A New Beginning??
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The Frying Pan Hero!
Tion Official.
Chapter: 1
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My name is Halina. I'm a girl and I'm 18 years old, and I have a goal.
The goal to achieve and finish college and open up my own restaurant and be a great and popular chef!
But to do that…
I must win some cash, and this is how I do it…
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Welcome back to the CFK Cooking Semi-Finalists!
Last episode, the one who served the chicken ketchup by accident, got eliminated!
So we're down to 5 people!
These five will be competing for the final round!
Only two will get in, and the rest will have to return home.
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That's right.
I joined a live cooking competition.
I didn't believe in myself at first, because there's no way I would win something, but seeing that I have arrived at the semi-finals, I think my cooking skills are great, and I think I'm going to win this competition!
Oh dear parents… I'm inch closer to my destined future… Even though you guys aren't with me anymore, I will achieve my dreams, and make you proud!
I will not forfeit no matter what!
I! Will! Win this!
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[Now let's get to know our semi-finalists, starring with this girl, how are you feeling right now, miss? Do you think you'll win this competition?]
[Aw heck ya! A've been holding up all this time aren't I? I'ma sure I got this one in da bag partner.]
[Halina, Mind] There's sure a lot of people who seem to be enthusiastic. But except from that guy…
Halina looks at the buff guy that managed to get here by just serving simple dishes. Even if a complex dish is asked to be made, he managed to make it simple but yet delicious and wonderful. That's what made him a semi-finalist.
The strange part is, he hasn't made a facial expression since the beginning of this whole competition.
The guy looked at him, which startled Halina.
[Halina] uhm… *gulp* Uh… Hello! Mr. Seiko, was it? I-I'm glad we made it to the semi-final round. Friendly competition, okay?
She offers her hand to him, but he just stares at her, which results in an awkward staring.
She shakes her own hand and she just looks away in embarrassment. She hopes the camera didn't get that moment.
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[And how about you, nice miss? How do you feel and do you think you'll win this?]
[Molina] A- huh?- uhh- Yes! I have hopes that I'll w..win! This! I'm a little bit nervous, but I'm ready!
[What do you plan on doing with the prize money if you win this hun?]
Molina stared at him for a few seconds before answering.
[Oh! Uh, If I win. I'll be using it for my college funds, and one day, I May open up a restaurant of my own]
[I see, I see. A future entrepreneur Ehh? We haven't gotten anyone with those future you hold, well even if you lose, I give you all of my respect and hopes you for the better]
[Molina] A-alright! T-thank you.
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A break has been called, due to the host needing to clear out his stomach.
The semi-finalists are in their station, waiting for the host to come back.
Everyone seems to be ready and prepared, while Molina is nervous and she could almost sweat on everything!
Molina looks at her own hands.
There's some old scars that was caused by a knife. A bruise because she crushed her hand on something heavy while trying to cook spaghetti, and finally her removed pinky nail. Caused by some… painful measurements.
All of these scars, bruises are Molina's only proof that she's really dedicated and ambitious.
The past has been painful, but it is time to make it for the better.
The host came back itching his back as he held his microphone and tapped on it.
[Test, test? Working? Working- Eh- alright! I'm ready. We're ready to roll again.]
[Molina] Here we go…
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Why do I feel weird…?
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Why do I feel hungry?
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Why do I hear despair?
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Why can I hear them?
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[Hello everyone! Welcome back to the show! We had some technical difficulties, but this live performance will be better than the edited episodes! So keep watching!]
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Why are my hands shaking?
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Am I nervous?
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Maybe I am…
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Molina shakes her head as she holds it and looks to the stage and the host has already announced what food they'll be making! She looked around and the others had already moved! Crap!
[Uhm, hello miss Molina? Are you alright?]
[Molina] U-Uh! Y-yeah! I'm sorry!
Molina quickly rushed to the ingredients room, but took a glance at the meal presented before she continued.
The others already had their ingredients and are heading to their stations already.
[Molina] Crap! What took me so long to realize that it already has started?? Darn it!
She stops at the spice corner and was about to reach for something until she got bumped by that buff guy, which she fell. She tried to grab on onto the bar but she sees it falling with her so she let's it go and kicks it back to the wall so all the spices couldn't fall or break from their glass containers.
The buff guy just chuckled evilly before moving with his ingredients and to his station.
Molina, once again humiliated, stands up and just sighs.
[Who am I kidding… People hate me… Since the beginning of this whole thing, I've seen no one cheering me on, rather, they would prefer me to lose… why though? what did I do wrong?...
She looks down and thinks about this, but she lifts her spirits up. She can't lose, nor be sad. She can't let people break her hopes and dreams.
[Molina] Tempura huh… Seems like an easy thing for me to do…
Molina looks at her station from the ingredients room and sees that she has no frying pan of some sort.
So she heads to the materials room and looks for a frying pan.
She has to do this quickly.
Time is running and every single second counts.
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She finally found a decent frying pan.
She takes it and looks at it closely.
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[This is the right pan for me.]
Molina held tight to it as she quickly rushes to the door and held the doorknob as she twists it. …
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She tries to twist the door knob again, but the door isn't opening.
[What the?]
Molina once again tries opening the door but this time as hard as she can before the door suddenly opened and she fell again to the ground.
This is the second time that she has fallen…
Without minding it too much, Molina grabbed the frying pan as she stands up, quickly getting out of the room, as light blinds her a bit.
[Geez! Who is the person that's pointing a light to me?? Stop it!]
Once the light dies down, she rubs her eyes.
[Ugh! Why does this crew hate me so much, I'm only trying to-]
*STOMP!
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*STOMP!
*STOMP!
Molina opens her eyes and she sees herself looking at a shiny rock.
It's a rock, but it acts like a mirror.
A strong wind has just passed behind Molina.
She's standing on grass…
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She slowly turns around and while so, her fear starts to stack up as she starts to see a large shadow and some blood behind her.
Once she turns around, she sees a red thing with scales all over, and it has two yellow scary mad eyes, and it looks to be angry.
..wait…
Molina backs off and rubs her eyes again and looks at what she's seeing again, but her eyes didn't deceive her. What she saw was true.
[Molina] A D-D-D-DD-D
The large creature roses loudly at Molina and some of its saliva stick to her.
[Molina] AHHH!!!
Molina quickly rushes to the side holding her own, and basically running for her life as the dragon gets angry and starts to flap its wings and fly after her.
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