A/N: 14 Reviews in just chapter one, not a bad start guys!

Anyway, I'm sorry for taking this long to update. It was supposed to be a lot sooner but... I'll be honest with you. I recently got 'Super Smash Bros Wii U' and me and my friends have spent the past couple days playing it. It's just so awesome and addicting. And whenever I sat down to finish the chapter, it was either super late or I had something else on my plate.

I hope you guys enjoy this chapter, and remember to read and review! Remember, I'm trying to reach 1000 so every one counts!


Jimmy laid on the ground struggling to get up. "He really is a tough nut to crack. Let me finish him off." The girl said making another bubble appear in her hand.

"No, he's necessary." The cloaked figure said bending down and putting his finger up to Jimmy's forehead. "He's going to be of great use to us later."

A spark shot from his fingers and stuck Jimmy in temple. "Him, useful? I find that hard to believe." Jimmy's slowly started to lose consciousness. "But if you say so."

"Now let's get moving. We'll have to make it to the other one by midnight."


"Hermano! Hermano!"

Jimmy's eyes shot open and he raised his fist ready to attack, but stopped when he saw it was only Larry. "Wha-?! What happened?! Where did they go?!" He shouted looking around.

Larry gave him a confused look. "What? What are you talking about?" Larry asked.

Jimmy quickly got up. "The ones who attacked me! The guy in the cloak and the little girl who looked like Garry! Where did they…" Jimmy looked around and his eyes widened. He'd just gotten up from his throne, the very throne that had been destroyed a minute ago. And the wall he smashed the figure through, they were all fixed. How?

"Amigo, I think you need to get to bed. You're clearly tired and not thinking clearly." Larry said putting a hand on his friend's shoulder. "You know we have to head over to meet with Vanellope tomorrow, why don't you get some rest."

Jimmy kept looking around the room. What in the world had just happened? One minute he was on the ground writhing in pain, and now… it was like nothing had happened. The sirens were no longer ringing, his injuries were gone, and all the damage had been undone. "I… there were people here Larry." He said seriously.

"Maybe you were dreaming?" Larry suggested. Jimmy frowned and quickly got up. He stomped on the first stair up his throne, and it began sliding to the left. "Que?"

Jimmy walked up to the door to the code room, which was closed just as he left it, and then entered the code. It opened and Jimmy jumped inside. He floated around the place checking to make sure everything was okay. Nothing seemed out of place. "They were here! I know it!"

Larry pulled him back with one of his whips, and then looked at him worriedly. "Jimmy, you've been overworking yourself lately. Between Trickery-Treat Island and the duties around here, you're probably just tired. Go to bed."

Jimmy frowned and then rubbed his head. No, that was no dream… or maybe it was. To be honestly his memory was a bit hazy right now. Like he had just woken up or something. Maybe it had something to do with the source code. But what was all that about?

The cloaked figure, the girl who looked like Garry. None of it made any sense. But the feeling in his gut was telling him something was up. "We're going to leave early tomorrow." Jimmy said walking off towards his room.

"What? Why?"

"Because I have a bad feeling." Jimmy said bluntly. "Tell Manny and Tea to get ready to leave in the morning. I want you to stay here and make sure everything stays in one piece."

Larry frowned. "But I was looking forward to going and seeing my beloved." He said sadly. "Jimmy, I know you have a sixth sense about things, and it admittedly turns out to be right most of the time. But don't you think you're being paranoid?"

Jimmy rubbed the back of his head. "Look, I just need to be sure about this, okay. It could be nothing, probably is nothing. I just need time to make sure it's nothing. And you're the only one I trust to run the place while I'm gone."

Larry sighed. He was pretty much the only option when it came to covering Jimmy. Tea was a kind and caring person, but she simply couldn't handle all the pressure. Fang always vanished at random times, so he wasn't exactly reliable. Manny was an ideal choice, but he was Jimmy's head guard. Whenever Jimmy went somewhere, he had to do.

The twins and Dough were… it didn't really need to be explained why they couldn't take over. The last time Dough was in a position of power he ate everything. "I suppose so." Larry admitted. "Do me a favor and tell her how much I miss her."

"Look, when this is over I'll give you the week off to spend with your girlfriend." Jimmy said heading out the door. It wasn't like he would need Larry's help. The peace treaty party was being thrown at the Candy Kingdom, so he didn't have anything to worry about.

Larry smiled. "Really? Gracias hermano!" He said thankfully.

"No problem." He said closing the doors behind him. He didn't care what Larry said, there was no way that was a dream. It felt too real… to scary. And the little Garry look-alike, that was definitely not just some random thing. There had to be something more to this, and he was going to get to the bottom of it.

As he made his way to his room, he heard footsteps coming towards him and then was tackled to the ground by none other than Walf. The dog began licking him all over and Jimmy struggled to push him off. "Okay, okay! Down boy! Just stop with the licking! Gah, it's in my mouth!" He said flailing. "Walf!" He called sharply.

The wolf stopped and stood straight up, ears pointed up into the air. Jimmy sighed and patted him. "I'm sorry boy. I'm happy to see you, I'm just no in the playing mood right now."

Walf whined sadly, but then his eyes widened. He sniffed at Jimmy for a few second, then ran back towards the throne room. Jimmy raised an eyebrow and then began following him. The beast made his way past Larry almost knocking him over. "Hey!"

Jimmy ran past him as well. "Something up!" Jimmy said as Walf burst into the throne room. He began sniffing around the room, and his eyes turned sharp. He looked around growling.

"What's his deal?" Larry asked annoyed.

Jimmy kept watching him for a few seconds, then grew wide eyed. "The scent…" Walf could pick up someone's scene even in the heaviest blizzards, and whenever he picked up a stranger's scent he was always cautious. He did the same thing the first time he picked up Vanellope's and the other scents too. If he was acting like this, it meant that someone really had been here.

"What?" Larry asked.

Jimmy said nothing. He kept thinking about the last couple of things he remembered. "We have to make it to the other one by midnight."

His eyes shot open in realization and he looked towards the code room. There was one in the Candy Kingdom too. Could that mean they were heading there next? "Larry, I'm leaving." He said jumping on Walf's back. "Tell Fang and Manny to meet me at the Candy kingdom as soon as possible."

"What? Why?"

Jimmy turned his hat backwards and grabbed onto Walf tightly. "To find out what's really going on. I really hope your right and I'm going crazy, otherwise…" Jimmy scowled and then patted Walf, who took off with blinding speed.

Larry looked after them confused. Jimmy really was serious about this wasn't he? Well, even if he didn't understand what was happening, he trusted him enough to take his word. If he felt this strongly about it, something must be going on. He walked off to go find Manny and Fang.


Vanellope, Swizzle, and Gloyd stood outside of Minty's house and waited impatiently. It had been half an hour since the girl had called them there, and so far as they'd done is stand around and listen to the various noises coming from inside. She was really thinking about postponing this until tomorrow. It was getting late and she wanted to go to bed.

"Man, this is taking forever." Swizzle complained. He was used to having to wait for Minty all the time, but it never stopped him from complaining about it.

"Whatever this is better be worth it." Vanellope said tapping her foot.

"I'm sure it'll be… interesting." Gloyd said unsure of himself. Minty made a lot of inventions, and while some of them turned out really awesome, others turned out… well, Sour Bill made it a personal goal to be as far away as possible when experiments were going on.

The door finally opened and Minty stepped out wearing a strange looking belt around her waist. "Sorry to keep you guys waiting. But I guarantee you're going to love this."

"What's with the belt?" Swizzle asked curiously.

"Getting to that." She said adjusting the belt. "Now, you guys know how long it takes for us to get to the Sweet Tooth kingdom. We have to prep out karts, bring extra items in case of wild animals, all that troublesome jazz. Well, what if we could eliminate all of that?"

Vanellope grew a smirk on her face. "I'm listening."

"Fang's character item, Satsu No Sugar Rush, is a massive power up that maxes out all his stats, and gives him an even more insane speed boost. Well, I've harnessed some of his aura into this belt here." She said tapping the small glass orb on the buckle of the belt.

Swizzle walked up to her and looked at it closely. There was a small red glow coming from inside the glass orb. "So… what is this?" Swizzle asked.

"This is some of his aura. When I hit the button here…" She pointed to the button on the side of the belt. "…it distributes the aura through the rest of the belt and to me. It gives you greater strength, durability, and stamina. More importantly it gives you a huge speed boost."

The other three children looked impressed. "Wow, that's awesome!" Gloyd said walking up towards her. "So you basically just mass produced Fang's character item?"

"Oh no, it's not nearly as powerful as his. But it's enough to turn the hours of travel between kingdoms into a few short minutes." She explained. "Want to try it?"

Gloyd and Swizzle both nodded, but Minty walked past them and offered it to Vanellope. "No thanks. I'm good. I don't know what mixing Fang's powers with my glitch could do. It might turn pretty messy, you know." She said. "Give it to pumpkin head."

"Yes!" Gloyd cheered pumping his fist.

"Aw man!" Swizzle said crossing his arms.

Gloyd put the belt on and then pressed the button the side. His eyes widened as his whole body suddenly felt tingly. "Whoa… this is weird." He said looking down at his hands. He felt… energized. Like he could run a marathon. But he wasn't hyper like when he had too much sugar. He was more focused. Like he was suddenly aware of every little detail around him.

Vanellope waved a hand in front of him. "You okay man?" She asked. He looked at her closely, taking in every feature on her face. Vanellope blushed slightly under his gaze. She looked down and brushed a strand of hair behind her ear. "Hey, quit the staring. You're creeping me out."

Gloyd stopped and scratched his chin. "Sorry."

Minty walked behind him and gave him a light shove. "Well, don't just stand there. Give it a test run. I want to know if there are any side effects." She said eagerly.

"Side effects…?" Vanellope asked worriedly.

Before they could say anything, Gloyd took off. All the others saw was an orange blur. Gloyd rushing through the town. He'd never felt so energized in his life. It was like going full speed in the Kernel, but on foot. "This is so awesome!"

He headed towards the castle and ran right towards the wall. He'd seen Sonic do this plenty of time, but he wanted to know if he could actually pull it off himself. He ran up the wall and then leapt off the top. He landed in the courtyard and pumped his fist. "It worked! It totally worked!"

This was the greatest! Outside of racing, he didn't think anything could match this feeling. He had to imagine what Vanellope felt like when she was glitching. He decided to get back to the others and sped back towards Minty's house.

When he got there the three were looking at him in shock. "Whoa, dude that was awesome." Swizzle said looking amazed. "Let me try it!"

Minty quickly snatched it away. "No way! I told you I only have a limited supply of this stuff, and no way am I going to let you two waste it all." She scolded. "Anyway, were there any side effects? Feel any soreness or tiredness?" She asked.

Gloyd shook his head. "No. Well, I guess I'm a little bit tired, but no more when my usual running." He said. "Seriously, can I have that thing? The pranks I can pull with it!"

Vanellope looked down at the belt impressed. "Man, that thing is pretty cool Mints. It gets the official presidential approval." She said giving her a thumbs up. "When do you think you can make some more of these bad boys?"

Minty rubbed her chin. "Well, I still want to run a few test to make sure this one works properly. Then I have to find a way to replicate Fang's aura, or find another suitable power source. I can't really give you a sure date."

"Well, take as much time as you need. Those things look like they'd be worth it." Vanellope said turning towards her kart. "Anyway, I'm heading back now. It's getting late, we need to get to bed and get ready for tomorrow."

"I'll go with you." Gloyd said heading towards his own kart.

Swizzle stretched his arms out as he walked towards his kart as well. "Yeah, I'm getting sleepy. I'll see you tomorrow babe." He said winking towards Minty who giggled.

The three headed off, Swizzle to his own home, and Gloyd and Vanellope to the castle. When they got back, Gloyd walked her up to the front door. "Well then princess, I guess this is where we part ways." He said taking off his hat and bowing in a showy fashion.

Vanellope laughed and waved him off. "You are such a dork. Just get out of here before Sour Bill comes and shoos you out again. You know he really doesn't seem to like you very much."

Gloyd chuckled. "Probably because I always pranked him, even during all those years Turbo was in charge. Now that we hang out all the time he's probably scared." Vanellope shook her head and opened the door. The hallways were… empty. That was strange.

Every time she came home there was someone waiting for her. In fact, they were usually waiting for her in the courtyard. Whether it was Sour Bill or one of the guards, they were never empty. "Weird." Gloyd said.

"I know right." She said. She began walking inside and Gloyd followed her. "Sour Bill?" She called nervously. "Wynchel… Duncan… anybody?" She asked.

Gloyd frowned. "This is just plain creepy." He stood a little closer to Vanellope, just in case.

The two made their way towards the throne room, and Vanellope gasped when she saw two of the Oreo guard unconscious on the floor. They quickly ran over to them and kneeled down to check on them. "Their okay. Just knocked out." Vanellope said.

"Someone is in here." Gloyd said picking up one of the spears the guard was carrying. "You go and get some of the others, I'll stay here and see what's going on."

Vanellope frowned. "No way am I leaving you here alone. You stay, I stay." She said simply.

Gloyd stared at her, and then sighed. He knew Vanellope was no damsel in distress, but he still felt the need to protect her. Not only as the princess, but as a friend. He could tell she wasn't about to go anywhere right now though. It just wasn't in her to leave her friends behind.

"Fine, we'll go together."

"Afraid not."

The two jumped when they heard a voice behind them. They turned and saw a cloaked figure standing over them. "W-what the…" Before Gloyd could finish, the figure reached down and touched his shoulder. A shock ran through his body, and Vanellope watched in horror as he fell to the ground unconscious.

"Gloyd!" She quickly knelt down beside him and placed her ear over his chest. He was definitely still alive, but she could tell that whatever this guy had just did to him effected his code.

"Princess, if you don't mind would you please follow me." The figure said.

Vanellope turned towards him with fury in her eyes. There were probably questions she should be asking right now. Who this person was, why he was here, what he just did to Gloyd. But right now the only thing she could think of, was how to bring this person down. She'd find out all those things later when she had him locked up in the fungeon!

She stood up and glitched towards him, attempting to tackle him to the ground. The figure however suddenly disappeared, leaving her face first on the ground. "Hmm, is that the best you can do?" He asked. "I expected more with all the time you've had."

Vanellope stood back up and rushed at him again, but he reached out and grabbed her hand. She tried to glitch away from him, but it didn't work. "L-let go of me!" She yelled.

"Over a year of using your powers, and this is the best you can come up with. So disappointing." He said as he turned and began pulling her towards the throne room. She struggled to break loose from his grip, but couldn't. "Oh well, I guess we'll have plenty of time to teach-"

"Let her go!" The figure turned his head and then gasped when he saw Gloyd jabbing a spear towards him. He vanished, dropping Vanellope in the process, just a half second away from being stabbed. He reappeared in the throne room.

"Between you and the jawbreaker brat, I must be losing my touch." He said holding his hand up. "My business isn't with you pumpkin head, leave and we won't-"

"When you bully my friends, you make it my business!" Gloyd got off. He was using the spear to keep on his feet. Although he was still awake, it was clear that was drained. That last stab was probably everything he had left in him. "Who are you?!"

A giggle could be heard and Vanellope and Gloyd looked towards the throne. It was moved aside and the door to the code room was opened. "No…" Vanellope said.

The girl from earlier floated out on a bubble. "Who are we? Isn't that the golden question." Both Gloyd and Vanellope backed up slightly when they saw her. "If you say I look like Garry I'm going to blow you both up on the spot."

"Gwen, mind you manners. That isn't the way to speak to fellow royalty." He said walking towards them. Vanellope looked back and forth between them and the code room. She had completely forgotten about finding out who these people were. She had to get in there and find out what they had done to the game.

"You didn't have a problem speaking to Jimmy that way." She said pouting. Vanellope began glitching forward, rushing right past the girl. She was about to get into the code room, but then suddenly felt a hand grab her wrist.

"He's not true royalty." The cloaked figure said lifting Vanellope up off her feet. She once again tried to glitch away, but it was pointless. Gloyd growled and rushed towards him, but the girl flicked a finger and the bubble towards him. It knocked him back a few feet and he slide against the ground with a groan. "Not like us."

Vanellope grew wide eyed. He said 'like us'. The girl looked like Garry, she could only assume it was his sister. Maybe she had been unlocked or something, it wasn't unheard off. But who was this guy? Maybe a royal from another kingdom?

The figure suddenly dropped her. "Your glitch won't work for a few minutes. Enough for me to explain what's going on. Though it'd be rather pointless since in a few minutes-"

A loud crash was heard and they turned to see Walf running towards them. "What's the mutt doing here?!" The girl asked frowning.

"Don't call my dog a mutt." The cloaked figure turned around just in time to see Jimmy throw a punch that landed right in his stomach. He was sent flying up towards the ceiling and crashed into it. "That's for shocking me you cavity!"

Vanellope looked both confused and relieved. "Jimmy?!"

"Did they get into the code room yet?" He asked. She nodded. "Fudge, I was too late."

"Who are these guys?" Vanellope asked.

"I don't remember!" He said bluntly. Vanellope glared towards him. If he didn't remember, than that mean he knew at some point and forgot? "But there's something funky up with the cloaked one." He said raising his fists.

The figure fell back down from the ceiling and landed on the floor with a thud. The girl pointed and laughed at him. "Ha! You got blindsided again!" She said rolling around on her bubble.

He got up and then dusted himself off. "My, you really are becoming a thorn in my side, you know that? I tried to keep you out of this since it doesn't concern you. This is between me and her. If you interfere any further I won't hold back anymore."

"Go Fudge yourself." Jimmy spat.

The figure looked irritated. "Oh let it go. We've already got what we wanted, there isn't any reason for us to stay here. It's not even like we need her for the plan." The girl, Gwen said looking bored.

"I'm not leaving without her." The figure said angrily.

Walf, who had been standing off to the side since Jimmy had gotten to the figure first, growled and leapt at him. He swung one of his glaws, but the figure ducked and then jumped back. Walf however had managed to rip the hood he was wearing.

When the figure landed the hood fell to the ground in shreds. "Tch, troublesome mutt." He said annoyed. Deciding it was pointless keep wearing it, he tore the rest of the hood of and turned towards them. "So much for keeping our identities secret."

Jimmy looked a little startled, but not entirely surprised. Vanellope on the other hand looked totally shocked. The boy looked like a young man. Not as young as them, but like a teenager. He had shaggy raven black hair, and hazel eyes. "Who… who are you?" She asked.

"Viscent Von schweetz ." He answered. Vanellope took a few steps back. Von Sweet? The boy lifted his hand and pointed towards her. "You're older brother, and rightful heir to the throne."


A/N: Another bombshell! I know the last one was a huge shocker revealing Garry's sister, but I wanted to keep Vanellope's brother hidden for a while longer. The teleporting thing was a bit of a hint, it's like his own 'glitch'.

So, what is their master plan? What have they done to the code room? Where are the rest of their allies? Find out, in the next episode, or Sugar Rush: Return of a King!