iWitnessed Roboticization
Rating: T
The living room was silent as Carly Shay, Sam Puckett, and Freddie Benson entered the room silently. Even Sam did not feel like saying anything or even doing anything. The wild teenager who was used to saying just about anything was now quiet and peaceful on the outside, but was in a fit of rage on the inside. She did not let this out however, in respect for Carly. Carly was usual a very cheerful girl who looked forward to coming home and talking to her two best friends. Her cheerful nature had now been stolen. Her happiness was nowhere to be found. She blamed herself for the unfortunate incident. Freddie was at peace in his silence. While he was torn and heartbroken, he was still trying all he could to be calm. All he wanted to do right now was comfort Carly and hold her. He blamed the machines that sabotaged not just his computer but everything and everyone else involved the unfortunate incident.
Sam blamed the Freedom Fighters.
Carly, Sam and Freddie stared at the blue hedgehog, the ground squirrel, the half robot/ half rabbit, and the French coyote as they started walking towards them. The ground squirrel, Sally Acorn, looked at Carly and sighed. Before doing anything else, Sally decided to make a quick comment to the three teenagers. Sam stared at Sally with a menacing look, Freddie looked with caution and Carly looked at her with sadness.
"We're very sorry, guys. We didn't mean for it to turn out the way it did," she said apologetically.
"Then why did you let it happen?" asked Sam harshly.
"Hey! Don't get onto her!" snapped Sonic, the blue hedgehog.
"I've got to! Because of you guys, Spencer's gone!" replied Sam.
"Listen, sugah, we're real sorry, honest!" said the half rabbit/half robot, Bunnie Rabbot.
"We know that you are, but we could have done something to prevent it you know," commented Freddie. Sam turned to Freddie and softly, but sternly punched him.
"Why are you defending these nubs?" she asked rudely.
"There should no need for ze punching or ze blaming," cried the French coyote, Antoine, hoping to defend Sally. Sam gave Antoine an angry glare, making the coyote shiver a little.
"Listen, guys, it ain't any of us who should be blamed. If those SWATbutts hadn't've been there, I would've juiced Spence right outta there," argued Sonic.
"Sonic's right, but those SWATbots were only there because we weren't quick enough," Sally said.
"And you're to blame!" replied Sam.
"Stop blamin' everyone, Sam!" cried Bunnie.
"I won't!" Sam said.
The argument erupted as Carly Shay just sat and watched her human friends, and animal friends argue over who was to blame for the failure of the mission and the disappearance of Spencer. This fight had been going on ever since coming back fro Mobius and the usually cheerful brunette could not take much more of it. As Carly listened, she grew sadder and sadder. Soon, all Carly could do was just get off her chair and take the stairs up to the iCarly room. As Sally and Freddie noticed, they looked at each other, became consumed in guilt and stepped out of the fight, and followed Carly.
"Carly! Carly!" cried Sally and Freddie.
"She must've gone into the studio where we shoot iCarly," he said. Sally looked at him as he spoke these words. She nodded as they climbed up the same stairs Carly took.
"You know we should have gotten into that fight," replied Sally. Freddie nodded.
"You're right, Sal. I just wish the mission had turned out better than hoped for. If so, Spence would still be here. Now Carly must hate me," replied Freddie, ashamed at himself.
"I'm sure she doesn't hate you, Freddie. She has had a horrible experience today and honestly, I can't help but feel like I'm the one to blame," the princess said. Freddie was surprised.
"You?" he asked.
"Yes, I shouldn't have persuaded you, Carly, Sam, and Spencer to come help us. I thought it was a useful idea at the time, but if I had known what I know now, then we wouldn't be having this horrible fight. We never fight and the fact that we are now is really hard on my mind right now," the princess explained. Freddie listened intently and nodded.
"Well, if it makes you feel any better, I don't blame you, or Carly, or anyone else except that fat old monster," Freddie said, trying to keep his anger and the big round guy at a minimum.
By the time he was done saying this, Sally and Freddie were already in the hallway, leading into the iCarly studio.
Carly did not feel like speaking. She ignored the princess as she pushed herself into the upstairs iCarly room. She landed in one of the bean bag chairs and buried her face into her knees.
"That stupid, icky, old jerk," muttered Carly.
"Let us out!" cried Sam trying to break the metal bars of the prison cell that held her, Freddie, Spencer, and Carly.
"Yeah! You can't keep us here!" replied Spencer.
"Oh, but I mustn't, worker bots or mine are always breaking down everyday, and I can't just let them all grow too worn out to function, and besides, the hedgehog will be here soon enough for you all, and when he does, I'll be prepared," replied the doctor's dark, sinister voice. The deep, spine crawling of Dr. Robotnik's voice made Carly's flesh tingle with fright.
"The Freedom Fighters aren't going to let you do anything to us, especially Sonic. They've stopped you before, so what makes you think you'll win this time?" Sam protested.
"Because, child, I have you all. Those Freedom Fighters won't just let four innocent people be here for long. They'll come. And when they do…heh heh…it'll be the end for them and for all of you," returned Robotnik, finally by a low, sinister chuckle. Carly sat next to Spencer and placed her head on his shoulder, craving for comfort.
Carly did not know at first what it was about Dr. Robotnik that spooked her. She had looked at him thinking that it may have been several things; his evilness, his obese body, his nasty plans, anything could have been what Carly found so disturbing when she was around the gargantuan tyrant.
Of course, after everything that had happened during the mission, she more reasons to be spooked, maybe even afraid of Robotnik.
Sally and Freddie entered the room speechless at first. Carly looked up with a hopeless look on her face. She turned away when she saw them and sighed. Sally stepped forward and sat down next to Carly with Freddie following.
"Carly, I'm really sorry about Spencer. If I hadn't-"Sally began to say.
"No, Sally, don't blame yourself. Everyone should be blaming me and my dumb mouth," replied Carly.
"Why?" asked Freddie. Carly turned her head to him and sighed.
"Well we all know how it all went down," she replied, remembering how this tragic day began.
