Talks Emerge and Pranks Begin

For the next hour, Eddie constantly got calls on his cell phone from Raven. He was sick of it and finally decided to talk to London. Meanwhile, London herself was with the pen pals telling them of her experience as a rich person.

"..And that is why a plaid polyester skirt and a velvet blouse do not mix!" London said. SHE, like Raven, had finished telling the others of her fashion experience. As usual, the three girls were sound asleep; but they did not need glasses. London apparently thought that they were listening.

"Well girls. What do you think? Girls? Girls? Oh, forget you." said a disgusted London as she headed for the elevators, bumping into Eddie.

"How dare you touch me?" London cried. "I am perfect, rich, popular, fancy, and elegant. And you…. are simply common!"

"Sorry." Eddie said, losing hope already.

"Whatever common boy. Who were you again? I think that I might have possibly seen you somewhere."

"I'm Eddie Thomas."

"…." was the reply from London.

"You know; Chelsea's friend?"

"…."

"You know; Maddie's pen pal? For ten years?"

"……."

By this time Maddie had awoken and had been listening to poor Eddie try to talk sense into the pitiful London.

"Hey London?" Maddie said walking up to them.

"What candy girl? Can't you see that I am in an Intel… Into.. convey…con."

"Intellectual conversation?" Maddie said blandly.

"Oh shut up!" London said walking away.

"Oh well! I tried!" said Eddie skipping away quickly leaving Maddie with an odd look on her face. Then…

"Ah!" Maddie screamed as she was suddenly drenched. Keely and Chelsea woke up and ran to her. They heard laughing from upstairs and saw Zack and Cory laughing hysterically, after successfully dropping water balloons.

"What is wrong with them? Do they act like this normally?" Keely asked.

"Yes." Maddie and Chelsea said simultaneously (at the same time).

While the girls had pranking problems in the lobby, Pim, Phil and Raven were at the pool. Once again, Raven was telling one of her many stories about how plaid polyester skirts and velvet blouses do not match. And once again, her listeners were fast asleep. You know what that means?

"Ow!" the siblings screamed after Raven had given them punishment for not listening.

"Do you ever stop doing that?" Phil screamed. "I'm gonna need therapy soon."

"I don't care about your stupid therapy, and I won't stop if you keep falling asleep, ya nastys!"

Disgusted with them, Raven left for the Jacuzzi. As she was leaving, Cody walked in as Pim made Phil trade seats with her so she'd be as far away from Cody as she could.

"Hey sweet Thang!" said Cody, quoting his brother.

"That Blondie said," began Pim, "that once he says that, I run. So… goodbye."

Pim immediately ran off to join Raven in the Jacuzzi, leaving her brother with the boy who loved her.

"What a wonderful life I have," Cody began. "The love of my life doesn't love me, my dad's in the hospital, everyone thinks I'm a geek, I am…"

"Wait, wait," Phil interrupted. "What was that last one?"

"I am so smart people think Einstein is my uncle?"

"No, before that."

"People think I'm a geek?"

"One more."

"Oh. You mean my dad in the hospital."

"Yeah," Phil said, "What happened?"

"Nothing too serious. He has some rare cancer or something, but he goes to the hospital all the time. He'll be back to normal in a week."

"If you say so." said Phil.

"Anyway," Cody started. "How are you going to help me with your sister?"

"Who said I was helping you?"

"If you don't, I make a strap so strong that you could never get out of a chair."

"Still not following you, Cody."

"Well, with you stuck in a chair, you couldn't leave when Raven told one of her stories. This time I think she's telling why red polka dotted skirts are perfect with yellow wool sweaters, or maybe green rubber rain-coats, or…"

"OK! I'll help you!" screamed Phil, not giving Cody time to explain Raven's stories. "Just don't make me listen to those stories again!"

"You're such a baby." laughed Cody.

But before Phil could think of a comeback, he was drenched in water. He and Cody looked at the Jacuzzi to see Raven and Pim running out and toward them. What were they running from? Zack and Cory.

"Do they always act this stupid?" Pim asked, still a little shaken.

"Yes." said Raven and Cody, referring to their mischievous brothers. The boys themselves were laughing in the Jacuzzi after sneaking in, scaring Pim and Raven, and throwing the water balloon at Phil.

This meant war.