Chapter 6

Again, I don't own these characters except the ones I create.

Cody and Bailey found themselves coming to again, and they both began looking around. Cody checked himself once again and turned to Bailey.

"Are you alright?"

Bailey nodded. "Yeah, I am...After that though, I'll never complain again about the water slide being too scary..."

Cody couldn't help but laugh. "Well, my stomach has been this queasy since I had to drink a peanut butter and jellyfish soda..."

Bailey laughed at that. "So, I'm taking it you wouldn't recommend it?"

"Uh uh...If offered one, run as fast as you can in the other direction."

"Well, we're here and its already beginning to get dark, we need to hurry..." Bailey looked around again and pointed. "There it is..."

Cody turned to the direction she pointed and saw it – the Eiffel Tower. He nodded and checked his time machine device. "And something tells me we only have one chance to get this right..."

"Why do you say that?"

Cody showed her the old cell phone. "Because I've only got one bar of power left. I think I have just enough to get back."

Bailey nodded. "Well, lets make this count then..."

And with that, both began running as fast as they could. Arriving at the Eiffel Tower, they noticed a long line for the elevator.

Bailey turned to Cody almost in a panic. "This will take forever, and so will the stairs. We'll never make it in time! What do we do?"

Cody paused to think. He then grinned. "I have an idea..." Cody turned and began speaking very loudly. " Oh my gosh! Someone just said they saw Jerry Lewis over by the Arc de Triumph! And he's signing autographs!"

Everyone in line got really excited and left line to rush off. Immediately, Cody and Bailey stepped to the front of the line. But Bailey couldn't help but laugh.

"Okay, that was brilliant...Remembering the odd fascination the French have with him."

Cody grinned. "Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while..."

The elevator opened up, and both quickly climbed aboard. The entire way up though, both were nervous as both had flashbacks to what had happened the last time they were there. Finally, the door opened, and they exited. And on the other side of the deck, they could see themselves arguing.

Cody turned to Bailey. "You ready to do this?"

Bailey nodded and grabbed Cody's hand. "As Kirby would say...Let's Roll!"

Both ran over to the earlier versions of themselves. Bailey let out a loud whistle while Cody shouted. "Will you two please shut up!"

The earlier versions of themselves both turned and seemed to be frozen in shock at seeing themselves.

"W...w...what the feathers?"

Bailey smiled. "We're the two of you...from about a year from now..."

Cody nodded. "And we're here to keep you two from making the biggest mistakes of your lives..."

The other Cody looked at Cody. "How do we know its really you?"

Cody turned to Bailey. "Am I always this skeptical?"

Bailey hemmed and hawed before she nodded. "Well, yeah...But its because you always want to know the truth about things..."

Cody nodded before turning to his other version. "Fair enough. Would it help if I called you Tyreesha?"

The other Cody paused. "That doesn't prove anything..."

Cody sighed. "Alright, time to bring out the big guns then..." He leaned over and whispered something into the ear of the other him. Other Cody's eyes went wide.

"Okay, I believe you!" He paused. "How did you get here then?"

Cody grinned. "Arwin..."

The other Cody just nodded. "Wow...something of his actually worked..."

Bailey turned to Cody. "What did you tell him?"

Cody grinned. "I'll tell you later, but here's a hint...storage room of One of a Kind..."

This time Bailey blushed. "Oh..."

Cody turned back to the other versions of themselves. "Anyways, like we said, we're here to keep you two from making a big mistake..." He turned to face himself. "I know you're really angry right now, right?"

The other Cody nodded. "Well, of course I am..."

Cody cut him off. "I know. I remember. But I want you to think about something. What if the situation was reversed. What if Bailey had done a practice date – which by the way was a stupid idea – and you saw something the wrong way? What would you have felt?"

The other Cody paused. "I would have been heartbroken..."

"So, you can see what she was feeling?"

The other Cody sighed and nodded. "Yeah, I guess I can..."

Bailey spoke up then and addressed the other version of herself. "And you. Let's say you had set up something special for Cody, he got the wrong idea, he didn't confront you, and you saw him being consoled by a pretty French girl. How would that have made you feel?"

The other Bailey sighed. "I would be livid..."

"So, you can see how he is feeling right now?"

The other Bailey nodded. "Yeah, I can..."

Bailey paused and addressed both of them. "You two really need to work on your communication with each other. And above all, trust each other. Don't make the same mistakes we made. You two love each other heart and soul..." She grabbed Cody's hand. "We forgot that for a moment and had to suffer through a whole year of crap before we finally would admit how we really felt. You don't know how much time you have on this planet. Trust us on that. Don't waste any of it on things that don't matter!"

Cody nodded. "She's right..." He turned to the other version of himself. "And another piece of advice. Cut down on the competitions. If Bailey does well at something or accomplishes something, you should be the one there standing in the front row applauding her. It doesn't matter if she is better at something. That's why you two make such a great team. Together, there is nothing you can't do. You need to remember you are a team though. When one of you does well, it should be a shared accomplishment!"

Bailey nodded too and addressed her other version. "Same with you. If either of you get a better grade in something, so what? Be honest with yourself. Has anyone in this world ever accepted you or understood you better than Cody has?"

The other Bailey shook her head. "No..."

Cody spoke up. "Then remember how much you love each other. Let that be utmost in your minds. Everything else just doesn't matter..."

The other Cody turned to the other Bailey. "Bailey...I...I'm sorry. I shouldn't have let my anger get the best of me. And they are right. You are the most important thing in the world to me. I don't know what I would ever do with out you..."

The other Bailey spoke. "I'm sorry too, Cody. I should have trusted you and come and talk to you. I love you so much and that's why it devastated it me so much..."

"The practice date was a dumb idea in retrospect..."

"Maybe, but its so you to want everything to be perfect..."

The other Cody smiled. "The night isn't over yet. It can still be perfect by just us being together. How about we try this again, the right way?"

The other Bailey smiled and hugged Cody. "I can think of nothing better..."

When they broke apart, they turned to Cody and Bailey. "Thank you..."

Cody smiled. "No thank you. And you better take good care of her...or I'll be back..."

The other Cody grinned. "I will...I'll make sure you have no reason to ever come back..."

Bailey grinned and turned to other self. "And you better take good care of him. Never forget how lucky you are to have each other..."

The other Bailey smiled. "I will, and I'll never forget either. And I'll make sure he doesn't either..."

Cody nodded. "Well, we should get going then. Even though you two are us, I think you two would like to be by yourselves..."

Cody and Bailey stepped back over to another part of the deck and hit the 'SEND' buttons again. Their bodies began distorting again, and the next thing they knew, they were back in Cody's cabin again.

Cody paused. "Did it work?"

"I don't know..."

Cody grinned. "Either way, there is something I've been wanting to do for the longest time..."

Bailey grinned back. "What's that?"

"This..." Cody leaned in and kissed Bailey. As their kiss deepened, neither one of them noticed the cabin door opening, and Zack beginning to walk inside.

"Codester, I...Awww, man. I didn't need to see that. I thought you two were bad the first year, but this past year, you two can't keep your hands off of each other..." With that, Zack shook his head, turned around and closed the door behind him.

Bailey laughed. "I think that just answered that question..."

Cody laughed too. "I guess so..." He paused. "You want to hear something strange?"

"What's that?"

"Its like I have two sets of memories right now...Its like I have two different versions in my mind of what happened after Paris..."

Bailey paused and thought. "Me too...Did we go on spring break together this year?"

"Back to Kettlecorn?"

"Yeah, and you ended up getting chased by a..."

"Psychotic rooster!"

Bailey laughed. "Yes!" She paused. "Okay, this is weird..."

Cody paused and pulled out the copy of the Yale student newspaper, and again, there was a picture of Bailey. But the article had changed.

"Bailey Pickett, aged 20 from Kettlecorn, Kansas, and a junior pre-med major here at Yale, has been awarded a full academic scholarship and early admission to the Yale University Medical School. She shares this honor with fellow Yale pre-med major, Cody Martin, 20, of Boston"

Cody showed it to Bailey. "Look! You are no longer murdered! And congrats on the full ride to Yale Medical School. I'm already proud of you!"

Bailey smiled. "Congrats to you too! Looks like I get to keep my favorite study partner..." Bailey paused to think and pulled out the sheet of paper in her pocket. And it too had changed.

"Mr. Kurt Martin and Ms. Carey Martin would like to announce the impending marriage of their son, Cody Mitchell Martin to a Miss Bailey Anne Pickett of Kettlecorn, Kansas. Both Mr. Martin and Miss Pickett are pre-med students at Yale University in New Haven, CT and have already been accepted to Yale Medical School. The wedding is planned for the summer after they graduate Yale and before they begin medical school."

Bailey grinned and showed it to Cody. "Looks like you're stuck with me now..."

Cody grinned back. "I wouldn't want it any other way..."

But there attention was diverted as the papers in both of their hands began to dissolve away into nothingness. They turned and watched the time machine begin to fade away as well. As both stood there in awe, both felt themselves getting dizzy and lightheaded. After a few minutes, both shook it off.

Cody paused and turned to Bailey. "What were we talking about?"

Bailey paused too. "I can't remember. Were we talking about our trip to Kettlecorn?"

"Maybe. I sure am glad your Dad actually seems to like me..."

Bailey smiled. "He wasn't the only one. My Gram told me if she was seventy years younger, she'd give me a run for my money for you..."

Cody took Bailey's hands in his. "Well, she'd be waging a losing battle. Because my heart belongs to you and you alone..."

Bailey did her famous little giggle. "I feel the same way about you..."

"You know...Our second anniversary is coming up..."

"I know. Cody, this year, nothing fancy..."

Cody nodded. "I agree. As long as I spend it with you, it will be perfect..." Cody paused. "I guess we have ourselves from...about now to thank for that..."

Bailey paused. "What do you think they meant by a year of crap?"

Cody shook his head. "I don't know. I'm just glad I was able to knock some sense into myself. I shudder to think what would have happened if we hadn't showed up then..."

Bailey took Cody's hands in her own. "I know. But, I'm glad we did..."

"Me too..." Cody paused. "What do you think the future holds for us?"

Bailey paused to think. "I wouldn't know where to begin to guess. But, I know no matter what, we'll go through it together..."

The End

Author's Note: It has come to my attention that some writers on this site actually think they know the characters of the Suite Life Universe the best just because they watched it on their TVs. They even think they characters better than the people who created the characters and gave them life, the writers who helped mold them into who they are and the actors who breathed life into them and made them real. At best, I call this extreme and unwarranted arrogance. At worst, I call this seriously delusional. To me, this would be like me watching a medical show and thinking I'm ready to perform surgery or watching a legal show and thinking I know how to practice law.Either way, I think some writers need to realize that these characters don't belong to them and they are not free to do whatever they want with them. Okay, I'm stepping off my soapbox now.