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R34L STRANGER- that will actually be answered in future chapters, so if you stick with us you'll find out really soon.
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The kids eyes widened as they looked at the men they tied up and then lifted their gazes to the panicked eyes of Private. "UNCLE BILL!", the kids yelled in absolute glee as they abandoned their hostages and ran to Private. They jumped on him, almost tackling him, but still had enough force to send him toppling to the ground.
"Oh god! Thank you Ms. Natalia!", Frank said as he got up from the ground.
"No need to worry, Frank", Natalia said as she opened up the fan.
"Kids, it's nice to see you all too!", Private said as he held all three of the kids, with Luka hanging onto his arm.
"Uncle Bill, where have you been?", Tanya asked hugging Private's neck.
"Where you fighting criminals?", Zach asked with curiosity.
"Did you go to another planet?" Tanya asked.
"How did you get back?", Zach cut in again.
"Did you get eaten?"
"Was it an alien?"
"Did you bring us a rock?"
"Yeah a rock!"
"I want a rock from the moon!"
"I want a rock from mars!"
"I want a wock fwom the sun!", Luka said as he swung from Private's arm. Meanwhile all the people in the room marbled at how patient Private was being with the little demonic children. Private always was good with children, maybe this is where he got it from.
"No, I didn't go to space", Private said calmly, but earned himself a few 'awws' of disappointment, but was quick to add, "because if I did, I couldn't have gotten here in time to see you!" The kids quickly lightened up and hugged Private from his waist and legs.
"Oh! Uncle Bill!", Tanya said in realization that his uncle was home with them. "Now that you're here you can help us with our special christmas project!"
"And what is this project, if I may ask", Private said smiling at Tanya.
"We want to capture Santa Claus", Zach exclaimed in excitement.
"Oh dear", Vicktor muttered to himself and threw a questioning glance at his wife, Natalia, who returned a concerned look herself.
"Why would you munchkins want to do that?", Sean asked as he and Benicio emerged from under the table.
"Yeah, you know ,Santa's got a huge job to carry out every christmas. Taking toys to every child in the world", Markus said, stepping around from behind his boss.
"Aren't you kids afraid of being put on the naughty list?", Skipper said as he and Kowalski helped Rico stand up from the split position.
"No", Luka said bluntly. "Uncle Sean says, we awen't naughty if we awen't caught!" Everyone turned to look at Sean, who shifted nervously at the new attention he gained.
"Before you all kick and boot me with punishments for my choice of words", Sean started in his own defense. "I'd just like to say, my words were, 'The fuzz won't get me if I ain't caught'"
"What is the meaning behind these words, Sean?", Vicktor said in suspicion on what his subordinate did.
"Let's just say the gammy looking thing on the car has something to do with it", Sean said dismissing the conversation.
"Anyways", Private said directing his attention back on the kids. "What on earth would you want with Santa?"
"We wanted to know whewe his shack was", Luka said while hugging Private tightly. "Is that bawd?"
"If we're bad are you going to leave again?", Tanya looked at Private with sad glint in her eyes. Zach's face fell and Luka's lower lip trembled and his eyes widened, tearfilled. Private crouched down and set Tanya down on the floor, he was about to say something, but was cut off by Luka who started to cry and clung to his uncle, hugging his neck to keep him from leaving.
"Please don't go away agwain!", Luka wailed into his shoulder.
"We were just curious, and we wanted to know", Tanya added as she started sniffling and looking at the ground.
"And Uncle Frank is the smartest guy we know, we thought he might know where he is", Zach said as he looked at the ground too.
"Plwease!", Luka wailed into his shoulder, cut off by a series of hiccups and sharp pauses in his words. "Plwease don't leave!"
"Oh, Kids", Private opened his arms wide and Tanya and Zach launched themselves at Private. "I'm not gonna leave if you do something bad. Sure, I might get sad, but i'll always want to see you kids, and if I do leave. It'll be just to go home."
"But you're home, here with us!", Tanya said as she started crying on Private's shoulder.
"Well, it's more like having two homes", Private said as he lifted all three children up. Two homes?, the penguin team thought as Private said this. Private's home was in New York, with them. "I have a home in New york and a home here with all of you"
"Will you at least come see us every once in a while", Zach asked as he hugged his uncle.
"Yeah and not wait until we're old to see us again?", Tanya added.
"Pwease?", Luka pleaded.
"Oh, of course i'll see you bit more often, young grashoppahs", Private said as he swung the kids around. "So about this plan of yours?"
"Bill, please tell me you aren't going to go along with it", Natalia said to Private, wearing a frown on her face.
"Actually, Momma", Luka cut in. "I think i'd wather stay hewe fow cwistmas, I want to play with uncle Bill"
"I second that!", Tanya and Zach exclaimed together.
"Oh thank god!", Natalia said in relief, but quickly composed herself. "Oh Bill, I forgot to ask. Who are these young men?" Private turned around and looked at his friends, who were watching them from the side.
"We would also like to know who all these people are, young Private", Skipper said as he walked towards him, with Kowalski and Rico following along.
"Guys, these are my friends and family", Private said with a proud smile, unknowingly unleashing a floodgate of emotions to the humanized penguins.
A/N- Hey guys, hope you all liked this chapter, sorry for the late updates, I'll make sure to update at least a bit more frequently and update my deviant art account, but let me know what you guys think. Leave a review, I will return your comments an i'll see you all soon.