Writing chapter 4 as I listen to "Wicked." And I made a slight change to chapter 3: the boss didn't mention anything about the police. I just want to let you all know, because I forgot I had something else planned, and the statement where he says "before the police come" was going to conflict with that. Oh, and the Thai King's name is correct, but everything I am going to say is not, I'm just making stuff up. And I'm completely making this up, as well, but I'm saying Mr. Tipton is from Thailand. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything, except the characters I make up.

The boss drew closer to London and she latched an arm around Moseby.

"You better not be leading me on, little girl, because all I have to do is call Felix, there," the boss said, nodding his head toward his partner, "and he'll put two little bullets in their two little blonde heads. We got an understanding?" London nodded quickly."Moseby and I will show you..." she replied.

The boss grinned. "Lead the way, sweetheart," he said, raising his gun towards the two of them. He turned around for a moment, looking at the few guests that were still cowering by the door. "Don't move," he said to London and Moseby. He walked over to the guests and said, "You see that candy counter?" He pointed to the candy counter where Maddie worked. "I want you all to get behind it and stay there. And if you move, I'll shoot you. Now stand up!" The guests, one man and two women, all dressed in business attire, stood up. The boss felt around their pockets, taking all the cell phones. "Wouldn't want you to mess up my operation I have going here. Now get behind the counter!" he said forcefully, putting all three phones in his pocket. The guests scurried over behind the counter, one of the women crying softly. The boss walked back over to Moseby and London, saying, "Proceed." Then, he followed the two behind the front desk and into the daycare room.

Zack and Cody were still standing in front of Felix. He was whistling while twirling his gun around his forefinger when Zack asked, "What does your boss want?" Cody shot an "are you nuts!" look as his brother, but Felix just gave them both a crooked smile. He stood up and got closer to the twins.

"Nosey, aren't we?" he said, inches away from Zack's face. Zack swallowed hard.

Felix eyed them for another minute, then smiled again. "There's a diamond hidden here at this hotel. Tipton got it from King Bhumibol Adulyadej himself. Built a Tipton hotel over there, in Thailand, you know, where he was born and everything. The King gave it to him when the hotel opened. Big ceremony and everything, kind of like one of those 'key to the city' type things." Felix spit again. "8 carrot diamond, too," he added. Cody and Zack just looked at each other.

In the daycare room...

"So where's my diamond?" the boss asked, sniffling and wiping his nose with his arm.

"Over here," London said, walking over to a large picture of a playground scene. She removed the picture to reveal a very high-tech safe. "London Tipton," she said into a small microphone embedded on the lock. The computer screen next to the lock flashed green, after which a small scanner popped out from the bottom of the safe. London placed her hand on the scanner and the computer screen flashed green again. They all heard a small "click" and London sighed heavily, opening the door to the safe. There sat a brilliant 8 carrot diamond, sparkling in a glass case. She reached in and pulled it out. "Daddy's most prized possession," she thought to herself and she looked at the diamond. The boss stared at it greedily for a split second before grabbing it out of London's hands.

"Now go back into the lobby," he said, pulling a velvet pouch from his pocket and placing the diamond inside. He then tied the pouch to his belt loop, ushering London and Moseby back into the lobby.

Felix looked up as they reentered the lobby and asked, "Did you get it, boss?"

The boss licked his lips. "Yeah, Felix, I got it. Let's tie up these fools and get..." the boss stopped suddenly as he heard sirens screaming from outside. He looked anxiously at Felix. "You took care of all the security, didn't you? And all the doors?" he asked as he began to sweat slightly.

Felix began talking feverishly. "Yeah, I did. But, you know, maybe someone was trying to get into the lobby from the stairs, or something, after the power went out, you know? And they got concerned, you know? They could have called the cops or something. You know, I mean, it is a hotel and everything.."

"Shut up, Felix! We gotta get out of here! NOW!" the boss said, his eyes wild. There was banging on the front doors. "This is the police! We got a call about a power outage and sealed doors! Everything ok in there? If you don't answer, we're going to break down the doors!"

In the elevator...

Carey was still shaking in Maddie's arms when she heard sirens. Her head shot up and she locked eyes with Maddie, who gave Carey a hopeful smile. Carey began to beat on the elevator doors again, this time with Maddie's help.

"Help! We're stuck in the elevator!" Maddie cried, placing an ear to the door once again.

Carey was still beating and crying, "Zack! Cody! I'm right here, boys! Hang in there!" The tears never stopped leaking from her eyes.

In the lobby...

The boss put his hands on his head and began to panic. He didn't see London, who was right behind him, reaching for the diamond at his side. But Felix saw. "BOSS!" he shouted, pushing Zack and Cody to the floor and running over, grabbing London's arm and twisting it back. London let out a pained gasp.

The boss just snickered. "Tisk, tisk, my dear. Now you'll have to pay." Felix raised his gun towards her head.

"Don't touch her!" Moseby cried, lunging toward the two men. The boss, startled, moved out of the way quickly and ran over to the stairs that led to the basement, the diamond still safely at his side. He ran until he got to the getaway door. But Felix was not so lucky as Moseby tackled him, and a fight for the gun began. London quickly got to her feet, after having been thrown to the floor, and ran to the front doors screaming "Help! He has a gun!"

The police shouted, "Move out of the way!" as they began using their battering ram to break down the doors.

Moseby and Felix got to their feet, still struggling for the gun, when it went off and hit the couch next to the boys. Cody let out a small yell of fear, which caused Moseby to turn quickly, giving Felix the upper hand. He pushed Moseby into the front desk and aimed the gun at Zack. "If I'm going down, I'm taking someone with me!" he screamed, grinning madly. Zack put his hands up in defense and shook his head. Cody looked at Felix, then at Zack and yelled, "Zack! No!"

In the elevator...

"If I'm going down, I'm taking someone with me!"

"Zack! No!"

Carey's heart skipped a beat when she heard, and she began to scream and claw at the door. "ZACK!"

In the lobby...

"NO!" Moseby screamed, throwing himself onto Felix's back just as he pulled the trigger; the same time that Cody sprang to his feet and threw his twin to the ground.

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Now, there are some things that need to be explained, and they will be..in time. Just be patient and keep reading and you'll find out everything. I can't explain everything just yet. And there will be more Zack and Cody in the next chapters. I just had to get all this written out for this chapter so you know how all this mess happened. Hope you enjoyed the chapter. I like it. I may have been able to write it better, but it's good like this. Thank you everyone who reviewed the last chapter, I'm glad to see you are enjoying the story. Cheers!

ps- let me know if you notice any mistakes or whatnot..or if you are confused. I proofread, but you never know.