On the cold floor of the mirror castles dungeon, Vanellope began to awake. She rubbed her neck, still in pain from when she was knocked out by Clair.

"Ugh, where am I?" she said, as she rose up and observed her surroundings. She was clearly in a dungeon; that much she knew. It looked almost exactly like the Fungeon except it was a bit darker. She looked down at herself, noticing the chains with the words "glitch-proof" on her legs and around her body. She sighed, knowing that she wouldn't be able to escape so easily.

"Well, this is a familiar situation…" She said dryly.

Inside the Candy Castle throne room, some of the racers were meeting up to discuss some information Sour Bill had acquired from the Pastry Police. Taffyta, Rancis, Gloyd, and Candlehead were already there.

"Where's the others?" Rancis asked

"Jubi and Crumbelina are with Sour Bill." Gloyd answered. "The rest are with the people in town, trying to help the police keep things under control."

"I see." Said Rancis. "Well what's the news you had for us Taffyta?"

The Pastry Police were questioning the citizens of Sugar Rush, asking if they had seen any suspicious guys around time of Vanellope's kidnapping. Most of the citizens claimed to have seen nothing that night, but a few reports had shown that that some had seen an unknown kart come out and go into the Nougat Mines. The cart appeared to be made of French desserts, which matched the cart the boy was driving. The police had reported this information to Sour Bill, who relayed it to Taffyta and Candlehead.

"So if there's a hole that leads to the mirror world, the mines would be a good place to investigate…" Taffyta explained.

"But we drive through the Nougat Mines all the time!" Rancis said. "There's no way that there's something there!"

"Rancis we only drive through there when we're racing." Taffyta said. "It's not like we actually make time to take in the sights…"

"You're right…" Rancis said. He thought to himself for a second. "So if we do find a hole there, then rescuing Vanellope should be easy!"

"Hold on there!" Gloyd said. "Even if there is a hole to the mirror world, there's no guarantee that it's safe…"

"Yeah, I think you forgot about the glitch with the sword who knocked us out…" Taffyta said

"Ok, I get it." Said Rancis. "We have to prepare. Mod the karts, gather supplies, and whatever else."

"I think only a few of us should go." Gloyd said. "The rest of us should stay. There would be more than panic if all of us are missing…"Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Ok then…" Said Rancis. "Whoever is gonna go, get your karts ready. We'll meet at the entrance to the Nougat Mines. Someone should tell Jubi and Crumbelina, so they can be prepared also."

Everyone nodded and began to part ways. Rancis stayed behind along with Gloyd. Rancis had a look of worry on his face. Gloyd approached him.

"Hey bro, don't worry. We'll get Vanellope back." Said Gloyd

"It's not just that, Gloyd..." said Rancis. "It's that glitch. What if we face him again? I didn't think I'd survive the first time."

"Bro, the way Candlehead described him, he could've killed you anytime he wanted." Gloyd responded. "He said he was a knight, right? Maybe he didn't think it right to kill you."

"Oh great, a kidnapper with a conscience. That makes me feel SO much better…"

"Don't worry about it right now, man. You'll see him again when the time comes." Gloyd put his hand on Rancis' shoulder. Rancis smiled a little, feeling at least a little comfort from the words of his friend.

"Now come on, let's go get Vanellope back."

"Hey! Someone let me out!" Vanellope yelled in desperation but she could only hear her own voice echo. She looked down at the floor of the dungeon, only looking up again when she started hearing the sound of what seemed like footsteps. On the other side of the dungeon door, a voice spoke.

"I'm afraid you aren't going anywhere, Princess." Said the voice. "I still need you for my plans."

Vanellope eyes widened, as a figure started to phase through the door of the dungeon, a red glitch aura surrounding her. The figure appeared to have a black princess dress, blond hair with curls and he same red eyes that Clair had. Her most prominent feature however, was what shocked Vanellope the most. She had her face.

"Who are you!?" Vanellope yelled.

The girl laughed.

"I bet you're expecting some cliché line like, 'I'm you.', or something." She face turned into a frown. "But I'm nothing like you…" She glitched herself directly in front of Vanellope.

"You're a glitch too!?" Vanellope yelled.

"I am Lady Marzipanne, and I'm no glitch." She grabbed Vanellopes arms. She struggled to get away, but her shackles made it impossible. "I'm much worse…" She started glitching violently.

Suddenly a scream throughout the castle dungeon. Then silence.