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Chapter 6

Too Much Food

Marlene blinked.

"Wha..." Was all she was able to muster up as a reply.

"Would you like to go out on a date with me?" Skipper repeated. He was becoming nervous, what if she said no?

"Yeah, that'd be great!" Marlene squeaked.

"Okay, I'll pick you up tonight at 1800 hours?" Skipper said as if he were asking if that was alright.

"Great, can't wait!" Marlene said. Skipper winked and walked back towards the penguin exhibit. Beth waited until the coast was clear of her brother before she ran over to the still stunned Marlene and gave her a hug,

"Oh. My. Gosh." Marlene murmured, "HE ASKED ME OUT! HE ASKED ME OUT!" she screamed.

"I know!" Beth replied as they bounced up and down like two teenagers who had just been asked to go to the prom by two of the hottest boys that ever existed.

"Hey, I don't know military time, so what time is 1800 hours?"

"6:00."

"Crud! That only gives me a few hours to get ready! I need help with my hair and make up, Beth!" Marlene cried as she started to got back inside when her stomach growled.

"Marlene. You need food and Skipper likes you for you! Don't go all out for your date!" Beth said, grabbing Marlene's arm.

"Fine, you're right Beth. You're the best friend a girl could have!" Beth smiled at this.

"You're welcome Marlene, now I'm gonna go check on Skipper, okay?"

"Okay, see you later!"

Beth headed over to the Penguin habitat where Skipper was nervously pacing back and forth on the concrete island.

"Ya'll right?" Beth asked as soon she was close enough that he could hear.

"No, I'm not Elizabeth! I need to figure out where I'm gonna take Marlene!" Skipper yelled.

"Sheesh Skip! Calm down, I-"

"DON'T CALL ME 'SKIP', BETH! YOU ARE SUCH A NUSICANCE!" Skipper scream at her. Beth had to fight the grin that was trying to take over her face.

"Good, I'm your little sis. I'm just doing my job." Beth said as she slipped down the fishbowl entrance, then popped back up. "I would suggest taking Marlene into the flower garden and having a picnic."

"Brilliant!" She heard him say as she walked into the kitchen to see Kowalski, Rico, and Private slumped over at the table, holding their stomach. All the pancakes were gone.

"So, I see you guys liked the pancakes then?" She asked

"Oh, mamma. Yes." Kowalski mumbled, then took out his clipboard. "All 57 of them."

Beth chuckled, "I figured you all would." she paused, "Guess what!"

They all look at her, "Wha?" Asked Rico.

"Skipper asked Marlene out!"

"Oh, how wonderful for them." Private groaned, his stomach bulging,

"Under what circumstances did this occur, Beth?" Kowalski asked her.

"I told him if he wanted my help to train you guys then he had to go out with Marlene." She replied, sitting down.

"You're going to be training us now?" Asked Private. Beth nodded

"Yes, but only for a bit. I'm going home in a week probably." She replied. Beth saw that Kowalski drooped when he heard this, so she added, "Well, unless I find a reason to stay..."

The rest of the day went by smoothly. Beth had told the team to rest because they were so full from breakfast that they couldn't move. Skipper had left shortly after his conversation with Beth to set everything for his date up. Now it was around 5pm, so Skipper was getting anxious about his date and Beth was starting dinner.

"BETH! WHERE ARE THE CANDLES!" Skipper yelled as he combed his feathers back so he didn't look as disheveled.

"I DON'T KNOW! THIS IS YOUR PLACE!" She yelled back. Rico quietly walked into the kitchen.

"Help?" He squeaked.

"Oh, that'd be great, Rico!" She replied. "Wash your flippers and you can set the table."

"Okay." She said and did as he was told. Secretly, he always loved cooking. After he did that he asked Beth, "Help make food?"

"Hmm, wanna make some sushi with the extra fish?" She asked. Rico happily nodded and coughed up some knives. He quickly washed them after seeing Beth's grossed out expression. Soon the hour had passed and Skipper was saying goodbye to Beth, Rico, and Private and headed over to Marlene's in his pink car.

"Where's Kowalski?" Beth asked, noticing the scientist wasn't there.

"I think he's in his lab." Private replied as he and Rico headed in to the kitchen for dinner.

Beth listened carefully and head someone trying to talk, pausing every moment or so, then stuttering out the next few words. She was able to make out some of it.

"One..w-w-woman is...f-fair; another...i-is w-w-w-wise? What does this mean!" Kowalski groaned. Beth knew exactly what he was trying to do: Read, and she knew the exact book, or play to be more precise. She walked over to the lab and opened the door.

"Against my will, I am sent to bid you come in to dinner." Beth said as she entered the lab, quoting the same play Kowalski had just been trying to read from.

"What?" Kowalski asked. He was holding a book that looked pretty new.

"'Much Ado About Nothing' by William Shakespeare, right?" she said pointing to the book.

"I guess. I'm still learning to read." He admitted, turning a bit red, after all, he was a scientist. He figured most people thought that was supposed to already know how.

"Alright, I respect that, but why start with Shakespeare? That's hard stuff."

"I don't know. I heard that this was good and wanted to give it a shot."

Beth smiled. "This play is less popular then 'Romeo and Juliet' But I think it's much better!" She said and added, "Dinner is ready."

"Great." Kowalski said as they left and went to the kitchen. Private and Rico had already started eating and there was still tons of food on the table. They started eating as well. Soon they were finished.

"Yum." Rico grunted after he finished eating. All four were stuffed.

"I think we ate too much today." Burped Private.

"Oh, mamma, you're right about that Private." Kowalski groaned.

"Food coma..." Beth mumbled, as she started to nod off at the table.

"C'mon Beth." Kowalski said and they helped her get to the couch in the main room where the started to watch TV, and forgot about the dishes. Beth ended up falling asleep with her head on Kowalski's shoulder.

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