Chapter 5: The Breakout
Timothy, the Sugar Rush racers, Cinndon, Captain Kaiser, Ralph, Felix, Tamora, and Turbo gasped.
"What do you mean Candi escaped? You people probably have the tightest security around besides in Hero's Duty." Tamora asked.
Crumbelina sighed and ran a hand through her hair.
"Well, I had just driven away after Candi was brought to the castle..." Crumbelina started to reply.
Crumbelina drove to the castle. Once she arrived at the castle, she got out of the Tiramissle and walked into the castle. She walked down to the fungeon, where a couple of Oreo guards were. They noticed Crumbelina.
"Are you here to see Candi, Miss Owens?" one of the Oreo guards asked.
Crumbelina nodded.
"Yes, I am. Take me to her cell. I want to see why she attacked me, Rancis, Taffyta, and Vanellope." Crumbelina replied.
The Oreo guards nodded, and they escorted Crumbelina to Candi's cell, which was in the lowest level of the fungeon. One of the Oreo guards opened the cell door.
"In here." the Oreo guard said.
Crumbelina walked into the cell and saw Candi, who was completely immobilized. She was suspended in the air against a wall, a chain around each of her limbs, which stretched her and kept her from moving, and there also was a collar around her neck. Crumbelina turned to one of the Oreo guards in confusion.
"What is that collar for?" Crumbelina asked.
As a reply, the Oreo guard pressed a button on the wall. Instantly, a volt of electricity surged through Candi's body, causing her to scream in agony. Crumbelina winced.
"She'll be staying under our supervision for the time being. We'll be interrogating her in order to find out why she attacked you four, and then we'll release her. As for you, try to find a way to make sure that this never happens again." the Oreo guard replied.
Crumbelina nodded. The Oreo guard walked over to the cell door.
"I'll leave you alone for a few minutes in order to talk to her. When your ready to leave, just let us know." the Oreo guard said.
Crumbelina nodded again, and the Oreo guard closed the door. Crumbelina turned to Candi, who just stared back at her with a blank look.
"Candi, why did you attack me, Rancis, Taffyta, and Vanellope? Why did you do it?" Crumbelina asked.
Candi frowned.
"For all of my life and even before I was born, you and the other racers have been the popular ones. You were the ones that were loved. But me? I'm not like you and the others! So now it's my time to shine." Candi replied.
Crumbelina frowned.
"Candi, you hurt a lot of people. Do you realize that?" Crumbelina asked.
Candi didn't reply. She kept her head turned away, her eyes crinkled as she glared at the floor.
"Candi, I'm really disappointed in you. This isn't like you." Crumbelina said.
Candi turned her head enough to where she could see Crumbelina from the corner of her eyes, still fixated in a glare.
"Did you just come here to guilt trip me, mother? Because I have better things to do, like stare at the ceiling from my cot." Candi asked in a low voice, her eyes now closed.
Crumbelina sighed.
"You've changed, Candi. And not in a very good way. You need help." Crumbelina said.
Something snapped in Candi then. She jerked up against the wall, trying to fling herself at Crumbelina, while Crumbelina nearly toppled backwards.
"Don't you dare pretend that you care about me! You have no right to. I don't need your help... I never did." Candi snapped.
A deep sadness filled Crumbelina because of what Candi had said, and she rubbed the space between her eyes before glaring at Candi.
"That's quite obvious." Crumbelina said angrily.
Crumbelina then walked over to the cell door and knocked on it. The door opened and Crumbelina was about to walk through it. However, before she walked out, she looked back into the cell at Candi.
"I'm sorry about how you turned out, Candi. I wish that me and your father had brought you up better." Crumbelina said.
Crumbelina then left the cell, and the cell door closed and locked. Once she was gone, Candi grinned.
"So, you fools think that you can keep me here? Well then, I'll just have to prove you wrong." Candi muttered.
Candi then glitched red, and her body slipped out of the chains. She then walked over to the cell door and placed her hands on the surface of the door. The door started to glitch red, and Candi passed right through. A malicious grin formed on her face and she quickly made her way up to the first level of the fungeon. She ran up to the door that led to the castle and made it glitch red before passing through it. Once she was passed the door, a couple of Oreo guards spotted her.
"Hey it's Candi! She got out!" one of the Oreo guards said, alarmed.
Sour Bill, who had been with the Oreo guards and had heard everything that had went on down at the racetrack, gasped.
"Seize her!" Sour Bill ordered.
All of the Oreo guards charged at Candi. However, Candi smirked and had a wall of hardened caramel form. She then sent it in the Oreo guards direction, and they smashed to pieces. Candi then turned to Sour Bill, who just watched helplessly as all of the Oreo guards got defeated, and she smirked before putting her hands on a wall. The wall started to glitch red, and Candi saluted Sour Bill and passed right through the wall. Once Candi was gone, Crumbelina ran up to Sour Bill.
"What happened? I heard fighting." Crumbelina asked.
Sour Bill sighed.
"Candi escaped." Sour Bill replied.
"So after that, Sour Bill showed me exactly how Candi got out of the fungeon on CCTV footage. I then thanked him and came here." Crumbelina finished explaining.
Timothy, the Sugar Rush racers, Cinndon, Captain Kaiser, Ralph, Felix, Tamora, and Turbo took in what Crumbelina had said.
"So, Candi's a glitch too?" Cinndon asked.
Tamora shook her head.
"No, she's not a glitch. A virus infected her." Tamora replied.
Candace raised an eyebrow.
"Excuse me, what is a virus?" Candace asked, not having been around for long.
Tamora turned to Candace.
"Viruses are corruptions in the code of a game. They are generally unaware creatures with one purpose, which is to destroy and multiply. But some viruses can be people that want to take over places, instead of destroying them. And viruses can also take over someone's code and possess them." Tamora replied.
Taffyta's eyes widened.
"So that must be why Candi attacked all of us. A virus is infecting her." Taffyta said.
Gloyd scowled.
"Well then, let's take down this son of a glitch. I'm not letting them mistreat my girlfriend." Gloyd sneered.
Vanellope held up her hands.
"Wait a minute, everyone. We can't just rush into this headfirst. We have to find the virus that's infecting her and get it out of her. Once the virus is removed, we'll kill it." Vanellope said.
"Alright, and what about me? What do I do?" Candace asked.
Vanellope thought about how Candace was a glitch and what they could do about it, since she couldn't use a reset to fix her error. Suddenly, she got an idea and turned to Turbo.
"Turbo, can you do me a favor?" Vanellope asked.
Turbo nodded.
"Sure, Vanellope. What is it that you want me to do?" Turbo asked.
"Candace is a glitch, meaning she's an error in the programming and can't leave Sugar Rush. However, I have a solution to that. While we try to find out how to remove the virus, I need you to take Candace to the Code Room and fix her code, so she becomes an actual character." Vanellope replied.
Turbo nodded.
"Okay." Turbo said. He then turned to Candace and said "Candace, come with me. We're going to fix you so you aren't a glitch anymore.".
Candace and Turbo then headed off to the castle. Meanwhile, Vanellope turned to Timothy, the Sugar Rush racers, Cinndon, Captain Kaiser, Ralph, Felix, and Tamora.
"Okay, here's the plan. Timothy, Kaiser, Ralph, Felix, and Tamora, you stay here, in case Candi shows up. Meanwhile, the rest of us will try to see if Candi left Sugar Rush and is in another game." Vanellope announced.
Timothy, the Sugar Rush racers, Cinndon, Captain Kaiser, Ralph, Felix, and Tamora nodded in agreement. The Sugar Rush racers and Cinndon said goodbye to Timothy, Captain Kaiser, Ralph, Felix, and Tamora before they headed towards the exit of Sugar Rush.