Chapter 6 – Getaway

I ran straight towards the wall, whispering hopeful wishes to myself. This was insanity! Who on Earth could ever pass through solid stone? Well, I guess this was an exception, based on how it really wasn't solid to begin with. I squeezed my eyes shut, and braced myself for the worst.

Opening my eyes, I saw the door fade blue behind me. And of course I had to run directly into a rock! Not surprising at all! I landed on my bottom, confused and dazed, "Owwww," I moaned, taking in sharp breaths of air. My head responded to my reckless actions with a splitting pain, followed by a terrible headache. I slowly stood up and rubbed my forehead.

"Ralph," a small whisper echoed through the cave, "Did you here that?" My mind recognized the voice as Vanellope. In a not-so-quiet whisper, I heard Ralph respond, "Yeah, I'll go check it out." His loud steps started to approach me, shaking the ground after each one. I slid silently behind a larger rock. What would happen if he caught me? I curled myself up in a tight ball, thinking about what I should do next. I'm not very good at planning though…

I felt the floor rumble as he smashed through rocks and boulders attempting to find me. Franticly, I crawled across the room, hiding behind thin walls and small ditches. "Ralph!" Vanellope shouted angrily at him, "You're gonna wreck the place!" The smashing stopped, "Oh, uh, sorry Vanellope," he said in a low tone. I let out a sigh of relief. Thank you!

"Alright, come out King Candy; we know you're there!" Ralph's voice boomed throughout the cave. Ha, they think I'm King Candy! Prepare for a surprise! I slowly stood "Over here," I waved to them. Vanellope drove over in her racing kart, candy dust flying everywhere. She grabbed my shirt and pulled me down to her height, "Who are you? And how did you get here?" she gave me a menacing glare, "Did King Candy send you?!"

I motioned with my hands for her to calm down, "No, no, it's okay! I'm not here to arrest you or anything!" She tightened her grip, "Then what are you here for?" I pointed at my shirt in an effort to get her to let go. She released her grip and stood on the top of her kart, her arms crossed. Her little anime eyes stared into mine, "Well? I'm waiting." I looked over at Ralph, who was giving me the same look. I guess if I have to tell them, "Ahem, well my name is Alex. Alex Kandi, to be exact." I stuffed my hands into my pockets, "And, I'm not from here; I'm from the real world," I waited for them to reply. Ralph spoke up, "Real world? What do you mean?" I told my story for the third time today (should I just write it down on paper?).

Vanellope kept nodding her head, seeming to understand. But Ralph was sitting with a weird expression on his face. He probably had no idea what I was talking about. "We're all trapped inside a movie?" he asked. "Made by some company called Disney?" I shook my head, "Yup." He gave me a strange look and sat down.

After a bit of silence, Vanellope spoke up, "So, do we have a happy ending?" I looked over at her, "Yeah, you're the good guys." I saw Ralph's eyes light up. I knew he would like it when I said that! The little racer rubbed her chin, thinking deeply about something. "Who's the bad guy?" she asked, looking up at me. Man, was she cute! I really just wanted to reach down and hug her to death! Well, not to death, but you know what I mean…

I hesitated; was it a good idea to tell them about Turbo? Or even King Candy alone? I rocked on my shoes, "Well, yes…there is one…" Vanellope put her hands in her hoodie pocket, "But who is it?" she asked, her eyes glowing with innocence. "It's umm…it's…"

Out of nowhere, I heard someone stumble through the cave entrance. "Nikola?" I asked in amazement. She kept on running towards me, panting and sweaty, "RUN!" she shouted, "GO! NOW!" She pointed to the race track over the Cola Springs. "What?" I asked "Are you okay Nikola?" She walked up next to me, out of breath, "K…C…"she passed out in my arms. I repeated that in my head. KC. Kc…kC…K.C. "King Candy's coming!" I shouted at them. Vanellope gasped, and seemed to shrink down inside her jacket.

I looked at Nikola, her face pale and lifeless. "I have a plan! Get in the kart!" Scooping up Nikola in my hands, I ran to the kart and sat on the trunk with Ralph behind me. Vanellope jumped in and started it up, anxiously tapping her hands on the wheel. I heard a loud siren travel through the cave, and the crashing of tires on the candy floor. "We don't have all day!" Ralph screamed at Vanellope. She looked back at him, "I'm trying, I'm trying!" tears came to her eyes, but she wiped them away quickly. Vanellope started to glitch terribly, numbers and pixels scattering everywhere. It was really kind of scary to watch her…didn't that hurt?

I felt the force of the air pull me back as the kart rushed forward. Holding on to Nikola became really hard when we started going in circles around the track. She began to slide off the kart, her feet skidding across the dirt. I tried my hardest to pull her up, taking a glace behind us.

Three vehicles were chasing us, and in one of them was seated King Candy. I managed to lift Nikola onto the kart. I squeezed her tightly in my arms, "Vanellope," I pointed to a cracked wall a few yards away from us, "See that wall over there?" She took a brief look and nodded her head, "Yeah." She responded. "Well I need you to drive straight into it," I told her.

"Are you nuts?!" she shouted at me, "We'll crash!" Ignoring her, I turned back towards Ralph, "And I need you to smash the wall the exact moment we make contact." He gave me a worried look, but seemed to go along with it. The big guy stood up with his arms outstretched so they were in front of the kart.

Vanellope made a sharp turn, knocking over some side rails. I could see the wall up ahead. "Ready?" I yelled over the siren behind us. They both nodded their heads, focusing on the wall in front of us. "Okay," I replied, "Full speed, Vanellope!" I heard the engine roar as she stomped hard on the pedal. Sugary dust flew everywhere…including my eyes.

Quickly, I wiped the dust out of my eyes, and met face to face with a large, brown object. Crash! I felt something hit me on the cheek, hard.

"Ahhh!" everybody (not Nikola, duh) screamed as we started free falling through the open air. I squeezed Nikola even tighter in my arms. I shut my eyes in fear, screaming as we fell. Water splashed everywhere, getting all over my jumpsuit.

Wait – water?!

I opened my eyes slowly. No, it wasn't water; it was chocolate milk! The milk was shallow enough so that we could stand. I pulled Nikola to the shore of the chocolate lake and felt for a pulse; she was alive, just unconscious. Looking behind me I saw Vanellope and Ralph pushing the car towards me.

Ugh my clothes were all brownish… how am I supposed to get this to come out? I attempted to shake off the chocolate. No luck. "Drat!" Can't believe I forgot! I look above at the broken wall; King Candy was staring down at us, a look of hatred in his eye. Then he saw me, and seemed surprised. I guess he hadn't seen I was with them. His eyes met mine and I looked away immediately.

"Guys, we should get going!" I called out to them. I picked up Nikola in my arms again, trying not to undo my cast. "Oof!" Man, was she heavy! I couldn't imagine a little girl so small to have this much weight!

Ralph was shaking the kart upside-down so that all of the milk would come out. He carelessly threw it down, jumping on the back in his position from earlier. I gradually carried Nikola over to the kart, trying to go as fast as I could. The sooner we got out of here, the sooner I could get home.

**Hey guys, sorry for taking so long with this one...there were a few technical difficulties. Anyways, I'd like to thank someone for supporting me whilst in the making of this story : gameprincezz thanks so much!

Again, sorry for the delay! Enjoy :)