"I've done it!" Kowalski yelled from his lab. He burst through the door, a wide smile on his face. In his flippers was a large machine with many colorful buttons and levers. Kowalski's eyes shone with excitement as he set the machine down on the table.
"You've done what, Kowalski?" Private asked, looking the machine over. His face showed worry. Kowalski had already had five inventions explode in their faces that week, and he was worried this one would do the same. Rico on the other hand, sat in the corner of the room, eagerly waiting for something to go wrong.
"Well young Private," Kowalski began, leaning against the table, "this machine right here is my latest and greatest scientific discovery. It will allow us to travel to any universe we wish! All I have to do is push a few buttons. With this baby," Kowalski tapped the machine, "We can discover new civilizations! We-"
"Kowalski, I don't like this device of yours," Skipper interrupted. "How do you know it won't end up like that time machine?"
"I assure you, Skipper, that absolutely nothing can go wrong," the scientist said confidently.
Skipper didn't look convinced. "Kowalski, I'm not sure. You've already had a few accidents..."
"Nothing is going to go wrong!" Kowalski suddenly yelled. Everyone flinched at the scientist's outburst. Kowalski closed his eyes and breathed in deeply, calming himself down. "Skipper, please. Just... Just give me one more chance."
The lead penguins let out a sigh. "Alright," he said reluctantly, "I'll allow you to test this invention out."
"Thank you Skipper!" Kowalski said happily.
"But," Skipper continued, eyeing the brainiac sternly, "if anything goes wrong, there will be serious consequences. Do you understand?"
Kowalski nodded. He clapped his flippers together once. "Alright, here we go." He turned and pushed a few buttons at random. Pulling the nearest lever, he stepped backwards a few feet. "Guys, we need to all stand together or only some of us will be transported." Rico and Private rushed over, Skipper following slower. He had a bad feeling about the experiment, as if something would go horribly wrong.
They stood, facing the wall. The leader tapped his foot impatiently. "Well Kowalski, this is really something," he said sarcastically. "This is probably the most productive thing you've ever invented. Congrats."
Kowalski growled in frustration. "But it was supposed to work!" he said angrily. He slammed his flipper onto the machine, crushing it partially. The room was suddenly filled with a bright light, lasting only a second. When the room had darkened, Kowalski looked around frantically, stopping when he saw movement on the wall behind the other three. The other three turned, fear written on all of their faces. Before them was a large portal, glowing ominously. A strong suction was pulling multiple papers and miscellaneous items into it. Skipper quickly stood behind the table, narrowing his eyes.
"Kowalski," Private squeaked. "Is that supposed to happen?"
"Er, yes?" Kowalski said, backing away. "Just, hold on! Don't go until I grab- AAAGH!" Before anyone could do or say anything, the scientist was sucked into the portal, disappearing from sight. Rico squawked, grabbing the nearby table. The portal's suction grew stronger, and he was swept in as well.
"Kowalski!" Private screamed. "Rico! No!" He ran to Skipper, who was still standing behind the table. "What should we do now, Skippah?" he asked fearfully.
"Well, the only thing we can do," Skipper replied. "We follow them and hopefully we end up in the same place."
"Follow them?" the child squealed. "How do you know it won't kill us?"
"We don't." Skipper jumped into the portal, pulling Private along with him. Private screamed, and their world went black...
A/N: Hello, and welcome to my first crossover! And before anyone asks, yeeees, I will still be updating The Forming of Skipper's Team,but I seem to work best when I have two stories going. I guess if I get writers block with one, I can work on the other. *shrugs* Anyway, enjoy this chapter! ^^