Chapter 5: Getting The Powers And Practicing
After Vanellope told her plan to the Sugar Rush racers, she led them to the Code Room. Everyone stood by the entrance of the Code Room and watched as their president float up to her and the Sugar Rush racers code boxes and modify them so that they could gain powers. She had a licorice rope wrapped around her waist, and Sour Bill was holding onto her for safety.
Once Vanellope was done, she tugged on the licorice rope, and Sour Bill pulled her out of the Code Room.
"So, did you do it, Vanellope?" Candlehead asked.
Vanellope nodded.
"Yeah, all of your code boxes have been modified so that you have all gained powers in order to fight Licortwist and Creamy." Vanellope replied.
"Alright, but what about you? Do you have powers as well?" Swizzle asked.
"Yes, I do. I upgraded my glitching abilities so that I can shoot blasts of pixels at enemies, and I can also hover in the air if I'm in a anti-gravity zone, such as in the Code Room or other places like that." Vanellope replied. She then said "Anyway, let's try out your powers.".
The Sugar Rush racers agreed and they headed to the backyard of the castle, so they could try out their powers. The Sugar Rush racers were going to take turns trying out their powers, while Vanellope and Sour Bill oversaw them practice.
The first Sugar Rush racer up was Candlehead.
"Alright, Candlehead. Your the first one to try out your powers." Sour Bill said.
Candlehead nodded and she walked out into the castle's backyard, where Vanellope and Sour Bill had set up a couple of holographic projectors for the Sugar Rush racers to practice their abilities with.
"Okay, Vanellope, what's my power?" Candlehead asked.
"Since your a Birthday themed racer, I gave you the ability of fire control and manipulation. From what I've put into your code box, your fire is not the same color as normal fire, but it shifts between pink and mint green, your theme colors. Whenever you begin using fire, your candle will spark greater and the bottom of your pigtails will glow. If your hat is off, the curl on the tip of your head will glow in place of your candle. And in addition to fire abilities, you will also be able to fly. Anyway, I've set up a couple of holographic projectors that will project holographic enemies for you to fight. Once your ready, you'll go back to the others." Vanellope replied.
Candlehead nodded and the holographic projectors started up. Five holographic criminals appeared, and they tried to kill Candlehead with knives and clubs. However, Candlehead smirked and sent out a torrent of fire towards the five holographic criminals, who didn't stand a chance in the fire. Their screams were accompanied by the sizzling sound of their burning flesh all before they crumpled to the ground and disappeared in flashes of bright lights.
After Candlehead was done practicing using her abilities, the rest of the Sugar Rush racers started taking turns using their powers. The next Sugar Rush racer up after Candlehead finished was Gloyd.
"Alright, Gloyd, you have trickster powers. You are able to pull out 'tricks' from nowhere that can really do great damage to people. You can use any kind of prank that you think of." Vanellope explained.
Gloyd nodded, and the holographic projector started back up again. Now there were three holographic criminals that had candy machine guns. They started firing at Gloyd, who managed to dodge the holographic bullets. He then snapped his fingers and three pumpkin bombs floated around him. He then shot the pumpkin bombs at the holographic criminals, and they were blown to pieces before they disappeared.
The next Sugar Rush racer that was up was Rancis.
"Rancis, you can transform into a toxic sugar mutant body at will, and you can change back into your human form at will, and you have toxic sugar sludge powers. You can also turn people into toxic zombies if they ingest your sludge. The sugar sludge can also eat through various things and is overall very unpleasant to any enemy that we may face, and it smells like burnt sugar." Vanellope explained.
Rancis nodded and he transformed into his toxic sugar mutant form. In his toxic sugar mutant form, he was a jumbled mess of various things. He had extra arms, no legs but slimy tentacles, each one withering and moving about, and his skin had taken on a slimy, sticky texture that was oozing hot and rotten sugar and sweets everywhere. But surprisingly through it all, his hair remained in stellar condition.
Once Rancis had transformed, he was faced with four holographic criminals. One of the holographic criminals tried swipping at Rancis with a knife, but Rancis dodged the knife before using one of his tentacles to burn the holographic criminal's arm before burning him in the chest. Another holographic criminal started charging at Rancis with a spear pointed at him, but Rancis used another of his tentacles to grab the holographic criminal by his neck before burning him. Rancis then turned to the remaining two holographic criminals, who pointed candy guns at him. He immediately spat out a massive spray of toxic sugar waste that covered the two holographic criminals. The holographic criminals cried out in disgust before they melted into knee high piles of bubbling goo and disappeared, along with the two other holographic criminals.
The next Sugar Rush racer that was up was Swizzle.
"Swizzle, you have psychic powers. You can hear the thoughts of others around you, but you'll be able to hone in extremely close to those who are close to you in heart. So that means, those that you care about are easier for you to 'hear'. But you'll also be able to do other functions, such as levitate things and fly. In addition, you also can shoot blasts of energy." Vanellope explained.
Swizzle nodded, and three holographic criminals appeared. One of the holographic criminals tried punching Swizzle, but then he found itself being flung into the wall of the castle with blinding force, his body shattering upon impact. Swizz then swung an arm at the remaining two holographic criminals, who stopped in their place as they began to levitate off the ground. Swizzle's eyes glowed bright, and a pulse came from within the boy's mind, blasting inside the two holographic criminals. They cried out in pain as they could feel the insides of their heads slowly being forced outwards until, with a splat and a few loud thumps, their bodies laid on the ground, Swizz slowly floating down with them. The three holographic criminals then disappeared.
The next Sugar Rush racer that was up was Jubileena.
"Jubileena, you can shoot acid cherry bombs. The juice inside of the cherry bombs can eat through even the hardest of steel and you can create many cherry bombs at once.
Jubileena nodded and a very large and muscular holographic criminal appeared. He tried charging at Jubileena, but the Cherry themed racer immediately released a volley of cherry bombs that blew the holographic criminal to bits before he disappeared.
The next Sugar Rush racer that was up was Citrusella.
"Citrusella, you have electricity abilities. You can shoot off electricity from either your mouth or your hands, you can electrify yourself, and you can easily fry a person." Vanellope explained.
Citrusella nodded, and two holographic criminals appeared. One of the holographic criminals was carrying a club, while the second holographic criminals was carrying a sword. The two holographic criminals then charged at Citrusella. However, Citrusella crackled with electricity before two balls of electricity formed and floated above the palms of her hands. She then shot the balls of electricity in the two holographic criminals direction. The holographic criminals were caught in the spray, their screams echoing as they felt their bodies being cooked from within. In a few more moments, the two holographic criminals were fully cooked, their ashes spread on the ground and smoking in heaps, before they disappeared.
The next Sugar Rush racers that were up were Candi and Crumbelina. Vanellope had given them the same power, so they went together.
"Candi and Crumbelina, you have cookie powers. It's like earth control powers, but instead of using earth, your able to control cookies, stale cake, molten caramel, and anything that would resemble real world rock and lava." Vanellope explained.
Candi and Crumbelina nodded, and five holographic criminals appeared. They all had clubs, and they tried attacking Candi and Crumbelina. However, Crumbelina dodged a club that one of the holographic criminals swung at her before she grabbed the holographic criminal by his shoulders. There was a soft crackling noise and the holographic criminal made a choking sound before his form hardened into nothing more then baked flour and sugar, some rivers of caramel going through. Candi then lifted up her hand and the cookie statue levitated in her control. And with one large swing, she threw it at the holographic criminals, who shattered on impact before they disappeared.
The next Sugar Rush racer that was up was Sticky.
"Sticky, you have marshmallow abilities. You have the ability to glue people with marshmallow orbs and marshmallow whip, but you can also withstand getting smashed, stabbed, and pulled apart, and you can puff yourself up and explode to cause more mess." Vanellope explained.
Sticky nodded, and she was faced with three holographic criminals. They all had swords, and they charged at Sticky. However, Sticky held out a hand, and large blast of hot marshmallow whip shot out and blew back the first holographic criminal, leaving him stuck on the castle wall. His muffled cries were the only thing that were heard as the mixture held him tightly to the wall. Another blast of marshmallow erupted from Sticky's chest, blowing the two remaining holographic criminals back and pasting them onto the wall next to the first holographic criminal. The three of them were trapped, unable to move or even chew their way out through the candy. Sticky then held up a hand and another blast of marshmallows swamped the side of the castle, burying the three holographic criminals in the sticky mess before they disappeared.
The next Sugar Rush racer that was up was Torvald.
"Torvald, you have butter abilities. You can coat things with slippery butter, but you can also create semi-independent clones of yourself that will go after a target and fight them until they are destroyed. The butter can also be heated up to scalding temperatures to burn people." Vanellope explained.
Torvald nodded, and she was faced with seven holographic criminals. Torvald immediately formed seven butter clones and had them attack the seven holographic criminals. The holographic criminals tried to attack the butter clones, but the butter clones continued to move forward and attack them until they destroyed the holographic criminals, who disappeared upon getting destroyed.
The next Sugar Rush racer that was up was Minty.
"Minty, you have super strength. Your superhuman strength is so strong that your stronger then even Ralph. And in your Sakura form, you have the the ability to turn into anyone or anything, but your transformations will always be shown with a *PON!* sound effect whenever you do them." Vanellope explained.
Minty nodded, and she was faced with thirteen holographic criminals. Three of the holographic criminals charged at Minty, but Minty picked up one of the holographic criminals as if he weighed nothing before throwing him into the other two charging holographic criminals. She then transformed into her Sakura form and transformed into a machine gun and blasted the remaining ten holographic criminals until they and the other three holographic criminals disappeared.
The next Sugar Rush racer that was up was Snowanna.
"Snowanna, you have the ability to elevate your vocal levels to stone breaking levels, and even higher if you have the power and energy. You can also channel this energy into your guitar, which can be harnessed to make multiple blasts at once. You also have a siren effect, making people dance to your music if you begin to sing and play a tune on your guitar." Vanellope explained.
Snowanna nodded, and she was faced with six holographic criminals. They all had spears, and they charged at Snowanna with the spears pointed at her, but Snowanna released a powerful blast of music that sent them flying all the way across the castle's backyard before they disappeared.
The next Sugar Rush racer that was up was Nougetsia.
"Nougetsia, you have snow and ice powers. You have your basic ice powers, but with more of a twist because the ice comes in the shades of your color pallet, and you can freeze people at will." Vanellope explained.
Nougetsia nodded, and she was faced with two holographic criminals. They had crossbows, and one of the holographic criminals fired a bolt at her. Nougetsia immediately summoned up a wall of ice that blocked the bolt before she formed icicles that drove through the holographic criminal, and then she froze the second holographic criminal solid. The holographic criminals then disappeared.
The next Sugar Rush racer that was up was Adorabeezle.
"Adorabeezle, you have the ability to turn into a giant yeti like snow beast that is about ten feet tall at will, and you can transform back into your human form at will, but don't worry because your clothes expand to fit your new body. You can bite through things with sharp teeth, slash with claws, bust things with her head and horns, and so on. However, the transformation is not permanent because you usually will return to normal when you are weakened and your energy is depleted." Vanellope explained.
Adorabeezle nodded, and she transformed into her snow beast form. In her snow beast form, Adorabeezle looked similar to Prince Adam when he was in his Beast form, except Adorabeezle's snow beast form looked more female, and like Vanellope said, her clothes expanded in order to fit her snow beast form.
Once Adorabeezle had transformed, she was faced with five holographic criminals. One of the holographic criminals tried swipping at Adorabeezle with a sword, but Adorabeezle just simply grabbed the sword with her teeth before ripping it out of the holographic criminal's hands and slashing him with her claws. She then slashed at the remaining three holographic criminals, and they disappeared.
And the last Sugar Rush racer that was up was Taffyta.
"Taffyta, you have taffy stretching powers. You can bend, warp, twist, and even change your size at will to any shape that you want. You can roll yourself into a ball shape and roll around or bounce, stretch your limbs for great distances, and also manipulate your taffy pulling skills to make yourself into a slingshot weapon and other various forms to add in your fighting. Your "stay sweet" move is a key kick move because you combine that with your stretching powers to create a powerful and quick attack move." Vanellope explained.
Taffyta nodded, and she was faced with five holographic criminals. They had candy machine guns, and they started firing at Taffyta, who curled into a ball and rolled away to dodge the holographic bullets. She then uncurled herself, reached out and grabbed a holographic criminal before throwing him into another holographic criminal. Another holographic criminal ran behind Taffyta and pointed his candy gun at her, but Taffyta reached out and grabbed him from behind before throwing him into the wall of the castle. She then grabbed the remaining two holographic criminals before knocking their heads together, knocking them out, and the holographic criminals disappeared.
Once all of the Sugar Rush racers were done trying out their abilities, they joined back up in the castle in order to wait for Vanellope, who was talking to Sour Bill and letting him know that she was leaving him in charge of the castle while she and the Sugar Rush racers headed out to stop Licortwist and Creamy.
"That was awesome." Candlehead said.
"Yeah, I have to admit. Vanellope did a pretty good job with our powers." Taffyta said.
"Licortwist and Creamy won't know what hit them." Adorabeezle said.
Vanellope then showed up.
"Alright, guys. I think that we're ready to go. Lets head out and stop Licortwist and Creamy." Vanellope said.
The Sugar Rush racers nodded, and they and Vanellope left the castle in order to stop Licortwist and Creamy.