((Note: An AU story where Wreck-It Ralph never entered into Vanellope's life and helped her win the race. Instead she finds help and friendship in another, who had bullied her in the past but whose life has been turned upside down.

I have this fanfic idea in my head for a long time and this is my attempt writing this (so there're some mistakes if you spot any), and I dunno if this is going to be pretty good. *blushes sheepishly* Anyway, some helpful tips on how to make this story and characters enjoyable to read are appreciated~

Disclaimer: The characters and the movie Wreck-It Ralph are all owned by Disney.))

Prologue

My name is Swizzle Malarkey, nicknamed "The Swizz" to my fans, and I'm a racer—professionally. To be specific, I'm one of the racers of Sugar Rush, that candy go-kart game. Now, I don't want to brag or anything, but I'm a pretty good at what I do in my opinion. I DO make mistakes like the next person, not gonna lie… but I personally believe I'm pretty swell with my driving skills.

Thing is, every night when the arcade closes, every racer—myself included—compete against each other to see who would be included in the Random Roster list for the following day's game. The event is pay-to-play, so if I were to compete in the race I have to pay a fee of one gold coin from my previous winnings.

Anywaaay… I said before I make mistakes despite being a good racer. I'm often the first to get thrown out of the race; you wouldn't believe how many times I got knocked out by giant gumballs! And don't get me started on those Sweet Seekers… Now, if I were lucky, I can barely reach the 9th place of the roster list and still get one gold coin for all my efforts and bad luck. I'm even luckier if the players actually pick me! When other racers like King Candy or Taffyta win the race, they get themselves BUTTLOAD of gold coins and other neat awards like trophies, especially if the player picks them to win the game—they are among the players' favorites, especially Taffyta Muttonfudge. But are there gold coins if I never made it to the roster list? To that, I say—HA! And no, there isn't… just a big "GAME OVER" on the screen.

I've been doing this gig for fifteen years. Sure, Sugar Rush is still very popular and a steady. It's just that it gets kinda hard to love your job... when pretty much everyone else seems to be doing a better job than you.

I dunno… maybe it wouldn't be such a big deal if things were different when the day's done, but it's not: Taffyta and the other racers go hang out around King Candy's castle or different places in Sugar Rush, going to all sorts of parties with their pals, and getting awards because they're popular and being the best drivers. And me…?

I go hang out by myself, practicing and polishing my driving skills in hidden tracks I discovered. I do have a couple of pals like Gloyd, Jubileena, and sometimes Rancis to go hang out with a few times. However, they seem to prefer to hang out with the "in" crowd like Taffyta lately or they don't want to associate a "bad" racer like The Swizz... which I'm not, I can you tell you that! The Swizz is a genius racer! I can beat Taffyta or King Candy or Rancis in a race any day if I didn't have such bad luck lately!

I'm getting off-track here… I guess I can't complain too much; I got my kart, a roof over my head, and my loyal fans, that's for sure. My condition isn't as bad as the local glitch, Whose-Name-I'm-Not-Mentioning-Here.

But if I were honest, whenever I'm taking a drive and I see Taffyta and the other racers high-fiving each other, having loads of fun, getting gold coins and trophies for taking 1st place in the day's race again... Sometimes I think...

Man, it sure must be nice being a winner.

((I admit... the prologue is so similar to Wreck-It Ralph's monologue, but I promise you that this story won't exactly follow the movie's canon and dialogue but instead have its own unique twists and charm, if I can hopefully continue this.))