All the racers we're in the conference/meeting room of the castle as they all talked over eachother. The only ones who weren't there was Kit and Fudge,
"Our daughter is missing Vanellope! What are you going to do about it!?" Taffyta said, as her mascara was running down her cheeks with her tears.
"I already told the police what we know and the kids are telling them their side of the story! They even got Kit and Fudge for some information for some reason!" Vanellope retorted,
"Who cares about Anna! We have a psychopath on the lose! And Airhead is sitting in the fungen! Let's just execute her!" Minty said.
"We can't execute her or lock her in her code box again! She hasn't committed any crimes!" Rancis said,
"Not yet! Remember her sister is out there! She could be waiting for the right moment to free Airhead and cause death and misery throughout Sugar Rush! We need to nip the problem in the butt!" Swizzle said.
"I say we interrogate Airhead!" Sticky said,
"The police already did! They even hooked her up to a lie detector! And all questions she was telling the truth! I say we let her go!" Creumbelina said.
Suddenly the door opened and all the racers went silent as they saw Fudge, and Kit walk into the room. Once the door shut Kit took a deep breathe,
"Well since Airhead is telling the truth, I think we should just keep her in the castle for safe measure. And I think we should send out search parties for Sweet Loccino and Annaween. Knowing Sweet Loccino's track record I wouldn't be surprised if she's the one who captured Anna." Kit said. And that's when the argument broke out again.
"We can't just be making bets like that! We need clues to know of it's her!" Rancis said, Fudge winced and whispered something in Kit's ear.
"My wonderful wife says that it may not be fair for Sweet Loccino but Anna's life could be in danger right now! We need to make bets in order to get anywhere!" Kit said for Fudge,
"Thank you! Somebody gets it!" Snowanna said. And that comment only seemed to make the argument worse.
*
Meanwhile the kids we're in Lucy's room with Snooper present as well. As her parents weren't comfortable leaving her alone at home. The kids we're arguing as well as Mocho was trying to curl into a ball to silence the fighting.
"I can't believe Sweet Loccino and Airhead are back!" Snooper said,
"Who cares about them! I want my best friend back! And I bet Sweet Loccino teamed up with that spector we told the police about!" Cinnamon said.
"You and Mocho both said Airhead was asking for your forgiveness! Maybe Sweet Loccino is just scared and ran off because she thought she was gonna get arrested!" Lucy said,
"Exactly!" Petermint said.
"You guys don't know Sweet Loccino! She killed people! She's a psychopath!" Snooper said,
"Yeah! Mocho and I can forgive Airhead to an extent! But Sweet Loccino? Ha! No way!" Cinnamon said. Mocho whimpered at the mention of Airhead, he then looked towards the door. The male hybrid then slunk his way across the room and out the door. Once Mocho was out he quietly shut the door and ran his way to the fungen. But when Mocho got there he was stopped by two guards.
"Halt! State your name, residence, and gender please." One of the guards said, Mocho immediately froze and lost color in his cheeks. The hybrid began to shake, the only thing Mocho could do was shake his head no while slowly backing away. Once Mocho was out of sight from the guards the hybrid was finally able to breathe again. Mocho snuck another look of the fungen entrance before he ran off again, tears in his eyes. The male hybrid ran to the castle dinning room and put on his beanie, and coat he then made a beeline for the castle entrance.
Making sure not to be seen by any guards or maids, when Mocho got to the entrance he opened it a crack and hopped to the outside world. Mocho shut the castle door and then hopped through the snow which came above his waist at this point. And as Mocho hopped he looked around at the word of Sugar Rush. The place had literally turned into a winter wonderland overnight. Every part of Sugar Rush was covered in snow and the race track and roads we're covered in ice so school (and racing) had been canceled.
All the candy cane tree's and branches had turned blue and white instead of it's normal red or pink. The laughy-taffy vines had since been hibernating and everything in Sugar Rush should have been in peace. That is…..if it weren't for the releasement of Airhead she Sweet Loccino. Mocho felt a stab of guilt and fear as he thought of Sweet Loccino and Airhead. But the hybrid held back his tears until he got into candy cane tree forest.
Mocho then collapsed in the snow and began to cry,
"Stupid! Stupid! This is all your fault!" Mocho said. But his crying and self-scolding was soon silenced when he heard the sound of very cheerful…..music? Mocho's ear twitched as he listened closely to the music. The male hybrid sniffed, the music kinda made him feel a bit less sad as he recognized that it sounded like someone was playing a guitar. But that was before Mocho heard a voice to accompany the music.
The sun is shining on this wonderful day!
Mocho's eye's widened as his ears twitched even more. It sounded like a makes voice, around his age at best. But instead of paralyzing fear, Mocho felt compelled to follow the voce and the music.
The bluejays are harmonizing their tweets bringing joy to a new day!
Mocho began to follow the music and the voice. As he felt a dormant sense of curiosity spring to life in him.
There's no reason to be frowning.
No reason to feel rotten.
No reason to feel like the world is ending.
Cause everything is okay!
Cheer up look at the beauty of today!
Mocho felt a smile form on his lips as he got closer to the music. His tears dried as he picked up speed now jogging. In a desperate attempt to find the source of the beautiful, mellifluous voice.
I understand that things may not be going your way!
But believe when I say that happiness is just around the bend!
And everything will be just where you want to be!
By then Mocho had traced the sound of the voice, he looked to see a figure was strumming a guitar in the candy cane tree that was surrounded by taffy lake. He leaned against a nearby tree as his ears swayed to the rhythm if the music. But suddenly the cheerful music turned to a more somber tone, much to Mocho's surprise. But the hybrid was curious to see what the boy was going to sing next.
Trust me.
I know that sometimes things go off the rails.
Mocho looked at the figure as he swore he heard a bit of sadness in his voice.
But you need to realize that your problems won't fix themselves.
Don't give up and moap.
Mocho felt his cheeks flare as that was exactly what he was doing before he heard the song.
Try to find a way to cope.
And I promise things will become right as rain!
Mocho smiled as again as the music turned back to it's cheerful tempo.
Everything is okay!
Come on smile at the terrific day!
Mocho began to tap one of his rabbit feet at the tempo of the music.
Everything is okay!
Look on the positive side.
Everything is okay!
Just listen to the bluejays!
Mocho felt a beaming smile take over his face as he resisted the urge to hum along with the music. It was then the music slowed down but it was still as cheerful as before.
Trust me.
Everything will be okay.
Mocho felt a warm feeling in his heart as the music ended in perfect timing with the voice. And before the hybrid knew what he was doing he started clapping. The figure jumped almost dropping his guitar as he looked to see who was there. Mocho, now realizing what he was doing, hid behind the candy cane tree he had been leaning against. But unfortunately for the hybrid, he wasn't quite fast enough.
"He-Hey! I saw you there! Come out!" The male voice said, Mocho whimpered and felt like running. But the hybrid ignored his instinct to run and slowly moved himself from his hiding spot. Mocho gulped and then walked a bit closer to the tree. And as he got closer he saw what the figure looked like. The figure had toasted marshmallow for skin as it's hair was made out of very large, curly, and pink, cotton candy.
The figure had large golden orbs staring down at Mocho. The figure wore a short sleeve pink shirt as he wore a blue guitar pick with a white lightning bolt design on it as a necklace. The boy had jeans on that hugged his legs as the boy wore pink boots on to match his hair and shirt. Finally the boy had a pink guitar in his hands as a brown strap was connected to the guitar. Mocho was taken aback, he'd never seen a boy wearing so much pink in public.
And Mocho was beginning to wonder if this boy was really a girl he didn't look like any boy he had seen. It was then the boy seemed to notice Mocho's bunny waistline.
"Hey wait! Your Mocho aren't ya? The boy with the bunny haunches!" The boy said, Mocho blushed and sheepishly nodded.
"Well run me over and call me dinner! Nice to meet ya! My name is Sweet-Tooth Stratocaster!" Sweet-Tooth said,
"H-Hi." Mocho meekly mumbled.
"So you really liked my music?" Sweet-Tooth asked, Mocho felt his cheeks blush redder as he felt his mouth go dry.
'That would be an understatement your music is astounding.' Mocho thought,
"Awww! Thank you!" Sweet-Tooth said.
"Huh?" Mocho said, having a look of bewilderment on his face. Sweet-Tooth blushed as he clasped his hands over his mouth,
"Oops! Sorry…..I can read memories and thoughts. And….sometimes I tend to accidentally snoop through people's minds." Sweet-Tooth said with a nervous grin. Mocho felt himself blush, as he realized Sweet-Tooth had heard what he had said.
'Oh programmers I better not think of anything too embarrassing when I'm around him. He seems nice if not a bit nosy.' Mocho thought,
"Sorry again, I'll try my best to stay out of your mind. But…..since you're here do you want to hear more of my music?" Sweet-Tooth asked. Mocho smiled and nodded,
"Well climb on up!" Sweet-Tooth said. Mocho frowned and looked down at the ground, Sweet-Tooth then put two-n'-two together. He then hopped down to the lowest branch near Mocho and helped the hybrid up on the branch.
"Scared of heights?" Sweet-Tooth asked, Mocho smiled bashfully and nodded. He then sat on a branch a comfortable distance away from Sweet-Tooth. The pink haired boy then began to sing as he played his guitar. And Mocho's ears swayed to the music.
*
Meanwhile Sweet Loccino had been watching the entire time, through a glass ball.