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The Death-Wolves, Faith, Leah, Mina and the cloaked fox, are all my own creations. Oh, and I also own this plot.
Disclaimer: However, The Penguins of Madagascar, as well as any of its characters, do not belong to me. I wish they did, but they don't.
...Chapter 3
As the girls walked through the zoo gates, each one could practically feel the stares that they got. Obviously, it was not common for those penguins to bring lone humans to the zoo when it was closed.
As they passed one of the larger habitats, a peculiar smell caught Faith's attention. She stopped in her tracks, and Leah inquired in a hushed tone, "What is it?"
"Lemurs. They smell disgusting" she growled, wrinkling her nose. Lemurs, although she had no personal aversion to the cute animals, had an almost foul scent to creatures like wolves and dogs.
As if on cue, King Julian called out from his throne, "Well, hello ladies!"
Leah rolled her eyes and glowered up at him. Great. The last thing I need is some weird lemur hitting on me.
However, Julian seemed oblivious to her intentions. He jumped out of his habitat, landing on the ground in front of them. Seeing Faith, he grinned and brushed back the fur on his head. "Well, greetings pretty lady" he said, walking over.
Faith, disgusted not only by his scent, but his attitude, snarled, "Piss off."
The lemur king raised his eyebrows, "Er…what?" he asked, clearly bewildered. Why would a lady refuse to be admired by him?
Mina, coming up beside Faith, glared daggers at him, "Didn't you hear her, lemur!?" she snapped.
As King Julian continued to stare at the girls, Leah sneered from her position behind them, "Keep staring and I'll tear your fucking eyes out."
That seemed to the get the message across to the lemur. He nodded, shaking, and then jumped back into his habitat, muttering something about that fact that the girls were crazy.
Mina, having heard, glowered up at him, "You're lucky I don't feed on animals, lemur" she hissed.
Skipper, confused by her statement, questioned, "What? What do you mean?"
Private quivered, "You…you said you didn't f-feed on animals, right?" he asked, hiding behind his superior.
Before Mina could answer, Marlene rushed up to them in a panic, "Guys! I heard you went to look at one of those murder victims! Are you alright?!" she asked.
Mina answered, "They're fine," she smirked, "Thanks to us."
The otter whirled around, noticing the human girls. Without taking her eyes off of them, she questioned, "Um…who are you? How can you understand me?"
Leah replied, "We have no clue. We've always been able to understand animals" she said smoothly. Then, giving a small smile, she introduced herself, as well as Faith and Mina.
Marlene nodded, "Well….it's nice to meet you" she said awkwardly, not really knowing how to respond. Second later, the otter returned to her habitat, leaving the group by themselves.
Suddenly, the sound of an elephant trumpet rang out through the zoo. The girls and penguins looked at Burt, who abruptly lowered his trunk once he gained everyone's attention. The elephant called, "New animal! A crate has just been dropped off at the warehouse!"
Skipper nodded, and turned to his team, "Men, we have a situation. We need to check out that crate ASAP" he ordered.
Faith crossed her arms, "Hey, what about us?" she snapped.
The leader sighed reluctantly, "Fine. You can tag along. Just don't get in our way" he answered.
The teenager growled low, her irises slowly turning golden, "Don't get in your way?! We were the ones who saved you from becoming that Death-Wolf's next victim!" she hissed.
Leah pursed her lips, "Ah, Skipper, I think you should apologise" she said.
"Why?" he asked, crossing his flippers.
She raised an eyebrow, "Do you want to have her phase and attack you?" she asked rhetorically.
Private hastily shook his head and hid further behind Skipper. "N-No" he answered, keeping his eyes wearily fixed on Faith.
The leader, seeing the younger penguin's fear, responded unenthusiastically, "Faith…I…I'm…"
She snarled, "Say it quickly, bird."
"I'm sorry" Skipper continued, having to restrain from physically gagging.
Faith nodded, and then took a few deep breaths. Her eyes returned to their normal light green, and she calmed down entirely. She looked at the penguins, "You were lucky I wasn't really pissed off" she said.
When the group arrived at the warehouse, the penguins were overwhelmed with a sense of déjà vu. Although the room was well lit, it still had a few dark spots, and was packed with crates and boxes. However, there was one crate in the very centre of the room that was larger than the rest, and had an animal sticker on it.
The penguins belly slid over, accompanied by the girls. Skipper snapped immediately, "Kowalski, analysis!"
The smart penguin nodded, and waddled closer. He sniffed the wood, and then turned to his leader. "Some kind of mammal, sir," he tapped the wood and sniffed it again, "I'd say a fox of some kind" he explained.
His superior narrowed his eyes, "Gender?" he asked. It better not be that mystery fox again.
The second-in-command replied, "Um, sir…it appears to be a female." Seeing his leader's distress, Kowalski added hurriedly, "It might not be our mysterious fox."
Faith replied impatiently, "Just get the damn thing open already!"
Rico, happy to do so, coughed up a crowbar. He raced towards the crate, stabbed the piece of metal into it, and opened it instantly.
The three girls stood there in shock, "What the fuck!?" they exclaimed in unison.
Leah inquired, "Um…is that normal?"
Skipper looked at her, "For Rico? Yep, perfectly normal" he answered.
Private spoke up, "W-Well, let's see if it's her" he stammered fearfully.
The group went over to the crate, and peered into the darkness. All they could see, was a fox slumped inside. Kowalski, seeing something, picked up a piece of a blood red cloak, "Sir…it's her" he said.
Leah smirked, "Genevieve…how was the trip?" she asked.
Skipper lunged into the crate, and pulled the fox out by her neck. Throwing her to the ground, her growled, "Let's see what you really look like, fox."
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What's she look like? What's going to happen next? I'm the author and I don't even know.
Like I said, please review everyone! I'm getting really worried that nobody likes my story so far, since I sort of came up with this while I was trying to get to sleep a few nights ago. Please tell me if you like it or not!
Bye for now,
- Babetteisawesome.