Ch.1
Once upon a time, there was an adorable young princess who goes by the name of Princess Vanellope. An evil game character casted a dark spell upon her fifteen years ago and kidnapped, leaving her to stay in the Castle of Darkness, awaiting for true love and true love's first kiss…
It was a beautiful day in the arcade, game characters roamed freely. Everyone was happy. All but one. Who is the unlucky champ, you ask? Why, it was none other than the one and only King Candy. Many years ago, his one and only child has been taken away from him. Since then, many suitors have offered to rescue her, but none have succeeded the task. The monarch had lost hope as time passed on, until it came to the point where he secluded himself from his own people. He never came out of the castle, and decided to shut down the track to prevent the other racers from racing. The loyal citizens have prayed for someone brave to save the young princess. But no one ever took up the offer.
Until now, at least.
Now you may be wondering how this story begins. Well fair readers, it all started with a mysterious man...
Rancis Fluggerbutter was at the Candy Cane Forest on a beautiful afternoon, sitting atop of a candy cane tree, staring at the sweet landscape. It was practically vacant; no other life forms were spotted. Many of its citizens were at home. It reminded Rancis of a desert.
A lonely desert at that, too.
Rancis sighed. He wished there was some way the game could be active once more. He wished he could race with the others. But unless he went on some "magical" quest, he was going to suck it up and live with it. He stood up and jumped down the tree, avoiding double striped branches on the way down, and stood firmly on the ground. He smiled and walked off, completely oblivious that a mysterious cloaked figure was watching him intently.
"He could be the one," it murmured in a raspy voice, hot on Rancis' tail.
It hovered over Rancis, gnarled fingers ready to grasp the boy's head, but disappeared when Rancis turned around. Rancis looked around, his eyes searching. 'He was certain he heard a voice not too long ago, but decided to ignore it. He turned around and hopped into his kart, then drove off. The mysterious person snarled under his breath, pulling the hood over his head even more and continued on the trail.
Rancis looked at his mirror through his visor and looked behind him, spotting the mysterious person following him. "What the?" he mumbled. He blinked a few times, but the strange person was gone. He turned his view back in front of him and continued his trip back home, a strange feeling overwhelming him. Yet he shook it off. Taking a deep breath, he continued his way home.
"I need a nap," he said, drivingtowards his home.
As he sped off into the horizon, that strange person, popped out from a lollipop bush and quietly cackled silently. "This could be easier than I thought," it said, stepping out into the clearing and continued down the path.
Evening came, and the moon and stars' light shone brightly through the cotton candy clouds. Rancis sat outside, staring at the beautiful midnight sky. He took a whiff of the scent of various treats and smiled. Even though he seemed happy, he just can't seem to shake off the feeling that someone, or something, was watching him. It made him feel uneasy and quite uncomfortable at the same time. He constantly squirmed when he felt a pair of eyes staring at him. Rancis got nervous when he heard the long howling of the devil dogs or if he mistook the branches of a candy cane tree for a creepy person. Rancis sighed, and got up from his spot, heading up to his door, when he heard that same raspy voice from earlier.
"Hey, kid. I need to talk to you."
He turned around quickly and saw the mysterious person in a black cloak. Rancis grew afraid, not knowing what to do. The mysterious person chuckled, scaring Rancis even more.
"No need to be afraid, child. For I can help you with your game issues." He said quickly. Rancis looked at him warily, intrigued by this. "I speak the truth, young one. I have an idea for you to race."
"I'm listening."
The mysterious person pulled out an envelope out of his long sleeves and handed it to Rancis. "In order for you to race, you must go on an intense journey to the game Night Wolf. There you must travel to the Castle of Darkness and go to the tallest tower. There, Princess Vanellope will be there, waiting for a suitor to rescue her." He explained.
"Wait, but I can't go," Rancis interrupted. "I'm not a suitor! I'm not a prince either! Look, I don't know who you are, but leave me alone!"
He turned around and opened the door, slamming it behind him. He threw the envelope into the trash and headed towards bed. Getting under the covers he laid his head down on his pillow, mumbling, "Suitor, pfft." Soon he was fast asleep.
The cloaked figure stayed in front of his house, chortling wickedly.
"Soon," he said menancingly, walking into the dark. "You will understand, my boy. You will understand."
And he disappeared into the darkness.