Everyone in the manor was on high alert and prepared for the worst when they heard Palutena was going to be cooking today. Mewtwo permitted Sora to enter the kitchen, but again he prevented Palutena.

{Sora} "Wait here. I'll go see if I can convince Rosalina to let you in."

Palutena reluctantly agreed as she scowled and...thought something at Mewtwo.

{Mewtwo} "I heard that."

{Palutena} "I should hope so. I mentally yelled it at you."

{Mewtwo} "I expect such vulgar language from Bayonetta, not you."

The two leered at each other for a while until Sora returned with Rosalina's apron and handed it to Palutena.

{Sora} "Here you go. Kitchen is all ours."

Palutena smugly stuck her tongue out at Mewtwo as she took the apron.

{Palutena} "How did you get her to agree?"

He looked away, somewhat embarrassed.

{Sora} "Don't worry about it."

Palutena was too excited to get started that she didn't seem to mind his non-answer as she rushed inside and Rosalina passed her on the way out.

{Rosalina} "Please keep the damage under planet-level."

Sora chuckled.

{Sora} "I Got it."

She gave him one of his promised donuts as she whispered in his ear.

{Rosalina} "So, you'll come by my room after you're done?"

{Sora} "Yeah yeah. Just a quick massage, right?"

{Rosalina} "Of course. I won't keep you for too long. I promise."

Sora stuffed his face with the donut as soon as he realized the Mewtwo was still listening in on them.

{Rosalina} "Oh...uh… Thanks for your help, Mewtwo. You can go now."

He shook his head in disapproval as he floated off and sighed. Rosalina smiled at Sora, but immediately broke eye contact and backed off as soon as Palutena came back through the door wearing Rosalina's apron.

{Palutena} "Hey Sora?~"

She teased at him as she flaunted the "Kiss the cook" apron.

{Sora} "I'm not falling for that again! Is there a Slap the Cook version?"

Both Palutena and Rosalina snickered as they tried to burst out laughing.

{Palutena} "Oh my.~ And I thought Pit was the only one who thought of something…. NAUGHTY."

Sora gets very defensive.

{Sora} "Ah! I didn't mean THAT kind of slap!"

Meanwhile, Snake and Zelda continue to hide in their box as a precaution of Palutena's cooking.

{Zelda} "I noticed that you look at Sora with even more suspicious than the rest of us. Is there a particular reason for that?"

{Snake} "I've been keeping him under surveillance. I've been catching glimpses of someone else around here who looks like him, but with black hair. Kind of like the difference between Pit and Dark Pit. Only problem...this guy was never introduced into the manor. I asked Master Hand and he said he doesn't know who I'm talking about."

{Zelda} "Are you saying A New Foe Has Appeared? A Challenger Approaching?"

{Snake} "Whoever he is; his resemblance to Sora is no coincidence."

{Zelda} "I'll see if Sora knows something about it. By the way...where are we right now?"

{Snake} "...I was following you."

They stop as soon as they bump into something as Snake lifts up the box slightly to see a pair of black and red boots with an aura of darkness around them.

{?} "Game Over, Losers."

Back in the kitchen, Palutena finally made something edible without destroying the entire manor.

{Palutena} "I did it! I mean...I knew I would."

She tried to keep her cool in front of Sora as she proudly displayed her masterpiece.

{Palutena} "Behold mortal! Look upon my creation and bow before it's unfathomable beauty!"

Sora takes a bite out of it from her hand.

{Sora} "Mmm. That's a good sandwich, Palutena. Next time, we'll practice it with toast."

{Palutena} "Are you sure I'm ready for that? Won't that be too advanced?"

{Sora} "I think you can handle it. But we're gonna have to call it for today. We've been at this for 3 hours. We should probably clear out so people can get ready for dinner. Plus, I kinda made a promise to meet with someone soon."

{Palutena} "Yeah. This was a magnificent first step for me. Thank you so much for helping me."

She expressed her gratitude through a quick kiss on the lips so fast that he didn't even have time to react. Not even realizing what she had just done, she ran off out of the kitchen to celebrate; leaving Sora dumbfounded.

{Sora} "...It...was just a sandwich."

He confirmed to himself that he did experience what he felt on his lips. He pondered for a moment how she would react if he taught her how to make Ratatouille and quickly banished the thought from his head.

{Sora} "If Mewtwo saw me think that; he'd never let me live it down."

He shook off the his fantasies as he remembered he still had to uphold his end of the deal to Rosalina and headed to her room.

{Sora} "That took longer than expected. I wonder if she's waiting for me now. Hopefully she's decent."

He knocked on her door.

{Sora} "It's me."

{Rosalina} "It's unlocked! Not...that locks matter to you anyways."

He opened the door and walked inside to find her fresh out of the shower, lying on her stomach on her bed with nothing but a towel draped over her waist.

{Rosalina} "Took your time, huh? Well, let's hurry it up. I have to make dinner soon."

Sora stood at the doorway wide eyed, feeling his heart beating out of his chest and he muttered to himself.

{Sora} "...These people are going to give me a heart attack."