Prologue
First of all, before I begin my report about my findings on the disappearances at the now defunct Central Park Zoo, I would like to introduce myself, my name is Corporal Douglas, but you can call me Doug for short, I currently reside at the Bronx Zoo located near the Bronx Park, New York, and you guessed it, I'm a penguin, and so is my commanding officer, Major General Joe Lewzinski. But enough about me, I'm giving away too much classified information, anyway the reason why I'm talking to you today is because of the recent case that was assigned to me. It's about the disappearances of the now closed Central Park Zoo.
This case has been shelved in the mission files lots of times because of the lack of evidence to support the disappearances, but it was recently reopened because of the incoming numerous reports that someone had entered the penguins now abandoned lair, and so this task was assigned to me because General Joe believed that my fearless attitude, positive outlook towards life, exceptional courage, strong sense of honour and justice, the capacity for wit, style, and resourcefulness under pressure and finally my experience in the field of the unknown, make me a likely candidate for this daunting task. I endured some hardships before I even earned the rank of Corporal, and he believes that only I can crack this case wide open and finally lay it to rest.
But before I left together with my companion Sergeant Leon, he's also a penguin by the way; we were given a short briefing by our commanding officer. Some rumours say that the zoo had closed down because of the decreasing number of visitors each day and as a result they were unable to pay their bills so they decided to shut it down for good, others say it was because of a disease that had spread in the zoo, killing most of its inhabitants, and finally it could be because one of the zookeepers had been suffering a mental illness and it is likely that person had viciously slaughtered some of its residents which forced it to closed down.
But I believe that there was a far deeper, more devious reason why it had been shut down. There could be something more than those persisting rumours and wherever there is a rumour, there's a hidden story, waiting to be uncovered. And I intend to find out what happened not only to Skipper, Rico, Kowalski and Private but to the rest of the zoo habitants that lived there as well. To date, their bodies have not been found since their disappearance and yet they are not confirmed dead. Wherever they are right now, I am hoping that they are still alive and well, ready to come out from the darkness and show the world that Skipper and his team are still here, ready to rebuild their lives from scratch. So this is where the stories begin, hold on to your seats as I prepare to delve further into this case. The Mystery of the Central Park Zoo.
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