~ Follow Your Heart ~

Once Kitty got inside the truck, she landed on something soft and firm and lifted herself up to find herself on top of Classified.

"Uh... hi." Kitty blushed.

"Hi." Classified smiled, blushing a little.

Then, they were shifted around as they had crashed into something before the octopus jump out of the truck as Classified was now on top of Kitty.

"Well... this is unexpected." he gulped, chuckling nervously.

"Yeah." she giggled.

Corporal rocked the truck a bit, trying to get out as they then heard a zap. He then managed to open the side door as Kitty grabbed Classified's paw and helped him up before helping the rest. They stood up and looked to see all the penguins back to normal. Kitty then remembered someone and gasped.

"Oh, no... Private!"

She ran over to the ray, dodging the penguins that are in her way with the North Wind following after her. Kitty made it on time with Skipper, Kowalski, and Rico who are also back to normal to see Private turning into a mutant penguin and another mutant penguin but in different shape as the egg started to form around him.

"Don't worry, a chrysalis is just forming around you. That's perfectly normal." Kowalski worriedly said.

The egg was complete, leaving the penguins and Kitty watch on with sadness. Classified comes over to her and places a paw on her shoulder in comfort. She gripped onto his paw and held it gently. Corporal punched the glass and grabbed the egg, placing it to the ground in front of them. They watch over in sadness when suddenly, the egg started to crack. They all gasp in shock from their own eyes as the egg then hatched, causing the slime to splash onto them and making them groan in disgust as they cover themselves. Kitty shook off the slime from her face and heard a familiar giggle and looked to see a pink penguin.

"Private?" Skipper gasped.

"Private!" Kitty smiled in relief.

Private smiled at them and then the piece of the egg was flung off to reveal the majestic antlers.

"Oh! Look at that! Majestic." Kowalski said.

"Hello." Private greeted with a smile still.

Kitty grabbed all four of the penguins into a group hug as they laughed softly while avoiding being whacked by the antlers by Private who keeps turning to them with questions.

"Private!"

"Oh! Hey!"

"What's wrong? What are you..."

"Look out for the..."

"Have I got something..."

"Okay. Looking out."

"Watch out. Cover your eyes."

"Is there a... thing?"

"Don't turn your head."

Kitty then put them down before anyone else got hurt and looked at Classified happily and walked over and grabbed his paw which he gladly held hers back.

"So, how do I look?" Private asked.

Skipper, Kowalski, and Rico look at each other and nod as Skipper goes to speak but Kowalski beat him to it.

"You're hideously disfigured and will probably be hunted for sport."

This got Private concerned.

"Wh-Wha...?"

"Kowalski!" Kitty hissed, looking ready to smack him.

Skipper elbows Kowalski.

"What?"

"If there's anything we've learned on this delightful adventure, Kowalski, it's that looks don't matter. It's what you do what counts. And look at what you did."

The penguins from all over the world look at Private, to his delight. Baby penguins pop out from behind parent penguins.

"Yes, sir. You are the most meaningful and valued member of this team."

Private salutes Skipper, who salutes back. Kowalski, Rico, and Kitty salute as well. Skipper does Private's salute by crossing his eyes and sticking out his tongue. Private did the same and laughs. All the penguins and the North Wind cheer for Private as they gave him a shape of the heart from their paws, flippers, or feathers.

"Way to go, Private!"

"Attaboy!"

"Nicely done."

"Whoo-hoo!"

"Way to go, Private! You did it!"

"We're so proud of you!"

"You saved us!"

"We love you, Private!"

"Yeah, we love you!"

"You the penguin!"

Classified looked at Kitty who looked back and gave her a shape of the heart from his finger paws, making her smile and did the same. All the penguins stopped cheering when they heard a sudden thumping and the ground shook. They turned in fright to see a giant Dave climbing over the buildings.

"Huh?" Cricket questioned.

"Ramirez!" Skipper gasped, pointing at the octopus.

"Dave." Kowalski corrected him.

"Dave!"

He gave them an evil deep laugh and goes over to them, only to bump into the glass as he found himself inside the snow globe and that he was small.

"What? Are you kidding me?!" Dave exclaimed in disbelief.

Kitty snickered at that as the snow globe dropped from the tip of the ray and Skipper caught it.

"Dave... aw, look at you." he teased the tiny octopus.

"You think this is over? I'm just getting started. I'm about to..."

"What do we do with him now?" Kowalski asked as Rico goes to eat the tiny Dave when Skipper moved it away.

"Aw..."

The little girl came over to them and was in awe at the snow globe.

"Open this right now!" Tiny Dave demanded.

"Here you go, kid."

Skipper tossed the snow globe over to her as she and tiny Dave stare at each other with sweet moment.

"Cool!" she said.

The little girl placed a finger on the glass as tiny Dave did the same thing with his tentacle on the glass where her finger is and smile up at her.

"I hope you find happiness, Dave." Skipper said.

The cute moment was cut short as the little girl began to shake the snow globe wildly.

"It's snowing! It's snowing! It's snowing! It's snowing! It's snowing! It's snowing..."

She then ran off with tiny Dave. Classified comes up to the penguins and clears his throat to get their attention.

"Right now, this is difficult for me to say, but..."

"Is it 'osteoporosis'? You just gotta lean into the vowels. Ahhh-stee-ohhhh-pahhh..."

"No, no, I want to say... You four are the bravest agents I've ever known. The point is, I was wrong about you and didn't listen to Kitty. And I hope there's some way I can make it right."

Kitty smiled in proudness that he finally accepted them. Kowalski and Eva then said something at the same time as she flew down next to him.

"Give us jet packs."

"We should kiss."

Kowalski noticed Eva and looked at her in surprise.

"Whoa! Uh, did... did you just say..."

Eva dips Kowalski, kissing him, while using her other wing to block the camera, to the disgust of Kowalski's comrades. Skipper covers Private's eyes, while Rico almost throws up. As soon as Eva lowers her wing, Kowalski has lipstick marks all over his face.

"Well, that feels right!"

"I think I'd actually prefer a jet pack, please." Private said.

Kitty giggled and looked back at Classified with a dreamy smile which he smiled back.

"Ooh! I think we should go with Private's idea." Skipper agreed.

Classified turned and raised his eyebrow with a hum while Kitty just smile knowingly.

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Around a minute later, after the North Wind gave the the penguins the jet packs it was time for them to leave as they got the jet ready for them to take off. Corporal, Short Fuse, and Eva bid Kitty a goodbye as they head inside the jet, leaving her and Classified alone.

"Well... I guess this is it." Classified said, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Yeah..."

"So... have you figured out what you're going to do now?"

"Well, I was planning on going somewhere, you know to steal things and stuff."

"Right, right..."

This is getting a little awkward for them.

"You know, Classified. I've had a great adventure with you and your team. You guys are amazing."

"Heh. Thank you, Kitty. You are amazing as well. I've never seen such extraordinary cat with such skills that no one ever have done."

Kitty and Classified stare at each other for a minute as they look like they're about to say something to each other, but they kept it down.

"Have fun on your mission." she said, looking away.

"You too." he nodded. "You and your family are always welcome to come and visit our headquarters any time and any day."

"Cool."

Everything was silence until Kitty courages herself and hugs Classified. He was surprised at first and smiled and hugged her back. They then let go, giving each other a final look until they went off their separate ways. She comes back to her penguin family and notice them looking at her with concern.

"Guys, I... I..."

"They'll be okay." Private assured her.

Kitty was about to say something and sighed. But then the next thing Private said shocked her.

"Our circus friends will be okay."

She looked at her family in shock and didn't know what to say.

"You sure?"

"Kitty. It is time for you to listen and follow your heart. We love you more than Cheesy Dibbles. And that's a lot of love." Skipper said.

"You found someone that will truly make you happy." Kowalski added.

Kitty looked at them sadly.

"No worries, Kitty. We'll always come and visit." Private said, placing a flipper on her paw.

"Remember... You'll always be our team and our family." Skipper said.

She smiled and picked them up and gave them all a group hug before she placed them down.

"Go on... They're waiting."

Kitty turned around with a smile, seeing Classified stopped and looked at her as he realize what's happening. She ran up to him and he did the same and they hugged each other. He held her and spin her around in pure happiness. They stopped spinning as he place her down and gaze into each other's eyes while holding each other in their arms.

"Kitty... I..."

She said nothing and surprised him by placing her lips against his passionately. Classified stumbled a bit before returning the kiss. Kitty smiled and pulled away to see him with a spaced out look with a smile like he's been on cloud nine. What they didn't notice is that Corporal, Eva, and Short Fuse are watching the whole thing, including the penguins as they tear up at the scene.

"So beautiful..." Short Fuse sniffed.

"Our Kitty's grown up..." Skipper sniffed, making Private hug him as he sob into his shoulder.

Kowalski and Rico hug each other with a cry.

Kitty and Classified pulled away and noticed the penguins come up to them and gave Kitty a salute as she did the same with a funny face Private always does, making them giggle. Then, Classified and Kitty went inside the jet as Corporal, Eva, and Short Fuse went back to their posture like nothing happened. Kitty waved her penguin family a final goodbye before the jet takes off.

As they fly back to the headquarters, Classified glanced at Kitty who's looking out the window and spoke.

"Benedict."

She turned to him with her eyebrow raised.

"Huh?"

"You asked what my name was when we met again. My name is Benedict."

"Benedict... I like it." Kitty smiled softly.

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