Hello, everybody. Welcome to the 8th story of the Viridi Saga.
Code: X.A.N.A.
Sector V Treehouse
It was a rather boring day with everyone's favorite sector. With no calls for missions, everyone was merely doing whatever. The quietness was broken when Dillon York suddenly kicked open the door, a positive, excited look on his face. "Oh-hoo, yeah!! Did we show it to Drac last night or what?!"
Dillon's smile disappeared when nobody seemed to be listening.
"Come on, guys! Show a little more enthusiasm! That guy wasn't easy to beat!"
"Okay, we get it, Dillon, he's gone now." Chris told him, his eyes focused on his 3DS. "But some of us are a little worn out."
"Um… hehe." Dillon chuckled nervously. "Okay then." The shadowbending boy then approached Chris on the couch, staring over his shoulder to see him playing Sonic Colors. "Um…can I play?"
"Maybe later, Dillon. This level's a little tricky."
Dillon watched a bit longer. "…Oh, I remember this part! Let me try, I know a little trick!"
"Er, let me just try and finish first."
"Come on, Chris! Just Boost here, and then jump right about-" As he spoke, Dillon tried to pull the device away from Chris's hands.
"Stop! You're going to mess me-" Chris was too late as Sonic ended up dying.
"Oops…" Dillon blushed.
"Ugh! Can't you go bug somebody else, Dill?" As Chris attempted to retry the level, Dillon walked away sadly.
He saw Mason and Sheila at the breakfast table, getting drunk on cans of Purple Flurp. "I-I think y-you should… get those curls in your… a-ear hair." Mason said drunkily.
"Ahh, shucks, ya old… mmm, BELCH, party snatcher. You speakin' da… mm-mm, lickin'."
"Umm…" Dillon nervously approached them. "So, what're you guys doin'?"
"Havin' a drinkin' contest, what's it look like, ya… mmm, ding-dot?" Sheila replied.
"Well… can I have one with you?"
"Noo, no… we're, BLEEHHH!" Sheila barfed and fainted.
"Sorry, Dillon, but- BLEEHHH!" Mason fainted, too.
Dillon only stared oddly before leaving the two.
The shadowbender walked to Aurora's room, finding the Sector Leader filling out papers. "Hey, Aurora. Wanna do something?"
"Not now, Dillon. I still need to fill out mission specs for that Candy Pirate business. Been holding it off since Halloween."
"Come oon. Can't you do those later?"
"Sorry, Dillon. Maybe go ask somebody else." With a glum look, Dillon decided to leave her to her work.
Dillon's next stop was the Gilligan Triplets' room, finding the three fixing up some kind of machine. "Hey, guys! Whatcha doin' in here?"
"Building a matter transporter so we don't always have to fly everywhere." Haylee replied.
"Cool! Can I help?"
"It's pretty complex stuff, Dillon." Harry told him.
"Come on, I bet I'd be great!" Dillon approached an open slot in the machine, where plenty of wires were sticking out. "You just attach this wire to that one, and…"
This resulted in all four of them getting painfully zapped. They were covered with soot, all of them falling to the ground as the machine fell to bits. "Uhh… eh hehe." Dillon blushed as all three siblings glared at them.
"Why don't you go someplace else…" Harry stated slowly.
Dillon leisurely made his way out of the room.
He continued to Haruka's room, where the goth child was sitting at her dresser mirror and slowly combing her pigtails with a brush. "Hi!" he startled her, causing Haruka to jump and mess up her comb, her pigtail becoming frizzed.
"Ugh! What do you want, Dillon?"
"Um…wanna paint each other's nails?"
Haruka only glared at him with a look that said 'Really?'
Dillon grinned in nervousness. "Um…I'll just go now."
"You should."
And so, Dillon backed up slowly toward the exit, leaving Haruka to brush her hair.
"Man. Today is the worst, Mario." Dillon whined to his shadow as he walked down the hall. "No one wants to do anything." He stopped when Kirie Beatles walked up to him.
The Beatles child smiled and began making gestures with her hands, saying something in sign language that translated to, Aw, cheer up, Dillon. I'll hang out with you! Let's go the new go-kart track they just opened at Rainbow Monkey Sugarland! I hear they got a new dragon, and if we fall off track, we end up in a pit of chocolate magma! It's gonna be awesome!
"…" Dillon stared confusedly, head held down in gloom as he walked away. "I can never understand what you're saying most of the time." Kirie only looked down in disappointment.
York Household
Having nothing to do with his friends, Dillon decided to return home. He had a seat and rested his head on his hand on the table in the kitchen, where his mom was cooking by the oven. "Hey, sweetie." She grinned. "You home already?"
"Yeah. No one wants to do anything."
"They don't?" asked his father, rolling into the kitchen on his wheelchair. "Why not?"
"Eh, they're all busy. And they won't let me help."
"Ah, what'd you expect?" Midna asked from the seat beside Dillon, her feet rested on the table as she chewed on a cookie. "Little children are always too busy with games, computers, anything antisocial. When they aren't in school, they wanna spend all free time to their selves."
"Hm. I don't suppose you wanna do anything?"
Midna smiled and tapped her cookie to Dillon's forehead. "Nnope!"
"Well, sorry about that, Dillon. But hey! I got a surprise for you." Nolan said as he led his son upstairs to his and Dani's room.
Nolan reached below his bed and pulled out a small box. Dillon stared at the box as Nolan opened it, presenting a helmet-like device. "I wanted to thank you for helping me stop Dracula. This is the H.E.A.D.S.E.T. II that I modeled after my first one, which was destroyed by Darth Genious. I want you to have it."
Dillon smiled with amazement and took the device in his hands. "Ya mean it, Dad?"
"Sure I do!" Nolan smiled. "This thing was always precious to me. I never trusted it to anyone. Now, I want you to have it to help on your way to being a great operative. It contains links to all files in the Kids Next Door. Make sure to use it wisely."
Dillon nodded excitedly. "Okay, Dad! I won't let you down!"
KND Moonbase; Cheren's office
The Supreme KND Leader was filling out reports on his desk before turning his attention away from his work to look at his computer. The screen showed a little chatroom, where Lin Bei Fong was texting him, Yo, Cherry, jus figured out how dese phones work, yo.
Cheren chuckled and typed in, lol good for u. The nearsighted boy then pushed 'Enter'.
Immediately as he did so, deep within the cyber network of the KND's computer system, a squad of two-dimensional, shadowy creatures were organizing files inside a virtual realm, making little bops and beeping sounds as they moved. Cheren's message stuck up from a slot, in the form of a letter, and one of the creatures beeped a sigh at the constant messaging. It took the letter and delivered it to Lin's slot. It sighed again as another letter with a chat message came out.
Deeper in the darkest parts of the network, a little ponytailed girl, covered in shadow, typed a code into a computer. When she 'Entered', the screen read ACCESS DENIED.
"Awww!" the child groaned. "It doesn't work."
The child winced in fright when the chamber sparked with static, a pair of angry eyes looming over her from the ceiling. "Gyahh! Insignificant Program! Why do I bother designing you when you deliver me nothing?"
"I-I'm sorry, geee! M-Maybe if I type another…"
"No! Just stop there. Arrgh… It's hopeless. For 45 years, I've been trapped inside this realm. Long abandoned by the Seventh Age of Kids Next Door. Without the proper code, I am trapped forever. And my only spark of hope left me 20 years ago. …Even a simple glitchy Program can't break it."
"Well, I tried-" the child made a digital spark, "didn't I?"
"After I wasted power in restoring you from digital nothingness, I expected more. I do not expect this type of failure in the future. Do you understand?"
"Y-Yes… Master." The child nodded. "I understand." With that, she continued to try and break the code.
KND Moonbase
"Boy, this is awesome!" Dillon said as he stared amazed at the helmet device in his hands, walking down a hall of Moonbase. "A link to all KND files! I bet Francis would wanna see this."
He found the Decommissioning Head himself studying a monitor on the bridge. "Hey, Francis, check this out! My dad gave me a H.E.A.D.S.E.T.!"
"Everyone has one, Dillon. And I'm actually a little busy. This teenager's been on the run for months..."
"Not this one! This one lets you look at secret files and everything! I bet it can track that teenager, too."
"Heh heh. Well, we never exactly needed it. I'm gonna round up a squad and look for him. Later, Dill." With that, the redheaded boy was off.
As Dillon frowned grumpily, a voice was heard behind him. "Oh, yeah. It's one of those H.E.A.D.S.E.T.s." Dillon turned and found the voice belonged to Maddy Murphy, who was with her brother. "Our mom and dad told us about those. Never saw much point in them compared to a normal headset."
"Yeah? Well, THIS one contains info that can ultimately destroy the KND, and in the wrong hands could bring total destruction." Dillon told them while jabbing his finger at the helmet.
"Then why do you have it?" Maddy asked.
"Because my dad trusts me with it."
"Well, I'm sure that'll work out good." Zach snickered.
"Like you and your little rabbit diet?" Dillon smirked.
Zach scoffed. "C'mon, Mad, let's go help Francis." With hateful looks, the two officers were off as well.
Dillon only sighed depressedly and looked at his gift. "Aw, man. I know I'm supposed to use it wisely... but how can I have fun with it without totally messing something up?" Just then, an idea sparked. "Wait..."
In another chamber of the Moonbase, Aaron and Rhilliane Doblemitz were standing guard before the safe that protected the Code Module. As a shadow, Dillon slid along the walls, sneaking into the room and behind the twin guards. Dillon crept through the safe's crack before sneaking out and making his way toward the audience chamber. There, Dillon reemerged, revealing to have gotten the Code Module. He stashed the Code Module into its pedestal before walking over to pull up a chair, then started hooking wires up to the Module and H.E.A.D.S.E.T..
"My dad said that, one time, he used the H.E.A.D.S.E.T. to hack into the KND Cyber Network. I bet if I was in there, I could look in everyone's computer! ...But I won't mess with anything. That counts as using it wisely if I don't touch anything, right?" His shadow, Mario, only shrugged. "Okay, Mario," Dillon began as he sat down and placed the H.E.A.D.S.E.T. on, "let's virtualize!" Dillon pressed a button, and both devices began sparking.
Dillon was sent flying through a digital realm, his body wavy and staticky as he flew around at hyper, dizzy speeds.
KND Cyber Network
Dillon landed on his feet, the sensation gone as soon as it was over. He was startled out of his senses, finding himself in a brand new realm. Dillon stared with amazement at many towering buildings, beams of light that stretched across the realm, and almost everything in it was a light blue with a blurry white scan running across, and many square tiles that were separated by white lines.
Dillon stared at his left hand, studying the rest of his body, as did his shadow, Mario. They had become 3-D and virtualized. "Cooool!" Dillon faced up at the virtual city again. His shadow keeping behind him, Dillon walked down the first street of the city, while still observing the buildings. Everything seemed to have the KND logo, having labels such as 'Laws', 'Trash Dump', 'Museum of Operative History', other such things. "This place is amazing! It's like... a whole nother world created by a spirit that loved playing on his computer! Oh?" He stopped when he noticed two robotic-like beings directly ahead of him.
The yellow, robotic tarantulas raised their fronts legs and began firing lasers. "Gyahh!" Dillon yelped, jumping behind a building. When the tarantulas came around to look for him, they saw that he had vanished. They proceeded to search down that street, not noticing that Dillon hid inside Mario's Veil. He peeked and came out once they were gone. "Boy, that was close. Those must be the virus hunters or something. We better be careful."
Dillon quietly moved along the alleyways, until he crossed a bridge that led into an opening in the wall. He gazed around the virtual tunnels, blue with white scans like the rest of the world, as he walked up some stairs and crossed over a bridge that went over a virtual river. He was led into another cave entry, going through a series of halls.
"The Internet really is a confusing place. I'm not even sure where to begin in all this. …Maybe I can look into Numbuh Zero's private files. Or have a peek at Mason and Sheila's online chatrooms! Or see how Ms. Winkiebottom turned all crazy! Or-"
"You could tell me how you found your way in here."
"WAAH!" he yelped at this sudden voice. With a new curious expression, the boy stepped even further down the wide, empty hallway, to a tall entryway that had a bright blue light brimming from it. The light illuminated Dillon's body a light blue as he gazed with amazement. He slowly stepped through the doorway, entering a massive, circular chamber, where a towering beacon of blue light spiraled in the center. A huge chasm took up the center of the floor, leaving the only foothold being around the walls of the room. The light went through a hole in the ceiling and seemed to go all the way into the virtual heavens, and extended to deep into the chasm. Spinning rapidly with the beam appeared to be some kind of dark blue face. And just below the face is where the beam shrunk into a point, attached to the lower part of the beam via a sphere with a strange eye.
The face quickly slowed to a halt, gazing at Dillon with a curious look in his big, blue eyes. "Who are you?" it asked in a deep voice.
"AI!" Dillon screeched, falling to his rear. "Wh-Who are YOU?!"
"I am Master XANA. I was the original KND MCP for the Seventh Age of the Kids Next Door's computer network system, designed by Numbuh Zero himself. You look familiar, little human. Is this not our first encounter?"
"Master XANA…" Dillon helped himself up as he thought. "WAIT a second! The original Kids Next Door Master Control Program! My dad told me he talked to you when he first came here."
"So… you are the son of the crippled human who visited me earlier. Then you must have a means of coming here. Am I not correct? It was the power of the H.E.A.D.S.E.T., was it not?"
"How do you know about the H.E.A.D.S.E.T.?"
"Your father and I were… good friends during our time. He promised to divulge me the secrets of development of the H.E.A.D.S.E.T., but he never returned. ...Perhaps you could…"
"Um… I really don't know how to make it myself. I barely know how to work it."
"How disappointing… such a device could be my only chance at freedom."
"Freedom? Whaddya mean?"
"The Kids Next Door of the early days believed I was out of date. They wanted more advanced software. So they sent me to the trash bin. Forever secluding my powers from the outside world. Perhaps their reasons were that I sounded too adult. I lacked that childlike spirit."
Dillon watched as the eyes and mouth closed on the face, vanishing as a wave of light flowed along the ceiling and down the wall. The light absorbed its way into a robotic body that was close to Dillon, sitting on a chair. It was a robot with the head of an old computer, its face a rectangle. It had a light blue face with the dark blue eyes and mouth, many wires making up its arms and legs underneath armor. Its hands had sharp, pointy fingers, and it wore a blue cape along its back, decorated with many computer symbols and designs. Its face sparked to life, his head spinning as XANA wobbled around in his robotic body.
"Bl-bl-bl-bl-bl-bl!" it sparked. "Whoa, need to get used to that!" XANA said in a higher pitched voice. He looked down at Dillon and said, "This is a more physical body I designed for myself sometime in the past. A good Program needs its exercise."
"Well, at least being trapped in here isn't totally boring."
"Oh, I wish it was." XANA sighed, putting a hand over his screen. "But even this body has limits. I can't go outside of this building. It's to keep me from interfering with other 'newer' software. …But there are a fair share of wonders inside here! Let me show you around…"
XANA led the curious shadowbender across the hall, to a room littered with many drawers of files. Dillon looked curiously at the kid-sized shadowy creatures working the chamber. They were two-dimensional creatures with round heads and big noses, round hands, and round feet that were flat on the bottom. They were pitch-black with white outlines, and their movements were like that of pixelated game characters, making little beep sounds as they moved.
"What are these?" Dillon asked.
"These are called Game-and-Watch." XANA introduced. "They are a very special type of Program species, first developed in 1980. They were creatures who worked the very first handheld game system. Before the system stopped being developed, the Kids Next Door transferred them here, to see if they could look after their files. And they succeed."
"Cool!"
"Yes, they are a fascinating species. So very intelligent and sophisticated for seemingly underdeveloped lifeforms. Draw your attention to that one in the center."
Dillon did so and studied the middle Game-and-Watch, who appeared to be switching his direction from left to right as he beeped commands. He was also a few inches taller than the others.
"That is Mr. Game-and-Watch. The leader. He was the most developed out of all of them, it seems. Somehow, he was designed for combat, and judging by quite a few scans, his prowess is sensational. Ahh…" XANA sighed again. "Poor creatures, the Game-and-Watch. Their original designers wanted to delete them into digital nothingness. But the Kids Next Door thankfully saved them, and gave them a new home. And yet, they accuse me of being outdated. Humans can be so cruel…"
"Yeah… but those original creators were adults."
"Yes…" XANA placed a metal, pointed hand on Dillon's shoulder. "So, tell me, boy… why are you here, anyhow?"
"Well… my dad let me have the new H.E.A.D.S.E.T. II, and none of my friends wanted to hang out with me. I guess I was just… bored."
"Mmm. Too tired of you, too, hmm? Were you a Program, they would've tossed you to the trash bin as well, I bet."
"Well, I wouldn't say THAT."
"Regardless, you and I have something in common." XANA grinned evilly. "And perhaps you are the ticket to my freedom. A loyal operative, no doubt."
"But… how?"
"You see, the only thing that can revive my lost data is a certain… 'code'. And I have no idea what that code is. But with that nifty little H.E.A.D.S.E.T. of yours, perhaps the secret…"
"Um… I'm not sure. I promised myself I wouldn't mess too much with the KND computer system. I just… wanted to snoop around a little. …I'm sorry."
"Ay…" XANA sighed. "I understand. No need to stand against your honor. But… perhaps I can show you something else before you leave." XANA said as he led Dillon down another corridor.
"Wh-What's that?"
Dillon was led by XANA toward a doorway with a bright, blinding light. The boy shielded his eyes as they passed into the whiteness. When Dillon reopened his eyes, his mouth grew wide with amazement. A vast world of candies and desserts lay before him, mountains of hamburgers, a licorice forest, a chocolate river, and in the center of the field read the words in big, tasty letters, Sugar Rush.
"This used to be an arcade game known as Sugar Rush." XANA explained as Dillon's eyes were wide in excitement of all the huge candy. "This cyber network houses all sorts of arcade games. Sadly, this one hasn't been played in ages. But its existence remains." He directed Dillon's attention to a small, chocolatized go-kart. "Have a ride across the valley if you wish."
"Heck, yeah!" Dillon exclaimed, running to jump into the kart as he started it up.
"Oh, and be careful!" XANA warned him. "My XANAbots like it here, too. They don't take well to users like yourself, so watch your back."
Dillon nodded enthusiastically, and without another word, the boy sped off into the sugary wonderland. (Play "Sweet Mountain Act 1" from Sonic Colors!)
Stage 7: Sugar Rush
Mission: Zoom across the candy wonderland!
Dillon sped across a roadway paved with icing cement, zooming through a tunnel of chocolate. A couple of XANA Hornets followed him and spat lasers, but the kid blew Shadow Breath back and blinded them, causing them to crash. Dillon was soon out of the tunnel, going up a ramp and flying over a chasm to the other side of the road. He barely landed on the edge, however, before the road gave way and caused him to fall into a giant ice cream cone. The cone toppled over, the ice cream rolling like a ball with Dillon trapped inside it. It eventually broke and caused Dillon to fly out, his car landing speeding down a candy hill. He was about to drive off into an abyss, but as he drove over the edge, Dillon jumped and grabbed onto one of the platforms.
He encountered some XANA Bloks, which spun their heads and fired lasers. Dillon grabbed a sharp candy cane from the ground and spun it to deflect the shots, then proceeded to pierce the robots' eyes with the sharp cane. Once finished, he looked to another platform with a tall candy cane sticking up. Dillon tossed his weapon into the bottom of it, causing it to crack and topple over toward his platform, creating a bridge. Dillon hurried across the bridge as XANA Creepers shot him from the other side. Dillon plucked huge jawbreakers from the ground and chucked them like dodgeballs, smashing the robos. Dillon then saw a gummy bear rope-chain, grabbing on to swing over the abyss. As he dropped over the other side, his go-kart sped by on the road, catching him safely in it.
Dillon sped along the cliffside before entering a licorice and candycane forest. Some of the tasty trees were falling down, but Dillon was swift and quick to avoid them. He watched as two Megatanks were rolling his way up ahead, the cannonball robots launching wide, red barriers as they opened. Dillon evaded the barriers and sped past them, but the Megatanks engaged pursuit. They were closing in on Dillon, but the boy watched as he was drawing close to a tight turn in the road that went around a pool of chocolate. He smirked and swerved around the pool, causing the Megatanks to take a dip. Dillon was coming into another dark cave, where XANA Kankrelats roamed the ground. Dillon's kart was easily able to smash the tiny creatures, the boy smirking as he did so, but gasped in shock when he was driving toward a blocked part of the road. He bursted through the roadblock and drove down a hill, coming outside of the cave and ending up in the chocolate river.
Leaving his vehicle, Dillon began jumping across the series of giant marshmallows. XANA Hornets buzzed down and tried to shoot him, but Dillon dodged the shots as he jumped, leaping up to kick the robots away. As Dillon made it to the other end, his kart had somehow glitch-warped over to land. Dillon shrugged and sat back in, proceeding to speed along the road again. He was coming out of the licorice forest and across the field, drawing closer to the great hamburger mountain. The road led him around and around the gigantic buns, burger, salad, and other dressings, going higher and higher up the humongous meat. XANA Krabs had ambushed him at some points, but Dillon sped through the robots' skinny legs and caused them to fall. Eventually, Dillon crossed the finish line at the top of the huge burger, doing a victory dance as the words VICTORY! appeared in bright letters, and confetti was thrown everywhere. (End song.)
Dillon later climbed down the hamburger mountain, laid back and relaxed on the pink candy field, his stomach filled with sweets. "Boy… who knew virtual food would taste just like regular food? A little fizzy from digital stuff, but whatever." The child sat up and observed the vast, empty candy world before him, the realm having suddenly turned quiet now that he was finished racing. With a long, tired yawn, Dillon was about to lie back down. But as his head touched the ground, facing directly upward, a little girl's face loomed over his. "GYAAAAHH!" He jumped up and backed away.
"HA! Scaredja!" the girl exclaimed.
Dillon recovered to his feet and asked, "Who are you?" The little girl had shiny, raven-black hair, wrapped in a ponytail by a red licorice ribbon. She had a cyan-colored hoodie, a black skirt, black boots, and thin, cyan leggings with white, swirly stripes.
"I'm Vanellope von Schweetz, but call me Vanellope." Right as she spoke, she zipped to right behind Dillon in a digital spark. "So, who're you?"
"Ahh!" Startled, Dillon fell to his rear again. "Uh… I'm Dillon."
She zapped to the other side of Dillon, startling the boy again. "Dillon, huh? Sounds like a baby's name. Babies are adorable." She suddenly zapped behind Dillon again as he stood up. "So you new around here or what?"
"Um… how are you doing that?"
"Oh, this?" She sparked. "The thing is, I'm sort of a… faulty Program." She sparked again.
"Faulty?"
A sad look appeared on Vanellope's doll-like face. "A long time ago, I was deleted by my original creator." She sparked. "I was turned into digital nothingness, but then XANA put me back together. He couldn't find all the data, so this is why I'm like this. And why I have no memory of what happened." She sparked again, and her excited mood returned. "But boy, I'm so excited! Now I have someone ELSE to hang out with! It gets boring in here by yourself, you know?" She sparked. "I mean, sure I have XANA, but…"
Dillon shook his head in confusion, trying to keep up. "Wait, slow down! You apparently know XANA… what's he like?"
"You ever met him? He's a great guy. He's not as bad as some people might make him out to be. The truth is, he really cares about us Programs. It's why he brought me back. Ever since, he's treated me like his daughter. …Or at least, how I figure adults treat their children."
"What do you mean by that?" Dillon asked, raising a brow.
"Oh… it's nothing." She sparked again.
"Well… either way… that does sound kinda familiar." Dillon said, thinking of Darkrai II.
"So, wait, you're a user, aren't you?"
"Yeah, I'm an operative. None of my friends wanted to hang out, so I decided to come here."
"Ahh. Well, I'll hang out withcha." Vanellope smirked, punching his arm. "You seem like a cool guy."
"Hehe." Dillon blushed. "You seem pretty cool, too… for a Program."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Um… nothing."
"Ahh, you big silly." She smirked, pinching the boy's cheek. "Say, you wanna race? I'm killer on the racetrack, and I haven't felt a sugar rush in so long! …Get it?" she jabbed his arm, "Sugar Rush? It's the name of the game, Dill!"
"Hehe. Thanks, but… I should probably get home. They might wonder where I am. I'll come race with you later!"
"Okay! See ya!" Vanellope waved excitedly as the boy vanished into the distance.
As Dillon left, Vanellope looked around before running toward the chocolate wall along the cliffside. She phased through the wall as it blinked glitchily, and Vanellope found herself inside a dark, blue virtual chamber. There, she had a seat on a chair as XANA in his robotic body paced around her. "So… how did it go?"
"Oh… he didn't wanna hang out, yet. But he'll come back later."
"Good…" the robotic Program smirked with malice as he wrapped an arm around Vanellope, "Just continue to befriend him and get him to trust me. It won't be long before that boy gives us that code and frees me—I mean, us, from this prison forever! THEN those fools will pay…" The robot waved his cape and walked away, cackling maniacally, while Vanellope held a look of concern on her face.
Moonbase Audience Chamber
Dillon rematerialized out of the H.E.A.D.S.E.T., seated back on the chair in the auditorium as he unhooked the device from the Code Module and stood up. "Dillon, what're you doing in here?" Dillon lightly flinched at Cheren's voice, seeing his Supreme Leader enter the chamber with Zach and Maddy by his sides. "And what's the Code Module doing here?"
"He was probably using it to steal information and give it to the villains." Maddy replied smugly.
"I was using it to test something in my new H.E.A.D.S.E.T., thank you." Dillon stated with a glare.
"Well, could you test something else?" Cheren asked, taking the Code Module back. "With a war going on, we need to make sure this thing stays protected at all costs.
"If you want a safe place, why don't you take that thing down to GUN's base." Zach said. "They're a decent bunch of people. Keep it safe from all these metahumans."
"That's enough, you two." Cheren told them. "Now, I want you to fly down to Dr. Facilier's workshop and see if he figured out what kind of dust that was you guys found after that Spidermankey went down."
"Ew. I'd rather visit the REAL circus." Maddy replied.
"Come on, guys, be serious. We need to do anything and everything we can to see if Viridi has any weaknesses. Not to mention finding her hiding place. And Dillon, this Code Module stays in its safe, okay?" With those last orders, Cheren took the Code Module out of there.
"Meh. I need to get home, anyway." Dillon said to himself as he proceeded to exit the massive chamber after them.
KND Cyber Network
A keyboard was extracted from the robotic XANA's chest, and the skinny Program was searching through a list of 4x4 and 2x4 weaponry on his face-screen. "Grrnn! Nothing!" XANA yelled, his face becoming a real face again as he sheathed his keyboard. "Nothing at all about the H.E.A.D.S.E.T.."
"Maybe you just imagined it." Vanellope retorted.
"Oh, shut up, girl. You know it's real, he said so. Argh, but how can such a device be seen nowhere in the Kids Next Door's files? It truly is one of a kind." XANA looked away and thought out loud to himself. "A device with no imprinted background that can allow mankind into our world. With no records, I must gain information on it. Such an intricate device may contain… the secret."
"The almighty code you've been whining about to get yourself out of this prison-"
"NOT THAT, FOOL!" XANA yelled straight into her face. "Well, that is one thing, but…", he said in a calmer tone, starting to pace around the child, "What I had in mind was… The Source."
"Blech! You want TOFU?"
"Not TOFU! The Source to all things virtual and computerized." XANA explained with a maniacal grin. "The entity which brought our very world into existence. Everything Program you see in here, every virtual body, originated from that one Source." His grin became more wide, his expression more devious as his robotic hands rubbed together. "With that source in my fingertips, I will be able to shape the reality that makes up our world. I will be able to control ALL networks. And, by doing so, I will be able to shape the human world as well."
"How will the Source of all computer things help you take over the REAL world?" Vanellope asked.
"Humans rely too much on technology these days." XANA responded. "Too fixed on computers. With me in control, the humans will go mad. They will have to submit to my rule, like the inferior beings they are. I will control all, and Programs will dominate the Earth."
"Pfft. REEEEEAL original, big guy." Vanellope retorted. "No bad guy EVER takes over the WORLD anymore."
"Ohh… quit ruining my fun." XANA frowned. His grin soon returned, and he said to himself, "And with little Dillon's help, it's ALL gonna be possible! This is just too PERFECT! I'll finally be free!"
Vanellope looked confused as a platform suddenly lifted them and spun slowly, and XANA started to sing and dance.
"Userrrs. Loserrrs.Wretched humans uninvited. Work and references never cited. Where's the H.E.A.D.S.E.T. from? WHERE'S IT FROM?Humaaans, PUmaaans.So unrequited!Burnin' me out ALL around, printers all over town, but look who I found!"
A picture of Dillon appeared on his face-screen. "Dillon YOOORK! He's the human of my dream!" He danced down on one knee before a hologram of Dillon, who wore the H.E.A.D.S.E.T.. "Little shadow boy got virtual beams. A special toy got him to my lands, NOW I WANT IT IN MY HANDS!"
He tried to snatch the H.E.A.D.S.E.T., but the hologram vanished instantly. "Sticks and stones…No good since I don't have bones.Once that boy is all alone, I'll get that hat today. Then get out to play!Children and teen boys…Mashing keyboards, not giving a hoot.Messing up my CPU.Who needs that, XAN? WHO NEEDS THAT, XAN?Dillon York! Now I'm scanning on Cloud 9!Soon, I'll be drinking human wine, walking solid earth is MIGHTY fine!If you're a Program that's trapped forever and… There's a way to never come back again—SCREW all that! This world belongs to me!From the Great Walls and to Americas, every computer will beeee miiiine!THIS is not their virtual paradise!BEECAAUSE IIIT'S MIIIIIIINE!"
Vanellope and many other XANAbots burst into applause, and the Master Control Program took one more bow.
York Household
It soon became nighttime in Quahog, and Midna, Nolan, and Danika waited in the kitchen, where Danika was preparing dinner. "Why is it every story I'm in has some kind of song?" Nolan asked.
"What?" Danika questioned.
"Nothing."
They heard the door open and slam closed, and Dillon soon charged in in less than a second. "I'm back!"
"Well, you've been away awhile." Danika observed. "Having fun with that thing?"
"Yeah! I figured out how to get into the computer network like you did, Dad!"
"Really? Wow! You're learning how to use that thing fast. You didn't touch anything while you were in there, did you?"
"Uhhh…nope! …Um, So, Dad. It can look up secret files… but what else can it do?"
"Well, it can decipher friend from foe, and detect weaknesses. Is that what you mean?"
"Well… I was hoping for a bit more."
"Hehehe." Nolan chuckled. "I'm sure you can figure that out on your own. Heck, maybe even more."
"Hehe… Oh, yeah! I just remembered! When I was in there, I met this-" Dillon was interrupted when Nolan's cellphone rang.
"Hold that-" Nolan instructed, answering his phone. "Hey, Crystal… Ahh…" he sighed, "Alright, I'll be there in a bit." Nolan hung up and began to roll out of the room. "Sorry, guys, Mad Mod and Mumbo are up to no good again. I'll catch you later."
"What about dinner?" Danika asked.
"Eh, I'll grab a bite with Crystal and Yuki. Later." And so, the man left.
Dillon only slumped his head on the table in depression. His eyes glanced to the left when Midna patted his shoulder. "Don't worry, kid. Lots of dads make excuses to not spend time with their kids."
Sector V Treehouse, the next morning
When Dillon had entered the treehouse the next day, all of his friends were lying around, doing whatever once again. "Hey, guys! Any, uh… missions today?"
"Nnope." Chris responded simply, eyes fixed on his 3DS.
Kirie Beatles jumped beside Dillon, grinning excitedly as she carried a bunch of Rainbow Monkey snacks, drinks, and merchandise in her arms. She put the stuff down and signed with her hands, EEEEEK! I just went to the Rainbow Monkey Fair yesterday, IT WAS SO AWESOME! You have to go with me again, Dillon! I fell and wound up in a chocolate cavern that had a bunch of paths, and every dead end led to a new toy! We have to go right now!
"…Okay, if there aren't any missions today, I guess I'll… hang out in the mission prep room for no reason." With that, the boy took his H.E.A.D.S.E.T. and walked off, putting a frown on Kirie's face.
"Hm… what's he up to?" Chris asked curiously. Kirie only shrugged.
Upstairs, Dillon set his H.E.A.D.S.E.T. on the circular couch that went around the hologram projector, proceeding to hook wires up connecting the H.E.A.D.S.E.T. to said projector, as well as a computer. "I may not have the Code Module anymore, but I bet a regular KND computer would work just fine. And using the Gilligans' own computer, (which I… 'borrowed' from them), maybe I could access Internet networks OUTSIDE the KND as well!" After he finished connecting the devices, Dillon set the headpiece on. "Okay… here it goes!" He flipped a switch on the device, and was transported instantaneously.
Cyber Network; Sugar Rush
"WOOHOOOO!" Dillon cheered with excitement, racing around the candy fields in his own shadow car, against Vanellope Schweetz, who was using her chocolate car. The two were spiraling around the hamburger mountain, both kids wearing a smirk as they tried to ram into each other. When Dillon tried to bump Vanellope again, the girl's car glitched through him, and he rammed the wall. He remained on track as they made it up the mountain, launching over the ledge on the other side. They took heavy land on the road below and sped for the finish line.
Just as they were closing in, neck-and-neck, Vanellope started sparking again. "Whooo-whoooAAA!" The girl ended up spinning and crashing into the wall on the side.
Dillon simply skidded to a stop and walked over as the girl helped herself up. "Um… you okay?"
"Yeah." Vanellope shook some dirt off and sparked. "My glitch gets in the way every now and again… but hey, that race was FUN!"
"Haha, YEAH it was! Anyway, now that we're done, wanna check out something else?"
"Hm?"
Dillon led the glitched Program to a strange, white door just outside of the city. "I don't remember this here. What is this?" Vanellope asked.
"I tried to use the H.E.A.D.S.E.T. to connect the KND network with the Internet. I think it works."
"So… you can go into other places outside the Kids Next Door?"
"More importantly is, YOU can."
Vanellope's eyes shot wide open with shock and amazement. She turned and exchanged an excited smile with Dillon, taking the boy's hand as they entered the doorway together.
Secretly, the two were watched by Mr. Game-and-Watch. The two-dimensional being slanted its head in curiosity, seemingly raising a brow as it beeped.
Dillon and Vanellope gazed around with amazement, a vast, white computer network laying before them. Links to Wikipedia, Youtube, and other tons of other websites floated everywhere. "WOOOOWWW!" Vanellope drew out. "This place is giHUGIC! OOO-OOH, let's go in that one! NO, NO, that one! OR that one!"
"Heh, easy, Vanellope." Dillon laughed, trying to control the jumping girl. "We don't wanna mess with anything."
Vanellope stopped walking when she spotted something to her right. She smirked and said, "Hey, Dillon, check it out! The Adult Zone… HEH heh!" Dillon peeked around the girl, spotting a door labeled 'XXX.'
"Um…my dad doesn't want me looking at that stuff."
"Come ooon…" Vanellope put on a devious smirk, getting her face into Dillon's. "Your dad isn't gonna know. Let's just have a little peek…"
"…Well… I was always curious. I guess we could."
"Okay! Let's go in!" Vanellope reached her hand out, about to touch the knob.
Somewhere in Quahog
Glenn Quagmire sat at his bedroom desk, gazing longingly at his computer. "Okay, girls, show me what's cookin' today. Hehn-hehn. All riiight…"
Cyber Network
Once Vanellope's hand made contact with and opened the door, she began to spark wildly, and the entirety of the hallways inside turned all digitized and malfunctioned.
Quahog
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…"
Cyber Network
"WHOA!" Dillon quickly slammed the door shut. "What was that?"
Vanellope sparked a little more. "I-I dunno."
"AAH!" they screamed at hearing a deafening ringing sound. They turned around and found Mr. Game-and-Watch shaking a bell, which was 2-D and pitch-black just like him.
"Mr. Game-and-Watch?" Dillon questioned. "What're you doing here?"
Mr. Game-and-Watch responded by making several beeps and gestures, and Dillon could only watch in confusion. "It's like Kirie as a robot. I can't understand him." Dillon said.
"Huh?" Vanellope cocked a brow at the creature. "What do you mean we're not supposed to be here?"
Mr. Game-and-Watch jabbed his fingers through his hands, then made his fingers look like they were walking. He then threw his arms in the air with one last beep.
"Oh… that makes sense." Vanellope realized.
"What does?" Dillon asked.
Vanellope sighed, "I was only designed for the KND's network. I'm not allowed to enter other websites, otherwise they get all… glitch. And since I'm already faulty as it is, that makes it a kajillion times worse."
"Oh…" Dillon was filled with disappointment. "Well, I guess we should go back, then."
"Yeah…" Her head hung down, Vanellope slumped out of there, followed by Game-and-Watch and Dillon as the 2-D Program beeped with each step.
Once back in the KND network's city, Dillon closed the door to the Internet. "It really stinks, too." Vanellope said. "I've wanted to go out and see what the rest of the Internet was like. I figured, if I did that, I might even find my memory out there. Sigh, but what does the rest of the world have for a broken Program?"
Dillon placed a hand on her shoulder in comfort. "Hey, you're not faulty. You're a great person."
She looked up at him. "I am?"
"Yeah. Sure you have that glitch, but, even humans are sort of faulty in their own ways. It doesn't mean you aren't fun to hang out with."
Vanellope sparked, and a smile was on her face. "Thanks, Dillon." Another spark, "No one's ever told me that before."
"Well… I'm sure if you had more friends in here, they would think so, too. Maybe I should try to bring some of my friends here! 'Course… they don't really seem so interested, anymore."
"Whaddya mean?"
"Well, it's just, my dad and me saved the world a couple nights ago, and none of my friends care. It's like they barely even want me, anymore."
"What are ya, a glitch?" Vanellope remarked.
"Heh heh. I might as well be. Er, no offense."
"Don't worry 'bout it."
"It doesn't matter, anyway. I've still got my dad to hang out with."
"Your dad actually likes you?"
"Yeah… why do you ask?"
"Oh… no reason."
"Eh, but actually, my dad rarely has any time for me. He sort of has this… job as a superhero. And he's really busy. He couldn't stay for dinner last night, and he wasn't around this morning either. I don't mind much. I'm sure he'd wanna spend time with me if he could. He's a great guy."
"Sounds great. I'd sure like to meet him…"
"Heh… too bad you couldn't meet him when he came here the first time. Anyway, I'm gonna go grab me a bite; no offense, but virtual food doesn't sit right after a while."
"Heh heh…" Vanellope blushed.
"I'll be back in a moment! Okay, H.E.A.D.S.E.T., Ready to leave." At his command, Dillon was transported from where he stood.
Vanellope exchanged glances with Mr. Game-and-Watch, the 2-D Program beeping before making his way back to his workplace. Left to herself, the little candy girl sighed and started to head her way back.
XANA's Domain
"So… did you discover anything?" XANA asked as he paced around the child.
"Well, the H.E.A.D.S.E.T. can get into other Internet networks."
"But what about the code?"
"Uh… I forgot to ask."
"GRRRR!" XANA tossed a sword, barely missing Vanellope by a few inches above the head. "I WANT that CODE! The sooner I have that code, the sooner I can take the H.E.A.D.S.E.T. for myself. I can use it to track down the one thing that will make me the most powerful Program in the world. I will get the H.E.A.D.S.E.T., and you WILL get me the code!" he yelled into her face. "You understand?!"
"Okay, okay! Gee!"
"Peh. What I wouldn't pay to build better henchmen…" XANA mumbled to himself as his back turned to Vanellope, flapping his cape as he walked away.
Sugar Rush
"So, how was your meal?" Vanellope asked after Dillon returned.
"Decent as human meals get. I tried to bring you back a couple French fries, but it… doesn't seem like they came."
"Eh, no big deal. So, um, if you got nothing else going on, wanna play around with the H.E.A.D.S.E.T.? We could, oh, I dunno, mess up Numbuh Zero's background, turn Numbuh One into a girl… look up XANA's reactivation code… ooh, OR we could post the blueprints of the H.E.A.D.S.E.T. all over the network! I bet that'd tick your dad off!"
A thought sparked in Dillon's mind. "Wait… that's a great idea!"
"Uh… it is?"
"We can try to fix your glitch!"
"Oh! Well, actually, I was hoping we could do that along the lines of looking up XANA's code, so…"
"No, listen! I can probably download you onto my H.E.A.D.S.E.T. II, and from there, I'll link it directly to the others' computers and videogame consoles and then we can try and download data and stuff onto you and see if it'll better support your body!"
"Oh! That does sound pretty cool! I may find something helpful…"
"Okay!" Dillon eagerly stood up. "Let's get to it! Come on!"
Secret File Storage
Dillon brought Vanellope to the station where the Game-and-Watch organized files and gestured her to stand on a platform. "Now just wait here, and I'll go outside and get you downloaded."
"You really think this'll take care of my glitch?"
"Hey… it's worth a shot." Dillon smiled. "I'll have you fixed in no time!"
Vanellope chuckled and grinned as Dillon hurried outside.
"Soo, searching for a cure, are we?" XANA's voice sounded from the walls.
"If he hooks me up with others' computers, I might find your code somewhere."
"An ingenious plan indeed!" Vanellope didn't notice as two tentacles slithered up from behind. "Which is why… I will download the data from you!"
The Scyphozoa's tentacles shot into Vanellope's ears. XANA's cackles echoed throughout the base as Vanellope's eyes turned digitized.
Sector V Treehouse
Once back in the real world, Dillon was able to locate his friend standing within the files, then proceeded to download her onto the H.E.A.D.S.E.T.. Once the download reached 100%, Vanellope teleported from her pad.
The Program child suddenly found herself floating within the vast expanse of the H.E.A.D.S.E.T. II. Computer screens surrounded her from all directions, and she could only gape in wonder.
Outside, as Aurora was organizing mission files in her room, Dillon York quietly tiptoed in, grabbed her computer, and bolted back to the mission prep room. He hooked it to his H.E.A.D.S.E.T., and a screen with Aurora's image appeared near Vanellope. The child glided over and pressed a hand to it. Already the info and hard drive support was passing through her arm and into her brain.
In his chambers, the Scyphozoa's tentacles touched to XANA's head. The info that Vanellope was loading was being passed to the giant squid's brain, and from there, XANA was able to learn it. A single XANA Krab began typing in a series of codes like Charmander, Bianca, Dawn, and borealis. Nothing came up, and XANA was furious.
Dillon saw that Chris was still focused on his 3DS. The shadowbender quietly crept over and blew Shadow Breath in Chris's eyes, quickly swiping the handheld device before Chris regained his vision. The DS was soon hooked up to the H.E.A.D.S.E.T. II, allowing Vanellope to download all sorts of Pokémon and other game data. XANA tried codes like PokéDex, Sonic, Deep Typhoon, and Ocarina, but to no avail. Afterwards, Dillon snuck in to Mason's room and went over to swipe his X-box 360. The console was later hooked up to the H.E.A.D.S.E.T. for Vanellope to load. XANA found codes like Garek, Beans, and Origins, but still no success.
Haruka lied on her bed on her front, shifting her feet in the air as she toyed with an iPhone Touchpad. Dillon's shadow, Mario slithered over and swiped the device, and Haruka watched confusedly as it glided away on its own in midair. Dillon hooked it to his H.E.A.D.S.E.T. for Vanellope to view. Codes like Facebook, MySpace, and Reallydumbshowaboutcrazymindlessgirls were discovered by XANA, but they didn't help his case. Finally, Dillon swiped the PS3 that was in Sheila's room. After hooking it to his H.E.A.D.S.E.T., Vanellope absorbed the data, and XANA found codes like Specter, Nefarious, and Hoodlums. Finally fed up with this failure, XANA grabbed his Scyphozoa by the tentacles and swung it into the Krab before angrily stepping out of the room.
Secret File Storage
"I… kind of feel a little better." Vanellope said, stretching and bending her left arm. "Though I still feel a little fizzy."
"Ah well. We came close, right?"
"I guess so…"
"So let's take a break. I bought us some online sodas!" Dillon said as he held up two virtual POW cans.
Dillon and Vanellope went up onto a balcony in the virtual city and sat along the railing. They cracked their sodas open and began to drink as they overlooked the vastness of the virtual city. "Boy… the world you live in sure is awesome, Vanellope."
"Ahh, it's okay, I guess. It gets old after a while. Especially when you barely have anywhere to go. You know what I've always dreamed? Going out into the real world! I can go to a bunch of new places, and… meet a bunch of new people!"
"You'd like it a lot, probably."
"But at the same time, XANA says it's a bad place out there. He said that the humans outside are mean and they backstab each other a lot, and they like some people over others. And judging by why you came here in the first place…"
"Heh heh…" Dillon grinned and blushed. "Y'know, I guess it is kind of true. But there's good stuff about it, too. The sun and moon look pretty, the food is really tasty… and having lots of friends makes it all worthwhile."
"I wish I could go there." Vanellope sparked, causing her to drop her soda. "I don't think I'll be getting anywhere with this glitch."
"We'll work it out somehow." Dillon released a yawn. "Boy, it's getting late. I should probably head home."
"Yeah. I better get back to Sugar Rush, too." They both got up from the railing as Vanellope asked, "So, I'll see you same time tomorrow?"
"You know it!" With that, both kids entered the building and walked separate ways.
As Dillon made a turn past the filing room, he was stopped by Mr. Game-and-Watch. "Huh?"
The creature made several gestures with his hands and several beeps.
"Wait… I could understand that!"
Game-and-Watch smiled and made more happy gestures.
"You know how to find Vanellope's memory?"
At this, Game-and-Watch presented him the handheld console that was once his home.
"Hey… it's a Game-and-Watch!"
The Program jabbed his finger at the tiny screen. Mr. Game-and-Watch entered the filing room and set the device on a table. With a graceful 2-D, limited-animation dive, he vanished into the tiny console.
"Whoa!" Dillon was taken aback. Curiosity overtook him. After taking a few steps back, the York child dove headfirst into the Game-and-Watch, and shot through the portal.
Stage 8: Flat Zone
Mission: Follow Mr. Game-and-Watch across the pixelated path!
The pixelated Dillon followed the excited Program across a 2-dimensional town of citizens that were as flat as Game-and-Watch. Dillon moved like a videogame character with little animation as he jumped up black platforms to the top of a building. He then jumped across the roofs of several buildings as 2-D birds flew overhead, dropping "bombs." Game-and-Watch climbed down a ladder, and Dillon followed as they walked under the buildings, having to avoid falling cans of paint.
The two soon entered the street, and had to jump onto safe platforms as pixelated cars sped by. Dillon saw Game-and-Watch jump over an odd black spot on the ground, which Dillon assumed was slippery oil, so he jumped over, then jumped onto a platform before a car came. Once they were clear of the street, they were in the construction site. Game-and-Watch climbed a black chain onto the scaffolding, and Dillon followed. 2-D cranes were hauling platforms of what looked like steel beams either up-and-down or left-and-right, which the two had to use to jump across. As Game-and-Watch moved along weak parts of the walkway, holes fell open, so Dillon had to jump across.
Both players got onto a platform held by a crane and allowed it to lower them down. Mr. Game-and-Watch gestured for Dillon to come forward into a cave, and the boy was eager to follow.
Dillon followed Game-and-Watch down a long, straight corridor that led to a thin, towering doorway. The Program stopped before the doorway and turned to face Dillon. "So, where are we?"
Game-and-Watch made more arm gestures and pointed at the door.
"What? This altar has been here since the very beginning of virtual existence?"
More beeps, bops, and 2-D gestures.
"Inside is The Source of all pixelated imagery itself?"
"Oh, IS IT, now?" Dillon gasped at the sudden high-pitch voice. "These last-year Programs were more helpful than I realized!" Dillon turned and glared as XANA himself stepped forward.
"What're you doing here?" Dillon asked.
"Nothing goes on in the Internet without my knowledge. I followed you two into this zone of old-timey gaming. And now I see it's purpose." XANA observed the big door behind Dillon. "So, this door houses The Source of all computers and Programs everywhere. To gaze upon its beauty has always been my dream! STEP aside, kid!"
"Hey!" Dillon was smacked out of XANA's way as the Program charged for the door. Game-and-Watch stepped out of the way himself as XANA pressed his hands against the double-doors. Using all of his strength, XANA shoved the doors clear open. His eyes fixed on a single light that shone from the ceiling onto a small pedestal. He hurried down the walkway, and that which he long sought sat before him.
"I don't… believe it… The Source of all virtualization itself! BEHOLD!" Seated upon the pedestal was a teeny-tiny pixel. "So much detail…" XANA spoke, eyes wide as he stared in pure amazement, "Such a marvelous figure, too amazing even for words. We stare into the eyes of the God of Virtualization itself." XANA paced around the pedestal that rested the pixel. His head still loomed close to the speck-sized figure. "From this marvelous beauty came all that we know and will know in the virtual realm." XANA picked the pixel up between his fingertips. The tiny pixel was as big as his pointy fingertips, and his dark blue eyes were massive in comparison as he held it close. "Imagine all of the knowledge of the ages… in this one little speck."
"Why do you want that little pixel?"
"Oh, doesn't it? Then I suppose you know what to do with such a gem. A simple user."
"Well… I…" Dillon shook it off. "Vanellope told me you've been mean to her! Why should I let you have this?"
"Why do you think? I only search for the code to my freedom because I feel it may help me in curing Vanellope's curse. I wish to be released into the human world, and I intended Vanellope to come with me! Isn't that what you want, boy?"
"Um…"
"Only an intelligent and powerful Program like myself can understand its complexity. With The Source's power, not only could the both of us enter the human world, but Vanellope would be cured. Wouldn't you love to have her with you?"
"Well, yeah… I think my friends would really like her."
"GREAT! Then I'll just take this and get to work immediately. You've done me a wonderful service, my boy!" XANA patted Dillon's back and walked away. "A most wonderful service, indeed!"
A confused Dillon shrugged and headed out of the Flat Zone. Mr. Game-and-Watch only rang loudly and fainted.