Authors note: Here's yet another chapter. Enjoy and R&R
Chapter 4: The Random Roster Race
Vanellope's POV
That was a great day of racing. Everybody was great and the gamers were even better. I can't wait for the Random Roster Race (Or the RRR)! Most importantly, I can't wait to see how good the new racer is. I could use some more competition, not that the other guys aren't good. It's just that I've played against these guys for a long time and I know every move they do, so it's getting even easier every day I race. It's just good for me to have new competition every once in a while. The four girls that didn't make the roster came to the track, but Minty C. wasn't with them. I wonder where she was. Then the guys that didn't make the roster came, the new character hand in hand with Gloyd. It was almost time for the Random Roster Race to begin. I walked to the back of my podium to see Ralph waiting for me. "Stink Brain!" I exclaimed.
"Hey kid, how're things going between you and Rancid?" he asked.
"It's Rancis," I said, not amused.
"No, I meant what I said," he flatly said. Ever since Rancis and I started dating, he's been on edge. I wonder what would happen if I said that dating Rancis is now part of my code.
"So, how's it going?" he asked me.
"It's going great, my relationship is strong and we got new tracks and an interesting new character," I explained to him.
"That's good news! Now, get up there and get this race started!" he exclaimed. I smiled and ran up to my podium and picked up the mike.
"Who's ready to race!"
Minty C's POV
The race is about to start! I'm very excited to show these guys what I could do. My new boyfriend walked up to me and took my hand in his. "Good luck out there," he said sweetly.
"Thanks, you to," I said and kissed him passionately. When I pulled back he walked to his cart and blew me a kiss, which I caught. Vanellope put her coin in the giant golden cup on the top of the starting line.
"And I'd like to invite our newest racer, my twin sister, Minty Chocolate. This race is on me," she said and put another coin in the cup. Then everyone else put their coins into the cup while the jumbotron said their names one by one. Then everybody jumped into his or her carts, so I jumped into mine. The traffic light came up in front of us and started changing color. Red, Yellow, Green, GO! Everyone was off. I ended up in second, behind Vanellope. Right when I thought it would be smooth sailing from here, we hit a part of the track I didn't expect, Gumball Gorge. The gorge completely took me by surprise and to top it all off, there were gumballs heading right towards me! I tried my hardest to steer clear of the giant balls that were plummeting towards me. Luckily, I made it through. The next obstacle I had to face was the giant birthday cake. That part was surprisingly easy. I got off of the mountainous cake and headed toward the next section of the race, the ice cream valley. That part was easy as well, despite the constant slipping and sliding. I finally passed the slippery track of the Ice Cream Valley and went into a dark tunnel. That part of the race was more like a rollercoaster. I loved it! I never felt so alive! Then finally I was on the home stretch. I just tried to keep my spot, which I've been keeping all this time. I was so happy when I saw the finish line and went across it. All of the other racers finished and the jumbotron named the names of the people who are going to be in the roster tomorrow. "The roster is Vanellope, Minty Chocolate, Rancis, Taffyta, Gloyd, Swizzle, Jubileena, Minty Zaki, and Candlehead," the jumbotron said. Everybody ran towards me, and congratulated me on my second place victory. That is, everyone except Taffyta, who I knew was going to be my new rival. "Alright everybody, that's the end of the day, make sure if you're on the roster, you be here by ten o'clock and if you're not on the roster, stay clear of the track, thank you," explained Vanellope. That was the perfect ending to the first day of the rest of my life.