Title: "Sweet Dreams"
Author: Pirate Turner
Rating: G
Summary: Skipper finally succumbs.
Warnings: Slash, Established Pairing, Drabble
Word Count: 200
Date Written: 19 July, 2011
Challenge: For my Penguins of Madagascar table at the 10iloveyou LJ comm
Disclaimer: Rico, Kowalski, Private, Skipper, all other characters mentioned within, and the Penguins of Madagascar are ﾩ & TM Dreamworks and any other respective owners, none of which are the author, and are used without permission. Everything else is ﾩ & TM the author. The author makes absolutely no profit off of this work of fan fiction, and no copyright infringement is intended.
It had been a thoroughly exhausting day with a nasty surprise around each turner, and Skipper had sent his men to bed long before he himself had come to retire. It wasn't until he dragged his exhausted body toward his own bunker that Skipper finally received a good surprise. He stared, his eyes widening in surprise, at the two small forms curled together in the bunker underneath his.
Rico and Kowalski were sleeping soundly together, their flippers wrapped protectively around one another. Skipper stared at the loving sight, his beak open and yet silent. He had never seen anything so sweet, and yet he had often thought of curling into position himself with his own love and had never dared. He looked to the bottom bunk where Private slept, a flipper in his mouth and his Lunacorn clutched close to his chest.
He waddled closer and petted his head. Private cooed and leaned his head into Skipper's touch. They were safe, Skipper thought. They were with friends, and they didn't have to hide any more. He smiled, a mist he refused acknowledging gathering in his eyes; climbed into bed beside his partner; and held him close all through the night.
The End