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[ Since her "return," Xion has been staying in temporary New Feather accommodations as she gets her bearings. She's had a lot on her mind... a lot of thoughts and fears. She goes to sleep the night of the 19th thinking everything will be the same tomorrow... and the next day, and the day after that. Whatever she was before... this is her life now.

Of course, that's not the case when she wakes up. Which she does with a yelp when she discovers her clothing is too small and pulls in all the wrong places. And her hair is longer, and-- and-- ]

Oh, no. Oh, my gosh--

[ That's all her journal, conveniently open as ever, catches before she slams it shut and races off toward home. Toward Luke.

Once she's met up with him and apologized until she was blue in the face and possibly cried a little, she takes off to Seventh Heaven. There is a certain chef she needs to see and hug and hug and hug until they both feel better.

Finally, once all that is done, she takes to the journals once more. ]

... I can't believe what just happened to me. I know I'm not the first one, but... it was so strange. Being young all over again... not having any memories of this place. They're such precious memories to me... and I think I realized something. I know how a lot of people here feel about Luceti, and the Malnosso, and the war...

But I'm grateful for this place. [ Gently. ] It's given me everything I could never have.... everything important and wonderful to me is here. Well... almost everything. [ Oh, Axel. ] But... I never want to leave. I never, ever want to go home. Not when everything important is here...

I'm glad. I'm glad I'm still here. I'm -- I'm sorry if that makes anyone angry to hear. I know it probably sounds really strange... [ She smiles, warm and sad at once. ] But this is my world now.

[ She ends the broadcast there... or seems to. In fact, she's got a number of messages to get out. ]

( Suki | 100% )

Hey, Suki... I don't think you remember me, but my name is Xion. I need to talk to you... about the Kyoshi warriors.

( Luke Skywalker | 100% )

... hi, Luke. I remember everything now. Thank you for being so kind to me. I could... probably clear some things up now, if you still wanted to know.

( Wreck-It Ralph | 100% )

I'd -- really like to talk to you. I think... I have something really important that I should tell you.

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[ That wins a bright smile. Sounds like the revelations were good ones after all. ]

Okay! How about the plaza? I can bring some things from the bakery.

The plaza definitely works for me. I can be there soon. So you'll be bringing some of Goldie's finest, huh? Sounds great, kid.

Hehe. Sure! I'll see you soon. [ She shuts the journal so she can head out. She's both a little intimidated and a little excited by what she's about to discuss with him.

Either way, her portals let her get there with all due haste, and she takes her time picking out treats from the bakery before heading out into the plaza to wait by the fountain. ]

[And Ralph will soon be making his way towards the fountain, still frazzled but otherwise feeling fairly pleasant. He spots her by the fountain and waves. In person, wow she really does look older.]

Hey there!

[ She waves back, beaming. Her longer hair is now in a braid going down her neck, and looped over her arm is a basket, full of goods from the bakery as promised. ]

Hi, Ralph! Thanks for coming out. Do you want to find somewhere to sit down?

[The bakery goods definitely smell fresh. And it's weird, especially considering the kid he first got attached to probably would never age. He nervously fidgets in place.]

Uh, sure! Anywhere's fine, really.

Well, okay then. Come on! [ She'll lead the way over to a bench... which is, thankfully, big enough to accommodate the both of them. Once she's seated, she'll offer the basket o' goodies to him. ]

So are you a little more settled in now?

[Ralph nods with an unusually bright smile as he sorts through the basket's contents to decide which treat to start with.]

Oh, definitely. A lot more settled in. Things have been great, really! Someone else form my game showed up, and, well, it really turned things around for me.

I'm so glad. [ She's smiling, but -- gives him a curious look. ] What do you mean, your game?

I mean... the game I come from. Did I not cover that?

[ A pause, and she suddenly looks a little guilty-faced. ]

I don't think I really gave you a chance. I just wanted to help you so much... I was worried you'd shoo me away if I gave you the chance! So, um ... no. [ She laughs, embarrassed. ]

I don't blame you. I was in a bad mood. But see, the thing is, I'm from a video game, Fix-It Felix Jr. And I play the bad guy. And now we're hear, where no one seems to even think they're from video games.

[ This news obviously takes her aback. ]

A video game? Wow... I've never heard anything like that before! [ She grins, obviously interested. ] So that's what you meant by being a bad guy... you were being literal! [ She laughs again. ] Now I feel silly. But for a bad guy... you're pretty nice.

Well, what can I say? I don't like being the bad guy when I don't have. And I guess I don't really have to, here. It's kind of refreshing, I guess.

[ Her grin shifts into a warm smile tinged with knowing, and she looks away from him. ]

That's why I wanted to talk to you, actually. But I guess you figured it out all on your own... still. As long as we're here...

Do you remember what I said when we met? About me being a bad guy too?

Something like that. It's just hard to imagine they'd package bad guys so small. [He says, looking down at her with his own grin.]

[ That gets her to blink up at him - and then break into sudden laughter. ]

I'm not as short as I used to be, you know! I grew a couple inches...

[ She passes a hand over her head, her smile crooked. ] Um... anyway, back then... I guess you could say I failed at getting away from them. I tried, but in the end... I still did what they -- what they wanted me to do.

[ Her smile has faded, and she looks thoughtful. ] When I got here, I was scared. I thought people would hate me for having been one of them... I thought they'd hate me for what I was.

[ She doesn't say that it's because she's a Replica. But she can sympathize with Ralph thinking he's bad because he was "made to be" - after all, so was she. ]

Working for them was what ... I was made to do. Like you. But when I got here... everything changed! It was so hard for me to accept for such a long time, but I made so many friends and discovered so many new things. I realized I didn't have to be what they wanted me to be. I could just be... me. [ She smiles up at him again, sweetly. ]

I guess I didn't want you to feel like you had to be held back by being a bad guy. What matters is what's in your heart. But I think you figured that out already.

[He just gives his own chuckle and rolls his eyes at her affirmation about her height. She's still small to him.]

Yeah, I did. I figured out something like that, kid. Even before I came here... I kinda figured it out then, too. But then a bunch of other things happened to make me think I was wrong. That maybe I deserved being the bad guy. There was a little girl, and I was her hero. I thought I'd let her down, that I'd lost her. That I couldn't be a hero.

Then, a few days after I came here? There she was, as annoying as ever. And I found I didn't fail. I won't. I really helped her. And if I could do that for that girl... Hey, how bad can I be?

[He loses himself in a warm smile as he reflects, with his eyes starting to shine.]

[ She watches him, the warmth and the pride radiating out of him, and giggles quietly, beaming. ]

Well, for a bad guy? I think you're the nicest I've ever met. I'm really glad you found that girl.

Thanks. I met a guy much worse than me back home, so... I can kinda believe this. I don't mind being a bad guy that much anymore, since I can do good too.

A guy much worse, huh? [ She looks away and up, considering that statement. ] Was he the leader?

The leader? He was the leader of the game the girl was in. She was supposed to be in charge, but he took it over. He was real rotten, just... just a horrible guy all around. But I guess I really do show it to him in the end.

Hehe. I dunno, Ralph. You sure sound a lot like the hero to me.

[Ralph is briefly flustered by this and looks away for a moment before shrugging.]

Maybe. I still don't look the part!

.... then maybe we could get you a cape!

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