DISCLAIMER: I don't own Lizzie, please don't sue.
AND A NOTE: I am not trying to be racial when I have everyone stuck in China- I myself have quite a bit of Chinese blood in me, so please don't get angry for choosing China over other countries.
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After spending a few days in Hong Kong, Lizzie and Gordo went to a doctor to see if the fall from the watchtower had done any damage to the baby. They were relieved to find out that Lizzie's baby was fine. They got out just in time- to find that they only had ten minutes to get packed and on the cruise ship, which was headed to Singapore.
They rushed back to the hotel and quickly got ready- but when they reached the harbor, they saw that it had pulled out, and was quite a way from them. They tried their best getting the ships' attention, but it didn't do any good- the ship was gone, and it was official: they were stuck in Hong Kong. And Larry and Miranda were still at the hotel, and they'd have to break the news to them. Lizzie sank to her knees.
"Oh my god. This is bad. We're stuck overseas, and I'm expecting a baby." She cried "What are gonna do?"
Gordo put his arms around her, saying "We'll get through this. No matter what happens, we'll make it, I promise."
"You swear, Gordo?"
"Yes. I'll be by your side through it all. I've got your back, McGuire.....I mean, Gordon."
Lizzie suddenly had a huge feeling inside of her that Gordo was right. She smiled and hugged him.
"Well, we'd better let Larry and Miranda know so they can freak out." Lizzie said, and they walked pack to the Royal Pacific Hotel, and found Larry and Miranda in line to check out.
"Larry, Miranda- don't bother checking out yet." Gordo told them.
"Why's that?" Miranda asked.
"Well........wetriedtogettheirattentionbutitdidn'tdoanygoodtheshipalreadyleftforSingapore." Lizzie quickly said, not wanting to let her friends know the bad news.
"Are you serious? This had better be a joke, Lizzie." Miranda said, knowing what Lizzie had told her.
"It's not, Miranda." Gordo said. "We did try to stop them, but they didn't see us."
"Okay." Miranda said. "We have to take this as it comes. Freaking out is the worst thing we can do."
"I guess the first thing we should do is let our parents know." Larry said.
Lizzie had her cell phone, so she quickly called up her parents. She didn't want to let them know the news either, but it had to be done.
"Mom?"
"Oh, hey Lizzie." Jo said on the other line. "How's the honeymoon?"
"Horrible, now."
"What? Does the ship have bad service? Are you seasick?"
"No- if I tell you, please don't freak out on me."
"I won't Lizzie. What's wrong?"
"Uhhh......TheshipleftfiveminutesagoandnowallfourofusarestuckinHongKong."
Jo didn't need to hear Lizzie sort it out- she knew what she'd said.
"Oh, no Lizzie. What should we do? We don't have the money to fly all the way to Hong Kong and back."
"Gregory and Tony can." Lizzie said.
"Well, I have some bad news- they were in a wreck when they pulled into Hillridge. They both survived, but they are in really bad shape."
"How long do you think they'll be in there?" Lizzie asked.
"The doctor said at least four months. They're both in a coma. But you can make it until then- you guys have enough money, right?"
"Yeah- and w can get more withdrawn if we run out."
"Well, I have to go. I'll call you later, okay? Bye."
Lizzie hung up and let everyone know about Tony. After everyone calmed down, they each called their parents and let them know that they were stuck in China. Then, they checked back into their rooms, and started sorting things out. By the time they were ready to go out for dinner, they had a plan devised.
They went to a fancy restaurant, and figured out when to devise the plan. Hong Kong was full of attractions, and heck, they had enough cash to go to Cheng Du, and Singapore, and- that was it. That was it.
They knew that the ship would not leave Singapore for nine more days, so all they had to do was buy airplane tickets in time and get a flight straight to Singapore before the ship left.
They all went back to the hotel, and called a local flight company. They managed to buy second-class tickets to Singapore. It would leave in three days at eleven o'clock a.m. They had enough time to pick up their tickets and get back to the hotel.
When they got back, they packed up their luggage and set it aside. On the way down to the spa to relax a bit, they heard two familiar voices talking.
"You mean that they left us here, in Hong Kong?"
"Yeah- I tried to call them, but nobody picked up."
The two people turned around.
"Yo, Lizzie! Gor-don! Sanchez! Tudgeman!"
"Ethan!?" They all asked at the same time.
"What are you guys doin' over here?'
"Trying to find a way out."
"Really? I'm doin' the same thing! See, I was on a two-week cruise to here and Singapore- actually me and Kate."
Kate greeted them.
"And they left us here."
"They left us too. We're on that cruise as well."
"Have you guys figured out a plan yet?" Kate asked.
"Yeah- we've got plane tickets to Singapore. It leaves in three days, and the boat doesn't leave for another week and two days."
"Not a bad idea. Any tickets left?"
"Quite a few, I think."
"What's the number for the airline?"
Lizzie gave Kate the phone number, and Kate pulled Ethan along with her.
"Well, three surprises so far." Gordo said. "A thief disguising himself as a guide, the boat leaving us here in Hong Kong, and Kate and Ethan being left here too."
"Yeah. What else is in store for us?" Lizzie asked as they all stepped into the spa. For a while, they discussed what they would do to entertain themselves for the next two days before they'd get on the flight to Singapore. After they got out, they met up with Kate and Ethan, who were just across their rooms.
"We got the flight tickets, and we're lucky- they were the only two left." Kate said. "They were just about to sell them, but we got 'em in time."
"That's good." Lizzie said. "At least we've got a way home."
"Yeah. Well, goodnight."
"See ya tomorrow!"
With that, all three couples went into their rooms, snuggled together and drifted off to sleep.
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So that's chapter 31! Chapter 32's coming to ya soon enough!
AND A NOTE: I am not trying to be racial when I have everyone stuck in China- I myself have quite a bit of Chinese blood in me, so please don't get angry for choosing China over other countries.
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After spending a few days in Hong Kong, Lizzie and Gordo went to a doctor to see if the fall from the watchtower had done any damage to the baby. They were relieved to find out that Lizzie's baby was fine. They got out just in time- to find that they only had ten minutes to get packed and on the cruise ship, which was headed to Singapore.
They rushed back to the hotel and quickly got ready- but when they reached the harbor, they saw that it had pulled out, and was quite a way from them. They tried their best getting the ships' attention, but it didn't do any good- the ship was gone, and it was official: they were stuck in Hong Kong. And Larry and Miranda were still at the hotel, and they'd have to break the news to them. Lizzie sank to her knees.
"Oh my god. This is bad. We're stuck overseas, and I'm expecting a baby." She cried "What are gonna do?"
Gordo put his arms around her, saying "We'll get through this. No matter what happens, we'll make it, I promise."
"You swear, Gordo?"
"Yes. I'll be by your side through it all. I've got your back, McGuire.....I mean, Gordon."
Lizzie suddenly had a huge feeling inside of her that Gordo was right. She smiled and hugged him.
"Well, we'd better let Larry and Miranda know so they can freak out." Lizzie said, and they walked pack to the Royal Pacific Hotel, and found Larry and Miranda in line to check out.
"Larry, Miranda- don't bother checking out yet." Gordo told them.
"Why's that?" Miranda asked.
"Well........wetriedtogettheirattentionbutitdidn'tdoanygoodtheshipalreadyleftforSingapore." Lizzie quickly said, not wanting to let her friends know the bad news.
"Are you serious? This had better be a joke, Lizzie." Miranda said, knowing what Lizzie had told her.
"It's not, Miranda." Gordo said. "We did try to stop them, but they didn't see us."
"Okay." Miranda said. "We have to take this as it comes. Freaking out is the worst thing we can do."
"I guess the first thing we should do is let our parents know." Larry said.
Lizzie had her cell phone, so she quickly called up her parents. She didn't want to let them know the news either, but it had to be done.
"Mom?"
"Oh, hey Lizzie." Jo said on the other line. "How's the honeymoon?"
"Horrible, now."
"What? Does the ship have bad service? Are you seasick?"
"No- if I tell you, please don't freak out on me."
"I won't Lizzie. What's wrong?"
"Uhhh......TheshipleftfiveminutesagoandnowallfourofusarestuckinHongKong."
Jo didn't need to hear Lizzie sort it out- she knew what she'd said.
"Oh, no Lizzie. What should we do? We don't have the money to fly all the way to Hong Kong and back."
"Gregory and Tony can." Lizzie said.
"Well, I have some bad news- they were in a wreck when they pulled into Hillridge. They both survived, but they are in really bad shape."
"How long do you think they'll be in there?" Lizzie asked.
"The doctor said at least four months. They're both in a coma. But you can make it until then- you guys have enough money, right?"
"Yeah- and w can get more withdrawn if we run out."
"Well, I have to go. I'll call you later, okay? Bye."
Lizzie hung up and let everyone know about Tony. After everyone calmed down, they each called their parents and let them know that they were stuck in China. Then, they checked back into their rooms, and started sorting things out. By the time they were ready to go out for dinner, they had a plan devised.
They went to a fancy restaurant, and figured out when to devise the plan. Hong Kong was full of attractions, and heck, they had enough cash to go to Cheng Du, and Singapore, and- that was it. That was it.
They knew that the ship would not leave Singapore for nine more days, so all they had to do was buy airplane tickets in time and get a flight straight to Singapore before the ship left.
They all went back to the hotel, and called a local flight company. They managed to buy second-class tickets to Singapore. It would leave in three days at eleven o'clock a.m. They had enough time to pick up their tickets and get back to the hotel.
When they got back, they packed up their luggage and set it aside. On the way down to the spa to relax a bit, they heard two familiar voices talking.
"You mean that they left us here, in Hong Kong?"
"Yeah- I tried to call them, but nobody picked up."
The two people turned around.
"Yo, Lizzie! Gor-don! Sanchez! Tudgeman!"
"Ethan!?" They all asked at the same time.
"What are you guys doin' over here?'
"Trying to find a way out."
"Really? I'm doin' the same thing! See, I was on a two-week cruise to here and Singapore- actually me and Kate."
Kate greeted them.
"And they left us here."
"They left us too. We're on that cruise as well."
"Have you guys figured out a plan yet?" Kate asked.
"Yeah- we've got plane tickets to Singapore. It leaves in three days, and the boat doesn't leave for another week and two days."
"Not a bad idea. Any tickets left?"
"Quite a few, I think."
"What's the number for the airline?"
Lizzie gave Kate the phone number, and Kate pulled Ethan along with her.
"Well, three surprises so far." Gordo said. "A thief disguising himself as a guide, the boat leaving us here in Hong Kong, and Kate and Ethan being left here too."
"Yeah. What else is in store for us?" Lizzie asked as they all stepped into the spa. For a while, they discussed what they would do to entertain themselves for the next two days before they'd get on the flight to Singapore. After they got out, they met up with Kate and Ethan, who were just across their rooms.
"We got the flight tickets, and we're lucky- they were the only two left." Kate said. "They were just about to sell them, but we got 'em in time."
"That's good." Lizzie said. "At least we've got a way home."
"Yeah. Well, goodnight."
"See ya tomorrow!"
With that, all three couples went into their rooms, snuggled together and drifted off to sleep.
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So that's chapter 31! Chapter 32's coming to ya soon enough!