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The Other Side of the Mirror

[Sour Bill had unexpectedly shown up to Fix-It Felix Jr. not so long ago and had told Ralph that Vanellope had something she wanted to show him and that he should come as soon as possible.

After Sour Bill had left, it had taken Ralph a bit to head over to Sugar Rush, he had helped to clean up the game after the arcade closed.

Finally, he made his way to Sugar Rush and poked his head into the castle where Vanellope now lived.]

Hey, kid, you in here?

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[It takes a few moments for Ralph to get the door open enough where he can see out, once he realizes that Vanellope's out of the way, he gives one final push and swings the door completely outwards.]

Is that what you think, huh?

Then it'd be pretty stupid to do this!

[With that, he lunges at Vanellope, attempting to snag her between his enormous hands. If he can grab a hold of her long enough, he plans on taking that necklace off.]

[Vanellope jumps hard and ducks quickly, his fingers just barely missing her before she runs past him again, towards the cell- before cutting around his ankle and running back between his legs again, putting several feet between them both before she stops again, panting.]

Yeah! Pretty STUPID alright! You think you can- ...can catch me? Huh mollassas?

[She grins nastily at him, her normally hazel eyes flashing a brilliant, frightening red for a split second. It's that necklace, there's no doubt.]

[Ralph lets out a slight growl of frustration as he just misses nabbing Vanellope.

He turns around, about to give chase, but then she suddenly swaps directions. She's right, he can't catch her right now, Vanellope's far too fast for that.

But, her panting makes him aware of something else, he's got far more endurance than she's got. If Ralph can wear her out, eventually, she'd be too tired to use her speed.]

I guess you're right, after all, a smart person wouldn't try this again!

[He makes another pass at her, swiping his large hands at Vanellope in hopes of either catching her or making her use up some of her sugar-fueled energy.]

[She can't help but scream with surprise, just barely hopping out of the way a second time. Her drive to stay away is greater than her judgement right now, so she remains light on her feet, constantly keeping a foot or two between them both.]

Yeah, a-and...and you're the D-..U-u-u-u-MBEST person ALIVE!!

[As long as she's gonna stick nearby, Ralph's going to keep trying to nab her. If he can keep Vanellope moving, he should be able to wait her out and eventually capture her when she gets too tired to dash away.]

I must be, because I'm not gonna stop trying to grab you!

[Grimacing she keeps moving, skipping around his legs again, just BARELY managing to get out of the reach of his fingers each time. It's curious- she hasn't run away yet. She's just keeping out of his reach, so she obviously wanted to keep him cornered....for some reason.

But she's getting tired, and fast.]

Give it- u-up you doofus!

[Ralph continues to go after Vanellope, charging in and attempting to grab her.]

Like you said, I'm too stupid to give up.

Quit it!!

[Growling she jumps back again, stumbling. She's completely winded, and she can barely stand up straight, but she doesn't look ready to give up. Glancing down at the necklace, she quickly lifts it and stuffs it into the front of her hoodie.]

I...I know you want this- ...b-but it's M-iIINE!!

[Ralph's gonna try to switch tactics now, if he can convince her to remove the necklace herself, maybe it'll free her from its grasp.]

Vanellope, it's glitching you! That necklace is bad news, but if you're so determined to keep it, how about this: take it off and if you still want it, then I'll leave you alone.

That's it, you don't even have to take it out of your grip. I'll stand here and not move, all you have to do is remove it from your neck.

If you do that, I'll turn around and leave and stay out of your hair.

...

[Vanellope pauses for a moment, looking back up at Ralph with her frown faltering.]

......h-...how am I 'sposed to know you're...not tryin' to trick me?

[Ralph leaves his hands at his side, but opens them up to show that he means her no harm.]

All I want is for you to take off that necklace, that's why I was trying to grab you in the first place. It makes things easier on me if you do it yourself, though.

[If her taking off didn't turn her back to normal, then he might have to go back on his word, but he's hoping that won't be the case.]

[After a pause, she reaches back into her hoodie and pulls out the necklace, frowning. ...Looking at her reflection in it before glancing up at Ralph, and then back at the ruby encrusted in the strange artifact. As it turns slowly in the air it continues to glow strangely, causing her to glitch a bit here and there.

..then suddenly she looks back up again- only she's glaring this time.]

...No. No I-...I need to keep this on! It's- ....important to me, you got that?! And- ...and I'm gonna use it to- ....to teach everyone in this game a lesson! A-...after they treated me so badly for all those years, THEY'RE the ones who are gonna suffer this time!

Not me!!!

[Ralph shakes his head, he was going to try and reason with Vanellope, but if it didn't work, then he'd have to resort to trying to capture her again.]

What's the difference between keeping it on and holding it? You said yourself, you don't want me interfering, I plan on being stupid and continuing to try and stop you.

So, you've got two choices: take it off and I'll leave you alone to do whatever you want, or keep it on and you're stuck dealing with me.

[It looks like they've reached an impass at this point. Vanellope doesn't seem to want to take the necklace off- ...but at the same time, she's sick of dealing with Ralph, and apparently he won't leave her alone. She's too tired to run.

...so she smiles a bit, shaking her head as well.]

Well I'm not takin' it off. ...So you want me? Come an' get me.

[Ralph doesn't like that she's smiling, likely that means she's got something up her sticky sleeve, but he doesn't have much choice in the matter.]

Fine. Just remember, you chose this.

[With that, he charges at her again, lowering a hand so that he could scoop her up and keep on running if she didn't slip out of the way.]

!!!

[This time, Vanellope can't jump away in time. She's too tired- and all she can do is struggle, screaming.]

Let GO of me! Let GO!

[Considering all of his previous failures, Ralph's surprised that he actually managed to snag Vanellope.

He slows his run to a stop and then brings her up so that he can get a better look at his friend.

With his free hand, he's gonna try to grab the necklace.]

No! This ends now.

[Struggling even more, she does her best to pull back, fighting to keep away from his other hand.]

No! No stop! Let GO of me right N-OO-OW!!

[Ralph tightens his grip around Vanellope, but not enough to hurt her.]

This is for your own good!

[With that, he nabs the necklace and pulls up on it, trying to get it over Vanellope's head.

He thought about jerking it and trying to snap it, but he's not sure how sturdy it is and that could end up hurting his friend.]

[All Vanellope can do is continue to struggle, even more so when he gets a hold of the necklace. The movement causes her to glitch again, still red like before. But it's no use- she just can't get away from him.]

[Vanellope's struggles make it difficult for Ralph to remove the necklace, but finally, it's clear of her ponytail and completely off of her head.

He waits silently for several seconds before speaking.]

Vanellope?...

[As soon as the necklace leaves her neck, Vanellope glitches violently, going rigid in Ralph's hand. The necklace glows a bright red for a moment or two, vibrating- before it goes still, and Vanellope relaxes, slumping over his knuckles.

...After a moment her eyes blink back open and she looks up- before quickly lifting her head and looking around, the tone of her voice confused and frightened.]

W-what? W...what's happening? ...w-where am I?!

[Once Vanellope's back to normal, Ralph breathes a sigh of relief.]

We're in the dungeon, this [he holds up the necklace for her to get a good look at it] caused you to turn evil or something.

[With that, he moves the necklace into his fist and attempts to crush it. This thing doesn't need to be lying around for anyone else to get their hands on it.]

[Once Ralph gets the necklace in his fist, it's crushed easily without really any problem at all. It glows blindingly for a split second before completely going out, the ruby that was inside of it losing all of it's luster.

Meanwhile, Vanellope is stunned. Shifting, she moves to rest her hands against the side of Ralph's hand, horrified.]

It....it did what?

...Holy mother of monkey milk what did I DO?

[Now that the necklace has been destroyed, Ralph feels a lot better and manages to give Vanellope a weary smile.]

Nothing that I know of, thank goodness.

You did try to lock me up several times, though.

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