"Well? Which on of us is the spy?" Skipper glared at each and every one of his team. "I'm sorry to say, but I don't trust a single one of you right now."

"What proof do you have?" asked Millie, crossing her flippers.

Skipper passed the note to her.

"So… one of us is a spy for Dr. Blowfish?" asked Private.

"None of you are leaving till I find out who. I'll start with… Millie." Skipper said. "You keep a knife under your pillow. And every night you ask to take recon. Are you using recon to communicate with your fellow agents?"

Millie shook her head. "How dare you accuse me? If anyone's a spy, it's… him!" She pointed at Kowalski.

Kowalski stood up. "There is a 4.56 percent that I am a double agent." Then he realized Skipper was glaring at him.

"Actually," his leader said. "You've been acting pretty suspicious lately, 'Walski. How do I know you aren't the double agent?"

Kowalski was offended that Skipper would dare even think that, but he kept quiet about that. "Skipper," he said calmly as possible. "I've known you since you were still covered in down feathers. Would you really accuse your best friend?"

Skipper looked at Kowalski. "You're not off the hook yet," he said. "But I'll consider that Kelsa is the double agent."

"I'm not… I'm not a spy!" Kelsa said.

"Um, sorry to interrupt, but where are Zeek and Jane?" Carl said, scribbling on his notepad.

"Zeek?" called Millie. "Jane?"

"Search everywhere. I think I just found our spy." Skipper said.

***

"Keep quiet, you little brat." Jane said, dragging a tied up Zeek through the sewers.

"I want Millie!" the penguin yelled, squirming inside his binds.

"You'll only make them tighter." Jane said.

"I want out! Millie! SKIS!"

"They can't help you now, Zeek." Jane laughed under her breath.

***

"We've searched the entire zoo," Private panted. "They're nowhere."

"Actually," Kowalski noted. "We haven't checked the sewers…"

"Then let's search!" Millie said.

The penguins slid down into the sewers.

"Okay, we split into teams. Millie and Rico. Private and me. Kelsa, Kowalski and Carl." Skipper ordered.

Kowalski saluted his leader and led his team into the darkness of the sewers. Kelsa went a little ahead of him.

"I think I hear something." she whispered.

Sure enough…

"MILLIE! SKIS!"

"Zeek!" Carl said.

Kelsa belly slid into the darkness ahead. Then Kowalski heard her scream.

"Kelsa!" he and Carl said together. They rushed over to her.

Kelsa was lying on the ground. Her side was stained with blood.

"Kelsa! We need to get you back…" Kowalski started.

"Uh… Kowalski?" Carl said nervously.

"Yeah?"

"Look behind you." Kowalski turned around Jane was there, with a shotgun aimed directly at Kelsa.

Kowalski didn't have time to think. He acted. He leaped and tackled Jane just as the gun went off. Everything was in slow motion. The bullet headed for Kelsa… Kowalski leaped… then there was nothing but pain… pain in his shoulder… then black.

"Kowalski…" he heard Kelsa's voice grow weaker till he faded into nothingness.

***

Oh no! Is Kowalski dead? Find out in Chapter Seven!

~Lukos

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