Chapter 27: The Sugar Rush Racers Vs Tabitha
Back in Horror Rush, the Sugar Rush racers and Cinndon were making their way through the town. They passed by dozens of candy citizens along the way, and they would occasionally nod to one of them, but they wouldn't respond.
"This is taking forever. Where are Licortwist and Steven?" Taffyta wondered in exasperation.
Eventually, the Sugar Rush racers and Cinndon arrived at Horror Rush's racetrack. Taffyta took the time to speak up.
"Guys, I don't think that Licortwist and Steven are here." Taffyta said.
Vanellope sighed.
"Okay, fine. Let's leave Horror Rush, since they may have already left." Vanellope said.
However, before they could leave, a pink laser beam struck one of the stands, and the area around the shot was burnt away. The Sugar Rush racers and Cinndon turned around in shock to see Tabitha in her kart, her pink laser gun in one of her hands. She reaimed the gun at the Sugar Rush racers and Cinndon.
"Stay sweet, suckers!" Tabitha shouted.
Tabitha then fired another pink laser beam right at them. The Sugar Rush racers and Cinndon ran out of the way, and the pink laser beam missed them.
"Sheesh, what's in that laser?" Vanellope wondered.
However, Vanellope was forced to cancel her thoughts as Tabitha continued to fired her laser gun at the Sugar Rush racers and Cinndon while shouting madly. They jumped, ducked, and glitched in order to avoid the laser shots. And even without getting struck, everyone except Rancis and Candlehead could feel the heat from the lasers as they were fired.
"We need to get her out of that kart!" Vanellope shouted.
"Not a problem!" Taffyta said, jumping up to avoid another laser blast.
Taffyta stretched her arm out towards Tabitha's head. Her fist struck Tabitha dead center in the forehead, knocking her out of the kart and causing her to land on the ground. The laser gun clattered onto the ground, and everyone gasped.
"Get the gun!" Vanellope demanded to Sticky, who was closer.
Sticky reached towards the laser gun, but Tabitha lunged at her, delivering a kick to the chest. Both girls landed on the ground, disoriented, before they got to their feet quickly. Unfortunately, Tabitha got up a second before Sticky. Immediately, she began to wail on Sticky, delivering several precise punches aimed at the mouth, throat, eyes, and nose. Occasionally, Sticky managed to block one of Tabitha's punches, but she couldn't keep it up for long.
"Hey, get away from my younger sister!" Minty shouted.
Minty ran towards Tabitha and delivered an uppercut, sending Tabitha flying up into the air and landing on the ground on her stomach, thanks to her enhanced strength. Minty then took the opportunity to grab the laser gun. She then aimed the laser gun at Tabitha and prepared to shoot her, but Tabitha quickly got up and lunged at both Minty and Sticky, swinging her fists at them. Her fists smacked into both girls with vicious force, and one of the strikes caused Minty to drop the laser gun. However, the moment that it hit the ground, it went off and fired at Tabitha, brazing her leg. With a scream of anguish, Tabitha grabbed her injured leg.
The distraction was just what the Sugar Rush racers and Cinndon needed. Minty picked up the laser gun again and snapped it in two. With her laser gun gone, Tabitha was easy pickings. Swizzle used his psychic powers to make Tabitha immobile. Sticky then trapped Tabitha to the wall of one of the stands with a blast of marshmallow whip. Candlehead then heated up the marshmallow whip with her fire powers, so the marshmallow whip hardened to the stand. And then Nougetsia froze the hardened marshmallow whip. When they were finished, Candlehead, Minty, Sticky, and Nougetsia rejoined the other Sugar Rush racers and Cinndon, and they walked away from the racetrack.
"Hey, don't leave me! Come back here, I tell ya! COME BACK HERE!" Tabitha screamed.