DISCLAIMER: Same has Chapter 6.
Author's Notes: I bet you didn't expect me to update this fast. Anyway, the end is drawing near. Keep reading and reviewing everyone! It really helps that I know people are actually still reading this.
"On the last episode of Iron Chef Riviera, Serene was confronted by the Grim Angel, Ledah who had banango on his face. He had drew his diviner, Lorelei when Ein tried to stop him, but to no avail. What will happen to Serene? Can anyone stop Ledah? Find out on today's episode!"
Malice pushed a button on the remote she was holding. The giant screen, which had a still picture of Serene and Ledah with the others in the background, moved upwards, out of sight.
"That takes care of that business, now back to the show." She said, turning around.
"Ledah! No! Don't do it!" Ein shouted.
Ledah, ignoring Ein's pleas, grasped his diviner with one hand and pointed it at Serene. Closing her eyes, she stood there, waiting for what was to come. A few moments passed and nothing happened. Serene slowly opened one eye and suddenly she felt a cold trickle down her neck. As she looked up, she saw Ledah with an open carton of milk, its liquid flowing from the opening. She looked at him blankly, unable to process what had happened before Malice spoke out.
"That was lame Ledah! All that build up to pour milk on her? I thought you were going to use your execution skill or something!"
Ledah placed the carton of milk down on the table and quickly grabbed a bottle of tomato sauce. Spinning around, he squeezed the bottle and fired a stream right at Malice.
"Did you say something Malice? I wasn't paying attention." Ledah said.
"You know damn well I said something." Malice replied. "If that's how you want to play, then we'll play!"
Malice went to the ingredients table and grabbed a bottle of mustard. She squeezed the bottle and a yellow stream of mustard was fired from the nozzle of the bottle. Ledah stepped to the side and the mustard covered Serene's clothes instead. Looking down at her clothes, which were now covered with ribbons of yellow mustard, Serene's emotions were overloaded with rage. She looked back up at Malice who was smiling all the while. She didn't care that she missed, it still hit a viable target. The anger boiled within Serene as she took a hold of the half empty milk carton. The anger exploded as she threw it at Malice, the contents of the carton spilling on its way, some of which landed on Ledah's robes. The carton hit Malice's shoulder, milk covering her flamboyant black clothing she was presented with at the start of the contest.
"Food fight!" Lina suddenly cried out. She grabbed a bunch of cauliflower and threw it at Serene. At this point, Rose was at the soundboard, playing the 'Self-Disipline' theme through the speakers. Turning around to see what hit her, Serene was hit by a stream of tomato sauce from Ledah from behind. Grabbing a bottle of chilli sauce from the table, she dove for the ground and rolled behind a bench, taking cover. Malice had grabbed another bottle of unknown contents and started firing at Cierra. Oblivious to what was going on, the sauces hit their mark and Cierra's clothes were covered with saucy goodness. The sheer madness took a hold of Cierra as she reached for a frying pan to use as a shield from another projectile attack from Malice. Grabbing a punnet of strawberries, Cierra threw the whole lot at Malice. Some of the strawberries excreted their juices upon contact as they fell to the floor after hitting Malice. Ledah grabbed a can of whipped cream and took cover behind another bench.
Serene suddenly jumped out from her hiding place and fired a stream of chilli sauce at Lina. It hit their mark as the red, sticky sauce covered Lina's clothing. As Serene landed on the floor, she took cover behind another bench, unaware that Ledah was within firing range. Spotting Serene, Ledah shook up his can of whipped cream and blasted Serene with it. Quickly reacting, Serene shot her ammunition at Ledah and ended up trading blows. Lina quickly dashed to her bench and grabbed whatever food scraps were on the table; bits of carrot, celery, lettuce, lemon grass and threw them randomly at whatever target she could find, which happened to be Fia. Bits of vegetables hung in Fia's hair as Malice squirted more mustard at Fia. Following suit, Serene and Ledah fired their ammunition at her. Lastly, Cierra had thrown a bag of flour at Fia which stuck to her clothing and hair.
Fia stood there, dazed and shocked for a moment as she looked down at her clothes which were now soiled with food and condiments. What patience she had left diminished as she picked up a bunch of grapes. She ran her hand down the bunch of grapes, picking them off as her fingers passed over each one. Fia threw the grapes at Malice who managed to only dodge a couple as the grapes themselves spread over a wide area as they traveled. Quickly ducking to avoid a piece of broccoli thrown by Lina, Fia grabbed some cherries and flung them at Lina's direction to throw off her aim. With a shield in one hand, Cierra managed to get back to her bench to find ammunition. She grabbed her bowl which she had her pudding mix in and ducked for cover, preparing her next assault. To her left, she saw Serene refilling her sauce bottle. Getting her attention, they both nodded to each other, accepting an alliance. Serene passed Cierra a sauce bottle and started filling up another one for herself.
Malice was hunting Lina down with two bottle of sauce in tow however, she was too quick and too small of a target. Frustrated, Malice threw her sauce bottles to the ground and looked around the room.
"Ah, perfect. Just what I need." Malice said to herself.
She quickly grabbed a watermelon from the table and threw it at Lina's direction. The watermelon was almost as big as Lina herself as she barely evaded the oncoming fruit. On contact with the floor, the watermelon broke into pieces as it sprayed some of its contents onto Lina. Spitting out a few seeds which entered her mouth, Lina then wiped her face using her sleeve. Suddenly, she got an idea as she scrambled for the largest watermelon piece she found and dove behind a nearby table which was on its side.
Through all of this, Ein was still contempt with continuing with his dishes. Surprisingly enough, no one had noticed him as they were too busy trying to get someone else.
"It's only a matter of time now...soon someone will 'accidentally' hit me with a fruit or some kind of cheese." Ein thought. "Cheese! I knew I forgot something for my pasta..."
Ein looked at the table across the room which had a plethora of ingredients, one of which included cheese. In his eyes, it seemed the pathway to the table stretched further and further away, out of his grasp. He had to walk the green mile, which was mostly from the vegetable scraps on the floor. Ein took one step forward and as if by a trigger, Serene suddenly popped out and squirted barbecue sauce from her bottle. Ein quickly dove to the floor, doing a somersault in mid air before hitting the ground. Quickly getting back to his feet, he ran for the table. He grabbed the cheese wheel he was looking for in one arm and as he turned around, he saw Cierra with a wicked grin standing a small distance from him. She drew her bottle and squirted ketchup at him. Unable to think quickly, Ein's body literally fell backwards towards the ground. He watched the ceiling as a stream of sticky tomato sauce passed over him. Taking his chance, he crawled on all fours and hurried back to his bench. Cierra was about to fire another shot when something hit the back of her head. She turned around to find Rose, covered with tomato sauce, and a tub of cottage cheese in hand.
"Well well, it seems that you missed." Rose said.
"Oh my, sorry about that." Cierra replied with a smile.
"No worries." Rose said.
As Cierra turned around, Rose threw another chunk of cottage cheese are Cierra which lodged itself into her red hair. Cierra squeezed the bottle and fired another stream of sauce at Rose but blocked it using a large cheese wheel as a shield. Rose was about to hurl another chunk of cottage cheese when Cierra retreated. Rose chased after her ditching the cheese wheel knowing that she was on the offense. Suddenly, Cierra called out loud.
"Serene! I need some back up!"
Serene jumped out from behind a bench nearby Rose and bombarded her with large, plump tomatoes. Cierra followed up by firing more sauce at Rose. Cheese were flying everywhere from Rose's hand but it had missed their targets as both Serene and Cierra took cover behind a bench. Unhappy with the results, Rose went back to the judge's table and sat down, arms folded across her chest.
"That's one down." Cierra said, nodding to Serene.
Fia grabbed a bottle of soda water from one of the cupboards and shook it up. Ledah stood up as well, surveying the area for any victims. He spotted Fia and started to take flight, spinning the can of whipped cream in the palm of his hand. Opening the lid of the shaken up bottle, Fia released the soda water, aiming directly for Ledah. A loud hissing sound was released, along with the water only to have Ledah gracefully dodge it. As he was about to fire the cream at Fia, he was hit by a barrage of seeds. He looked to his left to find Lina standing on a bench with a mouth full of watermelon seeds. Lina bombarded Ledah with more seeds as he tried to avoid them. Eventually, Ledah was forced to retreat behind an overturned table. Lina was breathing heavily after the attack as she sat down on the floor.
Serene grabbed a bucket full of ice and forced the contents onto the floor, covering a large area. The noise grabbed Malice's attention as she spotted Serene hiding behind a nearby bench. She hovered above the ground to avoid the ice as she moved in for the kill. Serene fought bravely, emptying her contents of barbecue sauce onto Malice, but to no avail. Malice had finally backed Serene to a wall, holding up two bottles.
"Would you like the mustard or the mystery prize?" Malice said in an evil tone.
"Hey, Malice!" Cierra shouted out.
As Malice turned around, about to yell at Cierra for distracting her, she found herself swallow a small object. As the object went down into her stomach, Malice started to feel weak and unable to keep flight. Laughter escaped from Malice's mouth as she clutched her ribs with both arms.
"What...haha...did you do to me? Hahaha!" Malice asked.
"A mini laughing mushroom." Cierra said with a wicked grin.
Serene got to her feet, walking past a laughing Malice who was now on the ground and gave Cierra a hi-five.
"Nice one. Now, let's finish her off. Everyone! Let's go!" Serene exclaimed, pointing her index finger into the air.
Cierra reached into her bag and started throwing balls of pudding mixture at Malice. From above, Ledah fired whipped cream as Malice rolled around, only helping it get into her hair. Serene added flour to Malice's torment whilst Fia topped it off by pouring a bottle of soda over a now flour covered Malice.
"Flour and water make a great glue, but I never tried it using soda." Fia added when Serene looked at her.
Finally, Lina came in from the side and rubbed two onions into Malice's face. Cries of laughter and pain filled the room as Malice lied on the floor, too tired to even protect herself. Ein had finished adding the cheese to his pasta sauce and was now in the process of making his cake batter. Ein gingerly lifted the glass bowl containing the batter and was about to put it in the oven when his foot stepped on a large ice cube. The ice cube slipped from under him as Ein fell backwards, sending the glass bowl into the air. Looking towards the ceiling, he saw the ceiling fan, spinning around. Suddenly it hit him. The cake batter had escaped the confines of the bowl as it approached the fan. Only a few moments had passed as the cake batter hit the fan and spread across the room. The cake batter had sprawled itself along the walls of the room, covering the audience with it as well as Rose and Soala who were sitting at the far side of the room. A loud crash signified that the glass bowl had shattered as Ein got up, rubbing his head where he had hit the ground. As he surveyed the room, he noted the large group at the other side of the room. Ledah, Cierra, Lina, Serene and Fia were hit hard by the cake batter as large blobs covered their clothes. Malice's laughter finally died down, the laughter shroom was wearing off.
Suddenly, the speakers boomed once again.
"Ten minutes remaining!"
The four chefs looked at each other and were not amused at the situation.
"Ein is such a clumsy fool. He'd give you a run for your money Cierra." Serene whispered.
"Ugh, this won't come out easily." Fia added in a low voice looking at her clothes.
"Do you think..." Cierra started.
"Yeah, after this we should..." Lina finished.
Ledah didn't say anything and flew back to the judge's table. All four nodded to each other before turning around to face Ein. Staring blankly at the four, Ein was about to open his mouth when Rose's thoughts interrupted him.
"Ein! I know this might sound absolutely absurd coming from me, but they're obviously going to clean themselves up after this, and we all know how sticky a mixture of flour and water can get."
Suddenly, Ein's eyes lit up. He didn't know why Rose would tell him such information but he didn't bother questioning her. As Ein started to grab plates and bowls to serve his dishes in, Rose thought to herself.
"That'll show Cierra for getting me involved in that food fight..." Rose looked down at her clothes. "...What have I done?"
Rose suddenly saw images in her head. She saw the Undine Springs and as the scenery blurred, she suddenly found the four girls, completely naked. Serene and Lina were splashing each other with water as Fia and Cierra were having a conversation. Rose shook her head.
"I can't believe I have to see this, again." Rose said to herself.
Suddenly, a few more sprites entered her view, also naked. Ladie, Soala and Meute were in view but what Rose saw next absolutely shocked her. She saw herself naked, having a grand old time in the springs. Rose blushed a deep red, unable to say or think anything except that one image of herself. Suddenly, the images blacked out.
"...You...didn't see any of that...did you Rose?" Ein asked nervously using the telepathic connection.
"Oh...um...see what?" Rose said with a dazed and confused expression.
"Never mind." Ein quickly responded.
"Five minutes remaining!" The speaker boomed.
The five chefs quickly sprung into action with a new life as they started to mount their food onto plates and bowls to present to the judges. The hustling noise was giving Malice a splitting head ache as she stood up, covered in countless ingredients and stickiness. She managed to take a few steps before collapsing to the floor again.
"Damn them all, they will pay for this. Mark my words, I will get my revenge." Malice said to herself, tightly clenching her fist.
"Time is up!" The speakers boomed.
The five chefs lined up their food in front of the judge's table, themselves standing behind it. A few minutes passed before they finally turned around. Malice was still on the floor unable to get up.
"Oh right, I have to announce what foods you made...ugh. Fine."
Suddenly, Malice stood up and took leaping strides to the front of the table.
"Cierra, the scarlet witch, the nightmare of kitchens, has turned up with three fabulous dishes. A hearty casserole, a sirloin fit for a king, and to finish it off, a delicate chocolate pudding which will surely please the judges." Malice announced. Cierra took a bow before Malice continued her fabulous introduction.
"Serene, the brave reaper, the tomboy of all tomboys, has also countered with three amazing dishes. First off, an opening with sushi rolls. Next, a wonderful fish, steamed to perfection. Finally, a lobster, served with dumplings. This will please the judges no doubt." Malice continued, ignoring the leers Serene gave her.
"Lina, the energetic archer, the short, short, short, short...short sprite has also produced three wonderful dishes. First off, a fresh salad which has somehow hasn't wilted or lost colour for forty minutes, amazing. Next, ramen noodles with a chicken broth. Who knows how good the broth is after just one hour of cooking time, but we will find out. Lastly, Lina has presented her skills of applecots by giving us a wonderful variety of applecot related items. Applecot cookies, applecot muffins, toffee applecots. Is there anything she can't do with them? Let's hope the judges feel the same way she does." Lina was smiling as Malice announced her applecot foods.
"Fia, the kind fencer, the vegetarian has produced three dishes as well. First she opens up with a salad which has also has not wilted or lost colour for forty minutes. Next, a wonderful bamboo shoot soup with boiled carrots and potatoes. Not only that, some vermicelli noodles are at the bottom of the bowl, giving the person a nice surprise from the vegetables. Finally, one great experiment. A chicken, made entirely out of tofu. I have to say, it's quite out of the ordinary, but only time will tell if the gamble has paid off." Fia smiled weakly as Malice announced the tofu chicken.
"Ein, the wingless angel, the dark horse to win this, the underdog, is presenting three dishes also. First off, a salad. This isn't just any salad, it marks the great skill and dexterity as he pours his heart and soul into his food. The diviners placed on top signify the relationship between Ein and Ledah. Next, a beautiful pasta dish topped with a home made sauce. Finally, a mysterious dish has been added which Ein would not show anyone until judgement is required. It must be something absolutely spectacular for him to not reveal it to us until it is time." Ein had thought back to the wonderful scene which would surely take place after the competition as a drop of saliva and formed at the corner of his mouth.
"Ein! Snap out of it!" Rose shouted at him telepathically.
"Who will be crowned the Iron Chef of Riviera? Who will take home not only the pride and joy of the title, but also go out on a date with Ein? Judges, please take up your cutlery as we serve you the food!" Malice announced in a loud voice, standing tall and strong.
Suddenly, Malice slumped over a little and took a deep breath.
"That was the biggest lie I ever had to tell. Ever." Malice said taking another breath.
