Skipper was sitting in the h.q. with Kowalski, they were playing chess it was hard to tell who was winning, it was a beautiful day, so Skipper decided to let the penguins rest up and train tomorrow. It was mostly quiet, except for the lemurs. Private and Rico were swimming about in the water above ground. Suddenly the hole in the top f the h.q. opened and Private quickly stuck his head under.
"Skipper! Alice is coming, and she's got something!" he exclaimed, Skipper raised an eyebrow, and jumped up followed by Kowalski. Alice was walking towards the penguin habitat with a wood box with holes in her hands, she was dragging the crossing board over her shoulder. All the while struggling to not drop the box.
"what has she got this time?" Skipper said to himself still loud enough for his troop to here. He stoop in ready position, waving pretending to be an innocent mindless animal. Alice set the board down walking across into the penguin pen with the box. Skipper stayed ready, suspicious and curious. Alice set down the box sideways and opened the lid, the inside remained dark but something, no somethingS were inside.
"there you go," she said and cheerfully walked away. The other four penguins jumped in front of the box in formation, ready to attack whatever was inside.
"ready men?" he asked at saying this whatever was in the open box began moving, they all became tenser.
"hiya!" a female penguin poked her head out of the opening in the side of the box, all the penguins jumped back in alarm except skipper who remained calm and alert.
"I'm cadet," she introduced herself thoughtfully, than a male penguin poked his head up, "this is my brother comrade." she happily cheered, private ran up to them shaking their hands,
"hi, nice to meet you." he exclaimed, Rico however, stayed ready to attack. He angrily glared at them,
"at ease Rico, there just penguins," Skipper ordered trying to calm him down, he stood calm after that kindly greeting them.
"nice to meet you, I'm skipper, this is Kowalski private and Rico," he introduced each one, the waved to them.
"what brings you here?" private interjected, not noticing Comrade beginning to wandering off.
"transfer, from Toledo, me and my brother have been transferred a lot." she said looking sadly away, Skipper saw her sadness and felt cold.
"well looks like this is your home for now." he said comfortingly she smiled, than started looking around confused.
"Comrade? Comrade where did you get to this time?" Comrade popped his head up from the H.Q. peep hole,
"Comrade you can't go poking around other peoples home's." she complained, hoping not to bother the other penguins.
"it's alright it's your home now too," skipper said, private nodded next to him. He led them inside while skipper gazed at Cadet listening to her talk about her life with her brother. Skipper took her hand helping her down from the ladder,
"sometimes I think I'm more of a mother than a sister to him, but we're still family, we have to watch out for each other." she said, skipper listened intently, grasping in every word, ever sentence, ever phrase, like it was air. He watched her happily.
"he's so playful sometimes, but other times I feel like I spoil all his fun," She went on describing the fun times and bad she had,
"being a leader isn't about fun it's about respect and trust." skipper pointed out,
"I'm not much of a leader." she said modestly, skipper kept his eyes fixed on a dreamy gaze watching her,
"right skipper?" she asked, he snapped out of it, skipper hadn't been listening.
"uh right, I guess." he said embarrassed, she giggled, that giggle set him down a road to heaven, so lively and smooth, than he shook his head and waddled away.