Author's Note: And here's the successivo chapter. I also want to thank SaturdaySurpris for reviewing. Enjoy!
Private and I walked back to the zoo. “So,” asked Private, “how was it?”
I grinned at him. “Amazingly delicious.”
He beamed. “See, everybody likes snow cones.”
I laughed. “You were right, Private. Race te back to the zoo.”
I took off sliding. He ran a little before launching himself. “Not fair!” yelled Private. “You got a head start!”
We arrived, laughing, at the pinguino habitat. “Uh oh,” detto Private, sliding to a stop.
I followed his glance to see a very angry looking Skipper. “I agree,” I whispered back.
“Where have te been? te missed training!”
As I opened my beak to defend myself, Private lowered his eyes. “Sorry, Skipper.”
I realized that the words were directed at the young penguin. Without thinking, I defended Private. “It wasn’t his fault,” I said.
Skipper turned to me. “Yes it was,” he answered.
“I asked him to go,” I replied evenly.
Skipper glanced at Private. “Is it true?”
The boy looked at me, fear in his eyes. I nodded once. “Yes, sir,” he mumbled.
Skipper glanced between us and sighed. “Ten laps around the zoo,” he finally said.
With that, he jumped back into the HQ. Private looked at me. “Why did te do that?”
“Do what?”
“Defend me? It was my fault. I asked te if te wanted to get snow cones with me. I should have looked at the time,” he said.
The pinguino was nearly in tears. I waddled over to him and patted his back. “Instinct, Private. te reminded me of someone.”
He looked up at me. “Thanks.”
I smiled back. “Come on. I’ll do the laps with you.”
Ten laps later…
“That was refreshing,” I noted.
“Nothing like a swim after a long run,” agreed Private.
He glanced at me. “Nathan? Can I ask te a question?”
“You already did,” I said, smiling.
“I mean another one.”
“Sure, Private. What do te want to know?”
“You detto I reminded te of somebody. Who?”
I looked toward the horizon. “You’re a lot like my brother, Private. A lot like him.”
Without waiting for an answer, I climbed down to the HQ.
Private and I walked back to the zoo. “So,” asked Private, “how was it?”
I grinned at him. “Amazingly delicious.”
He beamed. “See, everybody likes snow cones.”
I laughed. “You were right, Private. Race te back to the zoo.”
I took off sliding. He ran a little before launching himself. “Not fair!” yelled Private. “You got a head start!”
We arrived, laughing, at the pinguino habitat. “Uh oh,” detto Private, sliding to a stop.
I followed his glance to see a very angry looking Skipper. “I agree,” I whispered back.
“Where have te been? te missed training!”
As I opened my beak to defend myself, Private lowered his eyes. “Sorry, Skipper.”
I realized that the words were directed at the young penguin. Without thinking, I defended Private. “It wasn’t his fault,” I said.
Skipper turned to me. “Yes it was,” he answered.
“I asked him to go,” I replied evenly.
Skipper glanced at Private. “Is it true?”
The boy looked at me, fear in his eyes. I nodded once. “Yes, sir,” he mumbled.
Skipper glanced between us and sighed. “Ten laps around the zoo,” he finally said.
With that, he jumped back into the HQ. Private looked at me. “Why did te do that?”
“Do what?”
“Defend me? It was my fault. I asked te if te wanted to get snow cones with me. I should have looked at the time,” he said.
The pinguino was nearly in tears. I waddled over to him and patted his back. “Instinct, Private. te reminded me of someone.”
He looked up at me. “Thanks.”
I smiled back. “Come on. I’ll do the laps with you.”
Ten laps later…
“That was refreshing,” I noted.
“Nothing like a swim after a long run,” agreed Private.
He glanced at me. “Nathan? Can I ask te a question?”
“You already did,” I said, smiling.
“I mean another one.”
“Sure, Private. What do te want to know?”
“You detto I reminded te of somebody. Who?”
I looked toward the horizon. “You’re a lot like my brother, Private. A lot like him.”
Without waiting for an answer, I climbed down to the HQ.
private: uh (wakes up) where are we skippah
pinkie: (pops out of nowhere) hi there my names pinkie
private: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
pinkie: oh i'm sorry
private: skippah skippah where are te (wimpers)
pinkie: ciao whats wrong
private: (crys) skippah
pinkie: (picks him up and brings him to twilights)
private: where am i (wimpers) skippah please come
twilight: who's skipper
private: skippah's m-my brother so are kowalski and rico (wimpers) i don't know where i am i'm scared
fluttershy: aww what a poor thing
meanwhile at the hq
skipper: ciao where's private (hears something)
tv: skippah's my brother so are kowalski and rico (wimpers) i don't know where i am i'm scared
they travel there
skipper: were here
private: (wimpers and gets taken to canterlot)
to be continued
pinkie: (pops out of nowhere) hi there my names pinkie
private: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
pinkie: oh i'm sorry
private: skippah skippah where are te (wimpers)
pinkie: ciao whats wrong
private: (crys) skippah
pinkie: (picks him up and brings him to twilights)
private: where am i (wimpers) skippah please come
twilight: who's skipper
private: skippah's m-my brother so are kowalski and rico (wimpers) i don't know where i am i'm scared
fluttershy: aww what a poor thing
meanwhile at the hq
skipper: ciao where's private (hears something)
tv: skippah's my brother so are kowalski and rico (wimpers) i don't know where i am i'm scared
they travel there
skipper: were here
private: (wimpers and gets taken to canterlot)
to be continued
