swift's family

Top wing

It's been three weeks since Penny and Swift spoke to Penny's parents and got their approval of their relationship. And the two young birds couldn't be happier. But, although Swift told Penny that his family will approve of their relationship, she couldn't help feel a little doubtful.

Penny and Brody where out on a rescue mission, while Swift and Rod stayed behind.

"I think I'll head down to the Lemon Shack. I'm getting kinda hungry." Rod stated. His belly growled shortly after, causing him and everyone else to laugh.I think I'll join you, Rod." Swift said. "I could use a snack."

"Awesome! Let's go!" Rod exclaimed. But before they got a chance to leave, the alarm went off. "Aw, come on!" he whined, walking up next to Speedy and Bea as they answered the call.

A gray goose appeared on the screen.

"Hello Captain Gander. What's your emergency?" Speedy asked.

Honk. Well, it's not really an emergency. I just wanted to find out if cadet Swift is available." Captain Gander stated.

"Yea, I'm available. Do you need help with something, Captain?" Swift asked.

Honk! Indeed we do. We need an extra pair of wings to help direct traffic at the airport. This is one of our busiest times of the year." Captain Gander explained.

"Oh yeeeaa... it's summer time, and we get a lot of visitors coming here for vacation. So the airport tends to get a little... hectic, around this time." Bea clarified.

"Oh! Maybe I can help too. I can make sure the area is clear for landing." Rod exclaimed.

Great idea, Rod." Speedy told him, then returned his attention to the Captain. "The cadets are on their way captain."

"Wonderful! See you soon! Honk!" Captain Gander replied, before ending the call.

"Time to earn our wings!" Swift and Rod called out, before leaving HQ.

At the airport

Swift and Rod got to work the moment the Captain gave them instructions of what to do. And, boy were they busy.

"Wow. Captain Gander wasn't kidding. The flocks just keep coming." Swift said to Rod through his watch, while he directed traffic in the air.

"I know. I've never seen this many visitors at once." Rod replied, making sure the ground was clear for the next flock.

At Headquarters

Brody and Penny entered the control room after returning from their rescue mission.

"Great job on that rescue cadets." Speedy told them shortly after they entered the control room.

"Ha-kaa. It was too easy." Brody replied.

Penny giggled. "Well, we did have a little trouble. But it wasn't anything we couldn't handle." she added. 

Speedy chuckled. "That's what I like to hear."

Penny and Brody then noticed the absence of two birds.

"Hey, Speedy? Where are Rod and Swift?" Brody asked.

"They're at the airport helping Captain Gander with traffic control." Speedy replied.

"Oh! Maybe we should go see if they need some extra pairs of wings." Penny stated.

"Primo idea, Penny." Brody agreed

"Why not? I'm sure Captain Gander would be more than happy to have more help." Speedy stated.

"Cool! Hey Brody, since we can't use our vehicles, how about a race." Penny said

Brody chuckled. "You're on, Penny." he replied, getting into position.

"Ok. Ready, set, go!" Penny called out, both dashing out of HQ.

Speedy and Bea chuckled and giggled at the departing cadets.

At the airport

"That's the last flock, Rod." Swift said over his watch.

Once the flock had landed and cleared the area, Rod gave him the all clear for him to land. Swift acknowledge this and brought the Flash Wing in for landing. Once he did, he took off his helmet before he got out and flew over to Rod who was talking with the captain.

"Thank you so much for your help, cadets." Captain Gander thanked them.

"It was no problem Captain Gander." Swift replied.

"It's what we cock-a-doodle do!" Rod added.

Captain Gander nodded and thanked them again before leaving.

"How about we head over to the Lemon Shack now, Rod." Swift suggested.

"Yea! I'm super hungry now." Rod replied.

Shortly after, Swift was suddenly tackled to the ground.

"Whoops. *giggles* Sorry about that, Swift." Penny laughingly apologized as she lay on top of the blue-jay after crashing into him

Swift chuckled and sat up. "It's ok, Penny. What's the hurry?" he replied.

"A race, that's what." Penny giggled as Rod and Brody walked up to them.

Brody chuckled. "Penny and I were having a race to come meet you guys. Aaaand... she won." he stated.

"As usual." Rod added, folding his wings.

"You guys win sometimes." Penny said, while getting up off Swift and helping him get back up, at which he thanked her.

"Yea, sometimes. You and Swift have more wins under your wings." Rod stated.

Penny giggled again. "Well, that is true. But anyway, the reason we're here was to see if you guys needed any help. But," she looks around to see the airport empty. "It looks like you're already done."

"Yup. And we were just about to head to the Lemon Shack. So you got here just in time." Swift told them.

"Cool! So what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Penny exclaimed

But before they could make a move, Swift was once again, tackled to the ground.

"Ugh. Why do I keep getting tackled today?" Swift asked as he lay on his stomach while feeling a light weight on his back. After he had said that, he heard giggling.

"Finally caught you, Swift!" they said

Swift's eyes widened when he heard the voice. He craned his head to the side to look behind him, and saw a blue-jay wearing a yellow top with a daisy flower in the middle and yellow leggings. He gasped.

"Daisy?" Swift asked in excited disbelief.

With the other cadets

"Who's that?" Penny asked.

"Don't know. But it looks like they know each other." Rod replied, as the three continued to watch.

With Swift

The yellow clad blue-jay giggled in response before getting off Swift. Swift finally got up to get a better look at her, before she excitedly embraced him with a hug, at which he chuckled and hugged back.

"I've missed you, Swift." she told him.

"I've missed you, too, sis. You've really grown." Swift replied. "What are you doing here? Don't tell me you came here on your own." he asked in a worried tone.

"Now you know we'd never do that, Swift." he heard a voice say above him. They looked up to see two adult blue-jays coming towards them, before landing in front of the young blue-jays.

"Mom! Dad!" Swift happily called out.

"Hi Swift honey!" his mother exclaimed, pulling him in for a hug.

"Hey there, son. It's great to see you. How are you doing?" his father stated.

Swift chuckled. "It's great to see you guys too. And I'm doing great." he replied while still in his mother's embrace. "What are you guys doing here?"

"We were on our way back home from visiting a friend. So we figured since we're passing by Big Swirl, we'd stop and give you a surprise visit." his mother replied, letting go of him.

"Well, I am definitely surprised, and happy to see you. Let me introduce you to my friends and fellow cadets." Swift told them, flying over to the others. His family close behind.

"Sorry about that, guys." Swift told the other cadets.

"That's ok, Swift." Penny replied.

"I'd like you guys to meet my family. This is my mom, Rosanne. My dad, James, and my little sister, Daisy." Swift introduced his family.

"I'm not so little anymore, Swift." Daisy stated, causing the rest of the family to chuckle.

"Mom, dad, Daisy. These are my friends, Rod and Brody."

"Hello." Rod greeted.

"Hi-ya." Brody greeted.

"Nice to meet you, cadets." James replied.

"Yes. Very nice. But... what about her, Swift? Isn't she your friend, too?" Rosanne asked, gesturing to Penny.

"Well..." Swift started. Penny giggled, causing Swift to chuckle nervously.

"Mom, dad, Daisy... this is Penny. And she's... more than just a friend. In fact, she's very special to me." He continued, earning a smile from Penny. "She's my girlfriend, my chosen forever partner." he finished.

Swift's family gasped in shock at the news. Penny became worried from their reaction, until.

Swift's mother squealed with excitement. "Oh, my boy's all grown up!"  exclaimed, pulling Swift into another hug. "I'm so happy for you, honey!"

"So am I. Congratulations, son." James told Swift.

Rosanne let go of Swift and turned her attention to Penny.

"Hello dear. It's an absolute pleasure to meet you."Rosanne told Penny.

"The pleasure is all mine. I'm really glad to finally meet you." Penny replied.

"I have to admit, I wasn't expecting this from you, Swift." James stated. "I mean, a penguin?"

"James!" Rosanne scolded her husband.

"Dad!" Swift exclaimed, seeing Penny's worried expression.

"I don't mean it in a bad way. I mean, I know our kind has history of going after other species, but... none of them have ever gone after a flightless bird." James explained.

"Does... that mean you don't approve of me?" Penny's voice quivered. "But... I thought-" 

Oh no, dear! That's not what he's saying!" Rosanne exclaimed. "We approve, 100%. What he meant, was our species has history of going after other bird species, but they are normally other flying birds, like cardigans, blue birds, finches and other similar birds."

"That's right. What I was saying, is that Swift just became the first blue-jay to choose a partner that's the complete opposite of him." James explained. "I do approve of you, Penny. I'm sorry if I made you feel like I didn't, even though I already said I did. My fault for the confusion."

"Thank you. It means a lot to me to get the approval of Swift's family." Penny smiled at them.

"Well I don't approve!" Daisy exclaimed, causing everyone to look to her. 

"Daisy?" Swift asked, giving his sister a confused and hurt look.

Daisy said nothing else and flew off.

"Daisy, wait!" Swift called out to her, but she had already disappeared into the island's shrubbery. "Wow, she's gotten faster.

"She's been practicing. But, I don't understand why she would say that." Rosanne stated sadly.

Penny frowned. "Maybe she just doesn't like me." she sadly stated.

"I don't think that's the reason, Penny dear. But we won't know unless we find her and ask her." Rosanne told Penny. "James, Swift, we better go find her."

James and Swift agreed. Swift then turned to the others.

"Rod, Brody, Penny; you guys can head over to the Lemon Shack. This is a family matter, and I don't wish to get you guys involved." he told them.

"Are you sure, Swift?" Rod asked. "You'll have a better chance if we were all looking."

"I'm sure. I'll meet up with you guys later." Swift replied as he flew a littleabove his friends with his parents.

"Ok, if you insist." Brody added.

"Swift, wait!" Penny called to get his attention. "I'm going to help look for her, too!"

Swift parents' eyes widened at this, but said nothing as Swift slowly descended towards the penguin. 

"I know I'm the reason she flew off, and I know you're worried of what might happen between us if I find her. But I can handle myself." Penny continued as Swift landed in front of her with a gentle smile.

"I know you can, Penny. That's why I'm not stopping you." Swift told her. "I know when you set your mind on something, there's no stopping you. Also, you've got a very keen eye when it comes to finding things. I hope if you do find her, that she'll be willing to listen to you."

"I hope so, too. Thanks, Swift." Penny replied.

Swift gave a soft chuckle before placing a kiss on her forehead. "Be careful, ok?"

"Of course!" Penny happily replied.

Swift flew over to his parents, then looked down at his friends.

"Brody and I are heading over to the Lemon Shack now. If we happen to see her, we'll let you guys know." Rod told them as he and Brody sat in the Road Wing.

"Thanks, guys." Swift thanked them. "Ok. Mom, dad, Penny; let's go!"

Swift and his parents took off in the direction Daisy went; Penny slid down the path leading to the nearest river; and Rod and Brody went in the direction of the Lemon Shack.

With Swift and his parents

"I don't understand why Daisy would say that. I thought she'd be happy for me." Swift said sadly while looking around to find his sister, while he and his parents flew just below the trees.

James and Rosanne looked worriedly at each other, then to their son.

"You really do love her, don't you, son?" James asked.

"Penny?" Swift asked, looking up at his parents, who nodded in response. Swift sighed. "Yea... I do. And... sometimes, I feel like I'm a little too much in love with her."

"We can tell." James stated.

Swift tilted his head in confusion at his parents.

"We saw the necklace and bracelet she's wearing, honey. It looks like your work, but it looks like you really went out of your way to make them for her." Rosanne explained.

"Oh... those." Swift blushed, looking down, away from his parents. "They're... they're my courting gifts."

James and Rosanne's eyes widened. That just confirmed everything.

"Say no more, Swift honey. We understand." Rosanne told her son.

"Absolutely, son." James added. "Now, let's find your sister."

"Right. We should split up. We'll cover more ground that way." Swift suggested.

James and Rosanne agreed. They went in one direction while Swift went another.

With Swift's Parents

"I've never seen Swift so torn. You can see his feelings toward Penny are very strong." Rosanne said.

"And his sister, who he also loves dearly, just disapproved of her." James added.

"If he feels this way because his sister doesn't approve, imagine if we didn't. He would have been in absolute distress." Rosanne worriedly stated

James sighed. "Let's find Daisy so she can clear this up." he said, as they continued their search.

With Penny

"Now... if I was a flying bird, where would I hide?" Penny asked herself as she swam through the river while looking along the river banks. "Hmm... I'd probably hide somewhere where I can blend with the environment."

Penny thought for quite a while of where the young blue-jay could of gone. Her eyes widened when she thought of a place, then giggled at the possibility that she was actually there.

"It's worth having a look." Penny said, swimming more through the river till she got to the area with the path she needed to take. She jumped out of the water and followed the path.

When Penny got to her destination, she was surprised at what she saw. Sure enough, she found the young blue-jay sitting in the flower patch of yellow daisies. She had one of the flowers in her hand, twirling it around while staring at it absentmindedly.

"I can't believe I actually found her here." Penny thought.

She slowly approached the young blue jay and called out to her with caution.

"Um... hi, Daisy." Penny greeted to alert Daisy of her presence.

Daisy's eyes widened as her head shot up  from looking down at the flower she was holding. She turned around and saw the penguin her brother was fond of, standing at the edge of the flower patch with a smile on her face.

"Y-you... h-how'd you find me?" Daisy asked.

"A lucky guess." Penny beamed.

Daisy frowned and turned away from Penny. She continued to twirl and stare at the flower in her hand.

There was a moment of uncomfortable silence between them, until Daisy spoke up.

"I know my family's looking for me. I just... needed some time to think." She stated.

"About what? If you don't mind me asking." Penny asked.

Daisy sighed. "About you and my brother."

Penny wasn't surprised that was the reason.

"I know he cares strongly about you." Daisy turned to face Penny, who had kept her distance from her. "The necklace and bracelet you're wearing... he made them for you, didn't he?" she asked.

"Yea... he did." Penny replied with a smile. Looking down, she held the pendant of the necklace to look at it. She looked back toward Daisy who was looking back at her thoughtfully.

Daisy got up from the flower patch and approached Penny. They were almost the same height. Penny was taller by about an inch or two. Daisy stared at the necklace Penny was wearing observantly. She then let out a defeated sigh when she was done.

"He really does love you... probably more than you know." Daisy told Penny. Penny tilted her head in slight confusion. "He only makes these for the important girls in his life. He's made a necklace for our mother and grandmother, and he's made me a bracelet." she showed Penny the bracelet with a daisy flower pendant on it, as she continued. "But, he gave you both. And when I look at them, I can tell he poured his heart and soul into making them for you.

"He... he did?" Penny asked, looking at her necklace and bracelet. "I know he made them, but... to know that he put his heart and soul into making them for me..." Penny trailed off, then thought. "I can't help but wonder."

Daisy nodded. "I'm sorry about the way I reacted." she started to apologize, causing Penny to look back at her. "You probably think that I don't like you, but... that's not it. I just... I just wasn't ready to let go of my brother to someone else. We're really close, and... I guess I'm a bit attached. He's done so much for me. Always looking out for me, helping me when I needed it, making me feel better when I was sad or hurt; and he always said I was his favorite and only flower. And... I guess the thought of not being his favorite and only flower anymore... made me react the way I did. That was selfish of me, and I'm sorry, Penny."

"I see." Penny stated. She then smiled at the younger blue-jay. "I accept your apology, Daisy. But... I can assure you, you are still his favorite and only flower."

"But... he has you now. The one he fell in love with. That would make you his new favorite flower." Daisy said, tilting her head in confusion.

Penny giggled. "That's true, but Swift has never once called me a flower. He calls me 'his penguin' or 'his super slick penguin'. And I call him 'my blue-jay' or 'my cool high flying blue-jay'. So, I think he only has that saved for you." 

Daisy continued to stare at Penny, unsure what to say.

"If you don't believe me, you can ask him. I'll give him a call to let him know I found you, and where we are. Is that ok?" Penny stated.

Daisy nodded.

Penny called Swift. He was relieved and happy when she told him she found Daisy. She told him where they were. He found his parents and the three made their way to Penny and Daisy's location.

"Your family's on their way. Anything you want to do while we wait?" Penny asked.

"Umm... do you mind if I made you an apology welcome flower cown?" Daisy asked as she began to pick some of the daisies by the stem.

"I don't mind. But... what do you mean 'apology welcome'?" Penny replied.

"It's my apology and welcome to the family gif." Daisy replied as she began to put the flowers together to make the crown.

"Oh. Ok." Penny replied. She sat in front of Daisy and watched as she mde the flower crown. In almost no time, she was done. "Wow. That was fast."

Daisy giggled and placed the flower crown on Penny's head. 

"How do I look?" Penny asked.

Daisy giggled. "Like the penguin my brother fell for."

Penny giggled as well.

Daisy!" 

Both Daisy and Penny looked up at who had called the young blue-jay. It was her mother, along with her father and brother.

"Hi mom, dad... big brother." Daisy shamefully greeted her family, looking at the ground to avoid eye contact, especially with her brother.

"We were worried about you, sweetheart." James stated. I know... and... I'm sorry," Daisy slowly looked up at her family. "Especially to you, big brother. I'm really sorry for the way I acted. I just..." she explained to her family the reason for her behavior.

"Oh, Daisy... No-one can ever take your place." Swift said, as he stood in front of his sister. "Yes, Penny is special to me, but so are you. She's the one I fell in love with, but you're my sister. We have a bond that can't be broken. Even when we find our significant other and have our own family one day, you'll always be my favorite and only flower." he told her.

Daisy's eyes began to tear up when Swift said that, before she jumped at him to hug him. Swift caught her and hugged her back.

"I love you too, big brother. But..." Daisy said, ending the hug and looked up at Swift. "If you ever have kids, wouldn't they become your new favorite flowers?" she asked.

Penny and Swift blushed when she said that, while Rosanne and James giggled and chuckled.

"Let's not think that far ahead, ok sis?" Swift stated.

"Ok!" Daisy happily exclaimed.

"See, Daisy. I told you." Penny told her.

Daisy smiled and nodded toward Penny.

"I'm glad you two are getting along." Swift stated.

"So am I." Penny replied. "By the way, Swift; can I talk to you for a moment? Alone?"

"Um... ok. Sure." Swift replied, a bit curious of what she wanted to talk about. 

They walked a short distance from Swift's family, where they were sure they couldn't be heard, but could still be seen.

"What is it, Penny?" Swift asked, when they stopped and Penny had turned to face him.

Penny let out a heavy sigh. "Swift," she began. "While your sister and I were getting to know each other, she told me something that got me thinking." she said, as she looked down and gently took hold of the pendant of her necklace.

Swift saw this, and got a little worried and curious of what his sister could have told her.

"She told me, that you only make one of these..." gestures to the necklace and bracelet. "...for the important girls in your life. But... mine's different. She told me, not only did you make both a necklace and a bracelet for me, but that you poured your heart and soul into making them." Penny told him, then slowly looked up at him. "I know you tell me everyday that you love me, but... do I really mean that much to you, for you to go to such lengths to make them for me? What if... w-what if I d-didn't return your feelings? What would you have done with them?" she asked.

Swift was a little taken aback by what Penny just said, but he understood what she was saying.

"Hmm... I understand what you're thinking Penny. Yes, you do mean that much to me and more. It took me quite some time to understand the strange feelings I started having for you. When I finally understood and accepted how I really felt about you, it took me almost just as long to figure out how I was going to confess. That's what led me to do research on the penguin courting ritual, which caused me to make my gifts sooner. I... I did consider the possibility of you not returning my feelings. Although I would have been heartbroken, I'd still give you one of them as a birthday gift. Because you're my best friend, which makes you an important girl in my life." Swift explained.

"But, you don't need to worry about that. You returned my feelings," he gently cupped her cheek with his hand, "and have made me the happiest blue-jay I've ever been."

Penny's eyes began to tear up. "Oh! You!" she pounced on him, tackling him to the ground. "You sweet talker." she smiled as she sat on his belly.

"Hey, I was just being honest." Swift defended himself as he tried to sit up, which caused Penny to now sit on his legs.

"I know." Penny smiled, and booped his beak, earning her a confused look from him.

Penny giggled. "You're so cute when you're confused."

"Oh ho. Why you slick little..." Swift was ready to get back at her.

Penny squealed as she tried to get away, but she only had time to turn around before he caught her by wrapping his wings around he waist.

"Gotcha!" he exclaimed, as he pulled her back towards him, causing her back to rest on his chest. They both gave a happy laugh before nuzzling each other.

With Swift's family

Rosanne smiled at the sight of the two. "I think weve seen enough, wouldn't you agree, dear?" she asked her husband.

James chuckled. "Indeed." he agreed

"Does this mean we're leaving? Already?" Daisy asked.

"We've been here longer than we should, Daisy. And we need to get home before it gets dark." James told her.

"...Ok..." Daisy reluctantly agreed.

The three birds flew over to the young couple.

"Swift?" Rosanne called to get their attention.

Swift and Penny stopped their nuzzling and looked up just as the three birds landed in front of them.

"Oh! Mom, dad, Daisy. Sorry we left you guys there." Swift apologized. He let go of Penny and they both got up.

"It's alright, son. Your mother and I both know what you two are goingthrough." James replied with a wink.

Swift and Penny blushed

"Anyway, Swift honey, it's time we made our leave. We've stayed longer than we intended, and we need to get home before dark." Rosanne told him

"It's ok, mom. I understand. I'm just happy to have been able to see you all again. And being able to introduce you to Penny." Swift replied.

"And what a pleasure it was! And we know you are both very happy to be together. We did just see it for ourselves." Rosanne teased. "You'll take good care of my son, won't you Penny?"

"Of course!" Penny happily exclaimed

"Wonderful! And Swift, I know you'll take good care of her as well." Rosanne stated.

"Absolutely!" Swift replied.

"Good to hear. Well, we best be off." James said.

"Bye, big brother." Daisy said before they shared a hug. "Don't take too long to visit. And make sure you bring Penny with you."

Swift chuckled. "Sure thing, sis.

"Bye you two. Hope to see you again soon." Rosanne told them before they took off.Bye! Fly home safely!" Penny called out while waving at them.

"Let me know when you get home!" Swift called out to them.

"Will do! Bye son!" James called out in response

Once his family was almost out of sight, Swift turned to Penny.

"So, Penny? What did you think about my family?" he asked.

Penny giggled. "Well... despite the little hiccup with your sister, I'm happy they accepted me.Swift chuckled. "Told you. So now we have the approval of both our families, we have nothing to worry about. So we can just keep moving forward with our relationship.""Uh huh." Penny smiled. "Quick question, Swift. Will you still love me, after I beat you to the lemon shack she asked, then quickly took off, giggling.Huh?!" Swift was not expecting that. He then chuckled. "That's my slick penguin." he said before flying after her to catch up or beat her to the Lemon Shack 1 hour later he got a call from his family they said they made it home 2:00 am he got a call from his friend who works at the hospital he said your parents are dead and they won't you to look after your sister he said he would be there as soon as possible to get her the other three heard him and said what is up he said I well tell you whene I get back and ran out to his jet and went to the hospital and got his sister and went to the store and got something to eat for them and some energy drinks for him to drink then he was about to leave wene he got a call from Speedy he said were did you go he said I well be back in 2 hours he said ok he got back and put Daisy on his back and went to the control room and told rhe others that

Daisy was going to stay with me in my bed