Author Note: I own nothing except Amy, Daniel, Xandra, Jeff, Andrew, and Vecter.

*Something Beyond Friendship*

-Evening and Light Bright L.A.

Their boxes were set down in their habitats. The crates were then open and the sudden light startled them.

"Okay, out you go little guy." Skipper walked out of his crate...cautiosly. At first he didn't see anyone or anything, but then he saw the others- his temperary roommates. They were studing him as he was them. It looked like a strange staring contest with one vs about seven. Finally one the residentd spoke.

"So you're the new guy, eh." this penguin reminded Skipper of a pirate. This penguin was an emperior penguins and shorter than Skipper in actual hight but the frilly yellow feather things on top of his head made him taller than Skipper. He had an eye patch over one eye and a X-shaped scare on his chest. He spoke with a thick scottish accent.

"What's it to you?" Skipper wasn't going to let this pipsqeak scare him.

"Ease up now, ladie. Just playing you." The penguin took of the eye patch and whipped his chest with a hankerchief rubbing the ''scar" off which proved to simply be some costume make-up,"The name's Daniel." he dropped the scottish accent and spoke with southern drawl. Skipper was confused.

"Let me explain the animals all here at thia zoo were chosen for special reasons. All of us are different and have different skills but were all here for the same reason." Danlie paused for dramatic effect the others began a drum roll, "To appear on the big screen!" Skipper's eyes twitched. "You mean to say thst I'm stuck for a month with a bunch o thespians! That's almost as bad as being stuck with a bunch hippies!"

"Okay! Calm down dude! We're not that bad! Now then where are you from."

"New York City!"

"Cool someone from the Big Apple. The city of the stage meets the city of the film. Hola!" He held his flipper up trying to give Skipper bones. Skipper simply looked at his flipper as though it had grown fingers."Anyway what's your name?"

"Skipper."

"All righty captain." Daniel was now mock salute to Skipper. His scottish accent was back. "Just teasing!" his normal voice was back. "Anyone else from the Big Apple here?"

"Yeah an otter named Marlene." Skipper still didn't trust Daniel 100% but he didn't seem dangerous, just annoying. But of course after Julien he wasn't so sure that mattered anymore. Annoying could be dangerous.

"Cool! We haven't had a female otter around here in well months. I bet Jeff, Andrew and the others are 'showing her around'." He and the others beganto laugh but stopped when they saw the look on Skippers face. He was literally seeping with jealousy. "Whoa! Whoa! Calm down dude. They won't try to anything...inappropriate. The only one who would is Vecter and his gang but they won't take her to their habibtat." Suddenly their was a strange chime- kinda like a high school bell. Skipper jumped into a fighting stance."What was that?"

"Hahahaha! Calm down bro. That was just the bell signaling the end of the worker's shift. See!" Daniel pointed at the workers outside the Habibtat who were scurring out. Hurring home. One of the workers looked familiar with her red hair and blue eyes. She looked like Alice only alot nicer. She was actually smilling at the animals. She looked younger than Alice but acted older than her.

Weird.

Yeah, get used to Amy. She's the one the who does the wardrobe and make-up for the animals here. She is kinda crazy but she's nice. She actually ha a younger sister in New York. Heard her talk about her myself. Said that her name was...was...was...-"

"Alice."

"Yeah that's it. How'd you know?"

"She works at my zoo in New York. Most hateful woman on the planet. You sure Amy said younger sis? Alice looks older to me."

"Well you know what they say! Anger adds ten years!"

"Danny!" a small penguins chick was rushing up to him. She couldn't have hatched but a few weeks ago. On her head was small pink bow with a crystal on it.

"Xandra! How was your first day!" the chick ran strait in to his flippers giving him a big hug.

"Amy put this stcky stuff on my fur! Then she sprayed me with this stinky stuff cause Demi said that stink. She's the one that smells like a barn! But Amy gave me this pretty bow!" This girl , Xandra, reminded him of an intelligent Mort. "That's great Xandra. Oh! By the way this is...is-"

"Skipper and you must be Xandra."

"Right!" then she literaly jumped into Skipper's flippers.

"Ooff!" He didn't see that coming.

"Okay little sis off the newbie!" he picked her up placed her on the ground.

"Danny! Have you told him a bout the under ground yet?"

"The underground?" Skipper cocked his head to the side, confused.

"Don't worry all will be explained at dusk!" At that Daniel got a smug look on his face that someone gets when they no something that no one else knows.

R&R! Critisize if you must. Exams this week! T^T May not get to update untill Thursday, last day of school. Yeah! XD