Chapter 3: Meetings and Reasons
Tamora stood at the altar in her white dress but to her left wasn't Brad but Felix. He smiled up at her with that goofy grin. Wreck-it Ralph was wearing his suit and Venellope was wearing her princess dress. The preacher just now pronounced them husband and wife and he was about to kiss her. Out of the blue a huge cy-bug crashed through the window and lunged at Tamora. "Tammy look out!" Felix shouted pushing her behind him. She watched in horror as the cy-bug opened it's massive jaws and Felix stood frozen in terror as he was eaten.
"No, Felix!" she screamed tears stinging down her face as she glared at the cy-bug. Just then the cy-bug's face morphed into a familiar face of Fast Felicia.
"You can't protect him from me. He is mine again," Felicia said and then let out an evil laugh.
Tamora jolted upward her face soaked with sweat; her heart was racing as she looked around her surroundings and realized she was in her and Felix's bed. "Felix," she whispered noticing he was not in her arms as he was when she went to sleep. Somehow he wiggled loose and was curled on the other side his face facing her and his back to the wall. He wore his innocent smile as he was dreaming sweet dreams. She reached out to touch him to make sure he was real and felt his warm shoulder on her cool skin. Letting out a sigh of relief realizing it was just a nightmare and gently scooped him up in her arms. His face began to twitch and she was afraid she had woken him up. Instead he rested his head on her shoulder and went back to his dream smiling again. "I love you Fix-It and I am not losing you to anything or anyone," she whispered holding him tighter as if he would vanish from her arms. Snuggling close to him sleep reclaimed her and her dreams were much happier.
The next morning Felix awoke and noticed his wife's arms were wrapped around him like a cocoon. He was wondering how he was going to slip out to make her breakfast. She was a light sleeper one wrong move and she would be woken and he wanted to surprise her. Carefully slipping his body through her arms his feet touched the ground all he had to do was slip his head free. Moving carefully he managed to free his head without disturbing his wife. Going into the kitchen he began to make scrambled eggs and toast. His mind looked at the clock and it read 9:00 a.m. He wondered how is wife would feel about him going to visit Felicia. When he was single he could go to any game he wanted but since he had a wife he wanted to make sure she knew that he would be loyal. Of course ever since he met Tamora no other girl ever even made him look twice and Felicia was like his kid sister. Still he should tell Tamora so she wouldn't get upset after all she went drinking with her male soldiers tons of times and came home about 3 a.m and he never blinked an eye for he trusted her.
Tamora woke again to see Felix gone and her heart skipped a beat as she grabbed her gun but stopped when she smelled the eggs. Placing her gun down she smiled a mischievous smile. Walking silent as a mouse she saw him making plates and pouring her some coffee. He just sat the coffee mugs down and seeing her chance of opportunity come in she scooped him up in her arms. "Morning Fix-It," she purred kissing his cheek.
"Morning honey glows," he said blushing a deep red. He was placed down and he pulled out a chair to her. She sat down as did he and they began to eat. "I want to say sorry about last night," he began.
"Why are you apologizing?" she asked as last night came back to her.
"About Felicia sometimes she can be spirited and if she made you mad I am sorry," he said calmly.
"Well you did get her to apologize so let's forget it," Tamora said as her dream came back to her.
"Well it's just before she left she wanted me to meet her in her game to catch up," Felix said nervously. Tamora stopped eating as a knot formed in her stomach.
"And what did you say Felix?" she asked coolly trying to keep her temper in check.
"Well I said I would meet her at noon in her game. But if you are uncomfortable with it I can have her come here and we can talk in the living room with you here," he said quickly sensing the tension. It took all of her will power not to get angry after all she remembered all the times she went drinking with her male friends and coming home extremely late but Felix never said anything to her because he trusted her. She wanted to trust him but just the thought of Felix alone with another girl in another game made her blood boil.
"If you are worried about Felicia she and I are just old friends okay more like she is my kid sister and I am her big brother. That is as far as our relationship went I swear," he told her. Looking into his eyes she saw no hint of deceit only the truth. Felix never gave her any reason to doubt him and she did trust him.
"I trust you," she said and continued eating.
"Thanks honey and don't worry once I get back we will do anything you want," he told her. She smiled at him and felt her heart melt for he was so adorable. After breakfast he did the dishes for her and soon got dressed and kissed her goodbye. "I'll be back about two I promise," he said and left on the trolley to Felicia's game. Tamora knew she could trust Felix but Felicia was a different story and she went to Wreck-It Ralph's place to see if he knew anything about Fast Felicia and her connection to Felix.
Knocking on his door a tired Ralph greeted her. "Oh hey lady I mean Ms. Calhoun," he said smiling at her. "Come on in," he said as she stepped in she saw an oversized couch and a TV on a giant table. "I was just making breakfast, Venellope kept me up all night going down a water fall made of root beer. Can I offer you anything?" he asked trying to be polite.
"Just answer me some questions, "she said getting to the point.
"Okay, what is it?" he asked taking a sip of coffee.
"Do you know a character by the name of Fast Felicia?" Tamora asked. Once the name left her lips and landed in Ralph's ears his eyes widened and he choked on his coffee.
"Fa-Fast Fe-Felicia man I haven't heard that name in years," he said in utter shock. "How do you know her?" he asked.
"She came by our house last night asking for Felix's help in fixing her bike and Felix tells me they are just friends but the way they acted around each other makes me think they were more than just friends and closer than brother and sister," Tamora said firmly.
"Well all I can tell you for I don't know much but it was about 15 years ago once Sugar Rush was plugged in and a few months later a game called R.U.S.H was plugged in. A street racing game where you can pick your own bike, car, character, and even the place you want to race. Anyways there was this character called Fast Felicia the fastest and in most people's opinions the best racer in that game. Don't know how but she and Felix met and after the arcade closed he would sneak into her game to see her. People saw them on different tracks as he was riding with her on her bike. And she was seen in his game or at Tappers playing pool or dancing. Anyways I don't know what happened but for about a year they did that and or maybe two I don't know. All I know is something happened where Fast Felicia and Felix never hung out again. There were rumors though," he said.
"What kind of rumors?" Tamora asked getting suspicious again.
"Well some said that they were going to go Turbo and leave their games to run off and be together. But something happened that made them not. One rumor was Fast Felicia was just using Felix to fix her bike for free and he found out and left her. Others say Felicia got into a fight protecting Felix from some bad characters in her game but no one really knows. All I know is that I saw Felicia drop Felix off in his game. They both looked extremely sad and then they said some words I don't know what then they hugged and she rode off and he never saw her again," Ralph said frowning. "Poor Felix sure looked upset but all I know is that he was close with Felicia but something happened to make them stop hanging out and that is the truth," Ralph said.
"Thank you Wreck-It," Tamora said digested what he told her.
"Anytime," he said as he opened the door and she left. She was wondering what happened between Felix and Felicia and was worried if it would happen again.
Felix stood nervously as he looked around the streets of the R.U.S.H game for it looked the same as always. Black top pavement with trash littered everywhere. Graffiti on the brick walls of the buildings and he saw girls with hardly any clothes on in back alleyways making out with guys with no shirts and wearing baggy pants. He walked to a huge looking gray building with a sign that had the picture of a red devil holding a beer bottle and smoking on a cigarette. In flashing red lights the sign said The Devil's Hell House. Opening the doors he coughed as cigarette smoked entered his nostrils. A few black men with some white men were playing pool on the far corner. Other characters were drinking while half naked women who were either really drunk or not were dancing on the bars. Loud music played as he spotted Felicia in the back in a booth.
"Right on time," she said wearing her casual outfit which was a purple tank top that exposed her belly and was very low cut. Her jeans were tight black, her lipstick was a deep purple, and she wore her boots with small gold hooped earrings.
"Always am so what is new with you?" he asked smiling at her.
"Not much but I do want to know about that Sarge woman I don't remember her being in your game. Someone trying to make your game more grown up?" she asked drinking her beer.
"She is from the game Hero's Duty," he said nervously. Felicia had that looked liked she wanted to say something smart but bit her lip.
"Want a sip?" she asked holding her beer bottle closer to Felix.
"No thank you, I don't drink remember?" he told her.
"Same old Felix," she laughed. "Man remember when I first brought you here?" she asked smiling.
"Yeah it was after we first met when you almost ran over me in Game Central Station," he said blushing.
"Yeah sorry about that but hey I stopped in time didn't I?" she asked with a chuckle.
"Yeah you did," he said chuckling back.
"So, how did you meet the Sarge?" she asked growing curious.
"Well I went looking for Ralph and she saw me and almost shot me and then we went together to find Ralph," Felix said as he told her the rest of his story.
"Man you live dangerously Shorty," Felicia said grinning like the devil himself.
"Somehow I doubt you brought me here just to ask me how I met my wife. Come on Felicia what is the real reason why I am here? You have been silent from me for years so what gives?" he asked.
"You always could see right through me couldn't you Shorty. Okay after all we have been through you do deserve the truth. First off I missed you and when I heard about the whole Turbo thing I grew scared thinking you could have died and I never would have gotten to see you again. You are like my big brother Shorty, always keeping me out of trouble and trying to help. You believed in me when no one else would and if I might add Wreck-It isn't the only one who helped a racer become great at racing," Felicia said smiling as did Felix for he remembered.
"And the second reason you wanted to talk to me?" he asked.
"I need your help Skull is trying to take over the bar again and last time I won and whoever owns this place owns the game. This place makes a lot of money, with this money it helps the mechanics, and the mechanics helps the racers. After what happened last time I swore never to involve you again but Felix if I lose this bar then if you think this place is bad now if Skull gets his paws on it then this whole game will go pardon my language but straight to hell. I know I swore never to involve you but Felix I need your help in training me again to win this race. And if you say no to my next request I will not hold it against you," Felicia said her face growing serious.
"What is your request?" he asked.
"In this race we can have someone race with us to keep us safe during the race. Skull has his own mechanic Shifty Stanley and I don't have a mechanic that I trust other than you and Honest Joe, but after I asked him Skull and his goons got to him and he is in the hospital so I came to you. Felix I am asking you to race with me and defeat Skull once and for all. But remember it will be dangerous and Skull will do anything to stop me from winning and yes he will try to hurt or even kill you. So, now that you know what is your answer?" she asked feeling horrible for asking.
"When is the race?" he asked her.
"Three days from now after Labor Day we celebrate by having the annual race to see who can take me on as Top Dog of the Streets," she said.
"I'll be there and you will win," he said firmly.
"What about Skull?" she asked.
"I can handle Skull," Felix said smiling.
"Thanks Felix I knew I could count on you," she said and they fist pumped each other.
Author's Note: Hope you all enjoyed this chapter and please review. Also I forgot to mention KungFuPandaFanatic helped me come up with Felicia's game name and the bar's name.