Chapter 2: A New Game
Candi finally arrived back at the castle and entered the living room. She noticed that Maleficent and Bellwether were visiting and playing cards.
"Got any tens?" Maleficent asked.
"Hey, guys." Candi greeted.
The dark fairy and sheep turned to her.
"Hey, Candi. How's ruling the country?" Bellwether asked.
"Hard as usual." Candi replied. She placed the game board on the ground and said "Actually, there's something I want to show you guys. I found this.".
Maleficent and Bellwether walked over and saw the game.
"Jumanji? Where did you get that?" Bellwether asked.
"I found it at the construction site on my way back to the castle." Candi replied.
She opened the game and saw a dark-green orb in the center of the board.
"Neat. This looks cool. You guys want to play?" Candi asked.
Maleficent narrowed her eyes.
"I'd take extreme caution with this board game. I can sense magic from this game, and I don't like it. Dark magic, but it's warped and different from mine." Maleficent replied.
Candi opened a grid that was the bottom of the board, and she saw four game tokens and two dice in it. She took out two pieces that looked like a white rhinoceros and a black elephant, and stared at them.
"Wow... which one should I choose?" Candi asked.
Just then, she heard Timothy calling her name, which startled her and caused her to drop the tokens, which magically took their positions at their start spaces. Maleficent was startled but kept her composure, knowing that she was right about the game, while Bellwether noticed the same thing and stared on with wide eyes. Candi closed the game and hid it under the couch.
"It's my dad. I'll be right back. Don't touch the game." Candi said.
She ran out of the room as quickly as possible.
"Of course, we won't touch the game. Maleficent was right. This game is dangerous!" Bellwether said.
Candi went to the castle foyer staircase, where she saw her parents, who were wearing beach suits and carrying suitcases.
"Candi, your father and I are going to beach. We'll be back soon." Crumbelina said.
"And to make sure your alright while Gloyd's away, Taffyta will be here to watch you." Timothy said.
He opened the front door, revealing Taffyta, who had her hands on her thighs.
"Hey, guys. Don't you worry. I'll make sure Candi is alright." Taffyta greeted.
Timothy smiled gratefully at her.
"Thanks. We'll be back in the afternoon." Timothy said.
He and Crumbelina then said goodbye before walking out the door. Taffyta waved at them before turning to Candi.
"Alright, if you need me, I'll be around. You also have the castle servants, if you need them." Taffyta said.
She then walked away.
Candi walked up to her and Gloyd's room, sat on her bed, and stared at the Jumanji game. Maleficent and Bellwether walked into the room.
"Still thinking about playing that dangerous game, Candi?" Maleficent asked.
"Maleficent, it doesn't look dangerous. What could possibly go wrong? Besides, I've already contacted someone from the team that'll play with me." Candi said.
"Alright. Who did you invite?" Maleficent asked.
A portal appeared and Vanellope stepped out.
"Alright! Your here, Vanellope!" Candi greeted excitedly.
"You called me on the portal key, Candi. What can I do for you?" Vanellope asked.
"Look what I found." Candi replied.
She showed Jumanji to the black haired girl.
"You called me for a board game?" Vanellope asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I just wanted you to play with me." Candi replied.
Vanellope sighed reluctantly.
"Well, alright. But you could've at least mentioned it in the portal key, instead of sounding like it was urgent." Vanellope said.
"Uh... well... yeah." Candi said nervously.
"Well, okay, then. Let's play the game. Where did you get it?" Vanellope asked.
"I found it in a treasure chest at a construction site." Candi replied.
"Odd. Why would anyone want to bury a board game in the treasure chest?" Vanellope asked.
"And also, Maleficent said that this board game is evil." Candi replied.
Vanellope examined the game closely.
"Hmmm... it doesn't look evil. Just an ordinary board game." Vanellope said.
Maleficent groaned.
"I assure you girls that something dark is in that game." Maleficent said.
"Don't be silly, Mal. Now, let's play the game." Candi said.
"Have you read the instructions?" Vanellope asked.
"Who needs instructions?" Candi asked.
"Well, we can't play if we don't know how to play. I don't see instructions or anything on this board." Vanellope replied.
Candi noticed a message on the side of the lid.
"Maybe this might be the instructions." Candi said.
She placed her hands on the tokens that stood on the start spaces and tried pulling them off, but they wouldn't come off.
"Weird. Why won't they come off?" Candi asked.
Vanellope ignored her and read the instructions.
"'Jumanji. A game for those who seek to find a way to leave their world behind. You roll the dice to move your token. Double gets another turn. The first player to reach the end wins'." Vanellope read. She shrugged and said "Well, it sounds simple enough.".
Candi grabbed the dice.
"Yep. What could possibly go wrong?" Candi asked.
She rolled the dice, which showed three. She tired to place her hand on the rhinoceros token, but it magically moved three spaces on it's own. Her and Vanellope's eyes widened.
"Did you just see it move all by itself?" Candi replied.
"Maybe it's magnified." Vanellope replied.
"I don't think it's magnified, Vanellope. I have a bad feeling about this." Maleficent said.
Just then, Candi noticed something.
"Hey, Vanellope! Look!" Candi said.
Their attention was turned to the green glass orb in the center of the board. Something began to fade in, showing in green letters. Candi began to read the message.
"'Splintered rafters all around. Duck them or they'll pin you down'. What does that mean?" Candi asked.
"Maybe it's some kind of a clue. But... I just don't understand it." Vanellope replied.
"Ouch! Something hit my head!" Bellwether cried.
Candi, Vanellope, and Maleficent looked back and noticed a small beam of wood on the floor.
"Um, Candi? Does your and Gloyd's room have wood?" Vanellope asked.
"No. The room's made of metal, along with the rest of the castle." Candi replied.
Suddenly, Vanellope felt something hit her head.
"Ow! Something hit my head!" Vanellope said.
She turned and saw another beam of wood.
"What is this? Raining wood?" Bellwether asked.
"I don't think it's raining wood." Vanellope replied nervously. An eerie cracking sound of wood was heard from above, and she started to say "I think it's...".
Before she finished the sentence, a few more pieces of wood fell from the ceiling.
"FALLING WOOD!" Candi screamed.
More and more fell from the ceiling faster then before. Everyone screamed along with Candi, running to avoid the falling wood.
"Quick! The game! Get the game!" Vanellope yelled.
Candi ran towards the game which was covered in piles of wood, and dug through them as fast as she could until she saw the game and retrieved it. She avoided a huge piece of wood before it hit her.
"Maleficent, make the falling wood would stop!" Candi yelled.
Maleficent held up her staff and channeled her magic, but nothing happened.
"I can't! Somehow, I can't use my magic to interfere with the magic that is coming from the board game!" Maleficent said.
Vanellope ran towards the closet.
"Never mind with the magic! Everyone, into the closet!" Vanellope ordered.
She opened the closet door, letting the others in. She then rushed in and closed the door, as the falling wood continued to fall down.
Meanwhile, downstairs in the living room, Taffyta heard a couple of thumping noises while sleeping on the couch. She woke up.
"Hmm... what is that noise?" Taffyta wondered. She then shrugged, put a pair of headphones in her ears, and thought "Probably Candi doing something. Not my problem.".
She went back to sleep, while listening to music with her CD player.
A moment later, the falling wood had stopped. Vanellope opened the closet door and pushed it as hard as she could with all of the wood that was piling by it. She looked around Candi's room, the floor having been covered by piles of wood.
"Okay, guys, the coast is clear." Vanellope announced.
As they came out, Maleficent turned to Candi.
"You see, Candi? I told you something is wrong with that game!" Maleficent said.
"Yeah, Candi. You haven't read the instructions, and the board game doesn't look good with green!" Bellwether added.
"Maleficent and Dawn are right, Candi. This game is more dangerous then we expected. Somehow, the falling wood must've came out from the game." Vanellope said.
"No way, Vanellope. Don't be such a sore. Maybe the wood from my bedroom ceiling just fell off for no reason." Candi said.
Vanellope grabbed the dice.
"You just don't get it! I know that the falling wood came from the game, I'm sure of it. Now, let's put the game away before anything else happens. Unless, of course, if you can play by yourself." Vanellope said in frustration.
Candi turned her head to the left for a moment. Then, she turned back to Vanellope, sighed, and held out her hand.
"Okay, I understand. I'll put the game away. But first, could you give me the dice?" Candi asked.
"Sure thing." Vanellope replied.
She reached out to hand the dice over. But Candi titled her hand sideways, causing the black haired President to drop the dice on the board game. Vanellope gasped as Candi chuckled.
"Candi! How could you do that?" Vanellope asked angrily.
"That is not what we meant about putting the game away!" Maleficent snapped.
"Who says anything about putting the game away?" Candi asked.
The dice showed eight, and the elephant token began to move eight spaces. A message appeared on the orb, and Vanellope began to read it.
"'In the jungle you must wait, until the dice read five or eight'." Vanellope read. She looked up with a worried look and said "I don't like the sound of that.".
Bellwether then screamed horribly as Vanellope's hands began to get absorbed into the orb. Vanellope screamed when she noticed it.
"Maleficent, make it so Vanellope doesn't get sucked into the board game!" Candi shouted.
"I can't, remember? I can't interfere with magic compared to the magic in the board game!" Maleficent said.
Candi groaned in frustration.
"Then, I have to grab her!" Candi said.
She tried grabbing Vanellope, but it was too late. She had already been sucked into the orb in the center.