A.N.- Hey everyone! This is my first fanfic, so if it's horrible, please let me know. I'm completely up for constructive criticism, and will gladly take any help you may give me. Hope you like it.

Chapter 1: Hide and Seek

(Nobody's POV)

It was 1700 hours and the zoo was just closing up. Alice was herding the last of the tourist stragglers, like usual, and all the animals were getting ready for the last Alice check of the day.

"Agh! Rico, stow that weaponry, Alice is making an early check!" shouted Skipper. "Private! Where's Kowalski? Never mind, Rico! Kowalski doll stat! Private, go distract Alice we need a few more minutes!"

"Aye, aye, Skippah!" Private then slid out of the habitat and ran into Alice's leg. Alice, seeing the loose penguin, stops what she was doing and runs after Private, who, after running into Alice's leg, had waddled away at a rather quick speed. The penguin-zookeeper pursuit went on for about five minutes before Private finally got the all clear from Skipper. Once he got the signal Private slowed down and let Alice catch him.

"Gotcha!" shouted Alice. "I really wish I knew how you penguins keep escaping, but whatever. I need to finish locking up." With that Alice promptly dropped Private on his head into the penguin habitat.

"How was that for a distraction, Skippah?" asked Private as he rubbed his head, which was hurting a little from being dropped on it.

"It did the job." said Skipper. "By the way, have you seen Kowalski?"

"Umm, last I saw he was in his lab." Skipper then went down into the HQ and opened the door to Kowalski's lab.

"Kowalski! Where have you been, soldier?" asked an irate Skipper.

"Uh, here, Skipper. And since you're here, I shall show you my newest invention!"

"Great, another world threatening invention."

"All the contrary, Skipper, I've taken all the necessary safety precautions."

"Whatever. So what does this doohickey do exactly, Kowalski?"

"The Traceorium acts somewhat like a tracking device, except that you put in some DNA of who you are looking for, then you push this button here (Kowalski pushes a button on his device), then presto! It will show you where on a map where the searched for is."

"So it's a tracking device, then?" asked Private who had walked in shortly after Skipper.

"Yes."

"Well then, why don't you call it the Trackah? It's much easier to say."

"Yeah, Kowalski, why don't you just call it the Tracker?" asked Skipper.

"Fine! The Tracker, then, still hasn't been tested, so I still don't know if it works." replied Kowalski.

"Well, we can fix that." Said Skipper as he reached over and plucked a feather off of Private.

"Ow! What'd you do that for, Skippah?" asked Private.

"Here's your DNA test, Kowalski." Skipper said completely ignoring Private's question.

"Okay, now, Private, go hide. Oh, and take this talkie with you, just in case the Tracker doesn't work." ordered Kowalski. Private takes the talkie and exits the HQ.

(Private's POV)

I walked out of the HQ and tried to find a good hiding spot. Maybe I should hide at Marlene's? No, not good enough, they'd be able to find me there without that fancy tracking device. The park? No, that's too easy, too. Hmm. Oh! I know! I'll hide in that new habitat Alice finished yesterday! They'd never think to look for me there! I walked into the new habitat and sat on the bed. Hmm. I wonder when they'll start trying to find me.

(Nobody's POV)

"Skipper, do you think he's had enough time to hide yet?" asked Kowalski.

"Well if he hasn't, he'll just have to get over it. Here's his feather, Kowalski. Now, let's go see if this tracking device works."

"Me too?" asked Rico.

"Yeah, Rico, you can come, too. Alright, men, Operation: Hide and Go Track is a go, go, go!" said Skipper.