Chapter 2 Harsh Words
When Yuni gave the all-clear, Vanellope drove her custom kart, that she and Ralph had made, towards the rainbow bridge exit.
Taffyta Muttonfudge stood in front of her pink hard-candy kart. Leaning with arms folded, she waited for Vanellope in front of the rainbow bridge tunnel.
Since Sugar Rush was reset, she and Vanellope have developed a love-hate relationship.
"You really did it this time, Vanellope" she mumbled to herself, seeing the young president driving up the multi-coloured ramp.
Skidding to a stop, Vanellope waved at the former bully as she jumped out of her kart.
Waving back, Taffyta took off her strawberry helmet, shaking her short blonde hair.
"Hi Taffy, wanna head to Tappers?"
"Oh Vanellope, I saw what you did!"
"Did what?"
"Don't play dumb!" She shouted.
"Why do you care?" Vanellope questioned.
Taffyta face-palmed and groaned. "You don't get it, do you? You spoke to a gamer and broke an arcade rule."
"Sergeant Calhoun speaks to gamers," Vanellope protested.
"Calhoun reads from a script, you dummy." She paused, then spoke softly, "look I can't tell you what to do, I'm concerned for our game. You're the President for crying out loud."
Getting into her kart, she put her helmet back on. Starting up her kart, she gave a warning. "If you race tonight and get on the roster, for the sake of the arcade, stick to the program. Nothing good will come from breaking the rules."
Driving down the ramp she yelled "I hope your dad can talk some senses into you."
Climbing into her own kart, Vanellope shuddered as she drove into game central station.
Ralph waited outside Sugar Rush's gate. Fix-it and Sergeant Calhoun were with him. They were all debating on what punishment Ralph should give Vanellope for breaking an arcade rule.
They all agreed that a grounding was in order for the 9 year old.
Hearing the roar of a go kart getting closer. Ralph saw his little girl speeding out of the Sugar Rush's gate & glitching past Mario and Luigi.
She saw her dad, and yelled "Ralph my main, my main man!"
Vanellope slowed her kart and pulled up beside Ralph, trying hard to hide her guilty expression that kept creeping across her face.
She jumped out to give Ralph a big hug.
Ralph did not respond and put her back dawn.
The last time Ralph had to scold her was when she and Candlehead tried to steel a root beer from Tappers. Sonya Blade had witnessed the whole thing and escorted them to Ralph who was attending a Bad Anon meeting at the time.
Calhoun and Felix left Ralph to sort out the pint-sized president.
"What's up dad?" she asked.
"Come with me" Ralph muttered as he tried not to blow his fuse.
To be continued