HUZZAH! CHAPTER 8! YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!
So much dramaramarama~ Er…well no, but Skipper's gonna try and get Julien back from the clutches of the lusty Maurice! Will he do it? (Well, DUH! Of course he is Bree!) Mya…stop being a spoil sport okay? ANYWAY~! Enjoy you guys! :D
Julien stared wide eyed as Skipper and the other penguins landed down in front of her and Maurice. The happiness she suddenly felt made her want to dance in circles and spread joy everywhere. However, she quickly remembered that she was being held captive as Maurice quickly lifted her up and slung her over his shoulder.
"Looks like we'll have to find a more private spot for our reunion your majesty. If you penguins will excuse us!" With that, Maurice started running, laughing like crazy.
"Catch that lemur boys!" Skipper shouted, and with that, the boys took chase. Maurice was surprisingly quick despite the fact he was carrying extra weight. Julien wasn't making it easy for him either, pounding on his back and kicking at his chest.
"Maurice! I am ordering you to put your queen down this instant! Maurice!" Julien tried pushing herself out of his grip, but to no avail. Suddenly, a flash of black and white passed her eyes, and Julien found herself suddenly flying backwards. 'I don't remember having the ability to fly..' She thought, when she suddenly felt herself hit something solid from behind. She saw spots filling her vision, and as the edges of her vision turned black, she saw the penguins trying to apprehend Maurice.
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As Maurice was turning a corner, Skipper was able to land a swift kick to Maurice, and watched as Julien was thrust-ed backwards into a wall of a nearby habitat. He felt concern wash over him as she landing with a thud, and didn't move, yet he wasn't sure why. As he was about to go check on her, he felt someone pull him down from his foot. Maurice threw a punch at him, but Kowalski and Private pulled him back and tried to hold him down as Rico regurgitated some rope.
Skipper was suddenly at a loss. He knew he should help his team with Maurice, but he had a strong urge to go check on Julien. Looking back between the two, he let his emotions get the better of him.
"You boys take care of Maurice, I'm going to go check on Julien and get her out of here." He said, and quickly rushed over to the unconscious lemur queen before he could hear protests. If he had turned back, he would have seen a smiling Private looking at him with a knowing look on his face.
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Julien sat up with a jump, then suddenly flopped back down as she felt dizziness overtake her. 'Owww…my head…and the rest of me now that I am thinkings about it…what happened?' She blinked, rubbed her eyes, and when she looked up again she saw Skipper looking down at her. Blinking again, she felt her eyes go wide.
"Am I dreaming?"
"What? No. Why would you think that?" Skipper looked down at her with a "wtf" look. Julien smiled up at him sheepishly.
"Never mind. Wait, where are we? Where is Maurice and the other flightless birds?" Julien said as she looked up. She finally noticed that she was high up in a tree with Skipper, outside of the zoo for that matter.
"after you went flying, I left my boys to deal with Maurice and send him back to the lemur habitat, but I thought it would be a good idea to get you out of the zoo for a while until things settle back down at the zoo. *ahem* In case Maurice tried to go after you again." Skipper coughed into one of his flippers as Julien stared at him.
Skipper had dragged her all the way out to park, all on his own, just to keep her safe. 'This is like one of those romantic-y type shows that appear on the television at night!' Julien thought. Since she didn't answer, Skipper continued.
"It wasn't easy either, you were practically dead weight while unconscious. Then Alice showed up and…Julien?" Skipper realized that Julien was giving him a flirtatious looking smirk.
'Time to show off my queenly charm' "Skipper~ You've saved my hind from my backstabbing right hand lemur. You even went out of your way to drag me all of the way out here." At this point Julien was holding Skipper within arms distance, and was tracing circles in his feathers. Skipper cleared his throat and looked away.
"W-Well I couldn't take you back to the base, Maurice would've looked there first." He mentally smacked himself for stuttering. This was Julien. Why was he acting like this?
"You could've taken me back to Marlene's." Julien pointed out easily, causing Skipper to sputter. When did Julien get so…smart?
"He's got some brains, he could've gone there next!"
"Knowing you, you'd have stationed one of your partners to keep watch of her home." Julien countered. This was so much fun, making Skipper feel uncomfortable, he just looked so adorable.
"Err…"
"Now then, if you have are not having any other excuses as of why you have whisked me away here, I can think of another good way to be using that beak of yours." Julien leaned in close, causing Skipper to freeze. He wanted to push Julien away, saying how he didn't swing that way, and that what they were doing was wrong, they were both male for crying out loud! However, Julien was currently a female, and was looking quite nice, not that'd he'd ever admit it. So instead of trying to push Julien away, he found himself leaning in. The second his beak touched her lips, he felt a shock run through his small body. The kiss was short and sweet, and when Julien pulled away, Skipper realized that he didn't want to break it off just yet. Unable to control himself, he took embraced Julien and kissed her again, causing the lemur to sigh contently and relax into the embrace. She felt as if she was in the clouds she was so happy, Skipper was kissing her. Kissing her, it was a miracle that she was able to have this moment. When they broke apart, she instantly wrapped her arms around him, planning on snuggling into Skipper's chest.
Coughing, Skipper let her stay there for a moment before pushing her away. "Julien, we should probably get back to the zoo. I'm sure my boys have got Maurice under control. After all, we've been gone for a long time." He stood up as he said this, getting ready to jump out of the tree.
"Alright, my silly penguin, if that's what you wish." Julien said, sad the moment was over, but happy she even had it. Skipper flushed and quickly jumped down from the tree, Julien following behind him.
"Ringtail…what just happened…don't tell anyone, alright?" Skipper said.
"Only if you take me out on a proper date, Skipper." Julien teased, laughing when Skipper tensed up. "Relax, I wouldn't make you do that. Besides, you probably didn't mean it anyway." Skipper paused at this. Had he meant to kiss Julien? "Let us be going back to the zoo, I am sleepy." Julien stretched, and headed in the direction of the zoo. Skipper shook his head and caught up with Julien easily. It was silent as the two walked back home, but Skipper's mind was racing.
'Do I really like Julien?'
Okay, I'm going to end this here…I'm tired, and this is actually pretty long comparing it to some other chapters. So I hope you guys are enjoying this. I WAS SO TEMPTED TO TEASE YOU GUYS! However, considering the last time I updated was last YEAR, I decided to be nice and give in. So enjoy this fluffiness. So please
R&R
-ChaosGirl08
