Chapter 9: Candi's Destiny
"Location: Richmond, Virginia, January 4th 2106"
The years passed, and Candi, Reneult, Daisy, Kelly, and Penelope grew. And since Candi was a half-codeling (which is when someone who is part of the arcade has a parent who is not from the arcade and then another parent who is from the arcade), since Timothy wasn't from the arcade while Crumbelina was from the arcade, she aged until she was 9 years old and then stayed at that age. However, something was worrying Timothy and Crumbelina. Candi was showing an interest in racing. She couldn't get enough of watching her mom and the other racers race and had even started admiring the part of the track that was surrounded by the fan booths, and she had even started wearing an outfit that looked exactly like Crumbelina's outfit. That worried Timothy and Crumbelina a lot because they didn't know if Candi belonged to Sugar Rush. If she didn't, then that would mean that Candi wouldn't have a place where she could regenerate, meaning that if she got killed or even mortally wounded... well, you could understand their worry.
One day, Candi, Timothy, Crumbelina, Lucy, and Aron were having dinner in the dining room of the castle. It was silent for most of the time, until Aron spoke up.
"So, what are you into, Candi?" Aron asked.
"Racing. I've watched mom and the others race many times and it looks awesome." Candi replied.
Timothy and Crumbelina gave each other concerned looks.
"Well, I'm not disappointed or anything, but..." Timothy started to say.
"What's wrong?" Candi asked.
"We-we don't know if you'll be able to regenerate in Sugar Rush. So, if you crashed and..." Crumbelina started to reply.
Candi got what Crumbelina was trying to tell her. She was a bit disappointed, but she understood.
"Oh. It's okay. I'll think of something else." Candi said quietly.
Timothy and Crumbelina relaxed somewhat, but deep down, Crumbelina felt horrible.
After dinner, Candi wanted to play. Timothy and Crumbelina needed to talk, so Lucy and Aron left to play with her. Once they were gone, Crumbelina started sobbing.
"Crumbs? What's wrong?" Timothy asked gently.
"Oh, Timothy, I feel awful. I mean, I, of all people, know what it's like to deprive someone of the thing that they love. It's terrible!" Crumbelina replied.
"It's okay, Crumbelina. We're only depriving Candi from racing because we don't want to risk her getting killed. And Candi understands." Timothy said.
However, Crumbelina still felt awful. Timothy sighed and hugged her.
Meanwhile, Candi was still playing with Lucy and Aron. Aron sighed and Candi noticed.
"What's wrong, grandpa?" Candi asked.
"Oh, uh, remember how Turbo had deprived Vanellope of racing, the thing she loves to do most, for about fifteen years?" Aron asked.
Candi got what he was asking and nodded. Ralph, Felix, Tamora, Vanellope, and Turbo had told Candi the story of how Ralph and Vanellope had met and ended up ruining Turbo's takeover of Sugar Rush back in 2012. Timothy and Crumbelina had also told Candi the story of how they fell in love and ended up together.
"Gee, I don't want mom to feel bad for something that's not her fault. I wonder if there's something that I can do." Candi replied.
Lucy and Aron shrugged.
"Apart from getting a new interest, not much." Lucy said.
"But you should stay true to yourself. You are our little chocolate chip, after all." Aron said.
Candi chuckled.
"Yeah." Candi said.
Aron had been calling Candi that ever since he had made that comment about Candi being a chip off the ol' chocolate cookie. Candi actually liked it, especially since it really made her feel like a part of the family.
"Location: Litwak's Arcade, The World Of Disney, February 9th 2106"
A month passed. By this point, Candi had gotten tired of not being able to race in Sugar Rush, so very late one night, she made the bold move of entering Sugar Rush. She visited the Code Room so she could find a way to be in the game and be able to regenerate, for she had figured out a way to be part of her mom's game: add a code box for herself. Once she entered the Code Room, using a licorice rope to ensure that she could get back, she went to the Sugar Rush racers code boxes in order to see if she could create a code box for herself. However, once she found the Sugar Rush racers code boxes, she learned something surprising.