Skipper woke up by being in motion. He felt better after the nap, but he still was a little tired. At least he could move again. Slowly he opened his eyes and looked around.

As he thought, he was lying on a table, but he didn't expect to see blood. His body was covered in it and there was a terrible wound on his stomach. He looked at it and could feel the pain from it. It wasn't as bad as his flipper, though.

Skipper slowly turned his head, afraid of what he would see.

His flipper was in a very bad condition. Not only was it burned badly, there was a cut that went straight through it. You could call it a hole. It was obvious that it had bled quite a lot, but had stopped because of the burned tissue.

What the heck happened?

Skipper suddenly heard a familiar voice. It was angry and not very welcoming.

-So, he is about to wake up? The voice said.-And you made sure he can't go anywhere?

Another one said something inaudible before the first laughed his terrible laugh.

-Let's hope he screams next time. The voice said disappeared.

What was that all about?

Skipper couldn't figure out what had happened. He still had a headache and just wanted a cup of coffee.

-He's awake! Something underneath the table said. Skipper jumped and tried to see who the person was.-Tell the doc the news.

Skipper heard a bunch of feet run down through the corridor. Suddenly a lobster came to view on the table at his feet.

-Let's see what we can do with you. It said in an amused tone.-To make you break.

Kowalski ran around in the HQ. He had to find out where Dr Blowhole was, or else Skipper would be done for it. He was able to track the CD down to an old building in Manhattan, but there were no evidence the doctor was still there. Rico and Private had gone to check out the old warehouse to see if they could find anything. Rico had been a little nervous and wasn't happy when Kowalski decided to stay behind.

The scientist studied the CD before he eventually gave up. He went through the entrance and looked at the clear sky. It had been hours since Skipper disappeared, and the sun was on its way down. Kowalski thought the beauty of the scene didn't fit to what had happened to the leader. He shook his head and waddled around on the ice berg while he waited for his brothers to come back.

He was about to go down again when something hit him in the back of the head. He frowned and rubbed the spot where the thing had hit him. What in the world was that?

He turned around and looked at the ground behind him. It was another CD. He picked it up and stared at it. He didn't want to watch it, because he already knew what was on it. He sighed and jumped down into the HQ. He went over to the TV again and placed the CD in the DVD player. Maybe he should wait for the others? Nah. It couldn't hurt to watch it in case it was about something else, could it?

He pressed play and sat down on the floor. Again the screen lit up and showed their terrible enemy.

Blowhole laughed his deranged laugh and smiled to the camera.

-Hello pen-gu-ins! The doctor said.-You must wonder why I give you all these videos. Well, I don't have much else to do for the moment, and this is quite amusing if I do say so myself. Weird that it has only went a few hours since the last, right?

He laughed again. Kowalski stared at him again while he leaned forward.

-Maybe I could find something else to do as I wait for your leader to wake up? Wait, he is already awake!

Kowalski's eyes widened. Skipper was awake? How could he be? After that much sedative middle, that he couldn't even feel the whip?

Kowalski almost didn't want to watch more, but he didn't get to the player before Blowhole showed their leader again. After the first round of torture, he looked as if he was in an awful lot of pain. He winced every time he moved, and when he looked into the camera his eyes made it clear that he was hurt. The wound made from the whip was deep and it seemed it would get an infection if it didn't get treated.

The scientist placed a flipper to his head in fear.

-This can't be good. He said to himself as his eyes began to get watery.

-Anything you want to say to your little team, Skipper? Blowhole said with a grin and laughed evilly. Skipper stared disgusted at the dolphin but then he looked into the camera, and his expression changed. He looked so sad!

-I'm sorry, team. The leader said and sighed.-I don't know what this idiotic mammal is going to do to me, but one thing is certain; you will always be my best friends, brothers and teammates. If this is the last time you see me, I wish I at least had time to say goodbye straight to your faces, and not only to a lens. I'm sorry for everything I might have done to you over the years… I regret every slap, every kick, every bad word that might have offended you, or even hurt you.

Skipper's eyes got shiny with tears and it didn't take long before one ran down his cheek.

-I wish I could see you one last time. Kowalski's inventions, Rico's explosions, and Privates smile. You were always there for me when I needed you, and I hope I was there for you too. If this is the last time, I want to say how much you have meant for me, how much you mean to me, and always will.

Skipper looked down in the ground and Blowhole came closer to the sad penguin on the table.

-Is that a tear I see? Blowhole said amused and touched the salty liquid with his flipper. Skipper didn't answer. The doctor laughed madly and placed the tear drop in the wound on Skipper's chest. He winced as the salt burned on the tender flesh. Another few tears ran down his cheeks because of the pain.

-Bring me the bone crusher. Blowhole said and smiled. A lobster came with something and placed it in the dolphin's flipper. It was shaped as a ball, with some big spikes. Like a medieval club you could see in movies.

Kowalski watched as Blowhole came closer to the helpless penguin on the table.