Wow. It's been way too long, and I apologize. I know this is dragging on... Please tell me if it's getting too long. Follow me (the author) and I'll be happy to post another Wreck-it-Ralph story (maybe even a sequel!) after this one.

Mario raced across the finish line, once again winning a race. Bowser growled and cursed as he drove toward the houses. Much like Sugar Rush, Mario Kart had houses that the racers (even Bowser) lived in after quitting time. When he passed Vanellope and Ralph, he did a double-take, then grinned and waved to his fellow bad guy. Vanellope tried not to act scared, but she quietly slid behind Ralph. Sure, she liked Ralph, but she'd liked him before she knew he was a bad guy. A fire-breathing turtle with spikes on his shell wasn't exactly a great first-impression.

After handing his trophy to Peach and kissing her on the cheek, he headed over to the duo.

"What are you two doing-a here?" he asked.

Vanellope stifled a laugh. Mario noticed. "What?"

"I don't know," she admitted, "you just sound like Dr. Mario."

Mario smiled. "He's-a my brother."

Ralph knew that Mario could possibly be Turbo because he was the lead racer, but he found it extremely unlikely. If he had pointed out that Dr. Mario was his brother and kissed Peach, it didn't seem weird. Maybe he needed a witness.

"We're here to ask Peach some questions," he finally said.

Mario hesitated, as if he were nervous. Could it just be that she was his girlfriend?

"What type of-a questions?"

"Like, about, well, this thing..."

Vanellope groaned to herself. This could go on forever. She had to intervene before he rambled until opening time. Well, she would've intervened anyway, but that wasn't the point.

"There's a parasite going around Sugar Rush," she said, "and we'd like to ask her if she knows anything about it."

Mario backed away. "You're not-a spreading it in here are you!?"

"No, no!" Ralph exclaimed. "It's only in children. We just want to know if she knows anything, since she deals with children a lot."

It was true. When she wasn't racing, she was taking care of the babies in the babysitting game (it wasn't popular, but the babies still needed taking care of). It was a good coverup.

"Well, okay," Mario said and called over his girlfriend. He left, but not before glancing several times over his shoulder as he walked away.

"Yes?" Peach asked, her blue eyes sparkling.

Ralph made sure that Mario was far away, then said, "Have you heard that Turbo is lose?"

"Oh, no," she said in her over-exaggerated voice.

"Well, he is, and we were wondering if you've seen any unusual activity here," Ralph said.

As they were talking, Vanellope noticed Luigi watching them. He pulled something out of his pocket that looked like a vial, spun it in his hands, then slipped around the corner. She tried to get Ralph's attention, but he kept talking to Peach. She decided to take matters into her own hands and followed Luigi down an empty street. He seemed nervous, and kept looking back, but didn't seem to notice Vanellope. Finally, he entered a small house. Vanellope dove into the door before it closed. Luigi sighed and glanced around, fear in his eyes. He turned toward Vanellope, who jumped.

"Go," he whispered, "hurry!"

"You're Turbo!" she cried. "I saw you carrying the antidote!"

A familiar voice laughed and someone came down the stairs.

"He's Turbo?" The person laughed more. "No, I am."

"Gloyd!?" Vanellope screamed. "No!"

He laughed again. This guy apparently had issues with laughing. "Don't worry, your precious boyfriend is at your secret hideout. I was afraid you'd find him, Princess-"

"President."

"-when you were driving your pathetic cart in there, but you didn't. He must've still been knocked out."

"What are you going to do with him?" she cried.

"When I'm done with you," Gloyd-Turbo said, "I'll drop him into the Cola springs."

"No!" Vanellope screamed. She tried to run toward him, but he pushed her aside. He exposed his original form.

"I hated that racer's body," he muttered, "not easy to race with. Luigi, hand me the vial."

"Why are you working for him?" Vanellope cried.

He sighed. "I'm sorry. He... he-a tricked me, he took Daisy."

"Oh, yes," Turbo said, like he'd just remembered that, "she's chained to her bed. I'd hurry if I were you."

Luigi ran out the door. He slammed it behind him, and it caused red code to go over Vanellope.

"Ah, the red code," he said, "I see you got the parasite."

"Give me the antidote!"

"No! It's mine!"

Vanellope felt the pain starting to come back, so she casually leaned against a chair next to her. Turbo didn't seem to notice.

"How are you even alive?" she asked, hoping to distract him long enough for the glitch to come. She'd gain more strength, and maybe she'd be able to get the vial.

"You think you can kill me?" he asked, laughing. "The Cola beacon only destroyed the Cy-bug in me."

"Pity."

The pain was so great that she had to use all her strength to hold herself up. More red code glitched, but Turbo was too busy telling his story to do anything. Finally, she couldn't handle it anymore. Her knees buckled and the glitch took her over, hopefully for the last time. In her heart, she knew it would be the last time, anyway. The glitch was at its full extent. Either she'd retrieve the antidote, or die shortly after she glitched.

The fight began.