Skipper, Rico, and I climbed up the ladder and into the morning air. I was very excited and I couldn't wait to become part of the team again. Skipper looked back and saw that Ivy wasn't following us anymore. He climbed back down the ladder and asked her why she wasn't coming.
I saw Ivy point to the bunks where Kowalski and Private were still sleeping. Skipper nodded, and turned to the bunks.
Rico and I kept watching them, hoping something exciting would happen. After a few seconds something did happen.
Skipper hollered: "WAKE UP!" right into Kowalski's face. He and Private fell out of their bunks. It looked just like what had happened earlier, when I had woke up Skipper and Rico. The only difference was that I used a fish, not my beak.
Private jumped up, scared. He held his Lunacorn above his head, trying to protect himself. Ivy laughed.
Kowalski woke up, and said "Yes, Doris I will marry you." Then, realizing what he had said, put his flipper over his beak. This made Ivy laugh even more.
"Okay, men," Skipper said. "We are going to have to hack into Alice's computer so our old friend can stay."
Private dropped his Lunacorn and looked at Skipper. Kowalski sighed, glad that he hadn't started something big mentioning the word "Doris". Rico and I dropped back down into HQ.
"We need to be quick, so we can get back in time for feeding time. We need our smartest one to plan a route," Skipper said.
"I'm on it, Skipper!" Kowalski said.
"Uh, no. I was talking about Ivy."
"Yeah, okay," Ivy said. "By the way, before, did you call me a man, cause I'm positive my gender is female."
"Whatever," Skipper muttered.
I saw Rico nudge Private. He grinned, like he knew something I didn't. Well, of course he knew something I didn't! Ivy seemed new to me, no, she was new to me. Was Ivy going to have a meltdown? I hoped not, but Rico seemed excited. She probably was.
"What did you say?" Ivy said madly.
"Hey, sorry!" Skipper said. "Now let's get on with our mission."
"Whatever," Ivy muttered.