Here's the next chapter
I know the first 2 chapters have been rather long and dull
But now we get to move on to actual racing
So the teams have been made those loyal to Vanellope and those against her
Now they have one day to prepare and practice
Herschel gets a chance to show off his skill while Taffyta, Candlehead and Gloyd get some much needed practice
Let's see how that goes
And as always I own NOTHING but the plot
And Herschel Nougatson belongs to Captain Alaska
Ch.3 Day 1: Preparation part 1
(Taking place the morning after the events of the last chapter)
Torvald's alarm would go off as she'd open her eyes and turn it off. "Good thing today is just for practice…."
She'd get up and get dressed when there'd be a knock on her door. "We're only suppose to meet in an hour…."
She'd open the door and would be surprised to see Swizzle. "Swizzle…..didn't expect to see you…"
Swizzle would look around. "Can I come in and talk?"
Torvald would hesitate for a moment. "Sure…." She'd let him in. "You got 5 minutes…." She'd cross her arms.
Swizzle would rub the back of his head. "Look….I just wanted to say…..I'm sorry how things have gone down for the passed month…."
Torvald would look at him dead in the eyes. "Swizzle….you made your choice…..we've made ours….and you've made it clear everyday on the track who's side your on….so if that's all you've come to say you can leave now…." She'd look away from him arms crossed.
"No there's not only that…"
"Well talk…..you only have 2 minutes left…." Torvald would keep her arms crossed.
"I don't think this needs to be said but we both know Vanellope's racers will play dirty….plus she's pressured everyone to not only win but to dominate…."
"I already knew but thanks for the reminder….anything else? You got 30 seconds…."
"Well you do know what in store for you when your team loses right?"
Torvald's eyes would narrow. "I know the risk Swizzle but don't assume you guys are gonna win….now go your out of time…."
"But I'm not finished…."
"I don't care Swizzle….-She'd point to the door-….Vanellope even confirmed what I said….this was something inevitable….and as I said….you've made it clear which side your on…."
Swizzle would silently walk out and leave head down.
"Not the Swizzle I remember before this shit show happened….." Torvald would mutter as she'd sit down and eat breakfast.
(An hour later)
There'd be a knock at her door. "That must be them…" She'd open it and Taffyta, Gloyd, Candlehead, Crumbelina, Minty, Sticky and Herschel walk in.
"I hope you guys rested well…." She'd close the door.
"Well? I couldn't cause I caught Adorabeezle and Jubileena near my house several times…" Gloyd would yawn.
"You did piss them off a lot by making them look like utter fools every time you escaped…" Candlehead would state.
"Either way Herschel I have a question…." Torvald would turn to him.
"What is it Torvald?"
"Are the tracks "Sonoma Raceway" and "Watkins Glen International" NASCAR tracks?"
Herschel's eyes would light up. "Indeed they are and Jeff Gordon is the best on Road Courses!"
Torvald would grin. "Good because those are the 2 new tracks…..how about we start practice on those 2?"
"Fine by me!" Herschel would say excited.
"Meh I need to knock some rust off…..might as well enjoy the challenge of the new track." Gloyd would stretch.
"Either way you have some proving to do Herschel…" Taffyta would look over at him.
"Let's settle this on the track which one first?" Minty would look around.
"We'll start with Watkins Glen International….let's get going…" Torvald would get in her kart and the others would quickly follow.
They'd drive as Sticky would glance at Herschel. "Maybe we should watch NASCAR together sometime…."
Herschel would glance at her. "Sure sounds nice…"
Sticky would look away blushing a little.
(A few minutes later)
They'd arrive at the starting line as Torvald would park off the track. "Since I'll be sitting out the entire tournament with Vanellope I'll just watch and monitor how you guys do…"
"Ok but how should we line up for this?" Candlehead would ask.
"Well you, Gloyd and Taffyta will start off infront….and Herschel since you're the new one you can start last…"
"So it's pick on the new guy?"
"Well hey….if your as good as you say it won't be that hard for you…" Torvald would cross her arms. "Unless you were lying…."
"I wasn't! I'll prove it!"
Torvald would smile. "That's what I want to see…"
She'd go sit in the stands as they'd set up.
1st Candlehead
2nd Taffyta
3rd Gloyd
4th Crumbelina
5th Minty
6th Sticky
7th Herschel
"Items will spawn so keep that in mind…" Torvald would state as the light would turn from red to green and they'd take off.
Gloyd would slow and lay back behind Candlehead and Taffyta to get a better angle going into turn 1 which would be a sharp narrow right while behind them Crumbelina would go to far to the outside and would drop to last midway through the turn.
"That's embarrassing…." She'd mutter.
Minty would pass Gloyd heading into turn 2 as Sticky and Herschel would pass him in the esses.
"I'm rusty…..that's a fact…." He'd tell himself as he'd see Crumbelina gaining on him in his mirrors.
Back at the starting line Torvald would watch the race unfold on a monitor. "Candlehead and Taffyta seem to be finding their grooves…..but Gloyd seems to be struggling…." She'd tell herself having no idea that Snowanna would be watching aswell.
"Gloyd who has the fastest kart doing poorly? That's a good sign….." She'd tell herself as she'd remain hidden.
The top 3 would enter the inter loop Taffyta and Minty having gotten better arcs would pass Candlehead as Sticky, Herschel and Gloyd would close the gap between themselves and her heading through the carousel as Torvald would hear Vanellope glitch close by.
"You can come out Vanellope…..your glitch isn't very good at stealth…."
Vanellope would glitch again and appear right beside her. "I wasn't trying to." She'd sit down.
"Why are you here Vanellope?" Torvald would cross her arms.
"Came to see if Herschel had any skill…"
"I seriously doubt that…." Torvald would look away.
"Fine you got me…..I came to give you a chance to give up before getting beaten severely in the tournament…"
"You are way to confident Vanellope…." Torvald would chuckle.
Vanellope's eyes would narrow. "Then I'll raise the stakes…..if your team loses…you'll be turned into a glitch like I was….."
Torvald would look at her shocked. "You wouldn't…"
"Think about it Torvald…your risking that….even though we both know that no matter who wins this tournament I'll win in the end anyways…."
Torvald would keep her arms crossed. "We're not giving up Vanellope…not without a fight…."
"So be it….." Vanellope would glitch away as Torvald would sigh.
"They'll win this….don't worry…." She'd tell herself as she'd look back at the monitor as everyone except Crumbelina would exit the carousel and speed down the straightaway.
"Now where in my territory…." Gloyd would grin as he'd swerve to the right and would pass Sticky Herschel and Candlehead and would catch up to Minty when they speed through some sugar cubes.
"How?" Herschel would be surprised.
"He has the fastest kart in the game Herschel…..just his handling is shit on turns and his high level of sweetness makes him the sweet seekers favorite target…" Candlehead would glance at him as he pulls up on left while Sticky pulls up on her right and they drag race and also pick up items as they cross the starting line starting their second lap Crumbelina a solid 13 karts distance behind.
"Time to change things up…." She'd mutter as the announcer would yell "Sugar Rush" And she would quickly go from 7th to 1st closing in on the first turn.
"I hope Herschel has something in mind…..he hasn't been impressive yet…." Torvald would watch arms crossed.
Midway through turn one Gloyd would chuckle. "Hey Minty I brought a gift!" He'd toss a Cherry Bomb that would hit the back left tire of Minty's kart causing her to spiral off the track as Gloyd would turn his attention to Taffyta. "Sorry Taffyta…" He'd throw his second at her also causing her to spin out. "Crumbelina abit to far…..better wait…" Herschel would slam on the gas exiting turn 2 and would gain on Gloyd Sticky and Candlehand following his slipstream to keep up. Gloyd would be nervous heading through the esses with the wide grin on Herschel's face. "What are you planning?" He'd ask himself as he enters the inter loop Crumbelina staying a good 3 karts distance ahead.
The announcer would yell "Sweet Seekers!" Herschel would check his mirrors and would see it appear on Sticky's kart. "Damn….." He'd mutter as she'd fire 1 at Candlehead which would hit her and cause her to lose control heading into the carousel as she'd take aim at Herschel. "Sorry Herschel…." She'd shoot one as Herschel would grin as the announcer would yell "INTIMIDATION!" His kart would grow armour around the fenders and wheels as the Sweet Seeker would harmlessly bounces off and hit the wall on the side of the track. "What in the world…." Gloyd would check his mirrors as he'd exit the carousel riding Crumbelina's bumper as Herschel would grin. "I'm coming for you Gloyd…"
"Uh-oh…." Gloyd would swerve to the right heading through the straightaway and would pass Crumbelina as Herschel would pass her aswell chasing down Gloyd.
"Atleast he didn't hit me…." Crumbelina would sigh as she'd hear Sticky fire her last Sweet Seeker. "Oh you've got to be kidding me…." It'd hit her causing her to lose control and Sticky would pass her as Gloyd and Herschel would drag race towards the finish line, Herschel would grin as he'd pull ahead by an inch and win his first ever race.
"Yes!" He'd cheer as he'd do a burn out on the track as Gloyd would approach.
"You got lucky that's all….." The others would soon join them. "But you won fair and squard Gloyd would shake his hand and would grin when he'd shake. "Common you should have learned by now." Gloyd would reveal a joy buzzer and would laugh as Taffyta would punch his arm.
"That's for the Cherry Bomb…" She'd smile as Gloyd would hold his arm. "How come your one of the hardest hitters?"
Torvald would walk over to them. "You guys did well….Candlehead and Taffyta it seems you never stopped racing from what I saw out there…Gloyd you had me worried on the first lap but it seems you knocked some rust off….and Herschel….well the results speak for themselves…."
"Thanks…..but can we please do 1 run on Sonoma? Please?"
"I don't know Herschel….maybe we should wait…." Torvald would grin.
"No common!"
"I'm just messing with you Herschel…..how about we go now?
"Yes!" He'd take off in his kart. "Damn…" They'd follow him.
(Meanwhile)
Snowanna would make her way into Vanellope's throne room.
"So anything interesting out of their practice run?" Vanellope would sit back on her throne.
"Gloyd, Taffyta and Candlehead haven't lost their touch as far as their skills are concerned…"
"What about Herschel?" Vanellope would cross her arms.
"He seems to be very god from what I say…..but he has a personal power up….that's….rather concerning…."
"What is it?" Vanellope would be intrigued.
"It's called Intimidation…his kart grows armour….becomes invulnerable to other power ups…..and he gets a boast in speed for the duration of the ability…."
Vanellope would ponder for a moment. "He's gonna be a challenge…..luckily the others are practicing…but I have plans to ensure we win…."
"What are they princess?"
"Oh you'll find out in due time…..let's just leave it at by the end of the week…..Candlehead will be banned from racing….Taffyta will be our servant again…..Gloyd….well depends on what Jubileena and the others plan on doing to him…..and best of all…..Torvald…..the source of this problem….will be nothing but a simple Glitch in the game…."
"Hmm…..what about Minty, Sticky, Crummbelina and Herschel?"
Vanellope would grin. "They won't really matter…they're just going to be 3 against us…..they'll either submit…..or get pummeled on the track constantly…..and Herschel…..well he still has his doubts about all this…..I'll exploit them in abit…."
"Wait so you had planned on all this?"
"Yes…..just didn't expect Torvald to take such a risk…..but get to Sonoma…..I want you to see whether Herschel just got lucky or if he is a legitimate threat on the track…"
Snowanna would bow. "Yes princess…." She'd leave as Vanellope would sit back.
"So many plans…Torvald will regret her decision." She'd laugh evilly.
End Chapter 3
Yes I know it is short
But I wanted to post a chapter since I will be gone for 4 visiting family I haven't seen since the start of my semester at college
Not to sound like a cry baby but it's been hard but when I return I'll put out the second part of the day
Also I have tried to tell races better so some feedback on that would be appreciated
Well reviews in general would be appreciated.