Storm clouds were brewing in the skies above Boston as Madeline Fitzpatrick walked back to the Tipton Hotel with her arms folded. As she reached the street the hotel was located on, Zack caught up with her yelling, "Maddie!"

Maddie gave no response; Zack sighed, "Look-"

"There is nothing," Maddie stated not allowing Zack to finish, "Nothing I have to say to you right now."

"Maddie," Zack pleaded, "Would at least listen to me?"

Before Maddie could reply, the two of them saw armed men leaving the Tipton with Moseby as a hostage; but the real shock was seeing London come out behind them with a gun in her hand giving out orders to the other gunmen, she was kidnapping Moseby.

"London," Maddie yelled running towards her, "What are you doing?"

London delivered a hard knee to Maddie that took her to her knees; Zack ran over, "Maddie!"

London grabbed Maddie by her hair and pointed the gun at her head, "Consider this a warning Zack, stay out of this or she dies."

Zack then watched in shock as London dragged her best friend into the car and drove off with her and Moseby. Zack then turned and ran into the Hotel to find Cody...

Over a Month Earlier

17 year olds Zack and Cody got out of the elevator and into the lobby to greet Maddie who was staying at the Tipton for the summer while she was off from college. Zack, of course, was very excited about seeing the 'Love of his life' again; Cody looked at his brother, "You seemed to have cleaned yourself up nicely."

Zack laughed, "It's Maddie, what do you expect?"

"Not that it really matters," Cody said pointing out the futility of Zack's efforts to get Maddie to go out with him which always ends with Maddie saying no, "But you do remember that we're going to Mom's performance tonight. so you can't just go and ask her out."

"I know that," Zack replied, "which is why I'm to ask her if she would like to go to dinner tomorrow night."

Cody smiled, "You have this all figured out don't you?"

Zack nodded, "Yes I do."

At that moment, Bailey Pickett entered the hotel and made her way through the lobby; she eventually went up to Cody, "Excuse me."

Cody turned and looked at the girl as she asked, "Could you tell me where I can find the manager's office?"

Cody was slow to respond, he seemed mesmerized by the girl; finally he extended his hand and answered, "My name is Cody."

Bailey chuckled as she shook his hand and Zack leaned up to Cody's ear and whispered, "I don't think that's what the girl asked."

Cody snapped out of it and said, "Yeah, um...Moseby's office is over there."

"Thank You," Bailey smiled as she walked away.

Cody took a deep breathe as Zack laughed and whispered, "Smooth."

Zack then saw Maddie come through the front door and went up to greet her, "Hey Maddie."

"Hey Zack," Maddie said before proceeding to hug him, "nice to see you again."

She then hugged Cody and the three of them went on to spend a little time catching up; Maddie was majoring in Business at the college she was attending while Zack and Cody were, well, being Zack and Cody in High School. The conversation went on as Maddie asked the twins, "So what's going on with your mom."

"She's performing downtown tonight," Cody explained, "To Help promote a local fundraiser."

"Really," Maddie replied, "Well it's nice to hear she's expanding beyond the Tipton."

"Yeah," Cody agreed, "The original singer came down sick and Moseby knew the event's organizer and well...everything worked out. Zack and I promised to be there to see her perform."

"That's sweet of you," Maddie said, "What else is going on?"

"Well," Zack said making his move, "I was wondering if you would like to have dinner tomorrow night."

"Like just the two of us," Maddie asked.

Zack nodded, "Yes."

Maddie smiled, "Sure, I'd love to."

"Well if you don't," Zack stopped and shook his head in disbelief, "Wait, You'd love to."

"Yeah," Maddie replied before she grabbed her bags, "Well, I think I should go unpack."

Maddie went to the elevator to head up to London's suite, which was where she was staying; Zack turned to Cody, who was speechless, and said, "I'm not entirely sure but I think she said yes."

Meanwhile, Moseby was in his office talking with London, "Alright, He said yes."

"Really," London asked stunned by that statement.

"Yes," Moseby said standing up from his desk, "You are now set to be the head of Tipton Incorporated in the event of your father's death or retirement, under the condition that I teach you everything that you need to know and basically hold your hand until you get an understanding of everything."

London ran over and hugged him, "Oh thank you Moseby."

"It took a lot of convincing," Moseby explained, "it wasn't until I promised to, again, 'hold your hand' that he agreed; but he was happy learn of your sudden interest in following in his footsteps."

The two of them stopped hugging as Moseby continued, "But, this means you have to take this seriously."

"You got it," London said smiling, "you're the best Moseby."

London hugged him again and walked over to the door of his office and opened it to leave; she passed by Bailey who had just reached the door.

Moseby saw Bailey, "Ms. Pickett?"

"Yes," Bailey answered as she entered the office.

Moseby took a file from his desk as Bailey sat down, the file had Bailey's job apllication in it; after quick introductions, Moseby looked at the application and said, "So you're interested in the Personal Assistant position."

Bailey nodded, "Yes I am."

Moseby looked at the application and then at Bailey, "Are you sure you're 21, you look reasonably younger than that."

"Yeah," Bailey lied, "Young looks run in the family."

Bailey was lying about her age, about her real identity; all in a attempt to run from her past. She was trying to start a new life in Boston; she continued her interview with Moseby...

Later that Night

Zack, Cody and Carey were walking out of the back of the theater where she was performing and were heading through the alley towards the street while the three of them joking around about Carey's performance and having a good time when all of a sudden, a man with a gun cut them off. He pointed the gun at them and demanded money and other valuables. Carey was cooperative, she didn't want to put her sons in danger; Zack, meanwhile, had the urge to take action against the man to protect his mother while Cody was more in line with Carey's line of thinking.

Carey handed the man her purse but as she did, the strap broke causing it to fall to the ground. As a result, the armed man, who had clearly taken a lot drugs and was a very much on edge, flinched and pulled the trigger. The bullet went right into Carey's chest, and in a moment that seemed like an eternity for Zack and Cody, she fell down to the ground as the shooter ran away. Tears filled Cody's eyes as Zack was left completely breathless at what just happened. They tried to help her but there was nothing they could do; in her final words, Carey told her sons, "It's okay, everything will be okay."

Life then left her eyes, and Zack and Cody knew that things would certainly...not be okay.

Author's Note:

Here's chapter 1, hope you enjoyed. This story, the first of a two part series, will be, by far, the darkest story I have ever written; The story wasn't originally meant to have that bit with London kidnapping Moseby as the opening, but I figured I needed a 'hook', something to draw you in and stay with the story to figure out how something like that could happen. This is inspired by the Batman Film series, as evidence by the way Carey was murdered, I take elements from both the Burton Universe and the Nolan Universe(as odd of a combination as that may seem) and apply them to a central theme to make this more of my own story. This is an Alternate Universe story in that this is a reality where the gang never went to the S.S Tipton. Please review to tell me what you thought of the first chapter. I hope to update ASAP

Also, All other stories but 'The Incredible Shego' are on hold so that I dedicate most of my effort on this story.