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Private took Kowalski´s dad over to the penguin´s HQ. He couldn´t understand why Kowalski had reacted like that. He talked to the elder, and the penguin seemed very, very nice and polite. He kept apologizing to the boy, saying he should come back in a more appropriate time. "No, no it´s alright. Kowalski had a tough day today." Private assured him, hoping he was doing the right thing. "Hey guys!" The Brit jumped down. Skipper turned toward him, his smile fading. "STRANGER!" He yelled and within seconds, Rico had tackled the other penguin down on the floor. "No, Skippah! This is Kowalski´s dad!" Private began tugging on his friend. "Kowalski´s father?" Skipper stood up from his chair. "Papa?" Rico looked at the squished penguin. "Y-y-es." He couldn´t breathe. Skipper signaled Rico to get off and walked over suspiciously. "What´s your name?" "Anthony."
"So…you´re Kowalski´s father?" The leader circled him before staring straight in his eyes. The other didn´t back down. "What´s his name?" Anthony almost rolled his eyes. "Kowalski." "What´s his greatest fear?" "He doesn´t have one." He didn´t know of any. Not like Kowalski would ever complain at the doctor or dentist at his presence. "What´s his eye color?" "Sky-blue." "Where´s his birthmark?" "On the inside of his flipper." Skipper stepped back and smiled warmly. "I´m Skipper." The two men shook wings before the officer introduced him to the others. "Why are you here anyway?" Private asked after Anthony got invited for dinner and the three watched Rico prepare the herrings. "I wanted to see my son again…and tell him something very important." "Like what?" Skipper turned to look at Private. "Soldier!" "No, it´s okay. I wanted to let him know….I´m sorry about how I treated him…"
Kowalski kicked pebbles away angrily. An old feeling came up inside of him. It was something he knew from his childhood and it almost felt good, feeling it again. It was the frustration that came whenever he faced his dad, or whenever he knew he had no chance against his lies. He was probably coming with the same heart-bleeding lie. "I´m so sorry, Kowalski! I know how I treated you and I want to apologize to you! Do you think you will ever manage to forgive me for what I´ve done?" The genius kicked another stone away. He was probably brain-washing his friends right now. Another kick, this time, Kowalski forgot to look at the pebble and stubbed his toes at a huge rock. "OW! Ow! Oh sweet Doris that hurt!" Kowalski jumped around, holding his foot before falling. He inspected his toes, seeing some blood dripping from a talon that got smashed into the hard matter. "I gotta get home…" He muttered, limping over to the zoo.
When he got there, he heard some talking and laughing. His father was there, probably managing to convince his friends that he´s a poor, guilty dad with the wish to seek his son´s forgiveness. Kowalski limped back, straight to Marlene´s. The otter was chilling in her cave, in the middle of writing a song. "Hey Kowalski! What´s u- what happened to your foot?" "It boxed with some pebbles. The last pebble won." The penguin said seriously. Marlene laughed even though the joke was said without any humor. "So why come to me? Your habitat is nearer." Kowalski shook his head furiously. Marlene looked at him curiously, before putting the sheet and the pen down and trotting over to the back table. As she was searching around for some bandages, Kowalski took her sheet of paper and looked at it. He frowned, forgetting the girl and wondering how it will sound. He sat down and picked up the guitar. The penguin started strumming it, playing the intro. Marlene whirled around. "Kowalski! What are you doing with that?" She then stopped, hearing the notes flowing out sweetly and deeply from the feathered flippers. The penguin frowned again in concentration, starting to sing the song quietly.
"You are gravity, cuz you pull me down. You are the rain and I´m the earth beneath you. In case you want to know, as I was trying to hate you, I succeeded. I had tried, not to cover our good times." The otter blushed at the voice, not having expected to hear her words come out like that. "To glue them, hold them tight, place them at my bed. And put them in a frame." Kowalski was still in his own world. "But luck had left us, you couldn´t help yourself! I threw your picture at the wall, I want it to break. It slips from my grasp. Now only we are left. In a sea of ruins." Marlene went over, sitting beside the penguin, who came back to earth. "Oh, sorry Marlene, I didn´t-" He gave the instrument back to the otter. "Why´d you stop playing?" Marlene asked. "Well, mainly because I didn´t come here for a live concert." Kowalski said, also smiling before taking the bandage and starting to wrap it around his wound. Marlene laid the guitar away and watched him. "Great song. But why did you write it?" Marlene shrugged. "I got hit by inspiration…" Silence fell over the cave again. "Thanks again, Marlene. I am grateful for your kindness." The penguin gave her another soft smile before disappearing into the night. The girl noted a slight hint of trouble in his features.
The talking halted when the door opened. Kowalski kept his gaze away as he walked over to his bunk. The room was filled with an awkward silence. After a while, Skipper cleared his throat, making everyone look at him. "Kowalski," He started gently, but a certain firmness in his voice. "Why don´t you join us at dinner?" The genius looked up, staring at the empty seat next to Private for a second, before wordlessly walking over to the others. Private successfully picked up the conversation again, even though it was still very uncomfortable. Especially with Kowalski´s silent attitude and Anthony´s nervous one.
A\N: Yeah, srry for the short chappie. xD R&R PLZ! §X]