Here's the next chapter

So the tournament begins

Who will win the first day?

Who will play dirty during the races?

I have no idea but read on to find out

As always I own nothing but the plot and Herschel Nougatson belongs to captain alaska

NOTE: Since I'm a little overwhelmed with college, it will hinder my ability to update this story, I'll do so as much as possible, but I put my education first.

Ch.5 Day 2: Race 1

(The morning after the events of last chapter)

Crumbelina's phone would ring and she'd wake an answer it. "Hello?" She'd yawn.

Torvald would be on the other end. "Everyone is meeting at my place in an hour and the tournament begins in 2 hours…just thought I'd call and tell you…"

Crumbelina would yawn again. "Ok….We'll be there…" She'd hang up and lay back down as Candlehead would turn over and look at her.

"Who was on the phone?" She'd ask curiously.

"Torvald, we're meeting everyone in an hour before the tournament starts…" she'd stretch as Candlehead would get dressed.

"I'm going to go shower and get changed at my place….last night was fun though…" She'd leave as Crumbelina would blush.

(Meanwhile)

Sticky would wake up on Herschel's couch beside him. "Well that's what we get for watching all those movies…" She'd stand up as her phone would ring and she'd see it's Torvald. "Morning Torvald….making a wake up call or something?"

Torvald would sigh. "I was hoping you were guys were already up….but we're all meeting at my place in an hour before the tournament starts…"

"Ok see you soon sis…" She'd hang up as Herschel would wake.

"What happened?" He'd run the back of his head.

"We stayed up way to late watching action movies….I told you it was a bad idea to start watching them at midnight…." Sticky would cross her arms.

(Meanwhile)

Taffyta would be watching tv while Gloyd would be making breakfast. "And why am I cooking?" He'd ask.

"Because you had the idea of pranking Rancis last night before we came here….you can't be doing that with how things are right now….after the tournament maybe but it was a bad idea…" Taffyta would look at him arms crossed. "Besides your good at pranking I want to see your cooking skills…."

"Fine….prepare to be amazed…" He'd turn and cook as Taffyta would get a call on her phone and pick up.

"Hey Torvald what's up?"

"Meet me at my place in an hour…"

"We'll do…" She'd hang up.

(An hour later)

Torvald would be sitting at her table with Minty and Swizzle.

"So what is the meeting about sis?" Minty would look at her.

"Yea….I have to be in Vanellope's castle in 20 minutes or they'll know something's up…" Swizzle would look at the clock.

"I'll tell you when the rest get here….which should be any moment…." There'd be a knock on the door. "Come in."

Herschel, Sticky, Candlehead, Crumbelina, Gloyd and Taffyta would walk in and would be surprised to see Swizzle.

"And just what is he doing here?" Crumbelina would cross her arms.

"Ease up….he's here to help us out…" Torvald would reassure them as they'd all sit at the table.

"So why did you want this team meeting?" Gloyd would lean back in his chair.

"Vanellope told me how the races will play out today…..it'll be in 3 races…..1st it'll be 3 of her racers vs 3 of us…..2nd will be 3 vs 3 again….than if each team has won 1 race the 3rd and finale race will be 1 vs 1….she told me each stage will have different racers so I just called you here to tell you them.

"Let's hear them then…" Taffyta would would cross her arms.

"Swizzle…since you said you'd be in the first race and since you made a plan with Minty….race 1 will have Minty, Candlehead and Crumbelina going against you, Nougetsia and Citrusella..."

"Wait what plan?" Candlehead would ask curiously.

Minty would sigh. "Vanellope tried to sabotage our team by calling in a favour….since she spared Torvald from punishment in the last tournament…..she wanted me to throw the race I take part in….."

They'd all look at her shocked except for Torvald and Swizzle.

"I overheard it and came up with an idea…." Swizzle would add.

"It better be good Swizzle…." Gloyd would look at him.

"Well it's simple and should fool Vanellope….Minty stays last the entire race…I stay just ahead of her with someone on my team….near the finish line I spin out and take one of my teammates with me…Vanellope can't hold anything against Minty since she was doing what she was told….while you guys get a free win…"

"That's good…but you better make it look believable…." Taffyta would turn to Torvald. "Who goes against who in the second race?"

"It'll be you, Gloyd and Sticky going against Snowanna, Adorabeezle and Jubileena…-she'd turn to Gloyd-…so I hope your ready for whatever they might pull…"

Gloyd would sit up arms crossed and would take a serious tone. "I don't care what they throw at me….I'm speeding off and not looking back…"

Torvald would smile. "That's what I wanted to hear…"

Herschel would look around. "And I guess I'm going in the 3rd race?"

Torvald would turn to him. "Of course….Vanellope has Rancis going in the last race….I assume you'd want to race against him most of all…"

"Damn right I do!" Herschel would shout.

"Ok….so everything is set….Swizzle you can go back now….as for everyone else….the tournament starts in an hour…."

They'd nod and stand up as Swizzle would rush over to the castle.

Taffyta would turn to Sticky and Herschel. "Anything special happen last night?" She'd snicker as they'd blush.

"No of course not Taffyta! Herschel just gave me a thorough explanation of NASCAR and how it works…..gave me a run down of who Jeff Gordon, Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt are and their stats….then at around midnight he had the idea to watch action movies and we ended up passing out on his couch…" Sticky would explain.

"Sounds like a nice night…" Candlehead would lean against a wall.

"It was enjoyable….what did you do?"

"Well Gloyd pranked Rancis and was lucky he wasn't spotted doing it…." Taffyta would glare at Gloyd.

"Not smart…what did he do?" Crumbelina would lean against the wall beside Candlehead and cross her arms.

"I simply put super glue on his seat and he couldn't get out….it was funny…" He'd chuckle.

"Yea but not the time to do that Gloyd….though it must have been funny…." Sticky and the rest and would chuckle.

"He did however get his kiss and his reward for what he did at Tapper's…." Taffyta would grin as Gloyd would blush silently.

"I assume something special happened?" She'd chuckle.

"Actually yes…." Taffyta would grin as Gloyd would turn to her. "Why are you telling them?!"

"Because I can Gloyd…" She'd chuckle.

"Damn…..you went all the way quite fast…." Herschel would be surprised.

"Oh that's right your new….but Herschel me and Gloyd have had a relationship for a few years now….he just wanted to keep it a secret…last night was our first time doing something like that."

"Oh….ok then…" Herschel would look over at Candlehead and Crumbelina. "And you 2?"

"Nothing!" They'd say in unison.

Gloyd would sport a wide grin. "You 2 didn't…."

"No way…" Taffyta would also grin.

"Damn…." Sticky would be surprised as Candlehead and Crumbelina would both look at their feet blushing.

"Wow….so you 4 were busy last night…." Herschel would be surprised.

"Seems like in….." Torvald would cut in. "And Minty while you walked with Swizzle did he show any signs of simply just pretending to be on our side?"

"No….and I was paying close attention to make sure…" Minty would get some juice.

"Ok good….then we have a good chance of winning today…"

(Meanwhile)

Swizzle would enter Vanellope throne room where Vanellope, Adorabeezle, Jubileena, Nougetsia, Citrusella and Rancis would be waiting for him.

"Your late…." Vanellope would cross her arms as she'd sit on her throne.

"Sorry Princess…..my alarm didn't go off and I ended up oversleeping….whoever pranked Rancis got me too…"

"Hmm….maybe Gloyd couldn't resist the temptation?" Snowanna would look at them.

"No….he wouldn't risk the consequences….that's not wishful thinking it's a fact…" Jubileena would cross her arms.

"Either way what happened to Rancis was funny….but let's focus on the tournament that's starting…"

"Yes Princess…" They'd say in unison.

Vanellope would grin. "Swizzle, Nougetsia and Citrusella….get to the Frosty Rally race track….you 3 practice there quite a bit….it better pay off…"

The 3 would bow and leave. "The rest of you can watch if you want….or practice…it's your call…."

She'd leave and they'd follow.

(A few minutes later)

Vanellope would sit in her grandstand as Torvald would climb up and join her as the others would stand beside the race track.

"So you have Minty, Candlehead and Crumbelina facing off against Swizzle, Nougetsia and Citrusella?" Vanellope would look over as Torvald would sit down.

"Yea….and what's with the cameras all over the track?"

"Oh during the last tournament Ralph told me how people in GCS got paranoid since no racers ever left the game….so I televised this one to deal with that problem…"

"Makes sense…." Torvald would cross her arms as Vanellope would stand up and speak through a microphone. "My Candy Citizens it's time for the first race of the tournament to commence!" She'd pause while they cheer while most of the racers would silently clap. "The first race of the day will be a 2 lap race with Swizzle, Nougetsia and Citrusella going up against Minty, Candlehead and Crumbelina!" She'd tug on a rope and the timer would begin counting down. "I'm confident I'll be winning the first day Torvald…."

"Don't get ahead of youself….besides….how many days are there gonna be?"

Vanellope would grin. "Including this 1 there will be 5 then the 6th day which is next Sunday will be used to carry out punishments when you team loses…"

"Overconfidence will be your down fall…" Torvald would look away chuckling.

Vanellope's eyes would narrow as she'd look towards the starting line. "We'll see about that future glitch…."

Nougetsia and Citrusella would look up at the grandstand and Vanellope would give a thumbs down as they'd both nod and look ahead of them.

"Wait….Vanellope made a signal to them…" Taffyta would look up.

"I got a bad feeling about this now…" Sticky would get nervous.

"Don't worry….if they do anything…..they know how angry Crumbelina can get….and they know what happens when she's angry…" Gloyd would sit down.

The timer would reach zero and the light would turn green as a horn would sound and the racers would take off down the track.

"Let's hope they ready for whatever Vanellope's signal meant…." Herschel would look up at the Jumbotron.

They'd speed towards the first turn Crumbelina holding first ahead of Citrusella and Nougetsia as Minty would fall to last.

"Good….she's doing what I told her too…" Vanellope would tell herself.

Midway through the turn Citrusella would smash her kart into the side of Crumbelina's kart causing her to crash hard into the guardrail.

"Hey that's dirty!" Herschel would stand up.

"Deal with it…" Rancis would state not even looking at him.

He'd grin as Herschel would take a step towards him only to be stopped by Oreo Guards. "Sit down…."

"You better hope we don't race today…" Herschel would go sit down beside his team arms crossed. "That's bullshit….I can understand rubbing em to pass them out…but she just plainly smashed her kart off the track!"

"Rubbing?" Gloyd would look over confused as Sticky would look at him. "Rattling their cage…"

"Oh…" Gloyd would look back at the Jumbotron, as Crumbelina would be in obvious discomfort, as she'd get right back on the track.

"Oh-no….." Candlehead would look at her mirrors as her eyes would narrow and she'd look ahead of her. "That's how you want to race huh?" She'd slam on her gas pedal going down the first straight away heading towards turn 2 as they'd pick up some power ups.

A solid 6 karts distance behind them Swizzle would drive beside Minty. "What they just did puts the entire plan in jeopardy…..Crumbelina looks hurt…." He'd check his mirrors and see Crumbelina about 2 karts distance behind them.

"She'll pull through….just be ready…." Minty would look ahead of her as they'd go through the turn and speed down the second straightaway.

"If you say so…." Swizzle would pick up speed and stay just ahead of her as back up front Nougetsia would check her mirror and see Candlehead catching up.

"Try to avenge your girlfriend huh? Eat this…."

The announcer would shout. "Syrup!" A huge puddle of Syrup would appear right before turn 3 as Candlehead would swerve far to the side and still get a good angle going into the turn to close the distance between herself and Nougetsia.

"Nice move…." Nougetsia would mutter grudgingly.

Candlehead wouldn't use her power up as they'd go through turns 4 and 5 and down the third straightaway going for turn 6 as Nougetsia would pass Citrusella.

"She hasn't used her power up yet so be ready…"

Citrusella would nod as they'd head through turn 6 and down the fourth straightaway towards the starting line.

Behind them Crumbelina would pull up beside Minty Swizzle staying just ahead but close enough to hear them.

"You ok Crumbs?" Minty would look at her friend concerned as they'd go through turn 6.

"Just shaken up….…..nothing I can't handle Minty…" Crumbelina would respond.

"You sure?" They'd start their second lap.

"Just focus….I'll be fine…"

"Ok." Minty would slow down a little and Crumbelina would pass her and would chase after Swizzle as back up ahead Nougetsia and Citrusella would speed towards turn 3 with Candlehead closing in on them.

"Now would be a good time for your power up Citrusella…" Citrusella would nod as the announcer would yell. "Ice Cream Mortar!" Citrusella's kart would spin around with a giant ice cream cone on it.

"Hey Candlehead….dodge this…" She'd press a button and fire the scoop of ice cream as Candlehead would easily swerve and it would miss her.

"Damn it…." Citrusella would spin back around as Candlehead would pull up to her left.

"Remember that syrup Nougetsia used? It hasn't moved…" Citrusella would look ahead and would notice the giant puddle.

"…..shit…" She'd try moving to the left to avoid it but Candlehead would block her.

"Not happening….this is for what you did to Crumbs…" She'd smash her kart further to the right as the announcer would shout. "Sugar Rush!" Candlehead would take off with a boost of speed and would pass Nougetsia as Citrusella would hit the Syrup and spin out.

"Yes Candlehead! That's what I'm talking about!" Taffyta and Gloyd would high five.

"You got this Candlehead…." Herschel would watch the Jumbotron as Citrusella would get back on the track but would have Swizzle and Crumbelina on her tail.

Crumbelina would look at Swizzle who'd wink before moving to the side to pick up a sugar cube as Crumbelina would use the opening to pass him.

"I hope the item is worth it Swizzle…" Vanellope would mutter as up ahead Candlehead would take first as Nougetsia would take second as the rest would speed down the forth and final straightaway.

"This is gonna be close." Sticky would stand up as would everyone else as Crumbelina would check her mirror and see Swizzle nod.

"Ok…" She'd mutter as a sweet seeker would appear on his hood.

"Yes! It's over now!" Vanellope would jump excidly.

"Or is it…." Torvald mutter with a grin as Crumbelina would ram the back left tire of Citrusella's kart causing her to spin out and take Swizzle out as well as Crumbelina and Minty would cross the finish line winning the first race for Torvald's team.

"Yes! They won it!" Gloyd would shout as they'd swarm Candlehead, Crumbelina and Minty.

"No way…." Vanellope would stand there in disbelief as Citrusella and Swizzle would cross the line.

"Worked to perfection…" Swizzle would tell himself as he'd pretend to be upset.

"Looks like I'm closer to winning the first day more than you…." Torvald would chuckle as Vanellope would glare at her.

"Shut up…next race will be at Sonoma Raceway in 2 hours…" She'd climb down and leave as Rancis, Adorabeezle, Jubileena, Nougetsia, Citrusella, Snowanna and Swizzle follow her.

"I fucking had that!" Swizzle would hit his steering wheel several times. "Looks like their buying it." He'd tell himself.

Torvald would approach her team.

"You guys were amazing out there! Plan worked to perfection…" She'd turn to Crumbelina. "You sure your ok?"

"Yes I'm fine….I've crashed harder than that before…"

"Ok….just making sure…Common…we have 2 hours before the next race at Sonoma…"

"Let's go put in a practice run…." Taffyta would turn to Gloyd and Sticky.

"Sure…" Gloyd would jump into his kart.

"Fine by me…" Sticky would get in hers.

"I guess we could go and watch them…" Torvald and the rest would follow them.

(A few minutes later)

Taffyta, Gloyd and Sticky would speed down the track as Torvald, Herschel, Crumbelina and Candlehead would watch.

"Candles….could you get me an ice pack? My head is starting to hurt…" Crumbelina would put a hand on her forehead leaning forward.

"Sure thing…" Candlehead would get her one.

"Thanks…." Crumbelina would put it to her head as Torvald would look over at Herschel.

"Something seems to be bothering you Herschel…"

"Well your very obvservant…"

"Mind telling me what's the problem?" She'd sit beside him.

"Well so far I've seen 2 things that are rather concerning….first being how Vanellope tried to get Minty to throw the first race…..then how she pretty much allowed her racers to intentionally wreck and try to injure us….now I can't stop thinking about what Adorabeezle and Jubileena might do to Gloyd if he's not caeful….and more importantly what will Vanellope try to do next?"

"Hmm….glad to see your looking out for your team…"

"I always look out for my friends…"

"But I do get why your worried….but we can't really do anything now….we just have to hope who ever she tries turning next refuses like Minty did."

(Meanwhile)

Vanellope would sit on her throne crossed. "What went wrong? We had that race in the bag Minty was dead last and we were set up for a good finish!"

"Don't look at me I just gotten my sweet seekers and they had just appeared on my kart when Crumbelina caused Citrusella to spin out and took me out aswell…."

"Well….I expect a win out of you next time you Swizzle! You were in the bottom 3 the entire race!"

"Yes but I did keep Crumbelina and Minty behind me up until I went to grab a Sugar Cube…we would have won had I had enough time to fire my Sweet Seekers…"

Vanellope would sigh. "Sorry…Just we had that race in the bag…"

"It's ok Princess…"

"You should be furious Vanellope Swizzle is on their side!" Snowanna would point an accusing finger at Swizzle as everyone would turn to him.

"What are you talking about?!"

"I saw you talking with Minty and Torvald last night!" Snowanna would glare at him as he'd turn to see Vanellope's glare as she'd stand up.

"TRAITOR!"

End ch.5

So Torvald's team won the first race

Swizzle's plan worked but Snowanna has blown his cover

Who will win the next 2 races?

What will happen to Swizzle?

What will be Vanellope's next move?

Find out all this and more in Chapter 6

Going back to what I was saying before, I am overwhelmed with college work seeing how I was assigned 2 projects and 1 essay today alone that are due next week

So I decided to start working on them and that's why the chapter 5 ended after the first race

I'll update when I can but after next week I update frequently as usual