Total Drama Infinite: Bon Voyage

by MemeKing the Third

Given the recently found success of TD Infinite 2, the network wants to cash in on that success with a spinoff. With RR's Don now taking the role to host this show, does he have what it takes? 26 players. 1 pirate ship. Who'll win it all? Spinoff to Total Drama Infinite. Takes place starting after TDI2 Ch. 20. WE'RE BACK!

7. A Recipe for Disaster

Episode 4: A Recipe for Disaster

After an action packed episode, here's something more tame, but can still be fun.

I may not have the review responses here this time, but I did read the reviews from the past couple of chapters. I did mostly get challenge ideas, but don't worry. Your words were heard, or read, in this case. Don't worry, next time I'll respond to the reviews as usual.

Without further ado, let's start the show.

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"Last time on Total Drama Infinite: Bon Voyage, the cast geared up for a real fight against real criminals. In an effort to protect a n artifact known as the Arsene Amulet, the contestants were able to put a stop to Magneto and his mutant crew. Along with them, they had the help of vampire slaying vampire Alucard, and officer of justice Percy, who have joined the show as contestants for differing reasons. After all of that, the Black Bulls voted off Gonard, as he provided very little use for their team. Things are surely shaking up, and it can only get crazier from here. Stay tuned and find out how on today's episode of Total Drama Infinite: Bon Voyage!"

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And now, the fic will finally have a theme song since the whole cast is now here. Without further ado, here you go:

Dear mom and dad I'm doing fine, you guys are on my mind,

Draco and Barry are up in the ship's crow's nest, the latter seeing something through a telescope. He shakes Draco, who looks visibly annoyed, until they fall out of the nest. Down below, Robin sprouts arms out of the ground to catch both boys.

You asked me what I wanted to be and now I think the answer's plain to see,

Yami is seen sleeping on a lounge chair. Meanwhile, Bender draws on his face while Scott films it, laughing his ass off. Yami wakes up, and chases after the two.

'Cause I wanna be famous!

Tiff is seen fishing. She reels in a bite, but it appears to be Gonard, with a piranha biting him on the behind.

I wanna live close to the sun,

Pit and Raven are seen flying high in the sky, with Pit flying a bit too close to the sun. He combusts into flames, and crashes down like a fireball.

Well pack your bags, 'cause I've already won.

Pit crashes down into the ship's kitchen. Kronk is seen cooking, while Tifa is mixing drinks. Kronk opens up one of the boiling pots, and is shocked to find Kermit just chilling in there.

Everything to prove, nothing in my way, I'll get there one day,

We see a prison cell in some random jail, with Pete locked up, complete with the orange jumpsuit, playing the harmonica. Outside the cell, Percy salutes Bunnie and Peni a job well done for guarding the prisoner.

'Cause I wanna be famous!

Lobo and Yang are seen racing in the dunes of a desert, the two's bikes crashing into each other back and forth to cause the other to wipeout.

Na na na na na naaa, na na na na naaaa, na na na na na naaaa!

Ryu approaches a disinterested Erza, rose in hand and hearts in his eyes. She walks away, and Ryu turns to a timid Bernadetta, offering a rose. She cautiously accepts it, but Tokageroh sprouts out of it, scaring her so much she runs off. Ryu looks sad, until two bullets are shot through his hair. The camera pans, showing Panty and Alucard firing those shots, their guns smoking.

I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous!

Karin stands there filing her nails, while Shermie is talking on her phone. She's shocked when the phone's screen is hacked. The phone screen transitions to a dark room, where Futaba types furiously in front of a bunch of monitors. The monitors light up with the words, "ORACLE WAS HERE!"

I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous!

The scene perfectly transitions to an equally dark room, where Light writes furiously at a desk, a dark glow in his eyes. Behind him is Ryuk, who tosses the partially eaten apple he had into the air, transitioning to a starry night.

The cast all look up at the night sky out on the main deck, whistling the end as a shooting star flies across the sky. A nearby buoy lights up with a neon sign, showing the show's logo.

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We open up on a bright afternoon, without a cloud in the sky. Standing alone on the deck, watching the ocean and horizon ahead was none other than newcomer to this show, Alucard. The vampire is quiet, as his gaze is fixated on the scenery. He was currently alone at the moment.

"How are you adjusting?" A voice asked.

Well, was alone.

Alucard turns to see it was Erza who asked the question.

"Just fine." Alucard replied. "Still haven't quite gotten to remembering everyone here. Well, everyone on the other team, that is."

"I see." Erza says calmly. "I figured I'd at least ask since it's been a couple of days since you joined, and I've hardly seen you interact with anyone. The only person who excels at that more than you is Bernadetta."

"To be honest, I only joined just to really piss DIO off. But now that I'm here, I wonder what it is I do now. Sir Integra only specified that I not cause unwarranted trouble or harm any of you. The last thing I'd want is to be bored out of my mind around here"

"Well, I'm sure there's plenty of ways for you to enjoy yourself." Erza says. "What do you like to do back home?"

"Kill terrorists and other vampires who think they're big shit."

The mage was not ready for an answer like that.

"Oh. Well……. maybe you could try and take an interest in the others in between challenges?"

Alucard ponders over this for a moment

"Not the worst idea I've ever been given, but I guess it shall suffice for now. So then, tell me a bit about yourself."

As the two began to chat, there was someone that spied on the two, unbeknownst to them. That someone was Light, who watched Alucard with a suspicious gaze.

"What is it about this guy that's got your thong in a twist?" Ryuk asks.

"Alucard doesn't sit well with me." Light tells him. "Don made a mistake bringing this guy on. A sadistic vampire for hire has no place in the world I envision."

"But we're not in " your" universe." Ryuk tells him. "He doesn't come from where we do."

"It doesn't matter. He's a bloodthirsty monster, and the sooner he's out of here, the better."

"Sheesh." Ryuk sighed. Clearly, he wasn't going to be able to successfully reason with him.

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Now, we move to the ship's greenhouse. Here, lots of plants of many different kinds thrived here, as well as the many different fruits and vegetables that could be harvested and used for food.

A melodic tune from a trumpet echoed throughout the greenhouse, as one young lady played her song for only the plants to hear.

"That was fun, Bernie." Bernadetta says to herself. "I'm so glad I found an out of the way spot to play. Only the pretty flowers heard me here. Isn't that right, little flower?"

The recluse then looks at a large plant that looks like a piranha plant from Super Mario. "You're the only one who heard, aren't you? What did you think?"

"That was pretty awesome!" A

voice exclaimed.

"EEP! Why is your voice so deep?!" Bernadetta shrieked.

"Hey, we're no flowers!" A second voice said.

Bernadetta turns around and looks to see that Ryu and Kermit were there watching her.

"Ahhhh! Ambush!" She cried as she brought her hands to her chin and shook her head. "I knew you were out to get me!"

"Miss Bernadetta! Please calm down!" Ryu pleads worriedly.

"Calm down?! Sure, why wouldn't I?! Nothing's more relaxing than being spied on!"

"Wait, we weren't spying on you!" Kermit says. "We were just passing by, and we heard music coming from here."

"And that music was very good, I'll admit." Ryu adds. "Didn't take you for a musician. With nothing but the plants as your viewing audience."

"You're just saying that because you want me to perform on stage in front of everyone and humiliate me, aren't you?! I won't fall victim to your schemes!"

"Schemes?" Ryu said, sounding confused. "I'm not suggesting anything of the sort. You don't even need an audience. But your music is really great."

The shaman then turns to the piranha plant and begins to pet it, to which Bernadetta whimpers.

"Don't think I've ever seen a flytrap like this. You really like plants, don't ya?"

"Mainly……..c-carnivorous ones." Bernadetta stutters. "I brought t-that one with me. It was a gift from my professor."

"They look kinda familiar." Kermit says. "Who's your professor, anyway?"

"AGH!"

Ryu screams as the piranha plant chomps on his head, and refuses to let go. He screams and flails as he tries to break free, and this in turn scares Bernadetta greatly. The shut in screams as she runs away.

"Please don't kill meeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

Finally, Ryu prices himself free of the plant's grip, but his head was covered in the creature's saliva.

"Wow. Smooth moves." Kermit deadpanned. "I guess even after saving her life from a dinosaur man, she's still not keen on talking to anyone."

"* Sigh*. I scared her off again, didn't I?" Ryu groans, to which Kermit nods.

"Afraid so. Better luck next time."

"Man, this sucks. Why's it so hard to talk to her when everything and everyone scares her? If only I could find a way to help her."

"Or you could just not bother with it." Tokageroh says as he manifests next to Ryu. "She's a lost cause. A scaredy cat like that is dead weight on our team."

"I don't wanna hear any more talk like that, Tokageroh!" Ryu snaps. "It's people like that who need a friend the most! Mark my words, I'm gonna make it my personal goal to help her open up and be her friend!"

"Well, good luck to you, dude." Kermit tells him. "Sounds like quite a task."

Ryu smirks. "Heh. I'm not the kind to give up so easily."

"It actually is quite a task." A voice says.

They turned to see that Futaba was watching.

"You're Futaba, right?" Ryu asks, to which the hacker nods. "What do you know about all of this?"

"I mean I was once like her." Futaba explains. "A shut-in that wanted nothing to do with society. I've gotten better thanks to my friends, but big crowds are still a bit of a challenge for me. But I know from firsthand experience trying to help someone like Bernadetta is gonna be difficult."

Ryu scratches his chin, wondering what she's getting at. "So what's your point?"

"My point is that if you want, I can help you out. Y'know, with helping her open up and stuff."

"Alright, what are you getting out of this?" Kermit asked with skepticism. "There's gotta be a catch."

Futaba shakes her head. "I swear there isn't any ulterior motive. I only offered because I see myself in her, you know? What do you say?"

"Pretty straightforward and to the point, aren't ya?" Ryu muses. "Alright, kid. You got yourself a deal."

"Are you serious?" Kermit asks. "This could be a trap set by the other team, you know."

"I believe her. And besides, if it helps Bern, I'm all for it."

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"I don't come off as suspicious, do I?!" Futaba questioned. "I was being dead honest.

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"Don't worry, Miss Bernadetta!" Ryu declared. "When a friend is in need, I'm there to help! Well, we may not be friends right now, but you get the point!"

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In the dining hall, Draco, Panty, and Bunnie, sat there, looking tired with bags under their eyes. None of them say anything as Percy walks up to them.

"Good morning, citizens." She greets. "May I ask what malaise has befallen you?"

"It's Peni." Panty groaned. "She kept us up the past couple of nights."

"How so? I have slept peacefully since I boarded this ship."

"That brat was busy in her room working on fixing her spider robot thing." Draco explains. "There's just so much noise coming from her room."

"I get it's important to her, but she really needs to respect everyone else's sleep schedule." Bunnie says.

A loud voice causes all of them to immediately bolt up.

"Hey! I better not be catching you all going tired on me!"

Turns out that the one who said this was (no surprise), Yami.

"Ah, good morning, captain." Percy says as she salutes Yami.

"Let's just skip the formalities, police girl." Yami says. "You don't have to be prim and proper towards me."

"How are you not feeling tired after all of the noise our teammate has created?!" Draco demands.

"Heh. I could sleep like a rock in the middle of war. Guess you just need to improve, beanpole."

"How dare you insult me?!" Draco complained. "Just wait till my father hears about thi-"

Yami answers by clutching the wizard's head in his hand.

"I thought your dear little daddy was put in prison. I only say this because you can't seem to respect a teammate who's trying to fix up their friend." Yami growled. "The problem is that you need to suck it up, or I'm going to force you to do so. And while I'm at it, you better also make sure to show respect for our new teammate over there. GOT IT?! "

"Agh! Okay, I get it!" Draco says in pained cries. "You can let go now!"

Yami then lets him go, and proceeds to walk away. "Aw geez, now I really have to use the bathroom."

Once Yami was gone, Draco began to complain again. "Question. Why don't we just vote that boar off?"

"If I'm being honest, he's a capable leader." Bunnie tells him. "Sure he's a little rough around the edges, but he's good at what he does, especially in an emergency."

"What?" Panty laughs. "You really think a fuckboy like you could do a better job?"

"Better than him, at least." Draco remarks as he fixes his hair.

"I don't feel it is appropriate to talk rudely about someone behind their backs." Percy warns him.

"Who asked you, new girl? This has nothing to do with you."

"Uh, anyway," Bunnie quickly said to Percy, "How are you adjusting to the game?"

"Very well, actually." Percy formally replies. "This team is very off the wall, but that's part of its charm. I honestly look forward to my first real challenge. Hopefully, there will be a lack of supervillains for it."

"I agree with you on that." Scott says as he walks past the group.

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"Ugh, I really hate this team." Draco groans."

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"Open up, you little brat!" Pete yells, banging outside Peni's door. At the moment, the noises of construction could be heard. "I got somethin' to say, so open up the door, now!"

The noise stops, and a moment later, the door, and Peni is seen wearing a welding mask and holding a blowtorch. The young hero lifts up the helmet.

"Yes? Can I help you?"

"Don't "yes" me, missy!" Pete yells. "Your incessant noise is ruining my sleep schedule!"

"Sorry about that. Just trying to get SP/dr fixed up. If it's bothering you that much, might I suggest earplugs?"

"Are you getting smart with me?!"

"Uh, no. I'm just saying that if it's that much of an issue, I'm offering a solution. I'm trying to do this for my friend." Peni said bluntly, with a little bit of sass, as she was not liking Pete's attitude. "Maybe if you had friends, you'd understand."

"Don't need 'em." Pete retorts. "I'm pretty self reliant, and they'd just slow me down. And even if I had friends, it wouldn't be with a darn bug!"

BUG?! Ooh, now he fucked up.

"You know what?!" Peni yells. "You can just go-"

Before the child hero could finish that insult, the intercom came on. "Attention, contestants. It's time for your next challenge. Meet me in the dining hall in ten."

"This isn't over, kid." Pete says as he walks away. "Disturb my sleep again and you'll come to regret it."

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"Pff, I'm not scared." Peni laughed. "Which one of us is the superhero here?"

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Several minutes later, the contestants were all gathered together in the spacious dining hall. Meanwhile, they waited for their host to finally show up.

"I had to stop polishing my hotrod for this!" Lobo complained. "What's takin' so long?! I'm gonna give that dweeb another minute before I start fragging the place."

"I gotta agree with the big guy." Barry says. "I'm getting sick of waiting."

"Patience is a virtue, or so I've always heard." Robin tells him.

"I doubt that message will get through to both of them." Raven tells the archeologist.

"Maybe if he doesn't show up, I can go back to my room." Bernadetta says hopefully.

"Sorry for the wait, you guys." Don says as he walks in, holding a weird looking remote. "Had to find the right batteries for this thing."

"So you took this long because of…… batteries?" Yang reiterated.

"That's just sad." Scott snickered.

"Anyway," Don continues. "There's a specific reason I called you guys here specifically."

"Well, this is where we eat, so I am to assume this is something food related?" Percy hypothesized.

"They don't call you a detective for nothing." Don tells her. "But yes, that's correct."

"What is it? An eating contest?" Pit asked hopefully. "Because I'm so there. I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."

"Slow your roll, Pit." Don tells him. "It's not so much an eating challenge, as it is a cooking challenge."

"Oh. I guess that's fine, too."

"Now that's definitely something I can get behind." Kronk says, sounding pleased by the challenge.

"Hey, I'll take it over dealing with mutants." Yami grunts.

"The challenge is simple as can be." Don explains. "Each team will have full access to the kitchen to prepare a three course meal for an array of judges. One teammate will need to be the head chef, and need to instruct and give orders to their fellow teammates. Feel free to get as creative as possible with your dishes. Whichever team has the best overall meal according to the judges wins, while the losing team will face elimination."

"So who're the judges?" Tifa asks. "You and the other interns?"

"Nope. Your meals will be judged by a slew of judges from your worlds."

"Wait, seriously?!" Pit asked. "Who?!"

Don grabs his remote and says "Well, if I can get this remote working right, you're about to find out."

"Uh, what does it do?" Scott asks.

"It opens portals to other worlds. The network has dealt with this kind of stuff for so long now that they've basically copied Rick's portal making."

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"I sincerely hope nobody from my world is one of these guests." Draco says. "Especially Voldemort."

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"It'd be nice if somebody from my crew were to show up." Robin says. "Though if it was Luffy, I doubt there'd be no food left for anyone."

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"Please don't let anyone from my world show up." Bernadetta pleads. "I don't want any of them to see me make a fool of myself here. Wait, television isn't a thing in my world. Guess I'm safe. Unless one of them shows up here. *groan*"

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"Hey, it'll be nice if I can hopefully see any of my team back home." Yang says.

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"So without further ado, let's introduce our judges." Don says, using the remote to open up a large, green, swirling portal. "First up, she's a friendly and quirky Magic Knight with a love for food, and plenty of sheep to back up her bite, here's Charmy Pappitson."

Walking out from the portal was a tiny woman with black hair tied into a bun, and wore a light-colored white tunic, dark-colored pants, and had the same insignia that Yami had.

"Hello, everyone." Charmy says as she waves to everyone. "Where's the foo-La?" She stops when she sees Yami. "Oh hi, Captain Yami. Is this that competition you left for?"

"Yeah." Yami answers. "How did you forget?"

"Well, they asked me to judge a cooking contest, and I couldn't refuse. What are the odds?"

"Friend of yours?" Raven asks Yami.

"Yeah. She's part of my squad back home. All she ever does is eat, so I think we got this challenge in the bag."

"Is the food ready yet? I'm staaaaaaarving." Charmy groans.

"Alright, let's introduce our second jury member." Don says. "He's the self proclaimed King of Dream Land, and always butting heads with a famous pink puff ball. Let's give it up for King Dedede."

The next judge sat on a throne, being carried by a small group of Waddle Dees. This guy was a large, blue penguin looking creature wearing red fur robes and yellow gloves

"Alright, where's da grub?!" Dedede asks with a southern accent. "I didn't come all this way for nothin', now did I?"

"Hmph. Should've known they'd ask someone like you." Tiff said, not sounding too pleased at this guy's arrival.

"You know this guy?" Erza asks.

"Yeah." Tiff says. "He may be a king, but he's nothing but a big jerk."

"Hey! Treat me with more respect, and I might just not give y'all a low score!" Dedede threatens.

Meanwhile, Don opens up another portal.

"Our next judge is a renowned Pokemon trainer, having even earned the title of Champion. From the Sinnoh region, here's Cynthia."

Out from the portal emerges a woman with long blonde hair, wearing a long black coat and matching pants and heels, and a black feathery ruff around her neck.

"Champion Cynthia?!" Barry gasped. "What are you doing here?!"

"I'm actually a fan of this show." Cynthia answers. "And I'm very honored to be asked to take part, even if it's just to be a judge."

"Then I'm going to show you my cooking skills are just as good as my battling skills!"

"I look forward to it."

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"A perfect opportunity to impress the Champion." Barry says excitedly. "Even if it's just cooking. But how hard could that be?"

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"On that note, here's the next judge." Don says as he opens up the next portal. "This guy's not only a pirate, and a sucker for the ladies, but he's probably the most talented chef around. It's the Strawhat Pirates' very own, Sanji."

Stepping out this time was a man with blond hair which covered one of his eyes. He was wearing a black, double-breasted suit with a tie and a long-sleeved, buttoned shirt along with a black-pants and black shoes.

"Ah, Sanji." Robin says. "It's so great to see you again.

But when the chef sees Robin, his eyes turn to hearts, and he swoons over her.

"Robin-chwan! It's been far too long! I will gladly eat whatever you cook-OH!"

Sanji then notices the other women here. "Oh, I cannot wait to try whatever you fine ladies make! When this is all over, I'll make something for all of y-OOF!"

Sanji was silenced when Ryu kicked him in the face. Sanji lays face down on the ground, with a newly formed bump on his head.

"Look dude, I'm the Casanova around here." Ryu says. "But at least show some restraint and respect for these women."

"That sucks." Panty says. "I would've shown him a fun time if he would've asked."

"Don't even think about it." Draco tells her.

"Your friend here is quite...interesting." Alucard says to Robin.

"My whole crew may be unique and crazy, but I wouldn't have it any other way."

"Ah, is this guy gonna be okay?" Shermie asks, looking at Sanji's unconscious body.

"Uh, I hope?" Don says awkwardly. "Anyway, here's the next guest judge. He's a man that was once a government official, and now runs his own cafe, which makes some good coffee and curry, from what I've heard. Here's Sojiro Sakura."

Stepping out from the next portal was a middle-aged man. He has slicked-back dark hair with a receding hairline, a chinstrap beard with a goatee that flares out. He wore a pale pink dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up, pale khakis held up with a white leather belt, white loafers, and glasses.

"Wait, Sojiro?!" Futaba exclaimed, pleased to see her adoptive father here.

Sojiro notices Futaba, and kindly waves. "Hey there, kiddo. Glad to see you've been having fun and staying out of trouble." The man looks around, stunned and astounded by all the weird and colorful characters around him. "Huh. So many weird folks here. This is all quite a bit to take in. Thought I was just being a judge here."

"At least you seem like the most normal person who's shown up today." Erza says to Sojiro. She wasn't wrong, as most of the other judges shown so far were pretty bizarre.

"We only have a couple more judges to introduce, so let's speed things up, shall we?" Don says as he opens up another portal. "This next one comes all the way from China, from a long line of shamans. He's got a temper as short as he is talented, let me introduce Tao Ren."

We see Ren arrive, only making an entrance on a white horse. Ren himself was short, with black hair that part of it pointed up like a horn. He was wearing a pair of short black pants, a tucked-in, white dress shirt, a yellow school jacket, dark green tie and a pair of brown leather shoes.

"What an entrance." Pit says.

"What a show off." Pete adds.

"Aw crap." Ryu groaned. "Why Ren? Would've preferred Master Yoh. Hell, I'll take Miss Anna, even."

"Hmph. Still wondering why this show chose you over me." Ren says arrogantly as he hops off the horse. "I'm ten times the shaman you'll ever be, so why wasn't I chosen for this show?"

"Pray tell, what does this young man mean?" Percy asks Ryu.

"We both auditioned for this show, and I got a spot over him." Ryu tells her. "Guess he's still bitter about it."

"And rightfully so." Ren adds. "These shows are a gathering of the best, so it's laughable that you got in and not me."

"You'll be eating your words along with what my team cooks up. Just wait and see. I'll show you."

"Oh, this is gonna be good." Ren says smugly. "Can't wait to see you screw this up."

"Shut up!"

"Alright, settle down you two." Don tells the shamans. "Don't want any fights breaking out. Without further ado, let's bring out our final judge."

Suddenly, a dark portal opens up, and out from it steps...a very intimidating man.

"No……..!" Tifa gasped.

He had long silver hair, and wore a long black coat, pants, and boots.

"No……!" Pit said with the same amount of fear.

During this entrance, an ominous chorus that came outta nowhere sang, finishing with chanting……

"SEPHIROTH!"

This man's mere presence sent a shiver down nearly everyone's spines.

"Nononononononono." Both Tifa and Pit mutter.

"Who is this man?" Erza wondered.

"Definitely don't think it's anyone to screw with." Scott said worriedly.

"Hey, you're not the last guest." Don says to Sephiroth. "Where's Gordon Ramsay?"

"I took his place." Sephiroth replies. "I kindly asked to do it instead, merely as I was bored. Don't any of you go wet yourselves now, I'm not here for a fight."

"Hey, kid." Yami asks Pit. The captain noticed Pit was shaking like a leaf. "Something about this guy scaring you?"

"T-that's Sephiroth….." Pit stuttered. "The one winged angel of darkness."

"And how do you know this guy?"

"He's in Smash Bros like me. Though he's so cruel and menacing, he blows Bowser, Ganon, and Ridley away."

"Yo Tif, what's the deal with this guy?" Yang asks Tifa, as she notices the fear on her friend's face, and her hands were shaking.

"That's the man…... who killed my father, and…...burned down Nibelheim. And almost destroyed the planet."

"Wait! That's the guy?!" Yang then puts a comforting arm around Tifa's shoulder. "I'm so sorry to hear that."

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"Why is he here?!" Tifa asked. "Just to mess with me?! Well it's working!"

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Pit was curled into a ball.

"Please tell me this is just a dream."

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"This Sephiroth fella really has Pit and Tifa so worked up." Bunnie says. "Is he really that dangerous?"

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"Hey!" Yang yells to Don. "My friend here doesn't want this guy here! Tell him to take his butt somewhere else!"

"I'm sorry, but you are not one of the judges we asked to participate today." Don angrily tells Sephiroth. "So I suggest you leave right now!"

Sephiroth then points his long sword dangerously close to the host's neck.

"You try and force me to leave, then I'm killing everyone here. You're all still alive because I allow it. I'm here to hopefully try some good food. Get in my way, and I'll drop a planet destroying meteor on all of you. Are we clear?"

"Don gulps and nods. "Crystal. Point proven. You're the new judge."

Sephiroth lowers his weapon and puts it away.

"Can't believe this guy can get away with dastardly threats." Percy remarked. "Overpowered God or not, that's wrong."

"Well, I guess we'd better go ahead and let you all get to cooking." Don says, now very nervous around Sephiroth.

"Wait a minute! I just thought of something!" Pete says. "Some of these judges are friends with the enemy team. They'll just pick their friend's meals and say they're better than ours. Doesn't sound very fair in my book if you ask me."

"Yeah, that's just not fair." Shermie adds.

"We've already come prepared for that measure." Don explains. "The judges will eat out here in the dining hall, and will not be told which team made which dish until they've made their decision. Problem solved."

"Well, at least that rules out the chance somebody will be biased." Robin points out.

"Alright, can we just get this crap started?" Yami asks. "This is already cutting into my bathroom time."

"Of course." Don says. "You all had better get back to the kitchen and get started, as you've only got a few hours to cook. As for the judges, please come with me so they can cook in peace."

As the judges leave with Don, the team's head to the kitchen, with each team getting a half of the large kitchen. Regardless, each side was given a lot to work with.

"Alright, you knuckleheads." Yami tells his team. "Can any of you cook?"

"I'm afraid I have very little experience in the culinary arts." Percy answers. "Every morning, I have the same thing for breakfast: a piece of bread and a glass of water. Though on holidays, I add butter. To the water."

"These guys ain't gonna want butter water." Bunnie tells the cop.

"Uh, I'm a pretty decent cook." Bernadetta says. "Though I'm not fit to lead. I'll just sit this out back in my room if that's okay."

"Pigs will fly before you bail out on me." Yami tells her.

"Eh, I can cook a little book." Pit says.

"Sanji is a very talented cook on our crew, so I'm sure he's expecting something that's better than your basic meals." Robin explains. "He can be pretty difficult and particular when it comes to food.

"Charmy's a bottomless pit, she'll eat just about anything." Yami says. "Shed probably eat poison and come back for seconds."

"Let me take the role of head chef, captain." Ryu asks Yami. "I'm the best chef on Funbari Hill back home. I can do this!"

"You sure you're not just wanting to stick it to that Ren guy?" Kermit says.

"That too. I'll make sure that chump enjoys my cooking."

"You got any idea on what we're gonna make?" Yami asks.

Ryu nods. "Sushi. That's what we'll make. For the main course, obviously. We'll dazzle them with some authentic Japanese cuisine."

"Anybody got any objections?" Yami asks, to which the team shakes their heads. "Alright, Ryu. Looks like the floor is yours. Just tell us what you need for us to do."

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"Finally, a chance for me to prove myself!" Ryu says proudly. "No way I'm letting captain Yami down. And I get to prove to Ren I'm no joke on top of that. It's like Christmas came early for Wooden Sword Ryu."

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"Alright, guys. It's time we figure out our game plan." Erza tells her team. "Those that have culinary talent, step forward, and we'll work from there."

"I worked in a restaurant." Scott says. "I'm a pretty darn good prep chef if I do say so myself."

"Hmm. Never expected someone like you to be the cooking type." Alucard jokes.

"Oh ha ha."

(Believe it or not, if you read the books and not just watch the movie, Scott is actually a really talented chef.)

"Hey, I can cook just fine." Bender says proudly. "Though I doubt any of you meatbags would like it. I tend to get a little…...experimental. Heh heh."

"Uh, no." Tiff says. "We are not entrusting this to you."

"You'd probably do really well at this." Futaba tells Kronk. "I've tried your food, and I'd say it'd really blow them away."

A few others nodded at this, as they've tried Kronk's food, and they can vouch for her.

"Hey, you're right." Kronk says. "I bet they would just love my spinach puffs. That'd make for a great start to the meal."

"I think we may have just found our head chef." Erza says.

"Wait, really?" Kronk asks. "You want me to do it? I'd be honored."

"You seem to be the best choice." Erza kindly tells him. "If anyone could win this challenge easily, it'd be you."

"Thanks, guys. I won't let you down. But what else do you suggest we make? I doubt just spinach puffs alone would satisfy the judges."

"Hey, you can't go wrong with spaghetti." Light says. "Why don't we make that as well? It's not overly difficult, and I don't think it's a dish a lot of people wouldn't like."

"Not a bad idea, boy." Alucard compliments Light. The wannabe god glares at the vampire, then looks away.

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"Wonder what's bothering that man." Alucard ponders. "Then again, I'm well aware how intimidating I can be. Heh heh."

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"Gosh, it's so exciting to be head chef!" Kronk says with excitement. "Finally, a challenge I can get behind!"

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"Man, now I am wanting some spaghetti." Scott says as he drools a little bit at the thought.

"Then it's settled." Erza says. "Though that leaves one course left, which I think should be for a dessert. And I think I have the perfect idea."

"What's that?" Barry asks.

"Strawberry cake."

"Why that?"

"Because it's the best sweet treat in the entire world, that's why. I don't see a problem with adding that to our menu. Do any of you?"

The team all shake their heads. During all of this, Tifa remained silent, with a pained look on her face, which some of her team did take notice of.

"Is that Sephiroth guy still bothering you?" Tiff asks.

"Yeah." Tifa replies. "It's just hard to concentrate with him around."

"Hey, don't worry about it." Yang tells her. "We're here for you if you need emotional support. We'll make some damn good food that will knock that blowhard's socks off."

This at least helped Tifa lighten up. At least, a little bit. "Thanks."

"Hey, that's what friends are for. We'll impress them."

"You'll get through this." Erza tells her. "And we'll be here to help you."

"Thanks, guys."

After another minute, they have their plan fully figured out.

"Very well. We will make spinach puffs, spaghetti, and strawberry cake." Erza says.

"I've already taken the liberty of writing down all of the ingredients, captain." Light says as he hands Erza a small piece of paper, with all the needed ingredients they'd need from the fridge and pantry.

"Thank you. Alright guys, we'll gather these ingredients, and be placed accordingly. First, we need……."

(The Black Bulls)

"Is this the flour you needed?" Pit asks Ryu as he brings over a sack of flour.

"That'd be it. Thanks, little dude." Ryu tells him. "Our dangos must be made from scratch with rice flour if we're to do this right."

Ryu had decided that on top of sushi, they'd also make gyoza as their starter, and make mitarashi dangos for dessert. He had the team split into groups to make each course. Yami, Panty, Draco, and Bunnie worked on the gyoza, while Lobo, Percy, Peni, and Raven made the sushi. This left him, Kermit, Pit, Robin, and Bernadetta to make the dangos.

Meanwhile, we see how one of these groups is faring.

"This isn't so hard." Peni says as she's balling up rice for the sushi. "I eat this stuff sometimes. Much prefer if we were making candy."

"Nonsense." Percy tells her. "Fish is a good source of fuel for the brain, and children need all the nutrients they can get."

"Kids will be kids." Lobo laughed. "That's why I can just eat what I want. Nothing can kill me, and both Heaven and Hell won't accept me."

He adds emphasis by slicing some salmon up with his hook rather than a sushi knife.

"Unfortunately, not all of us are immortal bounty hunters." Raven deadpanned. "And I don't think it's sanitary that you're using that thing. Where has that hook been, anyway?"

"Relax, I clean it after every use. It's just as useful as any dumb old knife here. And let's face it, knives are overrated."

"Are they?!" Percy asked with curious wonder. "You seem to learn something new everyday on this show. I'd better write that down."

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"This chick cracks me up." Lobo says. "She's so by the books that it ain't even funny."

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"And I'm telling you my magic will get this done in no time!" Draco argues with Yami.

"And I'm saying we're not making tbis more complicated than this needs to be." Yami retorts. "I may not be the head chef, but I'm still your captain. Why does every damn thing have to be so difficult with you?!"

"Because I'm not a stubborn boar who thinks he runs the place just because he's strong!"

"Just shut up and get to work!"

While the two are arguing back and forth, Bunnie and Panty are busy frying the dumplings for the gyoza.

"*Sigh, boys." Bunnie says as she shakes their heads.

"Hey, it doesn't bother me." Panty says. "As long as a guy's got a big enough cock, I'd let him argue all day."

Bunnie immediately stopped what she was doing from the angel's remark. "Do you really think talk like that is appropriate in the kitchen?"

"Hey, that's who I am. So fucking sue me if you hate it so much."

"Uh……...okay." Bunnie says awkwardly.

Meanwhile, we move back over to Ryu's group. Bernadetta and Robin were rolling the balls of rice dough, which then Kermit and Pit were skewering the balls and lightly grilling them with a torch.

As for their head chef, Ryu was busy cooking up the sweet soy glaze that'll be drizzled over the sweet rice dumplings. He looks over at Bernadetta, who was quietly rolling the dough into balls while she hummed a tune. Time to try and befriend this girl, take two.

"Alright, I'm gonna try and talk to Bernadetta again." Ryu whispers to Kermit. "Mind watching the sauce for me?"

"Sure, I guess." Kermit replies. "Best of luck to you, man."

"Thanks, man."

Rut then casually walks over and looks at Bernie and Robin's handiwork.

"Man, we'll really wow Sephy with our food." Pit says.

" Sephy?" Kermit questions.

"That's my little nickname for Sephiroth. Don't tell him I said that, though."

As the angel and frog are busy, they are startled by something bumping into them, with the sound of stuff crashing to tbe ground.

"What the heck?!"

They turn to see Pete standing there, holding a now empty crate with strawberries scattered on the floor.

"Hey! Watch where you're going!" Pit says.

"Well sorrrry." Pete says sarcastically. "I just came over here to get some strawberries for our cake. This walkway is narrow, don't ya know? How about you guys make yourselves useful and help me pick them up?!"

Pit and Kermit both look at each other and shrug. It couldnt hurt if they stopped for a moment to pick up this mess.

They bend down and proceeded to pick up the strawberries and put them back in the crate. Meanwhile, Pete sneakily inches towards Ryu's sweet soy glaze, and quickly pulls out a small vile of chili powder, pouring the entire bottle into the glaze, and going back to helping pick the fruit up without missing a beat, and without them noticing.

"There. That should just about to it." Pete says as he picks the crate back up. "Guess I better give these a rinse when I get back. Thanks for the help."

And just like that, he heads back to his team.

"Man, what a weirdo." Pit says as they return to their work.

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"Hey, somebody's gotta do it." Pete says. "No way I'm losing., even of our team already have some good cooks. Those judges will be in for quite a surprise. That money will soon be all mine-er- I meant my family's. Heh heh heh heh."

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"You lovely ladies are doing very good work." Ryu says to Robin and Bernadetta, to which the latter yelps a little bit.

"Thank you." Robin says. "I think it's coming along quite nicely."

"Um, thanks." Bernadetta says nervously. "Please don't kill me, okay?!"

"Hey, there's no need to be nervous." Ryu quickly tells her. "I just wanted to say you're doing a great job."

"You're just saying that. To lull me into a false sense of security."

"No I'm not. Can't I give a compliment and have it be genuine?"

Bernadetta did her best to remain calm, even if this guy was insistent on talking to her. But, she noticed something.

"Um….."

"What?"

"...you have a hole in your sleeve." Bernadetta points to Ryu's arm, which had a torn hole on the elbow of his suit.

"Aw crap! How'd I not notice it?! This suit's valuable!"

"Um,...if you want, I can patch that up for you."

"Excuse me?"

"I-I do some sewing sometimes."

"First music, then cooking, and now sewing?! Man, you're a mixed bag of awesome!"

This scares Bernadetta, and she squats down then covers herself with her arms to shield herself.

"NO, I'M NOT! DON'T LIE JUST SO YOU CAN TRICK ME! THIS IS THE END! I'M TRULY LEAVING THIS MORTAL PLANE!"

Ryu facepalmed. Clearly, the second try to talk to her was a failure. He looked at Robin, who gave him a look of concern.

"Perhaps it'd be best if you gave her some alone time. I'll finish this up."

Robin sprouts a couple more hands to help roll the dough.

Ryu sighs with defeat. "Perhaps you're right, Miss Robin." He said glumly. "Guess I'll get back to my sauce."

Rut leaves, then Robin looks down at Bernadetta.

"I'll handle the rest of this." The pirate tells her. "You can go back to your room if you want."

Say no more, as the young lady ran out of there like a bullet.

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"Guess I need to have a long talk with Futaba." Ryu says. "Because I have no idea what I'm doing, I guess. I'm not giving up though. Deep down in Bern, there's someone who wants to be heard, who wants to have friends."

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"You're a coward, Bernie." Bernadetta tells herself. "I have considered trying to make friends, but I just can't. I'll just be a bother. And everyone here is commoners. If I made friends with commoners, my father would….."

She began to hyperventilate.

"He would……"

She then runs out of their, screaming "I'm sorryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyuy!"

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"Everyone has their story." Robin says. "Many times, it's a tragic one. I should know. It may take time to overcome tragedies, but one thing I've learned is that there's always someone there who's willing to risk everything to help. That's what friends do. Ryu is quirky, but he's very loyal at heart. I can see that."

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Meanwhile, we then move back over to the Fairies. We see Kronk taking a piping hot batch of spinach puffs out of the oven. Tiff, Alucard, and Barry helped him with making them.

"Ah, it's perfect." Kronk says as he inhales the delicious scent.

"For mortal food, that does smell good." Alucard says.

"I just thought of something." Tiff asks Alucard. "You're a vampire, right? And vampires drink blood. How have you kept yourself satiated while you've been here?"

"You're a rather inquisitive one. It's probably best if I don't tell you." Alucard tells her. "For me, there's more to it than just 'sucking blood.' I'd rather not divulge that info. Especially to children."

"This is really gonna impress them!" Barry says loudly. "Especially Cynthia! If I can't show off my battle prowess, then culinary prowess is the next best thing!"

"Is she really that big of a deal?" Alucard asks the Pokemon trainer.

"Of course! She's the most powerful trainer where I come from. I want to be that strong day. Heck, I'll settle for being strong enough to take on my old man. That's my dream."

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"Humans really have such interesting ambitions and goals." Alucard muses. "It's actually quite fun getting to know these guys."

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"How's everyone else doing on their dishes?!" Kronk asked the rest of the team.

"Spaghetti is coming along just fine." Scott says. Him, along with Bender, Futaba, and Light were making the spaghetti, sauce, and hand made meatballs. "Just adding the finishing touches."

"The cakes are done and are cooling off now." Erza says as she wheels two large and decorative strawberry cakes on a trolley. Erza, Yang, Pete, Shermie, and Tifa were on dessert duty.

"Wait, why did we need to make two again?" Yang asks. "One should be just fine."

"Oh!" Erza said awkwardly and quietly. "The second. "It's, you know…….. y'know... for later."

"If you wanted some, that's all you had to say." Tifa says, having a little laugh at Erza's childlike love for strawberry cake. "Anyway, I think we've got this challenge won. Even someone as bad as Sephiroth will enjoy it. I just want to thank you guys for your help."

"Aw, it was nothing." Yang tells her. "We gotta look out for each other, ya know?"

Meanwhile, a couple of already sketchy characters were having a conversation of their own

"What took you so long earlier?" Shermie whispers to Pete. "It doesn't take ten minutes to get strawberries."

Pete gives the fashion designer a chuckle. "Oh, you know. Just making things harder for the other team. Hope they like sweet and spicy rather than sweet and sour."

"That's what took you so long?!" Shermie asked with disdain. "Just simple sabotage?! How simple."

"Oh, and you can do better?"

Shermie giggles as lightning crackles around her hand. "You may not know this, but me and my band mates tend to do things more…….violently."

"Okay, you're starting to scare me again, lady." Pete says nervously. Despite her friendly and bubbly nature, Shermie could sure be scary at times.

"But that's enough about me." Shermie giggles.

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Outside in the dining hall, our seven judges sat at one table, as they waited for the food.

"How much longer must I wait?" Sephiroth asked impatiently. "This is already becoming quite an inconvenience. This food had better be worth my time."

"I'm dying……." Charmy groaned. "A growing girl needs food, and needs it now."

"Growing?!" Dedede snorts. "You're just as tiny as that Kirby. You gots a long ways to go before you can be big like me."

"Guess you really are king si zed." Ren jokes.

"Watch it, ya pointy haired brat!"

"Good food takes time to make." Sanji says to Cynthia as he lights up a cigarette. "Isn't that right, mademoiselle?"

"If you keep trying to hit on me, im bringing out Garchomp." Cynthia calmly, yet sternly warns him. The Champion even gave the cook a death glare.

"Man, what kind of crazy nonsense did I get myself into?" Sojiro asks himself. He was not expecting all of this to turn out so crazy and bizarre.

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"Alright, you brats. Looks like it's ready." Yami says to his team. The Black Bulls admire their handiwork. The gyoza (which are pan fried dumplings), sushi, and dangos were all ready to dig in. "Are you guys ready?"

"Ready as a junebug in May." Bunnie says.

"Hey, where's Bernadetta?" Peni asks.

"She went to take a nap when we finished." Robin lied. "The work really tired her out."

"Guess she's missing out, then."

"Kinda surprised you're not pissing yourself right now." Panty says to Pit. "That Sephiroth really had you scared like a bitch."

"Honestly, I'm doing my best to hide my fear." Pit tells her. "Hopefully Sephy doesn't smell it. He's one scary angel."

"You do remember I'm an angel, kid?"

"Wait, you are?!" Pit exclaimed. "I didn't know. You seem too kick-butt for one."

"Look, angels are more than God's servants. You're still clearly a personal whipping boy that needs to grow a spine. If you want, I can show you how tough and badass an angel you can really be. Maybe you'll find yourself a hot bitch you can really give it to."

"Uh……" Pit blushed at that last part, but he was always up for a chance to get stronger. Sure, he was the general of Palutena's army, but nobody took him seriously. He wasn't some buff hero you'd see in the movies, he was a total goofball, and don't get me started on his flightless wings.

"You know what? I'll take you up on that offer."

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"Never met another angel as tough as her." Pit says. "Do you think I can learn a lot from her, Lady Palutena?"

"I doubt it." Palutena disapprovingly says to him. " She seems like a bad influence. I've heard all about her and her sister. They were kicked out of heaven due to their lust and gluttony. They're far from the model image of an angel."

"Well, yeah, but I think i can learn a thing or two from her."

"Hey, it's your call. I'm just giving you a warning."

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"I like this kid." Panty says. "He's like a dorky little brother. I could use someone like that. Let's face it, my sis and I don't always see eye to eye. Especially after that bitch sliced me into pieces. Do you know how fucking long it took to piece all of this back together?! Anyway, this kid will do for now. He can learn so much from me."

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Meanwhile, Ryu looked very nervous. The guy was sweating bullets, which Kermit took notice of.

"What's wrong, man?" The frog asks.

"Something's wrong with the sweet soy glaze." Ryu quietly told him. "Something or someone screwed with the sauce, and it's spicy."

Kermit nods knowingly. "Bet it was someone on the other team. Yet you still put that sauce on the dangos."

"I didn't find out until after the fact. There's no time to make more of the glaze. Unless the Fairies did worse than us, we're screwed."

At that moment, Don walks into the kitchen, along with some of the interns.

"Your time is up, everyone!" Don announces to both teams.

Ramsey and the still disguised Yzma come into the kitchen and place each team's dishes on a cart, cover them up, and take it out to the judges. Meanwhile, Molly wheels in an old looking TV.

"Since we're not telling the judges which team made what until after they've made their decisions, we figured we'd at least let you all watch the results." Don explains. "The way this will work is simple. The judges will try each course, and the dish with the most votes gets the point."

"Seems simple enough." Percy says. "At least it deters bias and ensures a fair game."

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"This is all gonna be my fault!" Ryu panics. "I know somebody on the other team messed with my sauce, and I'm probably going to take the fall! Then I'll get eliminated, and I won't be able to help Miss Bernadetta!"

"Wait till we find the scum responsible!" Tokageroh growls.

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"We apologize for the wait." Don said to the judges as he came into the kitchen. "But dinner is served."

"Finally!" Charmy gasped, a smile erupting from her.

"It's about time." Sephiroth said bitterly.

Ramsey places down some of the covered dishes in front of the judges.

"Your first dish," Ramsey says as he takes the covers off. "Are some pan fried dumplings, known more commonly in Japan as gyoza."

"Mmm, that does actually sound quite good." Cynthia says.

"Can I have seconds?" Charmy asks, her plate already clean, much to everyone's shock.

"Did you even taste it?" Ren asked her. "There's more food to come anyway, so seconds are out of the question."

(Back with the contestants)

All of the competitors watched the results on tbe TV.

"You weren't kidding. She really is a bottomless pit." Draco tells Yami.

"Yeah, I know."

(Back in the dining hall)

The other judges then proceed to eat the gyoza, taking their time unlike Charmy.

"So, what do you guys think?" Don asks.

"Gotta admit, this is really good." Cynthia says.

"Agreed. It's pretty well made." Sephiroth says.

"Never tried munchies like this back home." Dedede says. "Positively scrumptious."

"Glad you think so." Don says. "Now, here's the other appetizer."

Yzma takes off the cover of the other team's dish. "And here we have…." The wannabe empress recoiled in disgust, "...spinach puffs."

"A puff pastry, huh?" Sanji says with interest. "Was not expecting that."

The judges then eat the spinach puffs, and sure enough, their reaction was quite popular.

"This is incredible!" Sanji exclaims. "I've gotta get the recipe for this! I'm sure the crew would love it!"

"Very well made." Sojiro says. "I think I prefer this more."

"Heh, it's actually much better than those dumplings," Ren says, not showing excitement like the others.

"So now that you've all tried the appetizers, which one did you all like better?" Don asks.

"I'd probably choose the spinach puffs." Cynthia says, "I didn't expect to try something so great at the start."

"I still like the first one." Charmy says. "That is the one that's Captain Yami's team made, right?"

"I think I'll have to agree with the small one here." Sephiroth adds.

"You both seriously lack taste." Dedede says. "Those puffs were da bomb."

"Then the first point goes to the Fairies and their spinach puffs." Don announced. The Fairies could be heard cheering.

"Way to go, dude!" Scott says to Kronk. "Knew we'd rock that!"

"Aw, it was nothing." Kronk said modestly.

"There's no need to be humble." Erza tells him. "Your recipe was good."

"Thanks. Remind me to give the recipe to that Sanji guy."

"Son of a bitch!" Panty yelled as she aims her gun at the TV. "We lost?!"

"It was only the first part!" Bunnie quickly tells her. "We'll surely win the next course!"

"We freaking better!" Lobo says as he cracks his knuckles. "I'mma be real upset if we lose the next part."

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"At least Charmy knows to like our food." Yami grumbles.

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"And now, we'll move on to the main course." Don says as Ramsey uncovers the next round of plates.

"And here, we have some delicious sushi, which I think needs no introduction." Ramsey says.

"Sushi, huh?" Sephiroth says. "Never tried it. Guess this will be quite the new experience."

The judges take and put the sushi between chopsticks before eating it.

"Wow. I'm quite shocked." Ren says. "This is quite tasty. Guess we're not tasting the food of amateurs here."

"Simply divine." Sanji says. "Whoever made this really knew the fundamental aspects of sushi: the kind of fish and how the rice is prepared."

"Sometimes, you can't go wrong with the classics." Sojiro says as he enjoys the sushi himself.

"And now, with our other entree…." Yzma says as she uncovers the other trays. "Is some spaghetti and meatballs."

Dedede rubs his hands with glee "Ah, now that's somethin' I can get behind."

The judges then partake of the spaghetti, and it seems like they enjoyed it.

Ren looks down at the spaghetti, and pushes it away. "Yeah, no. I can tell looking at this I won't enjoy it."

(Back in the kitchen)

"Well screw you too, you little bastard!" Bender snaps.

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"While I will say the spaghetti is good, I'm going to have to give it to the sushi." Cynthia says.

"Same." Sanji adds. "Clearly, they seem like they knew what they were doing."

"For something new, I'll give it to that dish." Sephiroth says.

"It seems like the majority rules." Don announces. "The Black Bulls take the point. The dessert round will be the ultimate tiebreaker."

The Bulls cheer, while Ryu still looks stoically nervous.

"What's the matter with you?" Raven asks him. "Your sushi recipe did the job."

All Ryu could do was give off unintelligible mumbles.

"Welp, it's official. He's gone crazy." Tokageroh jokes.

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Ramsey takes off the metal covers for the final dish from the Black Bulls. "Here, we have another Japanese dish. This time, it's some sweet dangos."

"I think I'm starting to see a pattern with one of these teams' themes." Sojiro points out.

The judges each took a stick of dangos, and proceeded to eat them. Meanwhile, Ryu looked like he was gonna have a heart attack. Also Pete had himself a little laugh Sure enough, the reaction was what you'd expect from a spicy and tainted dessert.

"Oh god, that's too spicy!" Dedede cries as he chugs a pitcher of water.

"I don't like this……" Charmy groaned. "My tummy hurts.

"Dangos are supposed to be sweet. Who's sick idea was this?!" Sanji exclaims.

Sojiro shakes his head and pushes his plate away. "Pretty sure that's not how they are made."

"This is damn despicable." Sephiroth growls.

During all of this, the Bulls were left in shock.

"What the hell is going on?!" Yami roars.

"You guys made those bloody dangos!" Draco says accusingly. "Which one of you screwed up?!"

Ryu hung his head low, now scared beyond belief. Well, time to face the music.

But as he was about to admit his guilt, somebody interrupted him.

"I did it." Kermit says, which garners a gasp from the team. "Guess I got the ingredients mixed up. Sorry about that."

"Hmph. I knew we shouldn't have trusted a frog to handle food." Draco snarks.

Ryu was left stunned. He looks at Kermit, and the frog gives him a wink.

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"Thinking about it, it'd be a shame for that guy to take the blame." Kermit says. "It seems like there's so much he still wants to do, like helping that girl. It'd just suck if he couldn't accomplish that over someone's sabotage. So yeah, I took one for the team."

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"You're a real pal, Kermit!" Ryu says as he's crying dramatically. "You didn't have to go and do that! If only there were more people like that! You're a real bro!"

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"Guess frogs aren't very good cooks." Percy hypothesized. "They never taught that at the Academy."

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Once things had calmed down, the final dish of the evening was presented to the judges.

"After that catastrophe, hopefully some strawberry cake can make up for it." Don says.

"If I find this awful as well, then this planet shall cease to exist." Sephiroth threatens as he takes a bit of the cake.

"I hope it's better, too." Ren adds.

As the judges eat the cake, the Fairies watch with fear and anticipation. Tifa especially, after Sephiroth's threat. Luckily, she felt Yang and Erza put a comforting arm on her shoulders. That was reassuring.

"Well, after a disaster like that, I'd have to say this dessert makes up for that catastrophe." Sephiroth says calmly.

The Fairies are very much pleased to hear this.

"Aw, now this is a sweet treat." Sanji compliments.

"So much better!" Dedede beams.

"Way better than that dumpster from before." Ten says as he enjoys the cake.

Nods and mumbles of agreement followed this.

"On the plus side, at least the earth is safe another day." Don says with a sigh of relief. "Guess it's unanimous, then. The Fairies win this course, and therefore win the challenge!"

"Aw yeah!" The Fairies cheer for their victory. Bender and Scott high five, Light gives a small nod, Pete laughs, and Tifa and Yang hug.

"Very great work, you guys." Erza says. "I'm very proud of us."

"Well I'm pretty damn disappointed in us." Yami says to his team. "Two losses in a row? God, you dumbbells really need to step up your game if you want to surpass your limits."

"Hey, it's the frog's fault!" Panty says, gesturing to Kermit. "There wasn't much we could do beyond that."

Robin sighs. "Still, we gave it our best shot."

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Shortly after that, the teams now say goodbye to their special guests.

"Guess I was a tad wrong." Ten says to Ryu. "But you're still gonna fail miserably."

"Why you little!" Ryu yells

Ren just chuckles as he heads into the portal.

We see Sojiro give Futaba a pat on the head. "Good job today." He says. "Keep doing a good job. I'm rooting for you."

"Please come back soon, Robin." Sanji swooned. "It's getting boring without you around."

"I think you'll be just fine." Robin says kindly as he leaves.

"How about the next time we meet, we can battle?!" Barry asks Cynthia. "I've improved quite a lot!"

"I look forward to that." Cynthia says as she steps through a portal.

"Good luck, Captain Yami." Charmy says as she waves goodbye. "Though take your time. The hideout is a wreck right now."

"WHAT?!" Yami snaps

"Byeeeeee."

"Whatever. Henry can fix it." He grumbles. "Those brats are still getting some real tough love when I get back."

"I don't really have anything to say to y'all, so bye." Dedede says as he leaves.

"Clearly, he forgot about me." Tiff huffed.

As Sephiroth is about to leave, he looks at Tifa.

"Not bad."

And just like that, the one winged angel is gone, along with the other guests.

"Well, that could've gone smoother." Don says. The host focuses his attention on the contestants. "To all of you, good job. Though some of you could have done better. A big congratulations to the Fairies for winning the challenge. As for the Bulls, I'll be seeing you at elimination again. Until then, you're all dismissed."

The group leaves, and during this, Ryu catches up to Kermit.

"Hey, thanks for what you did back there. I owe you one."

"No problem." Kermit says. "You needed it. If you owe me, would you be willing to kill a man for me?"

"WHAT?!"

"I'm kidding. Really had you there, did I?"

"Geez, I don't need any more anxiety today……

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Later that night, the Black Bulls were gathered at the elimination ceremony. All of them appeared very stressed and tired after today's events.

"I understand we're all really tired after today, so I'll try and make this quick." Don says. "Listen for your name."

Don calls out names as he hands out the life preservers.

"Draco"

"Peni"

"Raven"

"Bernadetta"

"Percy"

"Lobo"

"Yami"

"Pit"

"Bunnie"

"Panty"

"Robin"

"And Ryu"

This left Kermit as the only one without a life preserver, as he guessed.

"Guess that's all, folks." Kermit says.

"I'll miss you, man." Ryu says as they fist bump. "Thanks again."

"No problem. And good luck, dude."

With one last wave, Kermit gets on the raft, and is gone from their sight as it drops down.

" And now, time for another try." Ryu thinks. "Though I'd better find Futaba first this time."

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A couple hours later, everyone is now back in their rooms, some of them turning in for the night.

Ryu and Futaba walk down the hall, holding a small potted plant with a Venus flytrap. Attached to the plant was a note.

"You sure she'll like this?" Futaba asked. "I was just throwing it out there that a gift is a nice start, but this?"

"She said she likes carnivorous plants." The shaman tells her. "I think I picked the right gift. Kermit, it's thanks to you i can keep going now."

They place the plant down in front of Bernadetta's door, knock on it, and quickly walk away. Hesitantly, Bernadetta opens the door. She looks down, sees the plant, and cracks a small smile. She picks up the note and reads it.

"I'm sorry about earlier. Hope this gift makes up for it, and we can start over?

"You know what? It's a risk, but I might give it another try." She says as she admires the plant. " Might."

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Well, not too shabby. From all the crazy stuff that happened in Infinite 2 recently, this was a nice change of pace. I'd again like to thank the guest who suggested this challenge. I hope it turned out well for you.

Nothing too groundbreaking happened here, but we gotta have breather chapters. I hope you guys enjoyed the more interesting plot developments shown here today. Will Pit become a badass? Can Ryu do the impossible and befriend Bernie? What's Light going to do about Alucard? And many more will be answered in due time.

Next time, it's time for some action again. This time it's to the Dragon Ball World, where these guys will get to fight each other in the World Martial Arts Tournament. Heck, one of them will earn the right to fight Mr. Satan himself. But let's be real, one of the fights you'll get to see is between both team captains. How's that to hype ya up?

Until next time, review, let me know your thoughts or challenge ideas. I've gotten quite a few as of late. Until then, this is MemeKing, signing off.