Here's the next chapter
Sorry about not posting this last week, thanks to a younger sibling putting a toy through my computer screen it took some time to get it fixed, but enough about my life onto the story.
Now to reviews
No One: I'll admit the execution could've used minor improvements, as for Sticky, don't worry she isn't going insane, but I'll say it now there wasn't enough support for the ghost thing, you had a good idea and I may use it in a future story.
That Guy: Didn't expect the brief back story to have that kind of effect on you, and you really thought I'd have their last hopes crushed like that? Man you don't know me.
Gloyd's Only Fan: I'm gonna make this clear and simple...just because I expected Torvald's team to win the vote doesn't mean I wanted her too.
Guest Tactics: Glad to hear you've been interested.
Overrated: Gloyd may or may not get some sort of revenge in this chapter you'll have to wait and see.
Numbuh .1.2.3: I'm gonna keep this short, not to sound bad or anything but almost everyone in the game is like a stranger to him that he knows little about, except for Sticky and Gloyd since both have given him brief history lessons about the game, besides that he's simply trying his best to ignore it and focus his attention on Sticky and anything else to keep his mind off of what is going on around him.
Stella Maurun: Ignoring how your name sounds out loud...where the hell do I start...ok spelling errors...I'm telling you right now I'm not trying to use excuses I don't know why I keep missing them and it's driving me crazy that I only notice them after posting the chapter, also Wreck-it Ralph, Felix and Calhoun are still around, I just haven't found them to be of much use at the moment since I wanted to keep this between the racers without outside help or interference, Ralph was only used in "When Hunters Become The Prey" to help find Gloyd and Candlehead, and that was after Vanellope manipulated him, besides that Vanellope periodically leaves the game to visit them, I realized I've been forgetting that detail, as for Vanellope and the evidence, Swizzle always covered his tracks it was very rare that he left anything behind that could be traced back to him, his old key card sure it may be an obvious clue, but emphasis on OLD key card, as in he was given a new one and his old one was stolen and again he covered his tracks to make sure no one knew it was him who stole it in the first place, I know it may not seem like that but I blame myself for that, I haven't been all that good but the reason he eluded everyone for so long is because he covered his tracks but when he left in a hurry he left some clues behind. Also which parts have I put in after someone mentions it? I originally has Torvald's team losing 3 days straight, but the more they won the more ideas I kept having for if they actually won the tournament, in short it got to the point I couldn't decide, so I left it up to everyone to decide, when it ended in a tie I went with Vanellope since I had originally planned for her, the ghost thing was a minor idea I came up with that was also never mentioned until I ask for everyone's opinion at the end of last chapter, what I'm trying to say is the only thing that wasn't planned for was exactly how Swizzle gets caught and the ghost thing, I had planned on them appearing in Sticky's imagination and in the nightmares of some racers that is all.
Now with that out of the way
Will the truth finally be revealed to the citizens?
Or will the memory key fall into the wrong hands?
Well time to find out isn't it?
Ch.15 The Truth
(The morning after the events of last chapter)
Vanellope would get up and yawn. "What a night..." She'd stretch.
Rancis would wake up. "Morning Nelly...how was your sleep?"
"It was fine..."
Sour Bill would knock at the door. "Princess I have important news..."
"Come in Bill...you know my door isn't locked..." Vanellope would state as the Green Sour ball would walk in and bow.
"Apparently the arcade is closed for today, tomorrow and obviously Sunday...no one is sure as to why but everyone is talking about it in GCS..."
"How did you find out?" Vanellope would ask.
"Multiple Candy Citizens coming from GCS and I even went there myself to confirm..."
"Good...thanks for bringing me this news...you may go for now..."
Sour Bill would bow and leave as Vanellope would stand up. "Might as well get ready...Swizzle and Sticky are being brought in today..."
"Ok...but what if they don't have what we're looking for..."
Vanellope would look over at him. "They'll talk...or I'll enjoy their screams of pain..."
"I'm sure you will..."
(Meanwhile)
Sticky would enter Swizzle's home and join him in his living room. "How's it coming along Swizzle?"
"Perfectly fine...everything is done...edit out the useless bits...all I have to do is upload it onto the game's web and every citizen will see it the second they go online..."
Sticky would smile. "Good...it'll make life a little easier for us..."
"Yea...-he'd look out the living room window-...shit..." He'd take out the memory key and pass it to Sticky along with a second one. "Get out..."
"Why?" Sticky would ask.
He'd point out the window where she'd see Adorabeezle, Jubileena and Snowanna coming towards the house. "When I made a hasty escape a few nights ago I didn't cover my tracks...and it seems they know I have it..."
"What do I do with this?"
"Get it to Gloyd...he hasn't left the hospital in days...they won't even think he's the one who has it...go...before they see you...but if they catch you...that second memory key should fool them long enough..."
Sticky would run out the back door and into the forest as Snowanna would barge in her gun drawn.
"Really thought you could elude us forever?" Snowanna would ask with a smirk.
"2 things...1, I didn't expect too just had to fool you all long enough...2, I don't have it..."
Snowanna would check his computer as Adorabeezle would call Citrusella who'd be in the surveillance room.
"Did anyone leave Swizzle's house before we showed up?"
"Yes...Sticky left in a sprint...she has it...she fled into the forest!" Citrusella would respond.
"We're on it..." Adorabeezle would hang up and turn to Jubileena. "Sticky has it and fled into the forest...let's go..."
Jubileena would turn and run out the back door as Adorabeezle would turn to Snowanna. "Take him to the castle..."
Snowanna would nod and Adorabeezle would run out.
"I was right not to trust you...I knew Vanellope didn't do enough to stop this from happening again..." Snowanna would handcuff Swizzle.
"Yea like she'll ever turn me into Adorabeezle...or Jubileena...or Nougetsia...or Citrusella...she corrupted them to the point I don't even think their old selves can be brought back..."
"Stop lying Swizzle...they joined her willingly...like you did...but unlike you they don't swap teams whenever they feel like it..."
"She may have destroyed the footage from that night...but I watched the entire night several times beforehand...I know everything she did...and how she did it..."
"Then you won't mine telling her that..." Snowanna would begin walking him back to the castle.
"Nope...you can hurt me all you want...but I won't even let out a peep..."
Snowanna would chuckle. "We'll just see about that..."
(Meanwhile)
Sticky would call Herschel. "Herschel meet me in the forest behind your house now!"
"Ok...why are you running?"
"No time to explain just be there when I get there!" She'd hang up.
"Damn..." Herschel would exit his home and go into the forest.
(2 minutes later)
Sticky would run up to him. "Take this to Gloyd..." She'd give him the memory key.
"Why can't you?"
"Because they're after me...and Gloyd might need time...and I would just lead them straight to him...go...I'll keep them busy..."
"Ok..." Herschel would take off running as Sticky would exit the forest and would appear on the monitors.
"Sticky is outside of Herschel's place!" Citrusella would shout.
"Don't worry I already see her and I'm moving in..." Nougetsia would state.
"Adorabeezle and I are closing in as well..." Jubileena would add.
Sticky would look over to her left and see Nougetsia approaching gun drawn and would look over to her right to see Adorabeezle and Jubileena approaching their guns drawn as well.
She'd raise her hands silently.
"Where is it?" Jubileena would ask.
"Where's what?" Sticky would respond as Nougetsia would reach into Sticky's jacket and pull out the second memory key.
"This...can't have you turning the citizens against us..." Nougetsia would state as Sticky would look at the ground while suppressing a grin.
Adorabeezle would handcuff Sticky. "It didn't work the first time...what made you think it'd work now?"
"The citizens should know the truth..."
"What they don't know won't hurt them..."
"Keep telling yourselves that..." Sticky would state as they'd walk her to the castle.
(A few minutes later)
Sticky would find herself in an interrogation room in the Fungeon one of her hands cuffed to the table.
"Better hurry up boys..." She'd mutter nervously.
Swizzle would be in the room beside her in the same condition. "Can't wait to see the look on their faces..."
(Meanwhile)
Gloyd would be on his computer when Herschel would rush in. "Gloyd...Sticky said you needed this..."
He'd pass him the memory key and Gloyd would sigh.
"I assume Swizzle and Sticky have been caught?"
"Most likely..." Herschel would respond.
Gloyd would grin as he'd hook the key into his computer.
"What has you smiling?" Herschel would ask as he'd look out the window.
"You know it's good to have many alternate accounts...you can spread this kind of stuff faster..."
"That's funny how?"
"Because even if they showed up right now...it's too late...Swizzle did everything all that's left is to post it online..."
"Could you do it now then?"
"Wait a minute...just got to switch off my 3 main accounts...I can use my other ones for this..."
"Why do you have 3? How many do you have?"
"Like I'll tell you..."
(Back at the castle)
Citrusella would call Vanellope.
"Princess...we've been duped...the memory key Sticky was carrying had nothing on it...she either handed it off to someone or dropped it somewhere..."
"Keep your eyes on the monitors...I'll take care of this little problem..."
"Yes Princess..." She'd hang up.
Rancis would walk into Swizzle's room.
"Hmm I was expecting to be grilled by Vanellope first..."
"No...Sticky has what she needs...and it'll be easier to get it out of her...plus she needs it now...you on the other hand...even though your just as important...can afford to wait..."
"Why is that?"
"We both know you won't break Swizzle..."
"You got that right Rancis..."
"Which is why Vanellope said it was ok to use these..." 2 Oreo Guards would hook wires to his forehead and arms.
"What the hell is this Rancis?"
"Oh Vanellope said I could do this whenever I feel like it..." He'd press a button and Swizzle would receive a short shock.
"What's wrong with you bro?!"
"More like what's wrong with you Swizzle...I know you remember everything...so you must remember how I defended you the first time you turned on us...and defended you again this time...I thought I could trust you! Yet every time I defended you...you turned out to be in the wrong...you know how stupid that makes me feel? That I was being played by one of my closest friends?!"
"If you had any common sense you would've tried helping me..."
Rancis would shock him again.
"No...1, I'd never turn on Vanellope...2, The others had their chances and they never took them...3, just because you think your doing the right thing doesn't mean it's right Swizzle...after the hell we put Vanellope through for 15 long years she deserves nothing less than our complete loyalty..."
He'd shock Swizzle once more.
"So I'll let you decide...you want to do this the easy way or the hard way?"
Swizzle would look up defiance in his eyes.
"Do your fucking worse..."
Sticky would be pulling at her restraints as Vanellope would walk in.
"I'm actually surprised...even though your one of the most cowardly racers in the game...you can definitely act like your sisters when you want too..."
"So what?"
"Your sisters actions got them killed...your actions last night would be enough justification to have you join them..."
Sticky's hands would begin to shake.
"But...I'm willing to let it slide just this once...if you tell us everything you know and everything Swizzle has shared with you..."
"You can't keep me here you got no evidence against me..."
Vanellope would chuckle causing her nervousness to rise.
"You were caught on camera taking off your disguise...so I know you were the one who broke in...want me to name who else was involved?"
Sticky would remain silent.
"Like I said your the one who broke in...Swizzle was the hacker...and I know for a fact Herschel and Gloyd were watching through the security cameras and notifying you of everything that moved nearby..."
"H-h-h-ho-how d-d-di-di-did y-y-you k-know?" Sticky would ask nervously.
Vanellope would grin as she'd pace slowly in front of her. "I have my ways...plus unlike Swizzle not one of you covered your tracks..."
"Hmm?"
"Gloyd and Herschel hacked into the sercuity cameras to get a bird's eye view...it was easy...well Citrusella made it look easy to find out it was them..."
"Swizzle was the only good hacker out of you 4...well excluding Gloyd who's a hacking god when he wants to be...so it was easy to figure out..."
"Then you were caught ditching your disguise..."
Sticky's hands would tremble.
"So it looks like you'll be joining your sisters after all...atleast you'll be united again...in death..."
Sticky would begin to shake nervously. "Y-y-you s-s-said you would l-let it s-slide..."
Vanellope would grin. "If you talked...but what I want to know right now is where the god forsaken memory key is?"
Sticky would be hesitant.
"Don't expect a quick death like Torvald or Minty...I'll make sure it's a slow one like Crumbelina and Candlehead..."
"I handed it off to Herschel!" Sticky would cover her mouth with her free hand.
"I assume he was taking it to Gloyd?"
Sticky would nod.
Vanellope would call Adorabeezle and Jubileena. "Gloyd has possession of the memory key...go pay him a visit..."
"As you wish..." They'd say in unison and hang up.
She'd turn back to Sticky. "That wasn't so hard now was it?"
Sticky would glare at her.
"Glaring won't help you...now...how many plans did Swizzle know of?"
Sticky would hesitate.
"Your only decreasing your chances of being spared by remaining silent Sticky...you wouldn't want Herschel watching you die would you?"
"O-o-of c-c-course n-not..." Sticky would reply.
Vanellope would slam her fist on the table. "Then talk..."
"Swizzle had all your recent plans on the memory key...I didn't get to see any of them but by the time they get to Gloyd he will have already seen all of them..." Sticky would reply.
"Swizzle never really turned back to my side did he?"
"No...but what you did was working...then Minty reminded him why he turned in the first place...so he went to the surveillance room and discovered a video he left for himself in case you ever tried to wipe his memory..."
"When did he tell you this?"
"In the afternoon the following day..."
"How long has he been leaking information and plans to you guys?"
"Right before the tournament he did it in person...but during the month leading up to it...we occasionally received plans from an anonymous source claiming to be a friend...we were skeptic at first...but it turns out it was him..."
"Did he ever tell you guys why he turned?"
"Because he saw exactly what you did to Adorabeezle, Jubileena, Nougetsia and Citrusella...-she'd smile-...and even if you were the "Winning side" he knew you were the bad guys..."
Vanellope's eyes would narrow. "I'll be back later..."
She'd walk out.
"Gloyd better not screw this up..." Sticky would mutter.
Vanellope would join Rancis. "Has he said a word?" She'd look over at Swizzle who'd be staring silently at the table between them.
"Not a peep..." Rancis would respond.
"Did you make him pay for it?"
"Indeed I have..."
"Good..." Vanellope would turn to Swizzle. "There's no point in staying silent...Sticky told me everything..."
"Then what am I suppose to talk about?" Swizzle would ask.
"Well I know you haven't told them everything...but more importantly...I want to know why you turned on me again..."
"Because as I said before...what you've done is wrong...sure revenge was justified...but what you've done since that night nearly 2 months ago...has been cruel and overkill..."
"How so?"
"Turning everyone on half of the roster...executing 5 of them...all because they weren't ok with your actions..."
"So? I gave several chances..."
"So? You turned into a tyrant!"
"Think what you want Swizzle..."
She'd open the door and look at Rancis. "You know what to do..." Rancis would nod and she'd walk out of the room.
(A few minutes later)
Herschel would see Adorabeezle and Jubileena arrive at the hospital.
"Gloyd...I hope your done..."
"Yea I am...just wanted to make sure Swizzle did a good job..." Gloyd would take the memory key out and put his computer under his pillow. "Can't wait to see the look on their faces..."
Adorabeezle and Jubileena would walk in.
"What the hell took you girls so long?" He'd toss the memory key over to Jubileena.
"Wait a second..." Adorabeezle would check her phone then look up at Jubileena. "We need to go...now..."
"What about these 2?" Jubileena would ask.
"Leave them...the staff won't let either leave...we have a major problem..."
Adorabeezle would leave in a hurry as Jubileena would glare at Gloyd. "This isn't over..."
Gloyd would grin. "I know..."
Jubileena would quickly catch up to Adorabeezle. "I assume he got the truth out..."
Adorabeezle would jump into her kart. "Yea...and we don't have much time before an angered mob shows up at the castle gates..."
"We better make it back before that happens..."
They'd both speed off.
(Back at the castle)
Sticky would watch Vanellope walk back in. "What now?"
"Just a few more questions..."
"Like what?" Sticky would ask.
Vanellope's phone would ring. "One moment..." She'd turn around and answer it.
"What is it Adorabeezle?"
"Look at your phone...we were too late..."
Vanellope would hang up and go online and see the damage done.
"Fuck..."
Sticky would grin. "Don't look like a saint anymore do you?"
Vanellope would glare at her causing her grin to disappear.
"Enjoy your little victory...because unlike Torvald and Minty atleast you got one before you died..."
Sticky would get nervous as Vanellope would storm out.
She'd go to her throne room and would be joined by Rancis, Adorabeezle, Jubileena and Snowanna.
"So I assume you all now know the damage that has just been caused..."
The 4 would nod.
"I also assume you know how big this is..."
The 4 would nod again.
She'd call Nougetsia. "How's it looking outside?"
"Not too well...a mob has already formed infront of the gates..."
"Ok...have half of the Oreo Guards go to the entrance...no one leaves the game until we take care of this...tell me if the mob grows..."
"Yes Princess..." Nougetsia would hang up.
Vanellope would then call Citrusella. "How many more are heading towards the gate?"
"Not good...I'd say 15% of the citizens are already at the gate...from how it's looking on the monitors...I'd say the rest are about to join them..."
Vanellope would sigh. "Ok..." She'd hang up and sigh again.
"I hadn't planned on them succeeding..."
"No time like the present Princess..." Snowanna would state.
"Well here how things are looking...nearly every citizen is heading for the gates...and they now know the truth about everything that has transpired for past 2 months...this paints us in a very...very bad light..."
"How much?" Snowanna would ask.
"Enough that if we do anything to harm Sticky...they might respond with force..."
"Why not just alter their codes Princess?" Jubileena would ask.
"I know for a fact Gloyd copied everything on the memory key and put it on one of his...so if I alter their codes again Gloyd will simply let the truth out again..."
"So what do we do?" Adorabeezle would ask.
"For now...wait to see what the citizens do..."
"Ok..."
"But leave me for now...I need time to think about this..."
They'd bow and leave.
"Atleast they've made things interesting..."
(Meanwhile)
Herschel would walk into Gloyd's hospital room.
"They're not letting you out?" Gloyd would ask.
"They told me that I can't leave till the Princess says I can..."
"Well that sucks...-he'd look out the window-...but makes sense..."
Herschel would look out the window and see the mob at the castle gates.
"Wait...we caused that?"
"No aliens did Herschel..." He'd chuckle.
"Not funny Gloyd..."
"It was for me...but now we got time to waste..."
"Yea...but I have a question..."
"Ask away Herschel..."
"Sticky was talking to me yesterday about the annul Grand Prix...said you like to gloat to the point Minty hit you...added with things people have told me about you...I must ask...how bad were you back then?"
Gloyd would sigh. "If you want the whole story sit down..."
Herschel would sit in the chair beside Gloyd's bed. "Go ahead."
Gloyd would sigh. "I'll admit...in our first few years...I was an asshole...I wasn't full of myself like Rancis but I was worse than Taffyta..."
"I assume it showed in your pranks?"
"Yea...I do pranks that can make everyone laugh...sometimes to the point the person I pranked can laugh it off...but in our first few years...my pranks were made to humiliate the victim and embarrass them..."
"Do you have an example?"
"Well...since the beginning Adorabeezle and Jubileena have had strong feelings for eachother...they were in a relationship the only thing missing was them admitting it...for some reason only me and Candlehead could see through their bad attempts to hide it..."
"Wait how did you 2 know?"
"I'll explain later...but going back to what I was saying...my prank was...by all means...cruel...I wrote a love letter to Adorabeezle but in Jubileena's handwriting and asked her to come to the forest..."
"Hmm...what did you do?"
"She went to the place...and a recording of everyone laughing and calling her lesbian played..."
"Wait how did you do it?"
"I secretly recorded conversations with everyone for a year and took what they said out of context..."
"Why did you do that?"
"I don't know...then I went and did the same thing to Jubileena...I set them back years...and I've been regretting it for years...though I'll never admit I did it for obvious reasons..."
"Will that was cruel of you...what made you change?"
"When I almost lost Taffyta..."
"Hmm?"
"We were entering our fifth year of existence...everyone was getting kind of tired of me...but I didn't get the message and went and duped Taffyta into a prank...it set her off..."
"What happened?"
"In front of everyone...she called me out...when on a long rant...everyone around us joined in...then she broke up with me and stormed off along with everyone else..."
"Wow..."
"Yea...and worst off...she made me beg...in front of EVERYONE...to take me back...then she had me apologize a million times to everyone...and I hate apologizing..."
Herschel would chuckle.
"Things began changing at that point...but then I realized it was better to have pranks that everyone can laugh at instead of being cruel..."
"How?"
"Well...it was by accident...I was carrying a pie to a party...when I got there I tripped and the pie went flying into Rancis...everyone laughed because they thought it was a prank..."
"Hmm..."
"Then I decided to try out things like that...like super glue on seats, joy buzzers, cherry bombs in cakes, whip cream pies...and it got people laughing...and it made me feel good...and it only got better when they started calling me the King Of Pranks..."
"Seems nice...but how did you and Candlehead find out about them?"
"Well I found out about every relationship through the surveillance I conducted before pranks...Crumbelina tried to pretend she wanted Rancis...but she showed all the signs of being head over heels for Candlehead...Minty, Torvald and Sticky didn't try to hide their affection for Swizzle...and as I said Adorabeezle's attempts to hide her feelings for Jubileena were bad..."
"Ok...and how did Candlehead find out?"
"At the end of the second day of our existence...she saw Adorabeezle watching Jubileena dump some water on herself to cool off...and she somehow convinced Adorabeezle to tell her..."
"Candlehead seems to be good at doing that..."
"She is...she's so nice and caring it's hard not to trust her..."
"Ok...but you don't seem to gloat as much either now...what stopped that?
"Well I use gloat all the time...since Torvald, Nougetsia and Citrusella were mediocre at best and Sticky just sucked before her first championship win..."
"What changed all that?"
"Our fourth year of existence...only they won..."
"Won what?"
"Every championship...out of the 12 championships that year...each of them won 3 that year..."
"Impressive..."
"Yea it was also the year Swizzle just collapsed..."
"Hmm?"
"Before that Swizzle and I had a nice streak going...starting from the very first championship to the start of the fourth year we had finished in the top 7 every time...and out of 14 talented racers...it was impressive..."
"What happened?"
"I kept my streak going...then Swizzle began the longest championship drought if you don't include Rancis since he's never won..."
"How long?"
"The next 5 years he finished in the bottom 4 every single time...then January of our ninth year he not only finished in the top 7 he won the championship..."
"I assume he got emotional?"
"The only time I've ever seen him tear up...and this is a guy who's broken just about every bone in his left arm atleast once..."
"Well it was kind of understandable..."
"I suppose you know how I was robbed of four straight championships..."
"I heard how Sticky stopped you at 3..."
"More like Minty blew me up right before the line..."
"Are you still mad?"
"No...but every time I think about it I get upset..."
"Is that why you hate Sweet Seekers?"
"Part of it...my high levels of sweetness make me a prime target...if ones after you all you really have to do is get close to me or pass me and it'll go right for me..."
"Sounds like a huge disadvantage..."
"Well that's why I value getting power ups on the first lap...because a few certain racers always waited till I passed them to use it..."
"Who?"
"Before the shit show of the last 2 months...it was Turbo, Taffyta, Rancis, Minty and Adorabeezle..."
"And now?"
"Everyone on Vanellope side just waits for me to pop up...and thanks to those fucking things I might not even walk again..."
"Don't get like that...you will eventually..."
"Hopefully..."
(2 hours later)
Vanellope would get a call from Nougetsia.
"What is it?" She'd ask.
"I'm not joking the gate won't last much longer...but they're finally demanding something..." Nougetsia would respond.
"What are they demanding?"
"That Sticky be released...and either a new tournament held...or the killed racers brought back..."
"I'll let Sticky go...but that's it..."
"I hope you know what your doing..."
"Don't worry, I do Nougetsia..." She'd hang up and head to Sticky's cell.
(A few minutes later)
Sticky would be day dreaming when Minty's voice would make her jump.
"Atleast you succeeded this time..."
Sticky would open her eyes to see Minty standing in front of her arms crossed a smirk on her face.
"Yea...I'm sorry I failed the first time..."
Taffyta would appear beside Sticky. "You did everything you could...don't blame yourself..."
"Still I could have done more..."
Crumbelina would appear beside Minty. "Atleast you've kept the fight going..."
Candlehead would appear beside Crumbelina. "You've been surprising all of us..."
"Yea but it looks like it's over now..."
Torvald would appear on Sticky's right. "I wouldn't say that just yet...your going to have 1 last shot...make it count sis..."
The door would open and Sticky would snap out of it.
Sticky would look up as Vanellope would walk in. "What now?"
"I'm letting you go...even though I shouldn't..."
"Really?"
"Yes..." Vanellope would bring her to the main doors.
"But I won't be so lenient next time..."
"Noted..." Sticky would state as she'd walk out.
(A few minutes later)
Herschel would walk into Gloyd's room.
"I thought they let you leave..."
"Nope..."
"Wow..."
"Yea..." Herschel would sit down.
"Worried about Sticky?"
"Of course I am Gloyd...how the hell could I not be?"
"Worry no longer..." Sticky would walk in leaving both shocked.
"Wow...honestly I started thinking you were dead..." Gloyd would state.
"Well...we might be soon..."
"What?"
"Well...I was gonna use the citizens to force Vanellope to accept a tournament...if me or Herschel win it...everyone comes back...if any of them win...you know what happens..."
"Hmm...make sure Vanellope can't compete..." Herschel would state.
"Don't worry..."
"I also have a suggestion..." Gloyd would look at his legs.
"What is it?" Sticky would ask.
"Jubileena doesn't get to race until I can get behind the wheel again..."
"I doubt Vanellope will accept that..." Sticky would reply.
"I don't care...I know I deserved to get hit for knocking Adorabeezle out of the tournament with a mild concussion but Jubileena went fucking overkill...so make that a condition...and make sure she knows it's from me..."
"Ok..."
"Wait...when do you plan on doing this Sticky?"
"I was gonna go now..."
"Then I'd rather come with you Sticky..." Herschel would state.
"Sure...let's go..."
They'd both walk out as Gloyd would sigh.
"Of course leave me alone..."
(Meanwhile)
Vanellope would sit on her throne pondering as Adorabeezle would walk in.
"You wanted to speak to me?"
"Yes...I want you to go check GCS...see if there's any important news..."
Adorabeezle would bow. "I'll leave the castle by Gloyd's tunnels..." She'd leave the room.
Vanellope would sigh as her phone would ring.
"What is it Nougetsia?"
"Sticky's here...says she wants to make a deal with you..."
"I'll be right there..." She'd hang up.
"Never expected Sticky to do anything...atleast she's making things interesting..."
She'd call Rancis, Jubileena and Snowanna to her.
"Yes Princess?" They'd ask in unison.
"Just going outside...Sticky wanted to talk to me...but I'd prefer you be there aswell...just incase the Oreo Guards at the gates aren't enough incase the citizens try something..."
"Of course Princess..."
"Let us go then..." She'd walk and they'd follow her.
(A few minutes later)
She'd join Nougetsia at the gates as the citizens boo her relentlessly.
"Where's Sticky?"
"Right here..." Sticky would appear on the other side of the gate with Herschel by her side.
"You wanted to speak?"
"Yea...but first open the gate...I'd prefer you not hide behind the gate while we talk..."
Vanellope would be silent for a moment before turning to Nougetsia. "Open it..."
Nougetsia would open the gate as Oreo Guards would stop the citizens from rushing in as Sticky would calmly walk over to Vanellope.
"This better be good Sticky..."
"It's pretty much what you want...a tournament tomorrow...7 races...if any of you win...we'll give in..."
Vanellope would cross her arms as the citizens listen silently. "What are the conditions?"
"There's 3...one from me...one from Herschel...and one from Gloyd..."
"Ok...let's hear them..."
"Herschel's...you don't get to compete..."
"Of course...but I'm ok with it..."
"Gloyd's...-she'd grin a bit-...Jubileena doesn't get to race until he can get back on the track..."
"WHAT?! FUCK THAT!" Jubileena would shout.
"So you refuse?" Stickly would ask as the crowd would begin to boo them.
"No...I'm ok with it..."
"Princess!" Jubileena would shout as Vanellope would raise her hand silencing her.
"We'll talk later..." She'd turn back to Sticky. "I know what yours is...if you somehow win I have to bring the killed racers back...I'm ok with it because you won't pull o 2..."
Sticky would grin. "Who said I was gonna wait till then...and who say 5 v 2?"
"If your trying to say bring them back now...you can forget it..."
The citizens would boo as some try pushing through the guards.
Sticky would chuckle. "Well this is interesting...you've lost all support among the citizens...I'd agree just to start trying to regain some...but it's your call..."
"Made the right move at the right time...smart..." Vanellope would mutter.
Sticky would glance at the guards struggling to keep the citizens back.
"Your play Vanellope..."
"Why do you want them back now?"
"Mostly because the less time you have to corrupt their codes...the better..."
"Hmm...smart..." Vanellope would call Sour Bill. "Bring back Torvald, Minty, Taffyta, Crumbelina and Candlehead..."
"Also instead of 5 v 2...since Gloyd can't compete I'd like to have one of them compete..."
Vanellope would sigh. "Fine..."
"And...if you try anything that you did in the last tournament...you lose power..."
"EXCUSE ME?!" Vanellope would shout.
"You heard me...and incase you don't see it...I have the citizens on my side...so if you cheat even a little bit...your rule is done...and we both know altering their codes won't change anything..."
"Fine...now get out of my sight..."
Sticky would smirk and walk away as the citizens would return home.
"You ok Nelly?" Rancis would put a hand on her shoulder.
She'd turn around to them. "I am fine...even if they win...I have measures in place..."
"Like what?"
"Won't say because I don't expect you 5 to lose..."
She'd walk back into the castle.
"So she can't do anything because if she does...she loses her power as Princess?"
"Yea...her hands are tied on this one..." Rancis would state as he'd look over at Jubileena who's face would match the color of her clothes.
"That son of a bitch!"
"Jubileena...if you go tell him off or do anything related to that...that'll only paint you in more negative light...we can't have that..." Nougetsia would try to calm her.
"Still...he might not even walk again! I'm a racer not a spectator!"
"We know...look...when we win this Gloyd will be taken care of along with the rest of them...you'll be back in no time..."
"You better be right..."
(A few minutes later)
Sticky and Herschel would be standing at the starting line of the Royal Raceway when a bright light would blind them.
"What the?" Herschel would shield his eyes.
"Don't worry...it's just them..." Sticky would shield her eyes.
The light would fade and they'd look to see Torvald, Minty, Taffyta, Crumbelina and Candlehead lying sprawled in front of them with their karts close by.
"What happened?" Taffyta would sit up rubbing her head.
Torvald would look around. "Hmm...seems we're back..."
"You can thank Sticky for that..." Herschel would state.
"Wait what?" Crumbelina would sit up shocked.
"It's a long story..." Sticky would add.
"Sticky not giving up in a dire situation...who would've guessed?" Minty would smirk.
"Don't thank me just yet..."
"Why?" Candlehead would ask.
"Mostly because tomorrow there' tournament...if we lose...it's over..."
"Hmm...I hope you atleast gave us a chance..." Torvald would ask.
"Yea...Vanellope can't race...Jubileena can't race till Gloyd fully recovers...and if Vanellope cheats at all...she'll lose all her power..."
"Wait why did Vanellope agree?"
Sticky would grin a bit. "We talked in front of a angry mob who knew the truth...everytime she refused something they tried forcing their way through...plus it showed her she lost all support..."
"That was smart...wait...Gloyd can't compete who's the 3rd racer?"
"Well...I had Taffyta being the third..."
"Really?" Minty would ask.
"Yea...she's one of the best racers...and in a situation where we need to win almost every race...she's the perfect choice...no offense your good too sis...it's just that Taffyta has proven time and again she's one of the best..."
"Well...odds are against us...but heck...we can pull it off...and where's Gloyd?" Taffyta would ask.
"Still at the hospital..." Sticky would respond.
Taffyta would take off as Sticky would hug Torvald and Minty tight. "I missed you..."
"I can tell on how hard your squeezing..." Minty would state.
Torvald would pry herself loose. "I don't trust Vanellope...even if the crowd was on your side...Vanellope had a reason to accept it...I don't like it..."
"Then what do we do?" Candlehead would ask.
"Let me think for a little bit...just wondering what's in Vanellope's scheming mind..."
(A few minutes later)
Gloyd would drink some water with a doctor beside him.
"So same thing as yesterday? You doubt I'll walk again?"
"Well...it could be in months or in years or never...take your pick..."
Gloyd would sigh and take another drink as he'd see Tafffyta at the door.
"Doc...did you put something in this? I'm seeing things..."
"No..."
Taffyta would walk over. "Your an idiot..." She'd punch his arm.
"Ow..." Gloyd would rub his arm. "How?"
"Thanks Sticky...but there's a tournament tomorrow and either Sticky, Herschel or myself need to win it..."
"Wait why you?"
"Because I'm racing in your place...-punches his arm-...your suppose to be smart..."
"Ow...-rubs his arm-...that's the only thing I didn't miss..."
"I know..." She'd sit beside him.
"Are you worried about tomorrow?"
"No...Vanellope can't cheat without dire consequences...and most of her racers I've beaten severely over the years...so instead of worried I'm confident..."
"Don't get too confident..."
"Trust me I won't..."
(Meanwhile)
Vanellope would walk into her throne room. "Hope Sticky will enjoy watching them all die again..." She'd tell no one in particular as Adorabeezle would rush in panting.
"It's a good thing you sent me..."
Vanellope would turn to her. "What's wrong?"
"It's not bad but...Litwak came in...2 more game sets were set up...so 4 players can play our game at a time..."
"Is that all?"
"No...we're being updated in less than an hour...we're getting 2 new tracks...and 2 new racers..."
Vanellope eyes would widen. "That...changes things..."
"What do we do?"
"Have everyone in the courtyard in 10 minutes...I have an idea..."
"Yes Princess..." She'd bow and leave.
"This definitely changes things..." Vanellope would tap her chin. "Why are they adding 2 new tracks and 2 new racers so soon? Herschel has barley been here for a month..."
(Meanwhile)
Sticky would get a call.
"What do you want Adorabeezle?"
"Vanellope wants to speak to everyone in the courtyard...it's urgent..."
"What has she changed her mind already?"
"No...we're being updated in less than an hour..."
"Oh...ok...we'll be there soon..." Sticky would hang up.
"What did she want?" Crumbelina would ask.
"Vanellope wants to talk with all of us...we're being updated within the hour..."
"Hmm...they must be adding new things if Vanellope wants to talk about it..." Torvald would state.
"Let's go find out..." Sticky would turn and walk away and they'd quickly follow.
(At the hospital)
Gloyd would get a call.
"Adorabeezle...one of the last people I'd expect to get a call from..."
"Not funny Gloyd...but you need to get to the courtyard now..."
"And why is it worth my time?"
"We're getting updated in less than an hour...she wants to inform everyone of the details..."
"I guess I'll show up..." He'd hang up.
"What is it?" Taffyta would ask.
"We're getting updated...maybe it might help with my injury..."
"I doubt it..."
"Wow...if I wanted you to destroy my hopes I would've asked Taff..."
"Sorry...need me to do anything?"
"Just get my wheelchair...I really hate that thing..."
"I know you must hate it...but you'll recover fast...just stay hopeful..."
"I've been losing said hope for the past month Taff..."
"Enough before I punch you again..."
(10 minutes later)
Everyone would gather in the courtyard as Vanellope would clear her throat.
"So I assume you know why I called you all here..."
"Yes...what's so important about this update?"
"Well...first off...they set up 2 more game sets so 4 players can play at the same time...but for the update...we're getting 2 new tracks and 2 new racers..."
"Is there a chance this updates helps my recovery?" Gloyd would ask.
"I'm not sure...we'll have to wait and see Gloyd..." Vanellope would respond.
He'd sigh. "Ok..."
"2 new racers...that'll shake things up..." Minty would whisper to Torvald.
"That and it will swing the tide in favor of whoever they side with..." Torvald would whisper back.
"Then we have to make sure Vanellope doesn't get to them first..." Crumbelina would add.
"Anything else Vanellope?" Candlehead would ask.
"Yes...would you be ok with a few changes to the tournament?"
"Like what?" Taffyta eyes would narrow.
"Oh nothing too major...just moving the tournament to Sunday instead of tomorrow...just so we get a day to know who these new racers are and see how good they are on the track..."
"What else?" Torvald would cross her arms.
"This...may seem major...but everyone except for Gloyd and Jubileena will get to compete in the tournament..."
"Why do you get to compete all of a sudden?" Sticky would ask.
"Just to keep the numbers even...since our new friends will be wildcards...besides...makes things more interesting..."
Minty and Torvald would exchange glances. "Fine..." Minty would state.
"Very good...the update will start at anytime now...but our new friends will spawn at the starting line of the Royal Raceway..."
Torvald, Minty, Sticky, Herschel, Gloyd, Taffyta, Crumbelina and Candlehead would leave the courtyard.
"I don't want to question your actions Princess...but I don't see any advantage you hold..." Adorabeezle would state.
Vanellope would grin. "Oh you just failed to see them..."
"Hmm?"
"First off...notice how I said only Gloyd and Jubileena wouldn't compete?"
"Yes..."
"Sour Bill has been working on Swizzle code for hours...he won't be going for victories...his sole goal will be to wreck as many of them as possible...second...I'm going to be competing...and the only racers on their side that have a chance at beating me are Taffyta, Minty and Herschel...even then all of you are perfectly capable of keeping up with them...third...I know I said those 2 new racers will be wildcards...but after tomorrow...they'll be on our side...plus I have reason to believe they'll be top tier racers right off the bat..."
"Why do you think that Princess?" Nougetsia would ask.
"Am I the only one who noticed that Herschel was great right off the bat? I know he has a great kart and he's modelled after some great racers...but even without experience you all had...he was still a huge threat...so imagine 2 racers of his caliber...or maybe even better..."
"That would definitely give us an advantage..." Rancis would state.
"Or make the other side unstoppable..." Snowanna would add.
"Don't worry about that...I may have let Herschel slip away...but Torvald won't get to them before I do...but your all going to have to do something for me..."
"What?" They'd ask in unison.
"Do not show any animosity towards them...let them look like the aggressors...that will help me with convincing the new racers..."
"We can do that..." Jubileena would state.
"I know your capable...but they'll try doing the same...but Jubileena...no matter what Gloyd does or says...don't let him provoke you...his sole goal will get you to do something that will look bad on all of us..."
"Don't worry Princess...I won't do a thing..."
"We're going to have to do something to get Gloyd's memory key...because as long as he has possession of that...even though Sour Bill has secretly turned the citizens back to our side...he can blow it all up again..."
"Has the hospital staff searched his room?" Citrusella would ask.
"They have and nothing turned up...so it's always on him...he knows it's importance...which makes things more difficult..."
"Princess...allow me to worry about that...you all should just be focused on the next 2 days...since I won't be racing at all I'll deal with this problem..." Jubileena would state.
"You sure you can handle it?" Vanellope would ask.
"Yes...he won't even know I've stolen it until it's too late..."
"Make sure you succeed..."
"Don't worry...I haven't failed you before I won't start now..."
Vanellope would grin. "Good...but let's get to the Royal Raceway...I don't trust those 8...they might start spreading lies if we're not there..."
"Then lead the way Nelly..." Rancis would state.
"Very well..." Vanellope would leave the courtyard and they'd follow her.
(Meanwhile)
"So 2 new racers...wonder why they're being added just a month after Herschel..." Gloyd would ponder.
"No idea Gloyd..." Herschel would walk beside him.
"It's either because we're booming with popularity...or they fucked up with you and are just trying to save face..." He'd start laughing.
"That wasn't funny...not even close..."
"Sorry...but I needed a reason to laugh...no hard feelings?"
"I don't know how they could've possibly messed up with Herschel...he's in the top 3 in pick rates up there with Vanellope and Adorabeezle..." Sticky would glance at Gloyd.
"Then that must mean we're booming with popularity..."
"That...or these 2 were suppose to originally come with Herschel...but for some reason or other the developers decided to send Herschel alone with 2 tracks..." Crumbelina would add.
"Hmm...maybe to see how players would respond to new racers and tracks?"
"Maybe...or they thought 3 racers and 4 tracks all at once would be too much...unlikely but it's possible..." Taffyta would state.
"Either way...we're getting 2 new racers...I'd rather have them as friends rather than foes..." Torvald would state.
Minty would look at Torvald. "Who wouldn't? 2 racers could make a huge difference...sure in numbers...but if they're just as good or maybe even better than Herschel...we'd be fucked if they took Vanellope side...no offense Herschel..."
"None taken..."
Vanellope would arrive at the starting line with her racers.
"How long till the update?"
"Any minute now..."
They'd all simultaneously pass out as the update would begin.
(15 minutes later)
Vanellope would wake up and sit up. "Don't get why it always knocks us out..."
Torvald would sit up as well. "No idea..."
Vanellope would look around as everyone else would get up.
"Now to wait for them to appear..."
They'd all hear the roar of 2 engines and would turn to see 2 pairs of headlights heading towards them.
"Didn't have to wait long this time..."
Sticky would whisper to Herschel. "Let's hope these are friendly reinforcements..."
"Can make promises Sticky..."
End Ch.15
So the killed racers returned
Another tournament is set to begin
But who are these 2 new racers? How talented are they? Which side will they take?
Stay tuned to find out
Just going to say it now, the 2 racers are OCs I made years ago that I planned on introducing in "When Hunters Become The Prey" but for a few reasons their debut was postponed till now