In this chapter and the next few chapters that follow, when it goes to Twilight's point of view, it takes place in the past. I just wanted to explain the backstory without having too much dialog. What you read in these chapters are the exact words that she speaks to Roofhowse, it's just not in the form of dialog.
Roofhowse and Skip
Chapter 5: Fitting In and Standing Out
Skip's plan was in full effect. The penguins all thought he was the real Roofhowse! The only one he had to watch out for was Blizzard. Knowing Roofhowse pretty well, he started to see through Skip's charade pretty quickly, but he wasn't sure if his friend was just going through a phase, or if he truly was an impostor. Following Jangrah's clipboard list was tiring, even for the half-ghost. "Ok, next up, surfing at the Cove!" They all headed to the Cove and grabbed their boards. Once they changed into swimwear, the four friends and undercover villain hit the water. Skip surfed in a very relaxed fashion. Too relaxed. The board wiped out from under him, but he was still floating next to the wave! He dove into the water and swam after the board, hoping no one saw what happened. As he climbed back onto his board, trying his best to look natural, he saw something in the water. A huge fin, charging closer and closer. Sure enough, the Megaladon burst out of the wave. Skip remembered the story of the Megaladon from his childhood. Gariwald told it to him only once, but he never forgot it, his fear of sharks lived on for the hundreds of years he existed. "And then, Garugg did what no other caveguin was ever brave enough to do. He walked out onto the ice, waiting for the shark to come. The others hid, not wanting to have to watch the horror that was about to happen. When the caveguins returned, Garugg was gone, and so was the Megaladon." Skip panicked and tried to swim away. He ran across the snow screaming. Jangrah was confused by his outburst. "What's wrong, Roofhowse? It's just Megaladon! He's harmless, remember? Besides, you're a sailor! I'm sure you've seen creatures far scarier at sea!" Skip nodded, remembering his position. Roofhowse isn't afraid of sharks, and if he has to be a believable Roofhowse, he has to conquer his fear. He slowly walked into the water and placed a flipper on the shark. Nice sharky. Nice sharky. Even though I'm immortal and can't be killed, you still terrify me!
Twilight's POV
You see me here today as a pathetic misguided spirit, but before this, I was normal. I had a great family and friends on a distant island. One day, when I was 4 years old, that all changed. There was a fire, and the entire island melted, but I was rescued by a scientist named Gariwald. He took me to Club Penguin, where I met his adoptive son, Skip. We were always great friends. In fact, we even fell in love when we got older. That picture you saw wasn't of my great grandma, that was me. Skip escorted me to the Music Ball of 1912. Yes, that was what the Music Jam was called back in the day! Anyway, he was such a nice guy, pure innocence if you'd believe it. But one day, something happened. Gariwald was researching the mysterious holes in the island. Skip, being the curious boy that he is, joined in his studies. I noticed that an obsession with ghosts formed between the two, and I had no idea why. My question was answered when I discovered that these strange holes were actually portals to other dimensions, one of which being the Candy Ghost Dimension. However, this portal was sealed, and only an ancient chant could get it to reopen. Gariwald tried to stop Skip, claiming that it was too dangerous to try, but something sparked in him, as if he had to open this portal. So Skip worked nonstop from that moment on, her searched through every book he could find, he needed to find the chant. Trying to distract him from his hunger to contact the Candy Ghosts, Gariwald built a machine that could turn penguins into ghosts temporarily. While impressed by it, this wasn't enough to please Skip. I didn't want to get involved, I thought they both went crazy, and I didn't want to help with either of their potentially dangerous ideas. The day Skip finally found the chant, he took me to the sealed portal while Gariwald was away. "Skip, I want nothing to do with this! I've made myself perfectly clear! I think you're being reckless! You don't need to prove yourself to anyone, we already know you're smart! This portal was obviously sealed for a reason!" Skip turned his back on me. "Twilight, I have to do this, this will revolutionize science! With Gairwald's contraption and these Candy Ghosts, the impossible will become possible! This means everything to me, these ghosts are extremely powerful. Twilight, they could bring your family back! Wouldn't you want that?" When Skip said that, I suddenly started having my doubts about myself. So, I let him do it.