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A/N: Did I make it back? Gee, I hope so!!
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CHAPTER 16: Home Sweet Dimension
I was having one of those dreams, where I could fly like a bird. I love those kind of dreams so much. I spread my arms and flew through the sea of colors around me. Suddenly, I felt my stomach lurch and I started to tumble down. I tried to soar upwards, but only fell faster. I saw a blue portal open below me and just before I hit it, I woke up.
My eyes flew open and I sat straight up. My heart beat rapidly and I looked around for any sign of Mobius. I couldn't believe it - I was sitting on my day bed - in my world - in my dimension. The covers of my bed were in a pile on the floor.
What day was it? What time was it? I glanced at my sports watch. It showed that only a single night had passed. It was now Saturday morning - 8:00 am to be precise.
8:00am? I leaped off the bed and dived for the remotes on the couch footstool. I threw the TV remote, the VCR remote, and the DVD remote off to the side, discovering that the cable box remote - the one that I needed - was missing. Why couldn't my family get a universal remote? I sighed and sat down. The TV suddenly flashed on.
I was sitting on it! I blushed at my silly act and quickly got up. I picked the remote up, and switched the channel to Toon Disney. I sat back on the couch just as the cartoon alarm clock went off and Sonic and Tails leapt out of their hammock beds. I leaned back into the couch and closed my eyes, listening to the theme song. What had happened? Did I really go to Mobius? Or was it all just a dream?
My cat, Pepsi, meowed, and leaped on the back of the couch. She walked towards me, and meowed again.
"Peppy-kitty!" I called her nickname and snatched her up. I gave her a hug and sat her on my lap. Pepsi purred gently on my lap as I stroked her black and white fur. She stretched out her white paws, yawned, and moved around before settling down again. Tufts of fur collected on my coral reef pajamas, but somehow, I didn't mind as much as I usually did.
The theme song finished and the announcer said, "Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog will make a speedy return, right here on Toon Disney!"
I set Pepsi down, and headed for my computer. I turned it on and waited patiently for it to boot up. The welcome screen popped up and I selected the Scratch and Grounder icon, typing in my user password. Within a few moments, my desktop loaded and I heard one of my favorite .WAV files play in the background, "Welcome to Sonic Land - And the ride of your life!"
I smiled at the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog screen capture that served as my desktop background - it was a picture of Sonic at his "Hero of the Year" party. I moved the mouse cursor and doubled-clicked on the Notepad icon from my start-up menu.
Notepad is my favorite medium for writing stories. It's easy to use, and easy to transport to the web and to my eager friends. It's blank whitespace greeted me.
I clicked the maximize icon so it would fill my entire screen. The white color - to me, symbolized a new beginning, or perhaps the reawakening of an old story. A story that was told to me by two close friends. They were friends who now only occupied the brilliantly colored corners of my memory - or was it all really just a dream?
I began to fill the whitespace, typing in new ideas, when I noticed an unfamiliar blue bruise on my arm. Could it be? The keys immediately stopped clicking and the cursor blinked mid sentence, like a certain blue hedgehog tapping his foot impatiently - almost as if it was trying to snap me back to reality. My mind tried to calculate a good answer to the question the bruise brought up.
A smile drew itself slowly across my face. A tiny place inside me was overflowing with joy. It didn't really matter to me if it was only a dream or not anyway. I began to think back on all the things I had learned from Sonic and Tails over the years. They had always been my role models - even though here in my world they were no more than moving ink and paint. They were real to me deep within my heart of hearts, and - to me - that's what counted.
I retrieved my stuffed Sonic and Tails from the shelf above my computer desk, and gave them both a big hug. I sighed. It certainly wasn't the same; but, as usual, I felt much better. I set them back up in their spot and Sonic toppled over. I caught him just before he fell onto my computer monitor. I laughed and placed him back beside Tails, being careful of his arm where my mom had stitched it back on.
I stood still for a brief moment, watching them as if they might jump up and come to life. A tear fell down my cheek. Then I remembered what Sonic had said, his words of encouragement echoing in the depths of my mind, "...You're way past cool!... A hero... Promise me you won't give up on your dreams..." I wiped my tear away.
"I promise," I repeated to the stuffed Sonic on my shelf. I glanced out the window, "I don't know how you did that, LORD," I said aloud, "But thank you - you're so way past cool..."
Sonic's Song then popped into my head and I began to sing softly as I sat down in my soft computer chair, "Sonic the Hedgehog - you can't catch what you can't see! Sonic the Hedgehog - he's gonna make Mobius free!..." My hands flowed over the keyboard and I began to weave a tale - a tale full of adventure, humor, drama and - of course - chilidogs.
THE END...?
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A/N: Hmmm... I bet all of you are wondering what happened to Robotnik, huh? ;) Well, I know! Do you want to see? :) (Hint: He falls into another TV show dimension - but not one that you would expect... ^_^)
ANOTHER DISCLAIMER: I don't own Toon Disney (Though I wish I did!), it belongs to itself, and the announcer's words are copyright to Toon Disney... Please don't sue for a segment such as the commercial break announcement - that's just plain silly! (And a waste of tax dollars!) ;D
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A/N: Did I make it back? Gee, I hope so!!
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CHAPTER 16: Home Sweet Dimension
I was having one of those dreams, where I could fly like a bird. I love those kind of dreams so much. I spread my arms and flew through the sea of colors around me. Suddenly, I felt my stomach lurch and I started to tumble down. I tried to soar upwards, but only fell faster. I saw a blue portal open below me and just before I hit it, I woke up.
My eyes flew open and I sat straight up. My heart beat rapidly and I looked around for any sign of Mobius. I couldn't believe it - I was sitting on my day bed - in my world - in my dimension. The covers of my bed were in a pile on the floor.
What day was it? What time was it? I glanced at my sports watch. It showed that only a single night had passed. It was now Saturday morning - 8:00 am to be precise.
8:00am? I leaped off the bed and dived for the remotes on the couch footstool. I threw the TV remote, the VCR remote, and the DVD remote off to the side, discovering that the cable box remote - the one that I needed - was missing. Why couldn't my family get a universal remote? I sighed and sat down. The TV suddenly flashed on.
I was sitting on it! I blushed at my silly act and quickly got up. I picked the remote up, and switched the channel to Toon Disney. I sat back on the couch just as the cartoon alarm clock went off and Sonic and Tails leapt out of their hammock beds. I leaned back into the couch and closed my eyes, listening to the theme song. What had happened? Did I really go to Mobius? Or was it all just a dream?
My cat, Pepsi, meowed, and leaped on the back of the couch. She walked towards me, and meowed again.
"Peppy-kitty!" I called her nickname and snatched her up. I gave her a hug and sat her on my lap. Pepsi purred gently on my lap as I stroked her black and white fur. She stretched out her white paws, yawned, and moved around before settling down again. Tufts of fur collected on my coral reef pajamas, but somehow, I didn't mind as much as I usually did.
The theme song finished and the announcer said, "Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog will make a speedy return, right here on Toon Disney!"
I set Pepsi down, and headed for my computer. I turned it on and waited patiently for it to boot up. The welcome screen popped up and I selected the Scratch and Grounder icon, typing in my user password. Within a few moments, my desktop loaded and I heard one of my favorite .WAV files play in the background, "Welcome to Sonic Land - And the ride of your life!"
I smiled at the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog screen capture that served as my desktop background - it was a picture of Sonic at his "Hero of the Year" party. I moved the mouse cursor and doubled-clicked on the Notepad icon from my start-up menu.
Notepad is my favorite medium for writing stories. It's easy to use, and easy to transport to the web and to my eager friends. It's blank whitespace greeted me.
I clicked the maximize icon so it would fill my entire screen. The white color - to me, symbolized a new beginning, or perhaps the reawakening of an old story. A story that was told to me by two close friends. They were friends who now only occupied the brilliantly colored corners of my memory - or was it all really just a dream?
I began to fill the whitespace, typing in new ideas, when I noticed an unfamiliar blue bruise on my arm. Could it be? The keys immediately stopped clicking and the cursor blinked mid sentence, like a certain blue hedgehog tapping his foot impatiently - almost as if it was trying to snap me back to reality. My mind tried to calculate a good answer to the question the bruise brought up.
A smile drew itself slowly across my face. A tiny place inside me was overflowing with joy. It didn't really matter to me if it was only a dream or not anyway. I began to think back on all the things I had learned from Sonic and Tails over the years. They had always been my role models - even though here in my world they were no more than moving ink and paint. They were real to me deep within my heart of hearts, and - to me - that's what counted.
I retrieved my stuffed Sonic and Tails from the shelf above my computer desk, and gave them both a big hug. I sighed. It certainly wasn't the same; but, as usual, I felt much better. I set them back up in their spot and Sonic toppled over. I caught him just before he fell onto my computer monitor. I laughed and placed him back beside Tails, being careful of his arm where my mom had stitched it back on.
I stood still for a brief moment, watching them as if they might jump up and come to life. A tear fell down my cheek. Then I remembered what Sonic had said, his words of encouragement echoing in the depths of my mind, "...You're way past cool!... A hero... Promise me you won't give up on your dreams..." I wiped my tear away.
"I promise," I repeated to the stuffed Sonic on my shelf. I glanced out the window, "I don't know how you did that, LORD," I said aloud, "But thank you - you're so way past cool..."
Sonic's Song then popped into my head and I began to sing softly as I sat down in my soft computer chair, "Sonic the Hedgehog - you can't catch what you can't see! Sonic the Hedgehog - he's gonna make Mobius free!..." My hands flowed over the keyboard and I began to weave a tale - a tale full of adventure, humor, drama and - of course - chilidogs.
THE END...?
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A/N: Hmmm... I bet all of you are wondering what happened to Robotnik, huh? ;) Well, I know! Do you want to see? :) (Hint: He falls into another TV show dimension - but not one that you would expect... ^_^)
ANOTHER DISCLAIMER: I don't own Toon Disney (Though I wish I did!), it belongs to itself, and the announcer's words are copyright to Toon Disney... Please don't sue for a segment such as the commercial break announcement - that's just plain silly! (And a waste of tax dollars!) ;D
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