Oddball and the Penguins Page #4

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- Actually, Dad?

- Yeah?

- Listen to Livvie.

- Yeah.

- Love you.

- Love you, Mum.

- 'Bye!

- Love you!

- See you, darl.

- 'Bye!

- Have a great time!

- 'Bye!

How long do we have to

keep waving for?

A little longer.

Are you packed?

- Yep. All set to go.

- Cool.

- Is that long enough?

- That should do it.

Evening, Jackie boy.

Swampy. What are you doing?

You're going to be seeing

some strange things down here

that I need you not to notice.

- Not notice what?

- Exactly.

Hang on, what about Emily?

We're down to 15 penguins,

mate.

Well, she is the reason

I'm doing what I'm doing.

I'm just here

to catch foxes, sir.

Ding! Correct answer,

Jackie boy.

Correct answer.

Up!

Off we go.

Next stop, Middle Island.

Come on, darl.

No time to waste.

Only a week

until the penguin count.

Oddy's keen to get up.

Give us your hand, love.

There you go.

Alright.

You look like a Maremma.

Heck, you even

sound like a Maremma.

But I want you to show me

that somewhere

inside that crazy dog routine

you've got going on

that you actually

are a Maremma.

Let's go save

some penguins, eh?

Right.

Actually, Livvie,

you should do this.

I don't think they can jail

a minor.

- Risk it for the biscuit.

- That's right.

- Are you alright?

- Yeah.

That's it, Oddy.

Get used to that penguin scent.

Don't worry, mate.

Your friends will be here soon.

Hey, here they come.

- Oh, wow.

- Ooh!

Go on, Pocket.

Go see your friends.

Now, let's see

what Oddy's made of.

Ah!

Oh.

What do you know?

This might actually work.

What's happening?

Ha.

Grandma's proud of us.

How do you figure that?

Well... when it's Windy,

she's blowing us kisses.

And when the sun sparkles

off the water, she's laughing.

And up there,

she's on every star in the sky

looking out for us.

Who's told you that?

Mum did.

She tells me all the time.

You can see half

the world from up here.

I sound so small town.

I'm sorry.

Not at all.

If you want to see

the other half of the world,

maybe we could start

with New York.

Yeah, maybe.

- Maybe?

- Maybe.

- Yeah, maybe.

- I'll take that as a yes.

Oddy, mate, get off me!

- Give it a break, huh?

- Get up, sleepyhead.

We've got to get off the island

before Zoe gets here.

Alright, alright,

just give us a minute, will you?

You realise if Oddy

nails his solo run tonight,

we are tickety-boo.

Not a word to your mum,

alright? Hmm?

Pinky?

- Hi!

- Hi, Mum!

Oh, I missed you.

You and Grandad didn't

get into any trouble, did you?

Trouble? Us? Of course not!

How was your trip?

Oh, you know, I think

I might've caught the travel bug.

Oh, this is for you.

This is for your adventures.

You can take pictures with it.

- You can make movies.

- Cool! Thanks.

I even missed you,

you hairball.

Hey?

Thanks for looking

after Liv, Dad.

I hope it wasn't too much.

My friend has one.

You can put all your meetings

in there.

Mm-hm. Her one's pink.

Yeah, it's so cool.

Never as much as you want.

And good evening, Pocket.

Off you go, mate.

Hang on. What have we got here?

Hey, she's got her eye on you!

You're right. You're looking

good. Your Wing's all better.

Hey, mate, she's coming over.

Go on. Go and say hello.

You've got your tuxedo on.

Ask her to dance.

Whoops!

OK, so you're not a dancer.

Can you sing?

There you go.

Hey, look confident.

Not too confident.

Hang on, what are you doing?

You need to invite her in.

That's better.

Bingo. Ha! Job done.

Alright, mate.

I'll leave you with it,

alright?

See you tomorrow. Ugh!

Ah, stay. Stay! Sit down.

I'll be back. You'll be right.

Uh-uh. Stay. Just wait there.

This is your job now.

Stay there. That's right. Good.

Hang on. Oh, oh, oh!

Ow!

I'm alright.

Stay where you are.

Alright, Betty, let's go home.

Oddy, where are you, mate?

This isn't going to work,

is it?

Did you have a dust-up

with a fox, mate?

Well, spin me frisbee.

Om.

Looks like we're in business.

See you tomorrow, Jack.

Have a good one, Swampy.

Alright, I'm ready.

Where are we?

Hey, Em, when you met Bradley,

like... how did you know

that he was the one?

15? We haven't lost any?

Nup. I wouldn't go

getting too excited.

There's probably

a couple of nomads in there.

WOW! Ha!

They're not laying eggs, so...

Great. Good chat.

We're still holding at 15! Oh!

Alright. Seatbelt.

Oh, a dashboard dance first.

Yes!

'Bye!

You know,

we should do this more often.

I know Bradley has been

hanging around a lot lately.

You two been

getting on alright?

He's not awful.

So, no fox attacks

in the past few nights, huh?

Yeah. But try not to get

your hopes up, OK?

'Cause it might

just be a fluke.

Oh, it's no fluke.

Everything's gonna be fine.

Maybe, but we should talk about

what will happen

if the sanctuary does close.

You know,

keep our options open.

But you can't just give up.

Breeding season's soon, right?

Well, I'm not giving up.

I'm just... I'm not

ruling anything out.

Sweetheart...

If Bradley's projects

in town go well,

then... he might have some

opportunities with his company.

And those might be

opportunities for us too.

Wait, you mean

like... moving away?

It's a possibility.

But what about the penguins?

And Grandad?

Sometimes you just

have to trust that

maybe I know some things

that you don't.

Maybe I know

some things you don't.

Like...?

Like what? Livvie, what?

Oddball protecting penguins?

Uh... yep.

Is he out there now?

Sorry.

Yep.

Show me.

You realise if anyone

finds out, Oddball's done for?

I mean, you barely escaped

the judge last time.

Yeah, I know.

And that it could all amount

to nothing, anyway.

Uh, yep.

Why now, Dad?

Well, because

they're just little fellas.

They needed a hand.

That's it?

Well, yeah.

Plus...

when family's

in a bit of strife...

you got to, you know,

help out, don't ya?

Alright, no rabblerousing

with the government people.

OK, Dad?

Leave the higher-ups to me.

But first, we're gonna need

Bradley's help.

Bradley? No, we can do this

without the circus clown.

I mean, I wouldn't trust

that man with...

- Dad, listen to me.

- Grandad!

- What?

- She's in.

She's what? She's in?

She is?

Oh, good. No, no. Great!

- Dad?

- What?

- My way.

- Yes, love.

Of course. Your way.

Yeah. Uh-huh.

Oddball on the island?

I can't believe

this is happening.

I know. It's...

I mean, it... it's incredible.

It really works.

And... and penguin numbers

are finally holding steady,

and right before

breeding season.

We just need Oddball to keep

doing what he's doing and...

- Wow.

- So I thought that perhaps,

if a certain tourism expert

could help us

sway the judge, then...

- Emily. Hi.

- Oh. Jack.

- Jack?

- Jack!

Sorry, I couldn't find anyone

to trade shifts with me,

but I'm gonna be back

out on the island

- as soon as I'm off here.

- OK. Um...

Wow, you look really different.

Jack. Hey! Bradley Slater.

Can you get us

a bottle of shiraz, please?

Yeah, alright. Yep.

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