Ebony-Inke-Of-Hearts: You like my stories too? I never expected anybody else other than Crazyllamapersonlol or LycosTamer to actually read my stories. I don't really mind Kumon or piano, but they just take up a lot of time…

LycosTamer: I knew it was a cliffhanger. I didn't expect it to be one literally, though. Know what I mean? :3

Crazyllamapersonlol: I'm glad you liked the previous chapter. I wrote it so fast, I didn't think anybody would actually like it.

Here's chapter 3!

The moment never came. Because in a flash, Skyrus was there, pulling me back up to safety. When I was half-on the ledge, she let go. I scrabbled the rest of the way up, but as I did so, something pulled me suddenly from behind, nearly making me fall back over. A tree branch had snagged onto my pack and was held fast.

Skyrus rolled her eyes. "Honestly, Waddles. You can be such a klutz sometimes!"

"It's Waddle." I muttered. "And I'm no klutz. It's not my fault the tree branch was there!"

Angrily I jerked myself forward. I heard a zipping sound and for a moment I wondered if my pack had ripped. I turned around awkwardly and saw that the tree branch had gotten hold of the zipper of one of the pockets and was opening it.

The pocket where I put my Spy Phone.

With my pack untangled, I quickly turned around, but it was too late. My phone was already dropping.

I noticed something else. A small red figure on top of the ice.

Klutzy.

Once my phone came within reach, he caught it and immediately scuttled off.

"Oh no!" I cried.

"Now look what you've done," Skyrus spat. "You dropped your own Spy Phone and now Klutzy has gotten hold of it!"

"It's not like I dropped my phone on purpose!" I retorted.

"And Klutzyhas escaped. Again." Skyrus continued, as if I hadn't spoken. "If it wasn't for you, we probably would've caught him by now."

Her accusation made me lose my temper.

"This is ridiculous!" I yelled. "All agents make mistakes. I'm sure you have made more than a few before G promoted you to senior agent,"

"I never made one as silly as this," Skyrus snapped back. "I can't believe the EPF would recruit an agent as clumsy as you." she added.

Skyrus realized too late that that was the wrong thing to say. I turned around and stormed back down the cliff path.

Soon I reached the grove of trees.

"Hey! Agent Waddles!"

Oh, please… Skyrus must have followed me.

"For the millionth time, my name is Waddle!" I hissed. "And I'm going home! This is a mission impossible if I have to work with you! I'm trying to tell you that I made an honest mistake, but you won't even listen."

I stopped by the shore, seething. Skyrus' words drifted back to me; I can't believe the EPF would recruit an agent as clumsy as you.

When I had been recruited, G said I was perfect for the EPF. And now some bossy senior agent has to come and say I was the worst agent they had ever seen, I thought. I had never been so mad in my life.

"Agent! Agent Waddle8438!"

I turned around to see no other penguin but Skyrus.

"Oh, so now you get my name right." I responded. "Do you have any idea what you said to me?"

Skyrus looked rather embarrassed. "I'm sorry, Agent. I just wasn't thinking…"

"Well, maybe you should start thinking," I snapped. "Like, about giving up on this entire expedition. Like I said, this is a mission impossible if I have to work with you."

"Come on, Agent. I said I wasn't thinking. I didn't mean for you to take that comment personally." Skyrus tried again to calm me down.

Knowing she was just trying to get me to listen to her again made me even madder.

"You think calling me a klutz and then a clumsy agent won't affect me?" I screamed. "Well, this clumsy agent is going home. I can't work with you. Now I understand. It's not the mission that's impossible. It's you."

I swiveled around and was totally unprepared for what, or who, I should say, was in front of me.

"Well, well, well," Herbert chuckled. "What have we here?" He eyed me and then Skyrus. "Two little penguins arguing about who 's a better agent. How cute."

"Okay, Agent," Skyrus whispered. "Come to me very slowly. Then we'll make a run for it."

I started backing away but froze when Herbert continued.

"Oh, don't run away now, little agents. We have a lot of things we need to discuss." His voice changed from persuasive to menacing and cold.

"And if you don't come with me and tell me the information I need, you will pay for it dearly."