Skipper wasn't sure if he was would ever be ready for whatever would happen next. But instinct told him to be ready to pucker up. As he shut his eyes tightly, his entire body tensed up and puckered his beak slightly. He could hear the wind roaring and lightning flashing. This was it, this was it! He could feel her warm breath right on his face. There was no doubt this was it.
"Psst!"
Skipper opened one eye lid and was surprised to see Marlene in her normal form! She was smiling warmly back at him. He blinked in confusion, his beak still puckered. Then she poked Skipper's beak with her forefinger.
"Boop," she chuckled. "Eat your heart out, Skipper."
Then she was knocked out cold. She simply fell over and was unconscious for the moment. Skipper looked down at her; he couldn't compute what the heck just happened! What did it all mean? And why?
"Skipper," Julien called as he stepped forward. "I think it is safe to go home with her now."
Skipper looked up at him still very much confused. Did everything that just happened, happened? Then Julien's brows lowered and frowned at Skipper's expression.
"Are your lips frozen? Stop looking at me with that!"
Skipper then realized he was still puckering his beak, and then he shook his head.