Author's note: Hey Everyone! I thought that I should go ahead and have Marlene go into labor. After all, otters don't stay pregnant for long like we do. Anyways, I know you guys couldn't wait until Marlene had her baby! I couldn't wait to tell you guys she was having a baby. Well, at least now you can find out what she's having, and how many she's having...
Skipper, supposedly being the tough guy of the group, was stuck to helping Marlene have the baby without Kowalski telling him what to do. Beside him, lay the unconscious penguin.
He laughed a little at the thought and the image of Kowalski fainting, I mean, he fainted within only 5 minutes. Panting and in a great deal of pain, Marlene pushed and pushed. Trying to get all of this over with.
After all, she had mated with a penguin, and their baby might be a little harder to have than a regular otter pup. But she didn't care, she just had to have this baby. That way, they can start living together as a real family.
"UGH...UGH-AH! WHOO..." Sudden pain that she hadn't felt before, jerked her away from the thoughts swirling around in her head. With that one last push, she fell back onto the cold table.
Breathing heavily and extremely tired, Marlene began to rest, as she heard the faint cry of a baby. Skipper smiled, as he watched her rest, but not fall asleep. "You did it, Marlene...Our baby is here..." Skipper was cut off when Private said, "Umm...Actually Skipper...You should say that your babies, are here...".
With hearing that news, Skipper's smile only grew. He couldn't believe it...him and Marlene had actually had their own child...And there was more than just one! He looked to Marlene, and she had heard Private as well.
Completely in tears, Marlene said, "Thank you...Skippy...I love you..". Skipper looked into her watery eyes, and leaned in. Whispering softly in her ear, he said, "No...Thank you...But, don't forget...That I love you too...Otterpop ...". Hearing that last word, brung Marlene to, spontaneously, wrap her arms around his neck.
She kissed him feverently, and he simply returned this ginormous favor. Although, he wasn't quite sure how to return it. When she finally released him from her death grip, Private had finished cleaning off one of the babies.
"P-Private, can I please hold my...son?" Skipper said this more gentle than he had anything else before. Private smiled as he cleaned up another baby. "Sure, Skippah! But, which one?"
Skipper could've sworn his heart lept twice. He had more than one son? "And...Private...Can I...please...hold...my...daughter?" Marlene said, with short pauses in between.
Private rolled his eyes, smiling, "Of course, Marlene! But...Again...Which one?" Which one? How many children did he have?
Marlene smiled softly, eyes watering again, "All of...my...daughters...". Private's eyes softened as he looked at his friend. Quickly, he cleaned up the babies, so that Skipper and Marlene could their children. Then, as he finished, he picked up 2 otter pups, that he had wrapped in soft, pink blankets, then walked over to Marlene. "Here ya go, Marlene! These are your daughters." Marlene looked at the two otters in her arms.
Skipper's eyes soon began to water, as Private handed him 3 other otter pups that were wrapped in little blue blankets. "And, Skippah...these are your sons." Private stepped back to watch the new parents cuddle with their newborns.
As Skipper and Marlene joined each other to look at all their kids as one, Private walked back to where he kept the otter pups. Then, he heard a soft, barely audible cry, that seemed to be coming from under one of the pink blankets.
He slowly walked towards the sound, and peeled back the blanket. Private gasped at what he saw, nuzzling the blanket. He tried to pick it up, but as he did, the thing round housed him in the face. Skipper turned toward Private as he heard a thud.
He gave Marlene the babies, and ran over to Private. "Private, are you OK? Speak to me, man..." He was concerned for his soldier, but that soon faded when he noticed what must have made Private faint.
"Uh...wow...How..How is that...how is it...possible?"
Author's note: Like it? I know it's a little short, but I had to leave a little cliffhanger! You know, mystery makes things...more interesting. Review please!
