped again and I looked again.
It was a simple-looking vehicle. A huge cooking pot with wings on it. I walked around it for a while. There are no controls. It seems to fly for itself. It just needs a pilot. I smirked.
"Perfect."
Well, where goes my start of a big adventure. If I succeed, I will get my wish. I don't care who I will fight, they better get out of my way when finding those star pieces.
Level 1
Mevious said that the first star piece was inside a forest. Hmm, it is such a lush, beautiful place. I bet there are a lot of small animals around here. There may not the ones I was looking for. I guess they will do for a minor dinner. Then, I realised I have a mission to go on. As much as I have to want to put my chef instincts first, if I do this correctly, it will benefit me greatly. I then decided to get on to business and went searching into the bushes. I searched for a good while and yet I haven't found anything at all.
I was beginning to think I was in the wrong place. Suddenly, I saw something. A young fellow dressed quite nicely searching for something as well. Narrowing my eyes, I realised that if someone was searching here, he was either one of them or one of us and I highly doubt he was one of us. So I walked over to him.
"Excusez-moi, monsieur?" I asked politely.
The young boy turned around surprised. "Um, greetings?"
"Greetings, young boy. Pardon me but please tell me why are you doing in a forest like this?" I asked.
"Well, I know this may sounds bizarre but I am looking for something." He explained.
"You don't say?" I said faking curiosity.
"Yeah. I am looking for something that is very important. If it falls into the wrong hands, disaster will definitely struck." He said.
"Disaster will struck as someone will engulf this world in darkness for his evil ambitions?" I quizzed.
"Yes, exactly…" The boy said before he realised something. He then narrowed his eyes. "You are one of Mevious' forces aren't you?"
"And what if I am?" I smirked.
"In that case, that technically makes us enemies. I am part of Memory's forces. As much as I hate violence, I highly doubt a peaceful solution is optional." He said determined.
"Looks like it." I said. He seems a very nice young man despite very skinny. But like he said, we are enemies. And if I wanted that wish, I needed to take him out.
Gourmand faces-off against Cecil. Cecil wins
Level 2
Well, it took a LOT of getting used by I managed to defeat that young man with my new cooking pot. Boy, what a hassle. It took me a lot to not only handle my vehicle as well but my opponent. He was tougher than I thought he would. But I did beat him. AND I found the star piece shortly after. I already gotten off to a good start. Next, I have to find the next star piece in a snow field. It was pretty chilly. But, I been in cold weather before so I can take it. As I floated my giant pot to the ground, I got out of it and deciding to search in the snow-banks, I drove my arms into my bank. After one minute of searching, I felt something in there. Grabbing it and taking a big pull, I yanked out a star piece. My! That was MUCH easier than the last one. Now, to report back to Mevious.
"Um, excuse me, sir? But can we have that star piece?" A young female voice asked.
I gave an annoyed sigh knowing it was another one of Memory's forces. "Well, sorry, Miss but…"
I then turned around and down at the figure. It was a rabbit. A walking, talking rabbit. With some kind smaller strange animal.
"A-Are you a real rabbit?" I asked in slight shock.
"Yes, why?" The rabbit asked.
"And is your friend there? What is he?" I asked pointing to the blue figure.
"Cheese. He's a chao." She said.
I stared at the two in silence for a moment before suddenly seeing the opportunity and smirking evilly.
"W-What?" The girl asked scared.
"Little Miss. Why don't you come with me to Mevious' castle and we talk?" I said nicely.
"N-No! Mevious is a bad man!" She shouted.
"Tsk, then I'm afraid I have to take you by force." I sighed. They looked scared. I guess I can't really blame her. Oh, well. Looks like I already got new ingredients for my stew.
Gourmand faces-off against Cream. Gourmand wins.
Level 2
Well, that rabbit was tougher than she looked but I beat her and her animal friend. Now, not only do I have two star pieces but two new ingredients. After capturing the two, I bound and gagged the both of them and put them in my pot with me as Mevious gave me new orders. Apparently, he want me to go up to the clouds. I seen weirder things I carrying my new prisoners, I flew up to the sky. After "parking" on it, I got up. I looked at the two who are constantly trying break free.
"Aw, don't cry, little kiddies. You have a LOT of time before I kill you." I smirked turning away from them.
Still, that is no reason for me not to plan ahead. Now, how can I cook them? In a stew? On a plate with carrots on the side? Or fry them alive? Suddenly, thinking about the possibilities, I realised something. I was intending to use my wish for a new special ingredient. And that won't stop there. Maybe if I am lucky, Memory have more animals on her side. Maybe if I can capture them, I will make the ultimate dish with them.
"GRR! You! Sora is here, isn't he? Tell me where he is?" A familiar voice shouted.
Deciding to turn to the direction of the voice I saw Vexen shouting angrily at three figures. The first figure was a teenage Japanese girl. The second one was a kid with their face covered in darkness. The last one was… a cat? He seemed like a cat but still… Anyway, Vexen looked very upset.
"I have no idea who you are talking about! Honest!" The young boy shouted in his defence.
"Don't make fibs with me! You are friends with him!" Vexen snapped.
"I don't know even know who Sora is!" The boy protested.
"Don't give me lip!" The man snapped.
I blinked in confusion. Vexen was extremely angry at the kid for some strange reason. Like he met him before in a very bad experience. Deciding to ignore them, I decided to look at the cat. Hmm, I wonder what he tastes like. Suddenly, he saw me and turned to me.
"It seems we have solved the mystery of Cream's and Cheese's disappearance." He spoke.
Vexen and the children turned to me.
"Gourmand! Perfect timing!" Vexen said in relief.
But the children are more concerned about my vehicle or who was in it?
"He's right! There they are!" The boy gasped. Perfect.
"Oh, you actually CAPTURED them? My, you are smarter than I thought." Vexen said impressed.
"Please release them. They are just children." The girl pleaded.
"Sorry. Miss, but these two are my new ingredients." I said.
"Ingredients? As in you are going to cook them?" The girl gasped.
"Exactly." I smirked.
"But why would you do that?" She asked.
"Because I want to make a dish with all sorts of unique animals. Speaking of which, I will give you a star piece for that cat of yours!" I smirked.
"What?" Vexen said shocked.
"Give up Chiyo-Chi-Chi, I can't do that!" The girl snapped.
"And you can't give up the star pieces under any circumstances either!" Vexen agreed.
"Don't worry, I do exactly what I am doing." I reassured.
The young boy then gulped. "Sakaki, that chef is too dangerous to fight with Chiyo-Chi-Chi so I take him while you go take care of the crazy man."
"I heard that, you know!" Vexen snapped.
I chuckled a bit but stopped when I saw the magician child running towards me. Darn, I was hoping to go after that girl with the cat so I could capture the latter. Sigh. But it looks like plans would have to change. What a pity.
Gourmand faces-off against Vivi. Gourmand wins.
Level 4
Well, I have beaten that wizard kid. But by the time I finished my battle, Vexen have defeated the girl and the cat and scared them away. Also, he found the star piece. Man, did he gave me a scolding of a lifetime for wanting to give up the star piece for my own selfish needs. Hmph. I gotta clock him on the head with my frying pan for that one. But, as long as we got the next star piece and Cream & Cheese are in my custody, I am happy. Next, I have to go to a field. Hmm, looks like an easy place to find the next star place. As I got out of my pot, I thought about how well I did. I won three battles and three star pieces. I am getting closer and closer to completing my mission. This is slightly more easier than teaming up with eleven people to defeat some giant demon named Erode.
"Yo! Gourmet Boy!" An Italian voice shouted.
I turned to see Wario walking towards me.
"It's Gourmand." I corrected with a slight growl.
"If you-a say so." Wario shrugged.
I gained an angry mark on my head. "Look, what do you want?"
"Same as you. Treasure hunting." Wario shrugged.
"Oh, of course. Speaking of which, I have something to ask you." I said.
"What is-a it?" Wario asked.
"Why did you join Mevious' forces."
"Again. Same as you. GOLD! GOLD! GOLD!" Wario said with dollar-shaped eyes.
I sweat-dropped. "Um, my goal is a little more fame than gold if you may."
"What does that mean?" He said with a raised eyebrow.
"Well, I have a dream. A dream to became the most famous chef in the world. And to do that. I want to cook my dishes with a lot of unique animals." I said.
"Like that rabbit girl and her freak friend?" Wario asked.
"Oui." I nodded.
"So is that you are using the wish for?" Wario asked.
"Again, oui." I nodded.
"Then, why are you wasting your wish?" He asked.
"Excusez-moi?" I asked.
"Well, besides-a the rabbit girl and the freak, Memory have-a recruited a couple of dogs and a freaky looking panda." He said. "And that's just one of them. They are rabbit-cat hybrids, some old cat and other animals here."
"Really?" I said in surprise. If what Wario says is true, have I been wasting my time?
"Hey, if you think you are wasting your time and want to quit, can I have your wish?" Wario asked.
I chuckled a bit. "Nice try but I doubt Mevious does anything else than "one per customer"."
Suddenly, we both heard a twig snap. Whirling around quickly, we both saw three figures tip-toeing my pot with my prize inside. One was a red tall creature with one arm cut off and one eye all wonky. Another was a giant dog dressed like a child. The last one was a panda with emotionless eyes. I narrowed my eyes knowing what they were doing.
"HEY!"
This caused the taller two jumped up in fright.
"Wilt! Get Cream and Cheese and run! We'll hold off these two!" The dog shouted.
"What? But, Muto!" Wilt started.
"Don't worry. We will be all right." The panda reassured.
"Well… If you say so." Wilt hesitated. He then grabbed the two and ran off. My ingredients! My beautiful ingredients!
I snarled at the mutt and panda for a moment but then realised something and smirked evilly. My ally notice this.
"What?"
I merely ignored him. "My, how large you two are."
The dog known as Muto tilted his head in confusion. "What do you mean?"
"No, no, don't worry. I don't mean that in an insulting way. I just can't get over how healthy you and your friend look." I said.
"Um, thanks?" Muto asked sheepishly.
"Careful, Muto. Remember, he wanted to cook Cream and Cheese alive. He sees us as bigger neat." The panda warned.
The giant dog's ears then rose up in shock. "EH? That's horrible!"
I smirked again. "Wario?"
"Yeah?"
"Go on searching for the star piece without me. I got bigger fish to fry. Or in this case, bigger mammals."
"Whatever."
My, my, such enthusiasm. Ha! Never mind, after I managed to slip past the two and got into my pot. I got ready for another battle. This time, for better ingredients. The last two were merely the starter course compared to them.
Gourmand faces-off against Muto. Gourmand wins
Level 5
NOOO! I won the battle but the giant dog and panda then escaped! Sniff… Now, I have no new ingredients for my dish. Sure, Wario came with the next star piece but… that is a mere prize right. Sigh. But then, I perked up, if I get my wish from Mevious, I can easily wish for all of the animals back. Splendid! All I needed one more star piece to complete my quest for the perfect dish. Mevious said it is in these ruins so flying my big pot I flew inside. It was fairly dark and I had trouble seeing where I was going.
Then, I saw something shined up ahead. The star piece! Yes! Victory is in reach! I was about to zoom towards it but then I saw something familiar. A teenage girl on a floating cat.
I smirked. "Ah, Miss Sakaki, Monsieur Chiyo-Chi-Chi, we meet again."
The girl merely stared in horror.
"Now, now. Let's talk this out. Listen, you have been having a hard time with the star pieces. So? How about this? If you give me your cat friend and any other animals friends you have, I will give you all of my star pieces. Deal?"
Sakaki shook her head. "No."
I growled at bit. "You have to be kidding. At this rate, all of your friends will be killed anyway so what harm are a few animals."
"I can't let you hurt my friends." She said.
"You DO realise you and your friends got your back against the wall." I said.
"Yes."
"And yet you won't let me give you a chance to save this world." I said getting impatient.
"If I let you kill all the animals here, that wouldn't be saving this world at all." She said.
"Look. The reason I am here is because I want ingredients to cook. If there was another way, I wouldn't have done this crazy quest in the first place. So I am asking you one final time." I said. "Hand over the cat."
"No." She said.
I gave an annoyed sigh. "So be it."
As much as I tried to avoid conflict, it seems like it is no reasoning with this animal-hugger. Oh, well, at the end of this battle, if I succeed, I get the star piece AND the cat. It's all and nothing.
Gourmand faces-off Sakaki. Gourmand wins.
Final Level
I slowly descended my pot on the floor.. There, I jumped down from it and walked over to the star piece and grabbed it. I then walked over to Sakaki who was bruised with her school uniform torn and her cat injured (and unconscious I think) as well. I then picked it up and put him under my arm.
"Well, Miss Sakaki, you are one skilled fighter for such a shy girl but it seems that I won."
"Indeed, you did!" A familiar voice said behind me. I turned around to see my leader.
"Monsieur Mevious!"
"I must say, Gourmand, I'm quite impressed! At first, I thought Gaston would collect the star pieces first because he is the leader, but as I can see, you got all the star pieces for me! Impressive!"
"Merci beaucoup. Now, that this is all over, I can please have my wish?"
"But, of course. Give me the star piece and I will grant you your wish."
Whew, it was a tough battle throughout the adventure but I FINALLY managed to get all of the star pieces and get my wish. I was about to hand them over until…
"I will NOT allow you to get the Twinklestar, Mevious!" A new voice said. We all turned to the direction of the voice to see a beautiful pink-haired woman.
"Um, hey, is this Madame…?" I asked.
"Yes, it is! It is my old foe, Queen Memory!" Mevious said.
She went over to the downed Sakaki.
"Are you all right, Sakaki?" Memory asked.
"Queen Memory… Please…. Save Chiyo-Chi-Chi!" Sakaki begged weakly.
She then glared daggers at me. "How could you? You could very well brought the end of our world and for what, your selfish wish!"
"Hey, if there is another way, I wouldn't have done this!" I insisted
"Ignore her, my friend. After all, the winner of this battle is already confirmed!" Mevious shrugged.
"No… No! I don't care if you got all the pieces of the Twinklestar! I don't care if you defeated my small army! I will NOT let you win and destroy my home, Mevious!" Memory snapped.
"Oh, yeah! And what are you going to do?" Mevious smirked.
Suddenly, Memory shouted to glow a white light blinding us.
"What in the world?" I asked.
"No, it can't be!" Mevious said in disbelief.
"It is. The spirit of everyone of this world and flowing through me right now. They want to protect their home and THAT'S how I will defeat you!" Memory snapped.
"Drat! Not here! Not after coming so far!" Mevious snapped.
Suddenly, I noticed something. My glass shard was glowing a dark black. And so was the star piece I got.
"What in the world is going on?" I asked.
Mevious smirked. "Ah, it's not too late to turn this game around! Here! I will give you the other piece of the Twinkle Star! Use your desire to get your wish to defeat Memory!"
"Hey! Wait a minute! You said you give my wish if I collected the star pieces! No more than that!" I snapped.
He then shoved them into my arms. "I know. I know. But, unless you don't, you will never get your wish!"
I growled in annoyance. I thought after collecting the last piece, I would be done with all this nonsense. But this woman have to nearly foil our plans at the eleventh hour. I stormed over to my pot. As much as I don't really want to destroy this world, but it is the only way to get my wish. That is why this woman gets no mercy from me.
Gourmand faces-off against Memory. Gourmand wins.
Epilogue
Whew! I once again landed my vehicle, hoping that this time that it was the final battle. I can see why she is the queen, she nearly beat me.. Mevious then walked over to Memory who was on the ground battered and bruised with a few tears in her dress. He then picked her up by her neck.
"Tsk tsk tsk. Memory, you don't know when to quit, do you? The reason I gave you a heads-up about my plan and have you find a way to counter it is because doing you, it will too easy. And as you can see, my men have defeated you easily!"
He then started to put pressure on her neck while smirking. I winced in sympathy at the sight.
"You know. I wanted to kill you so you don't have to face the new fate of this world. But, now, I will let you live so you can suffer."
With that, he threw her away like a rag doll. He then turned to me.
"Now, then, about your wish."
I gave a huge sigh of relief before smirking.
I stood in front of Mevious with Lord Ran, her Dark Rabicat and the Griffon Brothers at his side.
"Well done, Gourmand! It wasn't easy but we managed to defeat Queen Memory's army and kept the Twinklestar! And, despite being an evil master, I will keep my word grant you your wish!" Mevious said in an out-of-character happy mood .
"Merci!" I smiled.
"So… what IS your wish?" Mevious asked.
"Well, you see, you already know this but back on my world, I am a famous chef. I am one of the list of the most chefs in the world. But, I want to go beyond that. I want to cook dishes people haven't tried before. The meat of animals like lions, tigers, bears and all sorts of stuff. Only problem is that the animals I want to get are of course so rare. And when I finally captured it, a bunch of animal-lovers came out of nowhere and try to get me arrested for it. So Mevious, what I wish for this. I wish to have every kind of animals. Normal or anthro. In my custody as my new ingredients."
"Very well." Mevious nodded as he held up the Dark Twinklestar as it glows engulfing everything in darkness.
Well, it wasn't easy but I FINALLY got my wish. Now, I am using all sorts of animals in my stew. Normal or Anthro. Though, I DID feel bad for helping Mevious engulf the world in darkness but it is an offer I can't refuse. Everything was going good for me. I got lots of customers and fans because of my new dishes. Everything was perfect until one day…
"No! No! Please, come back!"
That was me screaming to a bunch of fleeing animals running out of the restaurant.
"Are you kidding? Why should we go back to THIS slaughterhouse?" Muto shouted looking back.
I can't believe it was happening. I was about to finally go and cook Chiyo-Chi-Chi in my new stew until one animal stood up to me. He challenge me to a cooking duel and if I win, I get to cook him but if he wins, he gets to free all of the animals captured here. The thought of me losing to an animal made me laugh. But I was in a good mood so I decided to humour him. Unfortunately, he was a better cook than I thought. And made a dish that outstand mine. I simply can't believe it!
"Please! If you come back, I pay you!" I begged.
"You can't be serious! I wouldn't be your dinner for a million dollars!" Snoopy shouted running while yelling.
"Yeah, you are a very, very, VERY bad man!" Cream agreed flapping her ears.
"So long, sucker!" Chiyo-Chi-Chi shouted as the crowd of animals rushed out of sight.
"Nooo…" I said as I collapsed to my hands and knees with tears running down my face. I then growled as I noticed the animal who beat me strolling past with a smug look on his face.
A blue rat.
"I hope you're happy." I snarled.
"Indeed I am. Au revoir, Monsieur Gourmand." He smirked.
He then jumped off the steps and run off to catch up with the others.
I started to seething at the retreating rodent. But, I gave a deep sigh before getting up and taking off my hat in respect while glaring at him.
There is no embarrassment in losing to a skilled chef, Monsieur Remy. But let me assure you, next time we go in a cooking duel, it will be you bowing your head in shame.
There's Chapter 10! I don't know why but my love for Gourmand grew after writing this chapter. (gets a lot of glares from a lot of animal characters) Eep! Sorry, but I just do! (said animal characters started to crack their knuckles) YIPE! Um, review away, guys! AAAHHHH!