Chapter 3 Getting acquainted
Vanellope quit her attack on the racer promising herself she would try that again later. "So, um, Vanilla where do you live."
Vanilla smiled only because she was tickle attacked.
"Uh-hum, that information is classified I don't tell things to strangers."
Vanellope frowned at her, "I'm not a STRANGER you know my name kid like I'll care about arresting you chicken peep."
Vanilla glared at her, "I'm not a chicken!"
Vanellope smirked, "Buck buck boak." She mocked her.
"Oh save it for your meeting." Vanilla rebuttals.
Vanellope ignored her rudeness momentarily.
"Well if you aren't from my game you must be a virus."
Vanilla gasps! "I'm no virus! Why would I come to your game of all the nice games in the
world?"
Vanellope lifted her finger threateningly, "Don't insult my game!"
Frightened Vanilla griped her other arm rubbing her arm cowardly and shyly.
"Look, President Vanellope, I don't want any trouble."
Vanellope death stared her "Yeah well you're doing an awfully good job of getting into it virus."
Vanilla's eyes grew wide, "Please I'm not a virus.."I'm a princess! W-well. I Used ta be."
She scratched the back of her neck; putting her hand on her hip Vanellope retaliated.
"Oh, really how did you get here?"
Vanilla beginning to grow very quietly whispered.
"The game's code." She managed to say. Vanellope eyed her very skeptical of this.
"Hmmm…" "And your lost or somethin'."
Vanilla's eyes grew a bit soggy and wet and a tear trickled down her nose.
Vanellope felt bad for her a tad even though she promised not to let her guard down for
one second. "Uh, Look, I wanna help you kid but I'm not sure if I can trust you a virus or not." She said rather harshly.
Vanilla huddled up in her knees on the ground continuing to cry.
Vanellope bent down to her level never in her life had she been taller than another racer she felt empowered and proud of herself for being so tough. The littler
racer's lip trembled but she finally spoke in a whimpering tone
"I'm sorry Vanellope...I didn't really... mean that any of it... it's just I don't know what to do and I'm scared." Vanilla admitted open-heartedly and truthfully.
Vanellope felt a little uncertain to trust the suspicious little thief and thought of sending her on her way if she
truly was a virus there was a great risk. Vanellope spoke "Now look I don't just help any-ole… she paused her speech feeling angry until she gazed into Vanilla's
sparkling wet eyes. She appeared truly terrified and alone with a longing look for guidance. Vanellope almost cried herself her heart twisted in a knot.
"I'm sorry but.. it's just too risky and well... I…"
Vanilla's eyes got bigger as she became more horrified. Vanellope sighed and leaned down on one knee.
"Okay okay… please don't be upset. Racers are brave."
The small girl shook her head, "Not.. me."
She gazed at the ground ashamed. Vanellope lifted up her chin as Ralph had done for her.
"Sure ya are everyone is programmed to be brave on the inside." She winks at her double ganger looking counterpart. Vanilla smiled a little holding
her chest.
"You think so?" She whimpered.
Vanellope pulled her closer affectionately, "I know, and I'm gonna be right there with you when it happens."
She couldn't believe the words that were coming out of her mouth she knew in her gut it could be dangerous but she felt a strange feeling way deep in her code this person and she clicked.
Vanilla wiped her face and in a slight range of motion, she buried herself in Vanellope's chest in a hug. Vanellope froze she was being hugged the only person she ever
hugged was Ralph so Vanellope wiggled a bit
"Hey Hey Hey no mushy stuff short stuff."
She attempted to pry the child off her but Vanilla latched herself on harder than expected Vanellope sighed in defeat.
"Alright, I can tell you like me but… GET OFF!" she tried to tickle Vanilla off her but the small racer was too quick and moved to
Vanellope's side and regrettably tickled Vanellope.
"Hahaha, Hey knock it off!" Vanellope giggled trying to grab the annoying pest.
Vanilla giggled mischievously "I like you."
She stopped her attack on Vanellope seeing as the older racer didn't like it.
"I wanna stay here and be your B-F-F!"
She hugged Vanellope a bit tighter. At this rate, Vanellope lost her patience
"Get O-F-F!"
Vanellope pulled at Vanilla's tiny hands finally Vanilla let go of her and smiled up at Vanellope like she had done nothing. Vanellope smiled back also rolling
her eyes, "You know you're a feisty little thing." You better be careful or the racers will assume you're a tick princess cuddly."
Vanilla stuck her tongue out.
"Ha okay, Pipsqueak. Where do you live?"
Vanellope pats her small head and stands up.
Vanilla's face fell well... um... I...-" She sighs. "Nowhere."
Vanellope's eyes popped out of her head
"Your game was unplugged!" Vanilla shook her head.
"Oh no, no I have a game but frankly... I-I don't like it too much because it's really
depressing there."
Vanellope shot a look of disappointment at her "So you lied to me! You weren't explorin' anything! You ran away!" she pointed at her.
Vanilla nodded in an apologizing tone. "As fast as I could and I'm never going back!" She crosses her arms.
Vanellope picked her up trapping her in her grip "That's smart real smart kid, guess what I'm taking you back." She begins to walk forward with Vanilla in her hold.
The desperate teeny racer kicked and squirmed in attempts to escape "NO! You don't know what it's like in my game! It seems sweet but underneath in there, everyone is MEAN! Real mean." She whined.
Vanellope froze at that moment she began to have an exact moment of Deja Vu and Vanellope put her down.
"Name of game please?"
Vanilla shook her head. Vanellope grinned "I knew you were gonna say that." She wiggled her fingers teasingly at the ticklish racer.
"Vanilla~ Do I gotta squeeze it outta you~?" she slinked towards Vanilla.
Vanilla shouted frightened "I live in Sugar Rush Speedway 2 Royal Raceway just, please... please don't!"
Vanellope frowned at her. "You mean ya live in My games competition?"
"Uhhh… yes?" Vanilla smiled nervously.
Crossing her arms outraged Vanellope shouted, "We'll just go back to your knock off game and get the heck outta here princess!"
Vanilla stood tall and kicked her "I can't I'm not the princess anymore nerd!"
"Ow! Ow! Ow!" Vanellope grabbed her and punched her clean in the face giving her a black eye!
"Brat!"
Vanilla started swatting at her like a frightened girl.
"Bigger brat!"
Vanellope picked her up and tossed her over her shoulder like a back-pack.
"Stop it!" Vanellope smacked Vanilla's rear-end hard!
"Now I only did that because you kicked me!" She carries her over her shoulder to diet-cola Mountain and hung her on a low tree branch.
"You stay right there and don't move!" Vanellope ran into her home.
Vanilla crossed her arms "What am I doing here?"
she thought to herself while Vanellope came out holding a cold pack
placing in on Vanilla's eye which was now a swollen black eye.
"There you're safe no one's gonna hurt you but if you hurt others they're gonna fight back."
Vanilla screams and Vanellope jumps "WHAT!" Vanilla holds her eye "That's cold!"
Busting into a hysterical laugh Vanellope lifted Vanilla's shirt and smothers the ice-cold pack on her belly "GAH! COLD! COLD! COOOOLD!"
Vanilla screams and shivers Vanellope laughs really hard at her pathetic
little squeals.
"Oh stop would'ya it's not that cold, oh wait yes it is." She smiles at the helpless victim, "Dang you're a girly girl Vanilla."
"AHHHHHAAA!" she whines,
"That is Freezing!" She then does something that makes Vanellope's ponytail stand on an edge a shriek of blue light ran
across her body revealing a shower of codes.
Vanellope gasps "Did... Did you just glitch?"
Vanilla smirked still shivering "Yeah... I've been doing that for as long as I can r-r-remember so what?"
Vanellope grinned a joy came across her face "I can glitch too!" She glitches up to the tree's top and then
back down to the sugary ground.
Vanilla's mouth hung down from her chin,
"I can't do that."
Vanellope giggled, "It's all a matter of focus and concentration."
Vanilla beamed as bright as the sun "That is Awesome!"
Vanellope let her down from the tree jamming the ice pack gently into her eye putting an arm around the miniature racer she felt closer to by the minute
"Come on, So you're a glitch two I'm gonna assume you got mad skills in driving too."
Vanilla put on a fake smile and then gave up quickly she did not wanna lie again.
"Um well see actually sis I don't drive…"
Vanellope lost in her own world continued
"Yeah..yeah.. Champs I am you're as good as...WHAT!" Vanellope screams!
"You don't WHAT now! B-but Driving is the funest thing ever! You can't be in a racing game and not drive are you out of you
airhead?! And' Yaaa-what did you call me?"
Vanilla backed away "Nothing!"
Vanellope grabbed her leg and pulled her to her face upside down."Oh no, you don't I just herd you called me Sis."
Vanilla gulped "We-we-well I like you that way..." She twiddles her fingers.
Vanellope pokes her in her belly "Well if you're gonna be my sister that Vanillaope name has got to
go~ How do you feel about nicknames?"
Vanilla shook her head "I like my name."
Vanellope put a finger to her face "Hmm I have to call you something small... Let's see, Pipsqueak, Half-pint, Baby bottle pop, Short-stuff…?"
She snaps her fingers "I got it! Squirt!"
"I'll call you Squirt." Vanilla grimaced "Squirt?" her eyebrows raised in confusion. "Because you're small," Vanellope "You see?"
explained. Her eyes dropped in an annoyed fashion Vanilla mumbled
"Squirt.. really..what's wrong with calling me Vanilla?"
Vanellope cocked her head, "Oh Vanilla, Squirt whatever it's the same diff."
She dropped her small amigo on the sponge cake bed Vanilla in a handstand position. Vanilla did a summer salt on the bed and landed on her back
"No, it is not!"
"Aha, haha I'll call you whatever I please little sis." Vanellope cackled. Shaking her head Vanilla pouted.
"I don't wanna be the little sister!"
Vanellope removed her shoes.
"No shoes on the bed Squirt."
Vanilla panicked a little, "Don't call me Squirt! Hey, you give them back!"
Vanellope climbed aboard her bed. "What I took mine off see."
She revealed her stocking but she noticed Vanilla didn't have stockings hers were more like little sweat pants with her bare-feet sticking out and judging by the look on her face she wasn't too thrilled about it. Vanellope noticed she had m&m rainbow-colored toenails.
"Oooh that's kinda pretty Squirt." She reached for her feet to get a closer look but Vanilla back far away close to falling off the very edge.
"No-don't! Don't touch me. Why'd you take my shoes give them back!"
Vanellope scowled "Geez kid, it's not the end of the world you'll get'um back."
Vanellope had the best feeling in her head as to why the racer was so afraid.
"HOLLY SKILTLES SQUIRT Look an alien!"
Vanilla looks quickly "WHERE?"
With her distracted that Vanellope slowly crawls to her "sister" a drags one finger up her foot to see if she is right. Vanilla pauses for a moment!
"What are you doing?"
Vanellope continues "Maybe I'm going out on a small Laffy taffy limp here but-"
Does it again a bit faster. A smile appears upon Vanilla's face and her eyes get a little bigger. Vanellope continues to stroke her foot a bit more keeping her eye on the little smiling girl. Vanilla gives up her silent fight.
"AH HAHAHA HAHAHA!" She explodes into helpless laughter and Vanellope gains victory!
"Oh so you are ticklish there."
Vanilla realizing she just gave herself away tries to hide.
"No!" "Noooo!"
Vanellope chases her around the bed, "Oh yes yes yes!"
She buries herself under Vanellope's blanket but Vanellope slithers under it like a serpent where continues to tickle Vanilla on her feet.
Vanilla squeals with laughter under the covers "Hahahahaha! Stop it! Hehe ha ha help! I'm gonna pee-hehe hee!"
Vanellope pulls her out of the blanket by her legs and traps her holding her feet above her head so that Vanilla is looking up at Vanellope's face. Vanellope evilly makes silly faces at her and tickles both of her feet at the same time.
"Coochie coo. Awww is da widdle baby ticklish?"
Vanilla laughs begging for mercy "Hahahaha! Vanellope stop! Pleeeheehehese."
Vanellope grins at her
"Mmm no." and continues to attack her.
"Stohahop dohon't Hahaha! don-ho-ho-on't!"
Vanilla desperately tries to pull her feet back but her tickler is too strong.
"Had enough?" Vanellope looks down at her and pinches her cheeks,
"Say uncle squirt."
Vanilla chokes on her laughter "Ohahaky she coughs.
"Okay! Uncle! Haha-haha I give-up!"
Vanellope lets her go and pulls her into a bone-crushing hug for once her hugging some-else for once she holds her new "sis" close to her
"You're alright Squirt. You're alright."