Sam's Dark Past

Disclaimer: I don't own iCarly. I think I should say CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as well.

Chapter 21 redone March 21, 2009

Chapter 21 (Home Safe)

Sam walked into her home with her mother, Freddie, Carly and Spencer, she was really happy to finally be in her home again. Greg looked over from the television show and squealed when he saw his older sister. "Sammy!" He ran over and hugged her tightly. She laughed and hugged him back. Granddad Shay stepped into the living room and smiled, he was very relieved to see Carly and Spencer alive.

"Thank god you are here safe," Grandpa Shay said as he hugged his grandchildren. If anything, he may have been the most worried person around. Practically the entire would had been watching iCarly and gripping their computers, or whatever else they could grab on to with whitened knuckles.

"Grandpa, Sam was worse than we were," Carly reminded him. He nodded and Sam shrugged her shoulders, she knew it didn't matter how bad off any of them were, everyone else was going to have the same level of concern and fear.

"Yes, well I am definitely thankful that your friend is safe." He tapped his chin and looked to Sam with raised eyebrows. "What of your sister?" Sam frowned and slowly crossed her arms, she wasn't exactly sure how long it would take before her sister would actually warm up to her, but she would wait and she would forgive her.

"We should give her some time. She's going to be in a safe house for a while where nobody knows she lives…it's for her own safety." Grandpa Shay nodded his head as Sam let out a soft sigh. "At least I know she never meant to hurt me." Sam sat down on the couch and sighed. "God, I have a lot of relatives that have ended up in prison. At least I don't have to worry about them hating me." Freddie chuckled and put his arm around Sam, smirking slightly.

"Sam, if any of them ever come close to harming you, I'll bring them down." Sam giggled and kissed Freddie on the cheek.

"Well aren't you the tough guy."

"Yeah, and you love me anyway." Freddie gently kissed Sam's lips and cupped his hand over the side of her face. She wrapped her arms around his neck and smiled as she pulled back and gazed into his eyes. Those were the eyes that would protect her, the ones that would never let her down. "I love you Sam."

"I love you too, dork." Greg grinned widely at his sister, he was happy to see she had a boyfriend now.

"Sammy and Freddie are together!" Greg cheered. Freddie and Sam smiled and looked over at the little kid. "Sammy has a boyfriend!" Freddie blinked and looked at Sam with confusion.

"How does he know the meaning of that word?" Freddie asked with a raised eyebrow. Sam giggled and kissed Freddie once more. Her eyelids moved down halfway and a smile graced her face.

"I'll never get tired of kissing you," she said with a quiet voice. His warm eyes, strong arms, powerful gaze, the way he made her feel safe, protected and loved, these were the things she would never grow tired of. How could she? He was like her fearless protector and surely he'd be her greatest lover.

"I'm glad you think so." Carly smiled at her two friends and crossed her arms over, she couldn't be happier for them. The fear she had inside of her, it was all gone now and had been replaced by a serene and calm feeling. She tapped her finger on her arm and remembered iCarly.

"Oh guys!" Carly called out. Sam and Freddie unhooked and looked over at her with raised eyebrows. "We should let our viewers know that we're safe!" The two nodded in agreement. The girls sat on the couch as Freddie prepared the camera and the laptop. Soon, iCarly was up and running. Carly and Sam smiled at the camera and began. "I'm Carly!"

"I'm Sam, and I'm free!" Freddie chuckled slightly as Sam stood up and spun around. "Alive! I've never felt more alive." Carly laughed and stood up with Sam.

"This is actually Sam's house. We wanted to bring her home before any more crazy stuff happened."

"What other crazy things could happen, Carly?" Sam looked to Freddie and wagged her eyebrows. She was going to tell the viewers that she and Freddie were now together. Freddie smirked knowingly and tilted his head to the side. "So anyway, iCarly will be back on its regular schedule. We've had some great doctors help out, and there are a few people I want to thank. First off…Tech geek, get over here!" Freddie rolled his eyes and held his smirk as he set the camera down and walked toward Sam.

"Even now, you still feel necessary to call me that?"

"Yep!" Sam placed her elbow on his shoulder and licked her lips, wanting to kiss him once more. "Now wipe that smirk off your face."

"No Sam, I don't think I will." Freddie's smirk grew and Sam noticed the daring look in his eyes. Chances were he was about to kiss her himself.

"Uh…" Sam cleared her throat and looked to the camera. "You know this handsome and wonderful dork as Freddie, and I did just say that…he's my hero." Sam looked at Freddie and smiled lightly, he wagged his eyebrows and licked his teeth. "And you know, that's not all he is…he's also my-" Freddie turned to her and placed his hands on her arm, beating her to the punch. He pressed his lips against hers and caught her by surprise. Carly laughed as Freddie deepened the kiss. When he released her, she took a dazed step back and shook her head. "…Boyfriend."

"Though I would like to mention all the other people that deserve some praise…." Sam nodded and Carly nudged her in an attempt to break her from her daze. Freddie smirked and turned to the camera. "Let me just say them, since Sam is a little shell-shocked at the moment." Sam's face grew red and Freddie continued on. "My partner, if you want to refer to him as such, Gil Grissom. Without him, I'm not sure if I could have made it as far as I did. Then there was Dr. Daniel Adams, as well as his wife and nurse, Sarah…they're the ones that healed Sam of her wounds and cleaned her up." Sam smiled and quickly nodded her head, she would never ever forget them. "They're located in Lincoln, Nebraska on the corner of Hospital Blvd. and Tenth street…that's where their main hospital is, at least. They're the greatest doctors I know." Freddie took Sam's hand and smiled as he gazed into her eyes. "They saved Sam's life, and quite possibly, my own."

"Well they're definitely friendly," Sam added as she grew out of her daze. Of course, there were those that Sam really wanted to mention. "Now the three I really want to mention, their bravery outshines most people…Valerie, Jonah, and Jeremy." Sam wiped a tear from her eyes and slowly exhaled, she wished they never had to die, but there wasn't anything she could do about that. "They had been working on a big plan to get us all out of there, but the moment that my sister disappeared…the bad guys grew worse and began overloading them with bodies to revive…"

"Valerie was the one who got Sam out of there," Carly said while placing her hand on Sam's shoulder. "She sacrificed her life but still managed to get Sam away. Jeremy died while freeing me and my brother…" Sam looked over at Carly and nodded her head. She looked toward the ground and slowly closed her eyes.

"Jonah was the one leading them, from what Valerie told me. He had been shot and couldn't do anything more, but I think he was still alive and awake enough to see us safe…it was like a promise to someone…that he would live until everyone was safe. The instant Colonel Morgan said we were safe, he closed his eyes."

"Yeah, and tomorrow is their funeral…we're going to try and set up iCarly so that you viewers can be there for them to." Carly thought for sure that it would be best to honor them and for them to be remembered on iCarly. Sam took a deep breath and closed her eyes, she was going to say something about her sister, she felt it was necessary. Plus, if her sister was watching, then it would be great.

"I also want to say something to my sister, Jessica…wherever you are…" Of course, she knew where Jessica was. She was in a safe house somewhere in Seattle. People felt it was too risky to put her in Vegas, and she managed to convince the police that she wanted to see Shane. That meant that he was the only person they would allow to see her, since normally they wouldn't let anyone know where she lived until it was absolutely safe. Her safe house would be guarded twenty four seven. "Jessica, I know that you weren't at fault for what happened." Sam opened her eyes and a tear started to fall down her cheek. "I want you to know that I forgive you, and that underneath all that you think is bad, you are still the same Jessie that I knew when I was young."

Jessie had always been the nickname Sam used to say to her sister when they were kids. "I know you probably feel really guilty, and it'll take some time to get over that, but I want you to keep in mind…I will always be ready to be your sister when that time comes, because that's what we are…we still are, and always have been sisters, no matter what…I believe you, you're good, not evil. I know that's not how you feel, but Jessica…you never wanted to do those things, you have a good heart. I know you do, and I eagerly await the day we can spend time together again."

--NEW SCENE-

The next day, everyone sat outside in the cemetery as thee caskets were pulled up and ready for burial. A tall minister stood behind them and not a noise was heard. A camera in the back had been set up on a tripod for iCarly, but nobody was going to stand near it. After all, it was disrespectful. The minister tapped the podium once and began. "These three people gave their lives for several. Those who will speak for them today, I wish for them to come up now…" Sam slowly stood up and walked toward him, her body trembled as she stood at the podium, thinking of what she could say.

"Valerie…I know I was jealous of her when she dated Freddie one time." Freddie gave a tiny smile as Sam closed her eyes and bat away a tear. "When I saw that she was one of my abductors, I was scared and confused." Understandable of course, especially considering Valerie never even seemed that evil back then. "Then she turned out to be good…she saved my life, only to be cut down by one of the villains." Sam took a slow and deep breath, then continued to speak for Valerie. "She started out as a traitor when she dated Freddie, and I had nothing good to say about her. Yet in the end, she was a traitor for the bad guys, and was on our side, now I have nothing bad to say about her. She will be deeply missed, and always remembered." Sam sniffed and her body seemed unable to quit shaking. "Jonah, he dated me, then tried to cheat on me…so why, why would he lead a group to save my life? I don't know, and I suppose I never will know the answer to that. Maybe it's just that he had a good heart, but either way, I'm extremely thankful that he was there and that he cared to try and save me." Sam went on to say more about the three, then it was Freddie's turn to speak. Sam slowly sat down as Freddie stood firm at the podium.

"I just want to say from the start, they were all brave people," Freddie began while taking a small breath. "Jonah, brave enough to trick the villains into thinking he'd simply bury the dead, and instead he saved them all. He led Valerie and Jeremy with the calmness and grace of a leader and stayed firm until death." Freddie tapped the podium and looked toward Jonah's casket directly in front of him. He could say several things about him, and all of them were pluses. Jonah had been a great man, and had somehow managed to live until the moment everyone was safe. "The plan was to make sure everyone was safe, and he took his final breath the instant that fact had been declared." He spoke some more on Jonah, and then it was time for him to speak about Jeremy.

"Jeremy was a great help as well, leading the wounded toward the safe house and making sure no one found out. Then when it came time to fight, he fought on regardless of his own life. He managed to lead Carly and Spencer to safety before his body finally gave out." Freddie gave a silent nod of thanks to Jeremy's casket, as he had done for Jonah's. Then he continued on. "They each knew the instant they were found out, they would have to fight. They cared not for themselves and only for the lives of those who needed to live." Freddie cleared his throat and slowly closed his eyes. He lowered his voice to a soft tone and spoke. "Jonah, Jeremy, Valerie, you three did not die in vain. I thank you, Sam thanks you, everybody thanks you for all you've done. Please, rest in peace and find it beyond the grave."

Everyone bowed their head as the three received a military salute. The taps song played and the pallbearers moved the caskets toward the holes in the ground. They were to be buried and were going to have a special area of the cemetery designed in their honor. For this moment, people everywhere were giving their silent thanks for the three who had done so much to ensure Sam and the others would stay alive. All that was left now was to ensure Jessica was safe, that Jerry was taken away, and the gap between Sam and her sisters was slowly and gradually filled. However, that is another story.

I hope you liked this. This is the end of Sam's tale, and it is really only half of the grand design. All other loose ends, all secrets, all surprises, EVERTHING is and will be explained in the story, JESSICA'S DARK PAST. It is currently on my OTHER PROFILE, KING NATE. Check it out, you'll enjoy it ^_^