-==Chapter 2==-

A Double Challenge

The loading screen takes place, allowing the gamers to warm up a bit. Inside the game, Vanellope was nervous because she had never won a "Simulation" game mode, but when she thought about the boy driving for her, she is determined to not let him down. Minty Sakura remains silent as the track is being prepared. Crumbelina and Taffyta heard about how highly skilled drivers would prefer the new and dreaded "Simulation" game mode, where every form of dirty advantages like Power-Up and Character-Skill are locked in favour of Realistic driving and player's skill in driving.

M. Sakura: "Minna-San, Ganbatte kudasai!"

Vanellope: "Ugh… easy for you to say…"

Crumbelina: "Oh no, again with that?"

Taffyta: "Might as well make the best for it, Vanny."

Vanellope: "Okay, I will."

Announcer: "Are you ready? 5! 4! 3! 2! 1! START!"

In simulation mode, all ten sugar karts accelerate from Zero normally like a regular race car would. Arthur and his racer, Vanellope, start in last, behind Molly with Crumbelina, Rebecca with M. Sakura, Isaac with Taffyta, A.I. racers Swizzle, Sticky, Citrusella, Rancis, Snowanna, and Adorabeezle. Sugar City Highway is a Highway themed race track in a Sugar-Coated Metropolis, with a LONG Stretch to and from the Start/Finish Line. The first section of the track is a long right turn ascending to a bridge. Then, the track then goes into a short straight, which then descends as a Left Helix turn to a Tunnel.

Arthur and Vanellope overtake Rancis and Snowanna, while the other racers are still in front of them. Molly and Crumbelina are in 3rd place between Citrusella and Adorabeezle; Isaac and Taffyta are now in First Place in front of Citrusella. Rebecca and M. Sakura are in 5th place, trying to overtake Adorabeezle. The track goes to a Left Slalom after the helix, staying underground, until a Long Strtaight ascending to Ground Level. This section of the track has regular city roads and building on each side. In this long stretch, the opponent racers are not in line, allowing Arthur and Vanellope to accelerate in the center.

As the track goes to a Right Helix, ascending to another bridge into the Giant Sugar City Park, Arthur and Vanellope are in 6th place right behind Rebecca and M. Sakura. Isaac and Rebecca took no notice; they are too focused on what comes next. The track ascends high into a Giant Candy-Cane Suspension Bridge, a Very Long curve back to the Big Straight. At this section, the racers are at the speeds of 200 Miles per Hour. Arthur and Vanellope are now in Third place, overtaking Molly and Crumbelina who are now in 4th place, and in front of the former two are Isaac with Taffyta and Citrusella.

Citrusella: "Hey, Taff, what's with Crumbelina and my sister brawling like that at Sugar Speed Ring?"

Taffyta: "It's Molly and Nafisa again; you know how unstoppable those two are when they cross paths."

Citrusella: "Well that figures. What happened to Molly's old rival, Heather? We haven't seen her for a year."

Vanellope: "Heather? (Drives next to them) She died today. I heard what my player said about her earlier."

Taffyta: "What, she died? How come? Did Heather suffer from an unstoppable illness that cannot be cured?"

Vanellope: "No, she was apparently wrecked by a truck trying to save the boy playing as me right now."

Citrusella: "So that's why he's depressed when he first came here! What string of events leads to this?"

Vanellope: "I want to know this for myself too. Anyway, we're on the Second and Final Lap of this track!"

M. Sakura: "Vanellope, Watashi wa mada anata to issho ni owatte imasen! (I'm not done with you yet!)

It's the last lap, and Arthur and Isaac are Neck-and-Neck! Their two racers Vanellope and Taffyta cruise along the track one more time, from the starting right curve, as Rebecca's racer, Minty Sakura swerves in behind them now in 3rd place. When they enter the Descending-to-Tunnel Left helix, Molly and Crumbelina are now in 4th place, battling against Rebecca and Minty Sakura for Third place. Coming out of the tunnel and into the Ground Level, Vanellope and Minty Sakura are now battling for first place with Taffyta in 3rd and Crumbelina in 4th. Across the Suspension Bridge and back to the start/finish line, Arthur's racer accelerates away from Rebecca's racer. And with the last straight, Vanellope finally won 1st place in "Simulation" mode with Minty Sakura in 2nd, Taffyta in 3rd, and Crumbelina in 4th.

Arthur: "Hahahahahaha! I won again! I WON A SECOND TIME!"

Vanellope: "YIPPEE! I finally beat Sakura-Chan!"

Taffyta: "Good for you Vanny!"

Crumbelina: "Yeah! Way to go!"

M. Sakura: "Yoku asonda hito (Well played guys!)"

Isaac and Rebecca could not believe that a rookie defeated them. To them, everyone knows that EVEN IF you play as Vanellope, you won't get an easy win against a Pro Sugar Rush Gamer. And this begs the question. Maybe, just maybe, there are a chosen few who are destined to win with Vanellope on their side against all odds.

Isaac: "I can't believe…. That guy…."

Rebecca: "How is that…? Possible…"

Isaac: "Argh, just a Beginner's Luck."

Molly: "Wow, I never knew you had it!"

Arthur: "You could say that. So, wanna go again?"

Molly: "Well, one more race with me and then I go to Fix-It Felix Jr. and reach Level 130."

Arthur: "Okay, you're on!"

Molly: "(Inserts her third quarter, and continues to race against Arthur.)"

Isaac and Rebecca left the game with confusion and a bit of jealousy. Then they play a game of Hero's Duty alongside Swati and Nafisa who are by now at Level 2. With this in mind, Arthur and Molly decide to race at Chocolate Coast, and this race is set to Casual Mode, but while they are waiting for the race to begin, a girl of similar age as Molly starts to play Sugar Rush, specifically Seat #3. She also has a Tobi-Save Card.

Announcer: "Chews your Racer!"

This girl's starting character is Rancis, but an unusual sight is spotted amongst the crowd watching: Rancis DOESN'T Drive the Kit-Kart in this Save Data. It was the RV1, the same kart he built to beat Vanellope and Taffyta on his own merit (One Sweet Race in this Fanfic-verse ran on a completely different direction)

Rancis: "(Smugly raises his right fist up and does a Karate-Slice with a vain look on his face)"

The girl then chooses "Play together".

Announcer: "A NEW CHALLENGER!"

Arthur: "Another one?"

Molly: "What the… Sally?"

Announcer: "Chews the Track!"

Sally: "Oh, hi Molly! I didn't realize I was challenging you and…. Who is that kid?"

Molly: "That's Arthur. He… had a hard time today. His senior schoolmate, my old rival Heather died today."

Sally: "(Chooses Chocolate Coast) What? How did she die? I last saw her 3 months ago at New Jersey!"

Arthur: "(Chooses Chocolate Coast) Heather died in saving me from being wrecked by a truck."

Sally: "What the?! I can't believe it! Heather, Molly and I used to be friends, we played together before!"

Molly: "I know… She was a good racer… she'll never be forgotten. (Chooses Chocolate Coast)"

Sally: "So, which game mode would you two want to play on?"

Arthur: "We're playing on Casual Mode, even before you came."

Molly: "Same here, they are much fun with Power-Ups and Unpredictability."

Sally: "Okay, works for me."

The three kids chose Casual Mode, and are waiting for the race to begin. But a young boy took Seat #4 and starts his game of Sugar Rush. This one doesn't have a Tobi-Save Card, and to be fair, one is a bit expensive to buy by Arcade-Game Standards: US$ 19.99. As of now, only a few people have these cards. Today's roster in Sugar Rush consists of the following 9 characters: Vanellope (In the center because she's the star, but crossed because Arthur is playing as her), Taffyta, Adorabeezle, Rancis (Crossed because Sally plays as him currently), Swizzle, Torvald, Citrusella, Gloyd, and Jubileena. Out of the seven out of nine available racers, the boy chooses Swizzle.

Announcer: "Is this your choice? (The boy chooses "Yes!")"

Swizzle: "(Does a Single-Jump-Triple-Flip and raises both arms up) HA HAAA!"

The boy, who doesn't know that the kids who played next to him are accepting another challenger, chose "Play together", and it's going to feel like a Double Edged Sword for everyone currently playing.

Announcer: "A NEW CHALLENGER!"

Arthur: "Well well well, Third time's the charm! Here goes nothing. (Sarcastically)"

Molly: "Um, Sally, Aren't we the only three to play together?"

Sally: "Some people ignored the fact that you can refuse a VS player game."

Arthur: "This will be interesting."

Announcer: "Chews the Track!"

The kids chose Chocolate Coast, well, the unknown boy chose Nougat Underground. The boy's setting is 2D and Motion Simulator Off, explaining why he doesn't fasten the Seat Belt and doesn't wear the 3D-Power Goggles. The game is set to Casual Mode, and after the loading screen…

Vanellope: "Oh boy, three races with that kid! He's got the passion, I must say!"

Crumbelina: "And so does Molly for me! This is her third quarter today."

Vanellope: "But I also heard she wants to reach Level 130 in Ralph's ga…"

Crumbelina: "(Shuts Vanellope's mouth with her fore finger) Felix's game, GET it right!"

Vanellope: "Oops… sorry… (Giggles innocently)"

Vanellope then realizes an unusual sight, and that is Rancis.

Vanellope: "Um, what is Rancis doing with that kart?"

Crumbelina: "What do you mean; he always drives the Kit-Ka…"

Vanellope: "Oh no… He said himself that he's not supposed to be driving that during Game hours!"

Swizzle: "Um, V, you don't know better, do you? The developers BELIEVED in THAT storybook!"

Molly: "Wait a minute, what is Rancis doing in a different Kart?"

Sally: "Maybe I was the first to receive a different variant of him."

Arthur: "Or maybe a secret code within the game itself."

Nobody knows this, but Sally has particularly done something which result in Rancis' kart IN HER Tobi-Save card being the RV1 instead of the Kit-Kart.

Rancis: "Huh… this is particularly the first time this kart is shown to gamers. Maybe the developers believed in that story about me."

Announcer: "Are you ready? 5! 4! 3! 2! 1! START!"

Vanellope: "Let's get this over with!"

And the race begins, Chocolate Coast is a Two Lap racetrack situated in a Chocolate based land next to the ocean. In this run, Vanellope, Crumbelina, Rancis, and Swizzle are going up against each other and the following 6 drivers: Adorabeezle, Nougetsia, Gloyd, Minty Zaki, Citrusella, and Torvald. The main straight serving the Start and Finish Line is in the Southeast of the map. The first section is the starting straight into a Right Slalom going uphill, where some Power-Ups are present to use. Currently, Vanellope and Crumbelina are in the front, and Gloyd and Swizzle are battling for 3rd Place while Rancis is in 7th place.

Arthur: "I got the upper hand! (Deploys the Power-Up he got for Vanellope: Chocolate Sprinkle Spikes)"

Vanellope: "Watch out, your tires may pop!"

Crumbelina: "Oh, I wouldn't count on that!"

Molly and Crumbelina were lucky to be on the Right Side of Arthur and Vanellope (In-Game and 2.1 meters behind, to be specific) when the latter two deploy the Chocolate Sprinkle Spikes, sparing the former two from Tire-Wipeout, slowing Sally, Rancis, the guest boy, Swizzle, and the other six down.

Sally: "I'll get you for that, Arthur!"

Arthur: "You gotta be smarter than you think!"

Sally: "Why you little…"

Molly: "Sally, listen to him, he may have started, but don't judge him until you know what he's capable of doing."

Rancis: "Go ahead and drive faster, Vanellope Von Schweetz, because I'll be the one to beat you."

After the slalom, it's a long right curve before a Y-Fork; one is the main track piece of a Left Slalom, while the other leads to a narrow shortcut leading to a Ramp with a Ring on it.

Arthur and Vanellope: "(at the same time) I'll take that shortcut, thank you very much!"

Molly and Crumbelina: "(at the same time) OH, NOT going to happen!"

Molly and Crumbelina then cruise to the left side of Arthuir and Vanellope for the shortcut, and as the two of them fight against Arthur and Vanellope for that shortcut even though the four of them can go through that part together, a Shortcut is only GOOD for one, and this results in Molly and Crumbelina shoving Arthur and Vanellope with Full Force, and the former two take the narrow and straightened Shortcut.

Arthur and Vanellope: "(at the same time) OH, so you wanna play rough?"

Arthur then notices a Handbrake, which in this game, allows to Drift. In Casual mode, Drifting charges a Speed Boost, as long as the Handbrake is pulled up. Sally and Rancis are now in 4th place, chasing the guest boy and Swizzle in 3rd place. The boy and Swizzle are quick to notice the shortcut that Molly and Crumbelina took, and so the guest boy and Swizzle do the same thing while Sally and Rancis took the slalom track to drift and pick-Up Speed Boost like what Arthur and Vanellope do.

Vanellope and Rancis are now meeting here, and as they boost away from the slalom, with Crumbelina far in 1st place while Swizzle is in 2nd place, they are having a conversation.

Vanellope: "Rancis, I thought you said you wouldn't drive that monster machine in Arcade Hours!"

Rancis: "Oh, Vanny, how naïve of you, Swizz did say that the developers believed that storybook."

Vanellope: "What storybook does Swizzle mean?!"

Rancis: "The one where I made a new kart to get back at you and Taff for hogging the spotlights?"

Vanellope: "Wait, what's wrong with….. ooooooh… I think I get it now…. A SECRET CHEAT CODE?"

Rancis: "Certainly, and this driver I'm going with is smart enough to keep that code to her own."

Vanellope: "Okay, that's understandable. But you won't beat me in this run!"

Rancis: "Then you gotta put your money where your mouth is!"

Vanellope: "BET!"

Arthur and Sally are now in an intense dueling showdown of Speed, while battling for the lead. The guest boy is now closing in on Molly, surprising her when she notices Swizzle, the racer that the guest boy drives as, is catching up to Molly's racer, Crumbelina.

Crumbelina: "Swizz, you went this close to me for quite a while!"

Swizzle: "Hey, Crumbs, that victory will be mine, and you won't have it!"

Molly: "Whohw, that kid is somewhat good! Hey, you. (Towards the guest boy) what's your name?"

Mike: "The name's Mike! Hey, you're that Moppet girl everyone is talking about!"

Molly: "Um, yeah, uh, actually, it's Molly!"

Arthur: "Oh, so that kid is Mike?"

The race continues to a short straight, descending to a River and a Bridge, leading to a Left descending tunnel Helix, coming to more Power-Ups midway, and Swizzle grabs a Sweet Seeker, but because Crumbelina is the only one in front of him, Swizzle's sweet seeker shoots a BIG Red Hot candy, hitting Crumbelina and slowing her down.

Crumbelina: "OUCH!"

Swizzle: "Ha! I got you, I'll have that lead!"

Molly: "Well, that's well played, Mike."

Mike: "I played Mario Kart too, so I know most, if not, every trick other players use to gain advantage, and I learned from that!"

Arthur: "Well, you're impressive, but this race is still Lap One, we got One More!"

After the helix tunnel is a straight going south by direction and ascending on hills, where some more Power-Ups are present. Arthur and Vanellope got a Sugar Cube for Speed Boost; Molly and Crumbelina got a Cherry Bomb to plant for opponents behind them to crash to while have their Superpower bar fully charged; Mike and Swizzle skipped a Power-Up while they have their Superpower bar fully charged; Sally and Rancis missed the Power-Ups; the other racers have either picked up Power-Ups or Fully Charged superpower bars.

Adorabeezle: "You five won't be bothering me, Swizzle is in the lead and I'm going to target HIM! (Activates her superpower which is named the Freeze Force-Field, where she emits a powerful force field and if you are nearby, you get frozen for 3 seconds, which is what happened to Nougetsia, Minty Zaki, Gloyd, Citrusella, and Torvald)"

Adorabeezle left the frozen racers behind and is chasing down the player driven racers in front of her as the track goes to a 180 degree right curve with a Banking section on the outer parts with Boost Pads which Adorabeezle uses as her advantage while the racers she is behind drift to gain boost. At this point, Molly activates Crumbelina's superpower, Linearity Missile, where Crumbelina shoots a Missile from her Tira-Missile but wraps that kart on top of that missile, piercing forward, knocking Swizzle and Rancis away while Arthur preserves his Superpower for later.

Rancis and Swizzle: "GAAAAIIEEEE!"

Announcer: "Ooooooh, Tira-Bullseye!"

Arthur: "I'm going to hold away just a bit."

After a short straight to a Left curve, Crumbelina takes the lead for lap 2.

Vanellope: "Hey Crumbs, I'll snatch that lead for the remainder of this race!"

Crumbelina: "I'd like to see you TRY, if you dare!"

Vanellope: "Oh, I will!"

Gloyd: "(Races past Swizzle and Rancis who got reset after the wreck)"

Swizzle: "GLOYD, YOUR GIRL IS INSANE!"

Gloyd: "Nope, she's AWESOME!"

Rancis: "WHAT THE, SERIOUSLY?!"

Rancis and Swizzle, as well as a handful few of racers and bystanders cannot stand Crumbelina and they find her as disgustingly annoying as, if not, worse than Gloyd would ever be. They don't mind Crumbelina when she's off from racing, but when she does, that is where her presence in a track will become a DOWNWARD Spiral to those unfortunate enough if she was under a gamer control. At the first Right-to-Left Slalom, Vanellope caught up to Crumbelina as the latter's superpower shut off and returns her to her normal state.

Vanellope: "To be fair, we kinda have a similar type of Superpower."

Crumbelina: Sugar Nitro and Linearity Missile do function similarly only I can deal attacks."

Arthur: "And even if I cannot land attacks, at least I can control to where I'm going!"

Molly: "Well, I'd like your charm of doing what you do best in this one!"

Rancis: "Oh VANNY, CRUMBY, Guess WHO'S BACK!"

Crumbelina: "Rancis, I'm surprised you managed to get this far!"

Rancis: "How many times do I have to tell you? YOU, HAVE, BEEN, WARNED…"

Sally: "Get outta my way!"

Molly: "I dare you try that!"

The race continues towards the Y-Fork with the Shortcut, and this time, Arthur and Vanellope managed to use the shortcut and jump the ramp. Molly and Crumbelina are in a battle against Sally and Rancis across the Slalom while Mike and Swizzle take the shortcut Arthur and Vanellope went through.

Arthur: "Say, Mike, I didn't know you make it this far!"

Mike: "I just used the knowledge I got from Mario Kart, and I'm also glad I moved on to Sugar Rush! Mario Kart is boringly slow anyway, not even 200cc is enough."

Arthur: "I guess."

Vanellope: "Swizz!"

Swizzle: "Hey V, this victory is gonna be mine!"

Vanellope: "Not with me in your way!"

Swizzle: "I wouldn't count on that!"

Mike: "Heads up, Arthur, and GET OUT OF MY WAY!"

Mike presses his steering wheel's Skill button, activating Swizzle's Superpower, the Sugar Arrow, which provides Swizzle's tongue twister an Arrow shaped Force Field, and knocking Vanellope out of the way.

Vanellope: "OUCH!"

Mike and Swizzle are now in the lead, leaving Arthur and Vanellope to catch up with the former two. Molly, Crumbelina, Sally, and Rancis are still dueling, until they noticed Vanellope in front of them who just got reset from Swizzle's Sugar Arrow. With more sections of track remaining, the three racers chase after Swizzle to the Finish Line. As they passed through the Helix Tunnel to the Ascending straight, Vanellope and Crumbelina are gaining up on Rancis.

Sally: "You two may have caught up, but this victory shall be mine!"

Arthur: "Not with me hot right behind you!"

Molly: "Oh, no you don't! I'll win this!"

Mike and Swizzle were able to maintain the lead, with Sally and Rancis now in 2nd place, Arthur and Vanellope in 3rd place, and Molly and Crumbelina in 4th place. Passing the 180 degree Hairpin turn and the final curve towards the straight, as Sally and Rancis approach Mike and Swizzle, in the bet to only settle the score with Mike and Swizzle and to get Arthur, Vanellope, Molly and Crumbelina out of their way, Sally activates Rancis' superpower which has been fully charged from midway of Lap 1, the Fluggerbutter Sludge, but Arthur and Molly have other ideas. Their racers have fully charged superpower bars.

Arthur: "You won't fool ME! (Presses the Skill button, thus activating Vanellope's Sugar Nitro)"

Vanellope: "(Glows in Light Blue and picking up speed) WHOOOAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!"

Molly: "NOT THIS TIME! (Presses the Skill button, activating Crumbelina's Linearity Missile)"

With Vanellope and Crumbelina under the influence of their Superpowers, traps are disregarded, allowing the two to pass Rancis. At the final stretch, the three racers are neck-and-neck-and-neck, picking up intense speed. And with a little stretch to the end, the race is over.

1st : Vanellope

2nd : Crumbelina

3rd : Rancis

4th : Swizzle

5th : Adorabeezle

6th : Gloyd

7th : Minty Zaki

8th : Citrusella

9th : Nougetsia

10th : Torvald

Vanellope: "YAY! I WON!"

Rancis: "Well, Third place is good, and well done!"

Crumbelina and Swizzle: "Great Job Vanellope!"

Arthur: "Third time's the charm!"

Molly: "Great work, Arthur!"

Sally: Well, that was beginner's luck…"

Molly: "Ah, come on, Sal, don't be sour."

Mike: "Well, good for him. Say, is Arthur a seasoned driver?"

Molly: "Oh, he just started today. And I told him to go as Vanellope for his starting racer."

Sally: "Hey, Arthur, you may have won, but look out for those other racers out there."

Arthur and Vanellope: "(Vanellope receives her 1st place trophy) TOP SHELF!"

Molly: "Come on, Sal, can't you let him celebrate?"

Sally: "Orgh, fine. But don't expect easy wins for him next time."

Mike: "Well, I'm done for this game for now. I'd like to play something else."

Sally: "I'll get us some meals."

Molly, Sally, and Mike finished their Sugar Rush game, and their screens display a Continuation option, and in this screen, you can continue your game if you insert another quarter, and since these three choose "No", their game ends, with the screen displaying: "Parting is such a Sweet Sorrow.", as well as the Public Service Announcement about driving safe, as well as the Disclaimer to return the 3D-Power Goggles if you put them on. If you have a Tobi-Save Card and a Tobi-Save Data for Sugar Rush, as you quit the game, your progress will be saved. With Molly, Sally, and Mike out of Sugar Rush, Arthur gets to continue his game, simply because he gets to race again for free, which is rewarded for winning in a Multiplayer race.

As he continues, there are some game modes he can choose: Grand Prix, Challenge mode, and Time Attack. Grand Prix mode is where you race on 5 tracks to win a Grand Prix trophy, Challenge Mode pits you into some wacky challenges as the namesake, and Time Attack mode is where you race on your own in a Single lap to beat the fastest time. Since Arthur has won three races, he decides to choose Time Attack mode. Out of the 20 tracks, Arthur chooses the Royal Raceway, which is the main race course from the movie, starting from Sugar Meadow's Start/Finish line, straight to Gumball Gorge, ascending to Cakeway Tower, above the Ice Cream Mountain, and going through Nougat Mine's very long curve back to the starting line.

Arthur chooses the Royal Raceway because of Swati and Nafisa. And after he crosses the finish line, he takes his break, thus saving his data. Arthur was very happy to be introduced into Sugar Rush, but the reality of Heather's gruesome fate is still haunting him, and what the bullies had said to him that he is only causing bad luck. He then looks around Litwak's Arcade. It has grown into a Very Big 3-Floor building with lots of Arcade Cabinets, and even rides like a Ferris Wheel, a Merry-Go-Round, a Bumper Cars arena, and new to this establishment: a Synchronized Racing Indoor-Outdoor Roller Coaster themed after Sugar Rush, with Vanellope and Crumbelina's karts as the trains, 6 cars each, one car capable of seating 4 people 2 rows and 2 columns.

Arthur goes to the Second Floor where a Big Dining lounge is also present, alongside other Arcade cabinets. He orders a Triple Deluxe Ham'n Cheese Sandwich with Lettuce, Egg, and Tomato sauce. He can see Molly in Fix-It Felix Jr. amongst the crowd, cheering for her to beat its high score, Level 129 with 166200 PTS. Arthur's parents dropped him off at the Arcade, and will be busy until 8 PM, which is when the arcade closes on Weekdays. Arthur feels comfortable in this establishment, but is worried about what will happen the next day, especially because the bullies threatened to call the cops on him about Heather's Death.

To be continued…