Wreck-It Ralph Page #4

RALPH:

Ooooh. Is it shiny?

MARKOWSKI:

Pretty shiny.

RALPH:

Ooooh. And it says Hero on it?

MARKOWSKI:

Uh-huh.

RALPH:

And you said you win it by climbing

a building?

MARKOWSKI:

...And fighting bugs.

RALPH:

Right. Bugs. Listen: Is there any

chance I could go with you to your

game and get one of those medals-

WRECK-IT RALPH

MARKOWSKI:

Negatory.

RALPH:

Does that mean maybe?

MARKOWSKI:

No. Look, only the bravest and the

best serve in our corps-

The little cockroach climbs up the wall beside him. Markowski

sees it and squeals like a little baby.

MARKOWSKI (CONT’D)

BUG! AAAAEEEEK!

He goes to run away. But slams into the wall and passes out.

Ralph looks down at him and gets an idea.

INT. BROOM CLOSET — MOMENTS LATER

We see Markowski passed out in his skivvies. An armored foot

kicks Markowski’s leg in, slams the door, and breaks off the

door handle.

It’s Ralph in Markowski’s armor, his gut hanging out. He

SUCKS in his breath, PULLS UP his pants. Breathes a sigh of

relief. His gut pops back out.

INT. GAME CENTRAL STATION

ANNOUNCER (V.O.)

The arcade will open in fifteen

minutes. Please report to your

games.

A clumsy armored RALPH steps out of the Tapper’s entrance.

RALPH:

(to himself)

Okay, what was it called? Hero-

Hero something. Hero’s...Duty!

Hero’s Duty.

He sees soldiers in the same uniform going into a game called

HERO’S DUTY. He follows. He trips over Q*Bert.

Q*BERT

$^&#$^&!

WRECK-IT RALPH

RALPH:

(flipping up the visor)

Sorry Q*Bert. It’s me, Ralph.

Shhhh.

Q*Bert is shocked to see Ralph. Ralph flips the visor back

down. He heads for the Hero’s Duty entrance.

Q*Bert watches after him.

Q*BERT

...?

CUT TO:

LITWAK’S FAMILY FUN CENTER — MORNING

The sun is up over Litwak’s. Litwak lights up the OPEN sign.

LITWAK:

Morning kids, come on in. Good to

see you, good to see you...you too,

little fellow.

CUT TO:

INT. HERO’S DUTY, TRAM STATION

A high-speed shuttle sweeps up to a stop. The doors open. A

smiling Ralph and a few other soldiers run out. MUSIC STARTS.

Ralph looks around in awe.

GAME ANNOUNCER (V.O.)

Quarter alert. Quarter alert.

RALPH:

Ooh, sweet golden medal.

Ralph follows the other soldiers.

QUARTERS GO INTO A MACHINE.

A MOPPET GIRL picks up the gun in front of the Hero’s Duty

console.

GAME ANNOUNCER (V.O.)

On a planet with no name. A top

secret experiment has gone horribly

wrong.

WRECK-IT RALPH

INT. HERO’S DUTY, DARK HULL — DAY

It’s chock full of soldiers. Ralph joins them.

SOLDIER:

Come on now, hustle up. Clock is

ticking. Let’s go.

RALPH:

Rootin’, tootin’, ready for

shootin’!

Just then, SERGEANT TAMORA JEAN CALHOUN steps up before her

men.

CALHOUN:

Alright, now listen up ‘cause I’m

only gonna say this once. Fear is a

four letter word, ladies. If you

wanna go pee-pee in your big boy

slacks, keep it to yourself! It’s

make-your-mamas-proud time!

RALPH:

I love my momma!

SOLDIER 2

Heads up! First-Person Shooter

coming through.

Soldiers make way for a rinky-dink robot with a flat-screen

head that displays the count-down to game play. Stiff

mechanical arms hold a gun. The wheels are wobbly to simulate

walking. Meet the FIRST-PERSON SHOOTER (“FPS”).

GAME ANNOUNCER (V.O.)

Game play in 3...2....

CALHOUN:

We are humanity’s last hope. Our

mission:
destroy all cy-bugs.

Ralph shoves his way to the front, right behind the FPS.

CALHOUN (CONT’D)

You ready rookie? Let’s find out.

The door opens and the view is vicious!

The wind is wild. The terrain is sharp and twisted. Giant CYBUGS

fly towards them. They’re part machine, part nature,

with razor-sharp pincers, thrashing metal teeth and laser

wings. A 99-story caustic building rises up out of the

twisted ground behind them.

WRECK-IT RALPH

RALPH:

(terrified)

Sweet Mother Hubbard.

Ralph is pushed out of the hub with the other soldiers.

RALPH (CONT’D)

No! Oh no no no, wait a second!

Ahhh!

CALHOUN:

Cy-bug, twelve o’clock. Take it,

newbie.

As soldiers start killing bugs, Ralph runs around in a panic.

RALPH:

Oh no, wait, wait, wait!

He raises his gun and shoots randomly.

CALHOUN:

Watch it, Rookie! These monsters

are what they eat.

A cy-bug grabs Ralph’s gun out of his hands and eats it.

RALPH:

My gun! Hey give that back.

The cy-bug’s arm MORPHS into a gun. It starts shooting. Ralph

SCREAMS and runs away.

CALHOUN:

(to the FPS)

Shoot the eggs before they hatch!

A Cy-bug lays a bunch of eggs in front of Ralph.

RALPH:

Eww. There’s something coming out

of their bottoms.

OUT IN THE ARCADE: The moppet girl looks confused. Calhoun

steps into frame, grabs Ralph, and throws him off-screen.

CALHOUN:

Markowski! Get back in formation.

BACK INSIDE HERO’S DUTY: Calhoun gets back on script.

CALHOUN (CONT’D)

All right people, the kitten

whispers and tickle fights stop

(MORE)

WRECK-IT RALPH

CALHOUN (CONT’D)

now, the entrance to the lab is

straight ahead.

Ralph peeks up from behind a rock, looks at the building.

RALPH:

I’ll meet you guys inside.

Sanctuary! Sanctuary!

He runs for the building.

CALHOUN:

No!

As soon as he crosses the bridge, he sets off a sensors. The

lab doors fly open and a bigger swarm of cy-bugs pours out.

Ralph runs up to the FPS, banging his head on the screen. He

pleads to the screen.

RALPH:

Ahhhhhh! Ah! I thought this was

going to be like Centipede! When

did video games become so violent

and scary?

OUTSIDE THE GAME: The gamer sees his face pressed up against

the screen as he blubbers.

RALPH (CONT’D)

Save me! Get me outta here!

BACK INSIDE THE GAME: Ralph uses the FPS droid as a shield.

RALPH (CONT’D)

Take her!

OUTSIDE THE GAME: The gamer watches the camera angle whip up

to the jaws of a giant cy-bug, then flip down as if the FPS

has fallen dead.

GAME VOICE (V.O.)

Game over.

The “GAME OVER” flashes on the screen. The girl slams the gun

into its holder and marches away.

MOPPET GIRL:

What a rip-off.

BACK INSIDE HERO’S DUTY: Ralph grapples with the cy-bug who

tries to eat him.

WRECK-IT RALPH

RALPH:

Get off me! It’s game over. Stop

it!

KOHUT:

BEACON UP!

SOLDIER 1

Cease fire. Cease fire!

A beacon light suddenly shines through the center of the

building and out the top.

The cy-bug suddenly stops attacking Ralph. It turns to the

light, charmed by it. It flies into the light and is zapped

into oblivion, along with all the other bugs.

GAME VOICE (V.O.)

Return to start positions. Return

to start positions.

The FPS robot rises back towards vertical. Ralph dusts him

off.

RALPH:

Here, let me help you. Sorry about

that, I just-

Annoyed, its mechanical arms swat Ralph away. It rolls off.

RALPH (CONT’D)

Well, yeah, you must be upset.

Calhoun bounds towards Ralph.

CALHOUN:

Markowski!

RALPH:

Who? Oh, yeah, me, I’m Markowski.

Ralph stands at attention, chin raised, to avoid detection.

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