Welcome to my new story! I began to think about it once the first trailer for the Penguins Of Madagascar movie was released last year. Now that the movie is out and that I've seen it, it's time to release it.

There's one slight problem however. The Penguins movie takes place after the 3rd Madagascar movie, for the most part. And there was a lot of stuff in there that contradicts what I have written in the past. So I will be disavowing the movie from my timeline. Let's just say it's yet another alternate universe that's completely inaccessible, shall we? Other than the first few minutes, which told how the Penguins left Antarctica to begin their missions. That, I'm keeping.

So this story starts before everything, all three original Madagascar movies and the Penguins TV show. As time progresses through the story, I will probably throw in references to events going on in their world, if possible. Also, this story is optional. So you can either choose to read it or not. But if you do, please check the order for my In Our World stories to be read in. If not, this one will make absolutely no sense. So sit back, and please enjoy the story and leave reviews on the various chapters!

CHAPTER 1 – Deep In The Past

(P to 3rd person) Long before the days of Portals, bird and mammal crossbreeds, and people controlling the fabric of reality, life was mostly calm. Sure, there were still things happening all the time, but since one of the greatest threats ever known to the planet had been defeated, not much else was happening.

What was the threat to the world? A chimp named Bob was obsessed with humans after he failed a test from them and lost his left eye. * He was going to overgrow the world's vegetation and destroy power lines worldwide by making it attack anything manmade that produced electrical signals. All phones, television, even the power grid itself.

It would all have been destroyed if not for a super team of Otters. Their leader was the legendary General Barchard. Under his command were many Otters, but the two that were the stars were Major Sebastien DeOtter and Major Diana Laver.

The two had worked hand in hand, executing all their past missions perfectly. When trouble arose, they always rose up to the challenge. But something had happened on this specific mission. They were scared witless. The mission was harder than they had ever completed before.

They had joined the ranks of the Otters at age 18 and quickly had risen through the ranks with successful missions. But this one was especially hard. Facing off against Bob's monkey minions was extremely hard and both Sebastien and Diana had nearly perished.

After one hard day of battle, everyone was just trying to relax and reflecting on the day. Thankfully no one had perished, but a few came especially close to it. Sebastien had saved Diana from going over a cliff and Diana had saved Sebastien from an attempted drowning by a henchman.

By the fire, they were trying to relax but for everyone there was an uneasy tension in the air. They were all coming to terms with the fact that any of them could perish the following morning.

They were all reflecting on the friendships they had made over the years of being in service together and a few had said to each other that if they made it through the day, they would get married.

Diana and Sebastien were the two who were trying their hardest to not have their hearts broken if anyone perished, so they had avoided feelings of love. At least, they were hiding their feelings on the outside. On the inside, their minds and hearts were full of questions.

Both had come from the same Otter colony and had lost their parents to an associate of Bob's, who had since been defeated. They enlisted in the military to stop anyone else's families from hurting, which they had been successful at.

On one of their missions, they had helped parents get their captured children back. The smiles on the other families' faces warmed their hearts that day. But it also broke their hearts, with them wishing their own parents were still here to see them do good. But they both promised that if either of them got a family, they would come first.

And on the mission for Bob, they were the last two still awake, thinking back to that day. They looked at each other with wonder and hope when Sebastien put a comforting paw on Diana's shoulder, which surprised her for a moment, but then she realized she liked it.

"Thank you for the save earlier. I owe you my life," Diana said to Sebastien. "I owe you mine too. If not for you, I wouldn't be here either," he replied. "Do you remember that mission just a year after we joined this army?" Diana asked him. "You know I do," he replied.

They both sighed sadly and looked at the sky. They hoped their parents were watching over them. "You know, I think I might retire from this tomorrow," Diana said. "How come?" Sebastien asked her. "I'm just tired. I've seen enough loss for a long time to come," she said.

"I know how you feel. I think if we're successful tomorrow, I might retire too," Sebastien said. "What will you do? I think I might settle down in an aquarium somewhere," Diana said. "I was thinking of the same idea, if that's ok with the General," Sebastien said.

"I'm sure with all our years of loyal service, we'd be allowed to retire with full honors," Diana said. "Yeah. I like helping people, but it just gets to a point when you need to get out," Sebastien said. "I know. That image of that family we helped keeps coming back to me. I want that. And we're not going to live forever. We're 27," Diana said. **

"That thought keeps coming to me too. But who could understand where we are coming from? Not many Otters," Sebastien said. "I know. And everyone here seems destined to retire too. I overheard the General call his family earlier today. I think this whole unit is done," Diana said.

"It did have a good run. And tomorrow is our final test. I just don't want to make any commitments until the smoke clears and we find out if everything will be ok," Sebastien said. "Me too. I want to finish this before embarking on a new chapter in life," Diana agreed.

They both suddenly yawned and grew tired. They decided to listen to their yawns and turn in to bed. They moved a little bit from the fire, but not enough to be cold. They both got to where they were supposed to sleep and dug a bit of dirt up from the ground and placed it over themselves like a blanket. After a few minutes, they fell asleep.

The next morning, everyone woke up as soon as the General called. They filed into their ranks, ready to listen to what their leader had to say. "Today is a very important day everyone. We've faced evil before, but none as advanced as this. Bob has been ahead of us every step of the way but no more. With our surprise attack, we will win," the General said.

"Now I know some of you have talked about what you hope will happen after we win this battle and I find that admirable. If we win, I will promote you and then you will be able to retire with honors. But first, you need to do your service to the world. Otherwise, none of our plans will happen. Now let's go," the General ordered.

They all followed him on their continuing trek through the mountains. Their current location was in Yosemite National Park. Since it was November in the winter, no one was there so it was easier to hide from any possible park rangers instead of any regular crowds.

It was also only November 1994, so back then they did not have to worry about social media as the Internet had just gotten started a few years earlier. The era of Facebook and Twitter was more than 10 years away and broadband didn't exist yet. ***

As everyone was traversing the terrain, a large explosion was seen and then heard. Everyone looked out at the valley and saw that some vegetation was moving in a way it shouldn't. Smoke was also near it. A transformer had gone down. And this was the only one for miles.

Everyone carefully watched out for Bob or his minions, but no one was around. One of the Otters suddenly spotted a fake garbage can that led down into a lair. Everyone filed down it carefully, looking for traps but seeing none.

Inside the lair, a few monkeys had been walking around but all were taken out as the group stealthily progressed through the underground structure. Everyone especially looked out for Bob or wild vegetation. Thankfully Bob was occupied elsewhere.

As everyone progressed through the rooms, they took out weapons so Bob couldn't use them. They got halfway before an alarm sounded. They all got ready to fight before Bob suddenly came in, with his mutated vegetation behind him.

"So General, I meet you and your posse yet again," Bob said with a maniacal laugh. "Well this time it'll be the last time," the General said. "Of course. By the end of this, you'll all be working for me," Bob replied. He snapped his fingers and the plant grabbed an Otter.

Everyone immediately started to attack and get the Otter free. They were successful on both fronts until the monkeys also started to attack. Then it was hard to get even close to Bob, let alone fight him. Any time anyone got close, either a monkey or piece of vegetation knocked them back.

"You can't stop me!" Bob shouted as he kept taking the advantage. Diana and Sebastien took cover to come up with a plan. "We can't keep doing this forever," Diana said. "One of us is going to…" Sebastien said. "I know. We're going to have to take a hit for the safety of the world," Diana said sadly.

"Maybe we will survive," Sebastien said. "I know. I've been doing some thinking," Diana said. "Me too," Sebastien said. "I love you," they said to each other, kissing. They wanted to complete the rest of the group into wanting to get married, which they hoped they would once this was over.

"I'll take the hit while you run at Bob," Sebastien said. Diana nodded nervously at him saying that. She had just discovered her one true love and didn't want to be separated. Sebastien and Diana charged headfirst with Sebastien blocking Diana from getting hurt. He clung to the plant as monkeys tried to knock him off.

Once he got on, everyone else did the same to let Diana get to Bob. When she got close, she barely dodged a knockout bomb. She jumped and kicked straight at his face, making him stumble and nearly drop his remote control for the plant.

He almost recovered, but another hard kick from Diana knocked the remote out of his hands and caught it. "You wouldn't dare," he said. "Oh I do," Diana said, taking control of the plant. And surprisingly, she took control of the monkeys as well and they began to attack their former master.

"No, you're ruining everything," Bob said, trying to fend off his former minions. In an act of desperation, he directly went after Sebastien, kicking him hard and sending him soaring. The kick shocked Sebastien, who was now on the floor in pain. Diana was seething with rage and made the plant directly grab Bob, trying to knock him out so they could capture him.

But he was a struggler. Everyone was doing everything, but as a chimp, Bob was very strong. He got loose, but before he could harm anyone again, Diana smacked him with the plant, knocking him out cold.

That's the end of the first chapter. Not the best intro again, but this story is continuing. After all, we have to get to… actually, not telling! Please leave a review and feedback so I can update the next chapter before publishing it. I have a few notes before you do though.

* I know, a similar design to Blowhole, even though Bob is a chimp. But that gives me similarities to work with.

** I've upgraded Otter lifespans here, out of necessity. It's only November 1994 here and Otters only live for about a dozen years or so in the wild.

*** Facebook was founded in 2004 and Twitter was founded in 2007.