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I imagine if you're going to be a superhero you'd have to be religious and have a strong faith that God'll help you or else you'd give up to easily.makes scense to me anyway.
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This reminds me of a scene I wrote for a story called "Save Me, Danny." In the scene, Sam recieves injuries so severe, she's been put in the Intensive Care Ward of Amity Park General Hospital:
"Tucker, against his usual judgment, had decided to wait in the hospital’s intensive care ward by Sam’s bedside until Danny returned from the Ghost Zone. Finally, he heard Danny’s voice on the other side of the door.
'How is she?'
'She’s stable, Danny, but very weak.' The nurse replied. 'Frankly, it’s a miracle she’s still alive.'
'May I see her?'
'Yes.'
'I hear she’s in pretty bad shape.' Said Danny as he walked through the door. Poor Danny’s heart was broken by the sight that lay before him. Sam was a mess, arm in a sling, hooked up to every kind of machinery, including an IV for feeding, a catheter for waste, and a respirator, the EKG machine giving off a faint beep every two seconds.
'You have no idea.' Tucker said, getting out of the chair he’d been sitting in. 'She looks better now, though, than she did when she was admitted. You should have seen her before the operation.'
'Operation?'
'Yeah. They had to reset the bones in the cheek, jaw, and ribs. I’ll leave you two alone.'
As Tuck left, Danny knelt by Sam’s bedside. Clasping his hands, he prayed. 'Oh, God, I know I don’t talk to you as often as I should, but please let Sam live. She’s all I have.' Said Danny, tears rolling down his cheeks. 'I don’t know what I’d do without her. I couldn’t live another day if I knew I wouldn’t be able to feel her arms around me ever again. Please don’t take her from me. Amen. Oh, please, Sam, don’t die. Come back from the edge. Don’t go gently into that good night.' Danny begged, squeezing Sam’s hand.
Danny watched as Sam’s chest rose and fell. Pulling a chair close to her bedside, he watched her as she slept. Her breathing was so shallow, it hardly looked like she was breathing at all. He clasped her hand as he gazed at her face, scars over her cheek from where her head had slammed into the wall. Her face was the palest shade of white, an almost deathly color. 'Please don’t die on me, Sam.' He said as tears gathered in his eyes once more. Leaning over her, he gave her a tender kiss, her lips cool to the touch.
Since it was Autumn and him and Tuck had school, which meant he couldn’t be there during the day, Danny sat by Sam’s bedside at least an hour every night, sometimes even taking more than three hours; talking to her frequently as he did his homework, even though he knew she couldn’t hear him. He didn’t care. He told her everything, too, from the events of the day, to the latest Fenton watchamacallit, to begging her to return.
'Sam, please come back. I don’t know how or even [i]if[/i] I could live without you. I love you so very much.' He said a few weeks later as tears streamed down his cheeks. He looked at Sam. She looked so much better, now that the bandages and stitches had been removed, and the color returned to her face. The bones had been reset, and most of the tubes had been removed, although she was still hooked up to the EKG, which showed a steadily increasing heartbeat day by day; the IV, the catheter, and her arm was still in a sling, although the x-rays showed she was healing well.
'That was beautiful, Danny.' Came a whisper from Sam’s pillow.
'Sam. You’re alive.'
'Thanks to you.'
'Oh, Sam, I was so scared. I thought that I’d never get to see you alive again. No one should ever have to bury their best friend.'
'I was scared, too, Danny. I didn’t want to die like that.' She said, sitting up. Danny pulled her into his strong, loving arms; both of them sobbing softly onto each other’s shoulders, the only words were the ones of comfort that came from Danny.
'Sh. It’s ok, Sam. I’m here. The nightmare’s over.'" If you want to read the rest, it's on fanfiction.net.
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*claps* I love that it can be so powerful, but yet so plain.
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I dont know why i havent commented on this yet...
But yes, i love it. It's very deep in its simplicity. Theres alot of meaning behind it, and all of t for the good.
Youre in my prayers, dear. *hugs* Thank you.
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*stunned speachless when seeing it in the 10 minutes on computer between work crews*
*still stunned speachless three hours later at work*
Thank you.
He looks like a squire holding a vigil for his knighthood. ((Tamora Pierce books took over my mind a long time ago))
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Just... Many thanks.
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I really like the job you did with three pictures. The messages of prayer, fate, and forgiveness are displayed very clearly. I like this one the most, though. The pose and hands are very good, and his expression with the bag under his eye is excellent. This picture speaks to me.
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wow....this is simple yet so strong.....really good work.....
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Amazing how something so simple can express something so strongly.
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Wow... that really hits home! 
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Ah!
I'm speechless...and touched. It's so strong....
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*is at a loss for words*
I...
I...don't know what to say.
Thank you. Just...thank you.
I really wish I could think of something more coherent than that, but...
This speaks too much for words to express.
Thank you.
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Oh my gosh! GRYPH! YOU SHOULD HAVE!
THank you so much!
You'll be in my prayers tonight.
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*SHOULDN'T HAVE
Wow, that completely alters the meaning, doesn't it?
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This hurts my heart, which is something my mama used to say. I always say lovely, and I feel bad for never thinking of anything more creative to say. I always just get such a sense of feeling from your work.
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I like the drawing, but why is it for those people? I'm curious
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Well done! I especially like the stance and the hands.
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Oh my... This is so solemn...
Very nice, my friend. ^^
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Damn that's beautiful! His face looks so sincere. It really speaks to me.
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