SP scoffed, "Like if I'm scared of you! I beat every person that kidnapped me, and you shall be no different!"

~ Kowalski climbed out of the dumpster, "Do i look like garbage to you?! Rico! Skipper could beat them!"

"not really..she not love Skipper!" Rico grunted.

Skipper sighed, "it's true Kowalski! She asked me if it was okay, when she came back she told me that she loved someone else, and I told only Rico."

"Yeah!" Rico nodded.

"geez, how many times have you been kidnapped before? Nevermind, boss, she's all yours." The man said, leaving the room.

The boss chuckled with a smirk, "what's goin' on, baby? YOu got a little psycho problem, there?"

~ Kowalski's beak dropped, "WHY DOESN'T ANYONE TELL ME ANYTHING?!" Then he thought, 'Who does she love anyway?'

~ "DON'T CALL ME BABY! I just have a bad temper. I'm still mad that you guys took my blade and chainsaw!" SP snapped, putting Private behind her, "And I'll get madder if you touch anything that I care about!"

~ "uh...'cause...umm...save her! we tell you later...maybe..." Rico shouted.

"someone help...please..."Cowtails sobbed.

~ "whaat like...this?" The boss asked, walking over and picked up Private holding him upsides down.

"AHH!" Private screamed.

This. Was. Not. COMFORTABLE!

SP took Private back in a flash, "DON'T TOUCH MY BOYFRIEND YOU BITCH!"

~ Kowalski ran over and punched all the guys in the face, "DON'T TOUCH COWTAILS!"

The guys screamed, "AHHH TALKING PENGUIN!"

They ran away.

Cowtails panted and slid down against the wall in relief, " thanks Kowalski..."

~ The boss laughed, "Boyfriend?! Davis was right, you are crazy. This is just a stupid penguin, crazy face!"

He took Private by the ankle and shook him around.

"nyaaah!" Private screamed as his ankle broke.

His vision started to get fuzzy.

~ Kowalski breathed heavy, "No, problem..."

~ SP's eyes glowed red, and she got out a extra chainsaw. The teen grabbed Private and threw him on the soft blanket to soften his landing.

She hit the boss in the head with the weapon of death, "DON'T EVER DO THAT TO MY BOYFRIEND AGAIN! OR YOU WILL DIE!"

~ "are you okay? You're breathing a bit heavy..." Cowtails asked, wiping away her tears.

~ The boss passed out.

Private whimpered, "mmmmmmm...m-m-m-m...mmmm..."

~ "Just tired from chasing those guys away." Kowalski said with a weak smile.

~ SP's eyes went back to blue, "S-Sorry you had to see that Private."

She put the chainsaw away and turned her gaze away, " I just couldn't let him hurt you." 'I can't even tell him why I go wild like that. I couldn't. I never told anyone!'

" I know...it's just a bit frightening to see someone like you turn into that...it's like seeing a bunny turn into a mountain lion.." Private said slowly, "why do you go wild like that sometimes?"

~ "you don't look so good...come on tough guy. Let's find a hotel somewhere to stay in and we can find Sweet Pripper and Private tomorrow." Cowtails said picking up Kowalski.

Rico untaped Skipper then they both followed Cowtails. Kowalski all this time was blushing but he didn't know why.

~ SP froze then sighed, "It was because of the pain my mom put me through. She treated me like shit... Always said I was an it... So I did the unthinkable. I don't regret it."

I stared at the bubbling drink before me. I took a deep breath, picking up the drink. I drunk it and my vision became fuzzy. Joe was kidding when he said this could kill me! I dizzily grabbed the needle on the desk and stabbed it into my arm. It hurt like hell! I screamed bloody murder.

"oh dear...I'm so sorry Sweet Prippah!" Private cried out, hugging SP.

~ They arrived at a hotel, Cowtails payed then went in their room, "wow...I know New Jersey is shabby...but this place is sad...at least it's not totally filthy."

"get some rest Cowtails. You too, Kowalski. We all need it, but after that, you two especially need some sleep." Skipper said.

" fine with me." Cowtails said, quickly putting on PoM PJs. She then curled up on the bed, "you guys can sleep anywhere you want, but not at the end of the bed...I don't want to kick you off..."

"what do you mean?" Skipper asked.

"let's just say I suffer from nightmares...about a certain thing...really, it's nothing you guys need to be bothered with. Good nite!" She said, then fell asleep.

"so now that she's asleep we should have a quick little "talk" before we go to bed as well." Skipper said, looking at Kowalski.

~ " Its ok Private. It's over now." Sp said then paused, "That is unless someone else calls me an IT."

~ "What little talk?" Kowalski asked.

~ "I hope it never happens again...I'm so sorry you had to go through pain..." Private said with a smile.

~ "You haven't figured out who Cowtails really loves yet, have you?" Skipper asked.

Rico had fallen asleep in the desk chair.

~ "As I said, I swore it wouldn't happen again." SP said with a small smile.

~ "Uh no. Not really. Do you know?" Kowalski replied.

~ "yes, but what if that man calls you an it? Or tries to hurt me again?" Private asked.

The boss then woke up, "Oh, you are SO gonna pay for that, crazy."

He smacked SP into a wall.

"Oh dear..."Private whimpered.

~ Skipper face flippered, "she loves you Kowalski. You."

He walked off to find a sleeping spot. Kowalski looked over at Cowtails, she looked peaceful.

~ "It's not my fault you tried to kill my Boyfriend! So your crazy! Not me!" Sweet Pripper growled, "I'll never be scared of you. My scared days are over."

~ The tall penguin blushed, "M-Me? Whoa.. "

He fainted.

~ "yeah well you're about to see them again. You have no idea what you're messing with when you mess with me. Once we get a picture of you on the internet somewhere in India, we just have to wait for some messed up guy to buy you and he can deal with you and your penguin." The boss said.

Private gasped, "he's talking about-oh dear!"

He fainted.

~ "n-no...I didn't do anything... I swear..." Cowtails said, kicking in her sleep.

~ SP death glared, "No one is messing with my Private! He can deal with me but not my boyfriend! And people can't be bought THAT'S AGAINST THE LAW! But your morons, and morons break the law. I will never fear anyone."

The boss slapped SP, "shut up! the more you talk the more you get bruised, so if you want to keep that pretty face of yours, keep your mouth shut."

~ Cowtails kicked some more, "no please leave me alone...I swear I didn't do it!"

Rico woke up, "Huh?"

~ SP laughed, "bruised? Is that a joke?" "No matter what you do... YOU WON'T SHUT ME UP!" She continued.

~ Kowalski woke up then hopped on the bed and shook Cowtails shoulder, "Cowtails, wake up!"

~ The boss growled, "We'll see about that."

He stomped out and slammed the door behind him.

~ "no don't hurt me! please dad no! I didn't do anything wrong! daddy that hurts!" Cowtails cried and kicked around.

~ "Oh my, Private!" SP cried out then picked up Private.

~ "COWTAILS WAKE UP!" Kowalski shouted, shaking her a little harder.

~ Private woke up, " I don't want what he was talking about to happen to you Sweet Prippah..."

~ Cowtails screamed, "AHHHGH!"

She woke up, sitting up quickly.

The teen was breathing heavily.

~ "Don't worry it won't. I been kidnapped 20 times! And I beat the heck out of them and escaped. They will be no different." SP huffed.

~ "Cowtails what was that about?!" Kowalski asked in a worried tone.

~ "wow...you're very tough,aren't you?" Private giggled.

~ Cowtails wiped her tears away, "I told you I get nightmares every night...it's nothing I should bother you with. I told you that already."

~ "Yep!" SP shouted.

~ "Well I'm afraid I can't leave you alone until you tell me what this nightmare was about." Kowalski frowned.

~ Private hugged SP with a shiver, "it's quite cold in here..."

~ "Kowalski...I've never told anyone,not even Sweet Pripper. It's nothing you need to worry about, just go back to sleep, I'll be fine." Cowtails sighed.

~ "It sure is..." SP shivered too.

~ "And I'm not going back to sleep until you tell me! I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU!" Kowalski shouted.

~ Private smiled up at Sweet Pripper.

~ "WHY THE HECK ARE YOU ALL OF A SUDDEN WORRIED ABOUT ME?!" Cowtails snapped.

Kowalski flinched, "Um.. Well..." He looked away blushing.

Why was he worried?

~ Private leaned up and kissed SP.

~ "Well?" Cowtails frowned.

~ SP looked surprised but then kissed back.

~ "Er.. Um... Well... Um..." Kowalski stammered, tapping his flippers together, "Lets say, you suffering in your sleep, is like a knife going through my heart."

~ Private pulled away with an adorable smile on his face.

~ "Okay, I'll tell you..." Cowtails sighed.

~ "That was amazing!" Sweet Pripper shouted.

"I was kind of nervous...you made it bettah." Private said.

~ Cowtails continued, "When I was little, my dad was really abusive, but only when my mom wasn't around, because mom loved me. He finally got irritated and killed my mom by..." She gulped, "slamming her head in the stove...and I lived with him until I was ten. He always would hit me, and scream at me, and say everything was my fault. I really hated living there, so once when I was eight, I tried calling my grandma, who lives..well, where you found me when I joined you guys. My dad caught me, and he beat me like he never had before, but the worst part was he...he called a few of his friends from the bar and they all took turns...you can figure out the rest of that sentence. When I was ten I finally escaped the house and made a run for it to the neighbors house. They let me stay there while my dad was looking for me, and they hid me for two days. I got to call my grandma and the police, and they took my dad to jail, and I lived with my grandma until I met you guys...but I've always had nightmares about that one night when it went to far and recently, the news has been saying that he's gotten out of jail and he's looking for me. It only made the nightmares worse..." Cowtails cried, "I don't know what to do if he comes back because living with him was horrible."

~ "Really?" SP asked, surprised.

~ Kowalski mumbled, "he'll have to kill me first to get to you."

Then he froze. Where were these words coming from?!

~ "yes of course! You make everything bettah..." Private said sweetly.

~ "what was that? Now tell me why you all of a sudden care so much!" Cowtails said, narrowing her eyes.

~ SP smiled sweetly, "Thats so sweet Private. I never met anyone like you."

~ Kowalski tapped his flippers some more, "B-because I'm not ever going to stand around and watch you suffer anymore. If I did stand there and do nothing but watch, it would mentally kill me."

~ "And you probably nevah will, my dear!" Private giggled.

~ "yes...but why? You never said that before, and not even Skipper said stuff like that..." Cowtails said, clearly confused.

~ SP laughed, "True that."

~ "Cause.." Kowalski began, shutting his eyes, "No one will love you as much as I do."