Chapter 18: Sugar Rush Vs Jin Stryker
After flying for ten minutes, the Sugar Rush racers, Candace, Toxika, Damon, and Crepe landed at the entrance to the Black Licorice Backwoods.
"Well, this is our stop." Candace said.
Vanellope turned to everyone else.
"Be careful. Licortwist could be anywhere." Vanellope instructed.
The Sugar Rush racers, Candace, Toxika, Damon, and Crepe began walking through the Black Licorice Backwoods. As they did, Toxika wondered something.
"Hey, guys? Why exactly did Licortwist and the Forgotten racers come here anyway?" Toxika asked.
Minty agreed with Toxika.
"Yeah, something doesn't feel right." Minty said.
Torvald gasped.
"Oh no. In every super hero story that I've ever read, the villain always tries to lure the heroes into..." Torvald started to say.
"A trap." a voice finished.
Everyone turned to the top of a raised piece of ground, where Jin was standing by his motorcycle, staring at them like ants.
"I really must thank you. You all made my job easier by coming to me, rather then me coming to you." Jin said.
Gloyd narrowed his eyes.
"Who are you?" Gloyd asked.
Jin flipped into the air and onto the ground in front of them.
"My name is Jin Stryker. I was hired by Licortwist to exterminate you." Jin replied.
Rancis's eyes widened and he stepped in front of Vanellope, getting into a defensive pose.
"You will not harm her." Rancis growled.
Jin pressed a button on a gauntlet that was on his arm and pointed it at Rancis. The gauntlet glowed red, and Rancis glowed red before levitating in the air. Jin then waved his hand and Rancis was sent flying back.
"Rancis!" Vanellope cried.
Citrusella growled angrily and shot electric bolts at Jin. However, Jin rolled out of the way and took out a revolver. He pointed it at Citrusella and shot her clean through her stomach. Citrusella screamed in pain and fell to the ground.
"CITRUSELLA!" Jubileena screamed.
Before Jubileena could do anything, Jin raised the revolver again, shooting Jubileena in her right arm, her left leg, and then her chest. Realizing that the revolver was low on ammunition, Jin pointed the revolver at Jubileena's head as she laid on the ground, sobbing and bleeding profusely. However, before he could fire, Minty slammed into Jin. Taken unaware by her, Jin felt a flurry of blows rain on his face for what felt like eternity. He eventually managed to knee Minty in the groin and shove her off of him.
Toxika sent vines and roots at Jin. However, Jin took out the katanas and cut through the vines and roots as they were sent at him. Jin then took out a pistol and fired bullets at Toxika, but the former villain simply caught the bullets on a large leaf. She then extended spiked vines towards Jin, binding him tightly before he could use the katanas to cut through them, and then she flung him away.
Snowanna glared at Jin and shot a sound wave at Jin. He was thrown onto the ground, and Snowanna attempted to shoot another sound wave at him before he could get up. However, she got a better idea. She pointed a finger at Jin and began to sing.
Jin, me and my friends have some bad things planned for you if you don't back down!
Jin was met with bright waves of color that came from Snowanna's mouth, the waves hitting his body hard and lifting him up without control.
No matter what you do, we're going to find Licortwist real soon!
Jin began to dance uncontrollably, his limbs being twisted and turned painfully the more Snowanna sang and danced with him.
He thought you could kill us in our own game.
The forced dancing continued. Snowanna waved her arms in the air, rainbow sound waves floating at her fingertips.
Well, he thought wrong! That was a mistake that he shouldn't have made!
Snowanna continued to move, her dancing graceful and sweet and only accented by the sound waves that followed her. In front of her, Jin was unable to stop himself from dancing, as well as the great damage that was being inflicted upon him.
So, Jin, try to defeat us.
Go ahead and get us with some sort of big surprise.
Slap us in a trap,
Cut us down to size,
But we'll make a great escape,
It's just a piece of cake,
And in the words of my friend Jafar,
Your only second rate!
Snowanna released Jin, who took out a knife and threw it at Snowanna. But Snowanna blasted it away with a sound wave. Jin took out the odachi that had been attached to his back and swung it at Snowanna, but she just released a sound wave that shattered the odachi. Snowanna continued singing, which put Jin back under her control.
Your tricks
Just aren't enough!
And your mumbo-jumbo
Doesn't measure up!
So let me pontificate
Upon your sorry state
That your only SECOND RATE!
Snowanna's last words boomed throughout the area, shooting at Jin with such force that he was thrown back into a tree. Jin fell to the ground and struggled to get back up. But before he could, Candi and Crumbelina trapped him to the tree with a wall of hardened caramel. Jin struggled against the caramel wall, but he was unsuccessful in breaking out.
Vanellope, Rancis, Gloyd, Swizzle, Minty, Snowanna, Candi, Crumbelina, Torvald, Nougetsia, Candace, Toxika, Damon, and Crepe nodded, and they began to help Jubileena and Citrusella. Since Adorabeezle wasn't there to help Jubileena and Citrusella, the bullets couldn't be removed from their bodies. So, Nougetsia froze their wounds and then gave them to Minty.
"Minty, take Jubileena and Citrusella to Adorabeezle to get help." Nougetsia ordered.
Jubileena and Citrusella shook their heads.
"No. If we're gone, then who will help you?" Jubileena asked.
Vanellope sighed.
"Don't worry, you two. We'll take care of everything ourselves. But the both of you need to get your wounds healed." Vanellope replied.
Jubileena and Citrusella reluctantly agreed. Citrusella got onto Minty's back, while Minty picked up Jubileena. Once they were ready, the three of them flew off towards the Ice Cream Mountains. As soon as they were gone, Vanellope turned to everyone else.
"Let's go." Vanellope ordered.
The Sugar Rush racers, Candace, Toxika, Damon, and Crepe nodded, and they continued on their way.