One Year Later: This Can't Be Happening
by Ashura Hedgehog
All Sonic the Hedgehog characters are owned by SEGA, DiC, and Archie Comics All Tenchi Muyo characters are owned by Pioneer and AIC Spider-Man and other Marvel heroes are owned by Marvel Comics All other characters seen here are owned by their respective owners.
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Author's Notes:
September 11th, 2001.
It's a day we may never forget.
I know I won't.
When I wrote the original "This Can't Be Happening", I did it so I can try to get my mind off of what I thought was for nearly 3 hours an endless stream of violence and death. It seems I can't, as it even affects my stories in some way. Now that the one year anniversary has arrived, I felt I should go back and once again visit this...plot point in my stories.
A plot point that changed all of us, real or fictional.
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Chapter One: Love and Forgivness
"Aw, man! Spider-Sense going off the richter scale!" Spider-Man shouted, clutching his head as his world-famous Spider-Sense warned him of danger. The rumbling would tell him and the other three heroes what the danger was.
"It's collapsing!" Shadow shouted
"Dear God...NOOOOOOOOOO!" Spider-Man shouted
"MOVE IT!" Sonic shouted. With that, he, Ryoko, Shadow and Spidey made their way down the collapsing building. The North Twin Tower. Collapsing because of a 767 crashed into it. Something caused by terrorists. As the heroes made their way down, they saw the people holding on to each other one last time as death neared them. As the four reached the bottom, death reached them as well.
"No...please, no..."
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"NOOOOOOOOOOO!" Sonic shouted, sitting upright in his bed. Gasping heavily, he looked around to see where he was. "Home...I'm at Tenchi's home..." He buried his face in his hands, and began sobbing a bit. "It was just a dream..." Finishing his crying, he got out of bed and went outside.
"It's been almost a year since that attack, and I still can't get away from that dream..." he said. "It's been bothering me as much as the dreams about my parents' death...I just wish I could get it out of my mind."
"It's bothering you, too, huh?" a voice said. Sonic turned around to see Ryoko hovering behind him, looking up at the sky. "One whole year, and look what has happened because of it."
"Yeah. AniEarth becomes part of Arcadia, I get a new family, and I find my siblings..." Sonic said. "Arcadia...we could have used them that day..."
"No use, Sonic...remember, it happened on Anthony's Earth, and not even HE could have stopped it there." Ryoko said, a bit somber saying that. "What's worse, on that day, some of this Earth's heroes were gone...and they could have helped..."
"But, you know, Ryoko, that day changed us...me especailly." Sonic said.
"Hmm? How so, Sonic?" she asked.
"It finally got me to admit that I like Amy." Sonic said. Ryoko's eyes went a bit wide, interested in what he said.
"Mind explaining?" Ryoko asked.
"You see, for years I've been ignoring Amy. Been ignoring her since we first met on the Little Planet." Sonic said. "In reality, I..." he stopped a bit. "...liked her. No, loved her. But, my attitude wouldn't let me admit it. I realized what a mistake it was to ignore her after I was trapped in the rubble, when I realized that she would never know how I truely felt about her. Even after that, I would still find it hard to admit it..."
"Heh...I see now..." Ryoko said. "That and it took you until she was nearly crushed by that bug to admit it..." Sonic nodded at that, and sighed.
"Well, I gotta get back to bed. I'll see ya in the morning..." Sonic said, going back into the house.
"Hope he'll be okay..." Ryoko said as he walked in.
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The next morning, the group had woken up and began their normal routines. Seeing Amy, Sonic walked up to the pink hedgehog.
"Hey, Amez..." he said. "Uh...you doing anything right now?"
"Well, I was planning to head over to Mobius and see little Anthony, but besides that, no." she said.
"Good. I wanna talk to ya for a bit." Sonic said. Amy got a bit worried, thinking it may be about their relationship.
"About...what?" Amy asked.
"C'mon. I'll tell you when we're outside..." he said, pointing out towards the door. With that, the two walked outside and to a spot away from the others.
"So, Sonic...what do you wanna talk about?" Amy asked him. Sonic stayed silent for a bit. He knew this was going to be hard for him.
"Amy? September the eleventh...what were you doing that day?" he asked her. Her eyes went a bit wide at that.
"I never thought you would ask that..." Amy said. "Well, I never heard about the attacks until I almost got home." She let out a sigh to collect her thoughts a bit. "I was returning home from getting some groceries when I passed by a electronics store that had people gathered all around. I went to see and I saw what had happened..." A small smile appeared on her face. "That's when I saw you, Shadow, Ryoko and Spidey. I was surprised, not only because of Shadow being there, but also you being there. I knew you were going to save the day..."
"...but, that never happened." Sonic finished. Amy looked down a bit.
"I know. When I didn't see any streaks of light get out of the tower, I got worried." Amy said. "I stood there watching...waiting...and...no you." Tears start welling up as she continued. "I watched for one...maybe two hours, hoping that you had gotten out. When I heard nothing of you, I returned home and started crying..." At that, she started crying. "I thought I lost you..." Sonic drew Amy into a comforting hug.
"That explains why you were running after me when we went to Station Square." Sonic said. "You were happy to see me alive." Amy nodded as she began calming down. As the two stayed embraced together, Sonic looked away a bit. "Amy...there's...something I gotta tell you."
"Huh?" Amy asked, looking up. As she did, she noticed tears running down his cheek.
"That day...I...I thought I'd never see you again..." Sonic said, trying his hardest to keep calm. Amy's eyes widen a bit. "I thought I would never get the chance to tell you how I felt about you..." Sonic released Amy from the embrace, buried his face in his hands and began crying. "Amy...I was so scared that day...for the first time in my life, I was scared." Now, it was Amy's turn to embrace Sonic.
"It's okay, Sonic...it's okay." Amy softly said.
"Amy...?" Sonic said, looking up at her. She looked at him. "I love you..." Amy smiled slightly at that. What he said next surprised her."...I loved you since we first met. I...I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner, but..." Amy cut him off by placing a finger on his lips.
"It's okay, Sonic..." she said. "As long as we're together, Sonic, everything will be okay..." Sonic smiled a bit, then wiped his tears away.
"Thanks, Amez." he said. Amy sighed a bit and smiled.
"Well...I'd better go. I'll catch ya later!" she said. She turned around and began leaving, until Sonic ran up to her and stopped her. "Wha...what is it?"
"You forgot something." Sonic said, smiling. He leaned in and kissed Amy on the lips. "Thanks, Amez. Thanks...for being there for me."
"No problem, Sonikku...my speedster prince." Amy said, blushing. As she walked away, Sonic watched her and smiled.
"Amy...I may never admit it outloud, but you've been what's kept me fighting. No matter how I once thought of you, I always fought because I knew you were rooting for me, just like the other Amy keeps Anthony fighting. I thank you for being in my life, Amy Thorn Rose...my Rosy the Rascal...thanks a lot..."
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That night, as everyone went to bed, Ryoko took one last look around the house and those in bed. As she phased into Sonic's room, she saw the speedster and Amy in bed, embracing each other. She smiled slightly as they stayed hugging each other.
"Heh...pleasent dreams, you two..." she said.
"Ryoko?" a voice called out. From the door, she saw Tenchi standing there. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh...just looking out for my friends." she said, hovering into Tenchi's arms. He began blushing a bit. "C'mon, let's hit the hay."
"Sure...'night, Ryoko." he said, kissing her forehead. With that, the two headed to bed, knowing that everything was going to be okay.
All Sonic the Hedgehog characters are owned by SEGA, DiC, and Archie Comics All Tenchi Muyo characters are owned by Pioneer and AIC Spider-Man and other Marvel heroes are owned by Marvel Comics All other characters seen here are owned by their respective owners.
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Author's Notes:
September 11th, 2001.
It's a day we may never forget.
I know I won't.
When I wrote the original "This Can't Be Happening", I did it so I can try to get my mind off of what I thought was for nearly 3 hours an endless stream of violence and death. It seems I can't, as it even affects my stories in some way. Now that the one year anniversary has arrived, I felt I should go back and once again visit this...plot point in my stories.
A plot point that changed all of us, real or fictional.
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Chapter One: Love and Forgivness
"Aw, man! Spider-Sense going off the richter scale!" Spider-Man shouted, clutching his head as his world-famous Spider-Sense warned him of danger. The rumbling would tell him and the other three heroes what the danger was.
"It's collapsing!" Shadow shouted
"Dear God...NOOOOOOOOOO!" Spider-Man shouted
"MOVE IT!" Sonic shouted. With that, he, Ryoko, Shadow and Spidey made their way down the collapsing building. The North Twin Tower. Collapsing because of a 767 crashed into it. Something caused by terrorists. As the heroes made their way down, they saw the people holding on to each other one last time as death neared them. As the four reached the bottom, death reached them as well.
"No...please, no..."
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"NOOOOOOOOOOO!" Sonic shouted, sitting upright in his bed. Gasping heavily, he looked around to see where he was. "Home...I'm at Tenchi's home..." He buried his face in his hands, and began sobbing a bit. "It was just a dream..." Finishing his crying, he got out of bed and went outside.
"It's been almost a year since that attack, and I still can't get away from that dream..." he said. "It's been bothering me as much as the dreams about my parents' death...I just wish I could get it out of my mind."
"It's bothering you, too, huh?" a voice said. Sonic turned around to see Ryoko hovering behind him, looking up at the sky. "One whole year, and look what has happened because of it."
"Yeah. AniEarth becomes part of Arcadia, I get a new family, and I find my siblings..." Sonic said. "Arcadia...we could have used them that day..."
"No use, Sonic...remember, it happened on Anthony's Earth, and not even HE could have stopped it there." Ryoko said, a bit somber saying that. "What's worse, on that day, some of this Earth's heroes were gone...and they could have helped..."
"But, you know, Ryoko, that day changed us...me especailly." Sonic said.
"Hmm? How so, Sonic?" she asked.
"It finally got me to admit that I like Amy." Sonic said. Ryoko's eyes went a bit wide, interested in what he said.
"Mind explaining?" Ryoko asked.
"You see, for years I've been ignoring Amy. Been ignoring her since we first met on the Little Planet." Sonic said. "In reality, I..." he stopped a bit. "...liked her. No, loved her. But, my attitude wouldn't let me admit it. I realized what a mistake it was to ignore her after I was trapped in the rubble, when I realized that she would never know how I truely felt about her. Even after that, I would still find it hard to admit it..."
"Heh...I see now..." Ryoko said. "That and it took you until she was nearly crushed by that bug to admit it..." Sonic nodded at that, and sighed.
"Well, I gotta get back to bed. I'll see ya in the morning..." Sonic said, going back into the house.
"Hope he'll be okay..." Ryoko said as he walked in.
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The next morning, the group had woken up and began their normal routines. Seeing Amy, Sonic walked up to the pink hedgehog.
"Hey, Amez..." he said. "Uh...you doing anything right now?"
"Well, I was planning to head over to Mobius and see little Anthony, but besides that, no." she said.
"Good. I wanna talk to ya for a bit." Sonic said. Amy got a bit worried, thinking it may be about their relationship.
"About...what?" Amy asked.
"C'mon. I'll tell you when we're outside..." he said, pointing out towards the door. With that, the two walked outside and to a spot away from the others.
"So, Sonic...what do you wanna talk about?" Amy asked him. Sonic stayed silent for a bit. He knew this was going to be hard for him.
"Amy? September the eleventh...what were you doing that day?" he asked her. Her eyes went a bit wide at that.
"I never thought you would ask that..." Amy said. "Well, I never heard about the attacks until I almost got home." She let out a sigh to collect her thoughts a bit. "I was returning home from getting some groceries when I passed by a electronics store that had people gathered all around. I went to see and I saw what had happened..." A small smile appeared on her face. "That's when I saw you, Shadow, Ryoko and Spidey. I was surprised, not only because of Shadow being there, but also you being there. I knew you were going to save the day..."
"...but, that never happened." Sonic finished. Amy looked down a bit.
"I know. When I didn't see any streaks of light get out of the tower, I got worried." Amy said. "I stood there watching...waiting...and...no you." Tears start welling up as she continued. "I watched for one...maybe two hours, hoping that you had gotten out. When I heard nothing of you, I returned home and started crying..." At that, she started crying. "I thought I lost you..." Sonic drew Amy into a comforting hug.
"That explains why you were running after me when we went to Station Square." Sonic said. "You were happy to see me alive." Amy nodded as she began calming down. As the two stayed embraced together, Sonic looked away a bit. "Amy...there's...something I gotta tell you."
"Huh?" Amy asked, looking up. As she did, she noticed tears running down his cheek.
"That day...I...I thought I'd never see you again..." Sonic said, trying his hardest to keep calm. Amy's eyes widen a bit. "I thought I would never get the chance to tell you how I felt about you..." Sonic released Amy from the embrace, buried his face in his hands and began crying. "Amy...I was so scared that day...for the first time in my life, I was scared." Now, it was Amy's turn to embrace Sonic.
"It's okay, Sonic...it's okay." Amy softly said.
"Amy...?" Sonic said, looking up at her. She looked at him. "I love you..." Amy smiled slightly at that. What he said next surprised her."...I loved you since we first met. I...I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner, but..." Amy cut him off by placing a finger on his lips.
"It's okay, Sonic..." she said. "As long as we're together, Sonic, everything will be okay..." Sonic smiled a bit, then wiped his tears away.
"Thanks, Amez." he said. Amy sighed a bit and smiled.
"Well...I'd better go. I'll catch ya later!" she said. She turned around and began leaving, until Sonic ran up to her and stopped her. "Wha...what is it?"
"You forgot something." Sonic said, smiling. He leaned in and kissed Amy on the lips. "Thanks, Amez. Thanks...for being there for me."
"No problem, Sonikku...my speedster prince." Amy said, blushing. As she walked away, Sonic watched her and smiled.
"Amy...I may never admit it outloud, but you've been what's kept me fighting. No matter how I once thought of you, I always fought because I knew you were rooting for me, just like the other Amy keeps Anthony fighting. I thank you for being in my life, Amy Thorn Rose...my Rosy the Rascal...thanks a lot..."
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That night, as everyone went to bed, Ryoko took one last look around the house and those in bed. As she phased into Sonic's room, she saw the speedster and Amy in bed, embracing each other. She smiled slightly as they stayed hugging each other.
"Heh...pleasent dreams, you two..." she said.
"Ryoko?" a voice called out. From the door, she saw Tenchi standing there. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh...just looking out for my friends." she said, hovering into Tenchi's arms. He began blushing a bit. "C'mon, let's hit the hay."
"Sure...'night, Ryoko." he said, kissing her forehead. With that, the two headed to bed, knowing that everything was going to be okay.