Even though he had been in the বাক্স for just an hour, it had felt আরো like ten hours for Dave. All he could do was sit there and wait for something to happen. What would happen? Dave didn't know. He didn't know what would come up. Despite his বাক্স situation Dave could only think of one thing and that was of his sister. Would he ever see her again and would ever get to meet his future niece অথবা nephew? But above all the only big প্রশ্ন he had was whether অথবা not he অথবা his sister would ever be human again.

Dave was starting to doze when he heard some voices coming from outside the crate. Could that be his salvation? Could that be a way out of this horrid crate?

Outside of the বাক্স stood all four penguins, plus Marlene. They all stared at the বাক্স until Marlene decided to break the silence.

"What kind of animal do আপনি think is inside?" she asked Skipper.

Skipper did not take his eyes off the বাক্স but he did answer her question.

"That's what we're here to find out Marlene," Skipper said.

From inside the বাক্স a voice started yelling out.

"Hey who's out there? Somebody get me the hell out this crate. Come on it's getting cramped and it's hot in here," ব্যক্ত the voice.

Private looked at the বাক্স with his eyes full of fear.

"Um Skippa maybe we shouldn't let him out. He sounds mean," Private ব্যক্ত with a whimper.

From inside the বাক্স Dave could hear the fear in Private's voice and let out a sigh.

"Look kid I'm sorry about the attitude okay. I'm just in a horrible mood right now and I'm in a horrible situation alright. Now will someone please let me out? I'm tired of being stuck in this lousy crate," Dave ব্যক্ত apologeticaly.

Skipper turned his head to Rico and nodded. Rico then upchucked a crowbar and handed it to Skipper who then proceeded to stick the end of the crowbar into the side of the বাক্স and pried the front of it off.

Inside the বাক্স was a male ভোঁদড় with dark brown পশম and deep green eyes. They looked at him and he walked towards them.

"Thank god man. It sucked being stuck in that বাক্স for however long I was in there," Dave said.

Dave walked towards the penguins and Marlene and felt a strange feeling go through him. These were the first জন্তু জানোয়ার he had seen since he had turned. During his entire stay at Hoboken he had only seen himself and his sister and now that he was talking to other জন্তু জানোয়ার everything just felt weird. But after the feeling passed he continued towards the group. As he held out his paw to meet them, each পেংগুইন went into their battle stances and stared him down. No one talked, they just stared.

"Who are আপনি and what is your business here?" Skipper finally asked.

Dave stared in confusion.

"What are আপনি talking about man?" Dave asked.

"Just answer the প্রশ্ন spy," Skipper told Dave.

Dave continued to stare in confusion and said, "I don't understand what you're going on about. You're only confusing me."

Skipper let out a sigh and said, "Look we can either do it the easy way অথবা we can do it the hard way. Rico?"

Skipper turned his head to Rico who now held the crowbar and was laughing manically.

Dave now went from confused to shocked.

"Oh my god. I'm in hell. I'm in hell it finally happened," Dave muttered to himself.

Marlene stepped in front of the penguins and stood before Dave.

"Ignore them, they're just paranoid," she told Dave.

Marlene then grabbed Dave's paw, shook it, and introduced herself.

"Hi I'm Marlene. What's your name?" Marlene asked.

Dave pulled his paw from Marlene and said, "Dave. My name is Dave."

Private dropped his stance and waddled towards Dave.

"Hello Dave, I'm Private and these a-" Private started, but was cut off when Skipper slapped Private on the back of the head.

"Private that is confidential information. Information we do not give to spies. Now go keep an eye out for Alice," Skipper scolded Private and pointed at the door to the garage.

Private dropped his head in shame and waddled to the door. Marlene rolled her eyes and pointed at each পেংগুইন respectivaly.

"That's Skipper. That's Kowalski. That's Private. And that's Rico," she told Dave.

Skipper of course face palmed.

"Marlene আপনি just blew our secret info," Skipper yelled at her.

Marlene was unfazed.

"Hey he was going to learn it sometime," Marlene ব্যক্ত to Skipper with a smirk on her face.

Before anyone could continue the conversation, a আরো annoying and obnoxious voice piped in.

"What is this, a new neighbor? Oh, that means I get a new subject."

The penguins along with Marlene and Dave turned their heads to the window which was open. There on the window sill was the annoying ring tailed লেমুর king himself, King Julien. Julien jumped down from the window and approached Dave and examined him.

"What is this? A new otter? Oh well, I am King Julien and I am king of this zoo. আপনি may now bask in the excellence that is me," Julien said.

Once again Dave was completely confused. Who was this লেমুর and where did he suddenly come from? Dave glanced back at the penguins and Marlene. They were all shaking their heads. Obviously this so called king was just being full of himself.

Dave turned back to Julien and calmly said, "Look buddy I know আপনি seem to think that you're the one in charge here and in your habitat and আপনি probably are, but out here in this গ্যারেজ আপনি aren't in charge. So please leave me alone and do not talk to me unless I talk to you."

Julien looked back at Dave and asked. "I'm sorry I do not follow. What are আপনি saying?"

Dave groaned and said, "It means get out of my face অথবা I will hurt you."

Now Dave's words got Julien to back away.

"O.K. fine, but remember I can either be a friend অথবা not a friend. I forget what the opposite are called," Julien warned before jumping back out the window.

Dave looked back at the penguins and Marlene and said, "I think I'm going to hate him."

Skipper gazed back at Dave.

"Now that Ringtail is gone we can get back to business. Now tell me who are you?" Skipper demonded.

Dave looked back and said, "I already told আপনি that my name is Dave."

Skipper nodded and asked his পরবর্তি question.

"What brings আপনি to our zoo Dave?" Skipper asked next.

Dave thought for a moment on what he should say and then gave an answer.

"I was transferred here against my will. Do আপনি treat all your new neighbors like this?" Dave asked.

Kowalski answered Dave's প্রশ্ন দ্বারা saying, "Just the ones from Hoboken, we've had a lot of bad luck with. One of them was a অজগর সংকোচকারী with a big appetite."

Marlene shuddered at Kowalski's words.

Before Skipper could ask any আরো প্রশ্ন Private came running back to the group.

"Skippa, Alice is coming," Private said.

Skipper nodded at Private and pushed Dave back into the crate. Before Dave could say anything Skipper told him what was going on.

"If Alice finds আপনি outside this বাক্স she will get suspicious which would be bad news for us. Just remember, আপনি never saw us," Skipper ব্যক্ত to Dave.

Skipper started waving his flippers in front of Dave's face. Once again this just confused Dave. The penguins closed the বাক্স with Dave back inside and hid in various locations of the গ্যারেজ along with Marlene.

Alice entered the গ্যারেজ wheeling in a dolly. She walked over to the বাক্স and using the dolly was able to easily lift it up and wheel it out of the garage.

After Alice had left, the penguins and Marlene came out of hiding and watched Alice walk away with the crate.

Skipper turned to the others and said, "Alright I want all of আপনি to keep an eye him. Especially আপনি Marlene seeing as he is likely going to be your new roommate. Keep your guard up because I still don't trust this guy."

Marlene looked back at Skipper and said, "Come on Skipper. He's new and he seems friendly for the most part. Can't আপনি just give up this paranoia for once?"

Skipper just smiled and said, "That's cute and naïve Marlene. Cute and naïve."