(A/N: Hello everyone, this is my first fan-fiction...! Yay...? I'm quite nervous about this, to be honest. I never written a true fan-fiction to post. Reviews would be really nice, doesn't matter how criticizing they are! Thank you for reading! I don't know how long I'm going to with the story, actually. Probably not for long...
Extra side note, by the way. This is going on to my head canon that King Candy was a glitch before everything happened. I won't say anything more. Okay you can read the story now if you want. Sorry for the A/N. You get a cookie if you're still reading this.)
Turbo sat down, glaring down at the ground. He put his legs against his chest, sighing. He was hiding in a dark corner of Game Central Station.
He's been hiding there since he escaped Road Blasters. People think he's dead.
"A new racing game was plugged in today," someone close to his hearing range said.
He looked up a bit, hoping his eyes won't glow. He was nervous; more or less just the fact he didn't want to get caught.
"What's it called?" The person replied to the other, and seeing it was Felix. The one announcing the new game was Sonic.
"Sugar Rush. It's a little sweet game. They have their own princess and apparently a different roster every day."
Turbo listened to their chat for a while longer. Then he finally decided that tomorrow he would sneak into Sugar Rush. He would see what Sugar Rush was. No one would really see him since the ones whose games are unplugged usually just rest the entire day.
He had dozed off moments after he thought of his plan.
He woke up hearing the loud warning that the arcade opens within a few minutes in his ears. He growled at the fact that it felt early. But instead of sleeping, he waits for everyone to leave Grand Central Station to their game, making sure that it's only the unplugged characters left and that they weren't looking. He quickly got up, making a dash for the game.
The Surge Protector didn't stop him for a check, so he got the train into Sugar Rush quickly as it took off.
He got into the world of Sugar Rush. The sweet aromas of all kinds of candy filled his nostrils. He felt sickened and blinded by the sudden sweetness and brightness, as he was used to the dark and the musty air he had lived in for what guessed was around 10 years. His vision focused and he began to get used to the smell.
"Sonic wasn't kidding about it being sweet…"Turbo muttered, walking around to hide somewhere. The sound of cars speeding on tracks joyed him with nostalgia. He hasn't heard that sound in years.
Waiting in a small forest until arcade hours were over, he snacked on some sweets to get used to the overly sweet taste. It felt ridiculous to be eating only candy, but he also wasn't caring since it was a while since he ate something.
He walked out the forest, wiping of whatever he had on his mouth with his hand. He looked around, seeing a small female racer in a pink dress walking down the track.
Must be the princess, he thought. He started to walk towards her, hoping for the best.
The princess saw him, pausing for a moment. She then smiled to walk up to him.
"Hello there mister!" The girl said in a nervous, but friendly voice.
"Hello there! Welcome to the arcade." Turbo replied with a smile.
"Thank you," she said, pausing for a moment, as if she was lost in words for a moment. "I'm Princess Vanellope Von Schweetz."
"Turbo. Nice to meet you, Princess Vanellope."
"Just call me Vanellope, alright? Nice to meet you too, Turbo!"
They had talked for a while. Turbo was glad she didn't know what he had done to his game and Road Blasters.
"So Turbo…What's your game?" Vanellope asked, walking to her castle. Turbo was told to follow so they can talk a bit more.
"Turbo Time. It was unplugged a long time ago. We had lost popularity and had to be unplugged."
"I'm sorry to hear that, Turbo. You're welcome to stay in this game, well, not in the castle, but you can probably find somewhere to sleep but stay out off-screen when the gamers come to play."
Turbo nodded. "Thank you, Vanellope. So, I'll see you after arcade hours?"
"Of course. I'll see you tomorrow, Turbo!"
Turbo waved as she walked into the castle, greeting the guards.
He walked off into the forest he had first went to hide in. Once he got there, he was grabbed by the collar of his jumpsuit and pulled into the forest, feeling a small bit of electrocution from the grab. Before he could say anything, someone had said; "Who are you and what are you doing in thi'th game!?"