Skipper POV
"It's been a week since Marlene hit her head and she still isn't out of her habitat yet." Private said nervously at breakfast. He was right. Marlene hadn't come to see us all week and no one had seen any signs of her.
"I'll go and have a look for her Skipper. I was going to bring her some Peanut Butter Winky's anyway." Private said. I nodded in approval. After he left, I told them we should start cleaning up the place. I grabbed a sponge and started to soap up the portholes. I washed them off and made sure they were clean when I heard a scream echo around the zoo. I ran to the periscope to have a look around to find the cause of the scream. I saw Private sliding quickly over to Marlene's habitat and I immediately knew something was wrong.
"Rico! Kowalski! We have to go to Marlene's habitat pronto!" I barked and quickly climbed up the ladder. I felt the breeze send chills down my spine but I shrugged it off. Finding the cause of the problem was my priority now.
When I got to Marlene's habitat, Private came out looking very pale. "What's the problem soldier?" I asked. He just pointed to the habitat and fainted on the spot. Kowalski quickly picked him up and I led the team inside. I stopped suddenly when I saw the mess. Paint bottles were smashed on the floor, Paintings and Photographs were ripped to shreds and there was unmistakably blood forming a trail towards the sewers. I saw her guitar, smashed to a pulp. I almost cried out at the damage the person had done to Marlene's room. I walked slowly to avoid getting cut by the glass and cleared the bed so that Private could lie down. As soon as I lifted the pillow, I saw a note.
Dear Skipper,
You know who I am and you don't. You see me as I am but you don't. I am the one you least expect but expect.
Meet me in the sewers after you have read this note. I will be waiting. Oh, and bring your comrades. They will want to see this fight.
From,
The Identity
P.S. I have the girl. If you don't arrive by 9.00am, Well, That's classified.
P.S.S. No, I am not the Sewer Rat King.
I growled at the note and threw it to Rico. He held it up for Kowalski to see as he carried Private to the bed. Kowalski's eyes furrowed and he frowned. I stalked out to the habitat entrance and looked up at the clock tower. 8.50. I turned around and walked back in, to see Private standing up once more. "We. Have. To. Go. Now." I growled at them and stalked to the sewer cap. I used all of my Rage and Annoyance to open the cap and get down to the sewers, Rage and Annoyance that she couldn't look after herself. The others followed and jumped in. I made my way to the side when I saw a suspicious note on the wall.
Skipper, This Way-
I slid along the pavement and made my way to a large room. It was empty apart from a lone figure with a blacked out cage suspended from the ceiling. I made my way over. "Are you The Identity?" I asked.
"Yes, Skipper, I am." The Identity said. "Now we are to have a fight. You win, you get the girl and have the pleasure of disposing me. I win, I get to… well, I'll think of something. Also, if your friends here take a step closer to the cage, I win the game. Affirmative?" I nodded and got into a battle stance. The Identity took off its cloak and stood in its black jumpsuit, mask and boots. "Then let's ride." The Identity said and charged.
Who is this mysterious person? Why has it got Marlene? These questions will be answered soon.