Hey guys! GreenWithAwesome/ GD incoming with a brand new twoshot story! I watched Wreck-it Ralph about two weeks ago and I've been totally smitten by the Hero's Cuties ship. I went to see the film twice and recently all I've been doing is reading fanfiction on them and looking at fanart on tumblr and dA.

I regret nothing.

For all those wondering whether I am continuing WWaSC, don't worry your pretty little heads off. It's in progress, but I've run low on the ol' inspiration. It happens all the time and I'm finishing it very slowly, so I don't have a set date for release at the mo.

Anywho, enjoy!

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Fix-it Felix Jr. was as gentlemanly as a guy could come. He would hold open doors, help the older characters across Game Central Station, offer advice whenever you wanted it and comply with all needs while taking that extra step to make you happy. He was famous throughout the arcade for being a nice, gentle and generally happy guy that no-one would even think of hurting.

Well, besides that fact that he had a blunt, weapon-wielding warrior sergeant for a girlfriend who would kick the innards out of anyone who dared stepped across the lines. But that was beside the point.

Fix-it Felix Jr. was also to man to go to when a repair was needed. Handling his magic golden hammer like he had done it his whole life (which he had), Felix could fix just about anything that needed it, even code if necessary (after being punched repeatedly to make candy laugh, he was rather glad he could do so).

Of course, Fix-it Felix Jr. was a character like everyone else, and was, as such, prone to all sorts of accidents that happened in the arcade. They were almost completely unavoidable, like the bricks and ducks that hurtled towards him around level ten.

After the whole Turbo incident, accidents like this didn't occur all that often. But sometimes, on those rare occasions when code and programming went funky-monkey, they did.

"Hammertime's getting maaaarried! Hammertime's getting maaaarried!" President Vanellope Von Schweetz chanted, happily skipping along behind said fixer and her best friend, Wreck-it Ralph. Felix shot her a withering look before holding out his hands to motion for quiet.

"Sssh, it's meant to be a secret!" he whispered, as the trio stood outside the entrance to Fix-it Felix Jr. Game Central Station was as packed as it would be on a Monday evening – most characters were on their way to Tapper's or Burger Time to wind down for the night, "Tamora has no idea – well, I hope she doesn't – that I plan to propose soon, okay?"

Ralph snorted, "You shouldn't have told the E-number. She'll spill the gumballs to everyone." Vanellope glared at him, crossing her arms and glitching herself to his massive shoulders.

"I can keep a secret."

"Oh, yeah?" Ralph challenged, "Like the time you told everyone that Sour Bill's mother was a jawbreaker?"

She shrugged, "I thought it was common knowledge."

Felix shook his head, "Back to the point I was tryin' to make: I just need to get a ring in order to propose. And I was hoping that my neighbour Sonic could help with it."

Vanellope frowned, "But the rings in Sonic are humungous! They're, like, bigger than me!"

"Everything is bigger than you," Ralph muttered, earning another shooting glance from the little racer.

The handyman shrugged, "I know… I haven't really thought about that yet. Do you think Doctor Eggman will have a shrink ray or somethin'?"

"Let's go find out!" yelled Vanellope, as the trio made their way to Sonic the Hedgehog.

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Green Hill Zone was a fabulous little world filled with shining blue lakes, distinctive checkered soils and wonderfully grassy plains. The game was completely ideal for a date (which, admittedly, Felix had taken advantage of. Tamora liked this place a lot). Whenever the player popped in a quarter, the rings would appear on the screen, but when they weren't in use, Sonic either kept them on his person, or they were locked up in a tight and secure storeroom. Despite being so common, there was always the chance Eggman would want to nick a few more than he already was entitled to power his machines.

Arriving on a cool hover train Felix, Ralph and Vanellope stepped out onto the start area of Green Hill Zone, to look for their friend.

"I see him!" yelled Vanellope, pointing towards the loop-de-loops. Felix squinted and sure enough, a blur of a blue hedgehog speeding around the hills was visible in the distance. Vanellope took this opportunity to command Ralph and lead him towards the area, much like any princess would.

"Faster, servant!" she yelled excitedly, jumping up and down on Ralph's back to get him to move quicker. It only made him walk slower.

"I'm not being paid to carry you around, squirt – that would make me a slave."

Vanellope smirked, "Even better."

Felix couldn't resist a wry smile. His friends, although completely mismatched and practically opposites, still managed to get through their days fine with each other. You couldn't find a closer pair of characters who weren't from the same game – a friendship that would last. He hoped the same would last with his possible-future wife, who he thought he couldn't love any more than he already did.

It took about five attempts to catch Sonic's attention, at which point, he had already circled Green Hill Zone four times without stopping. It was only when Ralph lunged himself into the track that Sonic had almost buried his feet into the ground to get himself to stop.

"Hey guys!" he said, barely catching his breath, "What's up?"

"The sky," replied a smart Vanellope, who Sonic only ignored.

"Nothing much," input Ralph instead, "Usual wrecking and fixing and racing. How about you?"

He shrugged, "Usual running and kicking Eggman's butt. That old fart is still trying to get me."

"Well, it is in his code," said Felix, with a shrug. The group nodded with understanding, "But, that's not why we're here. I wanted to ask a favour, if I may."

Sonic narrowed his eyes, "What kind of favour?"

The honey glows appeared back on Felix's cheeks, "Um, well, I wanted to ask if I could have a ring."

"A ring? What for?"

"Er…" he tugged at his collar, "I was going to propose to m'lady Tamora, and I need a ring to-"

Sonic laughed triumphantly, cutting through Felix's sentence like a butter knife. Heartily he slapped Felix on the back, and although they were about the same height and weight, Felix jerked forward, "Good on you, Felix! And about time too," he paused for a second, "But the rings are huge, dude. They're about the size of my hands."

"I know," Felix said sheepishly, "But I was hoping the doctor had a shrink ray, or some device of some sort."

Sonic scratched his chin, "I don't remember him having a shrink ray, and if he does, he's never tried to use it on me," the hedgehog smiled, "But, either way, I bet she'll love it. Sure, you can have one."

The group smiled as Vanellope cheered, "Yeah, whoop! Hammertime's getting maaaarried!"

But Green Hill Zone was barer than a newly wiped flash drive. Not a single ring was in sight.

"I'm going to have to get one from the storeroom, since most the rings are locked up after-hours – and you're definitely not attacking me to get some – but that won't be a problem."

Felix grinned, "Oh, thank you so much! I really appreciate it!"

Sonic winked, "You're welcome, buddy! Just make sure I'm on the guest list!"

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He took them to a part of the world, off-screen obviously, that housed the rings while the game wasn't in use. It reminded the crew a bit of Hero's Duty – completely isolated, dark and contemporary, with chunky doors and metal-plated walls to boot.

Sonic flipped the key in his hand – he was entrusted with the honour of keeping the rings safe after arcade hours. He didn't usually take a trip down to this area, but occasionally he would, if his own supply ran a little low.

"These are my life… literally," he jammed the key in and the door whirred open. The four were presented with a huge, hall-like room, where crates upon crates of glowing, gold, spinning rings were stacked higher than the apartment at Niceland. If you hadn't known they were part of a game, you'd have thought you were rich.

"Welcome to the Ring Facility," the hedgehog threw out his arms in pride. Felix observed the sight with his mouth dropping to the floor.

"Oh my lands…" he said. Never before had he seen so many in one tiny space. It was enough to wed everyone and their grandma in the entire arcade... twice.

"Wow," said Ralph and Vanellope in unison, too gobsmacked to say anything else.

Sonic nodded with a smirk, "Cool, am I right?" he sauntered over to the nearest box, plucking a ring from it delicately and tossing it at Felix, "Here you go, take care of it. I'll let the Surge Protector know you're using it."

"Thank you so much Sonic, I really owe you one," Felix said, beaming in gratitude as he scrutinised the ring. It was about the size of his hand span, which meant that on the Serge, it would make a better necklace more than anything. Still, it would have to do for now; Felix considered that maybe hitting it with his special hammer that it would shrink, but he wasn't too sure. He slipped it around his shoulder, continuing to ponder as he and Sonic made their exit. Ralph had to drag Vanellope away since she was so engrossed.

"No problem," Sonic said with a grin, pulling out the key to lock the Ring Facility again, "So, how are you going to pop the quest-"

Sonic's curiosity was cut short when the group made their way outside.

"What in Litwak's is that?!" yelled Ralph, just as his question was answered. In the distance, not too far out in the sky, was a huge, robotic blimp that abruptly emerged from the trees. Right at the centre of the blimp was a huge, rotary fan that presumably kept the thing afloat. It was painted a funny orange and grey, with a long metallic basket hanging beneath, connected to plane wings. Every nook and cranny housed multiple cannons and lasers, and it probably could have fit five Ralphs, it was so large.

"Eggman!" Sonic immediately shouted up at the robot, "It's after hours!"

But the robot didn't stop. It approached the three of them like a looming hurricane, with its vanes snapping hungrily. In fact, Dr. Eggman didn't seem to anywhere nearby, like the machine had a mind of its own.

Sonic looked desperately at his friends, "Get outta' here! If you die, you don't respawn!"

"No way!" yelled Ralph in response, immediately plucking Vanellope off his shoulder and placing her behind him, "That thing is giant, Sonic! I can help destroy it!"

Felix, knowing how useless he was at destroying things, ran over to Vanellope, almost stumbling on the way, "Quick, Vanellope, you need to get to a safe place!"

"No way!" she had to roar back, since the wind was picking up and it was hard to hear, "I want to help!"

Ralph turned to face her, "Get going, Vanellope! There's nothing you can do! Felix, get her out of here!"

Sonic didn't hesitate any longer, as the thing approached with surprising speed. He curled himself into a ball and propelled himself towards the basket, doing some damage but not enough to put a stopper in its works. At the very front of the basket was a pincer-like object that twitched at Sonic's attempt to attack.

Felix grabbed Vanellope and made a dash for the exit, but she only glitched from his arms and back onto the ground.

"I can disable this thing! I'll glitch onto it!" she said confidently, almost losing her balance as the wind picked up to gale levels.

"No!" cried Ralph, struggling to keep his feet on the ground, "You'll get yourself killed!"

Sonic tried again in vain to damage the exterior of the megaship, but he harmlessly bounced off as if his attacks weren't doing a thing.

"The rings!" he suddenly gasped, glancing between it and the Ring Facility, "Its going for the rings!"

Felix was on the job. Still clutching the ring around his shoulder and knowing he wouldn't get to the exit fast enough, he shot towards the Ring Facility, yanking his hammer from its holster. If the robot was going for the rings, he was going to do all the fixing he could to hinder its movements.

The pincer attached to the front suddenly shifted, shooting out of the basket and aiming straight for Felix. The claw was big enough to wrap itself around his entire body, before retracting right back to the basket.

"Waaah!" Felix yelled as his friends became smaller the further away he got. The large ring was crushing his shoulder.

"FELIX!" the group screamed, as Ralph launched himself at the robot. It was too far away for him to reach and he ended up just falling back onto the ground in frustration. Felix continued to struggle against the grip of the pincer as the blimp decided to make its retreat.

"SHORT. BLUE. RING BEARER," the machine suddenly announced.

"We can't let it get away!" Sonic said, ignoring it and turning to Ralph, "Throw me!"

He curled into a ball before Ralph had even registered what he said. Without hesitation, he picked up the blue ball and hurled it as far as his arms could throw, launching Sonic into the air straight at the blimp.

But the wind caught up to them. Sonic lost his momentum before starting to tumble back to the grassy plains below at high velocity. Ralph lunged himself forward, flinging his huge ham hand out to grab the hedgehog before he impacted on the ground. Just in time, he caught him and plunged into a pile of mud.

The wrecker wiped his face with his free hand and grumbled. Although Sonic was still in one piece, Ralph got a mouthful of mire. Still, better him have a mouthful than Sonic be crushed by the stuff.

"You okay?" he asked tentatively, as the hazy hedgehog held his head.

"Yeah," he shook his head to control the dizziness, but it didn't seem to help, "Eggman… I can't believe he's done this! We gotta' run after him!"

"Wait," said Ralph, grasping his shoe and standing up before the hedgehog could speed off, "If we catch up to it, what then? Throw ourselves at it? We need to find the source of the problem."

Sonic nodded firmly, "Eggman," he scowled, "His base is south of here, where that blimp is going."

Vanellope rushed over. She was going to comment on how surprised she was to hear Ralph had said something smart for once, but decided it wasn't the best time.

"I'll go get the Serge! She can help!"

Ralph nodded, "Sonic and I will go find Eggman… if he wasn't on the ship, that is."

Sonic suddenly gulped, "If Felix dies, your game will be unplugged!" The sudden horror that dawned upon them made Vanellope sprint towards the exit and board the hover train right away, while Ralph and Sonic collected themselves and followed the ship, now the size of a cloud in the distance.

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The blimp was further away now. Felix writhed around, desperate to break free, but its grip was just too strong. He wished right now, more than anything, he had Ralph's wrecking power, rather than a little hammer that could only fix everything it touched. His arms were paralysed in the grip, but he still held his trusty tool, not even daring to touch the machine lest it repair all its damages and kill him completely.

He was still alive and the contraption wasn't attacking his friends anymore. The handyman had no idea where he was being taken or why he was wanted by the machine in the first place, but he was just relieved to see Ralph, Vanellope and Sonic okay.

Felix thought wistfully about his life. If this is where he was going to die, so be it. He prayed his friends would stay safe and not pursue, but he hadn't the opportunity to propose to his beloved girlfriend – hack, he didn't even get the chance to tell her how much he loved her. She would find him, killed by a machine that was almost indescribable and he couldn't have been sorrier that that was how she would find him. He stopped struggling to free himself, accepting his defeat and willing that everyone would be okay without him.

The blimp crossed the horizon of the two-dimension scroller world quicker than he expected. Soon, the screen no longer followed them, and they came to the civilian part of the game – and, not really to Felix's surprise, Eggman's workshop.

He lived, as it appeared, in a large, technological wonderland that would make any robot geek squeal with delight, at the other side of the map to Sonic and his friends. This is where he would concoct his schemes, build his machines and yell at his incompetent automatons. The solitude was probably very peaceful, but at the same time, Felix wondered if Eggman ever became lonely. It didn't help that every player of Sonic games in the world hated his guts and that he had failed for several years to capture Sonic or the Chaos Emeralds. Although not an antagonist himself, Felix had seen what Ralph had to go through daily and he didn't think this would be any different.

Still, the handyman wondered, what in the name of Litwak did Eggman want with him? If he wanted something to repair, he could just ask. Even so, Eggman was a mastermind – he only needed his brain to be able to fix something and was quite capable of doing so himself, especially if he built it in the first place.

The blimp monster slowed as it neared his workshop, the rotary blades spinning at a lesser pace than before. The roof of the building opened its clunky doors as it approached, revealing the giant space where Eggman built his ships, lowering itself gently into the hanger. Eventually, the engine shut off completely and the machine grounded. The room was quiet, and Felix wondered what happened next since the pincer didn't release its grasp.

Nothing happened.

Felix frowned. If Eggman wanted him, he would be here, most likely to gloat, by now. But there was no sign of life, except the slow whir of the blimp behind him. He waited again.

"Hello? Dr. Eggman?" he called politely. There was no response, so he tried again, "Dr. Eggman? Are you there?"

Suddenly, the machine behind him boomed in a computerised, montone voice, "DR. EGGMAN: SUBJECT HAD BEEN APPREHENDED: SHORT, BLUE, RING BEARER."

This confused Felix greatly until a large double-door just to his left flung open. Dr. Eggman was as round as he ever was, his bushy moustache lining his thin lips and his goggles shielding his eyes. But there was one thing different about him.

He was in his pyjamas. And they were pink.

"What's all this racket, Albatross?!" he yelled, his night cap jumping around at all of the movement, "Can't a super-genius get any shut-eye?"

"DR. EGGMAN," Albatross repeated, "SUBJECT HAS BEEN APPREHENDED: SHORT, BLUE, RING BEARER."

"What?" It was only until Felix cleared his throat that Eggman noticed the pincer and its inhabitant. His face turned pale and he pursed his lips, "… Oh."

"Doctor!" Felix cried, attempting a weak smile, "Sir, I'd be really, really grateful if you could just release me. Whatever I have done wrong I apologise for, and I'd be happy to help with whatever you need-"

"Albatross, you stupid machine! A short, blue, ring bearer is Sonic! Not Fix-it Felix!"

Albatross rumbled, like it didn't like being told off.

"And for another thing, it's after arcade hours! You shouldn't be interfering until a quarter is entered!" He yelled, arms flailing about in annoyance, "In fact, you shouldn't be interfering at all! You're a prototype! Now drop him right now or I'll decommission you!"

At first, it seemed liked Albatross was going to comply, and that Felix was going to see another day, but the engine roared to life, and the grip on Felix tightened so much that he wailed in pain and dropped his hammer.

"ALBATROSS!" Eggman yelled, shaking a fist as he was so annoyed, but the machine ignored him and its fans began to spin for take-off, "STOP THIS RIGHT NOW, YOU FAULTY PIECE OF JUNK!"

"YOU ARE NO LONGER MY MASTER," rumbled the Albatross prototype, as it ascended into the air, "YOU HAVE FAILED. SHORT. BLUE. RING BEARER." Felix could feel the claw's grip strengthen, crushing the ring even further against him; he wasn't sure how much he could take before he burst into pure code.

The ceiling opened up to reveal the dark sky, as Albatross flew higher and higher. Eggman's curses no longer reached Felix's ears and even with his large belly he became nothing than a round blob below him.

"Jimany…" Felix whispered, fearing for his life more than ever.

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"Serge! Serge!" there was a loud banging on the doors to her quarters. Much like a spaceship, the characters of Hero's Duty lived in one large unit or barracks, rather than little pretty houses. In a dangerous environment like this, it was a mad idea to live without your comrades close by to watch each other's' backs. Cy-Bugs could be hiding in every corner.

Sergeant Tamora Jean Calhoun was no exception to this rule. Sure, she was the leader of the team and preferred her privacy, but it meant she could keep a watchful eye on her inferiors. It wasn't out of the question that one came home from Tapper's acting giddier than a little girl at Christmas.

With a sigh, Tamora made her way to the door and threw it open. She had been sitting in her armour planning strategy for the next game. Though her plans didn't always go as she wanted, it was a good idea to keep one, to get the men in line and defeating Cy-Bugs. To be honest, however, most of the time she spent was thrown out of the window when an incompetent player entered a quarter.

Tamora looked down to see the president of Sugar Rush and long-time friend, Vanellope Von Schweetz, looking desperate, "Oh, it's you, princess."

"Serge! Felix is in trouble!" In a matter of milliseconds, her eyes widened, her heart rate increased tenfold and she could feel her worst fears were coming true. She wasn't losing another love. Without pausing for thought, she grabbed her helmet, her gun and her compact hover board, hurrying after the little racer with haste.

"What's happening?!" she questioned, slipping her head into her helmet and readying her gun.

Vanellope could barely speak since she had been running all the way here, "We were in Sonic the Hedgehog," she paused for breath, "When one of Eggman's robots attacked!"

Tamora growled, "Doesn't that man know it's after hours?!" The two arrived at the station that took them to Game Central but Tamora wasn't embarking. She threw her hover board which opened, grabbing Vanellope by the jumper and blasting into the tunnel at speed.

Vanellope struggled to hold on but the Serge kept her on, "It was this big flying blimp of death and it shot a claw out and grabbed Felix before leaving!"

Tamora wanted to throw a chair. One, Felix could be dead at this very moment, since he was outside of his own game and very vulnerable. The handyman hadn't a bad bone in him, and certainly had no skill in combat. Two, it was after the arcade had closed for the night. Why in the name of Litwak was Eggman in attack mode? And why take it out on her boyfriend?

She was definitely going to punch the doctor when she had the chance.

Zipping through to Game Central Station and heading straight for Sonic the Hedgehog, Tamora tried not to show her anger too much, since impulsiveness didn't bode well on the battlefield and usually lead to people doing stupid things. Perhaps Eggman was angry, and was in the same situation, but that certainly did not allow him to capture her kind, sweet boyfriend and use him in whatever hair-brained scheme he had coughed up to capture Sonic.

Vanellope barely got a glance of the looks on characters' faces as the duo sped onwards, narrowly missing the hover train that took them to Sonic's world.

"I hope he's alright…" she shouted over the wind smacking her in the face. Tamora turned to her.

"For Eggman's sake, he better be."

They drove themselves out of the exit of the tunnel, and landed in Green Hill Zone. It seemed so tranquil compared to a few minutes ago, although the remains of the carnage were still evident.

"Ralph and Sonic have gone ahead to find Eggman!" the nine-year-old spoke, squinting to see the blimp dipping into a building of some sort. Tamora growled, also spotting the ship in the distance. She wasted no time in commanding the hover board to the level area and shooting across the hills.

How ironic that last time she was here, she and Felix were enjoying a calming picnic in front of sunset, and now she and the others were racing to save his life and the home of the other characters in Niceland.

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I'm debating how to end this thing because I absolutely detest writing pure fluff - pregnancy announcements, proposals, er... nitty-gritty scenes... such situations as that. I just feel like a pervert when I attempt to those things! But it would make the fic more rounded if I finished it off with something fluffy. So, idk. I'm on the fence.

Also, apologies for my characterisation of the... characters. I haven't fleshed 'em out yet (WHY YOU SO HARD TO WRITE AS, FELIX?!). Plus, the Albatross is an existing Eggman product, 'cept it's called the Egg Albatross. Google it for a better idea. XD

Next/ last chapter is coming soon! Keep it cool, fanfiction-ers!

~ GD

PS. Reviewer question: Who the hack came up with Hero's Cuties as the ship name? Tumblr?