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Chp 3. Titanic Tours??
The twins stood in shock as Mr Moseby told them the news. Cody looked to Zack who looked hurt by the revelation.
"Why?" Cody asked.
"I can't have someone carrying an injury on a field trip." Mr Moseby said.
"That isn't fair." Zack said.
"You can't deny him a chance to go Mr Moseby." Cody said.
"It's for his safety." Moseby said.
"What do you expect me to do on this ship Mr Moseby, without my friends?" Zack asked.
"You can't expect us to go out and enjoy a trip and leave him here." Cody said.
"It's just for a day Mr Moseby." Bailey said.
"Mr Moseby, are you going to deny me a chance to learn, to grow as a human. I never thought you would deny a child an education. Leaving me here would just cause mayhem and chaos. I could do a lot of damage being left alone" Zack said trying to guilt Mr Moseby into letting him go.
"Ohhhh very well. But Cody, you are responsible for him."
"I have tried over the last few years so I won't guarantee anything." Cody said.
"Well now we are all here. Lets head off. Does everyone have their cameras?" Moseby asked.
"Why, are we going to a photo shoot. I need to redo my hair." London said. Bailey stopped as she tried to leave.
"No London, he means so we can take pictures of the castle." Bailey said.
"Why, it's not famous.....like me!" She said excitedly.
"Not everyone is that lucky London, now come on." She said pulling her along. The group headed down the exit ramps and soon gathered on the dry dock at Southampton.
"The ship sure looks smaller from here." London said as she glanced back to the ship. Cody noticed where she was staring and sighed.
"London, that's a trawler. That's the Tipton." He said pointing to the ship behind them.
"That's big." She said.
"7 months on the ship and you now notice how big it is?" Cody asked. He shook his head in disbelief and turned to Mr Moseby.
"Now we have hired small mini buses to escort us to our locations. We will return to the ship later this evening. We must stick together while on this trip, so no dawdling off Zack."
"Why do you automatically go for me?"
"Habit." Mr Moseby replied.
"Do you think this castle will be haunted Mr Moseby?" Woody asked.
"Not all castles are haunted Woody. I am sure it will be an elegant castle with a lot to offer."
"Well all the castles in the movies are haunted. And they tend to be pretty young ladies, can't wait for that." Woody said.
"You need to do something other then watch the TV Woody." Cody said.
"Ghosts are just myths." Mr Moseby said. "Ah our lift has arrived." He said as the mini bus arrived. The group stared at the company name on the side of the bus.
"Titanic Trips...........why don't I like the sound of that?" Zack asked.
The bus headed out of the port of Southampton and through the countryside of England. Mr Moseby tried to play tour guide as the bus glided through. But the students weren't paying attention. Cody and Bailey were snuggled together in the back, Zack was talking to Addison while Woody and London were playing spot the sheep. The trip seemed to take a while and the weather was getting worse. The rain had started as the bus had left the dock and now it was getting heavier and the clouds were getting darker. Mr Moseby had asked the driver if it was still okay to carry on with the trip. He had insisted it was okay and the rain was due to pass over.
"Are we there yet?" Zack asked for the hundredth time. Mr Moesby glared at him.
"Remind me why I agreed to have you come along?" He asked.
"Because he would have drunk every smoothy, hid every towel and caused major chaos on the ship if we weren't there." Cody said from the back.
"You know me too well." Zack said.
"Well we have just entered Hilltop and the Castle is situated a few miles from it. So we will be there soon." Moseby said. A few seconds later Zack spoke again,
"Are we there yet?" he said. Moseby threw his rolled up gloves at Zack. "Cool, these will match Cody's jumper." The small bus made its way through the narrow and rather over grown lanes through the small village of Hilltop. The students had stopped their games and chat as the bus seemed to struggle through the lanes. They looked through the windows towards the wet trees as the rain came down.
"Well this is exciting." Zack said. "We look lost."
"I am sure he knows where he is going?" Addison said. The bus bounced and struggled down the paths.
"Oh dear." They heard from the front of the bus.
"What's wrong?" Moseby asked.
"I thought something was wrong." The driver said.
"That is never a good thing to say." Moseby replied.
"I think we are lost?" The driver said. "I took a different turning a way back due to some down branches and trees in the road. I thought this led to another road, but its getting more treacherous up ahead."
"So, what do we do?" Moseby asked.
"Well I can try and turn the bus around and find another route, or carry on at a snails pace and hope this track clears. If this is the lane I think it is, it should open up to a clearer road."
"You know these roads more then I do." Moseby said.
"Sit tight kids, we are battling on." The driver called.
"Seems he has a bad a sense of direction as London." Zack said.
"I have a sense of direction." London said.
"You took the wrong turning on a trip to the mall once." Zack said.
"So, some people get lost." London said.
"It was across the road from the Hotel London." Zack replied. The bus bounced again and the group held onto their seats hoping not to fall over. The bus made its way gently through the lane. All of a sudden the bus hit a hole in the ground. The sound of a tyre bursting echoed in the bus.
"Everyone hold on!" The driver yelled. He battled with the bus, trying to keep it under control. The bus skidded to the side and seemed to have a mind of its own. The driver pulled on the steering wheel to get it under control. But it was no use, the bus jolted sharply and went flying into a ditch. The teens were thrown forward as the bus crashed. No one moved.