Chp 10. Tipton, we have a problem!

Zack was pacing his room when London, Bailey and Woody walked in.

"Did you hear?" Woody asked.

"Ha? What?" Zack said distracted.

"Is there something wrong with Zack's hearing?" London asked confused. "HI ZACK!" She yelled.

"I can hear you London. What are you babbling about Woody?"

"There are rumours going around that the ship might have hit something. We are taking guesses on what it is. I say a shark." Woody said.

"A shark wouldn't have caused that shake we had Woody. What if it was an iceberg or something? Oh I saw Titanic." London said.

"There are no icebergs around here London." Bailey replied. "But Mr Moseby is worried."

"Oh he will get over it, he worries about silly things." Zack said.

"Cody around?" Bailey asked.

"No, we kinda had an argument and he went off. I haven't seen him since." Zack said.

"And now long ago was that?" Bailey asked.

"A few hours now. I thought he would cool off and come back but he hasn't yet."

"He will turn up." Woody said.

"Turn up what? The heat? No thanks I am hot enough." London said.

"No London." Bailey said.

"Come on London let's check my room for Cody." Woody said leading her out. Bailey stood there looking at Zack. She noticed how quiet he was .

"So what were you two arguing about this time?" Bailey asked. Zack knew he couldn't tell her the real reason, he knew he had to leave Cody to tell her how he felt.

"Ar, brother stuff." He said.

"Well normally when you two have an argument Cody sulks in his room or my room and then comes back. He will return soon." Bailey said.

"I hope so. He has never been gone for so long." Zack said.

"Maybe we should go and look for him, to make sure he is okay." Bailey said.

"I am not sure he is going to want to see me."

"Well who cares, you are just looking for him right?" Bailey replied. Zack agreed and they headed out.

Zack and Bailey had headed straight to the sky deck, London and Woody had decided to join them. They got to the deck asked around. No one had seen Cody for a while. He had been due to start a shift in his job as towel boy but hadn't shown up. No one had reported it to Mr Moseby as he seemed more concerned with the ship.

"Have you tried his cellphone?" Bailey asked.

"A few times yes but there was no answer." Zack replied.

"Well it's getting late, he will probably go back to his room." Bailey said.

"I am going to kill him when I find him. Zack said.

"If I was Cody, I would stay lost then." London said.

"I didn't mean it London." Zack said. "Its normally me that disappears and makes Mom panic."

"So you are like your Mom then?" Woody asked. Zack just glared at him.

"We should tell Mr Moseby." Bailey said.

"I don't want to bother him. He would just complain that we were being hooligans." Zack said.

"Okay, London go to our cabin and see if Cody headed there. Me, Woody and Zack will headed back to Cody's cabin. The gang split up and headed off. They soon got to the boys corridor and Zack headed straight into Cody's room. But there was no one there. He turned around and rushed to his room. Nothing besides a messy room and half eaten pizza. Zack sat down on his clothes covered bed.

"This isn't like him. I think I upset him more then I thought." Zack said. "All he wanted was my help to impress you and now look what's happened."

"Excuse me." Bailey said.

"Cody really likes you and I offered to help him. That's why we formed that plan with Jackson. But then we thought I was trying to take you from him."

"Why?" Bailey asked.

"Because of the laughing and the time we have spent together, I tried to tell him nothing was happening but we ended up getting in a fight." Zack said.

"He thought we were.........me and you...............ewww!" Bailey said. Zack looked at her with a 'thanks' look.

"Well I can't help it if girls find Zack just too darn irresistible now can I." Zack smiled.

"Focus here Zack. He thought we were...you know.........and you two had an argument? Oh I bet he hates you." Bailey said.

"Okay, point taken. But we both know nothing happened. We just need Cody to see that, as soon as we find him." Zack said.

"Maybe we should look in places he might go, to hide from you." Bailey said.

"Like where?" Zack asked. Bailey was about to answer when the ship shuddered again and the three teens fell to the floor.

"Something is wrong." Woody said.