The Suite Life of Zack and Cody

Chapter 1: The Last Prank

"Are you sure we should be doing this?" Cody asked tentatively.

"Yeah," Zack said as if Cody asked what one plus one is.

"I don't know what you see in pranks," Cody said, folding his arms.

"That's 'because you're a nerd," Zack said defiantly. "Just follow my lead this time, and I promise you, you'll enjoy this. We were grounded from going out with our friends just because we mocked the news."

"Yeah, and you told me nothing would go wrong," Cody recalled.

"Well, it's your fault you laughed," Zack said.

"You laughed too," Cody contradicted.

"Laughing is contagious, I heard you, so I burst too," Zack said excusing Cody's contradiction.

Cody didn't know if Zack was really telling the truth or not, so he kept silent.

Satisfied, Zack said smugly, "We'll show them what kids can do."

"We're not kids, we turned thirteen, remember," Cody reminded him. "I believe you mean adolescents."

Zack rolled his eyes, "Whatever."

They reached the singing concert where their mom was performing. Cody, under Zack's orders, snuck up at a metal bridge above the stage, carrying a bucket of strawberry punch.

"Thank you all for listening, now take it away Rita!" Carey said happily.

Another blond singer appeared on stage.

Zack waited in the shadows of the side of the stage. The woman was not in dumping position. Cody couldn't dump the punch on her.

Zack shook his head. He'd have to take action.

"Yo, who let the hag on stage!" yelled a kid's voice from the side of the stage.

The woman stopped singing and looked to the right. There was no one. Everyone was quiet. She went off on singing again, acting as though nothing happened.

"Will this bit shut up?" Zack wondered aloud. "Who the hell let her kill the world of music?"

Everyone gasped and the woman looked to the left. There she saw Zack. She made to move towards him, putting her body in dumping area.

"NOW!" went Zack's voice

Cody closed his eyes, and dumped the punch praying, "God forgive me."

Everyone laughed and the woman screamed, running out of the room. Zack burst out laughing. Cody couldn't help it either. He found it amusing as well. In spite of himself, he laughed too. Mr. Moseby, the hotel manager came with a furious look on his face. He grabbed Cody by the collar, taking his smile away, and forced him down, where he took Zack roughly by the collar as well. He forced them out the door, pushing them into Carey, their mom, a positively furious look on her face.