Yeah okay. This is sort of a cross over but not enough to actually call it so. It's a TPOM fic, but it will hopefully reek of star wars. Hopefully being the key word there. I guess the first chapter should be interesting. I warn though the real setting will probably not appear until chapter three. And the star wars in chapter four at the latest.
Now for my famous last words.
Enjoy!
"Skipper is the really necessary?" Kowalski asked fearfully. He was hanging over a pit of sharks at the New York Aquarium.
Skipper was angry at Kowalski for blowing him into a leopard seal exhibit at the Coney Island zoo. His back was full of scratches and still hurt from the teeth of one. He was almost eaten by that one. His foot still stung from the bite of another one. He couldn't cool himself off. He had tied Kowalski up and hung him over a shark pool. At least he wasn't in the pool. Skipper barely escaped with his life. He did feel a little bad though. Kowalski didn't mean to shoot him into the leopard seal pit. And he did look awfully petrified as the sharks jumped up at him, missing by less than and inch.
One of them hit the tip of Kowalski's beak. "I'm sorry Skipper! I-I-I didn't mean for it to blow up! It just did! Please!" He pleaded as another one hit his beak as well. He had been petrified the moment Skipper hastily jumped out of the seal tank. And the sharks were getting awfully close to eating him for dinner. That was a scary thought. Plus, he really did feel bad for where Skipper landed. But it wasn't intentional.
Skipper sighed. He really didn't need to go that hard on Kowalski. A shark tank was equally as dangerous as a leopard seal's tank. He pulled Kowalski back to the ground and untied him. "Don't do it again." He warned.
"You have my word." Kowalski said relieved to be on the safe ground.
"Thanks guys." Skipper said to the sharks.
"Wait what?" Private asked confused. Why did Skipper thank the sharks?
"No problem kid." One of them replied.
Skipper smiled at Kowalski. "They're vegetarians." He explained. He just wanted to scare Kowalski.
"What?" Kowalski shouted feeling very stupid. Well it wasn't really a stupid thing to be afraid. Sharks were supposed to be carnivores. Not vegetarians.
"Kowalski, humans may not be all too smart, but do you really think they would put man eating carnivores in a petting zoo area with an open tank?" Skipper asked. It was a no brainier really.
"But how-" Kowalski started.
"Before the three of you got here I got out of the tank asked the sharks to help out with something and jumped back in." Skipper explained.
"Why did you jump back into the Leopard seal tank?" Private asked confused. Didn't Skipper have a natural fear of Leopard seals?
"They're vegetarians too." He explained.
Kowalski was confused. Carnivores were met eaters. That was nature's picture of Sharks and leopard seals. They were carnivores. They weren't supposed to eat vegetables and fruits and things like that.
The sharks and the leopard seals began to laugh.
"But then how did you get the scratches?" Private asked confused.
"We did it." One of the leopard seals replied.
"Involuntarily" another one laughed.
"Of course we saw a small hint of fear and decided to make it realistic. We had no intention of eat'n ya." Yet another one said.
"Told him when he jumped back in. sorry for the scratches mate." One of them apologized.
Kowalski glared at Skipper. He had been played. Fearfully.
Skipper rolled his eyes. "Come one Kowalski. You knew I would do something. Be glad they were vegetarians." Skipper said. "Let's go." They walked back to the Zoo.
"I can't believe you did that." Kowalski stated in disbelief. Skipper was more of a real punishment punisher. He didn't play games.
"What? It taught a lesson didn't it?" Skipper replied. It did teach a lesson. And Kowalski got a well disserved scare.
Kowalski grumbles to himself. He was still a little angry at Skipper making him feel like a fool.
"Hey guys." Marlene said happily, scurrying up to them.
"Marlene." Skipper replied. He was a little surprised to see her. Only a little. She usually approaches them when they return to the zoo.
"What's up?" She asked.
"Nothing." Kowalski grumbled. Still unhappy.
Marlene gave him a confused look.
"Don't mind him." Skipper said. Kowalski had to get over it. "He'll get over it"
"Ok." Marlene replied slowly. "What happened this time?"
Kowalski walked away.
"Skipper gave him a bit of a scare for sending him into the seal pit. No big deal really. They were vegetarians." Private informed.
"Vegetarians?" Marlene asked confused. Seals were supposed to be meat eaters.
"Don't worry about it." Skipper replied.
They walked towards the habitat.
"Whoa whoa. Wait a minute." Marlene interrupted stepping in front of them. "Who were vegetarians?"
Skipper sighed. "The leopard seals." He said.
Private elbowed him.
"And the sharks."
"Sharks?" Marlene replied confused. She wasn't surprised though. Weird, confusing things tend to happen around the guys. They were an… interesting bunch.
"Yes sharks."
"Let me take a guess at something here. He, Kowalski, made you fly into a leopard seal pit correct?"
Skipper nodded.
"So you threw him into a shark tank to-"
"I hung him over a shark tank." Skipper corrected.
"Oh. Then why is he so mad?" Marlene asked. Kowalski usually let things like this go. Not completely. But he never seemed this…annoyed.
They shrugged.
"I don't know Marlene." Skipper replied. He looked over at the habitat. "But I intend to find out." He jumped over the fence and slid under the fish bowl.
Rico followed.
"Bye Marlene." Private said waving. Then he joined the others inside the HQ.
"Kowalski, let it go." Skipper commanded. He was taking it too seriously. It was time to get over it.
"Why?" Kowalski snapped. He hated when Skipper did things like that. it was unnecessary.
"Because, weather they were vegetarians or not you would've been hung there. Because it's over and done. Let it go." Skipper replied.
"No. I can hold onto it as long as I want." Kowalski argued.
"He only hung you over them Kowalski. You blew him into the seal tank. If they weren't vegetarians he wouldn't be standing here." Private explained, hoping to calm Kowalski down. Kowalski didn't usually get so angry. He had to say though, Skipper usually was angrier.
Kowalski thought for a moment. Private was right. But he didn't think about that. "They could've killed me if they were carnivores." He stated, annoyed.
"Yup, but see if they were all carnivores, you wouldn't have been hung over the sharks because I would be a leopard seals dinner!" Skipper said, loudly. He wasn't shouting. But he was getting closer to getting angry
Kowalski didn't say anything.
"You better cool yourself down Kowalski." Skipper warned. He jumped out before Kowalski made him lose his temper.
Kowalski looked down at the floor. He had never done that before. He didn't want to do it again. He would rather let things go. He didn't know why he couldn't let it go though.
Kowalski was about to go apologize, even though Skipper isn't a fan of apologies, But the TV stopped him. It didn't literally grab him. It just turned on.
It showed Blowholes laboratory. His headquarters. But not the deranged dolphin.
Rico went up and got Skipper.
"What does he want?" He asked jumping down into the HQ.
"We don't know Skippah. He's not there." Private replied.
Skipper looked at the screen. It was definitely Blowhole's lair. But where was the dolphin. "Where is he?" Skipper asked confused. Blowhole didn't just turn on their screen and not appear. It wasn't the way he did it. But it also made him a little suspicious. Blowhole could be tricking them.
Blowhole suddenly ran into view. He was on his segway of course, but he looked startled. He was looking around frantically. Like someone was hiding. Someone dangerous. Or like someone was trying to kill him.
"Blowhole?" Skipper asked, cautiously. He couldn't figure out why He was acting so strange.
"Pen-gu-ins?" He replied, surprised. "I have no plan for you. Yet." He said more calmly. He still sounded a little startled. But there was a hint of focus. "I'm not trying to be nice to you Skipper. But I would be watching your back if I were you. Someone's looking for you. Frantically. Dangerously frantic. He's out to kill you." Blowhole warned. He pressed a button and the screen went black.
Skipper believed him. Mostly because Blowhole can't fake that kind of fear. Someone had been in that room with Blowhole. Someone dangerous. And from the dolphins warning, which really did sound like it was also not fake, the dangerous person was looking for him. Dangerously. But he couldn't attach a name, or a face, to this person. Hans wasn't that type of searcher. And Blowhole knew who he was. Besides, Hans didn't scare Blowhole. And it wasn't Blowhole, because he had just given the warning, and was a victim of fear. It couldn't be Maldos. Maldos would've killed Blowhole. It took a few minutes. But Skipper figured it out. It was his brother. Sam. Samuel actually.
Samuel had been kicked out because he abused Skipper. This was when Skipper had still lived in Antarctica. But he had broken into the house a few days later and warned Skipper. He said that it might not happen that day, or the next day, or any time that year. But he would eventually Make him fight for his life. Samuel had gotten the impression that Skipper stole his life. It started as a love thing. But then it was his life. Samuel blamed Skipper for their parents kicking him out.
But how it happened didn't matter anymore. He knew who was coming. And why. Samuel wasn't only looking for him. He was looking for his blood. He wanted Skipper to pay for his mistakes. Skipper didn't do anything. Samuel was blaming him though. He was taking it too far.
"Samuel." Skipper stated. He jumped out of the latch door and looked around. So far nothing. But if he found Blowhole, then it was only a matter of time before he found the zoo.
Kowalski looked at Private and Rico confused. Who was Samuel? And why was he looking for Skipper so violently?
They gave him confused looks back. They didn't have a clue.
Kowalski jumped out and walked over to Skipper. He opened his moth to ask but Skipper interrupted him.
"Samuel is my brother. He was kicked out for, abusing me. Putting me in pain. After that he warned me. He told me I was going to pay." He turned to Kowalski. "If he found Blowhole, then he'll find the zoo."
"Then we have to leave." Kowalski replied. It was the only solution. If they didn't leave then when Samuel found the zoo they would be dead meat.
"No. we can't. If we leave we'd be putting everyone in danger." He looked back towards the zoo clock tower. "Samuel is dangerous."
"How do you know?" Private asked. He and Rico had been listening to the conversation.
"Because I've seen him. I've seen him run from a crime scene. I've seen him run away laughing. He's been planning something. What that is though…I can't tell you. I don't know what it is." Skipper hated not being able to figure Samuel out. He knew why Blowhole did things and what he might be planning. He knew Hans always wanted a fight. Usually. But Samuel… he hadn't had a run in with Samuel. He didn't know what to expect.
Kowalski thought about it for a minute. Samuel was mad at Skipper, because he got kicked out? It seemed like a major over reaction. Why not just let it go? Move on. There was no use in attacking now, years later, for something so childish.
"Skippah. Was he always dangerous?" Private asked.
Skipper remained silent for a minute. Samuel was always dangerous. But He wasn't always outcast dangerous. He could make himself presentable. He could act friendly. He was just easy to anger. But a few months before he was kicked out he got worse. He would lash out for no reason. He harass Skipper. Especially at home. And especially when their parents weren't there. Then, the week before he was kicked out, he became uncontrollable. He was angry. All the time he was angry. And he would attack Skipper whenever he saw him. He would attack their father, too. And their mother. They tried to calm him down. They tried so hard to make his anger go away. But nothing worked. He put Skipper in the hospital that week. And he was kicked out. He was too dangerous. He was hurting his own family. The guards took him out of the town and closed the doors. He was exiled. The short truth was yes. Samuel was always dangerous.
"Yes. He was. But he used to be able to control it. Then he couldn't. So we kicked him out. And for the safety of everyone, the town kicked him out. And he blamed me. He said he could control himself completely before I came along." Skipper explained, watching. Looking out for Samuel.
"Was it true?" Private asked.
"No. He controlled himself perfectly. But his control slowly started to deteriorate. He used to be my brother. Now. Now he's just a monster." Skipper said calmly. He wasn't upset. He did have remorse for Samuel. Samuel was lost. Unfortunately, the only ones who would ever be able to find him were evil minded people. They were the only ones he seemed to listen too. He knew that. He had seen it with his own eyes. And that was also the reason why he was afraid of his brother. He would be able to stand up against his brother. The fear was in not knowing. Samuel was so uncontrolled that anything could happen.
"Have you ever been afraid that you'd turn into him?" Kowalski asked. He would be if Samuel was his brother.
"Me and Samuel are different. We share parents but that is where the similarities end. Like light and a shadow. He sees fun in others distress, he seeks new ways to hurt others, new ways to cause mayhem. Samuel is a killer. Like I said before. Samuel is a monster. He's everything that I'm not."
"Do you know what he's going to do Skippah?" Private asked nervously.
"No. And I don't have any idea what he will do." Skipper looked around again. He had no idea where he was coming from, or when, or how. But Samuel was coming. "But whatever he does. He'll make it last."
"So..?" Kowalski asked. So Samuel wasn't a full blown killer right?
"So he'll either make it torture. Or a long painful death. Long and painful is worse than fast and painless." He paused. "So, you three have to go back inside." He didn't want them to get hurt. He didn't want Samuel to kill them.
"What?" Kowalski asked. "No. we're not going to leave you for him to kill." Kowalski argued. There was no way he was leaving Skipper to face his brother alone.
"Kowalski-"
"He's right Skippah. We're not leaving your side." Private said. He wasn't going to wait inside knowing Skipper was waiting for his death.
"Yup." Rico0 agreed.
He looked back at them.
"We're not." Kowalski said, determined.
Skipper forced a grin. He was glad to have such good friends. But their friendship with him might just kill them. That wasn't a happy thought. But it became a real thought when he saw something in the sky. And it wasn't a bird. His grin dropped as he tried to figure out what it was.
They saw his weary grin turn into a curious, startled look. They turned around and saw what he was looking at. There was something coming towards them. It was coming from the sky. It looked like a flying saucer.
It flew right into the zoo and hovered in front of Skipper.
It hovered there for a few seconds.
No one had time to ask or say anything. It blew up before they could say anything.
Boom! That didn't go they way I planned it too. But hopefully it wasn't a train wreck. I wont forget about this story. But I have to work on the other ones before I continue this one. Sorry. (:S
