A/N: Okay, this is not my first fanfic but it is my first SLZC fanfic so please be nice! Also, if anyone has any suggestions for future chapters, I am more than happy to accept them and may put them in the story! Thoughts will be in Italics.

Summary: Maddie is harboring a dark secret and it is threatening her life. Who will be there to help her? Cody runs away and no one knows why. Can the twins find each other again? Will the people inside the Tipton Hotel ever be the same?

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

Thanks to CorynTopangafan for this idea! Everyone wanted me to have Zack find out what's going on with Maddie so that is what I will do! Credit to CorynTopangafan for this idea!

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Shattered Pieces of The Tipton

Chapter Four

The day after what happened between Maddie and London, Zack rushed into the lobby only to see that Maddie wasn't there. "Moseby! Where's Maddie?"

"If you find out, let me know! She hasn't showed up for work yet!" Moseby cried angrily.

Zack was worried. Now Maddie and his brother were missing. His mom had gone out of town for the next few weeks and left him and Cody in the care of the Tipton. Zack was upset now, though because Cody hadn't been around all day the day before and had never come back to the room.

"Moseby!" Zack called once more to the manager. "Have you seen Cody?"

"Am I twitching? I'm surprised I haven't gone into a spaz attack from seeing you!" Moseby replied, very grouchy sounding. He hurried away before Zack could say anything else.

"London!" Zack cried out as he saw the Tipton heiress sneaking off the elevator. She cringed, not wanting to see him or anyone else. She was horrible at keeping secrets!

"London, have you seen Cody?" Zack asked. London was relieved that he wasn't asking about Maddie.

"Nope, I haven't. Gotta go!" London replied quickly.

"London!" Zack called again. London turned to look at him. "I can't find Maddie either. Moseby said she never showed up for work. Do you know where she is?"

London couldn't lie to him. "Yes, Zack. I know where Maddie is." London said sadly. Zack's eyes lit up. "But I can't tell you." His heart sank.

"Why not?"

"Maddie made me promise. Then again, she never said I couldn't show you." London muttered. She suddenly had an idea. "Come with me, Zack! I'll take you to Maddie but you have to tell her that I never said a word to you if she asks, okay?" London said. Zack nodded and followed her out of the hotel.

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"Maddie's in there?" Zack asked skeptically. London nodded.

"Remember, Zack. When you see Maddie, I never talked to you. I never mentioned this place to you. You just walked to it. That way, you aren't lying and I'm not breaking my promise! Anyway, when you go in, walk to the door at the end. Then, go down the stairs and walk to the door at the very end. It's being guarded. Ask to talk to the girl with blonde hair and brown eyes. Tell him you need to speak to her." London instructed. Zack nodded and headed for the warehouse.

"Will you wait for me, London?" Zack asked as he turned back to the girl. She nodded and smiled. Then, Zack walked into the warehouse.

"I hope he's okay." London whispered as she stared after the blonde boy.

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When Zack got inside the old building, he did exactly as London had instructed. He stood, leaning against a wall and waiting for Maddie to come out. After about five minutes, Maddie walked out. She looked like she was in a daze. "Maddie?" Zack asked as he stared at her. She was acting really weird.

"Zack?" She asked, as if she had just woken up from a nap.

Zack stared at her. He couldn't believe that Maddie was acting so goofy. "We need to go back to the hotel." He told her.

"Okay." She said, still in that dazed way. Zack grabbed her hand and led her out of the warehouse to London.

"How did you get her out?" London asked as she saw Zack walk out with Maddie behind him.

"I just told her that she had to come with me. But something's wrong with her. She's acting really weird." Zack told London. They led Maddie back to the hotel and took her to London's suite. She passed out once they got her in there and stayed unconscious for about an hour. Zack stayed with her until she woke up.

"Where am I?" Maddie said as she sat up, her hand on her head.

"You're in London's suite. The better question is where were you?" Zack asked. She stared at him.

"She told you?" Maddie gasped.

"London didn't tell me anything. I found you. Now, where were you? What were you doing in a place like that?" Zack asked again, frustrated. Maddie didn't speak. He expected her to start yelling or to get mad at him. She didn't. Instead, she cried.

"Maddie? Are you okay? What's wrong?" Zack asked sympathetically.

Maddie continued crying. Zack sat down next to her and hugged her, trying to calm her down. She finally spoke but all she said was, "Please, help me, Zack!" Before Zack could say anything else, she passed out again.

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That's the fourth chapter! Hope you guys like it! As I said, credit goes to CorynTopangafan for this idea! Also, thanks to everyone who reviewed. Keep the reviews coming!

-Kelsi

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