Again, I Own Nothing from the Suite Life of Zack and Cody, nor do i know any of the actors (though if any of them are reading this story i'd love to hear from you! lol-PM Me!)

Cody lay in his bed with his mother; Carey by his side, in the bed next to him was his brother, Zack, who was in a coma being breathed for by a machine. The sight of Zack lying lifeless on the bed, with a multitude of tubes and wires supporting his very life-force was something horribly scary to Cody, but he was none the less hopeful of his brothers recovery, Cody hadn't yet been able to fully speak about the events of the previous evening, and the events were somewhat muddled in his brain as it was. Cody didn't really know how he had gotten through the evening. Cody's leg was badly broken and had been plastered by the doctors, although his collapsed lung was his most serious medical problem, although it had been repaired and reinflated during surgery, Cody was confined to mostly using an oxygen mask to breath properly, only being able to take it off for a few, fleeting moments when he wanted to speak.

Not being able to speak at length had benefit for Cody however, he didn't want to be able to speak, speaking about the evening before would mean having to face the events, Cody felt that as long as he kept them inside they were less pressing, and it was his way of dealing with them. What Cody could remember of the night was mostly made up of brief scenes; the adrenaline he thought must have meant he mostly acted without being fully aware.

Cody remembered feeling upset and embarrassed that London and Maddie had gone to talk about him when he made his move during the movie, then he remembered the explosion happening, but there was a gap after that. Cody then remembered desperately trying to find Zack and eventually succeeding. After that Cody remembered little before they found the silent and mentally fragile Maddie, who told him of London's death, this was the part Cody least wanted to remember, and the part that caused him so much pain, far more pain than any of his injuries could ever have caused.

Then Cody's mind went to the second explosion, and the amazing thing that had happened, Zack had saved Cody's life, Zack had put his life on the line to save Cody, and now when Cody looked over at Zack, with the machines keeping him alive he felt a deep sense of gratitude for Zack's action, but with that gratitude came an inextricable feeling of the deepest guilt gnawing away at Cody's soul, in some ways Cody felt what had happened to Zack was his fault.

"Cody, honey, do you want to talk about last night?" Carey suddenly piped up with

Cody just shook his head, it would be a long time before he could talk about it, especially with someone who had not been there, who had not experienced what he had experienced.

"It's OK honey, when your ready to talk we can talk, I'm here for you" Carey responded

"Thanks, Mom" Cody said, removing his mask for a fleeting moment

Carey then stood up and stroked Cody's hair, whilst with her other hand she tightly squeezed Zacks hand, she had not let it go since he had been brought up in his comatose state.

Since Zack had returned from surgery Cody and Carey had intently watched him, hoping for any sign of life, but they had been so far disappointed, save for the movements of his chest from the ventilators breathing there was no sign of life in Zack, he just lay, his eyes closed, not moving. Cody had noticed Carey's sadness and sensed she needed something to get her hopes up.

"It's OK mom, he'll wake up, I can feel he's here with us, we have a special connection" he said.

"I know honey, I'm just so worried, I came so close to loosing you tonight, it was the most horrible thing, I love you both so, so much" Carey said, breaking into a warm smile.

Carey received a phone call from Esteban in the early hours of the morning

"Moesby isn't doing too well" he had said

"he's been drinking, I've put him to bed, I'll take him to the hospital when he sobers up, I feel so sorry for him, and so bad for London, its going to be a bad day at work today" he continued

Carey thanked Esteban for his call, she was glad she had stepped out of the ICU to take the call; she didn't think Cody needed to know that Moesby had turned to alcohol to deal with his pain, her maternal instincts said Cody shouldn't be exposed to such potentially dangerous behaviour.

At about 7am, 3 hours after Zack had been brought up to the ICU, Kurt Martin finally made his arrival, after travelling by train all night after the Airport had been shut down.

"Hey Codster, Hey Carey" Said Kurt as he reached Cody's bed

"Hey Dad!" Said Cody, as excited and happy as he had been since the explosion

"How you holding up, kid?" Continued Kurt

"I'm OK dad, it's Zack we need to worry about" replied Cody sadly

Kurt's gazed then moved to his other son, a look of deep worry took over his face, he saw his son lying on the bed, with all the machines and wires that had so deeply affected Carey and Cody. Kurt rubbed Zack's cheek and a tear fell down his own cheek.

"Kurt, why don't we go for a walk, I'll let you know everything that's going on" Said Carey

"Zack is in an induced coma, and they don't know if he'll be the same when he wakes up" Said Carey, as they reached the corridor and began to talk

"He needs at least one more surgery, then they will try to wake him up" Carey Continued.

Kurt just nodded in acceptance, his brain needed time to process all the information, he had been told most of what was happening on the phone during his journey, but now it was all so much more real.

"Kurt, we need to talk about what to do with Cody, as it is London is dead, he's lost a friend, and if he looses Zack too, I don't know how he'll cope, I don't know what we can do to try and help him get through this"

"Maybe I can talk to him" Kurt Said

"Some, alone time, you know, dad son time" he continued

"OK, I'll go to the cafeteria and get some breakfast, I'll give you some time to talk" Carey responded before heading for the elevator as Kurt went back to the ICU

"Hey Codster, do you want to talk about last night? And about Zack, and London?" Kurt asked as he arrived at Cody's bed. Cody removed his mask and began to speak

"I'm really glad you're here and all dad, but I just don't think I can talk about it yet, the wound is too raw still, I know Zack will be alright, I just know it, but beyond that, I don't really want to talk, I need to be able to think about it myself first, I'm sorry, I hope you and Mom can accept that" Cody concluded, it was the longest stretch of speech he'd given all night and he needed to put his mask back on quickly

"OK Kiddo, we'll give you all the time you need, but just know, your mom and me, we're here for you when you're ready to talk"

Cody just smiled and nodded in response and Kurt sat down between Zack and Cody's beds and took Carey's place holding Zacks hand.

With Kurt there Cody felt more hope, he had always wanted their family to be united again, and a part of Cody thought this just might be the thing that could bring them together. It was helpful for Cody to think that some good was possible from something to evil, it helped Cody get closer to being able to think more clearly about the events, and maybe even get closer to talking about them openly. But, more than anything in the world, more than his parents getting back together, Cody wanted his Twin back, he needed to hear Zacks voice, and see Zacks eyes open, he needed to feel the warmth of his Twins very presence. Cody could feel Zacks presence being in the hospital with him, but with Zack comatose and unresponsive, something felt empty about it.

Well there we go, 14 chapters and counting, and 2 today! Kurt has finally arrived in Boston, will Cody ever be able to talk about what happened? Will Zack ever wake up? honestly, i'm still on the fence about weather i kill Zack or not, probably depends on how much i feel like tormenting Cody when i get to that part lol. we shall see! i've also started thinking beyond Friendship survives, and maybe doing another story this length, but probably i will do some shorter ones as well i've got lots of ideas- so stay tunes! and keep reading and keep reviewing i love to hear from the fans of my story!