Chapter 12

"Pitch has made it impossible to enter or exit!" A villager exclaimed.

After Vanellope had been taken, the villagers, who were quite familiar with where Pitch lived, decided to scope out the situation to rescue.

"All the doors have been locked, and we don't know of any secret entrances!"

"I know of one..." Rapunzel began, "its in the back of the waterfall cave not too far from here."

Everyone turned to look at Rapunzel.

"How do you know this?" Dash asked.

Rapunzel went pale. "I... I just do." She said.

Everyone looked at her skeptically.

Rapunzel sighed. "I used to date him." She finally admitted.

Everyone gasped in horror.

"What?" Rapunzel asked. "It was years ago! I had just recovered from Gothel's abuse!"

Before anyone could say anything else, Penny came over with a large hover board Mirage taught her how to make.

"Vanellope saved me once." She began, "now I can repay her."

She set the hover board down, hopped on and pushed a button with her foot. The hover board started to lift.

"Hop on." She said.

Dash immediately climbed on, Rapunzel, however, was nervous.

"I don't trust this." She said.

"That's okay." Penny replied, "I don't either."

"So reassuring." Rapunzel sarcastically said.

None the less, she, too hopped on. Penny stomped on a button and the hover board took off. She headed towards the waterfall Rapunzel pointed out and continued deeper in the cave.

"There!" Rapunzel pointed out. "By that giant rock."

"Hang on tight!" Penny began, "I haven't completely figured out how to land this!"

Everyone screamed as Penny bumpily landed the hovercraft.

Dash hopped off the board. "I have a plan." He began.

"I just hope it doesn't involve her inventions!" Rapunzel hissed.

"Hey!" Penny interjected.

Meanwhile, Vanellope had changed into a beautiful white dress that was very form fitting. Her hair was hanging loose and was falling past her shoulders. And she had a veil.

Llort was behind her adding the finishing touches.

"Why do you stay with him?" She asked.

Frogslip entered the room. "He may be a sociopath..."

"but he's our sociopath." The nightmares finished in unison.

"We're scared of him." Llort admitted. "And we have nowhere to go."

"I was in your position once." Vanellope began, "and I thought I had nowhere to go... but I still got away."

"Yeah..." Frogslip began, "and look at you now: trapped in a castle of nightmares, engaged to the boogieman."

"I got away once." Vanellope pointed out. "And I'll do it again."

Frogslip shook his head. "Pitch has got you. And if you're smart, you'll marry him, cause you don't know how dangerous he can get when he's REALLY angry."

"Frogslip! Llort!" Pitch called out. "Bring me my bride!"

The nightmares nodded. Frogslip ran over and put in a record that played the wedding march before he and Llort made clones of themselves for the audience.

After a bit, Llort began to walk Vanellope down the aisle, dabbing his eyes.

"I always cry at weddings." He sobbed.

Vanellope glared at him. "After the wedding, I'll give you something you can really cry about."

Llort handed Vanellope a bouquet of flowers then pushed her towards Pitch.

Frogslip, dressed as a minister, took his position.

"Dearly beloved." He began.

He began to give the speech, the whole time, Vanellope was hoping Dash would pop out and save her.

"If anyone has a reason why these two shouldn't be wed," Frogslip continued, "speak now of forever hold your peace."

No one answered.

Vanellope almost said something, but the thought of seeing Dash dead silenced her.

"Now," Frogslip continued, "do you..."

"I object!" A new voice bellowed, causing everyone to stare at the door and the clones to vanish.