Wreck-It Ralph 2
The Glitch Zone
Chapter 7: Welcome to the Glitch Zone
"So let me get this straight, this Wreck-It Ralph guy crash-landed in Sugar Rush and helped you win the race just to get a measly medal back" asked Kit as she and Vanellope walked through the halls of the castle?
"Yep" replied Vanellope.
"That's a pretty irrelevant reason to want to help someone but he helped you save Sugar Rush from Turbo nonetheless, so I should remember to thank him for that when I meet him" said Kit.
"Oh, you're gonna love Ralph, he may not be the smartest or the most hygienic of characters but he's still a lovable guy" said Vanellope.
"Kit, what have I told you about leaving your room" said Electra who had just spotted Kit and Vanellope walking down the hall.
"Sorry, your majesty, I was just giving a tour of the castle to my sister, here" said Kit gesturing to Vanellope.
"Your sister" asked Electra skeptically?
"Yep, this is Vanellope von Schweetz of Sugar Rush, Mira brought her here" said Kit to Electra.
"Oh, she did, did she" said Electra. "I must remember to admonish her for bringing someone from the arcade to the Glitch Zone without my consent."
"Anyway we'll just continue with our little tour" said Kit before taking Vanellope by the arm and trying to walk around Electra.
"Well, if there must be a tour of the castle for your sister then I'll do the honors, thank you very much, after all this is my castle, not yours" said Electra.
"I was afraid of that" Kit said silently to herself.
Meanwhile in town surrounding the castle a portal from the arcade opened and out came Ralph, Felix, Calhoun, Taffyta, Candlehead, and Rancis.
"So, this is the Glitch Zone" said Ralph as he and his friends looked around.
"Yep, sure looks that way" said Felix.
"Enough chit-chat, Vanellope isn't gonna find herself" said Calhoun leading the way.
"Right, let's go" said Ralph determinedly.
"But this place is so big" said Candlehead!
"Yeah, where do we start" asked Rancis.
"How about we go in there and find someone who will know where to find Vanellope" said Felix pointing to a nearby tavern.
The tavern was packed to the brim with scrapped characters who were drinking, gambling, performing on a nearby stage, or beating each other up. The group passed through the crowd until they reached the bar where they met up with the bartender.
"Welcome to the Big Spill, what can I get you" asked the bartender?
"Actually we're not here for a drink, we're here to ask a question" said Ralph.
"Ask away then" said the bartender.
"You see, we're looking for someone" said Ralph.
"And who might that be" asked the bartender?
"It's a racer from Sugar Rush, a racer by the name of Vanellope von Schweetz" answered Ralph. A sudden silence filled the room at the mention of Vanellope's name and all heads turned towards Ralph and his friends. "Was it something I said" asked Ralph nervously?
"Did you say Vanellope von Schweetz" asked a voice next to Ralph?
Ralph and his friends turned to the left to find a young brunette woman clad in armor similar to Calhoun's.
"Yeah, why, do you know where she is" asked Ralph?
"Yes, and I'll help you find her if you do something for me" said the woman turning towards the group.
"Don't I know you" asked Calhoun taking a closer look at the woman.
"You should, it's been a long time, Sarge, a year in fact, didn't think you'd remember me even after that long" said the woman.
Suddenly a memory of the woman flashed in Calhoun's mind and she instantly remembered who she was. "Holbrook" asked Calhoun?
"Tammy, you know her" asked Felix?
"Who is she" asked Taffyta?
"Troops, this is Lieutenant Violet Holbrook, a scrapped character from my game" said Calhoun introducing the woman now known as Lt. Holbrook.
"You can just call me Holbrook, I only let those who have my respect address me by my first name" said Holbrook fiercely.
"Okay, Holbrook" said Ralph. "So, you said you know where Vanellope is?"
"Yeah, but like I said you have to do something for me first" said Holbrook.
"And what's that" asked Ralph?
"You gotta get me out of here" answered Holbrook.
"Look, we'll try but we can't promise anything" said Felix.
"Now, can you take us to Vanellope" asked Ralph?
"Follow me" said Holbrook leading the group out of the tavern.
On their way out of the tavern the group bumped into two more familiar characters.
"Holbrook, you better not be picking fights in there again" said a small stubby man.
"Yeah, you remember what happened last time" said the short woman next to him.
"No, I'm just helping these folks here" said Holbrook gesturing to Ralph and his friends.
"Hey, wait a minute, don't those two look familiar" Ralph asked Felix?
"Yeah, now that you mention it, I think I have seen their faces before if I could just remember their names" said Felix.
Just like how Calhoun remembered Holbrook, Ralph and Felix instantly remembered the short man and woman.
"George, Gail, it's really you" said Felix pulling the couple into a hug.
"Yeah, I thought we'd never see you again" said Ralph joining in the hug.
"Ralph, Felix, what are you two doing here" asked George?
"Yeah, shouldn't you be in your game doing your job" asked Gail?
"Well, we're here on business" said Felix.
"What kind of business" asked George?
"They're looking for the Chosen One" said Holbrook.
"The Chosen One" asked Taffyta, Candlehead, and Rancis simultaneously?
"Follow me and I'll explain" said Holbrook before leading the group to an ancient monolith on the outskirts of town.
"You see, long ago when the Glitch Zone began there was an oracle who foretold that one day a game character with the powers of a glitch will come and set us free" said Holbrook pointing to the monolith depicting the prophecy.
"And Vanellope's the Chosen One" asked Rancis?
"That's what we believe, that's why the Deceiver brought her here" said Holbrook.
"You know, that picture there does look a lot like Vanellope" said Candlehead pointing to the picture of the Chosen One.
"Yeah, on closer inspection, you're right, there is some resemblance" said Calhoun gazing at the picture.
"Look, I don't know if you have the right character or not but we have to find Vanellope, she might be in danger for all we know" said Ralph.
"Right now she's at the castle, so if you'll follow me I'll take you there" said Holbrook before leading the group to the castle.
At the castle Electra was still giving Vanellope a tour of the castle with Kit in tow.
"And this is the throne room where I'm usually present" said Electra leading Vanellope and Kit into the throne room.
"Very impressive" said Vanellope looking around. "Wait a minute, what's that" asked Vanellope pointing to the mural in the hall behind the throne room.
As Vanellope walked up to the mural it was revealed to depict the prophecy.
"Oh, don't pay any attention to that, it's just a silly story told by someone from ages past" said Electra dismissively.
"It's a prophecy" said Kit to Vanellope.
"A prophecy" asked Vanellope?
"Yeah, and according to it a game character with glitch powers will come to the Glitch Zone to restore our codes and set us free" explained Kit.
"Is that why Mira brought me here" asked Vanellope taking notice of how similar the Chosen One looked to her?
"Most likely" said Kit.
"You say too much, Kit, anyway this concludes our tour, now both of you go back upstairs" said Electra.
"Killjoy" said Vanellope and Kit simultaneously. The two sisters shared a giggle before sneaking out into the castle garden.
