Jonah was woken up the next day abruptly by loud shouting and several hard slaps to his face by Seamus, while Devlin and some of the Destroyers' members were waking the others just like Seamus had done. Seamus looked down at Jonah with an evil smirk on his face and noticed that Jonah was giving him a pretty stern expression, it reminded Seamus of the stern expression that Sam always gave him or Devlin. He knew that Jonah was Sam's right hand man and was the temporary Lead Guardian at the present moment, while Sam was having fun in St. Louis with her boyfriend. But as Seamus turned his attention on the three penguins that were tied up with thick ropes next to Jonah, he had to ponder for a moment on which of the penguins was the temporary leader while Skipper had been captured. He looked at Rico and thought that the penguin would be the one to just shoot blindly without thinking. Seamus knew immediately that Private was too cute and naive to be a good temporary leader. Then his eyes turned to Kowalski, the smart penguin, and seemed to know that Kowalski was Skipper's right hand man.
"Will you stop staring at me! What, do I have a bloodstain on my feathers or something?" Kowalski burst out.
"No, there are not any stains of any kind on your feathers, Kowalski." Seamus replied.
"Then, why the heck are you staring at me?'' Kowalski shouted.
''I was pondering on which one of you penguins is the temporary leader since Skipper has been gone. Then I figured you had to be the leader right now, Kowalski." Seamus answered.
"Great, that means you do have a brain behind the muscles and the ice cold villainy." Kowalski exclaimed as Seamus glared at him with a face filled with rage.
"And the next time you see me, I would be cautious on the words you say before you say them." Seamus warned.
"Oh come on, you and your gang have already taken over my home! Honestly, what more can you guys do, other then torture me for hours." Kowalski growled.
"Why don't I let you ponder on that for awhile, Kowalski." Seamus muttered as he left with the rest of the Destroyers.
"Uh, Seamus is so irritating! How can you guys stand him or should I say how can you guys stand the Destroyers?'' Kowalski stated.
"That's why they're our villains because we get so frustrated when they are around and the worst part is that they know how to irritate us easily." Erika and Layla muttered.
"Yeah, all the Destroyers have to do to ruin our day is to show up somewhere." Jonah said.
"Hey, it's Sam's Birthday!" Rico announced in an excited grunt.
"How did you know it was Sam's birthday, Rico?" Layla asked him.
"Animal Birthday chart." Rico pointed out a chart with the animals' names and birth dates on it.
"Cool, so the vets in the zoo know when our birthdays are." Erika replied in an excited tone of voice.
"Of course, we know all the birth dates of the zoo's animals because that information is pretty important." a male doctor answered from across the room.
"Man, those communication headphones are awesome. I'm still surprised when I hear all our smaller animals talking." Alice stated.
"Does anyone have any idea what time it is?'' Jonah questioned.
"My watch says eight PM, which means we have been unconscious for 24 hours. Why do you ask, Jonah?" Alice muttered.
"Just wondering because we have no way to tell if it is light or dark outside." Jonah sighed.
"I hope Sam had a great birthday with Skipper." Layla spoke suddenly.
"Me too." Erika agreed.
"I bet Sam had a great birthday." Jonah smiled at Layla and Erika.
Warning: sex scene between Skipper and Sam.
Sam's mind raced as she thought about spending her twentieth birthday in St. Louis with Skipper. They had seen and gone up into the Gateway Arch, watching people that looked like ants walk toward their destinations and could see the city of St. Louis spread out for miles. For lunch, the two of them had munched on some fast food, but they had gone to this popular restaurant named The Three Monkeys. Skipper and her had shared a delicious pizza with bacon, pepperoni, and mozzarella cheese on top. Now, they were walking back towards their hotel room as they talked to each of other and held hands. Skipper stared at Sam as she turned to him and gave him a pleasant smile. He felt like the luckiest guy in St. Louis right now because he was not only with a girl that was very pretty, but one that was very kind and caring too. He loved her and she was in love with him, the two of them reminded him of people that never thought they would fall in love, but they did. Skipper noticed that the two of them were also back to their hotel room when he began to talk to Sam again.
"So Sam, was your birthday fun and relaxing enough for you?" Skipper asked sweetly.
"Yes it was and I had wonderful time spending the day with you, Skipper." Sam answered as she wrapped her arms around him and kissed him, while he gladly returned the kiss.
"I love you and I'm so glad you had a great birthday, Sam." Skipper said softly as he hugged her.
"I love you too, Skipper." Sam replied in a velvety voice, while she stared into Skipper's eyes that seemed gleam like sapphires in the moonlight.
"What are you thinking about, Sam?" Skipper questioned her in a soft tone of voice.
"I thinking about how much I want to make love to you, Skipper." Sam muttered in a sweet and longing voice.
"I really like that idea, Sam." Skipper grinned.
It only took a few minutes for the two of them to reach their hotel room and get ready for bed. They stared at each other for a couple minutes until Sam shifted closer to Skipper and wrapped her arms around him, feeling totally safe and relaxed in his strong arms. Sam still felt a little nervous about making love for the first time, but she figured everyone was a little nervous when they made love for the first time. But she loved Skipper and trusted him as much as she trusted her family and friends, which made her feel at ease. They kissed each other for a long time, while Sam rolled onto her back with Skipper laying on top of her. Sam felt a wave of heat circulate through her body like an electrical shock as Skipper kissed her neck and worked his way down to her stomach. Skipper looked up at Sam to see if she was doing okay and all he got was a love-dazed smirk from the love of his life, which told him that she was enjoying it as much as he was. He didn't know why for sure, but for some reason, he wanted to do something that would make Sam squeal. He asked Sam to spread her legs apart from each other and told her what he was about to do as a forewarning. What Skipper did next definitely made Sam let out squeals of delight, while her body quivered and the two of them just smiled at each other. Sam stared at Skipper with a dreamy gaze as he crawled back toward her face to kiss her on the lips, while she let out quick gasp before Skipper kissed her again. The pain seemed to only have lasted a few seconds, but Skipper was still concerned that he might have hurt Sam and was relieved when she told him that the pain didn't hurt that bad and didn't last long. Her body felt like it had surges of electricity running through it, but for reason she thought that sensation was amazing as Skipper kissed her forehead, while the rest of his body moved back and forth. After several minutes or so, Sam screamed Skipper's name and saying that he was amazing, which made Skipper smile. He backed away from Sam slowly until finally he rolled to side, while Sam went to the bathroom before they went to sleep.
"Everything okay, Sam?'' Skipper asked her when she came out of the bathroom and met him outside the doorway.
"Yes, I'm just fine and you." Sam answered him.
"I'm great and I really need to go to the bathroom, see you in a minute." Skipper announced before running into the bathroom.
"So, did the condom work?'' Sam's voice muttered from outside the bathroom door.
"Yes it worked, no rips or tears in it at all." Skipper replied as he opened the door and hugged Sam.
"That's good, I not ready to be a mother." Sam confided still holding Skipper close to her.
"I think you would make a great mother someday, Sam." Skipper informed her as they jumped into bed and laid next to each other.
"That's so sweet and I think you would be a great dad someday, Skipper." Sam confessed.
"You really think so, Sam?'' Skipper questioned her.
"Of course, I do because I know how caring and funny you can be, Skipper." Sam pointed out.
"I love you so much, Sam." Skipper whispered in her ear before he kissed her.
"I love you, Skipper." Sam uttered as she fell sleep with Skipper's arms wrapped around her.