Author’s Note: This is following the episode Roomies. Contains Skilene.
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It was the next morning after the long night of tracking down the walrus-spy, Rhonda, and rerouting her crate from the polar bear reserve to the Hoboken Aquarium. While Kowalski tried to track down her crate in hopes of getting his unnamed invention back, Skipper went over to Marlene’s to see how she was holding up.
“Hey, Marlene. Everything alright?” Skipper asked as he entered her habitat. Marlene was sitting at her small dresser looking into a mirror, which she set on the dresser upon his arrival.
“Yeah. I’m fine. I’m just a little shocked. I can’t believe you were right about Rhonda being a spy,” Marlene replied.
“Well, I always go with my gut,” Skipper told her. “Are you sure that’s the only thing troubling you?” he asked, noticing her deep-in-thought expression.
Marlene looked up, putting on a fake smile to try to cover up her true feelings. “I’m fine, Skipper. Really.”
Skipper looked at her for a moment, then sighed. “You know how I just said I always listen to my gut? Well, right now, my gut’s telling me that you’re lying to me.” He pulled a stool in front of her and sat down. “I can tell something is bothering you.”
Marlene sighed. “It’s that obvious, huh?”
Skipper smiled sympathetically. “What’s wrong, Marlene?”
Marlene looked down into her paws. “It’s just…When Rhonda arrived…She said that I look like a rat. She even started calling me ‘Rat-Face.’ I mean…Normally, I don’t let this sort of thing bother me, but I just can’t help but think…What if that’s how the humans see me? What if that’s how everyone else sees me and just doesn’t want to admit it to spare my feelings?” she explained, not meeting Skipper’s eyes.
Skipper laughed slightly. “Marlene, I can assure you that no one else sees you that way. And anyone who does is the biggest fool on earth.”
Marlene finally brought herself to glance up at him. “How can you be so sure?”
“Because, Marlene, you’re—” he stopped mid-sentence with his beak hanging open, unsure of how to end that sentence without things becoming awkward.
“I’m what?” Marlene urged.
Skipper looked into her eyes for a moment.
“Beautiful,” he said finally.
Marlene’s face fell from doubt to surprise.
“Really? I don’t think I’d use the word beautiful…” Marlene said rubbing her arm nervously.
“I wouldn’t either. I just couldn’t think of a better word,” Skipper said with a shrug.
Marlene’s face lifted. “Skipper…That’s the sweetest thing you’ve ever said to me,” she said, then thought for a moment. “That’s the sweetest thing anyone’s ever said to me…”
Skipper smiled. “I have my moments,” he said with a slight laugh.
“You…Really mean it?” Marlene asked.
Skipper got to his feet and took her by the shoulders. “Marlene, I can honestly and truthfully tell you that you,” he looked deep into her eyes, “are the most gorgeous woman I have ever seen in my life.”
He almost regretted it as soon as he said it. It wasn’t that it wasn’t true, but it was that giving her such a compliment put their friendship at risk of becoming awkward. The last thing he wanted was to unintentionally push her away.
Marlene was speechless. For what seemed like a lifetime, she stared back into Skipper’s deep blue eyes and tried to find the words to say. The only response she could find was to wrap her arms around Skipper’s neck and embrace him tightly. He hugged her back.
“Thanks, Skipper. You’re a great friend,” Marlene said over his shoulder.
Skipper smiled in relief. “No problem, Marlene.”
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It was the next morning after the long night of tracking down the walrus-spy, Rhonda, and rerouting her crate from the polar bear reserve to the Hoboken Aquarium. While Kowalski tried to track down her crate in hopes of getting his unnamed invention back, Skipper went over to Marlene’s to see how she was holding up.
“Hey, Marlene. Everything alright?” Skipper asked as he entered her habitat. Marlene was sitting at her small dresser looking into a mirror, which she set on the dresser upon his arrival.
“Yeah. I’m fine. I’m just a little shocked. I can’t believe you were right about Rhonda being a spy,” Marlene replied.
“Well, I always go with my gut,” Skipper told her. “Are you sure that’s the only thing troubling you?” he asked, noticing her deep-in-thought expression.
Marlene looked up, putting on a fake smile to try to cover up her true feelings. “I’m fine, Skipper. Really.”
Skipper looked at her for a moment, then sighed. “You know how I just said I always listen to my gut? Well, right now, my gut’s telling me that you’re lying to me.” He pulled a stool in front of her and sat down. “I can tell something is bothering you.”
Marlene sighed. “It’s that obvious, huh?”
Skipper smiled sympathetically. “What’s wrong, Marlene?”
Marlene looked down into her paws. “It’s just…When Rhonda arrived…She said that I look like a rat. She even started calling me ‘Rat-Face.’ I mean…Normally, I don’t let this sort of thing bother me, but I just can’t help but think…What if that’s how the humans see me? What if that’s how everyone else sees me and just doesn’t want to admit it to spare my feelings?” she explained, not meeting Skipper’s eyes.
Skipper laughed slightly. “Marlene, I can assure you that no one else sees you that way. And anyone who does is the biggest fool on earth.”
Marlene finally brought herself to glance up at him. “How can you be so sure?”
“Because, Marlene, you’re—” he stopped mid-sentence with his beak hanging open, unsure of how to end that sentence without things becoming awkward.
“I’m what?” Marlene urged.
Skipper looked into her eyes for a moment.
“Beautiful,” he said finally.
Marlene’s face fell from doubt to surprise.
“Really? I don’t think I’d use the word beautiful…” Marlene said rubbing her arm nervously.
“I wouldn’t either. I just couldn’t think of a better word,” Skipper said with a shrug.
Marlene’s face lifted. “Skipper…That’s the sweetest thing you’ve ever said to me,” she said, then thought for a moment. “That’s the sweetest thing anyone’s ever said to me…”
Skipper smiled. “I have my moments,” he said with a slight laugh.
“You…Really mean it?” Marlene asked.
Skipper got to his feet and took her by the shoulders. “Marlene, I can honestly and truthfully tell you that you,” he looked deep into her eyes, “are the most gorgeous woman I have ever seen in my life.”
He almost regretted it as soon as he said it. It wasn’t that it wasn’t true, but it was that giving her such a compliment put their friendship at risk of becoming awkward. The last thing he wanted was to unintentionally push her away.
Marlene was speechless. For what seemed like a lifetime, she stared back into Skipper’s deep blue eyes and tried to find the words to say. The only response she could find was to wrap her arms around Skipper’s neck and embrace him tightly. He hugged her back.
“Thanks, Skipper. You’re a great friend,” Marlene said over his shoulder.
Skipper smiled in relief. “No problem, Marlene.”
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"Kowalski," Said Skipper "were going to Dads house."
"Is that bad?" asked Kowalski anxiously.
Skipper nodded.
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They arrived at a large house. It had a sign on the door that said TO BE CONTINUED
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"Kowalski," Said Skipper "were going to Dads house."
"Is that bad?" asked Kowalski anxiously.
Skipper nodded.
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They arrived at a large house. It had a sign on the door that said TO BE CONTINUED
Sorry I'm sick of writing right now. I need to make this longer.
~~~,~~~~••••••••••• shaps. You don't have to read this
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Fighting style: boxing, karate, Kung Fu
Weapons: Twin-Silver Ballars, anything he can find in the area
Description: A bald assain, trained highly in the ways of contract killing.
Rico
Fighting style: Karate
Weapons: What ever the heck is in his gut.
Description: A psychotic little penguin who shows no regards towards the rules. But is controlling of his use of explosives.
Rico walks alone in Central Park no one is around little does he know a hit was placed on him and agent 47 was sent after him. 47 waits for Rico to come out into the open. 47 the hears a twig snap under Rico's foot, he draws out his silver ballers. As Rico hears 47 emerge from behind the tree he lets loose with a smoke bomb. As the smoke clears 47 is no where to be found. As Rico continues on his way a W2000 sniper rifle goes off getting Rico in the chest. Victory goes to 47.
"Ew," Rico said.
Skipper ran over and hugged her. "I missed you," he said.
Abigail pushed him.
Skipper fell on Rico. "Ew," Rico said.
Private said, "I'm confused. Can somebody tell me what's going on?"
Abigail said, "Skipper's my brother and Kowalski's my boyfriend."
"Why does Rico keep saying ew?" Private asked.
Rico said "ew" again.
"I have no idea," Abigail said.
Julien ran over and asked Abigail to marry him. Abigail pushed him into the pool.
Mort ran over and grabbed Julien's feet, and then they both fell in the pool. Then Skipper had to pull them out.
"Is that a yes?" Julien asked Abigail.
"No," Abigail said.
Julien started crying and walked stupidly away.
Kowalski went over and asked Abigail to marry him.
Abigail nodded.
"Ew," Rico said.