A.N.- Here's chapter 10. This one is a bit random, but enjoy. :)

Chapter 10: The Thunderstorm

(Nobody's POV)

Day 13

The dance competition was canceled when a huge storm came to the zoo. No one came to visit the zoo. Trixy stayed with the other penguins in their HQ partly because her habitat was a flood hazard. The five penguins were playing a game of cards. "Go fish, Rico." Says Skipper. Rico actually gets up and gets a fish from the refrigerator. "That's not what I meant, Rico. I meant for you to get a card out of the deck."

"Oh, 'y 'idn't 'ou 'ay so?" replies Rico. He then takes a card off the top of the deck. All of a sudden a huge crack of thunder vibrated through the HQ.

"Agh!" screams Trixy who dives under the table.

"Trixy?" asks Skipper confused. "What are you doing under the table?" Trixy then realizes that she was hiding under the table. She then gets out from under it and back in her chair.

"Hehe…um…no reason." Then it thunders again.

"Yipe!" Trixy dives once again for cover.

"Private, what's wrong with her?" Skipper asks. Private looks down at Trixy.

"The thundah, she's scared of it."

"Am not!" she says no longer under the table.

"So says the penguin that dives for covah every time it thundahs." Private says crossing his flippers. Trixy glares at Private. It thunders again and Trixy tries to not look scared, but fails.

"Alright, fine." She says shivering under the table for the third time. "I'm a little scared of the thundah."

"That's okay, soldier, Private used to be scared of it too." Skipper says. Trixy looks over at Private.

"Really? How did I not know that?"

"Um, I was scared differently. You would hide and I would jump occasionally or hide undah the covers if it was at night."

"Oh, I guess I was too scared to notice you were scared too." Trixy says thoughtfully. Then it thunders again catching both Private and Trixy off guard.

"Agh!" they scream together and dive under the table. Skipper rolls his eyes.

"Well, I think that's enough cards for tonight. Let's go watch a movie." Says Skipper.

"Good idea, sir." Says Kowalski. Kowalski waddles over to their stash of movies. "Okay, so what do we want to watch?"

"Something that is NOT the Lunicorns." Skipper replies. "How about Monster House."

"Hmm, okay." Kowalski pulls out the disk and puts it into the DVD player. The five penguins sit in front of TV to watch the movie.

_91 Minutes Later_

Trixy had long forgotten her fear of thunder and was cowering with Private behind Skipper and the others. Skipper tries to usher them to their beds but the two are too scared. Mostly Trixy was too scared to be alone in her habitat all by herself. "Come on, it was just a movie!" Skipper exclaims.

"I-I know." Trixy stutters. Rico walks up behind Trixy.

"Boo!" he says quietly.

"YIPE!" Trixy jumps and grabs onto Private.

"Agh, Trixy, release you're grip some, please! I haven't seen her like this since that spidah incident a few years ago." Trixy releases her grip on Private.

"S-sorry."

"The one when she blew up London Bridge?" Kowalski asks.

"No, one where she saw a spidah and she jumped and held onto the ceiling like a terrified cat. She wouldn't come back down until hours after it was gone."

"We haven't heard about that one." Kowalski says.

"Well, now's probably not the time to tell it again. Why can't Trixy just sleep here tonight, Skippah?" Skipper looks up at the ceiling considering his question.

"Fine. I guess she can. But neither of you are to bother anyone with nightmares." Skipper says.

"T-thank you, sir." Trixy says.

"You can bunk with Private. Good night, everyone." Says Skipper. Skipper gets into his bunk. Soon all of the other penguins get into their bunks too. Trixy and Private both lay down on the bottom bunk and fall asleep fairly quickly. Then it thunders. Trixy wakes up and cowers under the covers.

"Trixy, you're safe. The thundah can't hurt you, it's just a sound." Private whispers encouragingly to Trixy.

"You're right. It can't hurt me. Goodnight, Private." She says going back to sleep.

"Goodnight, Trixy." Private then also goes to sleep. It thunders many more times through the course of the night, but it frightens no one.