The car was a lot faster now that it had been fixed. It rocketed towards Diet-Cola Mountain and soon it skidded to a halt just beside the massive candy formation.

"So…you live on the mountain," Lorain asks slowly, staring up towards the top of the building.

"Yep…" Vanellope smiles, hands on her hips, "Well more of inside the mountain actually."

"Inside?" The older girl asks.

"Mmhm," the little princess grins and darts toward the mountain, "Right through here!"

Lorain's eyes widened as she ran straight through the side of the mountain, her jaw dropping.

Vanellope poked her head through the wall and smirked, "Well come on, Speedy Gonzales, I thought you liked going fast?"

"How did you find this place…?" Lorain gapes, walking towards the mountain and stepping through where Vanellope disappeared into. She appeared to be in some sort of cavern, deep within the mountain.

"I accidentally tripped and fell trying to get away from Taffyta. I ended up falling through there and here I am!" Vanellope grinned, waving around her, "I think it's some sort of unfinished bonus level or something."

Lorain gingerly looked back to the grinning girl, "Is it…safe?"

"It's perfectly safe!" Vanellope waves her hand dismissively before there is a large explosion from somewhere in the cavern.

Lorain's eyes widened and she wobbled as the mountain shook. Her eyes flew to Vanellope, "What was that!?"

"Falling Mentos. No big deal," Vanellope snorted, hopping deeper into the cave, "C'mon, I'll show you."

Lorain looked around one more time before following the chipper little girl deeper into the cave. When they went around the corner, the cavern suddenly stretched into a spacious area, a bubbling mass of something in the center of the large room.

"What exactly is that?" Lorain asked, peering down at the orange bubbling liquid.

"Diet-Cola Hot springs. But watch out, it's broiling hot," Vanellope added, picking up a chunk of pretzel off the ground, "Watch this…" She grunted as she tossed the pretzel into the air. It clicked lightly as it hit one of the small white Mentos that were stuck to the ceiling. It cracked loose and tumbled down into the Diet-Cola below. It immediately bubbled and sprayed the Diet-Cola high into the air like a geyser.

Lorain yelled, falling backwards onto the ground in surprise. She quickly looked to Vanellope, "This is supposed to be safe?!"

"It only does that when I hit it," Vanellope says before turning away and mumbling, "Or if one falls be itself…"

The licorice racer climbed back to her feet and looked around the cave, "So where exactly do you sleep?"

"Over here!" Vanellope smiled, hopping over to a fluffy cake and hopping on top of it and rolling herself up in candy wrappers, "I sleep on here and bundle myself up in candy wrappers like a little homeless lady."

Lorain's smile faltered and she slowly walked over to Vanellope's side, sitting on the cake experimentally, "I wish this wasn't the way it had to be…"

"But it is," Vanellope says, sitting back up and grinning, "I don't really mind anyway. I like it here."

The older girl stared down at the princess and smiled weakly, ruffling her black hair, "Okay then, let's get some rest. I have to deal with King Candy tomorrow and I need all the rest I can get."

"But I'm not tired," Vanellope whined.

Lorain sent her a warning glance and Vanellope giggled, laying back down, "Alright, alright, I'm going to bed. Don't get your licorice in a twist."

Vanellope giggled.

"You get it? Licorice? Twist? Licorice-Twist? It's-"

"Yeah, Vanellope. I got it," Lorain laughed, laying back with her legs still hanging over the side of the cake. She stared up at the ceiling of the cave, crossing her arms.

"Goodnight, Lori," Vanellope sighed before falling asleep.

Lorain looked over at her and smiled weakly, "Goodnight…Princess."