Standard disclaimer crap: I don't own ICarly.
A/N now that the boring s*** is done, Lets get down to buisness. First I would like to thank my top reviewer/FF friend, Snapplelinz, for reviewing every chapter of my story. Second, I'm glad everyone is like the story. Third continue to R&R. fourth, enjoy this exciting chapter!
Chapter 7: Two isn't always better than one
The gang of five are on their way to Carly apartment when they see a fire truck speed down the street.
"I wonder where that fire truck is going" ponders Sam.
"I don't know, but I have a gut feeling that its going somewhere familiar. Come on, lets follow it the best we can" says Freddie.
"On foot? Are you nuts?" Sam asks Freddie.
"Got any other ideas, Puckett?"
Sam glares at Freddie as the group of five races after the fire truck. Noticing where it turned, the group follows, and then stops. Each one of them can't believe what their seeing; Bushwell Plaza, the place where Carly, Freddie, and, in a sense, even Sam call home, is up in flames.
Freddie, Sam, Jeremy, and Wesley look at the fire in shock as Carly exclaims, "So that where the fire truck went! My home! How, how could this have happened?! Wait, what's that?!"
Carly starts running up to the building, Freddie, Jeremy, Sam, and Wesley following. She sees two people coming out of the building.
"Who is that?" asks Freddie, who also sees the two people.
Carly gasps as she recognizes the two people.
"That's Lewbert and my granddad!"
Why is granddad here? Did Spencer send him over? No, Spencer said he trust me again. If that's the case, why is granddad here? And why is Lewbert carrying him? I need answers.
Carly and company finish running up to the building as Carly makes a beeline for Lewbert.
When she reaches him, she asks, with tears in her eyes, "What happened? Is granddad alright?"
Lewbert replies in a deadly serious voice nobody has ever heard him use before, "I don't know if your grandfather is going to be alright. He was caught in a pretty bad explosion."
"How did this happen?" asks a voice the kids recognized as Officer Carl, who, along with his partner, who was directing traffic away from the building, were dispatched along with the firemen.
As Lewbert is answering Officer Carl, Carly's granddad is being looked at by paramedics, who arrived on the scene moments ago. Carly and Freddie go to where the paramedic is, while Lewbert tells his story to Sam and the others.
"I'm not exactly sure. I was sitting at my desk…sleeping…when a fire alarm went off at apartment 8d. I ran up stairs and saw Carly's granddad unconscious in the hallway between 8c and 8d. I called 911 from my cell phone and took Carly's granddad out of the building as the rest of the complex burst into flames."
"So you don't know how the fire started?" asks Officer Carl.
"No sir."
Officer Carl then asks, "And you did see anyone suspicious?"
"No one besides the regular patrons."
Officer Carl nods as he leaves to talk to the other patrons.
After Officer Carl leaves, Lewbert asks Sam, "Hey Sam, can you go get my niec…um…Carly. I need to talk to her alone."
Sam looks at Lewbert in shock.
Did he just say that Carly was his niece? No way did I here right!
Sam, still partially in shock, numbly nods her head as she goes to get Carly. Sam walks over to where Carly and Freddie are. She sees Carly crying, probably about her home and grandfather, and Freddie, who looks unsure about whether to try and comfort her or not. Sam, who is watching the scene, shakes her head.
Come on Freddie, comfort her. You don't know how much she needs it, especially from you.
Freddie, after a moment of indecision, timidly puts his arm around Carly and pulls her close. Carly continues to cry for a few more moments, and then slowly calms down.
Sam, who is looking on, thinks to herself, Good Job Freddie. While I'm still pissed at you, I won't kill you now.
Once Carly is fully calm, Sam approaches her and Freddie.
"Hey guys! How is your granddad Carly?"
Sam thought that Carly was going to burst into tears again; however Carly answers her, in an almost defeated tone, with, "The paramedic said that my grandpa is in a coma. They are going to take him to the hospital for more tests, but they said they don't know when or if he's going to wake up."
Sam looks at Carly, tears welding in her own eyes.
In a sympathetic voice, Sam says, "I'm sorry Carly. Your grandpa is a wonderful man. Hopefully he will be fine. Anyways, Lewbert sent me over to get you. He says that he wants to talk to you alone."
"Alone? Why alone?" asks Freddie, on behalf of Carly.
"I don't know!" exclaims Sam.
Carly says nothing as she leaves Sam and Freddie to go talk to Lewbert.
"Hi Lewbert" says Carly.
Lewbert took a good look at Carly. She had clearly been crying, and she has a depressed look on her face. The smile that is always on her face and in her eyes, gone. It broke Lewbert's heart to see her like this.
"Hi Carly. There is something I need to tell you. I rescued your grandfather not because I'm heroic, but because he's my father…"
Carly's eyes widen at this. If Lewbert's dad was her grandfather, then that meant that…
"…and that means, I'm your uncle…"
To Carly, this all made sense. All the yelling at her, was just Lewbert's way of protecting her. And, it also made sense that no matter how many pranks they pulled on him, he didn't call the police. He was just being a good sport. Still, something didn't make sense to her. Why after all this time she didn't either figure it out herself or was told by somebody. Just as she was about to ask Lewbert "why now?" she sees him collapse in front of her.
"AHHHHH!"
Hearing Carly's scream, Freddie, Sam, Wesley, Jeremy, and Officer Carl run over to her.
"What happened?" asks Officer Carl.
"Lewbert and I were talking, and he just collapsed! Someone help him!" shrikes a panicking Carly.
Officer Carl calls the paramedics over to Lewbert's location. The notice Lewbert on the ground and bring a defibulator and breathing mask with them. They take off his shirt, then they check his breathing and pulse. His pulse is elevated but he is not breathing. They use the defibulator on him and once his pulse stops, they begin CPR. They alternate between chest compressions and the breathing mask for about 5 minutes. During this, Sam, Freddie, Jeremy, and Wesley look on in bewilderment as Carly burst into tears.
This is just too much to handle: First the apartment, then granddad, and now Lewbert. This is just too much!
After 5 minutes, one of the paramedics says, "That's it, I'm calling it…"
Carly, knowing what is coming next, whispers, "no"
"…Time of death, 5:34 pm June 1st, 2010."
"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" screams Carly.
Carly falls down to her knees, crying. Freddie walks over to her and pulls her into a sitting-hug, as Carly cries into his shoulder. Officer Carl walks over to Carly and puts his hand on her shoulder.
"I'm sorry Carly. Lewbert was a mean but good man."
Officer Carl then asks Freddie, "Do you and Carly have anywhere to stay?"
Before Freddie could say no, Sam says, "They can stay at my place. My mom won't mind."
"Very well, we have some work to do here. You guys should go."
Sam nods and leads Wesley, Jeremy, Freddie, and Carly to her house. As they are walking, they hear Carly say through her tears, "Whoever did this to me is going to pay!"
