Disclaimer: I don't own Victorious.

Warning, some of what's in this chapter may be triggering.

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The Vega sisters had arrived at beck's place, where the get together, or intervention, was set to take place. "So, what can you tell me about them that I don't already know?" She asked.

"Lets go over what we already know, and go from there." Tori suggested.

"Beck made it medium on Broadway, and only got himself an L.A. place cause he's now ready to break into the movies." Trina started. "There are a couple of plays he's been in that he hoped to reprise the roll on the big screen. He decided, according to Cat, to make this leap, cause it's possible to play a lot younger on stage, so he has heavy competition for the leads. Also, apparently, he has some money, cause look at that place."

"Bigger then Sinjin's?" Tori asked.

"A, no, and b, size doesn't matter nearly as much as how you use it." Trina shot her sister a quick smirk. "Shall we continue?"

Tori nodded. "Andre's now a behind the scenes player in the music industry, producing music for a short list of big names, as well as a longer list of nobodies." She said. "He makes an okay living, but is far from the top of his profession. Still, he's making it, slowly, and as the hits start to accumulate, his reputation grows, and he's getting to work with bigger and bigger names. I expect he's just a year or so away from working with the A list musicians. I also suspect he's also dating someone in the music industry. Don't know much about that, cause he likes to date around. Also, he knows about Jade, so if we're lucky, he's on my side."

"Our side." Trina corrected her. "As in you and Jade. He's always been on your side. It's Jade he's not so sure about. I suggest you remember that, cause she was the one who wouldn't take no for an answer."

"I'm the one who wanted to get married, and the one who suggested we could help each other." Tori whined.

"But she's the one who pushed you to go home, get mom and dad to use the resources they have to help you get past some of the shit you've been through." Trina reminded her. "And since your big fear is that they'll be tearing her down, I would remind you that she's the one who's always gonna be on your side. Remember that. The last thing I want is for you to get pressured into doing something stupid now, after things have turned around for you."

"Got it." Tori agreed.

"Robbie?" Trina asked, pushing forward.

"He's working behind the scenes too." Tori filled in. "He wound up working special effects for a couple of the other comedians he was trying to break in with, and before too long they had him producing their shows. He makes good money, has a lot of respect from the various guys and girls he works with, and is even under contract with HBO. I understand he is also helping them create shows, to compete with the various streaming services."

"Cat's been going to collage, working on her advanced degree. She's closing in on her PhD, as in doctor Valentine." Trina said. "She is studying Astronomy, and astrophysics, all while working as a children's television personality in a locally produced but nationally syndicated show. I think she said something about being the new Doctor Science. I guess that's her shows name, but can't be certain, cause I'm not really that into children's educational television. Who knew, right?" She stifled a laugh, watching her sister to see if the other girl thought it was funny. "Anyways, she's doing okay, but the money is secondary to the studies. Cat just likes knowing stuff, since she spent so much of her life basically being the ditz in the group. Turns out, she's able to study, understand, all that chiz. I suspect dating graduate students during her undergrad studies also helped."

"Cat's been involved with a list of guys, both in school and through the station that films her show." Tori added. "Right now, she's seeing some producer, television, and they live together in a really nice house."

"So, how many of the extra's are gonna be there?" Trina asked.

"Just us." Tori said. "Andre doesn't want a lot of distractions. Not now, when they're trying to either welcome me back, or it's possible this is an intervention…."

Trina laughed. "Look, Beck's place. It's nice." She pointed at the house where the thespian was now living. "Is Beck seeing anyone right now?"

"Don't know." Tori admitted. "I would hope so, since of the group, he's literally the only one who might try to take Jade away from me."

Trina nodded, understanding Tori's worry. In fact, she welcomed it. She had been watching the changes in Tori's life, and the things Jade had helped her through. Trina still didn't like Jade, not personally, not yet, but had to admit the goth pushed through on her projects. Tori was almost back to her old self, or rather her new self, since you cannot go back. 'Thats right, Tori, hold onto your goth. She loves you, is the best fucking thing that ever happened to you, and she's gonna be there for you long after any fair weather friends are long gone.' Realizing her sister may need some encouragement, Trina decided to say something. "You gonna let him?"

"No, but an I stop him?" Tori asked back.

"I'm thinking yes." The older girl said. "Cause you have something he doesn't. Jade was willing to go through hell for you. Never make her do that again, and I think she'll stick around. Now where the hell are we parking?"

They quickly found parking in Beck's extended driveway, since many large houses like it had wide driveways allowing cars to park for parties and such without blocking other cars in. Then, they made their was up the short path to the front door. Trina knocked without hesitation. "I really need to find out if Sinjin is welcome to these parties?" She asked, but before Tori could answer, the door opened and a man neither of them recognized was looking at them.

"May I help you?" He asked.

"Looking for the Oliver residence." Trina said without flinching. The man wasn't huge, but he had this intimidating quality about him that was off putting. His dark hair was just long enough not to be considered short, while still neatly styled. He dressed in a dark shirt and slacks. But it was his eyes, that thousand yard stare that said he'd been through stuff and barely made it back. It was a look that Jade sometimes had. Only, on this guy, it gave the impression that he could imagine horrible things, even do them, and it wouldn't change how he slept that night.

"And you are?" He asked. His voice wasn't so much deep as gravelly, with that almost whispering sound that some men had.

"Trina Vega, and this is my sister, Tori." Trina decided not to give her sisters current last name. If this was the right place, they wouldn't need it to get in. Instead, she braved the possibility that this was the right place, and this man had no reason to do anyone harm. 'Sides, I can take care of myself.'

"One moment." The man said, closing the door and presumably walking away. Moments later, he opened the door again. "This way, please."

They followed the man through the house and into the back yard, where Beck was barbecuing on one of those built in units that costs more then Trina had spent on her car. "Tori, glad you could make it. Trina, wasn't expecting you." He called out. Despite Trina's presence, he was smiling.

"Cat invited me." Trina said, walking up to see what he was cooking. "So, basic American fare?"

"You wouldn't believe how much I miss barbecuing sometimes." He said, not looking away from his meat. "I have burgers, chicken, Hot dogs, hot durgers, and tofu, both burgers and dogs. I've also made some corn, and beans, and I didn't know what else, so I deiced to do some ribs, both pork and beef. I hope you guys eat a lot, cause I over did it."

"Just what every health conscious girl wants to hear." Trina teased.

"Oh god, thats a lot of food." Tori said s she approached. She knew what it was like to go hungry, thanks to the lean years, but hadn't let her current security drive her to horde food. Unfortunately, Jade still did, sometimes, even though she was willing to share with her wife. 'Just more of her issues.' Tori thought as she looked around the back yard. They'd planned to be among the first to arrive, and it seemed like they'd succeeded. No one was there but Beck, his man, and them. "So, you got a butler?" She asked.

"I got a guy." Beck replied. "I don't know what to call him, other then Allen. I'm helping him straighten his life out, and he does things for me. Runs errands, entourage stuff. It's not that formal." He smiled at Tori. "I just needed to help someone. And I love the challenge. He's not the first I've helped, just the first to both work out, and want to stay a while. But hay, you're not here to find out about me. I'm an open book. You're here so we can find out how you've been doing."

"And Tori would like to hold off on her stories until she has a bigger audience, if thats okay." Trina chimed in.

"Suit yourself." Beck smiled, and got back to cooking.

Tori sat down in one of the chairs and waited, admiring Beck's patio furniture. Slowly the others arrived, with Robbie being the second to show up, a good ten minutes later. The nerdy boy strutted in with a familiar girl on his arm. Or at least she was familiar to Trina. "Courtney?" Trina asked.

"Hay Trina." The younger girl replied, smiling a toothy grin.

Robbie jumped in quickly. "I know, we're supposed to leave out significant others at home, but me and Cort, we've been together for about a year, so I felt this would be a good place to let everyone know we were together."

"What about Cat?" Tori asked.

"She's cool with it." Robbie replied. "I hope. I mean, we really don't talk that much. I just felt, we don't hang out that much, Cat and me. So I kinda moved on."

"She's seeing this producer guy now." Beck offered.

"Then I guess I made the right choice." Robbie was smiling. "So, since everyone knows Courtney, I figured this was as good a time as any."

"Lucky." Beck chimed in. "My last relationship imploded when her career took her one way, and mine took me the other."

"I heard her career led to her dating a bigger name in the movies." Trina said, smiling at the subtle dig. Tori also felt that dark moment of joy at how uncomfortable Beck looked.

'Back in school, Trina would never try something like this.' Tori thought. 'She may pretend to be dating him, but she never once tried to humiliate him, even a little.'

Beck, for his part, just chuckled. "My fault for dating someone who needed the fame. I just can't seem to learn, you can't change people." His eyes locked on Allen for a moment. "Okay, most people can't be changed. If your lucky, and you find them right when they need help, just that push, then sometimes they can change."

"Very diplomatic." Trina said, giving both men a smile. "So, who else is gonna be here, other then the listed guests?"

"Just you guys." Beck replied. "I kinda hoped to have one more, but I'm not in the position to reach them any more. That, and they might not wanna speak to me, ever again." He sighed, then focused on his guests again. "But, it's something I kinda owe them." Beck gave an apologetic smile to Tori, who immediately felt bad at enjoying his discomfort.

"Trina, I heard from Courtney that you and Sinjin were thinking of tying the knot." Robbie said as he approached Trina. "I just wanted to clear the air a bit, cause we're about to be family."

"Okay?" Trina looked around, hoping no one overheard. But Beck was watching this like a hawk, while Tori already knew.

"I'm the one who cut your gimbal, years ago, in Tori's play." He admitted, shifting nervously. "I've done other thing too, like stalking you, watching you and Tori from the bushes, and a couple of times I stole your underwear. I also had unauthorized cardboard stand-ins of Cat. I was as creepy as Sinjin appeared to be. Courtney helped me turn that chiz around, and before it got to the point where my life might be ruined by my antics. So, I guess I'm saying I'm sorry, and hope you can forgive me."

"Give me time." Trina said, looking just a hair paler. Tori got it. The older girl was laid up for a week after that fall, healing the bumps and bruises she'd acquired from the collapsing set. Further, both Trina and Tori knew that it could have been a lot worse. Trina could have died. Tori suspected the police would have looked a lot harder at the school, and the various people who were there before the play. Further, if the police couldn't find anyone else to blame, they'd have probably punished Jade, since she comes across as the most likely to have done something like that. A prank gone wrong. It drove a chill down her back, thinking of how bad things could well have been. Luckily, at the time, the school had decided to accept the idea that the equipment was old, and it was just an accident.

Trina, meanwhile, shifted to stare down the nerdy boy. "You realize the only reason I'm not planning on hurting you is that I believe that was the demented puppet who pushed you to do it."

"Rex is gone, kinda. I mean, he'll always be a part of me, but as I grew up, he kinda vanished from my life. But, I totally get it that your mad, and hope that some day, you'll be able to forgive me. Until then, I'm more then thankful that none of my pranks caused any permanent damage." He said, then made his way back to his girlfriend.

"You okay?" Tori asked.

"I'm wazzed, but impressed." Trina replied. "Boy manned up, had the huevo to admit his actions, and seek forgiveness. Also, he's gonna be on your side in this. He understands wanting to put his past behind him."

Tori nodded, unsure what else to say, then decided to check out the landscaping Beck's large yard had. By the time she'd finished her cursory look around, she figured the last members of her group would have shown up. They didn't keep her waiting long.

Andre and Cat showed up at the same time, maybe twenty minutes after Robbie. "Can you believe Andre was just sitting in his car?" Cat asked as she walked in. "Say, have any of you seen my show? It's all about science. And I get to sing, too." She broke into a few notes. "She blinded me with science, bing bing bing..."

"Yea, well, I had no idea if there was someone I wouldn't be comfortable seeing here." Andre filled in. "But it looks like it's okay, so, how's everyone been?"

"I've been good." Beck started. "I'm on a quest to help those who need it to reform, but might need some help finding their forgiveness. I'm sure you can all guess why." He gave a moment for that to sink in. "Anyways, I was dating this girl, had planned on moving in with her when we got to L.A., except she found a former child star with a good agent, and decided to move up the food chain." The Canadian glanced around to break up his speech. "I have money, can afford this place, and a lot of food. I may have overdone it on the barbecue. And oh yea, I wanted to invite Jade, but I don't have her contact info." He ignored the collective gasp that escaped most of the guests. "I mean, yea she made a movie thats getting a hella lot of buz, made some serious money, and it's not even out in video yet, so you'd think It'd just be a matter of getting the invite into the right hands, have it passed along. However, her production company's fairly small, she mostly deals with the studio between projects, and none of my contacts seemed to be able to get to her in the time we had pulling this whole event together.."

"She would have to apologize." Robbie offered.

"That goes without saying." Beck agreed. "I knew she would make it, and just wish she'd reached out to us instead. I mean, she should reach out, apologize. Especially Tori, who's been suffering from being Blackballed for these last few years. Jade kinda owes her. I was hoping that maybe she'd miss us, enough to come back, make her apologies, and help Tori out."

"No." Cat growled. An instant later, all eyes were on her. "I'm sorry, but she wasn't there when I needed her. The bitch can rot in hell for all I care. So yea Jade, she made a movie, scared the living crap outta people. That doesn't change the fact that she hurt people. I mean, really hurt people. People she was supposed to care about." For a second, the petite girls eyes seemed ready to tear up, only to harden a moment later. "Jade might as well be dead to me."

"Okay, I get your made at her." Andre said. "I totally get it. She hurt Tori, and then all that bad chiz happened to her..."

"And you weren't listening." Beck cut in. "Cat, you mentioned Jade wasn't there when you needed her."

"Don't say that name." Cat hissed.

"Cat, please, why are you so mad at J..her?" Tori asked.

"I said why." Cat said, giving a big sigh. "She wasn't there when I needed her. Specifically, When Sam left. You see, when Sam left, she left me with all the debts she'd racked up as part of our babysitting company, as well as other commitments. We had friends, but they were hers. I kinda distanced myself from you guys, cause… Yea. Anyways, I was also dealing with the trauma of being under her shadow, then suddenly being in the light again. I'd let her run things, so many things, and then, all it took was one call from this Carly chick in Seattle, and Sam was gone. I was yesterdays news."

"And Jade did this how?" Beck asked.

"Jade was a bitch to Tori, so she was kicked out of the group, and subsequently wasn't there to look after me like she used too. Like she promised too." Cat was standing, pacing, agitated, as old, painful memories flooded her. "I was left alone, trying to navigate the whole shit storm that came with dealing with the Sam part of my life leaving, but leaving behind her problems. I wound up losing my grandmothers apartment, the place where I was living. I had to spend money from my collage fund, cause we had debts. I wasn't able to do any of the things I used to love doing, cause I owed money, and I had people I was avoiding cause they had problems with Sam, and they knew I was close to her. All because Sam didn't bother to do some of the things she was supposed to do, and left me with debts that she shouldn't have acquired. And had Jade been there for me, maybe I'd have realized I had other ways out." She stopped. "Actually, Dice got most of the bad stuff removed, once he was involved. But I needed someone to hold me, help me through that shit, and I had no one. Jade was supposed to have been there for me, and she wasn't. I want her to suffer, to hurt, to understand what it was like when I was suddenly lost and without hope. I need her to hurt, so she knows what she did was wrong.."

Trina's voice cut through the tension filling the room. "Does getting raped while living in her car count?"

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So, I gave a taste of who's doing what. Beck has a lot of money for a guy who made it medium on Broadway. Thinking there might be a touch more to his story. I probably put too much energy into Allen, cause I don't see him doing much else in the future. But the others, I like where they are.

Review, tell me what you think. Was Cat a bit too angry? Is it right for her to blame Jade? And why didn't she reach out to any of the others? Also, a scientist, huh? Who'd have guessed, right? But now, how do we get her to forgive Jade? And did Trina do the right thing? Also, how the holy hell did Trina know that? Did Tori tell her sister? And does anyone (Beside me) knows what a hot durger is?

Review.