"I..." she had to think something fast. The other Vanellope would suspect she was lying if she didn't hurry.
"Well?"
"I... I heard Taffyta saying to Candlehead she had put Melonie's cart there" She stopped, yawned and then added "You know what? I'm tired now, I'll go to bed. See you tomorrow" she took her pillow ran to her bed, where she rested pretending to be asleep.
A sad expression appeared on the president's face. She didn't believe a word the other said. She shook her head slowly, took the pillow and went to bed. Then a new question crossed her head. Was there a Melonie in her game? If there was, why hadn't she ever seen her before? She just rested her head on her pillow and drifted away. She would have to find out another day.
"Vanellope... Vanellope, can you hear me?"
"Uh? Who's there?" The room was completely dark. The president was asleep, and it was midnight.
"It's me Vanellope, don't you remember me? Didn't you say you were my best friend?"
"Melonie? Is that you?"
"Yeah it's me my friend, how you doing?"
The conversation was kind of creepy. Melonie had never been like that. She didn't even bother to answer that question.
"What are you doing here? I thought you were...?"
"Dead? That's what you thought" Melonie said. "Why are you lying to her?"
"What do you mean?"
"Why do you tell her you're my best friend when you were the one who made me dissapear? Why did you tell her the others hated me when in fact you did? Why did you tell her I had bipolarity, when we both know I didn't? When we all know the reason I glitched was you hitting me on the head so hard you made my code fail?"
"Why don't you tell her? You're here" her face was now filled with rage. There was no way she would let her life enemy defeat her, when she was about to success.
"You're dreaming idiot, she can't see me,"
"Then why am I dreaming about you?"
"It's not a dream, it's a nightmare, I'm just trying to make you notice what you did"
"Your 'questioning and try to make me see what I did' method does not work with me" Vanellope stopped for a second "Plus, the president believes me, she thinks the others hate you"
"Because they don't remember a thing about me... they tried to defend me because you never let me race. But I still don't know the reason you hated seing me on my cart..."
"Ha, so now you're telling me it's MY fault they don't talk about you" Vanellope said raising an eyebrow.
"What... don't you remember what you did? Do I have to remind you?" Melonie said using an ironic tone of voice.
Vanellope suddenly grew nervous.
"I don't know what you're talking about... I did nothing"
"Oh, so you didn't lock the racers memory just so they can't remember me?"
"How would you know that?"
"Again, you're dreaming, I know what you know, I'm like your subconsicious"
"Then, if you're a dream is your time to dissapear"
Vanellope opened her eyes. The president was shaking her screaming for her to wake up.
"Hey cloney, had sweet dreams?"
"Same as always" She wouldn't tell her she dreamt of Melonie. And less about the conversation she had with her.
"Sweet, 'cause I have good and bad news!"
"Ok then start with the bad news" she said with a smile.
"In fact there's no bad news... I'll tell you the good news. Litwak's ill so he won't be opening the arcade today! It means more time to explore!" The president said excited.
"Really? Great! So where are we going?"
"Whenever you want shadow. So get ready!"
Vanellope jumped out from bed and ran towards the door.
"C'mon, let's go!"the clone shouted.
The president ran behind her, and they both ran down the stairs that led to the first floor.
They both sat on arround a table that was filled with chocolate cookies and two cups of hot cocoa.
They both had breakfast, but none of them said a word. While one of the girl's head was up in the clouds remembering the previous conversation she had with Melonie on her dreams, the other was trying to find a posible answer to the question she hadn't gotten an honest answer the day before.
The only thing that interrupted them was when the ex princess finished eating.
"So, shall we go?" Vanellope asked.
"Yeah, we should"
They both ran together to the sugar rainbow, place where the game ended, and the portal that divided Sugar Rush from Game Central was.
"May you go first, bittersweet?" The president said doing a reverence.
"I'd be honorored, president wet pants" the other said. She crossed the portal, and jumped into the little wagon.
"Hey nobody calls me president wet pants!" The president said running behind her laughing.
she jumped in the cart that started to move, heading to Game Central.
Both Vanellope's stepped out from the wagon and crossed the game's entrace.
The ex princess looked arround amazed. Everything arround her was new.
She looked at the name of every single game. She couldn't decide which one she wanted to go in. Meanwhile, the president followed her clone in silence and close behind, waiting for her clone to choose where she wanted to go in.
"Sonic?, nah, I've been there before. Dance revolution?, no, I have two left feet. Pac-man? Never, I hate dots... and cherrys"
The president was getting bored. Until she saw Ralph and Felix walking over.
"Hey Vanellope, would you like to make a joke to someone?" She asked.
"Why not?"
"So this is what we're doing..." she then whispered her plan to her clone.
"Hey hammer man, hi booger face" Vanellope said walking to Ralph.
"Hey fartfeathers! How was the race?"
"Amazing! How was your day?"
The other Vanellope sneaked right behind them. She gave thumbs up to the other.
"So where are you heading to?"
"Hero's duty" Felix answered "since the arcade is closed we'll pick Calhoun and we're going to Street Fighter"
"Can I go?" Vanellope asked with a pleading smile "pleaseeee?"
"Of course you can kid!" Ralph said also smiling.
The other Vanellope who stood there finally spoke.
"And can I go Ralph? Pleaseeee?" The president asked.
"I told you can come with us kid!"
"No, you told HER she could go" Ralph and Felix both spun arround to see Vanellope satanding right next to Vanellope.
"What the...?" Ralph began
"Oh, insulting in front of a little girl? What ashame big boy" the president interrupted.
"Who are you?" He said pointing to the president.
"I'm Vanellope stink brain, are you blind or something?"
"Then who are you?"
"Hello, I'm Vanellope, don't you see booger face?"
Ralph was now really confused. She couldn't recognize which Vanellope was his best friend. They both looked, talked, all exactly the same.
"I'm just kidding barf breath, I'm Vanellope, like the president Vanellope. She is the new game's Vanellope" the president said laughing at Ralph confussion.
"Nice to meet you two!" The ex princess said.
Both Ralph and Felix looked at each other. It was a preocupied glance.
"Um, Vanellope can we talk to you for a second?" Felix asked to the president. He then turned to the clone "Could you please let us have a private talk?"
"Yeah, of course" the ex princess said before walking away.
Both mans turned to Vanellope.
"What is she doing here? Didn't princess Taffyta say she couldn't leave her game?"
"Yeah, but I kind of... helpedherchangehercodejustso shecouldleavehergame" Vanellope said all toghether, fast and whispering, so no one could manage to understand.
"You what?" Felix asked confused.
"I helped her change her code just so she could leave her game... but believe me, she isn't like Taffyta said she is. She isn't the one who's lying. She's a good person."
"I don't know Vanellope, how are you sure we can belive on her?" Felix asked.
"I'm not completely sure, but it's worth to try."
"I still don't know" Ralph said looking away.
"Ralph, how did you know you could believe on me when I stole your medal?"
Ralph knew if Vanellope was calling him by his real name, then it was something important. Something that really meant something for her.
"Ok kid, I believe you"
"Thank you booger face. Now let's go pick Calhoun, I wanna see a good fight!" The president said.
She then ran toward her clone that was standing next to one of Sonics PSA, listening it's words carefully.
It had been so long since she had last left her game, that she had even forgotten if you left your own game, you didn't regenerate.
"Shadow! Let's go!" Vanellope called.
The ex princess ran towards the other.
"Where are we going?"
"Hero's Duty"
"Sounds interesting. What is it like?"
"To sum up, guns, cyborgs, and a whole lot of action" The president said uninterested. It really wasn't her type of game.
While the other Vanellope's eyes grew wider with every single word she said. Those were the videogame's she had always dreamed to be part of.
"WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? Let's go!" The clone shouted excited. She then ran towards Hero's Duty, crossed the portal and stepped into the train that began to move into the game.
"No! Vanellope wait!" The president shouted running behind her. But it was too late. The other girl was already inside the game.
The president ran to Ralph and Felix who were still standing there talking.
"Um, excuse me if a interrupt your girly talk, but the other me has just gotten into Hero's Duty! ALONE!" She was now worried. Most soldiers on the game were gone. And Calhoun wouldn't be very happy if something happened to another videogame with her in charge. And no one she knew could survive alone inside that game.
Meanwhile, in the new Sugar Rush's top floor of the castle.
A girl slowly opened her eyes. She was resting on a cotton candy bed. She couldn't remember a thing.
"What happened?, where am I?" She looked arround.
Her head was spinning. She couldn't remember a thing and she didn't feel OK at all.
"Where's Vanellope?" Melonie Dan Cherline asked now afraid.
So what will happen? Looks like Melonie isn't dead. And Vanellope has just entered on Hero's Duty alone... how will she manage to survive?
You'll have to wait 'till next chapter. I hope you're enjoying reading the story as much as I'm enjoying writing it.
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