Stephanie and Felix were gawking at the character, that looked exactly like Felix, as the person looked confused.
"What seems to be the problem?" he asked, moving the hammer in his hand away from the two.
He looked worried and confused about her expression than noticing Felix underneath her.
She noticed his worried look on his face and quickly sat up slightly, forgetting about Felix underneath her body.
"N-No problem!" Stephanie studdered, getting up too quickly and accidentally thrust her left hand into Felix's chest, causing him to wince from the pain.
"Stephanie! Hand!" he squeaked, trying to push her hand from his chest.
She glanced down at Felix, noticing him wincing and groaning, as her left hand was on the right-hand side of his chest.
"Sorry!" she apologized, her cheeks turning a neon pink color as she moved her hand up from his chest and down on the ground. "I'm going to get up first, okay?"
Felix only replied with a nod of his head, gritting his teeth from the hand mark on his chest, as the pain from the hand gradually disappearing.
Slowly and carefully, Stephanie got up from the ground, letting the man notice Felix underneath her, as he had his hands on her shoulders, helping her get up to her knees.
He sighed as he got up, wincing a bit from the sore muscles in his back, as Stephanie sat down on her bottom, halfway kneeling.
"Maybe I should warn you before I went into you?" she asked, as her neon pink blush on her face brightened.
Felix nodded his head as he picked up his hat from the ground, placing it back on his head.
Stephanie glanced back at the man, who looked confused at the two, as he was still holding Felix's hammer in his hand.
She tapped Felix's shoulder as he glanced at her, after brushing off some dust from his shirt.
Stephanie nodded her head towards the man, as he glanced over at him, noticing he has his hammer in his hand.
The two stared at each other for a moment, before noticing something familiar with the elder.
Stephanie noticed the looks as she watched Felix get up to his feet, as she absent-mindedly brushed some dirt off her sweater.
She watched as the two stared at each other for a moment, before Felix hugged the man around his chest, as he was startled, dropping his hammer to the ground.
After a moment, he lightly smiled and hugged him back, his left hand on his shoulder as his right was on his back.
Confused, she was about to get up from the ground to ask a question if he is okay, when Felix started crying.
His shoulders were twitching up and down a couple of times as he hugged the elder.
Worried, she got up from the ground and was about to ask the first question that comes into her head, when Felix softly spoke, breaking the ice between the two.
"You're alive!"
She stopped herself, noticing the familiar looks between the two.
The look, the clothes, and the hammer too.
Does he resemble something to him?
And why does he seem to be all choked up about him?
The elder softly smiled a bit and gently patted his back with his right hand.
"That must be a doozy of a tragic backstory you've got, my boy." he softly spoke, still holding Felix in his arms.
Stephanie could not help herself but smile a bit, feeling relieved he found who he is looking for.
But questions randomly poke around in her head.
Who is he?
What does he mean by a "tragic backstory?"
And what is going on?
Before she could ask a question, they released their hug and the elder gently wrapped his arm around Felix's neck.
"Look how old you've gotten!" he beamed, as Felix's cheeks blushed a light pink color. "I'm so proud of you!"
"Dad, I became a fixer like you," Felix spoke, taking his hat off. "And we already built an apartment."
"You have?" he asked, sounding proud.
Felix happily nodded his head.
He smiled and ruffled his hair with his right hand.
"I am so proud of you." he beamed, as Felix chuckled, brushing his hair back into place with his left hand.
"Uh, I'm a little confused," Stephanie spoke, looking completely confused as she watched them.
The elder glanced at her as she sheepishly smiled, her cheeks once more beaming a neon pink color.
Felix glanced at Stephanie and placed his hat up, walking over to her.
"Dad, this is Stephanie, she's… uh, I'll explain everything when we get in the house." Felix spoke, after pausing in his words.
"Stephanie," she introduced herself, placing her right hand on her chest, as she bowed slightly. "Stephanie Nova Rose Allen is my name."
He smiled and glanced over to Felix, who looked a little confused.
"Is she?" he mentioned, as Stephanie's blushed beamed more to her ears, along with Felix as he blushed a light red color.
"No, I'm already married," Felix spoke, rubbing his right ring finger with his left hand, feeling the ring underneath his glove, as Stephanie glanced away.
"And, I already have a boyfriend." she shyly spoke.
The father chuckled as he glanced away, looking sheepish, before glancing back to Felix.
"You never told me you were married," he spoke, as Felix chuckled. "Who does this wife look like? I bet she is quite a gal."
Stephanie's blush disappeared when he asked the question about his wife, wondering herself about his wife too.
Could she be almost like him or could be different from what she expected?
"Oh, wait until you see her." Felix beamed, glancing up in the sky as his face was blushing, his hat off again.
Stephanie softly chuckled and glanced at the elder, feeling actually proud of herself that he found someone he misses.
"Do you have a name?" she asked, mentioning to him for his name.
"Yes, my name is Fix-It-Felix, Senior." he introduced, as Stephanie blinked in confusion.
Where did she hear that from?
"'Senior?'" she repeated in confusion. "Where did… Wait… Are you two related?"
Felix's face and ears went red with embarrassment as his father chuckled.
"Oblivious much are you?" he asked, as Felix hid his face with shame with his hat in his hands.
"Yeah, sorry." she apologized, rubbing the back of her head with her right hand. "I don't pay attention much to what is going on around me."
He softly chuckled as Felix placed his hat on his face, even though his cheeks are nevertheless red with embarrassment.
"Do you have a different name since there are two Felixs?" she politely asked.
He nodded his head once as Felix's blush disappeared.
"You can call me Henry. Henry is my middle name," he spoke, as Stephanie smiled lightly.
The sound of the cart came from deep inside the tunnel and out came Ralph, looking tired as he popped out and collapsed on the ground, on his hands and knees.
"You… are very fast…" he commented, between panting.
"Sorry, Ralph." Stephanie apologized, walking over to Ralph as he was still on the ground, panting from chasing after hr and Felix. "I could've waited for you, but I was more worried about Felix."
"It's okay." Ralph groaned as he flopped over on his back.
Henry looked confused for a moment, before Felix walked over to Stephanie, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Anyways, Ralph, do you want to meet Henry?" She excitedly asked, hopping up and down on her heels.
"Who's Henry?" he asked, sounding confused.
"If you get up, you might meet him." she smiled, chuckling to herself.
"After a minute of getting some strength." he groaned again.
Stephanie rolled her eyes as she smirked to herself, as her right hand was on her hip.
"Is that Ralph?" Henry asked, looking curious.
"Yep," she answered, before looking confused when she noticed he said his name. "How did you know his name?"
"Well, there is another Ralph here," he responded, jabbing his thumb over his shoulder. "And I have been around him for a long time."
Stephanie's train of thoughts halted as Ralph looked confused.
"'Another Ralph?'" she asked, sounding both confused and curious.
"Yes," he nodded his head, turning his body slightly towards the city. "Would you like to see him?"
Stephanie first wanted to say yes, but was not sure about Ralph's thoughts, so she went silent, thinking to herself.
"Sure, I'll come." Felix chirped, walking by his Dad's side. "I want to see the look inside the new game."
Stephanie rolled her eyes again and gently sighed to herself.
"Okay, I'll come." she shrugged.
"I think I could come too," Ralph replied, trying to get up from his back.
But every time he gets up, he flops down on the ground.
"If I can get up," he growled, sounding like he was about to be angry.
She giggled and walked in front of him, holding out her right hand.
"Here, let me help ya up." she assisted.
Ralph hesitated for a moment, worried about his strength crushing Stephanie's arm, so he instead took Stephanie's hand.
He only used some of his strength to grip her arm.
With one single heave, she pulled Ralph to his feet, as Ralph, Felix, and his dad, looked surprised.
"There we go," she sighed, releasing Ralph's massive hand as he numbly released her hand.
She brushed his overalls with her hands, nervously smiling at him.
"Are you okay?" she asked, snapping him out of his daze.
He only replied by nodding his head, as Stephanie smiled.
She mentally feels like she is going to be caught and called as a 'monster.'
Ignoring her anxious thoughts, she noticed the city in the distance, as a streak of purple covered her dyed streak in the thickness of her hair.
"Alright, let's see what the other you look like," she spoke, walking towards the city, as Ralph watched her.
"Did you?" Henry asked, looking completely confused.
"Yes, I saw," Felix spoke. "Jiminy jaminy, I thought gamers were not that strong."
Henry looked at Felix with a confused look.
"'Gamer?'" he repeated. "Are you saying that Stephanie's actually a gamer?"
Felix worriedly grits his teeth, as he glanced at his Dad, who looked confused.
"I'll explain while walking to the city." he sheepishly spoke.
Ralph turned to the city and patiently waited for them to walk from behind their back.
As for Stephanie, she was waiting for them miles away from them, softly chuckling to herself as she rubbed her right arm.
"Oh, wait until they see what else I'm made out of." she softly chuckled to herself, before walking again, heading towards the city.