A\N: Been busy with TD, school and headaches. I am so sorry for not updating earlier. I´ll try to write faster. XD But-here we are. ;)
The sky was clear and the sun shining. Private tried to look cheerful, but ever since Skipper´s death, a deep, hurtful darkness clung to his heart. Flowers bloomed while birds sang. The scene would´ve been perfect. Ted was the only one scowling. "Why does it have rain like this?" Martha shrugged, then rubbed her arms. "Why are we sitting in this sorry scene anyway?" Blue was the only one smiling. But after seeing the looks from his uncle and aunt, he groaned. "Fine!" He waved his paws and revealed the real picture. It was raining and the whole sky was dark.
Ted nodded. "Better. No more faking unless we actually need it, understood?" Blue´s face dropped. "But-!" "Understood?" "Yes, sir." Martha swung a pack onto her back and gave Ted one. "Let´s go."
Skipper rubbed his tired eyes. They had gotten up very early today. After questioning a few million animals, they had finally gotten some results. "Three lemurs and a penguin, you say? Hmm, yes I do believe I had seen them before. Ah yes, you must mean Ted and Martha and their little spoiled nephew. I heard that they´re going to Copenhagen." Skipper´s hope faded to zero. Denmark! Now how in the name of Asian fish sticks are they supposed to find them?
"Hey! How is my favorite penguin?" Susan skipped into the room before re-adjusting her purple hair. She looked more like a street punk than a nurse. Her green eyes were decorated with eye-shadow that gave her a creepy look. Kowalski only lifted his head weakly as she bent over him, perfume and make-up strongly wafting around his beak. A tattooed hand checked his pulse and breathing. Susan frowned. "You´ve gotten weaker." Kowalski just closed his eyes and rested his head back. ´It´s all in your head.´ He thought. ´A little punch would never make you sick like that.´ It was indeed a little punch. But not a harmless one.
Skipper continued pressing on, noting that the others were so tired that they almost fell over. "Come on! We´ve got to get to the airport sooner than Blue!" Max looked up. "I thought you didn´t want to go to Denmark." Skipper nodded. "At first I was too scared. But if it is for Private, I will return to that….country." Max frowned. "What´s so bad about Denmark? It´s a beautiful country." "Skipper´s banish vom it." "Oh. Huh?" The leader sighed, knowing that he´d had to explain. "Long story. My arch-enemy Hans the puffin framed me for something I didn´t do. I have no idea how he got the flipper prints, but then again, we were friends." "Iz dat wy u didhnt drust Hanz?" "Yes, Rico. Even if he did mean his so called, "regret", I still wouldn´t want to trust him. But let´s not talk about this anymore, it´s not the best memory." "Kay."
Blue couldn´t believe how lucky he was. He got his first hostage, Drakus actually asked him to join him and he had found his gift! He looked back at Private. The little penguin was stumbling, his head down. He hadn´t spoken for quite some time. Blue suddenly felt sorry for him. The last conversation he had with Skipper was a fight and now Skipper was dead and Private probably felt terrible. Blue then remembered his father telling him horror stories about what happened to those who pitied the enemy(ies). A shudder ran down the young lemur´s back. No, Private was the enemy and was just pretending so he could trap the weak-minded later.
"I see the airport!" Max called from the lamppost. "Good!" Skipper said. Rico helped the scrawny cat down. Skipper rubbed is beak thoughtfully as he scanned over their options. After sometime of thinking, he motioned the others to follow him. The penguin leader then slid toward the airport. ´We´re coming Private!´ he thought.
"I see the airport!" Ted called. Martha pushed Private forward. "Let´s go!" Blue sprinted ahead. Private caught Martha and Ted exchange looks. He had a bad feeling about his, but didn´t have the time to figure it out.
Kowalski looked up from his chalk drawings when Marlene and Julian entered. "Hey!" The otter greeted him. "Hello neighbor! I heard my JJJ had hurt you." Kowalski greeted them back. "Julian that was not ´JJJ´. His name is Blue and he had kidnapped Private." Marlene frowned. "So that´s where Private is. Do you know anything else about this?" Kowalski nodded. "The circle is a round square and the half of eleven must be one, since it´s a one short. Then walk halfway around the corner and turn right. After turning left you should encounter a dead-end. Walk straight ahead till Prince Annabelle greets you. Do no make eye-contact as you shovel the graves. And don´t let the corpses grab you or else you´ll live. The third of twenty one and a hundred is thirty-forty.
I do like cakes thank you for not asking her. On the weekend work is extra had cuz you have it after two seconds." Marlene and Julian looked at each other. "What?" "Part an atom and you get an elephant. If you ask, a hand will choke you." Marlene looked alarmed. "He´s gone loco!" Julian bounded away. "I´ll be getting the nurse!" "Half a hand and half an eye equals half an foot. Blue will jump! The bus will leave in one second. My name is ."
Susan was just texting in super-speed on her phone. All of the sudden she felt a tug on her leg. Looking down she saw a lemur. "What? How in the world did you get free?" Julian suddenly grabbed her phone and ran off. "HEY!"
Marlene heard footsteps. She hid underneath the counter. "Hey! Give it back!" Julian dropped the phone next to Kowalski who had passed out. Susan stared at him before grabbing the phone. "Doc? We need you immediately at room three."
"We´re here!" Blue cheered as the quartet arrived at the airport. "Look!" Ted pointed to a plane. ´Danish Wings´. It read. "That´s our plane." Martha told the others. "I´ll check when it´s leaving!" Blue said, running through the crowd. "BLUE! NO!" But he didn´t hear them anymore.
"Drakus, my lord. I have found what you´re looking for." A lemur with a scar across his eye approached the big, leather chair. The screen showed Blue maneuvering through the crowd. But it didn´t just show the lemur but also Private who was being held tight by Martha. "Perfect."
A\N: Private also plays a BIG role. X) Review and you´ll find out what! ;+)
Random quote: "I´M JUST ONE PENGUIN!" Kowalski in Loathe at First Sight X)
