The dull, lifeless feeling of the deserted restaurant was soon diminished as the standoff between the three friends and the two troublemaking Yo-kai made it feel like a battlefield.

"So, Moskevil is responsible for the gnat outbreak in the kitchen!" Katie concluded.

"That'zzz correct." Moskevil confirmed.

"And Lodo made the chef spend all of his money on that golden maneki-neko!"

"Correctomundo, dollface!" Lodo replied while picking his nose.

"Why are you guys doing this!?" Katie angrily asked. "Sun Pavilion is a great restaurant!"

"But it doezzzn't zzzerve our favorite drinkzzz." Moskevil softly replied while still sounding threatening. "Therefore, it muzzzt be eliminated."

"Yeah, cuteness! Our masterplan is to get every small restaurant in Springdale closed and replaced with juice and milk bars!" Lodo explained.

"But why?" asked Sailornyan. "You know you can get those things from any Everymart in town, right?"

"Not the good stuff, pussycat! Amazing Milk is only sold at the Hot Springs and Summer Festivals, and is always limited so if you snooze you lose! … which I always unfortunately do."

"And the one drink that I dezzzire izzz zzzo rare that you can't even buy it from a zzztore. Zzzaid to be the drink of godzzz, it hazzz truly earned the name, VoltXtreme!"

The three friends stare blankly at Moskevil for a few seconds. "What?" they all asked in unison.

"VoltXtreme! The drink you can't buy anywhere! It'zzz only obtainable by buying a regular drink from the vending machinezzz and praying that you get it inzzztead of the drink you chozzze. No one even knowzzz who producezzz it, but it zzztill hazzz itzzz own commercialzzz zzzomehow. The people in it look azzz mizzzerable azzz I do until they drink it, then their livezzz take a turn for the better.

They get everything their heartzzz dezzzire from money, friendzzz, women, you name it. I've heard zzztoriezzz about the few lucky individualzzz who have experienced VoltXtreme'zzz glory, but they do not do the drink juzzztice. That'zzz why I muzzzt try it for myzzzelf to truly appreciate itzzz magnificence and life changing powerzzz."

"And 'cuz of that, we're flat broke now." Lodo chimed in. "He spent all of our money trying to get it from the vending machines around town."

"Yezzz, unfortunately one of the many downzzzides of being me izzz that I'm forever doomed to a life of bad luck and mizzzery. But once we put our plan into action, that all will change! When the barzzz are up and running, VoltXtreme and Amazzzing Milk will be in high demand cauzzzing the companiezzz to begin mazzzzzz production of the drinkzzz which in turn, will create an endlezzzzzz zzzupply. Then Lodo and I will live like kingzzz and my life will no longer be a living hell with that zzzweet zzzweet drink finally being mine! It'zzz the perfect plan!"

"It really izzzn't." Mocked Katie. "For one, how are you so sure that the restaurants will get replaced with juice and milk bars? They could get replaced with anything. Clothing stores, karaoke lounges, even more Everymarts. Two, even if that were the case, if those drinks you want were mass produced, corners would have to be cut during production and they'd lose what makes them taste so special. Three, I don't care what the commercials say, Moskevil, but a drink won't change your life. Only you can do that by making the right choices. Four, you'd still have to pay for the drinks so where would you get the money if you're broke?"

The two Yo-kai laughed. "Who said we were planning on paying for anything, ponytail?" asked Lodo.

"Wait, so you were just gonna steal them anyway!? You realize doing that would hurt their profits and cause them to close as well, right!?"

"Well we haven't ironed out the fine detailzzz yet, but we'll jump that bridge when we get to it." Explained Moskevil.

Katie facepalmed. "Not only is that counterproductive, but that's not even the right expression!"

"Don't waste your breath, Katie." Sailornyan chimed in. "This conversation isn't going anywhere. It's clear these two ignoramuses acted solely off of their unattainable pipe dream without thinking ahead."

"Katie, huh? That's a pretty name!" Lodo effused. "Almost as pretty as you!"

"Thanks for the compliment, but I am waaay out of your league." Katie replied.

"Aw, come on sweet cheeks! If you go out with me you'll be in on our plan and have all Amazing Milk and VoltXtreme you can drink!"

Katie rolled her eyes. "As enticing as that sounds, I still refuse. I'd rather date someone who has better life plans than drinking beverages all day, even if they are rare ones. Someone who has money and can bring excitement to my life." A powerful odor then invaded her space causing her nose. "Ugh, and someone who doesn't smell like they crawled out of a dumpster."

Lodo's gleeful expression suddenly turned into an angry one. "Well excuuuse me for not owning a bathtub and a toothbrush! When you're poor, hygiene is the least of your worries! Living in poverty isn't easy and it ticks me off whenever stuck up, gold digging bimbos like you who have it made look down on me!"

A blue shadow loomed over Katie's face and her right eye started to twitch as she reached her breaking point while trying to crack a smile to keep her composure. "D-did you just call me a 'gold-digging bimbo' you little gap-toothed imp?'"

"Yeah and I'll say it again! Gold-digging bim-" Before he could finish, a bar of soap was jammed into his mouth by Sailornyan.

"That should take care of that sailor mouth of yours!" She said. She then quickly tied him up with a rope, leaving him defenseless and squirming on the ground. Seconds later he began to glow and his Yo-kai Medal appeared from his body. It depicted him squatting with two coins falling on his head while he smiled. "Whether rich or poor, there's never an excuse to commit crime or speak to someone in a disrespectful manner, especially ladies."

"Thanks, Sailornyan." Katie praised as she picked up. "I was real close to doing something worse to him."

"I have several questions though," Whisper chimed in. "For starters, why do you carry around rope and soap bars?"

"For all the Lodo's in today's society." Sailornyan answered.

"Whis~?"

"Anywho, I assume you two can handle that mosquito thing over there without me, right? Now that this penurious demon is out of the way, I'm going to go find that antique store the chef was talking about to see if they have that vintage ship in a bottle I've been after. Toodles!" Sailornyan walked out of the restaurant while Katie and Whisper stared at her.

"Ship in a bottle?" Katie asked.

"I guess a little bit of Lodo's influence must have rubbed off on her while she was tying him up." Whisper shrugged.

Katie sighed. "Anyway, you're next Moskevil!"

"Ha! Unlike Lodo I won't be defeated zzzo eazzzily!" Moskevil claimed as he flew over the bar. "Let'zzz zzzee how you like being bitten by a thouzzzand mozzzquitozzz!" Moskevil raised his hands in the air, expelling a purple aura from them which caused many mosquitoes to come flying from the kitchen. "Come my little friendzzz! Let uzzz form my Soultimate Move!" The mosquitos began to form a spherical orb that grew larger over time.

"Katie!" Whisper exclaimed in a deep voice as he floated in front of Katie. He then struck a pose with his right hand on his hip and the other hand above his antenna. He also seemed to have grown a nose, eyelashes and yellow eyebrows and his irises turned purple and had white sparkles in them. "Have you ever noticed how shiny and flawless my body is?" He smiled.

Katie looked him with absolute bewilderment. "No. Not really."

"Well, I take very good care of it. Lots of moisturizer, plenty of sun, and of course I eat plenty of wild salmon, not farm-raised. So I hope you understand when I say…" Whisper's face turned back to normal, only his eyes were bloodshot. He then put his hands on Katie's shoulders, shaking her back and forth. "IF YOU DON'T FIND A WAY TO STOP MOSKEVIL'S ATTACK I'LL BE COVERED IN MOSQUITO BITES AND MY SKIN WILL NO LONGER BE FLAWLESS AND IF THAT HAPPENS I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU EVEN IF I AM YOUR TEMPORARY BUTLER, WHIS~!"

Katie pushed Whisper's hands from her shoulders and shook her head in a rapid succession to regain her equilibrium. "Okay, okay! You're gonna make me throw up!" Katie spun around, popped open the watch and pulled out a tough tribe medal before flipping it into the air and catching it afterwards. "Come on out my friend! Calling, Goldenyan! Yo-kai Medal, do your thing!"

"Summoning Tough!" The watch announced after the medal was inserted, causing a bright yellow spiral to emit from the center.

As the Tough Tribe's song played, Goldenyan's interior design was revealed followed by her flying with her jetpack in a heroic pose and finishing with a battle stance and exclaiming her name.

"Goldenyan!"

"Her!?" asked Whisper.

"Goldenyan, block Moskevil's ultimate attack!" commanded Katie.

"Oh please, she's just gonna complain about it being too easy like always."

"Very well." Goldenyan replied.

"Whis~?!"

Goldenyan stood in a firm position with her back arched and arms to her side. "Enduring a Soultimate Move like this head-on will truly allow me to shine and show off my golden status! I'll even emit a soundwave from my ears that only the mosquitos can hear so they will fly directly towards me!"

"Thizzz will be your end!" Moskevil shouted as the giant mosquito orb had finished forming. "Think Evil!" Moskevil flew up in a hunched position and released a wave of mosquitos that flew towards Goldenyan who did not even flinch when the scourge attacked her and almost covered her body entirely.

"I can barely see her anymore! She's a goner!" Whisper exclaimed.

Katie smiled. "Wait for it…"

Soon the wave of mosquitoes began to dissipate as every mosquito fell to the ground one by one and Goldenyan stood still shining and unfazed while giving Katie and Whisper a thumbs up.

Katie jumped up and cheered. "Woohoo! You did it!"

"Of course," Goldenyan replied. "Not even mosquitoes infused with supernatural energy can pierce my golden exterior. Even if they could, my internal circuitry would have fried them to a crisp."

"No! Our plan izzz ruined!" shouted Moskevil. "You won't get away with thizzz!"

"Come on Moskevil enough is enough." Scolded Katie. "You lost, so just accept your defeat with dignity."

Moskevil sighed. "I zzzuppozzze you're right. All I wanted wazzz to tazzzte that fabled VoltXtreme and turn my mizzzerable life around."

"I'm sorry Moskevil but it's like I told you, a drink can't make your life better. Only you c-"

"Wait. Did you say VoltXtreme?" interrupted Goldenyan. "I can make that for you right now."

"What?!" Whisper, Katie, and Moskevil asked in unison.

"In the future, VoltXtreme is as common as Y-Cola and its distinguished taste did not have to be sacrificed at all. Plus, as a golden all-purpose robot from said future, I happen to have a built-in VoltXtreme making function."

"You'd do that for me even after everything I've done?" asked Moskevil.

"Why not?" Goldenyan agreed. "It's just a drink after all. Now activating VoltXtreme making function."

Nobody could see what was going on from the outside of Goldenyan, but on the inside she was mixing all of the ingredients for VoltXtreme together, pouring it into a bottle, capping it, and then wrapping it in the official seal with its tag. Finally, she chilled it at absolute zero temperature for less than one nanosecond to make it cold. At last her stomach area then opened up and out came a fresh bottle of VoltXtreme on a conveyor belt. "Process completed. Enjoy your VoltXtreme."Top of Form

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