Cherry and Atticus took the local bus into town. Once they saw there was a video game arcade, Cherry pulled the string to make the bus stop and drop them off there.
"There it is, Atticus, Litwak's Arcade," Cherry pointed out the window. "I hope you remembered your dollars and quarters!"
"Of course I did." Atticus said.
"Luckily I collect a lot of loose change around the house." Cherry said as she took out her large collection of the twenty-five cent worth coins and walked out with him to get their game on.
Mr. Litwak opened his door, allowing in all his loyal customers who he loved like family and greeted many of them warmly.
"Hello, Mr. Litwak." Atticus greeted politely.
"Hey there, strangers, can't say I've seen you around here before." Mr. Litwak smiled at them.
"We're just visiting and had a need to play some games," Cherry showed her quarters, then looked around. "Whoa... I've never seen so much in my life!"
"Why don't you kids check out my best game that's been in this arcade for 30 years?" Litwak recommended, showing them a game that was called Fix-It-Felix Jr. "You see, that mean guy is Ralph, and he tries to wreck the apartment and everything, but Felix is up to save the day and the Nicelanders, people have been playing it since it first came out."
"Cool." Atticus said.
"Why don't you try it?" Mr. Litwak suggested, then heard his name called. "Excuse me a moment..." he said, going to another young kid having trouble with one of the games.
Cherry looked around, wondering if she should play Fix-it-Felix or not and saw another game which got her attention. "Sugar Rush Speedway... I'm getting a cavity just looking at the controls..."
"We'll play that game after we play Fix-It-Felix Jr." Atticus said.
"Alright." Cherry put in her quarter and Atticus put in the other as they got ready.
Ralph was shown in the game sleeping, until a bulldozer came and left him in a pile of bricks which were being made to made the apartment for the Nicelanders.
"Hey, you moved my stump!" Ralph called in the game and moved to the apartment. "I'm gonna wreck it!" He started to destroy the apartment like the game was programmed to do.
"Fix it, Felix!" the citizens cried.
Suddenly, a man in blue suspenders and hat with a golden hammer came on the screen. "I can fix it!"
The game was now starting.
"Wouldn't it be cool if we lived in a game world?" Atticus asked while they were playing the game.
"Yeah, that'd be somethin'." Cherry laughed as they played as Ralph and Felix.
As the two played, they were unaware of the storm coming outside the arcade. The game then suddenly flashed off as they were getting close to the final level.
"HEY!" Cherry and Atticus yelled, trying to get the game back on.
Mr. Litwak took the others to another place in the arcade, but didn't know Cherry and Atticus were still at Fix-It-Felix Jr.
"Come on, turn back on already!" Atticus exclaimed.
Suddenly, the screen became all blurry. There was some sort of wicked laughter heard, but neither kids knew the source of the voice. Before they both knew it, something had came out at them and the two blacked out instantly. That was when the games turned back on in the arcade and the lights flashed back on.
Mr. Litwak came out. "Okay, guys, show's over, let's go!" he called and allowed everyone back to where they were.
But Atticus and Cherry were not in the room anymore.
"Ugh, my head..." Cherry moaned, rubbing her head as she got up on her hands and knees. She looked around and saw she wasn't in the arcade anymore, but it appeared to be like a train station, though it was empty and no one was around. "Hey, where am I...? Atticus?"
"Ugh, yeah..." Atticus moaned, rubbed his head and then got up and saw that they were in a train station. "Where are we?"
"I don't know... I..." Cherry looked around. "Where's the arcade? Mr. Litwak!" she stood up, feeling very confused.
"I don't know, the last thing I remember was the screen of the video game turning back on and being all blurry and then some kind of evil laugh." Atticus said.
"Yeah, I heard it too..." Cherry looked back at him. "What do we do now?"
"Welcome to Game Central Station," a blue hologram man came over to the two kids, not recognizing them at first. "Names?"
"Atticus James Fudo." Atticus said.
"Cherry Butler." Cherry also gave her name.
The hologram man checked his list. "Why aren't you two in your game? Those kids are expecting you!" He became animated and pushed them into a doorway.
"What are you talking about? We're not part of a game, we just got here!" Atticus exclaimed.
"Atticus, check it out..." Cherry pointed up to show that there was actually a game logo up with both of them on it.
"Of course you're in a game... Don't you remember?" the hologram guy rolled his eyes at Atticus.
"I don't ever remember being part of a game, do you?" Atticus asked Cherry.
Cherry only shrugged.
"Now, get in there!" the hologram guy pushed them in. "And I don't wanna see you two out here until 8:00 sharp!"
Suddenly, a random door shut as the two kids appeared in the center and looked up to see giant golden letters reading; "CHOOSE YOUR CHARACTER" and their names were underneath them.
There were two kids out of the game, arguing with who to be to play the aforementioned game.
"I wanna be Atticus, I'm cooler than you!" the girl argued with the boy with glasses as they were about to play the arcade game neither Cherry and Atticus knew about.
"No way, I don't wanna be Cherry, you be Cherry!" The boy argued with the girl.
"Fine!" the girl scoffed, then made the joystick select Cherry while the boy chose Atticus.
"Whoa!" both the kids in the game were forced to a selection part of the game.
"CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE" was written this time and there were many selections such as the Flintstones, Lady and the Tramp, Balto, Cinderella, and more.
"Cool." Atticus whispered.
The kids chose an adventure and the loading screen came up.
"Uhh... What now?" Cherry asked as the lights were out for them since the loading screen came up on the arcade game's screen.
"I guess wait." Atticus said.