A/N: Inspired by tiger002's lost chapters for Separated, but not Apart and because I am the kind of film geek who buys DVDs just for the deleted scenes and director's commentary, I have decided to post some alternate chapters and chapter endings for Just One of the Guys from my story folder. I hope these will keep you amused while I write the sequel. My creative partner/boyfriend and I have come up with about 10 years' worth of ideas for the gang. The hard part now is working everything out so that you guys won't be disappointed with this sophomore effort. But I can tell you that there's plenty of drama, romance, adventure, and humour in store for all your favourite characters, plus more brotherly love (of course :).

Disclaimer: I do not own any part of the Suite Life franchise. But if this screen-writing course I'm taking goes well, that could change someday :)

Just One of the Guys: Very First Drabbles

Below are the very first drabbles for the story, including the original plot in a nutshell. I had planned to write the story from multiple POVs before I settled on a first-person narrative from Bailey's POV.

Lady Looks Like a Dude [working title, a play on Aerosmith classic "Dude Looks Like Lady"]

Summary: In the first episode of "The Suite Life on Deck" our familiar gang meets Bailey Pickett, a young man from the Midwest who happens to be Zack Martin's new room-mate. Unbeknownst to everyone, Bailey is actually a girl. All the girls' spots at Seven Seas High are taken and she is desperate to escape the crushing monotony of Kettlecorn, Kansas. Sea school is her only hope. It doesn't take long for Zack to discover the truth, but he decides that keeping her secret is definitely in both of their interests (wink, wink, nudge, nudge).

By the end of the episode, the gang has fallen headfirst into a hot tub, exposing Bailey's true identity. But what if she hadn't fallen? What if someone had pushed her out of the way (for selfish reasons, of course)? What hi-jinks would have ensued?

First Drabble

"There's an exit!" yelled Zack, as the alarm continued to wail. Zack, Cody, Bailey, and London crashed into each other as they rushed towards the door marked with a big red Exit sing.

"Rich girl first!" bellowed London, hurling herself at the door. Her gigantic white purse thwacked Bailey in the stomach, knocking the wind out her. The door flew open, and the three others tumbled through leaving Bailey dazed and sprawled on the deck.

"Aaaargh!" "Aaaaahhhhh!" Splash! And then: "Why is the ocean so hot?" London, Zack and Cody had obviously fallen into the hot tub on the deck below. Shouts and splashing continued until Mr. Moseby's pompous tones interrupted the commotion. [Note to draft: forgot what he said... something about the test?]

Bailey raised her head gingerly, hoping nothing was broken. Her hair was flopping into her eyes. Oh no, my hat! She reached out and felt around, sighing with relief as her fingers connected with her baseball cap. She quickly stuffed her hair back under the hat and got to her feet. Whew, that was close...

"Hey, where's Bailey?" That sounded like Cody.

"I'm up here!" she called out in what she hoped was a manly voice. "Be down in a sec!"

Bailey must have taken a wrong turn on the stairs because instead of arriving at the Sun Deck, she found herself at the Seaside Promenade. By the time she found her way back to the cabin, she had forgotten all about the hot tub mishap.

The room was empty. I wonder if Zack and the others got in trouble, she thought, remembering the hot tub incident now.

She had just sat down on her bed when she heard "Hey, sweet thang!"

Bailey whirled around and there stood Zack, dripping in a towel, obviously fresh out of the shower. Her mouth dropped open, he looked so hot standing there in front of her. He was a lot more muscular than she had expected and wet hair was definitely a good look for him.

"So..." He stood in front of her expectantly, hands on his towel-wrapped hips, blue-green eyes smirking at her. "Did you get lost?"

"Uhhh..." Bailey's tongue was stuck, and she thought she felt a trail of drool make its way down her chin. She could feel the blush spread across her cheeks and knew that Zack could see it, too. "Um... I..."

Then he was sitting next to her on the bed, and the space between their faces was rapidly shrinking.

Second Drabble

Starts with twins saying good-bye in hallway

Zack's POV

"Well, this is my room," I say to my twin brother Cody as we stop in front of Cabin 8-102.

"I guess this is it." Cody turns to me. His cabin is 8-101.

I have to agree. "After 15 years we're finally going our separate ways." Up until now we shared room at the Tipton Hotel where we lived with our mom. This is the end of an era.

"I'll miss you," says Cody. I hope he's not going to cry. He's way too emotional.

"I'll miss you, too." I hold out my hand. But I'm NOT going to miss his annoying neat-freak habits.

Cody shakes my hand, and then we turn around and open our respective cabin doors.

The cabin is pretty small, with two beds, two desks, and some shelves. I start digging through my suitcase, flinging clothes in every direction. At last I'm free to make a mess without Cody's constant complaining.

Suddenly the door opens, and in walks my new room-mate. "Yo, I'm Bailey Pickett," he announces. Looks like a cool dude.

"Hey, brosef, what's going on? I'm Zack Martin." I reach out to fist-pound Bailey in a friendly greeting kind of way.

He lets out a girlie shriek and pulls away. Oh no, I'm living with another wuss.

Then Bailey seems to recover himself. "Oh, right, fist pound." He returns the gesture and sets down his suitcase.

A/N: So there you have the very first drafts of JOotG. I am returning to the multiple POVs plan for Part 2 of the sequel, and am looking forward to the challenge of getting inside other characters' heads. Please feel free to review these alternate chapters. I always appreciate your feedback, and your ideas have been more than incredibly helpful since Day 1! Xoxoxo – Ellie