Chapter 45: Scrooge and Little Chef
As the group return to the Tram Common, they heard someone calling out to them.
???: Well, bless my bagpipes! It was you laddies who rescued my chef.
Everyone turn towards the voice and it turns out it was Uncle Scrooge, Donald's uncle, carrying a white box.
Donald: Uncle Scrooge!
Carla: Who?
Goofy: He's a Donald's uncle and a wealthy businessman.
Lucy: A businessman? (smirk) Maybe he can give me money to help me pay my rent!
Happy: Lucy back to her crazy self.
Lucy: Shut up, cat!
Sora: Wait... Didn't he sell ice cream in Hollow Bastion?
Goofy: That's right. But Uncle Scrooge here's what you might call a world traveler.
Sora: Cool. (walks over to him with the gang) How are ya, Uncle Scrooge?
Scrooge: Oh! Hello, Sora! You're lookin' hale and hearty. (looks at the Fairy Tail members) Who are these lads?
Sora: Oh! They are friends of mine that are helping me. They're called Fairy Tail.
Modeus: Greetings.
Wendy: It's very nice to meet you.
Scrooge: Oh, what young spirited lads ye are. It's nice to meet ya. I heard ye were on another grand adventure. I hope Donald isn't making a menace of himself.
Donald: Aw. Why did you have to say that?
Drake: (smile) That's what you get for being such a bird brain.
Gray and Natsu laughed while Donald growled in anger.
Lady: So, Mr. Scrooge, what were you saying about a chef?
Scrooge: Och! Right, right. The chef of me bistro here wanted to show ya his appreciation, (offers them the box he was holding) So he baked this for ya.
Sora: (accepts box) What is it?
He open it up, and inside was a cake with slices of different fruits decorating it.
Everyone: Wow, cake!
Natsu: Gimme! Gimme!
Natsu tried to take the box from Sora, but Erza snatched it away.
Erza: Natsu, behave. Now, let me have one bite
Everyone: You just want it for yourself!
Erza took a piece and ate it. She chewed it for a little bit, but after swallowing the cake, her expression turned to bright happiness.
Erza: (overjoy) What a marvelous masterpiece! The fruit is cut perfectly to match the flavor of the cake. An excellent balance of sugar and dough to make it exquisite!
Sora: The whole cake? It's for us? (notices Scrooge's hat is moving) Huh?
Scrooge: (looks at his hat) Aye, settle down... (turns to everyone) The chef wants ye to know it's not a cake, but a tarte aux fruits.
Goofy: He does?
Erza: I must thank the chef for making such an excellent dessert! Where is he?!
Scrooge: He's right here, young las. (pulls it off and reveals the rat) May I introduce...Little Chef.
Drake: Oh! It's you! So that's what you were going to do with the fruit.
Little Chef: (nodded)
Fairy Tail members: The rat?!
Ur: You mean to tell us the rat made that?!
Erza: (started to look sick) No offence but, has he been checked out?
Scrooge: Don't worry, young las. He had all the shots. I can vouch for Little Chef.
Hearing this made everyone sighed with relief.
Lucy: Are we really calling him Little Chef?
Natsu: Why not, he likes it.
Little Chef: (smile)
Donald: Uncle Scrooge, you opened a bistro in Twilight Town?
Goofy: Oh, yeah! This area looked different when we arrived. Actually, almost everywhere in Twilight Town looked different.
Trish: And this rat's your chef?
Scrooge: Aye. It all started a little while ago, when I was enjoying one of the best meals of my life. And when I asked to speak to the chef, I met this wee genius.
Little Chef nodded happily.
Scrooge: As it turns out, he wanted to expand his culinary horizons. So I thought: that's an opportunity. And I financed the whole operation.
Little Chef then started to make cooking jesters again, making chopping jesters and putting them into a dish. Little Chef then looked at Scrooge.
Scrooge: Ooh, I think he wants to cook some more for ye. Fetch some ingredients. Especially anything unusual.
Kat: So basically he wants us to go on a scavenger hunt.
Goofy: That'll be fun!
Panther Lily: But what about Roxas?
Drake: It can wait. Besides, it won't take that long.
Erza: (stepped forward) I apologies for my behavior earlier. If you insist on this, I will gladly help you on this quest for food.
Scrooge: An' the more the better. The mark of a truly great chef is creating masterpieces out of anything. Ye can start right here in town.
Sora: We'll do anything to try more of Little Chef's food.
Donald: Yeah.
Goofy: That Tarte sure did look scrumptiously delicious.
Sora: Okay! The ingredient hunt is on.
Natsu: I'm all fired up!
Donald: We're not fighting anyone!
Gajeel, Laxus, and Panther Lily: We'll pass.
Sora: Why?
Gajeel: This is stupid. We're gonna find more about Roxas.
Sora: Okay! Thank you.
While Gajeel, Laxus, and Lily searched Twilight Town to learn more about Roxas, the rest stayed in the Tram Common to look for ingredients for Little Chef's Bistro.
Wendy, Lucy, Carla, Modeus, Drake, Trish, and Juvia went on the rooftops and found some ingredients, but they spent most of their time enjoying the sunset.
Kat, Lady, Erza, Sora, and Goofy went to the shops in town to buy some ingredients. Natsu, Happy, Gray, and Donald on the other hand were watching a movie set up in the backstreets.
Gray: I can't believe they can show stuff without using a Lacrima.
Donald: It's called a movie. They draw sketches of the scenes, put them into the camera, and make them move really fast to make a movie.
Natsu: (shouts at the screen) Come on! Kick that Mad guys ass!
Everyone shushed him.
Happy: Not so loud Natsu! I want to see what happens next!
Erza was standing in front of the entrance and she saw them with an annoyed expression. She grabbed the boys by their collar and dragged them out. They all look disappointed.
They all made it back to the Bistro. Gajeel, Laxus, and Lily couldn't find anything about Roxas, leaving the group disappointed.
They brought the ingredients to Little Chef and he looked please by the progress everyone did.
???: Hey! Guys!
Everyone turned and saw Hayner and Olette running towards them.
Sora: Hayner! Olette!
Lucy: Shouldn't you guys be working?
Hayner: (to Scrooge) Hey, boss. Done with the posters.
Everyone: Boss?
Scrooge: Aye, good work, kids.
Kat: You guys are working for Scrooge at the bistro?
Hayner: Umm... Do we?
Olette: (pulls out a poster) He gave us a short job putting up these special posters.
She showed the poster to everyone. It showed a mouse, wearing a medieval outfit, standing on and angry giant's hand. At the top, it said, "Mickey & Sora in 'Giantland'".
Drake: Film festival?
Olette: Mr. McDuck's hosting an open air film festival in the courtyard. Cool, huh?
Everyone was amazed by the poster.
Gray: So that's what we saw earlier.
Olette: (remembers something) Oh. Sora, hold your phone up to the poster.
Sora: Kaaay...
He positions his phone up at the little barcode. He then sees a new app added to his phone titled "Classic Kingdom Games."
Olette: There, you've just downloaded a promo game for the film. You can try it later.
Donald: (turns to Scrooge) You did all this, Uncle Scrooge?
Scrooge: of course, laddie. Provide a bit of entertainment, and then give folks a nice cozy place to relax. Like me bistro here. They'll all be happy, an' hungry, an' eager to spend their money. (chuckles)
Donald: Uncle Scrooge...
Fairy Tail members: What a greedy geezer.
Goofy: (turns to Sora) Gawrsh, he sure is canny. I always wondered how he keeps customers comin' into his businesses over and over.
Sora: Oh, yea, I'm no business guy, but I sure wouldn't wanna be one of Uncle Scrooge's competitiors. (everyone laughs as Sora realized something) Oh! Right. I need to warn you guys.
Hayner: Why?
Sora: Well, those creepy-crawly things might come back for more, so stay on your toes.
Hayner: Sure. (confused) But don't we have you guys to take care of 'em for us?
Drake: That's the thing...
Olette: (understands what they mean) You're leaving again?
Ur: There's more work to be done.
Donald: It's our job.
Goofy: But we'll definitely be back.
Erza: Don't worry. We can bring some people over and keep an eye on Twilight Town.
Hayner: Thanks! But, when ya gonna slow down?
Sora: Sorry. Just do me a favor...
Hayner: Well, what is it? Don't make it too tough...
Sora: Sora: I know how Roxas feels. To be lost. But Donald and Goofy...Kairi...brought me back by wishing with all their hearts. (Donald and Goofy nod in agreement) so...I was hoping you two and Pence would do the same, and wish for Roxas.
Hayner: What? That's it? That's no favor. We'll all wish. I'm wishin'.
Olette: Yeah. Me and Pence, too.
Sora: Thanks.
Scrooge: Alrighty everyone. (pushed a cart of delicious foods towards the group) For ye hard work and saving Little Chef, we'll reward ye with some lunch, fresh from the kitchen.
Natsu: Yes! FOOD!!!
Happy: Aye! There even some yummy fish here!
Erza: (bow to Little Chef) Thank you, Master Chef!
Everyone: And now she calling Little Chef 'Master'?
Wendy: This all look so good!
Everyone: Thanks for the meal!
Everyone sat down and started eating the food. Unknown to everyone, from a roof top a bit of a ways, Ansem and Xemnas were looking at them. From behind them, a corridor opens and Xigbar exits it.
Xigbar: Aren't you making it a little too obvious?
Xemnas: We were instructed to guide him.
Ansem: Yes...just look at them. They wouldn't get far if we didn't spell it out. The Son of Sparda might, but even he's still learning.
Xigbar: Fair enough. But let's not forget how many times Sora still managed to rain on our parade.
Ansem: If he wavers from the path we lay, we destroy him.
Xigbar: But in that case...we'll have to find ourselves another vessel.
Xemnas: That is why we have more than just one iron in the fire.
Xigbar: So you want to use Fairy Tail?
Ansem: That depends on how well they fit the position. (looks down at Lucy) And it seems that girl from before seem to be doing well, despite what you said to her.
Xemnas: Her name is Lucy. From what she told me, she is a Celestial Mage who can summon spirits from a realm, known as the Celestial Spirit World. Her power is very similar to the summon ability Keyblade Wielders and how we summon Heartless and Nobodies. She will begin to question her abilities and then hesitate on fighting. If this continues, she will be useful.
Xigbar: (looks at Ansem) And what about you? I heard you had someone in mind for the Organization.
Ansem: Yes. (looks at Natsu) The boy with the pink hair. He told me he is a Dragon Slayer and can only use Fire Magic.
Xemnas and Xigbar looked astonish on what they were hearing.
Xigbar: If he has the power to slay a dragon, then he would be valuable for us.
Ansem: Yes, I thought that too. He causes complete destruction with his powers and all he cares about is fighting. He is the definition of recklessness. But, there is something about him that caught my eye.
Xemnas: Which was?
Ansem: His heart, or his soul, has a small amount of darkness in him. And it's not like the darkness in everyone's hearts. Despite that it's small, it is incredibly strong. Probably... demonic.
Everything suddenly turn cold.
Xigbar: What are you saying? Is he even human?
Ansem: I don't know. I want someone to investigate this, while I work on my other projects.
Gajeel: I'm gonna light up some tunes! Sho-bi-du-ba!
Ansem, Xemnas, and Xigbar look down and saw Gajeel, wearing a white suit, singing with a guitar.
Natsu: Oh no, you're not!
Natsu punched Gajeel, preventing him from singing.
Donald: (shocked) He punched him!
Sora: Everyone in Fairy Tail is crazy!
Gray: Yeah, well not everyone.
Ansem: (sees Gray with no clothes on) Where are his clothes?
Sora: Oh yeah, where are your clothes?!
Ur: Could you please keep your clothes on at the dinner table, Gray?
Gajeel: Ok, now I'm really mad! Iron Dragon Club!
Gajeel's right arm became an Iron Club and stretched as he hit Natsu in the stomach, sending him crashing into a brick wall.
Drake: Oh no.
Kat: Really? This again?
Hayer: (terrified) What are they doing?! I thought they were friends!
Lucy: (sigh) It's like that, don't worry.
Olette: (terrified) They're always like that?!
Olette was pointing at Natsu and Gajeel fighting, making other people terrified and running away.
Happy: Let's rumble!
Wendy: You guys need to calm down.
Scrooge: (holding Little Chef) Take this away from me bistro!
Xemnas: So the boy with the long black hair is Dragon Slayer too.
Xigbar: Uh, I think you guys are missing the point right now!
Ansem: What are they? Idiots?
Xigbar: I don't know what the redhead girl is doing! All she doing is eating desserts. It seems like there nothing to worry about!
Suddenly, stones landed on the dessert Erza was eating, making her tremble in fear.
Laxus: (not surprised) Oh boy.
Xemnas: Now she looks angry.
Natsu: This will finish you! Fire Dragon...
Sora: No Natsu!
Trish: You idiot!
Lady: There's people around here!
Erza got up from the table and ran fast towards Natsu.
Natsu: Roar!
Before the attack hit Gajeel, Erza tackled Natsu. With his breath attack still coming out of his mouth, it's direction moved. Instead of it hitting Gajeel or anything else, it went up towards Ansem, Xemnas, and Xigbar.
Ansem: (shocked) What the-?!
Xemnas looked around his surroundings, but Natsu's breathe attack was a giant torrent of flames.
Xemnas: There's nowhere to dodge!
Xigbar: What's with these guys?!
The breathe attack hit them, making them yell in pain. When the attack was gone, they were completely burnt up as they all looked angrily annoyed.
Erza then starts beating up Natsu.
Erza: What were you thinking, you idiot?! Out of all the times to ruin my cakes!
Ansem was trembling in anger.
Ansem: Get me information on them before their insanity makes me go on a rampage!
Xigbar: I forget how scary he is.
Chapter 45 ended.
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