A/n Before I get on with this next chapter I must say to all of the readers , first off thank you for the positive criticism and second honestly this wasn't how I planned my story to go in this mildly violent, heart breaking way. At first it was just a short story of Marlene falling in love with Julian and having to admit her feelings towards him but this path is much more exciting and I love writing it.

Feeding off of Rico's succulent blood Marlene felt satisfied by her easy to break prey, Marlene soon felt a sense of bloodlust inside of her system. She wanted more and the only way to do that is to eliminate the penguins and feed upon they're wretched bones.

Yes more…. I need more Skipper…..

….

Meanwhile inside the penguin H.Q Julian was worsening by the minute and Darla is to the brink of unconsciousness. Skipper wasn't happy about the conditions in which his patients were in and vaguely started worrying about them.

"Kowalski! Where Is RICO!"

Kowalski pondered with his fingers before realizing Skipper was in a furious mood.

"Oh! Um…. If memory serves Julian asked him to retrieve a smoothie for him"

"Ah… sweet sugar and salmon man. We don't have time for this"

Skipper was in a frisky mood rubbing his chin trying to contemplate for ideas. Kowalski stayed seated with a bored expression on his face.

"(sigh) If only I had an elixir to cure these animals of their pain, maybe it would take their minds off of the fact tha-"Kowalski stopped in mind sentence and shook his head dismay.

"Wait what do you mean by take their minds off? Off what?" Skipper asked.

Kowalski let off a big sigh and looked down to the concrete floor. Skipper looked at him nervously; Kowalski never looked this depressed before.

"Kowalski! Is there something you're not telling me?"

"Skipper… I'm afraid to say this but because of the vicious damage Marlene cause upon everyone the animals are now in a state of unconsciousness."

"And….. So what else is new?" Skipper blurted out

"So, this means they are slowly falling into death. I don't have the technology to keep them alive for much longer…. I'm sorry to say but this may be they're final days" Kowalski finished letting out a stream of tears.

Skipper was devastated, dropping to his knees hoping that everyone would be ok, that somehow he could resolve this like he would do in everyday situations. But now knowing their death clock was ticking all seemed lost for the elite commando penguin.

"NO! This can't be, Kowalski y-you can invent something that can make them better, right?"

Kowalski didn't respond, still reliving his pain by crying there was nothing no one could do anymore.

"Please tell me, anything please something that can help, might help any-"

"NO! There's nothing I can do, It's over don't you get it? I've failed them their dead, finished, muertos, riposi in pace"

Skipper picked himself off of the floor, trying not to burst into tears. He wiped the dust of his feathers and tried to keep a straight face. He stared at all of his friends feeling guilt and grief.

"Forgive me" Skipper whispered

"Kowalski find Private and Rico, I want everyone here to give my friends a proper saying"

Kowalski wiped his eyes with his feathers and followed Skipper's commands; he needed to take his mind off of the horrific sight of his friends.

Outside Marlene was awaiting for another penguin to exit the safety of their precious H.Q wanting to pounce on the next living thing that moved she waited patiently hoping Skipper would come out next for she could unleash hell upon him. Suddenly something popped out from under the food dish, a tall skinny penguin came wandering outside. Marlene smirked

"Oh Kowalski, sweet, sweet Kowalski you are mine" Marlene said retracting her lethal claws.

"Rico, Private! Where are you?" Kowalski shouted in hopes for a response.

Kowalski wondered off into the lemur habitat searching for his two friends

"Ric-"Kowalski stopped

On the grass laid a large figure stained in blood shivering. Coated with bumps and deep cuts, Kowalski stood in awed, terrified by what lied on the ground. Kowalski shook in fear as he walked closer to the body; he put one hand on its shoulder and slowly turned it over. What Kowalski saw next made his heart skip a beat, the nearly dead animal was Rico, shaking and making small grunts in fear.

"Ric- Ric-Rico wha-what happened?" Kowalski said sick to his stomach by his deformed friend.

Rico's eyes tried to keep open as he gave his friend a gentle smile. He lifted one fin into the air as he pointed at Kowalski.

"M-M-Mar…lene" Rico said

"Marlene did this to you?" Kowalski gasped in horror

"No….." Rico said

"Then who did this? Who!" Kowalski yelled in anger as he witnessed his best friend slowly starting to die

"Be-behind….." Rico finished before passing out

"Behind?" Kowalski said "what does that even mean?"

Kowalski jumped in fear, he slowly turned around as he heard two hands clapping, almost sounding like a small applaud. Marlene stood behind clapping in victory as she had the brainy penguin right where she had him.

"Ha ha ha….. Oh Kowalski you simple minded idiot" Marlene insulted the terrified penguin

Kowalski stood up, backing away from the crazed otter. Marlene stepped closer as Kowalski moved backwards

"Who else could have done this? You claim to be the brightest animal in the zoo but couldn't figure out who hurt you're precious friend? Hmm….?"

Kowalski started to sweat and his heart pumped vigorously. He was frightened by Marlene's appearance, what she did to Rico was scary and the Kowalski wasn't about to let that happen to him.

"Wait why are you backing away? I thought you liked me. I thought you were my friend" Marlene saying in a dark tone

"Stay away from me you unholy evil of science, y-you can't hurt me" Kowalski said nervously

"Awe…. I thought we really had a future together Kowalski. I was thinking something like Marski, y'know a combination of Marlene and Kowalski"

Kowalski was at the edge of the stone concrete habitat, nowhere else to back away to. Marlene grabbed on to him, stuck her large dark-brown paw on to his face, the penguin was stricken with fear she brought her face to his and started breathing down on to him, she calmly whispered to him.

"Where is Skipper?"

"A-at… t-the, the He-he head quarters" Kowalski stuttered

Marlene smiled at the penguin, he was easy to break and to his dismay it pleased Marlene.

"Now was that so hard Kowalski?" Marlene asked

Marlene tapped his cheek and for a slim moment of time just as Marlene seemed to walk away Kowalski let out large gaps in relive. He thought he was off the hook but as he started to scurry back home the other way to warn Skipper he was stopped in his tracks by a certain otter. She grabbed on to his fin tightly.

"Oh wait I forgot one little thing" Marlene said

"W-what would that be?" Kowalski asked

"To sample you're blood…."

Marlene was on top of him, claws retracted out she tackled Kowalski on the sharp concrete and made a small incision on his soft under belly, Kowalski shrieked in pain. Marlene slid her one of her claws gently across his face to comfort him as she brought her face down to his cut wound. Kowalski's heart did back flips while he witnessed Marlene feasting upon him; Marlene hungered for blood as she went in deeper.

"YUK!" Marlene shouted, she spit bright red blood at Kowalski's face

"Too salty" Marlene said as she licked the remaining stains of blood from her lips

Marlene picked herself from the ground and cracked her knuckles, seeing her prey die was the best part of being wild, friend or not they bought it on themselves.

"Don't get too comfortable Kowalski after I'm done with Skipper I'll be back to feast on the remaining parts of your flesh"

I hope Skipper taste sweeter than him…

She chuckled lightly as she walked toward the penguins H.Q. The showdown that was meant to be, friend versus friend revenge served cold, death by a cold killer.

A/n Bored….. Nothing to do, this story is almost over and plan to write a sequel called Love Square. There's a small summary on my page Major Spoilers. We I'll update soon.