The penguins were standing outside, waiting for Alice to feed them. Skipper looked at the pool water, which was a disgusting green color. You couldn't see anything that was in the water. SP and Cowtails were inside, since they couldn't be seen.
Private's stomach growled. He sat down, dizzy. "I'm so hungry.."he whined. He hadn't eaten in two days! And his last meal had been very small. Skipper patted him on the back,"Hey Private, it's gonna be fine. Alice is coming, and this time, Rico WON'T eat your fish." He sent a glare at Rico. Rico shrugged, smiling nervously. The last time Alice fed them, Rico went peixe crazy. Everyone but Private had eaten PLENTY of fish. Private tried to keep up the cute and cuddly act, but he slipped and slid across the ice. Kowalski tried to catch his foot, but didn't get there in time. Just as Private slid into the water, Alice walked por with a bucket of fish. "I thought there were four penguins!! Eh, who can keep count." She tossed three peixe into the habitat. Private hopped out of the water, coughing.
Skipper and Rico had already eaten their ONE fish. Kowalski felt a little guilty when Private looked around. "Wh-where's my fish?" Kowalski sighed and held his out to Private. "Here, you can have mine." Private lifted his brow,"No!! I'm not going to eat someone else's fish!" Kowalski pushed it toward him. "You need to eat, Private!" Private whimpered,"But you have to eat too!" Kowalski sighed again,"Private, I had a bunch of peixe last night for dinner. You haven't eaten in two days! Eat it!"
Private slowly took the peixe out of Kowalski's flipper and ate it. Kowalski put his flipper around Private,"Feel better now?" Private smiled a little,"Sort of.." They both shared a smile and continued entertaining the zoo guests.
Private's stomach growled. He sat down, dizzy. "I'm so hungry.."he whined. He hadn't eaten in two days! And his last meal had been very small. Skipper patted him on the back,"Hey Private, it's gonna be fine. Alice is coming, and this time, Rico WON'T eat your fish." He sent a glare at Rico. Rico shrugged, smiling nervously. The last time Alice fed them, Rico went peixe crazy. Everyone but Private had eaten PLENTY of fish. Private tried to keep up the cute and cuddly act, but he slipped and slid across the ice. Kowalski tried to catch his foot, but didn't get there in time. Just as Private slid into the water, Alice walked por with a bucket of fish. "I thought there were four penguins!! Eh, who can keep count." She tossed three peixe into the habitat. Private hopped out of the water, coughing.
Skipper and Rico had already eaten their ONE fish. Kowalski felt a little guilty when Private looked around. "Wh-where's my fish?" Kowalski sighed and held his out to Private. "Here, you can have mine." Private lifted his brow,"No!! I'm not going to eat someone else's fish!" Kowalski pushed it toward him. "You need to eat, Private!" Private whimpered,"But you have to eat too!" Kowalski sighed again,"Private, I had a bunch of peixe last night for dinner. You haven't eaten in two days! Eat it!"
Private slowly took the peixe out of Kowalski's flipper and ate it. Kowalski put his flipper around Private,"Feel better now?" Private smiled a little,"Sort of.." They both shared a smile and continued entertaining the zoo guests.
Kowalski's mind filled with questions. Was it all all just a dream? or was that really happening? He paced back and forth, cursing at himself.
"STUPID BRAIN! I CAN'T TELL WHATS REAL ANYMORE!" Up in a árvore above him was a sparrow. She heard the screaming from Kowalski and swooped down to were he stood.
"Hey, Whats Wrong Dude"?
"Oh, Hello. Im just... in a mood I guess. I think my friends might be in trouble and need my help".
"I can help!"
"Oh I don't know, its way to dangerous for a kid like you." That made the sparrow stop.
"Im no kid, I may seem younger then you but im no kid. and I have a name. Im Riley."
"Well sorry Riley but I can't take you along, I don't need your parents mad at me, and I don't need your life taken."
"Parents?" Riley flew back up into the tree," My parents are dead". Kowlaski stopped in his tracks.
"Oh.. I am ever so sorry."
"So can I come?"
"I don't know.."
"PLEASE!!?!??!"
"Ok ok Riley, you shall come."
"Yay!"
"Now come on, we must hurry. Fallow me."
"STUPID BRAIN! I CAN'T TELL WHATS REAL ANYMORE!" Up in a árvore above him was a sparrow. She heard the screaming from Kowalski and swooped down to were he stood.
"Hey, Whats Wrong Dude"?
"Oh, Hello. Im just... in a mood I guess. I think my friends might be in trouble and need my help".
"I can help!"
"Oh I don't know, its way to dangerous for a kid like you." That made the sparrow stop.
"Im no kid, I may seem younger then you but im no kid. and I have a name. Im Riley."
"Well sorry Riley but I can't take you along, I don't need your parents mad at me, and I don't need your life taken."
"Parents?" Riley flew back up into the tree," My parents are dead". Kowlaski stopped in his tracks.
"Oh.. I am ever so sorry."
"So can I come?"
"I don't know.."
"PLEASE!!?!??!"
"Ok ok Riley, you shall come."
"Yay!"
"Now come on, we must hurry. Fallow me."
Kowalski was lying in bed. Sure, the other guys have had their bad days, but.. It was hard for him. How could he go on much longer? He was thinking of leaving. Without a goodbye. He knew he could. But would he? The bunk he was in was cold and hard. He wanted so many things. He wanted to tell Doris he loved her. He wanted to tell Skipper to get his own brain... He wanted to be free. But he couldnt. He was a military officer now. That wouldnt change. He could get court martialed with the snap of a flipper. So he would sit.. And keep waiting. He knew he couldnt last much longer.. He knew he was going to finally crack. He couldnt stand it anymore.. He was resorting to unhealthy habits. He would'nt cut himself, no. That was too easy. He would sit, and think about what he could have become if he had gone to the universidade with his siblings instead of the academy. He wanted to go home.