Chp 16 Reunited.
"I can see him Mr Moseby, he is unconscious." Zack called back through the vent.
"Can you get through the vent and down into the room?" Mr Moseby asked.
"I can get the grate open but its a long drop down."
"There is some rope in the room across the way here, we could lower him down." Bailey suggested. Zack pushed the grate open and called down to Cody.
"Cody! Wake up buddy." He called. "Cody!! Come on, stop sleeping while there is an emergency going on."
"Zack come back through. We are going to lower you down." Moseby said. Zack reluctantly looked at his brother once again and then crawled back and into the other room. The others helped him down and Moseby tied the rope around Zack's waist and secured it tightly.
"I can't breathe here Moseby." Zack said.
"We need to make sure it's secure, we don't want to drop you in. I should really be going up there."
"There is hardly enough room for me up there. And I am not letting Bailey get up there. It has to be me, that's my brother down there."
"Guys, there is water in the corridor here, we need to move quick." Woody called.
"Okay, up you go Zack." Moseby said. Zack once again crawled into the vent. He quickly crawled through and once again saw the opening. He peered through the hole and started to move down. It was tight with the rope around him but he managed to squeeze through.
"I'm started to go down, take my weight." Zack said. Woody, Moseby and Bailey all held onto the other end of the rope and took Zack's weight as he emerged from the vent and dangled over the room.
"Lower, lower." He instructed. He was slowly lowered into the room and soon enough his feet hit the ground. "I'm in." He called. He rushed over to Cody who was face down in the water. He pulled his brother up and cradled his head. "Cody. Wake up man. Cody!" He shook him and gently tapped his face.
"Do you have him?" Bailey called.
"Yeah." Zack replied.
"Is he okay?" Moseby called.
"He is out." Zack said. He tapped Cody's face again trying to wake him up. "Come on Cody, wake up."
"See if you can get the door open." Moseby called. Zack looked over to the door. He couldn't see much. He reluctantly laid Cody down and rushed to the door. He soon noticed the problem.
"The handle is gone." He called. He headed back to Cody.
"Woody, keep banging on it. We need to get it open." Moseby said.
"The room is filling with water." Zack called.
"You need to stem the flow. Can you see it?" Bailey called. Zack looked over to room and noticed the water coming in.
"Yeah." Zack said. He picked Cody up and placed him on the bed. "You are getting heavy little brother!" He then went over to the side where water was streaming slowly through a join. Zack moved the table over to the corner and tipped it over. He pushed the flat side against the leak and it seemed to slow. He went back over to the bed and pulled Cody closer to him. "I have blocked off what I can. Hurry guys."
Outside the room, Woody was frantically using the wooden statue to bang on the lock of the door. Big dents were appearing in the door by the weakened handle. He carried on as hard as he could, not wanting to give up. He had peered through the dirty glass and saw Zack cradling Cody. The door was weakening and all of a sudden he could see it move.
"Give me a hand." He called to the others. Moseby and Bailey rushed to Woody's side. Between them they pulled pushed and banged on the door and the door frame. The water in the corridor was beginning to reach them. Moseby radio crackled and he could just make out a message to say all passengers and crew were safe on the rescue ship, at least that was a relief. The lock of the door was loosing and the door began to come away from the door frame. Woody handed the statue to Bailey and then used his hands to pull on the bent door frame. He pulled with all his might. The wood began to come away. Moseby began kicking the door. Woody pulled the broken wood away and used all his strength to yank on the door. If he had enough strength he could pull it away and the door would open. He pulled and it broke away. He screamed as the wood cut into his hands. He fell back and grabbed his hands in pain.
"You okay Woody?" Bailey asked checking his hands.
"Yeah." He said. His hands were cut and bleeding. They looked to Moseby who was kicking the broken side of the door. Inside the room Zack was covering his ears as the banging echoed in the room. He looked down to Cody who was beginning to open his eyes.
"Hey buddy, there you are." He said. "Decided to get up did we?"
"Zack...Zack? What is........where am I?" He asked.
"Sshh, don't talk now. We are getting you out of here. Guys hurry, the water is getting heavier." Zack called. All of a sudden the door flew open and Moseby and Bailey fell on the ground.
"That done it." Bailey said. Moseby rushed up to the twins.
"Oh Cody are we glad to see you. But we need to get out of here." Moseby said.
"He is too weak to walk." Zack said.
"Then we will carry him." Moseby said. They helped the young man to stand. Moseby and Zack supported Cody between them while Bailey went to Woody. She torn a corner off her top and wrapped it around Woody's hands. The group emerged from the room and into the corridor. Helping the injured they made their way through the corridor and down the halls of the lower decks. The ship seemed to tilting slightly.
"I feel like I am on the Titanic." Woody said.
"Is the ship really going to sink?" Bailey asked as they ran through the halls.
"Who knows, let's get out of here first and then worry about it." Moseby said.
London had been offered the best clothes, the grandest food and the finest room in the rescue ship the SS Eternal, but she had refused to stay in it until she knew her friends were safe. She had already contacted her father who was distressed at hearing that Cody was missing. He had arranged for the rescue ship to dock at a nearby island and for the SS Tipton passengers to be seen too. London had gone to the deck of the Eternal and was pacing around. She glanced at her fathers ship. It was hard to believe it was in trouble as it didn't look like it was sinking. She could see smoke coming from the low decks but that was all. She paced backwards and forwards. Other crew and passengers offered her drinks and a blanket but she refused. Payton was looking after Ivana and was watching London as she grew more concerned.
"Any news Kirby?" She asked the security guard. Kirby was stood with 2 radio's in his hands, watching the gang plank the ship.
"Nothing Ms Tipton. I am sure they are okay."
"How am I going to tell Carrie that something happened to the twins?" She wondered.
"They are tough boys, they will be fine." Kirby said. "I have faith in Zack. He will find Cody." His radio crackled and they could hear a small voice through it.
"Hello" It said.
"Moseby, we hear you." Kirby said. The voice was broken up and was hard to hear.
"Cody is......we..............coming up." Was all they could make out.
"Moseby, did you find him?" Kirby asked.
"Yes, we are........way back." He said. London and Kirby cheered as they heard the news. They rushed to the side door and watched as a gang plank was fed through and into a door on the Tipton.
"Head to deck 2 opening Mr Moseby, we are waiting for you." Kirby said into the radio.
"Okay." Was the reply. London breathed a sigh of relief and watched the door intently.