It was very early in the morning, about 5:48 to be exact. The zoo was still asleep.

All was quiet in the H.Q, only the sounds of the boys snoring and occasional shifts of positions. Yes, everyone was comfortable. But not for long.

Ponyo and Gavin began to stir and woke up, painful expirations on their faces. Their blue eyes hazy and dull. Gavin then started to whimper in pain as he clutched his belly with his eyes squeezed shut, and Ponyo started to cough uncontrollably while holding her belly as well. Roxas's eyes shot open immediately, with great speed she jumped out of her bunk and was at her kids side.

"Darlings what's wrong!? Tell mommy what's wrong!" she cried, her eyes wide with great worry. She then placed her flippers on both their foreheads and gasped.

They were burning up!

"Uh, what up with the outburst Roxas?" Mizuki yawned, she along with everyone else now awake from Roxas's cry.

" Ponyo and Gavin are sick!" she cried. The boys were still waking up, but the girls eyes grew wide and were at the mother's side. Chelinka stared in horror, trying her best to in her sobs as tears spilled from her emerald eyes. Mizuki furrowed her brows, her bi colored eyes shining with great fear, her body trembling slightly. Uxie's left wing was on her chest with her right flipper at her side, both clenched, her eyes were too filled with fear, but sorrow as well.

The boys jumped down. "what's going on?" skipper asked with his flippers on his hips. "The kids are sick!" Mizuki loudly replied, her back still turned and trembling. The boys ran to their sides, all full of worry.

"Kowalski! Get the kids to the lab! PRONTO!" skipper demanded. The mad scientist gave a quick salute and scooped up the children and ran to his lab, the others right on his tail feathers. Ponyo and Gavin were gently placed on the examining table. Both now uncontrollably coughing. Kowalski grabbed two thermometers and placed them in their beaks. The sight of the ill hatchlings broke everyone's heart. Roxas quickly grabbed the thermometers and gasped. " Both are a 102!" everyone gasped, chelinka finally broke down and sobbed. Private rubbed her back, shushing her. "Don't worry, I'm gonna do a checkup." Kowalski ushered everyone.

"I'm going to help!" Uxie said. Kowalski gave a soft smile. " Thank you, but I assure you I can do this by my self." Uxie shook her head. "But I-" "Uxie, relax. I can handle this, after all I am a man of science." Kowalski cut her off. She then slammed her wing on the table.

" I DON'T GIVE A DAMN!"

Kowalski, private, Rico, even Skipper jumped in surprise. The boys looked at her in utter shock. The girls did not even flinch. The sick kids were in too much pain to even notice. "I AM HELPING! YOU BETTER SUCK IT UP OR EVERYONE HERE IS GOING TO WITNES A PENGUIN ON PENGUIN FOOT IN ASS CRIME!" she roared.

The boys just looked at her in disbelief. Private looked like he shrank two sizes, slightly trembling. Rico just looked at her wide eyed, shocked that she actually threatened Kowalski. Skipper looked dumbfound, his beak wide open. Kowalski pupils shrank with fear, terror written all over his face. Uxie was such a quiet and calm girl! Kowalski nodded his head and squeaked ok. The others then left the two to work.

"I cant believe Uxie just yelled." private said as he sat down and turned on the T.V. "I know right? She just seems so timid." skipper replied as he sat down, coffee and paper in flipper. Rico shook his head as he got some fish. "she is, but when she cant hold her emotions anymore, or when it comes to the kids, she can be very violent." chelinka answered, her voice cracked.

Suddenly the fish bowl slid open and Julian plopped down. "Hello silly birds!" everyone groaned.

The lemur king was NOT what they needed right now.

"what do you want ring tail?" skipper glared, his voice full of bitterness. " eh, I, your majestic lemur king, have simply come to woo your lady friends with my kingly glory." the mammal answered as he gestured to all of him. Chelinka and private looked at him oddly, skipper just face palmed, rico just mumbled oh boy, and Roxas and Mizuki looked at him disgusted. Well, Mizuki also looked at him pissed off. Julian then ran to chelinka.

" so, your name was, luisana right? Your eyes are like the beautiful leaves on my kingly crown." chelinka gave him a odd look. " uh, thanks? I think, but uh, my name is chelinka." she wasn't really sure what to say. " chelinka? Well that's stupid." he said with a bored look. Chelinka looked at him, quit hurt from the indult. Private glared at Julian. He then went to Roxas.

" So, you are the one with the kids right? Were is the one that is the father?"

Roxas stiffened, her right flipper clutched her chest as if it hurt. She squeezed her eyes shut as if in pain. Mizuki and Chelinka both looked at their friend horrified. Rico and Private looked confused. But skipper tightened his grip on his mug. Remembering he asked the same question.

Julian, however, being the moron he his, gave a sly smirk and flirted. "Oh, a single parent ay? Well its clear he was not as wonderful as me." Roxas eyes shot open, tears beginning to fall. she glared at him, her aqua orbs shinning with a storm of rage. But the lemur did not notice. Mizuki and Chelinka glared at him.

"You are a lucky one to be available again, now you may have a chance with the king which is m-" Roxas cut him off. Her voice ice cold but calm.

"There is nothing about this whole scenario that doesn't make me so disgusted I want to violently vomit out my own internal organs. I despise you so intensely that I cant tell is my vision blurry from the fear of my sick children, or from my unforgiving rage. If aloud, ones my children are back to full health, I will gut you with an honest to god smile on my face, and then precede to paint the whole land fill with your very blood."

Everyone but Mizuki and Chelinka who chuckled looked at her in complete disbelief. King Julian looked like the time he saw Alice dance and slap her butt during the video contest. Private looked like the time he heard skipper wheezing and thought he died when he broke his wing. Rico looked a little nauseous yet grinned. Skipper looked at her imprested. Muzuki then leaned in and whispered in the mammals ear.

"This is the part, were you run away."

The scared lemur ran out.

Mizuki closed her eyes and leaned on the wall. "hey, Rico" Rico looked at her. " you can hack up a just about anything right?" rico gave her a nod. Even though her eyes were closed, she knew he agreed. " you and I should help that dumb ass write a book." rico cocked his head to the side giving her a confused look.

"huh?"

She smirked. "Things the penguins threatened to put in my ass. Chapter one, their foot." rico laughed at the joke. Skipper gave a chuckle. They both rather liked the idea.

In the lab

Kowalski and Uxie were just about done with the check up. And to their relief it was only the flu. "I….im…sorry…" Uxie suddenly spoke as she worked with Gavin, her voice ones again emotionless. Kowalski stopped his check up on Ponyo and looked at her. " sorry? For what?" " for….yelling and….threatening….you" Kowalski raised his brows. He had completely forgotten Uxie's fearful outburst. He shivered slightly as he recalled the foot in rear end part. "its ok, no big deal." he replied with a shrug, like it never really bothered him. The gold bandana wearing penguin shook her head in complete disagreement.

"No..it wasn't….I….had no right to….disrespect….you like…that."

Kowalski was surprised by her eyes behind her glasses. They held an emotion! Sadness. Uxie continued. "its just that….I…..really….r-really…." Uxie gave a frustrated yet scared look. Kowalski gave a concerned look, before he could ask if she was ok.

"…L-love…."

Kowalski raised both brows. "huh?"

She then motioned towards Ponyo and Gavin. "…them…" Kowalski realized what she meant and smiled. "I see. I understand." Uxie smiled softly. "y-yes….I…r-r-rea-ly…l-lo-lov-lo…" she sigh. "Yes." Kowalski looked at her in worry and confusion. 'why does she look like she's in so much pain when she tries to say love?' Kowalski rubbed his chin as he thought. 'why cant she say love?'

Kowalski's pov

I looked at Uxie in worry. Why couldn't she say love? Maybe she had a bad break up? Suddenly my dream flashed in my mind. My eyes widened. Could Uxie be the same one in my- no! I-it isn't possible! No! it was probably a bad break up. Yes, that's it.

"Ko…walski…?" I was snapped out of my thoughts to see Uxie looking at me. "are…you ok…?" she asked. I nodded my head "yes, I-im fine." she shook her head. "No…. your not…." I gave her an odd look. "your wondering why I cant say love." I gasped. H-how did she know!? Before I could do anything she was right in front of me. She's so fast! She looked me right in the eyes.

"There's no use hiding it. Its plane as the beak on your face." she said, her voice smooth and hypnotic. For some reason I couldn't look away from her eyes. Her golden, sun kissed, eyes. "Kowalski…its best that….we focus on…the kids, their….our…main concern…." she slowly blinked. "…please..?"

My head nodded, "y-yes." I agreed. What's wrong with me? Its like my body did it on its own! She smiled. "thank…you."

normal pov

The lab door opened, skipper, Rico, private, Roxas, Mizuki, and Chelinka, all turned to the lab enterins. Uxie and Kowalski stood with calm faces, Ponyo and Gavin were in front of them, looking horrible. Ponyo was sticking her tongue out in disgust, and Gavin was gagging dramatically. The two smart flightless birds rolled their eyes. The others gave them odd looks. Uxie looked at the sick chicks. "its medicine…it will make you feel better….."

Ponyo looked at her in disgust. "if its good for us, why does it make us want to puke?!" she croaked, she then rubbed her neck do to the pain of her strep throat. Kowalski rolled his eyes ones more. "its just cough syrup." he assured. Ponyo looked him dead in the eye. Her cyan orbs shooting ice daggers of annoyance, looking like she wanted to tear him apart. Kowalski looked away, a little intimated by the child's death glare.

Roxas, seeing this quickly waddled to her kids sides, her wings on their shoulders. "who wants to watch 'Max and Ruby'?" she said enthusiastically. Gavin looked up at his birth mother, his sapphire gems shining. He raised his little wing up high.

"ME!" he peeped, he then squeezed his throat in pain. Ponyo looked away from the sciencetist to her mother, she smiled softly. The small family walked to the T.V, Chelinka handed her dear friend the remote. As Roxas began changing the channel, little Gavin stumbled to skipper. Skipper looked at the avian in confusion, he then yelped in surprise when Gavin grabbed his left flipper and pulled on it.

"what?" he asked softly, Gavin pointed at the T.V and pulled harder but he had little to no strength. Ponyo then patted a spot next to her, she then looked at the older male. Skipper just cocked his head to the side, still not understanding. Roxas chuckled as she found the channel.

"they want you to watch T.V with them." skipper looked at her surprised. He then looked at her kids. "sorry, I don't watch kiddy shows," he then glanced at Private. " and not just because of last time." Ponyo pouted and crossed her flippers, Gavin sighed in sadness, he then slowly waddled/stumbled back to the T.V and plopped down on his little feathery rump. Roxas gave skipper a sad look. Skipper shrugged it off. But he did feel a bit guilty.