Ryori no Shinzo: Heart of Cooking

Story and concept by Wonder-Chefs-Cupcake

Disclaimer: I don't own Tales of Symphonia, Wonder Chef, Dark Chef, or anyone for that matter! (cries)

Synopsis: After thwarting Dark Chef's plans to obtain the Ultimate Recipe in Meltokio, Regal Bryant is recognized by Wonder Chef as a magnificent chef with a true heart of cooking. Overhearing this conversation, the jealous and infuriated Dark Chef uses his malevolent powers to brainwash Regal into thinking he's a member of the Dark Chef Alliance. Wishing to please his new master, Regal is sent off to abduct and subdue the Wonder Chef; and with him, the Ultimate Recipe. Of course, neither sides are alone… Rated PG-13 for violence, language, and some sexual content.

Notes: After a few notes from a friend, I redid this chapter and made a few sentence changes. YAYE! Chapter 2! I'm a lil upset tho, because I'm not getting too many reviews….So I changed my synopsis, so it catches your attention. Maybe I should just type S E X realllyyyy big…That would get my attention… Lol, j/k. Anywho, I original only played to introduce 2 new chef's in this chap, but I decided to introduce 3, maybe 4+. But 3 for sure! This chapter might be slow going, since I'm a little writer blocked. But I'm gonna try my best! Enough blabber! ONWARD NOISHE! b

+Chapter 2:The Imprisonment…+

"What? Is it true!"

"Yes! He actually caught him! Alive, at that!"

"Wow! That's amazing!"

"Well, of course! Mr. Regal IS the best around!"

"Shh…Here he comes.."

The two giggling chefs silenced themselves at once as they watched the gruff blue haired man pass by, the unconscious blond chef in his arms. Watching his back retreat into the dark corridor, the two chefs once again began to giggle loudly.

"Will you two shut up and get back to work? Not just stand there and stare at him!"

The two meeped and looked up, frightened looks on their faces.

"Oh….miss Kawaii….Um hello? It's a nice day, isn't it?"

The woman known as 'Kawaii' snarled and said in a menacing voice, "My name is Yuwaku….not Kawaii…And call me Seductive Chef. You know the rules." She glared at them once again and walked off. The two girls blinked and stared.

"I could have sworn her name was Kawaii!"

"It is. She supposedly has a split personality. Something to do with her past."

"Oh. Weird."

"I agree. But she's pretty lucky. I heard Master Yami is quite smitten with her. But they're just rumors."

"Well, you ARE the queen of rumors…"

Anonymous Chef #1 has obtained the title, "Rumor Queen"…

"Hmph. Why do those losers care about my past. Ah well." Seductive Chef sneered, walking away. Turning a corner, she went down a corridor draped with red curtains. "Time to go see what Shi-shi is up to…" she said in a singsong voice, pulling out her spork-whip. "I haven't seen him in a while. I wonder what's up with him…" Yuwaku ran her hand through her blue and black hair and sighed. Straightening her hat, she continued her tread down the hall to Shikoroi's quarter. Suddenly a loud yell disturbed the serene peace of the hallway, causing the poor girl to jump half a foot up. "Dammit, what is he pissed off about now?" Yuwaku growled, running toward the noise.

"WHAT KIND OF CRAZY BULLSHIT ARE YOU SPEWING!" Shikoroi yelled, staring at his sister in utter disbelief.

"Well, I don't know what to do with my hostage, so I was thinking of making her my friend!"

"YOUR FRIEND? SHE'S ONE OF THE WONDER CHEF FAMILY'S LACKEYS! YOU CAN'T BE HER FRIEND!"

"AND WHY NOT?"

"BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ENEMY!"

"WILL THE TWO OF YOU DIM-WHITS SHUT UP! I'M TRYING TO STUDY!" Hyper Chef looked at the doorway and smiled. "Hiya Cho! Whats up? Sorry!" The woman sweatdropped and said, "Stop calling me Cho. Can't you just call me Psychic Chef?"

"Why can't we call you Claudia?" Dark Chef smirked evilly. Psychic Chef gave a full throttle glare and said, "I DESPISE that name beyond all belief. Call me it again or you'll pay…"

"Damn, she got here before me. What did I miss?" Seductive Chef asked, walking into the room. Hyper Chef smiled and waved as Dark Chef backed away slowly, trying to slip out of the room. Noticing, Yuwaku walked over to him and smiled evilly.

"And just where do you think YOU'RE going?"

"Um…. nowhere?"

"Good boy."

Psychic Chef sighed and said in a slightly amused tone, "There she goes again. She seems to be the only person Master Yami's afraid of." Hyper Chef blinked and asked, "Why?". The older woman smiled and said, "I don't think you could understand at your age."

"Well…ok…"

"Lets get out of here. I'm afraid they might break another door again or something outrageous like that."

Kaneiryo nodded and the two girls left the room. Shikoroi, who now had Yuwaku's whip wrapped around his neck stared at the empty doorway in horror.

"NO! COME BACK! KEI! CHO! HELLLLPPPPP!"

Yuwaku blinked, her squinty gold and silver eyes now had a little bit of a sparkle to them, like they were teary. She dropped her whip and said in a quiet voice, "Do you really hate me that much….." Shikoroi blinked and asked in a confused voice, "Kawaii…are you all right?" Kawaii looked up, her eyes tear-stricken. Shikoroi sighed and said, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. I don't hate you, you just…surprise me when you're your normal self…" Kawaii blinked and thought to herself, /Does he know….Well, I mean how could he not../ She smiled and said, "I understand. I'm sorry if I startle you." Shikoroi looked at her and blushed. /She's actually really cute like this…but its when she's like her normal self that shes…./ He swiped away her tears and said, "There's no need to cry. Now, can I ask why you're here?" Kawaii smirked and said, "Well, I wanted to see you Shi-Shi babe." He blinked and muttered,

"Oh shit…"

Yuwaku picked up her whip, wrapped it around his neck and threw him to the ground. Digging the heel of her boot into his back, she asked, "What did you just mutter?" "Um…um….It's..um great to see you….?"

"That's what I thought. Now, answer me another question. Why have you been neglecting us? Especially me!"

The Dark Chef squirmed and said, "Because I've been planning. I just sent out Regal Bryant to capture Odoroku."

"Hm, so that blue haired babe's name's Regal? And that was the Wonder Chef he was carrying? He was pretty cute too-"

"WHAT? REGAL SUCCEEDED! Kawaii! Please let me UP!"

Seductive Chef dug her heel into his back even harder and said, "My name's Yuwaku! Get it right, Shi-Shi!" Shikoroi blinked and thought, /I knew it/

"I'm sorry Yuwaku. Can you please let me up? I'll let you throw me around all you want if you let me up now." Yuwaku smiled and said, "That's what I like to hear. Ok, it's a deal."

She unrestrained him and said, "You don't need to go far. He's been waiting here for the past few minutes." Shikoroi blinked and noticed the tall blue haired man in the doorway, a confused look on his face.

"Mr. Bryant, my lovely colleague just informed me that you did INDEED capture the Wonder Chef. Is this correct?"

Regal nodded. The chef smiled and said, "Terrific job. Please, take me to him."

"Yes sir. We also have his partner restrained. She's in a cell ways away from him so they may not communicate." Regal stated, walking toward the cell where the Wonder Chef was being held.

"Hey….miss…are you awake..? I didn't give you too much medicine did I?" Hyper Chef asked, looming over the unconscious female chef. Kei pouted and leaned against the wall.

"This is so boring! Cho told me to watch her, but I didn't think she meant it literally!" Just when she was about to complain some more, she heard a moan. "AH! Are you awake now!" The girl's eyes fluttered open, and she sat up quickly.

"Where am I? Who are you? Where's Hikaru!"

"Whoa, one at a time. You are at the main headquarters of the Dark Chef Alliance, in a jail cell. My name is Kaneiryo Gaki, but you can call me Kei. I'm also known as Hyper Chef! And if you mean Hikaru as in the Wonder Chef, he's in some other cell somewhere. MY TURN! Whats your name?"

The girl blinked, surprised by the girl's kindness.

"Are you trying to trick me? You're part of this alliance! Why should I give you my name?"

"Because I gave you mine, and I just can't call you 'you' forever. Plus, I may be part of this alliance thingy, but I only am cause my big bro runs it."

"Oh. I see. I'm called Mystery Chef, but my name is Crème Misuteri. So you said you're older brother is in charge…hmmm…-"

"Hey, aren't you bored! Want me to get my laptop and we can play a game on it?" Crème blinked and said, "I would love to, but I'm sorta tied up…" Kei untied her and left the room.

"I can tell she's not a serious member. A little strange, yes, but harmless. I could probably use her computer to send an email for help.." About 10 minutes later, Kaneiryo came back with her laptop.

"So whatcha wanna play?"

"Um, can I just see it for a few minutes?"

"Sure, go ahead!" Kei replied, handing the computer to Crème. She quickly opened up a new letter and typed a very quick email to the number one person who she KNEW could get into anywhere…

'super chef,

urgent help! Me and Hikaru got captured by the dark chef alliance!. You're the only person I know capable of breaking into places. Please help us! Bring back ups to. We need all the help we can get! Crème Misuteri'

Clicking the send button, she handed the computer back to Kei, thanking her. Being the gullible child she is, she didn't notice a thing. Crème smiled, then thought to herself, /I hope he's ok…please Zephyr, get the damn letter…/

"Hmmm…damn! Why is it so hard to find porn online nowadays!"

A disgruntled red head threw down his mouse and pouted.

"Gahh, life is so dull! Nothing interesting ever happens…."

'YOU'VE GOT FRIKIN MAIL!'

"Hmm? An email………(readread)………….WHAT! CRÈME AND HIKARU WERE KIDNAPPED! Or should I say, CHEFNAPPED? Ok, this is totally NOT the time for lame jokes! I need some help!"

The frantic chef jumped up and ran over to his closet. Pulling on a long sleeve rainbow shirt and a pleated black skirt, he ran out of his room to find some help. "MARINA! MARINA! WHERE ARE YOU!" He yelled, running down a hall with many doors along the way. He ran into a room with a blue fish painted on it and yelled, "Marina! There's big trouble!"

The blue haired girl looked up from a table and smiled,

"Hey Zephyr! Want some yum-yums? I MADE SNACKKKKSSSS!" she smiled, holding up a tray full of sushi.

"Now's not the time! Well…maybe one.." Zephyr said, grabbing a piece and throwing it in his mouth. "OK! We need help! Crème and Hikaru got kidnapped!"

Marina gasped and dropped her tray.

"What! HOW? WHO?"

"I dunno why! But I say we go ask Damien for some help!"

Marina blushed and nodded. "Yeah….he's the greatest…OK! Lets go!" She grabbed her dual chopsticks and ran out of the room.

"Lets try to find Sensei!"

"Yeah. Lets go, Super Chef!"

"I'm following you Sushi Chef!"

"How would I know where he is!"

"Cuz he's your lover!"

Marina blushed and yelled, "He is NOT my lover! He's friking 10 years older than me!"

"So? Why should that matter?"

"Shut up Zephyr…!"

"Teehee."

The two ran to the end of the hall and through a door labeled, 'Master Chef'. Skidding to a stop, they slowly walked in, looking for a light switch. Suddenly, without warning the lights flashed on, causing the two chefs to scream. Looking around, Marina pointed out, "Hey, this is the first time I've been in here…Its really nice…."

"But I thought you would've been in here PLENTY of times!"

"STFU ZEPHYR!"

"Teehee."

"AGG!"

"WHO DARES ENTER MY LAIR!"

Marina screamed and fell to her hand and knees and began to chant, "I'm sorry! I'm sooo sorry! We should've knocked!"

"YOU WILL NOW FACE..DIRE CONSQUENCES!"

Marina began to cry and Zephyr was on the ground next to her, praying.

"MUWAHAHA You guys fell for it! Man you're stupid!" came a young sounding voice. The two chefs looked up to see one of their fellow chefs, Idiot Chef, holding a megaphone. Marina fist shook and Zephyr just stared in shock.

"Haha. So what, you guys looking for Damien? He left a little while ago! He told me to stay in here so I don't cause trouble."

"Ritalin, I'm gonna slaughter you!" Marina said, lunging at the young boy. Zephyr reached out just in time and scooped the boy into his arms.

"Hey, you want to help us? We need to go save Hikaru and Crème from big scary evil guys, and we need your help more than ANYONE in the world!" Ritalin's eyes grew large and he said, "Of course I'll help! I'll do anything!" Marina twitched, now introducing herself to the floor.

(10 minutes later….)

"THAT'S IT! I QUIT! YOU SAID YOU NEEDED MY HELP SAVING THEM! NOT BEING YOUR PACK-MULE!" yelled the young boy, a large brown bag almost the size of him on his back.

"You ARE helping us though. Plus, you agreed!"

"You suck Zephyr!"

"Now, now, is that how you speak to your elders? At least we're letting you bring your boomerang! Plus, I'll make sure I'll give you lots of candy when we get back!"

Ritalin's eyes lit up again and agreed to help in whatever way possible. There was candy involved! How could he not!

"Ahaha. Great work, Regal. You may leave now." Shikoroi said, dismissing Regal. He nodded and walked away. Listening for the door to click, the Dark Chef approached the Wonder Chef, who was shackled up to a bolted steel chair.

"Heh…Odoroku. Finally I have you. Now lets try to make this as easy as possible…"

He grabbed his chin and asked, "Tell me…what is your family's Ultimate Recipe…" Hikaru looked him straight in the eye and said,

"Go to hell. I've said it once, and I'll say it again. This recipe is not for you. It's for my successor."

Shikoroi growled and slapped him across the face.

"Heh. I knew you wouldn't give it up THAT easily. But maybe you will if I do something to your little girlfriend…"

Hikaru's eyes shot open and he stared at Shikoroi in disbelief.

"You wouldn't dare lay one of your dirty fingers on her…"

"Oh, but I would. If her life was put on the line, I have this terrific suspicion that you would give me your family's prized possession in a heartbeat."

Hikaru growled, and muttered, "You bastard..."

"Hmm. Well, I'll give you my word that I won't do anything just yet. I need all my little pawns in play. Until next time, Odoroku."

Shikoroi smirked again and walked out of the cell. Little did he know, a figure stood behind a wall, and listened to the entire conversation.

"I…can't believe him…How could he think to do something THAT terrible….Even though it pains me, I've got to stop him…"

The figure ran off, dropping a black whip with a magenta spork at the end.

(dundundun the end o chap.)

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOO finished it finally! Damn it feels good to finish a chapter! Layla is defiantly happy now. Layla likes 3rd person. Also, I did put laptops and comps in the story, even though there's no awesome technology in TOS. So yeah that's really the only weird thing in here. Anyway, I introduced a lot more chef's than I planned. But it made my life sooo much easier. Anywho, I introduced approx. 5 chefs, plus my 2 gossipers. The two of them are gonna be like those shadow girls in the Utena movie, who just keep stuff going and are totally random.

Ok, the 5 I introduce were Seductive Chef, Psychic Chef, Super Chef, Sushi Chef, and Idiot Chef.

Seductive Chef is my friend Dark Magician Fairy's chef. Seductive Chef does indeed have a split personality. Her sweet cute side that Dark Chef cares a lot about is Kawaii, and her sexy, dominatrix side that Dark Chef is utterly afraid of is Yuwaku, who Kawaii created through all the pain in her life. I'll go into it MUCH more in a later chapter. Oh, my wording in the chapter was little strange, but Seductive Chef "dominant" (?) side is Kawaii, but it mostly was Yuwaku in this chapter because her personality fitted better.

Psychic Chef is a random chef that me and DMF came up with. I only put her in the chapter for the purpose to stop DC and HC argument. But she'll have a much bigger part later on.

Super Chef…(laughs). He Is a guy, yes. Funny thing is he's not gay either. He has a girlfriend who I was supposed to introduce this chapter, but am going to have to next chapter. You will see why he dresses up as a girl next chapter.

Sushi Chef is a happy go lucky cute fishergirl. She wanted her first sentances to be "Lets have yum-yums! I made snackkks!" after the Dane Cook comedy routine on Comedy Central. She has a killer crush on Master Chef (his name is Damien Sensei. I guess I SORTA introduced him. But sorry, he won't actually have a part until chapter 4. sorry!) Marina is usually uncomfortable talking about her crush, since she's been blackmailed about it before. Only her close friends know.

Last but certainly not least is Idiot Chef, who is SerpentKnightWingweaver's chef. I wasn't gonna introduce him until chapter 3 or 4, but I just thought of the whole megaphone thing and thought it was hilarious. I also kept thinking of him in the high backed black chair, then spinning it around James Bond style, while laughing manically. But I thought it would be fun to put him in early as a pack mule. But he will show off some pretty cool skills eventually.

Phew. My hands are killing me. Time for me to retire now and become a duck

3 Layla

aka Wonder Chef's Cupcake