SMST 5B: Journey to Adventure! – By DS Wynne
Disclaimer: SM, R1/2, ST and other genres belong to their respective owners.
Note: This is a multi-genre story.
Special Note: This story will focus on the "Sekirei" and "Rosario Plus Vampire Capu Chu" series. C&C are welcomed.
Part 33
A few days later…
"Ah," Usagi said, as she turned in for the evening. "Another day, another dollar…"
As the Moon Princess begins to drift to sleep…
"HOOOOOOOT!"
"Gah!" Usagi yelped, as she jumped up out of her bed, and ends up clinging to the ceiling. "What in the world…?"
Usagi lets go of the ceiling, and scans the Girl's Dormitory, where she slept as a "House Mother". From her senses, the source of the disturbance came from-
CHUNK!
"Mizore?" Usagi said, as she opens the door to the stalking "snow girl".
Mizore, who was spread eagle on the floor points to the stove, which was, apparently frozen over.
"Oh," Usagi said, as she enters Mizore room, and shuts the door behind her. "I see what's the problem…"
"You do?" Mizore asked.
"Of course. It's obvious that you are particularly susceptible to heat, like all snow girls."
"Yeah," Mizore said with disappointment. "I just wanted to participate in the cooking challenge that the home economics teacher is sponsoring."
"Let me guess: the contest is a curry dish, huh?"
"How did you know?" Mizore said, as she blinked.
"She is ALWAYS thinking about curry," Usagi said with a smirk. "If the dish is not curry, then it's not worth it."
"I see…"
Pause.
"But, do you know how to make curry, Tsukino-sensei?" Mizore asked.
"Well, I don't like to brag, but I can make a fine curry dish."
"What about…one that is a cold dish?"
"A cold dish…you know, that sounds like a good idea," Usagi mused. "I'll tell you what: I'll help you make your very own curry dish that only you can make. AND…it will be delicious."
"Really?"
"Really," Usagi said with a smile.
"Oh, thank you, Tsukino-sensei!" Mizore said, as she hugged Usagi.
"Well, don't thank me yet," Usagi replied. "I'll help you to make your own dish, but the training WILL be tough."
"'Training'?"
The next day in Usagi's room…
"Okay," Usagi said, as she presses the "Play" button on her digital device. She set the machine to play the training theme music, "Eye of the Tiger".
"Let's begin…"
"Does it have to be hot, Tsukino-sensei?" Mizore asked, as she sweated.
"It's going to get a lot hotter than that, dear," Usagi said. "My training will involve food preparation, the handling of the knife…and the handling of the kitchen. You need to build up your stamina."
"But…the heat…?"
"Mizore, there have been snow women who could turn a desert wasteland into their own personal winter wonderland. I KNOW you can do it. But, if you can't stand the heat, you should get out of the kitchen. Understand?"
"Yes, sensei…I guess."
"Good. Now, we first begin with the single must important instrument of all: the knife…"
And so it went. Usagi began to train Mizore to be the best curry-maker she can be. But more importantly, Mizore would learn to create her own version of the curry dish…
"Well?" Mizore asked hopefull, as she sees Usagi sample her 'cold curry', using the principles that make "gazpacho" a delicious cold soup for those hot summer days…
Usagi sniffs the aroma, and then takes a bite…
"This…this…this is delicious!" Usagi said. She then turns towards Mizore. "You should definitely submit this recipe to the cooking magazines or something."
"Well…I just wanted Tsukune to like it," Mizore said with a blush.
"Ah, I see…"
"I hope you're not mad or anything."
"Of course not. Back when I was your age, I did the same thing. However, unlike my first crack at making curry, your curry won't give anyone heartburn."
"Oh. Well, will you help me with this pot? I want to make sure that it can be submitted to the teacher."
"Sure."
However, upon reaching the school grounds, Usagi and Mizore see that the students have become golden-skinned fiends for-
"CURRY!" the students said, in a zombie-like state, as they move upon teacher and student's position.
"What?" Usagi exclaimed. She then looks into the students' collective auras…
"Damn it, Apsaras-!"
"What is it, Tsukino-sensei?" Mizore asked.
Usagi says nothing, as she scans the entire school site…
"Sensei?"
"Mizore, immobilize these students, and follow me to roof of the main school building," Usagi said, as she takes off running.
WOOSH!
TING!
"What's happening?" Mizore asked, as she runs pass the frozen.
"The home economics teacher is going crazy, that's what," Usagi said. "And my daughters and her friends are in trouble."
"Tsukune?!"
Soon, the pair arrives to see Tsukune and the other chowing on curry. Like the other students, their skin color was a golden yellow.
"CURRRY!" Tsukune and the others say, upon seeing Usagi and Mizore.
"Moka, Rokoa!" Usagi said. "Snap out of it!"
"But Mother, I like curry!" Moka replied.
"You ain't the boss of me!" Rokoa said. "I want curry-!"
"What are we going to do?" Mizore said, as she kept her pot of cold curry on her back.
"You will do NOTHING!" said a voice from above. "HOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO-!"
Usagi and Mizore both look up.
"Apsaras-sensei?" Mizore asked.
"Apsaras!" Usagi yells. "You've gone TOO far in the promotion of good curry!"
"And why not?" said the Indian genie, as she smiles sweetly. "Curry IS life-!"
POOF!
Now decked in full genie garb, Apsaras lands in front of Usagi and Mizore.
"It appears that YOU two have not tasted my curry," Apsaras said.
"That's because I have been teaching Mizore how to make GOOD curry," Usagi said, with folded arms. "In fact, on her own…Mizore might have created the BEST curry ever: SNOW CURRY!"
"WHAT?" Apsaras said. "There is no such THING. And besides, how can you teach HER to make the best curry, when I taught YOU?"
"Wait, YOU learned to make curry from Apsaras-sensei?" Mizore said.
"Aye, I did. I could NEVER make curry to be the tasty dish that even the dogs could eat. So, I journey to India to learn how to make curry, in ancient days of the gods."
"And that you did, Moon Princess," Apsaras said. "And I taught you everything you know about making curry. So, it is impossible for YOU to teach someone else to make a curry that is better than mine."
"Aye, you did teach me, and when I left you, I was STILL a neophyte in the art of cooking curry. But now…I'M THE MASTER."
Usagi points towards Mizore.
"And SHE will become greater that either one of us."
"Um, I just wanted to make good curry," Mizore said.
"Is that a fact?" Apsara said with a cocky grin. "PROVE IT."
Usagi turns towards Mizore.
"Now, Mizore," Usagi said. "Show everyone that you can make good curry."
Mizore nods her head, as she sets up her pots. She then puts crushed ice on a plate before putting cold curry next to it.
"My 'snow curry dish'," Mizore said proudly. She then sees a begging Tsukune…
"Must eat curry-!" Tsukune begged. "More curry…"
"Enjoy," Mizore said with a gentle smile.
Tsukune takes the plate, and begins to consume the curry…
"It's…DELICIOUS!" Tsukune proclaim. "The flavor is fresh and alive…like love."
Tsukune turns towards Mizore.
"It's the best tasting curry I've ever tasted!"
"NOOOO!" Apsara screamed in defeat.
"It's all in how the ice is made, Tsukune," Mizore said.
"I won't accept this!" Apsara said, as she started throwing waves of plates of curry at Tsukune. "You must try my curry! It's the best!"
Usagi catches several of the plates, while Mizore stopped others by creating an ice shield.
"I will not give up!" Apsara yelled, as she throws a huge plate over head, smashing into Tsukune and his friends.
"Ugh-!"
BAM!
However, somehow, in the melee, Tsukune pulls off Moka's silver cross from her neck.
FLASH!
One pink flash of light later…
Moka-sama looks at her body.
"Huh," Moka-sama said.
"You look nice in yellow, Moka-sama!" Tsukune said.
"Unfortunately, USELESS Moka and I are the same person-curry," Moka-sama said. She then catches her voice.
"Damn, I'm still effected by the Apsara's curry…"
"Then, I shall finish the job!" Apsara said, as she was about to throw yet another giant plate of food at Moka-sama, when-
TAP-TAP!
"Huh?" Apsara said, as she turns to face Usagi, who was smiled pleasantly.
"Moka, can I?" Usagi said sweetly. "It's a mother's prerogative, you know."
Moka-sama says nothing, as she gives the thumbs-down hand gesture.
"Thanks," Usagi said, as she chambers her legs.
"What are you doing?" Apsara said, before-
"KNOW YOUR PLACE!" Usagi yells.
KICK!
BOOM!
"Ahhhhhhhh-!"
CRASH!
"Namaste…"
"Wow, that was fun," Usagi said.
And then-
CRACK!
The water tower that Usagi kicked Apsara in breaks…
SPLOOSH!
"Ah!" Usagi screamed, as a flood of curry spilled all over the place, and flooded the school. Eventually, the curry subsided, and left a complete mess.
"Ptttt-uu!" Usagi said, as she sits up in a dumpster. She looks around to see students and faculty alike groaning, mostly because of consuming Apsara's curry, which she had hid in the school's water tower.
"I THINK we're done with curry for a while…"
And so, that was that.
Apsara was disciplined for using the school's water supply for her own personal curry fountain, while the students and faculty helped to clean up the school. But one thing for sure: everyone had enough of curry for a while…
Tbc.