A/N: Sorry, for the lack of updating. Here's chapter four!

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Little Bailey and Maddie walked onto the crowded Sky Deck, pushing past people. Some passengers stared at the sight of two small girls wandering alone, while others didn't seem to care.

Maddie turned around. "Come on, Bailey! We can't let them find us!" she yelled, pulling Bailey's little hand.

"Too late!" a voice said from the front. Maddie and Bailey collided with Mr. Moseby. "Where are your parents?"

"Uh-uh-uh...." Maddie stammered.

"Yes?..." Mr. Moseby asked.

"They-they are at the, uh.... WATERSLIDE!" Maddie answered uneasily.

"Well, you girls are much too young to be walking around by yourself. You need to come with me and I will announce over the P.A. for them to come pick you up."

Before Maddie could protest, he grabbed her arm and hauled them away.

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"Okay, here's the plan. London, you go check the waterslide and pool. Zack, you check all the places to eat. And I'll check everywhere else," Cody instructed.

"Why are you checking everywhere else and we only get small parts of the ship?" London asked.

"Because you both have short attention spans."

"Huh? I spaced out after 'because you both'," Zack said.

Cody sighed. "Can you two just check your spots?"

Zack and London nodded. "Good. Now hurry! They could be anywhere!" Cody said. They then each went their own way in search of Maddie and Bailey.

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London went to the waterslide and pool, like Cody told her to. She walked around for about five minutes with no luck. She then saw Zack on the other side of the pool. "Zack!!!" she called out.

Zack whipped around to see London walking toward him. "Hey, did you find them?"

"No!" London whined. "This searching thing is really hard!"

"You're telling me! I keep getting distracted!"

"By what?"

"Don't you mean 'by who'?" Zack asked. As two girls walked by, he tilted his head for a better view. London smacked him with her purse. "Ouch! What was that for?"

"For being a pig!" London answered. She sighed and pulled his shirt. "Come on! Maybe if we work together, we'll find them faster."

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Cody walked onto the Lido Deck. "Maddie?! Bailey?!" he yelled. "Where are you?!"

Attention passengers of the S.S. Tipton! If you are the parents of Ashley and Debby, please come and get them at the front desk. Thank you! came from Mr. Moseby's voice over the P.A.

Cody turned around and ran all the way to the lobby without stopping. When he arrived, he began 'dinging' the bell frantically. "Mr. Moseby! Mr. Moseby!"

Mr. Moseby stopped Cody's hand with his own. "Yes, Cody?"

"Ashley.... Debby..... Me...." he managed to get out.

Mr. Moseby scoffed. "Please! Do you honestly think that I would believe that these two little girls are with you? Besides, their parents are at the waterslide..."

"But they are! I can prove it!"

Mr. Moseby sighed and motioned for the girls. Cody smiled and stepped forward. "Debby..."

Little Bailey shot her head up and beamed. "Coco!" She ran up to him and jumped in his arms.

Cody looked to Mr. Moseby. "Told you..."

"What about the other one?"

"Ashley?" Cody asked, looking to Maddie.

She stood up and walked over to him. "He's my cousin Mr. Moseby..."

Mr. Moseby looked to Cody. "Cousins?"

"Yeah, uh, third cousins.. Their mom told me to come and get them.. They were still in line..."

"Well, you tell them that they need to watch their kids! Who lets their children out of sight on a cruise ship?!" Mr. Moseby shrugged off his own question and returned to work.

Cody smiled and nodded to Maddie. "Let's go!"

The three of them went into the science lab. Cody set Bailey down, and handed Maddie a helmet. She turned it to eighteen and fastened it to her head. Cody hit the power and 'DE-AGE' button. Once again, there was a flash of light and smoke. When it cleared, Maddie began to laugh. "Oh thank God! I'm eighteen again!"

"Bailey's turn," Cody said as he set the helmet on Bailey's head and did the same procedure, except turning the dial to sixteen and not eighteen.

Cody nodded to Maddie, and she hit the buttons. More light and smoke appeared, only to disappear.

Cody groaned. "Oh no!"

Bailey's physical form hadn't changed, but something else did. "What?!" she asked.

Cody's and Maddie's eyes got wide. They looked to each other, then Maddie asked, "Bailey?... Did you just say something?"

"Yeah, why?" Bailey asked, confused.

"Bailey! You can talk!" Cody yelled.

"Yes! I think we've established that, Cody!" Bailey stated in return.

"No! Look at yourself!" Maddie exclaimed.

Bailey looked down to see herself in a two year old's body. She screamed and looked to Cody. "Why didn't it worked! Maddie's eighteen again, so why am I not sixteen!"

Suddenly, Zack and London entered into the room. At seeing Maddie changed, Zack ran to hug her. "Maddie! You're back, too!"

"Yeah, yeah! But we have another problem, Zack."

"What?" he asked.

"Me!" Bailey yelled. "I'm still two!"

London let out a high-pitched scream. "Keep her away from me!" she yelled, hiding behind Zack.

Bailey sighed. "London, I'm not going to tie you up again..."

London narrowed her eyes. "That's what they all say..."

Bailey walked closer to London, who stepped back. Cody came between them and said, "Bailey, I just need more time..."

"More time?! How do you need more time?!"

Cody bent down onto one knee so he was eye-level to Bailey. "Just give me a couple of hours..."

Little Bailey crossed her arms and rolled her eyes.

"Bailey, please... For me?"

Bailey looked at Cody and sighed. "Fine..."

Cody smiled and stood up, then Zack chimed in. "You know Bailey, you're kinda cute as a two year old!"

"Shut up, Zack! I may be two, but I'm still smarter than you'll ever be!"

"True," Zack offered. He turned to face Cody. "So, what are we suppose to do while you fix the machine?"

"I don't know," Cody answered. "But if you decide to go in public, Bailey can't talk!"

"Why not?" London asked.

"Use your tiny brain, London! Don't you think there is something wrong with this picture?" Bailey asked, referring to herself.

London shook her head. Bailey hit her forehead and sighed.

Zack started laughing. "Coulda had a V8!"

Bailey glared at him, sending threats through her eyes. Zack whispered to London, "She's a scary little girl..." London nodded in agreement.

"Maddie... You think you can handle this?" Cody desperately asked.

She sighed. "Don't I always?... Come on, Bailey..."

Bailey walked over to Maddie, but glanced back at Cody with hope-filled eyes.

"I'll do my best, Bails," Cody assured her.

Bailey gave a weak smile and followed Maddie out the door.

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A/N: Really short! I'm sorry, but this chapter was really hard to write and I don't know why!!! :/

Only 2 more chapters to this story! Please review!

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