Mind Flex: Chapter 3
"Great job today men!" Skipper congratulated his team on a good training session. "I expect the same effort tomorrow! But first 4 finishing laps around the pool"
Private and Rico nodded and quickly jumped in the water. But Kowalski hesitated for a minute.
"What's the matter Kowalski?" Skipper asked.
Kowalski shook his head, "Nothing… uugh, I just have a headache…"
Skipper sighed, "Fine. Since you still haven't used your break time, I'll let you use it today solider."
Private sighed, wishing he hadn't used his break time to get a snack due to a bit of laziness.
Kowalski nodded and went into the HQ through the hatch.
Skipper sighed, and as Rico and Private quickly finished he looked at them. "Does Kowalski seem a bit… different to you? He's been out of it lately…"
Private nodded slowly.
Skipper shook his head, "come on, let's go get some break time ourselves…"
The three penguins went down the hatch, and Private sighed as he realized that Kowalski was in his lab.
Skipper, surprisingly, instead of getting his usual drink, went straight to the T.V.
Rico crossed his arms, "You're gonna watch the news?" He asked.
Private tried to be as stoic as possible but Skipper's paranoia got to him sometimes…
"And so, all we can say is, that this escape specimen could be in any, shape or form! The scientist says that the one thing that it cannot change is it obvious, green eyes"
Rico widened his eyes, and Private shook his head. No… that's impossible…"
"The creature is said to-"
Skipper turned off the T.V., "Felix, is an escape lab cat. That's the only explanation!"
"That's impossible!" Private argued.
Skipper rolled his eyes, and left the HQ.
Private groaned, and sat on the HQ floor. When would Skipper give it a rest?
. . .
"Felix!" Skipper growled, "We need to talk"
The ocelot crept out of his den cautiously. "Oh, hello Skipper! What a pleasant little surprise"
"Watch the news lately Felix?" Skipper narrowed his eyes.
Felix twirled his tail around, and smiled. "Are you trying to talk about that escape lab specimen?" He said.
"I never said that." Skipper replied.
"Let's just say… I read you're mind…"
Skipper raised an eyebrow, "I wouldn't be surprised if you did. Cause you're the escape lab specimen."
Felix showed no sign of recognition. He flicked his ear, and sighed. "You accuse me of such irrational things… I thought we could be friends…" He said wittedly.
Skipper looked into Felix's green eyes, "The eyes are a give-away" He smirked.
Felix was losing his patience. Someone was going to teach this bird a thing or two.
"What's a matter Felix? The truth making you light-headed?" Skipper pushed the cat's emotions.
Felix narrowed his eyes, "I'm not the one who's about to be light-headed…" He hissed.
Skipper got into a fighting stance but Felix was abnormally fast.
The feline knocked Skipper to the floor, and growled.
The commanding penguin quickly got up though, and looked away when Felix's eyes glowed. "I'm not giving in to you're mind games feline!"
Felix's tail swished as he leapt forward. "You think you're such a strong and good leader don't you?"
Skipper dodged Felix, and listened intently.
"You couldn't even protect your lieutenant the SECOND he was in danger!"
Skipper paused. "Kowalski? What-"
"Skipper… don't tell me you hadn't noticed. "Felix purred.
Skipper remembered Kowalski's headache… "You…"
"Kowalski should be under the full affect in a few minutes. As for you." Felix unsheathed his claws, "You won't have to wait much longer."
Skipper dodged Felix by a mere inch. His mind raced. Skipper didn't know how much easier this made Felix's job.
Felix got Skipper on the floor again, and this time, Skipper didn't look away fast enough…