A/N: Yup, the only thing I own is… you guessed it, Lenny.
I'm so sorry for the long time with no update - but I swear I haven't forgotten about you guys! I've been busy with college work. :( Thank you for the reviews!
"Guess what!" Cody announced to Lenny and Bailey, who were playing cards in the room.
"What's up, Code?" Lenny asked.
"I told you to guess!" Cody insisted.
"We're finally going to have a farm ec class?" Bailey exclaimed.
"No," Cody said.
"We're going to have a musical?" Lenny guessed.
"Bailey was closer," Cody replied.
"Aliens are coming to abduct you?" Zack told his brother.
"Very funny," Cody said to his brother. "No, there's going to be a cooking competition right here on the ship, and it's going to be broadcasted on TV!"
"That's great news, Code!" Lenny exclaimed excitedly.
"I need a souse-chef," Cody informed them all.
"Well, you know my answer," Zack told his brother.
Lenny shrugged, "I'm not too shabby in the kitchen, but it's really Bailey who's great at cooking. Have you tried her corn muffins?"
"I've never had the pleasure," Cody replied.
"They are just about as good as a beautiful sunset is on sore eyes after a day of harvesting!" Lenny announced. "Bay, why have you never cooked for these two?"
"Well, I mean, Cody's such a great cook and all and Zack doesn't have a very sophisticated palate," Bailey excused.
"Then it's agreed," Cody told Bailey, "Will you help me?"
Bailey still looked reluctant, but seeing the longing look in Cody's eyes she agreed, "Sure Cody, I'd love to."
"Hey Mr. Moseby!" Zack greeted the ship manager excitedly.
"What have you come to bug me about today?" Mr. Moseby said wearily.
"Why do you always assume that I want to bug you?" Zack asked.
"Well, you do have a history of coming and bugging me right when I am in the middle of a very important problem," Mr. Moseby said, "For instance now I'm trying to figure out who to replace Connie! She was going to dance for a show next Saturday, but now she can't make it!"
"Did her boyfriend break up with her again?" Lenny asked Mr. Moseby, walking up to the desk.
"Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner!" Mr. Moseby exclaimed. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some more worrying to do. In peace!"
"I think I know who can replace her," Zack said, looking at Lenny.
"Don't even think about dressing me up as a showgirl," Lenny warned him.
"Aw, man! Belly dancer?" Zack asked. Lenny obstinately shook her head.
"Vaudeville?" Zack asked.
"Why not?" Lenny said, and they both ducked down behind the desk and rose dressed in tuxedos with top hats and canes. They danced to some classic Broadway music into the elevator.
"So Bailey, what recipes do you think we should use? The competition is based on four dishes. A salad, a soup, a main course, and a dessert," Cody informed Bailey.
"Hey, you're the main chef. I'll go with whatever you say," Bailey told Cody.
"But I want you to help decide," Cody urged.
"Well, I do know a great corn salad that we could use," Bailed mentioned.
"Great, let's try making it!" Cody said enthusiastically.
Lenny and Zack came onto the deck with Hawaiian shirts on and swimming trunks. They got onto the ledges of the hot tub where Mr. Moseby was relaxing and started balancing on surfboards there to a Beach Boys riff before Mr. Moseby knocked them over.
Cody and Bailey tasted the corn salad that they had just made. "That's amazing!" Cody exclaimed, "And ridiculously simple too!"
"Down home cooking never fails you!" Bailey said, chewing her bite. "What will we do for soup?"
"My chicken noodle soup is a crowd pleaser," Cody suggested.
"Oh my goodness! Lenny told me about that, and I'm sure you make it ten times better than Zack," Bailey complimented.
"Well, yeah, I do," Cody admitted.
"Let's get cooking!" Bailey clapped her hands excitedly.
Zack and Lenny came onto the balcony of the Sky Deck, dressed in a greaser outfit and poodle skirt respectively, as the music from "Greased Lightning" played. Mr. Moseby was downstairs, reading some paper work. Zack and Lenny struck different poses each time the drum beat at the beginning, before sliding down the stair rails as the music started revving up. They started dancing in classic 50's style as the music played, even following Mr. Moseby up the stairs and off of the deck by the end of the piece.
Cody and Bailey had finished not only soup, but also a main course of creamed corn sauce with Cody's filet mignon and were working on a killer crème brulee for desert. "You know Cody, I think that whoever ends up marrying you is one lucky girl," Bailey mused.
"Why?" Cody asked excitedly.
"You make the best food I've ever tasted! And I've had my aunt's heavenly strawberry pie, I need to ask her to mail some," Bailey replied.
"Thanks," Cody replied. He held up a spoon of crème brulee for Bailey to taste. She sighed and said, "I can't even describe it Cody."
Zack and Lenny were in the lobby, where Mr. Moseby was at his desk, working. The two were dressed as disco hippies with afros. Disco music started playing and they danced disco to the music. As Mr. Moseby left, they danced away with him.
Bailey and Cody entered the lobby and were talking about their recipes. "So we need to get in shape for the competition next week, right?" Bailey asked.
"We are going to be champions, but first we need to practice, my little butterfly," Cody said serenely. "There will be several ways we must train, none will be easy, but together they will help us win."
"You sound like those Sensei from kung fu movies," Bailey commented.
"Yeah, I know, pretty funny, right?" Cody laughed lamely.
"Sure, if you say so," Bailey said, rolling her eyes.
"Now let's do this thing!" Cody screamed excitedly, jumping up into the air.
There are alternating scenes of Cody and Bailey "training" for their cooking competition over some music.
Cody and Bailey were at the competition ready to win. The head chef, Guy Fieri, walked up to them. "I would just like to wish you kids good luck. There are a lot of other teens here for the competition, and whether you win or lose, keep your love for cooking."
"Thank you, sir," Cody and Bailey said, shaking his hand.
Guy took his place on the podium set up on the Fiesta Deck. "Alright Teen Chefs, on your mark, get set, SALAD!"
Bailey and Cody went furiously to work on their corn salad.
Meanwhile Zack and Lenny chased Mr. Moseby down the hall to "Bop to the Top" dressed as Ryan and Sharpay from the movie.
Cody and Bailey were finally on their crème brulee. They were carefully preparing four portions. Bailey was mixing and pouring the ingredients while Cody was flaming the tops carefully. "Contestants have thirty seconds!" Guy announced.
"Come on Cody, you're doing great!" Bailey encouraged.
"Three, two, one!" Guy announced, "Chefs, please stop all cooking!"
Bailey and Cody gave each other high fives over their success. "Now we just need to get past the judges," Cody said.
"We'll do great, and if not, their taste buds are more messed up than a cow that's tried to eat a chicken. Trust me, you haven't smelled nasty until you've smelled a cow patty with decaying chicken in it," Bailey shuddered.
"I can imagine," Cody said with a raised eyebrow.
Meanwhile, Mr. Moseby was drinking a smoothie on the Sky Deck when Zack and Lenny appeared, dressed in punk outfits, and the tune of "Beat It" started playing. They came out snapping their fingers. They started twisting before twirling and ducking down behind tables. Then they jumped on their tables for the refrain, dancing in sync but in the form of a dance battle. They jumped off onto some chairs and tipped them over with their feet like skateboards on the backs. They then swagged up to each other while snapping their fingers. They tried intimidating each other with some good dance moves before the refrain. For that they ran onto the stairs about halfway before sliding down. At the bottom they jumped down and freestyled in sync. As the refrain repeated, they cartwheeled in front of each other and tried intimidating each other again. For the interlude, they dance battled freestyle before dancing in sync at the end of the interlude, with air guitar. As the refrain started up for the last time until the end, they did the traditional Michael Jackson dance.
Cody and Bailey watched as the judges tasted their food. "The corn salad is lovely, a great way to start the meal. If anything, I'd say it's got just a tad too much butter," one of the judges said.
"The chicken soup is good, perfect spicing, everything. Personally though I like mine steaming hot, but you had no control over how hot it would be when we got it," another judge said.
"Great filet mignon with creamed corn sauce. Maybe just a little more pepper though," a third judge said.
"Personally this is the best crème brulee I've ever tasted," Guy announced after taking a bite of their dessert.
"I think we might have a chance!" Bailey whispered to Cody in excitement.
"And the winners of the Chez Teen competition are…" Guy announced in suspense, "Cody Martin and Bailey Pickett!"
Cody and Bailey jumped and hugged as they went up to get their award. "Thank you so much!" They both exclaimed. Confetti flew in the air. "Congratulations, kids, you deserved it!" Guy said, shaking their hands.
"I can't believe it! I can't believe we won!" Bailey exclaimed.
"I can! With a great team like us, we're unstoppable!" Cody announced.
Mr. Moseby was working at his desk again when Zack and Lenny walked up, dressed as rappers. "Hey, yo, Mr. M!" Lenny announced.
"Yo, yo I'm Z," Zack started.
"And I'm L-dawg," Lenny continued.
"We think we'd make great stars," Zack said.
"Go 'n write 'bout us in your blog," Lenny rapped.
"Since Connie can't come," Zack said.
"You should hire us instead," Lenny said.
"We got the moves, the grooves," Zack said.
"And brains in our heads," Lenny said, quickly adding, "Or at least one of us does."
"You still don't agree?" Zack said.
"We're here to disprove you," Lenny continued.
"You ignored us all week," Zack said.
"Here's to our dancing debut!" Lenny finished. The two of them started break dancing together before finishing right in front of Moseby.
"Fine, you're hired!" Mr. Moseby announced. Zack and Lenny high fived. "Only if I get to dance with you guys."
"Eh, better than nothing," Lenny shrugged.
Zack, Lenny, and Mr. Moseby danced to an Elvis Song for their performance as Cody and Bailey watched from their table for dinner.
