I could smell the aroma of pancakes as we walked through the crowds. Appearantly, pancakes meant a lot these people. There were tents lined up across the roads. Inside was a griddle, a stack of plates, a spatula, 3 different bottles of syrup: BlueBerry, Strawberry, and the traditional Maple Syrup, forks, and of couse, tons of people. The chef of each pancake wore a rediculously tall hat, and a rather girly looking apron. Above each tent hung a sign of what Special pancake was being cooked.
"How about we run now?" InuYasha asked.
"Yeah, I'm all for that," Xavier added.
"No, we're not leaving! I like that Hotel, and I like pancakes too! And plus, I wanna see if InuYasha can cook anything..." I said, remembering what happened with the Ramen.
"I can cook!" InuYasha exclaimed.
"Yeah, sure. Remember the ramen?" I asked.
"Yes. But that was ONE time!" InuYasha said.
"So? Flames were shooting out of the pan!" I remarked.
"Whoa flames?" Xavier asked.
"Yeah. FLAMES!" I said.
"Well then, the day InuYasha cooks a decent meal, will be when socks come alive and eat my left shoe," Xavier remarked.
"That's today! Ramen you have to cook in a pot, but they don't even have pans! It's that thing where you throw pancake mix on!" InuYasha said.
"I still bet that you can't cook a pancake..." I said.
"And that 'thing' is called a griddle." Xavier said.
We made our way down a path, pushing and shoving through the crowd. The further we walked, the more people there seemed to be. And the pancake tents seemed to be getting larger and larger too.
"Where do you think My tent is?" InuYasha asked.
"Who knows?" I asked myself aloud.
"I bet it's pretty far down the path," Xavier said as he pointed to a huge tent in the distance.
"I bet that's it!" InuYasha said as he took off running towards it, leaving Xavier and I just standing there.
"Should we follow him?" I asked.
"Nah, let's go get something to eat, I'm starving!" Xavier said as he started wondering off. But I grabbed his shirt collar and pulled him back.
"Come on, let's go watch InuYasha cook that pancake," I said as I dragged Xavier down the path.
"Fine..." Xavier mumbled as I let go of his shirt.
There seemed to be a huge sign above the tent where InuYasha was now standing that read "Pancakes of the Best!" InuYasha was standing wearing a purple apron, and a rather retarded and gay looking hat.
"Whoa, is that... InuYasha?" Xavier asked.
"I think..." I replied.
A short, fat guy walked up to a pedastool in front of InuYasha.
"Attention ladies, gentlemen, and brats of all ages! Here we have a young man claiming that he can make a never before seen pancake off the top of his head!" the man said.
The crowd, except for Xavier and I, gasped in awe.
"That's right! And get this: He's not even a resident! He's a passerby!" the man exclaimed.
Once again, the crowd gasped, except for Xavier and I.
"And what do we say to passerbies that claim this?" the man asked.
"It's IMPOSSIBLE!" the crowd said in unison.
"That's right! But now, to please you all, here's Jimmy!" the man said as he pointed to InuYasha.
Xavier and I stared at each other, exchanged looks, and turned back to InuYasha.
"That's right ladies and gentlemen! It's I, the world famous Jimmy the chef!" InuYasha told the crowd.
World famous? Maybe in his dreams, I thought to myself.
"Do you believe this fool? Claiming he can cook the ultimate pancake. Yeah right," A nearby guy was remarking to a senior lady.
"I've never heard of Jimmy the chef, have you?" A tall man said.
"No, but then again, there's been plenty that we've been left out of. After all, this little town of ours IS on an un-mapped island," A fat guy replied.
"That's probably why. But let's just see if he can cook it," the tall man said.
The attention of the crowd turned back to InuYasha and the fat guy, whom people were calling Earl.
"Jimmy, you know the rules, don't ya?" Earl asked InuYasha.
"Nope, sorry Earl, but I don't," Inuyasha replied.
"Well then, looks like we got ourselves a newcomer! Well let me explain the rules to you. You got 10 minutes to make your special pancake. You're allowed whatever you find in that fridge. You can have two helpers from the audience. Tell me, did you bring anybody with you?" Earl asked.
"Yes I did, actually. Tiffany and Sam!" InuYasha said as he pointed to Xavier and I.
"Ah, those two young'uns?" Earl asked, just to be sure it was us InuYasha was pointing to.
"Yes sir!" InuYasha replied back.
"Well then, Tiffany and Sam, come on up here!" Earl said as he motioned to us to get to the stage.
Xavier and I pushed our way through the crowd, which was packed worse than sardines in a can, to the stage.
InuYasha walked over and put his arms around mine and Xavier's shoulders.
"Yup, these two here are good pals of mine," Inuyasha said as he walked back over to the griddle.
"Okay! Well anyhow, you three got ten minutes. And it starts...NOW!" Earl said as he hit the button on a stop watch.
"So, what kind of pancake are you gonna make?" Xavier asked.
"I have no clue," InuYasha said.
"And what's with the weird names?" I asked.
"I thought they would be cool! That, and I wanted a codename," InuYasha said.
"Okay... that's odd. But anyhow, I say we do a chocolate chip pancake," Xavier stated.
"Nah, that's too plain," I said.
"How about a Ramen pancake?" InuYasha asked.
"Ramen? In a pancake?" I asked, confused.
"Yes! A ramen pancake!" InuYasha said.
"Who in their right mind would eat Ramen, IN A PANCAKE?" Xavier asked.
"I would! I love ramen!" InuYasha said.
"No, the ramen is out of the question," I said.
"How about some sort of fruit pancake?" Xavier asked.
"Nah, they have those already," InuYasha said. "But I'm still going for the ramen pancake!"
"Get it through your head! We are not making a ramen pancake!" I said.
"I know! How about we put chocolate chips and fruit in the pancake?" Xavier said.
"No! I hate fruit!" InuYasha said.
"I guess that means fruit is out of the question..." I said.
"I know! How about a Ramen pancake covered in hot fudge!" InuYasha exclaimed.
"6 minutes, folks!" Earl said.
"That'll have to do," I said.
"Alright! RAMEN!" InuYasha yelled a little loud. Luckily, nobody heard it.
"I'll cook the ramen. Xavier, you and InuYasha start on the pancake batter," I said as I took a pack of ramen out of my pocket.
"That's odd, I never knew I had that in there..." I said to myself as I made it look like I pulled it out of the fridge.
InuYasha walked up to the pedastool.
"Ladies and gentlemen, me and my assitants will be making a ramen-filled, hot fudge drenched pancake!" InuYasha said into the microphone, then went over to the counter and started helping Xavier mix the batter.
I cooked the ramen, then poured it into the batter.
"Jimmy, you have to cook the pancake!" Earl said.
"Ok, no problem!" InuYasha said as he took the bowl of batter over to the griddle.
"Remember, count to thirty, then flip it," I wispered in InuYasha's ear.
He nodded, then poured the batter.
It seemed as if everybody was holding their breath while InuYasha cooked the pancake.
"3 Minutes!" Earl said.
"That's enough time for me!" InuYasha said as he flipped the pancake over.
Another thirty seconds went by, and he flipped it over again.
"Seems as if Jimmy has his own strategy for cooking pancakses!" Earl said. "Oh, and by the way, you got 2 minutes left."
InuYasha flipped it over two more times. "Done! Now we just got to drench it in hot fudge!" Inuyasha said.
Xavier threw him the bottle, and he when he said drenched, he meant drenched. The thing was pratcially a plate of hot fudge!
"Here you go, Earl!" InuYasha said as he handed the plate to Earl.
A few minutes went by, as Earl at the pancake.
"Mmm... This is good! It's something I've never tasted before! I truly do say, this IS the pancake of the future, ladies and gentlmen!" Earl said into the microphone.
The crowd exploded into applause, laughter, whistles, and even a few encores.
"And that concludes the Pancake festival! Hopefully, you'll join us for next years!" Earl said as he left the stage.
We followed him down, and went back to the hotel.
"That was fun! We should come back next year!" Xavier said, as he jumped down on his bed.
"Well, there probably won't be a next year. Remember, we're only here to finish Jade," InuYasha said.
"Still, it would be nice to come back," Xavier said.
"Yeah, it was fun!" I said.
I looked out the window. The sun was starting to set. The sky seemed to be a rainbow of colors. The moon was coming out opposite of the sun.
"Well, looks like we better get ready for bed," I said as I walked out of the boys' room.
"Good night, Teal," they both said at once.
"Night," I replied.
I walked into my room, and laid on the bed. No sooner than my head hit the pillow, I was asleep.