The Odds and Ends of Friendship:

Some Info:
Alright mates! This story has been in my mind for so long that I just have to write it! We are starting from afresh with new characters but same full names, so it has no connection whatsoever to the Life With The Penguins Series, so any references to it are just on purpose and/or coincidental. So, please enjoy!

Summary:
The penguins' fishing trip in Australian waters goes wrong when a storm breaks out and leaves a member of the team MIA. As the rest of the team search desperately to find the missing team member, a gifted Australian who saved him tries to help him regain his memory. Will he ever remember? Will the team ever find him? Read on to find out!

Disclaimer:
I do not own The Penguins of Madagascar. It belongs to Tom McGrath, Eric Daniels, Dreamworks Animation and Nickelodeon. I only own my own OCs.

A/N: Yay! A new story! Like I said, this has no connection with the Life With The Penguins Series, just reusing their full names and making some references to it. This is a whole new story so please, ENJOY!

Introduction:
Fishing Trip Gone Wrong

The penguin habitat of Central Park Zoo seemed too quiet. It was just twenty minutes before opening time on Saturday, 3 August 2016, but instead of training on the little island of their habitat, they were all in their HQ down below. What they were doing was preparing for a fishing trip that they had planned a week in advance.

"The boat is up and ready to sail Skipper..." said Alfred James Kowalski, aka Kowalski. They had decided that they would be fishing in Australian waters for two reasons. One, so that they wouldn't end up in Hoboken like last time, and two is so that Kowalski could collect some coral samples for an invention he was working on.

"Excellent work Kowalski. Let's hope that this time, Kowalski's weather forecast isn't as wrong as last time..." said Henry Skipper Jackson, aka Skipper.

Skipper was the leader of a penguin commando team in New York. He had three other team members. There was Kowalski, his Lieutenant and Second-In-Command. Rico Dela Santos, aka Rico, who was the Staff Sergeant and Weapons Expert. And then there was Private Riley Goodwin, aka Private, the Private (1st Class) and the youngest of the team. Together, they help keep peace in the place they live in.

"I can't believe we are finally going to Australia!" cheered Private as he helped carry the boat to their garage, hidden secretly behind a wall. "Yes, but we're only fishing near the Australian border, then we go to the Great Barrier Reef to collect my samples..." Kowalski corrected as they put the boat down on a platform attached to their little pink coup.

"Alright, is everyone ready?" enquired Skipper. The three nodded and piled into the coup. They opened the garage door, which was one of the zoo's walls, to find a certain Asian Otter standing outside. "Hey guys!" It was Marlene Summers, aka Marlene. She was an unofficial member of the team as well as their friend, or allie as Skipper calls them.

"Marlene, what are you doing here? This is classified penguin business..." explained Skipper. Skipper had secret crush on Marlene ever since he met her. But he hid it as she was a mammal; he was against making friends with mammals, and it could possibly ruin his reputation as a good leader. "Uh huh...So, where are you guys going?" she asked.

"We're going on a fishing trip in Australia!" Private happily blurted out. This was followed by a slap to the back of his head. "Oww..." he said. "Really! Can I come!?" Marlene asked excitedly. "Negatory. The boat can only fit four penguins, and it is a classified mission..." Skipper simply answered. "That's what you said last time...Oh well, when will you guys be back?"

"Before you know it. Now, if you may..." Skipper gestured to her to move aside, so she did so. "And Marlene, do you think you can help us with Kowalski's hologram projector? Just...try to keep Ringtail away from it and Alice should be off our backs till we get back..." She nodded. They then started the coup and went on their way. "See you guys soon!" said Marlene as they disappeared behind the zoo walls.

"We are nearing the Australian border..." Kowalski said. "Ok boys, let's start casting the lines..." Rico regurgitated a fishing rod for each of his subordinates and they casted their lines. A few hours later, they had collected a decent amount of fish. Surprisingly, Private was the one who caught most of what they have.

"Um, Kowalski? Are those rain clouds?" asked Private as he pointed at some dark clouds. "Impossible. I calculated the weather patterns very accurately and I assure you, it is sunny skies for the whole day in New...York...Oops..." Kowalski said, turning around as he finished. "Heh heh, I forgot we were gonna fish in Australian waters..." Then, it started raining heavily.

"Rico! Cut the main sails!" Rico did as told and everyone hung on for dear life as the waves started to pick up into hills. "When this is over Kowalski, I'm so gonna..." Skipper was cut off when he heard Private yell for him. He glanced over his shoulder to see Private fall into the giant waves. "PRIVATE!" he screamed.

"SKIPPAH!" Private yelled as the wave took him under. That was when another, bigger wave crashed on top of their boat, causing the main sail to rupture and fall apart. The very same wave pulled the boat away from Private as he tries desperately to keep his head above the water. The cries from both Private and the rest of his team were drowned by the piercing pitter patter of the needle-like rain.

"SKIPPAH...(Gurgle)...(Gasp)...COME BACK!" Private yelled as the monstrous waves pulled them further away from each other. Then, another giant, claw-like wave crashed on top of Private, forcing him down where he hit his head on the corals. He passed out as the air bubbled out from his lungs.

A/N: Oh no! Private's gone MIA! Will he be alive? Will he be ok? These questions will soon be answered in the coming chapters. R&R to support that Private's alright.