Chapter 11: Valiance: Cody's Sacrifice (Part 2)
Disclaimer: I do not own 'Suite Life of Zack and Cody' or 'The Patronus Charm' or 'Harry Potter' or 'Phil of the Future'.
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The car that ran over Cody zoomed away. Apparently, the car was already being chased by police, and Cody got in the way. Soon, the ambulance arrived and scraped Cody from the ground and brought him to the hospital, Zack had to come along so the three of them, Maddie, Zack, and Kayla rode the ambulance.
Cody was immediately brought to the emergency room (E.R.) and was being examined, of whatever of his body was still well or not severely damaged. Kayla just sat down, not saying anything, and Maddie sat beside Zack, who was crying so hard, he felt guilty for everything, trying to ruin Cody's relationship, all of those schemes, but he was light-heartened at the picnic, and still, felt guilty since he was in the way and Cody gave himself up for him.
Maddie, trying everything to comfort Zack, tried talking to him.
"Zack, Zack."
No answer, Zack continued to cry, and he did even harder. Maddie couldn't do anything to comfort Zack, she just patted him on the back.
Moments later, Carey arrived in the hospital, and went up to Maddie.
"How's Cody?"
"The doctors haven't come out yet. He's almost in surgery."
"What about Zack?"
"He's not fine."
All of a sudden, a doctor came out.
"Mrs. Martin."
"Yes, that's me."
The doctor explained what they received about Cody's condition, it isn't good, and they have to perform surgery.
"He might not make it, ma'am."
Zack heard it.
"No! He has to! I don't want to lose my only brother!"
"We're going to do the best we can."
"Okay, Zack honey, calm down, Cody's going to be fine."
"How do you know?"
"Let's just hope for the best, Zack."
"NO! NO!"
"Zack, calm down, sit down for a while, all we can do now is wait."
Zack followed. And Kayla still didn't say anything.
"Mrs. Martin,"
"Yes Maddie?"
"Kayla's parents might worry about her, I should take her back to the Tipton."
"Okay, Maddie. Be careful."
"We will."
With that, Maddie and Kayla left the hospital. A few hours later, the doctor came out.
"Mrs. Martin."
"Yes, doctor."
"Is he okay?" Zack squealed.
"I'm sorry to tell you, that,"
"CODY'S DEAD! THIS CAN'T BE!"
Zack burst into tears.
"Zack, it's okay, let it all out."
"Mrs. Martin, I came to tell you that your son will live,"
"HE'S ALIVE!"
"Zack, let him finish."
"Okay."
"So, where was I? Ah, he will be okay, but physically, he won't be the same, the injuries were too severe, and he will need prosthetics for his arms and legs, when he pushed you, he was lying still with arms and legs outstretched, so it had to be removed."
"So he's still okay?"
"Yes."
Zack was never happier, even if his brother was in an accident, which almost killed both of them, Cody still lived through it. His eyes were still full of tears and still on a bloodshot red.
"Doctor?"
"Yes?"
"May we see him now."
"Not yet, he's still unconscious."
"Okay."
"I'll call you once he's arrived in the ICU (intensive care unit)."
About half an hour later, Zack and Carey were called, they were let in. They were beside Cody's bed, and they just stared at his face, there were a few cuts and scratch marks. They were from the accident, the car skidded with collision on Cody, flung on his face. Zack breathed deeply and looked at Cody again. And unusually, after that moment, Cody was starting to wake up. His eyes were blinking, but he still didn't wake up. Carey went outside of the room, and checked for a spare bed in the ICU. So, Zack was there alone, staring at Cody, asleep, with a pale white face. And Zack was on a chair beside Cody's bed, and he suddenly fell asleep.
Zack's POV:
"Cody, Cody. I'm sorry, I should've been in your place. I'm sorry for everything, I won't repeat anything I did wrong to you Cody, just wake up, please, just wake up Cody."
A voice suddenly answered from nowhere.
"You don't have to be sorry."
"Who are you?" Zack said frightened.
"It's me, Cody."
"Cody? Cody? Is that really you?"
"Yeah."
"Cody, I'm so sorry, I should've been in your place."
"No, don't be sorry, I pushed you away because I didn't want you to get hurt."
"I could've been in your place."
"Zack, listen to me, if you were in my place, I'd feel the same thing, and do you want to go through the same accident?"
"No."
"Zack, keep this in mind, I pushed you away because I love you, were brothers, twins, family."
Zack suddenly burst to tears.
"It's alright Zack, let it all out."
"Cody,"
"Yeah Zack."
"Why aren't you awake yet, don't you want to come back?"
"I-I, I'm not sure, things can get complicated."
"Alright."
"Bye Zack."
"Cody, I don't want to leave yet."
"It's okay, once you're asleep tonight I'll be there."
"Okay."
Both of them hugged each other tightly, and Zack faded into the shadows.
(End of POV)
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Cody's POV:
"A patronus, one too many Harry Potter movies, savior, I saved Zack, we're brothers, twins, which had explained the image."
"Cody."
A voice came from nowhere.
"Not these two again."
"I'm different."
"Oookkkaaaaaayyyyy. So what brings you here?"
"I'm here to help Zack,"
"But he isn't here."
"Well, technically, I'm helping you, but helping Zack even more. The words you said a while ago practically meant that his world would change forever."
"So you're saying that if I live, Zack won't be the same that always tries to get his way against me. And if I die, then he'll be changed, for the better or worse."
"Or something else."
"Like what?"
"He might follow you."
"What? Zack wouldn't do that, would he?"
"He might."
"Oh no, I'd rather be there for him than stay here, why can't I get out?"
"It takes time, Cody, wait for it."
"Since you're here and all, can I ask you something?"
"Yes, what is it?"
"One, where and why were those two messing with my head a few days ago, two, why did you appear just now, and three, can I see myself?"
"One, you were daydreaming, you made those two up, two, because of the accident, three, sure."
Suddenly, everything changed, and Cody saw himself, lying on the bed, his face with a few scratches and pale white, just like what you see on Harry Potter movies.
(End of POV)
No one in the Tipton staff was at all happy, crazy accidents, two in a row, and people were wondering if who was next, and Maddie just passed out and was fine, Cody was a lot more serious, and he might even die, so what else was worse than that, so people were only hysterical.
Everyday after the accident Zack pushed through visiting Cody, when he might wake up, and anything that might improve his condition. About 2 days later Cody woke up, but in that span of three days, Zack and Cody have been communicating to each other through their sub-conscious or dreams to be exact.
Zack was at Cody's room, sitting beside him, waiting, but it took too long, he had done his homework for the first time without getting Cody to do it for him. Two hours had passed and still, nothing happens, Zack stood up and went for the door, but when he was about to close the door, he noticed a faint voice.
"Z-Z-Zack, is th-that y-you?"
"CODY!"
Zack was so happy, just seeing his brother alive had adrenaline pumping through his whole body, he was active, more active than ever, and they were alone there, since Carey had gone out to get something to eat.
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About two weeks later, Cody, was finally out of the hospital, but on a wheelchair, and was being fitted for prosthetics, if Carey and Cody had agreed, but the money wasn't much of a problem, Mr. Moesby, luckily, agreed to pay for the bills.
Zack, from the time that he found out that Cody was going to live, awoke, and got home, he was always cheerful, nothing could ruin the moment, this went on for a week, but Zack was changed forever, he wasn't the same, he wasn't carefree about school, listened more to their mom, Carey, and didn't have anymore schemes, all because of Cody.
But, Cody, after the summer, acted a lot darker, since he had an accident, and what seemed to be the love of his life had left already, with no sure possibility of her return. Cody was back to his usual self in school, but had daydreamed more often, thinking of nothing but Kayla. And, the same went for Kayla, he felt sorry for Cody since she had to leave him, but there was no choice.
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A/N: There you have it. I did this ending into a 2 part special for DramaQueen1991, instead of 10 chapters, I did 11, so, tell me what you think, and I'll be including it in the sequel, yes, there will be a sequel to this. So watch out for it, in about 3 months, I can start, since this is the last day of vacation, then 3 months of school.