The Amnesia Attack
Private was walking along the walkway of the zoo, a few hours before it opened. He needed a breath of fresh air after him and Skipper had gotten into a fight, just minutes before.
"Honestly, Private, you need to grow out of that Lunacorn faze already!"
"But Skippah, it's not a faze!" Private had argued and squeezed his lunacorn tight, batting his eyes.
"No buts. And batting your baby blues ain't gonna cut it. Not THIS time. I need men on my team, NOT BOYS." Rico stared at Skipper with surprise. Sure, Private was a little...immature. Okay, a lot. But he still was JUST a BOY. And they accepted him that way. So why was Skipper getting so worked up?
Private, meanwhile, was heart broken at the remark. "Well, if you think I'm just a little boy," he spat "a BURDEN than maybe I shouldn't be in the team at all!"
"Maybe not!"
Private stared at Skipper for a moment, then shook his head. "Fine." He answered, and bolted up the ladder, fighting back tears.
Skipper stared at the hatch with guilt painting his face.
"Did I really just..." He muttered to himself.
"Yup." He spun around to find Rico, who was leaning against the lab door. He had a look of disappointment, amazement and just plain care in his eyes.
"I guess I approached that wrong..."
Rico shot him a confused face. "Approach wha wron?"
Skipper sighed and sat down at the table. Rico quickly waddled next to him, sitting down and laying his flippers on the table, getting comfortable. He was ready to listen.
"I may... Kind of... Have advanced... Feelings for Private?" Skipper said slowly, keeping his head down and not daring to look at Rico.
Rico just looked at him in awe. "Wai... Wha?" Rico asked. He wasn't sure if he had heard right.
"I have advanced feelings for Private, okay?" He cried. He realized what he had done and immediately pulled back from Rico. "I mean... He's so young, I don't want to admit it. I thought, if maybe I got him to grow up a little, it would be easier..?" He felt so awkward admitting this to his comrade. They had been on many missions together, trusting each other to have their backs, but...nothing like this.
He got up and faced away from Rico.
Rico wasn't sure how to deal with this. How does he answer to Skipper admitting he was gay and had a giant crush on the youngest member on the team?
Finally, he settled on putting a smoothing flipper on his shoulder.
Skipper turned back to his comrade... His friend... Thankfully.
"Thanks Rico. I'll wait for him to come back... Then I'll come up with a plan!"
Rico nodded and went back into the lab, where he had been originally working on a science experiment with Kowalski, who had his headphones in so probably didn't hear anything about the fight.
Private kept walking, until he heard faintly "Help, oh someone please help!" He decided it was nothing until he heard it louder.
"HELP! HELP! SOMEONE HELP!" Private turned his head in surprise to find it was coming from the lemur habitat. He quickly slid up the pole, and using it to launch himself, flew onto the lemurs ground.
"Julien! What's wrong?" He cried, steadying himself after the landing. Julien was sitting at his blender, staring at it with death eyes.
"Ah, cuteness penguin! My blendy-smoothie maker will not work! Why, blendy!?" He cried angrily.
Private rolled his eyes. "Has Maurice looked at it yet?"
"Why of course... Not. Maurice!" King Julien cried, cupping his furry paws around his mouth. His servant, Maurice was at his side in seconds.
"Yes, Your majesty?" Maurice questioned, folding his hands in front of him in a police manner.
"Bendy will not make my tummy happy with delicious smoothies!"
Maurice walked over to the Blender and pushed a button. In seconds, the machine hummed to life.
"Oh, yay! Thank you, cuteness penguin!"
"No problem." Private said proudly and began to walk away. He saw the peel too late, as Julien ate it and threw it in his path. He stepped on it, quickly slipping. He closed his eyes tight and he felt himself slide, loosing all equilibrium. He gasped when he hit the ground hard, and screamed in pain.
"Umm, Maurice? Why is the slippy fally penguin on his face?"
Skipper was out on the concrete island when he heard what sounded like Private screaming. Immediately he jumped into action, tracking the scream to the lemur habitat. He scaled the rails in a single jump.
"Private?!" He called out the boys rank. A weak groan replied.
Skipper looked over and gasped at the sight of Private, lying limp in some bushes. He hurried over and pulled them away. He felt the big lump on the boys forehead and his face grew red with anger. The bushes had mostly softened his fall, thank goodness.
He looked up at the lemurs, and immediately had an idea of what had happened.
He back flipped onto the plat form and stared angrily at Julien, who was sucking a cherry off its stem.
"Why, hello neighbor!"
"What happened to the Private?!"
"Oh, the silly penguin? He slipped off the island." He said like it was nothing, slurping up another cherry.
Skippers face grew hotter. "Anything else, Ringtail?"
"Umm. Yes. I threw a banana peel in his way. I love a good floor show!"
That's it. Skipper pounced on Julien, and was just about to land some painful punches on his face, when he heard Private groan in pain.
He immediately jumped off the plat form to the boy, who was surveying his surroundings with a confused look.
"Oh, thank goodness your okay!" Skipper cried, helping the disoriented boy onto his feet. Private just looked around and nodded.
Suddenly, Skipper did something he wasn't sure he would ever have the guts to do. He pulled Private into a close hug, nuzzling his head into his neck.
"I love you, Private."
"Um... I love you two?"
Immediately, Skipper pulled away and inspected the boy, who was rubbing the sore on his head.
"Are you okay, Private?"
"Who's Private?" The boy asked, as he continued to rub his hurt head.
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