Kitty could hear someone calling out for her and opened her eyes and coughed out the water and looked up to see it was Classified who saved her. He look down at her with worry.

"You alright?"

"Yeah... Sorry I couldn't make it to the jet. And not telling you that I can't swim..."

"It's fine. You did your best. Come on. Let's find a boat."

Classified took her by the paw as he helped her swim through until they found a rescue raft and a spare food. They were now eating as the penguins who are in a bowl floating next to their raft are complaining well mostly Skipper who's talking about his log entry with Kowalski puking and Rico trying to eat Kowalski. Kitty didn't bother looking at them as she happily ate her meal right in front of them and Classified uncapped the cork of the whine bottle, hitting Skipper purposely.

"2004 Grand Cru. Hints of pear, white peaches." he said, pouring a whine in a cup for Kitty to try.

"Thank you."she said as he pour his and they gently clink glass together before she took a sip. "Wow. I've never had whine before, but this is amazing."

"Glad you liked it."

"The salmon is delicious." Eva said, making Kitty smile.

"Oh, I have never been more hydrated in my life." Short Fuse sighed in bliss.

"No kidding." Kitty agreed, patting her stomach.

"Let me cut you a piece of the salmon. It's the most delicious thing on the boat." Eva offered to Classified.

"No, thank you. I'm stuffed."

Classified let out a small burp, covering his mouth with his knuckle and rubbing his stomach.

"I have to loosen my utility belt."

This made Kitty softly chuckle as Eva turned to her.

"Would you like some?"

"Would I? Sure!"

Kitty took a piece of the salmon after Eva handed her a fork as she chewed on it.

"Mm. You're right. That is delicious."

Corporal offered Short Fuse more salmon with a plate in his paw.

"No, I'm full. Just dump it in the ocean."

And he did just that without thinking about giving some to the penguins who watched on helplessly and disbelief. Rico sadly waved at the food as Skipper glared over at Kitty.

"You know, we're all in the same boat here."

Kitty placed her fork down and stood up, glaring at them.

"Actually, we're not. Since you stupid penguins or— butterballs let Private get kidnapped in the first place without thinking about the consequences because you're too busy trying to show off to the North Wind! And don't think I didn't notice on how sad Private felt when you haven't even praised him for anything and all he wanted was to help you guys, but you're just too distracted with his 'adorableness'! He's not a baby! You can't keep protecting him anymore!" she shouted, hissing at the penguins at the end.

This surprised Skipper, Kowalski, and Rico at how Kitty acted towards them and didn't expect that. But after hearing it, now they feel bad even more. Classified smirked at her outburst, liking her even more.

"And perhaps you could also express a little more concern over the fact that you stole and destroyed a $19 million vehicle!" he added, glaring at them and standing next to Kitty.

"Bill me." Skipper said.

This made Classified growl a bit when he and Kitty heard beeping.

"Corporal? Corporal?"

Corporal stopped as he was about to eat the piece of the salmon and turned to the computer and tapped on screen.

"We're picking up a signal, sir. It's five klicks southwest, but it stopped at that remote island."

Classified and Kitty could see the image of the island to the real island they could see up ahead as he leaned on the pillar of the raft with his arm above Kitty who's also leaning against the pillar with her arms crossed.

"Land? Good on you. You've tracked down some land." Skipper happily said.

"No, silly willy. We've been tracking your little secretary/mascot." Short Fuse informed him.

Kitty turned to Classified in surprise and he just smirked and winked at her.

"What? You put a homing device on Private?" Skipper asked in shock.

"All of you, actually, when I darted you."

Classified showed them the dart gun as he clicked it before putting it away in his utility belt. Skipper jumped and angrily made his way up to Classified, climbing and standing on Corporal.

"You low-down, dirty, mangy, filthy, flea-bitten, bum-sniffing toilet drinker!"

Kitty gave Skipper a stern look.

"But... good."

"See, I told you. You should've left this to the professionals."

Classified took a bite on the crouton, causing the crumbs to land on Skipper and turned away with Kitty following him.

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At night, the North Wind and the penguins found Dave's submarine where Private is captured as they're hiding on top of the hill with the hologram camouflage while Eva is on the lookout using her binoculars as she sees the octopus thugs doing their work.

"Eva? What do you see?" Classified asked through his communication watch.

"My count is 30 hostiles."

"31. Those two are very close together. I mean, you know, intertwined, physically, but... but not in..." Kowalski said, making Kitty face palmed at that.

"Ixnay on the irtflay, Kowalski. Poor Private. Alone, helpless in the belly of that beast." Skipper said.

Kitty hissed and was about to give Skipper the piece of her mind if it weren't for Classified stopping her as he was holding a cup, stirring the tea with the spoon.

"We've faced some long odds before, Skipper, but these look like the longest and oddest. If we're gonna pull this off, we'll need a diversion."

This made Classified turned off the hologram.

"Deactivating jungle camouflage." Camo Tech said.

"Shh! Would you be quiet?"

"Listen, Classified..." Skipper started, but Classified cut him off by making the hologram go back up.

"Short Fuse, you were supposed to handcuff them to the rock!" Kitty said quietly as she had given them permission since Classified asked.

"I tried, but they don't have hands. They just have flippers, Kitty. And I have flippers! So it's flipping useless!"

Classified growled a bit and handed Kitty the royal milk tea he made for her as he had noticed her worry and stress for Private. She silently thanked him for that and sipped it.

"Alright, pooch. If you won't work with us, you better work for us. Our plan requires a diversion."

"I give the orders around here. Much as it pains me, I need you to act as our diversion for our operation, understood?" Classified said, pointing the spoon he was using for Kitty's tea at Skipper.

"Nope! This is our plan, and it requires you to cause a diversion." Skipper protested, flinging the spoon away.

"Die-version." Classified corrected.

"Dih-version." Skipper said.

"Die!"

"Dih!"

"Die!"

"Dih!"

"Die!"

"Dih!"

"Die!"

"Dih!"

"Die!"

"Dih!"

"Die!"

"Dih!"

Kitty couldn't take and took a big gulp of her milk tea and shouted.

"ENOUGH, YOU TWO!!"

This caused Classified and Skipper to stop arguing and get out of each other's faces at her sudden outburst. Eva flew in between them.

"Gentlemen, there is only one way to resolve this."

"We should kiss." Kowalski said.

"Plan-off."

Eva looked at him on what he mean by that as he quickly corrected himself.

"Yep, plan-off. That's what I was gonna say. Plan-off."

"Uh-huh. Yeah. Suuureee." Kitty teased with a smile, making Kowalski get embarrassed.

The fire was started on the sticks as Skipper drew Dave's submarine on the dirt with a stick.

"Here's Dave's sub. And this young, helpless, vulnerable rock is Private. And here's Dave."He said, putting the small rock on the drawing before showing them a pineapple that's supposed to look like Dave. "While you four blowhards, and our traitor "dih-vert" the octopi, we strike fast and strike hard! Hi-yah! Get on in here, boys! Slap him silly, Rico! Come on! Kowalski, free the hostages!"

Skipper, Kowalski, and Rico started hitting the pineapple with their flippers as they tried to break it until Corporal got worked up and punched the pineapple, smashing it into pieces.

"Now, that's what I'm talking about, big fella!"

Classified and Kitty gave Corporal a look as he quickly looked away and crossed his arms.

"With Private freshly liberated, we celebrate with a well-earned high one, and feast off Dave's sweet remains. Any questions?"

The penguins high one each other until Rico slapped Skipper's butt at the end for their high ones.

"Whoa-hoa, hey, now!"

Classified claps slowly.

"Wow. I mean, truly impressive. Especially the bit where you slap the fruit. Oh! Corporal, dim the lights. Short Fuse, glasses."

Corporal was about to pinch the fire off, instead he slam his hand on the fire, putting out the fire. Short Fuse throws the glasses to the penguins as Classified got two and placed the pairs over Kitty's eyes before putting on his and dropped the metal card on the floor and it made a blue cube to reveal a hologram.

"My apologies. Had to rush a bit. The schematic's a little crude."

"Where is that music coming from?" Skipper asked, looking around.

"Wow." Kowalski looked at the holograms in awe along with Rico.

"Alright, at 2150, Skipper, Kowalski and... Richard, was it? Die-vert the octopi away from their posts. At 2200, Short Fuse breaches the hull with a swarm of self-guided underwater nano-charges." Classified explained, showing them the hologram of Dave's submarine.

"I call them 'wet kabooms.'" Short Fuse happily said.

"Yes, please don't."

"Okay, sorry."

"At 2202, knock, knock."

It showed the North Wind and Kitty breaking in. Corporal popped his head out of the hologram.

"Who's there?"

"The North Wind." Classified smirked.

"The North Wind who?" Kitty joined in.

"The North Wind who doesn't have time for knock-knock jokes because we're too busy taking down Dave. Personal hover tank... check. Auto-targeting wing mounts. Why not? At 2209, mission accomplished."

The hologram then showed the armored Classified dragging Dave on the floor by his tentacles with Private on top of his head and armored Kitty walking by his side as the submarine exploded behind them.

"See that? I don't even look back. There's a huge explosion, and I just keep walking."

The hologram ended and it transformed back too the metal card and flew back to Classified's hand as he caught it. His team and Kitty started clapping and cheering for him.

"Whoo! Way to go, boss! That's North Wind, sucker!" Short Fuse said.

"Nicely done." Corporal said.

The penguins shared a look with Skipper.

"La-di, blah, blah, blah, blah. A good plan is about more than effecty stuff and... vocabulary words."

"And you, you... you certainly know a good plan... I mean, your operation in Shanghai allowed Dave to escape with... your boy." Classified said, making Skipper look at Kitty who look away with her arms crossed which made him look down in shame.

"I've never lost a member of my team. It must feel... awful. Can't imagine the guilt, the regret, the feeling that, I don't know, that... it should have been you."

"I think that's enough." Kitty suggested, lightly nudging his arm.

Skipper looked at the drawing of the submarine and the small rock, reminding him of Private with sadness.

"All for penguin plan?" Eva asked.

Kowalski and Rico raised their flippers.

"All for North Wind plan?"

Eva, Short Fuse, Corporal, Classified, and Kitty raised their paws, feather, and flipper. Then, surprisingly and slightly shocking Skipper raised his flipper.

"His... his is better."

"What?" Kowalski asked as they were just as confused as the penguins are.

"I'm sorry, boys, but I can't lead you this time." Skipper said.

"But... we're a team, and... and you're our skipper, Skipper. We don't... we don't need these guys."

"No, Kowalski, but Private does." Kitty said, looking down.

"Kitty's right. If she's with Classified, then I think... it's time we leave it to the professionals."

"But, sir..."

"It's settled. We take our orders from Agent Classified now."

Rico mumbled in defense, but Skipper cut him off.

"That's an order, Rico!"

This made Rico whimper in sadness. At that moment, Skipper turned to Classified.

"Alright, Classified... what's the diversion?"