Author's Note: Hello, dreamers! So in this chapter, Lily and the group will go to Wreck-it Ralph and defeat the villains there! We'll also get a snippet of some of Coletta's past in the first timeline! So, enjoy!

Characters Introduced (Or First Mentioned)]

Many Nintendo characters

Fix it Felix

Vanelope Von Schweets

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Disclaimer! Any characters, ideas, locations, or stories that aren't my OCs or part of my personal ideas aren't mine and I do not claim to own them.

Lily and her friends emerged through the door. They were amazed by what they saw. Video game characters were everywhere! Mario, Sonic, Q-Bert, and many more were hustling and bustling around!

"Woah..." Lily whispered, staring around wide-eyed.

Sonic the Hedgehog quickly approached them. "Oh, you must be the Haventown Team! Boy, am I glad to see you! Earlier today, this girl came here and hacked all of our games with a virus!"

Lily pulled the wrinkled paper out of her pocket and unfolded it. "Let me guess. All of the screens are showing this guy?"

"You bet. That's our friend, Ralph! That Nightdreamer princess picked the meanest looking picture of him and broadcasted it in places that aren't familiar with his true nature. Now, everyone thinks he's a villain!" Sonic explained.

"So, where do we find Ralph?" Lily asked.

"He's in his game! See, when Alessia first created The Prophecy, she didn't want Lily embroiled in super scary conflicts until she was older. So, that's why when she made the rules for the essence competition, she wanted Lily and Megan to visit us when we're not being chased by giant bugs and stuff!" Sonic said.

"So, this will be pretty easy!" Lily said. The group walked through the plug doorway and took the train to Ralph's game, Fix it Felix J.R. When they arrived, the town of Niceland was being swarmed by Nighdreamer Cy-Bugs!

"Well, so much for "No giant bugs..." Sonic said.

Ralph, who was in the middle of fighting the bugs, said, "Thank GOODNESS you guys are here! These creatures have been trying to wreck the penthouse!" Ralph said.

"Don't worry, we'll help you out!" Lily said. She got out her staff. Lily started blasting the bugs with her staff. Everyone was helping out, Nicelanders included.

Lily saw a Cy-Bug flying right towards Vanelope, ready to gobble her up! So, Lily ran towards the bug and defeated it with her staff!

"Thanks, Lily!" Vanelope said.

"No problem!" Lily said.

The team was winning. The bugs had started retreating. This wasn't normal Cy-Bug behavior, because the beings aren't intelligent enough to flee, unless a beacon was lit, signaling them to one place, but there was no beacon around.

Where are they going...? Lily thought. Just then, out of the corner of her eyes, she saw Megan fleeing the scene!

Lily whispered to Vanelope and Ralph. "I think Megan's controlling the bugs! Let's follow her!"

So the three of them quietly followed Megan and the bugs. Megan was headed towards the entrance back to Game Central Station! She was going to release the bugs!

Lily, Ralph, and Vanelope snuck onto the train with her. Megan got off first, not knowing who was behind her.

She looked at the bugs. "Alright, Cy-Bugs! Attack!" Megan unleashed the bugs. They started swarming the place!

The video game characters started to fight the bugs, but they were too strong!

Meanwhile, Megan hadn't noticed Lily, Ralph, or Vanelope plotting behind her.

"Alright. We have to find a way to break the mind control spell Megan has on the bugs and then find a way to create a beacon to stop them!" Lily said.

"But how will we break the spell?" Ralph asked.

"I know how! Look!" Vanelope pointed to a special bracelet Megan was wearing. "That must be what's letting her control them!" Vanelope said.

"We'll distract the bugs while you get the bracelet," Ralph said. He and Vanelope ran and started fighting the bugs, giving Lily an opening to get the bracelet.

Lily ran over to Megan. "It's over! I'm taking that bracelet!"

"Oh, come on! Why do the Daydreamers always interfere with my plans?" Megan asked.

"Because we want you to come to the light! Please! I understand what happened to your brother!" Lily said.

"You can't understand how it feels!" Megan said.

"I do understand! I was just like you, Megan! I secretly didn't like heroes for a time, because Lucas was defeated by the main hero in his story!"

Megan's eyes widened. "Wait, are you talking about the Lucas I think you're talking about?"

"Does the name Lucas Lee ring a bell?" Lily asked.

"Oh my gosh, I didn't know! When it happened, I remember people in the Nightdreamer castle talking about it! I knew he had a sister, but I didn't know it was you!" Megan said.

"And that's why I want you to come with us, Megan! We'll redeem both you and Aunt Morgana!" Lily said.

"Listen, you just don't understand! Heroes have hurt villains for far too long! My mother is just trying to help us!" Megan said.

But Megan hadn't noticed Vanelope tip-toeing behind her! She carefully unclasped it without Megan even noticing!

"Psst, Megan!" Vanelope whispered.

Megan replied. "What is it? And that's PRINCESS Megan to you-"

Vanelope, with a sly grin, waved the bracelet around.

"You little thief!" Megan chased after Vanelope, but she was too fast. Vanelope pulled the control charm off of the bracelet and threw it to Ralph, who crushed it in his hand.

All of the Cy-Bugs were free from Megan's control, but they still needed to be stopped with a beacon!

"Lily, what can we do?" Vanelope asked.

Lily wondered for a few seconds. "I got it! I'll daydream a beacon, and the bugs will fly into it!" Lily concentrated with all of her might and created a shining, pink beacon that all of the bugs flew towards.

All of the Cy-Bugs were gone now, and Lily had saved the day! When the beacon disappeared, pink Paragon essence rained from the sky, showering Lily and the good characters.

Megan grumbled. "I lost again, but you haven't seen the last of me!" Megan used a vanishing spell.

"What is with that girl?!" Vanelope asked.

"Oh, she's my cousin! We're trying to bring her and my aunt to the light side!" Lily said.

"Well, I think you're one step closer to your goal, kid!" Ralph said.

All of the other arcade characters ran to Lily, Ralph, and Vanelope, thanking them for saving their arcade.

"You're welcome!" Lily said.

Just then, Corrin, Coletta, and the others came back from Fix it Felix Jr.

"Wait, what? You already defeated the final boss? Not bad, kid!" Sonic said.

"Well, it was really Vanelope who was able to swipe Megan's bracelet!" Lily said.

"Yep!" Vanelope said.

"Alright, since the day's been saved, let's go back to the Mansion and celebrate!" Cadenza said.

So the team, along with all of their new friends from the arcade, went back to the mansion!

Author's note: Sorry that chapter wasn't as long as I said it would be in the last one, but I was kind of pooped after writing Astral Maiden's love chapter 8. I don't know why, but I'm not a fan of long, drawn-out chapters anymore. I experimented with writing a 'super chapter' when I fit the entire Muppets arc from book 1 into an 8000-word chapter, but I would rather make shorter chapters for the lesser important arcs, and longer ones for the super important ones. So, the next chapter will have two 'halves.' The first half will be just goofy fun with the new characters and will be my first bounce house arc, and the second half will set up for the next arc. So, don't forget to stay lucid!