12: A Soufflé of Mayhem and Uninvited Guests

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"Now what?" Jin whined, burying his face in a cushion.

"Maybe it's just the dishes settling," Taehyung said, though his tone suggested he didn't believe that for a second.

They waited in tense silence for a moment, half-expecting another villainous character to burst in through the fridge or something equally ridiculous. But when no immediate danger presented itself, they cautiously relaxed.

"False alarm," Y/n whispered, though her eyes remained wide open.

"Let's just ignore it," Hoseok suggested, his voice muffled by his own blanket. "If it's a villain, they can wait until after our nap."

Reluctantly, everyone seemed to agree with Hoseok's approach. But just as they began to settle back down, a bright light flashed from the kitchen, accompanied by a whooshing sound that was becoming all too familiar.

"Please tell me that's not what I think it is," Y/n groaned, reluctantly sitting up and peering over the back of the couch toward the kitchen.

The light continued to flash, growing brighter and brighter until it suddenly stopped with a final *pop*. The apartment was plunged back into darkness, the only sound being the ticking of a clock somewhere in the background.

"What now?" Jungkook muttered, clearly torn between investigating and pretending none of this was happening.

A strange, echoing voice drifted out from the kitchen, sounding vaguely like someone narrating an over-the-top cooking show. "And now we add a dash of chaos..."

Jimin shot up, eyes wide. "Did... did the TV just teleport into the kitchen?"

Namjoon sighed deeply, rubbing his temples as though trying to stave off an impending headache. "Great. Now it's in the kitchen. Just what we needed."

Y/n, feeling a mixture of dread and irritation, stood up and grabbed a broom that had been leaning against the wall. "Okay, let's just see what it is this time. Maybe it's not as bad as the last one."

Together, they crept towards the kitchen like a ragtag team of exhausted detectives, each trying to prepare themselves for whatever fresh chaos awaited. They rounded the corner and froze in unison at the sight before them.

Standing in the middle of the kitchen was none other than the Beauty and the Beast cast, or rather, a very exaggerated version of them. Lumière the candelabra was juggling pots and pans with his flames, while Cogsworth the clock frantically tried to keep everything on schedule. Mrs. Potts was pouring tea all over the floor, looking oddly smug about it, and Chip, her little teacup son, was hopping around in circles, giggling maniacally.

"Oh no," Y/n whispered, eyes wide. "Not them."

Before anyone could respond, Lumière caught sight of the group and flashed them a bright, flame-filled smile. "Ah, guests! Welcome! We were just preparing a little... how do you say... dinner show?"

Jin blinked in disbelief. "Dinner show? More like a kitchen disaster."

Cogsworth huffed, clearly stressed beyond belief. "We must keep to the schedule! The soufflé is rising! The crêpes are burning! Oh, what a disaster!"

"Crêpes?" Hoseok perked up, seemingly unfazed by the absurdity of the situation. "I could go for some crêpes."

Jungkook, however, was less concerned about food and more about the fact that the kitchen had been overtaken by enchanted kitchenware. "Okay, this has gone way too far. You-" he pointed at Lumière, who was now attempting to flambé something that looked suspiciously like leftover pizza, "-need to stop that before you burn down the entire building!"

Mrs. Potts looked up from her tea-pouring antics and gave them a motherly smile. "Oh, don't you worry, dearies. We're just here to whip up a little culinary magic!"

"Culinary magic?" Y/n echoed, her broom still held out defensively. "More like culinary mayhem."

Lumière continued his performance, completely ignoring the growing panic in the room. "Ah, mon amis, you simply must try the escargot!" He flipped a frying pan into the air, sending sizzling snails flying in every direction.

Taehyung ducked just in time to avoid getting hit by a particularly large one. "I'm pretty sure that's not how you cook escargot!" he shouted, dodging another snail that narrowly missed his head.

Mrs. Potts beamed as if she'd just accomplished something wonderful. "Now, who's ready for dessert?"

"Absolutely not!" Namjoon shouted, finally snapping out of his stupor. He lunged forward, grabbing the lid off a nearby pot and using it as a makeshift shield. "Enough is enough! No more food, no more magic, and definitely no more chaos in this kitchen!"

Cogsworth, who had been running in frantic circles, came to an abrupt stop. "Order! We need order!"

"Yes, order!" Jungkook agreed, though his voice was tinged with desperation. "This kitchen is a disaster zone!"

For a moment, it seemed like the enchanted objects might actually listen. The chaotic whirlwind of activity slowed as they all paused to look at the frazzled group of humans who were trying to regain control of the situation.

But then, as if on cue, a loud *ding* sounded from the oven. Mrs. Potts gasped in delight. "Oh, the soufflé is ready!"

"No!" Jin shouted, diving for the oven door just as Mrs. Potts attempted to open it. "If that soufflé explodes, I swear-"

But it was too late. The oven door flew open, and a massive cloud of steam billowed out, followed by the largest, puffiest soufflé anyone had ever seen. It expanded rapidly, filling the entire kitchen with its airy, sugary mass until it overflowed, spilling out onto the floor like a tidal wave of dessert.

"Oh, come on!" Y/n wailed, watching helplessly as the soufflé engulfed everything in its path.

Simba, who had been watching the chaos from the doorway, shook his head in disbelief. "This is why lions don't cook."

Hoseok, ever the optimist, scooped up a handful of the soufflé and took a bite. "Well... at least it's tasty?"

"That's not the point!" Y/n snapped, feeling a mixture of frustration and exhaustion. "We can't keep doing this! We need to find a way to stop these characters from coming to life!"

As the soufflé finally stopped expanding, leaving the kitchen a sugary mess, the group collectively sighed in defeat. Lumière and the other enchanted objects, seemingly oblivious to the disaster they had created, began to tidy up, humming to themselves as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened.

"Okay, new plan," Namjoon announced, his voice firm. "We need to find the source of this madness and shut it down. No more naps, no more food, and definitely no more enchanted kitchenware."

"Agreed," Y/n said, shaking her head as she tried to scrape soufflé off her shoe. "We need to figure this out before we end up with an entire castle's worth of Disney characters in here."

"Or worse," Jin added, eyeing the TV suspiciously from the doorway. "What if the villains decide to team up next time?"

The thought of Maleficent joining forces with Gaston or Ursula sent a shiver down Y/n's spine. "Okay, that's it. We're not waiting around for the next disaster. We're taking action."

"First step," Jungkook said, grabbing a dish towel and tossing it to Taehyung, "we clean this mess up. Then we find out how to fix this TV problem once and for all."

Taehyung caught the towel with a resigned sigh. "Fine, but can we at least have some of this soufflé afterward? It'd be a shame to waste it."

Despite the chaos, the group couldn't help but chuckle. It seemed that no matter how ridiculous things got, they could always find a way to laugh about it.

As they began the arduous task of cleaning up the kitchen, each of them couldn't help but feel a renewed sense of determination. The situation was far from normal, but they were in it together, and somehow, that made everything just a little bit easier to handle.

But as they scrubbed, wiped, and tried to reclaim their kitchen from the enchanted mess, none of them noticed the faint glow emanating from the TV in the living room, the screen slowly coming to life once again.

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