"Those penguins are smarter than I expected." Carlene plopped down on the rock next to the pool in Marlene's habitat. Marlene dove in headfirst, water splashed everywhere.

"Yeah should have warned you bout that part, you did better as me than I expected." Marlene cheered, making Carlene smile lightly, turning her head back to the penguin's habitat. She blushed when she thought about one of them in particular.

"So tell me about each of them," she urged turning her head back around to face Marlene; she smiled happily ready to explain each of the penguins in full detail.

"Well skipper he's of course the leader, he is hard headed sometimes but he really cares for his team. Kowalski is the smartest of them, he sometimes thinks too much, but he has his heart in the right place. Rico, he is a silent person, but he does not need to talk to let people know he is there. Finally Private," Marlene saw Carlene blush a little.

"Private is the youngest of them all, he's really sweet but his age makes it hard for him to get what we're talking about sometimes." Marlene finish, Carlene still blushed a little under her white fur. Marlene eyed her careful, she knew her sister all to well.

"What do you think of private Carlene?" she asked suspiciously, hoping the answer was he's a cute kid.

"I- well I- uh," she stammered thinking of something to say, "So skipper seems to have a thing for you." she added in changing the subject so she wouldn't have to answer about private. Marlene blushed furiously, covering her cheeks with her paws.

"No he doesn't,"

"Oh yes he does, he noticed my eyes, well he noticed they weren't your eyes." Carlene smiled, waiting for her sister to respond.

"So?" she started but Carlene cut her off. "And he noticed that I looked taller, and when he did think it was you, I saw that smile he couldn't wipe off." Carlene smiled in triumph, while Marlene blushed next to her.

"I think Private might have a thing for you, he watched you leave." Marlene stopped blushing and gave her own triumphant smile, making Carlene look away in embarrassment.

"Well skipper watched you leave." She shot back dipping her hand in the water and splashing Marlene, Marlene splashed back at her, laughing and fighting at the same time. Marlene grabbed her sister's hand giving it a good yank and Carlene went tumbling into the water face first.

"Har har, very funny." Carlene sarcastically remarked, splashing her laughing sister once more.

*Penguins,*

The h.q. was mostly silent, each penguin held a number of cards in there hand, Poker faces crossed on each. Skipper looked each card down, before holding back a grin as he looked at his team.

"Skipper don't you feel bad about the Carlene incident?" Private mumbled curiously, Skipper looked at him for a second before responding,

"Well how was I supposed to know?" Skipper remarked,

Kowalski eyed him for a second "Well you did notice the difference in her height, and eye color, Could it be that," Skipper cut him off short, knowing what he was about to say before Private or Rico could take a guess.

"I don't want to hear it Soldier." he barked angrily. Private looked back at Kowalski, he still held his poker face, an awkward silence passed over them, Private shifted in the tense room. He looked Skipper and Kowalski were staring each other down angrily.

"I think we should invite them over sometime." Private Cheered to break the awkward silence, Skipper did look away from Kowalski, both their faces were blank and expressionless, But on the inside Skipper burned with rage, and Kowalski filled with disappointment for skipper.

"Make it so Private." skipper order, not looking away from Kowalski, skipper gave a final look at his cards before setting them on the table,

"Royal flush, diamonds." Skipper happily claimed n the table laid 5 cards, an Ace and king a queen, and so on in diamonds, the winning hand. Kowalski laid down a three of a kind in shame. Rico swallowed his cards before they could see.

However, Private, set down his cards face down, and rushed toward the ladder on the wall. "Private what's the rush?" Skipper asked confused.

"I'm going to go invite Marlene and Carlene over sometime tomorrow." Private excitedly climbed the ladder before the other penguins had a chance to blink. Skipper watched the young penguins leave, and waited until he was completely gone before speaking.

"Poor boy is going to have his heart crushed by Carlene." skipper shook his head in shame for the youth. Kowalski gave him a look of confusion, leading Skipper to explain Privates situation.