Hey people, I guess I need to explain a few things for future readers
Cheyenne is a character from my keeper of the moon fic, if you read Dream story weaver's fic 'Feathers and Stone' you'll know where they met the gargoyles and the Xanatos's. hopefully this eliminates any confusion.
Disclaimer: Disney Inc. owns the characters from MD:TAS and Gargoyles
Ch.2
9-11-01
New York, NY-8:30 am
Nosedive had just exited out of the World Trade Center subway station and into the plaza area. In front of him was the bronze globe that stood in the fountain area of the plaza. Nosedive took out his camera and took a few pictures.
"This is way beyond awesome, I wish they guys weren't still asleep."
He made his way around the globe and tried taking in the view of the skyscrapers in front of him, the two towers of steel stretched high into the sky. Trying to take it all in he nearly fell backwards but a passerby caught him before he really stumbled.
"Whoa easy there, don't want you taking a nasty spill."
"Thanks. I've never seen something so tall, not even back home."
"Well here is a testament to the ingenuity and man power that went into building them. Why don't you go in they offer tours of the building ya know?"
"Really? Cool! I'll check it out then."
Both of them went inside the building ,the man lead Nosedive to the tourist area then left to head up to work.
Plaza Hotel 8:45 am
The other ducks had just woken up about 15 mins ago and had notice that their youngest teammate had already left.
"Wow that's the first time I ever slept later than Nosedive." said Wildwing pouring a cup of coffee
"I think that's the first time he's been up before everyone." Mallory joked
"I guess he wanted to get to where he wanted to go before the crowds got too large." said Tanya
"GUYS COME HERE QUICK!" Duke shouted from the living room area
All the ducks rushed in and looked at the TV where the image of a commercial airliner striking the North Tower of the twin towers was shown.
"Oh my stars." said Tanya
"What the heck is going on?" said Mallory
"We may have a huge problem on our hands." said Grin
Wildwing's eyes were glued to the TV as the news replayed the images caught a moment ago.
WTC North Tower 8:46 am
Nosedive had just finished checking in for the tour went he heard a loud screeching noise then felt the building shake. Pieces of the wall and ceiling were falling crumbling when they hit the ground then from out of nowhere an immense fireball shot out of the left corner elevator into the foyer, its force knocking everyone to the ground. Nosedive was slammed up against the marble wall and knocked unconscious.
9:00 am
Nosedive came to from the sounds of a fire alarm, groggily he stood up and leaned against the wall. Through the smoke security came and helped him as well as the others in his group outside the sounds of glass crunching under their steps. Outside they were met by paramedics, police and fire fighters, walking them over to the makeshift triage stations. Nosedive managed to look up and saw the cause of the fireball, stories above smoke and flames were coming out of a large hole in the building. When he was cleared by a EMS he was lead out of the plaza and onto the street away from the building. A few blocks away he looked back and took out his camera to take a picture not expecting what he was gonna capture…. A plane slamming into the South Tower.
9:03 am
Plaza Hotel
Wildwing had went back into his and Nosedives room to find some clue as to where Nosedive was gonna head first when he found not only his Cell phone but his notepad. As he walked back into the room he saw the image of the second plane hitting the south tower his face turned pale, the cell phone and notepad fell from his hands, his eyes rolled back as he fainted. Grin caught him before he hit the floor.
"Wildwing!" Duke called out
Tanya ran to her medical bag and retrieved the smelling salts as Mallory picked up the paper and started fanning their leader.
"What could of cause that?" Tanya asked
"This" Mallory held the notepad for everyone to see. They could tell it was Nosedive's because of the handwriting and had a list of places that he wanted to check out. On the top of the list was WTC, The World Trade Center.
9:15 am
It didn't take Nosedive long to figure out what was going on. This city, no this country was under attack. What he caught on camera was only a repeat of what he felt in the north tower. He tried his com but all he got was static, that knock up against the wall has cause damage to it. He wanted to help so he tried to make his way towards the buildings only to be stopped by a cop. As he was being turned away a sound caught both of their attentions. They looked around trying to find the where it came from only to catch a glimpse of the cause. Nosedive looked up at the building and saw something falling toward the ground as it got closer he realized that it was a human, his eyes followed the person right to the ground and heard the sound that he and the officer were trying to locate.
"Oh my god" the officer whispered as another bang was heard
Nosedive walked backward away from the scene and turns around walking numbly down the street wincing every time there was a bang. Rounding the corner he dropped to his knees and threw up he just couldn't believe what he saw, what was happening. The only thing he couldn't figure out was why? A passerby stopped and offered her hand. Nosedive took her hand and got up he wiped off his beak and looked at her. The expression on her face was surprisingly calm.
"Are you alright?"
"I can't tell. Why is this happening?"
"I don't know but here" she gives him a bottle of water " This should get that taste out of your mouth."
"Thank you" he drinks some of the water and puts the bottle in his bag
"We need to get out of here."
They both walk up the street as another fire truck speeds by them heading towards the twin towers.
9:40 am
By this time everybody was in the ducks living room area trying everything to console a distraught Wildwing, some of the dancers had family in Manhattan and was trying to contact them, others were trying to get a hold of police to locate Nosedive but the phone lines were jammed with calls so nobody could get through. They figured out Nosedive's com was already out, the TV was on and Phil was pacing around.
"He's probably just stuck in traffic or something with all the commotion. He'll probably be back any minute." he said
"Yeah that's the way to think, Nosedive is smart he wouldn't go into a situation like this." said Duke
"But you don't understand, this is gonna bring back a lot of painful memories for him." said Wildwing
"Memories of what?" asked Cheyenne
"The war on puck world." said Mallory
"When we first arrived on earth I slept in Nosedive's room for nearly a month because of the nightmares he would have. The memories and experiences he had when we were separated were terrible. I only hope that he is safe."
"As we all, we'll keep trying to find a way to contact him." said Tanya
"Why don't we just split up into teams and go look for him instead of standing around." Mallory said angrily
"Cause in that chaos we would never find him especially if those buildings go." said Cheyenne
"Besides we couldn't if we wanted to anyway." said Jake coming into the room
"Any luck?"
"Nada, there's no way we could get close to downtown. I talked to a buddy of mine who is in the National Guard every one in that area is being evacuated either to Brooklyn, Staten Island and even Jersey. The best if not the only thing we can do is wait and pray that he's ok."
Wildwing looks at the TV and sees the south tower starting to give then caves in on itself.
"By the gods of puck world let you be safe." he whispers
9:46 am
Nosedive is amongst the hundreds of people running up broadway as the south tower came down in a rush and a bellowing cloud of dust chased after him and others, the lady he was walking with was lost in the crowd. Nosedive looked behind him to see where the dust cloud was and didn't see the entrance to the subway station and tumbled down the stairs and came to rest on the ground as the whole area went dark. The dust cloud spread in every which direction blanketing the area in a fine powder. Down in the subway Nosedive coughs and gets up, he sits on the stairs to check to see if anything was broken. To his luck everything was fine so he makes his accent to the street and what he sees is nothing short of a disaster. He continues to walk up Broadway, an eerie quiet had come over the area as he could barely hear his own footsteps. As he turns the corner he hears the sounds of crying. He follows the sound until he comes up to a little girl huddled in a doorway who was covered in dust.
Nosedive kneels down and puts his hand on her shoulder. "Are you ok?"
"I can't find my group."
"Your group?"
"My school was evacuated, I stopped to tie my shoe. When I looked up my class was gone."
"They probably were evacuated, where do you live?"
"Staten Island"
"And you go to school here?"
My mom is a doctor at a hospital here and my dad is a fireman."
"What's your name?"
"Karen."
"Well Karen, my name is Nosedive. Lets clean your face off and get you home."
"Ok"
Nosedive takes off his jacket and gives it to her and the start walking up the street. A few blocks away they find a church Nosedive tries the door and it opens. Both of them walk inside only to find that no one was there.
"Hello? Is anyone here?"
"I guess they were evacuated too."
Nosedive spots a white bowl at the altar and walks up to it.
"Hey there's water in here, now we can wash our faces."
"We can't use that water." said Karen
"Why not?"
"It's holy water, It's used to bless things."
Nosedive thinks about it for a second then kneels down to her level
"I don't want to go against any religious beliefs but there's no real other option. I'm sure the big guy up stairs would understand under these extremes."
"Ok"
Nosedive takes the towel that was near the bowl and dips it in the water then proceeded to wipe the Karen's face off . After both of the faces were clean he scribbled a small note and left it near the bowl.
The pair had made it to the pier where the Staten Island Ferry was prepping to depart, when they were aboard and the ferry pulled away from the pier Nosedive and Karen walked up to the top level and outside. They went to the rail and looked back at the scene, as they moved further away the North tower started to collapse. Nosedive picked Karen up and held her as the cloud of dust once again covered downtown. Walking away from the rail and back downstairs he looks at the clock on the wall, it just turned 10:29.
So ends ch 2. What awaits Nosedive and Karen? Well stay tuned for Ch 3