Nightmare Moon struggled to calm her emotions as her kidnapper rapidly scaled the Central Tower of Hero's Duty, straight up to the chamber where the Hero's Medal was awarded. His body seemed to have a host of legs and claws, making him ideal for climbing. It wasn't long before they reached the Chamber of Heroes.
However, unknown to Moony who'd never been up there, the chamber had undergone some radical alterations. The holoprojectors had been disabled, and there were far fewer Cybug eggs than usual. From what Wily had told her about Cybugs, this was a bad sign, as it meant more hatchings. A vicious hum filled the air, the sound of thousands upon thousands of pairs of buzzing wings.
"W-who are you?" Nightmare demanded, managing to get herself somewhat under control.
Her kidnapper chuckled as he stuffed her into a containment pod. "Oh, where are my manners? Now, which name would you prefer?" He threw off his cloak.
Standing before her was a massive cybug, at least twice as large as any she had ever seen. Its body was red, wearing a purple overcoat. It had two long feeler tails coming from its rear, and spikes on its back where it should have had wings. It had far too many crab like legs and clawed hands, and the face that rose up on a long neck was almost clownish, despite the crown it was wearing.
"Would you prefer King Candy?" it asked. Its face then glitched, revealing grey skin and a white helmet with red stripes. "Or that I go Turbo?" it hissed.
"T-Turbo?" Nightmare Moon asked surprised. "But...but you're dead! My Daddy killed you by exploding the cola mountain with the Mentos!"
"Oh, indeed he did," Turbo replied angrily. "That halitosis hooligan thwarted my plans, unseating years of careful planning. It took years of work to take over Sugar Rush...and all that down the drain because of him! He even managed to kill me...but I wasn't kidding when I said it was my game!"
Moony gasped. "You were still plugged into the game code! When you died, you just respawned!"
"Indeed!" he replied. "Right back in the throne room, like I'd programmed. Of course, I was still a Cybug because of the glitching his precious Princess had inflicted me with. Now, I could have fixed that with the backup of my original code stored in my code block...but then she crossed the finish line, and not only was the game reset, but as a foreign code block, I was blasted out of the game! Do you have any idea how much that hurt?" He slammed one of his larger clawed fists into a nearby wall, denting it. "How hard it was to work my way around Game Central Station looking like this? How long it took me to figure out how to communicate with the other Cybugs so they didn't eat me?"
Nightmare shrunk back from the rage before her.
After a time, Turbo began to chuckle. "But soon...soon I'll have my revenge! Ralph, his little glitch friend, the anti-viral squad...soon the entire arcade will be mine to pillage...and then the internet awaits! I've already managed to carefully purge the beacon's influence on my Cybug programming, and have become unstoppable! And with your powers..." His laughter gradually became maniacal. "With your powers, I can tear them apart slowly, piece by piece, line by line, bit by bit and byte by byte!" He laughed even louder. "And bite by bite, for that matter!"
"So you're going to eat me to absorb my powers?" Moony asked, trying to feign bravado she didn't feel. "You really think that'll work? You sure Cybug programming can handle me?"
"No idea!" Turbo replied. He snapped his fingers, and another large Cybug walked up, hissing spitefully. "That's why he's going to eat you, once I've made sure your code has been applied to Hero's Duty so Cybug programming can properly interface with it. If he manages to absorb your abilities safely, then I can eat him to get the power. If not, well, I've still destroyed Ralph's hope by killing his daughter. That's what I call a win-win."
Moony shivered at hearing her fate pronounced so coldly, as if she didn't even matter. Briefly, she felt something familiar and strange stirring inside her. "But...but how do you know eating the cybug after he eats me will work?" she asked, desperate for anything to make Turbo alter his plans.
Turbo chuckled wickedly. "Oh, don't worry about that." His largest arms seemed to glitch, and various weaponry popped out of them. "I've already run a few tests of that sort. How do you think I managed to get these nightmarish virus beasts to obey me?" Laughing, he turned to go. "Keep an eye on her!" he commanded the other cybug, a hiss in his voice. "But no snacking till I get back! I have work to do on her code." Grinning, he reached out and grabbed a code block off the top of the containment pod. "Just have to get her plugged in!" He walked off, laughing maniacally.
Moony shivered as the bug turned to stare at her. In desperation and fear, she began banging her forehooves on the containment unit. "Let me out!" she screamed in a panic. "I don't wanna be eaten up! Let me out! Daddy, help me!" She struggled to force magic out her horn, but a spasm of pain shot through her and she collapsed. "...Daddy...help..." She closed her eyes, curling up on herself as she shook, desperate for succor that she hoped, prayed was coming.
Ralph stared up the Tower he had climbed so long ago, when he sought the medal to prove he could be a good guy. Being the hero didn't matter to him right now. Deep inside, a rage was building inside of him. He didn't know who had taken Moony or why, but he knew one thing: they would pay.
He turned to those who had gathered. Every sprite in the arcade who was combat capable had gathered, save the random monster sprites of the longer platform or exploration games. They felt they would be more a hindrance than a help, and if they fell their games would suffer. However, the entirety of the anti-viral squad and Bad-Anon was there, ready and waiting for him to start the assault.
Pulling his helmet down, he smashed his fists together. He pointed up. "We will save Moony!" he proclaimed angrily.
"For Pony!" the Golden Axe warlock proclaimed loudly as the group charged, a charge to be met by the endless swarms that descended from the skies.
Its
Richard? Is that you?
Oh Tatsurou how I love you and your stories
That last line
Turbo's return really does make sense in hindsight. Imagine if he's actually around if a sequel for Wreck-it Ralph ever comes out.
...... And the Looking for group reference makes this one of my favorite chapters...
6072790 That, I think most people can agree on.
OH MY GOD!!!! Never has a shout out been so awesomely done and so perfectly!
Turbo is in for a big ass kicking! So if he gets deleted outside Sugar Rush... can that free up Vanellope so she can explore other games???? I actually love your explanation for how Turbo survived, brilliant!
If I was a father: You done fucked up now turbo .
On the plus side, Turbo be dead. On the downside, Moony be dead.
Oy! Long time readers of this, convince me to read this without spoiling this too much. Give me a reason to care for this adoption story besides Wreck-it-Ralph and NM.
6072788 whos Richard?
Awesome chapter! While I did enjoy the insights into the Arcade manager's knowledge/suspicions of his games, I'm glad to be back in the action! Keep up the good work, sir.
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http://www.lfg.co/page/42/
Edit: Also,
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DontExplainTheJoke
Another enjoyable chapter. Good job.
6072989 thanks!!
For pony!
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PONY!
Never get in the way of a dad and his daughter...
Especially when that dad has fists and is as strong as Ralph
6072851 since hes a Cybug from Heros Duty...and in Heros Duty...im not sure...
Fuck yeah! Final boss time!
Hehehe, I almost pity "king candy" but then it passed. I now eagerly await is up coming ass kicking
6072954 You can try reading the other Displaced stories featuring other ponies like Rainbow with Tony Stark, Fluttershy with TF2, Pinkie with Kratos the God of War and Rarity with Bruce Wayne. Those four have been completed and from there you can see how Tatsurou handles the characters, shows and premise he has chosen to make it very believable and interesting.
If one player can kill enough cybugs to get to the top of the tower, what can every hero and every villain from every game do? Turbo really didn't think this through.
This... this..
Turbo's in for a buttwhippin'.
FOR NARNIA! PONY!
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go Ralph!!!
Ralph is gonna wreck his EVERYTHING!
Now I'm seeing Vanellope starting to regret keeping her glitch when she learns about this, as she can't leave Sugar Rush as long as she doesn't get it fixed.
Isn't that guy from Golden Axe named Gillius Thunderhead or something? I dunno, just a minor complaint I have.
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I finished the Technicolored Iron Mare, but it still seemed a little too clean for me. Though Batmare Beyond has me intrigued.
Perhaps it is the nostalgia.
6074276 Sup dude! Read Merc with the moth, it's hilarious.
I like these displaced crossover fics. Also, I almost forgot that Ralph's combat capable.
Shit goin' down tonight!
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He is basically an 8 bit Hulk...
6074920 Oh yeah...
6072788 I'm pretty sure it's a Tiny Dick on an adventure.
LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!
Villain smash down SUPREME!
We're getting Super Smash Brothers level of awesome here!
Poor Turbo, if he just realized he could get one of her code blocks, use it to spawn a duplicate of her, and eat THAT.....
If Vanellope can't leave her game because of her glitch how come Turbo can leave games even thou he is also glitched.
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Vanellope's code block is glitched, and thus she can't leave her game.
However, after Sugar Rush was reset, the King Candy code block was destroyed. He wasn't a glitch anymore, but stray code. Stray code always wanders.
He made a new code block for himself in Hero's Duty. But while he himself is glitching, his code block isn't.
Oh, I noticed that plot hole in the movie. Think the moviemakers explained it by saying that Sugar Rush wasn't really Turbo's game, or they want him back for a sequel. I like your way of explaining it better though, it makes sense. I don't have to stretch the canon or anything, it fits. Good job.
As soon as turbo enters the World Wide Web, he's goin to encounter a certain tank model times infinity. The tank I speak of as any world of tanker knows is the bane of all existence, wearing the seething hatered of ally's and enemies alike like a badge, the pz. 1 c.
I have a feeling Turbo is going to learn the true meaning of 'Fear the Night'.
FOR PONY!
Golden Axe, ahhh man that brings back memories!
SEGA, BABY~!
Nice chapter man, nice chapter.
It shoulda been zangief or kano who said for pony
FOR PONY!!! Love the looking for group reference jokes. All hail richard! Lord of the underworld!
*sigh* Anyway, let's see, usually one good player with only Hero's Duty gear can get to the top of the tower and win. Most of the Anti Viral Squad is significantly more powerful, or on equal level. And then there's Bad Anon. GALACTUS is part of their ranks. Turbo is f*cked.
who else read this,
and saw this?
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6081185 It is a reference to the battlecry of Richard, Chief Warlock of the Brothers of Darkness, Master of the Bones, Emperor of the black, Mistress of Magma, Lord of the Dance, and mayor of a little village up the coast populated by zombies.
LFG is glorious.
6072967 why did I get dislikes for that?
For pony indeed. Nothing to making sure Turbo turbos his way out.
Soon,
night will come,
then let it strengthen you,
in its moonlight bask,
so that you may bring back from shadow
this warmth.
Continued.
This is the 5th time i’ve Read this, and it gets better each time