Living Not Dreaming [Suite Life on Deck]

04 - Mission

In the piano lounge, Mr. Moseby told a joke to a group of high-classed people sitting at a table.

"Nougat!" Mr. Mosbey and everyone began to laugh.

Jack, Evan, Zack and Cody, dressed in suits, entered the lounge.

"Remember," Cody said, "we're looking for a woman with a red finger."

They began looking around. 

"Oh, god! Flashbacks!" Jack closed his eyes.

"To what?" Evan asked, looking at Jack.

"To my parents and all the fancy parties they dragged him too," Jack said.

"Must be nice to have rich parents," Evan said.

Jack took a deep breath.

"Yeah, well, it would be nicer if they were around more often," Jack said.

Zack saw an elderly woman by the piano with a glove on. He reached over to take off the glove, but the woman slapped him, causing a reflex for Zack to turn and slap Cody, who in turn turns to slap Mr Moseby, who looked at them with a snarl.

"Oh, crap," Evan said.

He and Jack noticed their friends were in trouble.

"Hey," Jack said, greeting Mr. Mosbey.

"Hi, sir," Evan said, smiling.

"What are you doing here?" Mr. Mosbey asked. "I don't remember hiring you to work this party."

"Yes, you did," Jack said, moving his hand in front of Mr. Mosbey's face like in Star Wars.

"No, I didn't," Mr. Mosbey said, doing the same.

"We're spies, not Jedis," Cody said to Jack.

Cody turned to Mr. Mosbey and gasped.

"That busboy just shoved some shrimp into his pocket!" 

"I saw that, Fracois!" Mr. Mosbey said, walking off.

"I don't see Red Finger," Evan said.

"We have to get these women to show us their hands," Jack said. "They look over and see that London is by the piano, trying to make the pianist laugh."

"Nougat!" they heard London say and laugh.

"I have an idea," Cody smiled.

He walked over to London.

"London?" Cody said.

"Mm - hm?" London said.

"We need your help," Cody said.

"When was the last time London helped others?" Jack whispered to Evan.

"I don't help people," London laughed.

"Wait, I have an idea," Jack smiled.

Jack stood in front of London and hoped the mind controlling trick from Star Wars would work on London.

"London, you will help us," Jack said, waving his hand in front of London.

"I will help you," London said, robotically.

Jack turned to Cody with a smile on his face.

***

London was sitting a table dressed like a fortune teller. Jack, Evan, Zack and Cody were standing at her side, as a woman from the party came and sat down. In the middle of the table, London took the flowers from the container of water and then moved it to the side.