A\N: Sorry for the long delay, but both of my computers broke down. xP WARNING: It might get a little scary with violence.
(Group Three)
The footsteps stopped in front of the couch. Fey freed her arm carefully to quickly shut Julian´s mouth if she had to. She didn´t have to worry, the Katta was terrified to silence.
Then the figure took a step backwards and let himself fall onto the couch. A few minutes later, they heard snoring.
(In the basement)
Rico regurgitated a crowbar and smashed the small window. Immediately, howling filled the room and the rain and cold winds shot in, knocking a few loose things over. The sounds was deafening.
"Great," AT muttered. "We could´ve also just stormed upstairs and shouted, ´Here we are!´."
"That´s why we have to move fast." Skipper agreed and grabbed Private´s flipper, who was literally flying away from the strong breeze. No one moved at first.
"Fine, I´ll go first." Kowalski offered. He fought his way to the window, the others following.
With the help of AT, he managed to climb through the broken window and army-crawl through the now wet grass.
Faintly, he heard grunts and voices, indicating the others following him.
Kowalski raised a flipper and shielded his face from the icy missiles the storm rained down. Just barely he could make out a flicker of yellow lights. The house must be to his left, only a few feet away.
He dug the tips of his wings into the wet earth, trying to find hold somehow.
Looking back one more time at the basement window, the penguin started crawling forward.
(Group Three)
"He´s ugly." Julian noted.
"How would you know that, you´re looking at his feet!" Fey hissed.
"His feet are ugly."
"Shh! You´ll wake him!" Even though the killer was fast asleep, Fey and Julian still didn´t dare to crawl out.
"We should get the others. I´m scared!" The king whispered his voice getting louder.
"Shhh!"
"But I´m scared!"
"Uggggh."
Fey was about to gag him when she realized that he wasn´t the one who groaned.
The red panda turned in horror. The killer slowly sat up and began rubbing his eyes.
(Outside the house)
Something none of the animals would recommend is staggering through a mini hurricane in the night. Your feet get frozen off, your eyes feel like they´ve been rubbed in sand paper and you can barely move your fingers.
But they were all and fought through, even Private who almost got blown away couple of times.
"Now what?" AT asked.
"Let´s go in, what else?" Skipper snapped.
"And what if the killer´s waiting for us?"
"Then we´ll beat him up. I ´d rather face a homicidal lunatic than this sick weather."
Skipper kicked the handle and the door swung open.
(In the House)
The sound of the door getting kicked open woke the killer up completely. He opened his eyes and the animals in front of him had barely time to scream, much less run.
In a split second, he pulled out a gun.
Julian opened and closed his mouth a couple of times before he could manage a scream.
Like said earlier, the killer had fast reflexes. His hand shot out and grabbed Julian, who immediately clamped up and whimpered.
"Well, look what we have here?" The guy´s voice slurred and his breath smelled like road kill. "Two escaped zoo animals."
Fey tried to run, but the guy threw Julian into her. The lemur tumbled painfully into his friend.
A mean laugh sounded and the two found themselves in strong arms.
And somehow, Fey couldn´t shake the feeling that this guy looked familiar.
(In the hall)
The others stood in the hall. It was warmer than the storm outside. But the empty hall was creepy, with the dim light and the killer´s shadow coming towards them.
Wait…what?!
"It´s the killer!" Private said out loud, too scared to remember to whisper.
"Yes, it´s the killer." The shadow agreed. He stepped into the light and everyone gasped.
"I take back what I said before!" Skipper said, hiding behind Marlene. "I´d rather be in a murderous storm than with this homicidal freak."
The figure laughed and threw something into the middle of the circle.
"Run!" Skipper shouted, but it was too late. The smoke bomb exploded.
"Don´t breathe!" Kowalski gasped, before passing out like everyone else.
(Upstairs, in the bedroom, tied up)
Julian and Skipper were the first one to wake up. The animals had all been tied together. AT was free, but also out nearby.
"Skippa?" Julian whispered.
"Yes?" The penguin tried to twist around to face the Ringtail, but then gave up.
"I am knowing who killed the guy you were talking about and who wants to be killing us…I think it´s that scary man you penguins keep talking about."
"Officer X." Skipper sighed. "Now that we´re in his power, I guess there´s no way out."
The penguin gave Julian an honest sad look. "Ringtail, since we´re not going to make this, I just wanted to say that I´m sorry for all the times I talked badly about you or misjudged you. I want you to know that I couldn´t imagine living life without your annoying antics! I´m so sorry that our friendship had to end like this!"
Skipper blinked away some tears, not realizing that all the lemur could do was stare.
"I´ll miss you, buddy."
"Skipper, I think I can work something out." Kowalski muttered, who was still trying to pry his eyes open.
The leader looked at Julian.
Julian grinned. "I am so blackmailing you!" He said.
"Give us the options, Kowalski." Fey commanded.
"Alright, you see AT-"
"Shhh!" AT kicked the penguin´s side. "X is right there."
"So I am." Officer X adjusted his glasses and smiled deviously down at the animals.
"X." Skipper spat. "What are you planning this time, you sick lunatic!"
"Getting rid of you once and for all." The officer took out his tazer.
"Wait!" AT said. "What about me? I´m not a filthy animal! I just stumbled onto the house. Then these zoosters came and bothered me! I didn´t do anything!"
Officer X lowered his tazer and thought about it.
"AT, what are you doing?" Skipper growled.
"I´m not going to die alongside of you guys." The author replied.
"You´re such a coward."
"And you're a goner."
"Achat," Fey said. "You´re my sister. You wouldn´t leave me here?"
"Sorry, but I can´t take you with me." AT smiled. "Looks like you´re on your own."
"Alright, then go. And don't show your face around here."
"I´m already gone!" AT jumped up and disappeared outside.
"That cowardly, little-" Skipper started, but a shove from Marlene shut him up.
Officer X raised his tazer. His evil grin reflected off the green light of the electricity, giving it an eerie look.
Private whimpered and cuddled further into Rico´s side. This whole adventure scared him.
Especially the basement and Officer X part. To think that they are neck-high in this mess only because Skipper wanted to talk a walk with Marlene.
Private vowed to never stray off a path again. Look where it got Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks. And now them.
But like any wild beast, his whimpers caught X´s attention.
The madman grinned wolfishly, except wolves looked a lot nicer than him.
"Ah, the youngest of the group. The chain´s strongest link only as strong as its weakest link." Officer X said.
"Wha-" Skipper followed his gaze. Then he glared daggers-and-painful-death at the man. "Don´t you dare you sick, twisted-" He said some words that would make his own mother feel faint.
X? He just laughed. Then he struck the British penguin with the tazer.
Private screamed in agony and tried to twist away.
"STOP IT!" Skipper screamed, his voice breaking in panic and frustration.
The officer withdrew his weapon and the little penguin slumped forward, quivering.
"PRIVAT!" Rico shouted, desperately wiggling around. A little from the white-hot electricity had flowed from Private onto his feathers. The heat was unbearable, Rico couldn´t understand how Private was still conscious.
"You filthy rotten piece of dirt!" Skipper cursed. His own courage had melted off when Private got hurt, but now he was furious. "I will break your neck and cut you-"
Fey gave him a push. Private didn´t need more violence.
"What are you going to be doing with us?" Julian asked, staring up in fright at the big burly man.
"Oh I will torture you all to death and have fun with it." Officer X said simply. He was smirking but now his expression was filled with absolute hate.
"Too long I´ve been humiliated and laughed at because of you…animals."
They all knew he wanted to say something different than animals, but were glad he left it like that.
"And now I am going to enjoy your screams and pains, sure to follow with death."
"You killed that guy in the basement, didn´t you?" Fey asked.
"He was the owner of this house, so yeah. But don´t think you can trick me into delaying your death with talking, red panda. I will start with you first."
X turned on his tazer and came closer.
Kowalski shivered. He wanted to sooo desperately save her, he would kill himself right there on the spot if he heard her scream. This pressure of not being able to save the girl he loved was so much for him, the penguin couldn´t stop the tears from falling down. A sob escaped him, but he didn´t care.
´Not Fey, please! Let him kill me, not Fey. Don´t touch Fey…´ Je thought, choking on his tears.
A bang echoed throughout the house. Actually, it sounded close…
Kowalski carefully opened his watery eyes. They immediately widened. He couldn´t believe what he saw. Right there, where Fey was, he could spot red…
The penguin fainted.
A\N: CLIFFHANGER! XP XP XP I´m so mean. xDD Keep reading please! ") And REVIEW!