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The second part of the fourth episode is here. Let's see which of the heroes will win the cook-off in this dread night. I hope you enjoy reading the episode as much as I enjoy writing it.
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The night of the living cake – Delightness or Disgustness?
Chef, Sylvia, and Shawn are in the middle of the dimly illuminated studio. Some eerie sounds are heard every now and then. In front of the judges stand Courtney, Sierra, and Mike, the last one scratching his head and wearing the horrible (and not just for Halloween) Chef's chef hat on his head.
"I commend you for your courage, brave campers because this round is scariest than the last one, we call it Delightness or Disgustness. Your past deeds will not be of use in this challenge because you start this round from scratch. Shawn, can you tell these heroes what they will have to bake in this hallowed night?" Sylvia said and then face toward Shawn.
"Of course, as you know, the end of the world is inevitable, the zombie apocalypse is coming. At this moment, secret laboratories across the globe are researching the Z virus, it's only a matter of time before someone somewhere makes a mistake, and 'BAM' the end is here. So, we need to be ready to fight for our future. I hope you not only make but also learn from this…
A drum roll began, and door number two opens with a loud squeak. Then the sound is replaced by 'Thriller' by Michael Jackson, the room is filled with mist, showing a black table, and over it a black box with a glass lid. The box had inside a shotgun with 3 ammunition clips, a chainsaw, 2 grenades, a pair of binoculars, a combat knife, a medkit, a pack of Twinkies, a book, and a spork.
"The 'In Case of Emergency Break the glass' cake, aka Zombie survival kit cake!" said Shawn in one breath.
Sierra, Manitoba, and even Courtney jaw dropped, speechless.
"Are you crazy? I can't even see the cake in that," said Courtney in a loud voice, visibly angry.
"I said it will be a scary cake, but fear not dear heroes, Chef will explain to you how to make this dreadful cake. Chef?" said Sylvia in a cheerful voice.
"I don't think it would make any difference, but all right, listen up maggots, all of this except the box is the cake. You have to make a 2-layer cake for the chainsaw. The rest of the items in the box can be any type of cake you can come up, if your little brains are capable of that much. The details on the cake are made with fondant and cocoa colorings," said Chef in a martial voice.
"Well, I don't want to be negative, right? but after the explanation, I still can't see us making this cake, hehe" said Sierra, laughing.
"Don't worry heroes because we will help you with this tribulation, each of your kitchens will have an emergency button, press it and for three minutes, our favorite Hero, Chef will give you advice on how to make this cake," explains Sylvia.
"That doesn't sound useful at all," said Courtney raising an eyebrow.
"Come on beauty, don't get off ya bike about that, it will be right as rain before you know it," said Manitoba smiling
"And Sierra, as you were the one with more problems in the past round, we will give you and an extra button, the brunch of disgustness button. Use it, and your opponents must stop baking and eat a little treat prepared by our staff for 3 minutes or until they finish it, whichever is first," said Sylvia looking at Sierra.
"Why does she have the extra button?" protest Courtney.
"Because she was the worst during the last round, or are you saying she did it better than you?" asked Sylvia, looking at the L.I.T (Lawyer In Training) at her eyes.
"No, you are right," said Courtney defeated, her pride would not allow her to say that Sierra was better.
"Ok, do you have any questions?" said Sylvia, Manitoba raising his hand, but before he could talk, the loud host interrupted him. "Too bad, because I don't have answers, you have 90 minutes heroes, May fortune aid you."
The three campers go into their kitchens, Manitoba scratching his head, as the three judges walked to their table to watch the challenge.
Sierra table
"Now, I have to win in the memory of Zomcody, so his sacrifice in the first round wasn't in vain. ZOMCOOOOODY!" Sierra sobs a moment for the cake pop and starts her PDA.
"But at least his noble end gives me the extra button. The question is when to use it?" Sierra put her finger on her chin.
"I have to think carefully. The last round I got overconfident, that's why I lose. I thought I knew everything about everyone in Total Drama, but I didn't do enough research on Mike's personalities. In fact, weren't they erased in Wawanakwa? I have to write a memo in my notebook about this, the fans deserve to know how the personalities came back," Sierra takes a moment to write in her notebook.
"And also, Courtney, I forgot that Duncan's favorite food is cake. Well, actually, his favorite food is any bread or cake big enough to hide a file. So it's true she learned to bake in the past? if that is the case, why I couldn't find anything about it?" Sierra bites her thumb.
"Oh my gosh! Could it be that there are hidden facts about everyone in Total Drama that I don't know? That would be fantastic! When this show is over, I need to begin my research again from scratch. This will be so much fun," Sierra smile and clap, then her eyes went wide.
"Holy Wawanakwa, I forget about the competition. I better start reading the recipe and baking the cake, or I will lose this round too," Sierra runs and begin reading the recipe.
Courtney table
"There is no problem, Mike may have won the last round, but you still get a shot for the prize. If you keep yourself level-headed, everything will be fine," Courtney psych herself up.
"First, I need to make a list of all what I need, there are 13 elements in the box, but the chainsaw and the shotgun are bigger, so I need at least 15 to 17 cakes, and If I want to keep them moist, I would need a lots of buttercream," Courtney began to count how many of each ingredient she needed.
She then stops. This was wrong, she was making the same mistake that she made the last round, with this plan, she will lose again. She needs to be prepared but also needs to see the full picture. Then she had an idea.
"Sometimes, even I am surprised by myself. If this works, the money is as good as mine," said the A-type, writing a list again.
"Ready, now I only need to go for the ingredients and start baking the cakes. I need them ready as soon as possible," said Courtney after ending her list.
Mike table
"Righto, it was fun. But I'm not needed here, hoo roo mate" said Manitoba
taking off his hat.
Mike gasp, and after a moment, he looked around a little confused and then at the clock, quickly understanding the situation. But before he could start the PDA, he is called from the judge's table.
"Mike, please, you must use the Chef's chef hat during all the round," said Sylvia in a melodic voice.
"But..but-" Mike stutters, trying to reply.
"Put the damn hat in your head, we all know it's not the fanciest, but it's part of the damn show," shout Chef.
"Well, I trust you, Manitoba," said Mike before wearing the ugly hat again and gasping.
"We are up the gumtree, cobber," said Manitoba as he started the PDA and began to read the recipe.
Judges table
"They are not the worst, but every one of them is dilly-dallying instead of making the batter for their cakes," said Chef scratching his head.
"Maybe they are more of the planning type than the previous campers, Chefy, but they will be fine. You worry too much," said Sylvia touching Chef's shoulder
"Planning is fine, but there is always a time to plan and a time to act. If you plan too much and don't act on time, you will end as a zombie's snack," said Shawn folding his arms and nodding.
"You know, some of the things you say would be even smart if you were not always talking about the damn inexistent zombies," said Chef the vein in his temple pulsing.
"And with your training, you would have at least a chance to survive the apocalypse if you were not so damn stubborn," said Shawn scowling.
"Let's not fight about this. Chef, why don't you tell us how to prepare the zombie emergency kit cake?" said Sylvia trying to ease the tension between Chef and Shawn.
"There is not much to do, they have to make the cakes, make the buttercream, sculpt the cake in the different shapes of the items in the kit, and make the details with fondant, cocoa butter paint or whatever they want," said Chef quickly.
"It doesn't sound so hard," said Sylvia looking at the main cake.
"There is a lot of work, they have to bake enough cakes to make all the elements, and it has to taste good. Also, these freaking amateurs are wasting a lot of time," said Chef frowning.
"Well, even if they are not making real equipment. If this challenge gives the campers enough insight into what is needed to do when the apocalypse began, I think all of them will be winners," said Shawn.
"I hate you so much," snarl Chef.
Courtney Table
"Well, I have already started making the batter for the next 2 cakes, and have 4 cakes on the oven, now I need to learn how to work with fondant,"
said the L.I.T while pressing the emergency button.
"Emergency, we have an Emergency," shout Sylvia, as the sound of sirens fills the room.
Shawn quickly jumps under the table, and with a knife, make a hole in it to see what was happening.
"NO, Shawn, it's not a real emergency, it is only the signal that one camper needs Chef's help," said Sylvia quickly, surprised by Shawn's reaction.
"I will go to see what the smartass needs while you deal with the wacko," said Chef as he walked to Courtney's kitchen.
"Hi Chef, I need to learn how to work with the fondant, when I knead it last round, it stuck on my hands," said Courtney with a kind smile.
"You damn amateur, you need to put baking spray or corn starch on your hands, so it doesn't stick, Einstein," said Chef mockingly.
"Corn starch understood, and now for the next question …" said Courtney reading from a list.
"Wait, there is more?" ask Chef raising an eyebrow.
"Of course, and please be quick, I only have 3 minutes," Courtney expression now was severe and cold, like a predator upon a prey.
20 questions after that, Chef return to his seat.
"I hate all these kids, but I don't know how that smartass didn't win any season with that kind of determination," said Chef, sweating.
Sierra Table
"My batter is ready, but I feel it lacks something," Sierra said before putting it on the oven.
Sierra began to read the recipe while thinking about how to make the cake tastier, she knew all about the favorite food of Shawn, but dried meat cake didn't sound appetizing.
"Well, Sierra, don't mind, you can figure out how to win this during the contest. Also, you can always use your secret ingredient, huhuhu," Sierra said to herself and laugh, she then put her cake on the Oven.
"Now I need to make the details, I will start with the binoculars because they remind me of Cody," sais Sierra sighing.
"When I began my destiny as Total Drama blogger, I gifted myself a pair of binoculars and used them for the first time to watch Cody," Sierra's eyes sparkle as she daydreamed.
"But I watched him respectfully, to get information for the fandom. I didn't have ulterior motives or ill intentions while watching his dreamy teal eyes. Yes, I already like him, but at first, I gather his information just as I did with the rest of the campers, following them, watching from afar and interviewing their friends and acquaintances," Sierra nodded smiling proudly, not noticing that what she said was more creepy than just watching Cody.
Mike/Manitoba Table
"I dunno what I'm doin', I mixed it a lot to be sure is ready. Let's hope it didn't taste like sand," said Manitoba as he put his pans on the oven.
"Now I would prefe to prepare a dog's eye, but beggars can't be choosers. The first step is done like a dinner, what's next?" Manitoba read the recipe on his PDA.
The explorer scratches his head as he reads the recipe, he is smart, but baking wasn't endearing or fun to him. Also, he didn't like sweet food. But the worst of all was the hat, it was the ugliest thing that ever fell out from the ugly tree.
"This hat is uglier than a bush pig, hey! mate, are you sure I can't take it off?" asks Manitoba before beginning to make the buttercream.
"No and start talking in English, I don't understand a damn thing of what you are saying," shout Chef.
"Gezz, you are a nillwit. Don't worry I will keep the ugly hat," said Manitoba. As he tries to cook again, doing his best, but this is not going as he wanted.
Judge Table
"And tell us, Shawn, do you keep in contact with some of your fellow campers?" said Sylvia with her quizzical, Cheshire-like smile.
"Yes, I keep contact with Dave, Sky, and the kind twin, whom I always call by the wrong name. And of course, I'm dating Jasmine, so I speak with her almost every day, she is still looking at how and where to open her new business," said the zombie expert, with a mix of joy and resignation on his voice.
"Oh, I heard of that, a flower shop and cage fighting school, right?" said Sylvia enthusiastically.
"Yes, she even has the name decided, but she is researching if it is better to open the business on Australia or Canada," said Shawn.
"I hope she opens it on Canada, I would love to enroll in her school," said Sylvia.
"Really?" said Shawn raising an eyebrow.
"Of course, it sounds funnier than Zumba, and also you can buy some flowers after a good day of fighting," said Sylvia flexing her arms with a wide smile.
"I will tell her, Jasmine will be happy to hear that," replies Shawn, blinking, not sure if Sylvia was serious or joking.
"Are you serious? A flower shop and cage fighting school is the worst idea I ever heard, and I worked with Chris Mclean. That guy has some of the worst ideas I ever heard," said Chef frowning.
"Chefy, what are you saying? It's a great idea. Let's say you are sparring, and accidentally send your partner to the hospital. You can buy him some daisies and send them right away. Another example, you go to your fighting lessons and forget your anniversary, No panic! Buy a roses' bouquet and use them as a beautiful anniversary gift," Sylvia sounded pretty sure about this business idea.
Chef and Shawn didn't reply. They despised each other, but this time, they were on the same wavelength. Whatever Sylvia said, the cage fighting/flower shop was a bad idea.
Mike/Manitoba Table
"These babies are ready, But I don't know why anyone will eat this instead of a good steak with a bloody top drop," said Manitoba as he takes the cakes from the oven.
"Wholly snappin' ducks' legs, now I have to make a chainsaw with this? Ya gotta be kiddin' me." The explorer's eyes went wide as he read the recipe.
Manitoba looked at the zombie emergency kit cake, he was no fond of shotguns, he prefers and good old rifle, but that knife seemed pretty good, he can't believe it was food. But looking at it, he had an idea.
"Hey mate, where can I find a fancy knife like that?" asked Manitoba to Chef, the alternate personality making a sly smile.
"Not combat knife, but you can find some good butcher knives in the storage room, and I'm not your mate," snarl Chef.
"Thanks, mate," said Manitoba as he runs to the storage room.
"Why do we have butcher's knife in the storage room? Are not serrated knives better for cake cutting?" asks Sylvia, not knowing they had butcher knives.
"Because they are useful for carving cakes. Also, after the season is over, we can take any of the storage room tools or ingredients, so I asked for some butcher knives," said Chef smiling smugly.
"Also, the butcher knife is better to destroy a zombie head than a serrated knife, the serrated is to slow and usually, to thin," said Shawn nodding
Chef and Sylvia keep looking at Shawn, blinking. It was kind of impressive how he can turn each and every conversation in a talk about zombies.
Sierra Table
"My cakes are ready, so let's began assembling everything," said Sierra taking out the cakes of the oven and out of their pans.
"There is the problem that it had too many details, and making all of them will be hard, but if anyone can do it, it's me, I am a hard worker after all," she said cutting a cake in the shape of the chainsaw motor.
"Also, Maybe I can learn to bake better and be the first generation pâtissier in my family, that would be nice," Sierra cut a second cake and put one over another, making half of the chainsaw.
"Mmm! it doesn't look bad, but Courtney and Mike are also doing a good job." She sees at the camera and lowers her voice, "Well, the truth is that he is not Mike, he is Manitoba, one of Mike alternate personalities, is easy to identify him for his Aussie accent." She then continues on her normal voice, "I need something that helps against these two."
Sierra is in deep thought, she doesn't know what to do. But as she raises her head, she sees the Brunch of Disgustingness Button and smiles.
Courtney Table
Courtney was busy, she was melting chocolate, kneading fondant, and preparing buttercream, some people would have problems doing 2 or 3 tasks at the same time, but Courtney, when focused, could do this and more. She then looks at the next element she had to make.
"'The Zombie survival guide'? This book really exist? Or is a kind of joke that fits with the cake motive?" asked the L.I.T while cutting her cake in the book shape.
"Of course, it exists, they tried to forbid it, but fortunately some brave publishers take the risk and now is available for the public. If you want a copy, I carry three of them with me all the time," said Shawn taking out a book from his vest.
"Who are they? I mean, the ones who try to forbid it," asked Courtney as she stops the stand mixer, then started to cover her 'book' in fondant.
"Are you crazy? I can't say that on international TV," said Shawn looking nervously at her.
"Riiiight, don't worry about it," replies Courtney forcing a smile. At this moment, the L.I.T realizes that the newer generation contestants had more issues than the old ones.
Then the sound of a dinner bell fills the studio, Sierra pushed Brunch of Disgustingness button.
"Are you kidding me, Sierra?" said Courtney with her hands on her hips.
"Bon Appetit Courtney," said Sierra waving.
Brunch of Disgustingness Button
"I will enjoy this, maggots. To return to your kitchens, you have to eat a special treat made by our cooks. You must eat at least one bite, and after 3 minutes, you can go back to your kitchens, or you can go back after finishing it, whatever comes first," Chef chuckle.
"Can you speak faster, I need to finish my cake, and we are almost out of time," said Courtney looking seriously at Chef.
"Crack the whip slacker, we don't have all day," said Manitoba, with a long butcher knife on his hand, cleaning his nails with it.
Two staff members brought the covered plates and put them in front of the campers.
"I will love to see you two eat and puke those words, and when you do it, use the cubes next to your chairs. And don't do anything too gross, remember this is a baking show," Chef glare at them and smile sinisterly, waiting to see them try to eat this plate.
"Today delicatessen is an Asian dessert, chilled monkey brains, Bon appetite," said Chef laughing.
"Oh my god! They are eating brains. I don't know if I am disgusted, or I want to try eating a little," said Shawn surprised.
As the staff retired, the cloche, in front of each camper, were the head of a monkey, with a cut on the skull so you can quit the top of it and eat the brains with a spoon.
"Bridgette would hate this. I hope some environmental group sue you," said an unamused Courtney as she picks her spoon.
"Let's bog in beauty, we still have lots to do," said Manitoba, he and Courtney smile at each other and clink their spoons.
Chef blanched as Courtney and Manitoba began to devour the disgusting dessert, in less than 30 seconds, Courtney had emptied the skull and was cleaning her mouth with a paper napkin before going back to her kitchen. Manitoba also finished but 'accidentally' stain his Chef's chef hat with some brains.
"How could you eat that? And so quickly?" asked Chef to Courtney, shocked.
"Chef, I have an iron stomach, good luck next time," said Courtney, yes it was gross for her, but the look on Chef's face was priceless.
"Oh no, my hat," said Manitoba, trying (and failing) to sound concerned.
He then takes the knife and, in a quick and smooth move, 'accidentally' cut the hat in two while trying to clean it, gasping at the same time, the two halves fall to the ground.
"Oh, no, Mike! You broke your hat," said Sylvia, worried.
"Um, Oh yes, I'm sorry," said Mike, still confused and with a strange taste on his mouth, like jello.
Mike returned to his kitchen and found a note of Manitoba written in cocoa butter paint, while Chef goes back to his seat, still shocked by how these campers defeat the disgusting challenge.
Judge Table
"Come on, Chef, snap out of it. It couldn't be so bad," said Sylvia trying to cheer him.
"Yes, Chef, at least it was not your brain," said Shawn, not understanding why Chef was so concerned.
"I only wanted to see the noddle boy and the smartass gag and suffer a little and erase that smug look off their faces. How can they eat freaking brains as if it was ice cream? It was freaking brains." Chef shacked his head.
"Campers, there are only 10 minutes left," shouted Sylvia. "I only hope we can cheer Chef before time's up," added the host in a lower voice.
Mike Table – 10 minutes
"Well, I have to thank Manitoba because he did what he could, but there is still a lot of work to finish. At least he wrote on the table what he was doing and what was left to do," said Mike, kneading the Fondant as quick as he could.
"Also, he didn't bake enough cake, so I will have to improvise," Mike runs toward the storage and take some big bags with Krispy treats, and began to shape them in the form of the magazine clip.
"At least the chainsaw and the shotgun are finished," he then looks at the 'shotgun' and shakes his head.
"Don't be negative, Mike, finish what you can, and if there is time left, you can try to fix the shotgun," he said while modeling the rice with his hands, still smiling.
Sierra Table – 10 minutes
"There goes nothing. I have finished the shotgun, chainsaw, binoculars grenades, and only a little cake is left, but I waste too much cake carving the cakes," said Sierra stressed.
Sierra look at all the remnant cake and then she thought on how to use it, maybe she could mix it with buttercream and make some cake pops.
"Well, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Or my version, if life gives you Cody, hug him," Said Sierra hugging herself, and then preparing the cakes crumbs to try to make at least some cake pops for the magazines.
Courtney Table – 10 minutes
"Mmm, the book cover looks pretty good, even if I do say so myself," said Courtney smiling proudly.
She was putting the cakes she was finishing in the black box that the campers will use to show the cakes. Carefully Courtney picks the book/cake and puts it in its place. She still needs to paint and finish some details but was pleased with her work.
"Courtney, don't be overconfident, slow and steady win the race, so I need to keep working until time's up," said the L.I.T, taking a grenade and painting it.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1. You're done." Sylvia speaks in a loud voice, standing in the middle of the room, the three campers close the black boxes and put their screens up, not showing their zombie survival kits. Sierra raises her hands and waves happily, Courtney cleans her face but left a cocoa butter red mark over her nose, and Mike whistles and claps trying to psych himself up.
Delightness or Disgustness first camper: Sierra Zombie Emergency Kit cake.
Sylvia, Shawn, and Chef, already recovered from the shock, stand in front of Sierra's screen. The uber-fan was waiting for them smiling and with her hand under her apron.
"Sierra, you had to make this Zombie Emergency Kit cake, let's see what you make," said Sylvia in her melodic voice.
"Delight your eyes on this," said Sierra in an excited and melodic voice, like the one Sylvia use.
Sierra screen goes down and reveals her cake, Sylvia smiles, Shawn cocked his head and Chef huffs.
The black box contains most of the elements, it had a pretty nice-looking chainsaw with a Cody sticker showing a thumb up. The shotgun was black but also well made, the binoculars were the best, they even show a Cody reflection in the lenses. There was no medkit or book or spork, but the rest of the details where there.
"Wow, Sierra, you did a pretty good job here," said Sylvia looking at the cake, "but there is one, two, three, four images of Cody in the cakes. There was none of them in the original," said the host.
"I know Sylvia, but I had to include Cody to inspire me and do my best. And I tried to make it as my own Zombie emergency kit," said Sierra proudly.
"So, you would put a Cody sticker in the handle of the chainsaw?" asks Sylvia.
"Of course, so he would protect me cutting those dangerous zombies," said Sierra her eyes sparkling
"You didn't make all the details. I miss the damn book and the medkit. Also, the magazines are too big, and the shotgun's colors are wrong. You should think less about Cody and more in what the heck are you doing," said Chef in a rude tone.
"NEVER, I will try to think of Cody as much as I can, without being stalkerish," said Sierra, her eyes full of determination.
"It's pretty well done, but as Chef said your decorations are a little lacking, also you make the grenades but not the survival guide, what were you thinking? Grenades can save your life one or two times, but the guide can save you all the time. And you forgot the spork, that's unforgivable," said Shawn looking at the kit.
"I try to end as many elements as I could, but I am sure they will taste pretty good, you just try," said Sierra smiling.
"Well Sierra, we will try it, but after inspecting other two Zombie emergency kits, bye," said Sylvia waving
Sylvia, Chef, and Shawn walk to the next kitchen, Sylvia is walking like a Zombie as Shawn and Chef follow some steps behind her.
Delightness or Disgustness second camper: Courtney Zombie Emergency Kit cake.
The three judges stand in front of Courtney's screen. The A-type is with a confident smile and her hand over her chest.
"Courtney, you had to reproduce this Zombie Emergency kit, show us what you got," said Sylvia in her trademark voice.
"Delight your eyes on this," said Courtney in a happy and a bit arrogant tone, pressing the button on her table.
Courtney' screen goes down, Sylvia's jaw dropped, Shawn smiles and rubs his chin as Chen frown and clench his teeth.
All the elements of the cake where there, the chainsaw was of the same size and color than the original, only without the details of the chain. The shotgun was the same, the magazines too.
The medkit had lively colors, the binoculars had black lids covering the lenses, the book had more beautiful letters on the cover. The three magazines, the grenades, and the knife looked pretty real. And it had the spork. Even the winkie looked tastier than the original.
"Oh my gosh, Courtney, you make every part of the emergency kit, I mean, wow, how did you do it?" said Sylvia smiling.
"Well, I planned what I want to do, I made the design and first cooked all my cakes, and sculpt them and make the decorations at the same time," said Courtney proud of herself.
"There must be some problem with the cakes, some of them are not cake or something like that," snarl Chef annoyed.
"Please, Chef, choose one, anyone, and taste it," said Courtney defiantly.
"Wait until the tasting part of the challenge, smartass," said Chef, fuming. He really wanted to find something to throw at the know-it-all L.I.T.
"Also I love the details in the fondant, the book really looks like a new edition of the handbook, the twinkies look like a pack, and even the spork doesn't look like a pastry, I don't know how you did it, but I can't believe it's cake," said Shawn smiling, the cakes looked realistic.
"Don't worry, I assure you they are cakes, as Chef said, we could make any kind of cake" Courtney smile and wink, she was enjoying that all was going her way for once.
"Must be the first time a camper really completes the challenge with no flaw, even Chef couldn't find any," said Sylvia elbowing playfully at Chef.
"That's a lie, I can find flaws on her," said Chef in a loud voice.
"You can? Let's see it, name one," said Courtney defiantly.
"You are resentful as hell," said Chef with a mocking smile
"What? I don't, erm, I mean, we were talking about the cake, you-" Courtney was confused by the insult.
"Let's stop here, Chefy, that was uncalled. Sorry, Courtney, he was just joking. Now we have one last emergency kit to see," said Sylvia smiling and waving at Courtney.
The host began to walk toward the third screen like a zombie, with Shawn walking behind her, and a still fuming Chef behind them.
Delightness or Disgustness third camper: Mike Zombie Emergency Kit cake
The three judges arrive at the last screen. Next to it was Mike smiling with his hands on the pockets
"Mike, the two last emergency kits were awesome, let's see what you got," said Sylvia in her melodic voice.
"Delight your eyes on this, hehe," said Mike with a nervous smile, pressing the button and closing his eyes.
The screen goes down and reveals Mike's cake, Sylvia cover her mouth laughing, Shawn also chuckled but Chef look at it frowning
The black box contains a chainsaw that looked nice, but the shotgun, it looked like a sci-fi gun with a pretty wide cannon and a huge trigger, the knife was as big as a sword, but the grenades, the magazines, and the spork looked ok. The rest of the emergency kit elements were missing.
"O my gosh Mike, that shotgun is the wildest weapon I have ever seen, please tell us in which planet you found it," said Sylvia laughing.
"Hehe, I try to make it tastier than the others, but I ended making it too big, sometimes I don't have any moderation," said Mike, but on the inside, he was thinking how he will 'thank' Manitoba for this shotgun.
"Some elements are missing, no binoculars, no medkit, no book, no twinkie, for all that talk you had you couldn't deliver Bush pig," said Chef frowning and grinning.
"That's why you are mad at me? really?" said Mike, shocked.
"That's true Chef, and you called Courtney resentful, the pot calling the kettle black," said the host to Chef, narrowing her eyes
Chef replies huffing and folding his arms.
"You indeed miss some items, but the work is pretty good, aside from the shotgun. The chainsaw, the magazines, and the grenades look good. And I would prefer to fight zombies with your sword than the other combat knives," said Shawn giving thumbs up to the 5-in-1 guy.
"Hehe, being honest, the magazines and the grenades are made of Krispy treats, I only make the shape and covered them in fondant." Said Mike rubbing his neck.
"Anyhow, the detail in the fondant is good, I like it, it looks realistic," said Shawn smiling.
"Thanks, Mike, and now listen to me everyone, after seeing all your cakes, you will cut the perfect slice of your chainsaw cake, and you will put another slice of any of your elements in the emergency kit for us to taste," said Sylvia smiling. "Meanwhile, I will go and sit at my table, after all that walking, if the zombies attack, they can eat me, and can't take another step."
"Don't joke about that," said Shawn in a serious and cold tone, glaring at her.
"Sorry, my dear, it was a silly joke," replied Sylvia hugging Shawn, who stop glaring after a moment.
The three campers cut a slice of the chainsaw, and Sierra cut a slice of her binoculars, Courtney put her spork and Mike a slice of his shotgun, the last part of the round was beginning.
Delightness or Disgustness first tasting: Sierra Zombie Emergency Kit Cake.
"Sierra gives us her chainsaw and the binoculars, let's taste the first heroic cake," said Sylvia looking at the slices.
The host tastes both cakes, and they pass the slices to Chef and Shawn, Sylvia smiles, Shawn put his hand on his mouth and Chef keep frowning, as usual.
"I like them, but the binoculars were tastier, the chainsaw was good, they both have lots of buttercream, and were moist," said Sylvia smiling.
"Crazy girl, the cake was too sweet, you use more of the damn iced sugar than necessary, the binoculars are not bad, but the other cake is a cavity bomb," said Chef frowning.
"Oh, I like it sweet, like you," said Sylvia, winking, Chef blushing at the comment
"I like it, it had lots of carbohydrates that transform in calories needed to survive what's coming, but the binocular is indeed moister and tastier," said Shawn rubbing his chin.
"It's because my secret ingredient, I bake thinking in my special person," said Sierra with sparkling eyes.
"I cannot imagine who this special person is," said Chef rolling his eyes
Delightness or Disgustness second tasting: Courtney Zombie Emergency Kit cake.
"The cakes in Courtney plate are the spork and the slice of the chainsaw, wow you put green color in your buttercream, it looks spookier than heroic," said Sylvia as she looks the slice.
"Green is the color of success, so I decide to give me a little," said the L.I.T
Shawn takes the spork and bites it, while Sylvia and Chef taste the cake. Sylvia smiles, Shawn's eyes went wide, and Chef starts glaring at the A-type.
"Mmm, the cake is moist, and it has some sweet after taste, did you use whiskey on this cake?" asked Sylvia.
"The damn egghead copied the past round winner cake," said Chef annoyed.
"Mmm, and the spork is pretty good, take a taste, I was surprised," said Shawn, passing the spork to Sylvia. The host bites it on before giving it to Chef.
"Wow, you make a cake pop with the shape of the spork. Pretty smart. In this way, you use the waste of carving the big cakes and is easier to shape. Good work," said Sylvia smiling.
"The cake pop doesn't taste bad, but it doesn't surprise me. You use the same damn dessert than we ask for the first round," said Chef fuming.
"You said we could use any cake recipe and I did it, you didn't say it must be a different recipe," said Courtney folding her arms.
"She is right, also the cake pop this time it's tasty, she used enough buttercream to make it, and the chocolate cover is dark chocolate, so it's not too sweet. I love them, regardless I usually prefer something that lasts more than a couple of weeks as an emergency ration," said Shawn liking his fingers.
Chef keeps glaring at Shawn and Courtney, baring his teeth, the gap between his teeth clearly visible, but didn't' said anything, he hated to admit it, but it was a good idea.
"Well, this was such a sweet surprise, but we have another cake to taste," said Sylvia defusing the situation.
Delightness or Disgustness third tasting: Mike Zombie Emergency Kit cake.
"Now let's taste Mike cake, he cut a slice of his chainsaw and one of his gigantic shotgun, let's take a taste," said Sylvia on her melodic voice.
The three judges take a bite of the first cake, Sylvia laughs as she was chewing it, Shawn smile while trying to chew it, and Chef frown.
"Mike, your cake is a little rubbery, I never eat something similar. It's fun, but I don't know if I like it," said Sylvia laughing.
Mike pulls the collar of his shirt nervously, "Oh wow, it's rubbery. I don't know how that happened."
"It's because noddle arms overmix the batter, which makes the gluten in the batter form elastic strands. If you were making cookies, it would be ok, but this is a damn cake," said Chef while eating.
"But putting aside the consistency, there is another thing in the cake, it's like fruit, I don't know, but it's tasty," said Sylvia.
"It's Kiwi, Jasmine's favorite fruit. Pretty smart putting it on the cake, it improves the flavor. But all the fruit is at the bottom of the cake, which is a shame." Said Shawn chowing another taste.
"That's because spiky hair put all the fruit directly on the batter, you must cover it with flour, so it doesn't sink to the bottom. If it is a chocolate cake, you can use cocoa powder instead of flour," Said Chef with a smug grin on his face.
"I am impressed, Chef, you sound almost sound like a real chef," said Sierra. Mike, Courtney and her eyes wide in surprise
"Last time I say it, I am a damn CHEF, and you Sierra are the damn show stalker, you should already know it," said Chef, his eyes bulging and the veins in her neck and temple pulsing.
Delightness or Disgustness : Winner award.
"Heroes, you all survive this hallowed night, but sadly only one of you can achieve the prize, the king or queen of heroes that will get this humble 10,000 dollars, and our almost exclusive Delightness Trophy, that again is not in this table," said Sylvia with a small smile.
"Blaineley, Blaineley, where is my Trophy?" Sylvia shouts.
The camper's door open and a lot of mist starts filling the room, from it enter Blaineley limping, both arms reaching forward, her skin green, her blond hair disheveled, wearing a Thriller jacket (red jacket with black stripes and lots of zippers), red pants, and in her hand the Delightness award.
"Zombies," said Shawn, his face blanched, he quickly goes under the table and takes the money bazooka, "eat this brain eater," before anyone could react, Shawn shoot a big pile of money toward the assistant.
Blaineley receives the full shot on her face, knocking her down immediately with a big lump on her forehead and her nose bleeding, the impact cleans some of the green paint revealing her white skin underneath.
"Shawn, she was not a zombie, it was just a disguise," said alarmed Sylvia, as staff members carry away Blaineley and leave the Chris award with a chef hat in the table.
"What? She was disguised? Why would anyone do something so stupid? If you are disguised as a zombie, any sane person could kill you to stop a world mass infection, it's like disguising as a deer in a forest during hunt season," said Shawn, as Chef takes away the money bazooka.
"I will keep this away, you are too dangerous with it," said Chef.
"Well, I'm sorry for Blaineley, but she will be fine, she has a hard head," said Sylvia, before turning again to the contestants, "Well we will skip the money bazooka check.
"Heroes, it was a pretty close call in flavor, but there was a cake between you that was over the other in terms of visual design, so tonight the winner for our more hallow episode is…
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"Courtney."
"YYYEESSS," shout Courtney, smiling and jumping excitedly. "I win, I win, I can't believe I win at something on TV, Oh I am so excited."
Sierra starts clapping as Courtney hugs Mike, then Sierra, and then Sylvia, who gives her the Delightness Trophy.
"Well, I mean, I always knew I would win this," said Courtney trying to contain all her excitement, "so this is, well, Oh forget about it, I win, I win, it feels so good, I want to thanks Mike and Sierra to put such a good fight," she smiles as she looks at her fellow campers.
"But this is only the beginning, my winning streak begins here, and now, I will take back everything, just wait, and see, I haven't felt so motivated in a long time, I can do-" the A-type was interrupted by a pile of money that hit her in the head and push her against the wall.
"What was that Shawn, what did I told you?" said Sylvia looking at the conspiranoic.
"It wasn't me, Chef took the bazooka away," said Shawn looking daggers at Chef.
The big man was whistling while he kicks the bazooka under the table, "I don't know what you are talking about, it must be a stray pile of money."
"Don't worry, I am ok, today I am invincible," said Courtney to Mike and Sierra as they go to check if she was all right. The L.I.T hair was disheveled, and her face red after the hit.
"Well then, come heroes, let's take this heroic episode selfie," said Sylvia, while Chef, Shawn, and the campers got together for the photo.
In the photo appear Shawn with his hand extended smiling taking the selfie, on the other side was Sylvia also smiling, and behind her looking at the camera, Sierra making a peace sign with his hand, behind them Courtney was kicking Chef on the shin, the big man face was deformed by the pain, the A-type is shown connecting her foot on his Shin. Mike is behind Courtney looking at Chef with a concerned smile.
"Happy Halloween, and thanks for watching Brunch of Delightness, we have more heroic episodes, stay tuned and see you again."
Congratulations to Courtney for winning the third episode.
This chapter was pretty fun to write, especially trying to make the 4 campers (I include Shawn) loyal to their original character but develop upon them, I hope you like them.
By the way, this series is also practice to write the characters, so if you feel they are OOC, or you like a particular interpretation of any of them, in this or past chapters, please tell me in a review.
As always, thanks for reading and I hope you like it.
