Sorry it took me a while to write, but I hope this chapter makes it up to you.
P.S. If you're like Rico and have Love mush Sickness, I would suggest not reading unless you actually want to
Puke your stomach up :P
This is dedicated to MadagascarMaster, who by the way, Is totally AWESOME! Especially for talking to when I'm having writers block XD
On with the chapter
~Donakiko
Skipper laughed softly "If I hadn't helped Adam, he never would have popped the question"
Marlene's eyes lit up "He proposed, who to?"
Skipper met her gaze, his eyes shining with happiness,
"Who do you think?"
~/\~
Skipper walked around in the outdoor recovery space of the centre.
They had been there for 3 months now and had gotten used to the routine of feeding, check-ups, walks, visits from Adam and Violet, Staying far away from Doc and the social groups.
He watched the large groups of penguins in the yard. Every penguin was in a specific group, the alphas, the females, the nerds, the former military soldiers (Though Skipper didn't trust them), the mothers and their chicks and so on.
The yard was a large rectangle space filled with crisp snow and some strange green plants. There was a long chain linked fence surrounding it as well as on top for a roof. Though why they needed a roof when penguins couldn't fly was beyond Skipper. Private waddled beside him, sometimes stopping to play with the snow.
Some of the mothers cast confused looks at them and then pulled their young away when they tried to go say hello.
Skipper felt a tap on his shoulder and turned to find the only other survivor of Blowholes attack.
"Good morning Skipper" Nigel greeted him.
"You too Nigel" Skipper returned, he looked down when he saw Private practically jumping with excitement.
"Unc'e Nigel!" Private ran over to his surrogate uncle and wrapped his small flippers around his stomach.
Nigel laughed softly as he returned the hug. "Hello to you to Private" He let go of Private before turning back to Skipper with dead serious eyes. "I have the Intel you wanted on the two humans who found us"
Skipper nodded, putting on a smile, he bent down to level his face with Privates. "Bet you I can beat your snow castle you made yesterday"
Private shook his head at the challenge and ran to one of the mounds of snow to begin building a snow castle.
Skippers face grew serious "And?"
Nigel allowed a small smirk "Nothing suspicious, they're just two 20 year olds who were transferred here from two zoos, the girl from California and the boy from England."
"Any additional information?" The way Adam was acting for the past week made Skipper uneasy.
"Other than the fact that the boy's birthday was last month and the girl's is tomorrow…nothing" Nigel explained to him.
Relief flowed into Skipper like a small stream…
The suddenly a dam was built, blocking the flow.
"And what about Karen and Blowhole?"
The question caught Nigel off guard and for a moment he could only stand there with his beak open, shocked that Skipper still thought about that.
"Anything?" Skipper prompted.
"Y…Yes, apparently some of the other workers had been talking about a rumoured Dolphin sighting…not far from here" Nigel looked down and began shifting his foot in the snow, creating a powdery wall around it.
Skipper sighed heavily as he rubbed his temple. The sound of the gate opening put him on high alert. "Act normal!"
"I'm a secret agent/Commando penguin who's trained in 4 different fighting styles and how to use a gun… How can you make that normal?" Nigel asked him with a wry smile before going over to sit with Private.
Skipper turned to see who had entered through the gate and relaxed when he saw Adam.
"Hey Bud, how are you doing?" He asked, kneeling down to Skippers level, the snow clinging to his jeans and the red hoodie he was wearing with black confers. What caught Skippers attention was the strange lump in one of Adams jean pockets.
Over the past few months, Skipper realized that when the humans talk to them they don't expect an answer back. That suited Skipper just fine, less reason to suspect them of wanting to pry information from him.
Adam looked over at Private who was slapping some more snow on one of the walls. His brows creased in confusion before he shook his head and turned back to Skipper.
"Um… Look Bud, I kinda need your help?"
Now it was Skippers turn to be confused as he kept a wary eye on Adams pale hand as it reached into his pocket and pulled out a small purple velvet box.
He opened it to reveal a gold ring. In the centre of the ring was a rectangle shaped diamond, two emeralds gleamed on each side of it.
The light glance off the diamond hit Skippers eye and he stepped back to avoid being blinded.
Adam laughed "Don't worry, I'm not asking you. I want you to help me ask Violet-" He stopped for a moment before standing up and pacing, the snow crunching with every step. "What am I doing?, Geez Adam, You're asking a penguin to help you ask the most amazing girl in the world to marry you!" A chuckled darkly, pressing his palm to his fore head "Yea, that'll go over like a lead balloon"
He stopped pacing and stared at the opened box in his hand.
"Maybe I should just forget all about it?"
Skipper had just about enough. Without a second thought, he ran at Adam and jumped into the air, snatching the box from Adams hand in his beak and running at the still open gate.
"HEY!" Adam shouted After him.
Skipper made a last ditch sprint for the gate, jumping over the metal bar on the ground below the frame, he round house kicked the gate shut, locking Adam inside.
Not stopping to check if Adam was following him, Skipper jumped down onto his belly and slid across the smooth slippery ice.
This was the first time he had been outside the centre, glancing over his shoulder he saw that the centre was a large brick building with a glass domed roof. The sun was high in the sky and it cast an almost heavenly light on the surrounding area as the ray shone through the glass dome which in turn sent diamonds of rainbow light on the ice, which again sent light streaming in all directions.
He saw the blonde head of Violet on one of the cylinder shaped sand dunes. A slope reaching the flat top where sat with her nature book.
She wore a pink winter coat and yellow scarf which her hair hung over. Her cream jogging bottoms tucked into her brown fluffy boats which she stood to when she saw skipper approaching her.
"Hey little guy, How'd you get out?" she asked, using one of her gloved hands to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear.
Skipper slid up the slope and stood below her, dropping the box at her feet.
"What's th-"
"VIOLET!" Adam shouted, running the slope to them.
"Hey Adam, what's wrong?" Violet asked as she bent to pick up the box.
Adams hand snatched it from the ground a second before her and he shot a glare at Skipper.
Skipper replied with an innocent look which made Adams anger melt.
With his heart pounding in his chest…
Adam got to one knee.
Violet stepped back as a hand went to her mouth.
"Violet Marie Evens…" Adam began, seeing tears well up in Violets eyes.
"You've been my research partner, rescue partner and best friend for as long as I can remember…Whenever I look back on my life, you've always been there…and I don't want the rest of my life to be any different… I want to spend it with the most beautiful, amazing and caring woman in the world…The one I love with all my heart… I love you Violet"
A tear ran down Violets tanned cheek as her eyes shone with uncontrollable happiness.
Adam opened the box and smiled when Violet gasped. Then, with one deep, nervous breath…
"Will you marry me?"
"YES!" Violet Screamed as she tackled Adam to the ground in a hug, the two of them laughing as they rolled down the slope, Skipper just barley jumping out of the way.
~/\~
"I thought everything was beginning to lighten up then…" Skipper told her when she returned from the fridge with two glasses of ice cold water.
"Then came the morning Private was sent away…"
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