As the racers are making plans for getting rid of Swizzle, Swizzle and Lord Candycane are out by the kart bakery.
"This place is where we make the karts." Lord Candycane tells Swizzle. "But you need ten coins from your previous winnings to make a kart."
"TEN COINS?" Swizzle asks, shocked.
Lord Candycane nods and says, "I'm helping you become a racer, so, we're going to make a kart." He throws ten coins into the gate, and before they run in, Lord Candycane gets in his Cane-Twister, and aims three Sweet Seekers at Vanellope's castle. The three Sweet Seekers hit Vanellope's castle directly, and the other racers run over to see what was going on by the castle.
"Good, they're distracted." Lord Candycane says, taking Swizzle's hand. "Now, let's go!" The two of them run into the Kart Bakery.
Lord Candycane jumps on the button activating the "Select Your Kart" pictures. "Take your pick, Swizzle." Lord Candycane tells the swirl pop boy.
Swizzle nods and runs over to a kart that looks like Gloyd's, and the two boys get started. "WELCOME TO THE BAKERY! LET'S MAKE A KART!" the announcer tells the boys. "YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE TO WIN IT!"
"MIXING!" Swizzle is steering the wheel, putting trash in the mixing bowl, and ingredients into the trash.
"You're not even trying!" Lord Candycane says. "Let me do it!" the candy cane-themed boy steers the ingredients into the bowl and the trash in the garbage can.
The batter is then poured into the pan, and pushed into the oven. "BAKING!" Swizzle and Lord Candycane work together to hold the perfect temperature.
The kart then goes to the decorating area. "DECORATING!" The boys start with the wheels, then they put blue and green frosting on it, along with sprinkles and small candies. The two boys then run out to the front of the decorating area to see their finished creation.
"CONGRATULATIONS! YOU DID IT! AND HERE'S YOUR KART!" the announcer says as the kart is wheeled out.
"Whoa, this kart is awesome..." Swizzle says, with his mouth hanging open in surprise.
"I'll say!" Lord Candycane says, high-fiving the swirl pop boy. Swizzle walks over and gets two tubes of glaze. "A work of art like this should be signed!" he gives a tube of red glaze to Lord Candycane, and Swizzle is using indigo blue glaze.
Beard Papa is sleeping in the toll booth, and wakes up to see security camera footage of the glitch and Lord Candycane inside the bakery. He frantically picks up his radio and calls says. "The glitch's in the bakery! Get the president and the donut cops!"
The two boys are writing "Made by The Swizz and Lord Candycane" with their colored glaze, but just as they finish, Vanellope and the donut cops burst in.
"Hold it right there, glitch! And Lord Candycane? Oh, this just gets even better!" Vanellope says. Lord Candycane squirts the red glaze into Vanellope's face. "Start the kart, Swizzle, START THE FUDGING KART!" Lord Candycane says with a panicked tone of voice.
"Are you all right, Miss President?" Duncan asks her. "Yeah, he just glazed me. After those two!" she says, getting in her Candy Kart, leading the way.
Swizzle starts the kart, driving as fast as he can. The donut cops and Vanellope are on their tail.
Realizing they were doomed, Lord Candycane gets an idea. "Swizzle, drive into the clearing between the two sugar-free Unicorn Pops!" Lord Candycane says to Swizzle.
"Why?" Swizzle asks him.
"I know it's where you live!" he whispers furiously, and they disappear into the nougat mines, through the sugar-free Unicorn Pops.
"Th-They were just here. I swear!" Vanellope says, then gets mad and turns to the donut cops. "Find that glitch and destroy that kart! Swizzle Malarkey cannot be allowed to race!" she says as she drives away. Once Vanellope is gone, the donut cops continue to search the area.
Meanwhile, at the castle, the other racers are figuring out how parts of the castle got blown off.
"Aha!" Taffyta says, running to the throne room. "I found remains of a Sweet Seeker. Maybe this is what blew up the castle."
"You think?" Licorice asks her.
"I KNOW so. Sweet Seekers are powerful weapons when used outside the racetrack." Taffyta tells the licorice-themed girl.
"But who could have done this?" Gloyd wonders as he helps clean up the throne room.
"I saw Lord Candycane with that glitch!" Creamy says. "If he's helping that glitch, he dies with him! We have to go and find him."
"Creamy, if he's really helping the glitch, maybe we should ask him before we jump to conclusions." Rancis tells his sister.
"Rancy, you're right." Creamy says as she finishes cleaning the kart garage.
After the cleaning up and putting away, all the racers drive off to the abandoned nougat mines.
*In the nougat mines*
"We nearly died out there, Swizzle." Lord Candycane says, dusting off his clothes.
"Sorry about that." Swizzle says, walking over to the corner of the mines he calls home.
"So, this is your home now, huh?" Lord Candycane asks him, looking around.
"Yeah, this is my home, the old abandoned nougat mines. I sleep on a sponge cake bed, and wrap myself in a patchwork candy wrapper blanket like a little homeless man." Swizzle says.
"Oh." Lord Candycane says, watching the poor boy.
"Everyone here says I'm just a mistake and that I was never meant to exist." Swizzle says with tears in his eyes. "I used to be a racer just like you. Now look at me! I am a glitch, a mistake, a mass of failed codes!" Swizzle cries, his image flickering briefly.
"There, there, Swizzle. I want to help you, and that's what I'm here to do." Lord Candycane says, walking over to the glitching swirl pop boy. "No matter what happens, I'm here to help."
"R-Really?" Swizzle asks, his grayish-purple eyes glimmering with hope.
"Yes, really." Lord Candycane says, embracing the swirl pop boy in a hug and smiling at him.
(Next Chapter- Interrogation and Learning to Drive!)