EDITED VERSION

Mike and Zoey opened the front doors of Mike's car as they stepped out. The nice spring breeze blew in their faces as their eyes adjusted to the sun's brightness. It was as though it had brightened up just for their arrival at the pool. Mike smiled as he began to take out his pool things. Pulling the towel under his arm, he picked up his string bag and threw it onto his shoulders. Zoey and the rest of the teens followed suit and gathered their things together.

In the parking lot, there already seemed to be a decent amount of cars that had already arrived. There was probably already a decent amount of people in the pool already, but just the perfect amount so that it wasn't crowded, yet not completely empty.

Suddenly, a black and white car came screeching towards Mike, its brakes squealing as they tried to pull the car to a stop. Mike immediately gasped, and threw out his arms saying,

"Now, for a fantastic jump by ze vonderful Svetlana!" He shouted in a feminine voice before vaulting over the screeching car. The rest of the gang watched in awe as Mike avoided being hit by the sliding vehicle, and landed in perfect form on the other side.

The car skidded to a halt about 10 feet away from where Mike landed. The door was thrown open and a rather skinny looking young woman threw herself out of the passenger's seat. Her black hair and skin were riddled with sweat, and she looked rather nauseous.

"I am NEVER letting you drive again!" She shouted towards her companion whom remained inside the car. Zoey, ignoring their conversation, rushed over to Mike.

"Mike are you ok?" She asked. Mike had returned to his normal self again, and was looking around him, confused.

"Uh…I think so. What happened?"

"We almost hit you with our car! Nice athleticism right there! You should sign up for the force!" A voice appeared from the other side of the car. Out popped a rather chubby, yet slightly muscular young woman. Unlike her partner, she had light skin with light brown hair tied back into a ponytail which poked out from behind her hat. Both women were wearing dark blue uniforms and black boots, accompanied by shiny metal badges on their shirts.

"Who are you again?" Shawn asked. The rather chubby woman spoke up,

"Officer MacArthur reporting for duty! If you see any thieves, burglars, or looters, just call us up and we'll be there before you know it!"

"I don't doubt it…" Noah said, staring at their patrol car, which was riddled with dents and scrapes, "Where did you get your license, at the bumper cars in the world fair?" Noah asked.

"What was that?!" MacArthur raised her voice, glaring at Noah. Beside her, MacArthur's partner finally got her bearings and stood up straight.

"Sorry about this. MacArthur drives a little…aggressive. I'm Sanders. We were sent on patrol today, but MacArthur was cut off in one of the lanes, and one thing led to another and now we're here. We're terribly sorry about this, just…please don't call our boss." Sanders pleaded looking sheepishly towards Mike. Mike nodded,

"Uh, yeah no problem." Sanders smiled.

"Great. Here, as a token of appreciation, here's our card. If you need us, just call and we'll be there. We owe you one." Sanders handed Mike a small plastic card with a phone number on it, and a picture of the two officers striking poses. Something told him they were new to the force.

"Great, thanks for your help. Next time I need you to hit someone, I'll be sure to have you on speed dial." Noah retorted as he walked off.

"What was that small fry?!" MacArthur shook her fist at Noah, who ignored her and followed the rest of the gang towards the entrance.

"C'mon MacArthur, we haven't got time for this. Let's not make this any worse. Let's go." Sanders said, pulling her partner back to the car, "And this time, I'm driving!"

One by one, the teens made their way over to the front gates of the pool where they would pay entrance into the pool area. Zoey and Mike held hands as they led the group to the front of the entrance. There were already a few people in line waiting but before they knew it, it was their turn.

"Hi, um, two teenagers?" Mike asked the person at the desk. The woman who was seated behind the desk wore a white pool uniform and looked tired, as though she hated her job.

"Adults you mean. That will be 10 dollars for the two of you." She said dismally. Mike pulled out a ten dollar bill and paid for the two of them. Zoey held his arm and smiled as the two passed the entrance gates and began to wait for the others. Slowly they all paid for their tickets and filed into the pool area.

"Alright! I say we get dressed real quick, and then meet over their by the lounge chairs before we get in the pool!" Sierra suggested. Everyone agreed and the two groups began to move towards their separate changing rooms.

*Girl's Bathroom*

Zoey hesitated to leave the stall. The new bathing suit she wore made her feel nervous. Nervous because of how Mike would react to it. Usually she would wear her standard green one piece bathing suit, but she had grown out of it, and needed a new one. The one that she was wearing now was what she had purchased in a clothing store with her friends when they had gone shopping together. It was a red bikini to be more descriptive. As she put it on, she felt herself grow a little red upon realizing how revealing it was. She was never the one to go seeking for attention, but they didn't really have anything she liked in one piece swimsuits. This was all they had that suited her liking. The thought of how revealing it was made her want to just change back into her regular clothes and say that she didn't feel like swimming.

'But then Mike will wonder what's wrong…and I know he wants to swim…oh why can't I just have my old green swimsuit back…' Zoey thought to herself as she stood awkwardly in the stall.

"Zoey? Are you almost done? It's kinda been a while and I don't want to spend too much time out here with Izzy in this enclosed space…" Zoey heard Jasmine say from outside the stalls. The other stall was being used by Sierra, so Jasmine was waiting patiently outside with Izzy.

"Oooooh! I can't wait till we get in the pool! I wonder what games we'll play! Maybe we'll play manhunt! Ooooh yes! I love playing that game! Once, I played it with my cousin and I accidentally bit him! Isn't that funny? He got sent to the hospital but it was AWESOME! Hahahaha!" Izzy laughed as she rambled on about one of her high-tale stories.

"Hehe…yeah…funny…" Jasmine uttered.

"Almost done Jasmine…just…just a minute." Zoey said as thoughts flew through her mind on what to choose. At the last minute, Zoey decided that she would have to just wear it, because she didn't want to abandon Mike all alone in the pool. 'Besides, I liked him for who he was…he would do the same…right? Or did that concept not apply for this situation?' Zoey wondered. Slowly, Zoey opened the stall door and walked out.

"Awwwwww, Zoey! You look adorable." Sierra said as she too left her stall.

"She's right mate. You look amazing. Mike will love it." Jasmine said before moving around her and going into the stall.

"Speaking of Mike, did you see those acrobatic skills! Svetlana is really something isn't she." Sierra said as she exited the stall. Zoey sighed,

"Yeah…I guess…" To be truthful, the subject sometimes bothered her. She knew that Mike had no control over his MPD, but sometimes, it felt like she was dating five different people. Still, Zoey didn't want to think of such thoughts, and changed the subject, "Izzy, it's your turn." She said to the frizzy haired girl.

"Ooooh! Yay! My turn to change!" Izzy said happily as she nearly knocked Sierra down as she barreled into the other stall. Sierra and Zoey stood quietly for a moment, looking at themselves in the mirrors provided in the bathrooms while they waited for the other two to change. Sierra stared at herself in the mirror, posing whilst imagining Cody was watching her. Zoey tugged at the fabric of her swimwear as if trying to make it expand over her entire body so that it would take the shape of her old swimsuit.

"This feels…small…" Zoey said tugging at it nervously. Sierra looked at her and giggled.

"That's kinda the point Zoey! So that Mike recognizes you! No doubt his eyes will pop when he sees you like this! Just like my Codykinz will when he sees me!" Sierra said, smiling excitedly as she adjusted her tan bikini. Zoey looked back in the mirror before turning away from it. For some reason, staring at it seemed to bother her. The next few minutes, Zoey listened to Sierra talk about Cody and Izzy and Jasmine arguing about something between stalls. Eventually, Jasmine and Izzy emerged from their stalls. Jasmine was wearing a light tan one piece swimsuit while Izzy was wearing a green bikini with a green hair cap. In her right hand, she held a fish harpoon.

"Yeah! I'm goin' fishing!" She said triumphantly as she held the sharp tool above her head. The other three girls backed off shocked at the weapon she held.

"Woah! Where did you get that?" Jasmine said staring at the harpoon.

"I brought it with me." Izzy responded proudly.

"Why would you…how did you…oh never mind." Jasmine said before giving up. "C'mon, we should probably meet the boys by the lounge chairs." The four of them began to leave when Jasmine held Izzy back and pried the harpoon gun from her hands. "And this is staying here." She said.

"Oh come on! You're no fun!" Izzy said crossing her arms with a huff and stomping her way out the door. Jasmine rolled her eyes and examined the gun closely before tossing it out a window.

*Boy's Bathroom*

"That was some seriously impressive acrobatic skills man! You've really got to test my Zombie test course when we get off of school again!" Shawn said throwing his arm around Mike's shoulder. Mike shrugged,

"Yeah I guess. Still, I'd rather that my multiple personalities didn't come out as much. I don't think Zoey likes them." Shawn nodded his head,

"Mike, they're a part of you. It's who you are. You can't just rip them out of your brain! Besides, she'll grow used to it, just watch. She knows it's not your fault, and she'll understand that you have no control over it." Shawn reasoned.

"Guys do I really have to go?" Cody wailed from inside one of the stalls.

"Yes Cody! C'mon you're just slowing us down." Shawn called back. Cody sighed,

"I don't want Sierra to see me like this…she's going to suffocate me with a hug." Cody complained. Noah sighed,

"Fine. You can hang out in here the entire time. Why did you bother bringing your swim trunks if you weren't going to get into the pool?" Cody sat silently for a moment.

"You think I brought them? Sierra packed them for me!" Cody complained. Noah sighed from outside the stall.

"Well, sucks to be you doesn't it. I'm leaving; I'm not wasting my time talking about this anymore." Noah said before leaving the bathroom.

"C'mon just get out here. I doubt she'll suffocate you. She would have to be incredibly strong to suffocate you through a hug. Besides, just by looking at her, I can safely say that I doubt she could do you any physical harm." Harold said.

"You underestimate her." Noah said before walking out the door.

"Yeah, don't you remember that time in gym where it was so hot that I took off my shirt last year? Remember how she reacted?" Cody pointed out. Everyone cringed at the thought. Last year, nearing the end of the year, it was unbelievably hot. So hot, that during gym Cody asked if he could take off his shirt. Mrs. Hernais allowed him to and the second he pulled It off he was tackled to the ground by Sierra. She accidentally kneed him in the groin, however, and sent him to the nurse's office. He was out of school for a week.

"It won't happen again. Honestly, what are the odds? C'mon they're probably waiting for us." Mike said walking out of the bathroom. Shawn, Harold, and Cameron soon followed, leaving Cody alone in the bathroom. Sucking up his fear, he exited the stall as well and followed them out.

*Main Pool area*

Noah walked out before all of the other boys and noticed the girls waiting by the lounge area. Carrying his casual book in his arm, he walked over to the girls and grinned at them as he passed by,

"Lookin good ladies." He said as he found a chair to sit down and began to read. Not even taking his eyes away from the book, he continued, "You too Wendy. I'm sure Mike will approve." Noah said smirking. For saying this remark, he received a swift blow to the crotch from Izzy.

"AAACH! There go my chances of having kids…" Noah said in a high pitched voice as he fell over in pain. For a moment, the other girls stared at Izzy in shock before Izzy's angry face turned back to normal; a happy and slightly crazy face that she was known for all too well.

"I've been waiting to do that to him all day! He loves it!" Izzy said happily.

"I beg to differ." Noah grumbled from on the floor. Izzy hopped over to his inert body, picked him up, and threw him in the pool without any warning. His book fell to the floor with a clop before landing in the pool.

"I will seriously never understand what goes through her mind. I really won't. Should we have her checked out?" Jasmine asked.

"I wouldn't bother. She's been this way for years, and I think a sane Izzy would be even creepier." Zoey remarked. The group watched the pair in the pool. Izzy let Noah float around on his back as he lay there, too stunned to react. "Oh look, here come the rest of them."

"EEEEEEEEEE! Look at Cody…he's…he's…he's-" Sierra began to hyperventilate before she passed out.

"Well, at least Cody's safe for now." Jasmine chuckled.

Mike looked at Zoey from afar and he could immediately feel his checks reddening. To say she looked stunning would be understating it. She looked purely amazing. The red bikini she was wearing clung to her body nicely and showed off her fine curves. He himself had never seen her wear it until now. In fact, he thought she was going to wear her green one that she always wore. Mike, noticing his face turn red, had to avert his eyes and stared at his feet as he walked over to them.

"Hm, what's wrong Mike?" Shawn said elbowing Mike in the side as they continued to walk.

"Uh? Oh, nothing…just…nothing haha really." Mike said. Much to his discomfort, Shawn began to laugh. "What's so funny?" Mike asked.

"Haha, dude I know exactly what's wrong. It was a rhetorical question. I'm just kidding with you. Hey, don't look ashamed, you should be happy! It's not like she'll get upset at you for looking at her, you are her boyfriend after all." Shawn explained. Mike looked up at him and then back at Zoey. It seemed as though he wasn't the only one that was nervous, however, for she too was staring at her feet.

"Haha, you two are perfect for each other." Shawn teased. Before he could continue, however, Mike gave him a push into the water. He landed in the water with a gigantic splash and Mike bent over on his knees, laughing as he watched Shawn resurface.

"Hahaha, that's what you get man! That's what you get!" Mike laughed. Shawn smiled and nodded his head.

"Haha, yeah I deserved that. Hey, mind giving me a hand?" Shawn asked, while trying to keep a grin from appearing on his face.

"Yeah sure." Mike said lending him a hand. Midway pulling Shawn up, Shawn tugged as hard as he could, and with a surprised gasp, Mike fell into the water with another giant splash. The other teens laughed as they watched the two struggle in the water. Once Mike resurfaced, the Girls had walked over to them, seeing that they were no longer going to meet by the lounge chairs.

Before anyone could even react, there began a small contest to see who could stay out of the water the longest. One by one they fell into the water. First Harold, then Cameron, then Jasmine, and even Zoey found herself falling into the water. At one point, underwater, she couldn't find which way was up from the position she fell into the water. Then, she felt a pair of hands hold her legs and back and lift her up out of the water. When she resurfaced, she brushed her wet hair out of the way and wiped the water from her eyes. In front of her was Mike smiling from ear to ear.

"Got you." He said. Zoey smiled and pecked him on the cheek before he let her stand up by herself. Back out of the pool, the only ones left were Cody and Sierra.

"Yay! My Codybear and I are the only ones left! We could always…stay out of the water if you want-hey!" Sierra tried to catch him but Cody had already jumped into the water before she could complete her sentence. Everyone laughed as Sierra jumped in after him, attempting to catch him again.

"Hey! You there! You guys have got to stop horsing around!" They heard a sudden, loud, and masculine like voice yell from behind them. The teens turned around to see Eva, wearing a life guard uniform marching towards them. Once she was close enough to distinguish their faces however, she stopped and raised her eyebrows.

"Oh, it's you guys." She said a bit surprised.

"Oh hey Eva, I didn't know you worked here?" Zoey asked. It felt nice to take her mind of her own attire for the time being. **

"Neither did I! HI EVA!" Izzy appeared out of nowhere and hugged Eva.

"Yeah, I just joined, and they already made me manager of the first three shifts. The other life guards were wimps. I didn't know you guys went here?" Eva asked them as she pried Izzy off of her. **

"We just decided to come to the pool today. It's most of our first times here." Mike explained. Eva nodded.

"Alright. Well, since you're my friends and it's your first time, I'll let you off with a warning, but I'm gonna have to inform you guys to not run or horseplay on the sides of the pool. People could get hurt, and then I'll get in trouble. And whoever gets me in trouble will get hurt too. So just make sure you abide by the rules." Eva said narrowing her eyes and taking a glimpse at her clipboard before walking away.

The teens looked at each other for a minute before resuming their fun in the pool.

"So, what game do you want to do first?" Izzy asked as she dragged Noah's body over to the rest of the group.

"Games?" Cody asked.

"Yeah! Games! You can't just go to a pool and not play games!" Izzy said as if they had missed something plainly obvious.

"Um…what kind of games?" Cameron asked. "If it's anything too physical, I'll have to decline. I'm barely surviving on these floats as it is." He continued as he struggled to stay right side up with the floats attached to his arms. Thinking ahead, Harold and Mike had rented him some floats so that he wouldn't have to stay out of the pool and away from the fun.

"Let's play…Marco Polo!" Izzy exclaimed happily.

"Oooh, fantastic. A game that brings back such beautiful memories." Noah said sarcastically.

"What do you mean?" Zoey asked.

"Never mind." Noah responded.

"So who's going to be 'it' first?" Mike asked.

"OOOH! OOH! MEEEEE! PICK ME!" Sierra said excitedly as she bounced up and down with her hand raised.

"Looks like we have our volunteer. We'll be lucky if she doesn't strangle us-OUCH! Why?!" Noah wailed as he was hit a second time to the Kiwis.

"Don't worry Noah! I'll carry you!" Izzy said pulling Noah over her shoulders.

"Yay…my…savior…" Noah replied sarcastically.

"Ok then, Sierra you're it. Count to 100 and then find us. To make it fair, we can only play around these two life guard towers and the halfway mark in the pool." Shawn explained while pointing at the two guard towers and the blue painting on the bottom of the pool that marked the halfway point.

"Got it! Get ready, get set…START!" Sierra screamed waiving her hands in the air as she slammed her eyes shut and began to count. "1…2…3...my husband to be, his name is Cody…4…5…6 my heart won't fix without my Codyfix…7…8…9…straighten your spine! 10…11…12…" Sierra began to sing as she counted upwards.

"What is she singing?" Mike wondered as they slowly swam away from Sierra's position in the pool.

"Who cares, it'll buy us some time." Zoey pointed out as the couple moved towards the far life guard tower.

Cameron and Harold moved over towards the other life guard tower and floated around, waiting for Sierra to finish. Izzy carried Noah off to one of the other corner, while Shawn and Jasmine moved over towards the halfway point in the pool, leaving Cody by himself in the middle. He desperately looked for another place to be, but he found none that were unoccupied. Finally, he decided on making his way over towards Cameron and Harold.

"65…66…67…68…" Sierra continued, giggling between numbers.

Realizing that his time was almost up, Cody began to swim faster, attempting to reach his friends. Unfortunately, they were on the other side of the pool, and he had to swim past Sierra to get to them. He couldn't have gone any other way for fear of interrupting something, so this was his only way to go. Once he reached the waters surrounding Sierra, he moved as slowly as he could, trying not to make any sudden movements or noises.

"81…ooooooh…I can feel somebody neeearrr meee! Who is it? Cooooddddyyyy? Is it you?" Sierra purred as she seemed distracted by the movements that he had made. At least it bought him some time. Cody continued striding towards Harold and Cameron when he heard the dreaded number announced.

"100! Coooodyyyyy! Here I come!" Sierra called out happily, before wandering around in a circle like a blind person.

"Marco!" Sierra called.

"Polo!" Mike called.

"Polo!" Zoey called.

"Polo!" Jasmine called.

"Polo!" Shawn called.

"Polo!" Harold called.

"Polo!" Cameron called.

"POLO!" Izzy called.

"Whatever." Noah called.

After listening for their calls, Sierra noticed something missing.

"Cody? Why haven't you called out Polo?" Sierra said, while wandering around in the water. Cody kept his mouth shut, for fear that she would know where he was the second he opened his mouth. His heart was racing at the speed of light. She was going to find him for sure.

"You have to say it man! Part of the rules!" Shawn called out. Before Cody could restrain himself, he yelled back,

"Why doesn't she go for any of you?!" The second he had yelled it out, he clamped his hands on his mouth. But it was too late. She knew. Sierra turned around so quick that it scared Cody. She turned straight towards him, along with Harold and Cameron. The three of them stared at each other worriedly as Sierra slowly and unsurely began making her way towards them. She kept moving in a zig zag line, as if she didn't know exactly where she was. 'With a bit of luck, I might be able to slip past her…' Cody thought. 'Or I could use Harold or Cameron as bait…' Cody stood still as he watched Sierra wander about.

Then she said it.

"Marco?"

"Polo!" Mike called.

"Polo!" Zoey called.

"Polo!" Jasmine called.

"Polo!" Shawn called.

"Polo!" Harold called.

"Polo!" Cameron called.

"POLO!" Izzy called.

"Still don't care…" Noah called.

With a small sigh, Cody quietly responded, "…polo…"

He had done it. It was over. He was doomed.

Sierra now knew exactly where he was. She grinned as she started making a beeline towards his position. She was closing in. Harold and Cameron began to inch away from him and in seconds she was standing right next to them. But she didn't touch them! She knew they were there, but she didn't touch them! 'Why doesn't she get them instead? THEY'RE RIGHT THERE! WHY! WHY ME!' Cody panicked as she came closer and closer.

Sierra was practically onto him now. In a few seconds, she would have him. In a desperate attempt to flee, Cody put his feet on the wall of the pool and pushed off, trying to swim past Sierra and escape to live another day.

Long story short, he failed miserably.

Cody had jumped off the wall and propelled himself towards open water…until Sierra's hands appeared in his way. Sierra caught him mid water like one would a fish. She pulled him out of the water and quickly opened her eyes.

"YAY! CODY!" She screamed happily as she brought him into a hug. Everyone laughed as Sierra hugged Cody close to her. Cody frowned and sighed after realizing there was no escaping her now. Later on, after that exciting game, they played a few more games of Marco-Polo before splitting off their own ways. It was going to be a great day.

It felt nice to take her mind of her attire for the time being. ** - I am not a girl, but I would assume that most girls often worry about how they look, so that was what the whole "how do I look" kinda thing.

Eva asked them as she pried Izzy off of her. ** - Team E-Scope for the win!

EDITOR'S NOTES: I included some TDRR characters, so I hope you like that little addition.