Hey ya'll! This is probably the 2nd last or third last chapter of the story. And it might be my last story for POM. Doesn't mean I won't stop reviewing my fave stories though ;) I'm having a lot of fun on fictionpress, so I guess I'm done with fanfiction after this story. If you guys want to read stuff from me on fictionpress, then my user name is MysticFires. But warning! My stories are darker on that website. Just to let ya'll know. We'll enjoy chapter 9!

Chapter 9

Enemies Can be Friends

Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, and Marlene made bottle rockets to fly to Cony Island in the HQ. Skipper stood, there thinking. He wasn't for sure if that's where Blowhole and Spike are at Coney Island, but it's a start. The penguins gave Marlene advice how to use her bottle rocket. Skipper could tell she was a little scared to try it out. He almost regretted letting Marlene come along. But they could use the extra help. Kowalski promised he would watch Marlene during the mission, which made Skipper feel better. But uncertainty still filled his mind and he hoped everything would go just as planned. But of course, mission in his unit never go just as planned. Something normally goes wrong but then it turns out right. Skipper hoped this was one of those days.

Kowalski, Rico and Marlene walked up to Skipper, breaking his thoughts. Kowalski cleared his throat.

"Sir, we're ready to leave," he said. Rico and Marlene nodded behind him. Skipper turned around and faced him.

"Excellent, head up top and prepare for takeoff," Skipper ordered. The penguins and Marlene headed up the ladder and walked up to the ice flow. They stood side by side. Everybody put on their gear and looked up at the sky and waited for orders. Skipper took in a deep breath.

"Commence tail shake…now!" he commanded. The penguins did so. Marlene, on the other hand, didn't know what to do. The otter studied her friends and did the same. After the soda pops were shaken, the animals stood there and waited till the bottles took them off.

"Kowalski, count down!" Skipper barked.

"Launch in, five…four…three…two…one." He said.

"Let's light this candle!" Skipper shouted. The lids from the bottles busted open and the soda pop bottles shot them up. Skipper could here Marlene screaming, it seemed to be screams of…excitement.

"Wooo whooooo!" she screamed. Skipper rolled his eyes but smiled. He didn't know Marlene was so adventuress. Air blew through their feathers and the cold air chilled them. Skipper had always loved that nice feeling after takeoff. In an hour or so, he'll be face to face with Blowhole and Spike. At least he has his team with him. That's all that matters right now.

Blowhole and Spike examined the screens. Blowhole lowered his brow and tightened his grip on the Segway handle. Spike rubbed his chin and studied Skipper's determined face. He couldn't wait to see Skipper's face later when Spike has achieved victory. Blowhole turned around and looked at his lobsters.

"Lobsters, prepare for the arrival of our guests!" he barked. A lobster crawled up to him. Blowhole looked down.

"What?" he said.

"I thought they were the enemy, why are they our guests?" he asked. Blowhole rolled his eyes.

"Just go prepare!" he yelled and kicked the lobster over to another trio of lobsters. He heard Spike chuckle behind him.

"Strike," he said. Blowhole looked over at Doris, who was standing on her Segway, her face was set on her flipper and she sighed. Blowhole dove over to her. She looked up at him and stood up straighter.

"Doris, don't talk to Kowalski, you hear me?" he said. Doris's face sadden.

"Why?" she asked.

"Because, he's our enemy-"

"He's your enemy!" Doris yelled. Blowhole jumped back a bit.

"The possibility of you two being a couple is impossible."

"Maybe to you, but I love him,"

"Love?" Blowhole echoed. Doris nodded.

"I know I wasn't supposed to, but my undercover mission changed my feelings towards him, towards them. They're not bad animals, Blowhole. I don't see why you and they are enemies" Doris said.

"We'll get over the feeling, because the moment your boyfriend and his other friends get here, I kill them. If you help them, Kowalski is the first to go." Blowhole said. Doris gasped slightly.

"You wouldn't," she said, tears welling up.

"Try me," Blowhole said then drove off.

Private sat on his bed; he had nothing else to do. He thought about heartless his father was being to him. He thought about how Private was so heartless to Skipper on top of that clock tower. He regretted every single word. And now Skipper is planning to get him back after all those things he said to him, he's still pulling Private out of danger. All he wants to do is apologize to his leader. In the distance, Private saw the doorknob turn. It was probably Private's dad coming up to yell at him. But to Private's surprise, it was Doris the dolphin. She looked at Private and smiled warmly. Private wasn't sure if he wanted to trust her. She drove over to the bed at stood near him.

"Hey," she said as cheerfully as possible.

"Uh, hi. Thank you, by the way." Private said. Doris gave him a confused look.

"What do you mean?" she asked.

"You didn't tell Blowhole or my dad that I was spying on you guys. Thanks." He said again.

"Oh, you're welcome." Doris said. The two were silent for a few moments.

"So, do you really like K'walski?" Private asked. He looked up at the dolphin, her eyes were looking watery.

"Yes," she said with a shaky voice.

"Then why did you pretend to like him?"

"At first I didn't. I didn't want to do the stupid mission anyway. My brother is always making the decisions for me." Doris did a huff and crossed her flippers. Private gave her a shocked face.

"Really? Me too!" he said, "I mean not Blowhole but Skippah and Spike." Doris shook her head.

"No," she said. Private gave her a confused glance.

"Beg your pardon?"

"Well, yeah, Spike's decisions for you are stupid. But Skipper's are helpful. He does care for you…I was told to spy on you guys." Doris blushed with embarrassment but she continued. I've always seen how Skipper treats you; he smacks you for good reasons. He smacks you to learn. He's practically your dad."

"That's good. But, I said some mean stuff to him the last time I saw him. I don't know how I'll get to apologize to him." Private said looking at the ground.

"I'm sure he'll forgive you," Doris said with another smile. The two were silent again.

"You know, Kowalski cares about you," Private finally spoke up. Doris stared at Private and did a slight chuckle.

"Not anymore, I'll bet. Did you see his face when he found out I was Blowhole's sister? I could just hear his…heart crack." Doris said. Private could tell Doris was about to cry. She really does love his brother.

"Then tell him you love him," Private said. Doris shook her head.

"Blowhole told me if I did he'll kill Kowalski first. He thinks his enemy is our enemy." Doris set her face on her flipper and sighed. Private kicked his webbed feet back and forth.

"That stinks," Private said. Doris nodded again.

"Don't you just hate older siblings?" she asked. Private shrugged.

"I don't have any. But Rico and Kowalski are like my brothers. Skippah is like our nagging mothah and our bossy fathah." He said cracking a smile. Doris chuckled with a snort. Private chuckled at her snorting laugh, it was cute. No wonder Kowalski likes her. She was fun to be around with. Out of nowhere, Spike came up the stairs and saw Doris and Private conversing.

"Doris? What are you doing here?" he asked. Doris looked at Private.

"I was telling…the uh…kid to not do anything sneaky?" she said. Even Private didn't believe the excuses. Doris turned around and winked at him real quick. Private wanted to smile back but Spike was staring at his soul.

"Okay? Blowhole is looking for you." He said pointing down the stairs. Doris rolled her eyes.

"Fine," she said and left the room. Spike looked back at Private and mumbled something; he closed the door and locked it shut again. And Private was alone once more.


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