;I fixed a few mistakes, but worry not. It's still the same fan fiction. A shout-out to Microblue for suggesting this chapters POV.

==Ralphs POV==

Me & Felix head out into Game Central to search for Rithielle. I notice that lt's a lot emptier & everyone is gatherred in one place.

"What happened here?".
"Surge is gone.", replies Mario, who is in the back of the crowd.
"Where did he go?".
"That's the point. We don't know.".
"What about the people who were bunking with him?", I ask hopefully.
"Gone too'.".
"You don't think...", I begin.
"I'd rather not. Let's just hope they turn up.".

Felix looks distraught.

"It was a bad storm. It wouldn't be safe for them to be out here. Maybe they went to the backup generator.", I suggest.
"You don't have to cheer me up anymore. I know she's gone.", Felix says with no hint of sarcasm.
"Don't you think lt's at least worth a look? I mean, lf they didn't make lt, wouldn't Surge have respawned?".

I think about my own question for a moment.

"WOULD Surge respawn? He's been here almost as long as us, but he doesn't have a game.".
"Ralph, let's just go home.", he says, looking mentally exhausted.
"No, I can't let you give up on her that easily. We're going to find her. We have all night. Nobody plays our game at this time.", I try to encourage him.
"Alright", he sighed. "If you want to waste your time.".
"What's with you? I've never known you to give up this easily.".

Felix sighs.

"I know she's gone. Wouldn't be the first time.".

I pan my head to face him.

"My dad. One day he was there & then he was gone.", he tells me, managing to sound dour & hopeful simultaneously.
"Felix, I don't think he's a real person. I'm pretty sure he's just a programmed memory.".
"I think he is. Why else would lt be called Fix-It Felix Jr.? There has to be a Felix Sr. out there. I'm probably being selfish. None of us have any real family, except Stan. It's just that lt's hard not to look back on those fond memories with him & not feel nostalgic.".
"Maybe he is a real person, maybe he isn't. But Rithielle is definitely a real person. Learn from the past. Don't let yourself lose her.", I warn.

He considers lt & then looks up.

"You have a really good point. I can't believe how silly I'm being. I can't give up on her, not like that.".
"Alright. Let's try this backup generator.".
"Backup generator?", Mario asks.
"Stan keeps one & always leaves lt on, but lt only supports a few games. Maybe everyone went there.", I tell him, having been around a long time.
"Why wouldn't they be back by now?", he wonders aloud.
"That's any mans guess, but we're not giving up.".
"Let me know how lt turns out. I have to get back to my game.", he stops. "You will, won't you?".
"We'll come tell you.".
"Thanks, guys.", he says, leaving.

We travell a few stations down to the backup generator, which I've never seen him turn off. Nobody that I know of is connected to lt. As far as I know, only Pong & Q*Bert are connected. The inside of the generator is a black void. Perhaps they got lost.

"Maybe they got lost in here.".
"Anybody here?!", asks Felix.

No reply.

"Geeeeee, lt's kind of dark. You bring a light?".
"A carpenter always comes prepared.", he says, taking out & turning on his flashlight.

With the light now on, we notice an unstanly abomination in the darkness.