Author's note: I own nothing! This chapters is probably one of my worst. Enjoy if you can and if you hate...well I don't bame you. Next chapter will be better, but I had to put in what these guys were doing.

*Something Beyond Friendship*

-Meanwhile and Conclusion Jumping

Morning

When the penguins woke-up they immediatly new that something was wrong. Skipper never woke 'em up for morning training! That was never a good sign.

They frantically began searching for him. They checked everywhere the lag, the car, the garage, the fridge, all of the secrete levels(includeing hidden level thirteen), the bunks, the bathroom, the fridge, coffee machine(?). Once they had scoured the entire base with no avail they went top side. They then checked their pool. No luck. they checked the other resident's habitats each time ending up with nada.

They were searching Burt's habitat, Private asked Burt if he had seen Skipper, or in Private's case Skippa`, when Burt replied, "No I haven't seen him, But if I do I'll let you know. Hey have you guys seen Marlene she was supposed to come over here this morning to help me with rearanging my habitat but she hasn't come. And I know that she was supposed to come today, remember an elephant never forgets."

"Hmmmm...now that you mention it I haven't seenher around either. Hmmmm. Maybe we should check the zoo's office about this."

Noon

They were in the zoo's office with Phil abd Mason looking though the medical and transfer files. After twenty minutes of leafing though papers, holding one up, letting Phil and Mason translate, and putting down the dead end they found what they were looking for.

Rico was holding up a sheet of paper when Phil started making a bunch of rushed, excited signs. "Hold it this it!" Mason waited for Phil to translate it. "According to this, an unexpected tranfer was put together this morning around dawn. Two animals were to be transfered from New York City, New York to Los Angeles, California. The two animals were an otter and penguin."

"So Skippa` and Marlene were transfered then," Private looked down sadly. Phil began sighning something to Mason. "Oh, really. Don't worry the transfer is only for a month."

"Well that's good but.." he looked at the other penguins,"what do we do 'till he gets back?"

Rico shrugged and mumbled , "I don't know."

"This puzzles me as well, but I'll come up with some options." They all headed back to the H.Q.

Afternoon

"Well now according to my calculatons they should have arrived in L.A. by now."

"Thats good to hear. I wonder what he zoo there is like." Rico shrugged and mumbled "I don't know."

"Wait we still need to tell Burt where Marlene is!" Private exclaimed when he remembered how they first knew that Marlene wazs also missing.

"Don't worry Private we'll tell him and anyone else who cares at the meeting tonight."

"Oh thats right. Hmmm...it'll be strange to have a meeting without Skippa and Julien fighting." Private sighed.

"You're right."

"Yeah!"

"But what I still don't understand is why they'ld just transfer Skipper and Marlene out of the blue like this. And why for only a month?"

"Do think it could have something to do with Skippa's past in Denmark or even...Dr. Blowhole."

"At this point there's no telling Private but we'll no soon." Kowalski comferted the youngest member of the team, trying to keep everyone calm during Skipper's absence.

This would be a long a month for them.

Probably one of my worst chapters but it was all I can think. If you must you may critisize. Lets face it this chapter stinks. R&R