Rancis was snoring loudly and obnoxiously in his bed. The arcade had closed a few hours prior, and he had decided to take a snooze

However, he wasn't sleeping in peace.

Rancis had just finished the Random Roster Race. His little candy-fans were cheering him on. He had come in second place. Taffyta Muttonfudge, who had gotten into first place, congratulated him.

"Rancis, you did a great job," Taffyta complimented him in a sincere tone. "You almost beat me."

"Thanks, Taffy," Rancis replied. In the back of his head, he was somewhat disappointed he had not won, but he kept it to himself.

"Drop the act," a voice said behind Rancis. "I know how you really feel." Rancis spun around. A female racer, the one who had come in third place, was facing him, a look of anger and jealousy clear on her face.

"You wished you had won, don't try and deny it," The racer grumbled and pointed an accusing finger at Rancis. "Well be lucky you got in second. I almost beat you."

She kicked her kart in frustration, causing Rancis and Taffyta to jump a bit. Adorabeezle ran up immediately and tried to comfort the upset racer.

"Calm down, Buttercup, I came in last and I'm happy," Adorabeezle nervously stated and tried to place a comforting hand on the racer, but the racer jumped away. "Shut up, Adorabeezle," she grumbled and turned away.

"Hey, I was just trying to help," Adorabeezle said uneasily. The racer grumbled. "I'll never come in first place." Rancis shuffled closer to racer.

"B-Buttercup, I d-don't know what to tell you," he stammered. The racer turned to stare at him. "I mean, y-you've been acting strange, lately, and, well..."

"SHUT UP!" The racer shouted and punched Rancis in the shoulder. He fell backwards and landed on his bottom. "I don't need your words of comfort, I don't need Adorabeezle, I never needed you!" The racer yelled.

Adorabeezle flinched. Tears started to form in Rancis' eyes. The racer folded her arms. "Are you going to cry, Rancy?" She taunted.

"That's enough!"

The racer, Rancis, Taffyta, and Adorabeezle turned around. King Candy stomped towards the four of them. "Buttercup, stop whining," he scolded. "Rancis is right. Your behaviour lately has been concerning everyone. Your bringing a bad reputation to this game. Racing isn't about winning, it's about having fun. You're being a bad influence to your fans and fellow racers."

The racer flinched slightly and turned around to leave. "Don't turn your back on me," King Candy stated firmly. "This isn't done yet."

The racer stopped for a moment. "No, it isn't," she said so softly she could barely be heard. "Not yet." With that, she jumped inside her kart and drove off. King Candy shook his head in a disappointing manner and walked away slowly, leaving the three racers.

"I hope she won't do anything crazy," Adorabeezle said uneasily. She squeezed her left hand, something she did whenever she got nervous.

"What, our Buttercup," Taffyta said uncomfortably. "Come on, we know her. She would never try something desperate. Right, Rancis?" She turned to Rancis for support. However, he said nothing. His head was down, one hand gripping the other. A tear rolled down his cheek. Without saying a word, he turned around and walked back to his kart.

Rancis woke up from his dream. He jumped out of his bed and turned around. Another, identical bed was lying right next to his, but nobody slept in it. As he stared at the empty bed, a single, lonely tear slid down his cheek, just like the one in his dream.

He noticed that the Random Roster Race was beginning to start. All of the racers were already at the starting line, except him.

With a heavy sigh, he places his Butter Cap on top of his head and lowly made his way out of his house and towards the starting line.

(Scene Transition)

Inside the candy tree forest, a young girl watched the Random Roster Race beginning to start. The girl traced around and saw Rancis making his way towards the starting line.

The girl started to leave the candy tree forest and headed towards the Sugar Rush kingdom, a big, heartfelt smile on her face. As she skipped to the kingdom, she said four words:

"I'm coming home, Rancy."