Their communicators were off so speedy was going to go look for them but the other cadets stopped him they Told them what was going on so speedy Decided to stay at headquarters and not go look for them the other cadets said that it took Swift more than a year to get the courage to ask her out so brody told Swift that he would cover for him and Penny for 4 days speedy said ok her is what we are going to do take 4 more days off
The next morning speedy got a call from Penny's mother she asked when are the cadets having a day off speedy said 4 days starting to day Penny's mom asked if they could get 2 extra days off so she could spend Penny's birthday with her speedy said ok I well give them 2 extra days off then Penny's mom asked if Penny was there speedy said that her and Swift left last night to go see his family for to days but I can give you Swift's cell phone number and Penny's mom said ok then hung up and called Swift's cell phone number it rang and Swift put the call through on his dashboard he said hello and saw an adult penguin on the call he asked Penny if she knows the pingwen she said yes it is my mom and she take the phone and toke to her Penny's mom asked how is this Swift person that you are with Penny said that you will meet him in 2 days he is a little bit nervous about meeting you guys so please don't reject him because I don't want to ruin our friendship I well tell you way wheh I get their
then Penny's mom said see you soon then she asked if she could reach you at this number tomorrow Penny said yes just let Swift know that it is you and ask if you can speak to me then they hung up the phone they got to swifts place he told her to stand outside of the house and I well get the family set he went in and told his family that he had a surprise for them they all sat down he said don't reject her or I will never come back home ever again they said ok then he went to get her he brought her in to the house and introduced her to his family by saying this is my girlfriend Penny penny this is my dad Jeff my mom ruby and my little sisters summer and abby and connie penny said nice to meet you they all said nice to meet you Swift's mom took Penny to his room to get settled in swift said I have to go look at my flash wing and asked his sister's to give him a hand
they did everything was fine he said I have to go get some thing do you want to come with they said yes let's go tell mom and dad were you 3 are they said ok went and told them that they were going with Swift on a ride to the store they said ok then they went to get a ring the girl's helped him pick it out then they went to the grocery store Swift got the kelp-icer's and told the girls that they could get something to they hugged him and said thank you and went and got 7 bottles of soda that were 0.50$ Swift asked how much are they the girls said 0.50$ best get 2 more because the other 2 cadets are going to be here in 3 hours Swift paid for the groceries then they went back home once home they took the groceries in to the house swift put the kelp-icer's in the freezer and asked were Penny was his mom said that she was a sleep in your bed room he went out to the porch he went to practice his trick flying.
his sister's come out and saw him do the trick and asked him if he could teach them the trick he said first you have to learn how to fly he said they asked him if he could teach them to fly he said yes go ask mom and dad first they asked and mom and dad said yes but you have to listen to whatever Swift says ok they said then Swift said ok you 3 ready to fly they said yes Swift said ok then I won't you to spread your wings and let the wind take you up and I well be right there in case you get scared he said but there is nothing to be ashamed of if you do get scared everyone does their first time flying even I did then they let the wind take them up and Swift said now move your wing up and down but don't look down but they did not listen and they looked down and got scared so they grabbed onto Swift and Penny saw Swift coming down from the flying listen with 3 scared sister's hugging him she went out to help him with with them he said thank you and gave her one of his sisters and walked inside the house and they took them to his and there room and asked them what was the scariest part of the flying listen they said how far away the ground was and said do you think we are chickens he said no I don't think you are chickens I said everyone gets scared the first time they fly even I did here hug her well I go get something for you to try and if you do not like them you can give them to me and Penny ok they said and he went to get the kelp-icer's from the freezer and got one for him one for Penn and one for summer and one for abby and one for connie then he went back to the room and gave them the kelp-icer's and said here Penny your favorite treat She said thank you they all finished the kelp-icer's and Swift said come to the family room they all did then Swift said I well be right back
then he went to get the ring that he and his sister's picked out and went back into the house and got on one knee and asked Penny to be his girlfriend and she said yes I would like to be your girlfriend he put the ring on her finger then he said that his sisters picked it out she said thank you then he told her that he was going to take her on a date tonight his sister's asked if they could speak to him in private and he said yes they won't to go with them on the date he said no but I was talking to mom and dad earlier today if you guys could come with us back to top wing academy and they said if you guys go to bed and stay sleeping when mom and dad put you to bed tonight and when me and Penny put you to bed tomorrow night that you can come back with me and Penny to top wing academy for 3 months but if you don't you have to stay here they all said ok
then swift took Penny out on the date and they eat then they went back to his house and his mom said that they wanted to wait for you to get back I told them that they could but they had to wait in the bedroom for you he said ok I well go see what they wanted and told Penny to pick out a movie to watch and went into the room and said ok what did you want they asked him to sing a song to them he said yes it went like this
swift: "Brock, what's wrong? Aren't you having a good time?"
penny: "Oh, sure, Misty."
swift: "Then, come back inside and join the party."
penny: "I will in a second."
swift: "Brock, are you... Crying?"
penny: "No, it's just cold out here, and I'm..."
swift: "And you're what?"
penny: I'm thinking 'bout Christmas back home!
In Pewter City the lights are pretty
And even though I love to roam,
On Christmas Eve, I make believe I'm home!
I close my eyes and I see
My friends, my family!
The happy times that I shared
With all the people who care!
I'll be so far away
From them on Christmas Day!
And though we may be apart...
"I Keep My Home In My Heart!"
swift: "I know how you feel, Brock."
penny: "You do!?"
swift: "Sure. I love it here, but I miss Cerulean City a little, too."
swift: I'm thinking 'bout my sisters back home!
The bells would ring to songs we'd sing!
And even though I love to roam,
On Christmas Eve, I make believe I'm home!
I close my eyes and I see
My friends, my family!
The happy times that I shared
With all the people who care!
I'll be so far away
From them on Christmas Day!
And though we may be apart...
"I Keep My Home In My Heart!"
penny: When you're out on your own,
You're always alone!
Even when there's somebody there!
swift: But when you know from the start,
There's a home in your heart...
Both: You can go anywhere!
I close my eyes and I see
My friends, my family!
The happy times that I shared
With all the people who care!
I'll be so far away
From them on Christmas Day!
And though we may be apart...
"I Keep My Home In My Heart!"
I close my eyes and I see
My friends, my family!
The happy times that I shared
With all the people who care!
I'll be so far away
From them on Christmas Day!
And though we may be apart...
"I Keep My Home In My Heart!"
I close my eyes and I see
My friends, my family!
The happy times that so shared
With all the people who care!
I'll be so far away
From them on Christmas Day!
And even though we'll be apart.
if you guys have a nightmare me and Penny will be watching a movie they said ok he walked out and ran into his mom I was just coming to check on you they just won't me to tell them how me and Penny first started to have feelings for one another but I told them tomorrow night i would tell them the story he told his mother the hole story and she said that was nice of you to let her sleep with you when she had a nightmare he went back to the living room and saw the other cadets were there to he said hello to them then he asked brody if he could help with flying listen tomorrow and he said that he could they were watching a movie when Swift's sister's came in the other cadets said how are they Swift said they are my sisters they said that they had nightmares
he showed brody were the other room was then they all went to bed Swift's bed was big enough for him and Penny and his sister's to lay down on they all went to bed in the morning Swift was the first one up so he made breakfast for the family and cadets he was done with 3 plates of food when his sister's woke up and were hungry for breakfast he said here you guys go he had 2 more plates of food and coffee read when the other cadets came out he gave them the food and the coffee then made Penny's in a heart shape and a iced coffee she came out and she asked for something to eat he gave her the food and the iced coffee than made him a iced coffee and they eat then Swift's parents woke up Swift said breakfast was in the microwave for you and coffee is in the coffeemaker me and brody are going to teach my sisters how to fly they learned how to fly without someone with them it was night so swift asked penny to come and help him with putting his sisters to bed she did they asked him if he was going to tell them the story and he said yes this is the story
Penny sat up straight in her bed with a gasp. She looked around the dimly lit room frantically, hoping she had not awaken her friends and fellow cadets. She sighed in relief while she struggled to get her breathing back to normal.
"What a horrible nightmare?" Penny thought, wiping the tears that were forming in her eyes.
After composing herself, she looked around the room. It was still dark out and her friends were still sound asleep. She looked up towards the bed of the sleeping me.
"Swift." She thought sadly.
After some thought, Penny quietly got off her bed and made her way over to Swift's bed. It was really high up, but there was a ladder next to it. She climbed up the ladder, careful not to wake Rod or Brody. When she got to Swift's bunk, she sat at the foot of the bed for a moment, before crawling over to Swift. She then attempted to wake me, by gently shaking one of my wings.
"Swift?" Penny whispered in an attempt to wake the blue jay without waking the others. She knew Rod was an early riser and would most likely wake up if he heard her. "Swift, please, wake up." she whispered again, still shaking my wing.
"Huh?" Swift mumbled, finally waking up, but still sleepy. His vision was blurry but he was able to recognize the figure.
"Penny?" He asked, as he slowly sat up on his bed with a yawn. "What is it? Why are you awake?" I asked in a hushed tone.
The normally outgoing penguin, looked down at her wings that lay on her knees as she knelt in front of her friend. She avoided eye contact, unsure if she should asked what she wanted in the first place.
"Penny?" I asked with a bit of worry.
Penny gave a heavy sigh. While still not looking at her friend, she asked a bit nervously. "S-Swift? I-Is it okay for me to sleep with you for the rest of the night?"
Swift's eyes widened in surprise. He wasn't expecting that. If he wasn't fully awake before, he was at that moment.
"Uuuhhh..." was all he was able to let out, still in shock and unsure what to say. The young penguin in front of him kept her head down while rubbing one arm nervously.
When she got no answer, Penny sighed. "I'm sorry, Swift. It was a stupid request. I'll just go back to my own bed." she said, trying to hold back her tears. I noticed this and quickly but gently grabbed hold of one of her wings.
"Penny, wait." I whispered, as I turned her to face me. She looked up at me with watery eyes. I gave her a worried look.
"Penny? Did you have a nightmare?" he asked.
She nodded.
"D-did it have to do with me?" he continued.
Penny nodded again as the tears began to fall freely, as she remembered her nightmare. Swift swiftly brought her into an embrace in hopes to calm her down.
"Shhhh. It's ok Penny. I'm here. You can stay the rest of the night if you want." he whispered to her softly.
"Th-thank y-you, S-Swift." Penny replied.
Once Penny had calmed down a bit, Swift got back under the covers and laid down, since the night was a bit chilly. Penny lay above the covers while she snuggled up to Swift. Being a penguin, she wasn't bothered by the chilly night air. Swift placed a wing around her, while the other was placed under his pillow.
"Goodnight, Penny. Sweet dreams." He whispered.
"I hope so." Penny mumbled. "Goodnight, Swift."
They said it was nice of you to let her sleep with you he said good night and you have to listen to me when I send you to bed at Penny's house for 4 days they said ok it was morning and Swift said that he had to go to the store to get some things and when he got back they were going to leave he got back and Swift's sister's got 3 months worth of clothes they were 2 hours out of town when they realised that they had forgotten their panties and pajamas at the house they got to Penny's house after dark so they slept in the Flash wing Swift woke up early and saw that Penny was already up He made her a cup of iced coffee and him 1 as well than Penny went in the house and got her family ready to meet him and told them if they rejected him that she would never come back home they said ok and what are you drinking she said it is something called a iced coffee that Swift invented oh and he has 3 more surprises that are not mine she went out to the Flash wing and took one of the girl's and he carries one of the girls in the front of him and one in the back of him they walk into the house and Penny introduced him to her family as her boyfriend and these 3 little bundles of joy are his sister's summer and abby and connie
then they started to cry so swift asked Penny's mom to take one of the girls off of him so that he could do it right she held connie penny held abby and swift held summer Swift started to sing a song and they stopped crying and woke up she said swift you already know my mom my dad Steve and my little sisters ruby and mushi nice to meet you he told his sister's to say nice to meet you and they did than he said you go play with Penny and her sisters well I go call the person who called me when we were asleep
than he called his long time friend that work at the hospital and he said that his parents were killed in a gas explosion because there was a gas leak at the house ok I well tell my sisters the news he said thanks peak then he went and told penny to come here but leave my sisters there she did he told her and her parents about the deaths and to not let the little one's know they said ok then he said that he had to go toke to speedy at headquarters and he would by back his littlest sister asked were he was going and he said to top wing academy she asked can I go with he said yes he told brody and Penny and rody that they only had 2 of his sister's to look after they said ok than he took off to top wing academy once there he asked bee if she could look after summer she said yes I would look after her for you then he told her that she was going to look after you for a few minutes will I go talk to speedy then he went to the bridge to talk to speedy and tell him about his parents death and asked if he could build another room for his sister's to stay in he was going to bring them back home but found out that his parents were killed in a gas leak in the house he said yes I well make another room but it will take 3 weeks so when you come back you have to share a bead with them swift asked if he wanted to meet one of them he said I would love to meet her he went and got her and said he has someone that he wants her to meet and took her to the control room speedy meet summer he said nice to meet you she hides behind Swift she is shy go on he won't hurt you I promise than she said nice to meet you my name is summer or sunset if you can not remember summer
Swift said that we best be off we still have one more person to pick up and it is Penny's best friend anu ok I well call master polerbar and tell him that you are coming to pick up anu he said ok then he and his sister went to the flash wing and took off to polerbar island they got their and anu was waiting there with her dad swift said I well have her back in 3 days but if you won't to talk to her call this number and I well give my cellphone to her so she can talk to you he said ok they were about to take off wene anu asked how's bousterseat is this he said my littlest sister's where is she oh I found her come here and she did then Swift spun around and said anu these is sunset nice to meet you my name is anu do you won't to sit next to me she said she will sit next to you and did
then they took off they got back to Penny's house and were about to land when they saw penny and the others playing outside he told anu to hide because she did not know that I was going to pick you up ok she said and hid in a little box under the dashboard and he landed and told Penny to cover her eyes and she did then he told anu to come out and she did then he told Penny to open her eyes and she did and saw anu and tackled her to the ground and they both started to laugh then she said me and Swift have something for you he let me put on the finishing teaches on a gift for you but we have to go inside than you get it swift hands sunset to anu and she took her in to the house Swift followed her and stopped anu at the door and let sunset go in and told anu the bad news and that he had not told his sisters the news yet she said that she would help calm them down thank you and Penny said that she would help to they went in and anu gave Penny the bracelet then Swift said Penny we have been friends for a long time now and I know that you love me and I love you so it makes it easier to say this he got on one knee and said Penny will you marry me then she saw the diamond and said Swift of course I will marry you her dad said you need a marriage gift I have one brody said that he had been planning this for 3 years and Swift gave her the necklace she said I love it her parents asked were he got it he blushed and said that he had made it himself they said how creative he said thank you so do I have your permission to marry your daughter she said that she has been waiting for a blue fellow to ask her to marry him so yes you do have our permission to marry her thank you
then Penny and Swift and anu took Swift's sisters to the other room and Swift told them the news one went to Penny and one went to anu and one went to Swift and then they started to cry the others heard it and said they must have told them the news then he said i have one more gift for you and went to get it he gave it to her but said i don't want you to use it until I teach you to use it she said ok then she opened it and it was a jetpack she said thank you then Swift went outside to the Flash wing and sat down on the wing and got some paper out of the Flash wing and started to right down how he was going to do the funeral then Penny's sister's came out and sat beside him and asked him if he was ok he said yes they all went to bed 3AM Swift was going on a walk and Penny's sisters asked him if they could go with him he said yes but you have to keep up with me they got back and Swift said that he was going to make the family some breakfast he made pancakes for the family at 5AM everyone smelled the pancakes and they all went to eat Swift gave Penny's parents some iced coffee to drink and Penny one to then gave rod and brody regular coffee and the little ones some iced tea to drink then went to the Flash wing and got him a energy drink then he went back in said he was taken off to the next island to get some things Penny and anu asked if they could go with him and he said yes then said he would do the dishes when he got bak in 1 hour then they left
they got their and Swift got 7 lockets and they went back to Penny's house and he gave one locket to each of the little ones then he gave Penny a locket then he saw that the dishes were done and said you guys did not have to do the dishes they said they did because that was a good breakfast then he said if you liked that you are going to like dinner and the cake I am making for Penny's birthday party tomorrow it was time to make the dinner and Penny asked him if she could help him with the dinner and he said yes you stir this well I see if we have everything for the cake and he made a list of what he needs it was time for dinner he told everyone that it was a new recipe and if they don't like it to tell him and he would not be upset about it so they tasted it and they all loved it he said that he had to go and get some things from the next island and asked them if anyone wanted to go with him and his littlest sister said I want to go and Penny's 2 sisters said that they wanted to go with him he said only if it is ok with your parents and they said yes you can go they got in Swift's Flashwing and took off to the store they got 11 bottles of soda Swift got 1 bottle of wine some eggs and some milk and some other cake things then he payed for the groceries and they went back to Penny's house everyone else was asleep so he told them to give him the soda and he would put them in the fridge
they did then Swift took them to bed then Swift started the cake Penny's sisters had a nightmare and did not want to bother their sister because it was her birthday they knew that Swift was making a cake so they went and asked he if he would sit with them for a little while he said yes he just finished the cake just let me go and put it in the Flash wing and he did then he went back in Penny's house and sat down with her sisters and went to sleep everyone else woke up before Swift and her sisters did and saw the way they were Swift woke up and told them that they had a nightmare and he did not want to woke them up just yet 30 minutes later they woke up they all had breakfast then Swift washed the dishes 5 hours later he said anyone want some cake and they all said yes so he went to the Flash wing and got the cakes then took them inside Penny's house everyone asked what kind of cake is it 1 kelp-icer and 1 chocolate everyone except rod and brody eat the kelp-icer cake he said it was his recipe was time for bed and the little ones asked him to tell them a story about when he and Penny first started to have feelings for one another he said yes
Penny sat up straight in her bed with a gasp. She looked around the dimly lit room frantically, hoping she had not awaken her friends and fellow cadets. She sighed in relief while she struggled to get her breathing back to normal."What a horrible nightmare?" Penny thought, wiping the tears that were forming in her eyes.After composing herself, she looked around the room. It was still dark out and her friends were still sound asleep. She looked up towards the bed of the sleeping blue jay."Swift." She thought sadly. After some thought, Penny quietly got off her bed and made her way over to Swift's bed. It was really high up, but there was a ladder next to it. She climbed up the ladder, careful not to wake Rod or Brody. When she got to Swift's bunk, she sat at the foot of the bed for a moment, before crawling over to Swift. She then attempted to wake him, by gently shaking one of his wings.Swift?" Penny whispered in an attempt to wake the blue jay without waking the others. She knew Rod was an early riser and would most likely wake up if he heard her. "Swift, please, wake up." she whispered again, still shaking his wing."Huh?" Swift mumbled, finally waking up, but still sleepy. His vision was blurry but he was able to recognize the figure."Penny?" He asked, as he slowly sat up on his bed with a yawn. "What is it? Why are you awake?" he asked in a hushed tone.The normally outgoing penguin, looked down at her wings that lay on her knees as she knelt in front of her friend. She avoided eye contact, unsure if she should asked what she wanted in the first place."Penny?" Swift asked with a bit of worry.Penny gave a heavy sigh. While still not looking at her friend, she asked a bit nervously. "S-Swift? I-Is it okay for me to sleep with you for the rest of the night?"
Swift's eyes widened in surprise. He wasn't expecting that. If he wasn't fully awake before, he was at that moment."Uuuhhh..." was all he was able to let out, still in shock and unsure what to say. The young penguin in front of him kept her head down while rubbing one arm nervously.When she got no answer, Penny sighed. "I'm sorry, Swift. It was a stupid request. I'll just go back to my own bed." she said, trying to hold back her tears. Swift noticed this and quickly but gently grabbed hold of one of her wings."Penny, wait." Swift whispered, as he turned her to face him. She looked up at him with watery eyes. Swift gave her a worried look."Penny? Did you have a nightmare?" he asked. She nodded. "D-did it have to do with me?" he continued.Penny nodded again as the tears began to fall freely, as she remembered her nightmare. Swift swiftly brought her into an embrace in hopes to calm her down.
"Shhhh. It's ok Penny. I'm here. You can stay the rest of the night if you want." he whispered to her softly even longer if you want Th-thank y-you, S-Swift." Penny replied.Once Penny had calmed down a bit, Swift got back under the covers and laid down, since the night was a bit chilly. Penny lay above the covers while she snuggled up to Swift. Being a penguin, she wasn't bothered by the chilly night air. Swift placed a wing around her, while the other was placed under his pillow."Goodnight, Penny. Sweet dreams." He whispered."I hope so." Penny mumbled. "Goodnight, Swift."Swift frowned at her response. He couldn't help but wonder what could have happened in her dream... no, nightmare... to have her so shaken up. He looked over his shoulder to see if the others had woken up. Sure enough, Rod and Brody were awake and were looking towards the two. Both wore worried expressions on their face. Swift mouthed a 'later' towards them. They nodded and went back to sleep.
Swift turned and brought his attention back to the penguin now sleeping next to him. It didn't take long for her to fall asleep. He smiled and subconsciously began to gently caress her side with the thumb of his wing that lay on her. This caused her to snuggle into him more. He gave a slight chuckle before he yawned and fell back asleep as well.The next morning, Swift woke up to find Penny with her arms wrapped around his waist. She was sound asleep. He gave a soft groan.How am I going to get out of this without waking her?" Swift thought.Rod and Brody popped up from the side of Swift's bed and saw the position their teammates were in. They were already dressed and ready for the day."It's going to be hard getting out of that." Rod whispered to Swift. Brody nodded in agreement."I know. But what can I do? She had a rough night. I don't want to wake her until she is ready they said that they well tell their teachers that they would be late for class.when she and brody Got to me but I was unconscious and she had to do mouth to mouth to try to revive me but it did not work i was on life support for 4 weeks and she stayed with me until I was better than she kissed me so that is how we met they said that was nice of you to let her sleep with you when she had a nightmare It as the last night at Penny's house swift made Penny's parents a fancy diner with him as the server you can have a lot of nights like this if you agree to what your little ones ask you tomorrow morning than they finished the meal Swift did the dishes and they went to bed
in the morning Penny's sister's asked them if they could go to top wing academy for 2 months with Swift and Penny and they said that they could they got ready to go and they went to the Flash wing and were off they got to top wing academy and Swift and Penny introduced them to speedy and bee they said nice to meet you than they told speedy and bee the news and speedy said that it's about time Swift confessed his feelings for her. The next morning speedy got a call from a penguin asking for Swift he went on to Swift's watch and told him to come to the control room and he did the penguin told that Penny's parents had died in a gas leak last night and they did not make it he said he would tell them the bad news and said that he was going for a walk to think about how to tell them the bad news and told speedy not to tell them the bad news he said ok he went to the Lemon Shack and asked Ronda if she knew of the best way to tell someone that their parents were killed in a gas leak just the way you said it he said ok he was about to go back to headquarters wene he saw his sister's and Penny and her sister's and rod and brody come down the path he told Ronda whatever they order is on me she said ok he took Penny and her sister's aside and told them the bad news they started to cry so Swift order 50 kelp-icer's to go and paid for the other cadets stuff to then Ronda asked if it was her parents that died he said yes then she said whatever she ordered is on the house he said keep it that he would be back in 4 hours to get something for everyone at top wing academy she said ok then he took Penny and her sister's back to headquarters speedy saw them and said did you tell them Swift said yes I did tell them we well be in our room if you need me 4 hours later the rest of the people came back to the headquarters and Swift asked his 2 of his sister's to come to the Lemon Shack and help him bring back something for everyone summer and connie went with him and they got 11 drinks 4 kelp-icer smoothies and 7 mixed barriers then they went back to headquarters and gave speedy and bee 2 mixed barriers and gave rod and brody and summer and connie and abby mixed barriers then he went in to the room and said this might help they said what is it he said kelp-icer smoothies they drank them and said thank you and can we sleep with you for the night he said yes but my sister's well have to sleep in your bed she said ok they can he told everyone that he and Penny and her sister's were going to bad and not to bother them
then they went to bed he got up early and went on a run with bee he told speedy that if his sister's or Penny or her sister's wont me they have to wait until I get back from my run he said ok than he took off his younger sister was looking for him speedy said that he just left if you hurry up you can get him she said ok she got him in the lunch bay and asked if she could go with him he said yes they left 30 minutes later his other to sister's asked were he is speedy said he went on a run with bee they said that they would be back in 2 hours from now on the run he asked bee if she could help him plan his and Penny's wedding and she said yes she would help him plan the wedding he said he already had a perfect place for the honeymoon Howie and I will be taking all of you with me she said grate they were done with the run same time tomorrow Swift you know it we will plan the wedding tomorrow on the run he went and got all of the girls dress sizes he said it is for a new dress he is making for them but they will not be ready until the wedding day me and bee are planning it on our run tomorrow thank you for the dress sizes then he asked Penny if she had anything to do she said no he said do you want to go get some thing to eat they all said yes he said that he will get them after he is done with training for the day they said ok he asked speedy if their was training he said no Swift told him that if Penny or his sister's or her sister's are looking for him tell them he is on a training mission he said ok then he went to the Lemon Shack and asked Ronda if she could put this in a clam and bring it to me and Penny tonight she said that she could he said thank you and gave her a sack of money then asked oscar to play Penny's favorite song he said he would then he went back to headquarters and he got Penny and her sister's and his sister's and they went to the Lemon Shack they got their and sat down and Ronda brought her the clam she said i'm allergic to clams Swift said just open it she did and saw a ring in it with a kelp-icer stone on it than he told the little ones that bee was going to put them to bed tonight because me and Penny are going on a date they said ok but she better be good she is they went on the date and had Italian food they went back to headquarters to find the little ones sleeping he gave her some money for babysitting for them they went to bed Swift got up early and went on a run with bee they talked about the dress and what they should be like he said ok then they talked about the rest of the wedding they were done he went to work on their dress he got them done one day before the wedding they tried them on and looked good the next day was the wedding the Sherman said dose anyone not think that these 2 birds should not be together speak now or forever hold your piece no one did he said may I have the rings Swift's sister gave them the rings they said I do than cut the cake it was the day of the funeral's the funeral's were over they went back to headquarters
chapter 2
2 weeks later Swift and Penny were laying on the ground writing poems wene Swift felt 3 little weights on his back he looked back at them and he said ruby,sunset and summer he got up and hugged them and said did you guys come here alone then he heard this you know we would never let them come alone he looked up and saw his parent's he said that he was happy to see them they asked if he could watch his sisters for a few weeks and he said yes they asked how is this you are with he said that he would tell them at the Lemon Shack he took penny put her on his back and started to go up but one of his sisters grabbed his large he asked if she could fly yet and she said no he asked his younger sister if she could fly but she said no so he took them told them to put their arms around his neck he called the other cadets and told them to meet him and Penny at the Lemon Shake they said ok one sister on one side of him and the other one on the other side he had some trouble getting off the ground but he made it work they were all most at the Lemon Shake when he saw rod and brody they saw him carrying two blue Jays and Penny he landed he said I would like you to meet my family this is sunset and ruby they said nice to meet you and they are may sister summer and my mom connie and my dad Steven they all said nice to meet you then swift said now that we are all here I have something for Penny that I have been working on for a long time he got on one knee and asked Ronda to play a romantic song than he took Penny by the hands asked her to be his girlfriend and she said yes I was waiting for you to ask me everyone said how cute it was he said drinks are on my everyone got Lemon smoothies he saw speedy and Bea coming down the trail and he said he would need two more Lemon smoothies he gave them the Lemon smoothies then he said I well have some little guests staying with me for a few weeks speed said ok They went back to headquarters he ordered 2 kelp-icer smoothies and gave one to Penny his sister's asked him what it was he said it is a kelp-icer smoothie with energy drink in it they asked if they could try it he said yes just a sip they loved it they went back to headquarters and he introduced them to speedy and Bea he asked if he could use the verarolrealaty room with mates on the floor to teach this to how to fly speedy said yes he could then he went and got his bed then went to the verarolrealaty room with it he started to teach them to fly they were done for the day it was late his sister's fell a sleep he took them and the bed back to the room once there he saw that Penny and summer were sleeping so he put them to sleep kissed them good night left them a note that said that he went to get their stuff and that he would be back in two hours he kissed Penny that woke her up he said that he would be back in two hours and then he left he got to his hometown got the stuff and went to the store and got some energy drinks and then he went back to headquarters he was on his 2 energy drink and he saw penny she said that his younger sisters just started to cry I tried to get them to stop but I couldn't so I went to see if you were back he went to the room and saw that the other cadets were trying to get them to stop crying then he went to them held them and started to sing a special song to them that went like this
It's holiday time
The most special of seasons
So come gather round
To remember the reason
It's not all the gifts
The food or decorations
But the Spirit of Love
That marks this celebration
So come walk with me
Sing along and you'll see
On this holiday
Let love light the way
You need nothing more
Than those you adore
On this holiday
Let love light the way
We all have our ways
Of observing this evening
Yet each of us shares
Something we all believe in
What makes this one night
Out shine all of the others
Is sharing our joy with our sisters and brothers
So come sing with me
All together we'll be
On this holiday
Let love light the way
And down every street
Are new friends we can meet
On this holiday
Let love light our way
Every December
As we honor all our traditions
It's nice to remember
That it's not a big competition
So let love be your mission
The night outshines all the others
With our sisters and our brothers
So come walk with me Sing along and you'll see
On this holiday
Let love light the way
As we stand around the tree
All together we'll be
On this holiday
Let love light the way
You need nothing more than those you adore
On this holiday
Let love
Let love
Let love
Let love
Let love light the way
that stopped them from crying the other cadets said how did you do that well i'm the only one In my family that could get them to stop crying for a few weeks now I have to go meat Bea for our sunrise run he left he got to the hanger he meat Bea there she said she tried to get them to stop crying but couldn't he said he sang them a song she said that is way they stopped crying she asked him were he went he said that he went to get them some clothes from home they went on the run on the way back he stopped at the Lemon Shack and got 9 Lemon smoothies 6 with energy drink in them and 3 without they went back to headquarters and they went to the control room and found everyone was their he gave them their smoothies and said something to say thanks for dealing with the crying last night then he went to their room and he gave Penny her smoothie and said thanks for dealing with the crying last night then he gave his sister's their smoothies then they asked him were he went last night he said that he went to get them some clothes from the house they said thank you he got a call from an old friend he said that are in the hospital and are asking for you and your sisters he said he would be there in 2 hours penny and him were the only ones up he asked her to come with him and his sisters to the hospital she said she would he picked up to of his sisters and Penny took the other one he left a note with brody that told them were he was going they left and 2 hours later landed in the parking lot of the hospital his sister's were awake and he said they had to wait outside of the room well he talked to his parents they did they asked if he could adopt his sister's he said I would have to talk to speedy about that her let me call him he should be up by now it is day time their he called speedy and asked him he said yes you can he hung up the phone and his sister came in his parents told them that they might not make it so swift said he would adopt you so you are going to stay with him they said ok then the machine started to beep so they had to wait in the waiting room they did then Swift saw the doc he said they did not make it his sisters started to cry he asked if he could try something that allows worked on other people the doc said yes he rubbed his hands together it did not work so he took his sisters to the house to get there things then they went to the HQ the next day they arrived at HQ speedy asked did they make it Swift said no now if you do not mind I have some calls to make and a funeral to plan he went to the rooftop to be alone he called his uncle and asked him to spread the word that his parents were gon and that he was planning the funeral he said ok I well Swift said that the funeral was in 3 months he said ok then swift went to the lemon Shack Penny saw him live to go their she said she was going to check on Swift at the lemon Shack and she left
At the lemon Shack Swift sites at the bare and asked Ronda for a kelp icer smoothie with energy drink in it she said ok then he said he was going to be up for a week ahead asked way he said that his mom and dad he was planning the funeral she said she was sorry to hear that he drank the smoothie and was about to leave when he saw Penny coming down the road he asked Ronda for 2 more kelp icer smoothie and 2 kelp icers she said yes and got them he gave 1 of each to Penny then they went back to HQ they got their he heard his sister's crying so he went to the sleeping room and went in and saw the others were trying to get them to stop crying he went up to them got his getar and played them this song
It's holiday time
The most special of seasons
So come gather round
To remember the reason
It's not all the gifts
The food or decorations
But the Spirit of Love
That marks this celebration
So come walk with me
Sing along and you'll see
On this holiday
Let love light the way
You need nothing more
Than those you adore
On this holiday
Let love light the way
We all have our ways
Of observing this evening
Yet each of us shares
Something we all believe in
What makes this one night
Out shine all of the others
Is sharing our joy with our sisters and brothers
So come sing with me
All together we'll be
On this holiday
Let love light the way
And down every street
Are new friends we can meet
On this holiday
Let love light our way
Every December
As we honor all our traditions
It's nice to remember
That it's not a big competition
So let love be your mission
The night outshines all the others
With our sisters and our brothers
So come walk with me Sing along and you'll see
On this holiday
Let love light the way
As we stand around the tree
All together we'll be
On this holiday
Let love light the way
You need nothing more than those you adore
On this holiday
Let love
Let love
Let love
Let love
Let love light the way
That got them to stop crying he told penny if she needs him to tell brody to get him he went to the roof with his sleeping bag Penny asked if she could go with him and he said yes they went up to the roof speedy got a call from Penny's mother she asked if she could speak with Penny he said she left her watch here but I can transfer the call to swift's phone she said ok he did Swift answers the phone she asked if she could speak with Penny he gave the phone to her she asked how Swift was she said you will find out when I come to see you I well ask speedy for time off but I have to bring his sisters she said ok she hangs up the phone penny went to the control room to ask speedy for some time off he said ok I well give you 4weeks off she said me and Swift and his sister's are going to my house they got in the flash wing and went to Penny's house it was night time when they got their heard crying So they went in and went to see what was going on her mom was sleeping they saw her and hugged her But they were still crying so swift said let me try something that always worked on my sisters and he sang them this song It's holiday time
The most special of seasons
So come gather round
To remember the reason
It's not all the gifts
The food or decorations
But the Spirit of Love
That marks this celebration
So come walk with me
Sing along and you'll see
On this holiday
Let love light the way
You need nothing more
Than those you adore
On this holiday
Let love light the way
We all have our ways
Of observing this evening
Yet each of us shares
Something we all believe in
What makes this one night
Out shine all of the others
Is sharing our joy with our sisters and brothers
So come sing with me
All together we'll be
On this holiday
Let love light the way
And down every street
Are new friends we can meet
On this holiday
Let love light our way
Every December
As we honor all our traditions
It's nice to remember
That it's not a big competition
So let love be your mission
The night outshines all the others
With our sisters and our brothers
So come walk with me Sing along and you'll see
On this holiday
Let love light the way
As we stand around the tree
All together we'll be
On this holiday
Let love light the way
You need nothing more than those you adore
On this holiday
Let love
Let love
Let love
Let love
Let love light the way
That stopped them from crying penny asked if they wanted to sleep with her They said yes so they all went out to the jet to sleep In the morning penny's mom went to wake them up but saw they were not in bed So she went looking for them and saw the jet she walked up to the jet and saw that penny swift and swift sisters and penny sisters were all sleeping in the jet They woke up and went into the house and penny introduced him as her boyfriend He said nice to meet you but I have To go and plan my parents funeral Penny's mom asked is there anything I can do to help he yes can you take care of my sisters for me while I go plan the funeral and she said yes I can take care of your sisters for a few hours for you then he went out to his jet and got some pen and paper and started writing down stuff to say at the funeral Penny went with him and got one of his famous drinks then went to back into her house her mom asked what it was she was drunk and she said it was something called iced coffee with energy drink in it she said can I try it and she said yes She loved it Swift wrote down a song to sing at the funeral Then he went inside and met penny's father she in introduced him as her boyfriends and He said nice to meet you Penny's father asked her what gift did he give you she said nothing yet but he has something he has been working on for me for a while Swift left to go get anu Then they went back to her house she saw penny playing in the snow and ran and hugged her It was the next day and it was penny's birthday swift gave her the necklace and bracelet that he made himself Her parents asked were he got them and he said he made them himself because he really loves penny and wanted to give her the best courting gift he could He said he also has something else for her and her sisters and anu He went out to the jet and got their cellphones and gave one to each of them and said know you guys can get ahold of penny anytime you want instead of Calling speedy you can call this number and gave her parents her number than penny and her sisters and anu hugged him and said thank you he showed them how to use the phone then they all went back to HQ bee said she needs help fixing the VR room he said let me see it he was able to fix it he got a call for a penguin he said that Penny's parents are dead he said he would tell them the news anu was with them so he asked her to help him tell Penny the bad news she said she would so they went to the sleeping room and told Penny and her sisters the news Penny went to Swift and her sisters went to anu Penny started to cry into Swift's shirt he took her to the roof than he said let it out 1 hour later speedy was looking for him he called his watch and asked him how to fix the vr table he said when I am done helping Penny with what we are doing he heard penny crying speedy said take your time he said thank it was bedtime so swift took penny to her bed and tucked her in he saw that her sisters and anu and his sisters were sleeping in his bed he went to fix the vr table it took him all night because he had to fix the big screen to he was fixing it wene speedy asked him if he had slept at all he said no I spent all night fixing things now if you'll excuse me I have to go get some smoothies for all of us he said ok so he went to the lemon Shack for the smoothies
Then he went to HQ gave speedy and bee their smoothies then he went to the sleeping room and saw that everyone was up he gave them their smoothies then he gave Penny's sisters and his sisters watches like theirs then he asked Brody and rod To be has best men then penny asked her sisters and swift's sisters to be her bridesmaids it was day of the funerals so swift flew the command center To go get all of the people for the funerals then flew the command center to the funeral home after the funeral everyone went back to big swirl for that at for the wake The next day it was that day of the who were in so swift decided he to make penny a good an ice sculpture it was time for the wedding so swift stood at the beginning of the altar and comerdormicterk Started to say do you penny take Swift to be your lawfully wedded husband for better or worse as long as you both shall live She said I do then he asked swift do you take penny to be your lawfully wedded wife for better or worse as long as you both shall live he said I do they kissed then cut the cake then Swift unveiled his surprise then he said go outside they did and saw fireworks that said I love you from swift Penny kissed him
The endTop wing
It's been three weeks since Penny and Swift spoke to Penny's parents and got their approval of their relationship. And the two young birds couldn't be happier. But, although Swift told Penny that his family will approve of their relationship, she couldn't help feel a little doubtful.
Penny and Brody where out on a rescue mission, while Swift and Rod stayed behind.
"I think I'll head down to the Lemon Shack. I'm getting kinda hungry." Rod stated. His belly growled shortly after, causing him and everyone else to laugh.I think I'll join you, Rod." Swift said. "I could use a snack."
"Awesome! Let's go!" Rod exclaimed. But before they got a chance to leave, the alarm went off. "Aw, come on!" he whined, walking up next to Speedy and Bea as they answered the call.
A gray goose appeared on the screen.
"Hello Captain Gander. What's your emergency?" Speedy asked.
Honk. Well, it's not really an emergency. I just wanted to find out if cadet Swift is available." Captain Gander stated.
"Yea, I'm available. Do you need help with something, Captain?" Swift asked.
Honk! Indeed we do. We need an extra pair of wings to help direct traffic at the airport. This is one of our busiest times of the year." Captain Gander explained.
"Oh yeeeaa... it's summer time, and we get a lot of visitors coming here for vacation. So the airport tends to get a little... hectic, around this time." Bea clarified.
"Oh! Maybe I can help too. I can make sure the area is clear for landing." Rod exclaimed.
Great idea, Rod." Speedy told him, then returned his attention to the Captain. "The cadets are on their way captain."
"Wonderful! See you soon! Honk!" Captain Gander replied, before ending the call.
"Time to earn our wings!" Swift and Rod called out, before leaving HQ.
At the airport
Swift and Rod got to work the moment the Captain gave them instructions of what to do. And, boy were they busy.
"Wow. Captain Gander wasn't kidding. The flocks just keep coming." Swift said to Rod through his watch, while he directed traffic in the air.
"I know. I've never seen this many visitors at once." Rod replied, making sure the ground was clear for the next flock.
At Headquarters
Brody and Penny entered the control room after returning from their rescue mission.
"Great job on that rescue cadets." Speedy told them shortly after they entered the control room.
"Ha-kaa. It was too easy." Brody replied.
Penny giggled. "Well, we did have a little trouble. But it wasn't anything we couldn't handle." she added.
Speedy chuckled. "That's what I like to hear."
Penny and Brody then noticed the absence of two birds.
"Hey, Speedy? Where are Rod and Swift?" Brody asked.
"They're at the airport helping Captain Gander with traffic control." Speedy replied.
"Oh! Maybe we should go see if they need some extra pairs of wings." Penny stated.
"Primo idea, Penny." Brody agreed
"Why not? I'm sure Captain Gander would be more than happy to have more help." Speedy stated.
"Cool! Hey Brody, since we can't use our vehicles, how about a race." Penny said
Brody chuckled. "You're on, Penny." he replied, getting into position.
"Ok. Ready, set, go!" Penny called out, both dashing out of HQ.
Speedy and Bea chuckled and giggled at the departing cadets.
At the airport
"That's the last flock, Rod." Swift said over his watch.
Once the flock had landed and cleared the area, Rod gave him the all clear for him to land. Swift acknowledge this and brought the Flash Wing in for landing. Once he did, he took off his helmet before he got out and flew over to Rod who was talking with the captain.
"Thank you so much for your help, cadets." Captain Gander thanked them.
"It was no problem Captain Gander." Swift replied.
"It's what we cock-a-doodle do!" Rod added.
Captain Gander nodded and thanked them again before leaving.
"How about we head over to the Lemon Shack now, Rod." Swift suggested.
"Yea! I'm super hungry now." Rod replied.
Shortly after, Swift was suddenly tackled to the ground.
"Whoops. *giggles* Sorry about that, Swift." Penny laughingly apologized as she lay on top of the blue-jay after crashing into him
Swift chuckled and sat up. "It's ok, Penny. What's the hurry?" he replied.
"A race, that's what." Penny giggled as Rod and Brody walked up to them.
Brody chuckled. "Penny and I were having a race to come meet you guys. Aaaand... she won." he stated.
"As usual." Rod added, folding his wings.
"You guys win sometimes." Penny said, while getting up off Swift and helping him get back up, at which he thanked her.
"Yea, sometimes. You and Swift have more wins under your wings." Rod stated.
Penny giggled again. "Well, that is true. But anyway, the reason we're here was to see if you guys needed any help. But," she looks around to see the airport empty. "It looks like you're already done."
"Yup. And we were just about to head to the Lemon Shack. So you got here just in time." Swift told them.
"Cool! So what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Penny exclaimed
But before they could make a move, Swift was once again, tackled to the ground.
"Ugh. Why do I keep getting tackled today?" Swift asked as he lay on his stomach while feeling a light weight on his back. After he had said that, he heard giggling.
"Finally caught you, Swift!" they said
Swift's eyes widened when he heard the voice. He craned his head to the side to look behind him, and saw a blue-jay wearing a yellow top with a daisy flower in the middle and yellow leggings. He gasped.
"Daisy?" Swift asked in excited disbelief.
With the other cadets
"Who's that?" Penny asked.
"Don't know. But it looks like they know each other." Rod replied, as the three continued to watch.
With Swift
The yellow clad blue-jay giggled in response before getting off Swift. Swift finally got up to get a better look at her, before she excitedly embraced him with a hug, at which he chuckled and hugged back.
"I've missed you, Swift." she told him.
"I've missed you, too, sis. You've really grown." Swift replied. "What are you doing here? Don't tell me you came here on your own." he asked in a worried tone.
"Now you know we'd never do that, Swift." he heard a voice say above him. They looked up to see two adult blue-jays coming towards them, before landing in front of the young blue-jays.
"Mom! Dad!" Swift happily called out.
"Hi Swift honey!" his mother exclaimed, pulling him in for a hug.
"Hey there, son. It's great to see you. How are you doing?" his father stated.
Swift chuckled. "It's great to see you guys too. And I'm doing great." he replied while still in his mother's embrace. "What are you guys doing here?"
"We were on our way back home from visiting a friend. So we figured since we're passing by Big Swirl, we'd stop and give you a surprise visit." his mother replied, letting go of him.
"Well, I am definitely surprised, and happy to see you. Let me introduce you to my friends and fellow cadets." Swift told them, flying over to the others. His family close behind.
"Sorry about that, guys." Swift told the other cadets.
"That's ok, Swift." Penny replied.
"I'd like you guys to meet my family. This is my mom, Rosanne. My dad, James, and my little sister, Daisy." Swift introduced his family.
"I'm not so little anymore, Swift." Daisy stated, causing the rest of the family to chuckle.
"Mom, dad, Daisy. These are my friends, Rod and Brody."
"Hello." Rod greeted.
"Hi-ya." Brody greeted.
"Nice to meet you, cadets." James replied.
"Yes. Very nice. But... what about her, Swift? Isn't she your friend, too?" Rosanne asked, gesturing to Penny.
"Well..." Swift started. Penny giggled, causing Swift to chuckle nervously.
"Mom, dad, Daisy... this is Penny. And she's... more than just a friend. In fact, she's very special to me." He continued, earning a smile from Penny. "She's my girlfriend, my chosen forever partner." he finished.
Swift's family gasped in shock at the news. Penny became worried from their reaction, until.
Swift's mother squealed with excitement. "Oh, my boy's all grown up!" exclaimed, pulling Swift into another hug. "I'm so happy for you, honey!"
"So am I. Congratulations, son." James told Swift.
Rosanne let go of Swift and turned her attention to Penny.
"Hello dear. It's an absolute pleasure to meet you."Rosanne told Penny.
"The pleasure is all mine. I'm really glad to finally meet you." Penny replied.
"I have to admit, I wasn't expecting this from you, Swift." James stated. "I mean, a penguin?"
"James!" Rosanne scolded her husband.
"Dad!" Swift exclaimed, seeing Penny's worried expression.
"I don't mean it in a bad way. I mean, I know our kind has history of going after other species, but... none of them have ever gone after a flightless bird." James explained.
"Does... that mean you don't approve of me?" Penny's voice quivered. "But... I thought-"
Oh no, dear! That's not what he's saying!" Rosanne exclaimed. "We approve, 100%. What he meant, was our species has history of going after other bird species, but they are normally other flying birds, like cardigans, blue birds, finches and other similar birds."
"That's right. What I was saying, is that Swift just became the first blue-jay to choose a partner that's the complete opposite of him." James explained. "I do approve of you, Penny. I'm sorry if I made you feel like I didn't, even though I already said I did. My fault for the confusion."
"Thank you. It means a lot to me to get the approval of Swift's family." Penny smiled at them.
"Well I don't approve!" Daisy exclaimed, causing everyone to look to her.
"Daisy?" Swift asked, giving his sister a confused and hurt look.
Daisy said nothing else and flew off.
"Daisy, wait!" Swift called out to her, but she had already disappeared into the island's shrubbery. "Wow, she's gotten faster.
"She's been practicing. But, I don't understand why she would say that." Rosanne stated sadly.
Penny frowned. "Maybe she just doesn't like me." she sadly stated.
"I don't think that's the reason, Penny dear. But we won't know unless we find her and ask her." Rosanne told Penny. "James, Swift, we better go find her."
James and Swift agreed. Swift then turned to the others.
"Rod, Brody, Penny; you guys can head over to the Lemon Shack. This is a family matter, and I don't wish to get you guys involved." he told them.
"Are you sure, Swift?" Rod asked. "You'll have a better chance if we were all looking."
"I'm sure. I'll meet up with you guys later." Swift replied as he flew a littleabove his friends with his parents.
"Ok, if you insist." Brody added.
"Swift, wait!" Penny called to get his attention. "I'm going to help look for her, too!"
Swift parents' eyes widened at this, but said nothing as Swift slowly descended towards the penguin.
"I know I'm the reason she flew off, and I know you're worried of what might happen between us if I find her. But I can handle myself." Penny continued as Swift landed in front of her with a gentle smile.
"I know you can, Penny. That's why I'm not stopping you." Swift told her. "I know when you set your mind on something, there's no stopping you. Also, you've got a very keen eye when it comes to finding things. I hope if you do find her, that she'll be willing to listen to you."
"I hope so, too. Thanks, Swift." Penny replied.
Swift gave a soft chuckle before placing a kiss on her forehead. "Be careful, ok?"
"Of course!" Penny happily replied.
Swift flew over to his parents, then looked down at his friends.
"Brody and I are heading over to the Lemon Shack now. If we happen to see her, we'll let you guys know." Rod told them as he and Brody sat in the Road Wing.
"Thanks, guys." Swift thanked them. "Ok. Mom, dad, Penny; let's go!"
Swift and his parents took off in the direction Daisy went; Penny slid down the path leading to the nearest river; and Rod and Brody went in the direction of the Lemon Shack.
With Swift and his parents
"I don't understand why Daisy would say that. I thought she'd be happy for me." Swift said sadly while looking around to find his sister, while he and his parents flew just below the trees.
James and Rosanne looked worriedly at each other, then to their son.
"You really do love her, don't you, son?" James asked.
"Penny?" Swift asked, looking up at his parents, who nodded in response. Swift sighed. "Yea... I do. And... sometimes, I feel like I'm a little too much in love with her."
"We can tell." James stated.
Swift tilted his head in confusion at his parents.
"We saw the necklace and bracelet she's wearing, honey. It looks like your work, but it looks like you really went out of your way to make them for her." Rosanne explained.
"Oh... those." Swift blushed, looking down, away from his parents. "They're... they're my courting gifts."
James and Rosanne's eyes widened. That just confirmed everything.
"Say no more, Swift honey. We understand." Rosanne told her son.
"Absolutely, son." James added. "Now, let's find your sister."
"Right. We should split up. We'll cover more ground that way." Swift suggested.
James and Rosanne agreed. They went in one direction while Swift went another.
With Swift's Parents
"I've never seen Swift so torn. You can see his feelings toward Penny are very strong." Rosanne said.
"And his sister, who he also loves dearly, just disapproved of her." James added.
"If he feels this way because his sister doesn't approve, imagine if we didn't. He would have been in absolute distress." Rosanne worriedly stated
James sighed. "Let's find Daisy so she can clear this up." he said, as they continued their search.
With Penny
"Now... if I was a flying bird, where would I hide?" Penny asked herself as she swam through the river while looking along the river banks. "Hmm... I'd probably hide somewhere where I can blend with the environment."
Penny thought for quite a while of where the young blue-jay could of gone. Her eyes widened when she thought of a place, then giggled at the possibility that she was actually there.
"It's worth having a look." Penny said, swimming more through the river till she got to the area with the path she needed to take. She jumped out of the water and followed the path.
When Penny got to her destination, she was surprised at what she saw. Sure enough, she found the young blue-jay sitting in the flower patch of yellow daisies. She had one of the flowers in her hand, twirling it around while staring at it absentmindedly.
"I can't believe I actually found her here." Penny thought.
She slowly approached the young blue jay and called out to her with caution.
"Um... hi, Daisy." Penny greeted to alert Daisy of her presence.
Daisy's eyes widened as her head shot up from looking down at the flower she was holding. She turned around and saw the penguin her brother was fond of, standing at the edge of the flower patch with a smile on her face.
"Y-you... h-how'd you find me?" Daisy asked.
"A lucky guess." Penny beamed.
Daisy frowned and turned away from Penny. She continued to twirl and stare at the flower in her hand.
There was a moment of uncomfortable silence between them, until Daisy spoke up.
"I know my family's looking for me. I just... needed some time to think." She stated.
"About what? If you don't mind me asking." Penny asked.
Daisy sighed. "About you and my brother."
Penny wasn't surprised that was the reason.
"I know he cares strongly about you." Daisy turned to face Penny, who had kept her distance from her. "The necklace and bracelet you're wearing... he made them for you, didn't he?" she asked.
"Yea... he did." Penny replied with a smile. Looking down, she held the pendant of the necklace to look at it. She looked back toward Daisy who was looking back at her thoughtfully.
Daisy got up from the flower patch and approached Penny. They were almost the same height. Penny was taller by about an inch or two. Daisy stared at the necklace Penny was wearing observantly. She then let out a defeated sigh when she was done.
"He really does love you... probably more than you know." Daisy told Penny. Penny tilted her head in slight confusion. "He only makes these for the important girls in his life. He's made a necklace for our mother and grandmother, and he's made me a bracelet." she showed Penny the bracelet with a daisy flower pendant on it, as she continued. "But, he gave you both. And when I look at them, I can tell he poured his heart and soul into making them for you.
"He... he did?" Penny asked, looking at her necklace and bracelet. "I know he made them, but... to know that he put his heart and soul into making them for me..." Penny trailed off, then thought. "I can't help but wonder."
Daisy nodded. "I'm sorry about the way I reacted." she started to apologize, causing Penny to look back at her. "You probably think that I don't like you, but... that's not it. I just... I just wasn't ready to let go of my brother to someone else. We're really close, and... I guess I'm a bit attached. He's done so much for me. Always looking out for me, helping me when I needed it, making me feel better when I was sad or hurt; and he always said I was his favorite and only flower. And... I guess the thought of not being his favorite and only flower anymore... made me react the way I did. That was selfish of me, and I'm sorry, Penny."
"I see." Penny stated. She then smiled at the younger blue-jay. "I accept your apology, Daisy. But... I can assure you, you are still his favorite and only flower."
"But... he has you now. The one he fell in love with. That would make you his new favorite flower." Daisy said, tilting her head in confusion.
Penny giggled. "That's true, but Swift has never once called me a flower. He calls me 'his penguin' or 'his super slick penguin'. And I call him 'my blue-jay' or 'my cool high flying blue-jay'. So, I think he only has that saved for you."
Daisy continued to stare at Penny, unsure what to say.
"If you don't believe me, you can ask him. I'll give him a call to let him know I found you, and where we are. Is that ok?" Penny stated.
Daisy nodded.
Penny called Swift. He was relieved and happy when she told him she found Daisy. She told him where they were. He found his parents and the three made their way to Penny and Daisy's location.
"Your family's on their way. Anything you want to do while we wait?" Penny asked.
"Umm... do you mind if I made you an apology welcome flower cown?" Daisy asked as she began to pick some of the daisies by the stem.
"I don't mind. But... what do you mean 'apology welcome'?" Penny replied.
"It's my apology and welcome to the family gif." Daisy replied as she began to put the flowers together to make the crown.
"Oh. Ok." Penny replied. She sat in front of Daisy and watched as she mde the flower crown. In almost no time, she was done. "Wow. That was fast."
Daisy giggled and placed the flower crown on Penny's head.
"How do I look?" Penny asked.
Daisy giggled. "Like the penguin my brother fell for."
Penny giggled as well.
Daisy!"
Both Daisy and Penny looked up at who had called the young blue-jay. It was her mother, along with her father and brother.
"Hi mom, dad... big brother." Daisy shamefully greeted her family, looking at the ground to avoid eye contact, especially with her brother.
"We were worried about you, sweetheart." James stated. I know... and... I'm sorry," Daisy slowly looked up at her family. "Especially to you, big brother. I'm really sorry for the way I acted. I just..." she explained to her family the reason for her behavior.
"Oh, Daisy... No-one can ever take your place." Swift said, as he stood in front of his sister. "Yes, Penny is special to me, but so are you. She's the one I fell in love with, but you're my sister. We have a bond that can't be broken. Even when we find our significant other and have our own family one day, you'll always be my favorite and only flower." he told her.
Daisy's eyes began to tear up when Swift said that, before she jumped at him to hug him. Swift caught her and hugged her back.
"I love you too, big brother. But..." Daisy said, ending the hug and looked up at Swift. "If you ever have kids, wouldn't they become your new favorite flowers?" she asked.
Penny and Swift blushed when she said that, while Rosanne and James giggled and chuckled.
"Let's not think that far ahead, ok sis?" Swift stated.
"Ok!" Daisy happily exclaimed.
"See, Daisy. I told you." Penny told her.
Daisy smiled and nodded toward Penny.
"I'm glad you two are getting along." Swift stated.
"So am I." Penny replied. "By the way, Swift; can I talk to you for a moment? Alone?"
"Um... ok. Sure." Swift replied, a bit curious of what she wanted to talk about.
They walked a short distance from Swift's family, where they were sure they couldn't be heard, but could still be seen.
"What is it, Penny?" Swift asked, when they stopped and Penny had turned to face him.
Penny let out a heavy sigh. "Swift," she began. "While your sister and I were getting to know each other, she told me something that got me thinking." she said, as she looked down and gently took hold of the pendant of her necklace.
Swift saw this, and got a little worried and curious of what his sister could have told her.
"She told me, that you only make one of these..." gestures to the necklace and bracelet. "...for the important girls in your life. But... mine's different. She told me, not only did you make both a necklace and a bracelet for me, but that you poured your heart and soul into making them." Penny told him, then slowly looked up at him. "I know you tell me everyday that you love me, but... do I really mean that much to you, for you to go to such lengths to make them for me? What if... w-what if I d-didn't return your feelings? What would you have done with them?" she asked.
Swift was a little taken aback by what Penny just said, but he understood what she was saying.
"Hmm... I understand what you're thinking Penny. Yes, you do mean that much to me and more. It took me quite some time to understand the strange feelings I started having for you. When I finally understood and accepted how I really felt about you, it took me almost just as long to figure out how I was going to confess. That's what led me to do research on the penguin courting ritual, which caused me to make my gifts sooner. I... I did consider the possibility of you not returning my feelings. Although I would have been heartbroken, I'd still give you one of them as a birthday gift. Because you're my best friend, which makes you an important girl in my life." Swift explained.
"But, you don't need to worry about that. You returned my feelings," he gently cupped her cheek with his hand, "and have made me the happiest blue-jay I've ever been."
Penny's eyes began to tear up. "Oh! You!" she pounced on him, tackling him to the ground. "You sweet talker." she smiled as she sat on his belly.
"Hey, I was just being honest." Swift defended himself as he tried to sit up, which caused Penny to now sit on his legs.
"I know." Penny smiled, and booped his beak, earning her a confused look from him.
Penny giggled. "You're so cute when you're confused."
"Oh ho. Why you slick little..." Swift was ready to get back at her.
Penny squealed as she tried to get away, but she only had time to turn around before he caught her by wrapping his wings around he waist.
"Gotcha!" he exclaimed, as he pulled her back towards him, causing her back to rest on his chest. They both gave a happy laugh before nuzzling each other.
With Swift's family
Rosanne smiled at the sight of the two. "I think weve seen enough, wouldn't you agree, dear?" she asked her husband.
James chuckled. "Indeed." he agreed
"Does this mean we're leaving? Already?" Daisy asked.
"We've been here longer than we should, Daisy. And we need to get home before it gets dark." James told her.
"...Ok..." Daisy reluctantly agreed.
The three birds flew over to the young couple.
"Swift?" Rosanne called to get their attention.
Swift and Penny stopped their nuzzling and looked up just as the three birds landed in front of them.
"Oh! Mom, dad, Daisy. Sorry we left you guys there." Swift apologized. He let go of Penny and they both got up.
"It's alright, son. Your mother and I both know what you two are goingthrough." James replied with a wink.
Swift and Penny blushed
"Anyway, Swift honey, it's time we made our leave. We've stayed longer than we intended, and we need to get home before dark." Rosanne told him
"It's ok, mom. I understand. I'm just happy to have been able to see you all again. And being able to introduce you to Penny." Swift replied.
"And what a pleasure it was! And we know you are both very happy to be together. We did just see it for ourselves." Rosanne teased. "You'll take good care of my son, won't you Penny?"
"Of course!" Penny happily exclaimed
"Wonderful! And Swift, I know you'll take good care of her as well." Rosanne stated.
"Absolutely!" Swift replied.
"Good to hear. Well, we best be off." James said.
"Bye, big brother." Daisy said before they shared a hug. "Don't take too long to visit. And make sure you bring Penny with you."
Swift chuckled. "Sure thing, sis.
"Bye you two. Hope to see you again soon." Rosanne told them before they took off.Bye! Fly home safely!" Penny called out while waving at them.
"Let me know when you get home!" Swift called out to them.
"Will do! Bye son!" James called out in response
Once his family was almost out of sight, Swift turned to Penny.
"So, Penny? What did you think about my family?" he asked.
Penny giggled. "Well... despite the little hiccup with your sister, I'm happy they accepted me.Swift chuckled. "Told you. So now we have the approval of both our families, we have nothing to worry about. So we can just keep moving forward with our relationship.""Uh huh." Penny smiled. "Quick question, Swift. Will you still love me, after I beat you to the lemon shack she asked, then quickly took off, giggling.Huh?!" Swift was not expecting that. He then chuckled. "That's my slick penguin." he said before flying after her to catch up or beat her to the Lemon Shack 1 hour later he got a call from his family they said they made it home 2:00 am he got a call from his friend who works at the hospital he said your parents are dead and they won't you to look after your sister he said he would be there as soon as possible to get her the other three heard him and said what is up he said I well tell you whene I get back and ran out to his jet and went to the hospital and got his sister and went to the store and got something to eat for them and some energy drinks for him to drink then he was about to leave wene he got a call from Speedy he said were did you go he said I well be back in 2 hours he said ok he got back and put Daisy on his back and went to the control room and told rhe others that
Daisy was going to stay with me in my bedSwift And Penny
Swift And Penny decided to except their feelings so speedy and Bea have the birds and bees tock with theme they put theme in a another room Swift And Penny shire it that night penny took swift to the room and removed his clothes and he removed hir clothes theme swift put his dick in her pussy slow then she said go all the away in so he did and popped her chary and she started to bleed but said go faster and he did then he came in said of her pussy then they went to bed the next bay Brody and rode asked swift if he did it with penny and he said yes and it was great to swift asked speedy and Bea if they could help him with a surprise for penny they said yes so swift told them that he wonted them to put his and Penny's beads together they said OK swift said he was taking penny to go camping for 2 days when they left speedy and bea asked rode and Brody if they could help them they said yes they all started on their task 2 days later swift told penny to stay here and he went to check on his surprise it was done so he told penny to cover her eye's she did then swift took her to their room then told her to open her eyes she did and saw that they had one bead instead of 2 she hugged swift and said so this is way you took me camping he said yes then she hugged him then swift said this is not it then he took her to go eat when they got their he ordred some kelp icers when it got their penny took the cover off and saw a ring in their swift smield then he took it got on one knee then said penny will you marry me then penny said yes I will marry you then they eat and went back to headquarters penny said do you know what swift did everyone said no then penny showed theme her new ring Swift asked if I would marry him and I said yes they all were happy they all went to bead the next day penny asked Brody if he could take her to his house he said yes whence their penny asked his sister if she wonted to be her made of oner she said yes then she told her parents that she is the made of oner at Swift's and Penny's wedding then penny and Brody went back to headquarters then got swift and called her parents and penny said that swift perposed to her Penny's parents said congrats to them and asked when the wedding is they said in a month then they called swifts parents and told them that him and penny are getting marryed they asked when they said in a month then rode called his parents and told them to be at headquarters in a month then swift and penny told them that they wonted them at their wedding they said OK then swift asked Brody and rode and speedy to be his best men they said yes then penny asked if Bea wonted to be a briedsmad and she said yes then penny went and asked if teno wonts to be a briedsmad in her and swifts wedding she said yes then swift and penny went to ask if the comadoor could marry them in a month he said yes he could.
2 days before the wedding they all seat up for the wedding 1 day before the wedding swift got up before everyonels and made shir that everyone in town would be at the wedding they all said yes the day of the wedding swift got up early so he could make one more surprise for penny when penny woke up she saw that swift wasn't in bead so she went to find him she saw the surprise and hugged him he said that she would have to be surprised when he un vales it at the wedding she said yes then everyone showed up and the wedding started the comadoor started the wedding he asked swift do you take penny as your wife he said I do then he ask penny do you take swift as your husband she said I do then the comadoor said you may now kiss the buried the kissed then swift pulled a string and unvaled the surprise everyone was surprised penny hugged and kissed him then swift said their is one more surprise everyone went outside and saw some writing in the sky penny said it was great and kissed him then they cut the cake and the wedding was over they opened all the gifts then took swifts jet to go on a hunnymoon 3 months later penny was pregnant 2 months later she gave berth to a girl named RubyBrody was flying high along the river, just enjoying the warm weather Big Swirl Island always offered and just being he's calm, mellow self.
"Primo day for some surfing. I wonder what the others are doing?" He pondered as he continued to fly along the river's path.
As he continued to fly, he spotted a blue bird wearing an orange shirt perched on a high branch of a tall tree.
"There's Swift." He said, as he flew over to the blue jay.
Swift didn't hear Brody come up behind him, as he continued watching something in the water.
"Hey Swift! What's mmmpph." Brody was cut off by the startled blue jay who quickly covered his beak with his wing.
"Shhh. Keep it down, Brody." Swift whispered, as he removed his wing from his friend's beak.
"That was so not primo, dude." Brody whispered with a scowl.
"Sorry." Swift apologized, then turned to continue watching what he was watching.
"What are you looking at?" Brody asked, as he sat next to his friend and followed his line of sight.
"N-nothing." Swift replied.
When Brody looked to see what his friend was looking at, he saw Penny and Anyu playing in the water.
"Are you spying on Penny?" Brody asked, looking back at Swift.
"N-no. Why'd you think that?" Swift replied, his cheeks turning a bit pink. 1
Brody picked up on the stutter and noticed the change of color on his friend's face. He looked back at the penguin and polar bear playing together, then back at his friend.
"No way. Dude, do you like Penny?" Brody asked.
"O-of course I like Penny. She's my friend." Swift replied.
"You know what I mean, dude." Brody said, giving him a knowing half-lidded look.
"N-no!... Maybe... Yes." Swift quietly admitting with a frown.
"Dude, how long have you been like this?" Brody asked.
Swift sighed. "For quite some time now." he replied.
"How long is 'some time'?" Brody asked.
Swift groaned. "A year... or more." 1
"A YE--!" Brody's beak was quickly covered by Swift. They looked down and saw Penny and Anyu looking around.
With Penny and Anyu
"Did you hear that, Penny?" Anyu asked.
"Hear what?" Penny asked.
"I thought I heard something." Anyu said, as they looked around to see if they saw anything.
"I guess it was nothing. I'm probably just hearing things." she said. They got back to playing after not seeing anything.
With Swift and Brody
Swift gave a relieved sigh and removed his wing from Brody's beak.
"Sorry." Brody apologized. "But dude, a year? How come you never said anything? At least to me and Rod."
"I was confused. I always saw Penny like a little sister. But as we got older, I started to feel different about her. I needed time to understand what I was feeling." Swift explained.
"And you found out, that..." Brody pressed on.
Swift sighed. "I'm in love with her." he sadly admitted, looking down at Penny.
Brody frowned seeing his friend's expression. He looked to Swift, then Penny and back to Swift.
"Dude... looks and sounds like you've fallen pretty hard for her." Brody said.
Swift sighed and nodded. "I've been trying to figure out how to tell her for a while now. I mean, we all know almost everything about each other. Our likes, dislikes, fears. My fear has always been, not being able to fly anymore. But... now I have a new fear. Being rejected by my best friend who I've fallen in love with, and possibly ruin our friendship." he said.
"I don't think so. Knowing Penny, she's not going to let something like that ruin her friendships. The worst she could say is 'no' to your feelings because she doesn't feel the same, but she will want to keep being your friend. Besides, I'm sure she'll say 'yes'." Brody stated.
"How are you so sure?" Swift asked.
"The two of you are really close. I know we are all best friends, but you and Penny have been really close since we first met. Honestly, I would be surprised if she said 'no'." Brody replied.
"I guess. But, how can I tell her how I feel about her. I've been trying to think of something that won't seem like I'm asking her out on a date." Swift stated.
They thought for a while, until Brody got an idea.
"Hey, I just got a primo idea! Let's head back to headquarters. I'll explain there." Brody said, as he flew off the branch and began to make his way back to headquarters.
Swift looked to Brody as he flew off, then looked back down at Penny, still playing with Anyu. He sighed, got up, and flew off to catch up with Brody.
With Penny and Anyu
"Ok, they're gone." Anyu told Penny.
Penny turned around and looked up and saw Swift and Brody flying away. She gave a relieved sigh.
"It was really hard for me to not look in their direction." Penny said.
"Penny, if Swift likes you more than a friend, don't you think he's probably just really nervous and afraid to tell you?" Anyu asked.
"I really do think that. He's always been kind, gentle and helpful to everyone. But he's not as outgoing as I am." Penny replied.
"But, if you know that, why don't you tell him how you feel about him?" Anyu suggested.
"I would, but that's not the penguin way. Besides, he's cute when he's nervous." Penny replied with a giggle.
"Ok. But what if he doesn't tell you?" Anyu asked.
"When I'm tired of waiting, I'll tell him." Penny replied. "Besides, maybe with Brody's help, he'll get the courage to tell me... I hope."
"Hey, how about we head to The Lemon Shack and get some kelp-icers to cheer you up." Anyu suggested.
"Ok! Let's go!" Penny exclaimed, as they made their way to The Lemon Shack.
With Swift and Brody
When Swift and Brody got back to Headquarters, they met Rod who had just got back from The Lemon Shack.
"Say WHAT!" Rod exclaimed, after being told of Swift's situation. They were in their sleeping quarters. "Why didn't you tell us?! I thought we were friends!"
Swift stood before his friends, nervously rubbing his left wing with his right hand.
"We are! It's just..." Swift didn't know what to say.
"It's ok, Swift. I think I get it. I was just caught up in the moment of surprise." Rod told him.
"Eh heh. Right. Anyway, Brody? What was the idea you had?" Swift asked.
"Right. This will be perfect for you to tell Penny how you feel. Remember co-pilot training?" Brody asked.
"Yea. Penny was -" Swift paused, catching on to what Brody was suggesting. "Oohhh..."
"I see you're catching on." Brody stated.
"Yea. Penny was so fascinated by the view, she couldn't focus on the training mission. And since that was a training mission, she didn't get a chance to really take in most of it. I can fly her around the island to see what it looks like from the sky!" Swift exclaimed excitedly.
"And to end it, you can bring her to the top of Snow Cap Mountain and watch the sunset." Brody suggested.
"And that's when you'll confess." Rod added in.
"He he. Right..." Swift said, unsurely.
"You'll be fine." Brody assured. "Although, you're gonna have to give her something."
"Why's that?" Rod asked.
"It's penguin tradition. When a male wants to court a female, he has to give her the best possible gift to prove himself." Brody explained. "Got anything in mind, Swift?"
Swift's face was almost as red as Rod's Road-Wing, as he gave his friends a shy smile.
"Waaait. You mean you have something?" Brody asked.
Swift said nothing and flew over to his bed bunk. He opened one of the drawers and pulled out a small blue rectangular box. He flew back down to his friends, whose beaks opened wide in shock when they saw the box in Swift's hands.
"I uh... did a bit of research of the penguin courting ritual." Swift explained, still blushing.
"Woah. You're really serious. Whatever you have in there has to be super primo." Brody stated.
"Can we see it?" Rod eagerly asked.
Swift nodded and opened the box. Inside was a two-piece set of a shell necklace and bracelet, with kelp-icer pendants.
"I uh... m-made them myself..." Swift said.
"Wooooah..." Brody awed.
"Cock-a-doodle [whistles]..."Rod whistled in awe.
"Dude, if she says 'no', I'm going to cry. These are super SUPER primo!"
"I agree." Rod stated.
"Thanks guys." Swift said, as he closed the box. "I just need to ask her out. I was thinking of doing it tomorrow since it's our last day off."
"Primo idea." Brody agreed. "Best of luck."
"Yea. You can cock-a-doodle DO it!" Rod encouraged.
"Thanks guys." Swift smiled.
The Next Day
"Hey, Penny. Got anything planned for today?" Swift asked the penguin.
"Nope. I was actually planning to spend the day with you guys, since it's our last day off." Penny replied.
"Well, you and Swift have fun. Rod and I have plans for today." Brody said.
"We do?" Rod asked. Brody gave him a bored look. "Oh! Right. Forgot about that. He he."
"We'll see you two later." Brody said as he walked off, followed by Rod.
"So, what did you have in mind?" Penny asked Swift, once the two were gone.
"I thought I'd give you a proper tour of Big Swirl from the sky, since you didn't really get a chance to enjoy it last time." Swift said.
Penny gasped and her eyes widened with excitement. "Really!? I'd love to! It'll be super cool! The last... well, the only time I was up there was when we were training for our co-pilot badges. I didn't get a chance to really enjoy the view."
Swift chuckled. "Yea, I know. We've been so busy with training, I never got a chance to give you a proper ride."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Penny exclaimed, belly sliding to her elevator.
"This is your chance, Swift. Don't screw it up." Swift thought as he flew over to his elevator.
They both got into their gear, jumped into the Flash-wing and took off.
"Hang on tight. I want to show you something before the tour. Going turbo!" Swift said. Penny giggled.
Swift flew the Flash-wing off the island. When they were a fair distance away he told Penny to cover her eyes. When she did, he did a 180 degree turn and kept the jet suspended while facing the island.
"Ok, you can look now." Swift told her.
Penny uncovered her eyes. She gasped and her eyes widened in awe.
"Wooowww... That's Big Swirl Island...?" she asked in absolute awe. Swift nodded. "It's soooo beautiful. I can see almost everything from here. There's Snow Cap Mountain, and Echo Canyon, Danger Canyon, Hidden Cove, Shipwreck Gully. It's all so amazing." Penny continued in awe.
"You're amazing." Swift thought with a smile.
"I could stay up here forever. It's just soo cool." Penny excitedly stated.
Swift chuckled. "If you think this is cool, wait till you see all those places up close from the air."
Penny gave a happy gasp, while Swift hit the turbo button and flew back towards the island.
They spent the whole day flying over all the places on the island, except Danger Canyon since it was a 'no flying zone', but Penny really enjoyed the view of the island from the air. She was in absolute awe of everything.
Their last stop was Snow Cap Mountain. The sun was beginning to set, signifying the day coming to an end. Swift landed the Flash-wing on the highest point of the mountain and opened up the hatch, allowing the cool mountain air to pass over them.
"This is soo cool! Literally!" Penny exclaimed, as she jumped out of the Flash-wing and started playing in the snow.
Swift chuckled and flew out after her. He landed on one of the rocks that was barely covered in snow and smiled while watching Penny play in the snow. He turned away from her for a moment to look at the sunset and was suddenly hit with some snow on the side of his head.
"Hey!" He exclaimed, as he looked back at the playful penguin.
Penny giggled and threw another snowball at him, which he quickly dodged.
"Oh, now you're gonna get it." Swift smiled as he picked up some snow and began throwing snowballs her, which resulted in the two having a snowball fight.
The fight lasted a few minutes, ending with Swift giving up after getting hit so many times by the skilled penguin. Penny giggled and belly slid over to the blue jay who was wiping the snow off his suit and feathers.
"You ok, Swift?" Penny asked.
"Yea, I'm ok. That was fun though." Swift smiled, then looked behind Penny.
Penny turned to look and her eyes and beak opened in awe. The sun was half-way in setting over the horizon.
"Woow.." She awed, sliding over to a rock and sat down to really admire the view. Swift smiled and flew over and sat next to her, and looked out at the sunset as well.
"Today was absolutely AMAZING! It was the best, best day ever! Thank you, Swift." Penny said, as she looked up and smiled at the blue jay.
"You're welcome, Penny. It was my pleasure." Swift replied with a smile.
They continued to watch the sunset. After a moment of comfortable silence, Swift spoke up.
"Um, Penny?" he said to get her attention. Penny looked up at him.
"I uh... have something... to tell you." he nervously started.
"What is it?" Penny asked.
Swift took a deep breath and exhaled to calm himself.
"Ok Swift, you can do this." he thought.
"We've... known each other for quite a while and have become best friends. We know almost everything about each other and always looked out for one another. We've all gotten really close to each other. For the first few years we've spent together at the academy, I've... always looked at you like a little sister. But... as time went on, and we got older, I started to feel... different... towards you. My feeling for you as a friend, changed. It took a while, but I realized that... I had fallen for you, Penny. I'm... I'm in love with you. I'll understand if you don't feel the same, but I had to get this off my chest. And if you don't, I hope it doesn't ruin the great friendship that we have." Swift confessed.
Penny listened attentively while Swift spoke and poured his heart out. She wasn't expecting him to confess like that. She smiled at him and giggled.
"Took you long enough." Penny replied.
Swift's eyes widened in surprise. "Y-you knew? How?"
"I realized you've been acting differently around me. I got a bit worried and was going to ask you if everything was ok. When I went to look for you, you were in the shower and I... accidentally heard you admit to yourself how you felt about me." Penny admitted.
Swift frowned and looked away, looking down at the snow.
"I couldn't tell you that I knew, because -"
"...It's not the penguin way." Swift cut her off.
"Right. So I waited until you were ready to tell me." Penny said.
"What if I took too long to tell you?" Swift asked, looking back at her.
"Then I was going to do it." Penny replied. "Because... I'm in love with you too, Swift. And... I have been for quite some time. You don't know this, but some of the penguins from my home who are around our age have called me to try to court me. I turned all of them down, because, I was waiting for you." she admitted.
Swift was surprised to hear that. He could have lost her to so many others, but smiled to know that she turned them down for him.
"I uh, I have something... for you." Swift said, as he dug into his pocket and pulled out the small blue box. He opened it and presented it to her. Penny gasp when she saw what was inside. A necklace and a bracelet made out of seashells with kelp-icer pendants. She pulled out the necklace and admired it.
"Swift... this is... how did... where did..." Penny was at a loss for words, which was a first.
"I... made them myself. Here, let me put them on for you." Swift said, putting the necklace and bracelet on her. Penny admired the gifts, the kelp-icer pendants shined in the light of the setting sun.
"They're amazing... and absolutely beautiful, Swift." Penny said, smiling up at him.
"Not as beautiful and amazing as you, Penny." Swift smiled in reply. "I'm glad you like them."
"I don't like them, I love them! But, I love you even more." Penny said, giving him a kiss on the cheek.
Swift's eyes widened in surprise as he brought his hand on his cheek. He didn't expect her to do that. Penny giggled at his reaction. He smiled at her, and kissed her on her forehead.
"I love you, too, Penny. Thanks for waiting for me." Swift told her, as they embraced each other while enjoying the rest of the sunset.
It's been two months since Swift and Penny confessed their feelings for each other, and things have been going great between them.
When the rest of the island found out, they were happy for the two, and congratulated them. Commodore Smurkturkski wanted to have a celebration in their honor, but they politely declined. It's not like they were getting married for something like that to happen.
Swift was currently out in the field on a training mission, along with Rod and Brody. Penny was at HQ observing the training while Speedy and Bea directed the cadets on what to do.
"Alright cadets, now try it out on your own until you think you've mastered it." Speedy told them.
"You got it, Speedy!" The three replied, before ending communication.
"Is there anything I could do, Speedy?" Penny asked.
"Hmmm... not really. I don't really have anything for you right now, Penny." Speedy replied. "But if you want, you could-" he was cut off when the screen began to ring. It wasn't the alarm, just a regular call.
"I wonder who that could be." Speedy wondered as Bea answered the call.
"Hello? Is this Top Wing Academy?" asked a female penguin that appeared on the screen.
"Mom?" Penny asked, a little confused as she approached the screen.
"Oh! It is!" the penguin, who is Penny's mother, happily exclaimed. "Hi Penny, dear! Hello Speedy, hello Bea." she greeted the three.
"Hello Priscilla. Nice to see you. Can we... help you with something?" Speedy asked, wondering why his student's parent was calling all of a sudden.
"Oh, no Speedy. I don't. I just wanted to talk to my little Penny." Priscilla replied.
"Mom... I'm not little anymore." Penny whined.
"I know, sweetie. But you're still my little Penny." Priscilla stated.
Penny sighed. "I'll accept that. So, what did you want to talk about?"
"Um... is it possible for us to talk in private?" Priscilla asked.
"Uuhh..." Penny looked to Speedy and Bea for answers.
"I'll transfer the call to the video screen at your bed, Penny." Speedy stated, as he pressed icons on his tablet.
"Wait... we have those?" Penny asked.
Speedy chuckled. "Better get going. The screen will pop up once I press the transfer button." he told her.
With that said, Penny quickly made her way to her sleeping quarter. Once she was gone from the room, Priscilla let out a distressed sigh, which caught Speedy and Bea's attention.
"Everything ok, Priscilla?" Bea asked.
"I hope so, once I'm done talking to Penny." Priscilla replied.
"Ok Speedy! I'm in the room!" Penny yelled out.
"I'm sure whatever it is, you two will work it out." Speedy told her, about to press the 'transfer call' button
"Thanks, Speedy." Priscilla replied, before she disappeared from the screen.
"Priscilla looked really upset. I hope whatever it is isn't too bad." Bea stated. Speedy nodded in agreement.
With Penny
Penny saw a small screen slowly pop up next to her photo of her and Anyu. Soon after, her mother's face came into view.
"Hello again, mother." Penny greeted her mother again. "So, what did you want to talk about?" she asked.
"First of all, how are you dear? And how's life at the academy?" Priscilla asked.
"I'm doing great! And it's suuuper cool! Speedy, Bea, my friends, the islanders... they're all really cool!" Penny happily replied.
"I'm glad to hear that sweetie. But remember, you have a family. You have to come visit us from time to time." Priscilla told her.
Penny giggled. "Yea, I know. I'll have to ask Speedy for some time off for me to visit. By the way, where's dad?" she asked.
Priscilla expression and tone soon changed. "He's... around."
"Mom? Is everything ok?" Penny asked, noticing the change.
Priscilla sighed. "Actually Penny... I need to talk to you about your father."
"Why? Did something happen?! Is he ok?!" Penny asked worriedly.
"Calm down, Penny. Your father's fine. It's... actually something that he did... well... almost did... that I need to tell you." Priscilla stated, looking at her daughter nervously.
"What is it?" Penny asked, curiously.
"First, you need to promise me you won't get too upset about what I'm about to tell you, sweetie." Priscilla stated.
"That depends..." Penny replied, raising an eye brow in suspicion.
Priscilla sighed, knowing that her daughter would get upset.
"Penny," she started, "Your father... almost... promised you to another penguin."
Penny froze and eyes widened when she heard that. It took her a few seconds to recover from the shock.
"He. Did. What?!" Penny asked, as calmly as possible.
Priscilla knew she heard, but wanted confirmation. "He almost promised you to another penguin." she repeated.
Penny took a deep breath to calm herself a bit, then asked as calmly as possible. "With who?"
"I believe his name was, Bobbin?" Priscilla replied, a bit unsure.
"Bobbin?" Penny asked. "You mean blobby Bobbin?!" her anger starting to show.
"Um, yes. I think that's what your brother said you kids called him." Priscilla replied.
Penny growled in anger before letting out a loud and long squawk.
In the control room
Swift, Rod and Brody had returned from their training mission and where being assessed by Speedy.
"Great job, cadets. You're getting better with every training session." Speedy told them.
"Well, we are learning from the best." Swift told him.
Speedy chuckled.
"By the way, Speedy. Where's Penny?" Swift asked.
"She's in the sleeping quarters. She's-" Speedy was cut off by a loud squawk.
"Woah! What was that?" Rod asked.
Swift gasped. "That sounded like Penny!" he said and quickly flew out of the control room towards their sleeping quarters.
Rod and Brody were about to follow, but Speedy stopped them.
"Why'd you stop us. Shouldn't we be worried. Penny could be in trouble." Brody stated.
"Here at HQ?" Bea asked and giggled.
Speedy chuckled. "Don't worry you two. Penny is fine. She's just talking to her mother." he explained.
"Oh. So... why didn't you stop Swift too?" Rod asked.
"One. I wouldn't have been able to if I tried. Two. It's about time Penny introduced him to her family." Speedy simply stated with a smile.
With Penny
"HOW AND WHY DID DAD THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO PROMISE ME TO BLOBBY BOBBIN?! OF ALL THE PENGUINS, WHY HIM?! HE WAS THE WORST PENGUIN IN MY HATCH YEAR!" Penny screamed.
Priscilla said nothing and allowed her daughter to let out her anger.
She let out another squawk in frustration till she heard a knock on the door.
"Penny? It's me! Is everything ok? I heard you scream. Can I come in?" Swift asked on the other side of the door.
Penny gasped. "He's already back from training?" she thought. She soon turned her attention to the screen and whispered to her mother, who had a confused look when she heard the new voice.
"Don't move and don't say anything." Penny whispered to her mother.
Priscilla wasn't sure what was going on, but nodded and stayed still.
Penny let out a heavy sigh to calm herself a bit more, before answering.
"Yea, I'm ok, Swift. You can come in." She replied.
Once he got the ok, Swift opened the door and quickly flew over to her and sat on her bed next to her.
"Are you alright, Penny? I heard you squawk. What happened?" Swift asked worriedly.
"I'm ok, Swift. Really." Penny said with a smile to reassure him.
"Penny, that squawk sounded like your angry squawk. What happened?" Swift pushed on. Penny sighed.
"Ok, ok. I'm not ok. I was just talking to my mother and she told me something that made me really angry." She started,
Swift tilted his head, wordlessly asking 'what was it'?
"She told me that my father almost promised me to another penguin." She continued.
Swift's eyes widened, and he felt his heart sink a little upon hearing that. But he let her continue.
"And if that wasn't bad enough, he almost promised me to the WORST penguin in my hatch year!" Penny yelled, her anger coming back full swing. "I mean, how could he... he didn't even... ugh! If I still had my baby feathers I'd he pulling them off right now! AH!"
"Woah Penny, calm down." Swift said, gently grabbing her cheeks to try to get her to calm down. He'd never seen her this angry before.
He began to gently caress her cheeks with his thumbs in order to calm her down, a technique that usually worked. Penny closed her eyes at his gentle caress, then inhaled and exhaled before placing one of her hands over his which rested on her cheeks, telling him that she had calmed down. Swift gave a satisfied smile at this.
"I guess this penguin was really that bad, huh? I've never seen you this angry, Penny." Swift said, his hands still on her cheeks to make sure she stayed calm.
Penny opened her eyes and looked up at Swift. "He was. At least from what I remember about him. He was the meanest penguin in my hatch year. He'd pick on all of us and felt he was better than us because he was the biggest among us." she replied. "And, the thought of being promised to him by my family is just..."
Swift kissed her forehead, telling her that everything was ok. She smiled and looked up at him.
"Thanks, Swift. I could really use some comforting right now." Penny told him.
Swift chuckled and re-positioned himself to sit behind her. She sat between his legs as he wrapped his wings around her waist from behind, pulling her closer to his chest and nuzzled his head on the side of hers, at which she happily nuzzled back.
"Better?" he asked.
"Much." she replied.
Penny's mother watched quietly in shock at the display of affection between her daughter and the other bird.
Penny looked across at the top of her bed and saw that her mother was still on the screen.
"Oops. I forgot mom was still on the call." she thought.
"Swift?" She started, to get his attention
"Mhm." he replied.
"Um... don't get mad or too embarrassed, but... my mom may have seen our entire display of affection." Penny told him.
"W-what? W-where is she?" Swift nervously asked.
Penny pointed to the small screen in front of them. Swift looked and saw an older penguin, smiling and waving at them. He gulped and became red with embarrassment and tried to hide his face behind Penny, which didn't work.
"Penny..." Swift whined a bit.
"Sorry, I forgot she was still there." Penny apologized.
"There's no need to be shy, deary." Priscilla said to Swift, who turned his attention back to the screen. Despite being seen by Penny's mother, Swift kept his hold on Penny.
"Penny, who's this charming and caring young fellow you manage to get yourself?" She asked, smiling at the two.
Penny blushed slightly. " Swift, this is my mother, Priscilla."
"P-pleasure to meet you, ma'am." Swift nervously and politely greeted Penny's mother.
"Mom, this is Swift. He's... well he's..." Penny paused, still blushing.
"He's the one you chose, isn't he? I can tell after what I just saw." Priscilla giggled. "Nice to meet you too, Swift. So, he's the reason you rejected the others, huh?" she asked.
"Yea. Wait!... You know about that? Is that why dad tried to promise me to Bobbin?" Penny asked.
Priscilla frowned. "Yes. They all told us that you rejected them. Your father was worried you'd be the only one without a mate by the time you return from the academy. Bobbin was the only male left."
Penny frowned, now understanding the situation.
"I see. I should have figured he had his reason for doing this. I would have asked why, but I guess my anger got the better of me when I heard who it was he tried to promise me to." Penny stated. "What made him not go through with the agreement?"
"You'll have to ask your father that." Priscilla stated.
"Could you please call him, mom?" Penny asked.
"Of course, dear. I'll go get him." Priscilla replied, about to go and find her husband, but was stopped when Swift spoke up.
"Um, excuse me, Penny, Ms. Priscilla?" Swift started, to get their attention. "S-sorry to interrupt, but s-should I leave? B-because this seems to be a family matter and... I feel like I'm intruding." he stated.
Penny and Priscilla giggled, which confused the blue-jay.
"You are family, Swift." Penny told him, as she wrapped her wings around his which were still wrapped around her and nuzzled under his beak.
"I am?" he asked, blushing at Penny's show of affection.
"Yes, you are, dear. You became family the moment Penny said 'yes' to you." Priscilla stated and smiled. "I'll be right back," she said, going out of view for a moment.
"I guess I missed that bit of information during my research," Swift said softly to Penny.
Penny giggled.
Swift soon let out a heavy sigh, as if he had been holding his breathe. This worried Penny.
"Are you alright, Swift?" she asked.
"Yea, I guess." He trailed off.
"Swift," she said softly and worriedly, as she placed a hand on his cheek.
Swift sighed, "I'm sorry, Penny. I guess I'm just a bit nervous. I didn't expect to be meeting your parents so soon. I know I would have to meet them eventually, but I hadn't prepared myself for it yet. I've always worried about if they would accept me as your chosen partner since I'm a different species." he explained, tightening his hold on the penguin, but not too tight.
"To tell you the truth, Swift, I've been worried about that too. I was worried about whether or not my family would accept you and if yours would accept me. At least I know my mom's ok with it. We just need to know what my dad thinks. And of course, I'm worried about if yours will accept me or not." Penny admitted.
Swift gave a gentle smile. "I can assure you, Penny, my family will accept you. That is something I'm not worried about." he told her.
"How are you so sure?" she asked.
"Let's just say, my species has a history of going off with other species." he told her.
"Really?" she asked in surprise.
"Yup." he replied, nuzzling the side of her head. "So you have nothing to worry about on my end."
Penny giggled as he nuzzled her. She leaned into him to nuzzle back.
"I love you, Penny." Swift whispered to her lovingly.
"I love you too, Swift." Penny replied lovingly as well.
Unbeknownst to the two love birds, while they were having their moment, Penny's parents had returned and were watching the interaction between the two with interest.
"Now, how can we say 'no' to that?" Priscilla spoke up to get the two's attention.
Swift and Penny were startled and quickly turned their attention back to the screen and saw both of Penny's parents looking at them with a smile. Swift and Penny blushed and gave a nervous laugh at being caught again.
"Sorry to interrupt your moment, sweetie. But I had to get your attention." Priscilla told them.
"I-it's ok, mom." Penny replied, still blushing. "H-how much did you see?" she asked.
"We saw... and heard plenty, sweetie." Priscilla replied.
"Enough to get my approval, sweetheart." Phil stated.
"Really? You mean, you're ok with me choosing a blue-jay as my partner?" Penny asked her father.
"Of course! It's your life, sweetheart. Your choice." He replied with a smile, but frowned soon after. "And... I'm really sorry for what I almost did to you, Penny. I just didn't want my little girl to be alone."
"It's o-ok, dad. Mom told me why, so I understand." Penny told him. "But, why didn't you go through with it?" she asked.
Phil sighed. "For two reasons. I realized I was violating your rights and that I should have spoken to you first about why you rejected all the suitors. Second, Bobbin declined the offer."
This surprised Penny.
"He did?! Why?" Penny asked. She was happy to know that Bobbin declined, but was curious as to why.
"Something about being afraid of you. I know, it surprised me too." Phil said, seeing Penny's reaction. "Did something happen between you two, Penny?"
"Not anything bad as far as I can recall. The only thing I ever did was defend some penguins by standing up to him to leave them alone. Shortly after that incident, I left to come here to the academy." Penny explained, then realization struck her and she frowned. "Maybe I unintentionally hurt him with the things I said."
"What did you say to him, sweetie?" Priscilla asked.
"I don't really remember. It's been a few years since the incident. But he obviously remembers what happened. Mom, dad, you know I would never hurt anyone." Penny stated.
"Of course we do, dear. Not intentionally." Priscilla replied.
Penny sighed. "I may not remember what happened, but can you ask him and apologize to him for me when you see him" Penny asked.
"Of course." Priscilla replied.
"So, Penny... who's your friend?" Phil asked with a smile.
"Oh, right. Dad, this is Swift, my boyfriend. Swift, this my dad, Phil." Penny introduced them to each other.
"H-hello there, sir. It's a pleasure to meet you." Swift greeted with a wave.
"Hello Swift. Nice to meet the bird who made my daughter reject all the suitors from her species." Phil said teasingly, which made Swift a little nervous and uncomfortable.
"Dad!" Penny scowled, sensing Swift's uneasiness.
Phil chuckled. "I'm just teasing, Swift. Sorry if I made you uncomfortable, but it is nice to meet you. Now, I don't need to ask or tell you to take care of my Penny, because I've already seen and heard for myself how much you care about her."
Swift nodded.
"So, what did you give her?" Phil asked.
Swift smiled, knowing what he was asking. "Penny," he simply said, looking down at her.
Penny giggled and showed her parents the necklace and bracelet she was wearing.
"Oh my! Penny they're beautiful. *gasps* Are those kelp-icer pendents?!" Priscilla awed.
"Wow! That must have cost you a fortune, Swift." Phil exclaimed.
"Actually," Swift started, blushing and rubbing the back of his head, "I made them myself." he told them.
Penny's parents eyes widened.
"Really!? You made them yourself?" Priscilla asked.
"Yup. He did. And that's what makes them extra super special. Besides, I would have said yes to him anyway, even if he didn't give me a courting gift." Penny said, nuzzling him under his beak. Swift chuckled and nuzzled her back, not worried that her parents where watching.
Phil and Priscilla smiled at the two.
"We can see that you two truly do love each other. Not only did we hear you both say it, but your actions speak volumes. Swift, the way you flew into the room when you heard Penny's squawk and was able to calm her down, and stayed with her, proved to me just how loyal you are to her. And Penny, you eased his worry of meeting us and being accepted. That is indeed, true love. Being there for each other and supporting each other." Priscilla explained.
"And from now on, you also have our support, sweetheart." Phil stated.
"Thanks mom, thanks dad." Penny thanked them.
"Yea, thank you." Swift also thanked them.
"You're both very welcome. I'm just glad we were able to settle everything." Priscilla stated. "Anyway, I think it's time we made our leave. It was nice meeting you Swift."
"Same here." Swift replied with a smile.
"And, Penny? We hope to get a visit from you soon, sweetheart. And make sure you bring Swift with you." Phil told her.
Penny giggled. "I will dad. Bye now. Love you."
"Love you, too, Penny. Bye. Bye Swift. See you soon." Phil and Priscilla said, before ending the call. The small screen went back down once the call ended.
"Well, that went better than expected." Swift stated, still holding on to Penny.
Penny giggled and kissed his cheek, making him blush and chuckle.
"Well, we got their approval. So I guess that officially makes you my penguin and me, your blue-jay." Swift stated.
"I like the sound of it." Penny replied with a giggle.
She kissed his cheek. "I love you, my cool high flying blue-jay."
"And I love you, my super slick penguin." Swift replied, with a kiss to her forehead, as they continued their affectionate embrace.
In the control room
"So, I'm guessing everything worked out?" Speedy asked, looking at the screen. Bea, Rod and Brody were also in the room.
"Yes, it did. Better than we expected." Priscilla happily replied.
"We can see that she's in good wings." Phil said.
Speedy chuckled. "I take it that means you approve of her and Swift's relationship?"
"Yes we do. We were able to witness for ourselves just how much he cares about her." Priscilla stated.
"That's Swift. He's always looked out for Penny, and even more so since they got together. That's just how he is naturally." Bea stated.
"We're just happy our little Penny found her soulmate. Speedy, I know you'll continue to look after her as well." Phil said.
"Of course, Phil. You and Priscilla have nothing to worry about. Take care now." Speedy replied.
"Bye everyone." Phil and Priscilla replied, before ending the call, happy to know that their daughter had found happiness to move forward with her future. they asked if they could have time off he ssid 3weeks Swift and Penny went to his house Penny was sleeping wene they got their he heard crying so he went to his room and saw his 5 year old sister trying to get them to stop crying he went up to her and said let me try and sang them a song that went like this
Weep not for roads untraveled
Weep not for paths left lone
'Cause beyond every bend is a long blinding end
It's the worst kind of pain I've known
Give up your heart left broken
And let that mistake pass on
'Cause the love that you lost wasn't worth what it cost
And in time you'll be glad it's gone
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
Weep not for roads untraveled
Weep not for sights unseen
May your love never end and if you need a friend,
There's a seat here alongside me
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
they stoped crying she said when did you get here he said just now and put her back to sleep she said I won't to sleep with you so he took her out to the jet and went to sleep in the morning he told Penny to stay out here and i well get them ready to meet you he picked up his sister and walked to the door and herd his mom scream that she was gone then walked in and said did anyone here order a blue-jay the looked and saw Swift his sisters hugged him he told everyone to sit down and do not reject her or i well never come home again then got her and said this is my girlfriend Penny his family said nice to meat you They stayed there for a week and 2 days then they want to penny's house wene they got there they heard crying he said let me try something that always worked on my sisters and sang them this song
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
But the very next day, you threw it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to Penny
I'm dreaming of a special Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the cards glisten and snowmen listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow
You were charming
You were yummy
Monarch of the police station
When the band finished playing
They howled out for more
The crowd were swinging
All the snowmen they were singing
You asked me to dance
And then we did sing
But then last Christmas, I gave you my heart
And the very next day, you threw it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to Penny instead
You're greasy
You're muddy
Happy Christmas to you
I pray God it's your last
Rockin' around the Christmas tree
At the Christmas party hop,
Rockin' around the Christmas tree,
Let the Christmas spirit ring,
Later I'll have some cake
And me and Penny will sing
I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
I don't care about heart
I just want Penny for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true oh
All I want for Christmas is Penny
Oh, Penny yeah, oh Penny yeah
Penny the student is a brave, down to earth soul
Penny the student is a fairy tale they say
Penny baby, I want you and really that is all
I'll wait up for you, dear
Penny baby, won't you sing with me tonight?
So here it is, special Christmas
Everybody's here to dance
Look to the future now
It's only just begun
Simply having a special Christmastime
Simply having a special Christmastime
they stoped crying her parents came in and asked how stopped them from crying Penny said Swift did he has the magic touch the next morning they walked in to the house her sister said who is this with you Penny remember that they have not met him Yet they got down to their level and Penny said he is my boyfriend and his name is Swift they heard voices outside so Swift went outside and saw his family coming tourds him he said do you wont to met Penny's parents they said that would be nice he took them in and said
Phil and Priscilla these are my parents steven and connie his sisters started to cry he asked Penny to help him she did he took two and Penny took one he sang this song to them
Weep not for roads untraveled
Weep not for paths left lone
'Cause beyond every bend is a long blinding end
It's the worst kind of pain I've known
Give up your heart left broken
And let that mistake pass on
'Cause the love that you lost wasn't worth what it cost
And in time you'll be glad it's gone
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
Weep not for roads untraveled
Weep not for sights unseen
May your love never end and if you need a friend,
There's a seat here alongside me
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
they stoped crying Then he said if you want you can come back to top wing with me but you have to be good And listen to me when I put you to bed at night they said OK so in a week and 3 days they went back to top wingBrody was flying high along the river, just enjoying the warm weather Big Swirl Island always offered and just being he's calm, mellow self.
"Primo day for some surfing. I wonder what the others are doing?" He pondered as he continued to fly along the river's path.
As he continued to fly, he spotted a blue bird wearing an orange shirt perched on a high branch of a tall tree.
"There's Swift." He said, as he flew over to the blue jay.
Swift didn't hear Brody come up behind him, as he continued watching something in the water.
"Hey Swift! What's mmmpph." Brody was cut off by the startled blue jay who quickly covered his beak with his wing.
"Shhh. Keep it down, Brody." Swift whispered, as he removed his wing from his friend's beak.
"That was so not primo, dude." Brody whispered with a scowl.
"Sorry." Swift apologized, then turned to continue watching what he was watching.
"What are you looking at?" Brody asked, as he sat next to his friend and followed his line of sight.
"N-nothing." Swift replied.
When Brody looked to see what his friend was looking at, he saw Penny and Anyu playing in the water.
"Are you spying on Penny?" Brody asked, looking back at Swift.
"N-no. Why'd you think that?" Swift replied, his cheeks turning a bit pink. 1
Brody picked up on the stutter and noticed the change of color on his friend's face. He looked back at the penguin and polar bear playing together, then back at his friend.
"No way. Dude, do you like Penny?" Brody asked.
"O-of course I like Penny. She's my friend." Swift replied.
"You know what I mean, dude." Brody said, giving him a knowing half-lidded look.
"N-no!... Maybe... Yes." Swift quietly admitting with a frown.
"Dude, how long have you been like this?" Brody asked.
Swift sighed. "For quite some time now." he replied.
"How long is 'some time'?" Brody asked.
Swift groaned. "A year... or more." 1
"A YE--!" Brody's beak was quickly covered by Swift. They looked down and saw Penny and Anyu looking around.
With Penny and Anyu
"Did you hear that, Penny?" Anyu asked.
"Hear what?" Penny asked.
"I thought I heard something." Anyu said, as they looked around to see if they saw anything.
"I guess it was nothing. I'm probably just hearing things." she said. They got back to playing after not seeing anything.
With Swift and Brody
Swift gave a relieved sigh and removed his wing from Brody's beak.
"Sorry." Brody apologized. "But dude, a year? How come you never said anything? At least to me and Rod."
"I was confused. I always saw Penny like a little sister. But as we got older, I started to feel different about her. I needed time to understand what I was feeling." Swift explained.
What it sounds like. Ask away!
"And you found out, that..." Brody pressed on.
Swift sighed. "I'm in love with her." he sadly admitted, looking down at Penny.
Brody frowned seeing his friend's expression. He looked to Swift, then Penny and back to Swift.
"Dude... looks and sounds like you've fallen pretty hard for her." Brody said.
Swift sighed and nodded. "I've been trying to figure out how to tell her for a while now. I mean, we all know almost everything about each other. Our likes, dislikes, fears. My fear has always been, not being able to fly anymore. But... now I have a new fear. Being rejected by my best friend who I've fallen in love with, and possibly ruin our friendship." he said.
"I don't think so. Knowing Penny, she's not going to let something like that ruin her friendships. The worst she could say is 'no' to your feelings because she doesn't feel the same, but she will want to keep being your friend. Besides, I'm sure she'll say 'yes'." Brody stated.
"How are you so sure?" Swift asked.
"The two of you are really close. I know we are all best friends, but you and Penny have been really close since we first met. Honestly, I would be surprised if she said 'no'." Brody replied.
"I guess. But, how can I tell her how I feel about her. I've been trying to think of something that won't seem like I'm asking her out on a date." Swift stated.
They thought for a while, until Brody got an idea.
"Hey, I just got a primo idea! Let's head back to headquarters. I'll explain there." Brody said, as he flew off the branch and began to make his way back to headquarters.
Swift looked to Brody as he flew off, then looked back down at Penny, still playing with Anyu. He sighed, got up, and flew off to catch up with Brody.
With Penny and Anyu
"Ok, they're gone." Anyu told Penny.
Penny turned around and looked up and saw Swift and Brody flying away. She gave a relieved sigh.
"It was really hard for me to not look in their direction." Penny said.
"Penny, if Swift likes you more than a friend, don't you think he's probably just really nervous and afraid to tell you?" Anyu asked.
"I really do think that. He's always been kind, gentle and helpful to everyone. But he's not as outgoing as I am." Penny replied.
"But, if you know that, why don't you tell him how you feel about him?" Anyu suggested.
"I would, but that's not the penguin way. Besides, he's cute when he's nervous." Penny replied with a giggle.
"Ok. But what if he doesn't tell you?" Anyu asked.
"When I'm tired of waiting, I'll tell him." Penny replied. "Besides, maybe with Brody's help, he'll get the courage to tell me... I hope."
"Hey, how about we head to The Lemon Shack and get some kelp-icers to cheer you up." Anyu suggested.
"Ok! Let's go!" Penny exclaimed, as they made their way to The Lemon Shack.
With Swift and Brody
When Swift and Brody got back to Headquarters, they met Rod who had just got back from The Lemon Shack.
"Say WHAT!" Rod exclaimed, after being told of Swift's situation. They were in their sleeping quarters. "Why didn't you tell us?! I thought we were friends!"
Swift stood before his friends, nervously rubbing his left wing with his right hand.
"We are! It's just..." Swift didn't know what to say.
"It's ok, Swift. I think I get it. I was just caught up in the moment of surprise." Rod told him.
"Eh heh. Right. Anyway, Brody? What was the idea you had?" Swift asked.
"Right. This will be perfect for you to tell Penny how you feel. Remember co-pilot training?" Brody asked.
"Yea. Penny was -" Swift paused, catching on to what Brody was suggesting. "Oohhh..."
"I see you're catching on." Brody stated.
"Yea. Penny was so fascinated by the view, she couldn't focus on the training mission. And since that was a training mission, she didn't get a chance to really take in most of it. I can fly her around the island to see what it looks like from the sky!" Swift exclaimed excitedly.
"And to end it, you can bring her to the top of Snow Cap Mountain and watch the sunset." Brody suggested.
"And that's when you'll confess." Rod added in.
"He he. Right..." Swift said, unsurely.
"You'll be fine." Brody assured. "Although, you're gonna have to give her something."
"Why's that?" Rod asked.
"It's penguin tradition. When a male wants to court a female, he has to give her the best possible gift to prove himself." Brody explained. "Got anything in mind, Swift?"
Swift's face was almost as red as Rod's Road-Wing, as he gave his friends a shy smile.
"Waaait. You mean you have something?" Brody asked.
Swift said nothing and flew over to his bed bunk. He opened one of the drawers and pulled out a small blue rectangular box. He flew back down to his friends, whose beaks opened wide in shock when they saw the box in Swift's hands.
"I uh... did a bit of research of the penguin courting ritual." Swift explained, still blushing.
"Woah. You're really serious. Whatever you have in there has to be super primo." Brody stated.
"Can we see it?" Rod eagerly asked.
Swift nodded and opened the box. Inside was a two-piece set of a shell necklace and bracelet, with kelp-icer pendants.
"I uh... m-made them myself..." Swift said.
"Wooooah..." Brody awed.
"Cock-a-doodle [whistles]..."Rod whistled in awe.
"Dude, if she says 'no', I'm going to cry. These are super SUPER primo!"
"I agree." Rod stated.
"Thanks guys." Swift said, as he closed the box. "I just need to ask her out. I was thinking of doing it tomorrow since it's our last day off."
"Primo idea." Brody agreed. "Best of luck."
"Yea. You can cock-a-doodle DO it!" Rod encouraged.
"Thanks guys." Swift smiled.
The Next Day
"Hey, Penny. Got anything planned for today?" Swift asked the penguin.
"Nope. I was actually planning to spend the day with you guys, since it's our last day off." Penny replied.
"Well, you and Swift have fun. Rod and I have plans for today." Brody said.
"We do?" Rod asked. Brody gave him a bored look. "Oh! Right. Forgot about that. He he."
"We'll see you two later." Brody said as he walked off, followed by Rod.
"So, what did you have in mind?" Penny asked Swift, once the two were gone.
"I thought I'd give you a proper tour of Big Swirl from the sky, since you didn't really get a chance to enjoy it last time." Swift said.
Penny gasped and her eyes widened with excitement. "Really!? I'd love to! It'll be super cool! The last... well, the only time I was up there was when we were training for our co-pilot badges. I didn't get a chance to really enjoy the view."
Swift chuckled. "Yea, I know. We've been so busy with training, I never got a chance to give you a proper ride."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Penny exclaimed, belly sliding to her elevator.
"This is your chance, Swift. Don't screw it up." Swift thought as he flew over to his elevator.
They both got into their gear, jumped into the Flash-wing and took off.
"Hang on tight. I want to show you something before the tour. Going turbo!" Swift said. Penny giggled.
Swift flew the Flash-wing off the island. When they were a fair distance away he told Penny to cover her eyes. When she did, he did a 180 degree turn and kept the jet suspended while facing the island.
"Ok, you can look now." Swift told her.
Penny uncovered her eyes. She gasped and her eyes widened in awe.
"Wooowww... That's Big Swirl Island...?" she asked in absolute awe. Swift nodded. "It's soooo beautiful. I can see almost everything from here. There's Snow Cap Mountain, and Echo Canyon, Danger Canyon, Hidden Cove, Shipwreck Gully. It's all so amazing." Penny continued in awe.
"You're amazing." Swift thought with a smile.
"I could stay up here forever. It's just soo cool." Penny excitedly stated.
Swift chuckled. "If you think this is cool, wait till you see all those places up close from the air."
Penny gave a happy gasp, while Swift hit the turbo button and flew back towards the island.
They spent the whole day flying over all the places on the island, except Danger Canyon since it was a 'no flying zone', but Penny really enjoyed the view of the island from the air. She was in absolute awe of everything.
Their last stop was Snow Cap Mountain. The sun was beginning to set, signifying the day coming to an end. Swift landed the Flash-wing on the highest point of the mountain and opened up the hatch, allowing the cool mountain air to pass over them.
"This is soo cool! Literally!" Penny exclaimed, as she jumped out of the Flash-wing and started playing in the snow.
Swift chuckled and flew out after her. He landed on one of the rocks that was barely covered in snow and smiled while watching Penny play in the snow. He turned away from her for a moment to look at the sunset and was suddenly hit with some snow on the side of his head.
"Hey!" He exclaimed, as he looked back at the playful penguin.
Penny giggled and threw another snowball at him, which he quickly dodged.
"Oh, now you're gonna get it." Swift smiled as he picked up some snow and began throwing snowballs her, which resulted in the two having a snowball fight.
The fight lasted a few minutes, ending with Swift giving up after getting hit so many times by the skilled penguin. Penny giggled and belly slid over to the blue jay who was wiping the snow off his suit and feathers.
"You ok, Swift?" Penny asked.
"Yea, I'm ok. That was fun though." Swift smiled, then looked behind Penny.
Penny turned to look and her eyes and beak opened in awe. The sun was half-way in setting over the horizon.
"Woow.." She awed, sliding over to a rock and sat down to really admire the view. Swift smiled and flew over and sat next to her, and looked out at the sunset as well.
"Today was absolutely AMAZING! It was the best, best day ever! Thank you, Swift." Penny said, as she looked up and smiled at the blue jay.
"You're welcome, Penny. It was my pleasure." Swift replied with a smile.
They continued to watch the sunset. After a moment of comfortable silence, Swift spoke up.
"Um, Penny?" he said to get her attention. Penny looked up at him.
"I uh... have something... to tell you." he nervously started.
"What is it?" Penny asked.
Swift took a deep breath and exhaled to calm himself.
"Ok Swift, you can do this." he thought.
"We've... known each other for quite a while and have become best friends. We know almost everything about each other and always looked out for one another. We've all gotten really close to each other. For the first few years we've spent together at the academy, I've... always looked at you like a little sister. But... as time went on, and we got older, I started to feel... different... towards you. My feeling for you as a friend, changed. It took a while, but I realized that... I had fallen for you, Penny. I'm... I'm in love with you. I'll understand if you don't feel the same, but I had to get this off my chest. And if you don't, I hope it doesn't ruin the great friendship that we have." Swift confessed.
Penny listened attentively while Swift spoke and poured his heart out. She wasn't expecting him to confess like that. She smiled at him and giggled.
"Took you long enough." Penny replied.
Swift's eyes widened in surprise. "Y-you knew? How?"
"I realized you've been acting differently around me. I got a bit worried and was going to ask you if everything was ok. When I went to look for you, you were in the shower and I... accidentally heard you admit to yourself how you felt about me." Penny admitted.
Swift frowned and looked away, looking down at the snow.
"I couldn't tell you that I knew, because -
"...It's not the penguin way." Swift cut her off.
"Right. So I waited until you were ready to tell me." Penny said.
"What if I took too long to tell you?" Swift asked, looking back at her
"Then I was going to do it." Penny replied. "Because... I'm in love with you too, Swift. And... I have been for quite some time. You don't know this, but some of the penguins from my home who are around our age have called me to try to court me. I turned all of them down, because, I was waiting for you." she admitted.
Swift was surprised to hear that. He could have lost her to so many others, but smiled to know that she turned them down for him.
"I uh, I have something... for you." Swift said, as he dug into his pocket and pulled out the small blue box. He opened it and presented it to her. Penny gasp when she saw what was inside. A necklace and a bracelet made out of seashells with kelp-icer pendants. She pulled out the necklace and admired it.
"Swift... this is... how did... where did..." Penny was at a loss for words, which was a first.
"I... made them myself. Here, let me put them on for you." Swift said, putting the necklace and bracelet on her. Penny admired the gifts, the kelp-icer pendants shined in the light of the setting sun.
"They're amazing... and absolutely beautiful, Swift." Penny said, smiling up at him.
"Not as beautiful and amazing as you, Penny." Swift smiled in reply. "I'm glad you like them."
"I don't like them, I love them! But, I love you even more." Penny said, giving him a kiss on the cheek.
Swift's eyes widened in surprise as he brought his hand on his cheek. He didn't expect her to do that. Penny giggled at his reaction. He smiled at her, and kissed her on her forehead
"I love you, too, Penny. Thanks for waiting for me." Swift told her, as they embraced each other while enjoying the rest of the sunset.