Author's Note: Chapters 1-10 have been revised and updated. This necessitated me deleting several chapters (since the beginning of this ordeal I've recently only had to delete one chapter at a time). You may have to go back a bit to return to where you left off. Sorry for the inconvenience. It might be easiest to make note of the title of the chapter you're on in the future.
Ralph stared at the black box with white text, still dumbfounded. Could it really be this easy to change something? Is it even my place to decide how to change this? Ralph covered his mouth with his hand and adopted a thinking pose. Yeah, like this will help me think any. I don't want to take any of this away. I also don't especially need anything better.. I've got everything I ever wanted already minus smaller hands, but that's who I am. I don't need to change that, besides I have a job to do, the kids would notice anyway.. He sighed and tapped it to create a new line. I suppose that all I could ask for is to not regenerate as someone who hasn't bathed for 18 years.. All that would do is save me some time.. How about when I get dirty otherwise? He chuckled and began to carefully and slowly type with the corners of the tips of his fingers while shaking his head.
[[Since they're descended from wizards, he's clean with the snap of his fingers and faintly smells like a soft summer breeze.]]
Ralph chuckled. Ridiculous. I might as well smell nice if I'm going to be clean.He typed one more line.
[[And he doesn't have to worry about hurting anyone or breaking anything unintentionally. He knows how to control his strength almost perfectly after all those years of training alone in the woods. Even when he's asleep.]]
Ralph sighed. That's really the only thing I need to make sure of.. Could anyone blame me for this? "Is this really okay?" he asked worriedly. I don't even know if this will work.
"Descended from wizards?" King Candy asked with a laugh, "I don't see why not. You're doing fine." Now that's hilarious. Soft summer breeze, indeed.. He chuckled to himself a bit more quietly. I suppose that's one way of doing it.
Ralph rolled his eyes and considered typing one last line. No.. I've done enough. He saved the changes and sighed. Did I do the right thing?
"So Ralph the Magnificent," King Candy said with a laugh, "Why don't you try your magic trick?" Descended from wizards..
Ralph tried to snap but failed then said, "One moment." He pulled up the file again and added one last line.
[[He knows how to snap his fingers.]]
Ralph closed the file again. I didn't know how to snap.. He snapped his fingers and there was a whirling breeze around him with faint sparkles. He inhaled deeply through his nose and said, "Okay, well.. It works, I guess." I definitely feel clean, smells okay too.
"Alright, now let's go Mighty Wizard," King Candy said with a laugh, "This will never get old, you realize?" So he was concerned about his strength after all..
"Y-yeah, yeah," Ralph said trying to mask his embarrassment. I wonder what the others are doing.. What would they think about what I just did?
They floated back to the hallway connecting the code room with the rest of the game and the vault-like door to the code room closed behind them. Vannie, Felix, Calhoun, and Ash were waiting for them.
"So how did it go?" Vannie asked curiously, "What'd you do?"
"Oh, just sorting something out," King Candy said with a smile, "A small thing, really." It's a bit personal..
"When code is involved it's seldom a small thing," Calhoun said sternly while narrowing her eyes. Something happened that you're not telling us.
Ralph shrugged and said, "It isn't anything to worry about. He was just showing me something in my code, that's all." Should I tell them what I did? It's really no big deal, right?
"Showed you what, exactly?" Felix asked, "It must be something worth showing in that case, right?" Why does it feel like he's hiding something?
"Just my hidden backstory," Ralph said reluctantly, "I guess that's what you'd call it.. I don't quite understand how it works myself.."
"Why would it be hidden?" Felix asked, "I didn't know we even had backstories aside from what was in the song." Wreck-It Wreck-It Ralph.. Now it'll be stuck in my head all day.
"It's just something everyone is programmed with," King Candy said with a laugh, "No one really knows how it all works, but whatever the developers decide for your character makes it into the game as a file, somewhat separate from the rest of your code. They probably don't even know it's there themselves." I see no reason why not to tell them that much..
"So what'd you see then?" Vannie asked. As your girlfriend Iwould like to know.
"Well, when I was 12 I got separated from my our mother and my adoptive father in the woods where the Niceland apartments were built 18 years later.." Ralph said with a sigh, "I hunted animals to survive and apparently Felix and I are blood brothers, his father remarried as well." Descended from wizards.
"T-that.." Felix said as it sunk in, "We're brothers?!" He grinned ear to ear. "That's fantastic!" So he was alive after all this time.. "But wait.. What about our names? Wreck-It and Fix-It.."
"Are those really even family names?" King Candy asked, "Couldn't that just be your titles?" As wizards.. He laughed.
"What's so funny, Dad?" Vannie asked. There's something else..
"Don't say it," Ralph pleaded and covered his eyes, "It's ridiculous.." I mean, come on..
"Are you sure?" King Candy asked with a laugh, "Perhaps I should.." There's no hiding it now!
"It sounds interesting," Ash said with a smile. I'd like to explore the arcade a bit more, these guys probably forgot I was even here. Best to make my presence known again.
"A-alright, look.." Ralph said with a sigh, "We're supposedly descended from wizards.." Let's get this out of the way.. He rolled his eyes.
"Ralphie's a wizard?" Vannie asked as they started laughing, "That's rich! What kind of magic tricks can you do?" I wanna see! She gave him a hug. Don't take the laughing too hard.
As Jet and the others walked into Hero's Duty, they were met with Loya and Marco.
Jet's blood ran cold. I forgot I was going to see him eventually.. What should I say?
"So you must be Jet," Loya said with a hint of bitterness, "I see you've become quite popular.." Even Spears and Markowski. Spears especially I'm surprised by.
"N-no.. I wouldn't really say that.." Jet said nervously. Of course he'd still be bitter about it. If not outright hating me..
"Loya.." Garret said with a sigh. I understand, trust me.. But chill out.
"No no," Loya said while raising his hands in defeat, "I've come to accept it. I've seen enough by now. But tell me Jet.." He moved closer to him. "Tell me you're sorry. Make it up to me. That's what you're hoping to do, isn't it? Let's see what you come up with." It's the least you can do, isn't it?
"Aren't you taking that a bit far?" Taffyta asked coldly, "We get that you're mad, but you're starting to look a little crazy." You've got the eyes of a loon right now.
Loya sighed frustratedly and said, "Maybe.. You don't think I'm enjoying all this, do you?" You think I like getting all twisted out of shape seeing the person that controlled me for a few months turn into some super nice guy? How am I supposed to feel about this?
"I am sorry," Jet said sincerely, "I-I've done something unforgivable to you. It's not like I can just take all that back." What should I do?
"I just want to know where that attitude was when you were controlling me," Loya said in an annoyed tone, "It sure didn't help me any." Do you even know?
"I have no excuse.." Jet said nervously, "I just.. It was already too late.." I couldn't just turn back.. I'd have been walking to my death for all I know.. "So when I got caught.."
"So when you got caught you saw a chance, right?" Loya said, "A chance to get off the hook. Sure, you became a good person for it. I have no problem admitting that much.. But did you do it for yourself, or did you really feel bad about everything that happened?"
"B-both.." Jet said nervously, "Of course it was both of those reasons.." That's exactly right, but I've been honest about this from the beginning..
"I thought so.." Loya said with a sigh while cradling the bridge of his nose with his fingers, "Alright Marco, let's go.." Tapper's is calling. I'll have him help me out with something later. I'm not unreasonable.
As Loya and Marco started to leave, Jet nervously asked, "Would could I do?.. To make it up to you, I mean.." If it's something I can do..
"I'll think of something.." Loya said, "Until then do whatever, I don't care." I need a drink..
Loya and Marco left.
Jet took a deep breath. That went well..
"Don't bail on us now," Rancis said with a smile as he nudged Jet's shoulder. It's not like we didn't already know about this. No need to get bent out of shape.
"You look like you're about to have a heart attack," Jubileena said, "Take a few more deep breaths while you're at it." I hope he knows that was meant to be a joke.
"Yeah," Taffyta said, "Besides, he seems like he won't be trouble."
"You don't think I'd go run off somewhere do you?" Jet said, "I'm just.. nervous.." I didn't expect the reaction he had..
"He'll get over it," Garret said, "I understand how he feels though.." But I'm over it.
Crumbelina hugged Jet from the side briefly and said, "Well we're going to the beach, aren't we? Let's go." We're here to enjoy ourselves for crying out loud. Don't worry so much about him. Like Garret said, he'll get over it.. I'm such a hypocrite.
"Yeah!" Minty said, trying to sound enthusiastic. First Minty Zaki and now this other guy.. Jet's sorry, can't we all just move past this?
"Alright," Leon said, "Well that went better than I expected it to actually. I thought Garret and I would end up talking to him about it.." You're lucky Jet. I never would have expected him to come around on his own like that. Maybe we can finally have to real peace around here.
They finally went to the beach.
"I still can't believe we actually agreed to this.." Luke said with a sigh, "This is already annoying." It was all or nothing for her.. Why'd we have to merge in the first place?
"I'm not happy with it either," Luuke said with a sigh, "But what alternative did we have? And we made her cry again.." She almost dumped us both..
"So how are we actually going to make this work?" Luke asked disappointedly, "Should we stick with what we decided before and alternate days?" I can't really think of a better option.
"Well it's either that or alternate half-days," Luuke said, "I think alternating days would probably be easier to manage." I can't really think of a better option.
"True," Luke said, "You think one of us should change our hair?" That way we're easier for her to distinguish between.
"I don't see why not," Luuke said, "But I should keep our original hairstyle since you get our name. It's only fair." Extending the U sound is annoying in itself. Maybe I can get her to say it normally when we're alone..
Luke sighed and said, "Fine." Emi had better appreciate this. Well I know she does, it's not much different for her.. But now I have to share with this fool. I guess I'm calling myself a fool too..
"I'm thinking the same thing," Luuke said with a sigh, "At least I have that feeling.." And it's so frustrating.. But it sure beats not having her at all.. And I can finally move as I want to.
Author's Note: I figured I might as well throw in some Lukes. No banter this time, sorry. Just serious business. I still can't believe I actually went through with the option that Emi keeps them both as boyfriends. (It's actually going to be changed somehow in the newer version when I get to this.)
