Here's the next chapter
And many things to address before we begin
First off, it's come to my attention that I got Gloyd's recovery and treatment wrong, for that I'm deeply sorry and I'll be sure to do proper research beforehand next time
Second, spelling, well I got no excuses that's on me, it's a problem I intend to fix
Third, so with 11 reviews and 4 PM's the votes are in….15 votes with the final results being 7.5 to 7.5 (Since ONE of you voted for both)…..Really? 2 things, one I was expecting one side to get most of the votes (Won't say which obviously), two, honestly I actually expected no more than 3-5 votes tops, I'm surprised that a lot of you actually voted I wasn't really expecting that, in other words thanks, well not completely since now I don't know which side to have win this tournament without a few of you being a little angered by it, either way thanks for voting!
With that out of the way, time for reviews…..oh boy….
Candyman: Thanks for bringing that to my attention, and I'll change things up to follow along those lines, and again sorry for messing that up, should have done some more research, anyways I'll edit that part of the chapter at a later date, (Since I may or may not have lost my USB key that it is on) but thanks again and I hope you keep reading, and hopefully this chapter makes up for my mistakes last chapter.
No One: I don't have a beef with Gloyd, I find it funnier when the prankster gets caught in traps that he tends to use, the injury part, well let's not get into that, anyways I'll admit last chapter was bad, and for that I'm sorry, like usual though I'll keep taking steps to improve, and for your ratings, reading over some of my chapters I agree with most of them, but I am surprised everyone of them had a passing grade being honest.
That Guy: I'm glad you been liking my stories, and I didn't really see myself as that great of an author but I'll take the compliment nonetheless.
Numbuh .1.2.3: I'm hoping that's not a threat or else Torvald's chances of losing may increase, and you should be worried if Vanellope wins, it'd be worse than sitting down to eat pancakes only to realize your out of maple syrup! Also the name you go by reminds of a cartoon I used to watch, now I'm gonna be stuck wondering if you know the show I'm talking about.
Guest Tatics: Please explain which story has had a rather happy ending or theme, "When Hunters Become The Prey" was more dark and terrifying than happy and it ended more on a sad note, "Driven Mad" was the polar opposite of happy, and "A Deadly Game Of Hide And Seek" has been one of my darkest stories yet, so again please explain how I seem to love happy endings.
MysteriousNobody: Glad to hear you've been enjoying the story so far, but trust me, you do not want to see how dark I can really get, that laughter your hearing may or may not be me thinking of some of the ideas, or it may just be one of your relatives, either way check to find out.
Gloyd's Only Fan: Again don't start threatening the writer who controls what happens in this story, trust me looking at the situations he's been in before he shouldn't have made it this far before getting injured.
Sugar Lover: But what if I have Vanellope win anyway?
Overrated: You may get your wish…you may not…you'll have to keep reading to find out.
Sweetness: Sorry about the spelling, I'm going to fix that, and I think they're gonna suffer in some way shape or form even if they do beat Vanellope.
Guesting101: I'll take your judgement into account, and I'm not sure if it'd be that good, it'd probably take me a little while but I think I could pull it off.
Invisible: Ignoring how you voted, but your idea sounds good, I'll finish this story and "A Deadly Game Of Hide And Seek" first, then I'll see what I can do about that, thanks for the idea.
Now with that out of the way
It's down to the final 2 races, the scores are tied, who will win the races and win the tournament?
Is this the end for Torvald?
Or is this just a small step leading up to a bigger fight?
Like I'll tell and spoil all this
Time to find out
Ch.11 Day 4 Race 4: An Unlikely Finish
(Where we left off)
The racers would set up at the starting line as Torvald would climb into Vanellope's grandstand.
"2 races until your defeat…what kind of death would you like?" Vanellope would ask with a grin.
"Scores tied still anybody's race…" Torvald would sit down.
"Hehehe…I may be down one of my best racers but the rest can still beat yours…they've just been keeping the score close..."
Torvald would cross her arms. "Oh really? Is that why you lost the first day?"
Vanellope would glare at her. "No I lost since you had turned one of my racers against me…and I remember them soundly beating you in the last race of the second day….If they want to…they could beat them all over the track…"
"Yea yea…don't get to full of yourself Vanellope…if we win this you can't lay a finger on us or you'd be violating the deal.
"Don't remind me…" Vanellope would have her fist clenched, as she'd stand up and grab her microphone.
"Candy Citizens! It's time for the fourth race of the day!" She'd pause as they cheer. "Due to injuries sustained Gloyd is also out of the tournament…which makes the race so I changed the point system…1st will get 12 points while last will get 1 point…also I've decided this race will be 2 laps while the last one on Watkins Glen will be 3…now I think that's everything…so let the race….commence!" She'd tug on a rope and the timer would begin counting down.
"Care to bet on this race Vanellope?" Torvald would ask.
"What did you have in mind?" Vanellope would sit on her chair.
"If my team wins this race to prove you'll honor my deal you'll let me turn back into a real racer…i.e. you won't keep stopping me…"
Vanellope would grin. "Sure….but if your teams loses this race….you forfeit the last race…that is if your willing to risk it…"
"Fine let's do this…" Torvald would put out her hand. "Unless your too chicken to risk it…"
Vanellope would shake her hand. "I'm not chicken never was never will be…"
The light would turn green and the horn would sound and the racers would speed off Taffyta taking an early lead as Gloyd would watch on the T.V set up on the wall in the hospital room.
"Common Taff…you got this…" He'd say to no one in particular.
They'd head into Gumball Gorge dodging and swerving around the falling gumballs.
Taffyta would check her mirrors to see Candlehead, Citrusella and Rancis close behind her.
"Candles should be able to help out quite a bit in the next part of the track…"
The 4 would speed through sugar cubes as Taffyta would look down. "Sprinkle spikes? I can work with that…"
Candlehead would pull up on her right. "Hope you picked up something good Candles…"
Candlehead would nod. "Just waiting to see what they got…"
"Ok…" They'd jump off the ramp and land on the Cakeway part of the track and speed towards the mountain Rancis staying right on their tails.
"Seems Rancis is too focused on getting first…he forgets what you tend to do here Candles…"
They'd start going up the mountain when Candlehead would glance at her.
"And that is?" She'd innocently asked.
"Just light the Cherry Bombs…" Taffyta would state.
"Oh yea…." Candlehead would swerve to the side and light the Cherry Bombs.
Rancis eyes would widen. "Shit I forgot!" He'd slam on the gas pedal as the bombs would begin going off. "Common outrun them…" Cake would suddenly land on his visor. "Damn it…" He'd wipe them off as Taffyta would grin.
"See ya Rancis…" She'd drop down her spikes.
"FUCK!" Rancis would run right over and spiral off the side of the track and fall down to the base of the mountain eliminating him from the race for the second time in 3 races.
"MOD FUCKING DAMN IT!" Rancis would kick his kart in frustration as everyone else would go around the spikes and follow Taffyta and Candlehead into the Frosty Rally part of the track.
Back at the starting line Torvald would chuckle as Vanellope would mutter. "You had one job Flugs…"
She'd check the standings and grimace looking at it.
1st Taffyta
2nd Candlehead
3rd Citrusella
4th Minty
5th Herschel
6th Snowanna
7th Crumbelina
8th Sticky
9th Swizzle
10th Jubileena
11th Nougetsia
12th Rancis OUT
"Horrible performance so far…" She'd state.
"Yea where's all the domination?"
"Shut up…I'm going to enjoy getting rid of you when I win this tournament…"
"Don't get your hopes up…" Torvald would lean back in her chair.
"But honest question…you prefer beheading or being drowned?"
Torvald would shudder a little. "Neither…"
Vanellope would grin. "Good to know…"
Taffyta would speed down the frozen track and see Citrusella gaining in her mirrors. "What power up do you have Candlehead?"
"I have Syrup but if I use it now she'd easily go around it…" Candlehead would reply.
"We can afford to be patient for now…" Taffyta would state as they'd go through a tunnel leading to the 2 smaller tunnels.
"Wait….has Citrusella used her power up yet?" Taffyta would ask.
"I don't think so…" Candlehead would respond.
"Well we better not let our guards down…"
Behind them Herschel and Minty would stay a solid 10 karts distance ahead of Snowanna and Crumbelina.
"It sucks this isn't a one lap race….or else we'd win garuntee..." Minty would state.
"Just stay focused and we'll win…" Herschel would glance at her for a moment as they'd exit the tunnels and head for the starting line.
"Let's hope Snowanna and Crumbelina don't knock eachother out like you and Rancis did last race…" She'd laugh.
"Don't remind me…" Herschel would sigh.
Behind them Jubileena would pass Swizzle and Sticky and gain on Crumbelina as they'd enter the Gumball Gorge part of the track, she'd look up to see Snowanna struggling against Crumbelina.
"Snowanna back off!" Jubileena would shout and Snowanna would slow down nd Crumbelina and Jubileena would pass her.
"Idiotic move…" Crumbelina would mutter when the announcer would suddenly shout.
"Sweet Seeker!"
Crumbelina would check her mirrors and see the sweet seeker appear on the hood of Jubileena's kart. "You've got to be kidding me..."
Jubileena would fire her first one which would hit Crumbelina causing her to skid of the track but not destroying her kart.
"One down 2 to go…" Jubileena would fire her remaining 2 at Herschel and Minty.
"Shit look out!" Minty would shout as a sweet seeker would obliterate her back left tire and she'd spin out right into a falling Gumball ending her race.
Herschel would swerve around a Gumball and would be blown forward a few feet by the sweet seeker hitting the Gumball.
"Close one…" He'd mutter.
"Crap missed one…" Jubileena would state.
"Doesn't matter you still took out 2…now common they still hold 1st and 2nd…" Snowanna would speed off after Herschel Jubileena quickly following.
"This is getting interesting…" Vanellope would mutter as she'd look at the standings.
1st Taffyta
2nd Candlehead
3rd Citrusella
4th Herschel
5th Snowanna
6th Jubileena
7th Sticky
8th Swizzle
9th Nougetsia
10th Crumbelina
11th Minty OUT
12th Rancis OUT
"It'll be close…like every race has been so far…" Torvald would cross her arms.
"Yes it will be…atleast you'll all be able to tell yourselves that you went down fighting…"
"Don't get ahead of yourself Vanellope…"
"I'll have your head hung up in my room…"
"Shut it…."
The top 3 would start going up the Cakeway part of the track Citrusella gaining more and more her power up still unknown.
"I've got a bad feeling Taffyta…" Candlehead would state.
"Use your Sryup right before entering the ramp…I doubt she'll expect it…" Taffyta would glance at her for a moment.
"Ok…" Candlehead would drop her Sryup a few feet ahead of the ramp but would be in shock as Citrusella would swerve to the side just missing it.
"No way! It's like she knew I was gonna do that!"
Taffyta would see Citrusella grinning in her mirrors. "Just keep driving Candlehead that's all we can do at this point…"
Candlehead would nod as Gloyd's eyes would be fixed on the T.V screen. "Common Taff…you got this…don't lose now…" He'd talk to himself.
Herschel would check his mirrors seeing Snowanna and Jubileena on his tail.
"They're determined I'll give them that…"
All three would fail to see the Syrup on the track and all 3 would drive over it losing control and sliding off the track and falling down the other layers of the Cake like mountain.
"Falling racers!" Swizzle would shout looking up.
"What?!" Sticky would look behind her just as the 3 racers would land on Nougetsia and fall the rest of the way down the mountain ending the race for all 4.
"Whoa…" Sticky would be in utter shock as Swizzle would pull up beside her.
"Yea that's a rare sight…sure maybe one or 2 get knocked off the mountain but 4 at the sametime? For a grand total of 5? That's a first…"
"I hope they're ok…"
"Aslong as they didn't get thrown from their kart they should be fine…unless they got badly smashed up…either way…others have walked away from worse…"
They'd pass by the Syrup. "Guess that's what caused their plunge…" Sticky would state as Crumbelina would pass both of them using a speed boost she picked up.
"Care to race for real to the finish?" Swizzle would ask.
"Your on…" Sticky would grin and slam on the gas Swizzle smirking and following close behind.
Back up ahead Taffyta and Candlehead would exit the tunnel and approach the finish line as Citrusella would finally make her move and toss a Cherry Bomb at Candlehead knocking her off the track but not destroying her kart.
"No…she's not winning his…this is my time…" Taffyta would begin doing a few zigzags Citrusella would grin.
"That's not gonna save you Taffyta…"
"Prove it…" Taffyta would faint going to the right and Citrusella would fall for it losing her Cherry Bomb.
"Doesn't matter I still go one left…"
Taffyta would eye the fast approaching finish line. "Common hit me!"
"With pleasure…" Citrusella reading Taffyta's movements would pitch to the left of her.
"No!" Taffyta would swerve to the right just narrowly avoiding it and crossing the finish line first with Citrusella and Candlehead finishing close behind.
"Yes I did it!" She'd jump out of her kart and hug Candlehead celebrating as Crumbelina would cross the finish line and walk over to them.
"Congrats Taffyta your first win since coming back…"
Back at the hospital Gloyd would have the biggest smile on his face. "That's my Taff…you wanted to win…and finally managed…-he'd sigh-…only took me getting seriously injured…"
Back at the finish line the 4 would turn to see Swizzle and Sticky drag racing towards the finish line Swizzle pulling slightly ahead to secure 5th for himself.
"Tough luck Sticky better luck next time…"
"Still the damage has been done…" Sticky would state as the final results would appear on the Jumbotron.
1st Taffyta 12 points
2nd Citrusella 11 points
3rd Candlehead 10 points
4th Crumbelina 9 points
5th Swizzle 8 points
6th Sticky 7 points
7th Herschel DNF
8th Jubileena DNF
9th Snowanna DNF
10th Nougetsia DNF
11th Minty DNF
12th Rancis DNF
Total: Vanellope's Team: 173 Points Torvald's Team: 192 Points
"Wait how did so many not finish?" Candlehead would ask and they'd be shown footage of the crash at Cakeway.
"So instead of getting Citrusella out the slick took out 4 untended targets…wow…" Taffyta would cross her arms.
"Looks like you lost the bet Vanellope…now have my kart respawn…"
Vanellope would sigh and call Sour Bill and order him to do it.
"So when is the final race?"
"Wait I'll announce it…" Vanellope would stand up.
"The final race will take place in an hour! I hope to see you all there!"
She'd leave with her racers as Torvald would rejoin hers. "Good racing out there…and you ok Herschel? I'm surprised you all walked away from that…"
Herschel would rub his elbow. "Besides hitting my funny bone I'm alright…"
"Ok…who's up for a lap around Watkins Glen? I can turn back into a real racer since I made a bet with Vanellope…"
"Wait…what were we risking in that race?" Sticky would cross her arms.
"Nothing really…Vanellope's racers would've been given some special advantage…" She'd lie.
"Ok then…let's go do that race…" Crumbelina would get in her kart.
"You guys go ahead…I'm gonna go talk to Gloyd…I'll be back before the next race starts…" Taffyta would turn to them.
"Ok…have fun with your man…" Candlehead would jump into her kart and leave with the others.
"Doubt that'll be happening anytime soon…." Taffyta would tell herself as she'd get into her kart and leave for the hospital.
(A few minutes later)
Gloyd would smile when he'd see her walk in. "You finally won a race after your long "Holiday"…"
"More like a holiday of hell…but yea…I won…and I took first place right off the bat and never surrendered it…"
"I know…I watched the whole thing…I saw the old you racing…seems like you finally got that rust off of you…"
"Yea that and I had Candlehead watching my back the whole race…"
"All that matters is our team is in the lead…just one more race…think you can hold it?"
"Well with how this tournament and the last one have gone…they could definitely storm back to take the win…that's what worries me…" She'd sit on a chair beside his hospital bed.
"I don't know how to say this but…don't let this worrying get to your head…you need to be 100% out there…like last race…"
"Yea but this race won't be like any other…if we win we stay free…if we lose it's guaranteed Vanellope is gonna turn me back into a servant…she'll kill Torvald…ban Candlehead from racing…and I don't know what she'll do to Crumbelina and Minty…I don't even what to think about what she might do to them…"
"But that's what Vanellope wants…she wants all of you to be nervous, worried, fearful, etc…she wants your heads to be out of the game…and as you've seen all tournament long her racers take advantage of every opportunity…"
"So what should I do?"
"Do what did last race…win one for us…or win it for me…"
She'd smile and urn to him. "That's a promise I intend to keep…"
"You better…I don't feel like going through this without you…"
"Don't worry…no matter what she does…I'll always be there when you need me…"
Gloyd would smile. "Besides it's been said your ferocity on the track has no equal…that should put the fear into them…"
"Yea it should…"
"Then I can see you guys taking the next race easily…"
Taffyta would smile again. "You know just what to say to me…"
Gloyd would smile. "It's what I do…"
End Ch.11
So with just 6 racers finishing the fourth race Torvald's team manage to take a solid lead heading into the final race
Will Torvald's team hold on to their lead?
Or will Vanellope have the last laugh?
It's anyone's guess
Stay tuned to find out