Wreck-It Ralph Page #7

Calhoun studies the entrance to Sugar Rush.

CALHOUN:

Sugar Rush...

(a steely Clint Eastwood

esque squint)

Cy-Bugs’ll chew up that game faster

than a chicken hawk in a coop of

crippled roosters.

FELIX:

(following close behind)

Uh. What was that now?

She turns on him-- dead serious.

CALHOUN:

What’re you, thick? There was a Cy-

Bug on that shuttle.

(off his confused look)

Do you even know what a Cy-Bug IS?

FELIX:

I can’t say that I do, ma’am.

CALHOUN:

(like talking to a child)

Cy-Bugs are like a virus. They

don’t know they’re in a game. All

they know is eat, kill, multiply.

Without a beacon to stop them,

they’ll consume Sugar Rush. But do

you think they’ll stop there?

FELIX:

Yes.

CALHOUN:

WRONG! Viruses do not stop!

She stands up straight and majestic and looks over Game

Central to all the tunnels leading to so many games.

WRECK-IT RALPH

CALHOUN (CONT’D)

Once those Cy-Bugs finish off Sugar

Rush, they’ll invade every other

game until this arcade is nothing

but a smoking husk of forgotten

dreams.

(resolute)

Kohut! My cruiser.

Kohut hands her what looks like a folded surf board. Calhoun

heads down the steps to the tunnel.

FELIX:

(to Kohut)

Sheepers. Is she always this

intense?

KOHUT:

It’s not her fault. She’s

programmed with the most tragic

back story ever. The one day she

didn’t do a perimeter check... her

wedding day.

Calhoun stares down the dark tunnel.

SMASH CUT TO:

INT. CHURCH:
Calhoun and an incredibly handsome soldier,

BRAD, are about to exchange vows at the altar. Just then a

giant cy-bug crashes through the stained-glass window and

CHOMPS down on the groom. Calhoun pulls out her automatic

weapons and starts shooting through RAGING WAILS.

SMASH CUT TO:

CALHOUN:
She tries to shake it off.

Felix hurries up to her in the tunnel.

FELIX:

Wait, Ma’am! I’m going with you!

CALHOUN:

Like fun you are, short stack. You

die outside your game you don’t

regenerate.

FELIX:

Well neither do you, ma’am. Now, it

is my job to fix what Ralph wrecks.

And I cannot ask you to risk your

life cleaning up his mess. No flex

(MORE)

WRECK-IT RALPH

FELIX (CONT'D)

on this one, ma’am. I am coming

along with you.

She gives him a hard look, then scoots aside on her hover

board, snaps, and points behind her on the board. He flips

onto it. And off they go...

CUT TO:

THE SUGAR RUSH RACE TRACK

The stands are full. Racers zip up to the starting line in

their go-karts. Bright royal music plays.

SOUR BILL:

(flat, sad voice)

Citizens of Sugar Rush...

BENEATH THE STANDS: Vanellope sneaks up, pushing a tarp-

covered kart. She peeks her head out, the Medal of Heroes

clenched between her teeth.

VANELLOPE:

Just in time!

SOUR BILL (O.S.)

...all hail our rightful ruler,

King Candy.

Up in the tallest box, a curtain opens and KING CANDY -- with

his Ed-Wynn-like mug and style -- jumps out.

KING CANDY:

Hello my loyal subjects! Ha ha!

Have some candy!

King Candy throws handfuls of candy into the crowd.

KING CANDY (CONT’D)

Thank you for that stirring

introduction, Sour Bill

SOUR BILL:

Mmm hmm.

KING CANDY:

And thank you to today’s avatars.

It was a wonderful day, it was. But

now the arcade is closed, so it’s

time to wipe the slate clean and

race to decide our new roster.

Huge cheers!

WRECK-IT RALPH

ON THE TRACK:
We scan across the racers standing proud in all

their candy racing gear as King Candy explains the rules.

KING CANDY (CONT’D)

The first nine racers across that

finish line will represent Sugar

Rush as tomorrow’s Avatars.

CROWD:

RACE! RACE! RACE! RACE!

KING CANDY:

Yes, okay. Calm down. Listen, this

event is pay-to-play. We all know

this. The fee to compete is one

gold coin from your previous

winnings; if you’ve ever won, which

I have. Let me go first.

King Candy pulls a lever and a rainbow sweeps across the

starting line. King Candy throws his gold coin into the air.

It’s caught on a rainbow slide and swept into a giant pot.

King Candy’s name appears on a CONTESTANT board.

ANNOUNCER (O.S.)

King Candy!

King Candy leaps into the air with a flourish and poses. The

crowd goes wild!

The first racer, a strawberry-pink, go-getter, tosses up her

coin. We follow it and watch it land in the pot, where it

turns into game code and then disappears into an abyss.

ANNOUNCER (O.S.) (CONT’D)

Taffyta Muttonfudge!

Taffyta does her signature leap and pose in the air and gives

the fans her catch-phrase.

TAFFYTA:

Stay sweet!

More kids throw in their coins as Vanellope pushes her

covered kart to the starting line.

ANNOUNCER (O.S.)

Adorabeezle Winterpop! Gloyd

Orangeboar!

Vanellope scurries up to the back of the line.

ANNOUNCER (V.O.) (CONT’D)

Crumbelina Di Caramello!

WRECK-IT RALPH

ON RALPH:
Ralph, covered in taffy, trudges his way towards

the race track.

RALPH:

Stealer. Catch that brat.

BACK AT THE TRACK: Racers continue throwing their coins into

the pot.

ANNOUNCER:

Minty Zaki! Snowanna Rainbeaux!

Rancis Fluggerbutter! Jubileena

Bing-Bing! Swizzle Malarkey!

Candlehead!

It’s Vanellope’s turn. She kisses the medal and throws it.

It’s caught by the rainbow, rims around the pot before

dropping in. The pot glitches. The medal swirls inside it,

turns into game code, and disappears into the abyss.

KING CANDY:

(covering the mic)

Sour Bill, who’s that last one?

The board glitches and then a new racer appears on it:

VANELLOPE VON SCHWEETZ. The crowd gasps in horror.

ANNOUNCER (O.S.)

Vanellope Von Schweetz!

VANELLOPE:

Yippee! I’m in the race!

KING CANDY:

Vanellope?!

Taffyta rips the tarp off of Vanellope’s kart, revealing a

sad kart made from recycled junk with the name “Lickity

Split” written on the side.

TAFFYTA:

The glitch!

The crowd starts to panic.

KING CANDY:

Now, now. Everything is all right.

(panicking)

Security!

Two donut cops, WYNNCHEL and DUNCAN, come running in.

DUNCAN:

Come here, kid.

WRECK-IT RALPH

WYNNCHEL:

We’re not going to hurt you, you

little freak.

Vanellope makes a break for it.

WYNNCHEL (CONT’D)

Get back here!

DUNCAN:

Slow down!

Just then a taffy-covered Ralph -- twigs and candy stuck to

him -- comes barrelling onto the track, looking like a

creature from the taffy lagoon.

RALPH:

(pointing at her)

YOU! Give me back my medal right

now.

VANELLOPE:

Oh boy.

KING CANDY:

What is that?

Ralph chases Vanellope.

RALPH:

Get back here.

Vanellope slips under a spectator’s box. Ralph lifts up the

box, revealing her.

RALPH (CONT’D)

Nowhere to hide!

VANELLOPE:

Whoa!

She scurries back under the next box.

Ralph follows her, tipping box after box. Spectators scatter.

RALPH:

Get out of my way!

KING CANDY:

Careful! What are you doing?!

Vanellope runs out from under then stands. Ralph follows. He

slams into a giant cupcake, water tower. It tips.

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