Later, Minty and Crimson's birthday party is in full swing at Rancis' mansion. Some of the racers are talking and laughing, while others dance to the music playing throughout the party room.
"So, how do you think Swizzle is doing in anger management class?" Pepi asks Crumbelina.
"I hope he's learning how to manage his anger. Because if he can't control his anger, he won't ever race again." Crumbelina says, sipping a chocolate chip mocha frappe from Rancis' coffee bar.
Pepi smiles, looking at her cousin, who's sitting with Minty. "Well, looks like ol' Dyl is finally getting him a girl!" She giggles a bit.
"Ooooooh...Minty likes Dylan..." Sticky says, looking in the direction of her sister, who's sitting in the living room, talking to Dylan while eating some Skittles.
"So, Minty, do you like Coke or Rubicon or any kind of soda? Because I love that stuff!" Dylan says, drinking a Coke.
"I love Coke!" Minty says, smiling. "I also like Sprite, apple soda, mineral water, and Mountain Dew."
"Interesting..." Dylan says, smiling. "Would you like to go somewhere...private?"
"Maybe after the party, Dylan, since me and Crimson still have to blow our candles out on our cake, and we have to open our presents and all that stuff." Minty says, smiling.
"Okay, baby." Dylan says, smiling as he goes to where his cousin is standing with Clair, Barry, Herschel, and Crumbelina.
"Dylan's got a girlfriend! Dylan's got a girlfriend!" Pepi says, playfully teasing Dylan.
Dylan blushes redder than Jubileena's hair, and looks at his cousin. "I do not! I just...think she's cute, that's all."
"Well, mate, that means you like her." Herschel says, smiling at Dylan. "When you think a girl's cute, it means you like her."
"Okay, maybe I do. So what?" Dylan says, folding his arms and still blushing.
"The point is...you now have a girlfriend, no ifs, ands, or buts about it." Barry says, eating some gumballs.
Dylan just sips his Coke in silence, thinking about how he now has a girlfriend.
Later, Gloyd and Bubblina wheel out Crimson and Minty's birthday cake: A vanilla Funfetti sheet cake with light green frosting on Minty's side, and red frosting on Crimson's side. Minty's side of the cake is decorated with spearmint discs, green apple candy, gummy spearmint leaves, green sparkling sugars, and a #19 candle on top along with a toy version of her kart. Crimson's side of the cake is decorated with bits of colored ribbon candy, pink candy rock crystals (edible, of course), and red peppermint discs, red sparkling sugars, a #19 candle, and a toy version of The Crushing Crunch. The cake says "Happy 19th Birthday Minty & Crimson!" in snow-white icing.
"Ooooooh, this cake looks really good..." Crimson says, smiling.
"I know, it looks good enough to eat..." Minty says, smiling as well.
Everyone sings to them, then the two girls blow out their candles, wishing for the same thing: to have a stellar racing career.
As Rancis cuts the cake, the racers begin talking about the race the next day.
"So, who do you think will win this one?" Clair asks as he gets a slice of cake.
"We never know, mate. The races are always so unpredictable, and even I know that. When I won the Truffle Garden 500 last year, that wasn't an unpredictable win, because I had the lead throughout the entire race and I didn't cheat." Herschel says, drinking Pepsi as he eats his piece of cake.
"I remember when Swizzle cheated that one time last year." Torvald says, smiling.
"Yeah, I know..." Herschel says, taking another bite of cake.
"I didn't find the kart-shoving funny." Torvald says, adjusting her Dollar General baseball cap. "He shoved your kart, Hersch."
"Yeah, he did. Me father hasn't seen that footage yet." Herschel says. "Then he intentionally shoved Minty into the wall at last year's Caramel City Classic, started a fight at last year's Truffle Garden 500, tried cheating at last year's Grand Prix, and other things too horrible to even say out here in the open."
"Do you think your father and the other race directors should see the footage of all that stuff?" Sticky asks Herschel, eating her cake while sipping some vanilla-flavored milk.
"I think he should, because when I went there, they were considering banishment." Herschel says. "And when he sees all the footage from last year, banishment will probably be an option."
"So, should we all go when you see your father again, Hershey?" Sticky asks as she takes another bite of cake.
"I think it should be you, Clair, Minty, Crumbelina, Dylan, and Crimson." Herschel says. "Me father is going to see some of Swizzle's 'victims' this time. And what he sees is going to shock him."
"I know it will." Sticky says.
The party continues as Herschel calls his dad, asking him to meet him, Sticky, Clair, Minty, Crumbelina, Dylan, and Crimson at the Chiller Bee Shake Shoppe & Ice Cream Parlor the next day before tomorrow's race.
Meanwhile, at the university, Swizzle is talking to the instructor of his anger management class.
"My anger caused me all kinds of distress. I lost my girlfriend, I may never race again, and I'm about to suffer from depression." Swizzle says, folding his hands.
"I see..." Miss Fruitloop says. "Anything else?"
"Not really..." Swizzle says, feeling sad inside.
"It's always good to let those feelings loose. For example, you could write in a journal or listen to calming music while you gather your thoughts, or even sit in a quiet room, just to be alone. Or take a tai-chi class. Those things help me." Miss Fruitloop says, smiling. "You don't need to bottle up that anger. You need to let it loose by doing one of those things.
Swizzle nods and thanks Miss Fruitloop for her help.