Wreck It Ralph: Static Frequency ch. 11

"I just…. I can't believe it…" Ralph kept telling himself that she was still alive.
"I know," Calhoun replied, downing another mug of root beer.
Felix took a swig of his as well, they all needed the drink.
The day had gone by much too slowly… And yet…. No one really knew what went on in the computer game except for them. Everyone was oblivious to the sacrifice that Lucky made.
The worst part… was that Lucky's game was still working. A temporary replacement was working her spot. It made sense since her game was just a game now.
Ralph buried his face in his hands, "Hack it…"
"Hey Ralph!" laughed Clyde, who'd obviously come in for a drink, "How're- hey… are you alright?"
"Huh…? Oh, hey Clyde," Ralph didn't want to talk.
"What's wrong?" the ghost asked, managing to make the glass of root beer hover for a drink.
"Do… do you think… hypothetically speaking…. Anti-virus software can die?" he asked.
"Dunno, never met one myself," he finished his glass, "They can be bypassed, so I guess they could,"
Ralph's heart twinged, "I shoulda told er',"
"Told who what?" Clyde was raised a curious eyebrow.
"Lucky!" he growled slamming his fist on the table, and accidently breaking it.
The whole room looked at Ralph for a moment, as Felix fixed up the counter. Ralph could feel tears building behind his eyes.
"What should you have told Lucky Ralph," Clyde knew Ralph needed to say whatever was on his mind.
"I- I shoulda told her… I shoulda told her… that," he swallowed hard, "That… I loved her,"
The room was dead silent. Ralph felt himself being stared at by everyone, but he didn't care.
"I shoulda taken her out, or oh I dunno, not treated her like she was a nobody!" he choked a bit on his words, "Now- Now…" he closed his eyes a moment, letting a tear roll down his face, "I'll never get the chance…"
He sat back down on his stool since Felix had fixed it.
"Ralph…. I- I'm sorry for your loss," frowned Zangief from across the room, "We all are, but Ralph…"
"What…!?" he snapped through a silent sob.
Felix looked to his friend and his eyes grew wide, a smile crossing his face, "Maybe you should look behind you,"
Ralph gave Felix a confused look, turning around, "Why would I-,"
He stopped in mid-sentence.
"Hey big guy," Lucky smiled, looking up at Ralph, "Sorry I missed the party, I uh- kinda had to reboo-"
Calhoun punched Lucky in the face, a few stray tears falling, "YOU EVER DO THAT TO ME AGAIN AND I'LL DELETE YOU MYSELF," she barked.
"What Tammy means to say is, we're glad you're alive," Felix smiled, tapping Lucky's swollen cheek with his hammer and fixing it.
"How…. How'd you-," Ralph was still in shock.
"Well…. The anti-virus software in me… it uh, reboots me if I die," she smiled rubbing the back of her head embarrassed.
"And you couldn't have told me that!?" he swung his arms out for emphasis.
"I had no idea it would happen, I thought I WAS gonna die Ralph," she shrugged.
"So how'd you become the anti-virus anyway?" Clyde asked curiously, not knowing the whole story.
"Well, that's the bright side of my game… it comes with anti-virus software," she smiled, "It can only be compatible with simple games like mine, not the more difficult ones like Ralph's game, or the Pak Man games, only Roulette games or Card Games,"
"So… you're game was made with it?" Ralph was a bit more calm now.
"I guess so," she rocked back and forth on her heels, "It's not like I can do all that cool stuff whenever I want though, only when there's a virus,"
Ralph gave a gentle smile to her, before awkwardly reaching out to her and then pulling his hand away, "I- I'm glad you're alright,"
"Alright bucko, you're gonna tell her what ya told us or I'mma shove my gun in a place the sun don't shine and fire a few rounds," Calhoun threatened.
"Oh, ahh… geeze! Um… that's…" Ralph stumbled over his words.
Lucky walked towards him, gently cradling his hand in hers and smiled, "What did you wanna tell me Ralph?"
"I uhh…" he looked around at all the people around them, his 8-bit blush crossing his face, "Well…"
"She doesn't bite ya know!" Vanellope smiled, standing next to Calhoun.
"V-Vanellope!? You shouldn't be at Tappers!" scolded Ralph.
"And miss this? In your dreams! Now come on! I ain't got all night!" she teased.
Ralph flustered even more, "It's alright Ralph, just tell me… I won't judge you," she gave his hand a gentle rub, "You're my good guy,"
Ralph at that moment felt like he'd never felt… he gave a small smile, "Lucky… I…" he took a deep breath, "I love you, Really I did the day I met you," he felt the awkward build when she quirked a curious eyebrow at him, "B-but If you don't I understand! I mean we- we've only known each other a short while and the whole love at first sight thing doesn't really exist and-"
"I love you too," she grinned.
"A Wha?" he looked astonished.
"Ralph, we've been to a whole new gaming platform together… battled Cy-bugs when we first met!" she laughed, "And…. How can a girl not fall for someone who saves her life all the time?"
"You saved me… all of us too," he fidgeted.
"Yeah, but…" she waved him down, and Ralph bent down level with her, "How many girls can say they're dating the sweetest villain ever?"
With that she kissed him. Ralph flustered but held her close to him lifting her up off the ground.
There was a round of applause and several 'hoots' and hollers.
"Way ta get er' big guy," Calhoun smiled before kissing her own husband.
"Whoo-hoo! Go Ralph!" Vanellope cheered.
The villains nodded to each other a smile across their face as they clapped and called out to Ralph happily. Ralph pulled away from Lucky's kiss and held her in one arm close to him, scratching the back of his head with the other hand. Vanellope hopped into the free arm as soon as she could and Ralph hugged them close to him. He was so happy.
"Alright love birds, how about we celebrate? We got all night," Calhoun smirked.
"No drinks for me, I got Vanellope and Lucky to look after tonight," he chuckled.
"Besides, I need to tuck in our sweetheart tonight," Lucky winked at Vanellope.
Vanellope turned to Lucky and jumped into her arms. Yeah, it was a good night, the best ever.