Extra Long CHPTR. But it is all worth it in the end, Trust me.

as Abby and Private made their way back to the habbitat, Private couldn't help but laugh at what Abby had done to Julien earlier. "is something funny Priv?" Abby turned to face Private who looked like he was told the best joke ever told. "the way you slapped Julien back at the lemur's habbitat, was one of the first times i've ever seen Julien being back-handed before. or in this case, back-flippered." Abby smiled and joined in his laughing. "well, he really did deserve it. i mean, who in their right mind would kick that little guy. it's like kicking a small baby." Private smile and nodded, "well Julien isn't in his right mind, i don't think he ever been." Abby smiled and they continued their trip back to HQ. as they came out of the fish door, Skipper saw that they were laughing at one thing or another. "what's so funny you two?" Abby and Private looked over at Skipper and smiled. "Inside joke, you had to be there to understand." Abby answered. Skipper gave them a look ,but deamed it as nothing. As the two of them made theri way to the tv, Skipper saw that Abby had turned it to Privates Tv show called Lunicorns. "Oh great!" he thought "another Lunicorn junky." walking over to the lab door Skipper looked back to see that Private was showing Abigal his prized Lunicorn doll. Shaking his head, Skipper walked in to the lab. looking over in the corner, Skipper saw Kowalski welding something. "what you doing soldier?" Kowalski stopped his welding and moved his metel mask off his face. "something that will be of use for Miss Abby." Skipper looked down at the metel mess Kowalski was making. "what is it?" Kowalski shrugged "i don't know yet." Skipper looked at Kowalski and saw that he was turning a bright red. "Kowalki?" but Kowalski only pulled his mask back down and continued to work on his project. walking away, Skipper walked into another door that lead to Rico's weapons room. looking around Skipper saw that Rico was polishing a bunch of knives. "what you up to Rico?" picking up a knife Skipper flinged in into the air and caught it. Rico looked over to see that Skipper was looking at him puzzlingly. "Do knife show." Skipper put the knife he had back down and turned to Rico "why?" Rico placed the knife he was polishing down on the table and smiled "Abby". Skipper sighed "Rico, you shouldn't get your hopes up." Rico picked up another knife and started to polish it. "So?"Rico turn his gaze back to his knives and he didn't want to answer anymore questoins. Skipper saw this and left Rico to his knives. as Skipper returned to the living room he saw that Private was still there by the tv but Abigal was gone. "Private where did Abigal go?" turning to see Skipper Private pointed to the fish door. "she went up for some air. she's been up there almost 10 or 12 minutes Skippah." nodding his head Skipper went to the fish and went out. pushing the bowl aside Skipper looked around and saw that Abigal was sitting down near the float's egde. walking up slowly he saw that she was holding her locket in her flipper. as Skipper moved closer he saw that there was picture inside it but before he saw what it was, Abigal shut it loudly. "you do know that it's not very nice to sneak up on someone right?" Skipper stopped moving and looked surprised that someone had heard him. "yeah sorry, Private was wondering where you went off. He said you've been up here for some time." all the time Skipper spoke, Abby never removed her gaze from her locket and never looked up to skipper. "yeah, i needed some air and i needed to be alone." Skipper never did completely understand the female kind but he did understand it when someone needed their space. "if you want i can go," Abby raised a flipper "No, don't trouble yourself. i was just about to go back anyway." as Abby stood up Abby looked Skipper in the face. Skipper saw that her eyes were a red color and the feathers on her face were soaking wet. "you okay?" Skipper place a gental flipper on Abigal's face and felt the drenched feathers. "Yeah, just my stupid alergies." as she cleaned herself up, Abby thought that she saw Skipper look sad. "what were you looking at?" Skipper pointed to her locket. "oh, nothing. nothing at all. come on, lets head down before the others worry." as Skipper followed Abigal, he knew in the pit of his stomach, she was hidding something, "Must be one of her spy secrets." he thought. heading out of the door Skipper saw that Abigal had taken her spot right next to Private. looking up, Private saw that she was sad about something. taking his flipper and pulling hers into his own, Abby smiled. "thanks Priv." Skipper never truely understood how Private could be so loving and kind while at the same time he was a tough little soldier who knew more battle moves then most did.

Weeks past and everyone had warmed to Abby almost as if she had lived there her whole life. everyone had a special thing that only he or Abby would do. Rico and Abby had a love for explosions and weapons, Abby and Rico would talk hours on end about different types of bombs and fireworks and Abby even beat Rico's best at juggling 12 knives. her and Kowalski both loved science and technology, Abby could name all of the different types of elements like Kowalski and they both knew how to build a lazer out of a radio and some old car parts. Privates relationship with Abby was one like a little brother to a older sister, whenever Private needed someone to talk to Abby would always be a ear-shot away and when ever it came to Private's Soap's and Lunicorns she listened and watched them with him to his hearts desire. now, Abby's relationship with Skipper was a little bit more ... different. they would play cards together, have a chat every day and share their fish coffee's together but when it came to the things they would speak about was what made their relation seem more then it should be. Even if Skipper didn't want to emit it. "and after i got out the cave before it burned down to the ground, leaving me once again an orphan." this was one of the many stories about her childhood she would tell Skipper about. "did they find out what started the fire?" Skipper like always during their talks was listening with interest, to learn more about this new penguin. "the elders said it was the curse that was put on me but i knew that it was the humans that had done it to get a hold of us. either for food or money, i don't know." Skipper had listened to all of her stories about how she was orphaned as an egg and was raised by multiple family but she never stayed long, either by death or that they though she was bring bad luck. "what do you mean by the curse that's on you?" Skipper was intreaged by this. "when i hatched i had these black and white spots that littered my body, as you can see" Skipper looked at Abigal's body, in the front, on her white belly and neck she had many black spots that came in all sizes and on her back she had white spots that did the same. "the elders of our village thought of this as a bad omen saying that i was cursed with the bad luck seal. they said that who ever came in close conntact with me would feel only misery and pain." Skipper didn't want to asked this but it was bugging him. "then why didn't they, you know ..." "let me Die? don't worry Skippy, it's not bad to ask. when they found out i was female they thought that they could use me to breed with stronge males and hopefully make new recruits for our village. at first they thought that i would pass my curse on to any chick i had but after a ... test run, they found out that wasn't the truth. after that they used me how ever they felt like. after i turned 15(Human years) i ran away and wound up being taken by human biologist's. they raise me and gave me this locket. after that they lost all their money for the project they were working on, i was sent to a zoo where i was taken in and trained and finally here. and now here i am, talking with you and hoping i can fullfill my mission" Skipper frowned, they had used her as their own punching bag and they did things to her that made his stomach turn and at the same time he wanted to punch the lights out of thoses so called elders. "i know what your thinking Skipper and don't even worry about it. i'm here and i am never going back to that place ever again." Skipper looked surpised, this was the first time she had used his real name in a long time and it didn't feel right to him for some odd reason. Abby looked at Skipper and smiled, she had good relationships with the other three but this one she had with Skipper was something new to her. she sighed and turned her head to the sky, they had been out so late that it was now night and the stars were twinkling with energy. closing her eyes Abby sat down and placed her head on the ground. following suit, Skipper sat down next to Abigal. "did you get to know any of them?" Abby turned to face Skipper, "Them who?" Skipper frowned and it was then she knew what he meant. "my kids?" Skipper nodded. "after i had the egg it would be given to a female to raise and i was never permitted to see them. as they grew older the elders fed them the lies and they only thought of me as the cursed one." "so that's a no?" Abby smiled and turned her head back to the sky, "not true. about three years before i ran away i had somethin speical happen to me. i had sets of twin." Skipper was shocked, it was very rare for their speices to have two eggs and it would mostly end in females death. "how did they not take them?" "after i had laid an egg they would leave in a hurry and leave me unattended. after the first egg i had the second one and i would hide it in a nook i had in my cave. mostly i was left alone in there and they would only come for their own reasons. after it hatched, i would give most of what food i had to the chick and that wasn't much. soon she grew into a small child and could sneek out and take food for us." Skipper smiled, even in the pain and suffering she went through she still had enough energy to raise a happy chick. "what was her name?" Abby sighed and smiled, "Linda, Linda Ann." Skipper saw the looking in Abigal's eyes, she missed her daughter. "that's a beautiful name." Abby smiled and she could feel a tear falling down her face. "she was a strong hearted girl, a lot like you Skippy. she had a mind that always told her that she wanted nothing more then to keep everyone she cared about safe." Skipper could feel something wasn't right, if she had exscaped from her village then where was Linda? "what happened to her?" Abby knew this would come, "she was killed." Skipper's heart dropped, he had high hopes that this wasn't the case. "how did she die?" Abby couldn't hold back the tears and just let them all flow out, "the elders found found her and found out she was mine. they killed her right in front of me as punishment." Abby could replay the event in her mind like it was only yesterday.

FLASHBACK:

Abby was waiting for Linda to come home with the food she had gone out to find. it was Linda's third birthday and Abby wanted to do something special. as Abby looked at the map she held in her flippers, she could only think of the look on her daugheters face when she told her what they would be doing. hearing the door open, Abby turned thinking it would be Linda with the fish but it wasn't fish that Linda had brought home with her. it was the elders. the look on Linda's face said it all, they had found out who she was and who she lived with. "well well well, looks like the cursed one has been hiding something from us." the oldest of the elders, a old gray penguin named Sandra , stepped forward and tossed Linda forward and let her fall to the ground. as Abby rushed to her daughters side Abby knew what would happen if she didn't think quick enough. "please Sandra, let me explain." that only granted Abby a slap on the face. "shut up, filth! don't speak unless told to do so!" Abby rubbed the spot of the slap with her one flipper and used the other to hold Linda at her side. "what is the meaning of this! you kepted a perfectly good breeder from us, not the smartes move." Abby watched as the other elders kept an eye on Linda. "now my dear young one, what is your name?" Linda looked to Abby for help but Abby knew that if she opened her beak again it would end badly for the both of them, "Linda," Sandra looked almost sick at hearing her name, it was by law that the elders pick the name of ever child and the names had to be of traditional back ground. Linda was not one of those names. "now, little one tell me. what has this monster told you about her?" Abby froze, they were trying to turn Linda against her. "this is my mommy, and she loves me very much." Linda sounded so scared that she sounded smaller then she normal would sound. Sandra and the other elders laughes . "my dear sweet child, she doesn't love you, she's only using you to get what she wants. and at this point, it's using you as a means of food." Abby knew that Sandra was pushing it, Linda didn't have the sence to hold back her words. "has she told you her secret, about how she has something bad living in her?" Abby knew that Linda couldn't take it much more she was on her reaking point. "has she told you that she is evil?" to late, "My Mommy is not Evil! Mommy is the sweetest, Most kindest Mommy in the whole wide World!" Sandra looked even more angry then she had been when she had come in. "look at what you've done you filth! you've poisoned her mind with your lies! well, theres nothing more we can do for the child. take it away." Abby took hold of Linda and blocked the way of the guards that had come to take Linda from her. "No Please! I'll Do Anything! Please Don't take Linda!" that only ended in Abby being slapped in the face again, this one was more painful though and Abby could feel blood pouring out her beak. "this is your punishment Filth!" as Abby turned around she saw that the gaurds had taken a fighting Linda way, "Mommy! Noooo, MOMMMMMMY!" Abby just sat there on the floor, hearing the door close and lock. as she lay there, she started to cry. she knew all to well what would become of her sweet angel and it wasn't good. falling to the floor, Abby cried herself to sleep that night. END FLASHBACK:

Skipper was in shock, they had killed an inoccent chick only because they thought Abby was cursed. Abby by now had cried so much that she now had red eye. "and the worst part of that day was that i never got to give Linda her gift." Skipper saw how much pain Abigal was in and did the only thing he knew to make her feel better. taking her in his flippers, Skipper stroked her back and let her cry into his sholder. "what was the gift?" Abby sobs became more ragged but they still poured out mountains of tears. "i had found a map that showed how to leave the village and reach a human village. i was planning our exscape." Skipper felt a pain in his heart, they were so close to being free and then to have it all snatch away in one fellow swoop. "i ran away two days later, not even bothering to bring the map. it didn't matter to me, i had lost the one last thing that had made my life whole and i just wanted to die." Skipper frowned , she had wanted to die and not feel this pain anymore. "but then the humans found you, didn't they?" Skipper could feel Abigal nodding in his arms. "they found me out in the snow, almost near death. the saved me and took care of me. i am in det for those humans." Skipper let the words sink in and aloud her to cry out a little. "Shh, everything is going to be okay. i promise." Skipper never felt like this before, it felt strange but good at the same time. "Thanks Skippy." Skipper sighed, maybe Abigal wasn't a spy. Maybe she was just a normal penguin looking for a better life? Closing his eyes, soon both Skipper and Abby had fallen asleep out side in each others arms.

Me: SOOOOOOOO... What do you guys think?

Kowalski: :'-(

Rico: (confused Face)

Private: (Giggles Happily)

Abby: Um ... I have to ... go over there ... Now sooo ... (leaves the room)

Skipper: (Red faced with an angry Face at me)

Me: Okay then.

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