Chapter 1:

Just Another Day, So They Think…

I DO NOT OWN THE POM! I thought I should get that straight….

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(Note: If you guys like this story I have a sequel, prequel plan and a couple other ideas….)

Night fell over the Central Park Zoo, in early August. Inside the penguin's lair, Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, and Private were finishing up a new card game, Skipper had thought up sometime in the last few days.

" Ah, Skippah?" Private muttered

" Yah?" Skipper answered, not looking up from his cards.

" Well, I don't really get the point of this game, no offense." Private continued cautiously.

" None taken, what you have to do is-"

Skipper was interrupted by a loud snore from Rico, whose head was lying on his pile of cards.

" Never mind… we can finish this game tomorrow, lets hit the sack men!" Skipper announced. Kowalski poked Rico in the chest, who sat upright and alert right away, however his eyes slowly tried to shut once more.

" Bed gentlemen… We have a lot on the line for tomorrow." Skipper asserted while making his way to the bunks. He others followed suit. Skipper climbed into his top bunk and rearranged his pillow. He could already hear, some of the sores of the other beneath him. When he laid his head on his pillow he felt something poke it. He reached into his old pillowcase and pulled out a piece of thin flat plastic, a photograph. He had completely forgot about this special picture, something of a past that had been nearly forgotten… There were only two beings in the photo, two young penguins, one obviously older than the older. The older of the two was male, and the younger, female. The female could be no more than 6 in human years, and the male, maybe about 11 or 12. Both had the same bright, icy blue eyes. The elder had his arm around the younger. Both where smiling in a winter back round. Skipper sighed and shoved the picture back in his pillowcase, and lay back down. He fell asleep fast than he thought… Morning would come too soon…

Beep beep beep beep beep beep… " Sweet mercy! I really need to get rid of that freakin' alarm clock," Skipper muttered while slamming his flipper on the still beeping device. He sat up on his cement bed and rubbed his eyes.

"Men! How could you guys sleep though that ridiculous clangor?" Skipper hollered.

"Whaa? Wh-h-at time is time Skippah?" " Calisthenics don't start till 0700." Private stated warily.

" Its 0600, get up before we miss breakfast!"

" Skipper, you do know that breakfast will be out there if we get up now or-"

" Kowalski! Less backtalk more moving!" "We have a busy day ahead, so look alive boys. I'll get breakfast." Skipper announced.

He climbed up the ladder, pushed over the food dish, and grabbed some of the fish, throwing them down on the ground beneath him, or so he thought.

"Guulp. Barrrppp!" Rico grunted with a psycho smile.

"Fish and chips man! That was breakfast." Skipper acknowledged.

"Sorry." Rico muttered.

Kowalski dragged himself out if bed, walked over to the fridge, opened it and gagged, " Monkfish surprise, yuck." He closed the door quickly when Skipper walked by.

" Hey, I think there is some leftover Monkfish surprise in there, I always make extra." Skipper smiled

" Oh, my favorite." Kowalski lied.

" Come on boys. Time for training exercises!" All the penguins except Skipper moaned.

A/N: Monkfish surprised is explained in the Truth Ache episode on the new DVD, it can be watched for free on YouTube.

Kowalski, Rico, and Private stood in a single file line behind Skipper; they watched as he explained in extreme detail the moves they will cover in the exercises.

"Alright boys, leg stretches. Right flipper to left foot and vice versa. 1 and 2 an-" he was then interrupted by an Alice alert.

" Abort, Smile and wave boys." Skipper whispered.

Alice looked completely beat and miserable as usual. She was carrying a yellow folder stuffed full of papers, and was walking towards a tall blonde haired man in a black suit and sunglasses.

"So, when is this thing gunna start? I want as much time as possible off, you got that buddy?" Alice hissed at the suited guy.

"Listen lady," the man started, "That's not up to me, I own this dump, I assigned your manager for that."

The penguins listened closely.

"Whatever, so at least tell me what's going on here." Alice inquired.

"Alright alright. I've been getting a ton a negative review about the zoo, mainly people says that it's to old fashioned, and that the habitats are too basic. So, for the sake of the guests and the animals, I've decided to spend $375,000 to completely re-do they place." He smiled. "From more biome specified habitats to new bathroom doors, the whole nine yards." The man explained." He added

"Nice, I guess… so how long will this be going on?" Alice asked half interested

"About six months, but we will bring the animals back in three months." The man stated

"Wait! You're shipping the animals out - and for THREE MONTHS? No one told me anything about that." Alice snapped trying to hide a grin.

"Sorry lady, but that's not my job; and yup, we're shipping them out all over Philadelphia, D.C., San Diego, Miami, ah… wherever they fit. We would send them all over to Hoboken, but they're packed. The zoo staff will send them to zoos all over the country and ship them back in three months, no big deal. But the zoo will have to be closed" The guy summarized.

" Well this is a surprise." Kowalski whispered, " Well boys, this is going to change things-" Skipper added calmly, but he was interrupted by Private, " Our HQ our home it its going to be DESTROYED!" he sobbed. "Listen men, now is NO time to break down, we must stay strong, no matter where they send us." Skipper warned.

"Well…. look on the plus side we well be coming back." Kowalski said with a forced smile. "And, since our HQ is underground it has a lesser chance of being destroyed."

"True Kowalski, but how do we know?" Skipper asked.

"We have no idea, I was trying to make Private feel better." Kowalski whispered to Skipper.

" We don't have to stand for this Skippah, let fight them, then they might leave us be!" Private suggested angrily.

"No dice, the humans will just send us away permanently." Skipper argued.

" So your just going to let us be shipped away?"

" Private, we are all going to be, and unfortunately the only way to cause the least amount of damage to us and our HQ is to go through with the human's decision." Skipper responded.

"Kowalski, get me as much information on this transfer as possible. I want to know where they are going to send us."

" Yes, sir." Kowalski answered sadly.

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