Disclaimer: I do not own The Penguins of Madagascar or any of its characters, but I do own the penguin Alex in this story.

The penguins walked through the park, and Alex found herself glancing around even though she knew there weren't any humans about since the zoo was closed. She still felt uncomfortable and like someone could come out of nowhere ever since Alice had caught her. She sighed, not believing she had been so stupid and reckless just so she could spend time with the Youtubers! Her father would never do such a thing. She felt like she really disappointed him, and she hated doing that.

Now it was after zoo hours, and the penguins were heading far into the park where nobody was able to spy on them. Kowalski had managed to create a machine that he said will turn the two penguins back into humans; Alex didn't want to doubt her boyfriend, but she silently hoped that it would work without blowing up.

She glanced beside her and saw Jack looking around at everything. She wondered if he was excited that he was about to be turned back into a human. She looked at Mark on the other side of her, noticing that he was talking quietly to Private.

"It was really nice meeting you," the small penguin was saying, smiling up at Mark.

Mark laughed and wrapped his flipper around him. "You too!" he said as he let go of Private.

Private's smile got bigger. "I'll be sure to watch your videos." He glanced over to Jack. "Yours too!"

The Youtubers' eyes sparkled as they thanked the young penguin.

Alex couldn't help but giggle. She was happy that Private said that; he could watch their videos with her. She had been wanting to ask one of the team to watch them with her, but she wasn't sure if they would like it.

Finally the penguins came to a halt, and Skipper turned to the rest of them. He pointed to Kowalski and said," Okay, let's get this over with. I want these penguins turned back into humans now!"

"Yes, sir." Kowalski took out his machine: a box that had three buttons and antennas on either side of it. It looked just like the one that turned them into penguins, so Alex hoped it'd turn them into humans. "Which button did you press before, honey?" he asked, turning to Alex.

The female penguin waddled to her boyfriend and looked at where the buttons were. She pointed to the button in the middle, and Kowalski nodded as if lost in thought as he rubbed the bottom of his beak and looked at his invention.

"Okay, uh, I think I got it," the tall penguin murmured as he pointed the invention at Jack and Mark.

"Hold on, hold on," Jack said, holding up his flippers and taking a step away from Kowalski.

Mark glanced around uncertainty.

"What's the problem, human?" Skipper asked as he folded his flippers on his chest.

Jack shifted his feet on the ground. "Are you sure this will work?" he asked.

"Of course," Kowalski replied. "I made it. Now hold still." He pointed it at them again.

"Hold on. Can we say goodbye first?" Mark asked.

Skipper sighed. "Fine."

Jack and Mark turned to Rico, but the psycho bird glared at them. "What?" Jack asked. Rico didn't answer though; instead he just gave him a curt nod and stepped back as the pair turned to say their goodbyes to the next penguin.

"I'm gonna miss you," Private said as he looked up at the two Youtubers. Mark and Jack smiled, and hugged the young penguin, murmuring a bye to him.

Then they turned to Skipper and Kowalski, but before they could say anything, Skipper snapped," Can we wrap this up? I just want to hurry up and get this over with."

"But why?" Jack asked.

Alex winced when she saw anger flashed in her father's eyes. "I'm trying to protect my team," he said, folding his arms on his chest again. "As long as you two are the way you are, my team is in danger of being discovered and I can't let that happen, so you need to go...now!"

Jack and Mark sighed, but nodded as if they realized that it was useless to argue with Skipper. "Okay, we're going," Jack said. "But first," he added after a moment, turning to Alex," thank you for finding us and turning us into penguins."

Alex stared wide eyed at him. "What?" she asked. "You mean you really enjoyed yourselves?"

Mark nodded. "Yep. It was really fun."

The female penguin smiled. "I'm glad you had fun."

Jack hugged her and when he let go of her, he said," Thanks for being a fan, and I hope you always will be one."

Alex nodded. "Of course." She took a step back as Jack and Mark walked over to Kowalski again.

The tall penguin looked at the Youtubers. "Okay, are you ready now?" he asked, sounding a little annoyed. After they nodded, Kowalski pointed his invention at them and pressed the button on the right side, but nothing happened. He stretched his head and looked at his machine.

"Kowalski?" questioned Skipper.

"Maybe the other button will work?" Kowalski guessed as he pressed it, and then a blue light shot from the invention.

Just as the blue light hit the Youtubers, Skipper started waving his flippers in front of his face and said," You didn't see anything!"

Alex covered her eyes til the light died down, and when she was able to see again, she blinked up at two humans she instantly recognized as Jack and Mark. They smiled down at the penguins and waved, but before she could do anything, Skipper started dragging her away, calling to his team. They started toward the zoo. She glanced over her shoulder at the two Youtubers and saw that they were staring after the penguins.

She watched as Jack took a step toward them, and she came to a halt, waiting for the Irish Youtuber to walk to her, but Mark stopped him and murmured something to him. They were too far away for her to hear though, and a heartbeat later they turned, beginning to walk toward the city.

"It's for the best."

Alex spun around in surprise when she heard Kowalski's voice, but she relaxed as the penguin wrapped his flipper around her. "I know they had to go back to their own lives," she murmured. "I always knew they would go back, but I thought it was really awesome meeting them."

Kowalski smiled. "So what are their videos about?" he asked as they began walking again.

"Mainly gaming," Alex murmuring, glancing away from him. "I don't think you'd like them..."

She felt him intertwine his flipper with hers. "I could give them a try." He smiled down at her.

Then they continued to walk to the zoo without talking. Alex glanced once more in the direction of the city, wondering if they will ever see the Youtubers again.

THE END!

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