Chapter 4
Sora ran in the peppermint forest, attacking Heartless as he ran.
"HELP!" yelled a voice, repeatedly.
"HANG ON!" responded Sora.
Finally, near a taffy pool, there were Heartless, surrounding a tall, pretty heavy man. He had ruined orange overalls and spiky brown hair.
"Get away from me!" yelled the man, crushing the Heartless one by one. But, more Heartless were destroyed, more of them appeared. The man kept going backwards, but stopped at the pool. If he gets in the pool, he'll die. But, if these mysterious creatures kept attacking him, he will die. It's game over for him! The man closed his eyes, getting ready for his doom. Luckily, Sora leaped in the front of the stranger and wield his Keyblade.
"Don't worry, I got you!" promised Sora. Less than a minute, all of the Heartless was gone. The man sighed in relief.
"Thanks, kid." sighed the man. "You really saved my behind from those viruses."
"Viruses?" asked Sora, surprised.
"Yeah, these viruses are taking over the arcade! First, they attacked my game. Then, Whack a Mole. And now, this girly, happy candy game! Why would these viruses want this game anyway?"
"These are not viruses," corrected Sora. "These are Heartless."
"Heartless?"
"Yeah, they are creatures who are after the darkness of people's hearts." The man gasped.
"Oh no." said the man with horror. "Look, kid. I might be a video game villain, but I'm actually not bad. I'm programmed to be a villain. I'm trying to be good. Do you think I accidentally let them in the arcade?" Sora shrugged.
"Maybe," said Sora. "Maybe not."
"Again, there are lots of bad guys here." thought the man.
"Which is why the arcade is perfect for taking hearts," said Sora. He showed the man the Keyblade.
"But, don't worry," promised Sora. "I'll destroy the Heartless." The man smiled.
"You're not half-bad, kid." said the man. He offered his hand. "I am Wreck-It Ralph."
"And I am Sora," said Sora, shaking it. "So, what happened to your ship?" Ralph sighed.
"It's a long story, kid." he said. "Long story short: I sneaked in the new arcade game, Hero's Duty to get a medal and…" Wreck-It Ralph gasped and put his hand on his shirt. "My medal! Oh no…"
Sora noticed something flashing from the sunlight. He looked at a peppermint tree and saw a medal on the top, reflecting the sunlight.
"Is that it?" Sora asked, pointing to the tree. Ralph gasped in relief.
"You have really been saving me today, kid." said Ralph. Suddenly, there was screaming. A little girl dashed out of the forest, getting chased by the Heartless!
"Get away from me!" cried the girl. "PLEASE! STOP CHASING ME!"
"Oh, look. Right on schedule!" said Sora, taking the Keyblade out.