Lexii lay awake in her bed in Blowholes lair. It was almost 11:00 pm. She couldnt go to sleep though. She kept thinking about what had happened earlier that day. Blowhole had told her he loved her and then he had kissed her. She couldnt comprehend what was going on. She decided to play along because she knew the penguins would come rescue her soon. Wouldnt they?
      She sighed thoughtfully. Why would Blowhole like her? She definatly didnt love him back though... When he had kissed her she was so shocked that she forgot to pull away, and the kiss lasted for about 4-5 seconds. Blowhole probably thought she liked him because of that! Ughhhh. She sighed.. She would just have to act like she liked him till the guys would come rescue her... She hoped the rescue would come very soon though!

Skipper looked at a dark blue building in a small feild that was just outside Manhattan. "Kowalski, are you sure this is it? It looks a little small.." Said Skipper.
       Kowalski took out a few papers and looked through them again. "Yeah, this is it. These blue prints show that the main building is mostly underground. This building in front of us is most likey riddled with traps." Kowalski said as he looked at the building thoughtfully.
     "Kaboom?" Rico asked as he threw up a stick of dynamite. 
      "Um, Skipper.." said Private as he looked at Rico with concern.
       Skipper knocked the dynamite out of Rico's hand. "No kaboom Rico. This is a stealth mission so we dont want loud noises." Explained Skipper.
        "Awww!" Rico said angrily.
Skipper shot Rico a dirty look and motioned for his team to enter the building.  Lexii would soon be safe.


Lexii was walking around the main room. She kept looking at the security moniters hoping that she would see the penguins coming to rescue her.  She heard Blowhole coming up behind her.. 
She put on a fake smile and turned around.  
Blowhole smiled at her obviosly remembering yesterday. "Hi Lexii, I've got something for you." He smiled nervously as he pulled out a rose and handed it to Lexii. 
    Lexii blushed. "Um, thanks. Its really pretty..." she smiled at him. "Can you go get me a vase and some water to put it in?" She fakely batted her eyelashes.
    "S-sure. I-i will be right back!" Blowhole stuttered. He went down the hall way that led to the kitchen. 
    Suddenly Lexii heard a bang. She looked towards the door. It had been knocked down abd standing in the doorway was the penguins! Lexii ran towards the door. The penguins were very surprised to see her. She tackled them in a group hug then stood up and looked around with concern."Guys we have to get out of here before-" 
    Blowhole came out of the hallway and dropped the vase he had been holding. "PENG-U-INS?!?!?" he said with a mix of anger and surprise. 
"BLOWHOLE?!?" Skipper said in a mocking voice. 
   Blowhole growled and pressed a button on his scooter. A strange looking machine came out of the ceiling. 
     The penguins pushed Lexii behind them and got ready to fight. Lexii stepped infront of them and glared at Blowhole. "We're leaving." Lexii said coldly. 
Blowhole shook his head and smiled evily. "We shall see..." He pressed another button and Lexii heard the machine start to warm up. "Hit the deck!" Yelled Skipper. They all jumped out of the way just as the machine shot out...  a rope?? The rope hit a chair sitting by the door. It started to coil around it and tied itself in a knot.                        Lexii walked over to the chair and tugged on the rope. It was tripple knoted. If one of them got his with that it was gonna be tough to get out of! 
   "Lexii!" she heard Skipper yell. Out of the corner of her eye she saw the rope coming right towards her. She tried to jump out of the way but the rope caught her ankels. She fell to the floor then quickly sat up and looked at her feet. They were tightly tied together. She pulled at the rope and tried to undo the knot. Nothing..
    She heard the machine warm up again. This time the rope tied her arms to her waist. She struggled against the rope but it was useless..
    Kowalski raced towards Lexii and stood her up. He desperatly tugged at the ropes but could not get them undone. He sighed. "We need something to cut the ropes! I cant untie them!" Kowalski said as he looked around the room for something sharp. Blowhole pressed a button and 2 lazers came out of the walls. Lexii and Kowalski smiled understandinly at each other. Lazers would definately cut the ropes! 
     The lazers shot at Lexii. She moved so it would slice through the ropes. One lazer hit the rope around her hands and the other hit the one around her ankles. Lucky break..
    Lexii glanced at the rope machine. Skipper, Private and Rico, were standing ontop of it undoing the screws! It snapped off the ceiling landed a few feet away from Blowhole. He groweld and moved away from it. Lexii ran infront of Blowhole's scooter and he stopped and glared at her. 
   Lexii heard the lazer shoot out a beam at her. She jumped out of the way and the beam hit the tire on Blowhole's scooter just like she had planned. The tire quickly deflated and Blowhole face planted into the ground. Dazed, he sat up and looked at Lexii. "Bye bye!" she said sarcasticly. She and the penguins raced to the door and left.


Central Park Zoo; 6:37pm; penguins HQ

"I'm so glad your back Lexii!" said Marlene as she wrapped Lexii in a friendly hug. "Thanks Marlene." Lexii said happily. Mort hugged Lexii's ankles and smiled. She scooped him up and gave him a squeeze. 
       "Welcome home Lexii!!" Julien said as he held out his arms, waiting for his hug. Lexii smiled and tried to give him a quick hug but Julien held on to her and wouldnt let go. "Heh, you can let go now Julien.." she said sarcasticly. 
   "Oh! Heh, sorry." Julien said and smiled nervously. Lexii blushed.
      Suddenly Kowalski burst into the room holding a piece of paper. "Skipper! I just had Phil and Mason read this fax i took from Alice's office! It says that the zoo is researching lemur life and they are sending  Julien, Lexii, Mort and Maurice back to Madagascar for two weeks! They will be tracked by bracelets that they will wear on their ankles.. They are leaving tomorro." Said Kowalski.
    Everyone exchanged surprised glances. "So, Madagascar," Lexii said with a smile, "Sounds fun." 


     To be continued in "Back to Madagascar Chapter 1: Shipped Out!
    Thanks for reading!!   :)