TOGETHER

"Dungeon?! What do you mean by dungeon?! Who and what are you, really?!"

Queen Aoivah was not amused as soon as she heard that they were inside a dungeon.

As it turns out, Everything she thought she knew about Gus was only the tip of the iceberg. Investigating her mysterious, armored ally, only raises more questions than answers.

"I guess, you could also call me a Dungeon Master, but honestly, it's just a title pushed on to me. Now I hate to be rude your highness, but I really need to finish my task," said Gus as he briskly walked towards his Golems and his animal brigade.

"Ah yes!, of course, Mr. Fuzz,"

As usual, there were no lies mixed in his words. The more she tried to unravel the mystery man in front of her, the more she felt lost and confused trying to connect every statement he has said. What Mission? What Task? Queen Aoivah can't even figure out Gus' motive. Not long after, she felt a slight tug at her sleeves.

"Urm, Queen Aoivah? What shall we do now?" *hic* *sniff*

Just losing their only piece of haven in this war-torn world, the teary-eyed Trina was obviously devastated.

"The Great Tree is gone!" ---

"How will we ever go on?---"

"My Queen, where shall we go?---"

Queen Aoivah finally stopped thinking about Gus and did her best to calm Little Trina and her people.

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Meanwhile, Gus spared no time and quickly used a point from his system to unlock the following ingredients in his BARTER system. Although the deadline of his mission is almost over, Gus was no stranger to this situation. Back in his former world, It was very common to have a very busy lunch and dinner service at work. Gus' kitchen brigade currently holds the city's record-breaking, 12,000 US$ food sales on a busy Friday night dinner, serving full-course meals from appetizers to desserts. Compared to that Friday, Gus will only need to focus on continually baking thin-crust pizzas with assorted toppings, which should be a piece of cake! Fuzzy Bear Pizzas originally served thick crust pizzas and Chicago deep-dish pizzas, but unfortunately, Gus has no time to leaven his pizza dough.

"Mozarella UNLOCKED!" 20 silvers

It is Mild, refreshing, and supple! This System's Mozzarella gets its flavors from earth's buffalo milk. It has a springy and dense consistency with a light and barely discernible aroma of wholesome cream, making it a favorite among children and fairies with delicate palates!

"Pepperoni UNLOCKED!" 25 silver

A System's variety of salami, made from a void cured mixture of pork and beef, perfectly seasoned with paprika and other *censored* chili peppers. The system's Pepperoni is characteristically soft, slightly smoky, and breams in an appetizing bright red color.

"Italian Seasoning UNLOCKED!!" 1 gold

The System's Italian inspired seasoning is a blend of famous dried Italian herbs such as basil, marjoram, oregano, rosemary, and thyme all specially bottled and void sealed to further lock in all its essential oils and flavor!

Of course, Gus will not allow himself to serve just any other plain pepperoni pizza or cheese pizza, he quickly instructs his golems and his animal brigade two pizza recipes and foodservice catering for this morning's feast.

The chosen pizza dishes were the ff:

Fuzzy Gus' Pepperoni and Fried Shoestring Potato Pizza! Turn that boring pepperoni pizza and add a bit of crunch and flare with this creation! This delectable pizza is topped with fried potato chips, sliced as thin as possible, and shredded to perfection before taking a flash fry in hot orc fat lard, then tossed in Gus's newly acquired Italian seasoning before it is sprinkled generously over the thin crust pepperoni pizza base! A potato chip lover's paradise!

and

Fuzzy Gus' Cheesy Garlic Pizza!

The System's Garlic is Oven-baked to perfection, turning garlic from its pungent and spicy flavor into an explosion of Caramelized Sweetness of its own natural sugar, all rolled up with a milder taste which everybody loves! Let us not forget the mild, supple, and refreshing Mozarella cheese will absorb every flavor it possibly can such as his ever-famous system tomatoes, creating a triumvirate of unforgettable flavor explosion of cheese, tomato, and garlic!

And of course, what kind of Fuzzy Pizza Party is this, without the bubbly, fizzy Soda and the ever-famous Ice cream?! Gus reached in his spatial inventory and purchased boxes, full of Honey flavored Ice cream and fizzy soda bottles one after the other. Then as Gus took his Icebox from the spatial inventory, There were additional mysterious boxes that were sitting on top with a description on the side.

"Fuzzy Bear Pizza Party Plates and Cups! - 0 copper... It's not a Fuzzy Pizza Party without these! Biodegradable-Dungeon Friendly! The User, MUST use these utensils. This is NON-negotiable!"

The plates and cups were cutely designed by the system with dancing and singing Fuzzy and pals printed on the plates and cups. He quickly instructed his animal friends to quickly distribute the Honey Flavored Ice cream and the Soda to everyone, while Fuzzy Bear Gus, Amanda, and Henry will prepare everyone's pizza. With a single instruction, The golems quickly stormed off and fired up the oven, and prepped every ingredient necessary. From Slicing the Pepperoni, Roasting the Garlic, Shredding Mozarella Cheese, and cooking the base pizza sauce, The Golems were so quick and efficient as if they were an extension of Gus's hands. With so much to do, Gus only steps in if he needs to adjust the flavors of the sauce and spices making sure everything tastes perfect and the ingredients are in harmony with one another. It didn't take long for these three to create a perfect triumvirate of coordination with each other.

Meanwhile,

Kriss P. Bacon, Chizz E. Mouse, Biff Steak, Fry McChick, and Bob were pushing trollies while distributing ice cream and soda to every fairy in the dungeon. They couldn't help but notice that everybody is severely demoralized by the recent disaster which cost them their only home.

"Guys, let's give these out quickly! Moo!"---

"Were here to give 'em a feast! And a feast they shall have! Cluck!"---

"One for you... and one for you.... squeak!"

"There's more here! Everyone don't be shy!"

"Urm, Little girl, please don't be sad and try to eat this for now. I promise that this will make you feel a whole lot better! cluck!"

Trina glanced angrily at McFry Ben as she was offended by his statement.

"A whole lot better!? We just lost our only home! Who are you to say such things?! Do you think food can bring back my treehouse? Will food bring back our Great Tree?! Well, I think not! So don't you dare compare our once-great home to food!" Trina throws the cup of ice cream down on the ground as tears burst out of her glistening eyes, dripping down on her wasted honey-flavored ice cream.

"Little Trina! Apologize to them right now!" As Queen Aoivah was about to defuse the situation, she stopped as soon as Ben raised his hand, took another cup of ice cream from the trolley, and stroke the head of the crying little fairy girl in front of him.

"Little Girl, I have a daughter who was taken away from me. Every day I worry about her and pray for her safety. But you and your friends are all still here, Alive and well. Being Alive means that you can still have the luxury to eat good food and look for a nice comfy place to call your own. We may not know when that day will come, but at least you can do so together with everyone else and that is all that matters! cluck!"

Ben wipes the tears off Little Trina's sobbing face and offers her another cup of honey-flavored ice cream. She sobs and eats the Nectar flavored treat at the same time.

"*hic* It's good uncle! It's really, really... good!"

"Do you know it tastes better if we eat it together? That's what my daughter always says. Now do this uncle a favor, Eat and grow strong! It really makes uncle happy to see you smile and eat!"