CHAPTER NINE: IF LOVE EXISTS I WILL FALL
Sam's next memory seemed very familiar to Snively. They saw Sam walking down a sidewalk. They then saw Snively, when he was shorter and had no hair, on the ground unconscious.
"Dude, are you okay?" Sam asked. To the present Snively, if felt like déjà vu. They watched as the day went by, with Snively anxious to leave. He didn't want the others to see when he had first met Sam; he cherished that too much for anyone else to see.
The three time travelers were suddenly pulled from the dream Sam was having, seeing her wake up. She practically dove out of bed and hurried down the hallway.
"She's looking for me," Snively said, amazement in his voice. She swung open the guest bedroom's door to find a disappointment. They watched as Sam searched the room in vain, trying to find the Snively in her dream.
She flopped down on the bed and after a minute or so, shrugged and smiled, "he was kinda cute."
Shadow and Sydney looked at Snively who was blushing. They felt like they were being pulled again, when they saw floods of memories coming in a dream sequence. Snively remembered everything; when they met in person, their first kiss (literally: both had admitted to never kissing everyone else), smaller memories in between, like curling up together in his hut when it snowed heavily outside with hot cocoa, Sam admitting to who she really was, Sam meeting Robotnik for the first time, when Snively had proposed, when they tried to rid Sam of the crystal (also being the first time they had made love, at which Snively had turned bright red from blushing, due to the scene), their wedding, his and Sam's honeymoon, he and Sam finding out she was pregnant, Sophia's death (Sydney feeling extremely guilty), and when Hope had came to live with them.
They saw Sam's twenty-first birthday, when their daughter from the future had died in their arms (who Serenity got her nickname from), and them spending time together with Hope. Snively knew exactly what to expect next; parts of Armageddon danced past them, Sam giving birth to Serenity (Sam demanding in a foul manner to get Snively), Mecha moving in with them, Naugus's return, Snively's death and coming back to life, Hope's father (Colin Sr.) disowning her, Snively and Sam adopting Hope and Mecha, some miscellaneous memories such as them playing basketball with their kids and them kissing. Snively noticed that there were several memories of them showing their love for one another. 'Had she truly loved me that much? Was being married to me the happiest point of her life?' Snively wondered to himself. They noticed Sam and the past version of Snively in each other's faces, yelling.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Sam demanded.
"I WANT, no, I DEMAND A DIVORCE!" Snively saw himself yell in Sam's face.
"What?" she asked, her voice smaller. Then, the memory faded into darkness.
"No, that was the worst possible time for it to just fade out," Snively muttered.
"No kidding," Sydney agreed. They noticed a flurry of memories and ran to them. The memories were random things such as her getting a job with the CIA, Sam recording her debut album, her looking at the Top 100 Billboard and discovering her Cd went double platinum, Sam receiving two Grammy's, and looking very heartbroken throughout all of her memories. The memories dissolved, giving away a new memory. The three walked towards it, unsure if it would be a good memory or a dark one.