Life With The Penguins:
4Ever Or Never

Some Info:
Yo! This is the Trilogy breaker of the whole series! This is part four of Life With The Penguins! And this story will be based on Back to the Future, and will contain the most chapters in the whole series so far! So go on, read the summary and get started! But please do read the last three FIRST if you haven't! However, you may skip part 3; it only helps this make more sense.

Summary:
The gang's decision to stay was the best they ever made. But, what happens if none this ever happened, ever. The five will have to find a way to fix the past that has been altered by an unknown enemy. Will they be able to or will they be trapped in this alternate universe, forever? Read on to find out!

Disclaimer:
I do not own The Penguins of Madagascar. It belongs to Tom McGrath, Eric Daniels, Dreamworks Animation and Nickelodeon. I only own my OCs (i.e. Josh Everett, Nick Everett, etc.)

A/N: Hey y'all! I'm back with part 4 of the TABS-LWTPS and I am posting this early only because I realise that part 3 is literally just a filler and it will only help make this have more sense, but other than that I can release this earlier. Oh, part 3 will now be like a community story, where I get ideas from y'all and I'll add them in, for variety. So, enjoy this early release!

Introduction:
An Unexpected Appearance

We were all sitting round the campfire that night. Everyone was eager to listen to stories, especially the one I was going to tell. It was Christmas Eve and the zoo was closed, so we could start the campfire on the penguins' island.

"So, what was the story you wanted to tell us Josh?" asked Private. "Well, let's start at the beginning, shall we? It started off this morning, when we were all busy preparing the zoo for the Christmas party tonight..."

Flashback POV (Normal POV!):
"YAY! It's Christmas morning!" Private yelled as he jumped out of his bunk. We all got up from our bunks as well. "I see someone is excited..." Gem giggled as he ran round the place like a maniac.

"Merry Christmas sweetie..." She gave Rico a kiss and hugged. It has been four years since we decided to stay, which translates to two in our dimension. It was a pretty lovely thing that Gem, Ash and Skipper had a triple marriage in a single day, right on the same day we decided to stay. They all had decided to have kids a few years ago.

"Hey, let's wake the kids..." Kowalski said. We sneaked to the door leading to the kids' room. Rico had successfully carved out another room, right beside where the telly was. He built it pretty fast; in just about two hours the day the other kids were born. Emmy had her own bunk above ours.

"Merry Christmas!" Private yelled as we swung open the door. One by one, Chris, Amy, Carl and Brandon awoke from their slumber and they all jumped out from their bunks. Oh, since you guys don't know who's who, then...

Chris' full name is Christopher Jackson. He is a Classified Penguin (All the names just mentioned are all penguins, as they are in the penguin habitat, duh...) just like his dad, Skipper. He is now 8 years old (Classified Penguin years is two in one normal year, of this dimension) and he's got all his swimming feathers now. He is also slightly taller than Private...

Campfire POV:
"Wait, we already know who's who, so why are you still saying it?" Skipper asked, interrupting my story. "Well, I'm recording the whole thing, for future use..." I said as I held up a tape recorder. "Oh, you're making a voice log, just like what I do. Sorry, carry on..." I put it back down and continued...

Flashback POV (Normal POV):
As I was saying, He has a sister with the same age named Penelope Summers, Penny for short. She on the other hand is an Asian Otter. She lives with her mom, Marlene, in the otter habitat. Now, let's go on to the rest.

Next is Amy. Her full name is Amelia Carter. She is the daughter of Private and Ashley. She is now 7 years old and has most of swimming feathers now, but her plummage is still quite thin. She has an older brother named Logan Goodwin, Logan for short, and he is an American Badger. He lives with his mom, Ashley, in the Badger habitat.

Carl's full name is Carlos Dela Santos. He is a Classified Penguin as well and he is now 7 years old. His parents are Rico and Gem. He has grown out of his down feathers early and has a full set of swimming feathers. He has a brother with the same age named Brandon.

Brandon's full name is Brandon Jones. He as well is a Classified Penguin and he has also outgrown his down feathers and now has a healthy set of swimming feathers. His parents are also Rico and Gem.

Anyway, the five of them ran and hugged their parents. "Merry Christmas!" they yelled at the same time. We all ate some breakfast around the now double-sized table. After, we headed outside so that we could begin prepping up tonight's party.

"Permission to go and wake Penny and mom, dad..." Chris asked his dad, Skipper.

"May I go and wake mom and sis up dad?" Emmy asked her dad, Kowalski.

"Daddy, can I go over to mom's place?" Amy asked her dad, Private, with her extremely similar British accent.

"Hey mom, dad. Can we please help set up the fireworks? We promise we won't mess up..." Carl and Brandon asked their parents Rico and Gem in unison.

We all nodded and they happily went to where they wanted to go, except Carl and Brandon, who were following Rico so as to help set up the fireworks. "So, since it's just us now, let's get decorating!" Nick said.

It was now late afternoon and most of the zoo looks ready for a hangover or something. Christmas light draped over the fences and there was a Christmas tree in front of the reptile house. The place was so lively. We were all now taking a break, so we all decided to play with the kids and the young adults in the snowy park.

"Pass it over here!" yelled Logan. Gem passed the ball to him and he continued dribbling it with his feet. We were playing soccer, or how they like to call it, football. "Uncle J! Catch!" He kicked the ball over to me. All of them call Nick, Aunty N, and me, Uncle J. They were good, nonetheless.

As he passed it, I immediately kicked it towards the goal. Kate was the best goal keeper in the game. So, it wouldn't surprise me if I missed. "I got it! Better luck next time Uncle J..." We all shook flippers and paws as Ernie's expertise says that after a game of football, soccer, whatever, all the players must shake hands, well, flippers and paws in this case.

"Up for one more round?" asked Kate. We looked at the four dads and they nodded. "I don't see why not..." Skipper replied. We all got into position and resumed...

Campfire POV:
"Wait, isn't that when you fail so bad cause someone called you?" Kate claimed. I glared at her. "You want to continue the story for me?" I joked a bit harshly. She sat back down, slightly embarrassed. "Good..."

Flashback POV (Normal POV):
We started up another round, and we were tied down 3 to 3. "Logan! I'm open! I'm open!" I yelled. As he passed it to me, I hear something call my name. But it wasn't one of players. It sounded too familiar to be anyone else.

"Pssst! Josh! Over here!" It said. I snapped out of my thoughts when I tripped over the ball, falling over and bumping into Emmy. "Whoa! You guys ok?!" We all got up and dusted off the dirt. "Yeah, we'll live..." Emmy joked. "Pssst! Josh!" This time when I heard it, it shocked me.

Behind the one of the trees nearest to the zoo, peeked out a black and white figure. And the voice was all too familiar. It sounded like...me. I called Nick, Gem, Ash and Ernie to follow me. "You guys just...uh...pack up. We'll meet you back in the zoo later. I need to check something out..."

Skipper gave us permission and we headed over to it. "Uh, what is it that you want us to check?" There was nobody there. "Huh, I could have sworn I heard..." Suddenly, something fell from the tree and landed on Nick. "O...M...G..." Gem said.

Campfire POV:
"Hello pen-gu-wins!" We looked towards the gate and there stood four figures. "Blowy! Yo! Sup dude!" Ernie ran to him and high fived.

"Please stop calling me that..." Ernie just shrugged. "So, what did we miss?" asked Hans, Clemson and Savio. "Oh, just telling stories. Come, join us..." I replied. They all settled down and I continued...

Flashback POV (Normal POV):
Moving on, it was another penguin. But what shocked us was when he stood up and faced us. "Are you...me?" I asked. "Yup. You from an alternate dimension...and time..." He was definitely me, as he had my face and my exact voice.

"Now, listen. I don't have much time, so here's the summary. When time changes, look for the Resistance. Join them and ask them to help you stop Parker before he..." A sudden ringing started. "Oh, no. I can't stay any longer. I have to go now!"

"Wait! What Resistance!? And Parker?" He took out some remote looking device and pressed a button. "Just remember what I said..." He faded away as he said that. "Well, that's something you don't see everyday..." Gem, Nick and Ash said. I paced up and down, thinking.

"What did he, me, mean about Join the Resistance? And Parker? What about him?" The others were confused as well. "Who's Parker?" they asked. "A platypus. I've only seen him in pictures back in our dimension but I don't know anything about him, other than he possibly being evil..." So, we just shrugged it off and head back to the zoo.

Now this is when things go wrong. "Hey guys! We're back!" Nick greeted the penguins, who were just sitting on the penguins' island. But no response was heard. "Uh, hello? I said we're...OMG!"

When we gazed upon the rookery, they seemed to be in freeze frame. They weren't moving an inch and no breath or pulse could be found. We checked the rest out and they were all in this same state. The whole world seemed to be frozen.

"What's happened to everyone?" Then, something horribly wrong happens. The sky first turned to a dark, slightly red colour. Then the ambience become increasingly ominous as the walls, floors and surfaces of objects and buildings peeled away, just like what happens in Silent Hill when you hear the siren wailing.

"Look! They're disappearing!" We gazed over and saw all the frozen figures change into an ash and blow away with the wind. A minute later, everything just stopped. The place was now dead quiet...

Campfire POV:
"Aah! This story is scary!" yelped Private, along with the youngest of the kids. "Come on, Private. The story's not real...Please tell me it's not real..." said Kowalski, trying to comfort them. "Actually, it is. This really happened..." Everybody gasped in disbelief.

"How can this possibly be? We're still here, so that's impossible!" Skipper claimed. "Impossibility is just a possibility, and you'll understand more when you hear the rest of the story. Shall we continue?" Dozens of heads nodded, eager to know why.

A/N: Yeah, I decided the whole story to be in a flashback POV to spice things up a bit, and the ones at the campfire will occasionally ask questions to disturb me, and to clarify some doubts. So, what happens next? Can't tell you, just be patient!