The Greatest Secret

Disclaimer: Nope, don't own iCarly

A/N: By the way, if you're an older reader or a new reader, chapters 90-94 marks Mitch's first appearance. Yes, he went with Freddie in that arc, simply due to the fact that I, as the author, felt it was more appropriate for that episode to center Freddie, for this story. Some things that happened in those chapters will be discussed as happening in this mini arc with Mitch.

Chapter 172 (Changes)

Melanie stood in a cemetery, overlooking all the plots for the Davidson family. At some point of time, a lunatic serial killer named Bana, had been hunting down all of the Davidson's. She moved a shaky hand to her hair and tucked it behind her ear as the wind ruffled her. She felt her heart breaking for the loss of Freddie's family. She didn't believe they could all be dead, it just didn't seem probable. As she wiped a tear away, Mitch appeared beside her. "Tyrone died a year ago in this timeline, which means…the person who was trying to find and warn the Davidson family had been found by Bana. Without being able to run into Tyrone at the cemetery, she was doing something else when they were fated to meet. Bana found and killed her. Which made the family susceptible to his attack, there was no way to prevent it."

"Attack? I don't understand…So, in my real timeline, Tyrone and this person meet up?"

"Yes. They have met up. Also because of the changes in this timeline, the family reunion wasn't until around the Christmas season. As you can see…everyone in the family just died recently." Her eyes moved to the plots and she saw a date that could have happened just a few days ago. "Of course Freddie didn't go to the reunion, so Bana probably doesn't know that."

"I-I knew there was someone named Lionel that was after the Shays, but I didn't know anyone named Bana…"

"No one does, not even Freddie knows about him. All that remains of him were journals…these journals." She looked over as a bunch of notebooks appeared in his hands. She breathed in heavily and took them from him. As she read through them, tears began to pour. "Of course you're free from all this, you're safe. However, because of all the deaths that Bana's created, along with Lionel, your father doesn't even want you near Seattle. It's become a bad place…" She understood that and sniffed. Rubbing her nose, she realized that Mitch's words hinted that she could get into serious trouble by remaining in Seattle and her father possibly finding out. "Carly goes to Ridgeway with Freddie, but they're never close enough to each other. I figure if they saw each other, it would come to blows."

"They shouldn't hate each other so much…You said Lionel. I thought he only hit on Friday the 13th."

"Yes but he's getting much older and has discovered more Shays around. Starting with that Mitchell Shay…Spencer wasn't alive to put him away, so he wandered free in the streets. Lionel, deciding it's time to come out of hiding, found him and killed him. He has also managed to kill off Jennifer and Shane Johnson. Now, all that's left is himself, Bana, and Carly. God knows those two serial killers have descended upon Seattle and are willingly seeking out their final two victims."

"I…wait…then where is everyone?" Mitch rubbed the back of his neck and glanced to the side as Melanie continued to stare at him, she neededanswers as soon as possible. One of the few people left that she didn't know about was Kyle. "Where's Kyle? You said Jonah's in prison? Where's Valerie? What about Griffin?"

"Okay, I can answer your question about Jonah. Jonah is no longer in prison. Someone came in and proved him innocent, but he has never known Freddie." Her heart sank as he took her by surprise. How could Jonah not know Freddie? "You see, it was through a game Freddie was playing with Sam that he met Jonah, but in-"

"Yeah, yeah, I got it." Rolling her eyes, she put her hands to her hips and mocked him. "In this timeline Freddie never met Sam, so he never met Jonah. Right? Give me one reason not to drag you back into that school and convince Freddie to kick your ass!" Mitch winced and quickly shrugged it off, he wanted no part of that threat. "Speaking of which, who am I?"

"Rich, stuck up girl."

"What?"

"You let your money get to your head, that's all."

"Y-Y-You're lying!"

"Nope…"

She shouted and threw her hand to her forehead. She sucked in a breath and closed her eyes, fearing hyperventilation if she got too frustrated. She held out her hand and sighed. "You know what? Nevermind, where are the others?"

"Okay…Valerie is…Well she dated the school's bully last year." Melanie's eyebrows rose in surprise as her heart began to sink. She instantly recognized that Mitch was talking about Freddie, who else appeared to be as big of a bully?

"Where is she now?"

"Gone. Her family moved to the sunny state of Florida. She's now cruising happily on the warm, sunny beaches. Which brings me back to Jonah…Eighteen years old, out of prison, he got to yearning for the coastline. He's also in Florida. I believe he and Valerie have met each other about three months ago."

"Oh, that's good…" She put her hand to her heart and smiled at the bit of good news. However, he was still pissed off at Mitch. She wanted to go home already! Not home to where her dad was, though she did love him, but home to where all the normalcy was!

"Kyle…doesn't know you. He doesn't even know Sam. The only reason, in your old timeline, that Lucy went to that particular supermarket, was because you wanted to go there…" Her eyes widened and she practically fell to the ground then and there. "He's just going through life, doing is own thing. Griffin is dating Carly, but they have a bit more arguments than they did before."

"Everything's messed up! Why? Why did you mess everything up? I didn't ask for this! I only made one statement and it was out of sorrow, that's it. You don't have anyright to mess around with someone's life! Especially if they don't ask!"

"Funny thing, that…that's the same thing Freddie said last year." Melanie screamed with frustration and pushed the angel into a puddle of water on the street, she couldn't stand this.

"How does someone else tell you the same thing and you don't learn from it! Can you tell me?"

"Uh, I really want my wings?"

"Dirty!"

"What's dirty about it?"

"You're a liar, a cheat, a swindler, and you ruin lives! I want to go back, I don't even want to deal with this world! It isn't right, it isn't fair! You're going to take me back to the right timeline now!" She watched as Mitch slowly pulled himself up and took a step back. "I uh, I can't do that…"

"What? So, I'm stuck here now? You're just going to abandon me here!"

"No, no, nothing like that, I mean…you have to work at it. Make things right."

"How am I supposed to do that? Everyone I care about is either dead or gone!"

"True…"

"So you want to tell me that I need to do something? What am I supposed to do!"

"Make the world a better place for people?" She gaped and started walking towards Mitch, reaching menacingly for his throat. She wanted to kill him, and to strangle every last breath from his body. He chuckled nervously and backed up, putting his hands up defensively. "Now come on, you don't want to do that."

"Oh you don't know what I want to do. Yes, I want to do this. I'm going to do this until…wait…" It hit her, where were her aunts and uncles at? She'd forgotten to ask about them! She lowered her arms and hummed a slight tune. "Uncle Morris and Aunt Maggie, where are they?"

"They're, uh…Maggie lives in Seattle and is a depressed wreck. Morris…" She was beginning to feel extremely nervous and anxious now. He mentioned Maggie, but not Morris, so what happened? She knew they'd had their share of problems in the past, and since this timeline was different, chances were likely they still had the same troubles. "Well let me put it this way. Buzz is in prison for shoplifting. Brian still talks to your dad, so does Violet, but she lives all the way in Richland with Venus and her daughter."

"What about Morris?"

"Morris is…" Mitch took a heavy sigh and shook his head. Melanie's breathing became slow and shallow as she feared the worst. "Without Sam to take care of, he was left to his own devices and was also trying to figure out why his sister in law's best friend was losing her relatives. He eventually found Bana, then it was all over."

"No…No, not Uncle Morris! You asshole! You ingrate! It's not fair, it isn't right!" She fell to her knees and grasped the grass, sobbing frantically. It was too much for her to take in all at once. She knew she shouldn't blame Mitch, but wasn't it his fault anyway? Wasn't he at fault for this? "You're the one who did all this! You're the one who changed this!" She wanted to tear him limb from limb, to make him feel the pain she was feeling inside. "Take me back, Mitch! Take me back, please!"

"I can't, you have to do something more! If I don't get you to make things right, then-"

"You know what? Screw your wings! You don't deserve them!" Mitch gasped and turned his head down as she huffed for a minute. After a few moments, she felt a pang of guilt. What was she saying? This was just an angel who wanted to have some fun, he'd get her back to her timeline, hopefully. At least, he better. If he said she had to do something more, then maybe there was no getting away from that. Her heart sank as she slowly moved over to him. "I'm sorry Mitch, it's just…I really don't like this place. I want to go back home. If I have to do something, I'll do it, but please…I don't want to be trapped here." He looked up at her and slowly smiled as he met her eyes. "You will return me home, won't you?"

"Yeah, I'm just doing my own thing, you know? I mean, I only get to come out once in a while, it gets lonely. A friend is nice to have around…So, you'll be okay if you just do a couple things to turn around what's been going wrong."

"Right now, it just seems like a jumble. Freddie, Carly, Bana, Lionel, even my own family…everyone's all mixed up. I'm glad my dad's still alive, but, that might just be the only thing good about all of this."

"Well, as for Bana and Lionel, the police don't know about them, but you do."

"No I don't."

"Oh don't you?" He pointed to the journals and Melanie gasped with surprise. "There may not be much you can do for Carly and Freddie, but maybe you can make them reach an understanding? See, I shouldn't be helping you, but I like you, you're not as mean as some people…" She chuckled and closed her eyes, she was glad to know he didn't seem to mind helping if he could. "As for your family? Who knows what finding Sam could do. You remember the name your Aunt used, don't you? You know Marissa's subordinate, Gunsmoke? He's the leading cop and has a good spot for all Puckett relatives, simply because they were Marissa's friend."

She smirked and processed her thoughts, chances were likely she could be getting home soon enough. She just had to follow these steps and maybe, just maybe, things would get better. "I got it. So where do I begin?"

So she's learning a few things, she should be home shortly. (Fun thing about this christmas arc is it's actually taking place around Christmas here XD, so Merry Christmas everyone!)