A Christmas Surprise
Chapter 1: Guess whose coming?

It's an early cold morning in the Central Park zoo, and in the otter habitat Brandon is just waking up. While Marlene is cleaning her habitat like a neat freak.

"Marlene, what are doing?"

"Cleaning!"

"Why are you cleaning? Christmas isn't until this Saturday."

"I know but I got a message from my parents saying that they will be here tomorrow!"

"Your parents?"

"Yeah why?"

Brandon didn't say anything for a few minute, but then he explained.

"I… never knew my parents."

"You didn't? I thought your parents lived with you back at your old zoo."

"No, I have no memory of any family members at all."

"Not even a brother or a sister?"

"None what's so ever."

"I'm so sorry Brandon, but at lease you have everyone at the school. We are all like one big happy family."

"Thank you Marlene and you are like a big sister to me!"

"Big sister?"

"You're a year older then me right?"

"Oh yeah that's right. It's hard to remember because you're as tall as Kowalski."

"That's true. Hey, let's go tell the penguins your parents are coming!"

"Okay sure!"

Brandon and Marlene then went over to the penguin's habitat to go tell them the news. Once they got there the penguins were training like always.

"Kick, punch, high kick, low kick!"

"Hey guys!"

"What's up penguin dudes?"

"Brandon, Marlene…How many times do I have to tell you to stop coming here when we're training?"

""Um, a very high number of times?" asked Brandon.

"What are you two doing here anyway?"

"Well we wanted to come here to let you know my parents are coming for Christmas!"

"That's great to hear Marlene!" said Private.

"Marlene are you sure parents of yours are not spies?"

"Aw come on Skipper, it's Christmas time, and I'm your girlfriend. Do you really think the parents of your girlfriend are spies?"

"You can never be to sure Marlene."

"I agree with Marlene, Skipper, it is a peaceful time. Can't you just forget about work for once?"

"I would slap you for that Kowalski, but since it's the holidays, I will lay off the whole spy thing, and also to be nice. I'm giving the team the rest of the week off from Christmas."

"Horary!" cheered Rico and Ariana.

"Thank you Skipper."

"No problem Marlene, now why don't we guys help us decorate the HQ? It's going to be a cold winter this year so it would be best to celebrate Christmas here."

"That's a great idea!" said Brandon.

So now the penguins and the otters went inside the HQ to decorate it for Christmas, and getting ready for Marlene's parents arrival.
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Author's note: Well I hope you like it so far. In the next chapter the penguins and otters will be decorating the HQ, but there will be a little surprise. What will it be? You will just have to wait till the next chapter.