Now, you've read the title so you know what's going down, and look, I know that everyone and their mother has done their own "It's a Wonderful Life" plot, but mine will be somewhat original. Trust me, I was doing some reading up on all the times pop culture has done the plot reference and only one has done what I'm going to do.
Without further ado, let's do some fic writing.
Amanda, Chloe, Jade, Lola, Max, Rachel, Snow, Justin, Mike, Ryan, Salem, Trevor, Warren and Kate were all hanging around Amanda's dorm setting up a Christmas Tree in her room and started to hang ornaments. Eventually, they make it to the tree topper. "Now, remember Mike, be very careful with the tree topper, it's very special to me and you know that." Amanda said. "Not going to happen again, and if it does, then I'm sure we can always find another one." Mike replied.
"Well, I don't exactly see how that's possible, but all right. Anyways, I know it's not going to happen again because you promised me that it wouldn't right before we started decorating the tree." Amanda said. "Fair point, alright, Trevor why don't you pass me that chair?" Mike asked. Trevor nodded in reply and lifted a chair near a desk and handed it to Mike. Mike stood on the chair and put the star on top of the tree. Mike looked down and saw that he was still on top of the chair and that the star was on top of the tree standing perfectly still.
"Hell yes! I did it perfectly!" Mike said triumphantly jumping down from the chair. As Mike jumps down from the chair and slams into Amanda, Amanda gets knocked back into the tree, knocking the star off the tree, and it breaks once again. "Mike, how could you screw this up again?" Amanda asked upset. "What? I clearly did it right, yeah, I slammed into you, but you could've not hit the tree." Mike replied annoyed. "What? It was you who slammed into me, and then I slammed into the Christmas tree." Amanda replied.
"You know what? I can tell you who's fault it is right now. Max, you and your time travel powers couldn't help us out this year?" Mike asked angrily. "That's not fair and you know it, I can't always use my powers all willy nilly to help you guys with small shit." Max replied in defense. "Bullshit, this is not small shit. It's Christmas, and it's important to Amanda and you fucked it up." Mike said. Max stood there in silence eventually storming out of the dorm.
"You piece of shit!" Chloe replied shoving Mike down to the ground. Mike shot up and went toe to toe with Chloe, eventually getting held back by Ryan and Salem. "Fuck, if you were a man I would so..." Mike said. "It's cool, if you were a man I'd wreck your shit too." Chloe replied. "Mike, you need to apologize to Max, like right now." Amanda said. "No, I really don't. Not right now." Mike replied.
"Mike, please, look, you've already upset me, and now Chloe wants to kick your ass." Amanda replied. "If that's so, then I'm leaving." Mike said. "Don't bother, I'm leaving." Amanda replied storming out of the room. As Amanda walks down the hall she starts muttering to herself angrily. "Mike, you can be such an ass sometimes. I can't believe we were ever together. I... I wish Mike and I had never even met!" Amanda shouted angrily. As she walks down the hall a flying roll of toilet paper flies out of the bathroom and knocks Amanda out cold.
Meanwhile, Max is walking around Arcadia Bay miserably eventually making her way to the Two Whale's Diner and walks into the woman's restroom and sits on the floor crying her eyes out. "Maybe Mike is right, I screwed up everyone's Christmas. I... I wish I never had my time travel powers at all." Max said. As Max continues to cry, a familiar hand rests on her shoulder.
"Oh Max, dear, there's no need to cry..." The voice replied in reassurance. "W-William? You- You're alive?!" Max asked. "No, I'm still very much dead. But, I came here to help you. You said you would be better off if you never had your time travel powers at all. I'm here to prove just how wrong you are." William replied. "William, that's not true. What have my time travel powers done to help anyone?" Max asked. "Take my hand Max, and I'll show you..." William replied sticking his hand out.
Back in the girls' dorm, a familiar voice calling out to Amanda wakes her up. She looks up at who it is and immediately backs up into a wall. "Holy fuck, Mr. Jefferson? How the Hell are you here? Max stopped you from teaching here anymore, she told me so." Amanda said. "Relax, my dear. I'm here to help you. You wish that you and your boyfriend never met, right? I want to show you a world where that's true. I'll tell you what, if you like it, then I'll let you stay there, if not, I'll send you back and this whole thing will feel like one bad dream." Mr. Jefferson replied.
"No, stay the hell away from me." Amanda said standing up and getting into a fighting stance once she realized she had no more room to back away. "Please don't make this complicated, I just want to help you." Mr. Jefferson replied. "Well, if you do take me to this alternate universe, then you better not take me there by drugging me." Amanda said. Mr. Jefferson laughed. "No, I won't need to drug you to take you there. I can take you there by magic." Mr. Jefferson replied sticking his hand out. Amanda eventually walks up to him and takes his hand.
Max and William are in the girls' bathroom at Blackwell. "Why'd you take me here?" Max asked. "Don't you remember? This is where you first discovered you could turn back time. All you have to do is..." William replied. "I've been down this road before. Look, I know that without my time travel powers Chloe has to die and I attend her funeral, it is sad, but I'll eventually cope with it..." Max said. "That may be true, but you've never stuck around in this timeline to see what really happens." William replied.
"...Get that gun away from me, psycho!" Chloe protested before being shot in the stomach. Chloe falls to the ground dead. "There you go, you never got your time travel powers, Max." William said. "So, what now?" Max asked. "Now, you get to explore the world around you, I'll be checking in on you from time to time to make sure you see what you're supposed to see. Here's a good example..." William replied before disappearing. Max walks over to Chloe's dead body with Nathan standing over it.
"Oh shit! Oh fuck! Max, it wasn't supposed to go down like this. I was just supposed to scare her. I don't want to go to jail!" Nathan said breaking down in tears. Max bends down next to Chloe's corpse and starts to cry again. "I'm sorry Chloe, I'm so sorry!" Max replied. Nathan starts to point a gun to his head. "My life already sucks, and now it's about to get a whole lot shittier." Nathan said.
"Nathan, no! Don't... don't do this. Look, I know you feel awful about this. But..." Max said attempting to calm Nathan down. Oh Shit! Without my time travel powers, I won't be able to keep trying to save Nathan from killing himself over Chloe's death. Max stops trying to calm Nathan down and runs over to the fire alarm, breaking it with a nearby hammer. The fire alarm scares Nathan and just as he's about to pull the trigger, he runs out of the room leaving the gun near Chloe.
Meanwhile, Amanda and Jefferson travel to the alternate dimension. Amanda looks over and sees Nathan Prescott sitting next to her. Amanda scoots back in fear. "Whoa, babe, you okay?" Nathan asked. "Babe? Nathan, in no universe would I ever want to date you!" Amanda replied. Nathan laughed. "Oh man, you're a riot. Like we're not dating." Nathan said. "She's acting so weird, right Max?" The familiar girl asked.
"Max? Snow? Why the hell are you two in the Vortex Club? More importantly, why am I in the Vortex Club?" Amanda asked in reply. "Um, duh, we're all Vortex Club members." Victoria said. "Max, you really shouldn't have let Amanda into our club, even if she is a friend of yours from Jefferson's class." Courtney replied. Amanda stands up and runs to somewhere empty. "Jefferson, what the hell is going on?" Amanda asked.
"Glad you asked, I've taken you to an alternate timeline where you and Mike never met. Because of that, ever since you moved to Arcadia Bay and started attending Blackwell, you became friends with Max through my Photography class and became part of the Vortex Club, alongside that goth girl Snow." Mr. Jefferson replied. "No, that would never happen in a million years... But wait, if Max is in the vortex club then where is Chloe. Did you put me in the timeline where..." Amanda said nervously. "No, this isn't the timeline where her dad is alive and she's in a wheelchair. They just stopped being friends once Max moved back, because Chloe and Rachel are happily fucking whenever they ditch school." Mr. Jefferson replied.
"Holy shit, I may actually kill you!" Amanda said angrily. "Oh, but then you wouldn't get to see all the fun things that happened to your friends." Mr. Jefferson replied. "Okay, just explain to me why the hell I'm dating a gun toting psycho like Nathan Prescott? I would never, in a million years even consider dating someone like him." Amanda said. "Ha, you already forgot how bad your relationships were before you fell in love with your dear Michael." Mr. Jefferson replied.
Amanda shook her head annoyed and started to walk away. As she walked away, she saw Mike and Rachel making out in front of a tree. Amanda rushed over towards the two of them and pushed Rachel away. "Rachel! What the hell are you doing kissing my boyfriend?!" Amanda asked angrily. "I'm not, I'm kissing mine, you know, Mike White?" Rachel replied. "Yeah, not sure why a vortex club disciple would even bother making out with me anyways." Mike said.
"You forget that I sometimes party with the Vortex Club." Rachel replied. "True, but you party with them just to get them high with Frank's shit..." Mike said. "Well, Frank gives the shit to Nathan and he gives the shit to me." Rachel replied. "Fair enough, maybe one day I'll come to their parties just to get high." Mike said. "Cool, now if you don't mind Princess, we were in the middle of something." Rachel replied pushing Amanda aside.
As Amanda turns to leave, she bumps into Nathan. "Hey babe, I was just going to talk to Rachel to make sure she can hook me up with Frank's shit for our party tonight." Nathan said. "Good luck, she seems pretty fixed on Mike." Amanda replied. "She's using him." Nathan said. "What are you talking about?" Amanda asked.
"Think about it, Rachel's the most popular and hottest girl in school and she could have any guy she wants, but she goes with some lame stoner. She's clearly just using him to piss off her DA daddy." Nathan replied. "Nathan, with all due respect, you're talking out of your ass. Rachel's best friends with Chloe Price, someone who's done way worse than Mike ever will." Amanda said. "You're high, Chloe Price is dead. Her and Kate Marsh. Kind of serves them right. Whores." Nathan replied.
Amanda punched Nathan in the face knocking him flat on the ground. "You asshole! Don't you ever talk shit about Chloe and Kate! You..." Amanda said being held back by Max and Snow. "Max, these are your best friends he's talking about. You should want me to beat his ass." Amanda said. "Look, Chloe and I used to be friends. It does hurt that she's dead, but Kate and I weren't friends." Max replied. "To be honest, Kate kind of had it coming. She was such an attention whore. And no offense, but Chloe was a bum with a drug problem." Snow said.
"You bitches! How can you say that?! Chloe and Kate were your closest friends, Max. At least they were back when I knew you as a cool girl who took photos for fun, not this wannabe Victoria Chase shit. Snow, I can't believe you can be so heartless to two victims of rape." Amanda replied. Max and Snow looked at her confused. "Amanda, why don't you come over here..." Jade said dragging her away to sit with her and Steph.
"Oh Jade, finally someone I recognize. Wait, why are you with Steph?" Amanda asked. "Because Steph is the only lesbian girl at Blackwell..." Jade replied. "No, Snow or Julia, whoever is also lesbian." Amanda said. "That's not even funny, look, Julia Evans is nothing more than a shallow Vortex Club bitch, same as Max Caulfield." Jade replied. "For the record, I was totally all for your rant defending Chloe and Kate. I knew Chloe back in the day, she was always cool to me and I think she had a thing for Rachel." Steph said.
"Yeah, she did. But then she and Max got together. We were all really happy with our partners, but then I fucked everything up." Amanda replied. "What are you talking about?" Steph asked. "Nothing, I have to go." Amanda said walking away tears forming in her eyes. "I should probably make sure she's okay." Jade replied following after her.
Back in Max's alternate reality, Max walks around Blackwell campus to see Justin and Trevor sitting at their usual corner looking sad. "I can't believe this happened man, Chloe was so cool." Justin said. "Yeah, that little vortex club bitch Nathan shot her. I can't believe he got away with this. Life is... not fair." Trevor replied. Max walks up to the two but is stopped by Kate who walks over to console them.
As Max turns around she bumps into Warren. "Hey Max, how are you?" Warren asked. "Ok, I'm just sad." Max replied. "Because Chloe... I'm so sorry, you were friends with her, weren't you?" Warren asked. "I was." Max replied. "Do you want a hug?" Warren asked. "I uh, I guess." Max replied. Warren hugged Max, but holds the hug for a beat too long.
As Max breaks away, she notices Mike throw Nathan to the ground with Salem and Ryan at his side. "Piece of shit." Mike said kicking Nathan in the ribs. "You killed one of the coolest and hottest chicks in Arcadia Bay, but oh, that wasn't good enough for you." Ryan said kicking Nathan in the ribs too. "Now Rachel Amber is dead, you motherfucker!" Salem said kicking Nathan in the ribs too.
"Just... just leave me alone." Nathan replied whimpering. "Hey! Leave him alone!" Max said walking up to the group of boys. "Caulfield, don't tell me you're actually defending this piece of shit?!" Mike asked. "Look, can't you see he feels terrible about what he's done?" Max asked. "Yeah right, I heard Nathan was in Drama Club last year, he might be a good enough actor to pretend he feels bad." Ryan replied.
Max sticks her hand out and helps Nathan up. "Just run." Max said to Nathan. Nathan nods and walks away holding his ribs in pain. "Now explain to me what you were talking about when you said he killed Rachel Amber, how?" Max asked. "It's what everyone's talking about besides Chloe." Mike replied. "Meaning?" Max asked. "I guess once Rachel saw Chloe's dead body in the bathroom, she went to their junkyard where they hang and..." Salem replied.
"No... No..." Max said upset. "Yes Max, now what you're about to see, you won't like at all. But I think I need you to see this." William replied. "William please, I... I learned my lesson." Max said. "I'm sorry sweetie, but you need to see this." William replied. Max and William head forward in time to a few months later.
"Where are we?" Max asked. "You'll see." William replied. Max looks around where she is and looks at the graves in front of her. "No... William, please no!" Max said breaking down in tears. "Yes Max, I'm sorry, But, because of your lack of powers not only did Chloe die, but so did Rachel and Kate." William replied. "Well then, I take it back. I just want to go home, William!" Max said crying.
"Please..." Max said. Meanwhile, back in Amanda's alternate timeline. "Hey girl, I just wanted to make sure you were okay." Jade replied. "No Jade, I'm not. Everything is so messed up right now." Amanda said. "Yeah, but what did you mean when you said you fucked everything up?" Jade asked. "Because, I made a stupid wish where Mike and I never met and now Blackwell is fucked up." Amanda replied.
"Maybe, but I've dated Mike before, remember. He was nice, but he did have his problems." Jade said. "I know, but I love him for his flaws and he loves me for mine." Amanda replied. "If you say so, I'll see you later." Jade said heading back to meet up with Steph again. "Sounds like things are pretty bad, huh?" Jefferson asked.
"Yeah, but maybe Jade was right. Maybe even we were together this shit would've happened." Amanda replied. "You think so, huh? Well, then you'll love this." Jefferson said taking Amanda's hand. Amanda looked around. "Where are we?" Amanda asked. Amanda looked forward in horror. "No! Oh God, no!" Amanda said breaking down in tears. "Oh yes, because you two never got together, Kate and Chloe are very much dead. What's even funnier is that this version of you didn't even care." Jefferson replied.
"No, that would never happen!" Amanda said. "Oh, but it would. You even forgot how much of a bitch you used to be due to peer pressure." Jefferson replied. "Well, then I take it back! I want to go home, Jefferson, please!" Amanda said. "I really can't do that." Jefferson replied. "Come on! Aren't you my guardian angel?" Amanda asked. "Angel? Why would I be an Angel?" Jefferson replied injecting a needle in Amanda's neck.
Hours later, Amanda wakes up to a bright flash. "Hello there, you pose naturally. Almost as naturally as Max, Rachel, or Kate." Jefferson said. "You piece of shit!" Amanda replied groggily. "What do you expect? Are you expecting some knight in shining armor?" Jefferson taunted. "I do, as a matter of fact." Amanda replied. "Like who? Like your boyfriend Nathan, if only he weren't a failure of an apprentice to me. I had to dispose of him." Jefferson said.
"He doesn't deserve that." Amanda replied. "Like you even cared, hours ago you punched him in the face." Jefferson said. At that moment, Mike walks into the dark room. As Jefferson pulls out his gun to end Mike, he gets shot in the shoulder dropping the gun. "What the fuck?" Jefferson asked. Mike drops the gun and grabs a lamp as Jefferson grabs a tripod. Mike throws the lamp at Jefferson's head and knocks him out cold.
"Mike? You, you came to save me, but how?" Amanda asked. "I found Nathan, before he got put down by Jefferson, apparently. He was really worried about you when you didn't come to the party." Mike replied. "Where'd you get the gun?" Amanda asked. "Rachel, she kept one of Chloe's stolen guns as a memento." Mike replied.
"Oh Mike, this is so fucked up. Jefferson just... and then he almost..." Amanda broke down in tears again. "Oh shit! There you are!' Mike said rushing towards Amanda happily. "No! Get away from me!" Amanda replied. "Whoa, I know you're pissed at me, but..." Mike said. Amanda looked around the room. "Oh my... I'm back in the girls' dorm." Amanda replied.
"Yeah, were you supposed to be somewhere else?" Mike asked. "Oh Mike, I just had a total freaking nightmare. I guess when I got knocked out I had a dream where Jefferson took me to an alternate timeline where we never met. I dated Nathan, you were dating Rachel, Chloe and Kate were dead and Max and Snow were totally mean. It was..." Amanda replied. "Amanda, baby, you need to relax. It was just a nightmare. But I guess it did something to you." Mike said.
"Yeah, it made me realize I need to work harder on being cool with you messing things up from time to time." Amanda replied. "Speaking of time, have you seen Max, I was going to go find her and apologize to her, but first I wanted to give you something." Mike said handing her a replica of her favorite Christmas star. "Whoa, déjà vu, huh?" Amanda asked.
"Yeah, let's just hope you love it and you'll forgive me again." Mike replied. "Of course, Mike I was such a horrible bitch to you tonight, I wanted to apologize for that." Amanda said. "It's ok, I was a major dick to pretty much everyone tonight." Mike replied. The two hold each other tightly as Nathan walks by.
"Get a room, losers." Nathan said. "You know what, Prescott?" Mike replied getting up defensively. "Mike, don't. Hey Nathan..." Amanda said getting up and walking over to him. "What do you want?" Nathan asked. Amanda hugged Nathan. "Merry Christmas." Amanda replied.
"Ok, I don't need you wishing me Merry Christmas, I got friends to party with anyways." Nathan said. Amanda smiled. "Good." Amanda replied. "Uh, thanks though." Nathan said looking down at the ground. "Well, you're welcome then." Amanda replied. Max rushes into the dorm in a good mood. "Hey Nathan, Merry Christmas." Max said running by him and Amanda.
"Wow, first you being friendly to me and now Crackfield? This is messed up. I'm out of here." Nathan replied. "Hey Max, wait up." Mike said. Max turned around. "I just wanted to say I'm sorry for being such a complete dick to you tonight. As you've told us, you've done a lot of good with those powers of yours and I can't expect you to always use them for our personal gain, that's selfish." Mike said. "Oh, well thanks Mike, I accept your apology." Max replied.
Back in Amanda's dorm, the crew meets up again to set up Amanda's tree and decorate it with ornaments this time in better spirts. "Why does this feel kind of familiar?" Mike asked. "Because I realized that, yeah, I can't go and always turn back time for you guys, but I figure I can reset time when it helps keep my friends happy." Max replied. "I have no idea what you're talking about, but thanks, I guess." Mike said putting the Christmas star on safely. As Mike jumps down, he slams into Amanda like last time. Amanda pulls him down with her playfully.
"You guys want to save it for when we're not all here?" Chloe asked amused. "Salem, kill the lights." Amanda said. Salem nods and turns off the lights. The group meets up around the tree arms wrapped around each other. Max and Kate start to sing Silent Night, and the rest of the group joins in shortly after them.