Three chapters in one day! YAY!

Next morning, while Skipper was having his coffee, Gracie was drawing with her Crayons.

"That's funny," Skipper muttered.

"What is?" Gracie asked, looking up from her drawings.

"Maurice hasn't stopped by to thank you for helping Mort yesterday."

"H-he hasn't? Oh, well, that's because he thanked me plenty of times before I left!"

"Oh, well then." Skipper shrugged, and sipped his coffee. Gracie sighed.

"Why would Maurice thank Gracie?" Rusty asked, switching through the TV channels. "It's not like she's done anything special."

"She helped Maurice get Mort out of the snake habitat yesterday."

"Well, that's something special!" Rusty jumped up, and gave Gracie a friendly slap on the back, then left the HQ. Gracie chuckled nervously.

"I think I'll go outside," she said, and quickly left. As soon as she left, Ace came in.

"Dad?"

"Yes, son?"

"Um, c-can I ask you something?"

"Sure, Ace, what is it?" Skipper put his mug down.

"Uh, c-can I go out Friday night?"

"Out where?" Skipper asked, looking suspiciously at his son.

"Um…" Ace sighed. "Well, I have a crush on Cleo, and I ask her out last night… and she said yes, so-"

"You can go," Skipper smirked. "But one question; how long have you had a crush on Cleopatra?"

"Uh… a couple of months."

"I think longer," Skipper grinned. "Anyway, you do realise tomorrow is Friday?"

"It's THAT soon?!" Ace cried. Then he took a deep breath. "I'm excited!"

"Okay," Skipper chuckled. "You go and do whatever you chicks do while I train my men. Where's your sister?"
"Still in bed, sir," Ace said.

"That's odd," Skipper raised an eyebrow. "She's usually up by now." He waddled into the chicks' bedroom; a large room with a doorway cut out by Rico (hint: KABOOM!), and peeked into Cam's bunk (the twins had a bunk bed, while the rest had regular beds).

"Cammy?" he whispered, shaking her a little. "Wake up, sweetheart." Cam groaned a little, and rolled over so she was facing her dad. Her eyes were half open.

"Yes?" she mumbled.

"Do you want to come try training with me and the soldiers today?"

"I don't feel so well, Dad," she said. Skipper placed his flipper on her forehead.

"You do feel hot. Be right back; I'll get Kowalski to check your temperature."

"She's got a fever," Kowalski confirmed, as he read the thermometer. "Probably nothing more than a mild cold; she'll get better in a couple of days."

"Oh, I hope it's nothing serious!" Gracie gasped.

"Don't worry, sweety, it's not," Kowalski chuckled. "She'll stay in bed for today." He pulled the covers more on Cam, who was now asleep again. "We'd better let her rest."

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