Get ready for another WILD dump of Gourmet Corp. members as we match them against numerous KND operatives!
Cooking Island
"Attention all festival attendees, we have a special presentation taking place within the hour! Don't return to your beds just yet, or you'll miss the course of a lifetime!"
In only an hour, the sun will set on the 6th day of the festival. Kohaku stood on the Rice Beach, gazing at the twilight in a somber way. "I can't believe this tastes so good." Wolf said, approaching the older warrior while eating a handful of rice. "With everyone walking on it…uck, it's even stuck to my feet. …Kohaku?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah, it is kinda messy." Kohaku said, shifting her feet in the rice.
"Is something the matter?"
"Hey, Kohaku!" They looked over as Tressa and Tama jogged up. The former spoke, "Hey, it's just about time, isn't it?"
"Yeah… this is the sixth night. There's still no sign of him."
"Oh, right." Wolf said. "The captain guy."
"Hm…I guess we should-"
"Kohaku! There you are!"
Kohaku gasped, hearing the familiar voice. A short distance away, there stood a handsome boy in light-brown summer clothes and leek hair. "Senku!" The warrior dashed up and embraced him in a hug.
"Aaack! Heh, you feel a tad stronger since the last hug… A little breathing room?"
"So, this is the great Senku?" Tressa inquired. "Cool to finally meet you!"
"And you all must be Augustus's other crewmen."
"More like acquaintances." Wolf clarified.
"Senku, outer space has been so amazing!" Kohaku exclaimed. "I've seen so many things and met so many people! A world covered in stars, a world covered in snow, a world of giant animals… After this, I can't imagine going back home. Is…is that wrong?"
"Not at all! I'm glad you're having fun! Maybe after this, I'll take you to see Earth. Until then, wanna take a look at some of my favorite recipes?"
"O-Haku, we hath to go!" Tama insisted.
"I…" Kohaku frowned as she looked back to her new friends. "I'd love to, Senku… but we sort of made a promise to Augustus. If he didn't show up by the sixth night, we have to leave the island and try to find him. He went to a place called New Galaxia to search for Gourmet Corp.'s boss, and… it sounded like a dangerous mission."
"Sounds like you've really fallen for him~"
"…" Kohaku puffed her cheeks and glared. True, she had used that expression when Senku first rescued her, but it had a different meaning where he was from. "I haven't 'fallen' for him as strongly as you… but at the same time, I've begun to feel a soft spot for him. He's a terrific fighter, and he brought me on this amazing adventure. I sort of feel indebted to him…"
"Then let's get going!"
"Huh? You mean, you want to come, too?"
"Why not? The whole thing sounds rather exciting. I mean, Cooking Fest will just come again four years later, but you can't miss a chance to challenge a criminal organization. Oh, but, did Suika come with you guys? We couldn't find her afterward."
"Oh, she did! I suppose we need to look for her."
"Let's split up and call once we've found her." Tressa suggested. "We'll meet at the highway to the ship afterward."
"Hai!" Tama nodded. The group went separate ways, leaving Wolf to contemplate what to do herself. She had only traveled with these guys for a short while, so she didn't feel indebted to go with them. But maybe she would talk to Kipo and Benson about it, at least.
Knowing Suika was attracted to giants, Tressa explored an area that was filled with large-sized visitors, calling the child's name. "Hey, don't I know you from Augustus's crew?" another voice called.
Tressa turned toward a familiar Zathurian girl, holding a leash around a pink dog. "Hey, Kat! You made it to the festival!"
"Yep! Hekseville's still kind of in a mess, but it'll get by for now. What's happening with you guys?"
Elsewhere, Tama had divided into clones so they could cover more areas of the island. "Waaaaaahh! Get away from me, Bear Claws!" One of the Tamas recognized Daxter, being chased by Konayuki. "Jak! Help! A snow monster escaped from the mountain!"
"Stop, O-Kona!" Tama leapt to block her path, Daxter stopping.
"Hahaha! Hi, O-Tama! I found a talking red rat!"
"I ain't a rat, Fluffy Cheeks!" Daxter climbed onto Tama's head. "The name's Daxter. And I like a good hug, but you got a little too clingy."
"Kona! Did you catch him?!" A familiar watermelon rolled after Kona and uncurled.
"O-Suika! Thither thou art!"
"Daxter, what's going on?" Jak called as the Long-Ear came rushing over. "Hey… you're that purple-haired kid that was with those pirates. Are they around?"
"Jak-dono? Oh! Mayhaps thou wilt be willing to join us!"
"Join you with what?"
…
"Look, Senku! There's Hina and Pipirika!" Kohaku pointed.
"Eh? Well, that's a pretty big guy. How in the world are you acquainted with them?"
"I told you we've met a lot of people!" Kohaku raced up to the warriors. "Hina! Rika!"
"Kohaku!" The siblings greeted. "Who's this with you?" Hina asked.
"He's Senku; I told Rika about him the other day. Anyway, we need to tell you something…"
…
"Man, sounds like a hard time." Kat replied to Tressa. "Hmm…okay! So, when do we take off?"
"Huh?! You wanna come, too?!"
"No!" Courage yelped. "Nonononono!"
"Well, I guess you can hang out here if you want." Kat replied. "But hey, you guys helped save Hekseville, so I feel like I should return the favor. I'll come with you!"
…
"I still feel indebted to Augustus and Yuzu." Hina said. "However, if you say that Gourmet Corp. may attack the festival, then I cannot just leave my clan behind."
"Then we'll count on you to continue the fight here!" Senku declared.
"Hmm." The long-haired Imuchakk sported a smile. "Are you a warrior yourself, Senku?"
"I'm an elite warrior in the Kingdom of Science!"
"Then I would love to witness your skills firsthand!"
"Uh, he's sort of a different kind of warrior." Kohaku mentioned.
"True, I can't grow big hands like this gorilla."
Kohaku resisted the urge to crush her friend in her beefy hands.
…
"Absolutely not." Jak stated. "I don't care about that guy."
"Yeh!" Daxter said. "And I ain't in the mood to be gobbled up by those Gourmet Weirdoes!"
"Hmm…should Konayuki go, too?" asked the hybrid.
"Thou dost not need to." Tama answered.
"But I feel bad for not going to help save you before. Maybe I should go to help Augustus. I am a warrior, too!"
"If Gourmet Corp. comes hither, thou canst still be a warrior and help to battle them."
"Then I guess that's what we'll do, too." Jak shrugged. "We'll kick ass from in here."
"So, we're gonna be dealing with those goons either way?!" Daxter panicked. "Well, whatever." He calmed down and spoke boastfully, "You guys wouldn't believe it, but I got special friends. A real live Demon King and a prime time Sky God. We'll kick all their butts with ease."
"But Suika will go!" cheered the melon. "Suika will help her new friends! Kona, promise to protect the island!"
"Yeah! Konayuki promises!"
However, a little green ghost peeked out from behind Konayuki's neck. "Oh, don't expect her to keep that promise~" Skulker whispered.
Tama held up her communicator and said, "Everyone, I hath found Suika. Let us regroup."
GKND H.Q.
After a long flight through New Galaxia, the Marzipans were able to enlist the help of the Gem KND. A team of Rubies agreed to carry them back to the New Universe and to GKND. Nebula and Jerome were alerted of their arrival and stepped down to the pier to meet them. Yuzu and Haylee stepped off, the latter wrapped in bandages. "What happened to your other ship?" Nebula asked. "Did something go-"
"WHO'S IN CHARGE OF THIS PLACE?!" Zebra bellowed, stomping off the ship.
"AAAAHH!" The Winkiebottoms cried from the base-quaking voice, holding each other in fear. "H-H-Hey! Isn't that Zebra?!" Nebula panicked. "The Elite Hunter Zordoom prisoner?!"
"Yep!" Yuzu perked up. "He saved us from the Gourmet Boss, so we decided to let him in our base."
"THAT'S WAY TOO TRUSTING!"
"Are you twerps gonna keep yelling or do you wanna save Cooking Island?!" Zebra shouted.
"What do you mean?" Jerome asked.
The crew quickly went over all that had transpired in New Galaxia: Toriko was the Boss, the Boss was Acacia, Acacia is a troll, now he's a God Tier, you know the rest! "That's a layered twist if I ever heard one!" Nebula stated.
"Yeah, it sort of happens every other big mission." Haylee shrugged.
"We checked in with the island operatives a moment ago." Jerome said. "Everything seemed alright, but they're about to meet on the island for a special announcement."
Yuzu gasped. "Is it already happening?! We have to get to the island!"
"Yeah!" Nebula nodded. "Let's take my ship! Jerome, stay and keep watch here, contact other KNDs and inform them of the situation! Send a few sectors to watch over Sand Garden and look for assassins or kidnappers."
"On it!" Jerome warped away.
The crew boarded a star-shaped ship as Haylee was quick to man the controls. "Zebra, by the way, where is Gourmet Corp.'s headquarters?" Yuzu asked.
"Can't you idiots put two-and-two together? If this plan is taking place on Aquaria, then of course they're stationed on Aquaria!"
"That still gives us a whole planet to work with!" Nebula argued.
"Their castle is based on the Great Stone Arch, about 200 miles south of the island. The sky above it is blocked by fuming clouds that ruin any ship's exhaust port, and there are cannons and patrol ships on the lower level to make sure of that, anyway. The seas below it are just as toxic, but it is the better way to approach."
"It'll be easy if we fly, but approach from a lower angle." Haylee agreed. "But first, we need to stop at the island."
"Of course." Nebula said. "We have to warn everybody. The Boss could even be there now."
"Not just that. We have to pick up our crewmen!" The pilot grinned. "After that, we're heading straight to the Stone Arch. They could've trapped our captain and everyone else in there. The KND can take care of the island situation in the meantime."
"…" Nebula smiled at Haylee's commitment. And she believed Haylee was right.
Cooking Island
The Marzipan allies reunited at the highway that would lead to the parking island. Senku, Kohaku, Kat, and Tressa got on bikes. Tama rode with Tressa, Courage with Kat, and Suika with Kohaku. "Wow, you learned how to ride a bike." Senku said.
"Yeah, it's pretty easy."
"Ohhhh…" Courage sighed.
"Come on, you decided to come along." Kat said. "Don't worry. It'll all be okay."
"Hey, Kohaku! Guys!"
Wolf and Kipo stood at their backs. The young warrior stepped up to them. "I…I guess I'll go with you, too. They said it's okay, so…"
"Wolf will be a big help to you." Kipo smiled assuringly. "And we'll help hold things down here. Come back to us soon, Wolf!"
Wolf smiled. "Yeah…" With that, she came and climbed onto Kohaku's shoulders. "Alright, let's-"
"It's Toriko! Toriko's here!!"
A great fanfare resounded throughout the island. The TVs were displaying the brave, blue-haired, muscular hunter as he marched to the island's center, his grin shimmering for all to see. "Big News, everybody! Toriko has returned for a special presentation! Has he discovered the ultimate meal?! The secret to ending universe hunger?! What spectacular news does he have for us?!"
"…" It felt sort of awkward for the group to leave just as a big show was starting. But their promise to the captain took priority. "Let's go." Kohaku said. The crew began to pedal away from the island.
"Ha HA! What a big crowd we have today! That's right, everybody! I, Toriko, have discovered the greatest meal of all! The ultimate ingredients in ALL the universe!"
"Well, this I gotta hear." Cheren remarked.
"Man, I feel like everyone is here now." Mocha said. "There's barely any room to stand."
"There's still one more day of festival, right?" Maddy asked. "What could be the big deal?"
"It is an Ultimate Meal that can only come around after centuries of prosperity. And now the wait is OVER!" With powerful conviction, Toriko threw up his hands and SMASHED them to the ground. "RAAAAAAAAHHHH!" (Play "War's End" from Kid Icarus!)
A fierce red lightning erupted around the entire island. It wasn't real lightning, but a tremendous surge of chi with Toriko at the center. "AAAH!" Cheren screamed. "W-What is…?!"
A gargantuan dome of energy was conjured around the island, shaped like a dome cover one would use at a restaurant. The Marzipans ceased immediately upon hearing the event, horrified by the result. "KIPO!" Wolf cried.
Kipo was royally stunned by the happening. "…" She narrowed her eyes and looked toward Wolf with a confident smile, giving thumbs-up. "Grrr!" Wolf growled, concealing her regret. "This better be worth it!" And so, the friends continued pedaling.
"AND NOW! I summon… SPOON!" With another dramatic surge of chi, a gigantic red spoon materialized and scooped the entire island off its mountain (along with the underwater Freezing Island). It began to float across the ocean at a slowish pace. "Hahahahaha! AH HA HA HA!" Toriko rose from the ground, his body shining as he assumed his true, winged form. "I AM REBORN! The mighty Gourmet God! HA HA HA HA HA!"
The citizens were awash in great despair. None of them, not even the operatives, expected such a development to happen so quickly. Some were wondering if this was merely a show… but the KND and Marzipan allies knew better. "And all you lucky men and women have the honor of partaking in the Ultimate Full Course! I welcome you to-"
A bright sun shone behind the god, and Sheila's Sunny Fist was thrown. Acacia smirked and effortlessly batted it away with the orb of his War Fork, slashing at Sheila, who dodged back. "Just what do you think you're-"
The Sun Fist impacted Cheren's Mirror Shield and bounced it straight back into him with greater force, blowing the villain several miles across the island. As he recovered with a growl, Maddy Murphy socked him in the gut with a hardened fist, and Mocha dove down to squeeze him in her fists. "Oh, look, guys!" Cheren yelled cheerily. "It's another god wannabe villain! We eat you guys for breakfast!"
"Squeeze his guts out, Mocha!" Aisa cheered.
Acacia glared at the group of operatives surrounding him, including Morgiana, Nagisa, Deku, or Suki. "Even I'm not foolish enough to handle this many strong operatives. GET IN HERE, FELLAS!"
Parts of the barrier opened as the Gourmet Corp. agents charged onto the island, mercilessly attacking the citizens. As the KND's attention was diverted, Acacia broke free of Mocha's grip and sent the giant flying.
As the Imuchakk warriors prepared for battle, Konayuki grew worried for Suki and Ursula. She tried to go look- "Where are you going, Fluffy?!" she gasped when Skulker flew by her face and dove into her mouth. Kona gagged as the ghost fought his way in.
"Konayuki," Hina spoke, "it may be best that you find shelter—OOG!" The hybrid jumped and kicked him in the back, almost feeling his spine bend. "Konayuki?!"
"Sounds like the big bad Boss has finally appeared!" Kona smirked, her eyes an eerie green. "I'd better play my part!"
"That voice! You sound like the one that attacked us in the cavern!"
"Darn right! This kid's body is strong, but her spirit's not strong enough to resist me! I'll get nice and cozy as I break you!" Skulker charged at Hina, but as the older Imuchakk tried to grab him, Skulker ducked and kicked, stabbing Hina's leg with Kona's claws. Skulker took Hina's harpoon and tried to stab him, but Hina grabbed and tried to wrestle it away. He resisted the urge to punch Konayuki's face, so Skulker was able to grab Hina's hair, haul him up, and slam him to the ground.
"Now that the party's started," Acacia began, "I think it's time to collect our first SAMPLES!" He conjured a large swarm of Forks and cast them around the island.
"AAAAH!" Koa screamed as she was stabbed by one.
"KOA!" Maria screamed. She watched in horror as Koa was wrapped up like a sausage. The former princess grabbed on, and both were levitated to the air as they whisked across the sea.
"AAAAH!" Ursula cried, she and Beary getting trapped inside an ice cream pack.
"URSULA-CHAN!" Suki screamed. "EEEK!" She was stabbed as well and trapped like a popsicle. The icebender exploded with chi and managed to free herself of the trap, but her friend was flown beyond her reach.
"AAAH!" Eri screamed, being trapped in a cinnamon roll pack. "DEKU-SAN!"
"ERI!" Cursing himself for telling her to stay behind, the hero dashed, but she was flying away too quickly. "Huh?!" But to his extreme relief, Ochaco intercepted Eri with her gravitybending, and managed to rip open her pack before they got off the island. She lifted Eri and floated her back down. "Uraraka!"
"Deku, let's save as many people as possible!" she declared, ever focused on the situation.
"Yeah!"
"I don't believe it!" Goombella exclaimed, using Tattle on the godly villain. "His Power Level is 27,000! And not only that, he's—AAAAH!" She was stabbed by a Fork and wrapped in a mushroom package.
"GOOMBELLA!" Index jumped to grab her friend, flying away with her. She used her own fork to cut open the plastic, but two more of Acacia's Forks came and stabbed both girls. Goombella's mushroom pack gained an extra layer, and Index was locked in a paper grocery bag.
A Fork had managed to stab Cules and trap her inside an egg carton, but the Phoenios was able to shake herself free. "Phew, that wasn't so ba-" About 20 Forks stabbed her from behind, trapping her in a more secure carton marked with a White Seal that said, "Egg." Sitasphira watched in worry as Cules was taken. A swarm of Forks were surrounding her and the Soul Phoenios child, so Sphira conjured clouds in attempt to block them.
"AAAH!" Daxter yelped, barely dodging a Fork. "Get away! I'm expired! I ain't fit to sell! Hey, why aren't you guys doing anything?! Go and teach that guy a lesson!"
"Um, yeah, actually," King began nervously, "I might've fibbed a little bit about my kingly powers."
"And I promised I wouldn't hurt anybody, anymore." Skaios said.
"Captain!" Shingetsu fired a Gas Bomb at a Fork coming for Skaios. "Captain, if that man claims to be a god, then it should be okay for you to attack him! You only promised not to hurt mortals. At the very least, try to save-"
"Don't think I've ruled you out."
Acacia flew up and kicked the group members apart, dealing a swift punch to Skaios. He sent Forks to package Shingetsu in a box of onions, and King inside a meat package. "NO! HELP! I'm too cute to be packaged!"
The sky pirate growled and tried to blast air, but nothing came out. "Even a Firstborn can be chi-blocked! I bet YOU'LL make a nice meal—UAAAH!"
Cheren impaled him through the back and sliced the hip, and Sheila kicked the side of his head. Acacia sighed passively as his wounds healed. "I thought it looked familiar!" Cheren said. "You're a God Tier!"
"Oi, does that mean he's unkillable?" Sheila asked.
"Not really. He just needs a little extra WORK!" The Supreme Leader clashed his Master Sword against the War Fork, while using the knife to block Sheila's Light Spheres.
Yuu mustered a great surge of Light Chi and fired it to the ceiling of the barrier. It exploded into Light Rain and sprinkled everyone. Before they knew it, Mason was fantasizing about snuggling with Sheila, Jinta was fantasizing being stepped on by tough girls, Kodama was thinking about exploding people with fireworks, Melody was dreaming of being worshipped, and other operatives were locked in their own pleasures.
"AGH!" Cheren suffered a kick from Acacia, the KND leader fantasizing all his girl friends huggling him. "Hey, what kind of attack is this?!"
"Yuu's lightbending makes you think of your deepest pleasures." Acacia smirked, still defending from Sheila and Maddy's attacks.
"Oh yeh?!" Sheila left the fight. "Then maybe I'll give it a try, too!" She mustered a great surge of chi. "There's plenty of time to think about your kinks when you're asleep! But when you're wide awake, the only thing you should be thinking of is adventure!" She fired her light to the sky as it burst into rain. Sheila's Light Rain sprinkled her friends, replacing their pleasures with thoughts of their favorite activities. Mason was excited to keep traveling with Sheila, Jinta was excited to challenge Karin to games, and everyone's hobbies filled them with the adrenaline to battle!
"How dare you!" Yuu shouted, mustering another surge of light. "No good feelings outweigh those of a person's pleasures! Your childish lightbending will not-"
Sheila threw a Light Sphere straight at his jaw and stopped his charge. "A childish light is brighter than an adult's creepy pleasures! You'll see that for yourself, mate!"
Maddy lunged at Acacia from behind, but he batted her with the War Fork—Cheren intercepted and bounced her back with the Mirror Shield, and she swerved around for a punch to Acacia's leg. "?!" Arrows punctured the God Tier, having been fired by Tani, and King Evan rushed up in attempt to land blows, so Acacia countered with a Fork that blasted Evan away. "And by the way," Tani said to Skaios, "I'm not doing this to protect you or anything!"
"Fine by me!"
Acacia attempted to throw chi-blocking punches at Maddy, but she evaded with Observation, and Cheren dodged around his War Fork for another cut. Cheren was blasted away afterward, but recovered readily. "After the Thirteen Darknesses, and the Four Emperors," Cheren spoke with conviction, "there's no way we'd be afraid of crazy cooks like you! You're up against real war veterans!" (Play "Xenoblade Medley" from Smash Bros.!)
Arianna was using her Animal Telepathy to wrestle with Tommyrod over control of his own bugs. Jerry Boy caught Mocha's ankle in his barbed whip, swung her overhead, and slammed the giant to the ground, but Mocha endured the pain and got up to engage Jerry. Anthony McKenzie was battling Barrygamon, a large and muscular, half-naked man with stone bands on his limbs, with a spiked one on his head. He was able to smash Anthony's boulders with ease, so the earthbender made his own stone bands that mimicked Barry's. Morgiana was fighting Bogie Woods, a red-suited man who ate the Bone-Bone Fruit. His extra bones gave him extra stretching and enhanced attacks, so his arms rivaled the strength of the Fanalis's legs.
Aisa had challenged Cedre, a man wrapped in several bandages. Sebastian Michaelis was dueling Alfaro, mimicking the eight-armed waiter's Plate Boomerang technique. Mamymaron, an obese chef with yellow skin and tiny eyes, was trying to attack the Gallagher students with his sugarbending, using various flavors and colors of sugar. He was countered by Princess Shelly's sandbending, forming multiple Sand Fists to box with the many colors of sugar. Suki Crystal was battling Bile, a yeti with red skin, who used Haki to breach the icebender's Logia defense. Oliver Orson was casting spells against a Goblin chef, Mumimumi.
Lola Stork was battling Zyper, another Goblin who flew with a pair of artificial wings. His Teeth-Teeth Fruit could make teeth appear anywhere on his body, but Lola was determined to prove herself as the better biter! Terry Stork fought Dohsa, a forest yeti with reddish-purple fur, but blonde hair. George King battled Gur, the shell-less turtle Mobian. The Namekian, Bei creeped up on the scrawny, puny Eric Horvitz. Fortunately, Eric was saved by his new friend Klubba, a Kremling just as green and muscular, and his spiked club smashed against Bei's spiked head.
Zach Murphy confronted the bottle-headed man, Faram, using his Super Fist of the Fool: Milk the Cow attack. This entailed Faram sticking his head hole into a cow's utter as milk was pumped into him, eventually resulting in a chicken being born. However, Faram countered using Super Fist of the Bottle-Bottle: Lesson from Lipschitz. Dr. Lipschitz from Rugrats would appear and take off Faram's milk-filled head and feed it to Zach like a baby. In the process, Lipschitz would be frying Zach on a pan, resulting in the baby crying.
Diwata Uno battled Niceny, a muscular Lunarian in black clothes, their moonbending a match for each other. Rupert Dickson and his army of Pikmin battled Boneless, a tan-skinned giant who had an army of insects serve as his armor. Nagisa Shiota fought Zaragira, a blue-skinned alien with a tail and extra claws jutting from his head, using Paper Art to evade his spiky swipes. An elderly, pink Nightmare in a green robe, Joejoe, was using his staff to control a swarm of robots. Artie Gilligan commanded his own robots to fight them, but would have to evade Joejoe's chameleon tongue. Mason Dimalanta and Kaleo Anderson teamed up against the ghastly poisonbender, Grinpatch.
Fybi Fulbright challenged Elg, who ate the mythical Horse-Horse Fruit, Model: Heraku. This power gave him regenerative properties, so Fybi's arrows and lightningbending attacks struggled to damage him. E. Carmine encountered Gido, a man in a mechanical combat suit. Her bombs struggled to dent Gido's armor, but Jataro Kemuri used his earthbending to assist her. Makava battled Ryoutei, a tanned chef that used a large cooking knife for a sword and cutting board for a shield. Their swordsmanship skills were on par with each other. Kariu, a man in sunglasses and zebra armor along his back, was spitting sticky gum at Harry Gilligan. However, Kariu was also a fan of rap, so their battle led to a fun musical number.
Dores was a chef and swordsman who used three-sword style, and was attempting to seize Sphira with the interest of cooking and serving the Phoenios to his master. Melody Jackson defended Sphira, shaping her waterbending into three swords to battle him. April Goldenweek battled Kaitora, who fought by shooting sticky cloths from his hands, along with a thorny whip. April's paint could counter the effects of the pink cloth, and she would attempt to paint a funny expression on Kaitora's mouth-less face. Dillon York and Kuromado were using the last ounces of twilight to power their shadowbending, their shadows tearing at each other viciously. Vweeb was zipping around Limon, shooting, and attacking from all angles, but took damage himself due to her Damage Fruit power.
Sarge was a cook wearing a pink militaristic uniform, wielding a deadly chainsaw. She clashed her saw with Miko Kubota's K.O. Hammer, the digital weapon repeatedly derezzed to pieces by the saw. Bon Clay Jr. battled Don Calma, a mustachioed, yellow-haired, effeminate man. Both fighters utilized Okama Kempo, leading to an eccentric fight. A masked, green-clothed assassin named Kou Shio attacked the Tōtsuki students with Ink Claws. However, once Ururu placed two Iron Paddle-Balls in Megumi's hands, the blue-haired chef violently attacked the villain with all the force of her talent.
Jenny Strongarm battled Malcanta, a chubby clown in a red uniform. Malcanta formed large circus balls from cooking pots, heated up as he tried to chuck them at Jenny. The roller-blader would use her charged kicks to shoot them back at him. Haruka Dimalanta battled Claude Ville, a chef who used a machine pack to drain blood from some raw meat and shoot it at her. Chimney fought with Bunnyhair, a woman with a crazy-eyed bunny hat and beefy arms. Chimney tried to evade her strong punches and strike with swift Fishman Karate. Quill Ramsey tried to battle Tommy Revolver, but the man used Emerald Firebending to keep Quill back, able to shape his bending into six tentacles. Quill drove his RC car in attempt to shoot Tommy from behind via its turret. Carol Masterson encountered a chef named Monarch, who bragged about his luxurious dishes. Carol grew sick of his bragging and was determined to beat him, Game-and-Watch style.
Aurora Uno was challenged by Girim, a Sapphire Firebender in black and blue armor. Considering himself to be the toughest Cooking Advisor in the universe, he wished to take the Galaxia Sword as his own cooking knife, but Aurora was determined to beat him. Wendy Marvell fought with Chiyo, a legendary, elderly chef with pink hair in buns. She could gracefully cut the air with her knives and even cut Wendy's barriers, but Wendy wouldn't give up the fight!
MaKayla King battled the Arachnimorph, Mohyan, who tried to Rewind Kayla's age to infant years, but she used her own timebending to fix herself. Apis was catching Skinner's bombs and throwing them back at the rat. Panini Drilovsky confronted Victor in his rabbit form, but the smaller bunny girl was too feisty for him to handle. Prince Raleigh sent his Pichu to electrocute Chef Louis. And Yuu was already defeated by Sheila, he really didn't stand a chance.
"Most of these fights are gonna be off-screen, right?" Deadpool asked, having been eating chimichangas during the crisis. And he is absolutely right because writing all these would be awful.
…
The Marzipans were pedaling full speed away from the island, which itself was being carried toward the south. "WHOA!" They immediately braked their bikes when bombs were dropped on the road.
"Kek kek kek! Looks like we got ourselves some strays!"
Eustace Bagge was flying in his Mechon, carrying Clayton and Victoria, and McLeach was in his Golden Eagle form, carrying Cruella. The hunters landed as Eustace proceeded to tear up the road ahead. "You can't leave when the fun has just begun!" Clayton said as he morphed into a purple-back gorilla.
"Hey, Wolf Girl!" Cruella morphed into a Dalmatian. "Where did you put that Purple Jaguar? I want her as my next fur coat!"
"Eustace, you said I could eat your stupid dog, correct?" Victoria morphed into an Expresso.
"Dig in, Vicky! I'll just tell Muriel he got eat by a space-squid!"
"Is that a Golden Eagle?!" Tressa exclaimed. "It looks different from the one on Avalar…"
"What's that?" McLeach changed back to his human form. "So, there ARE Gold Eagles on other planets! I thought I killed all the ones on Earth." He narrowed his eyes on the gold feather on Tressa's hat. "And I'll bet you can help me find it!"
". . . ." The Marzipans shared glares with their target Gourmet Agents. Tama and Suika could only look between both parties anxiously. "Heh heh. I can see we've picked our dance partners." Senku said. "Let 'er rip, gang!"
Kohaku dashed up to Clayton, her fists beefing up to counter his gorilla fists. He tried to grab her, but she flipped overhead to stamp her stone sandal into his eye. Clayton managed to grab her leg, but Kohaku cut the hand with a dagger, landing and drawing both blades. Clayton grabbed his own sword to counter Kohaku's, keeping up with her swift motions and taking her down with a shove. Clayton then leapt to squash the warrior, but Kohaku endured and got her katana to slice his belly. Clayton got off and grabbed his shotgun, Kohaku dodging his blasts and zipping up to take the gun and smash it on the ground. "OOO-OOO-OOH!" Kohaku bellowed like a gorilla and pounded her chest, dodging behind Clayton and leaping to choke his neck in a hug. As Clayton tried to tear her off, Kohaku dealt a firm stomp to his purple back, causing immense pain to course through him. The spot moved around to his belly, so Kohaku released and flipped overhead to kick it. When the spot moved to the head, she flipped again for a final, firm kick that knocked Clayton unconscious.
Cruella drew a whip and lashed it at Wolf, the smaller warrior nimbly dodging to jab Stalky at her. Cruella made sure only the spots were hit, nullifying the damage, and she pinned spots on Wolf after successful punches. Wolf kept dodging the whip, but when the whip hit those spots, she yelled in pain. However, Cruella's own spots would transfer to Wolf using this technique, and they wouldn't respawn on Cruella until Wolf's spots were struck. If Wolf struck the spots on Cruella, they would respawn at a faster rate. Wolf dodged Cruella's whip, but managed to catch it around her spear and yank it away from her grip. She then baited the woman into attacking with claw swipes, making sure only bare spots were hit. Soon, Cruella was almost totally void of spots, flushing at her hideous whiteness. Wolf's body and clothes were totally dark with spots, but before Cruella could attack again, Wolf struck the woman with her own whip. She pulled Cruella off her feet and jabbed her with Stalky until she was rendered motionless with poisons.
Victoria spat cannonball coconuts at Kat as the Zathurian flew around the air. Kat made the coconuts float in place and launched them back. Victoria eventually stopped spitting and grabbed a knife in her beak, trying to cut Kat out of the air. Kat flew down to get Courage, then flew circles around the ostrich as Courage spat oversized dog treats. Victoria dodged her neck fairly well, so Kat shot at the main body. Victoria suddenly tossed her knife and stabbed Kat's hip, then the ostrich leapt to smack Courage away with her head. Victoria bit Kat's leg in her beak and tried to crunch it, the hero trying to punch her off. Courage recovered and ran to chomp Victoria's leg in his big teeth, prompting her to yell in pain. Kat escaped and floated to catch Victoria's neck in her legs, bending the stretchy neck at a tight angle. The sensation caused Victoria to pass out and collapse on the ground.
Senku equipped himself with a jetpack, because why wouldn't he have one, and evaded Eustace's claw swipes in the air. Senku also drew a mechanical hammer, and while it didn't pack much force, it would stun Eustace in place whenever it impacted his claws. He could move the claws again quickly, but it gave Senku some time to land a strike to the head and stun him for 10 seconds. Senku located a hatch on the back and unscrewed it during these intervals, but would escape before Eustace recovered. Eustace tried to speed around Senku and ram him from a random direction, but Senku watched carefully and struck his head at the right time. Once he had the hatch unscrewed, wires were exposed. The young scientist began to take apart and reattach the wires to different spots.
"Ehhhh! What'd you do, you brat?!"
"I altered your controls! You're playing this game on Expert Mode now!"
"Geh! Which button is the…" Eustace tried to steer, but the wheel fired missiles instead. "EEEEHH!" The claw button ignited his rockets and made him fly around rampantly. The Mechon returned and crashed into his own missiles, exploding into fireworks that took the shape of his angry head. "Stupid scientist!!"
McLeach flew above Tressa and tossed his bladed feathers down. As she evaded, Tressa grabbed the feathers and threw them back, using airbending to give them a boost. McLeach grabbed his gun in his talons and tried to shoot her, flying partway over the bridge's edge. Tressa grabbed a stand cloth from her pack and blew wind up to make herself float, gliding toward McLeach and evading his bullets. When he had to reload, McLeach flew away and tried to lunge at Tressa, but she grabbed onto his head feathers as he whooshed past. He kept flying and spinning to shake her off, but Tressa held on and channeled wind to redirect his flight. She plucked two feathers and stuck them in his eyes, blinding the eagle. As he struggled to shake the feathers out, Tressa dealt wind-powered punches to his cranium, so McLeach became more frantic to shake her off. Tressa redirected him with her bending once more and crashed McLeach headfirst into the side of the highway. A dizzy McLeach fell into the sea, reverting to human form as he sank like a hammer. (Kat dropped in to save him before he could drown, but they knocked him out.) (End song.)
"Ahhh…it was a nice workout, but they sure kept us busy." Senku said. "What're the odds those guys didn't already trash all our ships?"
"We have to find out!" Kat stated. "I'll fly us across the broken bridge, we have no time to lose!"
"Hey, what's that thing?!" Wolf pointed.
A shining, shooting star was descending toward them, and the crew braced their selves in case it was an enemy. However, the ship slowed to a halt and levitated near them. "Hey, guys! It's you!" Haylee called.
"Haylee!" Kohaku beamed. "We were just about to go looking for you! You just about missed the deadline!"
"Yeah, no kidding. Just what the heck is-"
"CUT THE CHITCHAT AND GET ON THE SHIP!" Zebra yelled.
"Wah!" Suika yelped. "W-W-What's that scary voice?!"
"It beareth familiarity!" Tama said.
A hatch was opened to allow them onto the Starship. "AY! 'Tis the man who is named for a striped horse!" Tama screamed.
"Zebra's a friend now, calm down!" Yuzu said quickly.
"Zebra?" Kohaku asked. "The one you encountered on-"
"I said cut the chitchat!"
"He's right," Nebula replied, "we need to catch up to the island!"
"On it!" Haylee readily lifted the ship back up and flew after the barriered island.
"Toriko was about to make some kind of announcement when this suddenly happened!" Tressa explained.
"'Toriko' is the Boss!" Yuzu stated. "And he captured Augustus!"
"AUGUST'N HATH BEEN TAKEN PRISONER?!" Tama screamed.
"Wait, when you say captured," Tressa panicked, "isn't that the 4Kids word for 'killed'?!"
"August'n hath been KILLED?!"
"Relax, we're going to save him!" Haylee assured. "We just have to keep heading south and we'll find their castle."
"It looks like the island is moving in the same direction." Nebula observed. "And what're those things flying off the island?"
"They're the people!" Zebra could hear their cries from afar. "Acacia's trapping everyone in food packages and making them fly to the castle! He did the same to Augustus! Hey, let me off right here! I can rip that barrier apart!"
"Let me down, too." Nebula requested.
"Us, too!" Komatsu stated, Nono nodding.
"Good luck, you guys." Haylee flew over the island and opened the hatch once more. The four jumped off and landed on the bright orange barrier.
Nebula tried to splorp them through, but was unable to. She couldn't open a portal. "It won't let me inside?!"
"I guess it's up to me." Zebra said. "BROOOAAAAAHHH!" He bellowed a soundwave directly against the barrier, the force spreading and blowing the three off. Nebula had to repeatedly warp herself back on top, while Nono froze herself and Komatsu to the side. "ACACIA! LET ME IN, you coward!"
"Zebra?" Acacia cocked a brow. "Sorry, old pal, only members and meals are invited through the Cover."
"Did he say Acacia?" Cheren asked. "Y'know what, I'm not even surprised."
Zebra heard a screeching howl and saw Dark Lugia flying his direction. It used a powerful gust of wind to blow them off the barrier.
Having heard Zebra's voice, Jak faced up at the dome curiously. Whoever that man was, it was possible he was an ally. "JAK! JAK! Waaaaahh!" Daxter jumped frantically to avoid the Forks. He retreated up his friend's shoulders as Jak kicked the energy utensils away. "When I said that I hoped nothin' rains on our parade, that should've included forks!"
"SHULK! HEY!" Jak called over to his ally, the blonde boy striking Demon Beasts with his Monado. "The Blade! Toss me the Blade now!"
"Are you planning to awaken it?!" Shulk asked, conjuring a Shield to block a mutant elephant's giant tusks. "We should've trained first!"
"I don't care! Just toss it over now!"
With slight hesitation, Shulk grabbed a dark-purple, cross-shaped gem from his pocket.
The Forks had packaged several more people, such as Kiki Yamaka, Pipirika, Pacifica Northwest, and they almost caught Carol before she freed herself with Game-and-Watch. Still possessing Konayuki, Skulker leapt onto Hina's back and tried biting his neck, though it was difficult to find through all the hair. Hina was able to grab Kona's arms and hold her in the air. "You can't give in to this spirit's control, Konayuki! You and I are warriors! I've always thought you and I were the same. You felt that you didn't deserve your title because you were aided by friends. I was the same. I couldn't defeat the Raging Unicorn, and I had barely beaten the sea-bear. I may fight like an amateur, but I succeeded! I know you can succeed, too, Konayuki!"
Skulker performed an air flip, freed his hands, and kicked Hina in the face. "Fool! This soft-hearted snowgirl will never escape from my control!"
"Then I have no choice." Hina glared. "The only way to save Kona is to use her own special technique against her."
"What special technique?"
"HAAAA!" Hina lunged at the possessed child, and Skulker couldn't protect in time before he was pinned to the ground.
"HEY! Hahahahaha!" Skulker began giggling as Hina tickled Kona's fluffy self. "S-Stop it! Why is this girl so—hahahahaha!" The ghost's deep laughter sounded eerie coming from the child's mouth. However, as the tickling persisted, Kona's adorable laughter became mixed in with Skulker's. She was kicking her feet and swinging her arms against Skulker's control. "Haha! Haha! Hahahahahaha—ACHOO!"
Skulker was shot out of Kona like a huge glob of snot. "Hahaha! I'm allergic to tickles!" Kona said.
"It's important to let nasty germs out of you, Kona. Just make sure to clean them up afterward!" The warrior grabbed his harpoon and mercilessly impaled the puny ghost against the ground.
"AAAAGH! Curses! How could the tickles defeat me?! Nooooo…" The phantom disappeared.
Remy the Rat was using Linguini's hair to control his human partner, helping him evade the Forks. "Linguini! Behind you!"
Recognizing the voice of Anton Ego, they turned—"AAH!" Linguini yelped as Ego swung a knife at him. "EGO! What are you doing, a-are you with these guys?!"
"I'm being controlled, Linguini!" Ego cried. "There's something under my hat!"
"Your hat?" Remy noticed the hat in question. "Wait a second!" He tugged up on Linguini's hair to smack the hat off: an orange cat was exposed on Ego's head. "It's my archnemesis! Catatouille!"
"Do something! He threatened my family!" Ego swung the knife against his will, but Linguini grabbed a plate to use as a shield. Linguini was being pushed back to a table, but he flipped behind said table and placed the plate down. Ego jumped over and started to choke Linguini, but Remy controlled his friend to grab a noodle from a nearby plate and hold it above the cat. The cat grew attracted and tried to grab the noodle, allowing Linguini to smack Ego away. Ego grabbed a meat skewer and dealt jabs at Linguini, who ate off parts of it with each dodge.
Although worried for everyone on the island, Haylee was focused on the path forward and kept flying. The night sky became cloudy as they flew over a region of sea filthy with trash. Far to the east was a stone pillar that rose to the sky, and toward the west was another one. Those mountainous pillars would connect in the sky into a stone arch. The sea was rotten with the garbage of Gourmet Corp.'s waste and leftovers. It was a stone-cold and lifeless rainbow, and the Gourmet Dining Kitchen was situated at its very peak.
Mechon ships flew down to start blasting the crew, Haylee performing Star Rolls to deflect their lasers. "Pretty sure we're at the right place! I'll fly us to the west side and drop you guys off!" Color beams were fired at the ship, and as Haylee evaded them, the ship responsible was flying down. "Oh, hey there, Muntz! I was wondering when you would join this party!"
"Gilligan?! I was told you had fallen from the sky!"
"Don't ya know how planes work? If they fall, they'll get right up!" When the Color Beam came for the engines, Haylee tightly curved upward in evasion. She did a somersault and launched a Smart Bomb at Muntz's plane, the peacock dodging left, but Haylee launched a quick missile to blast him.
"I know playing with rivals is fun and all," Senku said, "but don't lose focus."
"Well, someone's impatient. Don't worry, we'll be there soon! Here we go!" Haylee stomped the gas and flew ceaselessly toward the base of the arch. Lasers came blasting, but Haylee turned the star vertically and glided along the very side of the cliff. She flew further up, keeping the ship at a steady incline to stay aligned with the sloping mountain.
…
Shulk had thrown the purple Core Crystal to Jak. Without hesitating, he focused chi to the crystal. "UAAAAAAAHHH…"
Daxter immediately ran for cover as Jak's skin and hair turned a whitish-purple, his eyes dark and fangs bared. A Xenoblade materialized with the Core Crystal as its chest: he was a muscular humanoid with black hair, a handsome face, and dark-blue armor.
"I am MALOS." The Blade proclaimed as an energy sword formed in his hand. There was a ring with a Japanese symbol in the sword's hilt. "With my Monado, I will destroy all in your path!"
"Okay, Malos!" Jak took the sword for himself. "Let's destroy this barrier first!" Jak slashed the air and cast a dark beam at the part of the barrier where Zebra's group was.
"Look out!" Nebula yelled. When the beam struck, that chunk of the barrier was destroyed. She, Zebra, Komatsu, and Nono jumped inside.
Acacia growled, channeling chi to repair that part of barrier. "That Blade! It's the Aegis of Destruction! Ha ha ha! Ain't that a rare treat!"
The Boss allowed Iron Mask and Dark Lugia to fly into the barrier. Lugia bellowed a cyclone at Jak and Malos, but by forming a Monado Shield, the cyclone's wind was steadily destroyed. "Don't get carried away, Jak!" Daxter said. "You know that Blade is dangerous!"
"But you got my back, right, Daxter?!"
Daxter scampered back up on his friend's monstrous shoulders. "I got your back, shoulders, shoes, and then some! But that'll cost you extra."
"AAAAAHH!" Zebra immediately blasted a soundwave at Acacia, the God Tier crossing his fork and knife to thwart it. Cheren fired a Light Arrow, but Acacia caught it with Chopsticks and tossed the arrow to Maddy, who was able to grab, spin, and throw back, but Acacia smacked it skyward. "It's payback time, Acacia!" Zebra marched forth with knuckles cracked. "I'm through taking crap from you! BWAAAAH!" Another soundwave flew, but Acacia bounced it toward Cheren—the boy deflected the sound with his Mirror Shield and struck the villain in turn.
Acacia grunted and flexed his muscles as the light injuries healed. Zebra stood firmly with Cheren and Maddy at his sides. "At this rate… I may need to eat sooner than I anticipated."
Once Haylee flew a good distance up the Stone Arch, she slowed the ship down and allowed her friends to jump off. With that, she curved down to resume the dogfight against Muntz. The Marzipans faced up at the castle with fearless expressions. "Captain Augustus…" Yuzu spoke. "You gave Gourmerry the adventure of a lifetime."
"You showed me the outside universe." Kohaku said.
"You're a playboy who hits on every girl he sees." Tressa remarked.
"Who doesn't back down even to giant space-squids!" Kat praised.
"You helped Kipo, but you're kind of a jerk." Wolf followed.
"Aughsucks is the best captain!" Nel cheered.
"Yonder handsomest captain!" Tama cheered.
"The second-coolest guy around!" Suika jumped.
Below, Hina and Konayuki were brawling with Demon Beasts. Iron Mask and Lugia swooped down to battle Jak and Malos. Haylee was swiftly evading Muntz's lasers. Stewie, Rallo, and Maggie manned smaller ships to shoot down Muntz's dogs.
"We're coming…" Senku began.
"TO SAVE YOU!!"