Disclaimer: I don't own. Schneider's bakery and Nickelodeon own the characters.

Warning, this is just an epilogue. I didn't even bother writing the story.

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It had been over a year since they'd survived that harrowing adventure that changed everything. Over the last year, things that had started to change kept changing, some people growing closer, others falling away. But Tori wasn't going to lose another friend, not the way she'd lost Sinjin. So she kept in touch, insisting on spending time with each of her friends as they adjusted to their new world.

Beck and Sarah grew closer. They were soon dating. Jade still didn't like the girl, but understood she was what Beck really needed. A strong girlfriend slash support person who would have their own life, but be there when Beck broke through. It was only a matter of time. And Sarah had her own problems. Counting her family, she had enough to keep Beck busy and happily solving small problems f or the foreseeable future.

Robbie wound up with Courtney. Given the damage Sinjin's plot had done to Van Cleef Rubber, it was a miracle her family didn't wind up on the street. Instead, they were able to sell some of the boys inventions to cover the damages and move forward with life. So Robbie found himself dating a wealthy girl, and thrust into the roll Sinjin had been rebelling against. The nerdy boy struck a deal with Mr. Van Cleef, and started collage with the intent of both doing comedy and helping run the company. The relationship was still young, but full of hope.

Trina came out of it totally changed. She threw herself into her school work, as well as her acting. But the once self centered girl wasn't concerned with being an actress any more. She was going into the family business. Trina graduated and entered the police academy. She'd work the streets by day, and study criminology in her spare time. Her new acting chops were to do various under cover roles. She was well positioned to succeed.

Cat continued to see Tug. They hit it off again, both liking bizarre but funny things, distractions from the hard lives they'd lived. Tug still played football, as well as working at Bed, bath and things. The scars he'd acquired from trying to protect the gang were ugly, but mostly on the body. When fully covered, they weren't visible. And he could still play sports. He would, however, always have a dull ache to remind him of what he'd done, the heroism he'd shown. Cat was lucky to have him.

Cat got offered a recording gig, but had to turn it down. She loved Tug, who kept telling her to go for it. But she wasn't that strong. The petite girl was one moment away from a complete mental breakdown. But she did know how close she was to her limits. She went into incentive therapy, working while she worked on herself. By the time she's finally ready, in a couple of years, she'll have what she needs for her own clothing line. To the small girl, living among the giants and models was the best choice. She'd keep her fame small and manageable. But that was for another day.

Andre fell into religion, the only way he could make any sense of the tragedy he'd witnessed. He'd held Buff in his arms, heard the boy confess to having a crush on Robbie as the life bled out of him. Andre started going to church, more and more, taking it very seriously. Now his plans were different. The musical prodigy who was going to entertain the world was planning on going to the seminary, becoming a minister. He'd already volunteered at his local church, earning a letter of recommendation. He just needed an undergraduate degree.

Andre had a lot of people to be praying for. Burf, Samantha Puckett, who gave her own life stopping Sinjin. That weird Nevel kid who'd helped Sinjin until he realized just how far things were going. Nevel never saw the knife until it was too late. Andre would always remember that act of heroism, the one that saved his life. Sinjin wasn't going to be fooled by an armature actor like Nevel. No, there were dozens of dead to pray for, including one man he'd thought was homeless. Sinjin had killed that guy as an act of mercy, not knowing he had a condo and his life was going great.

Then there was Tori and Jade. Jade, who blamed herself, who had the chance to stop things, but turned out wasn't a psychopath. Jade always regretted not killing Sinjin when they first had a hint of how deranged the Lanky boy had become. But Tori liked to remind her that "You're not that kind of person, who would kill someone just because they might be bad later on. Jade, stop punishing yourself."

"I screwed up, Tori, and people died. People got hurt. And Beck, what he tried to do to Beck..." Jade couldn't process the horror.

"How about this." Tori suggested. "To punish ourselves, we don't annul the marriage he made us get. Stay my wife."

"It's not like my family's going to take me back." Jade had said.

"Is that a yes?" Tori asked. Jade gave a week nod. From that moment forward, every time Jade started acting self destructive, an uncomfortably common occurrence, Tori would remind her "We're married, and that's the punishment you agreed to."

Jade would try to argue, but Tori held her ground, and made Jade help keep in touch with the others. They soon were in love. The marriage became more then a cruel jest, like when Caligula was given a beautiful young wife, and was now based on love. They were supporting one another. Good thing, cause Tori was pulling her goth lover along towards success. Tori had a recording deal, sang some concerts, and had Jade open whenever she could. Now Jade had her own deal. Things were starting to look good for the girls.

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Okay, the story isn't funny, but I laughed when I read it. I like the idea of the story, even if all I ever wrote was the epilogue.

Who wants to write the actual story?