[Skipper]

Septenber 3, 2019.

It was peaceful...too peaceful. Normaly I'd hear Julien dancing to 音楽 as usual. But then again, I was gone for 9 years. Maybe he'd changed...well, あなた never know.

The zoo was the same as when I left it. Exactly the same. Except there is no one crying and begging me to stay. And yes, that was my team who was crying and begging.

I wonder if they missed me. Do they still remember me?...I thought to myself. Maybe I'm just a distant memory to them. I sent them letters, but they never send any back. Don't they know that I'm comming? Maybe they're angry at me for leaving. But angry または not, I still have to face them.

I'm standing on our habitat now. Not a ペンギン in sight. Not an animal in sight actually. They could either be trying to avoid me, trying to suprise me, または they didn't know I was comming. I rather have them not knowing that I'm comming then to be suprised または ignored.

I think I should wait til someone comes out. Because if I just barge in, 次 thing あなた know, I was being cut in half によって Rico with a chainsaw.

A ペンギン finally climbed out of the fishbowl enterance. The same size as me, but he doesn't look familier.

He saw me. "Skippa'?" he 発言しました slowly. I'd recongnize that accent anywhere. It was Private! "Skippa' is that you?"

I finally got myself to say something. "Yea. Private?"

"Skippa'! I can't believe it's you," he cheered. "We missed あなた so-wait! I gotta tell the others!" Private ran inside the HQ.

Oh-Kay...

I looked at my reflection in the water. "Hmm, I haven't changed at all have I?" I 発言しました to myself. Private came back out with a bunch of other people.

"Hello penguin!" greeted Julien. "Are あなた new? Let me to be introducing myself. I am King Julien, King of all kingly kings of king!...ly."

"Julien, it's me. Skipper." I said.

"Oh, Skipper! I haven't seen あなた since...you left!" he said.

Same old Julien.

A buff ペンギン with a mohawk stepped forward. "Hey boss..." he 発言しました to me. I didn't recongnize him. But I found out that this ペンギン was Rico!

"Rico? Since when did あなた start to talk?" I asked.

"Yup. I can talk." he said. "My doll girlfriend was getting on my nerves, so I broke-up with her. Chicks...what are あなた gonna do with them?"

I stared at him. This doesn't look like the old Rico. The old Rico was psycotic, soft, and in 愛 with that doll. Now he's buff, mean looking, and I think disrespectful. "Uh-huh..." I 発言しました slowly.

Something caught the corner of my eye. Someone climbed out of the fishbowl enterace. It was Marlene, but a little taller. "Skipper!" she 発言しました and ran to hug me.

We looked at each other. "Wow..." I said. "Since when did あなた look hot?"...Did I just say that outloud?

"Thanks. Well あなた haven't changed at all," she 発言しました looking at me. "But あなた did grow taller."

"And stronger!" I added. "So...Where's Kowalski?"

"Oh, He's inside teaching Austin." she replied. I stared at her. Who the heck is Austin? A new member of the team または something? "...Oh! I forgot, あなた don't know."

"Yea I don't. Who's Austin?" I asked.

"You see...uhh...He's-"

"What? Your boyfriend?" I said.

"Uh no." she replied. I was about to give a sigh of relief, but she continued. " Austin's my son."

My mouth hanged open.

"And Kowalski's his dad..." I shook my head. I didn't want her to know that I'm shocked.

"Oh..." I said, still shocked. But I tried to sound normal. "That's great."

Marlene gave a sigh of relief. "Whew, for a 秒 there I thought あなた were gonna kill Kowalski and me." she said.

"Well why would I do that?"

Rico smiled. He knew that I wasn't Ok. I was sooooo far from Ok! "Well boss." he said, "C'mon. You've missed a lot."

Everyone went down the fishbowl enterance.

"Sigh, Marlene's married. I shouldn't have left this zoo in the first place..." I mumbled to myself.

"Skipper, are あなた comming?" Marlene asked. I nodded.

Now let's see if anything else changed while I was gone.