Julien's Wake: Chapter 12
Hans took out a knife. Kowalski's breathing quickened as he struggled in Hans' grasp. "Stop! Leave me alone!" He cried.
Skipper tryed to reach his son franticly but Hans' friends blocked him. Private and the queen huddled together in fear, and the audience was terrified.
Hans' placed the knife just below Kowalski's neck. "Anyone move and your prince get's it!" He bellowed.
The audience shook in horror. Private trembled, and stole a glance in Julien's direction. The lemur was wrestling with Rico, and Private thought on his feet. Slipping away, he ran to the stairs.
Hans' led Kowalski forcefully to the middle of the ballroom, making a circle of the crowd. "All animals part of King Skipper's Kingdom get down." A few hesitated. "Get down!" Hans' growled, holding the knife closer to Kowalski's neck.
Kowalski whimpered softly, Oh Private... why didn't I listen? He thought. But as he looked around. Private was nowhere to be found.
. . .
Private fled up the stairs. His mind focused on nothing more then gettingto Julien. Moving as fast as he could he managed to reach the hallway that led to the view point, and then sprinted to get there as fast as he could.
Julien got a blow to Rico's face and the penguin fell backwards. Growling, Rico grabbed Julien's leg and pulled him down. This time Rico had him pinned on the floor tightly, and Rico smiled with content.
Struggling Julien tried to pull himself free, and out of the corner of his eye he saw Private appear from the hallway.
Private widened in shock and he pulled Rico off Julien. "Uugh!" He exclaimed as he fell backwards, while Rico landed behind him.
Rico got up quickly, and Julien helped Private up. "You're not going to win Rico!" Private spat. Rico smiled, and kicked Private in the chest.
The young penguin fell backwards and knocked Julien back, he slammed into the glass of the viewpoint. He didn't notice that a small crack formed on the glass behind him.
Rico lunged for Julien past Private, but with his added impact the glass couldn't take it for much longer.
. . .
"Bring the king over to the middle" Blowhole told Hans' friends who were holding Skipper.
Kowalski struggled to get a good look at his dad as he was brought over. Skipper gave Kowalski a look of so much pain and sorrow Kowalski had to look away. "I'm so sorry Skipper" He whispered softly.
Skipper shook his head, "Kowalski this is my fault, I should have seen this coming... I love you son"
Kowalski fought back his tears, "I love you too dad..." He replied.
Blowhole smiled, "how touching, but we're in the middle of gaining control of two kingdoms right now." He smirked. "Animals of this kingdom, you are about to become part of a bigger nation. One that is stronger then any kingdom could ever be."
Skipper forced his way up to Blowhole, "you won't get away with this. Kowalski will never agree, there is no way you could join this kingdom without this marriage, and now that everyone knows your plan, there is no chance of that."
Hans took the knife away from Kowalski's neck, but gripped Kowalski so that he couldn't move. And Blowhole walked up to Kowalski.
Taking the prince's flipper in his hand, he smiled. "In your kingdom marriage is how you wed two animals. But in our kingdom's not all unities are joyful. He took the knife from Hans' flipper and slashed Kowalski's flipper.
Kowalski screamed in agony, and Hans held him tighter as he struggled.
"The drawing of blood from the two who are to be united" Blowhole cut open Hans' free wing, and Hans' flinched. "And combining of the blood is how we wed in my kingdom when the two do not like each other."
Skipper let out a cry of anger and lunged foward, but Hans' laughing friends pulled him back.
Blowhole took Kowalski's flipper again, but before he could join it with Hans' there was a shattering sound.
Kowalski watched in horror as Julien and Rico fell from the viewpoint. When they landed... they were broken and still.
Hans' grip loosened as the puffin looked in suprise, and Kowalski forced his way free. Whimpering slightly as his cut flipper moved. He ran to Julien's side, and looked at the lemur soulfully.
Julien's eyes opened slowly and he looked at Kowalski sadly. "Kowalski?" He whimpered.
Kowalski felt tears roll down as he remembered Julien's speak those same words the night of the raid that put Julien in the coma. He knelt down, and put his flipper on Julien's cheek. "Julien... Julien please don't leave me..."
The lemur tried to get up but fell back down groaning. "I can't... "
"Julien..." Kowalski begged, "please... I need you. I don't care about the rules anymore... the rules aren't important Julien. Please!"
"You said the rules said that we couldn't be together... does that mean..."
"Yes Julien... I love you... ok... I... I can't t live without you... I..." Kowalski paused and looked at the wounds Julien had gotten. Looking back, the only one who knew what he wanted was Skipper, and the king nodded, with a small smile on his face.
Without another word, Kowalski put his wounded flipper on one of Julien's wounds.
"No!" Blowhole exclaimed. "You- You can't-"
"Our prince seems to already be united. You can't do anything else Blowhole."
Blowhole exchanged horrified glances with Hans. And Julien looked up at Kowalski, he was very weak. "Kowalski?" He asked.
"Yes Julien?" Kowalski replied through his tears.
"What's going to happen now?"
Kowalski smiled, "you'll see Julien... but for now... just sleep. You're very injured." Julien soon blacked out.
. . .
Julien opened his eyes. He was in a hospital bed. Please tell me this wasn't all just another dream... He thought.
"Julien you're awake!" Kowalski smiled.
"Kowalski? Wait... what about... and Hans'... and the ballroom..." Julien tried to get up but was shocked with a horrible pain.
"Julien you're hurt right now. Please stay still. Hans' and his kingdom are gone. We forced them to leave, and to sign a treaty to never enter our kingdom again. It's over Julien."
"And... us?"
Kowalski looked into Julien's eyes, "a real marriage is going to be arranged once you've recovered. But technically... we are already married..."
Julien smiled, everything had turned out right. "I love you Kowalski" Julien cooed.
Kowalski smirked, "I love you too Julien, sorry for everything I messed up... it's my fault you're like this."
Julien widened his eyes, "no! it's not you're fault you-"
"But." Kowalski continued, "I think I can make it up to you..."
Julien smiled and leaned in...
Kowalski gladly leaned in too...
Neither wanted to break the kiss...
Gladly they both had the same excuse not to stop...
They both, had a LOT to make up for.
The End
