Hey ya'll SNIFF! Sad stuff, last chapter. Even though this may be my last story (solo) I might update more drabbles, comedy ones like "Nothing Happened!" or some romance ones for Koris and Skilene.

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Enjoy the final chapter! (Sorry the epilog is so short!)

Epilog

Home at Last

The funeral for Spike was short, but very tearful for some people. Private walked in a straight line with a bucket of his father's ashes and the team respectfully buried them. Even though Skipper thought Spike didn't deserve a funeral, but he did save Private from a tragic death, he respected that. After all, Spike found the good in him before he passed; he deserved some sort of respect.

After the funeral, everybody went home, Rico hacked up their car, Skipper, Private, Rico, and Marlene rode in that. Kowalski hitched a ride on Doris's Segway, each drove side by side. The drive to Central Park was long; Skipper wished they had more flying transportation. He should add that to the list of things for Rico to store. As Rico drove them home, Skipper and Marlene sat in the back as Private sat with Rico in the front.

"You guys were brave," Marlene said. Skipper glanced at her and cracked a smile.

"You were, too," he said encouragingly. Marlene smiled a bit, Skipper could tell she wanted to refuse but just didn't say it.

"I'm just glad everybody is okay and we're all going home," she said, her huge, hazel eyes staring at the sky and the soft wind ruffling her fur.

"I'm glad you're not going feral anymore," Skipper said. Marlene chuckled.

"Ha, me too," she said. "Hey, how do you think we'll explain all of this at the zoo?"

"We don't," Skipper said, sternly. "We just can't, it's highly classified, and I hate answering stupid questions. Nobody believes are missions anyway." Skipper looked at the ground for a moment.

"They will if you tell them," Marlene said, dimly.

"No dice, my paranoia says if I do, they could spread rumors or take advantage," Skipper said.

"But what does your heart say?" Marlene asked. Skipper looked at her, indistinctly.

"My heart?" he asked. Marlene smiled and nodded, interested.

"Uh, maybe it would be nice for the fellow zoo neighbors to know that we work our butts off for what we do and…maybe some appreciation would be nice…" Skipper said, looking back at to see if that was good enough. Her smiles widened.

"You see? If that's what you've thought all along, then maybe you should tell them more, maybe they'll start believing you. I mean, don't you think it would be cool if they praised you for doing what you do?" she said. Skipper nodded in slight agreement.

"I'll think about it," he said.

"It's a start," Marlene said, leaning her back on the soft seat.

When everyone finally got home, it was straight to the bunks. Kowalski took Doris to her habitat and Skipper took Marlene to hers, he held her paw as they did. Skipper never thought that one day; he would be holding her paw and be kissing her and taking her to missions. But he did, and surprisingly, he enjoyed it.

When the two finally got to Marlene's cave, she kissed him shyly on the cheek. Skipper stiffened, as if he's never been kissed before. Marlene chuckled and patted his back. Skipper's cheeks turned a very light shade of pink. Was he blushing? Marlene waved at him and walked inside her cave. Skipper finally waved back and went back to the H.Q

Kowalski helped Doris off of her Segway and into her tank Alice gave her. Kowalski smiled and kissed her forehead. Doris gave him a fake smile and looked at the water ripples in the water. Kowalski frowned.

"Doris, what's wrong?" he asked. A tear fell from her eye and landed in the shaky water.

"Do you think Blowhole lived through that crash?" she asked, giving her lover big, woeful eyes. Kowalski dropped his head.

"Uh, there's a possibility he might've, but I don't want to get your hopes up for nothing," the scientist said. Doris nodded and gave him another fake smile.

"I think I just lost my brother," she whispered, shakily. Kowalski frowned again, he wasn't good at cheering people up, unless it was a child, that way he could get hurt and make the child smile widely. He just sighed and brought her in a tight hug as she let more tears fall. It will take her a while to get over her brother, whether he was alive or not. But not matter what; Kowalski will get her through it. He promised.

It was the middle of the night; the penguins were in their bunks. Skipper did fall asleep but woke up two hours later. He just lay on his back, thinking about the previous mission. The scene of Spike's death played in his mind over and over. In a split second, he saved his son and just fell to dust. What if he just saved himself and Private was the only one dead? How would that have turned out?

Skipper erased the thought out of his mind and just hopped out of bed. He took a second to examine his team. Kowalski was curled in a ball, mumbling something about science. Rico was on his stomach, snoring loudly. And finally Private….wasn't there? Skipper stared at his bunk for almost five seconds and slapped his forehead. He walked up to the ladder and poked his head out of the fishbowl entrance.

He looked around and saw the youth, yet again, on top of the clock tower. He sighed in relief and headed up there. Once he did, he saw Private, with his little feet spread out and his body being supported by his flippers that were spread out behind him. He looked over and saw Skipper, unlike the reaction he had had last time, he stood at attention and saluted. Skipper shook his flat head and held up a flipper.

"As you were, soldier," he mumbled. Private sat back down in the same position and sighed.

"I think I killed him," he said, quietly. Skipper sat a couple feet away.

"Who, Blowhole?" he said. Private nodded.

"He was attacking me, and I… stuck an erasah in his blowhole. I watched him choke and he just threw me out." The young cadet explained. Skipper shrugged.

"Things happen, death happens, it's a part of life and you were just saving yours," Skipper said. Private barley even looked at him.

"Yeah," he mumbled. Skipper shuffled uncomfortably.

"Hey, I have something for you," he said reaching behind him. It was Private's army dog tag. Private grinned and took it, happily.

"Where did you find it?" he asked.

"Oh, I found it the day you were taken, I figured it was just there for safe keepings and Spike just got a hold of it." Skipper said. Private cocked his head to the side.

"That's weird; I lost this a couple years ago. I wonder how Spike found it." the young penguin shrugged and put it over his neck and looked down at it with a smile. "Thank you, sir." He said.

"You're welcome," Skipper said.

"So, I have an important question," the Brit said.

"Yes, young Private?"

"Does this mean you're my dad?" he asked a little shy. Skipper stared at him for a moment, not entirely sure about the answer. He just shrugged.

"I don't see why not, you still need some parental guidance, but that doesn't mean I'm not your commanding officer anymore." Skipper said.

"Yes, sir!" Private squealed and ran up to his leader and father and hugged him. Skipper hugged him back and smiled. After all endings of missions he's ever braced, this one was the happiest.

Sniff! That was pretty sad rapping this up.

I'm really glad I finally finished this story.

So, review please! For the last time...