"I just don't understand.." The one Turbo Twin said suddenly as they drove down the path. The group had remained silent since Vanellope finished up their story as best she could, explaining how Nelly had tried to take over Sugar Rush, how she was eventually deleted, and now suddenly was able to get Turbo on her side and managed to attack Sugar Rush again. Vanellope turned to look at him, than back at the road, "What don't you understand exactly…?" Vanellope asked, curious how the two Turbo Twins could try and deny Turbo's evil ways.
The Turbo Twins sighed in unison and looked out at the world zooming by them as they drove, "It's just..the old Turbo we had really snapped..and we were quick to find out his selfish ways are what ended up getting him deleted by hero's such as yourself and that Ralph character." They stated and Vanellope smiled, remembering her giant friend for a moment. "But what I don't understand is why our new Turbo suddenly changed so?" one of the Turbo Twins asked, the other one opened his mouth to finish, "He seemed so happy..".
Marshmallow genuinely looked sad for the pair, as well as Vanellope, they knew they couldn't help that Turbo was evil again but they wished deep down in their pixelated hearts that they could. "I'm sorry..I wish I knew why you're new Turbo decided to come to Sugar Rush, why he wanted to take over our world with Nelly." Vanellope said softly and the Turbo Twins nodded, sadly. "Perhaps, maybe it wasn't his choice, maybe…it was Nellys?" they both asked and Vanellope slammed on her breaks.
The whole group held on for dear life until the kart skidded to a complete stop, bodies collided and groans could be heard after the kart silenced. "What in the name of Gum balls was that Vanellope!?" Marshmallow yelled, his little Marshmallow face was red after slamming into the back of the Turbo Twins helmet. Vanellope ignored the little treat's cry and faced the Twins, "What if Nelly is controlling the new Turbo though!?" she asked and the Twins seemed confused by her question. "Think about it, Turbo is a villain here in the arcade, of course she would use him to strike fear into all of us racers…that way we would easily follow her, get it?" Vanellope asked again and Marshmallow's eyes widened with realization.
"So what you're saying is that Turbo is not the bad guy behind this..?" Marshmallow asked and Vanellope scratched her head, "Yes and well…no, he could be but.." she trailed off losing her thought. The group waited for her to find it again and relaxed a bit after the sudden stop they had just suffered, "So let's say that this new Turbo really was good, that means that Nelly did somehow manage to get to the new Turbo's game and corrupt him..then she got a few racers on her side using Turbo as a fear factor and eventually had a whole army of Sugar Rush racers on her side!" Vanellope said and the Twins nodded their heads, seeming to understand now.
"So honestly all we need to do is get Turbo away from Nelly, and then we can finish her!" Marshmallow said as he jumped for joy. Vanellope wanted to jump for joy as well; it seemed everything was making sense now. That Nelly truly was an evil Princess and that she didn't actually have the old Turbo with her like the arcade had believed that she was able to take over the new Turbo and some of the deleted racers and soon all of Sugar Rush. Knowing that she had manipulated the new Turbo seemed to make the Turbo Twins angry, but in the light of the situation it seemed to make her a little less frightening.
Before any of them could celebrate more, a scream was heard over the horizon and an electric shock shot up from the ground to the sky. Vanellope didn't hesitate a moment more before turning the Turbo kart towards the very direction and racing off towards it. "Vanellope that sounded like.." Marshmallow yelled over the engine, but Vanellope didn't need to be reminded who it sounded like. In her heart she knew exactly who it was.
"IT'S TURBO TIME!" Turbo screamed as he slammed his fist into Red's stomach, knocking him a few feet into the air and eventually had the poor boy crashing into the ground. Taffyta screamed and raced towards the boy who was wincing in pain uncontrollably. The two had been walking towards the castle, which was peaking up over the horizon, and were devising a plan to sneak into the castle in search of help or for Vanellope when out of the blue came Turbo smashing his fist into Red.
"R-run.." Red choked out as he looked over and saw Turbo slowly making his way towards the two, his helmet looked a little cracked and as he stepped closer and closer he cackled and the ground underneath his feet split. "I won't leave you behind Red, grab onto me!" Taffyta said as she tried to lift him up and carry him away from the evil being. "Taffyta.." Red winced out again trying in some weak attempt to get her to run, but Taffyta stood her ground.
"I'm not afraid of you!" Taffyta yelled out, glaring at Turbo and standing her ground. Turbo stopped dead in his tracks, only a step or two away from the girl and her nearly passed out friend. Taffyta noted that the being looked as if she had just slapped him in the face just by her words and was about to try again when she heard the roaring of an engine coming closer. Both Taffyta and Turbo looked out to find a red and white kart zooming towards them, smoke flying past as it did. Taffyta squinted her eyes and saw two blue looking characters, Marshmallow and Vanellope all going as fast as they could to the girl and her attacker.
"Vanellope!" Taffyta yelled out and she could feel tears coming down from her face, she could see Vanellope wave at her from the distance and she could've sworn she saw the girl smile the biggest smile just for her as well. Turbo hissed loudly and clenched his fists, electricity erupting from them and stood waiting for the kart to arrive.
"That's Turbo!" one of the Twins yelled and pointed to the ghastly creature, "But what's wrong with him?" the other cried as they took in their friends appearance for the first time. Turbo looked like a zombie to say the least, like a deceased racer brought back from the graveyard which was what Nelly probably wanted him to look like to really bring on the fear. Vanellope stopped the kart just before Turbo and jumped out, getting in between the villain and Taffyta. Marshmallow soon followed, holding his hands out to protect the girls and Red, but the Turbo Twins slowly got out and looked at their friend sadly with tears in their eyes.
"Turbo…" they said in unison and Turbo screamed so loud that the group had to cover their ears, Vanellope kept her eyes on Turbo making sure he wouldn't try and attack Taffyta if she let her guard down. The Turbo Twins continued to try and talk to their dear friend, seeing if they could somehow reach him. But when they took a step forward, Turbo let out another scream and disappeared, back to Nelly at the castle.
The Twins looked defeated then, sad to see their friend and what he had become. Vanellope relaxed and let her arms drop down to her sides, Marshmallow sighed loudly and was glad the intense moment was over. "He is on the evil side again.." the Twins said and looked sadly at Vanellope who equally looked sad back. "Don't give up hope, there's still a chance Nelly could be controlling him.." Marshmallow said and Vanellope nodded, trying to be positive. The Twins laughed bitterly but nodded, seeming to agree that there was still hope and that they had to give them that.
Vanellope turned to Taffyta than, who had laid Red down on the ground and was looking very confused at the Turbo Twins but jumped up to embrace Vanellope as soon as their eyes met. "Vanellope!" Taffyta cried and she squeezed her tight, Vanellope held her tightly as well and she could feel Taffyta's tears on her cheek. "I'm so sorry.." Vanellope cried, realizing how good it felt to be hugging the girl again. "I'm so sorry I got you..I deleted.." Vanellope said between sobs and Taffyta rubbed her back. "I'm fine, I'm still here aren't I?" she laughed and Vanellope did give her that.
Marshmallow went to hug Taffyta as well, not minding that he interrupted their moment. Eventually the three separated and Vanellope turned to the Turbo Twins who were staring at the castle and then back at Taffyta. "I'm happy you're here..but I thought you'd be on Nelly's side if you were deleted..?" Vanellope asked as she wiped away a tear, she knew Taffyta had to of been deleted, no one could have survived the crash she was in.
"I wasn't deleted…I.." Taffyta trailed off trying to find the right words, "I just regenerated somewhere else.." she stated and Vanellope's eyes widened along with Marshmallow. "You regenerated, where?" Marshmallow asked and Taffyta explained how she arrived atop Diet Cola Mountain, her journey trying not to be corrupted and how Red and her escaped when Nelly and the others so foolishly believed he had been corrupted. "Vanellope that means all of our friends weren't deleted either than!" Marshmallow rejoiced and Vanellope nodded in agreement, although she was frustrated with the details of how Nelly had so cruely treated her friends.
"All along Nelly's been fooling us all..to believe she is stronger than she actually is.." Vanellope said and clenched her fists, "We have to stop her..especially now that we realize what a fake she really is.". Taffyta, Marshmallow and the Turbo Twins all agreed, nodding their heads and feeling more confident now than ever before about facing Nelly. Red groaned as he lay there on the ground, gaining the attention of everyone there, "Vanellope.." he said as best he could, trying to regain his strength. "There is one problem with that…" he said and lifted himself up, looking the Princess in the eyes. "They've got more than just Nelly and Turbo on their team…they've also got Ralph."