[Once he sees Vanellope dashing towards him, Ralph slows down and stops so that they can talk.

She's clearly not acting, something's really got her spooked.

When Vanellope tells him that it's a Cy-Bug on the loose, he gives her a nod, then looks ahead, balling his hands up into fists.]

Stay behind me, kid. I'm not gonna let it get you.

[Here's hoping that eating ice cream had made its shell as soft as most of the others he had fought in Sugar Rush, they had shattered upon impact with his fists.]