My Note: Chapter 3! Yay! I hope you all like this next installment to my Sequel, "The Perfect Tragedy"!

DISCLAIMER: I OWN NOTHING EXCEPT THIS STORY AND MY OC'S: ARNINA, ALASTER, IRINA, AMRCOS, AUBURN AND SAGE (YOU'LL SEE). THE CHARACTERS OF PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE CREATORS AND OWNERS AND NOT ME.

So, without further ado,here's chapter 3! Read and REVIEW PLEASE!


"Skipper, I don't know about this. Are you sure you want to be seen by the humans?", Kowalski asked his commanding officer in confusion.

The four penguins were standing near the Vet's Office in the Zoo. After coming to his decision of letting the humans help, Skipper had taken it upon himself to give Marlene to the humans in person (or animal).

Skipper, who was holding Marlene in his flippers, replied, "Kowalski. A little less talking and a little more 'lookout' would be nice." Kowalski sighed and looked through his binoculars towards the Vet's Office; waiting for any sign of the human vet.

Private looked at Marlene sadly and said, "Skippah, do you think the humans can really help Marlene?" Skipper sighed and replied quietly, "I hope so, Private." He looked at Marlene and softly mumbled, "... I hope so."

Kowalski hung his head a little and said, "We ALL hope so, Skipper. Marlene doesn't deserve this."

Skipper fought his tears, as he had for so many nights now, and replied in a whisper, "No. Never. Angels never deserve Hell."

Soon, sorrow had drowned them all in a moment of silence.

Then, suddenly, Rico broke the silence with a screech.

The others looked at him in surprise and confusion. "Rico? What is it, soldier?", Skipper asked, almost, out of worry. Rico moved his flippers up and down, a little frantically, before pointing at the Vet's Office building. Skipper followed Rico's flipper and gaze before realizing what it is Rico had seen.

"Kowalski! Check that bogey!", Skipper commanded.

"Aye, aye, sir!", Kowalski replied immediately. Then, the scientist looked at the approaching figure with his binoculars.

"Target confirmed, Skipper.", Kowalski stated.

Skipper nodded and waited for the figure to open the Office door. Before the man could disappear inside, Skipper had managed to run over to the building and was now standing directly behind the man.

Skipper called out to the man who towered above him, but his pleas were only recognized as a loud squawking sound to the human.

In surprise, the man turned away from the door and looked down at Skipper. The human gasped and immediately crouched down to Skipper's level. With a friendly smile, the man said, "Well, hello there, little guy. What are you doing over here?" Then, the man noticed the otter in Skipper's flippers and a look of confusion came over his face.

"Who's your friend? And what's wrong with him?", the man exclaimed.

Skipper rolled his eyes, and even though he didn't like being called, 'little guy', he put up with it instead of knocking the man out. Skipper looked down at Marlene and nuzzled her head with his beak gently.

The man sighed, "Ah, your lady friend. My apologies."

Skipper nearly blushed as he heard this and just nodded.

The man nearly fell back in astonishment. "Wait! Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! You.. Understand me?"

Skipper looked back and forth suspiciously before nodding his head again.

"Heh, wow. That's unbelievable! Ah, but, of course, I won't tell anyone. It can be our little secret.", the man winked as he said this.

Skipper raised a 'nonexistent' eyebrow.

The man put his hands out and said, "May I see her?"

Skipper hesitated. What was he doing?! He could get into serious trouble for letting a human know about his and the others abilities.

"I promise, I won't hurt her. I just want to see what's wrong. I just want to help.", the man explained.

Skipper looked the man dead in the eye. 'Well, at least someone got the right job.', Skipper thought, as he found nothing but sincerity and genuine concern in the man's deep, green eyes.

Skipper slowly, carefully, held Marlene out towards the man. The man smiled and gently picked her up.

"Thank you for trusting me.", the man said, before glancing down at Marlene. "My, what a beauty you are. No wonder your friend cares for you so much.", the man teased.

Skipper blushed and squawked again to get the man's attention.

The man returned his attention to the penguin in front of him and said, "I hear you. I will do everything I can to help her. Oh! Where are my manners? My name is Sage. Sage MaGreen." Sage slowly put his hand out to Skipper.

Skipper looked at Sage curiously. Sage laughed and said, "It's OK. You can shake my hand. Like this!" Sage then took Skipper's flipper in his hand and shook it to demonstrate. "See? No harm done!"

Skipper smirked and then took Sage's finger and shook it good and hard. Sage pulled his finger back with a small yelp of pain. "Wow. Uh, strong shake. Especially for a penguin. Says a lot about a man. Er, penguin."

Skipper puffed his chest out and smirked proudly. Sage laughed and stood up. "Don't worry. I'll take good care of your 'friend'." Then, a beam of light shone in Sage's eyes.

"Ah! What's this?", Sage looked around for the object that was shining in his eye.

Sage gasped loudly when he noticed the tiny ring on Marlene's left paw. Her engagement ring. The sapphire in the middle, along with the diamonds, was glittering prettily in the bright morning sunlight.

"Oh, she's definitely your lady friend.", Sage said with a smile. "You know it- Huh.. That's strange. I could've sworn..." By the time Sage had looked up, Skipper was already gone.

Sage shrugged and quickly took Marlene inside his Office and shut the door behind him. "Hmm, well. That's an odd way to start the day.", Sage said to himself as he turned on the lights.

Sage quickly advanced towards the examination table. He layed Marlene down on one of the many 'beds' that were in a straight line against the wall. The 'bed's were sort of like baby cribs, but less childlike.

Once he had set her down, Sage prepped the examination table and put gloves on. "Alright, girl. Let's see what's wrong with you.", he said, as he picked up Marlene and placed her on the table.

Marlene stirred a bit due to the sudden coldness of the table. Sarge noticed her reaction and grabbed a small blanket. "Sorry, girl."

Sage picked her up just enough to place the blanket underneath her. "There. Better?", Sage asked with a smile.

Nothing.

No response.

Sage's smile dropped as he took her pulse.

"Hmm.. Strange.", Sage grabbed a clipboard, much like Kowalski's, and started making some notes.

"You don't look all that bad. So, why is your pulse so weak...?" He double checked her pulse and went to work on examining the rest of her body.


Skipper looked through the window of the Vet's Office; focusing on every move, every step, every blink the Vet took.

Kowalski suddenly appeared beside him. "Skipper! There you are.." Kowalski followed Skipper's gaze and asked, "... Can he be trusted?"

Skipper's eyes narrowed as he replied, "For his sake, he better be..."


My Note: Sooo, what do you think? Yep. Sage MaGreen. A new character! OK, so he's human, so what? Not ALL mammals are morons. Anyways, hope you enjoyed this chapter!

Oh, BTW:

Sage means 'healer'.

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