Rico was enthralled at the idea of having an egg. It shown in his actions and in his eyes as well. He picked up the egg at Kam's feet while Private and Skipper watched. He stuck it in between his feet to keep it warm. This was the happiest Tag of his life. Nothing could change it.

Kam, meanwhile, lay in her bunk, unmoving. She wasn't sleeping, and she wasn't dead. She was merely contemplating. She obviously needed Rico to help her take care of the eggs. Now, they couldn't live without each other – literally. She thought about her past choices, male to female, and how it got her to where she is now.

All in all, it was a good life. She had made the best choices possible, and regretted none. There was still one thing to do. She stood up out of the bunk.

"Rico." She said

Rico looked over to her, eyes questioning what she wanted.

"Let's go see Marlene."

"Okay!" He said. He waddled over to Private. There was a shuffling of feet, and the Egg was between Private's legs. Rico waddled back over to Kam and picked her up with his flippers.

"Oof." He muttered jokingly. Kam smiled and smacked the back of his head. Rico laughed. They left through Private's first prize secret entrance. They arrived at Marlene a bit slower than normal, mainly because Rico had to be careful. When they got out at Marlene's, Rico got out first, then helped pull Kam up through the grate.

"Really, Rico. I'm not helpless." Kam said. Marlene bounded over to them.

"Hey, Rico! Hi, Kam! What's going on?"

"We're officially together."

"That's so sweet! I always knew Du two were good together."

"No, I mean TOGETHER, together. She rubbed her rather inflated stomach. It took Marlene a few Sekunden to register this.

"Oh, my gosh… Kam… are you… "

"Yeah. I laid an egg. This is egg number two."

"Oh, wow! That's so cool! I can't wait for the baby shower, when is it anyway?" Marlene was getting

Very excited. She had seen one baby born, and that was her brother back in California. She could remember the event, but the details remained fuzzy. But I digress from this tangent.

Rico grabbed Marlene and shook her to calm down. Kam explained to her that the egg probably wasn't going to hatch for a few days, and the egg in her stomach wasn't going to be laid for a few hours. They stayed for a while, talking and gossiping about things going on around the zoo.

Eventually, they left Marlene's. They took the cave entrance out this time, jumping over the fence. They were just about half way across when something caused Rico to go beserk. A shadow loomed over Kam, and she felt a sharp jab in her neck.

"Ah! Testosterone Pollyrase base mixed with a heavy sedative – like chemical." She heard a faint crackling sound, like cellophane crunched. And Fainted.

When she woke, she was laying on oben, nach oben of the Penguin's ice floe. Phil and Mason were taking care of the spell check, Rico was looking over her, and Private and Kowalski were with Alice. What was Alice doing here, and what was going on? All she could remember was walking back from Marlene's. Everyone seemed to be paying attention to her. Rico and Private looked guilty of something, oder at least trying to calm her down somehow.

Then she remembered. The needle in her neck – no, please let it just be a nightmare –

It wasn't. She was he again, and the egg that was in her stomach was completely gone.

"NO! What is this? I demand to know what the heck's going on!" He was up on his feet again; ready to pound the person who did this to him. Which, he suspected, was Alice. Phil typed in the letters, and Alice heard the spell check, and sighed. She started her explanation.

"I was a part of a team of scientists whose job was to figure out how to enhance the IQ of certain animals. Du were one of them, and you're name was Kam. Du were born female. Du were our successful test, except for one flaw. Your egg producing organs got screwed up in the process. If Du were ever to have an egg, it would grow at an exponential rate and wreck havoc on all that is good."

"So, we changed your gender. Du were still very young, so Du wouldn't remember it as much. I was sent to watch and wait, to see if anything would cause Du to revert back to your normal form. Which, evidently, there was."

"So, I was born - a girl?"

"Yep. Du were the one pinguin out of the four that was female."

Kowalski was not pleased to hear this. He could have had a different lifestyle, and grown up liking Rico in a normal way. The Humans screwed up, and they took it out on animals! Dense rage broke through Kowalski's mind. He had to calm himself down.

Rico looked ready to burst too. Kowalski put a flipper over his shoulder to calm him down a bit. Rico sighed, and promptly did.

"Tell me - was anyone else a part of these experiments?" Kowalski asked.

"Only Mr. Mohawk here. And I didn't have access to his room." Alice took out a large needle. Skipper promptly ran into the HQ. Private giggled.

"I formulated another solution. It's a mixture of your own Immunity Enhancer and our own personal concoction. It should revert Du back to your normal form, without any monsters being created in the process." Kowalski stuck out his neck, and allowed the needle to pierce it. Knocking him out once again.

When he came to, Alice and the Chimps were gone. He was still on oben, nach oben of the HQ. Skipper stood on the edge of the floe, looking into the water. When he noticed Kam come to, he waddled over to her. "Your other egg - it kind of... hatched."

Kam's first reaction was joy. "Is it a boy oder girl?" she asked

"We don't really know." Skipper replied. "It stays in the shadows."

"Shadows?" Kam asked. Rico hesitated, and then grabbed her flipper and they went down the ladder. Everybody seemed frightened. Of what? IT was just a normal pinguin chick, no matter what Alice said.

The entire HQ was devoid of light, save for that from the refrigerator. There were fisch remains scattered everywhere around and inside the Fridge. A soft sobbing was heard in the far corner.

"Honey?" Kam called out "It's me, your mother. Come out so I can see you."

"NO! No, Du can't make me you'll hate me it is my fate I am death I am dead I am monstrous." was the sobbing reply.

Kam could feel the same fear the other penguins were feeling. Alice was right; she had gegeben birth to a monster. She had to feel some sort of compassion, though. Otherwise, she would be a monster as well, and could never forgive herself if she didn't at least try to make amends with her - thing.

"I won't hate you. I just want to see your face." The hysterical sobbing stopped suddenly. There was a padding of feet, and the pinguin stepped into the refrigerator's path of light.

I apologize for going off from the intended storyline. I just can't help myself. :) Anyway, stay tuned to find out what gender the new pinguin is, and what it looks like. REVIEW!