Chapter Five: Spirits Converge
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As night fell in New York on AniEarth, and everything settled down, things seemed to go back to normal. Unbeknowest to everyone, two figures appeared on the rooftops. One was a catfish looking creature, about 3 feet tall, wearing an odd outfit with his symbol on his chest. The other was a full grown woman with blue hair and pink eyes, wearing multi-colored robes. They were King Kai and the tree goddess Tsunami.
"It's amazing what some people would do just because they don't like the other." King Kai said.
"That's true. It could be over the most trivial things, but, as long as I existed, I have never seen something as senseless as this." Tsunami said.
"This shouldn't have happened...it truely shouldn't." King Kai said.
"Now you know how I feel." A voice said. The two turned to see a chalk white man sitting on the edge of the rooftop. He wore a green cloak, green mask, a gray body suit that had a bright green flame coming out of it.
"Ah, if it isn't the great Hal Jordan!" King Kai said.
"Kai, it's Spectre now." he said. "Everytime I look at this, it makes think back to how I acted...back when I was Parallax. But, even then, I doubt I was THIS crazy."
"Huh..." King Kai said. "And where were YOU this day one year ago?"
"Watching everything happen from right at this spot." Spectre said.
"And you let it happen?!" Tsunami said, shocked.
"Had to. He told me to. I just spared Spider-Man, the space pirate and those two hedgehogs." he said.
"I see..." Tsunami mused.
"It's heartbreaking, isn't it?" Spectre said. "To watch so many people lose their lives so fast. And even if you had the power to do anything, you just couldn't."
"But, that day had real heroes." King Kai said. "And they didn't have powers. They were normal human beings. They were the real heroes, and I doubt not a single soul will forget them..."
"They won't." Tsunami said. "They are as great as the heroes here. Even greater than the Gamemaster himself."
"Yes, they are." Spectre said.
"But, you know, something's been bothering me." Tsunami said.
"Oh?" King Kai said.
"The hijackers. Whatever became of them?" she asked. The other two began snickering.
"Oh, they're in Paradise...having one Hell of a time." King Kai said, then burst out laughing at his small joke, Spectre joining him in a louder snicker. Tsunami just looked at them still confused.
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The Home for Infinite Losers. The "first level" of Hell.
Far from the hussle and bustle of the amusement park set up there, the sounds of explosions run rampant as a chase, going on for a year, keeps on going.
The chased: The 19 hijackers who caused the attacks
The chasers: Frieza, King Cold, Recoome, Burter, Jeice, Guildo, and Cell; those killed by the Z Warriors.
And watching them were King Yamma, Koenma and the two ogres who watch over HFIL. And they were enjoying it.
"I never thought I'd get a kick out of something like this." Koenma said, watching the event take place.
"And they've been doing it for over a year." King Yamma said. "What persuaded them to do something like this?"
"Well, when you promise someone like being freed from "jail" for good behavior..." The red ogre said.
"That, and something about seeing so many souls coming to the afterlife when you're already dead must have hit a nerve." the blue ogre said. As he said that, the chase raced past them.
Was...was this the Paradise we were promised?! one of the hijackers asked.
"You got that right! A Paradise of PAIN!" Frieza said, firing a ki blast at them.
"Hey, Jeice. Why are we attacking them? I thought we were the bad guys!" Recoome asked.
"Simple, mate." Jeice said. "What they did was wrong! 'Sides, they should leave stuff like that to the profess..." he was cut off as King Cold wacked him upside the head.
"Hey, just because we're evil, doesn't mean we're supposed to like what they did!" King Cold said.
"He makes a good point." Burter said. As the group raced away from the onlookers, a thought crossed King Yamma's mind.
"Do you think it was too much for all of them to go after those ninteen?" he asked. That was answered when a mushroom cloud appeared, courtesy of Cell's own Kamehameha.
"Nahhh..." they all said. With that, Koenma turned around and began leaving.
"Oh, well. Gotta get back to work. Gotta give Yusuke his next mission." he said.
"And I've gotta get back to check what souls have arrived and where they should go." King Yamma said. With that, they left the two ogres to watch the ongoing spectical.
"Do you think they'll ever grow tired of attacking them?" the red ogre asked.
"Who knows." The blue ogre asked. "I just know one thing: those ninteen got their just deserts for what they did. Now only we could get that Bin Laden fellow here."
"Oh, he'll come...with everyone else who hates his guts beating him down." the red ogre said, snickering at that thought. "Yeah...he'll come...and he'll get his reward in spades."
"Someone call?" A voice said. The two looked up and saw a blue haired woman wearing a pink kimono. She was riding on a boat oar. In her right hand, she was holding on to the freshly dead Osama Bin Laden.
"Ah, Botan! What brings you here?" the red ogre asked.
"One evil terrorist leader, fresh from the other side!" Botan said. She dropped Osama on his rear.
"Ah, great! This is perfect!" the blue ogre said.
"What are you two going to do to him?" she asked. The two ogres raised their clubs.
"Let those aliens have their fun. He's ours for now." they said in unison.
Eep. Osama said, beginning his race across HFIL...until they caught up with and began battering him across HFIL.
"Well, I guess that settles that." Botan said. "I just hope they're happy for awhile...as they are on Earth."
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The End
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Author's Notes: Round 2
One year. Can it actually have been THAT long since the attacks? Unfortunantly, it has. And it has lead to so many changes, not mattering if it happened in the real world or in our fanfic worlds.
When I wrote the original "This Can't Be Happening", I just had to put it in my current fanfics. I couldn't just ignore it. It, in a way, added a bit of realism to a fictional world. Also, when I wrote the original TCBH, I knew I'd hafta write a sequal in some way. The original was to have taken place immediately after the end of the original, but I decided not to do it that way and held it off to right now.
The reason I added some funny stuff into this story, no matter how good or bad the humor was, was because even though that day was horrific and sad, there is no reason to give up your sense of humor. A little bit of laughter will always brighten up even a gloomy day.
I'd like to thank Anthony Bault for his addition to my story and for giving me ideas for the first chapter.
As always, read and review and may any deity you believe in, real or fictional, watch over you always.
Ashura Hedgehog
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As night fell in New York on AniEarth, and everything settled down, things seemed to go back to normal. Unbeknowest to everyone, two figures appeared on the rooftops. One was a catfish looking creature, about 3 feet tall, wearing an odd outfit with his symbol on his chest. The other was a full grown woman with blue hair and pink eyes, wearing multi-colored robes. They were King Kai and the tree goddess Tsunami.
"It's amazing what some people would do just because they don't like the other." King Kai said.
"That's true. It could be over the most trivial things, but, as long as I existed, I have never seen something as senseless as this." Tsunami said.
"This shouldn't have happened...it truely shouldn't." King Kai said.
"Now you know how I feel." A voice said. The two turned to see a chalk white man sitting on the edge of the rooftop. He wore a green cloak, green mask, a gray body suit that had a bright green flame coming out of it.
"Ah, if it isn't the great Hal Jordan!" King Kai said.
"Kai, it's Spectre now." he said. "Everytime I look at this, it makes think back to how I acted...back when I was Parallax. But, even then, I doubt I was THIS crazy."
"Huh..." King Kai said. "And where were YOU this day one year ago?"
"Watching everything happen from right at this spot." Spectre said.
"And you let it happen?!" Tsunami said, shocked.
"Had to. He told me to. I just spared Spider-Man, the space pirate and those two hedgehogs." he said.
"I see..." Tsunami mused.
"It's heartbreaking, isn't it?" Spectre said. "To watch so many people lose their lives so fast. And even if you had the power to do anything, you just couldn't."
"But, that day had real heroes." King Kai said. "And they didn't have powers. They were normal human beings. They were the real heroes, and I doubt not a single soul will forget them..."
"They won't." Tsunami said. "They are as great as the heroes here. Even greater than the Gamemaster himself."
"Yes, they are." Spectre said.
"But, you know, something's been bothering me." Tsunami said.
"Oh?" King Kai said.
"The hijackers. Whatever became of them?" she asked. The other two began snickering.
"Oh, they're in Paradise...having one Hell of a time." King Kai said, then burst out laughing at his small joke, Spectre joining him in a louder snicker. Tsunami just looked at them still confused.
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The Home for Infinite Losers. The "first level" of Hell.
Far from the hussle and bustle of the amusement park set up there, the sounds of explosions run rampant as a chase, going on for a year, keeps on going.
The chased: The 19 hijackers who caused the attacks
The chasers: Frieza, King Cold, Recoome, Burter, Jeice, Guildo, and Cell; those killed by the Z Warriors.
And watching them were King Yamma, Koenma and the two ogres who watch over HFIL. And they were enjoying it.
"I never thought I'd get a kick out of something like this." Koenma said, watching the event take place.
"And they've been doing it for over a year." King Yamma said. "What persuaded them to do something like this?"
"Well, when you promise someone like being freed from "jail" for good behavior..." The red ogre said.
"That, and something about seeing so many souls coming to the afterlife when you're already dead must have hit a nerve." the blue ogre said. As he said that, the chase raced past them.
Was...was this the Paradise we were promised?! one of the hijackers asked.
"You got that right! A Paradise of PAIN!" Frieza said, firing a ki blast at them.
"Hey, Jeice. Why are we attacking them? I thought we were the bad guys!" Recoome asked.
"Simple, mate." Jeice said. "What they did was wrong! 'Sides, they should leave stuff like that to the profess..." he was cut off as King Cold wacked him upside the head.
"Hey, just because we're evil, doesn't mean we're supposed to like what they did!" King Cold said.
"He makes a good point." Burter said. As the group raced away from the onlookers, a thought crossed King Yamma's mind.
"Do you think it was too much for all of them to go after those ninteen?" he asked. That was answered when a mushroom cloud appeared, courtesy of Cell's own Kamehameha.
"Nahhh..." they all said. With that, Koenma turned around and began leaving.
"Oh, well. Gotta get back to work. Gotta give Yusuke his next mission." he said.
"And I've gotta get back to check what souls have arrived and where they should go." King Yamma said. With that, they left the two ogres to watch the ongoing spectical.
"Do you think they'll ever grow tired of attacking them?" the red ogre asked.
"Who knows." The blue ogre asked. "I just know one thing: those ninteen got their just deserts for what they did. Now only we could get that Bin Laden fellow here."
"Oh, he'll come...with everyone else who hates his guts beating him down." the red ogre said, snickering at that thought. "Yeah...he'll come...and he'll get his reward in spades."
"Someone call?" A voice said. The two looked up and saw a blue haired woman wearing a pink kimono. She was riding on a boat oar. In her right hand, she was holding on to the freshly dead Osama Bin Laden.
"Ah, Botan! What brings you here?" the red ogre asked.
"One evil terrorist leader, fresh from the other side!" Botan said. She dropped Osama on his rear.
"Ah, great! This is perfect!" the blue ogre said.
"What are you two going to do to him?" she asked. The two ogres raised their clubs.
"Let those aliens have their fun. He's ours for now." they said in unison.
Eep. Osama said, beginning his race across HFIL...until they caught up with and began battering him across HFIL.
"Well, I guess that settles that." Botan said. "I just hope they're happy for awhile...as they are on Earth."
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The End
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Author's Notes: Round 2
One year. Can it actually have been THAT long since the attacks? Unfortunantly, it has. And it has lead to so many changes, not mattering if it happened in the real world or in our fanfic worlds.
When I wrote the original "This Can't Be Happening", I just had to put it in my current fanfics. I couldn't just ignore it. It, in a way, added a bit of realism to a fictional world. Also, when I wrote the original TCBH, I knew I'd hafta write a sequal in some way. The original was to have taken place immediately after the end of the original, but I decided not to do it that way and held it off to right now.
The reason I added some funny stuff into this story, no matter how good or bad the humor was, was because even though that day was horrific and sad, there is no reason to give up your sense of humor. A little bit of laughter will always brighten up even a gloomy day.
I'd like to thank Anthony Bault for his addition to my story and for giving me ideas for the first chapter.
As always, read and review and may any deity you believe in, real or fictional, watch over you always.
Ashura Hedgehog