Emma woke up with a start. She felt herself being gently shook awake, and she opened her eyes with surprise. She looked up at Skipper and Kowalski above her.
"Ugh, just five zaidi minutes." She mumbled, closing her eyes again. Skipper shook her again, and she woke up fully.
"No time sis!" Skipper told her urgently.
"Why?" Emma asked, sitting up. Her eyes widened when she saw Mort standing inayofuata to Skipper. "Mort, why are wewe here?"
"The King and Maurice, they're gone!" The panya, kipanya lemur blurted out, fear and worry in his voice. Emma looked up at Kowalski and Skipper for conformation, who nodded gravely.
"Don't worry Mort, we'll find them." Emma told him reassuringly. He looked a little brighter, and her hugged Emma's ankle gratefully. She smiled down at him, and patted his head. "Where's the others?" Emma asked, glancing around the lab.
"Watching Tv." Kowalski answered. The 3 penguins and Mort went to the main bit of the HQ, and rounded up the others.
"Ok,so we need to go back to the reptile house, and swali the suspects." Skipper announced, looking up at the fishbowl wearily.
"Shouldn't we tafuta the lemur Habitat for clues?" Ashley asked.
"Good point kid, you, Tom and Emma can do that, while we swali the snakes." Skipper instructed. Ashley nodded in response, and he smiled up at Emma.
"What should I do?" Mort piped up, his eyes even bigger than usual.
"Urm, wewe can go with Emma, Ashley and Tom." Skipper told him. He nodded eagerly, and the wanyama hopped out of the fishbowl, and went to their destinations. The three penguins and Mort started looking around the habitat, hoping to find a clue. Mort got scared kwa a shadow, and ran over to Emma. Tom walked around the bouncy, and something caught his eyes. He bent down, and found piece of what looked like leather on the floor.
"Hey, I've found something!" He called to the others. Emma and Mort came over, and Emma studied the leathery material.
"Snakeskin." She alisema after a few seconds. "I'd say from about... wait a minute, this looks like it's just been shed, part of it is still slimy." She remarked, her stomach churning fearfully.
"So the snakes were just here?" Mort squeaked hugging Emma's ankle again in fright.
"Can wewe tell which snake it's from?" Tom wondered.
"Hmmm..." Was Emma's only response as she stared at it zaidi carefully. "It has red markings on so I'd say it's Sinistra's." She decided. A chill went down her spine and she looked around. "Hey where's Ashley?" She asked. The others glanced around and a wave of panic sept over Emma. She ran over to where the young penguin, auk was looking for clues, and stopped dead.
"He's gone." Tom managed, barely catching his breath. Emma ran out of the lemur habitat, and burst into the reptile house. Skipper, Rico, Private and Kowalski were just reaching the snake habitat. Both of the snakes were still in there, but Emma couldn't help notice that both Savio and Sinistra were both looking fatter than before.
"Emma? Tom?" What are wewe two doing here? And where's Ashley?" Private asked curiously.
"You might want to ask them." Emma replied, glaring up at the snakes.
"What us? How could we eve-" Savio began, only to be interrupted kwa Sinistra.
"What's the use in lying, they'll find out anyway, it's pretty obvious it was us." Sinistra pointed out, smiling cunningly at the penguins
"I thought Snakes didn't eat Penguins." Tom remarked, feeling even zaidi worried.
"Not usually, but I prefer them to mammals." Sinistra told them simply. "By the way you're Scottish friend was very tasty." She taunted, licking her lips. Emma and Rico let out very un-penguin like sounds, and ran forwards angrily. Skipper and Kowalski held them back, and Mort huddled closer to Private and Tom. Sinistra and Savio just laughed and the red eyed snake's eyes eyes fell on Mort. "Well well, who's this adorable little dumpling?" She asked.
"None of your business." Skipper snapped. He turned to Emma and Rico. "We need to figure out how they've been getting out so we can get in, and fight them." He told them in a whisper. Emma sighed and stopped trying to rush towards the glass. The penguins ran out, and got back to the HQ, locking the fishbowl as they did.
"How cute, they actually thought they could get to us." Savio remarked, chuckling.
"Hehe I know right?" Sinistra replied, a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth. Two screams could be heard from Savio, and he just hit his stomach with his tail, and shut the noise up.
"So that's two off my orodha and one off yours." He announced.
"Yes, I just have to eat the flat head, and the fat one, the girl, and I've added that little mammal to my list." She told the longer snake.
"I thought wewe weren't really fond of mammals." Savio remarked.
"Usually, but that one looked so tasty." Sinistra explained. "Who's on your list?" She asked.
"Well Kowalski the tall one, Rico, the mohawk one, and the small one, Tom." He replied.
"Lets stick to that list, we both get 5 then." Sinistra pointed out. Savio nodded in agreement. "
Ugh, I didn't get much sleep last night." She thought aloud, resting her head on the floor. Savio coiled his tail around hers and she smiled at him as she closed her eyes. He rested his head on hers, and kept an eye out of the penguins. Meanwhile in the HQ, a thought just crossed Emma's mind.
"We need to warn Marlene!" She realised, rushing over to Marlene's habitat. She knocked on the cave entrance urgently.
"Come in." Marlene called cheerfully. The otter was painting calmly on an blank canvas.
"Marlene, Savio is back!" She burst out, running over to her friend.
"S... seriously...?" Marlene stammered, dropping the paintbrush in her paw. Emma nodded and sat Marlene down.
"And he's got a new friend, called Sinistra." Emma began. "They've already took King Julien, Maurice and Ashley." She explained. Marlene's eye widened in horror.
"Bu.. but Ashley's a penguin." She pointed out, looking puzzled.
"I know, but this new girl eats penguins too, and I think she'll convince Savio to do the same." Emma told her.
"Woah, this is big.." Marlene managed. "Do wewe wanna stay here for a bit?" She asked.
"I should really be getting back to the others..." Emma began.
"You need a bit of time away from that stress, c'mon lets do some painting." Marlene encouraged her.
"Ok." Emma sighed and she picked up a brush. The two Marafiki began painting away, and Emma soon forgot about the snake business. They chatted, and giggled with not a care in the world.
"Ugh, just five zaidi minutes." She mumbled, closing her eyes again. Skipper shook her again, and she woke up fully.
"No time sis!" Skipper told her urgently.
"Why?" Emma asked, sitting up. Her eyes widened when she saw Mort standing inayofuata to Skipper. "Mort, why are wewe here?"
"The King and Maurice, they're gone!" The panya, kipanya lemur blurted out, fear and worry in his voice. Emma looked up at Kowalski and Skipper for conformation, who nodded gravely.
"Don't worry Mort, we'll find them." Emma told him reassuringly. He looked a little brighter, and her hugged Emma's ankle gratefully. She smiled down at him, and patted his head. "Where's the others?" Emma asked, glancing around the lab.
"Watching Tv." Kowalski answered. The 3 penguins and Mort went to the main bit of the HQ, and rounded up the others.
"Ok,so we need to go back to the reptile house, and swali the suspects." Skipper announced, looking up at the fishbowl wearily.
"Shouldn't we tafuta the lemur Habitat for clues?" Ashley asked.
"Good point kid, you, Tom and Emma can do that, while we swali the snakes." Skipper instructed. Ashley nodded in response, and he smiled up at Emma.
"What should I do?" Mort piped up, his eyes even bigger than usual.
"Urm, wewe can go with Emma, Ashley and Tom." Skipper told him. He nodded eagerly, and the wanyama hopped out of the fishbowl, and went to their destinations. The three penguins and Mort started looking around the habitat, hoping to find a clue. Mort got scared kwa a shadow, and ran over to Emma. Tom walked around the bouncy, and something caught his eyes. He bent down, and found piece of what looked like leather on the floor.
"Hey, I've found something!" He called to the others. Emma and Mort came over, and Emma studied the leathery material.
"Snakeskin." She alisema after a few seconds. "I'd say from about... wait a minute, this looks like it's just been shed, part of it is still slimy." She remarked, her stomach churning fearfully.
"So the snakes were just here?" Mort squeaked hugging Emma's ankle again in fright.
"Can wewe tell which snake it's from?" Tom wondered.
"Hmmm..." Was Emma's only response as she stared at it zaidi carefully. "It has red markings on so I'd say it's Sinistra's." She decided. A chill went down her spine and she looked around. "Hey where's Ashley?" She asked. The others glanced around and a wave of panic sept over Emma. She ran over to where the young penguin, auk was looking for clues, and stopped dead.
"He's gone." Tom managed, barely catching his breath. Emma ran out of the lemur habitat, and burst into the reptile house. Skipper, Rico, Private and Kowalski were just reaching the snake habitat. Both of the snakes were still in there, but Emma couldn't help notice that both Savio and Sinistra were both looking fatter than before.
"Emma? Tom?" What are wewe two doing here? And where's Ashley?" Private asked curiously.
"You might want to ask them." Emma replied, glaring up at the snakes.
"What us? How could we eve-" Savio began, only to be interrupted kwa Sinistra.
"What's the use in lying, they'll find out anyway, it's pretty obvious it was us." Sinistra pointed out, smiling cunningly at the penguins
"I thought Snakes didn't eat Penguins." Tom remarked, feeling even zaidi worried.
"Not usually, but I prefer them to mammals." Sinistra told them simply. "By the way you're Scottish friend was very tasty." She taunted, licking her lips. Emma and Rico let out very un-penguin like sounds, and ran forwards angrily. Skipper and Kowalski held them back, and Mort huddled closer to Private and Tom. Sinistra and Savio just laughed and the red eyed snake's eyes eyes fell on Mort. "Well well, who's this adorable little dumpling?" She asked.
"None of your business." Skipper snapped. He turned to Emma and Rico. "We need to figure out how they've been getting out so we can get in, and fight them." He told them in a whisper. Emma sighed and stopped trying to rush towards the glass. The penguins ran out, and got back to the HQ, locking the fishbowl as they did.
"How cute, they actually thought they could get to us." Savio remarked, chuckling.
"Hehe I know right?" Sinistra replied, a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth. Two screams could be heard from Savio, and he just hit his stomach with his tail, and shut the noise up.
"So that's two off my orodha and one off yours." He announced.
"Yes, I just have to eat the flat head, and the fat one, the girl, and I've added that little mammal to my list." She told the longer snake.
"I thought wewe weren't really fond of mammals." Savio remarked.
"Usually, but that one looked so tasty." Sinistra explained. "Who's on your list?" She asked.
"Well Kowalski the tall one, Rico, the mohawk one, and the small one, Tom." He replied.
"Lets stick to that list, we both get 5 then." Sinistra pointed out. Savio nodded in agreement. "
Ugh, I didn't get much sleep last night." She thought aloud, resting her head on the floor. Savio coiled his tail around hers and she smiled at him as she closed her eyes. He rested his head on hers, and kept an eye out of the penguins. Meanwhile in the HQ, a thought just crossed Emma's mind.
"We need to warn Marlene!" She realised, rushing over to Marlene's habitat. She knocked on the cave entrance urgently.
"Come in." Marlene called cheerfully. The otter was painting calmly on an blank canvas.
"Marlene, Savio is back!" She burst out, running over to her friend.
"S... seriously...?" Marlene stammered, dropping the paintbrush in her paw. Emma nodded and sat Marlene down.
"And he's got a new friend, called Sinistra." Emma began. "They've already took King Julien, Maurice and Ashley." She explained. Marlene's eye widened in horror.
"Bu.. but Ashley's a penguin." She pointed out, looking puzzled.
"I know, but this new girl eats penguins too, and I think she'll convince Savio to do the same." Emma told her.
"Woah, this is big.." Marlene managed. "Do wewe wanna stay here for a bit?" She asked.
"I should really be getting back to the others..." Emma began.
"You need a bit of time away from that stress, c'mon lets do some painting." Marlene encouraged her.
"Ok." Emma sighed and she picked up a brush. The two Marafiki began painting away, and Emma soon forgot about the snake business. They chatted, and giggled with not a care in the world.
