Chapter 8: Frosty Massif
Twenty minutes after Licortwist and Creamy entered Santa's Sled, the Sugar Rush racers entered Santa's Sled.
"Alright, we're here." Vanellope announced.
"Yeah, we are here. But I don't see Licortwist or Creamy anywhere." Taffyta said. She then asked "How are we going to possibly find them?".
"We'll just have to search the whole game, even if that takes awhile." Vanellope replied.
"But Licortwist and Creamy could escape while we're searching." Candlehead said.
"Candlehead, did you forget something? Surge Protector locked the gate to Santa's Sled, so they can't get out, even if they tried to." Vanellope said.
Candi thought about it.
"Maybe someone saw Licortwist and Creamy when they came in, and they are trying to tell someone." Candi said.
"Oh, yeah? Who could possibly have saw them?" Minty asked.
Just then, Willow and Winter ran up to them.
"Guys! Thank goodness your here!" Wynter exclaimed.
"We need to tell you something!" Willow said.
The Sugar Rush racers looked at them.
"What's wrong?" Vanellope asked.
"About twenty minutes ago, two characters entered Santa's Sled. They looked like that they came from your game, but we've never seen them before. One of them looked like they had a licorice theme, and the other one looked like they had a chocolate theme." Wynter replied.
The Sugar Rush racers sighed.
"That would be Licortwist and Creamy." Snowanna said.
Willow and Wynter became confused.
"You know them?" Willow asked.
The Sugar Rush racers nodded.
"Yeah, we know them. But let's just say that we've had some... problems with them before." Torvald replied.
Gloyd looked at Willow and Wynter.
"Do you guys know where they went?" Gloyd asked.
Willow and Wynter nodded.
"Yes, we do. They're... heading to Frosty Massif." Willow replied hesitantly.
The Sugar Rush racers gasped.
"Oh no. If they get there, they'll probably try to free the Frostbites." Sticky said.
Vanellope scowled.
"We can't let that happen. Come on, we've got to stop them before they free the Frostbites or spawn more Frostbites." Vanellope said.
The Sugar Rush racers nodded. Minty transformed into her Sakura form, and then she had her feet transform into two foot-equipped rocket thrusters. Willow and Wynter became confused as to what Minty just did, and Vanellope explained to them how she had modified her and the Sugar Rush racers code boxes so they could gain powers in order to stop Licortwist and Creamy, and Willow and Wynter understood. When Vanellope was done with her explanation, she and the other Sugar Rush racers were picked up by Minty. When she had grabbed everyone, Minty flew into the air, and she started flying the other Sugar Rush racers to Frosty Massif.
Meanwhile, Licortwist continued to have the licorice pieces dig a path underneath Santa's Sled so he and Creamy could get to Frosty Massif, and Creamy continued to hold onto his back as he did.
Eventually, Licortwist and Creamy reached Frosty Massif, and their underground path had led them to an area that was in Frosty Massif. The area was covered in ice reflections, and in fact, the reflections were all that there were in the place. Even the ground was essentially a mirror to look at themselves in.
"Um, why are there a bunch of reflections everywhere?" Licortwist asked.
Creamy looked at the ice reflections.
"Those are what spawn Frostbites. If you look at your reflection in this mountain, then you spawn a Frostbite of yourself." Creamy replied.
Licortwist nodded, and he summoned more licorice pieces. He then had the licorice pieces cover the ice reflections so he or Creamy wouldn't spawn Frostbites of themselves. The two of them then made their way through the room until they came across a small entrance that led to a vast chamber room. And Licortwist and Creamy noticed that, aside from its mass, the chamber room was really identical to the rest of the area because the entire area was nothing more then a giant mirror.
"Whoa. This place is huge." Licortwist muttered.
"And dull. It's just a bunch of reflections and nothing else." Creamy said, folding her arms.
Licortwist had the licorice pieces cover the ice reflections in the chamber room before he and Creamy made their way through the chamber room.
The Sugar Rush racers reached Frosty Massif.
"We're here." Minty announced.
Minty landed on the ground in front of Frosty Massif, and the Sugar Rush racers got off of her. Once they landed, Vanellope looked at the Sugar Rush racers.
"Alright, guys. Let's find Licortwist and Creamy, put an end to their plans, and then get out of here. But remember, don't look at your reflections while we're in here." Vanellope ordered.
The Sugar Rush racers nodded, and they made their way to the entrance of Frosty Massif. There was a heavy steel door that was blocking a tunnel that led into the mountain, but it was no problem for Rancis. He used one of his tentacles to cut through the steel door, the sugar sludge melting it just enough for him to make a hole that was big enough for the Sugar Rush racers to get in. It was sloppy, but it got the job done. The Sugar Rush racers climbed in and started heading down the dark tunnel that was ahead of them. But fortunately, Candlehead provided light down the tunnel by having her hands be covered in green and pink fire, like a torch.
Licortwist and Creamy exited the chamber room and headed to the bottom of Frosty Massif. There was a long flight of stairs that were made of ice, but Licortwist had him and Creamy stand on top of the licorice pieces, which swarmed down the stairs.
"Frosty Massif sure is creepy down here, even for me." Creamy muttered.
What Creamy said was true. The deeper the two children got to the bottom of the mountain, the darker the area got. In addition to the darkness, there were ice picks and jagged stalagmites poking out of the ceilings and the walls.
However, unlike Creamy, Licortwist wasn't crept out by how the bottom of Frosty Massif looked like.
"It's not that creepy, Buttercup." Licortwist said.
Creamy glared at Licortwist, and her right eye twitched.
"I told you earlier today, it's ButterCAP, not Buttercup!" Creamy said angrily. She then calmed down and said "But then again, the racers and other characters did have trouble pronouncing my last name.".
Licortwist smirked.
"Oh, I know what your last name is, Creamy. But I just felt like annoying you by messing with your last name." Licortwist said.
Creamy became angry and was about to respond, but before she could, they reached the bottom of the stairs, and Licortwist clasped a hand around her mouth.
"Look, we're here." Licortwist announced.
Licortwist pointed his finger in the direction of another entrance. At the opening of the entrance was yet another room. It was nowhere near as large as the chamber room, but there was just something more fascinating about it. It was incredibly damp, and water occasionally dropped from the ceiling. There were stalagmites poking from the walls, which caused Creamy to shiver with fright. Unlike the other rooms in Frosty Massif, there were no reflections. But that was not the most intriguing thing about the room. At the back of the room, there was a large dark blue gate that had ice-proof locks on them. Licortwist and Creamy walked up to the gate.
"This is where the Frostbites are locked up." Creamy said.
Licortwist nodded.
"Stand back." Licortwist ordered.
Creamy nodded, and she stepped back. Licortwist had licorice pieces and had them break the ice-proof locks before forcing the gate open. He and Creamy then walked into the room. Licortwist expected to see a room full of ice creatures, but the room was completely empty. Licortwist turned to Creamy with a furious expression, and he grabbed her with the licorice pieces.
"Is this some kind of joke?" Licortwist asked angrily.
Creamy became frightened.
"N-No, it's not." Creamy replied.
The licorice pieces squeezed Creamy, causing her to yell in pain.
"Lies. You thought that I was too stupid to figure out what you were trying to do. You wanted to make me look like a fool by making me think that you and me could get revenge on the racers, and you made up a story about there being ice creatures that could help us. I can't believe that I was stupid enough to believe you!" Licortwist snarled.
Creamy started to shake.
"W-Wait, just let me explain..." Creamy started to say.
However, Licortwist cut her off.
"I don't want to hear anything else that you have to say. You lied to me! Now your going to regret it!" Licortwist snapped.
Licortwist then attempted to crush Creamy to death. However, before he could start squeezing her, a voice spoke out.
"Stop!" the voice ordered.
Licortwist and Creamy turned to where the voice had come from. On the wall of the very end of the room was an ice reflection. And on the ice reflection was a girl that looked exactly like Willow, staring at them with her arms folded.
Licortwist released Creamy, who fell to the ground and coughed hard. Licortwist paid no attention to her, and instead, he walked over to the Willow look-alike.
"Who are you?" Licortwist asked.
The Willow look-alike smirked.
"I am Frostbite Willow, leader of the Frostbites." the Willow look-alike replied.
Licortwist raised an eyebrow.
"If your the leader of the Frostbites, then why aren't you made of ice? And why were you staring at us?" Licortwist asked.
Frostbite Willow rolled her eyes and reached her hand forward. Her hand burst out of the reflection, and just as it did, the hand turned to ice. Frostbite Willow then finished coming out of the wall and fell to the ground. In her true form, Frostbite Willow looked like an ice statue version of Willow. She was made of silver colored ice, she had platinum blonde hair that reached down to her waist, her eyes glowed blue, and her teeth were jagged icicles that looked like fangs, and she was wearing a long ice dress.
"I am able to make myself look Willow, but this is what I really look like, along with the other Frostbites. And as to why I was staring at you and the brown haired girl earlier, I had noticed that you looked powerful for someone your age." Frostbite Willow replied. She then asked "So, what are your names?".
Creamy stood up and looked at Frostbite Willow.
"My name is Creamy Buttercap and the boy that is with me is Licortwist Hothead." Creamy replied.
Frostbite Willow nodded.
"When you two had arrived here, I heard that you wanted me and the other Frostbites to help you with something. What was it?" Frostbite Willow asked.
Licortwist then explained his and Creamy's plan of getting revenge on the Sugar Rush racers to Frostbite Willow.
"Well, that is a very interesting plan. It's brilliant." Frostbite Willow said.
"Thanks. So, do you think that you and the other Frostbites can help us?" Creamy asked.
Frostbite Willow thought about it, and then she nodded.
"Yeah, I think that we can help you." Frostbite Willow replied.
Licortwist and Creamy grinned.
"Good." Licortwist said.