Back in the HQ, Skipper sighed sadly. "What's wrong, Skipper? Are you worried about Private?" Alex asked. "I wish I was able to see the snowballs at Ringtail, but I'm sick." Skipper said. "Skipper, Private needs you. I need you. We all need you." Alex said. Skipper closed his eyes. Rico was still throwing snowballs. "Not cool! Where are these snowballs coming from?" Julien asked. Kowalski was still laughing. "Me, Julien! Me! Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah." Rico said as he continued throwing snowballs. Back at the HQ, Private yelled for Skipper. Skipper was snoring. "Skipper, please wake up. Please?" Alex asked. Then Private screamed. Back at the Lemur Habitat, Rico was getting tired. "Kowalski, how much longer?" Rico asked. "That's it. We're done." Kowalski said. "Do you hear that screaming, Kowalski?" Rico asked. "Yeah." Kowalski said and then he gasped.
"Private! We have to get back!" Kowalski yelled. Private was still screaming. "Brother, calm down. It's okay, little brother." Alex said. Kowalski and Rico ran in. "What happened!?" Kowalski asked. "Private's worried about Skipper. You have to help him." Alex said. Kowalski was confused. "Private or Skipper?" Kowalski asked. "Private." Alex said. "How do we help Private? Should I wake Skipper up?" Kowalski asked. "I think so but I'm not sure." Alex said. "I need him. To hold my wing." Private said. "Okay." Kowalski said and he was rocking Skipper. "Skipper, please wake me up. I need you. Please?" Private asked. Skipper woke up and sneezed. "What?" He asked.
"I'm scared." Private said. "About what?" Skipper asked. "I'm worried about you, Skipper. I miss you." Private said. "Private, I'm right here. How was the snowball party with Ringtail?" Skipper asked. "Fun! I loved it!" Kowalski said. "I'm glad you had fun." Skipper said sadly. "I wish you were with us." Kowalski said. Rico sighed. "Skipper, can we do something together?" Alex asked. "Like what? I can't leave my bunk." Skipper said. "Can we talk?" Alex asked. "About what?" Skipper asked. "About anything." Alex said. "I guess." Skipper said. "So, how has your life been?" Alex asked. "Well it's been crazy. Private needs me and I'm not feeling well." Skipper said. "You also missed a great time with me and Rico getting back at Julien." Kowalski said. Skipper sighed.
"You need to be there. For him. Please?" Alex asked. Skipper groaned. "I'll try." He said. "Skipper, I'm sorry." Alex said. "About what?" Skipper asked. "About being annoying." Alex said. "You weren't annoying." Skipper said. "So what's the next thing that we can do to Julien that is not violent Rico?" Kowalski asked. "Snowballs." Rico said. "We did snowballs." Kowalski said. Skipper fell asleep. "Skipper? Kowalski?" Private asked. "Yes Private?" Kowalski asked. "I'm scared." Private said. "Don't worry. I'm here." Kowalski said. "But..." Private did not finish his sentence. "But what?" Kowalski asked. Skipper was snoring. "I need help." Private said. "With what? Getting back at Julien?" Kowalski asked. "No. I need someone to take care of me." Private said. "I can." Kowalski said. "But, I want Skipper to." Private said. "I know you do Private, but Skipper is not feeling well. He needs to rest. Rico and I can help. Also Alex can help too." Kowalski said.
Private began to cry. "What do we do?" Alex asked. "How should I know?" Kowalski asked. "You should help calm him down." Alex said. "Got it. Private, relax. It's okay. Rico, help me here." Kowalski said. Rico regurgitated a pacifier. "Rico, that's not the answer. Private might be younger than us, but he's not a baby." Kowalski said. "It might just work. Please? Just try it." Alex said. "I guess." Kowalski said. Alex sighed. "That's okay. I'll be in the hallway." He said and he walked away. Kowalski put the pacifier in Private's mouth. Skipper woke up. He tried to talk, but he started coughing. Private took the pacifier out of his mouth. "It didn't work Rico." Kowalski said. "Guys, what's going on?" Private asked. "We're trying to calm you down." Kowalski said. "By putting a pacifier in Private's mouth?" Skipper asked.
"Alex thought that it could work." Kowalski said. "Give it to me. Wait...Skipper, are you alright? You're talking." Private said. Skipper sighed. Kowalski gave Private the pacifier. Alex came back. "Wait! Stop!" he yelled. "Now what?" Kowalski asked. Skipper lied back down. "That's my little brother." Alex said. "He's also our little brother Alex. Heck he was our little brother before he was yours." Kowalski said. Skipper nodded. "Kowalski, it's okay." Private said. "Okay." Kowalski said. Private was coughing. "Oh no. Rico, help me here!" Kowalski yelled. "Talk to Alex." Rico said. "Alex! What do we do!?" Kowalski yelled. "You give Private some cough medicine or you help calm him down." Alex said. Kowalski gave Private some cough medicine. Private stopped coughing but, he felt sick to his stomach. "Rico, I need a bucket." Kowalski said. "For what? Are you going to put one on your head?" Skipper asked and he laughed.
Kowalski looked at his brother. "Sorry." Skipper said. Rico regurgitated a bucket. "Thanks. Private, if you end up throwing up, you can do it in this bucket." Kowalski said. "Brothers?" Private asked. "Yes?" Kowalski asked. "I'm so sorry." Private said. "Oh Private. You don't have to apologize." Skipper said. "We're not angry at you." Kowalski said. "What about Alex?" Private asked. "What do you mean?" Kowalski asked. "One of you should go talk to him." Private said. "Who?" Kowalski asked. "One of you. It probably wouldn't matter to him which one of you." Private said. "I will. What should I tell him?" Kowalski asked. "I don't know. Please just talk to him." Private said. "Got it." Kowalski said and he walked to Alex. Alex was sitting in the hallway, with his eyes covered by his wings. He was upset. "Hey Alex." Kowalski said.
Alex saw Kowalski. He sighed. "Oh. Hey, Kowalski." Alex said. "What's wrong Alex?" Kowalski asked. "I'm so depressed." Alex said. "Why?" Kowalski asked. "I'm really worried. About my brothers." Alex said. "Are you worried about all of us?" Kowalski asked. Alex had tears streaming down. "Yes." He said. "Well Rico and I are fine." Kowalski said. "But, what about Skipper and Private?" Alex asked. "Well Private needs a lot of help. He's very weak and Skipper's not feeling well." Kowalski said. "Well, what should I do?" Alex asked. "What do you want to do?" Kowalski asked. "We should help both, Skipper and Private." Alex said. "Got it." Kowalski said. Private was throwing up in the bucket. "Oh no. Private's throwing up." Kowalski said. Skipper was sneezing. "And Skipper's sneezing." Kowalski said. "What should we do?" Alex asked.
"I don't know." Kowalski said. "We should help them." Alex said. "Got it. Come on. Rico, you can help us too." Kowalski said. "Me? Why does it always have to be me?!" Rico yelled. "You need to help me here! You can't just be sitting around doing nothing!" Kowalski yelled back. Rico sighed. "Fine." He said. "So we need to help Skipper and Private." Kowalski said. "Well, what can I do?" Alex asked. "Who do you want to help? Skipper or Private?" Kowalski asked. "I don't know. I don't want to get sick." Alex said. "Put a mask on. Also Private is feeling worse than Skipper, so I'll help Private while you help Skipper." Kowalski said. Rico regurgitated a mask for Alex and pretty soon, Alex was helping Skipper. "Alex? What are you doing?" Skipper asked. "I'm trying to help you." Alex said. "Okay." Skipper said.
To Be Continued.
