The group sat in the audience of the Gourmet King Championship. Éclair, Toriko, Rin and Sunny waited for the event to start as they blended in with the roaring crowd. The blond girl looked around, "Where's Coco? I could have swore he was with us." Sunny pointed back, "He's back there. He's probably trying to avoid the crowd as usual." The girl stood on her seat and waved, "Hey lady killer! Get over here!" As she outed his position, the crowd began to gossip about the presence of the Heavenly Kings. Éclair inhaled the air, "I may not have a nose like you Toriko, but I smell pizza and I want a slice. I'll be right back, save my seat." Rin stood up, "Wait up, I want to get a parfait." Toriko nodded, "You two hurry back. It's going to start soon. The two walked together to the booths and street vendors. She stood in line at a tropical pizza place. Éclair looked at the girl, "Hey Rin, I never got a chance to tell you, but what you did back in the mammoth some time ago, that was really cool." The taller girl smiled, "That was like forever ago, but thanks. I didn't do anything a regular person wouldn't do to protect her friends." "Excuse me, Éclair?" The blond girl turned around and saw a taller brunette woman with a pink suit.
"Do I know you?" The brunette shook her head, "Not exactly. I don't know if you remember, but a while ago when you were making the Bubbly Tuna, you gave me a quick and quiet exclusive. Just from that one comment, I got promoted thanks to you." The girl rubbed her head, "Sorry, but my memory is kind of foggy, you're welcome all the same. You here to watch the competition?" "I'm announcing it!" She shook the girl's hand, "Tina. I'll see you later. Thanks again Éclair." The brunette walked away and the two girls took their food. Rin raised an eyebrow, "I don't think I like her." Éclair laughed, "She's a little too perky, but she's okay." They could hear the voice of the brunette woman through the speakers, "We better get back before we miss it."
Éclair jumped back in her seat and opened her box of pizza. She smelled the tropical ingredients and smiled, "Yum!" She looked down and half her pizza was gone. "What the hell!" The girl looked at Toriko who was licking his fingers, "You greedy ass!" She stuffed her face with the pizza, "How the hell did you even eat it that fast?" The bluenette shrugged, "It just smelled so good. Don't be selfish Éclair, I was hungry." She sighed, "Fine, but you got your half already. Don't even think about eating anymore of mine." She looked down, "Hey little Poof Ball, have some pizza." Toriko laughed at the girl, "You should have Cotton Candy Poof Ball around more often, he brings out your softer side." "Shhhh! Let's listen up. We've already missed like half of the instructions I'm sure."
The brunette continued her announcement, "Now the reason that we're all here, Fond De Bohno." The short orange haired boy took the mic and Éclair put a hand over mouth, "I know of that guy. He's like one of the riches restaurateurs. What could he possibly want?" The small man spoke, "I only have one goal for this contest. Find the most delicious ingredient and deliver it to my family member, Chris." Éclair kicked her feet up on the chair in front of her, "What is it, his birthday or something? I love my sister, but even I wouldn't go through all this trouble to find a food she likes." The boy continued, "Due to a mysterious cause, he's lost his appetite. Restaurant Bohno will crown the winner champion and award them 1 billion yen!" The cloth was removed from the case carrying the money and Éclair was fully attentive. "Okay, now we're taking. After the Century Soup dried out my pockets, cash like that could really help me with expenses." The curtain was being pulled back as Tina introduced this 'friend.' "Now, time to see this V.I.P. eater, Chris." The curtain was fully pulled back and a Seven-Color Nessie sat hungry and sad. Éclair stood out of her seat, "That is unexpected! Guess who's coming to dinner!"
People began lining up already and tying to impress the Nessie with culinary delights. "Remember, any food that gets rejected will be served to you, the audience." Éclair rubbed her hands together, "Keep it coming!" She began to nom on the foods coming her way, "I hope that Chris finds the food he wants, but for my own selfish reason I kind of want the foods to be rejected too so I can eat them." Sunny stood up from his seat, "Don't worry Muffin, you'll be eating all the food you see here." "What do you mean?" The man smiled with an evil glint in his eye, "It's obvious what Chris needs so he can be healthy and satisfied." Toriko nodded, "To get that Nessie back to health he needs an obscene amount of sweets." Coco walked over to the group, "You two are right, he needs sweets and he needs it fast." Éclair confusingly stuffed more Tonguedalion into her mouth, "And the vague award goes to three out of the four kings. What do you mean? What kind of sweets?"
Sunny looked confidently with his nose in the air, "It's obvious he needs milk from a Milk Whale." Toriko shook his head, "Grand Berry!" Coco rubbed the back of his head, "Actually, I was going to say Dragon Honey." Éclair snickered, "Looks like the answer wasn't so obvious after all." Rin shoveled the parfait into her mouth, "Ooh, a competition between the kings." Éclair instigated alongside the girl, "How exciting. Let's see how this pans out." As Toriko and Sunny argued, Éclair noticed that Coco was staying out of it. "What's wrong? What are you thinking about Coco?" He gazed upon Bohno and his dragon friend, "Those two are very close. There's an old saying about a Seven-Color Nessie and a mythical fruit. When someone forms a close bond to a Seven-Color Nessie until its adulthood, it is said that the caretaker will be rewarded with said mythical fruit." Toriko's mouth watered, "I want that fruit!" "No, I want the fruit." Éclair exhaled, "I suppose sharing is out of the question?" Sunny nodded, "You got that right! Alright, let's just make this a contest. Whoever wins gets the prize money and the fruit!" Toriko agreed, "You're on! I can't wait to taste that fruit!"
The men already ran off leaving the girls to play catch up. Rin scarfed down the rest of her parfait, "Hey, wait up." Éclair waved her over, "Come on girl, the boys are being jerks and they won't wait for us." Éclair snapped her finger, "That reminds me!" She brought her little Wall Penguin up to Tina, "Hey, can you watch Cotton Candy Poof Ball for me? I'll be back in no time." The woman shrugged, "I'll be here all day, so sure." Éclair kissed the little guy's beak, "Be a good little one okay? Mama will be back soon." She ran to catch up with the guys, "Hey, don't leave me behind!"
Éclair sat in a chopper next to Toriko, "Okay, so once again I impulsively jumped into a vehicle with you without asking where we're going. Um, where exactly are we headed? Certain death?" "Mega Forest Island. It's home to the Grand Berry, Chris' new favorite food. Éclair laughed out loud, "Looks like you've got your money spent huh?" As they came up on the island, Éclair's mouth began to water, "That island looks like a burger. Mmm, I want to eat the whole thing." The two exited out of the chopper and Toriko waved, "Thanks for the lift Tom. We'll be out of here in no time." They began walking in the deep culinary forest in search of the berry. Éclair ran around, "This island is really cool. I just want to eat it all until it's a small rock just floating against the waves." She walked ahead and and tripped over a small vine. Toriko helped the girl up and pulled out the vine. "Nice! It's rubbing potatoes! Here, have one." The man cut into the potato and handed a half to her. "It tastes like cotton candy! My favorite food in the world! I could eat these potatoes everyday for the rest of my life!" The man nodded, "Yeah, they're really sweet. Come on, we've gotta keep moving if we want to win." The blond girl looked to the growing pooch, "Hey Terry, care to give your old pal Éclair a ride?" She sat on the dogs back and rode along, "I forgot how soft you were."
They walked ahead a bit more and heard something speeding toward them. Terry growled and started running in the opposite direction. Éclair looked behind her and saw sharp spikes flying at them, "Please don't let me get impaled Terry!" Both Terry and Toriko jumped onto a small rock hill and allowed the beast to divert its course. She exhaled, "That was close. I thought I was a goner. Thanks Terry." Toriko frowned, "Don't thank him yet!" They all jumped off the hill as another deadly beast smashed it to pieces. Éclair gulped her saliva, "That is one mean looking turtle." She looked a bit further past it, "That's the Grand Berry tree. Here I was thinking we'd be searching forever." Toriko cracked his knuckles, "We may have found the tree, but we still have to get the fruit and this guy isn't just gonna let us walk. Shark Box Turtles are capture level 32, very lethal." He pointed to a small mound of rocks, "Terry, drop her off behind those rocks buddy. I'm gonna need your help this go round." She ran behind the rocks and stared at the fight before her eyes. Every attack they threw was too light to penetrate the shell. Nothing was working and the turtle wasn't slowing down any time soon. Éclair clasped her hands together, "Please, let this guy slow down a bit. It's like this guy's on some crazy drug and he can't stop." Toriko rubbed his chin, "He can't stop? You're a genius." The girl chuckled, "Aww, that's the second time in the past two days I've been called that. I'm starting to believe it too." The turtle burrowed into the ground once again and quickly jumped up up for a rapid attack, "Flying Knife!" The impact of the knife on it's front allowed it to waddle on its back. Toriko flipped it back over and smiled, "Play nice and share." The shark dove back into the ground and burrowed off away from the three.
They all walked over to the Grand Berry tree. Éclair's eyes glistened, "These fruit are so cool. They look like a fruit in a fruit." Toriko sniffed the air, "Ah yes, the Grand Berry. It's every dragon's favorite food. It smells so sweet and sour." The girl smiled,"Let's get this back to Chris, I'm sure he's hungry."
It was dusk by the time they returned. The sun was surely going to set soon and Chris still needed food. Toriko and Éclair sprinted back to the stage, "Wait! We still have an entry." She looked and saw that both Coco and Sunny had no luck. "What happened?" Coco shook his head, "He showed interest in both ingredients, but we had no luck." "I hope he likes the Grand Berry then." She watched as the Nessie showed interest in the Grand Berry before pushing it away. The dragon looked at Rin and roared loudly as it took somewhat of a fighting tone. Toriko stood in front of the girl to protect her. Éclair pounded her fist into her hand, "I hear you loud and clear Chris." Toriko looked over at the girl, "What is it Éclair." "I know what he wants. I can hear the song of all three ingredients. If it's okay with you, I'd like to use them." Toriko nodded, "Alright, do what you do best."
The girl rolled up her sleeves and got to cooking. She sang out loud as she mixed the ingredients. The song she sang was about friendship and trust. It was enough to bring a tear to the most stubborn of eyes, though she managed to keep hers dry. The girl rolled out the dish back to the stage, "Okie dokie, this dish is ready to go." She grabbed a large spoon and handed it to Bohno, "You should be the one to feed him. He's your best friend. It wouldn't feel right if I took that honor." He nervously took the spoon, "Thank you." He put the spoon into the parfait and put it in front of the dragon. Chris opened his mouth and took a bite of the dish. Éclair jumped for joy, "Yeah! We did it!" Everyone cheered as he found a dish he liked. Toriko put his hand on her shoulder, "You did good." Coco smiled, "Yeah, good job Éclair." The girl grinned modestly, "Oh no, it was a team effort." Toriko looked back at the Nessie, "That was what he was waiting for as his last dish." Bohno and Éclair replied, "Last?" The Seven-Color Nessie transformed before their eyes into an even larger and more powerful dragon. The blond girl put her hands over her mouth, "It's so beautiful." Bohno ran to his friend, "No, I don't want you to leave." Éclair put a hand on the boy's back, "Hey, it's okay. I know what it feels like to let go of a friendship. All wild things must go off at some point in time. As long as you have Chris in your heart, he'll always be with you." He wiped the tears from his eyes and backed off as his best friend flew into the sunset. Suddenly, a bright item emerged from the dragon as it's powerful wings flapped. The mythical fruit spouted and Sunny caught it with his sensors, "It's so beautiful." Coco agreed, "I guess the myth about the Grow Apple is true."
Éclair licked her lips, "It looks so good, let's get this thing cut up and served!" She put her hands together, "I give humble thanks." She took a bite into the apple slice she herself nearly melted. "It tastes like the sweetest of apples, pears and mangoes. The texture is perfectly crunchy but not too firm. Mmm, it almost melts in my mouth like honey." She picked up another slice, "Her you go Poof Ball. You should enjoy this too." The blond girl waved at the near mourning rich boy, "Come eat with us Bohno. I might eat them all if you don't hurry and get a slice." The girl savored the juicy and crisp flavors in her mouth, "Hey, I have a question. Who gets the prize money?" Sunny raised his hand, "Well it's obviously me. Without the milk, there would have been no parfait. It was the key ingredient." Toriko raised his fist, "No! Clearly the Grand Berry was the main part, I mean look at it. It brings everything together!" Éclair squeezed in between the men, "How about we split it in 4. It seems fair. I know I didn't put in nearly as much work as you guys, so I'll cut my share short. But I do have bills to pay you know." Toriko nodded, "Alright, that sounds fair. We'll split it in 4." Éclair walked back over to the small Wall Penguin, "Hey there Poof Ball. There's gonna come a time where I have to let you go too. But let's not think about that. Let's enjoy this Grow Apple together."