That's Wrong
Ralph awoke to a knock on his door. "Ralphy!" Mary called out happily. "I brought you your breakfast!"
Ralph smiled, pushing himself into a sitting position, remembering just in time to hold his hand up to catch Nightmare Moon before she fell from her sleeping position. He gently pushed the door open. "Hey Mary," he greeted her happily. "How long till the arcade opens?"
"About an hour," Mary replied happily, turning to the cart she was pulling behind her. "Have a nice hot pie to start your day!" Taking the pie off the cart, she handed it to him.
Ralph smiled happily. Ever since Ralph had talked Felix and the Nicelanders into providing homes in the background of the game for all the out of work sprites, Mary had decided it was her job to make sure everysprite started their day with a nice hot power up pie to get their program going. "Thanks Mary. Say...could you spare a second? I've got an extra mouth to feed." He gently held Nightmare Moon out on his massive palm.
The tiny black filly blinked her glowing eyes owlishly up at the primly dressed Nicelander. "I thought Eternal Night meant I could sleep late..." she grumbled.
"Oh, what an adorable little sprite!" Mary squealed. "Where did she come from?"
"Dunno," Ralph replied. "She fell out of the sky late last night."
Mary frowned. "She's not...going Turbo, is she?"
"I don't think so," Ralph replied. "At least, she's not from any game I recognize."
"She might have wandered off from that LAN party the arcade hosted last week," Mary suggested. She shook her head. "I keep telling people that second power strip is going to cause all sorts of trouble."
"What are you talking about?" Nightmare Moon asked in confusion. "What's an arcade? Or a power strip? Or...or anything you said?"
"Oh, you poor dear," Mary cooed. "You must be a new sprite if you don't know about all this...new and already lost..." She glanced up at Ralph. "Any chance she's a glitch?"
Ralph shrugged. "Possible. I'm going to try to take her to the BadAnon meeting tonight, to see if any of those guys know anything. Considering she gave a classic villain speech on arrival, if anybody knows something it'll be them."
"Well, for now I've got a spare pie," Mary replied, setting a second pie down in front of Nightmare Moon. "I can always bake more between games."
Nightmare Moon cautiously sniffed at the pie. As the aroma hit her nostrils, her eyes lit up and she dove in face first, devouring the power up eagerly.
Mary chuckled. "What's her name?"
"She introduced herself as Nightmare Moon," Ralph replied.
Mary nodded. "Definitely villain material." Glancing out the game screen, she gasped. "Goodness! I'm behind schedule! I'd best hurry and give everyone their pies!" Taking hold of her cart, she turned to go. "Now you behave, Moony," she chided. "No villainy outside your own game!"
Nightmare Moon shot her a glare. "I am not Moony!" she pouted. "I am Nightmare Moon, Queen of the Night!"
"Definitely villain," Mary agreed before rushing off.
Nightmare Moon looked up at Ralph in confusion. "She doesn't seem scared of me," she pouted.
Ralph chuckled. "Well, like she said, this isn't your game," he explained. "While in your own game, death isn't permanent. You just resprite when the game reloads. Uncomfortable, but little more than a nuisance in the long run."
Nightmare Moon's eyes went wide. "Wow..."
Ralph grinned down at her as he ate his pie in one bite. "Now, I need to go get ready. The game's going to start any time now, and I've got a pretty important role to play." He leaned down over her. "But I need you to stay in the house here, got it?" he pointed out. "It's out of range of what the screen shows, and you can see everything through the window. Can you do that for me?"
Nightmare Moon pouted. "Why should I?"
"Three reasons," Ralph replied. "One, if you go out there without a game script prepared, the players will think the game is glitching, and our plug might get pulled. That means the entire world goes bye-bye, along with anyone still in it." Seeing Nightmare Moon's eyes widen, he continued. "Two, I don't know yet if you're a stray sprite, a new program, or a glitch...but if you're the last, you won't be able to escape. Glitches can't leave their games." Nightmare Moon shrunk in on herself. "And third, if you aren't a new part of this game, you could get permanently de-rezzed from a single falling brick. I don't want to risk that."
"...okay..." Nightmare Moon said quietly, hunched in on herself with her tiny wings shielding her face in fear.
Ralph winced, feeling horrible for terrifying the little sprite. "I didn't mean to scare you," he whispered, pulling her into a gentle hug and stroking her mane with one finger. "I'm just trying to keep you safe, okay?"
She nodded gently. "...okay..." she replied quietly.
Sighing, he gently set her back down in the house. "Don't go away now!" he said playfully as he rushed out to begin the day.
Nightmare Moon watched as the game day began. It started out with Ralph dancing around on the primary building, smashing bricks and windows. She had to admit it looked like fun. She wondered if it would be fun for her.
Glancing to one side, she focused. She knew what powers she had, though much of what she could do with them was somewhat hazy. Still, lasers were easy. A blast of energy zapped from her horn to a nearby brick, making it explode into powder. She grinned. It was fun!
Hearing a change in noise, she glanced up quickly, worried she'd gotten in trouble or drawn attention. The primary building was gone. In it's place was the stump that was supposed to be in the house. A bulldozer pushed it over to the dump, just out of screen range from the house. The building was erected where the stump had been.
Ralph popped out of the stump. "Hey! You moved my stump!" he proclaimed angrily. A bubble appeared over his head proclaiming the same thing.
Walking up to the building, he proclaimed, "I'm gonna wreck it!" again with bubble accompaniment. Leaping onto the building, he began to tear it apart.
The Nicelanders in the building called out, "Fix it Felix!"
Someone she didn't recognize in blue overalls and blue hat showed up, wielding a golden hammer. Presumably, this was Felix. The fact that he proclaimed, "I can fix it!" - again with bubble accompaniment - indicated the accuracy of her deduction.
She then watched as Ralph and Felix struggled to see whether the building would be destroyed or repaired, eventually ending with Felix getting a medal for fixing the building, and the Nicelanders throwing Ralph off the roof to land in the mud. She frowned at the sight of that. They suddenly didn't seem so nice to her.
As she watched through the 'day', the pattern repeated itself. Ralph would get pushed aside and express his objections. The humans she could see through the screen if she squinted controlled Felix, trying to repair the building. If the human was unskilled, Felix would take enough hits to fall flat on his back several times, and a "Game Over" text would cover the sky. More often than not, however, the little play ended with Ralph eating mud.
Over and over again it happened. Over and over again, a man trying to reclaim what was his was cruelly tossed aside, and this was cheered.
"Is this what being the villain means?" she asked herself. "That your story doesn't matter? Just because someone arbitrarily decides you're the bad guy that should fall, and the ones that hurt you should be cheered for?"
She curled up in the house, not wanting to watch anymore. It was wrong...and she hated it.
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*Hugs Moony*
I hope if Ralph tells Moonie not to go into a certain game she listens, I don't want to see her get almost eaten by a Cybug.
Poor Nightmare Moon, it's true, we never really got the full story behind her. Only the part of why she appeared from Luna.
And yet again everybody dismisses the Dark Lady.
Nightmare Moon really doesn't get the whole villain thing is all an act from Ralph, doesn't she? And really, it isn't like Ralph or any ther game character would think she doesn't know she's a game character (now, at least).
Good question, but sadly not many villians have a good reason. or a good plan -.-.
Nightmare Moon falls in the second.
But awesome story anyway ^^.
How will she influence the world of the arcade, i can't wait to read it ^^.
Yea, really classic. I mean nearly every villain said the same thing. Why did i get the urge to do the same thing as the DBZ A Freeza with this speeches?
D-... Da feels! They're too much!
Yay an update. Can't wait to read more.
Huh, man would it be funny if a mlp game got added to the arcade. Imagine they just keep blasting nightmare and she just keeps re spawning with this annoyed look only to be insta blasted again. Rinse and repeat until EOH users to tired, outside forces come into play, or the joke gets stale
Honestly, I'm looking forward to wen Ralph inevitably takes Nightmare Moon to Sugar Rush. The entrance is a rainbow bridge. Somehow, I'm pretty sure Moony's likely to have a pathological fear of rainbows, assuming this takes place after she got blasted by the Elements. It'll either be hilarious, heartwarming, or both.
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There is actually a mlp/Wretch it Ralph crossover on this site were Mlp FiM actually does get a game in the Arcade.
Here:
Hex-It Twilight by My Little Scribbler
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/217154/hexit-twilight
It's okay Moony, Ralph's bad, but that's good. There's no one he'd rather be, than he.
5961622 Hey! That's probably how she got here! When the mane six blasted NMM with the Elements it must've separated her from Luna and banished her to Niceland, then she gets her eternal night and Equestria gets to not die. Win win! Though I'm afraid I'll be stuck imagining Nightmare Moon as Nyx for the rest of the story. At least it's easier to type!
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You do remember her speech about "After nearly 1000 years", right?
5961987 Oh, right. Well that really pokes a hole in that theory then. I'm still imagining her as Nyx though, there really isn't any other way I can imagine a filly nightmare moon.
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Try this.
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5961103 It depend how you see it
(this is a quote from a story, that mean that I don't write it) that probably will make her feel better
, if only someone tell her..........
5962037 even if the villain makes the story. that doesn't mean they are good. lets look ad Sauron, after all he is the one of them i know best. he wants to conquer/destroy middle earth right? But what would he do if he get what he wants? Invent space travel to go to other planets? No. he would have nothing left. And then? Killing himself? For NM, she wants never ending Night. yea great plan -.- you would live on a dead planet in less then a week.
I can't say it is wrong. No game or story would be great without the villain. But it is fare more enjoyable if the villain has a good reason and back story. and a good plan -.-
5962037 "A man's worth is measured by his enemies," I was once told. I agree on that. Nightmare Moon may have only been a starter, non-recurring, oneshot villain - and, if you look at it crassly, just there to facilitate the start of Twilight's character growth - but she set the standard for the show and kicked the whole thing off.
Most actors will also tell you that it's more fun to play the villain. Sure, the hero (almost) always win and usually gets the girl, but for most of the episode/movie/play, it's the villain who holds all the cards.
5961832 I'll check it out. Thanks! ^^
I just imagine that in the end, Nightmare says the "I'm bad but that's good" line right before she gets blasted, then we end up with both little Luna and Moony. Oh, and a small speech to Tia about playing the villain role for the heroes.
Nightmare Moon is so adorable!
I feel bad for her. I will find that arcade and I will use the Tron device!!
!!!! The queen of night must be comforted!
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I dunno if this question is valid to ask, or someone already asked you this, but:
Will we get to see new villains in the Villains Anonymous???
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I haven't decided yet. You'll certainly see the classics, and there might be a few new ones.
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You kinda answered me question there, so thank ye!
Have a picture:
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1 Cover art, as requested.
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Edit: Sorry that it wasn't NM sleeping on Ralph, Filly NM pics aren't very easy to come by.
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Cover art uploaded! Thanks!
Note - You might want to change my cover art appearances to KittyCoverArt. I changed my display name.
Awwwww, Moony
This is just getting ridiculous. What's next? Discord being raised by the Lego Movie characters?
I do enjoy the stories, it's just... first chrys and Deadpool, now NMM and Ralph? really?
Hmm... not the best sort of influence you want in a foul villain... I mean look at that! It's doing horrors to her self esteem!
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Actually, I had this really twisted idea of Discord being raised by Discord.
...don't ask.
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*Cues music.*
EVERYTHING IS AWESOME! *dances to the music* Everything is cool when you're part of a team!
5967187 Aw hell naw. hate that movie - no bionicles in it.
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Now I have to ask, because my twisted little brain wants to know how the buck that works...
Nitpick: BadAnon. The villain support group in Wreck-it Ralph is called BadAnon.
The idea is nice and it's well written. Do go on, you have my attention
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Simple
Awwww, poor moony...
perfect name, I love it.
Awesome job! :D
yep its hard to handle the trooth moony
Yeah, I saw that the second time I watched the movie and pointed it out to the people was watching it with. Then, as I thought about it more, the more I realized that this has happened in several games. Granted, in most of those games your characters have a bit more back-story to it to show that you ARE in the right, but Ralph's really doesn't.
Da feels thou...
Poor Moonie.
6303767 I like the way you think.
I know, it sucks, but... that's the way of things, sometimes. As the old saying goes, "No matter what you do, no matter how you try, someone's gonna lose, someone's gonna die."
This sounds like a really good story. I can't wait to read more.
NMM has a point at the end; it's the reason Ralph left the game in the first place
Words cannot even begin to duscribe just how funny that was.
That's why I came into this fandom a Luna partisan...and why Nightmare Moon is my favorite "villain." She just wanted someone on her side!
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