So after so many years being on this site I've finally posted something! Which is a big accomplishment for me because the process of transferring a story from my brain to paper (Or in this case computer) is ridiculously hard. Anyways seeing as it's my first story I would greatly appreciate some feedback so I can improve because I have a couple of other stories I'm working on that are a bit lengthier than this one and I want everyone to enjoy them. Plus I think I'm a comma abuser! ._.
So I guess the standard disclaimer is in order: I own nothing here in this story and I'm not making a cent off this.
Also just so you know the bold text will be when Ralph is speaking in first person. Other than that I hope you like it!
You know before the whole Turbo incident Halloween was the one time of the year us bad guys were truly appreciated. Every year Mr. Litwak would turn the place into a "haunted" arcade and keep the place open later for the kids to enjoy. They would come from all around the area dressed up in every kind of costume you could think of just to come play the games or eat candy. Yup, those were the good old days. Of course it was us bad guys who ran the show then! See the good guy's never really wanted to participate in the spooky holiday because the majority of the kids that came were mostly dressed as bad guys! I think that's why the good guy's disliked the holiday. Now I know what you're thinking, that everyone would want to dress up as the good guy right? Wrong! Oh sure kids liked being the good guy but they love being the bad guy. It's the one time of the year they can act rude, gross, or scary and not get in trouble for it. I mean sure I myself have yet to see a Wreck it Ralph costume but I've seen plenty of other bad guys! Or just some scary guys in general. Though I didn't understand that glittery vampire guy; he wasn't all that scary, just sparkly like a disco ball.
"This year is going to be different. Instead of the good guys just heading to their own parties in who knows what game and the bad guys doing all the scary stuff and contests elsewhere; this year we'll be celebrating together in Game Central Station! It has the most room anyways. Now we got the kids from Sugar Rush helping out with the candy shortage; cause let's face it guys we suck at making our own candy. We also have the lady nicelanders baking sweets for the party, and a few other characters helping out with the decorations. So once the arcade closes at eleven tomorrow night the party will officially begin! There's going to be a costume contest, mini games, dancing, and of course grand prize for best scare of the night! Though we do need to lay down a few ground rules this year. First we need to keep it PG, there will be young game characters present and we don't need another warning from Surge. Second we've decided to make a few costume choices off-limits due to past events that I think you'll understand. So no cy-bug costumes, turbo costumes, or king candy costumes. Unless of course you want Sergeant Calhoun to shoot your face off it's best to just follow those rules."
Ralph was attending the weekly Bad-Anon meeting and it was the night before Halloween that had him over excited. He loved Halloween! Oh sure Christmas was great and all; if you know, you actually received gifts. But Halloween was the one time of the year the bad guys had complete control of the arcade and could relax and have fun since the good guys never wanted to participate in the scarier aspects of the frightful holiday, or so they assumed anyways. So the bad guys claimed it as their own and even came up with the best part of the holiday: The Hollow's Eve Best Scare contest. Ralph had actually won it the last seven years in a row and was looking to make it eight this year. Though he was mostly excited to show Vanellope how great the holiday was.
"So Ralph since you're the official party planner this year, I guess you'll be too busy over seeing everything to take part in the Hollow's Eve scare contest, right?" Bowser said smugly as some of the other villains chuckled.
"Why, think you've got a shot to take my crown King Koopa?" Ralph challenged.
"I'd like to think so." Bowser said his smugness turning to irritation.
"I might be busier this year hosting the Halloween bash, but I've always got plenty of time for scaring."
"Thanks for that heads up Ralph. Would anyone else like to add anything?" Clyde asked.
The rest of the group shook their heads. Everyone had already done their bit of sharing of the night before Ralph gave them the announcement.
"Alright, now next week there won't be a meeting but if you would like to talk feel free to come and find me. Now let's finish up with the bad guy affirmation." He said before everyone joined hands and recited the usual oath before heading out to the Pac-Manorail to Game Central Station.
As Ralph exited the outlet a blur of sea green barreled into the wrecker's chest and knocked him flat on his back.
Feeling a little winded he rubbed the back of his head and looked up to see non-other than Vanellope jumping up and down on his stomach.
"Do you always have to do that? You know you could just wait in Sugar Rush until I'm done like I told you to do before." He said unamused while he picked Vanellope up by her hood and placed her on his shoulder before he stood up and dusted himself off.
"Yeah but waiting in Sugar Rush is so boooring once we finish the roster race! Besides don't tell me you don't love my greetings, they keep you on your toes! Expecting the unexpected." She said with a dramatic wave of her hands.
"Yeah kind of hard to stay on my toes when I get knocked over every time. So are you excited about Halloween?" he asked since this was a first for the royal racer.
"Am I!? I'm beyond excited I'm . . . I'm joystic!"
"What?"
"It's a combination between joyous and ecstatic!" Seeing his still confused face she sighed "Look I'm working on it."
"But oh man I can't wait for tomorrow night! The costumes, the candy, the scary stories, the candy, the scare contest, and the candy! It's gonna be awesome!" She yelled excitedly as she glitched behind his head and sat down.
"Uh you said candy three times."
"Yeah well candy's the best part! I mean who doesn't like candy?"
"But your game is made of candy."
"So, this is different!"
"How? The candy is coming from your game!"
"Because it's being eaten in celebration of . . . of, what is Halloween celebrating anyways?" She asked as she looked at him upside down.
"I'm not too sure really, all I know is that since our game's been plugged in every year on October thirty-first Mr. Litwak and every kid and adult gamer dress up in costumes, eat candy, and try to scare the pants off each other. There was this one time I tried asking the surge protector about it but he started going on about someone called religion or something? I kind of just tuned him out after a while."
"So that's all there is to it?"
"Pretty much." He said with a shrug.
"Sweetness! You know I think I'm gonna go for that scare-fest trophy."
"Oh, and what makes you think you'll win it boogerbrains?"
"Well for your information I just so happen to have my costume all ready to go. It's so good it's going to make everyone soil their pants!"
"Kid you're not going as a cy-bug or King Candy are you, you know the rules for this year."
"Yeah yeah I know, but winning is in my code!"
"I thought racing was in your code?"
"They're both in my code, jeez is this twenty questions or what!?"
"Seriously though what's your costume?"
"That's for me to know and for you to find out; if you dare!"
They arrived in the Fix It Felix Jr. game where several other arcade characters were gathered around a long table covered with tons of decorations, pie samples, candy, and fabrics.
"Wow Mary looks like you've got everything we need and just in time!"
"Yes well almost everything. Felix and Tamora are getting the last items and then we'll be ready to start decorating." She said as Qbert and his friends along with Tails and Luigi waited for further instructions.
"Thanks again everyone for your help, I probably wouldn't have been able to pull this off by myself."
"So we figured." Said Mayor Gene rudely until Mary patted him on the shoulder.
"Now Gene play nice." she giggled making Gene smile as he walked away from her, but as he passed Ralph he glared daggers up at the giant wrecker before entering the apartment.
"Sheesh when is that guy ever going to warm up to you?"
"That's actually pretty nice for him compared to before."
"Ralph, brother! How did the meeting go?" Felix yelled out to the group as he and Calhoun approached them with their arms full of more decorations.
"Eh same old same old, so is that everything?" he asked as they added their supplies to the table.
"Affirmative, though I don't think those pie samples are going to last long." Calhoun said as she thumbed over towards the far end of the table where Vanellope had helped herself to some pie and looked up in surprise at being called out. She swallowed her mouthful and grinned sheepishly at the trio.
"Heh just thought I'd make sure they were edible . . . and they passed . . . with flying colors!" she said giving them two thumbs up as Ralph rubbed his face irritated.
"Just make sure we have enough for everyone else to try."
"No problamo jack!"
"Alright let's get this stuff out to Game Central Station, I wanna finish decorating tonight before Litwak's opens." Ralph said as he picked everything up in his massive arms and carried it to the tram as the others followed behind him.
-Four hours later-
"Well that about does it." Ralph said as he took a few steps back to take it all in.
"I'd say give yourselves a pat on the backs guys!" he said as he surveyed Game Central Station which was now decked out in tons of black and orange streamers. In the middle of the room they had built a stage for the contests which was surrounded by candy graveyards. All the lights had been covered with giant orange sugar glass pumpkins and vanilla taffy was strung around the poles and ceiling to appear as spider webs with black licorice spiders crawling on them. The rest of the place was dripping with strawberry syrup that was splattered on the walls to imitate blood. They also had several different booths set up around the place for the mini games as well as several tables where the food would be going the night of.
They all gathered together to make their final plans before the next night. "Alright, Felix, Gene, and Zangief will be judging the costume contest. Mary, Don, Lucy, and Deanna I want you four to keep tabs on all the food and refreshments. Gene, and the surge protector will be the acting security. A couple of parties got out of hand a few years back, let's just say some villains don't take being called cheaters very well. But most importantly guys have fun and be scary!" Everyone applauded together, they too were just as eager to be included in the previously exclusive holiday and very much looked forward to tomorrow night.
"Let's wrap this up people! We've only got a few hours before the arcade opens so quit lollygagging!" Calhoun ordered before she and Felix left for her game.
"Alright let's get you home miss President." Ralph joked as he picked up the tiny racer and held her on his palm.
As they entered Sugar Rush Sour Bill was waiting by the entrance with Vanellope's cart ready to take her back to the castle. The wrecker placed her in the kart and patted her head to which she slapped his hand away playfully.
"See you tomorrow night kid, and make sure to get some sleep!" he said with a grin.
"Pfft what are you my programmer? See ya round bricks for brains!" She yelled as she and Sour Bill took off in her kart leaving a cloud of sugary dust. Ralph waved her good-bye and then turned around back towards the exit to head back to his own game.
Short but sweet so far. My goal for this story is to have it finished and posted by Halloween night, so I'll post each chapter once I finish them. Thanks for reading! :D