It was another day at school and the siblings were starting to warm up towards their classmates of Springdale Elementary and were happy to become friends to a few of them: Bear, Eddie, Alex, Nate and Katie. Today, the names of the siblings appeared for a very interesting job.
"Hey guys, it seems you are on for today's lunch duty!" Eddie notified as they looked at their classroom noticeboard,
"Lunch duty huh..." First repeated, "is that what we'll do?"
"It's not that hard," Nate assured "all you need to do is wear a hair protector and an apron, and you just have to serve your classmates. That includes pouring bowls of soup, rice, vegetables, sea plants, there's quite a variety of different and healthy meals each day. It also always comes with some dessert and milk."
"Sounds interesting..." Scoots replied, "guess we'll have to find out for ourselves..."
"Hey Whisper..." First whispered to their nearby Yo-Kai butler "do you have any idea about what to do?"
"O-Of course!!!" Whisper nodded as he flipped through his Yo-Kai Pad, "all you have to do is simple. Students come up with their lunch trays, and you have to serve them their meals."
"Then I guess it sounds very simple then. One concern though, the Yo-Kai Pad has information about Neighponese schools?"
"Uh..." Whisper nervously chuckled, "I believe that this is my knowledge you're talking about!!!"
"I see..." First sarcastically replied, "for somepony who's been sealed for 190 years..." Bringing Whisper into even further shame.
As the school bell rang for Lunchtime, Scootaloo and First were prepared, aprons on and serving ladles ready. In front of them on the kitchen cart was a pot of soup that gave off a very savoury aromatic scent, another large pot filled with white soft grains, a tray of salad and boiled vegetables, a box that contained small biscuits in wrappers, and a chilled box with bottles of milk.
"Maybe things aren't that hard after all," Scootaloo concluded "now that explanation's done, let's get ready to serve!"
"Alright everypony!" First announced, "it's time to collect your lunch!" In response, the entire classroom turned to their front, hooves in their mouths and drooling out on one side, creeping the siblings out.
"Uh... Are you guys alright?" Scootaloo asked with concern. That was the last word until all the foals galloped forward to collect their trays and offer them out. This spurred the siblings into instant working machines, adding and pouring precise amounts of rice and soup respectively as well has handing out biscuits and milk as quickly as possible.
"Goodness!" First gasped for rest, "is everypony really that hungry?"
"Apparently so!" Scootaloo hurriedly loaded the food on the lunch trays of their classmates, along with the usual thanks and you're welcome.
"Here you go Sarah!!!" Scootaloo waved off,
"Enjoy Bear!!!" First also did his best to send his classmates off,
"Here you go Alex!"
"Mark, this is for you!"
"Take your time Katie!"
"I know you'll eat this all Nate!"
"Come back if you're hungry Meghan!"
"You're Welcome, Katie!!!"
"Here you are Nate!!!"
"..."
"KATIE!?!?" Scootaloo remembered the name and face,
"NATE!?!?" First had the same reaction,
"Weren't you just here a few minutes ago???"
"I was really hungry at the time..." Katie explained "and today's lunch really is delicious, I can't wait to go back for seconds!"
"When I was taking my lunch back to my table, I found out that I ate it all before I even sat down!" Nate shared, "I still wasn't satisfied yet, so of course I came back! And it seems that everypony else wants to have more too! Doesn't it feel enjoyable when you eat???"
"No fair!" Scootaloo wailed, "we haven't eaten yet either!!!"
"My my!" Whisper overlooked "looks like everypony is really greedy, impatient and gluttonous today!"
"I really don't think that's the case here..." First shared his observation. "I doubt ponies have the ability to eat big dishes like this while moving. Drinking from a bottle or eating a protein bar I can understand, but how can you eat a bowl of rice or soup while holding a tray at the same time? Unless you're Lady Pinkie Pie, that's impossible!"
"Who?"
"Let's just say she's somepony who's actions and existence hold much greater question and debate than all the Yo-Kai combined. Heck, I bet she can even see you without the watch."
"Speaking of the watch, can you handle things here First?" Scootaloo asked "I'm going to hunt down some Yo-Kai."
"I-I shall do my best!" Flash saluted with trembling hooves as he braved on the endless queue of hungry students. While they were distracted, Scootaloo opened the Yo-Kai lens and found three Yo-Kai. Two look exactly like twins, only with different colours, one that looks like a cone-shaped head with elder-like features and ragged Neighponese clothes, all bipedal.
"I'm hungry..." The Grandpa-looking Yo-Kai croaked,
"I wannnnt it..." The Yo-Kai twin gestured. He was light-coloured with black hair and wore a green kimono with a dress of brown leaves, drool running from the right side of his mouth.
"Eat it now... Eat it quick!" The other Yo-Kai twin chanted. This one was tan-coloured, had blue hair, and wore a beige kimono and a dress of green leaves, drool also running from the right side of his mouth
"Well isn't this just great!" Scootaloo sighed, "three more Yo-Kai to crash into our lives... Why don't they crash into something related to Flash's investigation? Hey you lot!" She called out to the Yo-Kai. "What business do you have here?"
"Us?" The grandpa looking Yo-Kai pointed to himself and the others, "are you talking to us?"
"Well I'm definitely not talking to air now, am I?" Scootaloo retorted,
"Impossible!" The light-skinned twin gasped, "no pony could ever see us!"
"Unless..." The tan-skinned twin pointed at the Watch, "that's why!"
"That's right! So you'd better be careful!" Scootaloo warned, "and speaking of being careful..." As Scootaloo kept on lecturing the three Yo-Kai, First is starting to have concerns for his sister.
"With so many ponies around, are you sure that nopony could hear Scootaloo talking to well... Herself?" He asked Whisper,
"They are too hungry to notice..." Whisper continued looking "besides, ponies who are inspirited by Yo-Kai are able to hear other Yo-Kai speaking and will find it normal."
"Hey First! Hurry up!" Eddie yelled to spur First back into work.
"Now, what are your names?" Scootaloo asked,
"I'm Hungramps" The elderly Yo-Kai introduced,
"I'm Wantston!" The light-skinned Yo-Kai bowed,
"And I'm Grubsnitch!" The tan-skinned Yo-Kai curtsied.
"I can tell you're a male," Scootaloo noted,
"He just has feminine manners," Wantston defended,
"Are you guys related?"
"Nope," Grubsnitch answered, "but we definitely know each other very well!"
"Is there anything I can do for you young lady?" Hungramps asked,
"Yeah, stop inspiriting my classmates. They are supremely hungry, desperate and very fast in eating their food. Us caterers need to eat too!"
"Is that so then?" Hungramps tilted his head, "well then... Maybe you can do a small favour for me... And I'll let you young-uns rest."
"Yeah! So will we!" The two drooling Yo-Kai twins added in unison.
"I just want a kind young girl like you to give me my favourite food. Any rice ball will do."
"Oh oh! I want some noodles!" Wantston added,
"Me too!" Grubsntich added,
"Hey First, got any rice balls or noodles?"
"None of the above sis, we only just have rice."
"Can you make them into a rice ball?"
"What do you think I am, a sushi chef!?"
"Uhh..." Scootaloo turned back with a nervous smile, "how about something different? A jelly doughnut perhaps?"
"Doesn't sound healthy, I think I'll pass..."
"Same..." The twins spoke "unless if it's just cup noodles!"
"But..." Wantston added "I shouldn't ask for things I'm envious about..." Scootaloo sighed at her options,
"Do you have any other alternative Whisper?"
"Well for starters, most Yo-Kai you've recruited were through your own words. If you get stuck, maybe call one of your Yo-Kai friends! They haven't been called for some time."
"You have a good idea there, hmm..." Scootaloo thought through the many multiple friends she could call, and cringed at every predicted outcome.
"Jibanyan... Would probably start making a mess... Ake... Like it would help their hunger issues... Heheheel..." Her mind raced through everypony she could remember and disregarded their presence as a bad idea.
"Dazzabel... Pandle... It's so hard!" Scootaloo sighed, then an idea raced into her mind "oh I know who can help me!" And began her Watch Summoning routine.
"Come on out my friend!" Scootaloo showed a medal that was red in colour and what looks like to be the symbol of a bull's curved horns. Flipping it in the air, the mosaic picture on the other side of the medal was the mosaic picture of a katana with arms and legs and a bent blade laying down in a very lazy pose.
"Calling Cutta-Nah!" Scootaloo caught the medal and inserted it into the watch, "Yo-Kai Medal, do your thing!!!"
"Summoning, Brave!!!" The voice from before announced, now assumed it was the watch making the sound. This time, the spinning clock hands and face emitted a Red Beam, where Cutta-Nah was doing some lazy but very sharp and forceful gestures to the beat of the music.
"Sumo Shave! Flavo Engrave! Flash team'a Brave!" A different chant came this time. It was loud, engaging and very tense.
"Cutta-Nah!" Cutta-Nah groaned his name as he finished his dance in his effortless and lacklustre pose.
"Do you really have to call me?" Cutta-Nah complained, "I was having such a good time slacking off, now you want me to do something?"
"Sorry about that Cutta-Nah, can you do something about these guys?" Scootaloo pointed to the hungry Yo-Kai.
"Hmm..." Cutta-Nah stared at the other Yo-Kai, "I think I can handle these dudes. Hey you!"
"Us?" The twins pointed,
"What's with you and eating? Can't you guys just take a break?" Cutta-Nah negotiated, his inspiriting aura affecting the group.
"Uhh..." The hungry Yo-Kai started to feel different, as they started to feel the energy of lethargy and began focusing entirely on something else.
"Eh... I suddenly don't feel so hungry all of a sudden..." Hungramps moaned, "in fact... I don't feel like doing anything..."
"Ugh..." Wantston and Grubsnitch moaned, "I don't feel so peckish anymore either..." And one by one, the students started to feel this uncomfortable heaviness inside their stomachs.
"Ugh..." Nate groaned, "I don't think I can eat anymore..."
"What was I thinking? Trying to eat more than what I should have..." Katie sighed as she heaved back to her own seat. One by one, everypony started to give up on eating and return to their seats with aching bellies. All that was left behind was a fully exhausted and frightened first.
"Is... Is it over?" First gasped,
"Sure, I'll tell you everything," Scootaloo replied as she took a lunch tray, "over lunchtime."
"Is that so..." First replied as he heard the entire story,
"You know," Whisper added, "it is as if you already know what these Yo-Kai do."
"Their names says it all" Scootaloo replied, "Hungramps make ponies hungry, Grubsnitch makes people peckish and Wantston makes people envious of other things. The three of them combined, a very big and gluttonous lunch rush. At least I won't always have to say 'who's that Yo-Kai?' or something similar to that all of the time. It can also reduce the amount of repetition when dealing with Yo-Kai to a very small extent."
"I'm dreadfully sorry about my behaviour youngsters," Hungramps bowed in apology, "I should have watched my mouth and just accept what was offered. Perhaps things could end better than this,"
"We're both sorry too," Wantston and Grubsnitch bowed in apology.
"No problem!" First forgave as he offered a bowl of soup, "you can have some if you want!"
"Thank you," the three Yo-Kai bowed as they started sipping the liquid with great delight.
"Wow, it really does taste good!" Hungramps exclaimed, the twins nodded in response.
"No problem! We've still got seconds, I think..." First looked in the pots.
"No thanks" Grubsnitch replied, "I think we've just learnt that we should be content with what was served."
"Here!" Wantston offered, "I don't have anything else to give you for the delicious meal, so I hope this is adequate reimbursement!"
"Have mine too!" Grubsnitch passed his medal to the siblings,
"I guess I don't have to repeat what you guys have said," Hungramps smiled as he gave his medal, "It's very thoughtful of you to see, talk and share food with an old codger like me. It's been a while since I've done that when I was still a living pony."
"This lunch is free for now, so we can all dig in!" Scootaloo encouraged,
"Uh... Scoots? First?" Nate overheard, "who are you talking to?"
"Uh!... It's nothing..." First nervously chuckled, "we're just hungry!"
"Come on guys! Let's eat!" Grubsnitch called out as the five of them started wolfing down on their lunch.
"Hey no fair!" Whisper gasped in horror "I want to eat too!"