Taka and Yasuha began to search around the warehouse and the area around it. They searched every box, every corner, practically everything that could be searched. In the end, they found nothing (of importance). The clock hit 12 AM, and the two were noticeably tired. "I don't think we'll find anything... it's best to just go home." said Yasuha. Taka said, "Damn, we should've interrogated those two crooks. Well, shit. Let's just leave."
The two walked out of the warehouse, but suddenly, they were approached by three men. The darkness of the night obscured all of their facial features. "Hey! Who the hell are you three!?" yelled Taka as he raised his right index finger. The person in the middle backed away in fear, and the other two pulled out their guns.
"Salad Days!" yelled Taka as he proceeded to shoot the two with his pizzas, killing them. The one left alive began to shake from fear, and Yasuha walked up to him. As Yasuha got closer to him, he could better identify the man's features. The man wore a toque blanche, a white double breasted jacket, pants in a black and white houndstooth pattern, and an apron. The man wore the clothes of a chef.
"You're a chef?" said Yasuha. "Y-Yes I am!" said the man, "P-Please don't kill me! I was forced to do everything!" "Forced to do what?" asked Yasuha. Taka walked up to the man and said, "Tell us everything, or I'll kill you." "Of c-course! First of all, the name's Hot Soup! And you two?" Yasuha answered, "I'm Yasuha, and he's Taka." Hot Soup said, "Ah, cool names!" Taka exclaimed, "Listen, don't beat around the bush! I wanna hear what you've been doing for that gang!"
Hot Soup laughed in an awkward and nervous sortta way, and then said, "You know all those music related abilities they all have? I'm k-kinda responsible for that..." Taka yelled, "WHAT!? WH- WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO!?" Hot Soup trembled and said, "My food c-can give people those types of abilities. They kidnapped me and forced me to make food, and after finding out what I could do with it, forced me to continue making food for them! Right now I was coming to deliver Dolmeth a few fries..."
Taka said, "So you have some sort of cooking related ability? Like the pizza of good luck?" Yasuha thought, "Huh- the fuck is that?" Hot Soup responded, "Wait, you know about the pizza of good luck!? That's a phenomenon only known among expert chefs! Like my old friend, Dick Zucker." Yasuha burst out laughing when he heard the name, but Taka's heart skipped a beat.
"You know about Dick Zucker!?" yelled Taka. Hot Soup said, "Why yes, he's an old friend. Haven't seen him in about 6 years, however. Do you know him as well?" Taka began to remember Dick, the pizzeria, and the battle he had with Caravan Palace. He hadn't known Dick for very long, though his death was still tragic to him. He began to feel a wave of nostalgia, as he thought of memories of the times he fought with Kuze and Nishida.
Yasuha asked, "Eh? Who's that?" Taka responded, "Someone... who passed away long ago." "He died!?" Hot Soup yelled, "Holy- this whole time, I thought he had just changed names and stayed low-key!" Taka asked, "Where do you know him from?" Hot Soup responded, "We ran a restaurant together! One day, we caught the cashier stealing money, and we had a heated argument on what we should do with him. After that, he left and never really reconciled with me. I got a new guy to run the restaurant with me, Billie Anri."
Yasuha was stunned. "That's- my father!" Hot Soup gasped and said, "Oh- really?! Damn, I'm sorry for your loss!" Yasuha exclaimed, "How do you know him- how did they- wha- explain everything that happened! Like, what they did to him and you!" Hot Soup began to explain, "So, me and Billie met while I was looking for someone new to help out with the restaurant. He was an amazing chef, maybe even better than Dick. For about a year, everything went smoothly. That is, until out of nowhere, when Big Moe, Dolmeth, and Starman all kidnapped us. They demanded that we make them food, and they watched closely as we made it. They discovered my ability to give people music related abilities with my food, and they found out that Billie could do the same."
Yasuha said, "Wait- Starman!? So that's his name!" "Yeah..." responded Hot Soup, "So anyways, Billie decided to break out and run away while they weren't looking. They chased him down, and when they returned... it was obvious that they disposed of him. And ever since then, they've forced me to work for them." Yasuha began to cry as he was reminded of his dad, and he said, "Starman... that's his name. That's the man who pulled the trigger and shot my dad!"
Taka thought, "How did they know that they had food related abilities? I thought this was just some random gang using these abilities for materialistic needs but... I feel as if something deeper is going on. This guy's connection to Dick is what really makes me think..."
TO BE CONTINUED
Name: Hot Soup
Hot Soup is a chef that once worked along Taka's old friend, Dick Zucker. After a heated argument, Dick left the restaurant and began his own ventures. Hot Soup recruited a new chef, who was able to give people music related abilities with his food- just like Hot Soup. A year after they met, they both got kidnapped by Starman, Big Moe and Dolmeth. Hot Soup's partner died during an attempted escape, and the gang forced Hot Soup to work for them.
TIMELINE:
Monday: Taka injures Big Moe's leg and meets Yasuha
Tuesday: Taka and Yasuha get attacked by Big Moe
Wednesday: Taka and Yasuha fight a little child named Ice Cube
Thursday: Taka and Yasuha meet Nat King Cole and defeat Weird Al at the mall
Friday: Taka and Yasuha defeat Macross 82-99, Gezebelle Gaburgably, Reviator, Big Moe and Chris Dolmeth, and also meet Hot Soup
Also, Yasuha doesn't know yet, but he's just been fired from his job for not going for the past 4 days.
