Chapter Four.
Early The next morning, Private rolled over and opened his eyes. Although he didn't know why, private leaned out and looked at the bunk above his, the one where skipper usually slept. It was empty. A brown kit bag was gone and so was skipper`s headset. The hatch was also open a crack. Private hurriedly got out of bed and popped out the hatch, nearing the zoo gates was the familiar shape of skipper.
"Skipper!" private called out and hurried toward the leader.
Skipper turned around, "private!"
"Where are you going?" Private asked when he reached his eldest brother.
"Private you know the other day when I said I had something to tell you?" skipper inquired.
"Yes," private replied, recalling that moment clearly.
"I`m going solo, I can`t tell you where i`m going or when I'll be back," skipper explained.
"You sure I can't come with you? It wont take me very long to pack," private enquired.
"I`m sorry private, but you need to stay here," skipper insisted.
"Okay skipper," private sighed, "I'll miss you," he revealed.
"I... I`ll miss you too," skipper admitted, "but I'll be back before you know it," he reassured.
"Do you really have to go?" private double-checked.
"You`ll be fine private," skipper affirmed, "I just want you to remember something," he instructed.
"What`s that?" private asked curiously.
"You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think," the eldest penguin informed.
"Huh?" private asked, clearly confused by the phrase.
"You`ll understand someday," skipper replied mysteriously, "Now listen, I really gotta go," he declared.
Private looked sad, "skipper, will do me a favor?" he asked.
"Anything for you my little private," skipper replied tenderly.
"Remember us for when you come home," the littlest penguin requested, referencing skipper`s last solo mission.
Skipper leaned forward and kissed private gently on the forehead, "I promise that I'll see you when I get back," he hugged the smaller penguin and zoomed off into the sunrise.
"I'll be waiting," private whispered.
A/N:so sad, skipper seems kinda sad to go solo and private doesn't want him to leave.
can anybody pick up the line that i picked up from disney`s Frozen?
i own nothing
penguins of Madagascar (c) dreamworks animation
frozen (c) disney.