Before we begin, I have a few words to say about this story.

I never intended to write a sequel to the story "9/11 Averted" for various reasons, one of them is that I felt that the story didn't need to have a sequel at all. I will admit that I wasn't sure if I wanted to continue the story of Logan, Dicky, and Andrea; their deaths (as well as the September 11th attacks) were what made this world what it is today.

Yet, when I published the story of the three cousins preventing the 9/11 attack on the popular teen writing site Movellas, several people on that site asked for a sequel to that story. I decide to create a plot twist, knowing that I would have to take certain liberties in regards to the pop culture of that day.

That being, some things would have to change.

This story will shock you and leave you wondering how exactly we have managed to mess everything up. It will also correct some things that are happening right now in a way so that it will never happen or the even'ts impact will be minimal.

With that all in mind, let us begin the story.

In the last story, Logan Dara, Dicky Michaelson, and Andrea Élan had managed to dodge a huge bullet by preventing the September 11, 2001 attacks from happening in New York City and Washington, DC. In preventing the 9/11 attacks from happening, they had also prevented their own murders. (Which would have happened regardless whether the attacks happened.) They had found out about the attacks and their own deaths through a mysterious newspaper that detailed those terrible events on September 11, 2001. 

(Of course, no one knew where the mysterious newspaper came from or how it even got to Dicky's apartment in the first place. All they knew was that the newspaper was there and it had warned them about their murders and the September 11 attacks.) 

It was now September 16, 2001, which meant that five days had passed since the 9/11 attacks were thwarted by Sean Michael Black and his Knights, plus several members of the FBI and the NYPD. That happened the moment the group had caught 19 men as they prepared to board the four planes that were bound for California and begin their attacks. 

Yet, those men had no idea that JFK International Airport had grounded all flights leaving New York as a safety precaution. So, they were unable to carry out their attacks.

The 19 men who would have been responsible for the 9/11 attacks had pledged allegiance to a cruel man named Osama Bin Laden. Osama was notorious for many terror attacks that occurred around the world; for that, his wealthy Saudi Arabian family kicked him out. He had plotted to attack the US for several years, and if his plan had succeeded, four planes would have destroyed the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the White House. (The plane that would have destroyed the White House instead crashed on a field outside of Shankville, Pennsylvania and killed everyone on board.)

As for the murders of the cousins Logan, Dicky, and Andrea, it was rumored that a secret society plotted to kill the three cousins and Sean for the last two years, since Sean had exposed them to the British government in 1987. The group felt that Sean was not only a threat to their existence, but if he exposed the truth about certain historical events to the world, such as their involvement in causing many of those terrible events, not only would world history be forever changed, but the group would be arrested for their crimes against humanity. 

Now that the entire country (as well as the rest of the world) learned about the attacks and realized that evil existed in the form of a cruel man who was hell-bent on destroying America, the three cousins must learn to survive in a world where they are still alive and they must find a way to put an end to terrorism once and for all. (Plus, they also change the face of pop culture forever!)

* * * * *

“I can’t believe that we really pulled this off!” said Logan as they were sitting in a hotel room outside the city of Boston, Massachusetts. They were reading the Boston Herald; The main headline read “Terror Attack Averted!” The main article read as follows:

“On the morning of September 11, 2001, the FBI and the New York Police Department arrested 19 men as they prepared to board four planes at JFK International Airport. The men admitted to being hijackers with alleged ties to the notorious terror mastermind Osama bin Laden. The men were found with an assortment of weapons on their persons, as well as plans to attack and destroy the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon and White House in Washington DC. A tip from an anonymous source went to the arrest of the 19 men and the prevention of their attacks on American soil.

Had the attacks went as planned, the results would have been catastrophic, especially in New York which was already famous for its many skyscrapers, among which is the famous Twin Towers. About 3,000 people would have died as a result of those attacks, both on the planes and on the ground.

Let us be thankful that there's an honest person of the attacks and came forward preventing what would have been a national tragedy.”

The paper went on to say that the 19 men in question were now being held in a federal prison just outside Virginia for their roles in the attempted attacks. To complicate things even further, none of the men were willing to discuss why they were hired to destroy American buildings and kill many American people, something that angered not only President George W. Bush, but the rest of the country as well.

But that is for a different story.

“How are we to know that this was actually going to happen?” Andrea cried out.

“We didn’t,” said Dicky. “It was just the luck of the draw.” 

"As well as an obscure future-predicting newspaper that spoke about 9/11 and our own deaths," said Logan as he held up the newspaper in question. That newspaper, which reported on his death as well as the deaths of Dicky and Andrea, had been the main reason he decided to prevent the September 11 attacks in the first place. "Plus, you know what they say about knowing way too much about the future..."

“Well, whatever we did, it worked,” said Andrea. “We’re still alive, the Twin Towers are still standing, and even better, nobody got hurt. Except for that one guy who did try to kill me, but Sean found him and beat the crap out of him, but still. Nobody messes with the Trichenberg family and gets away with it. NOBODY!!!”

“I hope you all decide to thank me for putting an end to their deeds,” Sean snapped as he walked into the room. He was exhausted after several days of catching 19 future terrorists and questioning them about their actions. “I had to do all the fricking work while you guys were busy hamming it up at Cheers," he continued. "You three really owe me something, and I’m not just talking money either. You have a lot to pay me for having to waste my time showing up in New York and knocking a bunch of men’s heads around and hearing them curse at me and offering praises to Allah; as if Allah is actually going to be okay with them blowing up towers in his name. I demand compensation for this little stunt that you guys pulled, and you're going to hand deliver it to me personally!”

“It’s not just us who owe you thanks, Sean,” said Logan as he stared at his cousin. “It is the whole world who must thank you for your part in stopping a terrorist attack on America. You put an end to evil. You stopped terrorism from invoking terror into the heart of Americans and people around the world. You sent out a clear message that evil will not be tolerated. In fact, you are a true hero and you should know that.” Andrea and Dicky agreed wholeheartedly.

“Now, don’t give me all the credit for stopping the 9/11 attacks,” said Sean. “It was the cops and the FBI who actually stopped the terrorists from doing what they tried to do. All I did was tipped them off. You guys, however, did all the heavy lifting of finding out who the attackers were so that the rest of the country could catch them.”

"Well, it wasn't like we hadn't have a choice," said Andrea.

"We did," said Dicky, "and the choices were that we either ignored the newspaper and let these devastating events come to pass, or do whatever it took to prevent the attacks from happening. It didn't take a rocket scientist to find out what we chose to do."

"And what led you to making that decision to stop the attacks from happening?" said Sean.

“Well,” said Logan, “I wasn’t going to die and leave Deidi a widow and our children without a father. Besides, Homer and Treasure are young and they need both their parents in their lives. It would do me no good to die and never get a chance to watch them grow up.”

“Same here,” said Andrea. “Anastasia is about to turn five years old this November and I’m getting ready to send her to school. Consuelo is just two years old. I can’t die and leave my poor clueless husband to raise our two girls alone.”

“I’m just glad that Lysander and Margaret are teenagers,” said Dicky, "so they don't  need me much."

“Now you know you are not about to leave those two to their own devices,” Andrea snapped at him. “You’re their father and they are your children, no matter what anyone else thinks. Your ex-wife couldn’t handle that cold hard truth, so that’s why she’s no longer in the picture.”

“I see,” said Dicky. “Such a shame that Deanna chose her partner over her family. Right now, I bet that she’s a miserable witch because I’m not dead.”

“Yeah, I know,” said Logan. “In fact, the night that we finally revealed our location to the world, Deidi called me up and she screamed at me over the phone for half an hour for disappearing and making her think that I was dead. She thinks the story about me being murdered on 9/11 was just a stupid joke. She and Leilar are demanding that I come home right now.”

"I don't blame her," said Sean. "I knew that somehow, you three were going to die on September 11, and I had to do my part in making sure that it didn't happen." 

“And I have to convince Roger that he needs to get rid of that Jeremy Bozeman and find someone who’s more competent,” said Andrea. “I don’t fancy being anywhere near that guy, not when he could be a potential murderer.”

"Yeah, I've noticed," said Dicky. "There's nothing good about him or his girlfriend, and the sooner they are put away in jail, the better we all will be."

"Yeah, and that too," said Sean. "You guys need to leave the East Coast for a while and take a break. You've earned it. Plus, there will be the matter of Osama bin Laden finding out that we put an end to the attacks and hunting us down, but we'll cross that bridge when we get to it."

"Indeed," said Logan. "I need to get home right now or else my kids will worry. Poor little things, not knowing if their father was dead or not. What was I thinking?"

"Better us in hiding in Boston and staying alive than being dead in the streets of New York because we were killed by some crazy person, that's for sure, that's for sure," said Andrea. "Besides, I say that California is where we should be heading. Logan's family lives there, Hollywood is there, and I know that cousin Jacquelyn has bugged me to death about me going with her to Disneyland for her birthday instead of her going with me to Coney Island this year. You don't want me to disappoint her by not coming down to see her, or do you?"

"Of course not!" said Sean. "You know how she is; young and impatient. And besides, whatever Jacquelyn wants, Jacquelyn gets."

"You said it," said Dicky. "We'll be in Burbank in plenty of time for her birthday, won't we?"

"Of course we will," said Sean. "Besides, Jacquelyn's birthday isn't until the middle of November. We'll have plenty of time to see her."

"We go home for her sake," said Logan. "Sweet home California, anyone?"

"Don't ever say that again," said Andrea as she shook her head at what she just heard. 

"Why not?" said Logan. 

"Because first off, you stole that song from Lynyrd Skynyrd, and second, California is anything but sweet," said Andrea. 

"Plus, that was a bad joke," said Sean. "And you know how I feel about bad jokes. That joke is an insult to the people living in Alabama."

"Leave him alone," said Dicky. "I thought that joke was funny. And besides, "Sweet Home Alabama" is the worst movie that I ever saw."

"We're talking about the song, not the movie based on that song," said Sean. "And yes, the movie was boring. So boring that I fell asleep 20 minutes into the film and didn't wake up until Tarzan was fighting against Sabor."

"Yeah, that was embarrassing," said Logan. "For you, that was."

"OK, you two, that's enough of the bad movie jokes," said Andrea. "Are we leaving or not?" 

“So it’s settled then,” said Dicky. “We’re going to California.”

* * * * *

But before they left for California, the cousins had some important things to do first.

Logan had to gather everything that he had taken a come when he flew out to New York and put in his suitcase. He also had to pack up the souvenirs that he had gathered for his children and wife, as well as the newspaper that had started this entire mess.

Dicky, however, had to pack as much stuff as he could, and to inform his children 13-year-old twins Lysander and Margaret that they would be leaving New York soon.

"That's not fair, dad!" Lysander said the moment he found out that they were leaving York. "Why are we leaving New York?"

"Because New York is a dangerous place for us to be in right now," said Dickey. "That's why we're leaving."

"New York is always dangerous, dad," said Margaret. "Why are we leaving and in the middle of school too?"

"Because I'm moving us to California," said Dicky to his children's shock. "It's safer there and besides, you can see your cousins everyday."

"But I love New York," said Lysander.

"So do I," said Dicky, "so do I. Now pack your bags, because we're leaving tomorrow."

As Lysander and Margaret went to their rooms to pack their bags, Logan said to Dicky, "Are you sure this is the right thing that you're doing? Uprooting your children and dragging them to California with you?"

"Speak for yourself, Logan," said Dicky. "Your family's already in California, and I'm not ready to leave my kids behind, not when they can so close to losing their only parent a few days ago. I won't allow it at all."

Just then, a knock was heard at the front door. Andrea was standing in the doorway with her two small daughters, Anastasia and Consuelo. She too had packed everyone's bags in a hurry.

"I packed as much as I could and left a message for Roger telling him where we are going," said Andrea as she sat on the couch. The two small girls curled up on the couch and fell asleep. "I already know he's not going to be back from his trip for another few weeks, but I sent an email telling him everything that's going on. Hopefully, he'll find us before this year ends."

"I hope so too," said Logan as everybody settled down for the night. It was already an exciting week for the cousins, who had found out that the September 11 attacks and having miraculously put an end to the attacks. But the next day would see them embarking on a brand new journey, one that would have them challenging the pop culture of that day and changing it forever...

Within a few hours of them making their life-changing decision, we see Logan, Dicky, and Andrea at JFK International airport, boarding a plane that was bound for Los Angeles. Andrea had loaded her two small children Anastasia and Consuelo while Dicky had to persuade his two children Lysander and Margaret to come with him. It looked as if the three cousins were planning to leave New York for good.

Sean (who dropped them off at the airport) said to Logan, "I hope you guys know what you're doing. It's not going to be easy going home after what just happened."

"I've noticed," said Logan as he noted a crowd of people staring at them. Rumors about the Trichenberg cousins and their role in stopping the 9/11 attacks swirled around New York. Many people who heard the rumors called the cousins heroes for stopping terrorism, while others scorned them for being involved in American foreign intelligence. Plus, a few people were angry with Dicky and Andrea (both of whom had Down Syndrome) because they believed that the cousins had no right to function in society, let alone help stop the 9/11 attacks from happening. 

(In fact, the people who were arrested for plotting to kill Dicky and Andrea on September 11, 2001 had claimed that the cousins were evil and they didn't deserve to live, let alone create their children. Jabez Bozeman (who wanted to kill Andrea) claimed that he wanted to free Andrea's husband Roger from Andrea's "evil" influences and to marry Roger off to his younger sister Lucia. Lucia was also arrested for her part in the conspiracy to kill Andrea.)

"Even if we caught the main culprits, how do we know that there aren't others out there who support Jabez and his insane claims?" said Sean. "And don't think that we don't know how to weed them out."

"That'll be our next project," said Logan. "Right after the world is done getting used to us still being alive. I don't know where they got the notion to try to kill us, but we'll cross that bridge when we find it."

"Indeed we will," said Sean. To Dicky and Andrea, he said, "Now you two better take care of yourselves and the kids. Also, you need to do something about your appearance, as I hear rumors about a search for you two. Can't have you guys dying now, not when you just escaped from death."

Andrea said,"And what about Roger? He might not be too happy if he comes home and he find the house empty and myself and the girls gone. I already packed up the house and left a note telling him where to find us, but I hesitate to think he may assume the worst when it comes to us."

"Oh don't worry," said Sean. "I'll deal with him. In fact, I'll make sure that his job sends him to Pasadena within a week."

"A week?" Andrea cried out, shocked that Sean would pull a trick like that on her. "That's my husband! Why would you do something stupid like that?"

"OK, three days tops," said Sean. "Now you all better get going right now or else you're going to miss your flight."

"Indeed," said Dicky. "So, when do we meet next?"

"Hopefully somewhere around Thanksgiving," said Sean. "You should all be settled in by then. But I've got to get going, as your flight leaves in 45 minutes and I've got two hours for my own flight, which is taking me straight to Santa Cruz. Now let's get going or else we'll miss our flights."

After saying goodbye to Sean, Logan, Dicky, and Andrea led their families onto their plane, which was bound for Los Angeles. From there, they would go to Logan's house in Pasadena. 

As the plane began to board and the people took their seats, Logan turned to Dicky and said, "So, let's be honest here: how do you really feel about our decision to leave New York after everything that we've been through the past week?"

"You mean, we're leaving New York because some crazy people want to kill dad?" Lysander cried out. "That's insane!"

"I can't believe you agreed to do this," said Margaret. 

“I can’t say that I agreed with that decision,” said Dicky, “but when it comes to us being safe, I’m not taking any chances.”

“And neither will I,” said Andrea. "I can no longer live in this city if mentally retarded people can be murdered and their killers can get away with murder and no one dares to punish them."

"Yeah," said Dicky. "They want us to die because we're handicapped. They don't give a crap about us at all. I hope they all die and never reproduce so no more stupid assed people can control this planet!"

"Yeah, and that too," said Andrea. 

“Good,” said Logan. “Now that that's settled, you can help me with my next project.” 

“Which is,” said Dicky.

“You’re going to help me find a way to make the new Harry Potter film flop in theaters,” said Logan with a smile on his face.

“What?” said Dicky. “You mean, Andrea and I are going to help you make a film that will butcher Harry Potter? Are you fricking kidding me?”

"Since when is Harry Potter becoming a movie?" Andrea cried out at the same time. 

“I am not kidding,” said Logan. “Deidi has been working on this film for a very long time and I know that we have had some commercial successes with “Adventures in Eswoth” and “The Legend of the Wizard”, but I really really really want this movie that we have just wrapped up filming to succeed. The public is demanding that Deidi and I release this movie at the same time as Harry Potter and they want the movie to succeed.”

“So what movie is it?” said Andrea. “It’s not "The Spirit Keeper", is it?”

“Oh no, not that movie,” said Logan. “That movie was nothing more than an epic disaster. Plus, Deidi and I weren't involved in the making of that movie, which stings tremendously when you think about it.” 

“But at least it was better than anything Disney released in theaters,” said Dicky. “Not that I’m against Disney or anything like that.”

“So what’s the title of the movie?” said Andrea.

“The movie is called “The Frostfall”, which is based on a book called “The Destiny of Lacey Parrish” by the writer Suzette Mullen,” said Logan. “The story is about a girl named Lacey Parrish, whose village comes under attack and is destroyed when her father was wrongly accused of the murder of a royal prince and executed. That execution causes the ruling body to break down, spreading anarchy across the kingdom.”

“Well, okay then,” said Andrea. “How we going to get the story to sell to an entire population who wants to see the Harry Potter movie?” 

“There’s already talk of this book becoming a movie for many years now,” said Logan. “And because of those rumors which we have neither confirmed nor denied, people are already starting to buy tickets to the movie. I can’t wait to see the faces of children who thought that they were going to see Harry Potter, but end up liking this movie better. Plus the story, although it is about a girl, appeals to both boys and girls and it has five completed books to it, which contrasts with J.K. Rowling’s as of yet incomplete series.”

“Well, it looks like we have our work cut out for us,” said Dicky. “Now let’s go; we have a movie to promote.”

* * * * *

After the plane landed in LAX, Logan, Dicky, and Andrea found themselves on the next flight to Pasadena. They and the children were going to be at home before bedtime, whenever that was. 

But before they could board that plane, Logan saw Irene Ulrich waving to them. She had recently returned from a trip to Florida (where she was when the September 11, 2001 attacks were thwarted).

Irene said to them, "I can't believe you guys. You all stopped an international crisis from happening and you didn't invite me?"

"We didn't know you and Rex were in Miami," said Logan. "Had we known that, we would have taken the next flight to Florida instead of going to Boston."

"And what's this I hear about a conspiracy to kill Dicky and Andrea?" Irene snapped. 

"That would be the work of Jabez Bozeman," said Andrea. "He really has it in for me for some odd reason."

"Plus, I think he's actually compensating for something," said Logan. 

"What is he compensating for?" said Irene. 

"Let's put it like this," said Andrea. "Men like Jabez Bozeman come in very...short supply." 

Everyone laughed as Arexus approached them. He frowned as he saw his wife hanging out with her cousins. It wasn't that he didn't like them; he wasn't too fond of Irene's rather large family, with their boisterous ways. 

He said, "Whoever he was, I'm sure that we are glad to know that he's gone."

"Arexus," Irene began. 

"Whatever," he said. "We just need to get home to our children. Plus, no more trips until that baby is born." To Logan, he said, "I really don't know what you were doing in Boston or why you were even in Boston to begin with, but as God as my witness, I will find out the truth behind your shenanigans. You can't pull anything over my eyes, spellcasters or no."

"That's enough, Rex," said Irene. "We have a plane to catch." To Logan, she said, "And we'll be expecting you to show up on Jacquelyn's birthday. You do remember when her birthday is, right?"

"Oh, we do," said Logan. "It's still November 15, 1993."

"Indeed," said Irene. "I do hope that you're not up to any more crazy schemes before Thanksgiving. And if you even try to do something like what you did few days ago, I will not hesitate to hunt you down and tear you into pieces. In fact, I'll do it myself."

"Yeah yeah," said Logan as he watched his cousin and her husband leaving. He already knew that he wasn't going to make any promises when it came to schemes. In fact, he was already working on a scheme to destroy Harry Potter before Pottermania invaded the United States.

* * * * *

"About damned time you came back, Logan," said William Lewis, who was Logan's personal assistant. He had been waiting for Logan to return from his trip to New York for the last few days and had camped out at the airport during the time that Logan was hiding in Boston. "You said you'd be back on Wednesday. It's Monday. What have you been doing the last five days?"

"Mainly finishing the screenplay for Paramount," said Logan. "You know how Paratris is. She wants her script for the movie "The Trouble With Teegafane" written and on time! She is such a high-strung bitch it's amazing her head ain't fallen off yet!"

"Indeed," said William. 

"Haha, it's so funny," said Dicky. 

"Such a useless woman, Laura Paratris," said Andrea. "Why are you working with her?"

"She needs me more than I need her," said Logan. "Plus, she ain't happy unless I'm working for her. Plus, Deidi really hates her."

"Never work for someone your wife hates," said Dicky. 

"Yeah yeah," said Logan. "Now let's go home before my kids call the police."

William led everyone to his car and took off in the direction of Logan's house. All the while, Logan was thinking about what would have happened if the attacks had happened as planned and/or he never escaped to Boston. He would have been seriously injured and Dicky and Andrea would have been killed. Those scenarios had him wondering if he should have gone to New York to begin with. 

* * * * *

"Dad's home!" 4-year-old Homer cried out as soon as he saw Logan walking through the front door to the house.

3-year-old Treasure hung back as her brother went to hug their father; she was still painfully shy and refused to talk to anyone who weren't her parents, brother, or grandfather. Logan's father, Leilar, stared at him, saying, "About damned time you got back, boy. Your sister done nearly had a heart attack hearing about you being killed by some crazy. Poor thing."

"Where's Deirdre?" Logan said. 

Right on cue, Deirdre Langston Dara (aka Jacquel Spartan) walked into the room. At the same time, Dicky, Andrea, and their children also walked through the front door. Deirdre said, "Logan, you said you'd be back on Friday afternoon. It's 7:30 PM on Monday. Did you decide to go to Atlantic City while you were in New York?"

"No," said Logan. "In fact, Sean yelled at me for "getting drunk and partying at Cheers while he was beating up 19 men who wanted to blow up the Twin Towers". That guy still thinks that our great country is nothing but a huge joke."

"Forget him," said Deirdre. "He's so pretentious and full of misplaced anger towards President Bush it's not even funny!" To Dicky and Andrea, she said, "And I will thank you for keeping him out of trouble. Believe me, an unwanted souvenir is the last thing this family needs."

"I know," said Dicky. "Logan now wants us to promote your newest movie to death and outsell Harry Potter."

"Really?" Deirdre cried out. Then to Logan, she said, "You're kidding, right? "The Frostfall" is MY pet project, and there's no way that they're going to use that to replace Harry Potter! They will have to think again!"

"But you and I both know that there's no way that Homer and Treasure will want to watch Harry Potter and Jacquelyn is not even remotely interested in Harry Potter, so why don't we release the movie on her birthday?" said Logan. "That way, we can steer her entire class away from Harry Potter. And if the kids like the movie, then we have a chance to outsell Harry Potter."

"That's true," said Andrea. "The more people who watch The Frostfall, the less people will want to watch Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone."

"Yeah," said Dicky. "Who needs Harry Potter when you can have Lacey Parrish?"

"OK then," said Deirdre with a resigned look on her face. "I hope you guys know what you're doing."

"Dad no leave us," said Treasure with a sad look on her face. She stared at him with her huge brown eyes. The tiny girl didn't like it whenever Logan went away for his job and she sought to make sure that he knew it. 

"Not for a very long time," said Logan. He knew that like it or not, he had a new outlook on life since he dodged the 9/11 attacks. He had to make sure that Homer and Treasure's futures were secure and Deirdre would be able to continue making her films. He owed it to his family to stay alive.  

Logan stared at Dicky and Andrea; they too had to stay alive, not just for their children, but for the rest of the world. The cousins knew that they had no choice but to keep themselves alive long enough to put an end to evil forever...