Chapter 14: Alternate Niceland

"Location: Alternate Litwak's Arcade, January 27th 2109"

Taffyta, Rancis, Candlehead, Sticky, Dark Vanellope, and Alternate Ralph reached the Alternate Niceland and entered the Alternate apartment building, which looked abandoned. The wallpaper was peeling off the walls, the rooms were full of dust, and it smelled of damp and ruin. Dark Vanellope smiled.

"There's no place like home, right guys?" Dark Vanellope asked.

Taffyta, Rancis, Candlehead, and Sticky looked on in horror at what had happened to the building. Sticky looked on the verge of tears, Rancis looked scared to the bone, and Taffyta tried to put a tough face on but was failing. However, Candlehead had a determined look on her face because she had still not forgotten about her escape plan. It wasn't all good, but it was the only thing that she could think of right now. Whether it worked or not... well, that was another issue.

"Okay, guys, let's all tuck in. It's been a long day. You can all sleep in the penthouse." Dark Vanellope said.

Taffyta, Rancis, Candlehead, and Sticky followed Dark Vanellope and Alternate Ralph up the stairs. The pictures on the wall were scratched and dirty, and the carpet on the stairs had stains on them.

"I hate this place." Rancis muttered.

Sticky nodded, but she had to shush him. She just wanted to go back to her dimension because this dimension seemed dark and evil, just like Dark Vanellope. It was decided by Dark Vanellope where they would all sleep. She put a couple of sleeping bags out for Taffyta, Rancis, Candlehead, and Sticky, while she got a bed and Alternate Ralph laid on the ground. Even though the place was a dump, the penthouse bedroom remained the same.

Taffyta hoped that Candlehead's plan would work. Knowing Candlehead, there probably wasn't much to it, but if it helped them get away, then all was good in her opinion. She watched as Dark Vanellope laid on the bed while the others got ready to go to bed themselves. Once everyone was ready, Dark Vanellope turned off the light.

"Goodnight, guys. Sweet dreams." Dark Vanellope said.

Taffyta, Rancis, Candlehead, and Sticky didn't reply. However, Sticky was heard crying into her pillow. Candlehead tucked herself in, looking as angry as ever. Taffyta wrapped her arms around Sticky.

"Everything is going to be okay. We will get out of here." Taffyta said reassuringly.

Sticky nodded, sniffing. Rancis said goodnight to Candlehead, who grabbed his arm.

"I told Taffyta and Sticky to wake up at two. They have set vibration alarms on their phones." Candlehead whispered.

"What if she finds out?" Rancis asked, pointing at Dark Vanellope.

"It's a vibrating sound, not a ringtone. It should wake them up, and I told them to put it under their pillows. We should do the same." Candlehead replied.

Rancis nodded and put his cell phone under his pillow.

"I can't think of anything else. She will kill us if we try anything too smart." Candlehead whispered.

They settled down to sleep, waiting for 2:00 AM.

"Location: Litwak's Arcade, The World Of Disney, January 27th 2109"

Meanwhile, back in the real Litwak's Arcade, P.I.X.A.L. returned from the library with a book. She only took half an hour and Vanellope was pleased to see her friend.

"Thanks, P.I.X.A.L. Let's see if this can help us." Vanellope said.

The book was titled 'Learning about Electronic Manipulation.'. Vanellope looked at the contents and scanned through the pages until she finally came across an interesting page.

"Okay, I better start reading." Vanellope thought.

Vanellope read the book for two hours straight and she grasped the knowledge quickly. However, she wanted everything to be perfect, so she continued reading. P.I.X.A.L. peered over her shoulder and started to read. Vanellope took plenty of notes on how she could reach the alternate dimension.

"I wonder if this has ever worked for people. It'll probably work." Vanellope said.

P.I.X.A.L. sighed.

"Vanellope, may I remind you that this might not be as easy as it seems?" P.I.X.A.L. asked.

"Location: Alternate Litwak's Arcade, January 28th 2109"

Back in the Alternate Litwak's Arcade, most of the team could not sleep. Candlehead was the most determined to stay awake, since she had to explain her plan at 2:00 AM.

"I just hope it works." Candlehead thought.

Candlehead heard Sticky tossing and turning, and Taffyta kept twiddling with her fingers, but Rancis was sound asleep, breathing heavily. Dark Vanellope and Alternate Ralph were asleep. Candlehead looked at the clock, which read 1:47 AM. She started preparing in her head what she wanted to say.

At 2:00 AM, the phones vibrated under the pillows, making Rancis wake up. He, Taffyta, and Sticky all turned to Candlehead, who gathered them in front of her. They all had to be very quiet in order to avoid Dark Vanellope and Alternate Ralph being woken up.

"Okay, guys, this is my plan. We just get the heck out of here and run." Candlehead explained.

Taffyta, Rancis, and Sticky stared at her.

"Is that it? I thought it was this super smart plan that was going to work." Taffyta asked, raising her eyebrows.

Candlehead shrugged.

"If we think super smart, she will catch us." Candlehead replied.

Rancis nodded.

"I'm with you, Candlehead." Rancis said.

Sticky looked unsure, but she nodded, along with Taffyta. They made sure that they had all their stuff and then tiptoed down the stairs.

"Slowly now." Candlehead whispered.

"What if the door is locked?" Sticky asked.

"We kick it down and run." Taffyta replied.

Taffyta, Rancis, Candlehead, and Sticky all made their way downstairs to the apartment's lobby. The door was indeed locked, and Taffyta geared herself up to kick it.

"Okay." Taffyta whispered.

"Is there another way? She will hear this and get Ralph." Rancis asked, shuddering at the thought.

"We have no choice. Let's do it." Taffyta replied.

Taffyta attempted to kick the door. But before she could, Candlehead grabbed her.

"Stop! Get the window and find a heavy object." Candlehead ordered.

"Like this?" Sticky asked.

Sticky threw a table at the window. The window smashed and glass fell everywhere.

"RUN!" Candlehead yelled.

Taffyta, Rancis, Candlehead, and Sticky ran as fast as they could. Once they were outside, they could not help but glance up at the penthouse window, and they saw the lights of the penthouse turn on.

"Oh no, she's coming." Sticky said in fear.

All of them didn't know where they were running to, but they knew that they just had to get away. Taffyta was the fastest, but she felt bad because her friends were trailing behind her.

"Come on, guys! Right now she is waking Ralph up!" Taffyta urged.

Sure enough, Alternate Ralph jumped out of the penthouse window with Dark Vanellope on his back.

"GET THEM, RALPH! DON'T LET THEM ESCAPE!" Dark Vanellope yelled.

Sticky, who was trailing behind, heard a jet sound coming closer and closer.

"THEY'RE COMING, GUYS! THEY'RE COMING!" Sticky yelled.

Rancis screamed as Ralph swept up Sticky.

"STICKY!" Rancis yelled.

Sticky screamed as Alternate Ralph went higher and higher. Dark Vanellope stood up on the back of Alternate Ralph and looked down at Taffyta, Rancis, and Candlehead, who had stopped running and were watching in horror.

"This is what happens when you disobey me! I want the three of you back in the penthouse in half an hour!" Dark Vanellope yelled.

Taffyta became confused.

"What does she mean? There's four of us." Taffyta asked.

Rancis knew what was coming and looked on in horror. Dark Vanellope turned to Alternate Ralph.

"Okay, Ralph, you can drop her now!" Dark Vanellope announced.

Alternate Ralph let a screaming Sticky fall to the ground. Taffyta, Rancis, and Candlehead could only look on as they watched her plummet to the hard ground.