iGo to Military School

An iCarly fanfic

Author's Note: I do not own the characters in this story, just the situations involved. All characters are the property of Nickelodeon. That being said, Enjoy!

Ch.1 iGo to the Principal's Office

1:15, Biology. Carly Shay sat in her seat, trying to look like she was paying attention as the teacher talked about the inner organs of the frog. In truth, she was trying not to throw up. The lecture her class was sitting through was in preparation for the final, which would involve the dissection of a bullfrog. "As we have discussed, the American Bullfrog's stomach is capable of digesting a wide variety of prey, up to and including mice," the teacher said. It was bad luck in Carly's opinion that she had Biology right after lunch. As the teacher continued her lesson on the inner workings of the bullfrog, Carly stared at the empty seat next to her.

Normally the seat was to be occupied by Sam Puckett, Carly's best friend. But it seemed Sam had other plans. Carly knew she wasn't sick, they'd went to school together that morning. She only hoped that her skipping didn't get her into serious trouble. The teacher was suddenly interrupted by the phone ringing. "Yes, Principal Franklin?" she asked. Following a brief moment of silence, the teacher scanned the room. "Yes, she is. I'll send her right to your office. Bye bye." As the teacher hung the up the phone, she called one name. "Carly Shay?" she asked, a serious tone in her voice. Carly hesitantly rose from her seat, wondering what she could have done wrong.

"You're wanted at the Principal's office," the teacher said. Carly swiftly gathered her things. "Did he say what for?" she asked as she shouldered her backpack. The teacher shook her head no. The knot in Carly's stomach grew bigger. She hated surprises like this. She ignored the quiet chorus of "Ooohs" she was receiving from her classmates as she headed for the door. As she closed it, she heard her teacher admonishing them. "That's quite enough, class," the teacher said as the door shut.

She took a deep breath as she opened the door to Principal Franklin's office. To her surprise, Sam was in the office. Principal Franklin gave an exasperated sigh as Carly entered the office and took a seat next to Sam. "You wanted to see me?" she asked respectfully as she sat down. Sam suppressed a laugh. "It's not funny," Principal Franklin said sternly. Carly rolled her eyes. "Sam, what did you do this time?" she asked, looking her best friend in the eye.

"It was too good to pass up," Sam began explaining between giggles. "What?" Carly demanded. "What was too good to pass up?" As if in answer to her question, Miss Briggs burst into the office. She was covered from head to toe in a mixture of green and yellow gunk. "I want that beast expelled!" the angry teacher exclaimed. Carly took in her appearance in shock. "Yes, thank you, Miss Briggs," the principal replied. "Sam, what did you do?" Carly asked.

"Apparently, Sam rigged her desk to detonate a large quantity of... whatever that was when she opened a drawer," Principal Franklin answered. "Principal Franklin, she's gone too far this time! I'm not leaving this office until you expel her," Miss Briggs interrupted angrily. Ted Franklin rubbed the back of his head. "Look, Francine, school's out. Why don't you go home and take a shower. I promise I will punish Sam for this," he said. Francine Briggs glared at her superior for a moment, before finally leaving the office in a huff.

"It's just your standard multi-colored slime bomb," Sam explained, trying hard not to laugh any more. Neither Principal Franklin, nor Carly seemed amused. "Look," Principal Franklin said. "Sam, you're in your junior year of high school. Don't you think it's time to stop these childish pranks?" Sam seemed to think about it for a moment. Stop pranking? But it was so much fun, and Miss Briggs was such an easy target. "Nah," she answered.

"Look, Ted, we've known each other, what? Three years now? This is what I do." Ted Franklin stared hard into her eyes. She cracked a smile as she stared right back. It seemed that this was all a big game to her. The more he thought about it, the more he realized that it was. They'd been doing this song and dance far too long. "I've made my decision," he finally said after a few minutes of thought. "You will report to detention for the next two weeks," he continued. Sam rose from her chair, thinking they were done.

"I'm not done," he said, causing her to sit right back down. Carly began to get very worried. This wasn't the first time she'd been called for something like this. It drove her nuts, but she accepted it as one of the perks of being friends with Sam. But she could sense from Principal Franklin's tone of voice that he was not joking. "I want you to listen carefully," he continued, causing Sam to stop laughing. "It seems that detention and even suspension isn't getting through to you." At the mention of suspension, Sam seemed to be mesmerized. "I didn't want to have to do this, but it seems you've left me with no choice." There was more seriousness in his tone than either girl had ever heard.

"From now, until the end of this year, if I have to see you because you've pranked any teacher in this school, you will be expelled." He turned his attention to Carly. "I asked you here for this because if anybody can keep her on track, it's you." Carly nodded. "I'll do my best, sir," she replied. "Go home, I'll see you tomorrow," he said. As they turned to leave, he gave Sam one final warning. "And Sam, I'm serious. Please do not push this any farther." She didn't even look back as she went through the door. Carly turned before following. "I'll do what I can," she said. Principal Franklin looked right at her. "Good luck," he replied as Carly left his office.