Chapter 2: The Prophecy
"Location: Richmond, Virginia, November 1st 2109"
Meanwhile, in the present day Richmond, Jubileena, Minty, and Candace were walking up a sidewalk. They were going to a store to get a dress for Candi.
Sugar Rush hadn't changed a bit since the Nightmare King had been vanquished. Vanellope continued to rule Sugar Rush (the game) as president, and she also continued to lead Sugar Rush (the team). Swizzle continued on with his life as if nothing changed, and he continued to be a racer. However, the team's enemies had changed. It seemed that the Syndicate was less and less of a threat lately, and they found themselves dealing more and more with smaller criminals, the likes of Technus and Dr. Moist, to name a few. Even the Nightmare King's last follower, Napoleon, had been quiet lately. The group stayed on guard, of course, but they had to admit, the respite was welcoming.
As for everyone else, the damage on Earth and in Amity Park and the Dream World had been repaired by the Disney Characters with magical abilities, and said locations looked as if the mess that the Nightmare King created had never happened. Jeremy had left with Dr. Flur and went to their home/laboratory in the state of Pennsylvania.
But one thing had changed with Sugar Rush. A week earlier, Gloyd had proposed to Candi, and the two of them were getting married the next day. And after they got married, Candi and Gloyd would be coronated as the new king and queen of The Confederacy. They were having the wedding and coronation at Candi's castle, and all of the Disney Characters and Nickelodeon Characters were being invited. Taffyta, Candlehead, and Jubileena were being the bridesmaids, while Snowanna was being Candi's maid-of-honor and Swizzle was being Gloyd's best man. Candi had asked Jubileena, Minty, and Candace if they could get her a wedding dress, which they were currently doing.
The three rounded a corner onto the street that the store, Cynthia's Beauty Dress, stood on. The store happened to have a little rest area, where a crowd of people were currently hanging out in.
"Well, let's get this over..." Minty started to say.
"THE END IS NIGH!" a voice yelled.
All eyes fell on the doors to the store. One of Richmond's citizens, a woman named Veronica Ochion, stood on the front steps, her hair disheveled and her eyes wild and lined by bags. She clutched her hair, grinding her teeth as she looked down at her fellow citizens.
"Oh boy." Jubileena muttered.
"The pieces have fallen into place! The world is coming to close! The legacy of Philadelphia, the end of centuries of waiting, it's coming! I'VE SEEN IT!" Veronica ranted.
She leaped down the steps, walking down the path as a crowd gathered around her.
"I've seen it, people! I've seen the sky turn red like fire, and buildings torn from their foundations! I've seen people thrown into the air like ragdolls... great flashes of light, the floodgates opened! I've seen the coming calamity, people! The monsters, the aliens, the dark and vicious men in black! War is coming! Destruction is coming!" Veronica shouted frantically.
She grabbed a random male citizen by the shoulders and shook him violently.
"It's the end of the world as we know it!" Veronica screamed.
"And I feel fine." Candace said, dryly.
"Oh, calm down! The world is not ending, so get a hold of yourself!" Minty snapped.
Veronica jumped, turning to face the three Sugar Rush characters and shoving the man out of the way. Her eyes bulged.
"You! You can't have my form! You can't have my mind! YOU CAN'T HAVE ME!" Veronica screeched.
She screamed and ran away down the street. There was a long silence.
"Okay then, she's finally lost it." a random female citizen said.
The crowd dispersed with her, leaving Jubileena, Minty, and Candace alone.
"Well, that's one way to start the day." Jubileena said.
"What if she's right? What if the world really is ending?" Candace asked.
"Candace, what she just said is tinfoil-hat stuff. The world isn't ending. It's just a crazed rant from a frankly unstable individual. Besides, this is like what happened with the Nightmare King, and everything turned out alright in the end. Let's just forget about it and..." Minty started to reply.
"Minty, are you there?" a voice asked.
Minty reached into her pocket, pulled out her portal key, and answered it (each of the portal keys had been rewired after the Universal Divide, so they worked again).
"Candlehead, what's the problem?" Minty asked.
"Man Ray's been sighted in Tremorton. I have no idea how, but he's trying to rob a bank." Candlehead replied.
"Okay, we'll be right there." Minty said.
She pressed a button on her portal key, opening a portal to Tremorton. She then turned to Candace.
"Candace, can you stay here and get the dress while me and Jubileena deal with Man Ray?" Minty asked.
Candace nodded.
"Sure." Candace replied.
Minty smiled.
"Thanks, Candace. We'll see you later." Minty said.
Minty and Jubileena ran into the portal. It closed behind them, and Candace was left alone.
"Ha, end of the world. Yeah, right! That's just Crocker-level crazy. Next she'll tell me that I'm being watched." Candace muttered.
She walked into the store, chuckling to herself. Meanwhile, high up on the roof of a nearby building, a camera tracked her movements.