Skaios used his powerful airbending to float Cooking Island back to its original perch. Galactic officers arrived to arrest all the Gourmet Corp. agents, and they used a special team of earthbenders to make sure the island was safely secure, melding the cut back together under the sea.
"And in a dramatic turn of events," Big Bird spoke as the cameras recorded, "the Gourmet Legend, Toriko, was actually the legendary Acacia! He rose from the grave to devour us, but thanks to the Kids Next Door, we were saved from a cannibalistic fate! Alas, the battle came with a great cost. As you see—Elmo, move the camera to the right, Cooking Island is in ruins! All the stalls destroyed, all the people, sad! It seems the last thing we would be eating would be the molds of that terrifying beast."
All the goers partook in a well-deserved sleep, but by morning's arrival, they glumly returned to the ruined island. The soft sun glinted against the wreckage. Some had already returned home, but those that remained questioned the point of staying behind. "No doubt…" Iizuka said. "Acacia ate every edible thing on the island. We just don't have enough for the seventh day of the festival."
"…" Gourmerry frowned, viewing around the countless saddened attendees. She almost felt that it was her fault. If she hadn't let Acacia eat her, he might not have eaten everything. What if they decide to cancel all future festivals after this? Would the island's last meal really be…
"Hang on." Yuzu spoke. "Acacia became a Gourmet God similar to Gourmerry. He was built of the 'memory' of everything he ate, and he was able to serve all those foods to everyone. Gourmerry… maybe you could so the same?"
"Me?"
"Yeah! Like you just did for us… Remember the taste of everything you ate and… well, try to create it, I guess? I'm not really sure how the whole thing works, but…"
"Me…" Gourmerry closed her eyes again. She remembered the tastes of, not only her own Full Course, but everything she was served at H.Q.. "Gourme…Gourme…Goooouuurmeeeee…!"
She shone like the sun, attracting the eyes of all in attendance. Bubbles began to grow from her form, carrying a vast array of foods. She made Silver Berry Pie, Two-Ton Turkey, Parfait Cookie, Cinnamon Desert, Ink Pasta, Zess Dynamite, her Full Course items (sans the eggs), some items she took from Neo, and many more!
"May we give thanks to this meal!" Yuzu cheered.
"Gourmeeeeee!"
There was enough food for everyone, so they all partook in this final meal! Everything Gourmerry had been served, she was sharing with all her new friends. "What's this?!" Big Bird exclaimed. "Ahhh! It seems our mysterious food spirit has brought another miracle! Could this little creature bring about a new age in the Gourmet World?!"
"Whoa!" Komatsu exclaimed after biting a Universe Frog orb. "It tastes just like the actual thing! The same nutrients and all! Can Gourmerry create ANY food?!"
"I think she can only replicate things that she ate." Yuzu replied. "Still, this really could end universe hunger."
"Are you sure it was a good idea to show everybody that?" Augustus asked. "People are really gonna start hunting her."
"I must HAVE that thing!" Sunny came racing over.
"Case and point."
"I have completely misjudged you two! I admit my mistake! Now, come join my crusade! Purify all my meals! Give me the most elegant feast!"
"Still yourself, Caveman!" Erina slapped him. "Hm…at any rate, you've impressed me quite a bit, Kurosaki. Have you considered attending Tōtsuki Academy? There is some improvement to be had with your cooking, but I believe you can surpass even the elite students. Mind you, you wouldn't be allowed to use Gourmerry to cheat, but…"
"Thanks for the offer, but I think I'm fine where I am." Yuzu smiled. "I don't really care about becoming an amazing chef. As long as my customers are filled and happy, that's all that matters."
"Darn right!" Karin marched up and put an arm around her sister. "Yuzu's the reason all us operatives succeeded all our missions! Her food keeps us motivated and energized! She don't need no cooking school!"
"She's certainly good as far as I'm concerned." Coco said, approaching the group. "Same goes for you, Augustus. How would you like to go exploring New Galaxia with us? I kind of owe you guys for helping purify ATOM."
"Traveling with the Elite Hunters?!" the captain exclaimed. "Oh boy, do I! I…" He faced down at Yuzu. "Unless… you had other plans?"
"…" Yuzu glanced to her sister and back to her teammates. "Captain… it was fun traveling with you, but I think I'm gonna go back to my team. I have a feeling the KND will need me soon, now that I'm a Newborn Guardian. Though, I can't help but wonder… if we're both Guardians?"
"Heh, that'll make things confusing. Either way, we have to build us a new ship, so I don't think I'll be adventuring for a while. But I hope we'll get together again, Yuzu. It was an honor." Augustus extended a hand.
Yuzu smiled and took his hand. "An honor indeed, Captain. Thanks for this Full Course of an adventure."
"Ah, that reminds me! I decided on my Meat dish!" Augustus pulled out his menu and wrote it down.
Yuzu read 'Neo' listed by the Meat. "…You're really messed up, Captain."
"Ahem!" Kohaku spun August to face her, the boy startled. "Speaking of getting together, you have someone to talk to."
He struggled to respond to her reprimanding demeanor, but Kohaku directed him to near a broken stall. "Aaaaahh!" Skinner cried as Apis was tugging on his rat ears, Tressa standing over him with a glare. "I do not have the money! Just give me a week, I will pay you right back!"
"I'm sure you guys had a secret vault." Tressa cracked her knuckles. "And you better show me to it! I need 20,000 gems' worth from you crooks!"
"Hey, Tressa…" Augustus approached. "Am I… interrupting something?"
"Hm? Whatcha need, Captain?" She turned with hands on her hips.
"Uh…" He formed a blush as Kohaku, Yuzu, and Haylee stood behind him expectingly. They bore an aura that said, 'We won't let you leave until you do this.' "Um, did you wanna talk to me? I think you wanted to tell me something, after I got back…"
"Oh…alright, well… How do you really feel about me? Like, compared to other girls."
"Well, I…" Augustus certainly thought she was special, but he thought a lot of girls were special. He wasn't sure if he could provide a good answer, but… "I want to spend more time with you."
"You do?"
"Look, I get what you're trying to say. I flirt with a lot of girls because, honestly, a lot of girls are cool. You're cool, too, but you don't feel special because of that. But I really do like you, Tressa. You got a cute voice, a cute personality, and you got a nice spark in your eyes. And that's why… I wanna try with you. I've never had an actual girlfriend before, so… at some point, if you're not busy, wanna come exploring with me? Or we could just hang out, somewhere…"
"Pfft, ha ha ha!" Tressa coughed out a chortle. "You sound so dumb when you're actually serious about it!"
"Uh, heh…"
"It's a date, Captain." she said assuringly. "I'll go with you. But even if we end up hanging around other cool girls, you have to reaffirm that I'm the coolest!"
"Got that, Captain?" Kohaku glared with a smirk, cracking her giant knuckles. "I don't wanna see you looking up other skirts."
"H-Hey, I was only kidding about that part! But… yeah." He blushed. "You are the coolest, Tressa! …Oh?"
One of Gourmerry's bubbles floated beside them. It contained a Couple's Cake, a white cake with berries on a glass bowl, and small pink and blue spoons. "It's another Couple's Cake." Yuzu observed. "Hm…looks like Gourmerry's sending a lot of them out." (Play "Up Where We Belong.")
"Since when is she a major shipper?"
"Ah, just enjoy it, Captain." Tressa said, grabbing the pink spoon.
"Yeah…" Augustus pulled the blue spoon up with a scoop of cake. Both bit at the same time.
A cake levitated by Mason and Sheila. The two friends smiled and shared it. Cheren and Panini shared a cake. Terry and MaKayla gave a shrug and shared their cake. Aisa and Miguel shared a cake. Jataro and Carmine switched bodies once more, but Jataro's tongue couldn't get the taste when it was just his eating. So, Carmine decided to muster her strength and eat the cake with her extremely sensitive tongue. Vweeb burrowed into his cake, and Arianna giggled as she took bigger bites to dig him out. The cake was far too tiny for Mocha to eat, so she offered to let Kaleo have it all. …Kaleo grew to her size, and with that, both shared a kiss with the Couple's Cake caught between their lips. Sphira took some cake to give to a certain other couple later.
"A cake that's taste only comes out when shared with someone." Senku observed. "What kind of formula could-"
"Just shut up and eat." Kohaku stated. And so, both shared the cake.
Tama stared over her cake. With Augustus taken, she wondered who to share it with. "Hey, can I have some of that?" She was approached by a boy with a green sweater and bowl-cut black hair, about her age.
"Hm? If thou wishest." With that, Tama shared her cake with Joey Beatles.
"Mmmmm!" Joey beamed. "Say, what's that stick thingy you have?"
"My staff? O-Tama is a ninja! Watcheth!" She used Shadow Clone Jutsu.
"Whoa! My sister and I love ninjas!"
"Doth thou practice Ninjutsu?"
"No, but I can do cool things with blocks! Wanna see?"
"Verily!"
"Hehe, you have a funny way of talking! Alright, let's go over there!" And so, Joey raced off with his new friend.
Komatsu gazed up at the sky, his expression somber. Nono approached him with a cake in hand. "I'm sorry, Komatsu. About… Toriko."
"It's alright. He may be gone… but I'm gonna keep traveling. I'm going to find two more items for his Full Course. I have to find out what Toriko would've loved… and finish what he started!"
Nono giggled at his commitment. "I know you will, Komatsu-kun. But for now… I think I found something for ours." The chefs shared a smile and shared the cake.
"Ah, Nono, dearie. There you are." A short old woman with big pink hair and a heart apron like Nono's approached, walking on a cane. "Sorry I'm late. My goodness, what went down here?"
"Granny Setsu? You mean you missed everything?" Komatsu asked.
"These old bones aren't what they used to be. Say, has Chiyo been by? I was almost positive I saw her on a passing boat."
"Granny Chiyo was arrested, Master Setsu." Nono answered. "She was with Gourmet Corp.."
"Oh, that silly old dear. 'Guess I need to bail her out again. I'll be right back, kids." Setsuno slowly turned, her wrinkly old self facing out at the sea. "This should only take a minute." Setsuno folded her hands and took a breath. "Phweeooooo!" And she leapt 50 meters into the air! "Phwoop!" Then she whooshed across the sea!
"Hm hm! At least this makes up for missing Valentine's Day." Yuzu said. "…Oh, there's Cules!"
She recognized the Phoenios with pinkish-purple gem-like hair and purple and white chef's attire. "Hey there! You don't look like an egg carton, anymore!"
"Thank goodness for that." Cules blushed. "Acacia's not the best at treating his guests."
"You must've made some things for the festival, too, right?"
"I've mostly been writing down a ton of recipes, but over this past week… I've found some unique inspiration. These little monochrome kittens started showing up at the festival and going after some of the dishes. The first one ate some Sweikah Potato and Colliwobble Soup, the second one went for a milkshake… and before I knew it, I started getting ideas for a Full Course Menu! Look!" Cules showed Yuzu a list.
Hors d'oeuvre: Floofschetta (Floofiflower on Purple Bread)
Soup: Spacetatoe & Floofiflower Soup (Purple Sweet Potato and Cauliflower Soup)
Fish:
Meat: Kittentia-in-a-Blanket (Monochrome colored Lignus sausage with purple coloring for the pastry wrap)
Main:
Salad: Floofiflower and Kittenkoli Salad (pretty much explains itself)
Dessert: Pantia Kittencakes (those Kittentia pancakes from before)
Drink: Monochrome Floofie (Millway Milkshake with Vortexerry chocolate and Stellaries berries)
"It would've been nice if at least two more showed up. Then I could've thought of a full list."
"Could those have been the same kittens we've been finding?" Yuzu wondered. "Hmm…I guess we missed a couple. Still, this list looks pretty sweet! I hope we'll get to try it someday!"
"For the last time, I will not share a Couple's Cake with you!" Shingetsu yelled, running away from his red-haired friend.
"But it tastes so yucky by myself!" Masaru argued, trying to chase with a partly-eaten cake in his hands. "Come on, it doesn't have to be a romantic thing! Just eat!"
"But everyone else is treating it romantically, it's embarrassing!"
"Fine! Yuzu, share this cake with me!" He suddenly thrusted it toward the chef.
"Uh…are you asking me out?" Yuzu smiled weirdly.
"No! I just said… Just eat it so I can get the good taste!"
"Okay…" Yuzu giggled and bit her side of the cake. Masaru resumed eating, beaming at the true taste.
"Should I give you two some privacy?" Cules asked with a smile.
"This should only be a minute." Yuzu answered. "Masaru eats fast."
"Sounds like he'll keep you pretty busy~"
"How come?"
"Ah, no reason!"
Coruscant Courtroom
Following Zebra's incarceration, the Fanalis hunter was put on trial. Jerome D. Winkiebottom spoke to the judge in his defense. "Zebra was acting for the safety of the Seccoan village of Sand Garden. Gourmet Corp. was threatening the innocent people of the village and forcing Zebra to cooperate with them. But in the end, he chose to aid us in subduing the criminals. Many were saved from Acacia's hunger thanks to him."
His father, Jeremy sniffled and cried in joy. "My son's first court defense! They grow up so fast!"
"Now, if I may," spoke Gourmet President Ichiryu, "about Zebra's past actions, regarding the extinction of 26 species… while we at the Hunter's Association don't condone his actions, I must bring to mind that he was acting with the safety of the universe in heart. Between the Aurum, Formics, or the Newfu, they were monstrous creatures that had threatened many beforehand. Zebra's always been a problem child, but he's a good man at heart. With that said, I'd like to make a proposal."
"What kind of proposal?" asked Judge Mavari Zudan.
"I propose that Zebra be granted a six-month pardon. During which time, he is to discover 100 new types of ingredients, as well as capture 500 rare animals for our Biotopes."
"That sounds a little intense." Jerome said.
"Can it, Monoworm!" Zebra shouted. "I'll do it. That'll be easy."
"Very well then." The judge said. "I sentence Zebra to discover 100 new ingredients and seek 500 rare animals. If he has not met his quota by November, he will be returned to Zordoom for 40 years. He may search wherever he pleases, but it should go without saying that endangering innocents or creating too big a disturbance will end his pardon early."
"How big we talkin' about here?!"
"Just loud enough where you don't destroy any eardrums! Court adjourned!"
As the gavel banged and everyone began to leave, Jerome approached Zebra. "I sent Sector Six from Coruscant to check on Sand Garden. They found and subdued all the assassins, and they report that no one was hurt."
"I'll be flying by to check that myself, kid. …But thanks. You KNBrats ain't so cocky after all."
"You'll do just fine, Zebra." Ichiryu said assuringly. "And hey, I already got a chef partner lined up for you. His name's Brunch, from Mt. Tengu. He and you got a lot in common, I'm sure you'll hit it off."
"Thanks, old man. And… sorry about Toriko."
"Ha HAH! I knew I'd crack an apology from you one of these days!"
"Gah! You cocky bastard!"
Intergalactic News Studio
"This is Big News, Your Majesty." Big Bird said through the phone. "I'm positive that Food Spirit was a Firstborn. That Big Yuzu is gonna make Big Foods and then some! The KND could dominate the cooking world with that power! I even saw that nun girl, too. She was definitely in on it. They're planning something…"
"A Food Firstborn, huh? Gosh, I didn't expect that. Between the culinary and the pirate cultures, the KND are dominating one piece of the universe at a time-hoho! And these New Firstborn are the symbols of that. We'll have to execute our plan soon. Who knows what they'll do in these next few months?"
Moonbase Meeting Room
The Sector Leaders had all gathered as Index stood atop the table. She opened her briefcase, revealing seven Pokéballs of different designs. "So, as you guys know, Yuzu has officially become the first Newborn Guardian. The Chronicler crafted Spirit Balls for most of them. There are Nine Newborn, but he only made one for eight of them. I can't be certain, but I have a feeling that if we capture these eight, that could lead to the ninth one."
"So, there's technically only seven left to catch, huh?" Quill Ramsey, leader of Sector Q asked.
"Technically, the number could be less. If I wanted to, I could catch Hoopa in my ball right now. He's fit to be captured. And I'll bet the same applies to Skaios with his Guardian. I'm just hesitant to capture Hoopa because of our condition, and I want to research more of what will happen."
"Blah blah blah!" Chimney whined. "When're we gonna get our Firstborn, huh?! We can't let Kodama-chan's sector surpass us!"
"What, suddenly jealous?" Karin inquired.
"Then I'll just get to the point." Index smiled in compliance. "We need to start finding these Newborn. I don't actually know WHERE to find them all, but I've deduced who the Guardians could be. And those Guardians… are in YOUR sectors!" She whipped her fingers toward the leaders of Sectors W7, Q, MG, and IC.
Brotherhood Fortress
The team of Cruella, Clayton, McLeach, and Victoria were recovered by Team Rocket agents, Jessie and James. Their Brotherhood of Evil allies took the hunters to a secret base.
"So, these are the only members of Gourmet Corp. we were able to recover?" asked Tomura Shigaraki, seated on a throne.
"Yes, Lord Tomura." Robin Hood responded. "They had escaped by the time the island was returned."
"And from what we heard," Clayton said, "we're glad we weren't there during the battle. The Boss ate some of his own agents. However, it seems most of them survived and are in prison."
"I'm sure we can come to an agreement then." Tomura grinned. "The KND may be searching for you, and I'm sure you're in need of a new job. And would I be right in assuming the castle on Aquaria wasn't Gourmet Corp.'s only fortress?"
"But of course." Victoria affirmed. "Excluding Biotope 0, which will no doubt be occupied by the 'noble' hunters by now, we know of at least one other base in New Galaxia."
"Perfect. The Brotherhood is in need of an expansion."
Sometime later…
Augustus stood at the entrance of his newly rebuilt Ace Hunter. With a proud smile, he turned toward his crew. "Who's ready to look for even more undiscovered ingredients?!"
"I am, Captain!" Tressa saluted.
"Hai! O-Tama is ready!"
"Suika's ready, too!" Suika sported her new melon.
"We're with you ten billion percent of the way!" Senku grinned.
"We'll fight anyone in our way!" Kohaku fist-pumped.
"Let's make our families proud!" Hinahoho declared.
"Hahahaha! This will be fun!" Konayuki cheered.
"O Captain, My Captain!" Rallo saluted. ("Mw-mw!" Maggie mimicked.)
"You are showing him way more respect than he deserves." Stewie said.
"Nel follow Aughsucks to end of time!" Nel beamed.
"We made so many new fwiends!" K. Lumsy exclaimed. "I hope we be fwiends forevew!"
"Then let's set sail! For Toriko… and for everybody!"
Epilogues
Kipo, Wolf, and Benson brought Sugar and a band of operatives to Wonderbeast World. They sang a song called "Heroes on Fire" as the Music Chi flowed across the region, restoring the Revertified Mobians. However, it seemed Scarlemagne had already fled to a different hideout.
The KND brought Courage back home to Muriel, who lived in the middle of Nowhere. They explained what happened between him and Eustace, so when the baldheaded husband returned, Muriel angrily beat him with her dough roller.
As Megumi Tadokoro settled back in Tōtsuki with her classmates, she couldn't help but recall the excitement she felt in helping during that battle. She was already missing Ururu, and she wanted to learn more from Yuzu and that strange Food Spirit. "Hmm…I wonder if the teachers would let me 'intern' with them…"
Jak and Daxter returned to Mira with their fellow operatives. Rex was accompanied by Pyra, as usual, but Shulk had brought a white-haired boy named Alvis. Jak cautiously withdrew the dark Core Crystal from his pocket. He awoke Malos to reunite with his fellow Aegises.
Somewhere on Mechanos, Dr. Eggman had landed after being blasted away by weird sumo wrestlers. "…?" It was in this strange, digital place that he picked up a strong energy signature. The rotund scientist cracked a maniacal grin in fascination.
"Neo" was kept in a private cell at Underworld Prison. Froese hoped to cook something one day that would allow Acacia to regain more of his consciousness. She would bring him a warm meal every day. Just as well, Midora would come to be reunited with his adoptive family, happy to be eating with them again.