Finding Happiness

Indoor Camping

Here we go, on another chapter. A OC character, Gabi is made up by me.

P.S. since the little girl obviously didn't have a name in Penguins of Madagascar, I thought I'd give her one.

Things were getting better for Dave.

Nana and her dog, Mr. Chew left as the girl's parents returned home. But most importantly, he has found a new friend in the sweet little girl.

"She's not so bad" Dave said while the girl was fast asleep in bed.

"She's so understanding. But she's ahead of her time. How could she understand my feelings if she's only five?"

He paced back and forth inside the snow globe. Then, he had an idea.

"I can talk to her in sign language! That's it!" he cried, before cupping his mouth and almost waking the child.

"If the chimps taught me how to sign. She can understand me better. It's like people always say 'don't underestimate the importance of body language.' It must work. It must, it should."

He couldn't stop thinking of his idea how to communicate with the sweet girl.

Just as he could memorize his sign language, Dave fell into a deep asleep.

He knew he wasn't going back to his revenge. The past was in the past.

And whatever the Penguins did, he wished he could have thanked them. By now, they were either sent home by the North Wind or they went home on their own. It didn't matter now, it would take him years to earn his enemies' forgiveness for what he has done to them.

He hoped that he would be able to communicate with the girl who understands his emotions for some reason. For now, he was getting started on a new life he hoped for. Only it was something he never imagined.

His revenge was over.

The next morning, he knew it was time. The time to communicate with the girl through sign language.

"Well, if Mason and Phil taught me sign language during closing time at the zoo" Dave said to himself, "I might be able to talk with her."

Since he couldn't talk to humans, Dave knew that sign language was the only way he can 'talk' with any human he comes in contact with.

Unfortunately for him, the girl was going camping with her mom and her best friend, Gabi. Her father was working for a whole day, so it was a girls day.

"Okay, girls. I'll make a list of all we need for our camping trip." said the girl's mom.

"All right, Mommy. Can Gabi and I check them off?" the girl asked.

"Sure" her mother answered. "All right, flashlights for the dark."

"Check" said Gabi.

"Fresh water."

"Check" said the girl.

"Tent poles and ropes."

"Check."

"And last but not least, food like sandwiches and s'mores."

"Check!" said the two young girls.

"Good job, girls. Looks like we are ready."

Dave was curious about what they were doing and where were they going.

He remembered the time when he and his minions had to camp out underwater and postpone their penguin kidnapping when the submarine ran out of gas and was stuck in the middle of the New Orleans, surrounded by hungry alligators until they were able to send someone to get gas.