HEY! It's Molly108! I really loved 'A Moment At Large' and I was really happy with how it ended but I just needed more. So, I decided to write the sequel! I really hope it's as good as Adrian's original... but I don't think it will be for some reason. Ok, here I go...

_Chapter 1_ The Missing Pieces_

Grace was long gone. Skipper could see her bloody tracks in the snow. He followed them, "Grace?" he spoke quietly, hoping she wouldn't jump out and attack him. The snow started to move, covering the tracks, "No. Wait. I-" the tracks were gone, but figures could be made out in the distance. Something was wrong, two voices were yelling at each other. One male. One female.

The male was telling the female that he wouldn't do something.

HQ slowly began materializing around the solitary penguin.

Kowalski's lab door was open. The intellect was facing his female counterpart. She was trying to calm him down. He was making points of irony and illogic.

Flora was on the verge of or already crying.

"Skipper!"

"Skippa!"

"Skipper!"

He was pulled out of sleep and onto the floor.

"Sorry. You wouldn't wake up."

"So you dragged me out of bed?" the irritated captain grumbled.

"I apologized!" Kowalski snapped in return.

"Tell that to my bruised ribs!" Skipper muttered.

"Boys!" Amber shouted, "That's enough."

"You are fighting like children." Scout picked her head up.

"Scout's right." Flora added "We all just need to calm down, take a breather, and-"

"Guys! Guys! Guys!" Marlene dropped through the hatch, frantically trying to get their attention. "The zoo is replacing Grace!"

"What?" Amber and Skipper were both shocked. Less than 3 weeks had passed and the zoo had already announced that it was replacing it's resident wolf.

"I hate to say it, but it's true. I just saw them unloading a crate and the habitat has been changed." Dave dropped through also.

"I can't believe this." Private whimpered.

"The zoo cannot afford to keep an enclosure empty for too long. Even though Grace was only here for 3 days and over half of that she spent passed out somewhere. By that I mean in Alexander's floor." Scout walked across the room to stand by Skipper.

"But still. They could have at least given us a while to recover." Sara sighed.

"Hey, did you hear?" Maurice said as the lemurs entered, "The zoo is getting a black panther."

"Just what we need." Amber sulked off, "More wildcats."

"I heard she's a secret agent." Maurice continued,

"She is being Califromia." Julian grinned.

"You mean she is FROM California?" Flora questioned.

"Stop being the thief of my lighting." Julian shouted, stomping his feet.

"Stealing my thunder." Kowalski corrected.

"FEET!" Mort jumped on the king's feet.

"No touching the feet!" Julian kicked Mort across the room.

Skipper and Amber ducked, Scout was nice enough to catch the mouse lemur and set him down.

"You just over stayed your welcome, Ringtail." Skipper jumped up and offered to help Amber up.

Rico giggled and began hopping from one foot to the other.

"No, Rico. It's Madison's turn." Amber glared at Skipper and helped herself up.

"Actually, I believe it is Alexander's turn." Scout sighed.

"Come to think of it-Where the heck is he? We told him 1600 hours did we not?" Skipper waited on a response, when none was presented, he sighed, "Find him."

The animals dispersed quickly.

"Where's everyone going?" Alexander asked when the animals left the penguin habitat.

"Where have you been?" skipper started. "We were supposed to meet here 30 minutes ago."

"I was uh- someplace."

"Might as well just spill it." Amber grumbled, "We have our ways of finding out."

"I don't think I should tell. It's not exactly safe." Alexander met Skipper's questioning glare.

"All the more reason to know." Skipper answered.

"Have you ever read The Jungle Book?" Scout chimed in, "Rudyard Kipling, first published in the United States in 1951, I believe."

"Scout where is this going?" Dave half glared at the wolf dog.

"Anyways," Scout returned Dave's glare, "Even after the pack casts Mowgli out, he returns to kill Shere Khan for them. Why is that?"

The animals looked between each other, confused.

Skipper shook his head, "Wolves," he said under his breath, "I'll let it go this one time, Alexander. But- Oh come on! Where'd he go now! Scout!"

The husky mix was gone as well.

"How in the name of Benjamin Franklin are we going to do recon with half the team gone?" Skipper yelled.

"It's just them, Skipper." Dave attempted to add some consolation.

"Still, this little rebellion won't go unpunished. 4 laps around the zoo."

"It doesn't make much sense to punish us for them running off." Dave countered.

"Did I ask for your opinion? No, now get going." Skipper demanded.

His shortness caused a collective grumble to rise from the crowd.

Amber backed her companion up, and the group slowly dispersed.

"You need to hold a zoo wide meeting. Tell them all what happened. To her." Marlene spoke quietly, as if unsure of her words.

"I know. I just-" Skipper shook his head.

"Keep waiting on her to come home?" Amber added.

"We all do." Marlene slipped away.

_ ACIS Prison_

"Grace?" Manfredi said into the dark room.

Several other felons started shouting insults back, the penguin found the light and turned it on. Grace Rivera was sitting in the back corner of her cell. Her back was towards the hall, and her head was pressed against the wall.

Since she had survived about everything nature could throw at her. Pneumonia, her broken leg, having her stomach almost ripped out, yet she had still managed to get herself caught.

"Grace?" Mani was glad to be away so he could see her.

The wolf just barely acknowledged his presence.

"There's someone here to see you."

"Tell him I can't talk to him." Grace slid to the floor.

"He won't take no for an answer this time. He said that also."'

"Tell him to fuck off."

"Grace, I know you are mad but look at me."

Grace flicked her eyes in the direction of Mani.

"We need to go. See. Him."

Grace stood up slowly, Johnson had already stabbed her in the back, was Mani doing the same thing?

She followed him closely, the chain around her neck made her typical silence hard.

Mani lead Grace to a side room and shut the door.

"What-" A quick pain shot into her neck. As she fell, a familiar voice said calmly.

"I'm busting you out, princess."

YAY! I'm so excited!