The next day, Snowanna, Swizzle, and Gloyd wake up in Swizzle's house, Swizzle sitting cross-legged on the couch and looking at a magazine, pondering over what he wants for his birthday.
"So, what's the plan, Swizz?" Gloyd asks as he joins him on the couch.
"Today, we take her to find parts to make a kart." Swizzle says, smiling.
"Good. Now, why are you looking at that magazine, Swizz?" Gloyd asks the swirl pop racer. "Is there something coming up for you? Something I obviously don't know about?"
Swizzle nods and looks at Gloyd. "My 12th birthday. Not like I really plan to make a big deal out of it or anything."
"We'll discuss your birthday plans later, Swizz. Right now, we better go and take Vanellope to find parts for making a kart." Gloyd says. Swizzle nods and hands out fudge dipped cookie dough bars for a quick breakfast, and they drive out to Diet Cola Mountain.
In Diet Cola Mountain, Vanellope was just waking up as Swizzle, Gloyd, and Snowanna arrive. She stretches and yawns, then goes to the cave's entrance.
"Morning, guys." Vanellope says, smiling.
"Good morning, Vanellope!" The three racers say as they smile at her. Vanellope's stomach growls as she greets the three racers. Gloyd offers her half of his fudge dipped cookie dough bar, and then the four of them gather by Vanellope's sponge cake bed.
"So, what are we doing today?" Vanellope asks as she takes a bite of her half of Gloyd's cookie dough bar.
"Well, today, we're going to find some spare parts to make a kart out of." Gloyd says to Vanellope.
"Why can't we just go and bake up a kart at the Kart Bakery?" Vanellope asks the three racers.
"It costs a lot of money to do that, Vanellope." Snowanna explains. "You need to pay about twenty coins out of your winnings, if you've ever won a race."
"TWENTY smackers?!" Vanellope cried, her eyes widening with pure shock. "No wonder everyone's karts have to be repaired by the royal mechanics. They have to be in top-notch condition during races."
"Exactly!" Snowanna says.
"Also, they don't allow glitches anywhere near the bakery." Swizzle adds, folding his arms.
"So, we're going to have to make a kart from scratch. And none of us have ever done that before." Gloyd says.
"Have you three ever made your karts from scratch?" Vanellope asks the three racers sitting before her.
"No, not exactly..." Swizzle says.
"Our karts came with us when the game was first plugged in." Snowanna says.
"You can say we've had our karts for a long time." Gloyd says, smiling.
"But where do we get the proper parts and tools to make a kart from scratch?" Vanellope asks the three racers.
"Well, we can get the parts from a few mini-games and some other places, too. I have the tools." Gloyd says.
"Neat! So where do we start?" Vanellope asks Gloyd.
"Well, we start at the Maize Maze for the engine block, and then we can get the wheels from The Wheel Deal Wheel Yard." Gloyd explains to Vanellope. "But the other parts, we're gonna have to find as we're going around Sugar Rush."
"Sounds legitimate enough." Vanellope says as she climbs off her sponge cake bed. "Shall we get started?"
"Indeed we shall!" Swizzle says, hopping into the Tongue Twister, followed by Snowanna jumping into her Fro Cone.
"Vanellope, you can ride with me. I have room in my Kernel." Gloyd says, smiling as he pats the seat next to him.
"Cool! I'm gonna get to ride in an actual kart! I can't wait to drive one again!" Vanellope says excitedly as she hops into Gloyd's kart.
"Okay, let's go!" Gloyd shouts as he drives out of the cave, Snowanna and Swizzle behind him.
Gloyd drives them out through a vast field, stopping his kart at the entrance to the Maize Maze, followed by Swizzle and Snowanna. A large candy corn maze stood before the four kids, and the entrance was guarded by a popcorn ball scarecrow dressed like a farmer. Crows made of black licorice fly over the maze, and a giant hourglass stands across from the entrance where the scarecrow is. Nearby was the engine ranch, where wild engine blocks roamed free.
"What are we doing here?" Vanellope asks Gloyd.
"Well, we're here to gather an engine for your kart!" Gloyd replied.
"Guh-DOI! I know what this place is!" Vanellope rolled her eyes "I don't see why we couldn't just take one of the engine blocks from that ranch instead of trying to win one in a mini-game!"
"Because you'll miss out on a very special engine!" a scratchy voice spoke up. The scarecrow farmer suddenly comes to life, flips into the air, and lands with ease. He laughs a joyful laugh, and looks at the four racers.
"I am Cornelius Cobb!" he announced. "Welcome to the Maize Maze!"
"Yeah, yeah, we know who you are and what this place is..." Snowanna says, rolling her eyes.
"Just tell us how to get the engine!" Swizzle says, folding his arms again.
"Well, I can see you kids are here for an engine, hmmm?" Cobb the farmer pulls and releases his suspenders with a snap, still looking at the four racers before him. "Well, there happens to be a very unique engine sitting in the middle of this very maze. It's got really high speed, superb acceleration, and lots of fighting spirit for serious racing! Perfect for an enthusiastic driver!"
"Sounds like an excellent engine." Vanellope says.
"So, do we have to go in the maze to get it?" Gloyd asks the scarecrow.
The scarecrow nods. "But it won't be that easy!"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, we know...black licorice crows, wild uni-candy-corn chasing us..." Swizzle says.
"Let the engine hunt begin!" Snowanna says as she steps toward the maze.
"Very well. You have one minute to win the engine! GO!" Cobb says as he turns the hourglass upside down.
The four kids don't ask any more questions and hurry into the Maize Maze, going into four different directions.
After quite the experience inside the maze, Vanellope finally finds the engine with seconds to spare.
"Yes! I got it!" Vanellope says, jumping up and down.
The others smile at Vanellope as the four of them exit the maze.
"You finally beat the maze!" Cobb said cheerfully. "Congratulations! I hope your new engine is worth all the effort! Come again soon!"
"In his dreams..." Snowanna says.
"I'm never going there again." Swizzle says, sneering angrily at his jacket sleeve, which he ripped on a candy corn stalk.
Vanellope laughs and holds her prized engine close. She hops into Gloyd's kart, followed by the other two. They drive off as Cobb waves them good-bye.
"So, where do we go from here?" Vanellope asks Gloyd.
"We're heading straight to The Wheel Deal Wheel Yard." Gloyd replies as he keeps his eyes on the road. "We won't find any farmers or crows there, but there's lots of wheels and lots of ways to earn them."
As the three racers head to the wheel yard with Vanellope in tow, they don't realize that they're being watched.
"That glitch will never become a racer again...not while I'm around..." King Candy says as he watches from the highest point in the castle. "I'll be waiting for the day when that glitch enters a race...waiting and watching! Hoo hoo!"
The king laughs as he walks away from the window.