Nextgen Kids: Legend of the Nine Newborn

The Seventh Day

I would like to thank Sarstar and Emiliano for reading this story! Heck, Taumanso, too!

Gourmet 21: The Seventh Day

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!"