Marlene had been rushing around the room, trying to ready herself. Carlene sat patiently on her bed with a bowl of sardines. She sighed growing bored of watching her sister run around like an otter on fire. She jumped down and grabbed hold of her sister.
"You look great, just calm down and relax." She said giving Marlene a good shake, Before Marlene could say anything more, they were interrupted by Skipper. Since there really was now door, he just gave a good pound on the front of the cave.
Both Otters looked in that direction, Marlene rushed toward him, stopping kindly in front of him.
"Hey Skipper." She greeted, he smiled awkwardly, which was odd for him. He handed her the bright red roses.
"For you Marlene." He smiled charmingly, she was about to take them, when Carlene snatched them out of Skippers flippers, surprising both of them.
"These need water." she stated rushing back inside, Marlene and Skipper starred after her. Carlene didn't notice either one of them. Marlene let out a small laugh as she watched her sister try to take control.
"Shall we?" Skipper asked pointing to the open zoo holding out his other flipper for her to take. Marlene Joyfully accepted, having him escort her out of the habitat, Carlene waved to each of them wishing them a good time. Marlene blushed, while Skipper just smiled at her.
Carlene smiled at how happy her little sister looked, She never seen her more delighted than the look on her face when she saw Skipper. She watched them disappear into the night, she looked back at the flowers she had put into an orange vase filled with water.
"I'm not going to sit here all night." She remarked to herself, than left the Habitat to follow Skipper and Marlene. It was hard to follow them since skipper was mostly black, and Marlene was a dark brown. But she could still make out there outlines thanks to the shinning moon.
Carlene watched them, Marlene and Skipper spent most of the night talking, occasionally she saw her sister laugh, and skipper smile. She looked up, noticing they picked the perfect night for a walk. Carlene put her paw on her cheek, and started thinking.
"I think I could make this date a little better, I hope Marlene is still afraid of the dark." she thought, looking at some of the street lamps around them, A plan forming in her mind. She noticed a few shadows watching them from the other side, hiding in a bush.
She crept down low, and started crawling to the other side; their figures were still hard to see. They came close enough for her to make them three of them, all crouched low. Almost hiding from Skipper and Marlene, she had to act fast. Waiting for the perfect time to attack.
One of the figures stood up taller, perfect timing; she leapt forward, tackling them to the ground. Hoping to use whoever she got as a ransom. She struggled to keep them down; they were a short fussy and strong figure. Than was able to make out who it was.
"Private?" she asked, identifying that the shadow below her was one of the penguins, 'her' penguin, she slid off of him, allowing him to get up, than she turned to Kowalski and Rico.
"What are you doing guys doing here?" She asked in a hushed whisper.
"Spying on Marlene and Skipper." Private smiled, walking over to his team, they all glanced at him, and than back at Carlene. They all knew that Carlene was the type of person that couldn't stay away from their date; it was merely to make sure all went well.
"Than you guys can help me spice it up a bit." She smiled, putting her paw on her cheek; the penguins showed a hint of fear, but other than that agreed to help Carlene. She looked out through the bush, and pointed to the lamp across the path.
Rico slid over to her, coughing out a sling shot, and handed it to Carlene, she gladly accepted it, and motioned for Kowalski and Private to take out the one next to her target.
"What is this going to do Carlene?" Private asked in his British accent, Carlene smiled back at him, adoring the way he talked.
"Just trust me." She smiled, taking aim at the light bulb, she waited till skipper and Marlene were close enough that it was the light they needed, and she nodded at Kowalski, and fired a pebble, in an instant the bulb shattered, leaving Kowalski and Private to take out the next one.
Marlene Jumped back in surprise at the exploding bulb, and hugged herself, a chill crept up her back from the instant darkness that made her uncomfortable, she glimpsed around scared. At noticing this, Skipper put a flipper around her comfortingly; she smiled and snuggled into his embrace.
"Check mate." Carlene smiled, holding up a paw, Rico and Kowalski gave her a high five and ducked back into the bushes. She shivered herself at the chill, leading Private to drape a flipper around her; she giggled at him and smiled.