Chapter 2: the meeting

Vanellope's POV

They came two hours later, just as I told them to. They seemed as eager to leave as I was. "Hey guys," I said in a happy tone.

"Why are you acting all happy?" Gloyd asked quietly without hesitation.

"Yeah, this is serious business," Rancis whispered.

"You think I don't know that? This place is crawling with people. They think this is just a play date," I explained to them, trying to make them understand, which they did. "We should call this meeting to order, but not here," I whispered to them and gestured them to follow me. We walked through the castle until we stopped at a hidden door. "Do you two promise to never speak of this place?" I asked them seriously. They both nodded. I smiled and turned to the door to put in the combination. The door opened and we walked in. The room was dark. The only light was from a candle. There were many papers scattered all over the place. "Welcome to my hideout. I've been studying the outside world in here for some time now. I know what to bring, what to say, what not to say, what people out there like, and what they don't like," I explained to them.

"Great to know. So what should we pack?" Gloyd asked.

"Just pack the essentials, money in case we need to buy something, food in case we get hungry, water in case we get thirsty, transportation so we don't have to walk everywhere we go, and a tent so we have some shelter," I explain.

"How are we going to get passed everybody?" Rancis asked.

"First, if anyone asks, we're going on a giant game jumping adventure. We meet behind the lonely bench in Game Central Station. I'll give you the rest of the instructions when we get there," I explained to them both.

"When are we doing this?" they both asked at the same time.

"It will take at least three months to prepare everything we need. We will leave then," I explained to them.

"You thought of everything, didn't you?" Gloyd asked in his usual cool demeanor.

"Yes, yes I did," I said very cheekily, "Now, does everybody know the plan?" They both nodded. "Good, tomorrow we start preparing!" I exclaimed quietly. We all left the room and went our separate ways once again.