Skipper thought the last week had flown by because all of the animals at the zoo had welcomed him back with open arms. The third night after Sam rescued him, King Julien and the rest of the zoo had thrown him a welcome back party. Skipper had a lot of fun that night, except the misfortune of telling every animal in the zoo about what happened to him when he was captured by Seamus, Hans, and Dr. Blowhole. After that night, the rest of the week consisted of the regular schedule of performing for the humans that walked through the gates of the Central Park Zoo. During those days, Skipper spend some of his time with Sam because she couldn't change into her penguin self to perform for the humans, so he made sure that his wife wasn't by herself in the HQ during the zoo's opening hours. But today, he and his friends were traveling across time and space to the Guardians' dimension. Sam was really happy to be visiting her family and finally, telling her family that Skipper and her were going to be parents soon. In a matter of seconds, Sam and her friends appeared instantly in her bedroom, and then were transformed into their human forms immediately by the Heart of Millennia (except Skipper and Sam). Sam's mom, Susan Logan, was washing the dishes as Sam and Skipper walked into the kitchen, followed by their friends. Susan looked to her left to see her daughter and son-in-law smiling at her as she put the plate she was washing in the sink. Then, she walked towards her daughter and son-in-law to give them a big hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"Hello, guys! What a surprise it is to see all of you here, today!" Susan replied in an excited voice as looked at Sam, Skipper, and their friends.
"It's a pleasure to be here, Susan. Sam and I have something important to tell you and the family." Skipper added.
"What is the important thing that you two have to tell the family and myself?" Susan asked, sounding excited to know.
"I'm pregnant!" Sam answered in a joyful voice, while her mom rushed to hug Sam and Skipper again.
"I can't believe that my little girl is going to be a mother. I'm so happy for the both of you. How far along are you in your pregnancy and how many babies are you going to deliver, sweetie?" Susan exclaimed.
"I'm not that far along because I've been pregnant for about three weeks. Skipper and I are going to be the proud parents of twins." Sam informed.
"I can't believe I'm going to be a grandmother of twins!" Susan said in a joyful voice.
"Kowalski and Erika have some great news too. Why don't you tell my mom, you two?" Sam stated suddenly.
"We would be glad to tell her, Sam. We're getting married, Mrs. Logan!" Erika and Kowalski announced.
"Congratulations to the both of you! Please just call me, Susan." Susan acknowledged.
"Thank you, Susan. We should get going because we want to tell my parents the great news, but we will see you guys later." Erika replied.
"See you guys later." Kowalski added as he followed Erika out of the kitchen.
"Do your families know that you two are home?'' Susan questioned as she looked at Jonah and Layla.
"No, but they will find out in about fifteen minutes. Goodbye and we will see you guys later." Jonah and Layla answered as Private and Marlene followed them.
"See you later, guys." Private and Marlene said as they left the kitchen with Jonah and Layla.
"I better get Draco before breaks down the porch door. You two ready to see him." Susan replied as she went to the door in the dining room to let their german shepherd inside.
"Yes, we are." Skipper and Sam stated as Draco burst into the kitchen and ran towards Skipper and Sam. "Hey, Draco. How are you doing?" Sam and Skipper replied in goofy voices as Draco licked their faces.
Silence cast over between Susan, Sam, and Skipper for a long time after Susan had let Draco in the house. Neither of them seemed to know what to say next or just didn't want to be the first person to speak as they sat down at the dining room table. They heard several large pounding sounds downstairs in the basement, which only meant that Sam's dad, Dave Logan, was working on something and muttering 'dang it or shit' as he continued to work. While Sam's step-dad, Rob Burgens, was trying to figure out what was wrong with the object that he was helping her dad fix. The three of them looked at each other, and then Sam started a conversation by talking to her mom.
"What are Daddy and Rob working on in the basement, Mom?" Sam asked as she heard another bang sound coming from the basement.
"They're working on some old motorcycle that your Dad bought a few months ago." Susan muttered in an irritated sigh as the three of them heard the basement door open and close.
"That motorcycle needs alot of work done to it." Rob's voice echoed as Dave and him climbed the stairs that led up to the dining room.
"Yes, it does. But I think it could be a great motorcycle once it has been fixed up." Dave's voice replied.
''Hey, Sammie! Hey, Skipper!" Rob exclaimed as he saw Sam and Skipper sitting at the dining table with Susan.
"Hi, Peanut! Hey, Skipper!" Dave said excitedly as Rob and him took a seat at the dining room table.
The five of them talked with each other for awhile until Susan and Sam began to prepare dinner. While Skipper, Rob, Dave continued to talk to each other about the troublesome old motorcycle in the garage. Rob and Sam's Dad mentioned occasionally about how thrilled they were when Skipper and Sam had told them that they were going to be parents. Rob and Sam's Dad also couldn't believe that Sam was pregnant with twins, while Skipper would be the proud Daddy of the twins. The dinner that Sam and her mom had made was delicious: Barbecue chicken breasts, brown rice that was old family recipe for years, and green beans. After dinner, Sam's Dad and Rob went back to the garage to clean up their mess, while Skipper helped Sam and her mom wash the dishes. By 6:30pm, everyone was done with their busy work and were relaxing on the living room couch as they watched a movie called The Tourist, starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. The movie ended around 8:30pm as Sam's Dad drove for his home in Imperia, Pennsylvania and the rest of them got ready for bed. Sam and Skipper were bunking together in her room, while to their relief, Sam's mom had bought a queen-sized bed after their previous stay. Skipper still remembered how uncomfortable it was for the two of them sleep in Sam's small twin-sized bed and how he ended up sleeping on the couch during their stay. Sam fell asleep immediately, but Skipper's mind was too preoccupied at the moment to even try and get some sleep. Skipper smiled at Sam as she slept soundly, while he walked out of her room quietly and into the kitchen. Skipper was getting a glass of water when he noticed that Susan was still awake as she sat at dining room table.
"I thought you would be asleep by now, Skipper." Susan replied as her son-in-law came to sit with her.
"Can't sleep, my mind is too preoccupied at the moment." Skipper answered.
"I see, are you wondering if you're going to be a good dad?" Susan asked him.
"Yes, I am. I'm really anxious to become a dad, but I'm still worried because I have never been a dad before." Skipper stated.
"I think you will make a fine dad, Skipper, because you care about my daughter so much and I know you will care for your kids as much as you do for my daughter. I also know that Sam cares for you so much, Skipper." Susan acknowledged.
"Thanks, Susan. What you just said really put my mind at ease. I still wish I could have been with Sam when she found out that she was pregnant." Skipper added.
"Don't blame yourself for what happened a few weeks ago, Skipper. Seamus knew how to get you out into the open and unprotected because he knew you wouldn't leave the Central Park Zoo unless some big emergency occurred and you were needed by one of your friends. The great thing is that you held on to your life until Sam rescued you from that horrible situation." Susan announced as she hugged her son-in-law.
"You have no idea how comforting it is to hear you say that. I guess you know Seamus pretty well too." Skipper muttered.
"Yes, but I wish I didn't know him or most of the villains that have either faced or tortured my daughter and her friends. I am so proud to the mother of a Guardian, but sometimes I wish my daughter had a normal life. Then again, if Sam wasn't chosen to be a Guardian, she wouldn't have met you. I still can't believe that I used to hate the idea that my daughter was dating you, Skipper. But that all changed when you risked your life to save her after a group of Destroyers captured her, and then tortured her for several hours. That was the third time in my life that I wanted to kill anyone that brought so much pain on my daughter and I know you have felt the same way, Skipper." Susan explained.
"Yes, I wanted to beat Devlin and Seamus up severely when they tortured Sam four years ago. I was horrified that I would never see her alive again and that you would never see your daughter again. But the great thing is that Sam was healed completely and we escaped from torture fest together, while our friends waited for the two of us to get back to the zoo." Skipper informed.
"Do you any questions for me before I go to bed?" Susan asked her son-in-law.
"Just one, which is how much pain is Sam going to be in when delivers our twins?" Skipper questioned.
"A lot of pain, but not extreme pain that she has experienced during the times she was being tortured. While you and I will be in the delivery room with her for support and please try not to faint when Sam is giving birth your children." Susan answered.
"All right and why is everyone telling me to try not to faint when Sam is giving birth to our kids, but thank you for telling this information. Goodnight, Susan." Skipper replied.
"Goodnight, Skipper." Susan acknowledged before Skipper went back to Sam's room to sleep, while she went to hers.
PENGUINSFAN19'S ANNOUNCEMENT SHOW!
Penguinsfan19: Hello everybody! We're back for Chapter Ten's Announcement Show, which means that Chapter Ten is updated and ready for my fans to read! Today, we have the entire penguins of madagascar cast from my stories and a few newcomers!
My Guests: Hey, everyone!
Penguinsfan19: I know this chapter was definitely interesting for me to write, but what did all of you think about Chapter Ten?
King Julien: I was glad to be in this chapter at the very beginning and on this Announcement Show right now! (King Julien fans cheering in the background) Thank you, thank you for your loving cheers!
Joey, Bada, and Bing: It was a great chapter and anyone who says otherwise should be pounded.
Stacy and Becky: SUCH A GREAT CHAPTER!
Jonah and Layla: I thought it was very interesting that this was the first chapter that took place in our hometown of Ashton, Pennsylvania.
Private and Kowalski: I loved this chapter, but I hope we get to see more of Ashton in later chapters.
Rico: Definitely!
Maurice: Interesting chapter!
Mort: Penguinsfan19 can really keep a story interesting! Yay!
Susan: I really enjoyed the scene when my daughter, son-in-law, and their friends came home. I also really liked the conversation between Skipper and me. Great writing, Penguinsfan19.
Skipper: I really enjoyed that conversation too. Everything you wrote for our dialogue was brilliant, Penguinsfan19.
Sam: I was thrilled when I read about Skipper and me telling my mom that I was pregnant.
Mason: very interesting and well written. (While Phil used sign language to say it was an exciting chapter)
Erika: It was great that the chapter took place in the zoo for a little bit, and then changed to the Guardians' hometown of Ashton.
Darla, Candace, and Lily: I can't wait to read more of this story!
Marlene: I loved this chapter! This story is awesome and creative!
Shelly: Great story!
Burt: This story is definitely one of my favorites!
Rob and Dave: Awesome story and chapter! Way to go, Penguinsfan19.
Penguinsfan19: Thanks for the positive feedback, everyone! That is it for this announcement show, but join us next time and Please review!
My Guests: Goodbye, everybody!