This story may contain a small crossover.

February 21, 2023

Antarctic Central Command, Antarctica

0345 Hours

Five penguins are seen wielding a P90 sub-machine gun, guarding a small hill made out of snow and Inside it is an entrance to an elevator. The elevator travels down a long tube that runs down from the surface of Antarctica to the bottom of the sea. A giant dome like structure lays flat on the ground. The dome is seen surrounded by specially built submarines that can withstand the high pressure underwater.

"This is, Gent 2-3, checking in," one of the submarine captains contacted Central HQ "scopes are clear. Unless you guys want some fish? Over."

The radio man back at HQ chuckled "Sorry, captain, but snack time was over an hour ago. Over."

"Command, this is Ade 3-7," another submarine captain radioed in "something's wrong with our equipment here. Over."

The radio man back at HQ scratched his head with his flipper trying to make out the crackling sound "Uhm, repeat your last. Over." later, all ships are starting to contact HQ

"Our equipment's down!"

"HQ, please respond!"

"HQ, we have a situation here!

Later, all communications subsided leaving the fleet silent. And soon, all submarines went offline, the emergency life support still activated though. A chopper soon lands at surface entrance of the HQ. A platoon of puffins that came out of the chopper are seen attacking the entrance to the elevator. The penguins readied their weapons and open fired on the puffins. The loud whistles of bullets slicing the air are heard from both sides.

The team leader looks at his crew while being pinned down by the bullets of the enemy "Someone needs to fall back and call for reinforcements."

The other penguin nodded "That I agree!" the penguin stood up and shoots back at the puffins, but he got hit at the right side his belly

"THE CORPORAL'S DOWN! THE CORPORAL'S DOWN!" the other penguin shouted

The leader looks at the penguin "Well don't just stand there like a new hatched chick, help him!"

The specialist nodded and quickly drags his team mate to safety, he then opens his pack and grab the necessary medical equipment to stabilize his team mate "Stabilizing the corporal's vitals!"

The leader looks at the youngest member of the team "Lad, I need you to run towards Emperor Land. Use the comm in the outpost and contact any available squad who can help us."

"Kid!" the lieutenant called out "Leave your gear here. You look like an ordinary Emperor Penguin without those."

The youngest member looks at his gear and back at the lieutenant "What if those puffins catch up on me?"

The lieutenant smirks "Trust me. Take off your vest and leave your weapons. We'll throw some smoke bombs to cover you." he grabs two smoke bombs from the grenade pouch of his vest "This will give you enough time to get away."

The private shook his head in disagreement of the plan "B-But what about you guys?"

The lieutenant ducks down and slaps the privates's back "We'll take care of ourselves, right sir?"

The leader acknowledges with a nod "Affirmative. Now take off those gear and run for your life when we give you the signal." he readies his P90 sub-machine gun and aims it at the puffins "We'll cover you."

The private just looks down as he takes off his gear and dropping his weapons on the cold snow "Aye aye, sir."

"Lieutenant," the leader called "ready those bombs."

The lieutenant nods and pulls the pin of the smoke bomb "Ready!"

"Go!" the leader starts to fire at the puffins, at the same time smoke starts to cover the battlefield

The lieutenant pats the private's back "Move, private!"

The private ran and sled until he was out of the battlefield. He needs to go to Emperor Land's penguin outpost and contact for help there. Later that day, the four penguins who remained was captured by the puffins who were attacking them. The underwater base was now captured by the puffins. And lobsters soon arrives and starts to access the the HQ's database and soon, a large sphere-like vessel starts to approach the HQ where an evil dolphin smiles in the success of the first part of his plan.

February 23, 2023

Central Park Zoo, New York City

1416 Hours

Back at the Central Park Zoo, the penguins and Marlene are doing their natural routine, except for Skipper. Skipper keeps tiring himself by training himself everyday with the ordinance they have. He's even too busy to see his family again. But Private helped Marlene in pulling Skipper out of his tiring training. She turned him into an otter to make him stay with her for the night. Then she turned him back into a penguin the next day. Skipper now checks on Marlene and his son everyday during his break time and have fun with them if he got the chance. She is now seen helping Skipper in sorting out their equipment in the HQ.

Skipper grabbed a notepad and placed a check on the list "That's the end of that!" Skipper wipes his forehead with his flipper

Marlene smiled and sighed in relief "Thank goodness it's over!" Marlene felt a sharp pain in her belly that she fell quickly on the seat

Skipper quickly rushed to check on Marlene "Are you alright, Marlene? You could have told me that you were tired, right?"

Marlene nodded "Yeah, maybe I should rest. Do you guys still have any food?"

Skipper backed away and checks the fridge "We have: clams, salmon, tuna, herring, sardines and some sushi from last night." Marlene rushed next to Skipper and brings half of the food on the table. Skipper raises an eye brow as he watches Marlene devour their food

Marlene looks at Skipper while some rice from the sushi is seen stuck on her lips "What?! I'm hungry, okay?"

Skipper throws away the napkin and looks at the empty plate "But we just ate half an hour ago, and I saw you ate a lot of the food earlier."

"Are you telling me that I'm fat?" Marlene jumps on top of Skipper and tries to strangle him with her paws and her tears staining his feathers "Just be honest with me, Skipper! Tell me the truth! I thought we love each other?!"

Skipper gestured Rico to knock her out, she was knocked out by getting a hit from a frozen fish by Rico "What's her problem, Skipper?"

Skipper stood up and brings Marlene to the bunk bed and tucks her in "I don't know, Rico. Tell Private to give her a check up once she wakes up." Skipper scratched his head and gives Marlene a kiss on the cheek "Maybe I should rest for a week so I can watch her everyday."

A penguin, that looks like Skipper and almost as tall as him, drops down from the hatch "Who's the screamer, dad?"

Skipper just smiled and patted his son's back "It was just your mom, Gladius."

Gladius sighed "Dad, I told you to call me by my other name."

Skipper scratched his head and thinks of the other name "Is it Alex?" Gladius shook his head "Albert?"

Gladius placed a flipper on Skipper's shoulder "It's Rick, remember? You told me that if someone ask me about my full name, you said: Gladius Rick Penguin."

Skipper chuckled and nodded "Now I remember! Well, the name Gladius does sound more of a Gahoolian name. Tell you what, If you're a penguin here, then I'll call you Rick. And if you're an owl and we're at Ga'hoole, I'll call you Gladius. Is it a deal?" Skipper stretches out his flipper

Rick nods and reaches for his dad's flipper and shakes "So, what happened to mom?"

Skipper placed his flipper on Marlene's forehead making sure she's not sick "Her temperature's normal, so what's the problem?"

Rick walks towards the table and sees an empty plate with bits of rice on the floor "Did mom ate the sushi from last night?" his father nods silently "I was planning to eat that later."

Skipper stands up and sighs "To be honest, son, I have never seen your mother act like that. There was the occasional screaming and pulling me to the problem but this is the first time I saw her this upset."

A penguin with shiny blue-ish feathers came out of Kowalski's lab with a sad expression on her face "Uhm, Uncle Skipper, my dad needs to show you something." Skipper looks back at Marlene and back at young penguin

Skipper nods "I'll be back." he heads into Kowalski's lab and gives Marlene a final concerned look before closing the door

Rick sits down next to Liana while they watch a show in the television "Somethin' wrong?"

Liana sighed and turns the television off "I think their going on a mission again."

Rick raised an eye brow at Liana "Uncle Kowalski is still injured from the previous mission. He can't be that maneuverable if his lower half is paralyzed."

Liana's eyes narrowed, feeling angry towards Gladius, who got captured and later rescued by the penguins causing her father's paralysis. She stood up and walks towards the ladder "I'll be taking a walk." she climbs up the ladder and smashes the and closes the hatch with a loud thud

Rick was startled "What's her problem?" he widens his eyes and looks at Marlene and sighs in relief "Good thing mom's asleep."

The computer in Kowalski's lab detected an in going transmission from the legendary penguin commando, Buck Rockgut. Private and Rico later enters the room concerned about the message that Buck will give to them. Private hid himself behind Rico making sure that Buck isn't looking for him for giving a false location of Penguin Enemy #2.

"Fall in!" the three penguins lines up at the side of Kowalski's bed "What happened to the science-boy?"

"His lower body is paralyzed because of a fatal wound from our previous mission." Skipper answered

Buck nods and clears his throat "Listen up, cupcakes! HQ was attacked two days ago." the four penguins gasped in shock "One of the elavator guards managed to escape. He contacted me and asked for assistance. And I'm sending you guys in. Going in by submarine is gonna be a problem, so I've arranged an air transport."

Kowalski raised his flipper "What's the problem with the sub?"

Buck just shook his head "It ain't happenin', brainiac! HQ's guarded with the submarines of the enemy." Buck starts typing and sends a document to the penguins, a small screen appeared showing a dossier of a penguin "That kid is the only available pilot we got and I heard that his a good one too. He is slightly younger than dough-boy over there too, but he is a lieutenant."

Skipper prints out the penguin's dossier "Where can we find this kid?"

The screen changes into a map of the United States "You'll find him at JFK International Airport." the screen changed into a screen that displays assorted weapons "I heard that you authorized the used of live weapons. I approve the use of live ammunition on your mission," the screen switches back showing Buck "am I clear?"

Skipper saluted "Aye aye, sir!"

"We'll do you proud, sir!" Private stood firm and also saluted

Rico just smirks while holding a stick of dynamite "Time for some real fireworks!" Kowalski just just sat on his bed and feels rejected

Buck nods at the three penguins in approval "You need to go to the penguin homeland and put a stop to this madness. You only have a day to prepare and I want your frozen butts on that chopper on the AM tomorrow. Dismissed!"

As the screen blackens, Skipper leaned on the wall "What should I tell you, Marlene?"

To Be Continued...

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