-==Chapter 4==-

Sibling Entourage

It was morning on Saturday, and Litwak's Arcade opens at 10.00 A.M. Arthur's father got a telephone call from Arthur's School.

Arthur's Father: "Don't worry, sir, I know the story all too well. Arthur himself told me about Heather."

Headmaster Reilly: "How is Arthur holding up?"

Arthur's Father: "Thank god he's holding up good, but the memory still haunts him."

Headmaster Reilly: "So, did you cheer him up?"

Arthur's Father: "Not really, but an Arcade station does the job for him."

Arthur and his Mother are at the Kitchen, preparing Breakfast for the family. Arthur's little brother Jacob is still sleeping, and his big sister Sarah is preparing to go to work. Although Arthur has gotten himself a new hobby in Sugar Rush racing, he still cannot get over Heather's death. Even though he told his parents about the string of events that took Heather's Life, he cannot stop blaming HIMSELF. He thought he was the one, who led to Heather's death, but the truth is, it wasn't his fault, it was the bullies at his school. In fact, he's going to transfer into another school, one that is closer to Litwak's Arcade, which just opened last year in 2016. His old school was closer to his house, but this new one is very far, but luckily, he can use the Rapid light rail train to go there. At Breakfast….

Sarah: "Hey, Arthur… Have you gotten over Heather's demise?"

Arthur: "I wish, but I won't forget all her good deeds for me."

Sarah: "Don't worry, she WAS the Hell-Defiler, and she is famous among the gaming community."

Arthur: "I guess you could say that. I just wish she didn't die, or if she had to, at least peacefully."

Sarah: "I know, but life is harsh you know… Some people had to die in horrible ways….

Arthur's Mom: "Like my great grandmother."

Jacob: "At least you got someone, Arthur?"

Arthur: "Who, Molly? She's older than I am."

Arthur's Father: "No, Arthur. Jacob means that sweet cavity Vanellope."

Arthur: "Um… pops, how did you knew I played Sugar Rush as…."

Arthur's Mom: "BuzzzTube spread your story from yesterday."

Sarah: "Those BuzzzTubers sure care for someone with a dire problem…"

Sarah shows Arthur one of the BuzzzTube Sugar Rush videos with titles such as: "Give Moral support for Arthur", "In Memory of Hell-Defiler", etc. Even there are videos with Molly being interviewed by the News…

Sarah: "Tell you what; I'll take you to Litwak's tomorrow, if you want me to play Sugar Rush with you."

Jacob: "We can play together, Arthur. You can count on us."

Arthur: "Yes, please… It would be a blessing if you get to meet Molly the Moppet Mantis."

Speaking of BuzzzTube, last night, Arthur and Molly were interviewed by some of the BuzzzTuber kids at the Pizza restaurant. The next day, which is Sunday, Arthur, Jacob and Sarah made their way to Litwak's Family Fun Center and Arcade, and there, they met Molly.

Molly: "Hey, Arthur, I see you got some entourage."

Arthur: "Well, these are my siblings, Jacob and Sarah."

Sarah: "Well, the Moppet Mantis… I… I can't believe it's really you!"

Molly: "Um, please, just Molly…"

Jacob: "Come on, let's play some games already!"

Arthur: "Sugar Rush?"

Sarah and Jacob: "Of course!"

Molly: "Well, Early Bird spots of four!"

Arthur: "Let's go then!"

Sarah and Jacob: "YEAH!"

Molly: "Okay, Off to Sugar Rush!"

Inside the game, while Arthur prepares himself before inserting his first quarter, Vanellope, nicely sleeping in her comfy bed in the newly refurbished Diet-Cola Mountain, was woken by a LOUD siren alarm, right as Arthur inserted his quarter.

Dispatcher: "(Along with blaring siren) QUARTER ALERT! QUARTER ALERT! QUARTER ALERT!"

Vanellope: "AAAAAGH! OH DEAR SUGAR, GOTTA GET GOING, GOTTA GET GOING!"

As Vanellope gets prepared, Arthur starts the game, where he first taps his Tobi-Save card to log-in to his Save Data, while Molly inserts her coin and guides Sarah and Jacob about Sugar Rush. Arthur's roster only contains Vanellope, so to show it, after he confirms his Tobi-Save information, as he steps on the gas pedal, his screen shows Vanellope, her Kart, and her stats, with the following sentence: "You are ready to race!", along with a command to step on the gas pedal to confirm, which he does. Molly on the other hand already has a few characters as explained yesterday, where she started with Vanellope, unlocking Taffyta, Jubileena, and Crumbelina. Since Arthur picked Vanellope, on Molly's roster, her Vanellope was crossed. For the sake of being consistent, Molly chose Crumbelina.

Vanellope: "Oh? (Jumps in Excitement) Ha-HAAA!"

Crumbelina: "(Twirls, bows, and pumps her right fist up, smiling)"

Sarah: "Wait, are those kids supposed to be doing that when they're chosen?"

Jacob: "Uh, Sarah, you do know that Sugar Rush functions like Mario Kart, right?"

Molly: "Say, you two want me to make you some Tobi-Save cards so you can save your Data?"

Sarah: "Nah, we're good. What's the big deal of a save-data in an arcade game anyway?"

Molly: "Fun surprises."

Jacob: "Nah, pass."

Sarah and Jacob start their game too, by inserting their quarters. Since they don't have Tobi-Save cards, just like Mike, they choose No in the screen where they are given time to log-in to a Save Data, which they ignore.

Announcer: "Chews your Racer!"

In the roster spot, there are Rancis, Taffyta, Snowanna, Citrusella, Gloyd, Adorabeezle, Sticky, Jubileena, and M. Sakura. Sarah chose Rancis and Jacob chose Gloyd.

Rancis: "(Smugly raises his right fist up and does a Karate-Slice with a vain look on his face)"

Gloyd: "(Brushes his hair using one hand and snickers evilly)"

Arthur: "Jacob, Sarah, let's race together!"

Jacob: "How?"

Molly: "Look at the screen! You have two choices: Play Together, which is basically VS Player, while Play Solo is you race on your own!"

All the four kids chose "Play Together!" and because they chose simultaneously, no "A NEW CHALLENGER" screen effect is in place.

Molly: "Oh, and try pressing those buttons on your side, guys. The green one is to activate Motion Simulator, and the Blue one is to change the Camera dimension from 2D to 3D MAX. And if you chose 3D or 3D-MAX, put on those 3D Power Goggles."

Sarah and Jacob: Okay."

Molly: "Oh, and to make sure the Motion Simulator is in effect, fasten your seatbelt. The cabinets have Safety sensors."

The kids activate Motion Simulator and the Cameras are set to 3D-Max.

Announcer: "Chews the Track!"

Arthur: "What about Sweet Ride Circuit?"

Molly: "Good idea, that's also suitable for beginners."

Jacob and Sarah: "Okay then. (The four chose Sweet Ride Circuit)"

Announcer: "Chews your Game Mode!"

Arthur: "Jacob, Sarah, pick Casual Mode if you want it to play like Mario Kart!"

Sarah: "Okay!"

Jacob: "if you say so!"

While the Loading Screen takes place, Sarah has a conversation with Molly.

Sarah: "So, what's your business with Heather anyway?"

Molly: "Well, Heather and I used to compete in Sugar Rush. She and I also have another friend named Sally."

Sarah: "I see. Say, have you ever played Sugar Rush outside of Litwak's?"

Molly: "Well, I used to play Sugar Rush in other arcades before. Back then, Vanellope as a character was the Royal Princess and she drove a White kart, and she doesn't have any crazy skill or Character Superpower like the one here. You see, when I first came here and saw Sugar Rush in an attempt to play it only to be told off by some game hoggers, one of the things that caught my interest was that it has NO Vanellope. Mind you that this is before Sugar Rush got overhauled to the 21st Century Quad Cabinet the Arcades worldwide got. At that time, the Old Litwak Sugar Rush's replacement racer for Vanellope was an Out-of-Place character named King Candy."

Jacob: "So, did you get to race as King Candy?"

Molly: "Apparently not, because the next time I came back, the royal racer was Vanellope, who I am definitely familiar to. And when I raced as Vanellope, AGAIN, remember because I used to play as Vanellope in other Arcades' Sugar Rush games, this one got an insane skill, which is dubbed the Glitch, and that the kart this Vanellope drove was NOT the white one I was accustomed to. And when TobiKomi came to Overhaul Sugar Rush, they took the advice from Walt Disney to upgrade all the racers and give them unique skills of their own. When the overhaul was taking place, the Old Litwak Sugar Rush was the last and ONLY Surviving Sugar Rush game in the world."

Jacob: "I see… Oh, the race is about to start!"

Arthur: "Oh yeah! (Notices Rancis) Hey, look, Rancis is in his old kart again!"

And Arthur was right, because Rancis' RV1 can only be driven when gamers put a Secret Code input. Sally was smart enough to keep the code in secrecy, so that she is the only person in America to have the RV1 for Rancis. At Sweet Ride Circuit's starting/finish line, the racers in the line-up from 10th to 1st are: Vanellope, Adorabeezle, Crumbelina, M. Zaki, Rancis, Snowanna, Gloyd, Swizzle, Jubileena and Torvald. As the race is under final second preparations, the arcade is getting crowded.

Vanellope: "Alright… keep it cool… and we can do this."

Rancis: "(admires Vanellope from behind him)"

Gloyd: "(Chuckles at his chocolate-butter friend)"

Crumbelina: "Oh, Gloyd, good luck…."

Gloyd: "(Sighs at Crumbelina in affection)"

Announcer: "Are you ready? 5! 4! 3! 2! 1! START!"

And the race begins. Now, Arthur hits the gas after Halfway of Two, allowing him to launch. Sweet Ride Circuit's layout in Sugar Rush Super Speedway starts with a medium-long straight to its first right turn, where Arthur and Vanellope picked a Power-Up: Sugar Boost cube, which is basically a Speed boost, overtaking Snowanna, Jubileena, and Torvald. However, due to the nature of Character Specific Superpowers/Skills, a Sugar Boost cube's effect only lasts a short time. Molly and Crumbelina picked up an Ice Cream Launcher and shot it at Arthur and Vanellope.

Vanellope: "OUCH!"

Crumbelina: "Gotcha! Hahaha!"

Vanellope: "GRRR! OH, CRUMBS!"

Arthur: "I'll get you for that, MOLLY!"

Molly: "See if you can try that!"

Sarah: "Oh, we wouldn't count on that!"

Jacob: "Because we are going after YOU!"

Jacob, Sarah, Gloyd and Rancis overtook Arthur and Vanellope who just recovered and drove after Molly and Crumbelina as the track goes to a Left slalom where they are meters behind Molly and Crumbelina. Arthur and Vanellope picked up another Power-Up: Sweet Seekers. Right now, Arthur and Vanellope are in 6th place, behind Molly and Crumbelina; Jacob and Gloyd; Sarah and Rancis; Swizzle and M. Zaki.

M. Zaki: "Swizz, Vanellope's behind us!"

Swizzle: "Oh, don't worry, Minty! We'll leave her in the dust!"

Arthur: "Come on, Vanellope; let's get them off the track! (Presses the Power-Up button)"

Vanellope: "Hey, EAT Sugar Bullets!"

As Vanellope shoots the three hot candy bullets, Swizzle then activates his Power-Up, an Ice Cream Launcher, which he can shoot backwards to Vanellope, while M. Zaki activates her Skill: Candy Wrapper Shield that protects her from attacks for 30 seconds. The hot candy bullets hit the Ice cream, M. Zaki's Shield, as well as Sarah and Rancis!

Rancis: "AIIIEEE!"

Sarah: "What the?!"

Arthur: "Out of my way!"

Vanellope: "Guess who's behind you!"

Molly: "Arthur?!"

Jacob: "You'll never beat us alive!"

M. Zaki: "You still have us in front of you, V!"

Arthur and Vanellope are now battling for Third Place against Swizzle and M. Zaki who blocked them. Swizzle's Superpower bar is fully charged, so he activates his Sugar Arrow skill and attempts to knock Vanellope off the track! Arthur then dodges Swizzle, steering Vanellope to safety, causing Swizzle to accidentally knock M. Zaki out!

M. Zaki: "AAAGH!"

Vanellope: "WHOAH! That was Close!"

Swizzle: "Van, you one crazy lunatic! Minty, I'm so sorry!"

M. Zaki: "(Resets.) Don't worry about me, you keep going!"

Swizzle proceeds to chase the other racers in front of him. Arthur and Vanellope are now in 3rd Place as the track goes to a Right S-Hairpin double curve. At this point, Molly and Crumbelina picked up a Power Up: Sticky Oil, which they deploy. Just as Arthur and Vanellope close in on Molly, Crumbelina, Jacob and Gloyd, Arthur, Vanellope, Swizzle, Sarah, Rancis, and the other racers except Snowanna and Jubileena.

Vanellope: "Agh! I'm stuck!"

Crumbelina: "Oh my, I'm-a Winning!"

Snowanna: "Ha! I won't fall for that again!"

Jubileena: "See ya, slowpokes!"

Gloyd: "Oh, my Darling Crumbelina, looks like it's just the both of us!"

Crumbelina: "Awwww… Isn't that Sweet?"

Gloyd: "(giggles softly) Awesome!"

But all of a sudden…

Jubileena: "EAT CHERRY BOMBS YOU NUMBSKULLS! (Activates her Skill: Twin Cherry Bomb Rush, and 3 Twin Cherries thrown at Gloyd and Crumbelina!

Gloyd and Crumbelina: "AAAAGH!"

Jubileena: "Out of my way!"

Molly: "This is just going crazy!"

The other racers just recovered as Jubileena overtook Gloyd and Crumbelina, as the track goes to a short Right turn back to the starting/finish line. Sweet Ride Circuit runs on Three Laps. The other racers recovered from the Sticky Oil trap, and with that, Arthur and Vanellope are catching up to the racers in front, but they are followed by Sarah and Rancis behind them!

Arthur: "Step up your game, guys!"

Molly: "Easier DONE than Said!"

Advancing to Lap 2, Arthur and Vanellope are in 2nd place, having overtaken Molly, Crumbelina, Jacob and Gloyd who got reset after their damage penalty. Arthur and Vanellope are now chasing Jubileena as they drive across the first right curve again, gaining an Ice Cream Launcher power-up!

Arthur: "ICE CREAM INCOMING! (Activates the Power-Up)"

Vanellope: "JUBI, EAT THIS!"

Jubileena: "What the, AAAAA…. (Gets covered in Giant Ice cream)"

Announcer: "Ooooooh…. A-La Mode!"

Vanellope: "Gotcha! (Now in first place) Yippee! I'm in the lead!"

Crumbelina: "Not for long!"

Molly: "Outta my way! (Presses the skill button)"

Vanellope: "Uh-Oh!"

Arthur: "I won't let you! Pass me!"

Crumbelina's Linearity Missile is in effect, and Molly and Crumbelina are closing in on Arthur and Vanellope. As Jubileena got reset back on track, Sarah, Rancis, Jacob and Gloyd overtook Jubileena and kept their pace to catch up to Arthur, Vanellope, Molly and Crumbelina. While the race is played, Fix-It Felix Jr. is unplayed as of now, and to pass time waiting for quarter alerts, Ralph and Felix have a talk at Niceland Town apartment's rooftop.

Felix: "So, Ralph, about that Arthur kid? I want to know what happened with him."

Ralph: "It's a long story, but to cut to the chase, he's talking about Heather Madison…."

Felix: "Heather Madiso…. (Gasps in fear) The Hell-Defiler?! (Felix and the Nicelanders who overheard him start to panic upon hearing Heather's title.) EVERYBODY PANIC!"

Ralph: "Uh, Felix, Guys?!"

Felix: "(Starts to run around in circles with everyone panicking) CLOSE YOUR DOORS! BRACE-"

Ralph: "Guys, GUYS, Calm down!"

Felix:"-YOURSELVES, IT'S THE-"

Ralph: "GUYS, GET A HOLD OF YOURSELVES!"

Felix: "-END OF THE WO…."

Ralph: "(Begrudgingly punches Felix) Take it easy, Felix! There is no need to overreact!"

Felix: "Ralph (Grabs his shirt and in a panic), You don't understand! The Hell-Defiler is Moppet Mantis' archenemy!"

Big Gene: "She's the one who made that Notorious quote that Gamers have to be a MADMAN just to WIN!"

Mary: "Our game's Score of Level 129 with 166200 Points was HER HIGH SCORE!"

Nolan: "If she found out that Moppet Mantis has beaten the record, she's going to go ALL OUT!"

Ralph: "Guys, take it easy! Seriously!"

Felix: "Ralph, why aren't you afraid of the Hell-Defiler?!"

Ralph: "That's exactly what I want to talk about. Heather is dead!"

Felix: "Died?! Is that why Arthur was devastated?!"

Ralph: "Exactly. 2 days ago, Heather saved Arthur from a truck. The truck wrecked Heather so bad that she instantly lost her life. And the school bullies disgrace her when she doesn't deserve it."

Felix: "Oh my land! I can't believe that actually happened! I…. I…. I don't know what to say…."

Deanna: "So that's why Arthur was sad yesterday."

Norwood: "So that figures."

Back in Sugar Rush, the race is now in the Last lap, Lap 3. Arthur notices his racer's Superpower bar is fully charged, but he keeps it for later. Jacob and Gloyd are in 3rd place closing in on Arthur and Vanellope. Jacob is a long time racing game enthusiast, so he knows most tricks in Kart-racing games like Mike does.

Jacob: "Sarah, you gotta step up your game, Sister! Arthur is still way ahead!"

Sarah: "Can-It, Joker, I've played Sugar Rush for years EVEN before Arthur was born!"

Then, Sarah and Rancis overtook Jacob and Gloyd, now in third place, chasing down Arthur and Vanellope in 2nd plac, as well as Molly and Crumbelina in 1st.

Jacob: "Oh yeah, well that was when you played the original 1997 Cabinets!"

Molly: "Well said, only that they are No More ever since the last ones were from this arcade a few months ago."

Gloyd: "Out of the way!"

Jacob presses the Skill button, as his racer's superpower bar is fully charged. Because Jacob and Gloyd are in 4th Place, The Kernel Blaster can shoot 3 Kernel Missiles, which is the highest amount Gloyd can have upon Skill Activation. The missiles hit Vanellope, Crumbelina and Rancis!

Vanellope and Crumbelina: "AAAAAGH!"

Rancis: "THAAAAOOOHH-OOH-OOOH-OOHH!"

Gloyd: "HAHAHA! See you at the Finish line!"

Vanellope: "(Resets, along with Crumbelina and Rancis) BET!"

Arthur: "Jacob, I'm not letting you win that easily!"

Jacob: "Come on, then! Show me your WORST!"

Because Arthur's racer, Vanellope, was one of the two fastest racers In-Game, tied to Taffyta, Arthur and Vanellope managed to catch up to Jacob and Gloyd. With the race halfway of Lap 3 to the finish, Molly, Crumbelina, Sarah and Rancis are running out of time AND track. Arthur and Vanellope have a Power-Up: a cherry bomb, and since Twin-Cherry Bomb Rush is Jubileena's Skill, Cherries as a Power-Up come in singles. Arthur and Vanellope keep the Cherry Bomb, and with the right timing at the last turn to the main straight and Starting/Finish Line, as Molly, Crumbelina, Sarah and Rancis approach Arthur and Vanellope, the latter two DEPLOY the Cherry Bomb, throw it behind, and the cherry bomb EXPLODES, attacking Crumbelina and Rancis, and with the Final Stretch, it's time for Arthur and Vanellope to go crazy!

Jacob: "I'm gonna win this!"

Arthur: "BET! (Pushes the Skill Button)"

Vanellope: "(Glows in Light Blue and picking up speed) WHOOOAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!"

Jacob notices Vanellope gaining on him, so he drives Gloyd to block Vanellope, but Arthur knew better, because just as Vanellope closes in on Gloyd, Arthur steers her to an opposite direction and both he and Vanellope overtook Jacob and Gloyd.

Gloyd: "Well, Vanny, that is well played!"

And with that, Vanellope wins First Place, with Gloyd in 2nd, Crumbelina in 3rd, and Rancis in 4th. Everyone else came 5th to 10th.

Vanellope: "YAY! I WON!"

Arthur: "Four wins IN A ROW!"

Molly: "Great Job, Arthur!"

Vanellope: "(Receives her 1st place Trophy) TOP SHELF!"

Arthur: "(Fist bumps with Vanellope)"

Sarah: "Well, Arthur, I'm quite surprised!"

Jacob: Yeah, bro, you beat both of us! Is that skill or what?"

Arthur: "Well, you can say that…I got Vanellope on my side. Sure, you don't always win with her, as Molly told me, but if I played my cards right and have the will to win, then it will be no contest."

Gloyd: "Great Job! You guys did great too!"

Crumbelina: "Thanks, Gloyd."

Rancis: "You guys are just insane…. I don't get it."

Gloyd: "Well, you gotta know us even better for that, Rancis."

Vanellope: "Fair enough."

Molly: "That's the spirit! Anyway, I'll be off for a while."

Arthur: "Alright then, since I got my win, I'll be waiting for challengers. If not, then I'll race solo, as that is the rule, right?"

Jacob: "What rule, exactly?"

Molly: "Well, if you win First Place, you get a free game, and if all your opponents quit the game and chose not to race again, the winner gets a bonus race, like last Friday, the day that the Hell-Defiler died…."

Jacob: "Hell-Defiler?"

Molly: "Oh, you two don't know her, did you? Her real name was Heather Elizabeth Madison."

Sarah: "Wait! That was Arthur's senior schoolmate! BuzzzTube went wild over her death, it was viral!"

Molly: "I take it that Arthur told you about her, right?"

Jacob: "What does Heather have to do with you?"

Arthur: "Well, she's Molly's rival. Molly, I think you should tell them about it, since Heather already told me who she was when I first met."

Molly: "Alright."

Molly, Jacob, and Sarah quit Sugar Rush. After the "Parting is Such a Sweet Sorrow" is displayed and Molly's data was saved successfully, Arthur races on his own, while some young kids decide to challenge him, albeit without Tobi-Save cards.

Molly: "Well, Sarah, Jacob, as Arthur puts it, Heather Elizabeth Madison and I had a history together, and we didn't see each other again after we split ways in 2016."

Jacob: "So, how did you meet her in the first place?"

Sarah: "Do you have stories to tell about her?"

Molly: "Yes I do."

And here is the story Molly told.

To be continued...

Author's Note:

When i look around Wreck-It Ralph fanfictions where the patrons are the lead characters, it's usually the generic "Character gets sucked into Video Game world", so i decided to do the same concept of a Wreck-It Ralph fanfiction centered around an Arcade patron, but have the story revolve around said patron playing the games as intended, no "Sucked into Video Game World" bullroar. Also, i'll be making some more Flashbacks surrounding this fanfiction in particular, in which the next chapter will be about Heather Madison, the girl who died saving Arthur as shown in Chapter 1, and the history she had with Moppet Girl, whom i named Molly.