Wario begins his exploration inside Game Central Station with plenty in mind!

DISCLAIMER: WarioWare Inc. is owned by Nintendo; Bomberman is a property of Hudson Soft (even though Konami already took it over back in March 2012); and Wreck-It Ralph belongs to Disney. All arcade games featured in this fanfic are properties of their respective owners - yes, even the arcade versions of the first two Contra games. The only characters I own thus far are as follows: Arctic Bomber (Mistress of the Cold), Blaze Bomber (Brother in Flame), Billy and Sid (Wario's fraternity brothers), Phoebe (9-Volt's best friend from another world), and finally, Purple Basilisk and his five Chaotic Bombers.

Chapter 2: Inside Game Central Station

Wario's trip to the inside of arcade games was rather bizarre at first glance, due to a limbo-like dimension (which gradually changed colors) he was flying through. It felt like the way he was teleported into a TV show via his "Telmet" invention during one of his previous misadventures. Sooner or later, he appeared onboard a subway train inside a cord-like tunnel. Luckily for him, no one was around at the time. When he eventually got off at the arrival spot, he found himself coming out of the Ivan 'Ironman' Stewart's Super Off Road game cabinet.

"I'm-a finally..." He quickly stopped himself, realizing he was talking out loud, and continued quietly, "I'm-a finally inside! So, this is the Game Central Station I've heard about from Wreck-It Ralph, eh? Well, looks like the coast is clear. Gotta keep this confidential, and avoid being seen, as I trek onward to Sugar Rush. But first, a little trip to NBA Jam and NFL Blitz 2000 won't kill me. Don't ask why I really wanna go to that candy go-kart racing game. I just wanna see how those candy karts are made, so I can make a little fortune selling them to parents whose own kids are interested in reality. I could even host WarioWare's very first candy go-kart racing contest or something! Mario will be so jealous when he finds out!"

Just as he stepped outside the Super Off Road game, an alarm went off as a blue hologram-like person, known as the Surge Protector, showed up. "Hold it right there for just a moment. Your name?"

Uh-oh! Busted! Gotta think fast...

"Your name, please."

"Wario, from...uh...Mario Kart Arcade GP. It's in another arcade spot, so don't ask why."

"Good to meet you. What game are you coming in from?"

Wario sighed. "Ivan 'Ironman' Stewart's Super Off Road...look, I'm in a hurry here!"

The Surge Protector nodded in response. "I get that a lot. You bringing in any food or drink, and where are you headed?"

"Nothing, but I am visiting NBA Jam."

"Anything to declare?"

Wario childishly threw his arms up in the air. "Just butt out already! I don't have stuff to declare!"

"Temper, temper," said the Surge Protector. "I'll ask you again: anything to declare?"

"I hate you."

"Heh, you remind me of Ralph. You're clear to go, and welcome to Game Central Station."

Wario sighed in relief. "Note to self: bring a Vanish Cap or two for stealthy movement."

The antihero made his way throughout Game Central Station, despite given weird looks by its population. He ignored that, and paid a visit to NBA Jam, where it held 2-on-2 basketball matches every 12 minutes (3 minutes per quarter). He took his seat in the audience, and watched the Chicago Bulls take on the Denver Nuggets. The game's unseen announcer - programmed with Tim Kitzrow's voice - blurted out to everybody: "WELCOME TO...NBA JAM!" The audience, including Wario, cheered on as the opposing teams made their way into the basketball court.

"WOOOO! Go, Bulls!" cheered Wario. He watched the whole game, and left as soon as the Chicago Bulls won. Then he entered NFL Blitz 2000, where a football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers was about to begin. He wanted in on the action this time, so he secretly entered the 49ers' gym locker and knocked out one of the players. Then he did a hip drop on the downed player and hid him in the bathroom before "borrowing" his football Jersey outfit.

"If Ralph can do that in order to get inside Hero's Duty, so can I - only it's NFL Blitz 2000!"

"Welcome everybody, to NFL Blitz 2000!" said the game's announcer, also programmed with Tim Kitzrow's voice. "Today's game: the San Francisco 49ers VS the Green Bay Packers!"

Okay, Packers! It's payback time for humiliating me in Madden NFL 13!

As anyone who's ever played NFL Blitz would expect: it played fast and furious unlike standard American football sims (including the Madden NFL franchise). Points After Touchdown were automatic, but Field Goals were still manual. In Midway fashion, players were able to pull off fantastic moves, such as a quarterback accurately throwing the football most of the length of the field at will during a "Da Bomb" play. The receivers could then make impossible catches. On top of that, the NFL Blitz franchise was well-known for the "late hits", in which the player on Defense could perform pro wrestling moves (i.e. German suplex) on the opposing ball carrier even after a tackle was completed and a whistle blown. On account of PATs, they could sometimes be missed should the team in the lead choose attempt it after a touchdown. Unsurprisingly, Wario found it to be a pain in the neck to swallow, but simply went along with it as long as he's able to keep his opponent from winning (even if it meant doing late hits on Defense for laughs). Finally, the team in the lead would often receive kick-offs deeper into its own territory and are more likely to fumble or throw interceptions to help level the gameplay and encourage closer games.

Despite his stubby appearance, Wario was able to help his favorite football team defeat the Packers by going all the way, remembering to do late hits on the opposing ball carrier everytime he tackled him. When the game was over, he stealthily returned the Jersey outfit to the KO'ed football player and ran off, believing nobody ever noticed a thing.

"I came, I saw, I defeated the best football team in history! WA, HA HA HA!"

And now, he scurried on to Sugar Rush, intent on entering the Kart Factory to make himself a kart. The catch was: he had to go through a minigame where players had one minute to make a custom kart through mixing, baking, and decorating. He was careful not to make a huge mess like Ralph did (so as to not have people think he's intruding). In the end, his candy-themed kart was purple, with a yellow "W" on both sides.

"From this day, I proclaim my kart as the Purple Wind! Silent but deadly!" He hopped on in, only for kart to break apart. "Aww, crap! I forgot Sugar Rush never had any middleweight nor heavyweight racers to begin with!"

Thinking quickly, Wario disposed of the smashed kart in a nearby trash can, and ran off. Unfortunately, for him, he was too late. The Oreo guards, led by two donut cops (Wynchel and Duncan), surrounded Wario. Having dealt with Ralph at the time King Candy/Turbo was in control of Sugar Rush, the cops exercised caution as they tackled Wario down.

"Hey! What're you trying to do?! I'm not intruding!" He easily knocked the donut cops away, and stole one of their mopeds to escape.

"Whoa, whoa! Wait up!" bellowed Wynchel.

"Come back here!" shouted Duncan.

Wario drove off in an attempt to escape capture, but he was immediately stopped by the sudden arrival of Wreck-It Ralph, Vanellope von Schweetz, Fix-It Felix Jr., and Sergeant Calhoun. He was forced to jump off the stolen moped to avoid a crash. "Um...hello?" He grinned nervously.

"Haven't I seen you somewhere before?" questioned Vanellope.

"What?! I dunno what you're talking about!"

"You know this guy, Vanellope?" asked Ralph.

"No, but he was outside the game, talking bad about one of my friends. We did what we had to do to teach him why it's wrong to bad-mouth a child racer."

Wario retorted in response. "Oh, come on! All I did was call that pink girl, Taffyta or whatever her name is, a spoiled brat for constantly picking on you!"

Vanellope scoffed. "Not anymore, but we do have rules against talking trash about any of us racers for no reason."

Felix eyed Wario curiously. "Anyway, how'd you get in?"

"Ahh, might as well let it out. I'm not really from Mario Kart Arcade GP, but rather outside the whole arcade. I warped in with a teleportation device so I could see what the arcade world was like. Really! I'm not like Turbo! I swear! So...how'd you find out?"

"We found out from Surge Protector about you," answered Calhoun.

"Okay, okay, you got me! So do I have to go to this Fungeon or whatever it is now?"

"No, but we are taking you in anyway. We need to know if you're telling the truth or not."

Felix eyed Calhoun with concern about Wario's sudden appearance. "I've heard stories about him being jealous of Mario's fame."

Wario, on the other hand, shrugged. "Meh. As long as it doesn't involve kicking me in my butt for bad-mouthing one of the children of the candy corn, I guess it won't kill me."

Sometime after he got busted for breaking into the Kart Factory in Sugar Rush, he was taken back to NFL Blitz 2000. Once inside the same gym locker the San Francisco 49ers used earlier, he gasped in surprise at all of the football players surrounding him, including the one he knocked out before the opening. Joining with the football players were the entire cast of playable racers from Sugar Rush, along with Ralph, Vanellope, Felix, and Calhoun.

The buff football player glared sternly at Wario. "Remember me, the guy you just punched out and stuffed into a bathroom?"

"I dunno what you're talking about! You're probably just hallucinating, that's all!"

"You didn't think nobody would notice anything, did you?" asked Calhoun.

"Aw, c'mon! Ralph did the same kind of thing just to get into Hero's Duty and find that Medal of Heroes! I couldn't stand to be humiliated in a football game, so I had to break in and get into the action! C'mon, Ralph! Back me up here!"

Ralph, however, stood back. "I hate to break it to you, but I'm siding with Vanellope on this one. She is one of my best friends, after all..."

"Yeah, Mister-I'm-Better-Than-Mario-At-Everything!" exclaimed Vanellope, sticking her tongue out at Wario.

"D'oh! How'd you know about me?!"

"The whole arcade's like a small town. G'doi!"

Felix added, "What she's trying to say is, people talk, and so does every player."

That caused Wario to stammer nervously. "But...but...there never was a Mario Kart Arcade GP cabinet in this arcade! Unless...it must've shown up at Litwak's Arcade before today!"

The football player interrupted, much to Wario's chagrin. "Hate to break up the conversation, mister, but we need to teach you a lesson here and now. Okay, everybody: line up! And don't forget to cheer, NFL-style!"

The CEO of WarioWare panicked, stammering, "Oh no, no, no...Why do I have a feeling I know what's coming at me?"

Taffyta, cracking her knuckles, grinned deviously. "Here comes the kick!"

At this, Ralph and Calhoun held Wario by his arms so he wouldn't get away. While the Sugar Rush cast lined up, the San Francisco 49ers raised built up their cheer as Taffyta ran up to kick Wario in his butt as hard as she could. "OWWW!" he screamed.

Candlehead jumped up and down cheerfully. "Ooh! My turn! My turn!"

Taffyta giggled. "He's all yours, Candlehead. Kick 'em up!" The football players' cheering built up again as Candlehead went up to kick Wario's butt with as much strength on her foot as she could muster.

"YEOWCH!" cried Wario.

Vanellope stepped in front of Taffyta and Candlehead. "As the President of Sugar Rush, I'd say he's had enough. But as a football fan - and I'm beginning to like NFL Blitz 2000..."

At this, Wario gasped and got down on his knees to beg for mercy. "NO! No no no no no! Please! No more! I'll stop bad-mouthing your Sugar Rush friends, Vanellope! Especially Taffyta Muttonfudge! I take back everything I said about her being a spoiled brat! It was just a one-time thing, because I was having too much fun with your game! She's a sweet person! I mean, super-dee-duper sweet! She's super talented and one of the friendliest racers besides you, Candlehead, and a few others! OH PLEASE, DON'T KICK MY BUTT ANYMORE!" During his begging, Taffyta giggled with Candlehead and Rancis.

"Do you pinky promise to never break into our gym locker again?" demanded the football player. "And that goes double for every other NFL teams available!"

"Yes, yes! I pinky promise!" The Sugar Rush racers cheered at Wario's response, while Ralph and Calhoun released their hold on him.

"Oookay," said Ralph, "so now that we've cleared everything up, how's about I show our newcomer around Game Central Station?"

"I wanna come with!" chirped Vanellope.

Wario shrugged. "Ehh. I guess it wouldn't hurt. Hey, Felix! What about you and Calhoun?"

Felix politely shook his head no. "Maybe later, but thanks. Tammy and I promised we'd meet up with Ryu and Chun Li for a quick game of Pac-Man Battle Royale."

Calhoun nodded. "Yep. Afterwards, we'll be heading to Silver Strike Bowling."

"At least they'll be easier than that Golden Tee Golf game," said Ralph. "I always end up with bad scores everytime."

Vanellope scoffed playfully. "That's 'cause you keep hitting the ball too hard, if not outta bounds or into the water every shot! You gotta concentrate!"

After making amends, Wario left NFL Blitz 2000 with Ralph and Vanellope to visit some other games while the arcade was still closed. First off, they visited Ivan 'Ironman' Stewart's Super Off Road to race on off-road trucks with the AI replica of Ivan Stewart himself (who'd always be driving the gray truck during the game). Vanellope won almost every race despite the different feel due to the game's off-road style of racing. Then the group went to Track & Field next to compete in six of its events, beginning with the 100-meter dash. Though they only made it up to the second event (long jump) before tiring out, they had fun trying out the Olympics-themed classic from 1983. Finally, they tried their hand at golf in Golden Tee Fore! Complete for a front-9 session (as in, the first nine holes in a golf course).

Yes, all seemed well at Game Central Station, now that Wario got himself acquainted with its well-known inhabitants from Litwak's Arcade. However, even though Turbo was gone, evil could not be truly vanquished since the Cy-Bugs in Hero's Duty remain programmed like viruses...

Meanwhile, in the underworld, Purple Basilisk and his five Chaotic Bombers have learned the existence of Blaze Bomber's arcade center through the Internet. The first in line was Warlock Bomber, who resembled a Black Wizard with the ability to cast the deadliest Black Magic spells he could muster. Boxer Bomber, the biggest of the bunch in silver, had a pair of boxing gloves for hands and was known for unleashing such brutal tactics like with Balrog from the Street Fighter series. Thirdly, Siren Bomber was the taller of the two female Bomber-girls (with Mosquito Bomber being the shortest) in the group, whose white flowing dress and singing voice could lure an unsuspecting male victim to his doom. Fourth in line came Trigger Bomber, clad in purple armor. Being a trigger-happy maniac, he could change his hands into machine guns and vice versa, in addition to having fragmentation and potato masher-shaped grenades alike at his disposal. And last, but not least, was Mosquito Bomber, clad in a brown short dress, gloves, and boots. Unlike Siren Bomber, she did her best work in dirty areas, given her weakness to clean substances, mosquito fogs, and even insect repellents. Despite her lack of physical strength, she compensated with the ability to fly around real fast, for her agility knew no bounds. In addition, her "Mosquito Bombs" - when thrown - would release a swarm of mosquitoes to do her dirty work, though she could also summon a wide variety of insects to even the odds, such as spiders, roaches, hornets, and even wasps.

At one point, Purple Basilisk and the Chaotic Bombers served their master, the notorious Red Falcon, during World War III. However, since their defeat, they had been banished to the underworld while Red Falcon and his two loyal generals, Sniper Bomber and Axe Bomber, were dead for good.

"Hmmm..." wondered Purple Basilisk. "So, the WarioWare fools and the Contras have an arcade center in Diamond City, do they?"

"I've heard one of the games they have contain a hive of viruses, known as the Cy-Bugs," explained Warlock Bomber. "Some king named Turbo accidentally wound up as one, thus giving him the power to conquer the entire arcade...until Ralph made a beacon out of a volcano in Sugar Rush which lured Turbo and the Cy-Bugs to their fiery end."

Trigger Bomber laughed heartily at the article about Diamond Arcade World. "Super Contra? Ha! Are Bill and Lance trying to show off or what? I mean, this is just too rich!"

"For your information," interrupted Mosquito Bomber, "this is a Konami classic from 1988. I doubt those two morons would be self-indulged."

Trigger Bomber scoffed. "Yeah, but still! Ehh, you're no fun..."

Boxer Bomber pounded his fists against each other, eager to wreak havoc. "Whaddya say we hack our way into those arcade games like that Turbo guy did to get inside Sugar Rush?"

Purple Basilisk chuckled deviously. "That's just what we're gonna do, but not in Super Contra. It's too ordinary a setting, as in not scary enough, given its retro appearance. We need an army of AI 'baddies' from fancier, scarier arcade games that came beyond the 80s!"

Thus, did the self-proclaimed leader of his "Basilisk Dynasty" bring up his own list of arcade games to jet himself and his crew into, complete with their own Telmets that were stolen from Wario's design. The list was as follows: Hero's Duty, Alien vs. Predator, Terminator Salvation, and Aliens: Extermination. They believed that the Xenomorphs and Terminator robots, like the Cy-Bugs, also don't know or care they're in a game...

TO BE CONTINUED...

The nightmare begins, and only Wario can help Ralph and friends save Game Central Station now before it's too late.