Previously on an adventure with Cherry and Atticus...
"That's weird... I have a message on my Sugar Rush Speedway app..." Cherry said as she held her phone and gathered with the others after they had found Nemo and brought him back home after a very long ocean adventure.
"What's it say?" Mo asked.
Cherry soon opened up the app and the loading screen then appeared. The logo came up and Vanellope appeared to be running on the screen and knocked on the screen.
"That's never happened before..." Cherry commented.
"Cherry! Atticus! I need you!" Vanellope piped up from within the app as she jumped up and down to get their attention.
"And I can already tell that's never happened before." Atticus said.
"Heeeelp!" Vanellope called out.
"Weird, it's like you guys know Vanellope or something." Mo replied.
"Um... Well..." Atticus and Cherry smiled bashfully about that.
"We kinda do." Atticus told her.
"What?" Mo asked in disbelief.
"Yeah, we went to a video game arcade once and had an adventure with her and Wreck-it-Ralph." Cherry replied.
Mo glanced to them. "You know, if I didn't know you guys for as long as I have, I'd think you were crazy..." she then said. "I can't believe it, but I feel like I don't have much of a choice."
"So, how do we help her?" Patch asked.
"Well, we don't know what she needs help with." Cherry replied.
"Can't you get in the game and see her like you did that one time?" Mo asked.
Cherry and Atticus looked to each other before shrugging. "We don't even know how that happened." they then explained at the same time.
"Maybe if we use magic this time." Patch said.
"I guess that could work..." Cherry shrugged. "This better be good though."
"I'm sure it is." Atticus said.
Atticus and Patch soon used combined magic and they were sent into the world of Cherry's phone.
"Hey, look, an Emoji adventure." Mo pointed out.
"NO!" Cherry cried out about doing that. "NO, GOD, PLEASE NO! NOOO!"
Luckily their magic blocked the emoji adventure world from the world they were actually sent in.
"Phew..." Cherry whispered. "I am never having an Emoji adventure."
"Yeah, that'd be pretty stupid." Patch replied.
"So then, where are we?" Mo asked before seeing their surroundings. "Wait, are we in what I think we're in?"
"I guess we're in the land of Sugar Rush now." Cherry said.
"Hey, it's about time you guys got here." Vanellope said with her hands in her pockets.
"What's the emergency, Vanny?" Cherry asked.
Vanellope mumbled out a response.
"Sorry, could you repeat that?" Atticus asked.
"Be my family." Vanellope said.
"What?" Cherry and Atticus asked.
"Ya guys are like family to me," Vanellope said. "'Specially with how you saved me from Turbo with Ralph back at the arcade. There's a birthday party goin' on, and I don't wanna be the only one there without a family."
"Wait, you guys have families in Sugar Rush?" Cherry asked.
"Yeah... 'Cept me..." Vanellope nodded.
"Okay then, where's the party?" Atticus asked.
"In Candy Land." Vanellope said.
"Candy Land?" Cherry replied. "But that's a board game, and you're a video game character."
"Hey, I can't help it if Rancis's grandfather thought of it." Vanellope shrugged.
"Rancis?" Cherry asked before smirking. "Oh, yeah, your boyfriend."
Vanellope blushed. "Is not."
"Is so." Cherry smirked.
"Hmph," Vanellope huffed before turning around to lead the way to the birthday party. "You're lucky you're my friend, Geeky McDorkus."
"Vanellope doesn't have a family?" Mo frowned as she knew how that felt. "That must be so sad, even if she's the princess of Sugar Rush."
"So what's the party for?" Patch asked Vanellope.
"It's Rancis's birthday," Vanellope said. "He insisted I be the guest of honor."
"Aww~" Cherry and Atticus smirked.
"Quit it!" Vanellope told them.
"Hey, you wanted a family, you're pretty much our little sister." Cherry replied.
"Cherry's right." Atticus smiled.
"Hmph..." Vanellope rolled her hazel eyes.
They soon walked around until they came to what looked like a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup house and found two men by the door, one was a young adult man and the other was an elderly man.
"Well, hello there!" The young adult man smiled. "So glad you could make it."
"This is Rancis's dad, Reese Jr, and his granddad, Grandpappy Reese." Vanellope introduced.
"It's nice to meet you both." Atticus said.
"Welcome to the party," Reese Jr smiled. "Ah, I just wish the missus could see this..." he then sighed as he thought about his wife who was Rancis's mother.
The others knew what that meant and were soon invited into the house, seeing the Sugar Rush Racers where they could see the parents which appeared to be Jubileena's mother: Cheri Momma, Candle Head's mother: Mama Flambe, Gloyd's parents: Lady Pumpkin and Lord Gourd, Taffyta's mother: Lady Berry, Minty's mother: Mentha, Adorabeezle's mother: Ms. Winterpop who seemed quiet and more to herself, Swizzle's parents: The Malarkeys who seemed like they came from the 1970's, a quiet man who was the father of Crumbelina: Mr. Di Caramello, and Snowanna's mother: J. Rainbeau who seemed to be dancing and having more fun than anyone else.
"Oh, Taffy Cakes, you got a smudge on your cheek." Lady Berry cooed to her daughter.
"Mother!" Taffyta cried out, embarrassed from the nickname.
'Typical response out of embarrassment.' Patch thought to himself.
"Hey, gang! I'm here!" Vanellope smiled.
The Sugar Rush racers soon came to see her.
"Oh, uh, h-hi, Vanellope," Rancis smiled bashfully. "K-K-Kind of crazy my birthday's before a big celebration from K-King Kandy, huh?"
"You said it." Vanellope smiled back.
"King Candy?!" Cherry and Atticus asked.
"Relax, ya guys, it's not like that last time," Vanellope told them. "King Kandy is the King of Candy Land, uh, doy!"
"Whew." Cherry and Atticus sighed.
"King Candy?" Mo asked about the evil one.
"Let's just say going Turbo is something young video game characters shouldn't do." Cherry replied.
"Yeah, it causes trouble for the game the character is in and the game it was once in." Atticus added.
"I see..." Mo replied.
Eventually, everyone sat down, and Rancis's father and grandfather sang Happy Birthday as they had a peanut butter cup cake for Rancis as he sat in the center of the table and he smiled, and all of the Sugar Rush Racers joined in as the cake was set down, and he then blew out the candles. Vanellope smiled to the racers who had their family members, but pouted as she seemed to be an orphan. Atticus, Cherry, and Mo frowned as they could understand when they were orphans before Atticus and Cherry reunited with their families and Mo was adopted and was reunited with her own brother and sister. Everyone else had fun.
"So, what's this about a celebration with King Kandy?" Atticus asked.
"There is an annual Sweet Celebration hosted by him with his daughters, Princesses Lolly and Frostine!" Candle Head piped up.
"It must be important." Patch said.
"Oh, of course it is if it's hosted by King Kandy." Taffyta smiled sweetly.
"How would you describe this King Kandy?" Cherry asked.
"Much better than the one who tried to take over Sugar Rush when he wiped our memories of Vanellope being our princess." Swizzle replied.
"He's very sweet, and nice, and a great king," Minty added. "Oh, you guys will just love him. I'd give anything to live in his Candy Castle."
"Well, I guess I can kinda know him since I'm the princess back home... Even though I don't know anything about my own family, unlike these guys here..." Vanellope shrugged. "Ralph's like family to me though."
"That's true." Atticus said.
"You think maybe, just maybe, you could be related to King Kandy of Candy Land?" Cherry suggested.
"Ah, thanks, Geeky, but I doubt it." Vanellope shrugged.
"You never know." Mo said.
Vanellope just shrugged and Rancis gave a small frown as he really wanted to help out the black-haired girl. Not just because she was the princess of where he and the others came from, but because he liked her. Like, really, really liked her.
"I wonder what flavors we'll taste?" Patch smiled.
"Oh, just about everything is edible in Candy Land." Candle Head giggled as she drank a little too much root beer.
"Uh, is she okay?" Mo asked.
"Candle Head?~..." A maternal voice rang.
"Yes, Mama?" Candle Head blushed.
"How much root beer did you drink?" Mama Flambe asked.
"Erm... Not a lot?" Candle Head smiled nervously to her mother.
"Test her breath." Cherry told Mama Flambe.
"Hmm..." Mama Flambe hummed before taking out a breathalyzer.
"Is... Is that a breathalyzer?" Mo asked, a bit uneasily.
"Root beer can be dangerous to young ones if they drink too much." Mama Flambe advised as root beer was almost like actual beer in both Sugar Rush and Candy Land which made sense in a way.
"Ohh." Mo said.
"Hmm... Just as I suspected..." Mama Flambe said to her daughter. "Maybe you should go to bed early tonight, Candle Head~"
"But Mom~..." Candle Head complained.
"I'm sorry, Candle Head, but I think it might be best," Mama Flambe replied. "We don't want you sick in time for the Sweet Celebration tomorrow, do we?"
"Aw, Mom!" Candle Head pouted.
"Now come on, you know I'm doing this for your own good." Mama Flambe said.
Candle Head pouted, but then nodded to her mother as she knew best. Mama Flambe cooed and hugged Candle Head, kissing her forehead. Vanellope frowned as she would never know a mother's love either.
Eventually, the kids were in the backyard, playing together as Rancis's father and grandfather were cleaning up a bit.
"So, uh, Grandpappy, you've lived in Sugar Rush for a while," Ranics said to his grandfather. "Do you know anything about Vanellope's family?"
"I'm sorry, sonny, but I don't really recall much of anything about the von Schweetz family except that the King and Queen were the rulers of the land before they mysteriously disappeared after Vanellope was born." Grandpappy Reese said to his grandson.
"What do you mean they mysteriously disappeared?" Mo asked.
"From what I remember, they were called out of town for royal business shortly after Vanellope was born... I don't believe they've been seen since..." Grandpappy Reese replied.
"Do you mean they could've been... They could've... D... D... Died...?" Mo asked, fearing the worst for Vanellope.
"I'd hate to think so, but that might be the case." Grandpappy Reese replied in regretful sorrow.
"I hope not." Mo said.
"I was hoping you could help me find out." Rancis said to his grandfather.
"I'm sorry, sonny," Grandpappy Reese replied. "I'm afraid I don't really know where King and Queen von Schweetz might be. There's still hope, but... I kind of gave up on that a long time ago."
"Thank you though." Rancis sighed softly as he really wanted to help Vanellope.
"But there must be someway to find out what happened to them and where they are." Patch said.
"I was hoping there was," Rancis frowned. "Vanellope's been so unhappy lately."
"Maybe we'll find out if they're alive or not after the celebration." Mo said.
"Maybe..." Rancis replied. "I just want Vanellope to be happy."
"You're a good friend, Rancis." Atticus smiled.
"Um, th-thank you." Rancis smiled back, though blushing as he thought about Vanellope.
"And we can tell you want to be more than just friends with her." Cherry smirked.
"W-What?" Rancis's eyes widened. "N-N-No, Vanellope and me are just friends. Like Swizzle and Minty."
"Aren't those two dating?" Cherry smirked.
Rancis blushed even more as that question made him look bashful.
"That blush tells us that you do want to date Vanellope." Patch smirked.
Rancis turned away bashfully.
"Aw, don't worry about it, son," Reese Jr smiled to his son. "I felt the same way when I met your mother for the first time."
"Y-You did?" Rancis smiled.
"It's perfectly natural," Reese Jr smiled back. "I'm sure it seems scary, but once you let your feelings out, you feel much better."
"He's right." Atticus added.
"You all make it sound so easy." Rancis sighed to himself.
"It can feel like it's a challenge." Mo said.
"Yeah... It does..." Rancis replied.
"I was nervous the first time I met Mo." Atticus confessed.
"Oh, this should be good." Cherry smirked.
Atticus soon noticed the rest of the racers, looking interested to hear this too.
"Is there a place we can sit and talk?" Atticus asked.
"Of course," Grandpappy Reese replied as he led the way to the sitting room. "I tell little Rancis stories over here all the time, especially from the olden days before we all lived in the Sugar Rush Kingdom."
Everyone was soon in the sitting room.
"Well... You guys, there was a time before I knew about Mo..." Atticus said. "I remember that Cherry asked me to come spend the Fourth of July with her and some of her family from out of the country."
"Did you and Cherry ever date?" Gloyd asked.
"No, no, we never saw each other like that," Atticus replied. "Cherry was always like a sister to me."
"It's true, and Atticus was always like a brother to me." Cherry said.
The others nodded as that made sense of why Cherry and Atticus never dated.
"I have wanted a girlfriend for a while, but I tried to keep it a secret from Cherry," Atticus continued. "I was always a gentleman. Opening doors for a lady, dancing with her properly... I never really knew what true love was like for the longest time, but I remember that Cherry's parents advised to me that I would know it once it would hit me, like lightning."
"Aw!" The girl racers smiled.
Some of the boys looked unsure, mostly Gloyd like he was going to be sick.
"And then, I met Mo..." Atticus continued. "From first sight, I thought she was the prettiest girl I had ever seen, even if she was a bit scruffy and filthy."
"Well, sorry if my last bath at that time was six months ago." Mo smirked playfully.
"Ew!" The others cringed.
"Well, I used to live on the streets with a bunch of dogs!" Mo defended.
"Anyway, I felt so different when I first saw Mo," Atticus said. "Something hit me, like I was shot with a love arrow from Cupid. I had to impress her somehow... Something in my head just clicked and told me to go with her."
"Aw!" The female racers smiled.
"I did my best... And I guess it worked." Atticus smiled back.
"It did." Mo smiled as she kissed his cheek and hugged his shoulders.
"Get a room." Cherry smirked.
Atticus and Mo stuck their tongues out at her and all of the racers laughed to that as it was kind of funny.
"That's always funny." Patch smiled.
Rancis smiled as he felt motivated now about telling Vanellope how he felt about her.
Later on, there was a special dinner, and then, it was time for a sleepover, because tomorrow in Candy Land was a special day, for all of the people in Candy Land, but also the Sugar Rush Racers.
"This is going to be a great night." Mo said.
Atticus and Patch looked over the Sugar Rush boys while Cherry and Mo took care of the Sugar Rush girls, which there were many more of.
"Man, I wish we could have an update in our game with more boys." Gloyd crossed his arms as he stood with Swizzle and Rancis.
"It is kind of and don't take any offense from this, but boring." Mo said.
"Tell me about it," Gloyd replied before smirking. "Oh, well, at least there's more girls screaming whenever I throw pranks on the others."
"And then you get slapped." Swizzle smirked.
"Yeah... Thanks for the reminder." Gloyd groaned.
Swizzle chuckled innocently.
"All right, let's get you guys to bed," Patch said. "We have a big day tomorrow."
"Aww!" The racers pouted.
"Well, I'm sorry, but I don't want you guys too sleepy for the big Sweet Celebration you keep talking about," Patch replied before drooling. "It sounds absolutely amazing..."
"Alright." The racers sighed.
The racers soon got their pajamas on and brushed their teeth as they went to get ready for bed.
"Everyone ready?" Mo asked.
"All right." The young racers replied.
"All right, time for bed." Cherry told them.
The boys and girls then split up to do the sleeping part of the sleepover since it was Rancis's birthday, and tomorrow was Candy Land's annual Sweet Celebration.
"Tomorrow's going to be so sweet." Mo smiled.
"No pun intended?" Atticus chuckled.
Mo giggled to him while Cherry slightly rolled her eyes.
"Oh, brother." The perky goth groaned.
Eventually, everyone was in bed as it was night time in Candy Land and tomorrow was a big day for everyone. Vanellope sighed as she looked to her friends since they each had family members while she was an orphan, even though she was their princess/president.