Chapter 2: The Storm
"Location: Litwak's Arcade, The World Of Disney, October 23rd 2108"
The next day came in a flash.
Sure enough, there was a storm. Litwak had decided to keep the arcade closed just until after the storm passed, since he had learned that it wasn't supposed to be on all day, and he had notified anyone that wanted to come to the arcade to stay at their homes until the storm passed. Meanwhile, the game characters were already in the games that they had chosen to stay in throughout what they all hoped would only amount to a few hours. In Sugar Rush, the Sugar Rush racers, Cinndon, Ralph, Felix, Tamora, and Turbo were standing at the bottom of the rainbow bridge, waiting for the storm to pass. In addition to them, the Nicelanders, a couple of Toads, and a couple of characters from Paperboy had decided to stay in Sugar Rush in order to wait out the storm.
"Don't worry, everyone. Nothing bad will happen. The storm will pass us, and everything will be fine." Vanellope said reassuringly.
Lucy sighed.
"I hope your right, Vanellope." Lucy said.
Vanellope frowned.
"And besides, what's the worst that could happen?" Vanellope asked.
Just as she asked that, a bolt of lightning crashed through the arcade and hit the Surge Protector that Game Central Station was in, leaving a hole in the wall on the inside. The impact was felt in all of the games, and the game characters in the different games screamed in horror.
"We're going to die!" one of the Toads screamed.
Tamora held her hands up in order to calm down the crowd.
"Calm down, everyone! We are not going to die!" Tamora said.
Everyone calmed down. By then, the storm stopped and passed. The game characters in the different games cheered upon seeing that none of the games had shut down, and they all made their way out of the games that they were in and into Game Central Station. They inspected the hole that had appeared from the lightning strike and thought that it wasn't going to be a big concern to them, as long as they eventually got it fixed. But since the storm had passed, Litwak decided to open back up the arcade, and gamers were starting to arrive at the arcade, so the game characters started heading to their games in order to prepare for any quarter alerts.
However, the moment that the game characters were gone, a glowing ball of energy arose from the hole in the wall. It swirled in the air and then took the form of a man. The man was tall and thin, and he had pale skin and black hair that had purple bangs, and he wore a long purple robe and black boots. He breathed heavily and stretched his arms before looking around.
"At last, I am free." the man said.