A/N: Another chapter, kudos goes out to Ponytail30527 for reviewing!

Chapter 2: Brothers and Sister

"Are you sure we're going the right way, Roz?" Cube asked after only a few minutes of walking. His kid sister checked the map and looked above her head to see an otter plaque in front of a watery habitat. She looked back at him, and he shrugged. "Well, alright then." The two of them ditched the map and dove into the water, coming back up when they reached the entrance of the cave. "Ready, Roz?" She smiled and nodded her head enthusiastically. "KNOCK KNOCK!"

Marlene sat up and looked around. Maybe that was Peanut? But then again... why would Peanut knock? "Come in. No, wait, who is it?" She probably should have asked that first. She walked to the door and poked her head out... only to be pushed back by something pouncing into her stomach, sending her and whatever-it-was rolling back into the cave. She leaned back to try to get a good look at the two faces, for there were two of them she now noticed... one of which stared at her with her own eyes... "ROZALIN!! CUBERT!? What are you DOING here!?" It didn't even matter, though. She held them and hugged them, tears of happiness coming to her eyes.

Roz reached up to wipe her mothers' eyes. "We came to visit you, mom. Because we love you! And also, being at home sucks." Cube elbowed her from beneath his mothers' arm, widening his eyes. "What? It's true. And you better stop hitting me, I'm the favorite." Marlene laughed at this, more out of nerves than anything else. She had never gotten to write and tell her first children about their newest little brother... nor had he heard anything about his older brother and sisters. She was more than pleased her first children were back, but... this was going to be a long night...

Meanwhile, said youngest child was being picked on by his two friends about a girl he didn't even know. "For the last time, I was JUST helping her! I am not in love with her, I don't even know who she is! It was just..." Those eyes. Peanut couldn't shake the feeling that he knew those big, hazel orbs. How was beyond him, as he'd never met the girl before. At that moment, Skipper and the rest of his team had just dropped the girls off at their sleep-over, and Buttons at J.J's. The lead penguin decided to just listen in.

"Then why were you watching her with those big, goo-goo eyes? Oh yeah, because you LLUUURRRVE her." One could watch the exchange like a tennis match, which was exactly what one young duckling and four older penguins were doing.

The otter had been taking the whole thing very well, but now he was starting to get annoyed. "Shut your beak, dude!" He crossed his arms and pouted while Marshal started chanting about how he had a girlfriend. "Sorry, I guess you wanted you and Elli to be the only couple." He had been waiting to use that one for weeks, and when underneath Marshal's feathers turned red, he knew he had hit a sore spot.

He shook a not-very threatening flipper at Peanut. "You take that back!" Eggy sat back and laughed, now goading on the pair. It's good that he was just watching, however, because Peanut started yelling, at the same time as Marshal, that started an argument between the two that only stopped when they were pulled apart by Rico and Skipper.

Peanut was panting by the end of it and saying something about someone's eyes being familiar. "Alright, calm down, both of you." Skipper said, and on command, they did. "Now, what's this about?"

Since both boys were looking murderous and not making any kind of sense, it was up to Eggy to fill in the adults. "They're talking about the otter girl." He then told them about the adventure to the hospital, and as the story went on, the penguins' eyes widened. "What were their names again?"

Marshal laughed. "Something really weird... box?" Peanut, who had just then decided to not be mad at his best friend, snickered loudly. "Square! That was his name." The three boys laughed loudly before realizing the adults weren't saying anything. "Dad... that was supposed to be funny."

It didn't matter, he still wasn't laughing. He had this far off look, like he had thought of this really good memory. At least he was smiling. "His name is Cube." Skipper said shortly, before leading the charge up the stairs, each penguin behind him looking equally excited.

Not wanting to be left behind, Eggy, Marshal, and Peanut followed, the penguin commenting, "That wasn't exactly the reaction I thought that would get."

Roz stood up when she heard a familiar noise of splashing outside, and wondered if it could be her new friend who helped her out before. Though, she was pleasantly surprised when she found out it was Skipper, Kowalski, Private and Rico. "SKIPPER!" She said, jumping into the penguin's arms. He smiled and swung her around the room, making her giggle loudly. "S-Skipper, stop, you're gonna make me dizzy!" She yelled, wrapping her arms around his neck and holding him tight, her face coming to rest on his shoulder. "I missed you." She admitted quietly. What was there not to miss? The smell of fish and the feel of his feathers assaulted her face, but she liked it. He nodded. Even though he hadn't thought about her too much since she left, seeing her now made him realize how much he DID miss having her around. The girl was like his own daughter, and he hadn't seen her in so long. She had gotten big in their time apart, he noted, though he was glad she was still small enough to hold. The lead penguin looked over at Cube, who had grown another inch or two, and was almost as tall as Private.

The boy waved at him, and he saluted back, before going back to spinning his sister and watching her giggle till they both thought she would puke. Or at least... that's what would have happened, if Marshal hadn't walked in just then. He watched the pair, growing a little more angry with each spin, until his dad finally saw him, and a flicker of something crossed his face. In that moment, Skipper was at a loss for words, and didn't know what to do. "Oh, hey, Marshal." He said, holding Roz still so she could bury her head into his chest. Marshal's frown deepened, but he didn't say anything. The small penguin just crossed his arms and tried to look angry, but he wasn't sure what, exactly, he was angry about. He wasn't even sure who these kids WERE. Roz looked at Skipper before patting him on the head so he would let her down. She walked (very slowly and wobbling a bit, since she was still dizzy.) to Marlene, where she made a face before sitting down and laughing with her.

"HEY!" Peanut finally spoke up, startling the group. "You have the same eyes as my mom! That's why I couldn't look away from you!" All at once, things started to get very, very uncomfortable. Roz stared at Marlene, at first just to examine her eyes. But as Peanut's words started to sink in... Same eyes as my mom....my mom... She blinked a couple of times, and looked between the pair.

Cube caught on first, however. He looked at Peanut and raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean your mom? She's our mom." His breathing sped up, and he looked to his mom, who's arms were now opening for the other otter... not him. "Kowalski... Skipper, what's going on?"

At that moment, Marshal decided to jump in, though he didn't know it was a mistake at all. "Yeah, dad, what's going on?"

Two heads turned at the same moment to face Skipper, who looked like he would rather be anywhere but there right then. And poor Eggy, who was the odd one out in all of this, slowly backed out of the cave, mumbling something about not wanting to be in the room when the awkwardness hits the fan. Roz stood up and pointed at Skipper. "So wait... did you... so that must mean..." Cube watched her put pieces together, though which ones, he had no clue. "You two finally shacked up, huh!?" He slapped his forehead. Wrong pieces, he thought, as the two adults blushed and looked away.

Cube grabbed his little sister by the hand. "Roz, I don't think that's exactly pressing at this moment."

She ripped her paw from his and scratched the back of her head. "Of course it is. Though depressing or impressing, I won't know until someone tells me that I'm right." Cube didn't even know where she GOT those pieces. Skipper pulled her aside, and told her that her brother was probably right, and they had more important things to discuss just now. "Depressing." She decided, pulling out a small clip from the back of her head, releasing a good inch of uncut fur. "Very depressing." Roz pouted, but allowed herself to be picked up by Skipper, and held to him once more, as their mother tried to explain everything to her three children.

When Marlene was finished, only Peanut was still a little bit confused. "So wait... where's your dad, then?" He asked. Marlene was about to answer that too, but Roz jumped in.

"He died a long time ago, to save our lives..." She finished quietly, finding herself squeezing Skipper a bit harder than she meant to. But he didn't mind it. "So does this mean I have a little brother?" She asked. Marlene nodded, and Peanut walked up to her, hoping to at least shake her hand. But instead, when she hopped out of Skipper's flippers, he got a hug. "Good. I don't think I could stand another big brother." She said.

The big brother in question watched Peanut a bit before smiling down at him and ruffling his fur a bit. "Yeah, this is way better than getting another pain in the butt little sister." He said, winking. Peanut's smile widened. He could get used to this. He never had siblings before, and these two... well, they were pretty awesome. The otter chanced a glance at Marshal, who was looking happy for him, but kinda put out at the same time.

He walked up to him, looking semi-bashful and apologetic. "Don't say it." Peanut said, stopping him before he even opened his mouth. The two best friends smiled at each other, before hugging quickly, making sure no one saw. Roz was busy having her fur fiddled with by her mom, and Skipper and Kowalski were talking with Cube. Best of all, his mom had gone back to normal, and she was happy again. All she needed was her family back together again.

It got late all too fast, but Roz and Cube reassured everyone they'd be there in the morning. (Roz even stated that they'd probably be there for a lot of mornings.) So, with that, the penguins left, and Marshal went to his sleep-over without Peanut, who said he wanted to spend more time with his new siblings. Marshal rolled his eyes, but he understood, and went to go let the other boys know. Marlene held the three of them in a close hug, and for the first time in a long time felt like her family was back together again.

Except... "Hey, guys? Where's your sister?"

---------------------------------------------

Next Time On Geeze Doumani!

Where in the world is Xiao Ren!? Also, Roz has a confession that throws everyone for a loop! But then later, she does something awesome, so that makes up for it. And... do you smell that? It smells like LOOOOVE! Cue birds! (penguins come in, very much not amused and holding bows and arrows, and wearing... diapers?) Uhm... no, that's not what I... oh, never mind. It's a fluff-a-palooza in the next chapter! Well, as fluffy as it's gonna get so far. Don't worry, more fluff later. (Skipper growls. "Can we take off these ridiculous costumes now?") I'm the leader, I say when you take your costumes off. (Without missing a beat, four penguins are aiming arrows at me.) Okay, you can take them off.

See you next time!

Please review!