SA 11-Rotten Flower
Vanellope refused to come out of the castle or see anyone except Swizz or Sour Bill all day after Gloyd was killed.
Swizz felt sorry for Vanellope. He had seen Adorabeezle murdered as well and still felt his heart frozen solid because of it but Vanellope wasn't like him who bottled up all his feelings.
When Swizz went to see her during the day while races were going on, she was in her bedroom soaking her pillow with tears. "Uh Vanellope?" He said as he knocked on the door.
"Come in." He heard her say between two great sobs.
He entered the room and saw that it had been torn apart. "Did you have a tornado in only your room?"
She dried her eyes with her hoodie sleeve. "No." She said, trying to force a smile. "I just was a little upset after last night."
Swizz replied "I noticed."
"Not to be rude but why are you here? It seems like your here for something."
"Where Sakura?" Swizz asked as he straighted some knick knacks on the desk in the corner of the room.
"That rotten flower, where do you think?"
"I want to go talk to her."
Vanellope raised her eyebrows "You are really are going crazy early. She deserves to rot in the tiny cell forever."
"I need to talk to her. I want to see if she'll tell me anything about her partner."
Vanellope let out a sigh. "If you really want to talk to her, I'll call Sour Bill."
"Please Vanellope." Swizz whispered as he picked up one of the small knick knacks on the desk.
He had to go see that sour blossom if not...well he didn't want to think about what might happen. He heard Vanellope groan and scream down to Sour Bill in the kitchen to come upon right away.
When he arrived, Sour Bill looked mortified. Vanellope's outbursts have probably had an effect on him.
"Yeeess Miss Vanellope." He asked in a wavering voice.
"Please take Swizz down to...her." Vanellope said and pushed Swizz out of the room.
He was still holding the knick knack and quickly put it in his pocket. He'd just return it to her later.
She shut the door and began to throw things again. Swizz could hear some things breaking as he made his way down several flights of stairs to the basement.
"She's in the last cell." Sour Bill said as he led Swizz through a number of complex hallways with mirrored walls.
"Why mirrors?" Swizz asked as they past into a securely locked door.
"To confuse someone trying to escape. Its suppose to give the guards more time to respond."
Swizz nodded in understanding. "Looks like it has recently been upgraded."
Sour Bill, who had his back to Swizz the whole time, turned and said "Upgraded just for our guest of honor."
They continued going deeper into the maze of hallways when they finally reached the center where Minty Sakura's cell was. Sour Bill pointed to something on the wall. "Ring that bell and I'll come to show you out."
Swizz nodded and Sour Bill sat in a chair nearby. A look of confusion came over Swizz's face. "You're not coming in?"
"I'd rather not." Sour Bill said as a guard pushed open the door and let Swizz inside.
"Oh Swizz. I'm so glad you've come to see me." Minty Sakura said as she got up off of the small bed with clean sheets.
Swizz went over to the strong glass wall that separated Minty from the others. Her normal clothes had been taken away and replaced with a mint green jumpsuit just like prisoners wear. "I'm here to talk Minty."
"About our relationship? That's fine with me." Minty cooed as she sat back down on the edge of the bed.
"Not that. I want to know about your partner."
"Why should I tell you anything about him? You might get jealous." Minty said and batted her eyelashes.
"I'm guessing he's not from this game." Swizz said still hoping there might be a chance to get answers from the once well-liked racer.
"Oh Swizz its funny that you think I want to talk about that now."
The crazed looked left her eyes and there was no madness it what she was going to say next. "I can control the outcome of everything and everyone in the game. Most of all I can control you Swizz. You think you're trying to reveal information but you're really revealing yourself." Minty Sakura said and crossed her arms in front of her chest in triumph.
"You believe that I say to much? You never say enough!" Swizz said and peered through the glass at his calm opponent.
"I keep my replies short but they are full of information."
Swizz was starting to understand Vanellope had not wanted to come down here. "Just tell me who you were planning to murder next."
"Oh Swizz, now what would be the fun in that?"
"There would be no fun. There's not supppose to be fun with murder."
"Oh you are quite wrong there." Minty Sakura said with a delighted smile. "Its one of the most fun and enjoyable things that I know of."
Swizz tried to remain calm as she sat there with a wistful smile on her face. "Think about the plan of the next murder and tell me who's going to die."
"Oh the murder will be great. We planned them all out already and who is to die which day. We had a reason for the order too."
"Why not try and tell the person you want to date?" Swizz asked hoping to appeal to her obsession for him.
"I love you Swizz but its more fun to let you find out for yourself." Minty Sakura said and blew him a kiss.
Swizz was getting tired of these head games that Minty Sakura was playing with him. Without knowing it, he had reached into his pocket and he was holding the knick knack from Vanellope's room. He pulled in out and threw it at the glass without thinking until after it had left his hand.
The object, a small black lucky cat that Minty Sakura had actually given to Vanellope, flew through the air and cracked the glass. The head of the cat was actually able to go inside the small cell.
A clear jelly like substance filled in the large crack. Minty moved closer to glass and picked up the head of the cat. Swizz looked at her face which was now disoriented by the jelly but still appeared as beautiful as a flower but she had been corrupted by the fun of murder.
He knew that talking anymore was a waste of time as he walked calmly over the bell and rang it.
"Thanks for this loverboy. I'm glad to have it back." Swizz didn't reply and left as soon as Sour Bill opened the door.
He followed the small neon green candy out of the maze and back up the stairs to the foyer of the castle where Vanellope was waiting. "So how'd it go?"
"Just as good as it could have. Be glad you weren't there." Swizz pushed open the door to leave.
"Where are you going?" Vanellope asked with a touch of loneliness in her voice.
"Home to figure out who's next to die." He said and left without saying anything else.
