Disclaimer: I do not own"The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" or any of its characters

A/N: This is not only my first TSL fanfic but this is also my first non-anime/manga fanfic so please, be gentle.

Sick Producer

On-The-Spot Production

"Alright, I'm done cleaning" Zack emerged from the room and into the living room where he saw Cody sleeping in the couch and his mom filling a pail with water. "Hey, I thought he's with London"

"He WAS with London…" Carrey replied, walking up to the living room carrying a small towel and the bucket of water "…it was a good thing they had a doctor as a guest or else we wouldn't have figured out that he has a fever" with that, the single mom laid the towel over the sick boy's forehead. Just then, a knock on the door was heard.

"Zack, could you get that?" The mom gestured towards the door.

"Sure" the older twin replied as he went to the door. "Who is it?" his hand was already in the process of opening the door to allow the visitor to enter.

London didn't wait for the door to fully open as she pushed it to the side and entered the room. "Cody! There you are! What are you doing here! We have a production to shoot!"

Carrey simply looked up to the black haired heiress "He's sick London"

"He's my producer and I need him for my show!" London retorted.

The single mom simply stared at the girl in front of her for several minutes. "He's sick, London" she repeated "If you really want him in your show then I'm sorry but the best thing that you could do to him right now is filming him while he's in his sleep" with that, she stood up and headed for the kitchen.

Heiress gave out an exasperated sigh as she looked down on the sleeping figure.

"You know, I could help you with your problem" Zack entered the scene as he walked up to London. This could be, after all, his big break. He could appear online and be discovered by talent scouts!

"I don't want you, I want Cody!" London replied as she pointed to the prone figure on the couch.

"Well too bad, but mom said the best you could do with him right now is to film him in his sleep!"

Suddenly, the heiress's eyes lit up, as if to get an idea "That's it!" with that, she ran out of the suite and into the elevator.

"What was that all about?" Carrey asked as she returned from getting a juice from the kitchen. Zack merely raised his shoulders in an 'I-don't-know' gesture.

The mom simply rolled her eyes as she went to her room to get dressed. She'd love to stay and observe her sick son but she has to rehearse her next act. Apparently, the Japanese ambassador is checking in again and Mr. Moseby told her to give a 101 show for tonight.

"Zack, will you watch over your brother for me?" she said, already walking out of the room.

"Yeah, yeah…" was all the older twin said as he waved his mother goodbye and closed the door


"Take that alien scum!" Zack exclaimed as he played his video game. It was briefly interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Come in!" he shouted, not considering whether his brother would wake or not.

The guest, which turned out to be London, entered. "I'm here to shoot my show"

"Nuh-uh!" Zack retorted "You can't have it here. Cody's sick"

"Uh-huh!" London fought back "I happen to own this hotel"

"Well sorry but sometimes, there are some things an owner can do and some she can't!"

"I'm shooting my production here!"

"No! " the older twin crossed his arms over his chest "And there's nothing you can do to make me change my mind"

"Ten bucks"

"Make it twenty and I'll even guard the door for you"

"Deal!" with that, they shook hands, Zack taking the twenty dollar bill from London and London calling in Esteban who is carrying a video cam needed for the production.

"I'll call you when someone comes in" Zack reassured the two as he went out of the room and closed the door.

"Oh Miss London, please forgive me but I really don't think this is a good idea" Esteban nervously held the camera in both his hands. He could still remember what he watched last night about a bear protecting her cub. The images portrayed in that show made him remember the words Carrey told him when Zack went to math camp to take Cody home

"Ever seen the one about what a mother bear would do to protect her cub?"

He really don't want to be the first human to be mauled and torn limb from limb by a mother bear which in this case, is a Carrey.

"There's nothing to worry about" the heiress assured her companion as she positioned herself by the couch beside Cody's. "Now, turn on the camera and start filming"

"Okay" reluctantly, the bellhop opened the video cam and started to record the events.

"Welcome back to 'Yay me' with your host, me, starring, me!" London ecstatically announced as she smiled to the camera. "Today, we're about to see how hideous a person looks when they catch an ailment" with that, she stood up and gestured for Esteban to follow her.

She stopped just in front of Cody's face "Here is a boy who just caught a really nasty fever…" she pointed to her producer's sleeping face and watched as her camera man closed up on it "…you could see how hideous his skin color is and you can even hear the ugly sound he makes"

"Uh…miss London…he's just groaning" Esteban pointed out her remark on the ugly noises. It is, after all, natural for people to groan in their sleep.

"Yeah, and its sound ugly compared to my groan!" London said defensively as she glared at her camera man.

"Okay, sorry. Continuing…"

"Now…" she began again until her eyes started to scan the room. "….umm…" it was obvious, even to her, that she lost her train of thoughts. Usually, when she's in this tricky situation, Cody would save the day and tell her the next subject, as if he knows what was on her mind. But now that the boy is asleep, well, let's just say she as on track as a drunken train.

"Well, that concludes our topic, for now at least" with that, she gestured for Esteban to stop filming.


'Ow, my head hurts' Cody thought as he slowly regained consciousness. He squinted his eyes a little to protect them from the sudden light that was introduced and groaned.

"Oh, Cody, your awake" the unmistakable sound of his mom entered his ears.

"Mom? Where am I?" he looked around the room and immediately noticed the familiar walls and furnishings of their suite. "What happened?"

"You collapsed during London's show" Zack answered for his mother.

"Yeah. It was a good thing there was a doctor in the house or it could've gotten worse" Carrey added.

"I see. What about London's production?"

"Cancelled" Zack answered immediately. If they delved deeper on the subject, his mother might discover the little deal he made with London.


London sat on her computer chair as the monitor showed an hourglass signifying that it is still reading the CD that just entered it's system. When the analysis was complete, windows media player immediately appeared and played the disc.

"Welcome back to 'Yay me' with your host, me, starring, me! Today, we're about to see how hideous a person looks when they catch an ailment"

"Here is a boy who just caught a really nasty fever. You could see how hideous his skin color is and you can even hear the ugly sound he makes"

It was at this point that she pressed the left mouse button to rewind the CD.

"Here's a boy who just caught a nasty fever"

Without her knowing it, she paused the film just as the camera closed up upon her sick producer's face. She was barely aware of the minutes that ticked by as she stared at his face.

It was a good 23 minutes until she snapped out of it. 'What the hell am I thinking?' she thought as her heart still stumped rapidly over the realization. Immediately, she ejected the CD.

To be continued

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