Evelyn POV

I took off my glove and eye patch, exposing brutal scars given to me from a resident at Hong Kong's Central Zoo. Skipper's eyes bulged out and my breath was caught in my throat. I felt tears come to eyes and I ran down to the HQ. I quickly ran into the bathroom, making sure no one followed. I locked the door and sat on the toilet seat, remembering the torture given to me when I got the scars. I cried for what seemed like an hour until I heard Private's small, concerned voice.

"Evelyn? Are you okay?" I ran to the door quickly unlocking it and dragging him into the bathroom. I turned around so he couldn't see my scars. "Evelyn? What's the matter? You can show me." His voice was so concerned and comforting that I relaxed quickly. Maybe it was better if I showed him. I turned around and burst into tears again. He came up to me, hugging me and soothing me.

"Shh… Why are you crying?"

"Because… Because… I look… h… ho… horrible!" I managed to choke out. He pulled out of the hug and looked into my eyes.

"Evelyn, You're beautiful. Don't say that. Scars are only reminders of what you've been through. But, they'll disappear. Just give it time. And don't ever say negative things like that. Be more optimistic." I chuckled.

"That's… That's what my friend… Lulu says to me… I always reply to her Violence because she doesn't really control her actions. But she's a friend none the less." I went to pick up my eye patch and glove but Private yanked my flipper back.

"No. You shouldn't cover yourself up. You're beautiful the way you are and you should be proud of it." I smiled at him and he smiled back. He was a genuine friend.

"Thanks Private." He nodded.

"Anytime Evelyn. Anytime." He turned to leave.

"Private. You know you can just call me Eve, you know that, right?"

"I know. I just think Evelyn is a much nicer name." And with that, he left. I composed myself for a minute. I grabbed my eye patch and glove, looking at them for a moment. I thought about it, smiled and put them into the bin. I strode out of the room and almost knocked over Rico who had just come around the corner. I jumped and sighed.

"Rico, you scared me." I said. Rico said something in gibberish. "Pardon?" Rico repeated it and I shook my head. He grunted and pointed to my arm. "Oh. You mean I took the eye patch and glove off. Yes I did." He smiled psychotically. It was a little scary and I was suddenly frightened of him.

"Skip un walsk wa reeky bel ug. Cemo." I shrugged and followed him. He led me to the main room where Skipper was pacing irritably and Kowalski was writing things on his clipboard, occupying himself probably. I now knew what Rico said to me. He said that Skipper and Kowalski were looking for me. I smiled and nodded to Rico in an acknowledged manner. He grunted and went over to his doll. I was knocked over by something. I looked up and saw it was a male yellow duckling on my stomach. He jumped off me quickly.

"Oh dear. I'm so sorry. Are you all right?" The duckling said. I laughed and sat up.

"I'm fine, no harm done. My name is Evelyn. What's your name?" I said.

"I'm Bailey. Nice to meet you Evelyn." He shot his flipper out and I shook it. "I'm staying here with my brothers and sister while our mom's away."

"Oh cool. Bailey, can I ask you a question?" He nodded, "Are you scared of me?" He titled his head.

"Why would I? You're very kind and really pretty." I smiled at him.

"Thanks, Bailey."

"Your very welcome." I heard someone yell his name and he turned to me. "I'm sorry but I have to go now. See you later Evelyn!" He ran through the tunnel I came through and turned right into the nursery.

I smiled and turned back to Skipper. I walked up to him and tapped him on the shoulder. He jumped and accidently kicked me in the chin. The kick was so strong that it pushed me back into the wall beside the boy's bunks. I groaned as I felt the pain surge on my chin up to the top of my head. "I am so clumsy." I whispered to myself. I lifted myself up, leaning against the wall for support. I stood up without a hassle but gripped my chin. I scowled at him.

"Nice welcome back. I see you are scared of my scars." I said sarcastically. He shrugged.

"You scared me. Your fault you snuck up on me."

"I was knocked over by Bailey, had a chat with him and you didn't hear?"

"When Skipper is in worry mode, he doesn't hear anything and only thinks of what he is focusing on." Kowalski replied. I rolled my eyes. Typical. Males cannot multitask. Well, some can, but still. I thought. I saw Marlene sitting on the sofa, staring up at the ceiling with a sad look on her face. I quickly excused myself from the conversation and slid over to Marlene. She didn't respond to my arrival so I waved my flipper in front of her face. She blinked quickly and saw me. She frowned and pointed to my face and flipper.

"You took off your coverage. You look much better." She said. I smiled at her and sat on the end of the sofa.

"I saw you looking quite glum so I decided to come over and investigate. So what's the problem, Marlene?" I asked her. I saw a faint blush appear on her cheeks. I clapped once and pointed at her. "Yes, Gossip! Spill! Now!" I grabbed her arm. She gave me a small smile.

"Well, promise you won't tell, first." She whispered. I nodded and crossed my heart. "Good. I… I… sorta… I don't know… like… someone." I grinned.

"Would this someone be your boss?" I saw her cheeks go bright red and I laughed. She pouted at me. I lowered my voice down. "It's okay. I think it's quite cute. Or as my friends say age or species don't contribute to love, that's how they created the platypus." Marlene laughed at the joke.

"What does 'T' mean in girl talk?" She asked.

"It means taken. As in, all of the boys are taken." She frowned and then pouted. "I meant you and Skipper, Kowalski and who was it… Ah! Doris, Rico and his doll, Private was just to get out of that conversation." She smiled at me and I heard Bailey's small voice.

"Evelyn, I am very sorry to bother you but could you come play with us? Marlene, you are welcome to join us." Marlene and I looked at each other and nodded. We followed Bailey into the nursery and saw four other ducklings. Marlene introduced me to them and then we played tag, 40-40 home and much more. Marlene left halfway through tag to do some chores and I stayed to play with the ducklings. It was a fun filled day and I decided to read them Beauty and the Beast before bed. They all snuggled up to me as I read.

"Once upon a time…"

Skipper POV

I noticed that Evelyn was missing, as we got ready for bed. "Men, and Marlene, have you seen Evelyn lately?" Everyone shook their heads. "Okay then, Operation: Find that penguin."

We first checked the lemur habitat, then the otter habitat, then the reptile house, the Australian exhibits and finally the aquarium. There was no sign of her as we walked back from our search. We got to HQ and got ready for bed. I was frustrated and paranoid, frustrated that no one saw her leave and paranoid knowing that she may be Dr. Blowhole's spy. Just as we did our routine check, I heard Private call quietly "Found her!"

We all ran to the nursery and found her curled up with the ducklings. I saw a book in her flippers and the ducklings gathered around, only Bailey awake but I knew he wouldn't last much longeer.

"'Please don't leave me!' Belle pleaded. She buried her head into the beast's cloak. 'I love you' She whispered. But alas the last petal had fallen and Lumiere and Cogsworth had lost all hope. Suddenly bright sparks fell from the sky onto the beast, and he was lifted up. Bright lights shone forth and he was lowered down to the floor. The clothes were stilled ripped but in his place was a man. He turned to Belle. 'Belle? You came back?' He asked. She didn't reply and instead hugged the beast. The curse had been lifted. Lumiere, Cogsworth, Chip and Mrs. Potts were human again. The beast and Belle soon got married and she found out that she was now a princess and he was the prince. And they lived..." She paused and glanced at us, smiling. More tears streamed down her face as she said those final words to the now sleeping ducklings. "Happily. Ever. After."

She closed her eyes and buried her head in her flippers. Private made his way over to her and crouched down. She looked up and Private embraced her in a hug. She calmed down and pulled back. He whispered something to her and she nodded. She cuddled up with the ducklings as Private placed a blanket over her. He quickly gave her a small kiss on her forehead as she drifted off to sleep. I motioned for everyone to go to bed as I turned off the lights and closed the door of the nursery. I finished the routine check and went to bed. I slept easily that night, knowing that the ducklings were in safe hands.

I DON'T OWN THE STORY OF BEAUTY AND THE BEAST!

BTW, it was an adaption of the end scene of the disney version. :) Just 1 question for you all: What are your initial thoughts of my OC, Evelyn, so far?

There are more OC's to come. They are based on my friends in HK. XD Have fun in the sun, m'dears!