Can you please update me what just happened right now?" he asked.
"I do not even know myself; just because she is my girlfriend doesn't mean I know everything about her."
They looked down at her and wondered what they should do next. They both wondered what this meant. They couldn't imagine a more embarrassing or awkward moment than this in their entire lives. One more bolt of lightning flashed.
"Eh… I don't usually do the labor," shrugged Julien. "Why don't you be my guest and pick her up for me?"
"Uh, sure," nodded Skipper blankly, obviously still shaken.
The remaining group had gathered at the entrance of the zoo and waited anxiously for the Skipper and Julien to come back home. The big storm was hovering over them. Lightning continued to flash and the wind was tearing throughout the area now. They all had worried looks on their faces, wondering what was taking them so long. Finally, in the distance they could see the familiar figures of a lemur and penguin carrying an otter in his arms. They all cheered delightedly to see they were all okay.
Kowalski was the first to realize Marlene wasn't in her wild form anymore and was unconscious.
"What happened?" he asked.
"That's where you come in," replied Skipper. "Look out for her, and then please let me know what happened and if she'll be fine."
"I'm sure she will be, Skipper," said Kowalski as he took her in his flippers.
"But why is she unconscious?" asked Maurice. "Was there something going on?"
Skipper and Julien drooped and flushed with embarrassment. They hardly knew if there was anything to be embarrassed of at all!
"Uh… that's… classified," was all Skipper said.
Everyone had returned back to their habitats, except for Marlene since she needed Kowalski's medical attention. Private invited King Julien to come over and stay with Marlene, but Julien reluctantly had to pass. For the rest of the day, Julien and Skipper were silent. And their friends felt it was better to leave them for a while.
They thought a lot about their feelings for Marlene. They both knew they were rivaling for her affection, but they never knew in the end they would end deciding for themselves as well. This was a terrible example that even beggars can be choosers too. Skipper lied on his bunk staring up at the ceiling while Julien sat on his throne under an umbrella watching the storm pass. As Mort and Maurice looked on, Mort couldn't help but feel terrible for all of this. The storm went on for the rest of the night. After what seemed forty days and forty nights, the lightning had finally died down.
The morning brought a light drizzle before finally making way for the sun to shine. The morning birds were out again and outside the zoo cars could be heard zooming by and honking their horns.
Marlene's eyes fluttered open and tried to figure out where she was. It was all a blur to her; everything looked so out of focus. Suddenly she saw a figure beside her. The figure looked so familiar to her. She blinked a few times, wondering exactly who this person was.
"Skipper?" she whispered.
The figure turned around.
"It's you, huh?" she smiled and reached her paw out.
"Why of course it is me," replied a high pitched tone.
Suddenly the blurs disappeared. She regained focus and realized it was King Julien sitting beside her. She frowned for a moment, but then she regained her smile.
"Hey," she said. "Where am I? What happened?"
"You, that's what!" cried Julien. "You left the zoo and went all crazy and wild!"
"I did?"
Julien nodded his head. Marlene looked down at her pillow without turning her head.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."
"Don't be. The blame is all mine."
Marlene turned her attention back at him. "What?"
"Well…" Julien sighed and scratched his head. "Marlene there is no easy way of saying this."
Marlene cocked a brow, wondering what he was going to say.
"But eh… under circumstances… well… let's see… uh, well do you see what I am getting at?"
Marlene shook her head. "You're hardly saying anything."
Julien had gone over this with his subjects earlier before he came to Marlene. Maurice had found Julien's decree torn and caked in mud and water… it was hardly a piece of paper anymore. It now meant that the decree wasn't valid anymore. Julien could keep his crown without needing a girlfriend to be at his side. He could have Marlene out of free will now.
"Marlene… I… I love you… and all, but…"
"Wait… you love me?"
"Yes, well, I did… no wait, I do! But I… I don't think I'm ready yet… so…"
Marlene looked up at the ceiling and thought this over. Then after a while she looked back at him.
"I scared you again, didn't I?" she asked softly.
"Oh, terrified! Not that it's bad and all."
"It is."
"Well… yeah."
Then Marlene understood exactly what he meant. "So… it's over?"
Julien sighed heavily and nodded his head. "I'm sorry."
Marlene smiled and looked around. She realized she was back home again. Everything looked tidy and in place, just as she left it the day before. She sighed and thought everything over before she finally looked back at Julien and smiled.
"Thank you though," she finally said.
"Eh?"
"You saved me, didn't you?"
"I- I think so. I mean… do you remember what happened?"
"Not much. Just that I remember I grabbed you and we-"
"PLEASE!!!" shrieked Julien as he held his head remembering the terror. "Don't EVER speak of that again!"
Marlene laughed, "Woops, okay I won't."
"Why did you do that to me anyway?" Julien asked curiously.
Marlene shrugged and sat herself up. "Well you were my boyfriend. And maybe the other me missed you… I think."
Julien shuttered at the thought of last night.
"Then I remember, Skipper…" then her eyes widened and she shot toward Julien. "Skipper! Where is he?"
"He's back with his team," assured Julien, surprised. "Relax."
Marlene fidgeted with her fingers nervously. "Well… what did he think?"
Julien shrugged. "Think? Think what?"
"You know…"
Julien thought for while. "Oh, that! Well why don't you ask him?"
Marlene sighed heavily. "It's just… I don't think he…"
Then she drooped and sighed again. She knew she really spooked both of them. It was a bad comeback for all the things Skipper made her feel. Now all she feels is guilt. It was by the look on Marlene's face that Julien realized the full meaning of the situation, why she kissed him, and what she was feeling. After all he was good at reading these things.
"Paging Dr. King Julien!" teased Julien. Marlene turned her eyes up at him. "Looks like we've got the case of the grumps again. Oh, really is that so? Yes, she is expecting you right now. Oh, okay I'll be right there just gimme a minute. Hurry it up, she is waiting! Don't rush me! Don't be slow! I cannot be dealing with you anymore. Well fine I quit. Good, who needs you? Stupid nurse… uh anyway."
Marlene smiled at Julien's joke and even chuckled.
"Now, it appears that I will be diagnosing you with the case of the love sickness."
"What? Love sickness?" Suddenly she felt herself blushing as Julien nodded.
"You have all the symptoms. You are sighing, you are blushing, and you have the fear of what he thinks of you. You are insecure and unsure if there will ever be a 'you two' again. You know in your heart that you are in love but you have never felt so uncertain that he will feel the same way about you."
Marlene looked at him wide-eyed. Maybe he did have a gift after all.
"Now all you want to do is get up! Go forth! Tell him how you feel! Spill your guts and chips be falling where they may. It is your love life on the line and there is no telling what will happen but now you are not afraid! You are strong! You are brave! And now all you want to do is tell him what will your whole world complete!"
"…You sure you wanna break up?" asked Marlene with a nervous smile.
"No… I'm not. My royal self breaking up with you may be the biggest mistake I will ever make in my life of royalty. But Marlene, I just want to make you happy. So the real question here is… are you sure?"
Marlene looked down and thought everything over. Did lemurs have a gift to make everything sense? When Julien saw her uncertainty, he sighed.
"Okay, here's something that might make up your mind," Julien slumped. Marlene looked back at him. "I didn't want to tell you this… but I think it is important that you know."
Marlene listened intently. Then afterwards, she wished she never heard what Julien told her. Yet somehow… she was glad he did.
Skipper was tired of moping around within HQ; he didn't like to worry his comrades like that and decided to step out. Private tried to stop hi and offered if there was anything he or the others can do. Skipper smiled and appreciated Private's concern.
"You boys had done a lot for me already," he smiled. "Just take a break for me, I'll be fine."
He climbed up the ladder and stepped outside. He needed the fresh air. The zoo was soaked wet from the storm, other than that there were hardly any damages. Everyone seemed okay. He was even relieved to know that Marlene had recovered enough that Kowalski allowed Skipper to carry her home. He remembered how peaceful Marlene looked as he set her down on her bed in her home. It pained him to realize that despite everything, he knew he didn't stand a chance with her. She kissed that lemur… he lost.
He waddled toward the entrance of the zoo. Sitting up there seemed like a good spot to have some alone time. Why couldn't Marlene just stay there, he wondered. She didn't have to leave like that… and I wouldn't have had to see that.
Soon he was up on the building and sighed as he took in the humid air. It was a nice morning and he admired the great fluffy clouds in all sorts of shades of gray and white. They looked so huge and foamy, and he inhaled in the chilly air. He sighed heavily but then noticed his sigh echoed. He blinked and looked around a bit until he spotted across from him on the ledge his familiar friend.
Marlene tu
Can you please update me what just happened right now?" he asked.
"I do not even know myself; just because she is my girlfriend doesn't mean I know everything about her."
They looked down at her and wondered what they should do next. They both wondered what this meant. They couldn't imagine a more embarrassing or awkward moment than this in their entire lives. One more bolt of lightning flashed.
"Eh… I don't usually do the labor," shrugged Julien. "Why don't you be my guest and pick her up for me?"
"Uh, sure," nodded Skipper blankly, obviously still shaken.
The remaining group had gathered at the entrance of the zoo and waited anxiously for the Skipper and Julien to come back home. The big storm was hovering over them. Lightning continued to flash and the wind was tearing throughout the area now. They all had worried looks on their faces, wondering what was taking them so long. Finally, in the distance they could see the familiar figures of a lemur and penguin carrying an otter in his arms. They all cheered delightedly to see they were all okay.
Kowalski was the first to realize Marlene wasn't in her wild form anymore and was unconscious.
"What happened?" he asked.
"That's where you come in," replied Skipper. "Look out for her, and then please let me know what happened and if she'll be fine."
"I'm sure she will be, Skipper," said Kowalski as he took her in his flippers.
"But why is she unconscious?" asked Maurice. "Was there something going on?"
Skipper and Julien drooped and flushed with embarrassment. They hardly knew if there was anything to be embarrassed of at all!
"Uh… that's… classified," was all Skipper said.
Everyone had returned back to their habitats, except for Marlene since she needed Kowalski's medical attention. Private invited King Julien to come over and stay with Marlene, but Julien reluctantly had to pass. For the rest of the day, Julien and Skipper were silent. And their friends felt it was better to leave them for a while.
They thought a lot about their feelings for Marlene. They both knew they were rivaling for her affection, but they never knew in the end they would end deciding for themselves as well. This was a terrible example that even beggars can be choosers too. Skipper lied on his bunk staring up at the ceiling while Julien sat on his throne under an umbrella watching the storm pass. As Mort and Maurice looked on, Mort couldn't help but feel terrible for all of this. The storm went on for the rest of the night. After what seemed forty days and forty nights, the lightning had finally died down.
The morning brought a light drizzle before finally making way for the sun to shine. The morning birds were out again and outside the zoo cars could be heard zooming by and honking their horns.
Marlene's eyes fluttered open and tried to figure out where she was. It was all a blur to her; everything looked so out of focus. Suddenly she saw a figure beside her. The figure looked so familiar to her. She blinked a few times, wondering exactly who this person was.
"Skipper?" she whispered.
The figure turned around.
"It's you, huh?" she smiled and reached her paw out.
"Why of course it is me," replied a high pitched tone.
Suddenly the blurs disappeared. She regained focus and realized it was King Julien sitting beside her. She frowned for a moment, but then she regained her smile.
"Hey," she said. "Where am I? What happened?"
"You, that's what!" cried Julien. "You left the zoo and went all crazy and wild!"
"I did?"
Julien nodded his head. Marlene looked down at her pillow without turning her head.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."
"Don't be. The blame is all mine."
Marlene turned her attention back at him. "What?"
"Well…" Julien sighed and scratched his head. "Marlene there is no easy way of saying this."
Marlene cocked a brow, wondering what he was going to say.
"But eh… under circumstances… well… let's see… uh, well do you see what I am getting at?"
Marlene shook her head. "You're hardly saying anything."
Julien had gone over this with his subjects earlier before he came to Marlene. Maurice had found Julien's decree torn and caked in mud and water… it was hardly a piece of paper anymore. It now meant that the decree wasn't valid anymore. Julien could keep his crown without needing a girlfriend to be at his side. He could have Marlene out of free will now.
"Marlene… I… I love you… and all, but…"
"Wait… you love me?"
"Yes, well, I did… no wait, I do! But I… I don't think I'm ready yet… so…"
Marlene looked up at the ceiling and thought this over. Then after a while she looked back at him.
"I scared you again, didn't I?" she asked softly.
"Oh, terrified! Not that it's bad and all."
"It is."
"Well… yeah."
Then Marlene understood exactly what he meant. "So… it's over?"
Julien sighed heavily and nodded his head. "I'm sorry."
Marlene smiled and looked around. She realized she was back home again. Everything looked tidy and in place, just as she left it the day before. She sighed and thought everything over before she finally looked back at Julien and smiled.
"Thank you though," she finally said.
"Eh?"
"You saved me, didn't you?"
"I- I think so. I mean… do you remember what happened?"
"Not much. Just that I remember I grabbed you and we-"
"PLEASE!!!" shrieked Julien as he held his head remembering the terror. "Don't EVER speak of that again!"
Marlene laughed, "Woops, okay I won't."
"Why did you do that to me anyway?" Julien asked curiously.
Marlene shrugged and sat herself up. "Well you were my boyfriend. And maybe the other me missed you… I think."
Julien shuttered at the thought of last night.
"Then I remember, Skipper…" then her eyes widened and she shot toward Julien. "Skipper! Where is he?"
"He's back with his team," assured Julien, surprised. "Relax."
Marlene fidgeted with her fingers nervously. "Well… what did he think?"
Julien shrugged. "Think? Think what?"
"You know…"
Julien thought for while. "Oh, that! Well why don't you ask him?"
Marlene sighed heavily. "It's just… I don't think he…"
Then she drooped and sighed again. She knew she really spooked both of them. It was a bad comeback for all the things Skipper made her feel. Now all she feels is guilt. It was by the look on Marlene's face that Julien realized the full meaning of the situation, why she kissed him, and what she was feeling. After all he was good at reading these things.
"Paging Dr. King Julien!" teased Julien. Marlene turned her eyes up at him. "Looks like we've got the case of the grumps again. Oh, really is that so? Yes, she is expecting you right now. Oh, okay I'll be right there just gimme a minute. Hurry it up, she is waiting! Don't rush me! Don't be slow! I cannot be dealing with you anymore. Well fine I quit. Good, who needs you? Stupid nurse… uh anyway."
Marlene smiled at Julien's joke and even chuckled.
"Now, it appears that I will be diagnosing you with the case of the love sickness."
"What? Love sickness?" Suddenly she felt herself blushing as Julien nodded.
"You have all the symptoms. You are sighing, you are blushing, and you have the fear of what he thinks of you. You are insecure and unsure if there will ever be a 'you two' again. You know in your heart that you are in love but you have never felt so uncertain that he will feel the same way about you."
Marlene looked at him wide-eyed. Maybe he did have a gift after all.
"Now all you want to do is get up! Go forth! Tell him how you feel! Spill your guts and chips be falling where they may. It is your love life on the line and there is no telling what will happen but now you are not afraid! You are strong! You are brave! And now all you want to do is tell him what will your whole world complete!"
"…You sure you wanna break up?" asked Marlene with a nervous smile.
"No… I'm not. My royal self breaking up with you may be the biggest mistake I will ever make in my life of royalty. But Marlene, I just want to make you happy. So the real question here is… are you sure?"
Marlene looked down and thought everything over. Did lemurs have a gift to make everything sense? When Julien saw her uncertainty, he sighed.
"Okay, here's something that might make up your mind," Julien slumped. Marlene looked back at him. "I didn't want to tell you this… but I think it is important that you know."
Marlene listened intently. Then afterwards, she wished she never heard what Julien told her. Yet somehow… she was glad he did.
Skipper was tired of moping around within HQ; he didn't like to worry his comrades like that and decided to step out. Private tried to stop hi and offered if there was anything he or the others can do. Skipper smiled and appreciated Private's concern.
"You boys had done a lot for me already," he smiled. "Just take a break for me, I'll be fine."
He climbed up the ladder and stepped outside. He needed the fresh air. The zoo was soaked wet from the storm, other than that there were hardly any damages. Everyone seemed okay. He was even relieved to know that Marlene had recovered enough that Kowalski allowed Skipper to carry her home. He remembered how peaceful Marlene looked as he set her down on her bed in her home. It pained him to realize that despite everything, he knew he didn't stand a chance with her. She kissed that lemur… he lost.
He waddled toward the entrance of the zoo. Sitting up there seemed like a good spot to have some alone time. Why couldn't Marlene just stay there, he wondered. She didn't have to leave like that… and I wouldn't have had to see that.
Soon he was up on the building and sighed as he took in the humid air. It was a nice morning and he admired the great fluffy clouds in all sorts of shades of gray and white. They looked so huge and foamy, and he inhaled in the chilly air. He sighed heavily but then noticed his sigh echoed. He blinked and looked around a bit until he spotted across from him on the ledge his familiar friend.
Marlene tu
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