Rancis was laying inside the infirmary of the Candy Castle, getting his injuries treated. He was wondering if it would've been better if he were killed; at least he would've regenerated. He was just in pain right now, physically and emotionally. Everything happened so fast, and now Vanellope was gone, kidnapped by a mysterious caped racer, with a sword. He couldn't help but keeping replaying the events in his head…
It was a couple of hours ago. It was the end of the day's races, and the Random Roster Race had just finished. It was the week Mr. Litwak goes on vacation, so the racers had an entire week to relax. Vanellope, Rancis Taffyta and Candlehead had decided to go to the Candy Castle to hang out for the next few hours. They had driven up to the castle but something was terribly wrong. The entrance to the castle was broken in, and there were tire marks all over the floor of the main hall.
"What the heck is going on here!?" Vanellope asked in a loud voice.
"Somebody completely trashed the place!" Taffyta said. "You weren't planning on throwing a party were you?"
"I was considering it…" said Vanellope "But I wouldn't have driven my cart all over the place!"
"It looks like the tracks lead to somewhere in the castle." Rancis pointed out. "Let's follow them and perhaps we'll find our culprit."
The rest of thr group nodded and started following the tire tracks.
"I bet it was Gloyd pulling another one of his lame pranks again..." Taffyta said flatly.
"I don't think Gloyd is even capable of this!" Rancis said.
"Well…" Vanellope started. "Whoever did it they're going to-"
"AAHHH!" Candlehead screamed suddenly. "G-Guys? Look over there..." She had pointed over to the door leading to the Throne Room and what was in front of it. The others looked over in shock and terror. A squad of Oreo Guards, completely massacred, sliced from how it looked.
"Who would do something like this?" Taffyta asked.
"They have to be in the throne room." Said Vanellope. "Whoever it is, they can't take on all four of us"
"You sure, Vanellope?" Rancis asked. "They took out the Oreo Guards. Sure they'll regenerate soon, but whoever managed to actually do that has to be dangerous."
They peered inside the open throne room. There was a boy in there, his back facing the door. There was a cart there also that seemed to be made of French desserts, proving he was a racer. He had what looked to be a sword made of candy in his hand and was surrounded by the bodies of numerous Oreo guards. Vanellope, Taffyta and Rancis couldn't believe what they were seeing and Candlehead felt like she was going to be sick. She heaved loudly.
The boy turned around, hearing Candlehead. He was very odd looking. He had on a cream colored medieval tunic with a brown trim instead of a racing jacket and a candy wrapper cape which looked to be fastened by a creampuff. He had dark brown hair and his eyes were light brown, though they seemed to occasionally glow red. He smiled at the four near the door. It was eerily pleasant.
"Greetings, Princess Vanellope…" he said, bowing toward her.
The four were very put off by the words that came from his mouth. Not because he called Vanellope "Princess" as opposed to her preferred title of "President", but because of how kind the words were. The air he was exhibiting couldn't betray the fact that he obviously slaughtered the Oreo Guards. Yet there was no hostility in his voice. In fact he seemed calm for someone who was just caught at a murder scene.
"WH-who are you?" Vanellope asked.
"Why, I'm just a humble knight, Princess…" He said; his voice remaining eerily calm. "I've come to take you from here…"
Rancis fumed. "You're not taking Vanellope anywhere!" he charged at the boy.
"Rancis, no!" Vanellope yelled out.
Rancis couldn't hear. He was too blinded by anger. He kept charging at the boy. The boy simply sighed and sheathed his sword and punched Rancis in the stomach. Rancis fell over in pain.
"Rancis!" The three girls yelled simultaneously.
The boy turned his attention back to Vanellope.
"Like I said, Princess, you're coming with me." He looked down at Rancis. "I'd prefer if you came willingly. I wouldn't want to hurt you like I did your friend."
Vanellope eyed the boy angrily.
"Listen you creampuff," she yelled. "You're not going to get away with hurting my friend and these guards! You're going to spend so much time in the fungeon…!"
The boy just shook his head in disappointment. "I really didn't want to take force, Princess." He said. "But you've given me no choice. I don't want to keep Milady waiting." He started walking towards Vanellope, and her friends. As he walked, he shifted in various red tints. The three girls knew what this meant all too well.
"Y-You're a glitch!" Taffyta yelled, staying behind Vanellope, with Candlehead next to her.
The boy smiled and glitched himself behind Vanellope to Taffyta's position and pushed her, sending her flying to the castle wall, and knocking her out.
"Taffyta!" Candlehead rushed over to Taffyta's aid.
Vanellope turned and glitched in front of the boy, standing between him, and what he'd done.
"How could you do something like that!?"
"It's like I said Princess, I didn't want to take force, but you've given me no choice…" The boy tried to grab Vanellope but she glitched herself away to Rancis' position.
Rancis was just barely on his feet, nearly recovered from the punch to his gut.
"You gotta get out of here, Vanellope." He said, straining.
"I don't think so..." said the boy.
He glitched himself behind Rancis and Vanellope, and hit Vanellope in the back of her neck, knocking her out. Rancis was horrified. Rage burned deep within his code
"You're gonna pay!" Rancis yelled, as he threw a punch at the boy. The boy blocked the punch and grabbed Rancis' arm.
"You're still too weak…" he said, twisting Rancis' arm and kicking him down.
He lifted Vanellope in his arms and glitched into his cart.
"I apologize for having to hurt you, but I had to. Milady needs me to bring her the Princess…" He started his cart. "In seven days, Sugar Rush will be hers." He smiled a bit, looking down at Rancis. "I have a feeling I'll meet you again. In the world beyond the looking glass. Till then, adieu." He sped out of the castle, with Vanellope in tow.
"D-darn you…" Rancis could only say before passing out.
"Vanellope!" Rancis yelled as he woke up in the castle infirmary.
"Calm down, man!" A familiar voiced yelled. Rancis turned his head and saw that it was Gloyd.
"Gloyd? What…?"
"Relax man..." Gloyd said. "Candlehead was the one who called for help."
"Taffyta?" Rancis asked weakly
"She hasn't woken up yet…" Gloyd remarked sadly.
Rancis looked up to the ceiling in thought.
"I apologize for having to hurt you, but I had to. Milady needs me to bring her the Princess…"
"That guy…"
"In seven days, Sugar Rush will be hers."
"I'll find him and whoever "Milady" is…."
"I have a feeling I'll meet you again. In the world beyond the looking glass."
"And I'll save Vanellope…"