Marzipanne took her hands away from Vanellope, smiling. But just as quickly as she smiled, it turned to a frown. She looked down at Vanellope, who seemed to be asleep; a red and blue glow surrounding her, though it appeared more blue than red. She huffed angrily, and turned; walking out of the dungeon. Clair was outside the dungeon waiting for her.
"Are you alright, Milady?" He asked. "You don't seem pleased…"
"It's as I thought…" Marzipanne said. "That darn glitch of hers is keeping my virus from taking over as quickly it should."
"But Milady, isn't that why you waited for the arcade owner to go on vacation?" Clair asked. "Because you anticipated something like this?"
"I did Clair…" Marzipanne said. "But I was hoping I wouldn't have to wait." She stomped her foot in anger, the red aura around her intensifying. "I'm tired of being that girl's Mirror! Now I have to wait, who knows how long for the virus to take over, and in that time those on the other side, could find their way here! Not to mention the Mirrors who are in hiding!" The whole area began to shake, as if it were going to crumble under her rage.
"C-Calm down Milady!" Clair said worried. "I'll place one of our warriors at the entrance! And your soldiers are still working on finding the hidden Mirrors. You will be the new ruler of Sugar Rush! Please calm down!"
Marzipanne looked at Clair's worried face. She closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths to calm down. Clairs words resonated in her and as she opened her eyes, a wicked smile came across her face.
"You're right, my knight." She said. "It's only just a matter of time. Thank you for reminding me."
"Of course, Milady." Said Clair. "Rage does not suit you. I shall go and send one of our best warriors to the portals entrance." He bowed and started to walk up the stairs to the main halls of the castle.
"Clair?"
Clair stopped on the staircase, hearing Marzipannes call. "Yes, Milady?"
"Send Cadbury."
"…Of course, Milady."
Rancis had driven back to his home; a peanut butter cup not too far from the castle. He needed to prepare for the drive to the Mirror World, and he could think of only one thing. He pressed a button on his Kit Kart, which opened the door to his garage. In there was a second kart, the RV1; a kart he and Vanellope made together, a symbol of their friendship.
"Right then…" He parked the Kit Kart in the garage, hopped out of it, and just as quickly hopped into the RV1. "Just like Gloyd said." He said as he started up the kart. "Let's get her back!" He shifted the kart into gear and sped off, the garage door closing behind him.
Clair was walking through the castle halls, with a stern look on his face. The orders he was given by Marzipanne, kept replaying in his head.
"Cadbury, huh?" He said. "Well this should be interesting."
He came to a door with the word 'Cadbury' on it and opened it. The room inside was bright, and there was a boy in there combing his hair in front of a mirror. He had short caramel colored hair and was wearing a modified brown and yellow racing outfit. He wore the jacket like a cape. His back was turned to Clair. Clair leaned against the door and sighed.
"Is there ever a time you're not grooming yourself?" Clair asked.
"'Love thyself', Clair, 'love thyself'." The boy responded. "That's what I live by." He put the comb down on the table in front of the mirror. "If you're, here I'm guessing Lady Marzipanne has a job for me."
"She does." Clair said. "She believes that the racers from the other side may be coming soon to rescue the Princess. She wants you to go to the mines and guard the portal if they do manage to find it."
"Really, Clair? That's grunt work." Said Cadbury. "Don't you have something a little more worth my time? Like finding the Mirrors that are in hiding?"
"You know that's being taken care of, Cadbury." Clair said. "Besides, don't you want to meet the other you?" There was silence for a moment. Cadbury's hands were gripped to the table. A smirk went across his face.
"Now, you have my attention…!"
Rancis drove his kart up the Ice Cream Mountains to the entrance of the Nougat Mines. Taffyta, Candlehead and Gloyd were already there.
"You took your time didn't you…" said Taffyta
"Look, I'm sorry, but I went home to switch karts. The RV1 could be useful." Rancis said.
"Well while you were taking your time getting that, we did some looking around." Taffyta said. "We found a hidden area in the mine."
"Wait, seriously?" Rancis asked.
"Yeah!" Candlehead said. "It's blocked by a "Keep Out" sign and everything!"
"But it doesn't lead anywhere…" Gloyd said. "We waited for you so you can see." Rancis nodded.
"Ok, let's go check it out." He said. The rest of the group nodded in agreement and drove into the mine. It was a different feeling driving through the mine when it wasn't being raced through. There was more to see, areas unexplored. Surely enough, there was a part of the mine that had a keep out sign. But it was strange. The area the sign was for was a dead-end; a cavern leading nowhere. There wasn't even a remote chance that it could cave in. Rancis got out of his kart.
"Ok, this is strange…" He said.
"See?" Said Gloyd. "So, maybe this is it!"
Rancis started feeling along the walls. If there was a doorway hidden there, it would be in the wall. The others go out of their karts to assist him. Almost all of them were feeling nothing but the wall. Candlehead was just pushing against random parts of the wall. When she pushed against the edge of the wall again, her arm went through. She let out a yelp. The others turned their attention to her.
"Candlehead, are you ok?" Gloyd asked.
"I almost fell through!" she yelled.
Rancis smiled. "Candlehead, you found it!"
Candlehead just blinked. "I did?" Then she smiled. "I did, I did!" The rest put their hands through the wall also, showing that it was at least wide enough for a kart to go through.
"Awesome, Candlehead!" Rancis exclaimed. "Come on guys, let's go!" Rancis and the others got into their carts and drove through the hidden doorway. When they drove to the other side, it was less than they expected.
"I-It's still the mine!" Rancis yelled out.
"Calm down, Rancis!" Gloyd said. "Maybe the mine exists in the Mirror World too…"
"And you couldn't be any more right!"
The others looked around wondering where that voice came from.
"Who's there!?" Rancis yelled.
A figure walked out of the shadows of the cavern. The group gasped in horror at what they saw. This figure; this boy had Rancis' face! He laughed before speaking.
"The name's Cadbury. And you're trespassing…"
