There weren't many visitors in the zoo that day, meaning many of the animals didn't have to be doing their regular routines for them all day.
Mason and Phil were playing chess, Maurice was giving King Julien a massage, and many of the other animals were simply enjoying the
It was the perfect day for the zoo's very own cute and cuddly commandos to do some purchase surveys.
The penguins always kept track of purchases the zoo made so they could know if anything important was coming before it arrived .
Skipper and Kowalski were at Alice's desk, while Private and Rico were on lookout duty on the window sill.
"Kowalski status report" Skipper, the leader of the group ordered as he paced back and forth.
"Stable and safe" the taller penguin reported "No new security or surveillance related purchases have been made. But there is one thing out of the ordinary…"
"Really what is it?" Skipper asked
"There is a message that says something about a new animal coming to the coo" Kowalski responded
"Really? From where?" Skipper asked
"The message says they're from Austria…" Kowalski replied.
"Oooh! Maybe it's from a fancy zoo!" Private said with excitement from his position.
"Private! I told you and Rico to be keeping a lookout! Get back to it, soldier!" Skipper said angrily
Private quickly went back to keeping watch, leaving Skipper to think about the new animal…
"From Austria…" Skipper thought "Something about this doesn't seem right…"
Skipper's thoughts were broken by the frantic yells from Rico and Private on the window above.
"Alice incoming!" Private yelled.
"Roll out soldiers!" Skipper ordered. "Kowalski, make a copy of that email to bring back to base for analysis!"
"Aye Aye Skipper," Kowalski replied. The tall penguin quickly downloaded the message then escaped with the rest of the team through a secret tunnel.
Back at the base a few minutes later…
Skipper dismissed Rico and Private after the team got back to base. Private went to watch Lunacorns and Rico went to play with his doll.
"Kowalski, what intel have you been able to gather from the message?" asked Skipper
"The message says the new arrival was shipped out about a week ago from a harbor in Sydney. This has led me to conclu…"
Kowalski was abruptly cut off by Skipper
"THAT'S IT!" Skipper said, chuckling slightly as he figured out why the information from earlier didn't seem right. "That silly zookeeper Alice still doesn't know the difference between Austria and Australia."
"Right… that's basically what I was about to say…"Kowalski replied, mildly annoyed
"Looks like our new friend is from the land down under" Skipper declared "All hands on deck!"
All of the penguins quickly assembled again to discuss the situation.
"I don't see what the big deal is. We've gotten new arrivals before. What's so bad about one from Australia?" Private asked
"Well young Private…" Skipper explained "It's because the small continent of Australia is one the most hostile environments in the world…"
"Most of the animals from there are found nowhere else in the world and are some of the most dangerous." Kowalski explained
"So it's best we get prepared and give this aussie a real New York welcome!" Skipper declared
Let's get to work!
And with that the penguins got to work preparing to deal with the new arrival, whatever it was.