Hello it's me again
I had planned to make this Altered Sequel later after other stories had been completed, though I had the urge to begin this one too
Essentially this first chapter will be from the past, as the story will mostly follow child OCs of mine and Agent BM's trying to survive in an altered world with mad leaders
I'd like to thank 2 of my good friends Mangle6 and Agent BM with helping plot abit of this story out, by letting me know how their characters would act aswell as how crazy one in particular of them could be as will be shown in later chapters
Disclaimer the following OCs belong to me: Lodhi Crisp, Annie Brownie, Marcy Mars, Phipps Twix and Akio Cookie Dough
The following OCs belong to Mangle6: Sebastian Buttercream and Velvey
The following OCs belong to CaptainAlaska: Herschel Nougatson
We own nothing else, other than the plot of this fanfic
So without further ado let us jump right into
Life in an Altered World
Ch.1 Dark Beginnings
(Shortly where altered ended)
Lodhi, Phipps, Akio, Marcy, Annie and Herschel would wake up and find themselves dangling a few feet off the floor their wrists being chained together
They'd see Taffyta off to the side in the same position, several cuts and bruises all over her body, she'd have one eye closed and the other half closed looking towards the group.
They'd all hear chuckling and would look towards the entrance of the cell and see Candlehead and Vanellope watching them smiling as Torvald would be swiping away at a tablet at the door
Akio would shake tremendously
Candlehead would chuckle and walk over to the captive racers. "Sorry about that dearies…but couldn't have you running off…."
"RUNNING OFF?! WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?! WHAT THE FUCK'S UP WITH YOU?!" Annie would shout
Candlehead would chuckle and rub her cheek. "Everything and nothing….it all depends on point of view…." Annie would shake slightly as Candlehead's hand would be freezing cold
Akio would keep shaking
"Something wrong Akio?" Vanellope would ask with a grin.
Torvald would pass Vanellope the tablet. "Probably his senses going into overdrive…."
"How crazy is this world? What caused all this?" Akio would ask nervously
Phipps would look at Candlehead. "Yea let's take a step back here….how did we get here?"
A few moments would pass and Vanellope would give Torvald the tablet back.
"How you got in the chains?" She'd ask
"No that has an obvious answer….I meant how did you get to this? I mean….I don't mean to offend….but I doubt things were always this….dark…." Akio would respond
Vanellope would walk over to Taffyta chuckling. "I guess you could say it all started with our friend here…" She'd rub Taffyta's forehead abit, Taffyta would whimper in response.
"15 years ago we got plugged in…I was Queen of this racing world…everything was perfect…all I ever wanted to do was race…and everyone shared my interest…and for our first few days…that's all we did…."
Vanellope would suddenly grip Taffyta's neck tightly with one hand. "Than this game invader…Turbo he called himself…attempt to destroy my code…I got turned into a glitch as a result…he usurped my throne…branded me a monster and major threat to the game…and our friend here….-everyone would watch in horror as she'd crush Taffyta's neck-…led everyone in tormenting me…."
"Y-Y-YOU JUST KILLED HER!" Lodhi would shout
Candlehead would chuckle as they'd watch Taffyta's injury heal itself rapidly and she'd raise her head to look at Vanellope. "Please no more…"
"You haven't even scratched the surface of your sentence…." Vanellope would state in a soft tone
Marcy would take a deep breath. "It's clear that whoever this turbo was….they're gone and you rule once more…how did that come about…"
Vanellope would look towards the captive racers and her eyes would twitch. "Wanting to skip over the years of torment I see…"
"I didn't mean it like that! If you wish to delve into the details by all means go right on ahead…" Marcy would shout nervously
Vanellope would turn back towards Taffyta and would grab her neck again.
"15 years….she led the others…she'd lead them on hunts…like I was a rabbit to a pack of wolves…no matter where I ran…they chased me…caught me…beat me…and always….ALWAYS…-her grip would tighten and Taffyta would begin gasping for air-…left me to die…not one day did I get to have peace…at some point or another…the roar of engines would signal another round of beatings…."
"How about these 2?" Phipps would ask looking at both Torvald and Candlehead
Candlehead would walk over and would rub Vanellope's shoulders until she'd let go of Taffyta and back away.
Candlehead would then stand infront of Taffyta as she'd turn to face the captive racers.
"I was Taffyta's supposed BFF…looking back…I was a punching bag…I shamefully admit that I helped her in hurting Vanellope….something I'll never forgive myself over…but after a while…I noticed…me and Vanellope weren't so different…"
"How's that?" Herschel would ask
"I was never allowed to be happy for myself…I was expected to be sunshines and rainbows for everyone else…but I was never allowed to be positive about myself…and Taffyta tried to make sure of it…by belittling me whenever the opportunity arose…humiliating me…and like Gloyd…she always abused the trust I had in everyone…one day when I finally snapped…Vanellope showed me the kindness I had always given but had never received…and from that day on…I could never think of harming her again…and I slowly saw through Taffyta's bullshit of needing to hurt Vanellope….and began seeing through the facade Turbo was presenting…"
"Before you go any further…whose Gloyd? You mentioned his name and I could feel the disgust…" Akio would ask
Suddenly there'd be the sound of metal tearing through flesh followed by a giant scream from down the hallway, Candlehead would look at her watch.
"Damn 10 minutes really flies…"
Herschel would shudder. "And what made you do all this?"
Candlehead would chuckle as she'd take a hatchet off a desk close to Taffyta. "Because…under that fake smile I always had plastered on my face…was the real me…the me that wouldn't take the crap everyone threw at me…that would hurt, break and burn anyone that dare cross me…that wasn't afraid to even kill to get what I want…a me…that Taffyta helped make…and all Vanellope did…was let me burst through that mask without fear of consequences…"
"Please I know how this goes! PLEASE CANDLES DON'T!" Taffyta would plea
"It's Queen Candlehead to you…" Candlehead would slam the hatchet down between Taffyta's eyes
All 6 captives would watch in horror, unable to do anything but watch
Candlehead would chuckle and pull the hatchet out and place it back on the desk.
And moments later Taffyta's wound would close and she'd raise her head again
"And what point does killing her relentlessly serve?" Phipps would ask
Candlehead would kiss Taffyta's forehead. "Her and Gloyd's torment sends a message to the others…and…they feel the pain I endured for years…."
Annie would look over at Torvald. "And what's your fucking excuse?!"
Candlehead would take a dagger off the desk and walk over to Annie, grab her neck and pull her down leaving the dagger on inch from going through her left eye.
"You will show respect to the royal advisor….do I make myself clear?"
"CRYSTAL CLEAR!"
"Now apologize…"
"….I'm sorry Torvald…."
Candlehead would shove the dagger right through Annie's eye, Annie would reel back shrieking to the terror of the others.
"Please stop!" Lodhi would cry out
"We're not hurting you!" Phipps would add
"She apologized! She got the message!" Marcy would yell
Candlehead would grab Annie by the throat and pull her close. "Say it like you mean it….not with that sarcastic forced tone you went with…"
"I'm sorry Torvald! I'M SO SORRY! I'LL NEVER INSULT YOU AGAIN!" Annie would shout through the pain
"There that's better….-she'd glance at Torvald-…you may continue…"
Torvald would clear her throat. "I was in the same boat as Candlehead…I was a giant target…especially since I was considered a recolour….the nightmare of being a triplet but only the loud dumb brute is considered the "true" character…my other sister is also considered a recolour…and of course the big dumb brute defended her whenever anyone bullied her…she left me to the fucking wolves everytime…unlike Candlehead I never bullied Vanellope…hell I sympathized with her and her predicament…one night she came to me…and she opened my eyes…unlike Candlehead I wasn't hiding my true self under a mask…more of everyone knew who I was…what I could do…and still chose to poke the bear…"
Marcy would look at Annie. "Ok we got your points and your story…can you heal my sister now?"
Candlehead would chuckle. "She will when we are done here…."
"What do you mean?" Marcy would ask nervously
"Torvald if you will…"
Torvald would hit a button on the wall and Lodhi, Phipps, Akio and Herschel would be pulled upwards towards the ceiling, part of the back wall would lower and the boys would get pulled into the opening before it'd quickly close
"Where did you take them?!" Marcy would shout
"To learn how things work so there's no trouble…we'll be right back…"
Candlehead, Vanellope and Torvald would leave the room leaving the sisters alone
Annie would cry in pain. "It's going to be ok….it's going to be ok Annie….the boys are tough they'll be ok…." Marcy would assure her sister
Taffyta would look at the 2. "You don't get it…no matter how tough someone is…they're not enduring what those 3 deranged psychopaths are going to do…"
"How the hell do you know?!"
"Candlehead made Sticky eat a corpse….killed Aforabeezle and Jubileena before forcing them to do the same to their own corpses…"
Marcy would gag as Annie would vomit at the thought.
"She broke all 3 of them…they serve those 3….they're treated like pets….but with the damage inflicted on them by Candlehead…you can't even blame them…"
"And Vanellope and Torvald are just as bad?"
"As you saw Vanellope is just as if not more brutal then Candlehead….what Candlehead does with tools Vanellope does with her bare hands…Torvald….let's not go there…."
"Why?" Marcy would ask
"Imagine a buzz saw an inch away from your spine…and she's just there getting you to move that one inch…or once she's tired of you nearly killing yourself she takes the back of you head and slams it into it…"
"That's disturbing…" Annie would state through the pain
"Yea imagine experiencing it…"
"I can't even imagine…" Marcy would pull at her restraints to no avail
"Dead in seconds but feels like hours…trust me it happened enough that I know…"
"How long have you been like this?"
"6 months….3 since I was last allowed to see the sun…even then it was only because players were questioning why I wasn't appearing on the roster…"
(Meanwhile)
The boys would find themselves in another cell, their chains would come off and they'd fall on mats placed on the floor
"A+ landing boys…" they'd look over to the door and see Candlehead, Vanellope and Torvald walking in towards them
"WAIT! WAIT! LOOK WE UNDERSTAND HOW THINGS WORK HERE!" Akio would say crawling backwards towards a wall
"Oh? You do?" Candlehead would ask with a smile
"We follow every rule, don't question any of you, do as told, treat you with every respect and then-some…and we don't draw your ire…your very strict but your fair, aslong as we don't intentionally wrong you or break rules we're fine…"
"Wow your file didn't lie about be able to sense things and put things together quickly with little info…" Vanellope would state
"To be fair your demonstrations back there proved a lot…"
"We'll you are right Akio…" Torvald would state
The boys would sigh in relief
"But…." Candlehead would raise her voice
They'd all look fearfully at Candlehead
"Each of you will be under the watch of a trusted supervisor…" Candlehead would say with smile
"Whom may those be?" Herschel would ask
"SERVANTS! HERE ON THE DOUBLE!" Torvald would shout out in the hallway and Adorableezle, Jubileena and Sticky would rush through the door and bow before her
"Y-you summoned us?" They'd ask nervously
"Yes we finally found a new use for you…"
The 3 would look at the boys than towards Vanellope
"Phipps you can leave with Adorableezle…" Vanellope would state as Adorableezle would quickly grab Phipps by the arm and nearly drag him out. "Come on! come on! come on!"
Vanellope would glance at Jubileena. "You'll take charge of Akio…"
Jubileena would bow and help Akio to his feet before leading him out
Sticky would shake alittle.
"Calm yourself sister…your watching over Herschel…the least threatening of the bunch…" Torvald would state
"Least threatening?" Herschel would ask before being met with 3 glares. "I meant that in a good way…"
"Sure you did…anyway he's all yours Sticky…"
Sticky would walk over and stick her hand out to him. "Come, come…the leaders have plans and things to do best not to waste their time…"
Herschel would take her hand and she'd lead him out.
Lodhi would look around. "Vot about me?"
Vanellope's eyes would narrow. "Oh I read your file…plus you had those cuffs picked the entire time…you were just waiting to make a move…only reason you didn't was Torvald was watching you like a hawk."
"I mean…can you blame me?"
"Yes…"
"Even viz how everysing transpired?! I'm still ze one at fault?!"
"You didn't listen to Akio did you?"
"I did doesn't mean I agreed…"
"Good…means I'm justified doing this…Vanellope would hold up her phone
"Vot are you doing?!"
"Alterations to your code were put in place…just need my confirmation to implement the changes…and I feel it's time too…you'll only cause more issues if I don't change you…"
"NO YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ZAT!"
"I believe you…but Torvald already chose you…"
"Chose me? For vot?"
"To be mine…"
"Oh fuck me…"
"Way too early for that…"
"I DIDN'T MEAN IT LIKE ZAT!"
"Too late…" Vanellope would tap the screen if her phone and Lodhi would let out a shriek as he'd glow brightly for a few seconds before holding his head
"Ugh my head hurts…"
Torvald would help him to his feet. "I know, let's get you home…"
Torvald would walk him towards the door before turning to Vanellope and Candlehead. "I wish you 2 a lovely night…I'll see you both tomorrow…"
"Sleep tight Torvald…"
Marcy would see Torvald leaving with Lodhi who'd still be holding his head
"WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM?!"
Torvald wouldn't say a word and leave with Lodhi, Marcy would look at Annie who'd be whimpering, dagger still lodged in her eye
"We'll be fine Annie…"
Candlehead would walk in chuckling followed by Vanellope. "Well time to wrap up…"
She'd pull on a lever and the restraints would open and the 2 sisters would fall to the floor
Annie would sit up one hand over her wounded eye, she'd look up and see Candlehead towering over her, she'd crawl backwards up to Marcy
"What are you gonna do?" Marcy would ask
Vanellope would look at Candlehead and smile. "Oh we have plans for you….the 2 of you actually…."
"What plans?"
"Oh your about to find out…after reading your file and seeing you in person….we're rather fond of the 2 of you…."
Annie and Marcy would hold each other tight
"Let's begin…" Candlehead would state with a smile
(Elsewhere)
Herschel would silently follow Sticky, he'd see her shake near constantly
"What has you so wound up?"
"Nothing….just performing my task…."
"I know I'm new and all but I know for a fact doing something "normal" doesn't cause someone to shake as bad as you are currently…."
Sticky would go silent
"I'm not holding anything against you…but what's wrong?"
Sticky would silently walk him to his front door.
"Come inside I'll give you a drink…"
"I should be getting back to the castle…"
Herschel would take her hand. "Nonsense you were told to supervise me…" He'd bring her inside and they'd sit at his kitchen table
Sticky would twitch and shake nervously
"Again….what's wrong? I'm no threat, don't and never have intended to hurt you…but it's like your scared of your own shadow…."
Sticky would begin stuttering.
"Don't mind my sister…they've done a number on her…" a voice would cut in
Herschel would turn to his kitchen window where Minty would he leaning in.
"Who may you be?"
"Minty….Torvald probably referred to me as the dumb brute?"
"Yes….she did…"
Minty would look over her shoulder. "Mind if I come in? They got ears every where…."
"Sure…."
Minty would climb in through the window.
"I have a door you know."
"Window was big enough…." She'd go over to Sticky and rub her arm gently, a few moments would pass and Sticky would calm somewhat.
"So…can I finally know what's wrong?"
"As you can tell…our rulers are batshit crazy…their royal advisor…my sister….is just as crazy…and far more cruel…"
"Yea I saw first hand…"
"Anyway….this didn't happen overnight….as you most likely know…."
"Yea heard it took years to morph them into what they are now…."
"Yea…though when Candlehead snapped…let's say….things got dark…real fucking quickly…."
"Elaborate?"
"Well…one night we heard shrieking in the forest, it had sounded a lot like Torvald's, knowing that Candlehead had gone crazy due to Vanellope sprung everyone into action….we went out to look and found a Candy citizen murdered….don't ask how brutally…."
"How brutally?"
"Reese Pieces citizen cut up like a pizza…"
Herschel would gag. "Shouldn't have asked…"
"Anyway we heard Candlehead's laughter…then she sprang out of the darkness…cutting a long bloody surprise short….she kidnapped Taffyta, Adorabeezle and Jubileena…and stabbed the ever living fuck out of Gloyd…"
"How does this answer my question?"
"I was just getting to that…after that King Candy brought us all to the castle for 'protection'….didn't protect shit…"
"How?"
"Cause not even a day later he gets murdered and decapitated…Vanellope used his head like a fucking ventriloquist's doll…we all try to fucking flee…Sticky tried to flee the game despite being warned it was impossible…Candlehead immediately captures her…and to anwser your question finally…Candlehead tortured her, Adorableezle and Jubileena far passed their breaking points…and made them do the most disgusting shit…."
"I'm afraid to ask but what?"
"I'll give you the benefit of the doubt since the Fungeon is incredibly dark and dimly lit…and the fact that it's night…"
"Why?"
"You seemed to have not noticed dried blood on Sticky's hands, neck and entire bottom half of her face…"
She'd remain silent as Herschel's eyes would widen in pure horror.
"To cut a long story short none of us lasted much longer…once we were all killed…we woke up in the Fungeon…where we were each given a sentence…"
"Sentence?"
"Yea…Vanellope made clear she did not intend to destroy our game…she intended to rule it and change it in her image…however…we all needed to be punished for what we had done…and be re-educated…"
"What they do?"
"We all got sentenced to what she titled as "Pain" which was nothing but brutal fucking torture…the length varied with Crumbelina getting the least with a sentence of a week…and Taffyta getting the max in a life…though Vanellope will let her race every once in a while when players begin asking questions…"
"What came after?"
"Re-education….which was simply learning the new rules/laws that were going to be implemented….and how we were expected to act…anything other than clear submission to this was punished…"
"How…"
"Rancis was at odds with one of the rules…they made a brutal example of him…"
"What was the rule? What did they do?"
"Rule was no one could ever leave this game…if you really wanted to you needed to have their permission and a supervisor…for your sake I'm not going to say what they did to him infront of everyone…but once they were done they altered his code infront of everyone….turning him into their version of "the model citizen"…after that…everyone gave up and submitted….to keep what free will we still had…and beating any of the ruling 3 was impossible…"
"Why impossible?"
"They can't die…trust me Gloyd gave it one hell of a try…"
"Hmm?"
"Took an axe to Candlehead's skull…went half way through and got stuck….she fell to the ground….not even a second later she started laughing….sat right up…infront of everyone she pulled the fucking thing out of her skull, blood spewed from her skull that was rapidly regenerating…then she brutally cut Gloyd up while we all helplessly watched…"
"Oh fuck…"
"Yea…so essentially….we just live as best we can…do as we're told…and hope that Candlehead or Vanellope don't ask us to go to the castle for a small repent session…which is just a torture session to help pay the debt they claim we'll never truly repay…."
"This sounds awful…"
"I just pity my sister, Adorableezle and Jubileena…they have to witness their cruelty day after day…."
"Why are you telling me all this?"
"So you don't make any mistakes tomorrow…Snowanna is doing the same with Phipps….and Citrusella is catching Akio up to speed…as for the others? Their doomed…"
"What do you mean doomed?!"
"I saw Torvald escorting Lodhi home…from the look of things…she had his code altered…to make him hers…."
"What about Annie and Marcy?"
"After you guys got knocked out….also sorry for how we acted creepily we were ordered to do that….didn't feel like getting another sentence…anyway…Vanellope said she was fond of Marcy….Candlehead was fond of Annie…"
"What does that mean?"
"Oh when they're fond of something….they're really fond of it…"
"Like a kid wanting a new toy or a pet?"
"To an extent yes….but also make it theirs…."
"Like how Torvald wanted Lodhi to be hers?"
"A cross between your first question and the last…don't get me wrong Vanellope and Candlehead are head over heels for each other…but I'm pretty sure the next time you see either Marcy or Annie…it'll be as the personal servants of the crazy Queens…"
"I'm not looking forward to tomorrow…"
"Seeing how you never wronged them…yet…they should be far more lenient…"
"Not the impression I got from what transpired in the Fungeon…"
"Torvald wanted Lodhi…or they saw him as a threat….maybe both I don't know…they were fond of Marcy and Annie…but there's nothing drawing them to you or Phipps or Akio…you guys should be fine unless you try to get their attention…and trust me that's something you don't want…"
"I can't just sit here and do nothing while they treat everyone like that…"
"Your going to have to be content with that then….or else you won't like what happens…"
"How are you acting like any of this is normal?!"
"It's not normal and I know that…what you need to understand is you can't run away from this game and you can't act out against the rulers…trust me...several have tried doing both…all failed…"
Herschel would remain silent
Minty would sigh. "Sorry to speak nothing but doom and gloom….but I felt you needed to know before you made any mistakes…and you had much to learn…"
"….thanks….I guess…"
"Ill leave you alone now…" She'd get up from the table
"Wait one last thing…you're not worried about Sticky selling you out for telling me all this?"
"As I said I pity the royal servants…everyone does…their serve the rulers….but they're still one of us…we know they got no choice in what tasks they do…but they do control what they tell the rulers…right sticky?"
Sticky would nod.
"Ill see the 2 of you tomorrow…" Minty would leave out the back door.
Sticky would look at her hands as Herschel would take a few minutes to process everything Minty had said, he'd look at Sticky and stand up.
"Common lets atleast clean the blood off…" Herschel when get a wet rag
"Can't…" Sticky would reply
"Why?"
"They changed my code…I can never get it off…."
"But what if players see that?"
"My picture at the selection screen hasn't changed since the take over, my original picture didn,t have these…"new cosmetics" as the Royal Advisor calls them…and when racing my helmet covers my face…gloves cover my hands….turtleneck covers my neck…."
"Oh…"
"Sorry about putting you through all this, especially your first night…I don't know why the rulers chose to treat all 6 of you the way they did…"
"It's fine…would've needed to know eventually…"
Sticky would stand up. "I'll let you rest for the night…." She'd go to leave.
"I don't mind you staying…."
"Why?"
"Honestly….it looks like you haven't slept for days…no offence but I doubt the dirt and blood currently on your clothing and elsewhere is permanent like the blood on your hands and face….and looks like you haven't had decent treatment in a long time…common spend a night not being treated like trash…."
She'd smile slightly. "…Ok…"
(The next morning)
Herschel would wake up on his couch and see Minty standing a few feet away, he'd nearly jump off the couch
"Fuck sake Minty how did you get in here?"
"Your window was wide open…and keep your voice down Sticky is still sleeping…"
Herschel would look beside him where Sticky would still be asleep
"Fuck I can't tell you the last time she had a good night's sleep…rulers always have her up late doing something or so scared she can't close her eyes without screaming…"
"It's that rough for her?"
"Torvald goes out of her way to make sure of it at times…especially when she's feeling particularly spiteful…"
"Ok onto what's more important how long were you standing there?"
"Just got here actually…came to make sure you guys were up…."
"For what?"
"One of the rules….8 in the morning we go to the Royal Raceway for the rulers to greet us, give important news, speak, etc…. And prepare for races that day….though arcade is closed today so it'll just be a meeting…probably ending with someone being chosen for a repent session…."
"What time is it now?"
"7 o'clock…"
"Still got time…."
"Yea you got time to eat…leave Sticky be though….as I said I don't know when's the last time she was well rested…."
"Ok…" Herschel would go to the kitchen and prepare breakfast for himself
"Want anything?"
"Already ate…"
"I hope you don't mind but I got a question…"
"Sure go ahead…"
"Why does Torvald call you a dumb brute? I know we've only started getting to know each-other but from what I see you don't lack intelligence…"
"Well it's not that I'm dumb just that Torvald was smart….smarter than most actually…if you had to make a scale most of us in the game would have average intelligence as you'd expect…Torvald on the other hand was one of a few whose intelligence was programmed to be higher…gave her a superiority complex of sorts…."
"Oh…"
"Anything else?"
"I don't know why but it won't leave my thoughts….what were the lengths of everyone's sentences? You said it varies…but for 15 years you all bullied Vanellope relentlessly…and bullied Candlehead when Vanellope wasn't close by…so why does it seem Crumbelina got off easily in a way compared to Taffyta's life sentence?"
"Honestly we're not even sure why…but I figured it boiled down to who Vanellope and Candlehead wanted to hurt the most…which were Taffyta and Gloyd respectively….as for length….Crumbelina had a week….Nougetsia and Citrusella each got 2 weeks…Snowanna got 3 weeks…Rancis got 2 months…Swizzle got 3 months…I got 4 months that Torvald used up to the max…Gloyd and Taffyta each got a life sentence…though Gloyd gets a few days of respite to be on the roster and keep players from questioning too much.."
"I heard the story of Taffyta but what did Gloyd do? From what I've heard and screaming I heard in the Fungeon…Candlehead gives him no mercy…"
"Gloyd is a prankster…Candlehead was his favorite target….he humiliated her almost daily….Candlehead has really been trying to get even ever since the take over…"
"Damn…."
"She used to be a sweet caring person….now? I wonder how she ever was…."
"Don't blame you…."
Sticky would wake up and stretch
"Morning Sticky…" Minty would state
"Oh hey Minty…-she'd rub her eyes before looking at the time-…FUCK IT'S PASSED 7?! I'M SO DEAD!" She'd jump to her feet and run to the door
"Meetings not till 8…" Minty would state
"The Queens prefer when I meet them ahead of time in the castle…."
"I made some extra for you…" Herschel wuld gesture towards the counter.
"Thanks but I really gotta run…save it I'll eat it later…if I'm still breathing…." She'd run out of the house in a hurry
Minty would sigh
"Why are they still cruel to her? She can't harm a fly…." Herschel would turn towards Minty
"Easy target…they don't even harm her physically…but it's so easy to scare the daylights out of her….they can't resist half the time…"
"I see…."
"Either way finish eating we'll head out early….give you a chance to meet everyone else…"
"Ok…."
"Again I'm sorry for the doom and gloom…but it's the way things work here…"
"How in the hell do you guys do it?"
"Endure it…tune out the screams late at night…find comfort in each-other…I've leaned on Swizzle heavily more than once and vice versa…."
"That doesn't seem like much…"
"Probably isn't….but having Swizzle pushing me through everything really helped…perhaps you could do that same for Sticky?"
"I'm not too sure…."
"I'm just saying normally she trusts no one but me enough to voluntarily spend the night at their place…"
"Huh interesting…"
"Either way finish up…"
(Later)
Minty would walk Herschel over to the Royal Raceway where everyone but Rancis would already be gathered
"You guys had the same ideas too?" Minty would ask
"Yup…" Snowanna and Citrusella would respond in unison
"Well time for a meet and greet…"
The group would spend the next dozen minutes introducing themselves and getting to know the newbies when Rancis would appear in sight
"Everyone watch what you say…the Queens' drone boy is almost in ear shot…" Nougetsia would warn everyone
They'd all quiet down as Rancis would approach. "Lovely morning everyone!" He'd exclaim with glee
"Morning Rancis…"
"Oh these must be the newbies! So good to meet you!" He'd shake the hands of the 3 new boys Akio would turn to Phipps. "Behind that smile he's screaming…he's a goddamn passenger in his own body…" he'd whisper
"Nothing we can do to save him now…common we can't risk getting ourselves hurt…"
A few moments later Torvald would arrive with Lodhi in tow.
"Morning Royal Advisor Torvald!" Everyone would shout in unison
Torvald would give an approving nod as she'd lead Lodhi to the base of the platform reserved for the Queens.
"Lodhi's literally wrapped around her finger…they literally altered him to be a loyal dog…" Akio would whisper to Phipps and Herschel.
"I can clearly see too brother…fuck this world is hopeless…" Phipps would respond
A few trumpets would blast in the distance and everyone would turn towards the gates to the castle as they'd open with Candlehead and Vanellope walking out with a fully healed Annie and Marcy by their sides respectively, closely followed by Sticky, Adorableezle and Jubileena
"Fucking called it…" Minty would mutter
"Those 2 are altered…when does our turn come?" Akio would whisper nervously again
"Never…aslong as we don't break their damn rules…besides…they know you sense all of this…you freaking out is most certainly their aim here…" Herschel would respond
"Well it's fucking working!"
"Something wrong boys?" Torvald would ask
"Oh nothing Royal Advisor!" The 3 would quickly respond
The group of racers would bow as the Queens would walk pass, they'd climb up to the platform with Annie standing beside Candlehead, Marcy standing beside Vanellope and the other 3 joining Torvald at the base
Everyone would look up
"Good morning everyone…I'm sure you've all met Herschel, along with Akio and Phipps…"
Everyone would nod.
"Well there are 3 more…without further ado we'd like to introduce Lodhi…our Royal scientist, along with Annie and Marcy…our new Royal Guards…"
Everyone would bow their heads.
"Now onto to the updates of the day, as you all know the arcade is closed today…so today is a free day…we shall host the random roster race tomorrow at 8:30 right before the arcade opens…tonight there is a Royal Banquet at the castle…to celebrate the addition of so many new racers to our roster…attendance from everyone is expected…"
Everyone would nod again
"Not much to update you all on today…however the following 3 shall accompany us to the castle for an important meeting…"
Everyone would begin to shake nervously except for Herschel, Akio and Phipps who'd look at one another concerned
"It's us…by the mods they're taking no chances with us…they're altering us…" Akio would whisper to Phipps and Herschel
"Keep calm brother…" Phipps would respond
"Those 3 being Herschel, Akio and Phipps…the meeting won't be too long…just a final examination to ensure your codes are in order and a grand breakdown of our world runs and operates…" Vanellope would look down at the 3 she just named
All 3 boys would take deep breathes before bowing
"Of course our Queens…" Akio would state
"We're delighted to see how much you care…" Phipps would resist the urge say anything else
"We're eager to see how things work around here…" Herschel would barely keep in the sarcasm
"Oh your too kind…this concludes the daily meeting your all free to leave…except for the 3 scheduled for a meeting…"
Everyone would bow one last time, the Queens and their guards would climb down from the platform and walk away, Herschel, Akio and Phipps would follow closely behind.
Akio would glance over his shoulder and see all the racers still standing there looking concerned and afraid.
"We're fucking doomed…" He'd whisper
"Keep quiet…" Phipps would respond
There's be a sudden flash of light, it'd quickly fade and they'd notice a man and a women laying on the ground infront of them
Annie and Marcy would immediately step infront of the Queens shielding them
Vanellope would smile and tap their shoulders. "At ease…"
Both guards would step aside as Vanellope would take a step forward. "Hello….I'm Queen Vanellope…whom may you be?"
The man would sit up. "Oh my names Sebastian pleasure to meet y'all!" He'd say cheerfully
"I'm Velvet…I'm not a PC though…I'm just an NPC baker…I'm meant to be shown in cutscenes played before and after the race…"
"Fascinating….to either side of me are Royal Guards Annie and Marcy…behind them is Queen Candlehead…and just behind you infact is Royal Advisor Torvald along with Royal Scientist Lodhi…"
The 2 would glance over their shoulder's then towards Akio, Phipps and Herschel
"So what's going on?"
"Ah these 3 were added just last night…we were bringing them to the castle to explain how things work in our world…seeing how you just arrived the meeting will be mandatory for you aswell…."
"Ok than we'll follow you…" Sebastian would respond
Vanellope would smile. "I like you already…"
She'd turn around and walk towards the castle, everyone quickly following.
Upon reaching the castle Candlehead would stop Velvet. "You wait here we'll come fetch you soon…"
"Oh ok…" Velvet would respond
The others would be brought to a dark room with only a small circle of light in the middle, Herschel, Akio, Phipps and Sebastian would be sat down and the door would be closed, Vanellope, CandleHead and Torvald would disappear in the darkness.
They couldn't see them but would hear them walking in the darkness
"W-what's going on?" Sebastian would ask nervously
"You have much to learn…" Torvald would answer
Akio would look at his hands on the table shaking heavily, everyone would see Candlehead's arms emerge from the darkness and place her hands gently on his shoulders.
"At ease Akio…your not in trouble…"
Akio would shake worse
"We haven't done anything…we know the rules…we'll respect them and respect all of youth gain nothing from doing anything else here…" Herschel would state
"We know…which is why all you Akio and Phipps must do is place you hands on this…-Vanellope would place a black box on the table-…is place your hands on this box and swear your loyalty and fealty…"
The 3 boys would do as instructed, the box would suddenly glow and everyone would pull their hands away their hands burnt.
"These marks are marks of loyalty…so you don't forget the vows you made today…trust me…we can make them go away….but you really don't want that to happen…there's a reason no one else has these…"
Herschel would take a deep breath. "Very well may we leave now?"
Yes your supervisors will take you…"
Sticky, Adorableezle and Jubileena would suddenly emerge from the darkness taking them to the door and leading them away as Sebastian would shake nervously
Torvald would shut the door once again drowning the room in darkness
"I don't mean no trouble…" Sebastian would nervously state
"We know…though we have several things to discuss…than you will fall under Annie's supervision…" Vanellope would state
"Why?" Sebastian would ask
"Like the others you need a supervisor…and I saw you eyeing my Royal guard…" Candlehead would respond
(Later)
Velvet would wait as she was told, she'd see Vanellope and Candlehead approach. "Follow us…"
"Ok."
They'd lead her to the throne room, they'd sit on their thrones and she'd stand infront of them.
"So what do I owe this pleasure?" She'd ask
"Well after looking over your file…and seeing you in person…we decided to give you a job offer…"
"Offer?"
"Yes…as Royal head baker right here in the castle."
"Oh! I'd be honoured! Thank you my Queens!" She'd bow
"You start tomorrow morning at 6…if that works?"
"It most certainly does I shall not disappoint! Thank you my Queens!"
Vanellope and Candlehead would smile. "Your dismissed…"
Velvet would bow one more time and leave happily.
As she'd leave Torvald would enter.
How is everything playing out Torvald?"
"Well Herschel, Akio and Phipps are looking to not be a threat…the others still don't dare move against us…brutally cracking down on the newbies only reinforced their stance of inaction…as for Sebastian…Marcy and Annie are still teaching him…Annie is optimistic she can turn him into a valuable tool…he mentioned an ability to predict the future…and she's determined to find out more and report back.."
Candlehead would smile. "Great! Excellent!"
Vanellope would put her hands together. "Quite…there are some interesting times ahead…I'm looking forward to it…"
"I have an idea…that will further torment our former bullies…and add a sure fire way of ensuring no one ever acts out…as the risks would be to great, and consequences to brutal to bear…" Torvald would pull out a notebook
"Oh? What is it?" Candlehead would ask excitedly.
"It'll take time…though trust me…if implemented…no one would risk going against us…"