A/N: Hey guys. This is my first Vanilla Butter fanfic (and my first pairing fanfic that doesn't involve my OC). I've always wanted to do a propper Vanilla Butter story because of how much I love that pairing. They just look so adorable together. So I dedicate this Fanfic to sweetprincess900045 and hope you enjoy it if you are reading this.
Rancis Fluggerbutter raced his Kit Kart through Sugar Rush on his way to meet his friend Taffyta Muttonfudge. It was that time of the day again. The time when the arcade had just closed and the two of them, along with their friend Candlehead, would all hang out. Today, Taffyta had told him to meet the two girls in the Junk Yard. She said something about messing with the glitch. Something Rancis had never done before.
He had heard tales of the glitch from the game's ruler, King Candy. Stories about how if she were to race, it would bring Doomsday to their entire land. But Rancis had never gone out of his way to find something that sounded so destructive and dangerous. So this would be his first time seeing this glitch in person. "I guess she can't be that much trouble if Taffyta and Candles are willing to mess with it." Rancis thought to himself as he passed the Junk Yard sign.
The peanut butter racer parked his kart near the hill leading down to the main Junk Yard area. He got out and placed his helmet inside of his kart before walking toward the sound of his friends laughing. Rancis was kind of disappointed that they had gotten started without him, but happy to hear them having fun. However his happiness was short lived when he saw what the two girls were doing.
Down among the piles of scrap candy parts, Taffyta and Candlehead, along with a few of the other racers, were laughing at a little girl. Her black hair was held up in a ponytail and decorated with pieces of candy. She wore a teal hoodie and a peanut butter cup skirt with teal and white leggings. Rancis had never seen her in Sugar Rush before. No one had even mentioned her before. Could this be the glitch?
His fellow avatars were laughing at her because she had tripped into a glob of taffy and was trying desperately to get unstuck from the sticky substance. But every time she tried to stretch it to break it, it just yanked her back down to the ground, causing her to glitch up. Rancis couldn't understand how someone like her could bring about the unplugging of their game. She was so young, so innocent, so cute. He couldn't believe that he had used the word cute to describe the thing that everyone said was so destructive. But it was true, the girl seemed kind of cute.
"Awwww, you gonna cwy now gwitch." He heard Taffyta mock her as she started to get frustrated. "Well, see you on the track. Oh wait a minute, no we won't." The platinum blonde laughed as she and the other racers got into their karts and drove off. Rancis couldn't believe what had happened before him. Is this what his friends did in their spare time? Picking on this little girl? He slid down the hill towards where she was now sitting, crying because she couldn't get unstuck.
As the glitch sat down, half of her body still connected to the string of Taffy, she sniffled a few times as tears fell down her face. Suddenly, she felt the stretchy substance being pulled off of her. She turned to see a blonde boy wearing a peanut butter cup hat and a racing suit to match. He had pulled the taffy off of her, allowing her to stand up. The young girl thought he actually looked kind of cute, but then realized that he's probably one of Taffyta's friends.
"Are you okay?" Rancis asked her as he finished removing the remaining taffy that was stuck to his hands.
"What's it to you?" She quietly sniffed, wiping her nose with her hoodie sleeve as she got up and started to walk away.
"Jeez, you're welcome." Rancis thought silently to himself, but he didn't say that out loud. "I just wanted to make sure you were okay." The peanut butter racer showed his concern.
"Why? So you can get my spirits up just so you can knock them down. Just like everyone else?" The girl scoffed at Rancis as they began to climb out of the Junk Yard. In all fairness he couldn't blame her for being so cold towards him. From what Taffyta had told him, the racers would hurl all kinds of hurtful insults at this glitch whenever she was in their way. He needed to get on the same level as her if he wanted to get anywhere with cheering her up.
"Listen…" Rancis blanked. He didn't even know her name yet. Of all things, he didn't bother to see if she had a real name. All calling her a glitch would probably do is get him a slap across the face.
"It's Vanellope. But it's not like you'll remember it." She filled him in, picking up the fact that he didn't know her name. This was typical for most of the real racers.
"Thank you." Rancis nodded as they reached the top of the hill, exiting the Junk Yard. "Listen Vanellope, I know how you feel." He began to tell her.
"And here we go." Vanellope rolled her eyes. "You guys are all one in the same. Trying to tell me that being the biggest mistake this game has ever known isn't that bad. Mocking me because whenever I try to race, I get my homemade kart broken and I get treated like dirt." She angrily told Rancis, glaring daggers at him.
"I know what it's like to be bullied by Taffyta!" Rancis blurted out, trying to get through to her that he didn't mean any harm. Vanellope's face softened when she heard this.
"What do you mean? I thought you and Taffyta were close friends." She asked him. Now it was her turn to be concerned. She thought that every friend of Taffyta's wanted nothing more than to help her make Vanellope's life a misery.
Rancis sighed and put his hands in his pockets. "When I saw you getting laughed at by Taff, I felt sorry for you. It was the first time I'd ever seen you, and I wasn't expecting what King Candy had described as the one who could cause Doomsday to be a little girl. You just looked so helpless and unhappy." He confessed to Vanellope as she listened intently. "The truth is, even though I'm a real racer, I barely ever win. Seeing you get laughed at reminded me of when Taffyta laughed at me for not winning as many trophies as most of our friends. So I know how much it hurts to be laughed at."
Vanellope just stood in silence as she took this in. Maybe not everything bad happened to her after all. "Wow, and I thought Taffy directed her bullying at me alone." She pondered to herself. "Look, maybe I was a little harsh when you helped me. I'm sorry and thank you." She thanked him, glitching up a bit.
"It's okay. I understand your hostility toward me." Rancis nodded as they stopped to rest by the grape soda river. "Hey listen. How would you like it if I said I would be your friend? Just to make being a glitch a little more bearable." He asked her, hoping she'd be okay with that.
At that moment, Vanellope's face lit up like the fourth of July. "This is awesome! Yipee! I finally have a friend!" She jumped up and down excitedly, glitching with each jump. "You really mean it…? She stopped. Now it was her turn to not know his name.
"Rancis. Fluggerbutter." He filled her in on his name before he nodded his head, causing Vanellope to squeal with glee.
She hugged Rancis, causing a glitch to ripple through both of them. She realized what she was doing and released her hug. "Oh, sorry about that. I just got a little excited." She apologized to Rancis.
Then she started to walk away. But before she did, she turned to Rancis one last time. "I should probably get going. It was nice to meet you. When can I see you again?" Vanellope asked him, wanting to see her first friend soon.
Rancis thought about it for a moment. He guessed he could take a break from hanging out with Taffyta; especially after what he found out today. "How about tomorrow after the arcade closes?" he asked her.
Vanellope gave him a nod and skipped off, failing to notice Rancis' blush as she left. The peanut butter racer was still trying to take in what had happened over the past 10 minutes or so. The monster that all the avatars had been warned to watch out for over the years, turned out to be nothing but someone who just wanting a friend. Not only that, but she was actually really nice. This could change Sugar Rush completely. He had to find a way to break the good news to King Candy.
Little did he know, he wouldn't have to break the news to the king at all. This was because someone had been watching the two. A certain pink, lollipop sucking racer who thought she heard his voice. "So Butterhead is all friendly with the glitch? King Candy will be delighted to know this." She smirked to her before hopping into her Pink Lightning and driving off.
(At The Castle)
Taffyta approached the giant stain glass door and gave it a knock. After a few moments of waiting, Sour Bill pulled it open. "Yes?" He answered in his monotonous voice.
"I demand to see King Candy right away, it's urgent." Taffyta requested to the little sour ball. He closed the door and after a minute or two, he reopened it.
"Come right in." He instructed her, leading her toward his royal highness. Taffyta couldn't wait to tell him and ruin Rancis' life. After all, his reputation was low enough with his measly trophy collection.
The ruler of Sugar Rush perked up when he saw his favorite racer. "Ah, Taffyta Muttonfudge. Always a pleasure to see you. Now what seems to be the problem?" He asked her through his usual lisp.
Taffyta gave a bow before she started to spin her yarn. "Same to you sire. I wanted to inform you that one of your subjects, Rancis Fluggerbutter, has become friends with the glitch." The platinum blonde informed the king.
"What!? After all I warned everyone about Vanellope? Are you positive?" King Candy jumped up in shock. If what he heard was true, than it was a game wide emergency. Mainly due to the dark little secret he kept from everyone in the game.
Taffyta nodded her head. As much as she didn't want to say it was true, she needed to. "Unfortunately sir, he's never met her before. He said that he would be the glitch's friend. I think he's getting the idea to convince you and the others to give Vanellope a second chance. But I know better than to do that." She finished her report to him.
The king got off of his throne and shook his head. "No we certainly cannot have that happen. Thank you Miss Muttonfudge, you are dismissed. I'll ensure you get a few free coins for this little tidbit." He smiled at her.
Taffyta bowed one final time before turning and heading out the door. She silently cheered to herself about the small reward she would get. As she skipped out the door, King Candy grew a concerned look while he paced back and forth. "This is not good. Not good at all. I have to nip this thing in the bud before she ruins my game." He thought for a moment longer before he came to a stop in his pacing. Letting out a heavy sign, he turned to Sour Bill. "We may need to seek outside help for this problem. Sour Bill, you're with me." King Candy commanded his right hand sweet as he grabbed a black cloak and something else from the closet.
"Wynchel! Duncan! You're in charge of the castle while we're gone!" He called out as he and Bill Went out the front door and closed it behind them.
A/N: Well I hope you enjoyed this first chapter. It took a little bit for me to write how I wanted Vanellope and Rancis' first interaction to go. but I think I did a pretty good job.
Next Chapter: We find out where King Candy is off to.