The Wizards on Deck Files: Reality 6

Side Notes: If you haven't seen or read about the Suite Life on Deck episode Can You Dig It? Please do before reading this story. It'll make more sense this way, because this is a alternate take of that episode.

For reading about it? I recommend the main wiki or the Suite Life wiki/fandom site.

For understanding this story's continuity? There are two more quick things to note.

This story is a parody of the Broadway musical Wicked. But, reading about it or watching it is not required to read this story.

There's a moderate spoiler for the Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie. But, reading about it or watching it is not required.

Alex is sitting in a cabin on the S.S. Tipton. She is writing a letter.

This is what the letter says:

Dear Harper,

I thought my wish several months ago would mean no more hiding for wizards and that it would only lead to good. My wish for more wizards throughout time and for everything else to go back the way it was for my family.

What I'm going to tell you isn't easy for me to admit, Harper.

But... I feel you should know the truth of how I'm feeling on the S.S. Tipton.

I thought at first it would be more fun to switch schools from Wiz Tribeca Prep Tech to here.

But... Every time I think I have ready a magical scheme or prank?

The wizard Gigi or the wizard Zack come up with a better one. And, their rivalry against each other shows no sign of stopping.

You know I really hate Gigi. You know I have a crush on Zack.

I want to rise above Gigi. For I know that would be how I should respond to Gigi.

But... Well, I need to come up with a good scheme to do that first.

If your parents weren't nervous around publically known wizards? Maybe you could visit me more often and we could think of a good scheme together.

Until we meet again Harper... Pray for my chance to magically shine to come.

Oh. And, tell Justin and Max I said I miss them.

I miss you too, Harper.

Sincerely,

Alex

Alex nervously sighs to herself.

She can hear footsteps coming from the bathroom.

Alex quickly puts her letter through a magically sparkling mail slot by her bed. It magically gets delivered to her family back at the Waverly Place Substation.

Gigi comes out of the bathroom in a pink bathrobe.

It turns out Alex and Gigi were assigned to be roommates on the S.S. Tipton.

All too lightly... Gigi says, "I used up the hot water...again."

She obnoxiously giggles.

Alex frustratedly glares at her. Gigi just darkly smiles.

Alex says, "I hate you."

Gigi snarkily goes, "I know. But, what can you do about it? Giggle. You've had so much time to try to overthrow my power, and yet you sit on your bed doing nothing but write letters to your sucker circus friend. I think that makes me the winner."

Alex calls out, "she is not a sucker! You're just a stuck up financially rich wizard."

Gigi challenges, "you want a wizard duel now? Go ahead and fight me."

They both warningly glare at each other. They each look ready to pull out a wand.

After a bit... Gigi assumes, "yeah. Giggle. That's what I thought."

She darkly smiles. She soon leaves to go on a date with some guy.

Alex mutters to herself under her breath, "one of these days Gigi. One of these days... I'll overthrow you. I just need the right day for it...like a class field trip."

Several days later...

Miss Tutweiller is taking the class on a field trip to visit the ancient tomb of Princess Zaria's kingdom.

The bus is driving up a mountain road. It's bumpy and narrow. The mountain is surrounded by pits of fire.

Zack figures, "this bus ride is awesome. You know what this trip could use?"

Cody is quick to ask, "barf bags?"

Most of the class is trying hard not to throw up. Wizard Miss Tutweiller is closing her eyes, waiting for the bus ride to be over.

Zack scoffs. He says, "no. A song."

Cody adds, "oh no." Zack confidently adds, "oh yes."

With a smile... Zack starts to sing, "the trouble with wizard schools is they always try to teach the wrong lesson. Believe me... I've gotten detention long enough to know..."

Cody, Gigi, Marcus, and Bailey annoyedly roll their eyes. Alex and London smirk.

Zack continues to sing, "they want you to become less lowbrow and less shallow. But, I say... Why invite stress in? Invite more recess, stop studying so much, and learn to go... What the hey? It's a life free for me...!"

With a wave of his wand? He magically turns the bus's interior into a dance floor with a magically sparking disco ball.

With a smile... Cody considers, "well... Not exactly what I had in mind. But, dancing can be a good reliever of stress. Bailey? May I have this dance?"

With a smile... Bailey says, "of course, kind sir."

Miss Tutweiller nervously murmurs, "is the bus ride over?"

She still has her eyes closed.

Most everyone gets out of their bus seats. The bus continues driving up the mountain.

Cody and Bailey start to dance together. So does most of the class.

The whole class except Miss Tutweiller and Gigi are smiling now.

Zack sings, "dancing through life... Skimming the homework... Surfing where the waves are smooth... Life's more painless for the think-less... Why think too hard when it's so easy to go "what the hey?" Dancing through life... No need to run through... No need to tough it... When you can slack it off as I do. Nothing a bore matters. But, knowing nothing should be a bore... It's just a life free for me and you... So keep dancing and going "what the hey?" through...!"

With waves of his wand? Zack has the bus's interior magically alternate between a beach with surfers and a dance floor.

Most of the class is still dancing. Alex dances faster by herself without a care.

Zack continues to sing his version of the song Dancing Through Life from the Broadway musical Wicked...until the bus ride ends.

Not long after...

Miss Tutweiller, Bailey, Marcus, and several other wizards let the tour guide guide them up the steps to Princess Zaria's tomb's observatory. Zack helped Marcus magically fight off some giant spiders so Marcus could get in and out of the bathroom quickly.

Miss Tutweiller is smiling wide around the tour guide.

While Zack and Cody are busy annoying each other away from the group? Alex is walking around one of the dig sites by the tomb.

Suddenly... Alex sees a magical letter with some chocolate smudges come to her.

It says:

Hey Alex. I really liked seeing you dance so carefree-ly.

Not sure if that's a word. But, would you like to go out?

Signed,

Zack

Alex blushes a little. She smiles wide.

She holds the magical letter by her heart.

And... Alex starts to sing to herself, "did that really just happen? Have I actually understood? This quirk I've let show...is a talent that could help me meet the wizard Zack. If I make good? Then I'll make good..."

Alex lightly twirls around another dig site. She's still holding the magical letter in one hand.

Alex sings, "when I meet the wizard Zack... With all his carefree-ness and wizard wisdom... This chapter of my life will change. He'll say to me, "I see who you truly are: A girl whom is smart and sneaky as me!" And that's how we'll begin. The wizard Zack and I..."

Gigi annoyedly rolls her eyes.

But... Her focus is on a gold statue of Princess Zaria's head.

Gigi thinks out loud, "with a little magical carving? It would be a perfect statue of my head. Besides... Princess Zaria has plenty of statues. She won't miss one."

With no one else noticing her? Gigi is about to steal the statue.

But... A magical green ghost in a princess gown comes out of the statue.

The ghost of Princess Zaria taunts, "who dares try to desecrate my statue?!"

Gigi gulps nervously.

With Alex still singing to herself? She doesn't notice either of them.

Alex continues to sing to herself, "once I'm with the wizard Zack... This chapter of my life will change. 'cause once you're with a wizard like him... No one thinks you're on the slow lane! No father or mother is not proud of you eventually... No brother doesn't act astounded really around you... And all of the class has to love your newfound popularity. Oh! La, la, la... Gifts and curses come and go. But, love is forever. Maybe at last I'll find it all... When we are hand in hand... The wizard Zack and I! Oh, what a pair we'll be... The wizard Zack and I..."

Alex is singing, "unlimited... The future is unlimited... And I've just had a vision exactly like a prophecy... I know it sounds crazier. And true, the vision's frazzled-er. But I swear... Soon there'll be... A celebration throughout the ship that's all to do... With me-e-e-e-e-e-e...!"

With a wave of her wand? Alex soars into the sky.

Alex continues to sing, "and I'll stand there with Zack... Perfect as he is... Feeling perfect together... I'd be so happy, I could play the harp the night away! And so it will be for the rest of our life... I'll want nothing else 'till I ask for a castle to call my own! Held in such high esteem... When people see me, they will want to join my team. We can play my song Hit the Lights. And we can dance the night away-y-y...!"

A cloud forms under her feet. She tap dances and twirls around thunder and lightning coming up from her cloud.

Alex sings, "you are the thunder, Zack. And, I am the lightning... For this cloud is going to be ours to hold naturally-y... The wizard Zack...and I-I-I...!"

Alex takes a bow to herself.

Alex magically pilots her cloud to the tomb. Alex steps off her cloud.

And... Just before Miss Tutweiller asks where she has gone?

Alex quickly walks over to the rest of the class. She also makes her cloud go away.

Around then, back with Gigi...

Gigi awkwardly addresses, "Princess Zaria. I... I didn't know you were home. Honest!"

With a twisted grin... Princess Zaria figures, "you insolent peasant wizard. I need to mind control a wizard from beyond the grave to find my crown and restore my body. You'll do."

Gigi puts a hand up. She makes a nervous face.

She darkly pleads, "wait! We... We both are admirably selfish, aren't we?"

Princess Zaria laughs. She goes, "keep talking peasant wizard. It amuses me."

Gigi nervously grins. She lowers her arm.

Gigi darkly suggests, "well... I'm a big fan of your rule, Zaria. Those hundreds of people you destroyed had it coming. So, why don't we try to rule the world together? You and me?"

With a warning glare... Princess Zaria tells her, "fine. But, I'm your queen: Not the other way around! Understand?"

Princess Zaria's ghost merges with Gigi. Gigi twistedly grins all the while.

Gigi all too confidently thinks to her, "yes, Queen Zaria. And I know just who we can overthrow to ensure you get your crown back. The wizard Zack."

In her mind... Princess Zaria twistedly grins to her.

The next day, on the S.S. Tipton...

Zack all too lightly reasons, "I'd have to say the hardest part was figuring out the "waters of mankind" riddle. But, you know... I put the old coconut into overdrive, and the answer seemed to just flow out of me."

Alex is sitting beside Zack by the edge of the hot tub. They're holding hands.

Several mortal girls and wizard girls are gathered around in chairs to listen to Zack. They all chuckle.

Cody sarcastically goes, "you can say that again."

Alex whispers, "you know Zack? If I wasn't a little more lady like? I'd do the same thing. I'm proud of you."

Zack chuckles. He adds, "aw. Thanks."

He and Alex smile to each other.

With a tense smile... Cody urges, "Zack? Can I talk to you for a minute?"

Marcus mutters to Zack, "damn. The closest thing I got to your story was playing a magic coconut drum."

Zack tries to assure, "you'll be cool again someday, Marcus. No worries." Marcus adds, "thanks man. We're cool."

They shake hands. They smile to each other.

Marcus waves goodbye. He walks by Cody and Bailey.

Zack says, "now... Please excuse me ladies. I have to go talk to my far less interesting brother."

Alex and the other girls around him chuckle at that.

Cody, Bailey, and Zack walk to the side of the deck.

Zack says, "go fast, you two. They love me."

Cody and Bailey glare tensely at him.

Cody brings up, "I can't believe you. I spent a year reading hieroglyphs to find that crown, and now you're taking credit for all my work!"

Bailey deduces, "exactly. He's also read through hundreds of archeological studies. There's no way you could've been smart enough to find Princess Zaria's crown on purpose. So what have you got to say for yourself, cheater?"

Zack smiles. He clears his throat.

He asked Alex to prepare in advance for him a page of song lyrics for him. But, she didn't ask him what it'd be for.

All too lightly... Zack sings, "I never asked for this or planned it in advance. I was merely blown here by the waters of mankind. I never saw myself as a Cody or a crates guy. I knew who I was: A wizard just skating by. Then suddenly I'm here. Now not just moderate cool. Just because most girls on the S.S. Tipton needed someone to like more than you, Cody. Does it surprise you I got hooked? What can I say? We get carried away sometimes. And not just by love potions to ourselves... Wonderful. They called me Wonderful. So I said wonderful. If you say so..."

Zack continues to sing Alex's version of the song Wonderful from the Broadway musical Wicked to Cody and Bailey. All in a cloud of his own in the sky.

For the last part of the song... Zack sings, "in fact... It's so much who I am it's a new part of my name. The wonderful Zack! And with my help... You can both be as wonderful as me: At long last receive your due, long overdue popularity. Follow my lead with your own tale. There'll be many parties all to do with you! Wonderful! They'll call you wonderful!"

At the same time... Cody and Bailey coldly insist, "never."

They and Zack find themselves back on the S.S. Tipton.

Zack scoffs. He figures, "oh well. Your loss. Later, bores."

He soon leaves to take a call on his cell phone. Alex follows him, walking hand in hand.

Cody and Bailey frustratedly sigh.

Bailey plans out, "I'm going to talk to Alex. Something feels off about her writing that song for Zack. Maybe I can convince her that Zack shouldn't have stolen credit for you pinpointing where to find Princess Zaria's crown."

Cody says, "thank you in advance for trying honey. That means a lot." Bailey adds, "you're welcome."

They both awkwardly smile.

And... Bailey goes to try to talk to Alex alone.

A half hour later, on the S.S. Tipton...

Zack is in the middle of a news interview with Xomg News...when a ghostly looking Gigi-Zaria shows up.

Gigi-Zaria is wearing Princess Zaria's gown and necklace. She's magically brought them to herself with Princess Zaria's ancient wand.

As Zack requested? The tour guide is bringing out Princess Zaria's crown on a fancy royal cushion to show off for the cameras.

With a cold glare... Gigi-Zaria declares, "I'm Queen Zaria, and that crown does not belong to you Zack Martin! I made sure to win my Wizard Competition by default by destroying my wizard brothers. For many years, me and Gigi have been unchallenged. Then a wizard professor cast a spell on me, Queen Zaria, when my back was turned. I was in a sleep for thousands of years. You, Zack, have challenged Gigi too long. No more! Surrender before me, or be destroyed a thousand times."

Most everyone including the reporter looks nervous.

Zack is quick to assume, "wow Gigi. You'd do anything to try to overthrow me, won't you? Well... Laugh. I think you're bluffing. You're no Zaria. I say finders keepers anyway."

Gigi-Zaria angrily cries out, "we will not be mocked any more! I destroy you. Then I take my crown back. Then, me and Gigi rule over all the peasants of this little world! !"

She spell casts fast in loud grunts.

She fires big sticks and boulders at Zack and Cody.

Despite Miss Tutweiller and most of the other wizards on the ship trying to hold back Gigi-Zaria's spells? Their spell attempts are deflected back with magic dust trails from Gigi-Zaria's faster wizard spells.

Miss Tutweiller and most of the wizards on deck fall unconscious. Many mortals scream and run to their cabins for cover.

Zack nervously says, "well... Now I'm convinced. What do we do, Cody?!"

He and Cody take cover behind some stools at the juice bar. Juice bar machines explode to smithereens.

With a smirk... Cody challenges, "you admit you were wrong to take credit for my work?"

Zack frustratedly sighs. He responds, "fine! My brother Cody did the research to find where the crown was: I didn't! Go haunt him Zaria! Happy?"

Cody highlights, "yes. Besides... She can't haunt us anymore than she's trying to do now."

Zack considers, "fair enough, man. Fair enough. We just have to lay low until we think of something to stop her." Cody adds, "exactly."

They smile some to each other. They both have their wands ready.

Gigi-Zaria is about to cast a spell toward Zack and Cody.

But... Alex calls out, "hey Gigi! Your spotlight is coming down."

Alex and Bailey are on Alex's cloud...hovering over Gigi-Zaria.

Gigi-Zaria looks wide eyed in shock. Alex and Bailey smile wide.

And... Alex and Bailey sing, "unlimited... Together, we're unlimited... Together, we will be the greatest team there's ever been... Dreams the way we planned them... If we work in tandem with our smarts... There's no fight we cannot win. Just you and I, defying gravity! With you and I defying gravity... No evil wizard will bring us down!"

With waves of Alex's wand and Bailey's wand? They keep deflecting Gigi-Zaria's spells with thunder, wind, and lightning coming from their cloud.

With waves of Zack's wand and Cody's wand? They send two more gusts of wind into Gigi-Zaria.

She is knocked over into some lightning.

Princess Zaria's ghost shrieks. Gigi cries out, "no! We...we were going to have it all! !"

Princess Zaria's ghost flies away. Gigi falls unconscious.

Zack lightly realizes, "we did it! I... I can't believe we did it."

Alex and Bailey step off of Alex's cloud. They, Zack, and Cody smile wide to each other.

Alex admits, "I almost can't believe it either. And... Even after you stole credit from your brother? I still love you Zack: Because I've gotten in similar trouble before with my brother Justin."

Zack, Bailey, and Cody chuckle at that.

Zack realizes, "wow. Alex? I... We have so much in common. I think I'm falling in love."

Alex kind of sarcastically says, "well, get used to it Zack: Because I'm not going anywhere."

And... She pulls him into a kiss.

Alex and Zack pull away some. But, they're still smiling.

Bailey and Cody are holding hands. They're still smiling too.

Soon... The four of them use singing spells to help wake up Miss Tutweiller and most of the other wizards on deck.

The next day...

Gigi is sent to a Detention Cabin on the S.S. Tipton for two weeks. It has magical draining properties. The hall leading to this cabin is just called The Dark Hall.

Miss Tutweiller and Mr. Moseby host a wizard party for Alex, Zack, Bailey, and Cody to celebrate their victory against Zaria-Gigi. There's a bunch of cake, ice cream, and wizard confetti launchers that make little fireballs.

Later that day...

Alex is in a light blue bathrobe. She's recently taken a shower.

With a wide smile... Alex tells herself, "no hot water out? Plenty of time to set up a prank before Gigi comes back? Life is good."

Then... She hears a knock on her cabin door.

Alex asks, "who is it?"

A familiar voice says, "it's me Alex."

Alex quickly opens the door.

She sees Harper standing there.

Alex goes, "oh Harper! It's so good to see you."

She hugs Harper close. She hugs her back.

After a bit... They pull away some.

With a smile... Harper replies, "thanks Alex. Do you need my help getting back at Gigi, or...?"

Alex lightly reflects, "thank you. But... There's been so much good news for me lately that I haven't had time to write it all down. I was going to write you a letter. But, you're here! So..."

Harper says, "ohh! I'd love to hear all about it."

From Alex's iPod on her night table?

The song For Good from the Broadway musical Wicked is playing.

Alex and Harper sit on the edge of Alex's bed.

Alex figures, "great! Well... It all started with a class field trip to the tomb of Princess Zaria..."