((Here we are, the final chapter! I'm so happy so many people liked this story and I didn't even expect tons of reviews. Thank some of you for reading from the beginning to the end, and putting this into your favorites~

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

Chapter 28

*Current Day*

Lines of broken code repaired themselves, Vanellope's code box glows as it flies back into the rest of the data boxes. With a large flash of light, Vanellope's code returns to the main program and realigns with the others; the landscape was reset to its original dazzling beauty. The racers and the candy citizens returned to their proper appearance, Sugar Rush was back to normal!

The racers gathered at the finish line and they can only stand in awe when a glittering light drifted gracefully down, enveloping a person wearing a white racing tracksuit.

"It's Vanellope!" Jubileena squealed happily. Adorabeezle and Minty screamed with joy.

As soon Vanellope's feet touch the ground, a wave of light goes throughout the entire game, as if it is it freeing all the locked data and erasing everything else that Turbo had programmed and corrupted. As soon as the sparkling wave hits the other racers, something happens within them as well; their memories returned and their colors glow much brighter. They also seem to be in a daze but each of them were stunned to see at what Vanellope has become.

Sour Bill walked over to Vanellope's side and declared, "All hail to the Rightful Ruler of Sugar Rush, Princess Vanellope."

"Princess?!" Vanellope repeated.

"Princess?!" The racers were shocked and they looked at each other nervously.

"Now I remember, she's been our ruler since we've been plugged in!" Taffyta's eyes widen and covered her mouth in horror. "Vanellope... I'm so sorry..."

"Are you really?" Minty asked, glaring suspiciously at her. "Are you genuinely apologetic because you realized you were nasty to her, or are you apologizing because Vanellope now has the power to punish you?"

"I WAS A FOOL!" Taffyta suddenly wailed, making a few kids jump. "I was an idiot! I was a selfish brat! I was a... a..."

"Prize-loving, friend-derailing, racing-obsessed rotten cavity?" Vanellope finished for her.

Taffyta gulped but she nodded, "Yes, I was!"

"Well, you can't say fairer than that," Vanellope said. Then she smiled. "It's good to be to back into the team. I missed you guys, so much."

Snowanna sadly looks over to her. "So... what now? Aren't ya gonna punish us?"

"For what?" Vanellope placed her hands. "For treating me badly? Come on, you can't be serious! I mean, you guys wouldn't act like jerkbreakers if Turbo hadn't messed with your minds."

Rancis chuckled before motioning to Taffyta, implying that she's the worst of the lot. "Besides, we're only doing what you told us to do." Taffyta gave him a sour look.

"So, does that mean you forgive us?" Candlehead asked, her eyes widen with joy.

"Of course!" Vanellope twittered. "As your merciful princess, I hereby decree that anyone who was ever mean to me shall be... executed by the guillotine. Chop chop~"

Candlehead started screaming, Rancis gasped in horror, and Taffyta turned pale and looked as though she was going to faint. Snowanna, Gloyd and Crumbelina fell on their knees and began wailing for mercy. Minty, Adorabeezle and Jubileena over to their recolor 'sisters', trying to shield them from harm.

Vanellope laughed a bit, "I'm just kidding, guys!" Then her expression turned concern when she saw Taffyta ready to faint. "Someone grab Taffy before she hurts herself!"

"So, I guess you got what you wanted, huh?" Adorabeezle asked kindly. "You're one of us now that you're no longer a glitch."

"Are you NUTS?" Vanellope demanded as she removed her racing helmet and goggles. "I don't think I want anything to do with this royal stuff, especially if I had to be reminded of King Candy or Turbo. I just want to race with the people who mattered most to me: you guys! And I'm not gonna give up my glitching, it's my super power!"

"Super power?" asked Minty.

"Yep!" Vanellope replied happily, "You should've seen me on the racetrack and during my battle with Turbo! I was glitching everywhere!"

"But without a princess, who will lead us?" Gloyd asked.

"Me!" Vanellope replied to the confusion of others. She quickly explained, "If I have to rule over you like King Candy had, then it wouldn't be fair. I don't want absolute power and I certainly don't want people kneeling before me all the time. I'm thinking more along the lines of a constitutional democracy and become a president... Or I could still be a princess but create a system in which the people's concerns are more easily heard and processed."

"You could create a parliament if you really wanted," Crumbelina said, she was grinning.

"Why not become both president and princess?" Citrusella suggested. The recolors beside her nodded, even Vanellope seem to agree.

"President-Princess Vanellope von Schweetz sounds sorta of a mouthful, don't you think?" Torvald asked.

Sticky shrugged. "I don't mind it," she said. "I always wanted to be either a princess or a president."

"I think we'll decide who'll become President-Princess on the next election," Nougetsia giggled.

"I like all these ideas," Vanellope said. "We'll discuss more over it back at the castle later. Right now, the arcade will open soon and we can't have our 15th Anniversary celebration without our nine racers for today's roster. So, I suggest we hop into our karts and make another quick race!"

The racers and the citizens cheered as everyone walk down to their karts. "We're finally a complete set!" Jubileena said happily.

Vanellope's smile faded and she stopped walking. She glanced all around the arena much to the concern and curiosity of her fellow racers.

"Wait, we're still missing someone," Vanellope said. "We can't start the race without Swizzle!"

"Oh, that's right!" Taffyta gasped. "I thought he was going to regenerate after our game resets."

"Yeah, where he is?" Candlehead craned her neck to look around.

On cue, they heard the roaring sound of a kart approaching and they look to see a familiar rainbow unicorn pop zooming down the track. The Tongue Twister then skidded to a stop in front of Vanellope. The driver jumped off and gave his the racers a cocky smile after checking out the competition.

"Wassup, fellow crumb chums!" He greeted them each one. "Morning, Snowanna. Candlehead. Adorabeezle. Minty. Jubileena. Glen..."

"Gloyd," said Gloyd, a little irritated.

"Rancis," Swizzle continued. "Sticky, Nougetsia. Citrusella. Torvald. Crumbelina. ... Muttonfudge."

"Malarkey," Taffyta greeted back in her usual cool voice, but she was smirking.

Then Swizzle turned to Vanellope, who was smiling happily at him and her eyes filled with tears.

"And Vanellope," he said, nodding amiably.

Vanellope ran into his arms and hugged him tight. "I'm so glad you're alright, I thought I would lost you forever," she said softly.

Then to her surprise, she was gently pushed away and saw that Swizzle started smoothing his clothes. His face look bewildered after she touched him.

"Whoa, careful there, princess!" he chuckled nervously. "The Swizz doesn't hug on the first date. And whaddaya mean you would lose me forever?"

"Haha, you were always the wise guy, Swizz," Vanellope said, knowing it's not funny at all. Then she turned to the other racers. "Excuse us, just stay in your karts and wait for us. We'll be joining you soon."

Vanellope quickly grabbed his hand and took him to a quiet, private spot behind the grandstands. At this moment, Wynchell and Duncan walked up the crowd and Sour Bill nearly had a heart attack when he saw them.

"I thought you two were permanently killed when King Candy shot you with an outside weapon," Sour Bill said.

Wynchell and Duncan looked at other, and then at the little green candy.

"We were shot?" Wynchell asked. "Who's King Candy?"

"Don't you remember? He's that crazy old king who keeps demanding you to arrest Vanellope."

"Hold on, Sour Bill," Duncan said. "We don't a have a king in Sugar Rush, and why would we arrest Vanellope?"

"What is going on here?" Sour Bill asked grumpily. "First, Swizzle, then you two. Its like you people have become..." He stopped and looked at their faces closely; it was like they were reverted back to their innocent expressions when the game first plugged in. There were no traces of frustration, malice, or anything else. He then remembered Turbo's words last time they talked.

"Blank, fresh slates..." he finished in a horrified whisper.

"Oooh, so you can't wait to have little private time with The Swizz, eh?" Swizzle said, smirking slyly. "I'll try and behave for you, princess.:

"Swizzle, stop," Vanellope snapped. "I understand that the game would reset after I stop Turbo and crossed the finish line, but that doesn't mean you should start spewing amnesia nonsense. It's not funny."

"Wait, what are you talking about?" Swizzle asked. He furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. "Who's Turbo?"

Vanellope stared into his brown eyes and slowly realized that Swizzle is acting the same way he used to back at the early beginnings of Sugar Rush. She could feel her heart dropping and shattering to millions of tiny pieces. She wondered if something happened during the battle with Turbo and after she restored the game.

"Swizzle," she spoke up, trying to prevent herself from crying. "Can't you remember... anything at all? You helped me baked my kart, showed me how to drive,you saved my life... you were my best friend!"

Swizzle raised an eyebrow and scratched his head. "I was? Look... I don't know what you're talking about, but I'm pretty sure I don't remember doing all those things you said." His lips formed a grin and he playfully punched her arm. "Anyway, are we gonna race now? I'm super stoked to burn some taffy!"

"You go ahead," Vanellope said, her expression dead. "I'll catch up..."

Swizzle gave her two thumbs up and dashed off, blissfully unaware that he had hurt a friend's heart; a friend he no longer seemed to remember. Vanellope fell on her butt and buried her face into her knees. Swizzle is alive and happy, and she was relieved to see that. Except now he didn't recognize her, as if he didn't know her other being the princess at all. It was like a dark hole opened up where his heart used to be. Sour Bill came and saw her.

"Vanellope," he said.

"This isn't what I wanted, Sour Bill!" Vanellope sniffed. "I thought if I restore the game, I'll finally be a playable racer again. But I'm not happy at all, because Swizzle has forgotten everything! Including me..."

"It's not your fault," the candy assistant sighed and patted her leg. "Turbo had killed him with a foreign weapon and it messed up his data. That's why he's reverted back to his innocent programming and can't recall anything from his previous life. One good thing that came out from all this, that he can start all over and won't remember all the abuse he's thrown at you."

"You don't get it, Sour Bill." The president-princess racer shook her head. "Swizzle's actions, good and bad, are what made me to become strong. He would no longer appreciate the struggles, pain and sacrifices he went through to become a racer... and he would never remember all the good things we've been through to get here... Everything unique and special about him is now erased, along with our friendship..."

Sour Bill looked sadly at her and sighed. "Maybe he's not completely gone. Perhaps deep inside, he still remembers you... Who knows? He might recover his old memories one day, and you two will two become friends again."

Vanellope smiled weakly at him before she gets up. She wiped away her tears before she joined up with the other racers. "I hope that day comes soon... because I want to see him again."

Fireworks exploded in the sky as Vanellope reached first place at the finish line, with Swizzle taking the second place in the roster, Taffyta at third place and so on... all just in time before the arcade opens. All of the racers and citizens cheered wildly as Vanellope holds up the large Platinum Cup in front of all to see. Then she was lifted up and thrown into the air by Taffyta and the other racers. She cannot believe how much she enjoyed being surrounded by cheering racers. She knew they would love her, glitching and all.

When the arcade finally closed for the day, Game Central Station was taken by surprise of a huge group of children and candy fans running out of Sugar Rush. Surge Protector nearly dropped his clipboard when he was almost got trampled. The racers were so excited since they weren't allowed to leave their game when King Candy was in reign. Vanellope naturally led them to Tapper's so they can share drinks to celebrate her victory.

Tapper had never seen his bar this full but he quickly and gladly took their orders and handed the racers their root beer. He and Vanellope shared each other warm smiles like old friends. He was even more glad that the Lost and Found box is returned, and he bear no grudge against Sour Bill. A few bar patrons were curious to meet the racers, and they were horrified when they were told about what Turbo did to Sugar Rush for fifteen years.

"So, not only Turbo took over Sugar Rush out of jealousy," Felix slowly said, his expression upset. "He made them forget who their rightful ruler was and any sort of friendship they had with each other!"

Calhoun, his date, noticed his expression. "This Turbo sure had everyone wrapped under his finger. He's like a mangy dog chasing a cautionary tail."

Meanwhile, Vanellope took interest of the biggest guy in the bar and Ralph found it annoying of her staring at him.

"What are you gawking at?" he demanded. "Ever seen a big red and orange before?"

"Hey, mister, why are your hands are so freakishly big?" she asked. "And are you hobo?"

"No, I'm NOT," Ralph said firmly. "And why are YOU so freakishly annoying?"

Vanellope giggled at his reaction. Sour Bill has been handing out flyers to every non-native of Sugar Rush, which seemed to be an invitation to a big party that will be held at Vanellope's castle. The candy litter-haired racer snatch one of the flyers and hand it to Ralph.

"I'm throwing a party to celebration Sugar Rush's 15th anniversary of the game, and I'm inviting everybody who is available!" she told him.

Ralph sputtered, genuinely surprised that this little girl who had just met and teased him is inviting him. "But I'm a Bad Guy, and Bad Guys don't get invited to parties or get cake."

Vanellope raised a curious eyebrow but she continued to smile at him. "Look, will you just come. I have plenty of things to be happy about and I want them share it to everybody despite their so-called 'labels'."

She stole a quick glance and saw Swizzle holding his very first silver trophy, flirting with to an embarrassed Minty while Jubileena and Adorabeezle tease her. Swizzle met her gaze and he winked at her. Vanellope winked back, smiling, still saddened that she couldn't properly celebrate her happiness with her greatest in the world. But a small part of her knows that she will never stop being his friend, even he has forgotten everything important to him; and she is certain that in some way, some day, he'll remember their experiences together and they'll go back being closer than before.

"Even bad guys and glitches are entitled for a little happiness... but mostly encouragement and support from their pals. Because without a close friend, we'll never be where we are now. And I owe my new life thanks to that him."

((Vanellope finally achieved her dreams of being a racer, got herself some new friends, and saved her game. Unfortunately, her happiness ended up tasting bittersweet now Swizzle has forgotten his friendship with her and all the things he went through, after he regenerated when Sugar Rush was reset. It's really too bad that it had end like this. Perhaps there is still hope and future for this pair, we shall never know.

Anyway, I'm so happy this story is finally over!

... Or is it?))

Epilogue

Vanellope lean against her kart while she waited for him arrive. She gave Swizzle directions to meet her up in a hidden racetrack but isn't specific to tell him why. Right on time, the Tongue Twister drove into view and the driver gave her a playful smirk.

"Yo, Vanny!" he said as he hopped out. "I hope I'm not too late, I almost got lost twice."

"Nah, you were actually early," she said.

Its been three weeks after Vanellope crossed the finish line, and the gamers were thrilled to play with her since they lover glitching ability. Some missed seeing King Candy, but it was Vanellope who made Sugar Rush more popular than before. Inside the game, Vanellope made some changes where the racers no longer need to pay to enter the races and lifted some strict, silly laws that Turbo made. She even allowed them live in their own homes in different places of Sugar Rush other than their suites at the castle.

Vanellope earned the racers' (especially Taffyta's) respect that she won't ever take advantage of her glitching in the roster races, and would only let the gamers use it during arcade hours if they pick her. She's still an incredible driver even without her special power.

Swizzle looked around the racetrack with a wistful expression. "Strange, for some reason... it's like I know this place, except I've never been here before," he muttered.

"This is my secret practice track," Vanellope told him as she walked close to him, her hands dug into her pockets. As much she loved her white racing suit, she prefers her comfortable hoodie and mismatched stockings.

"Why don't we go for short race, just the two of us?" asked Swizzle, looking excitedly.

"Before we do that, I got to show you something..."

Vanellope takes out the heart cookie she and Swizzle had wrote on it, and showed it to him. The boy takes it into his hands and read the words in silence. His expression was empty, and Vanellope was twiddling her fingers.

"Do you know what it is?" she asked anxiously.

Swizzle shook his head and gave it back to her, but she pushed it back to him.

"You can have it," she said. "It's no use to me anymore..."

Vanellope sighed and looked away; she was hoping her old gift would trigger something in his mind. In the end, nothing worked. It looks like Swizzle's code would forever remain oblivious and empty. She guess its time give up and move on without her friend.

"Let's have our race then... just like I promised you we would," she said, forcing a smile but Swizzle can the see the pain in her eyes. He felt so guilty even though he doesn't know why she's so depressed.

Vanellope leaned forward and kissed his face, which he blushed furiously. She couldn't stop the tears from falling and then buried her face into his shoulder. Swizzle felt awkward, confused at what to do now...

Vanellope's body began to ripple and flicker, which it didn't for a long time after she was no longer a glitch. As she sobbed heavily, her glitching made contact with Swizzle and the latter started seeing flashes of memories that were thought to be lost forever. Then what it seemed like a heavy curtain lifted from his eyes, and the hole of his heart finally filled, Swizzle's face broke into smile...

"Hey, Vanilla Pee."

Vanellope gasped and perked up when she heard that familiar tone in his voice. She looked into his eyes and gasped at what she saw. She bit her lip before she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"I missed you, Swizz-Cheese!" she laughed. He chuckled as well and wrapped his arms around her waist.

The two precious friends have finally found each other again. Life has never been much sweeter.

The End

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