IF YOU'RE NEW HERE : WELCOME! Unfortunately, you've reached the 4th book in this saga. Please start at Wrecking Limits, and work your way back to this point! See you in the next year or two! *grits teeth* No sarcasm, there!

In all seriousness, glad to have you aboard :D ENJOY!

A/N : It's SO GOOD to be back. I'm really excited to dive into the wild blue that is this story. I hope you guys are prepared for the fun things I have planned! I'm going to TRY and stick to my typical upload schedule, of once every other day, but if that changes, I will keep you guys posted. ALSO, I will be drawing a map of Sugar Rush's new castle lot sometime here soon, so you guys know what you're dealing with, here. It's a lot to take in, but I promise I'll try and make it as easy as I can!


Song Listened To :

Welcome by Phil Collins


*Out of the Blue*

*Chapter 1*

Sugar Rush's sweet, gentle, morning sunshine glistened down the stretch of glowing white corridor in which King Zed paved. Through the arch of the seemingly never-ending bend of a path, in which lead from the recreational hall, straight to Sugar Rush's palace's kitchen, Zed inhaled a deep breath of the crisp, winter air, glossed his eyes to the digital pad in his hand. Finally, he felt as if the whole entire world had finally gripped together, perfectly at the seams. A flawless ease of new opportunities, a warm embrace of reassurance, Zed cocked an eyebrow and soaked his gentle gaze to the triple striped wedding ring on his finger. With a skip in his step, he pressed down the gorgeous, sunlit corridor with further purpose and felt his heart soar the second he came upon the glass double doors, kissed with the delicate touches of white wood in which Tessa picked herself.

With a ruffle of his electric blue faux-hawk, yet another intake of Sugar Rush's air before he stepped indoors, his pupils soaked into a sag of relaxation as he welcomed himself into the vast, sprawling gape of a kitchen. The heart of the palace, it had to be large enough to easily house all of Sugar Rush's racers, as well as Sugar Rush's royalty and all the family branches it entailed, guests included. With sky lights that littered the white ceilings, warm sunlight made the room practically sing with harmonious peace. Abundant with a dozen or so people, both racers and faux-codes alike, Zed smiled and looked about as he tabbed his digital pad to lock. The kitchen was a large, round room, equipped with enough appliances, counter space, and seating for the lot of everyone. Although said massive kitchen had two equally as massive islands, they quickly filled with bustling bodies, eagerly telling stories and furthermore filling Sugar Rush's cold, winter air with the warmth of unending love and joy. Just as Zed was about to get lost in his thoughts, a gentle voice popped his bubble whilst handing him a steamy cup of coffee.

"Yourrr majesty," Vanellope stated in a teasingly pompous voice as she gingerly handed the cup of coffee off to Zed; he flinched, though relaxed once he realized just what was going on, a lazy smile sprawled his face.

"Just what the doctor ordered," Zed's tired, deep voice grumbled, he gratefully began to sip the coffee without question, and with Vanellope's cue to Zed's presence, everyone warmly trickled in their morning greetings to him.

"How many times didja get up, last night, there, dad?" Vanellope cocked an eyebrow, crossed her arms and tilted her head up in kind, teasing inquiry; Zed went in for a second sip.

"Five," Zed grunted after a hearty gulp, Vanellope bugged her eyes and frowned a little, "Poor thing... Being User-made has it's perks. I never had to experience TEETHING."

"Pretty brutal, I'd imagine," Vanellope shrugged, she looked across the kitchen and noticed Gloyd happily waving around a piece of waffle, on his fork, to get Vanellope's attention. She largely pointed and grunted a noise, "That's mine!"

"I'm making more, chill out," Taffyta sleepily barked, she hung tight to the secondary stove and hearth of the kitchen, across the gap.

"I don't remember Ace having this hard of a time, when he was a baby," Zed rubbed the back of his head, breathed a raspy breath and looked about. He was absolutely certain Ace and Libby likely would still be tucked away in their cozy love nest of a tower, though much to his surprise, he double-took on the back of Ace's head, it looked as if him, Nox and Oliver were deep in conversation.

"Every baby is different," Vanellope shrugged, she breathed a small chuckle and hung with Zed at the gape between both islands, the near-center of the massive kitchen. The room was filled with warm contentment, something the two practically drowned in, as happily as they could, though Vanellope gave Zed an apologetic smile once Zed heaved the tiredest, longest, widest yawn, "You, uh... You gunna squeeze a nap in, today big guy?"

"I can't," Zed huffed through the end of his yawn, and although he had that new, proud dad glow, he had the mark of honor; a solid set of dark bags under his eyes, "Lickity and I are going to Dead Zed, we're meeting up with Finn."

"Ah, yes, honeymoon plans," Vanellope bobbed a nod and giggled, she tucked her long black hair behind her ears and eyed Zed with pure love, "Excited for the few nights away? Berri-less?"

"Sleep," Zed grunted, though he shot Vanellope a sleepy, sarcastic smile, "Yes, I'm excited... I have something fun planned for Tess, and I... But we will certainly miss Berri. No matter how exhausted we are."

"I wanna hear all about your plans, after game day," Vanellope bobbed a nod, as did Zed; he eagerly tucked in for more of his life-giving coffee, though he cocked an eyebrow as Vanellope back-stepped away and pointed to him in curiosity, "Speaking of Tess, where is she?"

"Wonderful question, last I heard, she was going to go back to the tower to feed Berri," Zed hummed, though just as he began to pull out his digital pad, to hopefully source her, Penny gently raised her hand, she sat closest to the two, at one of the kitchen islands.

"She's in the treehouse," Penny chimed, though she quickly returned her attention to the little bundle of joy in her arms; her baby brother, Wren, who silently dozed in her arms, "She messaged Ace about it, earlier. I was eavesdropping."

"Thank you," Zed bobbed a nod, though he caught eyes with Vanellope and blurt a chuckle, "Seems to be the place to be, as of late."

"It's cozy, surrounded by nature, a private, warm, peaceful place to feed," Vanellope shrugged as she continued to head towards the group, which consisted of Gloyd, Candlehead, Snowanna and Jubileena, "If I had a new baby, I'd probably retreat there, as well."

"Her, Emery and I are currently fighting over it," Taffyta blurt with a small laugh as she dragged her gaze to Zed, equally as exhausted new parents. Zed gently moseyed over to her, so to inquire how she was doing, "With Libby and Balba due in two months, certainly five new moms is too much for that poor tree to handle. We might need to program a double, or even triple, tree house, my dude."

"I can do that," Zed nodded, he unlocked his digital pad, tabbed to a few options and quickly took a note of it, "If I haven't made mock-ups by tonight, pester me about it."

"Thanks, Zed," Taffyta smiled, she gently reached away from her cooking to grapple Zed's strong shoulder, and as their skin met, Zed did his best to scoop Taffyta into a loose, loving side hug.

"Us new parents gotta stick together," Zed grumbled in exhaustion, Taffyta groaned, "One diaper at a time."

"At least you have a honeymoon to look forward to," Taffyta blurt a small laugh.

"At least you and Rancis didn't have children on YOUR honeymoon," Zed playfully retaliated, though Taffyta lulled her head back and squeezed her eyes shut.

"But Berri is staying in Sugar Rush while you guys are gone," Taffyta only sarcastically complained, to which Zed nodded in humility and looked down.

"Can't thank Ace and Libby enough, really," Zed shrugged, he curled a curious smile and peered to his eldest child, across the way, "Be good training for them, anyhow. Libby's a third of the way through her pregnancy."

"Poor thing," Taffyta grumbled as she gently flipped two pancakes on the wide griddle she had splayed over the gentle fire, the castle's massive, glorious hearth was a magnificent chunk of white, solid stone that got a good, daily dose of usage. Taffyta heaved a raspy sigh, smiled down to her craft and volleyed her gaze to her first born, Penny, who was contently cooing to Wren, in her arms, "I'm sure it's hard for Ace and Libby to look around and see all these happy babies... I'm positive they're itching to get their hands on their own kin, any day now."

"Probably for the better, to be honest," Zed eased tenderly, he also volleyed his gaze to his own first born. Ace and Oliver quietly chatted, and although Oliver had a touch of maturity added to his eyes, one of acquired wisdom, of life experience, the innocent look of dewiness that slides to kissed wisdom, upon having your first child, Zed clenched his teeth nervously and could still see that doughy, boyish look of wonder in Ace's hazel eyes. Zed knew Ace would be prepared, though he had to worry about his first born, a creature that seemingly still, to this day, had a hard time growing right into his massive paws. Zed smiled, nonetheless, and turned to continue on, with Taffyta, "The guy could use the experience between Berri, Theo and Wren, anyhow..."

"Ace will be fine," Taffyta assured with a small giggle, "You see how Libby is, with all the babies. Surely it'll all rub off, on him, when the time comes. You know how sensitive and gentle he is."

"I can't imagine having twins on my first go around, though," Zed grit his teeth and nervously looked back at Ace, once more, though Taffyta blurt a small laugh and nudged Zed's elbow, to snap him out of it.

"At least he has a wonderful father figure to look up to, don't you think?" Taffyta lovingly teased, she wrinkled her nose and gave him a gentle look of happy annoyance, to which Zed finally dropped his worries, sagged his shoulders and bobbed a humble nod.

"Thank you," Zed huffed with a smile, "I certainly hope he seeks out my advice. I may not have had two babies at once, but... I mean I have had two babies. Certainly that counts."

"Most certainly," Taffyta nodded, she heaved another giggle and continued to prod at the pancakes that sizzled, "Game time is in an hour... You leaving, then?"

"Yeah, I'll head to Dead Zed after Litwak's opens... I have to go find Tess, anyways," Zed sighed, he took another long swig of his coffee and looked about.

"Betcha twenty bucks she fell asleep, again," Taffyta tucked her hair behind her ears and gave Zed a knowing look, though he heaved a hard sigh and shook his head.

"No, cause I'd be out twenty bucks," Zed mumbled, they both laughed as Zed began to gently peel from her, "I can only imagine just how exhausted SHE is."

"If you find her asleep, just leave her be," Taffyta warned as she waggled the spatula about, Zed grit his teeth and shot her a nervous look, "Never wake a sleeping mama-bear!"

"That only pertains to hibernation," Zed blurt a laugh and shook his head, though Taffyta gestured her hand upwards, to the sky lights.

"It's the middle of January!" Taffyta blurt, which cued more of the group's attention in gentle speckles of longing, happy glances.

With a gentle push Zed stepped back out of the West exit of the kitchen. He wrinkled his nose, peered down the long, glowing white corridor and gently dragged his gaze to the small sneak way, to his right. Nestled between the main castle's hub and the heart and stretching corridors of the kitchen was a small, private nook of trees. Zed quietly trekked down the sunlit sneak-way, which opened out to the castle's grounds, alongside a shady nook of a garden. The treehouse was Tessa's idea, she was well aware the castle was quick to introduce new babies to the game, and although she knew it'd be nice to remain in her's and Zed's own tower of comfort, she knew she'd eventually get cabin fever. She wanted a calm, quiet, nature-filled nook where anyone, especially the new mothers on the lot, could retreat for peace and quiet. Zed's racing shoes crunched the cold, grassy earth as he came upon the treehouse, and although the game's skies threatened more snow, any day now, he was thrilled this warm little tree house abode was still getting its use.

Nestled warmly in a large candy cane tree, all crowned with it's peachy white winter leaves, was Tessa's treehouse. A beautiful little home, with only one main room, though it's birch exterior proudly housed a large bay window that overlooked the castle's side lot and the dregs of the flyer's forested territory, alongside the club house. Zed climbed the white, untouched stairs, came upon the door and gingerly laid his hand to the digital hand pad, like a lock and key to the door. Once the key politely chimed, flashed his name and status across the screen and blinked a positive green color, the door quietly unlatched. Zed began to shiver, though the second he slowly pushed in, he was greet with a wall of warmth, and it was clear Tessa was prepared to come here, every single day, to routinely and proverbially hibernate. The view Zed had, upon closing the door behind him, was of untouched, delicate beauty.

Sat by herself, in the center of the room, on a big, fluffy, cozy white bean-bag-like chair was Sugar Rush's Queen, and her brand new princess. Nestled in a cozy, grey, fleece blanket and sunk into the endless void of comfort, Tessa rested with her legs tucked tight to her body, the blanket draped about her lap and middle. Dressed in a lazy black t-shirt, she successfully had tucked the entirety of it over Berri, so to feed her. Tessa's nose and face was gently and loosely tucked into the wide neck hole, of the shirt, so to keep an eye on her newborn, though as Zed neared, it was clear that Tessa's chin was properly slumped into her right collar bone and her eyes were sleepily shut. Zed heaved a silent chuckle, tucked his hands into his pant's front pockets and felt his heart just ache with delight, the adorable sight of Berri's little sock-covered foot peeking from the fleece blanket Tessa had shroud the two in, he slowly pursued the two and felt as if there was absolutely no where else he'd rather be.

Without saying a word, he gently came upon Tessa's fluffy beanbag chair, knelt down and allowed his silver coding to flare upon his palm. With as much tenderness as he could, so not to startle Tessa, or Berri, he warmly slid his live-wired hand to Tessa's left, bare upper arm, and within doing so, said coding flood Tessa's skin, alerting her that Zed was there without being abrupt about it. Tessa raised her eyebrows high in delighted surprise, inhaled a long, raspy deep breath through her nose and desperately tried to pry her eyes open, upon lifting her head. Zed blurt a silent chuckle as Tessa scrunched her face, peered into Zed's eyes for a moment before slumping, once more. Although she returned to her sleeping position, she allowed a small smile to sprawl her face, to signify to Zed that she was just simply dozing.

"You two doing okay?" Zed's soft, deep voice cooed, to which Tessa bobbed a small nod, inhaled another deep breath and stiffened her spine. She gently grappled the neck hole of her shirt and peered down to Berri, snuggled tight against her breast, "Hopefully tonight will be easier, on everyone."

"Now that the sun's up, she's as happy as can be," Tessa's tired voice croaked, she cleared her throat and glossed her eyes out the large bay window they were before, she narrowed her gaze as her pupils tightened with the draw of Sugar Rush's welcoming morning sun, "What's the logic in that... 'Oh, mom and dad are trying to sleep, time to scream.'"

"She definitely has thrown us a curveball," Zed grumbled with a loving smile as Tessa noticed Berri beginning to squirm and show signs of being all finished with feeding, Tessa's educated hands held onto Berri all whilst readjusting her shirt to normality, though as Berri came from the darkness of Tessa's shirt, she grimaced in a tight scrunch of her little face, tucked her larger fists to her chin and murmured in mild discombobulation. Zed felt his heart jump, every single time he laid eyes on his new princess, his blue haired beauty, he crowned the widest, most heartfelt smile, "There she is..."

"We're having a bad hair day, huh," Tessa smiled as she gingerly sat Berri up on her knee and swiped her larger finger across Berri's cute, fluffy, short blue hair, and as Berri's brilliant blue eyes adjusted to the change in lighting, she finally hooked her curious gaze to Zed. In a draw of delight, she beamed a wide, gummy smile upon seeing her father, "Same, girl, I don't know what it is. I haven't brushed my hair in days."

"You guys got the same hairstyle, currently," Zed blurt a laugh as he looked back and forth between both girls; Berri's bright blue hair was in chaotic sprouts all atop her little head, in which Tessa had a similar thing going, as well, "Peas in a pod."

"She's SO close to laughing, I can just feel it," Tessa encouraged as she sat Berri a little bit more comfortably and began to gently pound on her small back, so to burp her, "She was just going nuts over Lickity, earlier."

"Well Lickity IS pretty funny looking, understandable," Zed teased, Tessa furrowed her brow and shot Zed an annoyed smile. Zed got a bit more comfortable next to the two and gingerly soaked his two forefingers into Berri's little belly, he warmly got closer to her face and quietly cooed to her, "Hey, B... My little blueberry."

"I think those eyes are going to remain blue," Tessa encouraged softly as both parents remained tight to their newborn's line of sight, Berri eagerly peered back and forth between the two, a draw of cute inquisition, innocent curiosity, her incredible blue eyes finally hooked tight to Zed's as that cute, gummy smile remained, "Y'got all of dad's genes, there, Bear."

"Ace snuck by with that more subtle brown-blue mix of hair," Zed chuckled, though Tessa huffed a small noise and gave Berri a contemplative smile once she finally uttered a burp.

"Here, you want to hold her? I need to stretch, my leg fell asleep," Tessa grumbled as she gently began to hand Berri over to Zed, and with great enthusiasm, he took his small daughter into his strong, masculine hands.

"Amongst other things," Zed teased, though he sheepishly huffed a near terrified breath of a chuckle once Tessa shot him a look of Queenly, impending doom, crowned with dark bags under her eyes, "KIDDING, kidding... Say, 'we were just kidding, mom'," Zed pitched his voice higher and gingerly waved Berri's little hand and arm around.

Tessa heaved a mildly annoyed sigh, stood, hobbled for a second and gently approached the bay window, which was frosted at the edges. She groaned a noise of content as she largely stretched, arms high and tight in the air. Zed carefully got to his feet and kept Berri upright against the left side of his chest and collar. Berri quietly began to babble in incoherent, gummy nonsense, though her gentle, girly noises had Zed practically beaming. With a great deal of warmth, Zed's hands so carefully held her behind her back, and the back of her head, as he pushed firm smooches into the side of Berri's soft little head. He nuzzled his nose into her cheek and continued to give her warm kisses on her pillowy, soft face, to no end. He finally came up for air, peered to her curious little face and held tight to her innocent, dewy attention. She long blinked her cute blue lashes as her little hands did everything they could to grip onto the collar of Zed's shirt. She squirmed a little, her way of feeling every single new muscle she had, and figuring out just where exactly she was on this earth.

"Oh, I don't know if I can do it," Zed stated through a small, boyish wheeze as he gently stood to his feet, bringing Berri tight to his chest for support.

"Do what?" Tessa hummed through an exhale of relief as she volleyed her exhausted, yet still somehow glowing gaze straight for her husband's.

"Leave this little booger for a few nights," Zed mumbled as he slowly strolled closer to Tessa, and upon being in her vicinity, Zed warmly unhanded Berri, with his right hand, and successfully pulled Tessa into his chest. Tessa willingly slumped her head against Zed's broad chest and closed her eyes, her face nuzzled into Berri's little, properly sized wrecking hand.

"I was just thinking that, earlier," Tessa's voice barely mouthed, she sleepily nuzzled against Zed's chest as his comforting embrace held her tighter. Berri mumbled a few noises and gently began to kick her legs, little motions of stretching and using her muscles, "You leaving soon?"

"Yeah, Lickity and I are gunna head out early, I was supposed to meet Ralph outside of Sugar Rush, before the Arcade opens," Zed stated warmly onto the top of Tessa's head, his cheek slumped to the top of Berri's bright, cerulean blue hair, "Although... I got a text from Turbo, about an hour ago."

"... Everything okay?" Tessa popped her eyes open in a pang of sudden dread, she pulled her head away from the comfort of Zed's chest and anxiously peered up into Zed's eyes.

"I mean, I think so... Haven't heard a peep out of him, since the wedding," Zed shrugged, and as he lofted his gaze out the frosted bay window that they stood before, the cold, morning bliss the palace's lot sat in was pure, winter serenity. Zed shook his head and tried to keep a positive air about himself, "He just said he needed to have a small chat with me, if I could spare. He said it involved the topic of, well... Y'know."

"Lash?" Tessa stabbed in a further spike of already billowing exhaustion and stress, though Zed's masculine hand warmly cupped Tessa's cheek.

"Relax, everything's okay," Zed started, though Tessa interrupted him abruptly.

"I mean, three weeks is a long time to go without any communication with your King and Queen, don't you think?" Tessa rushed in a spike of an impending explosion of frustration and emotion, one that likely included tears and a mixture of chaotic, hormonal buildup.

"Tessyyy," Zed cooed as he narrowed his gaze and peered at his bride down the bridge of his nose in a teasing, inquiring notion of shushing love.

"Wh-what if he wants to unbubble Lash? I-I don't have the energy to even THINK about how that conversation would go," Although Tessa's voice was low and quiet, for Berri's sake, the look of panic in her now specks of pupils was more than obvious.

"Tessa Q. Kalivarrr," Zed chimed, with a little bit more loving force and a snarky smile to boot, though Tessa continued on in a rush of now billowing, jittery terror.

"I-I already suffered whole deletion for this nonsense, I'm not prepared to go through with it again, Zed, I-I can't tell you how many nightmares I've had-"

"Your majesty," Zed's now firm tone glossed over Tessa's being, though it still was entirely coat with love. He grappled Tessa's shoulder, blurt a small chuckle and gently jostled her. He pondered a thought and inquiringly shook his head, a little, "Why don't... Why don't I take Bear with me, you uh... Go ahead and get a nap in, hun, you need to catch up on your sleep."

"... You're taking the baby out of Sugar Rush?" Tessa stabbed through the clench of her teeth in terror, she accidentally glossed over the entirety of the sweet gesture and kindness Zed had just offered her.

"Yeah... And straight into my home game, in which she is properly coded for," Zed shook his head and blurt a chuckle, "I can bring Ace or Libby along with me, if that'll make you feel better."

"B-Bring Koko, Berri is still young enough to confuse the both of us," Tessa grumbled as she rubbed her forehead and tried to push tears away from the forefront of her mind, "I don't even know what universe I'm in, any longer."

"You just need some sleep," Zed instructed with love, he shook his head and kept Tessa close to his vicinity, making sure Tessa was well aware that Berri was equally as safe in his fatherly, tender loving care, "Everything is always heightened when you're sleep deprived... And I'm pretty sure you got less sleep than me, last night. I'll go talk with Turbo, Ace, Koko and I will scout Dead Zed, and possibly see Finn and Tammy. You, go sleep."

"Zed," Tessa began to retort in nervousness.

"I'm surprised I have to tell you twice, Mrs. Kalivar," Zed instructed with a hearty laugh as he gently removed his hand from Tessa's shoulder and pulled out his master communicator, he gently thumbed to a few options and cocked an eyebrow, down to the glowing screen, "I'll fill you in on the details after your beauty rest."

Tessa slumped her shoulders in defeat and felt surprise, as well, that Zed definitely had to tell her twice, to go get some sleep; something she was certain would never happen. She furrowed her eyebrows in a rise of motherly concern as she peered to the back of Berri's little head. She was well aware this wasn't Zed's first rodeo, though the fact that Berri was now being taken out of Sugar Rush, in the brief cross of Game Central Station, as well as a train ride to End Of Line Station, she bit her lip in confliction and held her breath. She finally glossed her exhausted gaze to Zed's and felt her heart jump. His handsome blue eyes held to hers with an equal amount of exhaustion, though somehow the look of sheer, unadulterated, boyish delight, that kiss of promise on the curl of his smile, Tessa was well aware this was the same look he so successfully deployed on her in their younger days; she sagged her shoulders in defeat and allowed him to take her down, once more.

"Please be safe," Tessa finally concluded, to which Zed inhaled a deep breath of success.

"I have a special little Blue, here, to protect me, if anything bad happens," Zed's deep voice teased as he lovingly jostled Berri a little, and with such, he smooched Berri's pillowy cheeks and was successful in getting a few good, excited wails out of her. Zed laughed, alongside her cute noises and nuzzled her little nose with his, "We'll be just fine... You head back to bed. I'll go see what Turbo wants to chat about."