Author's Note: People, I am back! *confetti falls from ceiling* I would like to thank TheWazzupPeople VERY MUCH, she basically wrote half of this chapter. :P Give or take a sentence or two. CAKE TO ALL REVIEWERS! :D
The figure that stepped out of the shadows was tall. For a penguin. He seems strangely familiar, although I'm positive I never saw him before in my life. When he spoke, he spoke in a deep and intellectual-sounding voice. "Skipper, it seems that this human you have brought into our habitat has the ability to speak to animals," he said to the one called Skipper. He turned to me and said, "Would you mind if I run a few tests on you?" "What kind of tests?" I asked nervously. "Oh you know, a molecular structure test, a DNA test, and of course a lie detector test." "Will it hurt?" "There is an 87.2% chance that it won't..." "Okay...I'll do the tests...but if I get hurt..." "I get the point...now first up is the lie detector test...just to keep things safe, you know..." he strapped me to a wall, and put a metal hat on my head, which was connected by cables to a machine. "What is your full name?" he asked. "Kaitlin Daisy Smith" I replied. "Birthday?" "October 4". This went on for a few more minutes, until he asked, "Parents?" and of course, I answer, "Robert and Elizabeth Smith" "BEEP BEEP BEEP LIE DETECTED!" the machine blared out. "What the-" "BEEP BEEP BEEP LIE DETECTED!" "But that's the truth!" "BEEP BEEP BEEP LIE DETECTED!" the machine kept on going. The tall penguin then turned off the machine. "Are you sure that the machine is working correctly?" I asked. "I'm absolutely positive! I did a test run on Private! And it only resulted in a very minor explosion. Once!"
I quickly put on the lie detector on him and turned the machine back on.
"Now say that again..." I smirked.
"What?" he smiled nervously " it ended in ONE explosion"
"BEEP BEEP BEEP LIE DETECTED!" the machine blared bright red.
"Well maybe 2 times..."
"BEEP BEEP-"
"FINE! 3 times... But it still worked perfectly!" the machine turned green,"Telling the truth"
"And you wanted to test THAT thing on me?"
"Hey private ended unharmed..."
"BEEP BEEP-" the penguin slammed the machine and yanked it off of him quickly, "Who asked you anyways?" he asked the machine angrily.
I couldn't help but giggle, "Hey you never told me your name.."
He looked at me weirdly and hesitated.
"C'mon don't get paranoid like Skipper! I'm not a spy!" I gave him a friendly smile.
"it's Kowalski..."
'Kowalski ? Where have I heard that name?' I thought to myself. I gave it was something I heard on the tv...that's where I get most of my information. "Well Kowalski, are you going to do the other tests or what? If you aren't, I'll be leaving now..." I tried to get up, but I just knocked my head on the ceiling. "OWWWW! Seriously, why is the ceiling so low?" I asked while clutching my head in pain. "Well you see, we are penguins, and for us, the ceiling is normal. You, on the other hand, are about 4 times as big as us, resulting in you hitting your head every time you try to stand up..." still rubbing my head, I murmured to myself, "I wish I was 4 times smaller..."
"Technically, that impossible…unless…" He started thinking.
"Unless what?" I wondered.
He shook his head. "Never mind…its too dangerous anyway…"
"No... I want to know..." I looked over at him with curious eyes.
"I could... make a machine that can turn you penguin..." Kowalski looked hesitant.
"Oh cool! We should start working then..."
"Actualllyyy... already got one!"
I raised an eyebrow "Why?"
"I was bored, ok?"
"Okaaaaaay..."
Skipper decided to barge into the room "Hey how's the tests running, Kowalski?"
Kowalski glanced at the lie detector. "Ummmm well... we..." he cleared his throat "decided to turn her penguin..." he laughed nervously.
"Who authorized this decision?" he looked straight at Kowalski which made him flinch. "I did..." he said in a small whisper.
'Gosh is he scared of him or what?' I mentally rolled my eyes.
Skipper eyes narrowed, making him look menacing, but I just yawned sarcastically.
"You do what I tell you to do!"
"Yes sir!" Kowalski said in a cower. This time I actually rolled my eyes.
"Lookie here Skipper... I don't listen to no flat headed, bossy penguin" I looked over at Kowalski who looked as if he was about to faint. "So why don't you run out and play with your hula doll while the smart people do their work, alright?"
He gave out a small gasp "How do you know about Lola?" he looked at her suspiciously "SPY!"
"No... you just look like the type who married a hula doll or something..."
"How can someone look like he married a hula doll?" Kowalski asked out.
I glance back at the pictures I saw in the corner "I am just good at these things..." I smirked to myself.
"Just so you know it was only a phase! I divorced her right after the honeymoon!" he paused for a moment and added nervously "I SWEAR!"
"Yeah sure... that's why you have pictures..."
"Fine! She divorced me... we had a horrible fight and-" he looked at me weirdly, "wait, how do you know I have pictures?"
"It's hanging all over the walls, genius!"
Skipper blushed a little, barely visibly but I saw it. "This discussion is OVER!" he walked away, embarrassed.
"So invention?" I said nonchalantly.
Kowalski looked at me dumbfounded "You just insulted Skipper... and got away with it!"
"Hey I've been bullied once... it isn't going to happen again!" I gave out a triumphant smile.
"But you insulted Skipper!"
"Yeah, I think we established that fact..."
"But-" he started. "Do you wanna change me to a penguin or what?" I said, growing impatient.
"Uh yeah...are you sure you want to do it? There's a-"
"48% chance I'll get hurt. Yeah, yeah I know..."
"Actually 48.456% chance..." I gave him an annoyed look "Just saying..."
"Just get on with it!"
Kowalski gave me an uncertain look, then picked up a weird looking key. It had little bats covering the outside, and a pointy, shiny looking ending. "Why does it have bats on it?" I asked curiously, my eyes scanning the little key.
"That's...classified" he answered plainly, looking quite uncomfortable. 'I will just let it go...' I thought to myself. He walked up to a door that I didn't really notice before, and opened it using the key.
That door led to another door, with a secret code. He quickly typed the really long password in, which opened yet ANOTHER door.
"Does this thing have an end?"
He punched in another code, and nodded. Finally, the door swung open showing a dark room. He flipped a switch next to the door, and some dim lights turned on.
"Boy, do you have a heavy security system.."
"Skipper told me to put it in... for precautionary measures."
"Okaaaaaay..." I replied. He didn't seem to hear me though. His eyes were glued to a black sheet, that covered something probably quite large.
"Are you absoulutely 100% positive that you want to go through this untested machine that has a 48. 456% chance you'll get hurt?"
"Yup!" I answered simply, though in the back of my mind I knew this wasn't the best idea. I would never let Kowalski know this, of course.
His eyes glowed at my response, as if he was happy to test his long awaiting invention. Again, I had a bad feeling about this. He pulled off the sheet, revealing a huge machine covered in dust. "I knew it..."
"Knew what?"
"That it would be a big scary looking machine...that's probably your "thing" isn't it?" he blushed slightly, making me grin.
"I wouldn't say that..."
"Oh really? I would..." I smirked, making him blush a bit more. I have him right where I want him. "I'm ready..." I said, trying my best to keep my voice cool.
In response, he waddled over to a long red switch, and pulled it. The machine started up, lighting the dim room. It was bright, too bright. I could barely see Kowalski, all I heard him say was "Walk towards the light." As I slowly walked up to the machine, I wondered how in the world I got into this mess in the first place.
