First off, I would again like to thank everyone who has favorite and followed the story so far. I hope more enjoy it as Freddie moves (I am jumping about a week and a half.) I wish I could have had this up sooner but alas it is finally up and posted into the story.
Challenge King: Thank you for reading, I am glad you enjoyed this chapter and I hope you enjoy the next one.
Fanfic-Reader-88: Yes the Hollywood Arts Students do in fact have powers. I hope you (and everyone else) enjoyed the taste of them in that chapter, there are more to come in time. Some maybe fully powered, some may have more powers coming in slowly. Remember teenagers don't just wake up one day and have everything show up...
I have plans for Sam though they may not be immediate plans... That is all I can say about that.
Thanks again for your review and continued reading of this story.
darck ben: Thank you, glad you enjoyed it
Demi-titan666, thank you and welcome. I didn't stop writing this story though it is up later than I wanted it to.
Not sure if anyone else follows other stories but some of the writers that influence me have posted new chapters. Onehorseshay has posted updates to his great Who are My Brothers and iGuess We're Roomies both are Victorious stories. Ilusorygentleman has a new chapter in his Schneider's Island crossover and his Killer Tuna Redux Sam and Cat story. I must warn you that if you never read those stories before, be forewarned it is M rated as oppose to my K+/T rated stories. Also for those into other super hero stories, check out Reika Shibuya's Frizz, the Ice Queen and The Amazing Spider Girl by Wolf Torrent Blue.
June 13, 2011 6:30 PM PDT
Vega House, Los Angeles, CA
Finals week has wrapped up for the miracles who go to Hollywood Arts. They were starting their two vacation from the school off in different ways. Cat visited her uncles in San Francisco though sadly for her she had to not use her powers because they do not know her powers. That and she had to get chicken fat for them to soak their skin in. Beck was visiting his cousin Warren in Canada. Warren was on break from Sky High. Jade was alone so she locked herself in her room to practice her powers when she was not walking around Hollywood trying to figure out where she feels famous people will die. Andre was on vacation with his crazy grandmother. Trina and Rex and Robbie all spent time at the Northridge mall. Trina went for shopping while Robbie and (more so) Rex were looking at the infamous North Ridge girls.
Tori has spent her days trying to learn her powers as she has only having them after a radioactive spider bite right before the showcase that she had to replace Trina in. Tori had to make up for lost time mainly because her powers came more suddenly than her fellow students, even her sister who had them at some point during adolescence naturally. At first Tori was given flack by Jade mostly until Tori saved her from an unwanted pick-up attempt. Tori's exercises included web slinging, wall climbing and a bit of weight lifting.
Tori was spending her nights, how she normally did since the beginning of the month, texting, pear-chatting or talking to Freddie on the phone. Tori was finding out that Freddie Benson was not like most boys who wanted to get her attention. Besides finding out about the girls who liked Freddie as a vampire during the Moonlight Twiblood craze, he wasn't a ladies' man so he couldn't be like Steven Carson and see two girls at the same time. He wasn't a user like Ryder Daniels was, if anything he was the used when it came to Valerie and even Carly to an extent. He was a sweet boy who was a bit of a nerd but nowhere as bad as Robbie.
Tori smiled knowing that Freddie was set to move within a few days and start Hollywood Arts in the next week when the new term started. Hollywood Arts was a year-round school to maximize the use of the students' powers. As it was a Thursday, all Freddie had left was a little packing, iCarly tomorrow night, then a party afterwards and was moving the next morning. Tori was waiting on Freddie's call because Marissa and Freddie were temporarily moved in with the Shays due to all their items being collected by the movers. He was kind of like Andre, except instead of being a music prodigy on top of a super, Freddie was a technical genius.
"You're smiling," Trina says looking at her sister breaking her from her thoughts. Tori turns around to see Trina looking at her younger sister who is staring back at her.
Tori nods, "Yes I am."
"You like the tech boy from iCarly," Trina comments.
Tori instantly blushes at the thought. 'Am I crushing on Freddie,' she thought to herself. Trina smiles at her sister. "Ah she does. My sister has a crush, my sister has a crush," Trina says in a sing-song voice teasing her sister.
"I am not crushing on Freddie," Tori tries convincing Trina if not more herself. "I mean he's cute and as you know he is coming to Hollywood Arts in a week."
"And has he asked you to show you around," Trina inquires.
Tori shakes her head and remarks, "Not yet. We haven't talked about that too much. More about how to get use to having powers, what it was like discovering you had powers. You know, miracles stuff."
"Yes like you getting bit by that spider that came from Gibcorp," Trina kids her sister.
Tori frowns and asks, "Why must you remind me that my powers came from an accident and not naturally like your's?"
"I'm not the one who wasn't a miracle by birth. No wonder why Jade doesn't like you," Trina replies tapping Tori on the nose.
"First off, didn't I tell you not to touch my nose. And second, Jade doesn't truly like anyone outside of Cat and Beck and he's her boyfriend. I mean she doesn't even like you," Tori quips.
Trina puts a hand over mouth gasping. "What do you mean," Trina asks. "Everyone loves Trina Vega," she sings with some light emighting from her voice but it is dim and not constant.
"It looks like someone has to join me in learning their powers Trina," Tori comments.
Trina gasps again and replies, "I do not. I just had an issue this time." Trina the turns and starts walking away. "You wanna go to the Northridge Mall with me?"
"No," Tori says just as "Freak the Freak Out" play on Tori's cell phone signaling Freddie calling her. Tori answers, "Hey Freddie."
June 13, 2011 6:40 PM PDT
Apartment 8-C Bushwell Building, Seattle, WA
Freddie has just finished finals and finished packing for the move to Hollywood. He has spent the last two weeks on finals, packing, wrapping up iCarly, dealing with Sam and getting to know Tori Vega. Freddie always thought she was hot, even going so far as saying she was hotter than Shelby Marx who Tori looks like. However, despite only meeting for a few hours back at Kenan's party, they really didn't get to know each other. Freddie knew he felt something more than friendship with Tori but it wasn't what he felt with Carly, but it was close. Despite that, he was hopeful that she would be more willing than Carly ever was.
Freddie and Tori have talked just about every night since the phone call that made Fredde's decision come easier. Freddie picked up his Pear Phone to call Tori and puts it on speaker. The dial-tone is replaced as Tori's voice brightens up the lonely evening for Freddie by saying, "Hey Freddie."
"Hello Tori. Cómo estás," Freddie asks using his random Spanish speaking ability.
Tori laughs and replies "Soy bueno." Tori pauses. "Wait, you speak Spanish."
"Yes, I randomly say Spanish phrases sometimes," Freddie explains. "I am not sure why but I always have been able to do so."
"Maybe it is a superpower like that super durability you have to withstand Sam's strength," Tori kids her friend.
Freddie ponders Tori's comment about his ability to speak Spanish being a power. "Perhaps," Freddie replies. "I never thought about that being a power at all. I thought it was just some weird talent I had."
"Yeah like being a good technical producer," Tori adds.
Freddie smiles and remarks, "Finally someone appreciates that. Even going to Webicon, nobody appreciated my efforts. Thank you."
"You're welcome. Wait, what's webicon," Tori asks.
"Oh it is a fan convention that they put on in the Seattle area every year. iCarly has been invited twice but once we were abducted by a psycho fan," Freddie explains with a frown remembering what Nora put, Carly, Sam and himself through a year ago at Webicon. "It's kind of like a comic con but dedicated more towards electronics like webcasts, pearcasts, World of Warlords," Freddie further explains getting happy.
"That sounds fun. Well other than the World of Warlords. No way you can get me to play that," Tori jokes.
Freddie rolls his eyes and remarks, "What you can make your own character. I can show you some day. Maybe they have a spider based power."
"Yeah, I am SO sure there is a solar powered character as well," Tori verbally eye-rolls Freddie.
Freddie laughs and states, "Funny, Vega. Funny. That was a good one."
"Thanks," Tori responds modestly.
Freddie smiles and asks, "So what are your plans for the night?"
"Well I don't know. Everyone is out and I can't stand being around Trina. She's gone to the mall everyday and all she does is shop and check out the guys and I am just tired of doing that. I mean she's family and all but seriously she gets on my nerves," Tori rambles on.
Freddie smirks and comments, "You know you are cute when you ramble right?"
"I ramble," Tori questions defensively.
Freddie nods and replies, "Yes you do Tori and it is cute. And I can imagine Trina being annoying. Don't get me started with Sam and Carly go into Build A Bra."
"Build A Bra," Tori asks.
Freddie rolls his eyes again and continues, "It's a store that they put together a bra from the ground up, I don't get it."
"I wouldn't expect you to be. Only weirdoes would be into that," Tori comments.
Freddie smirks and says, "Like Gibby, he got banned from them."
"What happened to him, he hasn't been on iCarly lately," Tori asks.
Freddie gulps before replying, "He is in a coma from a bad dodgeball game the day after I got my powers.
"Oh, that sucks. I hope he gets better," Tori comments.
"Yeah. So what are you doing tonight being that the mall is out of the question," Freddie asks again trying to change the topic.
"I'm not sure," Tori responds.
"Nobody is back yet," Freddie questions
"No idea and yes besides Jade," Tori replies.
Freddie nods. "Why not go visit her," Freddie suggests.
"I guess I could. I mean we're not that good friends but she's the best I got right now. You got that going away party don't you?" Tori confirms.
"Yeah," Freddie starts. "Gotta get ready for that so I got to head out."
"OK, talk to you soon," Tori says.
"I'll see you soon," Freddie corrects her before clicking on the end button. Freddie puts his phone down and grabs some clothes from the closet and walks towards the bathroom.
Freddie walked into the main room of the Shay apartment for the party. Everyone was there except Sam who was acting weird the last few days since they last talked and Gibby who was still in a coma with no changes in his situation. Sam and Freddie really only talked during iCarly idea meetings and even that was tense. Freddie received well wishes from different students from Ridgeway including Kathy, Tasha, Wendy, Kathleen, Magic Malika, Shannon Mitchell and Rebecca Berkowitz. Even Valerie showed up talking to Freddie for the first time since she admitted that she used Freddie to try and start her own rival webshow to iCarly. However it was nowhere near a successful as iCarly and ended after a few episodes though the video of the monitor falling on her head still exists on SplashFace. Freddie spent most of the party with Spencer, his mother Marissa, Carly, his former friend Jeremy when he wasn't sneezing and as of Friday's iCarly, the new technical producer Brad.
The party ended an hour ago and Freddie being the gentleman he is was helping out Carly and Spencer clean up. Spencer was busy taking garbage to the dumpster in the basement of the apartment. This left the web host and the now former tech producer alone.
"So when do you head out tomorrow," Carly inquires.
Freddie puts away the platter before looking at Carly and answering, "8:00 in the morning."
"Oh, I guess this will be our last night together then," Carly comments with a frown.
Freddie notices and walks over to his former crush. "You know I wish I could stay," Freddie says trying to cheer up the web host. He wraps his arm around her comforting him.
Carly smiles and says, "Than you Freddie."
"You're welcome," Freddie states. "So is Brad going to be fine as the new technical producer?"
Carly nods in Freddie's arms and replies, "I think so. It will be a different dynamic, that's for sure."
"Yeah, you and even Sam got use to me. Then we dated and things got blurry and now she doesn't want anything to do with me at all. I mean what's with her," Freddie asks looking at Carly. "And don't say she is Sam and that's what she does."
Carly looks back at Freddie with a slight frown on her face. "Freddie, she thinks it is weird timing that you are leaving after the two of you broke up on somewhat good terms and then you start texting Tori. She's a bit jealous of her and she thinks that you are moving on too fast," Carly explains. "I know you aren't going to try to date anyone that fast because you are not that kind of guy. It took you months to date someone else after we decided to not date. You are a good guy but you can understand why Sam can get jealous. Just think if she was flirting with Cort right after you two broke up."
Freddie nods. Carly's words have stung him but it was the brutal truth that he needed to hear. The sudden cold shoulder by Sam after they have been civil since Sam admitted her crush on Freddie and them going out. Freddie thought some of it was due to Gibby as he has become Sam's punching bag of late. That is until he got in a coma due to the dodgeball attack that apparently Sam was not a part of. "I understand," Freddie says weakly. "I'm sorry if it seemed like I was doing that." Freddie walks away to his makeshift bedroom in the iCarly Studio.
"Freddie, wait up," Carly yells trying to follow the tech producer. Freddie pulled the makeshift curtain to cover the glass iCarly Studio door giving him privacy for sleeping and changing. "Freddie please open this door." Carly says knocking on the studio door.
On the other side of the studio door, Freddie does not answer and just goes to sleep.
June 13, 2011 9:00 PM PDT
Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, CA
After getting off the phone with Freddie, Tori had texted Jade to see what she was doing and if she would want to hang out. Jade was getting stir-crazy in her house so she picked up Tori to go on a tour of Hollywood landmarks…where Jade had premonitions that would have a celebrity die at. Jade already stopped outside of The Sniper Room a famous rock music club, where Phoenix Rivers died several years ago because Jade felt that her magic powers need to feast on the remnants of Rivers' spirit. Tori rolled her eyes at this because Jade is the only super who currently needs to get power fed through places where people died or in cemeteries. At least that is what Jade told everyone to explain her weird habit.
Tori and Jade went to a few other places including the Chateau Hotel where Jade saw Dustin Beaver having an overdose, and the parking lot where Fat Biscuit will die, perhaps from a gun shot according the goth brunette.
Tori looks at her frenemy and asks, "What is it with you and using your powers to find out where famous people will die. It's not like you can go to the public and just say that or tell Fat Biscuit to avoid Chateau Hotel's parking lot."
"You are cute when you ramble, did anyone ever tell you that," Jade replies trying to change the topic.
"NO!," Tori says and Jade looks at her. "Yes, maybe. It is a weird thing to be told you are cute about."
Jade looks at Tori and says, "Oh, does the new boy that is texting you think that too."
"How do you know I have a new guy," Tori asks defensively.
"Well I can see it in your face for one. And for two, You haven't really covered it well," Jade comments. "Though at least I don't need to worry about you oogling Beck anymore."
Tori looks at Jade not realizing how easy it is for Jade to know she oogled Beck and about her slight crush on Freddie. "Am I that easy to read on both," she asks.
Jade nods and replies, "Yes." She pats Tori on the shoulder. "Don't worry about when you oogled Beck, at least I knew that in time you wouldn't do anything because you truly respected me even if I wasn't always good to you."
"I know, I am too good of a friend, it is a flaw as a super," Tori says expecting an inevitable insult from Jade.
Jade just looks at the spider biten brunette and states, "It is a bit of curse and a gift. It makes it easy for me because I don't have to worry about knowing if I should use my magic to stop a bad miracle. But you," Jade points at Tori moving her hand up and down. "You trust people and that can help because sometimes bad miracles are just misunderstood. Except those that rob a bank or try killing politicians. Though some I would not mind seeing get their's."
"That's not a slam on Senator Kelly is it," Tori asks.
"Yes but only because he is nub who wants us to be sent to Yerba in work camps and not do anything productive at all because of all the bad ones that spoil our name as supers," Jade responds.
Tori nods and comments, "I guess you're right but maybe we can change his mind somehow."
"Are you jankin' kidding me Tori? That is the kind of chiz that would come from Lane," Jade retorts in a huff.
Tori shrugs her shoulders and replies, "Maybe but you know he tries to learn about every new miracle that comes to Hollywood Arts."
"So he can read the minds, he doesn't get to know people that way," Jade states. "He wants to start some state-sponsored miracles task force with the help of…" Jade's thoughts are taken a backseat to a new vision. "I am having a new vision." Jade leads Tori to the corner near an entrance to the Chateau parking lot. "I see Ginger Fox dying after having the soup at the Rainbow End."
"How much more do you need to do this" Tori asks annoyed.
Jade just shrugs her shoulders.
June 14, 2011 8:00 AM PDT
Apartment 8-C Bushwell Building, Seattle, WA
Today was day that Freddie and his mother Marissa were moving from Seattle to Los Angeles so Freddie could go to Hollywood Arts. A total of 1,135 miles and a drive of 17 hours down I-5. Freddie slept in because he could not go to sleep as easy as should have because of his conversation with Carly about Sam and how she is taking the move and why she has clammed up toward Freddie since their talk on the fire escape nearly two weeks ago. Marissa was outside the door of the iCarly studio and bangs a wooden spoon on a cooking pot to wake up Freddie. "Wake up Freddie! We have to go to keep up with the schedule," Marissa says awaking her son.
Freddie grabs the pants he was wearing and a shirt and puts it on before taking the elevator to the main floor. The door opens and he sees his mother, Carly, Spencer and surprisingly Sam were there to greet him.
"Carly, Sam, what are you doing here," Freddie asks not knowing why his friends are there to see him off.
Sam looks at Freddie in the eyes, something she hasn't been able to do for the last few days. She smiles at him and says "Well, momma couldn't go without seeing her friend off." Sam opens her arms for a hug.
Freddie returns the hug and replies, "You're right Sam. Sorry I put you through some chiz the last few days."
"It's ok Fredward, momma understands," Sam responds accepting the apology. "Just get me ham."
"Will do," Freddie says dismissing the comment as they break the hug. Freddie looks to Spencer. "I'll see you around Spencer." Freddie sticks out his hand for a handshake but Spencer grabs him a tight hug.
"I'll miss you Freddo," Spencer responds. Spencer lets go and looks at Marissa, "I'll miss you too."
Carly looks at Freddie "Bye Freddie, I'll visit you soon," She says.
"I cannot wait," Freddie responds hugging the web host. Carly accepts the hug and kisses Freddie on the lips. Carly breaks the hug and Freddie looks shocked. Marissa grabs the shocked Freddie by the arm.
"OK, that is enough of that," Marissa says. "Good bye, Carly, Spencer… Sam." Marissa say with distain leading Freddie out of Apartment 8-C.
Well that was unexpected wasn't it?