Operation: Baby Poof
Chapter 7: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
"Raffy?" a female voice from behind Raff asked.
Raff stood still.
Skipper looked up and in front of him to see Raff being held by another penguin behind him.
Skipper struggled in the grip of the penguin pinning him down. "GET AWAY FROM HIM!" He ordered.
The female penguin kneeled down and faced the young King Penguin, who was closing his eyes tight in fear. She examined the necklace hanging from his neck.
"Rafael, it's me, your mother!" the penguin said, putting a flipper on his cheek.
"Mother? Y-you're my mother?" Raff said.
The penguin nodded with tears of joy.
Then Raff hugged her. "Wow… I have a mother…" he whispered to himself.
"Oh, Raffy… You've been gone for such a long time." Raff's mother said.
"False alarm, troops. They merely brought a lost chick back to the flock. Best you come with us to the heart of the flock, eh? Best we get some rest too after all this traveling." The penguin holding Kowalski said.
Then the King Penguins freed their captives and motioned for them to follow.
"Well… you guys found what you're looking for, I guess I'll be going now…" Hunter said, sliding away.
"BYE HUNTAH!" Private called.
"And what would be your name, miss?" Skipper asked, turning to the female King Penguin.
"My name is Cindy, Raff's mother."
"Well, I'm Skipper. This is Private, Kowalski, and Rico."
"Er- nice to meet you and thank you ever so much for bringing Raffy back… But come, the flock will find a cave to spend the rest day in. We can talk there." Cindy picked Raff up and waddled toward the leading King Penguins.
Skipper and the group followed.
When they finally found a cave and settled there, Cindy introduced them to her mate.
"Cindy, who are these strangers?" a male penguin approached the group.
"Dominic, these strangers just brought back our chick! We owe our lives to this group." Cindy said.
"Raffy? Raffy's back!?" Dominic said, searching the group.
"Raffy!" Dominic exclaimed spotting the young penguin.
Dominic hugged the little one. "Father!" Raff hugged back.
"You've been missing for so long… we were starting to doubt you'd be back." Dominic told him.
"I don't understand… why did you become separated?" Kowalski asked.
"It was a long time ago, back when Raffy just hatched. Our flock did not roam the ice before, no… It stayed in one place and hunted fish in the water beside it." Cindy said.
"But the humans attacked our flock and took some of the chicks, including Raffy. We tried to stop them, but failed." Dominic added.
"Ever since then, we've been very protective over our flock and never stay in one place where they might return to ambush us again." Cindy finished.
"Seems to me that you were overly paranoid…" Private commented.
"Yes, yes we were. But trust me. If you were in the same situation, you'd do the same. It's been tiring and we only ever stop when the eggs are laid and hatched. But the strategy has been working ever since so we don't stop." Dominic explained.
"Well… I guess now that you're with your family, our business is done here?" Skipper stood up from his sitting position.
Dominic nodded.
"Yes, yes. I guess so. You can go…" Cindy smiled.
"Skipper, wait…" Kowalski approached his leader and whispered. "Why don't we stay a while… Surely we want to make sure that these penguins are capable of taking care of Raff?"
"Yeah." Skipper replied.
"Right. Now if we want to ensure that they are capable, we should keep watch for a while."
"Sure. Sure." Skipper replied. "Er… Cindy, would mind if me and the boys stay here with you for a while? Our bodies were really pooped after running after you guys, right boys?" Skipper looked at his team.
"But Skippah, I'm not-OOGH!" Private exclaimed as Skipper slapped him.
"Y-yes… I am rather… tired…" Private said, faking a yawn.
Rico yawned. "ME TIRE-D" He said, lying down.
"Um… I guess it's alright as long as you don't stray from the flock. Meaning when it's time to go, it's time to go." Cindy said.
"Sure. What could possibly go wrong?" Skipper smiled.
Private whimpered.
"What's wrong, Private?" Kowalski asked.
"I-isn't something b-bad going to happen whenever someone says 'What could possibly go wrong?'" Private stammered.
"Nonsense, Private. Those were merely coincidences. Just don't think about it and you'll be fine." Kowalski patted his back.
"I-if you say so, K'wahski." Private lay his head down and closed his eyes.
Kowalski did the same and they all slowly drifted into sleep.
"SKIPPAH!" Private's voice jerked Skipper awake.
"What!? What is it, Private!?" Skipper shouted.
"The flock! It's leaving!" Private pointed at the flock slowly leaving the cave.
"MEN! FALL IN AND RECEIVE YOUR ORDERS!" Dominic shouted.
Skipper, Kowalski, Private, and Rico lined in front of Dominic.
"What the – " Skipper raised his brow.
"YOU, Flat head!" Dominic pointed at Skipper.
"Excuse me?" Skipper growled.
Dominic ignored. "You'll stay at the rear of the flock, protect the female and chicks in the middle… Bowling pin!" Dominic pointed at Kowalski.
"Wh-what?" Kowalski stammered.
"You and Mohawk guy will stay on the eastern side… And you, plumpy!" Dominic pointed at Private. "You'll stay with the chicks and females, making sure they remain unharmed. You got that?"
"Yes, sir!" Private saluted.
"Now head to your stations. And remember, stay with the flock." Dominic reminded before heading to his own station, up on front.
Skipper slid to the back of the group and followed.
Sigh. I don't want to take orders from that guy for any longer. At the next stop, I'll tell my men that we should go back home. Skipper planned in his head.
…
"Look, guys! Do you see that?" Marlene pointed at the broken submarine floating on the surface of the water.
"WOAH! Dat's very much like the underwater boat that I rided on with the peng-u-ins! Especially now because it is a little brokeny." Julien smiled.
"AHA! So you DO remember!" Marlene smirked.
"Remember what?" Julien raised his brow.
"Your Antarctica trip!" Maurice replied.
"I remember! I made myself a banana smoothie, but then the banana exploded on my face because it did not want to be a smoothie…" Mort recalled.
"That's because that was a torpedo." Maurice put his paw on his hip.
"A TORNANA!... or a BANADO?" Mort scratched his head.
"Would you guys be quiet!? We're getting off topic!" Marlene growled.
"I'm sorry…" Mort frowned.
"Alright… The hatch is open. So they aren't in there. Let's park this thing and search the perimeter for clues." Maurice suggested.
"Sounds like a plan. Let's move." Marlene said, driving the sub toward the surface.
…
About three hours later, the flock stopped by the shore so that the females will hunt. The males were to keep watch by swimming in a safe distance from them.
"Dominic?" Skipper approached Raff's father.
"Yes?" Dominic replied.
"Look, we've had our spin in taking care of the flock. And we see how hard working you are… But we have to get back to where we came from before anyone notices our absence." Skipper explained.
"Oh, sure… Best you say your good-byes to Raff." Dominic said.
"R-right…" Skipper sighed sadly then walked to the penguin relaxing on a pile of snow.
"Oh, Hi Skipper!" Raff greeted.
"Raff, it's time we say good-bye…" Skipper started.
Raff gasped then hugged the leader penguin tight. "NO! Don't go!" he exclaimed.
"It's fine, Raff… We have to get back to the zoo… But we'll visit you when we can, alright?" Skipper said.
"O-okay…" Raff slumped.
"Kowalski! Rico! Private!" Skipper called and the three fell in a line in front of him. "We're leaving…"
"Aye Skipper…" the rest of the team said.
The four penguins slid away from the group and back to where they came from.
Raff waved his flipper at them, sad that they had to leave him. Then he turned to Dominic.
"So dad, what are we gonna do now?" Raff asked.
Dominic led him to someplace quiet and looked around. "Those penguins that brought you back… they're gone already?" he asked.
"Yes…" Raff replied.
"Good." Dominic looked at the shore and called Cindy.
They both approached the little one slowly.
"Wh-what are you doing?" Raff stammered.
"Oh, just following orders." Cindy said with an evil grin.
"What!?" Raff took a step back.
Dominic came up behind him and pushed him down and on his belly, pinning him on the icy ground.
"HELP! HE- MMFF!" Raff said as Dominic threw a cloth over his beak.
Raff felt his feet and flippers being held and tied together.
What was happening!?
He tried to free himself but the rope was tied tightly.
Dominic threw him into a crate that Cindy took out. He sealed it and Raff was more than just scared.
He could only hear and breath through the breathing holes in the crate.
The crate was carried to a place that seemed to be near the shore.
After a while, he heard voices. "Is he in the crate?" a familiar Danish accent asked.
"Yes. We made sure of that, Hans." Cindy's voice replied.
"Good… Dr. Mammal fish will be pleased." Hans' voice said.
Raff twisted and turned in the crate, desperately trying to break himself free.
"No! I can't go back to that bird and that dolphin! Somebody! HELP!" He screamed through the cloth in his beak. None of the words were understood because the cloth muffled all of them.
TO BE CONTINUED…
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