Chapter 22: Confronting Licortwist

Ten minutes after Licortwist and the Forgotten racers started searching for Peter and Kimi, with the Rugrats children and the alternate Rugrats children following them, another time portal appeared, but this portal appeared by the Java Lava. The Sugar Rush racers, Cinndon, Candace, Toxika, Damon, Crepe, Cindy, and Gary emerged from it, and they tumbled onto the ground. Cindy was the first to sit up, and she held her head and groaned.

"Ugh... I don't think time travel is for me." Cindy muttered.

Cindy recovered and got everyone standing up. They looked around and noticed that they were in the Modesto from 2034.

"Wait a minute, we're in Modesto back in 2034. Why would Licortwist and the Forgotten racers go here?" Torvald asked.

Candi suddenly realized something, and she gasped. The others turned to her.

"What is it, Candi?" Crumbelina asked.

Candi looked at everyone.

"If it's 2034, then my ancestors are still alive and I'm not alive yet... which means Licortwist could kill them and erase me from existence." Candi replied.

The Sugar Rush racers, Cinndon, Candace, Toxika, Damon, Crepe, Cindy, and Gary gasped.

"Oh no, your right!" Vanellope said. She then looked at the others and said "Come on! We have to find Licortwist and the Forgotten racers before they mess with anything.".

"But where would they be?" Damon asked.

"Back in Richmond." Vanellope replied.

Damon became confused, since he had never left the arcade before and didn't know anything about the real world. Vanellope sighed and shook her head.

"I'll explain everything later. For now, we have to stop Licortwist and the Forgotten racers." Vanellope explained.

The Sugar Rush racers, Cinndon, Candace, Toxika, Damon, Crepe, Cindy, and Gary nodded, and they headed to Richmond. Vanellope brought them to the castle, hoping that she could warn Peter and Kimi of this time before Licortwist and the Forgotten racers arrived, only to find that the castle servants were trying to get away from the castle as fast as possible. They made their way inside of the castle, where they found Licortwist and the Forgotten racers in the castle's courtyard, cornering Peter and Kimi against a wall. A squad of Confederate soldiers had tried to attack Licortwist and the Forgotten racers, but Licortwist had the licorice pieces trap them against a wall. The Sugar Rush racers, Cinndon, Candace, Toxika, Damon, and Crepe made their way up to Licortwist, but Cindy and Gary stayed back and stuck to the shadows, in order to sneak up on Licortwist.

"Well, well, well. I'm glad that you guys made it. I was wondering if you would come." Licortwist greeted.

"Leave them alone, Licortwist." Candi growled.

Licortwist shook his head.

"See, here's the thing, Candi. If I kill them, then you'll be gone for good. And if that happens, that'll be one of you out of the way." Licortwist sneered.

Swizzle frowned.

"Your sick, Licortwist." Swizzle said angrily.

Licortwist raised an eyebrow.

"Is that so, Swizzle? You really shouldn't say things like that." Licortwist said. He then turned to the Forgotten racers and ordered "Forgotten racers, destroy them!".

Hannah, Mindy, Mark, Mike, and Tammy nodded, and they charged at the Sugar Rush racers, Cinndon, Candace, Toxika, Damon, and Crepe, who started fighting them.

Hannah formed a glowing box in her hands and shot it at Gloyd and Damon, who dodged it. Gloyd generated two pumpkin bombs and threw them at Hannah, but she rolled out of the way and threw three glowing boxes at Gloyd, who got hit and thrown back into a wall. Hannah then generated a glowing box and shot them at Damon. However, Damon managed to grab it, and after concentrating, the glowing box glitched before turning a dark blue color. He then threw it at Hannah, who got hit. The altered box made Hannah's whole body pixelate, and she cried out in pain before being thrown against a wall, unconscious.

Mike fired magic blasts at Swizzle and Snowanna. The two of them dodged the magic blasts, and Snowanna fired a sound wave that was shaped into a fist, while Swizzle fired energy rays. Mike teleported out of the way and reappeared behind Swizzle and Snowanna, and before they could attack him, Mike shot a magic blast at Snowanna that hit her and trapped her in a magical glass orb. Swizzle gasped and attempted to free Snowanna, but Mike got in his way. He hit Swizzle with a magic blast that trapped him against the wall with restraints on his arms. However, Swizzle turned intangible and fired energy rays that knocked Mike unconscious. Swizzle then shot a energy blast at the glass orb that contained Snowanna, which broke apart and freed her.

Mindy fired energy blasts at Rancis and Torvald, who dived out of the way. Rancis spat out a spray of toxic sugar waste while Torvald sent two butter clones against Mindy. However, Mindy turned intangible in order to avoid the toxic sugar sprays and then fired two energy blasts that destroyed the butter clones. She then sent a pulse from her mind that affected Rancis and Torvald, knocking them unconscious. Mindy smirked, thinking that she won. However, Crepe had turned invisible and had sneaked behind Mindy while she was distracted by Rancis and Torvald. Before Mindy could run off, Crepe punched the back of her head, knocking her out.

Tammy charged at Nougetsia, attempting to pummel her. However, Nougetsia shot a blast of ice that completely froze Tammy where she stood.

And Mark shot electric bolts at Vanellope. Vanellope glitched out of the way and fired the biggest blast of pixels that she had ever generated at him. Before Mark could get out of the way, he was hit by the blast of pixels and thrown against a wall, getting knocked unconscious in the process.

The Sugar Rush racers, Cinndon, Candace, Toxika, Damon, and Crepe regrouped and faced Licortwist, who looked furious.

"You may have beaten my minions, Sugar Rush, but let's see you get rid of me that easily. This time, none of you will win." Licortwist sneered.

However, while Licortwist spoke to them, Cindy and Gary had quietly made their up behind him.

"Licortwist, stop!" Gary ordered.

Gary's voice made Licortwist freeze, turn around, and stare at him and Cindy. The two of them revealed themselves, and they and Licortwist looked at each other for a long time. Eventually, Licortwist spoke.

"Mom... dad?" Licortwist asked in shock.

Cindy and Gary nodded and held him.

"Yes... it's us... we're here. You can stop." Cindy replied slowly.

But Licortwist managed to tear away and glare at them. His cold and unforgiving expression froze Cindy and Gary.

"Then why didn't you come back before?" Licortwist asked angrily.

The next thing Cindy and Gary remembered, they were sent flying back into a wall.