A/N: Thanks for the reviews and favorites on the first story! I really appreciate you guys and I changed some lines on the last chapter because of a reason. So, I hope you enjoy this one.
Disclaimer: I don't own 'The Suite Life on Deck' or any characters, except the ones I create.
Dana Martin sat on the couch of the living room in desperate. It was supposed to be her mother's death memorial today, but her dad won't let her celebrate it for some reasons she couldn't understand, and she still didn't understand why God took her mother from her.
She carefully took a picture of their family 10 years ago. It was perfect because the four of them were there. Dana smiled when she looked at the smile on Bailey Martin's face on the photograph. She missed her so much, and she was just 7 years old when Bailey died.
Dana sighed when a hand patted her shoulder softly. It was her older twin brother, Chris Martin. Chris sat beside Dana and smiled at her sad face. Dana didn't react. She kept staying in the 'quite zone' of hers. "What's wrong?" Chris asked sympathetically.
Dana looked up at her brother and quietly answered, "I still don't get it, Chris." Chris raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Huh? Don't get what?" Dana groaned between her breaths silently. Chris was usually the smart, sensitive, and caring one, just like her dad Cody. But when it gets to her, somehow, that disappears in seconds.
"Duh! Do I always have to explain everything to you? It's clear that I don't get about dad! I just want to make a memorial for her just to remind our family and friends about her, but dad doesn't agree with me at all!" Dana uttered in annoyance.
Chris hugged his sister's shoulder and tried to calm her down while finding a way to explain. "Well, he probably still feels guilty and sad about mom, Dana. You know, when she died, they were not in a good condition." Dana nodded her head in agreement. "Yeah, I guess I could accept that reason. After all, if we couldn't make a memorial, our memories with mom will always be in our hearts."
Chris laughed at Dana's cheesy yet awing statement. Yeah, she's right. Bailey Martin would always be in their hearts. Without being noticed, Cody Martin peeked from his laboratory door to hear his children conversation. He sighed sadly. They both were right. He still feels guilty and sad, remembering what happened to his wife 9 years ago.
Flashback;
Martin family's house, Boston, Massachusetts;
May 21, 2025; 07:23 Am
"Feel any better?" Bailey asked as she put her palm on her daughter's forehead gently. Dana nodded weakly. She just got her first fever of her lifetime, and she was completely miserable with her headache. Bailey smiled and put the medicines she had given to Dana back to the medicine box on the wall of Dana's bed.
Dana could see her mother's concern. Not only about Dana, but also about her relationship with Cody. When Bailey sat beside Dana on her bed, Dana hugged her mother closely, and whispered to her ear, "How about you? Do you feel any better, mom?"
Bailey pulled away from Dana's grip and looked to her daughter's eyes deeply. Bailey sighed. For a 7 years old Dana was pretty smart. "What do you mean?" Bailey questioned, pretending to act confused. Dana knew her mom knows about what she meant. "You know what I mean. Your 'tiff' with daddy last night, it's not a usual 'tiff'."
Bailey giggled as she watched Dana raised her hands to use air quotes. "Sweetie, I'm fine." Bailey lied, and unfortunately, Dana knew about it. "Okay, but do you still in love with daddy after what happened?" Bailey answered without hesitation or doubt, "Yes, of course I still love Cody. I love Chris, and I love you."
Dana smiled in relief. At least they're still in love with each other, maybe. "I love you too, mom." Bailey smiled weakly and hugged her daughter once again. "Okay, I better go. I have to help Chris and daddy for the day." Bailey said as she walked out of Dana's room.
After a few minutes, Dana quickly ran out her room and peeked from the railing of the stairs, and she saw Bailey was putting a tie around Cody's neck. As Bailey finished, she sighed, "All done." Cody backed away from Bailey immediately. "Thanks."
Chris suddenly ran from the living room and hugged Cody's feet tightly. "I'm ready for school!" Chris exclaimed happily. "Well, then wait for me in the car and, can you turn the machine on for me?" Cody asked (A/N: Remember, it's the future! Cody made a safer car so parents won't be worry about their kids turning the machine on). Chris nodded and ran to the garage, leaving Cody and Bailey in awkward silence. "Come on mom, dad! Say that you love each other!" Dana whispered.
"Well, I better get going." Cody said as he turned his back to head to the garage. "Ugh, Cody?" Bailey called in a low voice that Cody could barely hear. Cody stopped his steps and turned his body to face Bailey. "Um…, I love you." Bailey said in whisper. Cody sighed. "Yeah." That's all he said before he headed back to the garage.
Bailey could hear the machine rumbling and leave the house. As the rumble disappeared, Bailey walked to the couch and let her tears roll down her eyes. She let everything out, and all she wanted right now is for Cody to comfort her and telling her that he's sorry.
The reason why they fight is because after Cody's cooperate was finally done, he's been busy working and haven't pay attention to his family again. Bailey was concerned if then their kids wouldn't get to know their daddy well, causing them to even careless about him. But seemed like Cody assumed that Bailey was envy because of his succeed.
When Bailey was crying, she didn't realize that someone was still there to comfort her. "Let it out, mommy. It's okay." Dana said softly. Bailey looked up and hugged Dana tightly. Dana hugged her mom back as Bailey continued to sob, and neither Bailey nor Dana knew that it would be their last. "Someone ever told me that sometimes, it's okay to cry." Dana continued. Bailey smiled as she remembered that she was the one who told Dana and Chris about that, but she didn't even practically do it.
Bailey pulled out and whispered, "I'm all better now, baby. Thank you." But that mother and daughter moment were interrupted by someone who crashed into the room. The door was almost broken as she crashed it. Both Bailey and Dana were frightened as they saw who it was. Who else but Barbara Simcoe-Brownstein, Cody's ex-girlfriend many years ago. She's wearing psychiatric hospital patient clothes, and she had a dagger somehow in her right hand.
Well, after Cody and Bailey got married, Barbara was getting insane. Everyone knew that she loves Cody, but as Cody had already stated, his heart is for Bailey. Barbara had tried to kill Bailey several times, but seemed to be fail also. Barbara finally entered the psychiatric hospital for mental disorder. Maybe, every time Barbara wanted to kill Bailey it didn't work. But this time, it did.
"Get the phone and call the police." Bailey whispered to Dana. Dana quickly ran to the kitchen and grabbed the phone, but before she could dial a number, she heard a scream. Dana's tears began to flow when she saw Bailey was stabbed right on her heart by Barbara. Barbara laughed in joy and pride as she watched Bailey slowly died.
Barbara then sat on the floor and folded her legs to her chest, and still, giggling. Dana could only think of someone to get help. Cody.
Dana quickly dialed Cody's number with her hands shaking in fear. She could hear Barbara shouted in joy, as she already killed her mother. Meanwhile, Cody was still in the car with Chris, and they were just stuck in traffic. When Cody's cell rang, Cody hesitated before picking it up. "Hello?" He answered.
"Daddy, you gotta go home!" Dana shouted.
Cody began to worry when he heard Dana's tone. "What? What happened?"
"Just come home quick!" Dana uttered.
Without any hesitation anymore, Cody headed back to his home without caring about the traffic. "Daddy, what happened?" Chris asked worriedly. "I have no idea, sweetie. I have no idea." Cody answered.
20 minutes later finally Cody and Chris arrived. Their home was messy, and shockingly bloody. Cody was speechless as she saw Dana crying beside Bailey's now dead body. Cody quickly knelt beside his wife and hugged her body tightly, begging her to wake up. But he knew inside his heart that it was hopeless. Chris quickly ran to Dana and cry with her while listening to every plead of their dad.
"Bailey, please wake up. Don't you leave me. Bailey! Come on, honey. Don't punish me this way, I can't live without you!" Cody sobbed hopelessly. He kissed Bailey's lips once last time. "I love you too, Bailey. I love you too."
Without any command, Cody was ready to kick Barbara's butt to the prison. He called the police and pretty satisfied that she would be in the psychiatric hospital and got the electric chair treatment to avoid her to hurt people again. But still, it won't bring Bailey back. Now, the Martin family wasn't whole anymore. One person has already gone, and that's Bailey, which leaded the family to misery.
Cody entered his bedroom silently. He closed the door and lie down on his bed. He looked to his side, and sometimes he imagined that Bailey was there, holding his hand, stroking his hair gently, kissing his lips before going to bed for a rest. Cody had always enjoyed that moment, but now, he couldn't. And that's because of his own fault.
Cody pulled the blanket to his shivering body. The air conditioner was getting colder as the night becoming late. Cody always remembered that Bailey is the one who pulled the blanket to his body, and then they would cuddle under it. Cody smiled. He really missed Bailey with all his heart.
Cody put his glasses on top of the bedside table and turned off the light, and then slowly escapes to the dream, leaving the torturing world of reality.
Meanwhile, Dana was just staring at the ceiling of her room. She always did this every night, because she's confused of what to do. Dana sat up and hugged her pillow, thinking of a nasty schemes she could do, with the help Chris of course. Dana looked at the clock ticking slowly. The short hand moved in every single minute. The word 'time' kept echoing in Dana's mind. Time, time, time, time. Wait, that's it!
Dana ran out of her room to Chris's room. She knocked the door so hard that almost cause Chris to fell off the bed. "What do you want?" Chris asked in annoyance as he opened, and it was obvious that he was sleeping before. "Hey, Chris. Since you're the one who always groaned about seeing mom alive for the last time, I have an idea." Dana exclaimed cheerfully. "Wait a minute; you didn't think what I'm thinking, did you?" Dana nodded her head playfully. "Unfortunately, yes." Chris's eyes widened in shock. "No, absolutely not. You're not going to sneak to dad's time machine. He would be pissed!" Chris uttered. "Dad wouldn't know about that. We do it by ourselves." Chris sighed. Sometimes he thought that his sister was insane! Where did this insanity came from? Mom's not insane and dad's absolutely not! Or are they… Dana snapped Chris from his thoughts. "Hello? Chris?"
Chris shook his head deliberately. "Fine. But just in case we're stuck, I'm gonna bring a lot of stuff." Chris headed back inside his room and start packing. Dana rolled her eyes. "Ah, come on Chris! We won't be there too long…"
"You better go pack up, sweetie." Chris said. "Yeah, whatever." After some pack up, Chris and Dana snuck to Cody's time machine inside the laboratory of his. Dana sat on the time machine, as well as Chris. Dana typed the year where they wanted to go. "2010?" Chris asked. "Yeah. I always wonder about dad's and mom's relationship in high school." Dana replied.
"Hopefully not as bad as yours…" Chris said teasingly. Dana rolled her eyes and presses the red button. The walls began to move as Dana and Chris closed their eyes, and in seconds, they were now in the S.S. Tipton ship on the year 2010. And gladly, it was night. But, an accident cause the time machine to get sucked back to the year 2034, leaving Dana and Chris their own way in the past. "See, I told you to pack up."
