New chapter coming at y'all! Gotta have some action with the romance, and in respect to the movie, some actual video game cameos as well, where they fit.

Anyway, enjoy, read and review!


"You know, you can calm down just a teensy bit. Everything's been pretty safe since Ralph and you guys were last here." the diminutive and adorable Vanellope Von Schweetz told the stern and serious Sergeant Calhoun, who was almost too busy pointing her gun cautiously at everything in sight to even be listening.

"You can never be too careful with these Cy-Bugs," the Sergeant told her companion as she pointed her gun down a large hollow wafer stuck into the chocolate ground. "I've made too many mistakes in the past to even risk the possibility of these things thriving in another game."

Her posture relaxing just a bit, the Sergeant seemed satisfied with the idea that perhaps the beacon had indeed rendered Sugar Rush clear of all Cy-Bugs. Vanellope smiled up at Calhoun in an attempt to quell the tension.

"You worry too much. I think we'd notice if anything was going on. But thanks for caring anyway."

Sergeant Calhoun put away her gun. "I'm just doing my job. But I think I'm done here now."

Though clearly she intended on leaving, she had barely any time to even to take even a few steps before Vanellope had latched herself on the Sergeant's back.

"Not so fast! Ralph already told me what's going on with you, and you're not leaving until you try out some dresses!" Vanellope whispered playfully in the Sergeant's ear. Calhoun could only respond with her most innocent voice, which unfortunately came out sounding a little embarrassed.

"I don't know what you're talking about. I just came here to make sure this game was Cy-Bug free."

"Oh, what, do you think my head's full of marshmallows? I know you're going on a date with Fix-It-Felix! Everybody knows!" Vanellope declared, and though she held it in, Sergeant Calhoun nearly let out a gasp. She could only guess at who could have possibly found out about what she was doing with Felix. Vanellope could just be messing with her too, of course.

Or Felix, in his idiocy and utter excitement, told the whole world. That was probably more likely.

"It's not a date. It's just a favor I'm doing for him." Sergeant Calhoun stated, clearly annoyed at the implication of them as some sort of couple. That was the last thing she needed getting out, especially to any of her soldiers in Hero's Duty.

Vanellope giggled, clearly ignoring the sergeant's attitude towards the whole thing. "Well, alright. But even if it's just a "favor", you still need to look nice for it. And it's not like I'm going to be wearing any of those dresses any time soon. They might as well get used by someone!"

Descending from her armored shoulder, Vanellope took the Sergeant's hand, and with surprising strength, began to drag her away. Though normally this kind of thing would get on Calhoun's nerves, there was something about the little candy girl that she just couldn't stay mad at Any Cy-Bug that was lucky enough to assimilate her would have been a major threat to the Sergeant for sure.

"You know, you two are so cute together! When are you getting married? Can I be the maid of honor?" Vanellope exclaimed, leaving Sergeant Calhoun practically speechless at the sound of the concept of marriage.

"W-What kind of nonsense are you saying?" I'm not getting ma-"

"Oh, quiet! The sooner we get some of those dresses on you, the better!" Vanellope commanded. Clearly, there was no arguing with this girl.

At least her tenacity could be admired. It reminded Sergeant Calhoun of herself once upon a time.


Felix walked with surprising confidence as closing time arrived for the arcade. While game characters of all shapes and sizes made their way back into Game Central Station, having just made it through another day of gameplay and high scores, Felix felt like his day had only just begin.

Clad in a nice blue suit that the Nicelanders had given him specifically for tonight, he was dashing enough at least that even the passing eyes of gaming's more popular girls couldn't help but give him a second glance.

But he could care less about attention from the likes of Samus Aran or Sarah Kerrigan. He cared only for the love of his one and only dynamite gal, who he finally spotted sitting alone just next to the entrance to Hero's Duty. And what he saw of her was almost too much for him to fathom.

Somehow, Sergeant Calhoun had managed to make herself that much more radiant. The dress she wore was silky, black and red, and had a design on it that resembled licorice. But despite its clearly sweet origins, it was still so oddly fitting on her.

But what had Felix so enamored wasn't the fact that she was wearing the dress, and how good she looked in it. No, it was the fact that for once, she wasn't wearing her armor. He found himself entranced in something he did not think was possible: the fact that she did indeed have an actual body under that armor, one that he particularly found beautiful beyond words. And for a woman involved in so much violence, she was quite slender and almost fragile even.

Now was the time that he realized his words had been such an understatement before. High definition graphics could truly do wonders beyond his imagination. But Felix was quick to dispel these thoughts.

After all, he was here to take her out, not to stare at her like a fool.

"Well, I'll be the first guy to say that you look like a million bucks." Felix told her, smiling wide as he admired her beauty.

"You're late by five minutes." She said in her usual stern voice. Felix seemed oblivious to her words however. That dumb smile was still pasted on his face.

"I guess being fashionably late only works for Mario. But I'm here, and you didn't stand me up. Shall we be on our way, Ms. Calhoun?" he asked, offering his hand. She simply stood up however, looking down at him with a casual expression, as if she couldn't care less where she took him.

"This was all your idea, so I don't see why you're asking me anything. What else can I say? Lead the way, Felix."


Flo's wasn't super fancy, but to Felix, it was definitely good enough, considering that good restaurants weren't the easiest thing to find in Litwack's Arcade. And on top of that, the notion of simply being alone with Sgt. Calhoun was enough to make any place golden.

"Wow. It's busier than I thought." Felix said, as he watched droves of people wait to be seated. Located in a tall skyscraper in a game Felix had never been to, the place was filled to the brim with patrons, all of whom seemed to have insatiable appetites and endless numbers.

Every few seconds, Flo would lead them to their table, only to take the orders of other tables and then serve food at the same time. She did this all in the blink of an eye, like it was second nature to her. Even Felix had to admit that it was a bit of a wonder to watch this brown-haired, blue apron-wearing woman as she handled the flow of serving people like clockwork.

"…I wonder when we're finally going to get to eat something." Sergeant Calhoun mumbled under her breath, only to get her response when Flo herself suddenly appeared in front of her table.

"Sorry about the wait! I'm just not used to so many people! And this player is pretty bad too." She quickly told her, before practically disappearing and reappearing in front of another table.

"Hey Beat! Take care of Felix's table, will you? I promised Ralph I'd make sure he and his date had a nice time, and I don't go back on my promises!" she shouted. In response, the doors to the kitchen opened, followed by the sliding sound of roller skates.

"On it!" said a boy with goggles, huge headphones, red hair, and a futuristic kind of clothing style. He skated with almost perfect precision, before stopping in front of Calhoun and Felix, ready to take their orders.

"Finally, we can order something. I'm starving." Calhoun exclaimed, her stomach rumbling loud enough that even Felix heard it.

"So what will you guys have?" Beat asked, and Felix was quick to allow his date to order first.

Calhoun seemed to eye the menu for only seconds before she knew exactly what she wanted. "Get me steak. And make sure it's nice and rare."

"Honest to goodness, I'm not all that hungry. " Felix said, closing the menu and instead noticing something familiar about their roller-skating waiter. "Hey, wait just a darn minute! I know you! You're from that one spray-painting game Sega did. Get Set Radio, that's the one!

Beat sighed in frustration. "It's Jet Set Radio. And it's called graffiti."

Felix was prepared to apologize, but he was interrupted when a voice came up on the loudspeaker of the restaurant. Everyone became silent as the stage up towards the front suddenly turned into a light show.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, tonight, for your entertainment, comes a singer who's literally out of this world."

The curtain began to part, and a slender figure walked out just as she was introduced.

"Straight from Spaceport 9, and here to sing and dance your heart away, put your hands together for Ulala!"

For a moment, it seemed that the audience would be entranced by the iconic reporter from Space Channel 5, her shimmering outfit, stellar voice and catchy dance moves quickly dazzling them upon her entrance.

But even as she started singing "This Is My Happiness", it quickly became obvious that she wasn't keeping their interest for long. Soon enough, the patrons were back to waiting on Flo, and back to complaining over the fact that she couldn't serve them fast enough.

Beat could only look back at Ulala and shake his head. For the moment, Felix had forgotten his date in sudden concern for these fellow game protagonists.

"I guess Q*bert wasn't the only one who's out of work." Felix said apologetically. "What happened to you guys?"

Beat looked down at Felix, as if the answer was so obvious that Felix shouldn't have even asked. "What happened to us? Sonic happened. Once the blue blur became Mr. Popular, people stopped caring about the rest of us. Now I'm forced to do this for a living, and Ulala's wasting her talent singing and dancing for ungrateful people."

Felix didn't know what to say. Even Sergeant Calhoun looked a little saddened, until Beat spoke up again and broke the momentary silence.

"Anyway, enough about our sob stories. I'll get that order for you guys." he said, before he skating back into the kitchen. Felix looked at Calhoun, smiling again in an attempt to appeal to her.

"Well, that was depressing." he stated ironically. But Sergeant Calhoun seemed disaffected by Beat's words, crossing her arms and watching Ulala continue to preform on stage with only mild interest.

"Yeah, it's all too bad. But it happens to all games eventually. Just be happy that your game is still popular."

Felix looked down, acknowledging her words. She did have a good point. If it weren't for Ralph, they would have been unplugged, but they should count themselves lucky to have people playing them in the first place.

"I guess so. But hey, there's plenty of old games that are still pretty popular." he remarked.

A loud rumbling noise emerged as the response to Felix's remark, its volume steadily increasing as it seemed to climb up the building itself. As the rumbling only got louder and louder, silverware and glasses shook, and the patrons began to run about in panic.

Suddenly, people were leaving, and some even started running when they caught a glimpse of something from the one of the high rise window.

Hungry beyond words and now quite annoyed as well, Sergeant Calhoun stood up and walked towards the window, with Felix just right behind her.

"Alright, alright, just what's causing all this fuss?" she asked loudly, only for Flo to appear right next to her, a worried expression on her face as she realized exactly what was going on.

"Oh dear. I knew there was a reason there were so many people in this game!"

"What you mean?" Felix asked, the rumbling only getting even louder as something huge shuddered the entire building with its bulk.

"I just opened my restaurant here. It seemed like a nice place to start a new business. But all this time I thought it was just an empty game!" Flo practically yelled, as the rumbling threatened to drown out all other noise.

"Empty game? No game is empty! Where the heck are we, Felix?" Sergeant Calhoun shouted, her tone of voice clearly showing her frustration. She got her answer though, when a massive hand, covered in brown fur, crashed through the wall of the building, reaching for whatever was within its grasp.

It managed to latch onto the largest person within reach, which just so happened to be Sergeant Calhoun. As she struggled against its raw strength, and as Felix and Flo watched in terror, the creature truly revealed itself, climbing up into their view.

What now held his dynamite gal hostage was the biggest gorilla Felix had ever seen. All Felix had to do was take on look at the bristling muscle hidden under his fur to know that Sergeant Calhoun wasn't escaping any time soon. Still, that didn't stop her from trying.

"Let go of me, you evolutionary has-been! Let go of me so I can fill that face of yours with all-you-can eat laser buffet!" she threatened, though the gigantic monster simply ignored her, and in his grip she was unable to reach the spare gun that she had kept hidden in her dress this whole time. It was about this time that she was start to regret going with Felix to an unknown game without her armor and her rifle.

Smiling through his massive canines as he looked at his new prize, George took one last look at Felix and Flo, before he continued his climb, with Sergeant Calhoun trapped in its unbreakable grip.

"No, no, no! That's my date, you big monkey!" Felix yelled in frustration, before turning back to Flo, who was still reeling in shock.

"You moved your restaurant into Rampage? What were you thinking?!" he exclaimed, but Flo seemed to be in too much shock to give him much of a response.

Clearly, she wouldn't be much help. But as he turned around, he could see both Ulala and Beat, who besides himself and Flo, hadn't run off in fear.

"Need some help? It's been ages since we've been able to do something exciting." Beat remarked. Ulala stood right by the skater, microphone in hand and her expression telling Felix that she was with him as well.

Pulling out his hat and putting it on, Felix looked ahead at the destruction before him and then back at his new allies. Hammer suddenly in hand, he nodded back at them.

"Yeah, looks like I'm going to need all the help I can get. " he told them, before leaping out of the side of the building with the two of them right behind him.

Suddenly, the chase was on, as Felix, Beat and Ulala scaled the side of the building together, while Flo stayed behind. She could only shake her head in sadness, dreading at the thought of how she'd ever be able to keep a business in a game like this.

"We're coming for you, Ms. Calhoun." Felix shouted defiantly, even though the monstrous ape was indeed far ahead of them. But he was indeed coming for her, no matter what.

He was the hero of his game for a reason, after all. Now it was time for him to truly prove it.