Ch.5

It has been merely a week since the fight between Vanellope and Ralph, and just as King Candy, Felix, and Calhoun had expected, Ralph had gone over the top with this one. Everyday he'd stop by Sugar Rush and whenever he saw Vanellope with Rancis, he'd either drag Vanellope away from Rancis, or he'd take Rancis and fling him into the chocolate lake. Either way, Ralph and Vanellope has gone into a fight. King Candy, at the moment, was in the throne room, pondering what he should do, Sour Bill at his side.

"I'm worried, Sour Bill," King Candy began, biting on his lip.

"What is the problem, sire?" Sour Bill asked, looking at the king.

"As you probably may know, Ralph is having some trust issues with Vanellope's relationship with Rancis. What I'm concerned is if he'll really take action and try to stop Vanellope from seeing the one she truly loves." King Candy explained, getting up from his throne and walking to the balcony, overlooking the game. "And Vanellope isn't doing as well as it is. I fear that if this goes on, someone may end up getting hurt physically." Sour Bill trailed after the king

"So… do you by any chance know were Wreck-it Ralph is?"

While King Candy was talking to Sour Bill, Ralph was spying on Vanellope and Rancis in the Candy Cane forest behind a candy cane tree. You'd think he'd drop this whole overprotective jazz he got going on, but instead, he has been keeping an eye on the two. He watched as Rancis draped an arm around Vanellope's shoulder and growled as he kissed her cheek.

"I knew that kid was no good. Being all cute and innocent. Why I ought to punch him in his guts and throw in against the penthouse," he growled, clenching his fists.

Vanellope looked up and gazed towards Ralph's hiding spot, looking at it warily. Rancis said something unclear, but it was enough to keep Vanellope moving. Once those two were out of sight, Ralph crept behind them, trying to stay quiet. "When I get my hands on that little pest, I'm going to-"

"Don't even think about it, Wreck-it."

He turned around and saw Felix and Calhoun behind him, looking stern. "We won't let you do this, Ralph. Vanellope's heart may not be important to you, but it's a very crucial part of her. We won't let you do this." Calhoun said, walking towards him. Ralph took a step back, preparing his fists if he ever needed it. Felix walked toward him, trying to calm Ralph down without having him go on a tantrum.

"Now, Ralph, you don't need to do this. Why don't we go back home and have some of Mary's pie and forget this all happened, huh? Doesn't that sound lovely?" Felix asked soothingly.

Ralph shook his head and turned around, glaring at the couple in the distance. "I'm not going anywhere until those two are separated from each other," he growled.

Ralph ran after the two, running after two, with Felix and Calhoun in tow. He ducked behind a large gumdrop and tried to catch a glimpse of the two but his view was blocked by a large herd of uni-candy-corns that were nearby, calmly munching on some candy that was lying around.

"Buzz off, you monsters! Trying to spy on that rodent," he whispered harshly, waving his arm around to try to catch their attention.

"Ralph, no, someone's going to get hurt," Felix warned cautiously. "When will understand true love when you see it?"

Ralph turned around and walked closer to Felix, inch by inch, his face growing red. "That is not true love. All I see is some blond-haired, blue-eyed pretty boy who's obviously not compatible for Vanellope," he raged, his voice getting higher and higher. "He thinks he can just come in and sweep her off her feet like some fairytale? Wrong! I will keep him from seeing Vanellope if it's the last thing I do!"

Ralph turned around and smashed his fists right against the ground, causing a powerful booming sound, loud enough to scare the uni-candy-corns into a frenzy. They whinnied and bucked their hooved in the air, going all crazy. Soon they ran off to where Vanellope and Rancis were.

"Oh no, this is not good," Felix moaned.

"Fix-it, Wreck-it, we need to stop that herd before someone gets hurt," Calhoun ordered.

So they all ran after the charging uni-candy-corns, hoping to stop the stampede before it's too late. Meanwhile, Vanelllope and Rancis were just taking a sweet stroll around Sugar Rush, just talking. Rancis took Vanellope's hand and kissed it, making her smile. Rancis squeezed her hand gently and looked in her eye.

"So what do you want to do today?" he asked.

"Run."

Rancis looked at her, perplexed and cocked his head to the other side. "Since when were you the running type?" he joked. Vanellope shook her head and pointed over his shoulder. "No. RUN!" she screamed. Rancis looked over his shoulder and bolted like lightning the second he saw the stampede of uni-candy-corns heading their way. They ran and ran, trying to escape the wild herd. Vanellope saw the other racers and citizens and shrieked, "RUN! THERE'S A STAMPEDE ON OUR TAIL!" they looked at her as if she was crazy, but immediately ran once they saw the herd. They all screamed and ran towards Game Central Station for shelter. Vanellope ran as fast she could, looking over her shoulder and seeing the stampede gaining on them. She turned gaze in front of her and looked at Rancis, frightened. "What do we do?" she asked. Rancis screeched to a stop at looked at Vanellope, pointing to where the others were.

"Vanellope, go over to Game Central Station. You'll be safe there," he said. "Let me take care of these guys."

"Rancis, you'll get hurt! You're crazy!" she protested.

Rancis smiled and kissed her cheek. "I am crazy. Crazy in love with you," he replied.

Not letting Vanellope go on, he ran off towards the stampede. "I won't let them hurt you, GO!" he yelled, punching a uni-candy-corn in its muzzle. Vanellope nodded and continued her way towards Game Central Station. She slowed down just as she ran through the gates and panting heavily, falling to her knees. Taffyta, Candlehead and King Candy confronted Vanellope, a worried look on their faces.

"Are you okay, Vanellope?" the king asked, helping her to her feet.

She nodded but looked back at Sugar Rush, thinking about Rancis. "We need to back. Rancis is still there, fighting off the uni-candy-corns!" she exclaimed, heading back. King Candy shook his head and put a hand on her shoulder. "We can't go back until the stampede calms down. We may be here for a while," he said, stroking her face. Vanellope pouted and buried her face in her hands, tears trickling down her face for support. They stayed for what seemed like ten minutes, until Wynnchel and Duncan came in.

"It's safe to come back. The stampede stopped," they reported.

The crowd cheered and ran back in but gasped at the damage in front of them. They slowed down their running once they reached the speed, scanning the area around them. Many of the karts were damaged, along with everything else in sight, and some things were just scattered around the ground. Vanellope looked around to see if Rancis was around, but found nothing.

"Rancis? Rancis where are you?" she called out.

Taffyta and Candlehead ran up to her, their expressions looking concern. "You need to see this," Taffyta said, grabbing a hold of her hand. They led her to were they found a boy lying on the ground, unconscious. His clothes was torn up, and blood was oozing down his left leg, not to mention the scratches on his face.

"Rancis," Vanellope gasped, falling to her knees.

She picked up his head and gently shook him, trying to wake him up. "Rancis, are you okay? Rancis, rancis?" she cried out, desperately shaking him He moaned slightly and his eyes fluttered open, looking at Vanellope. "Princess, are you okay?" he moaned. Vanellope shook her head and smiled, stroking his messy hair.

"Yeah. You okay?"

Rancis frowned and shook his head. "Not really, but as long as you're okay, then I'm happy." He admitted. Vanellope smiled at this, and nuzzled her nose with his. "Why'd you do it, Rancis? You could have gotten hurt." She asked. Rancis smiled, his eyelids slowly closing.

"I did it because I love you…"

Rancis closed his eyes and laid in her arm lifeless. Vanellope shook him trying to wake him up, but he wouldn't budge. "Rancis, Rancis, wake up. Wake up, Rancis! Rancis, wake up! Someone call 911, stat!" she wailed. King Candy made his way over and hugged his sobbing daughter, trying to console her. It wasn't long until the ambulance came and took Rancis to the hospital. Vanellope watched as the ambulance drove off into the horizon, her forlorn face looking into the distance.

"I wonder why the uni-candy-corns acted up, " King Candy thought out loud.

At that moment, Felix and Calhoun emerged from the crowd with a guilty looking Ralph tagging along. "But I think I know who caused this." King Candy added, crossing his arms. "Please tell me you didn't do something wreckless, Ralph." Calhoun grabbed Ralph's left ear and shoved him in front of the monarch. "You got something to say?" she said, pinching his ear.

"I was spying on Vanellope and Rancis and I accidentally slammed my fists into the ground, causing the uni-candy-corns to go berserk!" he confessed, yelping in pain.

"Wait… you did WHAT?!"

Vanellope turned around, her eyes flashing with anger. "You were spying on me? Why am I not surprised?" she yelled. "I hope you're happy now, Ralph, because you just sent my Rancis to the hospital! Do you have anything to say for yourself?"

"Kid. Look I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-"

"You didn't mean to, I didn't know this would happen, it's not my fault! You think I'm going to forgive you after this? After you sent my boyfriend to the hospital?"

Ralph began to lose his patience with Vanellope and yelled, "He deserved to be in the hospital! That what he gets when he dates an obnoxious, spoiled, rotton, bratty nine-year-old princess!" The crowd gasped at Ralph's comment, shocked. Ralph, realizing on what he had just said, kneeled down to her.

"Vanellope, I didn't mean it. I-"

."You know what? Fine, I don't care anymore! You want to be a hater, fine! Go ahead, I'm not your friend anymore!" she shrieked, walking off. "If I knew you would have done something so mean, Ralph, I would have never told you in the first place about me and rancis." And with that, Vanellope ran off, leaving everyone else in the dust. Ralph stared after her in disbelief, when he heard clapping behind him. He turned around and saw King Camdy clapping his hands, glaring at him angrily.

"I applaud you, Ralph. You have succeeded. Now what are you going to do?" he asked.

"We told you this would happen, Ralph," Felix said.

"But you didn't listen." Calhoun added. "Now, that poor boy is going to the hospital, and you just lost yourself a friend. Do you feel accomplished?"

With that, the crowd dispersed, shaking their head at Ralph, commenting him. Some of the racers had even kicked him in his shins. "What have I done?" he asked himself, groaning in pain.