It was a rainy day, just like it had been all week. Zack and Cody were roller skating in the lobby when Moesby came up to them and went into his usual 'NO ROLLER SKATING IN THE LOBBY' speech, not that they really cared. Zack did his Ollie 360 over the couch to the candy counter, when Maddie turned around and said, "Look at this!" talking about the magazine J-14, when they saw London on the front cover.
"That girl is so lucky, but why is she so egocentric? She only cares about herself. Why can't she be like me, and care about other people?"
That's when Maddie saw the contest slip; "Enter to win the lead role in a Broadway play." She screamed when she saw it and 'Lard Butt Moesby;' as Zack called him; came up.
"Maddie, what's wrong?" he asked.
"Nothing… I just found a way to be a celebrity like London!" Maddie excitedly told him.
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At about 10 pm, Cody woke up screaming. "HELP ME! THE EVIL LEPRECHAUNS ARE COMING TO GET ME!"
He woke up Zack, who hit him in the head with a pillow. "CODY, STOP! YOU WOKE ME UP!" he yelled, as he fell back asleep. Cody got Blankie and went into his mom's room.
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The next day, Zack saw Maddie going out to the mail box.
"Hey Zack, guess what?" Maddie asked him.
"You want to date me, sweet thang!" Zack replied.
"No, silly… I'm entering the contest! Hopefully I'll win and become richer than London," she said.
"Is this all about being more famous than London?" Cody asked coming up behind Zack.
"No Cody! …Okay, okay… it kinda is," she replied.
End of Chapter 1