This chapter has the lyrics to "Like You" by Evanescence.
CHAPTER 14
Ever since Stan and Heff had awakwen from their chaotic nightmares, everything could not have been happier for them. When they came to, they started back up there search for Amanda. Instead of searching within their territory like before, they even searched within the territory of their enemies, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and Rabbit, of course making sure that they were not seen. After searching for hours without rest, Heff finally found Amanda up in a tree, licking her honey covered fingers. Stan joined up with Heff, climbed up the tree and he started to talk to her, saying how sorry he was. At first Amanda did not believe him, but after Stan apoligized again and again, Amanda finally decided to accept. Ever since then, Amanda had been spending more and more time with Stan, the more she liked him more and more. Over the months, in 1992, Amanda helped him with his anger issues, seeing as it was those anger issues that set him and Heff in their dark life in the first place. A few weeks into the anger recovery, Stan gave Amanda a white rose, which started their dates. Every time they went on a date, they would always go to a beautiful place in the beautiful Hundred Acre Wood. On their first date, they went to the white bridge seen in the old Winnie the Pooh classics, and on another date, they went to a big beautiful field and chased fireflies. One time, they went up on to the highest hill and admired the scenery. On their most recent one in early October of 1992, Stan and Amanda walked down to the river, and Stan gave her another gift...an engagement ring. The ring was pure diamond that he had found in the ground a few years ago. Amanda accepted the proposal. They were married on March 20, 1993.
Ten months after the wedding, Amanda had her first child, a son, a white woozle like in Stan's dream named Daniel in 1994. Then two years after in 1996, she had another child, a grey colored woozle daughter, also like Stan's dream, named Megan. Unfortunately, ever since the births of his children, he had not been able spend any time with his life long friend, Heff. Fortunately though, Heff had been busy also. He had met a lime green female heffalump with shoulder length brown hair named Serenity. He proposed to Serenity in December in 1997. After his marriage, he had two little heffalump girls named Ophelia and Teresa. Ophelia was lime green like Serenity and Teresa was red-orange like Heff. Ophelia was born in 1998 and Teresa in 1999.
In 2000, Stan, his family, and Heff, with his family left the Hundred Acre Wood and move to another city. In September, they moved to New York City and lived underground in Central Park. After living there for almost a year, everything seemed just fine. Unfortunately one day, in September 2001, Stan and his family were sneaking from building to building making sure none of the humans saw them.
"Pop, how come we don't want any of the humans to see us?" asked young Daniel.
"It's because most humans aren't used to seeing woozles running around a public place. In fact...wait! What's that???!!!" he exclaimed. He pointed up into the sky, observing some flying object in the sky. Amanda and Megan looked up.
"What is it, mommy?" asked Megan.
"That's a plane. It must be from the airport. If not, who knows where," replied Amanda. They all stared at the strange plane, but Daniel noticed something about the plane. He tugged on Stan's yellow vest. Stan looked at him.
"Dad, the plane's heading for one of those buildings!" he said pointing to the twin towers. Amanda gasped.
"It's gonna crash into the Twin Towers!" she yelped. Megan, Daniel, and Stan looked at her.
"How d'ya know these things?" asked Stan.
"My grandpa Harry Woozle McDermott, my dad's dad, was a traveler. He'd tell me stories of England, here in New York, and Nigeria, which is in a country called Africa, but let's not talk about this now! There's no time! That plane's gonna crash!!" she replied. She pointed to the plane as it collided with one of twin towers! All of Stan's family were in shock as the tower started catching fire and smoke started spreading through the streets! The family of woozles watched the humans run for their lives and thought that they should do the same thing!
"EVERYBODY RUN!!!!" yelled Stan. He put Megan and Daniel in his arms and he and his spouse ran for their lives, trying to run away from injuries or sudden death because of poisonous smoke. As they ran, Amanda tripped on a rock and fell on her stomach. She looked back and saw fire fighters run towards the tower. Stan looked back and saw his wife on the ground. Before Stan could do anything else, he heard Heff's voice.
Heff ran up to Stan and his children.
"Stan, you've got to get you and your family out of here! Serenity and I just found that some foreign guys hijacked a plane and crashed the towers. First one of them went and then a place called the Pentagon just got trashed..." he said. Before he could finish his sentence, a big BOOM was heard! They all looked and saw the second tower crash! Stan growled.
"OH THAT'S JUST GREAT!! NOW THE SECOND TOWERS GONE! Listen, Heff! Amanda's back there. The poisonous smoke could get her!" he replied. Heff stomped his foot.
"Then you've got to go get her!" he said. Stan gasped.
"Are you nuts?! What about Meg and Danny?" he asked. Heff put his paw on Stan's shoulder.
"I'll get them away from this danger! You go save your wife!" he said. Stan gasped again.
"But..." he said. Heff shoved him towards Amanda.
"Just go!" he cried. Stan shoved to Amanda and helped her up. Heff took Megan and Daniel and took them home where it was safe.
Meanwhile, Stan was tryng to help up Amanda, when suddenly, he noticed something.
Amanda was not conscious!
Stan put her on his shoulders and ran off home.
When he got home, he placed Amanda on their bed and tried to wake her up! He tried pouring water on her head, performing CPR, EVERYTHING!!!
Then, Stan placed his ear to Amanda's chest.
Her heart was not beating...
Stan started shedding tears. He could not believe this was happening...His wife...his beautiful wife...dead. A tragedy, which later became Patriot's Day...killed her. Megan and Daniel stood by each other, not knowing what was going on.
Stay low.
Soft, dark, and dreamless,
Far beneath my nightmares and loneliness.
I hate me,
For breathing without you.
I don't want to feel anymore for you.
"What's going on, Daddy?" asked Megan. Stan stared at his daughter. He sat down and placed her in his lap. Tears continued to run down his face.
Daniel placed a paw on Stan's shoulder.
"Is somethin' going on, dad?" he asked. Stan nodded his head.
"Yes, son. Unfortunately, we won't be seeing mom for awhile," he said. Daniel frowned. Megan frowned also.
Grieving for you, I long to be like you,
I'm not grieving for you.
Nothing real love can't undo,
And though I may have lost my way,
All paths lead straight to you.
Lie cold in the ground like you.
"You mean...she...she can't be dead!! Are you serious?!" he asked shouting. Megan started shedding tears as well. Stan, Megan, Daniel, and Heff looked down on Amanda's dead body. Heff started crying too. Even brave, fearless Daniel started crying as well. Stan held Amanda's cold hand.
"I'm gonna miss ya, Amanda," he said.
Halo,
Blinding wall between us.
Melt away and leave us alone again.
The humming, haunted somewhere out there.
I believe our love can see us through in death.
Ever since September 11, 2001, life went from good to bad...just like that. After Amanda's funeral, Stan started juggling two jobs, one of them Amanda used to work. That job was taking care of the children. Heff also helped most of the time. Even through the dark times, the pair always stood by each other, helping each other when they needed it the most. Also, Stan's children and Heff's children had become the best of friends, just as Stan and Heff were after all these years. Even though he had his kids, and his best friend, he still was not happy.
I long to be like you, You're not alone,
Lie cold in the ground like you.
There's room inside for two and I'm not grieving for you,
I'm coming for you.
No matter what they told you, you're not alone.
I'll be right beside you forevermore.
In January, 2005, the heffalump and woozle families recieved news from a friend who also went to HWRS. It was about the Hundred Acre Wood. They found that there old home, "Heffalump and Woozle Territory" had recieved a new name. That name is "Heffalump Hallow". Heff was happy about the change. Stan was not. Then, two years after in January, 2007, Stan and Heff also recieved news from the friend that was also about the Hundred Acre Wood. Stan and Heff found out that there are two new allies who had joined their enemies and have turned them into detectives. The allies names were Darby and Buster. Stan and Heff believed that these two new allies of their acursed enemies could be threat, especially when it was at this time when they were thinking about moving back to the Hundred Acre Wood, to avoid suffering another tragedy in New York, but when they heard of these people changing their enemies into detectives, they feared that if they came back, Darby and Buster could lead their enemies to their hideout, who might want to get revenge on them after all this time. They refused to go back to their home, and decided to stay here, and just as long as they kept their distance and knew when to run at the right moment, they would be safer here.
I long to be like you, sis, I long to be like you,
Lie cold in the ground like you did.
There's room inside for two and I'm not grieving for you.
And as we lay in silent bliss,
I know you remember me.
Lie cold in the ground like you.
There's room inside for two and I'm not grieving for you,
I'm coming for you.
Now, more than six years after the horrible tragedy, Stan is finally happy. He still loves Amanda no matter what, but now he and Heff could finally have the life they have been looking for, knowning that when their times come, they will be with Amanda soon.
That is how they became this way...
FIN