Author Note: Wow, 2014 me in the house! :O (Wow, that sounded weird.) Anywho, I just wanted to stop in at the beginning of this story and point out that this was written when I was twelve, and that my newer writings are much more advanced and improved from this. None the less, I'd still love some readers here! Thank you for all of the support! :)

Original Posting Date: 1/02/11.

Original Completion Date: 8/27/11.

Just my boy 1

Author Note: Hey, hey again, and hey some more! As requested, I'm making a sequel to Ah, young Private. This is really going to show Skipper's and Private's bond, so enjoy!

"Mommy, look! Look at the penguins!" little kids squealed as they gathered around the penguin exhibit. Skipper, Kowalski, and Rico watched as Private danced around the concrete platform, sliding and bringing joy to all the humans.

"That's just like Private. Always cute and cuddly," Kowalski commented to Skipper. "Way wast wo wa wuwms," Rico said. That meant 'At least to the humans.' (By the way guys, I'm just going to say what Rico means.) "Yes, that does come in handy," Skipper nodded.

You see, Skipper had really become Private's father figure, so he was rather proud of him. Yet their bond was not shown on a regular basis. They didn't go all hugging and talking 24-7, is what I mean. But they were still very close.

After a while, the crowd wandered off and fish was thrown into their habitat. After eating, they penguins went into their secret base and relaxed. "Nice job on the cute and cuddly today, Private," Skipper said. "Uh-huh!" Rico agreed, grabbing his doll and brushing her hair. "Yes, it was at an accurate level," Kowalski said, shutting his lab door.

Private beamed, then started to read a magazine. After a while, Private noticed Skipper hunched over a lot of papers. "What are you doing, Skipper?" he asked, waddling over. "I'm memorizing the secret escape routes," he muttered.

Private shrugged, then started to memorize as well. That night, they laid in their beds and slept. Well, 3 of them did. Private was asleep, but a nightmare woke him up. He was dreaming that he was being cute when zookeeper Alice grabbed him and took him away.

Everything was silent, so he couldn't hear anything anyone was saying. A man grabbed him and put him in a cage in his car. Finally, he heard the man say, "You aren't coming back." Private woke up screaming.

The light flipped on in a flash and Skipper, Kowalski, and Rico jumped up, ready to battle. "Private, are you okay?" Skipper demanded, trying to not sound worried. "It was a nightmare," Private said, then quickly explaining it.

"Private, the odds of that happening are about 50-50. You may want to tone done the cute and cuddly-nence," Kowalski said, scribbling on his white board. The young private nodded, then jumped back to bed.

But not even toning it down could save him from what was going to happen.

Author Note: That doesn't sound good!