I do not Suite Life of Zack and Cody.

Zack had finally fallen asleep when the bus stopped in Los Angeles. He groaned and left the bus. It was night and the city was alive with lights and sounds. He pulled his bag a little higher on his shoulders before walking towards a ratty looking motel.

"I need a room," he said.

"Sorry you have to have parents," the man behind the counter stated.

Zack cursed but left. Sadly every place he went after that was the same. Finally he sat on a bench and stared at the sky. BOOM! Zack snapped his head in the direction of the explosion. A group of teenagers were fighting some adults. Zack saw one of the older girls throw her hands out and fire fell from her fingertips. Like me, he thought.

"Need any help," he shouted as he knocked one of the adults out cold.

One of the boys nodded. Zack launched into a series of punches. Water shot from around his fists. Soon the adults were unconscious. Zack grinned at the others. They grinned back.

"Hey, you're like us," one of girls said.

"Hi, my name's Zack," he responded.

"I'm Declan," the boy in charge said.

"Scarlet," the girl who shot flames from her fingers said.

"Tray," a boy with white hair said.

"Kylie," a girl with pale blue eyes announced.

"Leon," the final boy said.

"You have a place to stay," Declan asked.

"No," Zack admitted.

"Follow us then," Tray said.

Zack followed them to an abandoned building. On the outside it looked ugly and dead but on the inside it looked like a kid's playground. Blankets hung from ropes tied around center areas. A TV was blaring in the background. Cans of food were stacked in a corner. Toys and gadgets littered tables.

"Welcome to our home," Scarlet said grinning.

Two little kids ran into the room and hugged Scarlet. They looked about five or six years old. One was a boy with light brown hair and freckles. The other was a girl with brown curls and blue eyes. Zack noticed they were twins.

"Dinner," Kylie said walking over to the cans.

After an hour or so the group sat down around a table and ate chili. Zack felt at home.

"So how old are you guys," he asked.

"17," Declan said.

"16," Scarlet replied.

"14," Tray grinned.

"16," Kylie stated.

"10," Leon flashed a toothy grin.

"6," the twins responded.

"Suri, you and Cliff should get to sleep now," Kylie told the twins.

Cliff pouted but complied. Suri nodded and followed Cliff out of the room. Declan waited until they were out of earshot before turning to Zack.

"So what's your story," he demanded.

"I'm 14. A couple of months ago my twin brother was shot and I was taken by his shooters. They were obstacles. I was forced to watch my friend murdered. I was beaten and finally after two or three months I managed to escape. I discovered my abilities in the nightmare. I have water, wind, fire, earth, and dark. Not all the powers but most. Anyway I just found out that the people who had me were scared of someone else so I decided to run away to protect my family."

"That is an interesting story. I have dark. Scarlet has fire. Tray has spirit. Kylie has ice. Leon has water and wind. We don't know about the twins," Declan said.

"I'll show you to your room," Tray said.

Zack followed the boy to an area sectioned off by blankets. He nodded and Tray left. The room was just a mattress on the floor. Zack was out the second he hit the pillow.

Meanwhile back in Boston, Kai was pacing his hotel room wondering why Zack had left.

"I don't understand Sarah. Why would he leave," Kai demanded.

Sarah shrugged before lying back on her bed. Since Chris had died Sarah was now sharing a room with Kai. The boy was going crazy. What had he done to make Zack leave?

"He heard what we said in the store," Kai suggested turning pale.

"Maybe," Sarah shrugged again.

"He thinks I hate him," Kai said.

"Probably," Sarah said.

It was no secret that Sarah despised Zack but Kai glared at her anyway. She stared back at him with a nonchalant look.

"We have to find him," Kai said, emphasizing the we.