Here's the next chapter
How will everyone react to what Vanellope did?
Who will come out on top in the races?
And what is Vanellope's endgame?
I honestly don't have a clue but read on to find out
As usual I own NOTHING but the plot and Herschel Nougatson belongs to Captain Alaska
Ch.7 Day: Tying it up
(Where we left off)
Everyone would gasp processing the information.
"She turned her into a glitch?! Why?!" Minty would be pissed.
"She's trying to get into our heads…throw us off our game…just stay focused…I'll be changed back when this tournament is over…besides tomorrow the races will be her 6 racers vs 6 of us…since Swizzle switched sides she wants the races fair…"
"But she's not being fair sis! Look at what she did to you!" Sticky would cross her arms.
"And they haven't been fair on the track either…" Gloyd would still be holding an ice pack on his head.
"Because we've been playing by the game's rules…tomorrow keep doing that don't play by there's…" Torvald would look up at them. "Just win this tournament…"
They'd all hear the nervousness in her voice.
"Don't worry about it…we got this in the bag…they won't win…" Crumbelina would clench her fists. "That's a promise…"
Torvald would smile a bit. "I needed to hear that…but you should all head home and rest…you'll need it for tomorrow…"
They'd nod and leave as Swizzle would turn to her. "Seeing how I'm barred from competing I'll stay awhile…" He'd sit down at the table.
"Swizzle there's no need too…" Torvald would look up at him.
"Either way you seemed more nervous then ever before…"
"It's just that…Vanellope turned me into a glitch…I couldn't stop her…now I'm just afraid she'll do what she damn well pleases no matter who wins this tournament…"
"I know she's gone off the deep end but she won't go back on her deal…she did this to you with one sole purpose…to mess with you physiologically and to throw everyone off their game…it's one of her strategies…"
Torvald would look at the table. "I'm not so sure…"
"Torvald…with the amount of things I uncovered during the past month and a half this is something you just got to trust me on…we'll win this tournament…you'll be a racer again…and Vanellope will no longer have the number advantage…"
Torvald would smile a little. "Thanks Swizzle…I needed that…"
Swizzle would nod and get up. "Anytime…" He'd leave.
(Meanwhile)
Back at the castle everyone would be confused by Vanellope's actions.
"Nelly...you turned her into a glitch…yet you let her leave with Swizzle…I don't get it…" Rancis would be sitting beside Vanellope who'd grin.
"It's simple…I showed her I don't care what the score is…I'll do whatever I damn well want to her and the others…and they can't stop me…that's why I let them leave…to send that message and to instill some fear into their team…"
"Well you could have told us…" Snowanna would cross her arms.
"Sorry…I needed some plans to stay in secret…just incase any of you turned on me…like Swizzle ended up doing…"
"Wait…you have plans that only you knew of? That Swizzle never caught wind of?" Nougetsia would be surprised.
Vanellope's grin would widen. "Definitely…I've had this planned out for a while…and like any smart being of course I had a back up plan…the only question was who'd be the one to betray us…"
"Wow…your full of surprises Princess…" Citrusella would lean against the wall.
"Indeed I am…"
(Meanwhile in Candy Cane Forest)
Adorabeezle and Jubileena would be walking together.
"So tomorrow it's team vs team races…you ready for that?" Jubileena would look over at Adorabeezle who'd shrug.
"Yea…but unlike today we can't target Gloyd…we have to aim for good finishes…remember Vanellope wants to win this tournament to have a reason to punish those against her…Gloyd will only distract us from that goal.
"I know but if he gets in my way…I have every right to knock him off the track…"
Adorabeezle would roll her eyes a little. "Still not over what he did to Citrusella over a month ago?"
"Of course not…he nearly killed her…that's no something that will go away quickly…plus the countless times he made fools out of us when he escaped…"
Adorabeezle would clench her fists. "Don't remind me…"
They'd come to a clearing and would lay down looking up at the stars in the night sky.
"Why do you think we lost today?" Jubileena would glance at her.
"2 reasons…Swizzle's betrayal in the first race…and putting Rancis against Herschel in the third race…"
"I thought you were over what Rancis did before…"
"I am Jubileena but you heard from Snowanna'a scouting report…Herschel had a pretty fast Kart with decent handling, and Herschel himself is modeled after great NASCAR drivers, that all equals into someone who could give Vanellope a real challenge on any track out there…worst off it was on a NASCAR track that he got to practice on while Rancis didn't…pretty much what I'm saying is…Rancis barely stood a chance in a 1-lap race on it…"
"You think Vanellope wanted to throw the first day just so she could get her message across to the others?"
"Actually I think she did throw it when she said the tiebreaker would be on Sonoma…she knew damn well Herschel would beat Rancis since Herschel had the slightly better kart and he got to practice on that track beforehand while Rancis did not…but that also means they're up by one…but that isn't a tough hole to climb out of…"
"Nope…one of the easiest…tomorrow will be intresting I'll give it that…" Jubileena would sit up.
"You got that right….ready to head home?" Adorabeezle would sit up.
"Yea…but we're spending the night at your place…I don't want you turning my AC on and turning my place into an ice cube..." Jubileena would cross her arms.
Adorabeezle would chuckle. "You know I like the cold Jube…you'll just have to get used to that…" She'd take her hand as they walk up the mountain towards Adorabeezle's home.
"Unless I can get that cold part out of you…"
Adorabeezle would laugh. "Good luck with that…"
Jubileena would smile. "I doubt I'll need it…"
They'd walk into Adorabeezle's room Jubileena shivering abit. "We're up high on a mountain you don't need the window open…"
Adorabeezle would close the window and turn the heat on.
"There I never turn in on but if it'll make you happy I'll make an exception…"
Jubileena would smile. "Thanks…but let's see how I can get that cold loving part out of you for a few minutes…"
"How do you plan on doing that?" Adorabeezle would cross her arms.
"Oh I have plans for that…" Jubileena would grin as she'd kiss her and they'd both fall on her bed.
(Meanwhile with Herschel, Sticky and Minty)
Herschel would lean against the wall of Torvald's house as Minty and Sticky would continue talking pissed at what Vanellope did to Torvald.
"Girls fighting over you?" Gloyd would appear chuckling and lean on the wall beside him.
"No…they still haven't got over what Vanellope did…"
"Well Taffyta hasn't either…that's why I'm here…" As if on cue Taffyta would appear and join their conversation.
"Are they always like this?" Herschel would turn to Gloyd.
"Dude…this is girls at the lowest possible level…to put into context a few years ago a group of girls namely Adorabeezle, Jubileena, Crumbelina and Taffyta destroyed my kart because a prank I did went wrong…and they mostly did it with their bare hands…"
Herschel's eyes would widen. "Just how strong are some of this girls?"
Gloyd would open a soda he brought. "Well Sticky is among the weakest girls…but she's still strong enough to break that nose of yours with one punch…"
"Damn…I assume the boys are just as strong to keep things fair?"
"Well we are…but if we ever laid a finger on anyone of them that'd be the end of us…"
"Seems the girls are tough on and off the track."
"No don't get me wrong they're very nice…but if just one of them is giving you "the look"…it's best to get away fast…"
"I assume you've been through that before?"
"Yea…but what ended up happening is something that I'd rather purge from my memories…"
"That bad huh? What did ya do?"
"I may have said a joke…all the girls may have taken offense to it…I may or may not have been ruthlessly hunted down by them…"
"What was the joke?"
Gloyd would chuckle. "It's actually a good one…what's red when it's angry but explodes when it's pissed off?"
Herschel would roll his eyes. "It's one of the girls isn't it?"
"No that'd be offensive to a Cherry Bomb!"
He'd laugh as Herschel wouldn't be able to stop himself from laughing aswell.
"Or there's this…what's the difference between a long boring movie and a conversation between the girls?"
"What?" Herschel would cross his arms.
"Atleast the movie eventually ends…" He'd laugh but would freeze when he'd see Herschel staring at the girls.
"They heard that didn't they?" Herschel would nod
"They giving "the look" aswell?" Herschel would nod again.
"Then it was nice knowing ya buddy…"
(The next morning)
Crumbelina would be asleep with Candlehead by her side when her phone would go off from receiving a skype call from Taffyta. "Always early in the morning she'd cover herself then answer as Candlehead would wake with a yawn.
"What is it Taffyta?" She'd yawn.
"Just inviting the entire team for breakfast at my place in an hour…Gloyd is cooking…"
"It's rare that he cooks…what did he do this time?" Candlehead would get curious.
"Oh he was telling those jokes to Herschel…"
"Not the downright offensive ones right?" Crumbelina would wait for a response.
"Fortunately no…but he did say some bad ones…" Minty would add.
"What happened to Herschel?"
"I let him off the hook this time…" Sticky would add.
"Well ok…we'll be there…" Crumbelina would leave the call and sigh. "I don't get it…on any given day we can squeeze in like what 50 races? Yet we're only doing 3 today and the first one is early in the morning…I don't get that…"
"Either way we have races to win…besides after today the next 2 days will have 4 races and if the fifth day is needed there'll be 5…I'd rather win before that…" Candlehead would stretch.
"I'm just saying an hour or so more of sleep wouldn't kill anyone here..."
(Meanwhile)
Adorabeezle would wake up to her phone ringing with a call from Vanellope.
"Yes Princess?" She'd answer.
"Everyone is meeting at the castle in an hour to discuss the game plan I have for today..."
"Ok…we'll be there shortly…"
Jubileena would wake. "Who was that?"
"Vanellope…we're meeting at the castle to discuss Vanellope's plan for the races…"
"Ok…and did you like last night?"
Adorabeezle would blush heavily much to her delight.
"If anyone asks nothing happened ok Jube? Don't be an open book about it…"
"You worry too much…" She'd stretch. "Besides we have races to prepare for…"
"Yes we do…"
(50 minutes later)
They'd walk out of the house Jubileena shivering. "I forgot to ask…how are we getting down the mountain? We parked our karts at the base of it…"
"Well I often snowboard down…" She'd pick up her snowboard off the porch. "You can use a sled if you want…"
"Fine…and it's only because you've never taught me how to snowboard…"
"I'll teach you after the tournament ok?"
"Fine race you down!" Jubileena would go sliding down.
"Ain't getting away from me…" Adorabeezle would take off after her.
(Later)
They'd get to the castle Adorabeezle taking snow off her hat. "I can't believe you knocked me over going down the mountain…"
"It was funny…" Jubileena would giggle.
They'd walk into the throne room where Vanellope and the others would be waiting.
"Hey you finally made it…"
"We still have 2 minutes to spare…" Jubileena would cross her arms.
"True…." Vanellope would sit back in her throne. "But I have a good strategy for the races today…"
"What is it?" Snowanna would lean against the wall.
"It's simple…the race tracks that will be used today will be the Royal Raceway, Frosty Rally and Sonoma…now what to do is simple…keep Gloyd and Minty from using their advantages in higher top speed…keep them behind you guys…and with Herschel…be careful he's real competition…if you can don't let him pick up power ups….we don't need him getting his special one…and don't let Taffyta take an early lead…we do that…and their 4 fastest are taken out of the equation…"
"I think we could do that…" Nougetsia would cross her arms.
"That's what I wanted to hear…now let's get going…race will be starting soon…"
They'd nod and would follow her out as Torvald and her team would be waiting at the starting line.
"Ok…Sticky you'll sit out the first race so it's an even 6 vs 6…you guys got this…and if they want to fight dirty let them…don't play by their rules…that'll only encourage them to get more dirty and violent…"
They'd nod as Vanellope would climb into her grandstand quickly followed by Torvald as Swizzle and Sticky would sit beside the track as the others set up.
"So how's being a glitch?" Vanellope would chuckle earning a glare from Torvald.
"Go to hell…"
"Hey watch your tongue…"
She'd grab her microphone. "Candy citizens the second day of the tournament begins with a 2 lap race of the Royal Raceway!" She'd tug on a rope as the counter would begin counting down.
"You never told me what kind of death you wanted to have when your team loses…"
Torvald would say calm. "There's no need to…I'm fully confident in my team's ability to win…"
"Oh ok…I'll surprise you then…but the punishments for the others won't be any better…I'll show them what happens when they go against me…"
"You won't be doing anything your not winning…"
"I didn't have to win to turn you into a glitch didn't I?" She'd chuckle as Torvald would remain silent as Herschel would look over at Sticky.
"Good luck Herschel!" She'd shout as Herschel would give the thumbs up sign before looking at the track ahead of him.
The light would turn green as the horn would sound and they go speeding down the track.
"If you win…..what will you do to them?"
Vanellope would grin. "I'll let some off the hook…but those who were hard line against me…i.e Crumbelina and Minty…what I do to Taffyta will seem merciful…and I'm turning her back into a servant…"
Torvald would sigh. "Exactly why did you agree to this tournament?"
"Oh figured beating you guys fairly would make your punishments even more savouring since they had a fair chance at avoiding it…"
"Whatever you do to them…it won't stop them from fighting back…"
Vanellope would have a wide grin. "Don't worry…when I'm through they won't be much of a threat…since they'll be easy to put down…permanently like you…and I have to ask…how does it feel? Knowing full well your life is on the line?"
"It feels terrible and you damn well know it…"
"Wanna change the tournament? Make it best 2 out of 3?"
Torvald would turn to her. "What's your endgame here?"
"What? Faster end to the tournament…and you won't have to wait long for your death…"
Torvald would look down at the track. "5 races tomorrow and I choose the tracks…"
"Deal…" Vanellope would shake her hand and look away grinning evil.
The racers would go through Gumball Gorge, Taffyta would hold a small lead over Nougetsia as Candlehead, Crumbelina, Rancis and Jubileena would be battling for positions behind them as behind them Herschel would be holding Adorabeezle who'd block every attempt Gloyd makes at passing her.
"Hey Herschel better watch out for falling Gumballs!" Herschel would be confused.
"What?" Gumballs would begin falling.
"Oh nevermind…question answered…"
They'd swerve around the Gumballs as Gloyd would pass Adorabeezle as they jump of the ramp into the Cakeway part of the track as up ahead Candlehead would check her mirrors then look up at Taffyta.
"I can't light any of the Cherry Bombs….I'd take some of ours out…"
"Don't worry Candles…maybe on the next lap…" Taffyta would look ahead of her as Nougetsia would blow by them using a speed boost as Rancis would catch up to Candlehead.
"So what items do you girls have?"
"As if I warned you about my Cherry Bombs!" Candlehead would toss one at Rancis who wouldn't be able to react in time as the cherry bomb would send him spiralling into the guard rail.
"I asked for that…" He'd get back on the track as Gloyd, Herschel and Adorabeezle would catch up with Minty, Snowanna and Citrusella.
"I expected more out of you Herschel…"
Snowanna would shout as they'd jump into the Frosty Rally part of the track.
Gloyd would smirk. "You shouldn't be criticizing my boy Hersch here...especially with the power up you guys let him pick up.
"Why is that?" Citrusella would look over as the announcer would shout. "Intimidation!"
Herschel's kart would grow armor, as Snowanna would use the speed boost she picked up and take off but Herschel would stay on her tail as they speed towards the leaders of the race heading towards the starting line.
"It's been close so far…"
The racers would speed over the line starting the second lap as Vanellope would check the standings on the Jumbotron.
1st Nougetsia
2nd Taffyta
3rd Candlehead
4th Jubileena
5th Crumbelina
6th Snowanna
7th Herschel
8th Adorabeezle
9th Minty
10th Citrusella
11th Gloyd
12th Rancis
"Rancis seems to be having a bad race…" Torvald would cross her arms as the racers would go through Gumball Gorge the bottom 5 catching up to the top 7.
"I have to agree…this race could go either way really…" Vanellope would lean back in her chair
Going towards the Cakeway part of the track Crumbelina would slow down giving up fifth to Snowanna as Candlehead would grin. "Enjoy it while it lasts…"
She'd swerve to the side and light the Cherry Bombs lining the side of the track.
"Crap...I'm safe as long as I stay on her tail…" Jubileena would tell herself as the ensuing explosions and cake flying everywhere would blind Snowanna and cause her to crash as Adorabeezle would hit Crumbelina's left back tire with her kart and would watch as Crumbelina would spin out.
"So that's how your going to play it?" Herschel would ride her bumper jumping into the Frosty Rally part of the track.
"I have to say you are impressive Herschel…but your still missing experience with the tracks…"Adorabeezle would slam the door on him everytime he'd try to pass.
"So I make up for it with skill!"
He'd bump her kart forward causing her to lose control briefly and allowing him to speed by as the leaders would close in on the finish line.
"Odds aren't in your favour Vanellope…" Torvald would watch as Nougetsia would finish first but Taffyta, Candlehead and Herschel would finish in the top 5 as the results would appear on the Jumbotron.
1st Nougetsia 12 points
2nd Taffyta 11 points
3rd Candlehead 10 points
4th Jubileena 9 points
5th Herschel 8 points
6th Adorabeezle 7 points
7th Citrusella 6 points
8th Gloyd 5 points
9th Crumbelina 4 points
10th Snowanna 3 points
11th Minty 2 points
12th Rancis 1 point
Total: Vanellope's Team: 38 points Torvald's Team: 40 points
"Good race…we will meet at Frosty Rally in an hour…" She'd leave followed by her team as Torvald would join hers. "Great race guys…the tournament changed though…"
"How so?" Taffyta would jump out of her kart.
"It turned to a best of 3…we have 2 more races to go…if we win…we win the tournament…if Vanellope wins we endure 5 races tomorrow to determine the winner…"
"Wow…it's coming to an end fast…why would Vanellope want that?"
"If I knew I'd tell you…" Torvald would shrug.
(Meanwhile)
Vanellope would walk drive to the Frosty Rally track. "Seeing how you guys lost the last race…you will practice on this track for the hour until the race.
They'd silently get to practicing as she'd sit in her grandstand. "Can't believe Torvald accepted that deal…sure today will be fair…but I'll ensure tomorrow I'm standing victorious…it's game over…she just hasn't seen it yet…"
(Skip the hour)
Torvald would arrive at the track. "Ok this time Minty you'll sit out…everyone will get a turn…now just do like last time and we'll pull through this…"
She'd climb up to Vanellope's Grandstand as Swizzle and Minty would sit on the side of the track.
Vanellope would get up and grab her microphone. "Candy citizens! It's time for the second race! We'll have a 3 lap race of Frosty Rally!" She'd tug on the rope and the counter would begin going down.
Gloyd would grip his steering wheel tight. "Last race was just a bad one…happens to the best of them…just get ahead and stay ahead…" He'd tell himself as the timer would reach zero followed by the light turning green and the horn going off and they'd speed down the track.
"I still don't see why you want to make it best 2 out of 3 Vanellope….especially while your down 1-0 already…" Torvald would cross her arms.
"You'll figure it out in due time…I make deals like that for a reason you know…"
"Yea and that's what worries me…" Torvald would mutter as the racers head into the first turn Gloyd holding 1st with Adorabeezle on his tail.
"Time to take off…" Gloyd would smirk as they head down the first straightaway and he'd start getting away from them as he'd pick up a power up. "A syrup Puddle? I can work with that…but I'll save it for the next turn…"
Behind him Adorabeezle would grin. "Gloyd isn't going to keep first for long…" A sweet seeker would appear on her kart as Gloyd would see it in his mirrors. "Well….shit…"
Adorabeezle would fire one as Gloyd wouldn't use his syrup. "Not worth it…"
He'd get hit going into the second turn and would spin off the track dropping down to sixth as Adorabeezle would chuckle. "No winning by a quarter of a lap this time Gloyd…"
Vanellope would check the standings and upon seeing them would grin.
1st Adorabeezle
2nd Rancis
3rd Herschel
4th Snowanna
5th Crumbelina
6th Gloyd
7th Jubileena
8th Nougetsia
9th Citrusella
10th Candlehead
11th Taffyta
12th Sticky
"Things aren't looking promising Torvald…" Vanellope would chuckle.
"You forget it's 3 laps…plus Nougetsia and Citrusella didn't pick up any powerups…Candlehead, Taffyta and Sticky however did…"
The racers would go down the second straightaway then through turns 3 and 4 as Nougetsia would look over at Jubileena. "Have anything that will slow them down?" Jubileena would nod. "Yea…wait but I'm waiting till we get on the third straightaway…I'll use it then…"
They'd exit turn 4 when Jubileena's kart would spin around and a huge ice cream cone would appear on her kart. "Hopefully it hits one of them…" She'd press a button and fire the ice cream and her kart would spin back around.
"Incoming!" Taffyta would shout as Sticky would look up and see it coming for her.
"Not happening…" She'd use the speed boost she picked up and would blow by Jubileena, Nougetsia and Citrusella as the ice cream would harmlessly hit the track.
"Damn it…" Jubileena would speed after Sticky as up ahead Gloyd would catch up to the top 5 exiting turn 5 and heading into turn 6 as Snowanna would hold Crumbelina back.
"Your not getting by me Crumbs…" Snowanna would state as they go through turn 6 and onto the fourth straightaway not noticing Gloyd signalling Crumbelina to slow down as he'd pass both of them. "Doubtful you still haven't used your power up Gloyd…" Snowanna would smirk as she holds up a Cherry Bomb.
"On the contrary Snowanna I haven't…" Gloyd would drop the syrup and laugh as Snowanna would spiral out. "Do they really take for an idiot?" He'd smirk as he'd cross the line and begin lap 2 as up ahead Herschel would be fighting to get by Rancis.
"You won the first round Aussie…but your not winning this one…"
"Just keep telling yourself that Brit…" Herschel would grin as he'd bump the back of his kart causing him Rancis to lose control briefly and Herschel would take the opportunity to pass him and gain on Adorabeezle who'd watch the whole thing unfold in her mirrors.
"Nice going idiot…" She'd referring to Rancis as heading through turns 3 and 4 Herschel would appear right behind her. "For a new guy racing on unfamiliar tracks you seem to adapt really well…"
Herschel would shrug. "Like I said when we first met…I take the traits and abilities from some of the best NASCAR drivers…I just picked up my adaptably from some of the best…" He'd swerve to the right and pass her.
"But you still forgot I had 2 shots left…" The sweet seeker would appear on her hood again and she'd fire one of them.
"Fuck…" Herschel would be knocked off the track and he'd get back on it but falling down to 8th from it.
"Well it's no longer that promising for your team Torvald…" Vanellope would look at the stands.
1st Adorabeezle
2nd Rancis
3rd Jubileena
4th Gloyd
5th Sticky
6th Crumbelina
7th Snowanna
8th Herschel
9th Candlehead
10th Nougetsia
11th Citrusella
12th Taffyta
"They're only half way through lap 2…don't go claiming victory yet…" Torvald would cross her arms.
Going through turns 5 and 6 Taffyta would pass Citrusella and going down the 4th straightaway would get passed Nougetsia as the top 8 would already be at the 3rd turn on their final lap.
"How did we fall so far behind?" She'd glance at Candlehead who'd point behind them.
"Because we've been having to deal with those 2…"
"True…" She'd sigh.
Back up ahead going down the second straightaway Gloyd would climb his way into seond and get behind Adorabeezle heading through turn 4. "I suppose you have 1 last sweet seeker left?"
"Pass me and find out Orangeboar…" Adorabeezle would hold him off as they go through turn 4 and head down the straightaway.
"You know I won't take that kind of a risk at the moment…"
"You've been dumb enough to make other mistakes…" Adorabeezle would chuckle as they head through turns 5 and 6 not noticing Herschel had worked his way behind them as they speed down the last straightaway Adorabeezle blocking Gloyd.
"Thanks for the distraction Gloyd" He'd speed by them.
"Oh no you don't…" Adorabeezle would fire her last sweet seeker.
"REALLY?!" Herschel would shout as he'd get knocked off the track again.
Gloyd would swerve to the right and pass Adorabeezle who'd swerve to the right and would hit the back left corner of his kart sending him spiralling off the track as Vanellope would grin with the results as Torvald would silently stare at the Jumbotron.
1st Adorabeezle 12 points
2nd Rancis 11 points
3rd Jubileena 10 points
4th Crumbelina 9 points
5th Sticky 8 points
6th Snowanna 7 points
7th Herschel 6 points
8th Gloyd 5 points
9th Taffyta 4 points
10th Candlehead 3 points
11th Nougetsia 2 points
12th Citrusella 1 point
Total: Vanellope's Team: 81 points Torvald's Team: 75 points
"The third race will take place at Sonoma in 15 minutes…" She'd leave and her team would follow as Torvald would approach her team. "Don't panic we're still in this…just keep racing…their at the same skill level you are…they're not any better nor any worst…and Taffyta next race will be your turn to sit out…as I said…don't panic just keep calm and we'll pull through with a win..."
They'd nod as Herschel would be a little frustrated jumping into his kart.
"You ok Hersch?" Gloyd would watch him.
"Ya fine…just Adorabeezle got me twice with those sweet seekers…she's a patient and calculating one for sure…"
"Meh…race against them enough and you'll get used to their race styles…some tend to be more aggressive some more conservative…some like me just rely on their speed…don't worry this all just comes with time…"
(15 minutes later)
The racers would line up at the starting line as Swizzle and Taffyta would sit in the stands not to far from Torvald and Vanellope.
"Why do I have to sit this one out?" Taffyta would have her arms crossed.
"Because Torvald is trying to make it fair…besides I'm barred from competing so don't complain…"
Taffyta would sigh as Vanellope would stand up. "Candy citizens…I know I'm going back on what I said yesterday but I decided to have 1lap race of Sonoma Raceway…though tomorrow all races will have atleast 3 laps…I promise on my code…" She'd tug on a rope and the counter would begin counting down as Minty would grip her steering wheel.
"Hey Minty…your kart is just as fast as mine…why did you struggle in the first race today?" Gloyd would ask curious.
"Incase you weren't paying attention I kept getting hit with items and when I did start getting ahead of them they wrecked me…your not the only one they knocked off the track…"
"Hmm…what do you say we play by their rules?" Gloyd would grin as Minty would nod with a grin. "Why not?"
The light would turn from red to green and the horn would sound and they speed off.
"So you think your team can gain the 6 points needed to tie this up?" Vanellope would glance at Torvald.
"I'm confident they can…" Torvald would look at her.
Gloyd and Minty would follow Citrusella's line heading through turn 1 and Gloyd would pull up to her right going up the hill.
"Wait….he's not passing me…what gives?" Citrusella would wonder as going through turn 2 Gloyd would ram the side of her kart just enough to make her skid off the track while at the same time making it look like he was just trying to make the turn full speed.
Gloyd would chuckle as Minty would give him the thumbs up as right behind them Adorabeezle and Snowanna would exchange glances as Jubileena would pass Minty.
"Intentional?" Snowanna would ask.
"Probably…" Adorabeezle would respond as going up through turns 2 and 3 Rancis would hold Herschel back.
"I finished ahead of you last race Herschel I'll do so again…"
"Rancis…listen and listen good…the only reason you finished ahead of me is because Adorabeezle got me with her last sweet seeker…if I remember correctly I was in first and you were behind in 4th…you didn't beat me by using skill you just got lucky…"
Heading towards turn 3a they'd see Sugar Cubes.
"You'll probably have a fit of I beat you using a power up…" Rancis would state.
"Not at all…they're part of the game…besides them make it more fun…"
"Then they're fair game!" Rancis would shout as they speed through the sugar cubes and go through turn 3a.
"What did you get Brit?" Herschel would grin looking at what he got but would look up surprised to see Rancis spill Syrup on the track.
"Whoa!" He'd swerve to the side and Rancis would snap his fingers. "Almost got you…"
"Beating me just ain't happening today Rancis…" Herschel would grin as he'd use his Intimidation power up and would blow by Rancis who'd hit his wheel. "Bloody cunt…"
He'd check his mirrors and see Crumbelina and Candlehead catching up to him as Nougteis and Citrusella would be alittle farther away. "Of course I have company…"
Herschel would catch up to the top 5 going through turns 5-7.
"Herschel is gaining but his power up is almost over…" Snowanna would check her mirrors.
"Ok…" Adorabeezle would continue driving as ahead of them Minty would pull up on Jubileena's right going towards turn 8 as Gloyd would swerve abit to the left and would drop Syrup.
"Easy…" Jubileena would begin moving to the right to avoid it but she'd clip Minty's kart and spin out as Herschel wouldn't have time move and he'd run head long into Jubileena, his kart wouldn't sustain any damage while it'd obliterate Jubileena's kart and effectively end the race for her.
"That was intentional…guess they want to play rough…" Adorabeezle would speed after Gloyd and Minty as Snowanna would follow as Herschel would look at what would be left of Jubileena's kart.
"Damn…didn't want that to happen…"
Behind them Candlehead and Crumbelina would pass Rancis. "Keep your cool…" He'd tell himself as Nougetsia and Citrusella would catch up as they'd pass by Jubileena.
"I hope someone takes Gloyd and Minty out before I do…because it won't be fun if I get the chance…" Citusella would grip her steering wheel tight.
Up ahead Herschel would watch Adorabeezle go beside Minty heading through turn 11.
"Like wrecking people huh?" She'd ram her solidly midway through the turn as Minty would spin out and violently hit the wall her kart would fly back onto the track as she'd get sent flying from it and would hi the ground hard as Gloyd would gulp. "Uh-oh…"
Back at the finish line Torvald would look on shocked. "What the hell!"
Vanellope would chuckle. "She wanted to race dirty she paid the price..."
"Fuck that! That was a violent crash! I didn't see that much dirty racing it was mostly just Gloyd!"
"Don't worry…they've caught up with him…"
Gloyd would go down the final stretch hearing Adorabeezle and Snowanna right behind him.
"Shit shit shit!"
"Hey Gloyd…this is for Jubileena…" Adorabeezle would grin as Snowanna would ram his back right tire and he'd hit the wall and she'd fire all 3 sweet seekers at him and would chuckle as his kart would fly a few feet before landing on the ground Gloyd landing hard on the ground hard beside it as Herschel eyes would widen in horror.
"Are they actually laughing about that?"
Adorabeezle and Snowanna would cross the finish line as Vanellope would clap as the results appear on the Jumbotron.
1st Snowanna 12 points
2nd Adorabeezle 11 points
3rd Herschel 10 points
4th Crumbelina 9 points
5th Candlehead 8 points
6th Rancis 7 points
7th Sticky 6 points
8th Citrusella 5 points
9th Nougetsia 4 points
10th Gloyd DNF no points
11th Minty DNF no points
12th Jubileena DNF no points
Total: Vanellope's Team: 120 points Torvald's Team: 108 points
"Seems we've even…tomorrow will be your last day…" Vanellope would leave with her team as Torvald would rush over to Gloyd and Minty.
"How is she?" She'd walk over to Taffyta who'd be lifting Minty's head off the ground as Minty would weakly open her eyes. "Go thing we've been racing for so long I've gotten used to this kind of pain…"
"Yea but that was still a violent crash…we should get you checked out…"
"Torvald no…I'm fine…" She'd sit up. "Head just hurts a bit from hitting against my steering wheel…luckily my helmet absorbed most of it…"
Torvald would turn to Gloyd who'd be on his hands and knees spitting out a few teeth as blood would stream from his mouth.
"Break his jaw?" Swizzle look at her.
"Thankfully no…but it did cut his lip wide open and obviously knocked out his teeth…"
"Ok…mine telling me why you 2 thought it was a good idea to race like that? You knew damn well they wouldn't let that slide…"
"I thought it'd show them we're not afraid to play by their rules…it didn't work…" Minty would put her hand on her forehead. "Now my head aches…"
"Serves you both right…we had a golden chance of winning this tournament…and you went and did that…" She'd fail to hide the fear in her voice as she'd leave.
"We messed up…we messed up big…" Minty would stand up.
"Am I the only one who heard the fear in her voice?" Candlehead would state.
"Of course she's scared! Vanellope plans on killing her if we lose and tomorrow could very well be her last! We had a chance at winning and you 2 had to go against her advice!" Swizzle stand up as a medic would tend to Gloyd. "She's been scared ever since that night Vanellope lost it! But she's never shown it! She's tried to be tough but it's gotten to the point she's fearing for her life! And if Vanellope finds out she'll exploit that fear!"
"Is that why you think Vanellope offer the deal to shorten the tournament? Because she knew Torvald was afraid of her team coming back? And knew Torvald would take the first chance she'd get at shortening it?" Taffyta would stand up.
"Of course it was! Vanellope offered it the moment I was out of earshot because she knew I'd stop Torvald from accepting it!"
Swizzle would finally calm himself down. "I'm sorry for the outburst but Torvald is counting on us and she's afraid…afraid of what Vanellope will do if she wins…"
"Well I think we should go show her we can and will win this tournament for her…no matter what…" Sticky would cross her arms as the rest would nod in agreement.
"But we should get Gloyd fixed up first…and maybe an ice pack for Minty…"
(Meanwhile)
Torvald would pace in her living room nervous. "Don't worry they got this…they'll pull through tomorrow…they'll pull through tomorrow…"
Vanellope's voice would interrupt her. "Somebody's nervous…" Torvald would turn around to see Vanellope leaning against a wall.
"W-what do you want?"
Vanellope would grin. "I see that fear and nervousness is finally starting to show…exactly as I expected it too…"
"W-what do you m-mean?"
"Because with the ending of last race it should be clear who wins tomorrow…and all evidence points to my racers beating yours…then I'd finally be able to get rid of the biggest pain in my side…that being you…but then I thought…what's the point of waiting till tomorrow if I'm just gonna win anyway?"
"You can't do anything until the score is official…" Torvald would back away as Vanellope would glitch over to her. "Do you really think I'll wait? Did I wait to turn you into a glitch? No…so why should I wait to get rid of my biggest problem?"
Torvald would back into the wall as Vanellope would hold the tip of her sword infront of her neck.
"I must say…I did enjoy all the things you did to undermine me for the past month and a half…even though turning my own people against me crossed a line…I still liked the things you would come up with…but I have to admit…I only accepted the tournament so I could figure out who was with me and who was against me…I was getting tired of those saying they were neutral…"
"Wait…I was playing right into your hands this whole time?"
Vanellope would grin even more. "Indeed I was…so I'll give you a chance…you can give up…or I'll make you suffer tomorrow when my racers crush yours…"
"Go ahead and kill me now…I'm not giving up and they won't go down easy…I promise you that…"
Vanellope would grin as she'd pull her sword away. "I wanted you to say that…"
"W-why?" Torvald's fear would spike.
"Because…tomorrow when the final results appear on the Jumbotron…it won't be just game over for you…it'll be game over for anyone who refuses to submit…"
"On the off chance we win?"
"Like I've said…I've enjoyed your attempts at undermining me…if in the rare chance you win…I'll spare you…but…-She'd grab her by the collar and pull her close-…you as much as say a word about anything of done to anyone in GCS…and I'll make that night a month and a half ago seem enjoyable…but…that all comes at a cost…"
"W-what c-cost?"
"I'm glad you asked…at this very moment Sour Bill is altering Swizzle's code…he'll be loyal to me once again…which will make tomorrow even better…since it'll be everyone racing except you and me…"
"Why can't you leave him alone?"
"Because you turned him against me…so I simply erased the damage you caused…and besides…he better on my side anyway…sleep tight Torvald…tomorrow…it'll be your last day…" She'd glitch away as Torvald would suddenly hit the wall.
"I'm not letting you win Vanellope…"
(Meanwhile)
Swizzle would be walking behind everyone else as they'd head to Torvald's place as Adorabeezle and Jubileena would appear infront of them.
"What do you want?" Crumbelina would cross her arms.
"Just came for Swizzle…" As if on cue Swizzle would drop to his knees holding his head.
"Swizzle! What's wrong?" Minty would kneel beside him.
He'd continue screaming as Adorabeezle and Jubileena would silently grin.
"Wait…what's Vanellope doing?!" Taffyta would look at them.
"Just evening the odds…isn't that right Swizzle?" Everyone would turn to Swizzle who'd shoved Minty away from him and walk over to them.
"Yea…can't have a 7 vs 7 race without me in it…" They'd walk away as Minty would stare silently.
"She did it…she actually altered his code…" She'd eventually get up and silently follow the others to Torvald's place.
They'd walk in. "Torvald we got a problem…"
They'd walk in to find Torvald sitting at her table. "I was wondering what was taking you so long…"
"She just turned Swizzle…"
"Torvald would interrupt them. "Don't worry…Vanellope told me everything…tomorrow is gonna be a big day…all I'm wondering is…are you guys ready for it? And are you going to take my advice?"
"Yes…if we had we would have already won…" Gloyd would look down at his feet.
"I suppose you have a plan?" Sticky would cross her arms as Torvald would grin abit.
"Like Vanellope…I always have an ace up my sleeve…"
"What's the plan?" Candlehead would sit at the table.
"Well those are willing to put everything on the line tomorrow can sit down…those who aren't can leave now…"
They'd all sit down and she'd finally smile. "It's simple…I know this is going to go against what I said…but Gloyd…tomorrow play by their rules…get them to go after you…everyone else wait for the moment they do and nail them with items…"
"Wait…I'm gonna be bait?" Gloyd would stare at her.
"Makes up for what you did today…"
"True…"
"And most of all…I don't just want a group of racers…I want a group of winners…Taffyta show them why Turbo complimented your skills…Crumbelina show them how you win with style…Candlehead you show them your more than just a ditz and a fire starter…show them that you can burn them on the track…Minty you have one of the fastest karts and skill to go with it I want no excuses out of you…Sticky you show them that you have the heart of a champion…and Herschel…you go out there and make the NASCAR drivers your modelled after proud…because your not just a group of racers…the reason I have so much confidence in you guys is because where Vanellope only sees traitors I see god damn winners!"
She'd finish her short speech and would be happy to see fire everyone up.
"We're winning tomorrow…even if it means my face hitting the track for 5 races straight then so god damn be it!" Gloyd would stand up and put his hand in the middle of the table. "Who's gonna be out there with me tomorrow?!" The others would put their hands in as Torvald would finally let a smile form on her mouth.
"We win together or we go down together no question about it!? Gloyd would shout.
"Gloyd buddy…when go out there tomorrow…it's Vanellope who's gonna have to be worried…"
"Yea!" They'd all shout and fist pump the air.
End Ch.7
So Vanellope's team tied it up
But going into the third day and final day Torvald's team is fired up and ready
Who'll best who in the final 5 races?
What lengths will Vanellope go to win?
Stay Tuned
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