Everyone was playing a fighting game in the arcade.

Kikmee shouted "Eat my phasers, chump-faces!"

Burgertron said "Come on, come on!" He tired pressing the kick button "Kick button doesn't work!"

Then a splat noise was heard. Clogstopper asked "Who knew a spine could bend like that?" The game was then won by Kikmee. "Woo-hoo! Another victory for the Kik-a-mee!"

Burgertron kicked the stick then it hit him "I am on fire today!"

"Oh yeah! You got that right,
Kikmee! And it's all thanks to ME, Kimme. Oh, oh, oh, oh yeah. K-Bit, the golden token who makes it rain FREE GAMES! Now who's down for another?!"

Kikmee said "Yawn. Call me when there's a real challenge. I've beaten everything there is to play in this arcade!"

Shin-knee said "Not everything." She pointed to a cloth covered game.

Kikmee shouted "Holy soccer balls! Is that a game I haven't conquered yet?!"

She took the cloth off then gasped. "What's that?! I must win it!"

Burgertron said "You think that's cool,check this out!"

He pulled out a poster. "The legends are true!" ""Costa Pasta"? I don't get it."

"You see, back when I was still
a member of the Hunger Hubs... "

Clogstopper asked "Wait, you were in the Hunger
Hubs?" Everyone gave him annoyed looks.

"...Spud Muffin would regale us
with tales of the long-fabled food court hot spot, the Costa Pasta"

"Costa Pasta was like, one of a
kind, brah. At least, that's what I heard. And sure, they had pasta that costa, but they also had cannoli. Biscotti! Panettone! And those little rainbow cookies with the chocolate on it that the flesh beings devour. But then one day, it all suddenly disappeared. But legend has it, one sweet artifact remains: the mythical Collector's Cup, which is said to give its owner SPECIAL POWERS!"

Dimlit was excited "Wow, special powers?!"

"The Collector's Cup is believed
to be guarded by a series of booby-traps that can only be
thwarted by a great and noble hero adventurer!"

"Hello?! This flyer means the
legends are true! The Collector's Cup is real
and we gotta find it!"

"Hey dudes, whats rockin?" Spyke said, walking in

Shin-knee said "Burgertron's talking about a legendary cup, and Kikmee's talking about winning this game."

"What? Thats still around?"

"I still don't have a squad but okay."

"Don't be so sure.
You never know! Why the snake? Those dusty old
bears look almost huggable."

"That snake is one of a kind. Something only the best player
could win. That player equals me. K-Bit, hook me up!"

"That's what I do!
Wah-hoo!"

The game was turned on.

"I'll go with you, sir! Let's get that nice juicebox
or whatever!"

"All right!
This guy gets what's up! Yeah. Now c'mon. Untold powers await! One last chance to join us on the adventure of a lifetime?"

Everyone was watching Kikmee "Navigating a path littered by
the failures of her predecessors, Kikmee is about to teach the world the "law of the claw"!

The other shrugged then left.

They looked at the map "While nobody knows the exact
coordinates of the Collector's Cup, this old flyer has our first clue, Costa Pasta's former mall store number: C-109."

They looked at the mall map. They were confused. "There is no C-109." He gasped "and there never was!"

"Uh, no no, there was, it says it here."

"Oh, oh right yeah. You just said that."

Shin-knee said "It was sealed off years ago."

"But there might still be a way
to get there."

They were walking down some of the hallways.

Dimlit said "Wow you were right, these employee halls hold all kinds of secrets. C-109 exists! It's even more beautiful than I imagined! In fairness, I didn't actually imagine it before this."

Burgertron climbed the mop to see a key pad. "Hmm. It appears we must solve
some sort of puzzle to enter! But we don't possess the
knowledge of the Ancient Ones who created this place. How can we possibly unravel
their cryptic web?"

Shin-knee asked "Try pressing, I dunno C-109?"

"Oh come on! You really think the Ancient Ones would've made something that simple? However I brought my
fingerprint dusting kit and infrared goggles, which will
help us determine which buttons have been pressed most often!" The door was then opened.

"H-Wha-How?!"

"I don't know."

"It laterally was the same as the door."

"Well, wasn't it obvious?"

"Let's move." They went inside.

Meanwhile Kikmee was working on the claw game.

"Just a bit more...UGH! This doesn't make sense! I'm a natural at every game
I play! What is this feeling?! This feeling of not instantly
being the best at something?

"Humility?"

"The lingering sense you've already peaked and now it's all downhill?"

"No, that's not it."

"Lemme drop some knowledge on ya, Kik-mama. These machines are super
crooked. Rigged, even! They don't always put enough pressure in the claws. Chances of winning that rad reptile? Slim to ZIP! Yeah, yeah, yeah!"

"Rigged, huh?"
Kikmee gave an evil laugh.
"Sounds to me like more
of a challenge! K, get back in the slot. I am winning that snake!

"Sage advice DENIED! Wha-hoo!"

"Careful now, we can't let our guard down. According to legend, finding the Costa Pasta's location is only the beginning. Once we traverse the deadly challenges, that Collector's Cup, and its potentially unlimited powers, is as good as ours."

"All right! W-wait
Did you say 26 challenges?!"

They climbed rolling pins where they then fell.

Kikmee was trying to win the snake as Burgertron, Dimlit, Shin-knee we're crossing the challenges. "Guess ill just stand here then." Spyke said

Kikmee screamed then attacked the claw machine. Bonz-eye asked "Uhh, you okay there, Kikmee?"

"Maybe it's time for a mental
health break! Ain't no shame in pausin' that game!"

"YOU GET BACK IN THAT COIN SLOT!"

"Yes, ma'am. Wa. hoo."

The three got up the last challenge where Spyke was waiting. "Ha! We did it. All 26 challenges!"

"27, if you count the mold we're probably breathing right
now!

There was slow clapping as the desert Disgusto Desserto came out "Congratulations,
noble adventurers! You have conquered the many
challenges of the Costa Pasta."

"Hey, eh, if you're taking feedback, you could probably cut down on a few of those challenges."

Shin-knee said "yeah after like three, it starts to feel excessive. Just FYI."

"Not a bad note, but it is
necessary to ensure that the champion is true of heart! I have guarded yon grail for what feels like an eternity, waiting for someone worthy of its immeasurable powers to arrive and claim it! But it seems like that guy's never coming so you four can just have it."

Everyone bowed. Shin-knee said "Thank you, oh wise-but-sugary sweet caretaker. We shall respect this chalice's
great power, and wield it only when compelled by the forces of good!"

Burgertron finished "Also when we feel like showing off."

"Yeah sure. Whatevs. Not my problem anymore. Peace out, y'all!"

"Now let's nab that Collector's
Cup and get outta here! Spyke! You're up!"

"Uhhh, what do I do again?"

"Grab the cup."

"Oh" Spyke then grabs the cup "uhhh, here you dudes go."

"Ooh! Hmmm."

Then there was rumbling.

Burgertron shouted "Oh no!
It was a load-bearing cup!"

The grabbed the cup then began to run. Transforming to dodge some of the traps.

They saw a ball of cheese rolling at them.

"Uh-oh. That's a lotta ricotta!"

"We're almost there! Survival!" They jumped into a pile of sprinkles.

Dimlit asked "Any idea how to escape a rainbow sprinkle doom, sir?"

Burgertron said "I... I don't know. WAIT! Of course! We can use the Collector's Cup's
special powers! Quick, read the inscription on
the side!"

"The bearer of this souvenir cup shall be entitled to free soda refills during the
entire month of February 1997."

Shin-knee asked "That's it?! THAT'S the special power of the cup?! REFILLS?!"

"Yeah. And only in February?
That's the shortest month!"

Burgertron said "So this whole journey was for nothing. We'd have been better off playing with the claw machine.  And now we're gonna be buried
alive in multi-colored sprinkles."

"It's been an honor, s..." they sank. Then they were grabbed.

"You dudes really keep forgetting how tall I am." Spyke spoke

"Sorry Spyke."
"Lets just go." Spyke spoke, dragging all of them out.

They walked out as Kikmee, Clogstopper, 24-Kbit, and Bonzeye walked up with a snake around her neck. "How did you guys know where we were?"

"We heard ya through the vents."

"Turns out this old restaurant
shares a wall with the arcade."

Shin-knee asked looking at Burgertron "So we just went next door?!"

Everyone heard rumbling they ran away from the door. As it thud.

Well, I hate to admit it,
but I was wrong.

Turns out that having Spyke was useful after all. Unlike this stupid, worthless cup."

He kicked it until Spyke grabbed it.

"Huh, so this is what you dides were after?"

Shin-knee said "It's best to hold onto it. Might just come in handy someday. You never know."

"Yep."

Everyone left the hallway. "Now that's what I call
a satisfying conclusion! Yeah, yeah, yeah!"

Then it ended.