I am really sorry for the super long wait on this chapter. I have just been really lazy and I'm going to get this story back up. Please keep the reviews coming. :D

Chapter 10: Rebuilding

Skipper and Private just got back and saw Roger had returned along with a whole lot of others Skipper and Private had never seen before. Roger walked over to them.

"I hope you guys don't mind but I brought a few friends to help out." Roger pointed them out as they were all pulling out the last of the helicopter. "By the way, what's with the pillows?"

"That is on a need to now basis Roger. Let's just get the rest of this thing out. It looks like we are almost there." Skipper pointed out. Waiting for a few more minutes, Skipper and Private saw the aircraft out of the water, draining out the water it had gained for the last few months. Skipper waddled over to it along with Private. Skipper checked around the front of the aircraft while Private inspected the back. Skipper looked at all the dinged up knobs and controls and Private was checking the once chimp powered engine.

The rest of the group eagerly awaited word from the two penguins on the helicopter's condition. Private and Skipper huddled up in the middle of it.

"Does everything check Private."

"Yes Skipper."

"This aircraft appears to be in perfect flying condition but I think it may need some work done at the zoo. With Alice knowing our operation, we may need her assistance and thumbs."

"Who will we have to run the engine. We don't have 100 chimps this time to power it."

"Private, we have our own crew right here." Skipper pointed out as he climbed over the side and showed everyone there. "Good news everyone. We can get this thing off the ground and into the zoo." He shouted to the crowd. "The bad news, we need everyone to power this thing to take it back to the zoo."

Everyone was a little hesitant to do any more work. Skipper looked around in the crowd.

"Come on. With the combined power it won't be that hard." He hopped down into the crowd. "I mean right here. You two hear a gorillas. Some of the strongest mammals anywhere. And all you guys." He pointed over to the crowd from the sewers mostly of alligators. "You are all vicious eating machines of terror. So will it be so hard to power a little helicopter for a minute or two."

"Yeah whatever." Skipper heard from about everyone. The entire crew hopped onto the helicopter as Private explained how the engine worked.

"Okay. All you guys need to do is spin this turbine thing right here around really quick to build up some power. Does everyone understand?"

Everyone just kind of mumbled and took a place at the turbine to spin it. Private joined up with Skipper in the cockpit.

"Okay Private, let's fly this bad boy. We're down Kowalski and Rico so we need to work twice as many things to fly this thing."

"Yes sir." Private said as he took over the spot he and Rico occupied the last time in here. Skipper hopped onto the dash to see the doll with duct tape around it's neck that is actually Skipper's "wife."

"Sorry doll face but I can't just stand up here giving orders today." As he gave it a peck on the cheek. He hopped down to the area Kowalski would man by himself and took that over.

"On my mark we go!" Skipper shouted to the back.

"Go!" Skipper shouted as he waited for the helicopter raise in the air. All he heard though was shouting as everyone was figuring out which way to turn the engine power supply.

"No. You turn it that way." Bada said to Bing.

"It goes this way." Bing said back.

"Guys, I think we should stop arguing and get this figured out." Roger suggested politely.

Before Skipper could get up to tell his crew to get to work, the helicopter jolted sending Skipper falling to the floor.

"Are you okay Skipper?" Private asked as Skipper climbed back on top of the seat. He looked up and saw all the propellers turning perfectly. It was smoothly climbing into the air as Private and Skipper controlled it on it's way to the zoo. Passing over several cars, all anyone in them would do was shake there heads and as soon as they focused back into the sky, the helicopter would be gone so Skipper found this as an advantage. Before long they were hovering over the zoo.

"Okay everyone, slowly power down and we'll gently lower this thing in the middle of the zoo." They did as they were told and powered down as the entire craft safely landed in the middle of the zoo.

"Good work everyone." Skipper said back to the crew as he high fived Private. At that point everyone jumped off the helicopter mostly saying how sore their arms were after that. Listening to that Private had to make a suggestion.

"Skipper, we may need to find a better way to power this thing because everyone's complaining how hard it was to do this. It was only for a few minutes so how do they manage for hours on end of this?"

"Great observation Private. It's just another thing that we will deal with in the next few days I guess. He looked out the front wind shield seeing everyone leaving for their habitats. The only thing we can do for now is deal with Alice in the morning so let's go back to HQ and get some shut eye."

"Good idea. I could definitely use some." Private yawned.

Skipper and Private waddled back to their habitat and spent another night without Kowalski and Rico. Private fell asleep almost instantly but Skipper couldn't help shake the feeling this was all his fault.

Well finally there it is. I really hope you like this and please review.