Hey, the sequel to Oreanna Sprinkletop is finally up. I'm still considering changing the title. Read and review.
Trapped Again
Vanellope raced down the track. She had just made it to Cake Mountain and was doing her best to stay ahead. She had just reached a row of power up boxes and grabbed one quickly. Before passing them completely, she moved to the right to break another one to keep anyone else from getting it. She looked at her power up icon and found that she had a cherry bomb. Glancing to her left, she saw Oreanna who also got a cherry bomb. The two lined up their karts and placed the bombs side by side. Taffyta, Rancis, and Candlehead came by and Taffyta and Rancis ran into the bombs while Candlehead sped by with her sweet seeker gun, which she had been saving for a while, and aimed it at the pair in front. She shot two sweet seekers from the gun. One hit Oreanna but the other hit the wall of Cake Mountain. Deciding to save the last shot for a better angle, Candlehead followed Vanellope.
Oreanna, almost knocked off course, tried to regain her speed. She caught up as much as she could to Candlehead who was just getting to the rainbow road. She still couldn't get a clear shot because Vanellope was too far.
Oreanna steadily caught up to Candlehead, who had a shot on Vanellope during the final stretch of road. Before Candlehead could shoot, Oreanna had caught up and pushed Candlehead's kart a bit. Candlehead couldn't get her shot with Oreanna pushing her, and Vanellope was just a mile from the finish line. Suddenly, a scoop of ice cream hit Oreanna, keeping her from blocking Candlehead's shot. Candlehead looked back and saw Gloyd. Candlehead took her shot just before Vanellope could reach the finish line. Candlehead passed by her and won the race in first, followed by Gloyd, then Vanellope, then Oreanna. Candlehead cheered to celebrate her winning. Gloyd pulled up next to her.
"Good job, Candlehead." he said.
"Thanks, Gloyd. I couldn't have won without you." Candlehead admitted. Gloyd smiled. He reached out his hand in a high five and Candlehead returned it. Vanellope, even in third place, smiled and cheered for her friends.
"You are always so happy after a race." Oreanna commented, also smiling.
"We're still on the roster." Vanellope said. "I'm good with that."
"We can never get you two off the roster." Taffyta said, pulling up in her kart. "You two always team up against the rest of us." Jubileena pulled up next, followed by Rancis.
"There's no rule against teaming up with fellow racers." Vanellope pointed out. By this time, the rest of the racers pulled up. "Taffyta, Rancis, and Candlehead do it all the time."
"Hey we're not saying it's against the rules." Crumbelina said. "It's just that when you group up into teams, it makes it hard for the rest of us to get into the roster." The other racers nodded in agreement.
"Not our fault." Oreanna said. She looked at Vanellope. "But I guess we do team up a lot. Not bad to stay on the roster but how are we supposed to know when I'm better than you?"
"Easy. Never." Vanellope said and smirked. "I'm always the best."
"No, I'm the best." Taffyta interjected. Vanellope and Oreanna looked at her, then at each other, and laughed. Some of the other racers did too but a glare from Taffyta and they were silenced.
"Fine. Tomorrow, I propose no teaming up with other racers." Vanellope said. "That way we can measure which of us are the best."
"I can do that. And I'll win." Oreanna said.
"No." Taffyta said, grinning. "I'll win."
"Okay, you two can keep dreaming." Vanellope said. "Here are the rules. No teaming up or treating anyone special. To you, every car is driven by the same person. Other than that, standard rules." The other racers nodded in agreement.
"So that settles it." Taffyta said.
"Tomorrow we decide who's the best." Oreanna said. "For now, who's up for root beer at Tapper's?" Immediately, every hand went up with the exception of Gloyd's. "Orangeboar, you coming?"
"Nah, my kart took some damage during the race." Gloyd said. "I'm gonna go fix it first. If there's still time before opening, then I'll meet up with you guys." With that, he put his kart in drive and drove slowly into town.
The rest of the racers drove as fast as they could to the exit of the game. Taffyta was ahead of the crowd with Oreanna following her. Then there was Adorabeezle and Rancis following and Vanellope after them. They reached the rainbow bridge and the racers went through one by one. Vanellope was next but as she was about to drive through she saw a familiar blue force field.
Without wasting a second, Vanellope hit the brakes as hard as she could, but it was too late. Although her kart could go through, she couldn't. When her kart went through the force field, she was squished back between the seat and the blue force field, only surviving since she was part of the game. She screamed in agony as her body was compressed between the speed and weight of her kart and the unbreakable blue wall. The drivers behind her either drove around her or stopped.
"Vanellope, are you okay?" a very concerned Jubileena asked. Vanellope glitched out of her kart and almost collapsed in pain but after a second, it didn't hurt as much and she could easily stand up. She was about to answer but her kart started rolling backwards past all the other karts and off the side of the bridge. It fell several meters and when it hit the ground it was totaled. The whole exterior was split open down the middle, showing off the thankfully intact engine and other important parts. One of the back wheels were broken off and was rolling away. The pedals were all broken off and the shift was bent over.
"I was until that happened." Vanellope said. "That's gonna take forever to fix." Her attention shifted back over to the exit. Limping over, she touched the blue force field holding her back. "There goes Tapper's. I'm trapped in the game again."
"Don't worry." Candlehead said. "Oreanna'll just turn it off again like last time." Last month, Oreanna had come back to life and gained powers of a ghost. She could pass through solid objects, possess other people, even fly. She had possessed the Surge Protector to turn off the glitch shield so that Vanellope could go to Felix and Calhoun's wedding.
"No, I don't wanna risk her getting into trouble." Vanellope said. "If she tries to do it, tell her not to."
"You know we can't stop her." Minty said.
"But I hope she'll just listen to my request." Vanellope said. Then she added with a little hesitation. "Besides, what am I missing? I got a root beer pool in my castle."
"Okay, see ya later." Swizzle said. The racers still there jumped in their karts and said good bye to Vanellope as they left. After they were all gone, Vanellope's happy expression had dropped. She was indefinitely sad at not being allowed to leave anymore.
Trying to get over it, she decided to fix up her kart before opening. Glitching down to where her kart is, she grabbed all of the important parts that fell off the kart and put it in the driver's seat. She started pushing it back into town, the missing wheel not making it any easier.
After a few minutes of pushing, Gloyd passed by. "Woo-hoo!" he shouted. He had more time than he expected to after fixing up his kart so he took it for a joyride. When he passed Vanellope, he stopped. "What happened to your kart?"
"Glitch shield is back up." Vanellope said. She then described in detail what happened while still pushing the kart. "So I'm stuck in Sugar Rush all over again." She stopped pushing and turned to Gloyd. "Hey, I'm on the roster today as you know. Could you go get Ralph and Felix? I don't think I could fix this without them in time for opening."
"Sure thing. Stay right here and I'll be right back." Gloyd drove off to the exit to find Ralph and Felix. Vanellope sighed and opened up the engine compartment to check for all the damage. The damage wasn't as bad as it looked from the outside. It was still drivable but Vanellope didn't want to risk it. Instead she left the hood open and waited for Gloyd to get back with Ralph and Felix.
After about ten minutes, the three finally pulled up next to the broken Candy Kart. Gloyd left quickly and went to join the others at Tapper's.
"What happened here?" Ralph asked as Felix immediately got to work on the kart.
"The glitch shield is back up." Vanellope answered. "My kart passed through but I smashed right into it. Then I got out of the kart but forgot to put on the parking brake. It rolled off the side of the rainbow bridge." Felix finished fixing the Candy Kart.
"All done." Felix said. "Why don't you take it for a spin?" Vanellope jumped into her kart and started the engine. She pushed the accelerator gently and drove a few laps around a group of candy cane trees. She pushed the accelerator harder and drove faster. She continued this until she hit full speed.
"Alright!" Vanellope yelled. "The Candy Kart's revived. Taffyta and Oreanna are going down tomorrow." She pulled up next to Ralph and Felix. "I'll see you guys some other time. Now that I'm trapped in the game again, I might as well do some practice laps around Sugar Rush."
"Are you sure you don't want some company?" Ralph asked.
"Right now, I'm just going to try and beat my best time." Vanellope said. "I'm not going to stop at all. Not to talk, not to rest, I'm just going to beat my best time and that's it.
Ralph and Felix nodded and left. They had been hesitant to leave when Vanellope had gone through such a disaster but they could tell that Vanellope wanted to be by herself. Vanellope revved up her engine, feeling saddened again. She hit the accelerator as fast as she could toward Cakeway and raced laps around it, keeping track of her time, until the arcade opened.
