Chapter 3: The Representation Of Ralph's Love

Ralph exited the penthouse & started gathering items. Once he grabbed some bricks & paint plus a chisel & a hammer, he went into his home & started working. Felix went to go check up on him after fixing the mess Ralph made last night since Ralph was not up at his usual time, only to find the wrecker fast asleep with a crude statue of what seemed to be half of Ralph. Felix quietly chuckled to himself as he quietly opened the door. "I better let him get some sleep, he deserves it." Felix thought as he exited Ralph's home as quietly as he could before saying quietly; "I'm sure she'll love it brother."

After that, it was a normal day for Ralph: Wreck the building, watch Felix fix it, hear Calhoun blast Cy-Bugs in righteous rage, take quick peaks of Vanellope racing her heart out, & repeat. Like always, he waved to Vanellope when he got lifted up by the Nicelanders after she won her current race, slightly smiling when she grinned & waved back excitedly. Unlike everyday though, near the end of the day, he heard rumors that Sugar Rush was getting an upgrade tomorrow morning. Ralph & Vanellope smiled at each other one last time at the end of their last round & instantly ran towards Grand Central Station right after Litwack declared closing time.

Later: Grand Central Station

"Ralph!" Vanellope exclaimed as she glitched into him.

"Congrats on the upgrade princess." Ralph said teasingly as he flicked her hair.

"Thanks, my royal chump." Vanellope said before climbing onto Ralph's shoulder & asked; "Okay Stinkbrain, what'cha want to do now? Wreck a car, get drunk at Tappers, or…" If Vanellope's eyes could get any bigger, they just did as she put her hands on her cheeks & gasped/smiled widely. "…go on a ride?" Vanellope asked excitedly as she looked at Ralph expectantly.

Ralph thought about for a moment. "You know what kid, surprise me." Ralph said, not knowing he would regret his answer a minute later.

A Minute Later: Sugar Rush

Ralph screamed as he held onto the tiny kart Vanellope drove while he & Vanellope were driving at top speed through Rootbeer Falls while Skittles chased after them, trying to blast them with his fire. "How the heck can something from this game do something like that?" asked Ralph.

"Well, he was a deleted character Ralph," said Vanellope as she looked back at the uni-candy-corn, "I'm guessing this is why they deleted him." Vanellope looked back up & saw the small waterfall opening getting closer to them. "Quick Ralph, bail!" demanded Vanellope.

Ralph grabbed Vanellope & jumped out of the kart, which hit the small opening & fell down the waterfall's misty abyss before a loud explosion was heard a few seconds later. Ralph looked worryingly at Vanellope & asked; "Are you okay?"

Vanellope nodded. "I think we have bigger problems right now though," Vanellope said as she pointed above her.

"Like what?" Ralph asked before lifting his head & met his eyes with those of Skittles & saying weakly; "Motherhubbard."

Skittles reared before stomping his feet down with a sense of authority & doom, looking like he was about to set them on fire with is breath. Vanellope & Ralph braced themselves while Ralph covered Vanellope protectively, only for their fear of imminent despawning to be met with a lick each.

"Wait, what?" Ralph said as Vanellope laughed.

"It looks like he only wanted to spend time with us." Vanellope said as Skittles licked her again on her neck, causing her to giggle; "He-Hey, stop you silly horse!"

"So this this horse wasn't trying to kill us after all?" asked Ralph.

"Yeah, I guess." Vanellope answered as she & Ralph started to get up.

"Well that's cool. Maybe you can someday learn to-" Ralph said as he started brushing himself off before he noticed Vanellope riding Skittles; "Ride him."

"This is so fun, maybe you should learn how to ride him." Vanellope said as Skittles shook his head in absolute denial; "Fine then."

"Still a nice horse." Ralph said as he tried to pet Skittles, somehow causing the uni-candy-corn to growl; "The heck?"

"Whoa man, calm down." Vanellope said calmingly as she stroked Skittles' head gently; "There, there. He's not going to hurt you." Skittles looked at Ralph then back to Vanellope one more time before looking back at Ralph & tackling him to lick him multiple times.

"Why is this horse acting like a dog?" Ralph asked as Skittles got off him.

"Does it really matter?" asked Vanellope.

"I guess not." Ralph said as he picked up Vanellope & put her on his shoulder; "Now let's get you back home."

Vanellope & Skittles looked at each other before looking back at Ralph confused. "Me or the sweet magical horse of fantasy-like danger?" Vanellope asked confused as she pointed at her & Skittles.

"You Vanellope." answered Ralph.

"But Ra~lph, I wanna stay with the dog-like, fire-breathing uni-candy-corn." Vanellope whined as Skittles' right ear slightly bled concentrated skittle extract from the point-blank, high-pitched noise.

"You can play with the dangerous horse tomorrow. You've got an update tomorrow morning, remember." Ralph said as he started walking away from Rootbeer Falls; "Besides, I got to go home anyways."

"Why? You never go back to your game this early." Vanellope said questioningly.

"Uh…That's because…uh, Felix wanted me to help him move some stuff, yeah that's it!" Ralph said nervously.

"Sure, you are." Vanellope said sarcastically as she rolled her eyes before getting off of Skittles. She waved goodbye to Skittles as they exited Rootbeer Falls.

"Yeah…" Ralph said as he chuckled nervously. "Sure I am." He then put on a serious straight & thought, "She must never know."

One Long Walk Later: Sugar Rush|Castle

"Here you go Vanellope, back at your house, er, castle." said Ralph.

"Thanks Stinkbrain." Vanellope said as she started skipping to the now open castle doors.

"Remember, go to sleep at 9!" yelled Ralph.

"I will…Dad!" Vanellope replied as she rolled her eyes & walked into the castle. What she didn't know was that her reply caused Ralph to freeze as his mind unconsciously spent the shortest amount of time to imagine all possible futures based on that simple response via overwhelming seizure-related groans: 4…seconds

Ralph's trippy, freaky experience ended before he nodded to himself in approval. "Dad…" thought Ralph as he started walking towards the exit; "I like the sound of that."

Later: Fix-It Felix Jr.|Ralph's House

Once Ralph got back to his house, he immediately went to work on his project. It took him until 11:40, but he finally finished it. He nodded in approval at the work he had done. It was a miniature statue of him with Vanellope on his shoulder made out of pure brick. He smiled at the beautiful work he had done. "She's gonna love it." thought Ralph as another thought entered his mind; "Wait, I forgot to get her a card!" He immediately ran out of his house towards to the penthouse.

One Frantic Run Later: Fix-It Felix Jr./Niceland Apartments

He ran as fast as he could to Felix's room & knocked on the door. He heard a groan from inside the room before Felix opened the door, half-asleep.

"Ralph? What are you doing here? It's 11:45, you should be getting some sleep." said Felix before yawning.

"Sorry brother. I just wanted to borrow some paper, drawing utensils, and maybe some glue and glitter." Ralph said somewhat quickly.

Felix stared at Ralph with a raised eyebrow. "Okay." Felix simply said as he went back into his room & came back with a bag a bit later; "Everything you need is in this bag."

Ralph grabbed it & said while smiling happily; "Thanks Felix." He was about to run back to his house via wall ramming before Felix's called out to him.

"Ralph!" said Felix.

Ralph stopped & looked at Felix. "What?" asked Ralph.

Felix gave Ralph a thumbs-up & said; "Good luck with your statue."

Ralph stared at Felix in shock, but soon smirked & said; "Thanks brother." He then ran back down the stairs.

Once Ralph was gone, Felix chuckled & began to shut his door. "Go get her Ralph." said Felix.

A.N.: As always, remember to review if there are any problems you see so far with the story.