Chapter 12: Resolution
"Location: Litwak's Arcade, The World Of Disney, July 4th 2109"
"Ah man, my head hurts." Swizzle muttered.
Swizzle was slouching over a bowl of ice cream, looking rather tired and worn. He, the other Sugar Rush racers, Cinndon, Candace, Toxika, Damon, Crepe, Jeremy, and Dr. McFlambe had reunited and gotten out of New York City quite quickly. The police were already arriving on scene, along with some angry looking men from the United States government, and they had figured that they would rather not spend the rest of the day being questioned. They had retreated to the castle in Sugar Rush, for what Swizzle had referred to as 'ice cream therapy'.
"Seriously, did you and Elsa have to aim for my head?" Swizzle asked.
Nougetsia shrugged.
"Why not? It was the biggest target." Nougetsia replied.
"I'm going to remember that." Swizzle said. He turned to Jubileena and asked "So... you kept the amulet?".
"I did." Jubileena replied.
"And I'm probably not going to be able to convince you to let it go, right?" Swizzle replied.
"Nope." Jubileena replied.
"I thought so." Swizzle said.
Across the table, Vanellope, Taffyta, and Candlehead were looking over the Man in the Black Suit's box.
"So what are you going to do with that thing?" Taffyta asked.
"I'm going to get rid of it. I think it's too dangerous for me to keep. I mean, if it can keep a guy's heart alive outside of his body, then imagine what else it could do." Vanellope replied.
"So your not going to study it or anything?" Candlehead asked.
"Nope. This thing's going straight into the Diet Cola Hot Springs." Vanellope replied.
"Wow, that's a heck of a way to take out your garbage." Taffyta said.
Candlehead looked around the table.
"Hey, wait a minute. Where did Jeremy go?" Candlehead asked.
Jeremy stood outside of the castle, preparing to leave.
"Jeremy?" a voice asked.
He turned around. Vanellope was walking out of the castle, looking confused.
"Where are you going?" Vanellope asked.
"I have to find my mom. She wasn't in the Man in the Black Suit's dungeons, so I think that he put her somewhere else." Jeremy replied.
Vanellope nodded.
"I understand. Although I was hoping that you would stay permanently." Vanellope said.
"Maybe when I find mom, but not until I do." Jeremy said.
"Well, if you have to leave, then take this." Vanellope said.
She pulled a portal key out of her pocket, handing it to Jeremy.
"Just so we can stay in contact." Vanellope added.
Jeremy smiled.
"Thanks." Jeremy said.
"No problem. It was a pleasant experience to work with you." Vanellope said.
"Same here. See you later, Vanellope." Jeremy said.
There was a loud roar as he rocketed into the blue and pink sky above. Vanellope watched as he got further and further until he was just a dot on the horizon.
"Do you think we'll ever see him again?" a voice asked.
The Sugar Rush racers, Cinndon, Candace, Toxika, Damon, and Crepe had followed Vanellope out of the castle and were now standing next to her.
"I think that's almost a certainty, Torvald." Vanellope replied.
"So, we saved the world. Where to from here?" Snowanna asked.
Vanellope shrugged.
"I don't know, but whatever comes, there's no one else that I'd rather face it with." Vanellope replied.
The group looked up at the sky, watching the clouds go by.
"You know, this is really cheesy." Candi muttered.
"Location: Fairfax County, Virginia, July 4th 2109"
"What do you mean it's gone?" a government agent asked angrily.
The agent paced his office, phone in hand and his face red.
"It was under armed guard at A-311, how can it be gone... what? Ah... whatever, task all agents to get it back, ASAP! Priority one target... alright, alright, get on it." the agent said.
He hung up and began to dial a new number.
"Yeah, it's Gizmo Anders. Bad news. Someone stole the Tairseach." the agent announced. There was a brief pause before he said "Yes, we can confirm that it hasn't been used yet. We're monitoring the time stream, so if anything happens, we can respond.". There was another brief pause before he said "Of course, we'll keep tabs on that group. If they can stop the Man in the Black Suit, they could definitely be valuable against the Nightmare King.". There was yet another pause before he said "Alright, alright, I'll monitor them and get the division scouring for the Tairseach. You keep up the good work over there. Got it. Goodbye, Colonel Charbonneau.".
He hung up and sat down at his desk, looking at his computer.
Nightmare King arrival in TWO months and ZERO days...
