Chapter 3: Cody's Decision
The next morning, Cody and Remy were awake and they headed to North Beach as they saw the penguins, and other species with a banner saying "We'll miss you, Cody." Cody looked at the banner and felt a little emotional.
"We just want to wish you the best." said Mike.
"I wish you didn't leave." said one penguin.
"I wish I didn't leave, either." said Cody.
"Every penguin has their dreams about being a surfer and over the years, we've seen talented surfer penguins do what they want to do and live by their dreams. You stand out from the crowd, so for that, me and Kelly want to thank you." said Rob Machado.
"You guys rock." said Cody.
"What do you expect? We're pro surfers." said Kelly Slater.
Gizmo comes up to Cody and says, "I wish you didn't have to go. I hope we'll see each other again, man."
"I know. Me too, man." said Cody.
"Maybe you can drop off for a visit?" asked Gizmo.
"Of course. I love you, bro." said Cody.
"I love you, too, man." Gizmo said, tearfully.
Gizmo and Cody give each other a hug and asked everyone, "Would you please take care of Gizmo for me?"
Big Z came up to Cody and said, "We'll look out for him for you."
Cody smiled and said, "Thank you."
Joe came up to Cody and said, "We're gonna be friends for life, right?"
"Always." said Cody.
Joe and Cody gave each other knuckle touches and a big hug.
"I'm gonna miss you." Joe whispered, tearfully.
"I'll miss you, too, man." Cody whispered, tearfully.
When the whale came by, Remy said, "Whale's here. Let's go."
Cody walked through the whale and looking back on the penguins and started to sigh heavily. He hopped in on the whale and went on the back. The penguins waved him goodbye and Cody waved back as the whale took off.
"You know, I think we're gonna get along just fine, you know? I can't wait till we get back to Shiverpool." said Remy.
Cody sat down with his legs crossed, looking depressed. Remy asked,"What's wrong?"
Cody sighs and said, "I don't think I want to go home."
"What? Why?" asked Remy.
"I can't leave Pen Gu Island. It's home, to me." said Cody.
"I gotta admit, you do have a point. Your friends are really nice and they seem to like you a lot. But, I thought you're okay with going back to Shiverpool. Why didn't you tell me sooner?" said Remy.
"I didn't want to hurt your feelings and didn't want you to think I'm choosing Pen Gu over coming home." said Cody.
"Dude, it's not my choice. It's what you want to do. What do you want to do?" asked Remy.
Cody looked at Remy with tears in his eyes, then said, tearfully, "I want to go back to Pen Gu Island. It's my home."
"Then, go. If you feel if that's your home, then you should go." said Remy.
"What about you?" asked Cody.
"I'll be fine, if I move in with you." said Remy.
"You can come with me if you want." said Cody.
"If that will get us to get to know each other on an deeper level, then, we should try it." said Remy.
Cody and Remy got on their surfboards and surfed their way back to Pen Gu Island. Later, one penguin saw Cody and Remy surf back to Pen Gu Island, then Lani saw two penguins, got a closer look, and sees Cody and Remy. Lani went down the beach and sees Cody and Remy walking down to shore.
"Cody. I thought you're going home." said Lani.
Cody came up to Lani and said, "I am home."
Lani came up to Cody and hugs him tightly, then says, "I don't want you to go."
"I'm not going anywhere." said Cody.
Mike, Rory and Tatushi went around the beach and saw Cody, very surprised. They went over and said, "You're back."
"I'm staying here." said Cody.
Rory was so happy, he came up to Cody and gave him a big noogie. "I would really miss you if you went away, mate." said Rory.
"I would miss you too, man." said Cody.
Cody looks at Mike and said, "Do you still like me?'
"Of course. After everything you've been through, I still feel as if you have friends here. We're all glad you've decided to stay." said Mike, happily.
"This is an honor to see you here to stay." said Tatushi, then bows down.
Cody saw Gizmo and he called his name, then Gizmo looks at him and runs up to see him. Gizmo runs up to hug him and they hugged each other.
"I knew you would come back. Joe and Z didn't think so, but I did." said Gizmo.
"I'll be here forever because Pen Gu Island is my home." said Cody.
"That's awesome!" exclaimed Gizmo.
Everyone in Pen Gu saw Cody and Remy and were all so happy to see Cody coming back to Pen Gu and everyone was filled with emotion and happiness. They were happy when they heard Cody's staying in Pen Gu island.