So one day I got this idea: What if the penguins had to deal with problems that were completely opposite theirs? That's what gave rise to this story. Read and enjoy!
THE REVERSE WORLD
It was a beautiful sunny day and Private decided to take advantage of the weather to go out for a walk.
"It's a great day for a walk now," he said, strolling about slowly in the park, "the weather's all sunny and bright..."
Then his foot caught on something big and he fell over. He picked himself up and stared at the shiny object that had caused his fall.
"What's this?" he wondered, picking it up and studying it, "It's a mirror! I hope it isn't broken. I don't want seven years of bad luck!"
He checked the mirror for cracks. There were none that he could see. "Hm, looks ok," he was apparently satisfied, "I know! I'll take it back to HQ!"
With the mirror under his flipper, he ran off towards Central Park Zoo.
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"Skipper! Kowalski! Rico!"
Skipper looked up from his coffee. "What is it, Private?"
"Look at what I found at the park!" Said Private, holding out the mirror out. The others checked it out.
"It's... a mirror," said Skipper.
"Where did you find it?" Kowalski asked.
"Under a big tree," answered Private, putting the mirror down, "I tripped over it."
Rico tapped the mirror's surface out of curiosity. To his surprise, the glass surface rippled like it was made out of mercury. Skipper slapped his flipper away.
"Don't touch it!" he ordered, "We still don't know what it is."
"Skipper, it's just a mirror," said Kowalski.
"You've failed to see the danger in this metallic... thing, Kowalski!" Skipper objected, "Didn't you see how it rippled when Rico touched it? It could be something Dr. Blowhole invented to capture us all! Curiosity kills the cat, they say."
Private had an idea. "Skipper, could this mirror be a portal to another world?"
Kowalski was immediately on the topic. "Impossible! Science does not allow the existence of such a portal. Besides, if it was a portal, there won't be another world for it to lead to! And..."
"Well, considering what Rico is doing now," Skipper interrupted, staring at Rico, " you may have to change your mind a little..."
"What?" Kowalski turned to see Rico half-sticking out of the mirror.
"Whoa!" Rico was exclaiming. Kowalski admitted defeat.
"Ok, it is a portal," he agreed.
"If it is a portal..." Private piped up, " what's it like on the other side?"
Skipper pulled Rico out of the mirror.
"There's only one way to find out," he announced, "Question is, will we ever be back?"
Kowalski did a few scribbles on is clipboard. "The thing is, Skipper, portals have always been reported to work two ways. If you went in from here, there's always that same way out."
"Touché," said Skipper, "But just to make sure... Rico, gimme a boomerang!"
"Ok!" Rico hacked up a boomerang and handed it to Skipper.
"Here goes!" Skipper reeled back and tossed the boomerang as hard as he could into the mirror. It disappeared ito the glassy surface.
"It's confirmed, that's a portal," Kowalski remarked.
A minute later, the boomerang came zooming out of the portal. It hit Private on the head.
"Ow!" Private cried, falling over. Kowalski ran over and helped him up.
"Well, what did you know," said Skipper, "It actually came back!"
"And hit me on the head..." added Private.
"It came back," Kowalski noted, " That means the mirror portal is safe. Should we investigate it, Skipper?"
"Permission granted," Skipper agreed, tossing his coffee mug away, " Let's roll!"
The four penguins walked into the portal...
TBC
And that's it! Hope you enjoyed it!
-Skipper12a
I'm only ONE penguin! -Kowalski
THE REVERSE WORLD
It was a beautiful sunny day and Private decided to take advantage of the weather to go out for a walk.
"It's a great day for a walk now," he said, strolling about slowly in the park, "the weather's all sunny and bright..."
Then his foot caught on something big and he fell over. He picked himself up and stared at the shiny object that had caused his fall.
"What's this?" he wondered, picking it up and studying it, "It's a mirror! I hope it isn't broken. I don't want seven years of bad luck!"
He checked the mirror for cracks. There were none that he could see. "Hm, looks ok," he was apparently satisfied, "I know! I'll take it back to HQ!"
With the mirror under his flipper, he ran off towards Central Park Zoo.
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"Skipper! Kowalski! Rico!"
Skipper looked up from his coffee. "What is it, Private?"
"Look at what I found at the park!" Said Private, holding out the mirror out. The others checked it out.
"It's... a mirror," said Skipper.
"Where did you find it?" Kowalski asked.
"Under a big tree," answered Private, putting the mirror down, "I tripped over it."
Rico tapped the mirror's surface out of curiosity. To his surprise, the glass surface rippled like it was made out of mercury. Skipper slapped his flipper away.
"Don't touch it!" he ordered, "We still don't know what it is."
"Skipper, it's just a mirror," said Kowalski.
"You've failed to see the danger in this metallic... thing, Kowalski!" Skipper objected, "Didn't you see how it rippled when Rico touched it? It could be something Dr. Blowhole invented to capture us all! Curiosity kills the cat, they say."
Private had an idea. "Skipper, could this mirror be a portal to another world?"
Kowalski was immediately on the topic. "Impossible! Science does not allow the existence of such a portal. Besides, if it was a portal, there won't be another world for it to lead to! And..."
"Well, considering what Rico is doing now," Skipper interrupted, staring at Rico, " you may have to change your mind a little..."
"What?" Kowalski turned to see Rico half-sticking out of the mirror.
"Whoa!" Rico was exclaiming. Kowalski admitted defeat.
"Ok, it is a portal," he agreed.
"If it is a portal..." Private piped up, " what's it like on the other side?"
Skipper pulled Rico out of the mirror.
"There's only one way to find out," he announced, "Question is, will we ever be back?"
Kowalski did a few scribbles on is clipboard. "The thing is, Skipper, portals have always been reported to work two ways. If you went in from here, there's always that same way out."
"Touché," said Skipper, "But just to make sure... Rico, gimme a boomerang!"
"Ok!" Rico hacked up a boomerang and handed it to Skipper.
"Here goes!" Skipper reeled back and tossed the boomerang as hard as he could into the mirror. It disappeared ito the glassy surface.
"It's confirmed, that's a portal," Kowalski remarked.
A minute later, the boomerang came zooming out of the portal. It hit Private on the head.
"Ow!" Private cried, falling over. Kowalski ran over and helped him up.
"Well, what did you know," said Skipper, "It actually came back!"
"And hit me on the head..." added Private.
"It came back," Kowalski noted, " That means the mirror portal is safe. Should we investigate it, Skipper?"
"Permission granted," Skipper agreed, tossing his coffee mug away, " Let's roll!"
The four penguins walked into the portal...
TBC
And that's it! Hope you enjoyed it!
-Skipper12a
I'm only ONE penguin! -Kowalski
