Thanks for all the reviews, hope you like my story as much as I liked writing it. Will try and make the chapters longer
Chp12 Aliens?
The teens had gone to find Mr Moseby, the ship seemed to be struggling and they couldn't find a steward anywhere. They passed other passengers as they gossiped about what was wrong with the ship, one guy was on his cell telling someone to alert the coastguard, just in case. A few ladies had put on layers of coats and jumpers "I have seen Titanic" One of them had said. Zack was worried. Not only was Cody missing in action but the ship might actually sink. If it wasn't for Cody, he would be the first in line waiting for the life jackets. But he couldn't worry about the ship right now, Cody was his top priority. They walked through the halls and soon bumped into London who had been to check Miss Tuttweiler's cabin, in case Cody had headed there. It didn't take long to find Mr Moseby, he was running around near the reception area.
"Mr Moseby." Zack called.
"Not now Zack, I have other things to deal with." He said.
"What's going on with the ship?" London asked.
"Nothing." Moseby said.
"We are teens, not kids Mr Moseby. This ship has never shook like that even through the worst storms." Zack said.
"Something is wrong but at this moment I am not sure of what or even now big. But you must not mention this to anyone. None of you." Mr Moseby replied.
"Maybe it hit something, like an alien ship under the water ready to attack us when we are not looking." Woody suggested.
"Great suggestion, will take it on board........hang on no I won't!"Mr Moseby said sarcastically.
"Aliens? Really?" London said, but no one answered her.
"I am sure it's something...........little." Mr Moseby said.
"Has it hit something?" Bailey asked.
"I am unsure at the moment. I have people working on it at the moment"
"Should we be worried?" Zack asked.
"I can assure you, everything will be okay. Now return to your cabins and do homework or something." Mr Moseby said.
"We can't not yet." Zack said.
"Why?" Moseby asked.
"We are on a mission." Woody said. "To Boldly go............."
"Have you seen Cody?" Bailey asked elbowing Woody out of the way.
"No, why should I?" Moseby asked.
"No one has seen him in a while and we are getting a bit worried." Bailey replied.
"Where can he go? Cody has never gone far before." Moseby said
"True, he used to hate crossing the street without planning his route and taking supplies." Zack replied. "But something is up, I can sense it. My twin sense is tingling."
"That's an unreliable system. Last time you had that tingling twin sense thing I ended up covered in cake and Cody ended up with a sore head. So you can see why we don't trust it."
"But I have never felt this before, Cody may be in trouble. We have to find him." Zack said.
"Cody is level headed and reliable. Something you could learn from would never go far. He is around here somewhere." Moseby said.
"We have asked loads of people and no one has even seen him." Woody said.
"I am busy here, why don't you just wait until he comes back." Moseby said.
"I have been waiting, for like hours now." Zack said.
" He is probably hiding from you. I have bumped into him many times after you have annoyed him" Moseby said. The radio he was carrying crackled and a voice came over. He asked for Moseby and he disappeared leaving the teens standing in the reception.
"Now what?" Woody asked.
"Mr Moseby is right, he has to be here somewhere. Woody, you and London go and check the school rooms and labs, including the library, he might have gone there. Me and Bailey will check the games rooms and the gym area." Zack said. The group split up once again and headed off. Zack and Bailey walked out to the observation area on the side of the ship. They looked into the night and scanned the nearby decks.
"So where to first?" Bailey asked Zack. But he wasn't listening, he was looking out to the ocean.
"Zack"
"Oh what, sorry." He said looking at her.
"He is not out there, I can assure you of that." Bailey said.
"How do you know? What if he fell over board or something."
"Fell overboard? Don't be silly. Cody is attentive to these things, he wouldn't go to the side of the ship even in a little wind, let alone when the ship is in trouble."
"But it's possible, he could have stumbled over something, lost this balance and went over board. Its cold out there and he really isn't a strong swimmer. What if that had happened?"
"Then someone would have seen him, the lifeguards and stewards have to check the sides, just in case. He isn't out there Zack."
"I hope so. If he is, we have sailed on by and left him out there, for hours."
"You have to be positive Zack. Cody is probably sat someone getting up to date on his homework." Bailey smiled.
"Knowing Cody, he is probably doing next weeks homework too." Zack laughed.
"See then there is nothing to worry about......not that I am not worried, because I am......but you know what I mean............Zack?" But Zack didn't hear her. "What?" She asked. Zack pointed to the side of the ship just below where they were stood. They looked down.
"Is that smoke?"