Author's Note: This story has finally been rewritten in a new style! In case you're in the middle of the story when you catch eyes with this note, I've done the same for all of the previous chapters as well. I apologize if it's a bit sudden, haha.
"All clear!" Yuni from DDR X2 could be heard yelling from beyond the screen of the game Fix-It Felix Jr., which resulted in a few seconds of dead silence.
"Hey Ralph, you think maybe these folks have some idea of what's going on?" Felix asked worriedly. They were on the balcony of the Niceland apartment building. Jaminy.. If we can't figure this out, our game..
"Yeah, maybe," Ralph replied skeptically, before yelling as loud as he could, "Hey anyone know what's going on around here? We just got plugged in and we're missing some people." Nearly everybody. It's just me and Felix. What's going on around here? Our game is going to get unplugged for sure..
Felix slunk away, just inside the building, not wanting to be in front of Ralph since the latter was in a bad mood.
"Hey that's Ralph!" Vanellope yelled excitedly, her face pushed up against the character select screen of Sugar Rush, thanks to one of the marshmallow race attendants, "What are you doing still in your game Stinkbrain?" You look fine, at least. I was almost worried for a while there..
"Who's that?" Ralph asked, mostly to himself before yelling again, "Listen kid, I ain't no 'Stinkbrain', yeah? I just want some answers around here." And I want them tout suite.
"Cool it, Wreck-It! This ain't the time for belly achin'. Is Fix-It with you?" Calhoun chimed in firmly, taking a slot of the characters elect screen, "You two were supposed to be here hours ago!" I said Fix-It again.. It's Felix. Felix.
Ralph rolled his eyes and grabbed Felix by the back of his shirt from inside the building and held him up. "Yeah, he's right here," he yelled in a somewhat joking manner before putting him down softly, "We supposed to know you or something?" A look of indifference dominated his face. They certainly act like it.
"I apologize for my friend here," Felix said nervously in a mildly raised voice while briefly glancing over to Ralph, "Like Ralph here said, we just got plugged in and the rest of our characters are nowhere to be found." And we're in quite the pickle if we don't somehow get them to show up..
"You don't remember anything? Nothing at all?" Gene chimed in, taking another slot of the character select screen. This isn't good.. They're alive and well, so our game is safe.. But 30 and a half years.. All gone in the blink of an eye.
"Gene? Gene is that you?" Felix asked, somewhat relieved, "What are you doing over there, friend?" The others must be with him, thank goodness..
"Perhaps I can explain," Clyde said while taking yet another slot of the character select screen, "You see Ralph, Felix.. The arcade owner, Mr. Litwak has replaced the power strip that once housed all of our games with two new ones. The two of you alone seem to have stayed behind in your game for some reason, and from what you are saying, it is clear that your memories were erased along with the highscores." All we can do now is try to pick up the pieces as best we can..
"Erased.." Felix said to himself in disbelief. It doesn't feel as though anything is missing, but all evidence points towards them telling the truth. He tried his best to put a positive spin on it. Hey, at least we're all alive and our game won't get unplugged. Thinking about it like that made it much easier on him, though Ralph didn't seem to mind much at all.
"I would like you to try meeting up with the soldiers of Hero's Duty," Clyde said, "They seem to be on the same power strip as you. Perhaps they can help you somehow." They can at least keep you company until transportation between power strips can be arranged somehow..
"And stay away from those damn eggs, we don't need a repeat of.. nevermind." Calhoun hastily added in a firm, demanding voice.
"Will do!" Felix happily declared while waving goodbye. The graphics of that game are good.. How long has it been since our game came out? Well, there's no use worrying about it now.