Fic 2- Kowalski and the 'Fish of Knowledge'

All was normal in the penguin HQ- Kowalski was reading an encyclopedia, Private was watching a marathon of Lunacorns, Rico was doing an inventory of his stomach, and Skipper was going over old mission files. Nothing was out of the ordinary on this fine Sunday afternoon.

That is, until Kowalski decided to exclaim out loud "Great googly moogly!"

This, of course, caught the attention of every penguin in the room.

"What is it, K'walski?" Private asked.

"Listen to this exert I found on the great Irish warrior Fionn Mac Cumhaill " Kowalski replied "... the adventures of the famous seer-warrior Fionn Mac Cumhaill are still known to many Irish people. These include how he gained his wisdom as a boy by tasting the 'Salmon of Knowledge'."

"'Salmon of Knowledge? Who's crack-brained idea was that?" Skipper asked cynically.

"According to Irish legend, the Salmon of Knowledge grants inconceivable knowledge and wisdom to any who consume it." Kowalski read.

"Kowalski," Skipper groaned "You can't be serious. Don't remember the last time you tried to make yourself smarter with fish?"

"This is different! This has been proven to work!"

"Um, sorry to interrupt, " Interjected Private "But we are talking about a legend, right?"

"Is no one interested in gaining great amounts of knowledge?"

"Not really." "Nope." "Nuh-uh" Came the replies.

Kowalski sighed in defeat "Fine, I'll just find the fish on my own." He pouted childishly.

"Do you even know where it is?" Skipper asked.

"It's exact location is unknown at the current moment, yes. "

This time it was Skipper who sighed "Do whatever Kowalski, just be back before 2100 hours. Comprende?"

"Yes sir." Kowalski replied before leaving through the top hatch.

Several hours later Kowalski returned, wearing a neutral expression. This confused the other penguins, for they couldn't tell if he had caught the Salmon of Knowledge or not. Kowalski continued walking until he reached the table, where he proceeded to sit down. The others followed in suit, curious as to Kowalski's odd behavior.

"So K'walski, did you find the Salmon of Knowledge?" Private asked, breaking the silence.

"Yes. The cryptic snake from Ireland brought me to him."

"Wait a minute, I thought there where no snakes in Ireland. Isn't that the whole point of St. Patrick's Day?" Skipper pointed out.

"Apparently that information was incorrect." Kowalski stated plainly.

"Wah bout after?" Rico wheezed.

"Well I met the Salmon, who's name incidentally is Eolas. We chatted-"

"You talked to a fish?" Private said skeptically

"For several hours, actually. Anyway, we discussed a wide variety of subjects including physics, why the bad guys always get the good stuff, String Theory, aerodynamics in flightless bird species, and our favorite math equations." Kowalski concluded.

"Did you even get to taste the fish?" Skipper asked.

Kowalski thought for about six seconds, then dumb-struck realization flashed across his face "The clever little creature! I was so caught up in talking with him I completely forgot!"

"Congratulations, Kowalski," Skipper said as he clapped him on the back "You got tricked by a smart salmon."

A/N: Well, that totally didn't turn out like I planned it. Not that I actually planned it, though. And I couldn't help but but a Saint Patrick reference in there. And yes, there actually is a 'Salmon of Knowledge', I didn't make that up.

Lol, just had a random thought: What would a Skipper x Kowalski pairing be called? A Skiski?