Disclaimer: I do not own "Wreck-It Ralph" nor any of its properties and characters. They belong to Disney.

Dedicated to the victims who lost their lives on September 11th, 2001.

Wreck-It Ralph Remembers September 11th

It was a nice, clear morning in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Out of the nice clear blue sky, there was One World Trade Center, and two reflecting pools. Today it was September 11th. It was really hard to imagine 18 years ago, that Lower Manhattan was a very different place. At one of reflecting pools from where the towers once stood, Ralph, Vanellope, Felix, and Calhoun talk about what they witnessed that day.

"My God. I had so many memories with the World Trade Center before they went down." said Ralph. "Man I miss em now."

"You know what's so strange? I heard that the locals didn't really look at the towers as much as a symbol of the city as the rest of America and the world did, and it wasn't really appreciated until after they were gone." said Felix.

"You could have said more, Wreck-It." replied Calhoun in a mean matter. "It's a good thing SEAL Team Six killed the son of a bitch. The attacks also sometimes reminds me the day I lost my would-be husband to a cybug."

"I miss the old world." replied Felix. "I miss the easy going ness, the peace and calm... Now it feels like everybody is cold, no one trusts each other..."

All of the four remember that day and the night President Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden.

In Ralph and Felix's view, they were in the Niceland Apartments on the top floor with all the other Nicelanders (but not limited to Gene, Mary, Diana, and more). They saw the infamy on TV by CNN. It was the whole thing beginning to end. They were in even more shock when they saw both of the towers collapse, looking at the Pentagon on fire, and hearing of the story of Flight 93. In the aftermath, Ralph and Felix headed down to Ground Zero along with other video game characters to help clean up the site. Some of the Nicelanders did the same. They also payed their respects in any place they could across the city. On the night of the death of Bin Laden, Ralph, Felix, and the Nicelanders celebrated with champagne, and yelled out "USA! USA! USA!"

Vanellope was discretely in town on the day of the attacks when King Candy (aka Turbo) was in control of Sugar Rush at the time. She watched the whole thing on TV as well when the Sugar Rush news channels were broadcasting the horror. After watching the whole tragedy, Vanellope ran back to the unfinished bonus level where she lived as a glitch, crying for the rest of the day. Also (in the aftermath), King Candy declared that there will be no racing and entertainment for 11 days, and that all churches in Sugar Rush chime for the victims and first responders who lost their lives in the name of terrorism. There were memorials and candlelight vigils by the citizens and the recognized racers. Vanellope attended the gatherings discreetly; she was wanted for a being a glitch at that time. On the night of the Bin Laden raid, she said quietly "USA... USA..." As for the citizens, there were celebrations with people waving the American flag and all.

Calhoun was in West Point on that day, not far from New York City along with her comrades. "Hero's Duty" wasn't plugged in at Litwak's at the time. The video game industry didn't have the 3D graphics to make a 21st Century third person arcade shooter. She and all the others at the famous national military academy watched the unimaginable unfold through NBC News. After the attacks, Calhoun would then recall some of her best trained members would enroll to fight "The War on Terror", and head over to fight in either Afghanistan or Iraq. She too went down to New York and Washington, going to memorials and paying her respects. Most of her comrades came back to the U.S. after completing their tours pursuing civil lives. Unfortunately, some never made it back alive.

And now, 18 years later, the 4 were standing together at one complete perfection dedicating those who lost their lives.

"Ralph?" said Sonic.

"We are ready to hear your speech."

"Okay. I'm going to the stage right now." replied Ralph. "Thanks for letting me know."

Those who were in attendance in the recent anniversary was the Mayor of New York City, the governors of New York and New Jersey, and a few public offices. There were also many video game characters in attendance as well the characters of the huge cartoon shows. Everyone clapped as he went onto the podium. Ralph then starts delivering his speech.

"Good morning. This was a day filled with infamy. A new reality set in. People were scared. We were not certain of our future. I too was scared. But we came together as a community and help rebuild and to move. I remember being here helping out with the clean-up efforts along with Sonic, the Mario brothers, and many other construction workers, firefighters, police officers, and transit workers. I would like to thank for those who came by today to remember. Let's hope that another day like 9/11 will not happen again with lessons learned from the past, and that America will prevail in a sensible manner. Let us also hope that we find peace for a better future. And finally, let us not allowed hate and division ruin the fabric of this nation. Thank you".

The crowd clapped to his speech. He then got off the stage, and sat down, where later a choir sang the Star Spangled Banner, and people (many of them relatives, friends, children and great grandchildren) started saying the name of the victims.

Vanellope then whispered to Ralph:

"Will there be a terrorist attack in Sugar Rush or Game Central?" said Vanellope.

"No." replied Ralph. "But there's still fear it will happen someday."

May it ever be so...