Hello again
Hope you're all doing fine
I have good news to share, the next few chapters should be published rapidly as I've gone on a small writing binge, so you'll all be able to enjoy more chapters soon
As usual the following OCs don't belong to me they belong to other great writers
Herschel and Ella Nougatson belong to Captain Alaska
Lucy and Kevin Fluggerbutter belong to Agent BM
Kit Smoreline, Sebastian Buttercream, Velvet and Ruby Cupcake, and Simon all belong to Mangle6
Copy Vanellope belongs to SquidbaggerOfWoomyAndNgyesness
The following OCs are mine
Lodhi Crisp, Marcy Mars, Annie Brownie, Akio Cookie Dough, Phipps Twix, Norville Crisp Batterbutter, Vick Rainbeau Twix, Nya MuttonFudge, Christie Batterbutter Crisp, Sophie Flugpucker, Linder Winterpop, Nikki Zaki, Carl Brumblestain Mars, Mercurio C DiCaramello, Linke Bing, Charles Malarkey, Olivia Cookie dough, Floyd Orangeboar, Lodhi Jr, Ricky Road, Ryan Soft serve, Martin B Brownie, Hope and Faith Buttercream Brownie
No one owns anything else!
With everything out of the way time for the story
Ch.9 Unseen allies, Unseen Enemies
(hours after the ending of the last chapter)
Swizzle would stand next to a hatch hearing another flame wave speeding towards the hole.
He'd hear the frantic footsteps approaching, along with the panicked yells of regret.
Phipps would dive in and Swizzle would hit a button sealing the hatch just as the flame wave would sweep over.
"Almost thought you wouldn't make it." Swizzle would help Phipps to his feet
"I thought I'd get more time….the last five waves haven't followed the rule….the castle glows and shoots them immediately…..it's concerning."
"What did you go do?"
"Sent one of the drones I recovered to see if lodhi's lab survived"
"Did it?"
"lab is holding out….one of the tunnels we made isn't to far off the mark….we should be able to dig to it without much trouble…."
"How does that solve our no food issue? We can't starve to death but we sure as heck can feel it thanks to Vanellope…."
"His lab has a machine I built inspired by a movie…."
"Clouding with a chance of meatballs?"
"Yea that's the one…."
"Ok than, let's meet up with the others…"
The pair would walk back to the main hub where Taffyta, Crumbelina and Candlehead would be talking
"Hey boys find what you needed?" Crumbelina would ask
"Yes actually….we have some digging to do but Lodhi's lab is intact, so our starvation pains are gonna be ending soon…" Phipps would take a seat and catch his breath
"That's a relief…..but everyone is here except one….where's Marcy?" Candlehead would look around
"I don't know actually….I haven't seen her since we scattered…." Swizzle would take one of the last remaining cans of soda
"She dug a small place in the hills close to mine but it collapsed on her….I haven't seen her since…." Taffyta would look towards Candlehead
"I saw her making her way deep into the forest heading west from Taffy Swamp….I figured she'd be using the numerous rivers and streams there to her benefit….she had nothing….poor girl couldn't catch a break….seemed no matter what she did each flame wave hit her…." Crumbelina would add
Suddenly a familiar voice would cut in,
"Vanellope's goal for her was met….Marcy went back…"
It'd be Torvald's, there'd be a brief glow in the room as Torvald would appear before them, yet she's be entirely purple, except for her eyes which would be completely white
"Torvald? The hell happened to you?" Swizzle would ask in shock and confusion
Torvald would look over herself, "Gloyd was never convinced we had won…something had always felt off to him…Lodhi took his concerns seriously for a short time….just incase Gloyd was right, he messed with the code….instead of dying…I…well I can't explain it the way he did….but I'm like a ghost in the code….I can alter and change things….move without being seen and spy where I please….however I've kept that to a minimum….since Vanellope has been looking for me….and I wanted to learn more of what she's doing and intends….and also to see if the codes of any of her puppets can be saved…."
"What do you mean saved?!" Crumbelina would shout
"I understand your fury Crumbelina…but like Candlehead, her servants are coded to be loyal, even if it means harming those they love…"
"Assuming you've studied the extent of Vanellope's alterations….how do their codes look?"
"Saveable…."
"I'm assuming you found this while spying in the code….stopped by to say hi?" Taffyta would ask
"I discovered this world yes….a while back…I wasn't going to jump in just yet….I wanted to know more about it to ensure it wasn't a trap…."
"We'll now you can see it's our own little hell…." Taffyta would slam a fist down on the table
"Quite….I'm so sorry for this….me and Lodhi never saw this being added to the games code….I'm so sorry…."
"It's like Vanellope never turning good….none of us saw it….it's alright….but you mentioned my sister….and a Vanellope meeting her goals with her….what did she do to Marcy?" Phipps would ask concerned for his sister
Torvald would sigh, "Marcy broke….Nougetsia came and collected her….Vanellope made her submit to code alteration….and her army of servants grew by 1…."
Everyone would look at Torvald shocked
"Marcy?! Break?! Those 2 words don't go together!" Crumbelina would shout
"It's in Marcy's code! She has no limit!" Taffyta's jaw would drop
"I think I felt the games very core shake from that…." Swizzle would stare at Toravld in even more shock and confusion
Phipps would look at Torvald, "I require further context….if you have any…."
"I know it all….Marcy's code was altered from the beginning….Vanellope was subtle….she didn't want Marcy to break quickly….but she left in place the strings to cause her to….since if unaltered Marcy wasn't going to break no matter what Vanellope did to her….a fact Vanellope knew all to well…"
Everyone would stare at Torvald silently
"The world itself was designed to make her break….her files won't say it but Marcy is deathly afraid of fire….and burning alive….a fear Nougetsia only discovered far after our supposed victory….when Marcy fully believed she had saved her…."
Phipps would sigh. "She never liked fire…and hated being close to Annie's fire place…."
Torvald would continue. "Knowing this Vanellope wanted Marcy to burn…..going as far as to program the world to ensure she did…
"How?"
"So that any shelter she found would get destroyed the moment she used it….nothing that could supposedly stop the flames would protect her….that the waves themselves never killed her quickly….that even at full power where it would incinerate all of you in moments would take upwards to 30 seconds with her…and no matter what she did she would burn….in the off chance she didn't….the destroyed shelter or injuries from it would ensure the next wave got her…."
Candlehead would cover her mouth "poor Marcy…"
"Before Marcy's departure there'd have been 260 flame waves…..Marcy burned in all but 30 of them….in 20 of those 30 she was left in a state where death in the next was all but assured….Vanellope began pulling the strings needed than sent Nougetsia in to be the final tug…and Marcy broke….Nougetsia brought her to Vanellope….Marcy didn't want to be altered but when given the choice between submission and this world….in her broken state she chose submission…."
"Vanellope was always fond of Marcy….from day 1 Akio saw it…." Phipps would sigh
"If Vanellope wanted Marcy so bad….why not just alter her right off the bat? What did she gain from putting Marcy here?" Crumbelina would ask confused
"Encouragement for Nougetsia….the quicker her goals were met the quicker Marcy was supposedly going to be freed….and in Vanellope's cruel way…she wanted Marcy to learn….to suffer for defying her all those years ago…."
Phipps would sigh. "You said her servants are corrupted….what about Snowanna's?"
"What do you mean?"
"I've heard the story about Candlehead….and her main 4, and the tragedy that is Rancis….but I'm always reminded that Snowanna joined her in the agreement the 2 made….and when corrupted codes is brought up only Rancis and the main 4 are ever mentioned…"
"Yea her loyalties turned on a damn dime…like I get so did the others but during the first month of Vanellope's tyranny, before even Herschel showed up, Snowanna was on another level compared to the others….fuck Adorableezle even hesitated at times when it came to hurting Sticky! Sticky was good pals with both Adorableezle and Snowanna, but Adorableezle whose the most corrupted still showed hesitation as if she knew it was wrong, yet Snowanna never hesitated and seem to revel in it…" Crumbelina would add
"You guys aren't trying to say…"
Phipps would "…I think Snowanna isn't corrupted….or if she is Vanellope didn't do much compared to the others…."
"Phipps that's your wife your talking about…"
"Yes and someone I've had plenty of time here to reflect on…something was always off about her when compared to the others….ontop of all that…originally Swizzle wasn't corrupted either….he was only altered after his betrayal…."
"I agree with Phipps here….Snowanna never seemed as entrenched as Adorabeezle, Jubileena, Nougetsia or Citrusella….and the fact that during my second rebellion against her control the only ones she suspected were me and Snowanna….says a lot…" Swizzle would add
Torvald would look at the 2 in silent shock
"Just do me a favor….check her code thoroughly…..I've thought on it so much at this point I need to know for sure…."
Torvald would nod when she'd suddenly pixelate
"What's wrong?"
"Vanellope is about to peer into this world again….I'll try to reach out to you the next time I get the chance….stay safe….stay sane…."
She'd disappear in a ball of light
"No one mentioned a fucking word of what just transpired…." Phipps would quickly look around.
Everyone would suddenly feel a chill go down their spines, it'd feel almost as if Vanellope was among them breathing down each of their necks, Taffyta could almost feel the daggers Vanellope was staring at her
"I see you all found each other…."
No one would break the silence as another chill would pass over
"Well…all except one…"
"What did you do to my sister?" Phipps would ask
Candlehead would go to respond but quickly catch and stop herself as she'd look at the table, having the dreadful feelings Vanellope had her full attention on her
"I've done nothing….but she has…."
"What did she do?"
"Earned redemption…."
"And what is this redemption? Eternal servitude?" The others could almost see the venom leaving Phipps' mouth
Vanellope would chuckle in response. "You know me so well….I offered her the chance to serve…..she took it…..I had to ensure I had no rebels in my ranks….Swizzle taught me that lesson…."
Swizzle would see Candlehead shaking, "need to take Vanellope's attention off her before she freaks out…." He'd tell himself as he'd sigh.
He'd then would feel a cold invisible hand rub his chin. "Didn't you swizzle
"Given the chance…I'd teach you that lesson again….but knowing what I know now….I don't think you'd breath long enough to learn…"
He'd flinched as he'd feel as if a massive weight was suddenly put on his shoulders and another chill crept up his spine
"Really now Swizzle? I treated you well…and rewarded you for good deeds…"
"The good of deeds depends on the side you see them from…."
"How is serving your rightful queen not a good deed?
"A Queen that corrupts others to serve her….one that kills any and all who do as much as slightly disagree….one that thinks sending subjects to LITERAL HELL IS A JUSTIFIABLE PUNISHMENT IS NOT A QUEEN YOU SERVE BUT ONE YOU REBEL AGAINST…."
The weight on his shoulders would grow and he fall to his knees as he'd feel a cold hand rub the side of his face. "I will enjoy watching you break…."
"You won't break us Vanellope….I don't know what you did to Marcy….but you won't break us…." Phipps would feel 2 cold hands gently grasp his shoulders.
"You will break….just as Marcy did….with you by my side….we'll make this world unstoppable…"
"Forget it Vanellope…."
"It's inevitable my friend…soon…you will learn…."
Taffyta would feel a cold hand grab her by the neck and she'd tense up
"For you….I have plans for…"
"W-what plans?"
"You'll find out in due time…..Though this goes to all of you…you are safe here for now….I knew some of you would be smart and dig good shelters….but trust me…the flames were an obstacle to face….the test here isn't enduring the flames nor the heat….it is a test of sanity….one in which you will all fail…where only I can give you escape from….take your victory lap now for getting around the flame wave….but don't think I'm done with any of you yet…."
The hand would let go of her Taffyta as everyone would feel Vanellope's presence leave the room
They'd all take deep breathes
"I don't like this…."
Candlehead would look around. "Has she done this to you before? Where it felt like she was in the room with you? I've only ever heard her voice and the feeling I was being watched…"
"No….this was the first time….why show it now….I cannot say I know…." Phipps would respond and sigh once more. "Either way…..follow me, we'll grab some tools and dig our way to Lodhi's lab…"
"Better than just sitting here."
(Meanwhile)
Rancis, Adorableezle, Jubileena, Nougetsia, Citrusella, Marcy and Snowanna stand before the throne, as Vanellope would silently sit on it wearing goggles over her eyes as she'd hold the Orb containing the Hell-Realm
Her head would be lowered and it look like she was asleep
"Is she taking some sort of power nap?" Snowanna would ask
Marcy would hit the back of her head
"Thanks for doing that Marcy I was having the same idea…." Adorableezle would state giving an approving nod to Marcy who'd nod back
Snowanna would look at Adorableezle. "Is Marcy you're new favourite?"
"If she's good at reading my mind like that she will be…though to answer your question….the Queen usually just looks and speaks to those trapped in Hell…..though right now she's directly interacting with those trapped there…"
"So, what is she doing?"
Citrusella would take out her tablet. "This…"
She'd turn the screen to everyone else and they'd see Vanellope on screen walking around talking to her victims
"We can see her…but those trapped in there can't…."
"I see even Crumbelina is shaking abit….Hell Realm has done a real number on them…" Jubileena would state
"The price of going against our Queen…." Adorableezle would add
A few moments later they'd see Vanellope vanish on the screen and see her head raise
Everyone would turn towards the throne and kneel as Vanellope would remove her goggles and remain silent.
"Something wrong your majesty?" Adorabeezle would ask
"Quite…."
"Besides the fugitives?"
"Yes actually…."
"Is it why you dropped everything to go interact with those in Hell?"
"Yes…."
"May we know what is it than your highness?"
"Torvald isn't as dead as any of you may have thought….that doesn't come as a surprise to me given the way things played out when I went to kill her….to cut a long story short….she's hiding somewhere….and I know she's been helping from the sidelines….changing the code ever so slightly….but enough….." Vanellope would tap the orb with a finger as she'd ponder
"If she still walks this world we'll find her…" Rancis would state
"That's just it…..I doubt she walks at all…."
"What do you mean?" He'd ask in confusion
"Surveillance footage from the hallway showed Norville being saved by something the cameras couldn't see…but he clearly could, he talked to something for a few minutes…even hugged it….than he got empowered by it and fled….which made me think back to what Lodhi joked about years ago when a "cured" me asked him what his plan would've been had I hypothetically killed him…his response was that he'd become a ghost in the code…..travel back to the here and now….and I think he did that to Torvald…."
"So where dealing with a ghost?"
"Not quite….I'm not sure what we're dealing with exactly….all I know is that it's Torvald….and even in death she defies me…."
Everyone would silently look at one another
"Either way she won't distracts us a moment longer…..I have a few plans on how to catch the fugitives…."
"Do tell your highness…" Nougetsia would look up at her
Vanellope would look at Marcy. "Marcy….did Gloyd or Lodhi ever share details or secrets about an escape plan should things go wrong?"
"Gloyd had plans but refused to share them…he was very secretive….Lodhi knew most of them and shared them with me, along with our other siblings…."
"Do these plans include which games they'd flee too?"
"Yes…."
"Share them with me…."
(With those on the run)
Annie would stand on a balcony and watch the sun setting on a dimly lit world, a couple days spent in a game about the criminal underworld of some random city felt like ages to her, everyone would be residing in an extra hotel like complex in the games background far away from the view of players, Annie would sigh as she'd look down towards the road where several of the games characters would be patrolling the streets in shifts
Sebastian would join her. "What's wrong darling?"
"You really need to ask that dumbass?" She'd snap at him
Sebastian would flinch
"Sorry! I'm sorry Seb I didn't mean that! I didn't meant to say that or get mad!"
Sebastian would look away. "No it's alright….I get it….a lot of things have gone wrong….I get it…."
Annie would hug him. "Doesn't give me the right to snap at you…."
Sebastian would hug her back and Annie would go back to the balcony and sigh again
"It's Marcy isn't it?"
"Lodhi and Phipps too…Calhoun has been waiting outside since she left here after helping us set up….yet no one else has walked out….not even Vanellope nor her minions….which means Akio is the only sibling I got left breathing….and he's gone to tappers….where he's been drinking for atleast the past day…."
"No offence but the man seemed shook to his core…."
"I mean his ability to sense things came back….and the darkness he must've sensed when he first got them back….then the deaths…..Akio isn't someone that was gonna handle that all at once extremely well…."
"Can the poor sap even get drunk?"
"He and Lodhi tested it…he can't…"
"So why drink?"
"He's not aiming to get drunk….the act of drinking is how he deals with his issue….imagine an alcoholic that can't get drunk…."
"Sounds like a disaster…."
"That's Akio currently…."
"Why aren't you helping him?"
"He wants to be alone….he made that real clear to everyone after he and Gloyd led us here…"
"Why does he want to stay away?"
"Best guess is he senses something dark lingering around us….probably wants to clear his head and gather all his thoughts before doing anything…."
"And drink?"
Annie would sigh. "And yes drink…."
Sebastian would rub her shoulders. "Don't worry….Marcy is a tough cookie….she'll endure anything Vanellope throws her way….only reason she hasn't escaped yet is most likely the fact that she's fighting to get Phipps and Lodhi back….and refusing to leave without them…."
"I hate the thought and how you could be right on that….it'd be in character for her to do…."
"You'll see your sister again….I don't know how….but you'll see her again…."
(Elsewhere in the world)
Ella, Floyd, Nya, Charles, Nikki, Hope, Faith and Kit would be in a large lounge area, all trying to process what had transpired over the last few days, Nya would visibly be shaking
"You alright Nya?" Ella would ask
Nya would shake her head
"What's wrong?"
Nya would stutter.
Ella would look at Floyd.
Floyd would sigh. "Lucy killed our mother….our dad had to drive and leave her behind or we would've joined her….while I panicked and tried to dial Vick for help….Nya….saw how Lucy killed our mother…."
"Oh my god….I'm so sorry to hear that…."
Charles would look at his feet. "We heard Rancis on our second floor when we were leaving….our dad stayed behind to deal with him…..we haven't seen him since…."
Hope and Faith would be playing catch as Kit would be doing everything in his power to keep the twin girls distracted and out of the conversation
He'd be hating every minute of their exile, but he and Sebastian had only been added to the game nearly a year after a Vanellope's supposed defeat, and all he and Sebastian knew were stories the others had told them, and as far as he was concerned going back to Sugar Rush meant death for all the adults, himself included, and the corruption of the kids, something that Kit kept trying to stop thinking about to no avail.
The children would keep talking when Gloyd and Minty would walk in
The children would turn towards the 2 as Gloyd would clear his throat.
"We can say with certainty no one knows we're here….but be vigilant….I know you all have phones on you….and no matter what…DO…NOT….TEXT….ANY….KID….NOT…IN….THIS….ROOM…."
"But dad your buddies here encrypted our phones…." Floyd would say before Gloyd would interrupt him.
"Don't question me boy! Encrypting your phones was necessary…but don't go thinking that makes you invincible…..I died and learned a lot facing Vanellope….THAT FOR YOU SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO LISTEN!"
Floyd would flinch
"AM I UNDERSTOOD BOY?"
"Yes dad…."
Minty would hit Gloyd's shoulder and he'd take a deep breath. "Sorry kids….the loss of so many….is taking its toll….but please….anyone outside of this game is not to be contacted….."
The children would nod and he'd walk out as Minty would speak up
"I'm sorry for Gloyd's behaviour….but he talks from personal experience….the stories you've heard of our past are true….the stories we were willing to share were the least dark and gruesome…."
Floyd would look at her. "Our dad has some pretty bad stories…"
"Did he ever tell you how he was paralyzed from the waist down? Or what Vanellope did to Herschel? Or why Candlehead has the scars on her back and on her neck?"
"N-no…"
"Than he spared you the truly graffic….Vanellope's rule was a dark time for us all….and we don't want any of you that remain to suffer the same….we'll help those still trapped there….but at the moment…..the main priority of ours is to keep you all here safe and sound…."
The children would remain silent
"I know this world looks dark and gloomy….but Gloyd knew these characters well and knew they gave us our best chances to remain safe….things are changing constantly…..remain positive in these trying times….and we'll be back home racing before you know it…."
She'd sigh and leave
Nikki would look at Floyd. "how bad were your dad's stories? I could always tell my parents sugar coated the ones they told me…"
Floyd would sigh. "Pretty fucking bad….Vanellope was a fucking monster only out to hurt…."
"Spare any details?"
"No…trust me you don't wanna know…."
Nikki would sigh.
Charles would open a can of soda "This world sucks, like I get what it's about but they double down on the bad and gloomy….it's depressing…."
Floyd would turn towards him. "As Minty said….my dad felt these guys were our best shot….pass me a soda…"
Charles would pass him one as he'd turn to Nya. "Want one sis?"
Nya would shake her head.
Floyd would sigh. "Ella? Nikki? Take her back to her room….."
"Sure thing…." Nikki would get up and take Nya's arm. "Come on Nya let's get going…"
Ella would take Nya's other arm. "Try and sleep it off…"
The 2 would walk Ella up the hotel steps
Nya would stutter massively but eventually get a sentence out. "No sleep, it doesn't help…"
Nikki would roll her eyes. "Fine instead of sleeping you'll get some time alone with 2 of your best friends….that sounds fun?"
"Th-th-that sounds g-g-good…."
"Than we'll do that than."
(At Tappers)
Ralph would walk in and walk over to the counter where the only person there would be Akio, his forehead resting against the counter with a bottle of scotch in his right hand
Ralph would silently take the seat beside him
"…..what do you want?"
"Heard you left the game yesterday and didn't come back….wanted to check on you…"
"I'm fine as you see….leave me be…"
"You have to come back eventually…"
"I just put them in danger…."
"How?"
"Vanellope wants us….we're priority…."
"Whose priority and why?"
"Lodhi, Phipps, Marcy, Annie and myself…we're all why she lost everything….her desire for revenge burns hottest with us…."
"You don't know that…."
"Ah yes….that's totally not why the first 2 people fucking killed were Marcy and Phipps….and how Vanellope even went after Lodhi personally….nor why she sent her 2 best enforcers to collect Annie before she could escape….and that I can't totally not sense it now…"
Ralph would remain silent
"She wants us the most….I only wish Annie would see that…..and get as far away from the others as possible…."
"You guys won't win if your separated…."
"WIN FUCKING WHAT?! THERE'S NOTHING TO WIN!"
Ralph would jump abit as Akio would sigh still not having raised his head from the counter
"The battle started the moment me and Lodhi discovered the truth….and it ended when Torvald died….along with Phipps, Marcy, Crumbelina, Taffyta, Swizzle and most likely Candlehead….there was a fight….WE LOST….now it's just about surviving for those left…."
"Akio you can't say that…"
"Ralph….promise me one thing…"
"What?"
"Vanellope eventually is going to confront you when the last of us fall….and for the love of all that's holy do what she says…."
"And do what I did last time charge it and wreck everything?"
"No….let's us rot in peace….our world won't last long with Vanellope leading it….eventually it'll just destroy itself….just let it happen…."
"I'm not going to do that…."
"Ralph you helped us once look what she did to you…"
"It's why I'll fight her…"
"She's going to give it back…"
"How she erased it!"
"I know Vanellope she has a way….and when she does….never think of us again….please…."
"Why?"
"Because there's going to be no one to save Ralph…."
"Akio…"
"Save it….you should go…..as I said I want to be alone….please…."
Ralph would silently stand up and walk out, he'd join Calhoun who'd be standing near the entrance of Sugar Rush
"Any one else approach?"
"No I think it's like Annie said…..anyone not with them died….how's Akio?"
"A mess….."
"Of course…"
(A day later)
Lucy would lead the perfected children back to the castle
"Vacation is over people….the Queen will have tasks lined up…and I expect perfection from all of you…understand?"
"Yes princess…" They'd respond in unison
Kevin would chuckle. "Seems that vacation was much needed….got some fire back in you…"
"What's that suppose to mean?"
"Oh nothing…."
The twins would enter the castle as Lucy would turn to the others.
"Wait for us here."
The children would nod as Lucy would turn to Christie. "Except you, follow me…" She'd lead Christie to the throne
"Jr with me…" Kevin would state as he'd follow his sister and hear Jr following obediently behind him.
They'd enter the throne room and would be surprised to see Marcy with their mother infront of a board going over a plan
"Mother why is she here?" Lucy would ask
"At ease children….Marcy has learned her lesson….and submitted to voluntary code alteration….she seeks to redeem herself…"
Lucy would walk over to Marcy. "Kneel…"
Marcy would kneel and bow her head
Lucy would look at Vanellope. "I'm unconvinced mother…"
"Marcy tell Lucy the plan we formulated and how Lucy will play a leading role in capturing the fugitives…."
Lucy's eyes would light up. "Do tell…."
(Hours later)
Calhoun would be preparing to head back to her game to rest when one of her troopers would scream. "We got someone running down the tunnel!"
Calhoun would rush back and see Marcy stumble out of the exit badly cut, shot and bleeding badly.
"Get me a medic ASAP! Inform the others we got one more!"
A few medics would rush over and begin aiding Calhoun in treating Marcy's injuries
"What happened to you?" She'd kneel down beside Marcy
"Vanellope kept me locked far below ground….had to fight my way out….Adorableezle got a few good shots in as I ran for it…."
"They didn't chase you?"
"Lodhi gave everything to destroy the bridge….they won't be leaving the game anytime soon…."
Calhoun and the team of medics would quickly patch her wounds. "Ok that patch job will have to do we need to get you to the others….your injuries will be more treatable there…"
Calhoun and the team of medics would carry Marcy towards the game acting as a refuge for the survivors
Unaware Lucy would be following them, having used a cloaking device her and Jr had constructed months prior, she'd suppress her excitement as Marcy would be loaded onto a cart and brought into the game, upon arriving Marcy would be rushed to the games hospital
Lucy would break away and call her mother. "As Marcy had predicted….it's the game Gloyd and Candlehead originally hid in over a decade ago…."
"Ok….you know your objective….Don't be caught….I'll contact you when it's time for you to bring them all in….though if you wish to talk to some friends….I'm not there to stop you…"
"Alright mother….I eagerly await the call…"
(An hour later)
Annie would rush to the hospital shoving everyone she comes across out of the way, she'd barge into the room Gloyd told her Marcy was brought to and would find her sister bandaged up resting on a bed. "MARCY!" She'd cry out as she rush over and hug her sister.
"Hey Annie….feels like forever…." Marcy would hug her sister back
"What happened to you?!"
"Nougetsia killed me….I regenerated deep in the Fungeon….Vanellope tried to break me….Only thing that broke were the chains she tried to contain me with….while Lodhi tried messing with the code he told me to run and not look back…."
"And you listened to him?"
"We had been trying to escape since we died early on….we finally got a chance to escape….we took it….and when one of his knees got shot off….he atleast made sure I escaped…."
"I'm so sorry Marcy…"
"Don't be….I'm pretty sure I died a minute jnto Vanellope's plan being put in motion…..nothing you could've done…."
Annie would hug her again
(A few hours later)
Ella would go to her assigned room and lay in bed, she'd go on her phone and look through photos of her and her friends, the most prominent photos being of her and Kevin, she'd sigh. "I still can't believe that was all a lie…"
She'd suddenly get a text from Kevin. "Hey." Would be message
Ella would hesitate thinking on what Gloyd said. "I mean….if he were tracking my phone he'd probably know where we are already…."
She'd text back. "What do you want? There's no simply sending a "hey" after what your family did…"
To her surprise Kevin would respond immediately. "I just wanted to apologize that this was the only way to move forward….but I can promise you….if you surrender now….you won't be harmed…."
"Tough luck….you'd have to find us first…"
"That won't take long…"
"Fine….find me in a week and I'll give you a kiss."
"Make it a day."
"As if."
Kevin wouldn't respond, Ella would grow nervous. "No way he knows, no way….he couldn't possibly know…."
She'd lay in bed staring at the ceiling stressed
(Meanwhile)
Nya would lay in bed shaking, her mother's death at Lucy's hand playing on repeat in her mind.
Her phone would light up with a text, she'd pick up her phone and see Lucy sent her a picture, her hands would shake as she'd check the picture and see an old photo of her, Lucy, Nikki, Ella, Linke and Christie hanging out
Nya would put her phone down when she'd get another message, it'd be another photo but just Lucy and a 'perfected' Linke and Christie would be present.
Lucy would then send a text. "The gangs missing 3 special girls…"
"Leave me alone! Don't text me!" Nya would type her hands shaking
"As I told Christie, I'm not afraid of doing things myself…"
"What do you mean?"
"I intend to have my friends back….and for them to be loyal…."
"Good luck with that, murdering people is a non starter with me…."
"Would you really say that to my face?"
"Yea."
"OH REALLY?!"
"Yes I would!"
Nya would suddenly hear a glitching sound behind her followed by Lucy's eerily sweet tone.
"Then tell it to my face….now…"
(Back in Sugar Rush)
Torvald would enter the surveillance room and check a footage. "Lodhi wasn't joking….I don't appear on any cameras….way to go Lodhi…."
She'd hear the door being unlocked, she'd walk into the wall and see Citrusella enter and flip through a few cameras, review some older footage than eventually leave.
"Being a ghost has perks I guess…." Torvald would tell herself as she'd re-enter the room, she'd see Vanellope walking to her room alone with Rancis sleeping in one of the guest rooms.
"Why are those 2 separated? Vanellope still that angry over the survivors?"
She'd watch Vanellope enter her room and close the door, Torvald would wait an hour before taking a deep breath and teleporting to the games code, she'd go to enter the Hell-Realm when she'd suddenly be teleported to Vanellope's room, the doors and windows shutting and locking immediately, Torvald would go to phase through the wall only for thin blue lines of code to appear and block her, she'd nervously turn towards Vanellope's bed where she'd see Vanellope sitting at the foot, holding the Orb, and smiling.
"Hello Torvald…."
End. Ch.9