Chapter Seven
Oops…
Maddie
I woke up, my hair a mess, my eyes almost unable to open. What time was it? Hopefully London would wake us up on time. Hopefully being the key word there.
I dressed and packed, wondering where London was.
"London?" I called.
There wasn't an answer.
"LONDON?!"
No answer.
This couldn't be good!
I rushed out, running so hard to the airport, my asthma acting up. When I got to the airport, I took a puff of air and looked at the time.
10:30! The flight was scheduled to have left, two hours ago!
Just then, Zack ran up next to me, his bag in hand. "We missed the flight, didn't we?"
"Yup."
"And they forgot us, didn't they?"
"Yup," I said.
"We are in big trouble…."
"Yup…" was all I said.
Oops.
Zack
We couldn't stay at the Malibu Tipton anymore because a) we were booked for the week and that week only and b) we didn't have enough money.
We had absolutely no idea where to go. I couldn't help thinking what Mom would do when she found out I was gone.
She'd flip out, yell at Cody, get me back, and yell at me for being such an idiot. Or she'd smother me with "I love you" comments and then ground me. Either way, I was going down.
Way down.
Oliver
Oof!
We landed with a thud in the duffel bags we hid in. I peeked my head out and I saw that we were surrounded by luggage.
And then that roaring sound. Like a plane take off.
Then in hit me…we were in the luggage compartment in a plane!
We were on our way to Boston!
"Rico," I whispered. "Rico, where are you?"
"Whoa!" Rico tumbled out of a duffel bag among a few pet carriages and a golfing kit. "Oliver, what did we do? We're going to Boston! That can't be good!"
"Gee, no duh!" I snapped. "Sorry…. What do we do?" I checked the tags on the bags.
London Tipton.
"LONDON!" I yelled. "We're in London Tipton's bags! That means we're going to the Tipton Hotel. That's where London lives. We can get help!"
"I really hope so," Rico moaned. "We're dead."
"You got that right."
Maddie
Zack and I sat at that airport for like an hour and a half. Not planning, not talking. Just sitting. Sitting contemplating the doom that would await us when we finally got back to Boston (if we got back to Boston).
Finally, after I really couldn't stand the silence any more, I said to Zack, "Any ideas?"
He didn't say anything. His eyes were red (crying?), he kept sniffing loudly. "Zack," I tried assuring him, "we'll get back. It'll be okay."
"Mom is going to kill me!" he cried, his voice sounding upset. It shook when he spoke. "I've gotten into so much trouble already; this'll set her off the top! I'll be grounded for years. Or worse, military school…and Mr. Moseby is offering to help pay for it!"
"I'll talk to your mom," I promised. "I'll tell her it was a complete and honest accident. Promise."
"Thanks, Maddie. You're the best." His head rested on my shoulder. Normally, I'd smack him, but, seeing as he was really upset, I let him be. Before I knew it, he was fast asleep.
Rico
Oliver and I sat there, not saying a word for fear of getting caught. Luckily, we'd be going with London and maybe she could help us.
But my parents would be freaking out and my business would lag. That no good employee Jackson might take money. Or cheat me out of a hotdog. Neither were very good options. We had to get back!
Jackson
That morning, when I went into work, I noticed that Rico wasn't there early (like always) plotting evil and meaningless tasks for me (like always). At first, I figured he was running a little late.
It was near the lunch rush, the time where Miley, Lily, Oliver, and pretty much all the teens in Malibu come. But he didn't come. And the odd thing was, Oliver wasn't anywhere to be found either. Weird.
Miley walked up to the shack, talking to Lily (there's a shock!). "I haven't seen Oliver all day. And his mom said she hasn't seen him. She said maybe he's sleeping over at Chuck's or something and forgot to tell her."
"But Oliver is usually good about telling his mom stuff," Lily added. "Sure, he can be a total airhead sometimes but he'd never forget something like that."
"You haven't seen Oliver?" I asked, butting into the conversation.
"Why, have you seen him?" Miley perked up.
"No, but it's weird you'd mention that," I continued. "Rico has been missing all day, too. And he's usually always here. Even when he's sick. And he's usually never sick. Isn't that weird?"
"Yeah, I'll say," Lily agreed. "What are the odds that they both are nowhere to be found?"
Just then, we saw two tired-looking people dragging heavy-looking suitcases across the sand. They looked familiar, but they were a mess. Like they had rushed out of bed and had no time to get ready.
"Don't we know them?" Miley asked. Then, it hit all of us at once:
"Zack and Maddie!"
They saw us and ran over, suddenly happier.
"I thought you guys left today," Lily said.
"We were," I began to explain, "but everyone forgot us. So now, we're stuck here, and we have nowhere to stay."
"That's horrible," Miley sympathized. "How'd they forget you?"
"They probably thought we were there already." Zack wiped his eyes. "I'm busted."
"He's worried about what his mom will say!" I explained.
"You said you have nowhere to stay?" Jackson asked.
"Yeah, and we can't afford a hotel," I answered.
"Hey, Jackson, maybe they can stay with us!" Miley cried.
"I was thinking the same thing," Jackson agreed. "Once Dad here's your story he'll be sure to let you guys stay."
"We don't want to impose," I said.
"Yeah, we don't want to…im…im…improvise," Zack repeated.
"Impose," I whispered.
"Wait," Lily butted in. "If you two are stuck here…what if Rico and Oliver are….?"
"Oh no!" everyone cried.
Carey
"Where's Zack and Maddie?!" I screamed.
We were in London's suite, worried sick. When I said this, two of London's bags shuffled. London unzipped them and the small kid named Rico and Oliver rolled out.
"Boys, what are you doing here?!" I cried.
"We got stuck…."
"So…if you two are here," Moseby began.
"Then…Zack and Maddie must be in…"
"Malibu!!" Then, I think I fainted…..
Oops….
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Hey, everyone. Sorry it's been like forever since I updated but I've been like so busy. Also…sorry to end the chapter so quickly, but there'll be more. Hopefully be updating soon.
--Bkwrm94
