"Cody! What's going on?" Bailey shouted

"I think that was an earthquake, I'm okay" he replied

Bailey was relieved when she saw a woman entering Cody's Room.

"Hey Cody are you alright. That was a big one" Megan asked Cody

"Yeah, I am. Guess I better get used to them huh?" He laughed

"Yeah" she replied

Bailey spoke up "Hello?"

"Oh Bails this is my flatmate Megan. Megan this is My Girlfriend Bailey" Cody replied

"Nice to meet you Megan" Bailey said

"You too Bailey. Anyway I better get started on dinner. Good thing you sent me a list of allergies beforehand" Megan laughed as she walked away.

"Well I Better get going Cody It's really late here and I have classes tomorrow. Love You" Bailey said as she blew a kiss.

"Love you squared" Cody replied

Cody then closed the lid of the laptop and went down stairs to the kitchen where Megan was preparing dinner when the nightly news started.

"This is ONE NEWS with Simon Dallow and Wendy Petrie"

Wendy spoke first "Kia Ora, Good Evening. We begin tonight with breaking news coming out of Wellington where a Magnitude 5.7 quake at a depth of 10km struck just 5 Minutes ago"

A Breaking news banner appears on screen and Simon Continues "Power is out to the CBD and Many suburbs in the city. Joining us now live on the phone is ONE NEWS Reporter Lucas De Jong. Lucas can you tell us what happened."

"Well Simon we were sitting here in our TVNZ offices when there was horrendous shaking things toppled over and we were all scared that this was the big one. Thankfully it wasn't. We evacuated our offices and 1000's of people were out on the streets and people are now making their way home"

Simon then asks "Are there reports of any damage coming in?"

Lucas replies "Yes, we have reports coming in of a collapsed building, we can't verify this but we don't seem to have any other major damage at the moment"

"Thank – You that is Lucas De Jong live in Wellington…"

Cody then realises that Megan has sat down beside him.

"Woah , Scary stuff, Huh?" Megan asks.

"Yeah, It didn't feel that big here" Cody replied.

"No it didn't, which was weird" she replied quickly.

Cody then asked "So, Do you need any help with dinner, I'm a great cook."

Megan just laughed "Okay then. Prove it!"


Meanwhile in New Haven…

It was 2am Bailey closed her laptop lid and decided to check the news before she went to sleep. She walked quietly into the lounge being careful not to wake Ashley and turned the TV on to CNN where they were talking about how the US is in debt again. A couple of minutes later there was some breaking news

"We have some breaking news now, coming out of New Zealand where a Magnitude 5.7 quake at a depth of 10km struck Wellington just 10 Minutes ago. Power is out to the CBD and Many suburbs in the city and reports of damage are coming in we will keep you up to date with this developing story, right here on CNN."

Bailey was shocked that the earthquake was so big, but she knew Cody was safe so she went to bed.


Back in Wellington…

Cody and Megan were sitting down to dinner when Megan got a text from James saying that he was staying with his girlfriend.

Megan asked "So Cody, when did you apply for this placement?"

Cody was quick to reply "I didn't actually. They must have heard about me, or something."

"That's a bit weird… "Megan replied

"I Suppose so…" Cody replied

Cody and Megan finished dinner and did the dishes and sat down on the couch to catch an update on the earthquake

Wendy spoke "We now have an update on the 5.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Wellington at 5.55pm. There are no reports of major damage with St John reporting only 10 people were injured."

Simon then spoke "That's ONE NEWS for this Tuesday, Close Up is along next and Tonight is at 10.25. From the 6PM team, Goodnight."

Cody and Megan were happy and Cody went to his bedroom to unpack and very soon fell asleep.

Meanwhile in New Haven…

It was 6am and Bailey's rooster alarm went off. She went and had a shower and made some Breakfast. She then went to her shorter Day of classes and came back home expecting to see Cody there. She realised she needed to get over him not being there. She completed her Homework and then at 2pm turned her laptop on and entered Skype. A smile spread across her face "Hello Sweetie"


Back In Wellington…

It was 5.30am and Cody Martin awoke early, excited for his first day at the Greenstone Institute. Cody was the first one up so he was as quiet as possible. He was lucky his room had an ensuite so he did not have to share a bathroom with anyone. After showering, Cody got dressed and headed downstairs to make some Breakfast. He finished making it and sat down to eat. While eating he decided to turn the TV on and check the news.

"…All that and more coming up on Breakfast, but now here is Rawdon with your 6.00 News. Rawdon spoke "Good Morning. The Magnitude 5.7 quake that struck Wellington yesterday evening has caused no significant damage…"

The noise of Cody's phone going off to tell him that it was time to chat with Bailey stopped Cody's interest in the news. He hurried up to his bedroom and powered up his laptop. He smiled when he saw her come online and he hit connect.

"Hello Sweetie" he smiled

She smiled as she said "Hey, how are things?"

"Good. About to start my first day. Hopefully it all goes well" he replied

She just shook her head "They will love you Cody"

They continued to talk for an hour, until Cody had to get going.

Just before 8am, Cody Martin walked into the Greenstone Institute ready to face the day. He told the receptionist his name and sat down waiting for his Supervisor. He was doing the work with another person and was hoping they were a focused, driven individual like himself. The Minutes passed, but they felt like a lifetime for Cody, but finally the Supervisor arrived and introduced himself.

"You must be Cody Martin. I am Ryan Wilson and I will be your supervisor for the next six months"

Cody replied swiftly "It's a pleasure to meet you and I must thank you for this amazing opportunity. Although I must ask how you found out about me. I never applied or anything."

Ryan smiled "We got a recommendation from a London Tipton and we took a look at you. And I must say everyone was very impressed"

Cody was smiling "Why Thank-You Sir."

Cody paused "Wasn't there meant to be someone else working with me?"

Ryan nodded "Yes she is running a bit late."

Ryan looked around and saw a woman running down the corridor.

"Ah, here she is. Cody meet your new colleague Agnes"

"Hello Codykins…"

Cody just stood there shocked and disturbed as the ground once again started to shake.


A/N: Okay! Finally another chapter. I'm hoping to get this completed soon so I can start another story that I have lots of ideas for! This is a much longer chapter at 1,215 words and they should get longer. Sorry for any grammar and mistakes. Please Review!