Stupid Skipper! How could he say all those rude things to her? He was so mean! So.. So..
She threw her pillow in her face. She was upset and mad. But mostly she was just.. Sad.. He said no. But why did he kiss her then? If he doesn't feel the same way? Why kiss her then say it wouldn't work out because they're different species?
Maybe he's right. A penguin and a otter. How silly is that.
She growled into her pillow. Tears filled up in her eyes. With sigh she decided to take a nap and hopefully this was all a dream.
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"Marlene?"
Marlene woke up startled, she recognized that voice. It couldn't be could it? Not at this time.
Marlene glanced at her home entrance. There standing, was Fred, her failed true love date that Kowalski tried to set her up with. But it didn't work out. This was a surprise, why was he here?
"Fred." Marlene wiped her now dry eyes. She glared at him. What could he want, especially at a time like this? "What are you doing here?"
"Antonio wanted to meet you. So I brought him." he said simply.
"Antonio?" Marlene never heard of this name. "Who's Antonio?"
"He's my friend, who's an otter like you." Fred said. "He wants to come in. Is that okay? "
"Um." Marlene wasn't sure. But she was curious on this otter guy. She thought she was the only otter in the zoo and park. She nodded. "Okay, sure."
Antonio? Who the heck was Antonio?
Fred called out. "Okay Antonio. She said sure!"
Marlene gazed in awe as a handsome otter with dark green eyes walked in, he had darker brown fur. He stood tall with his perfect fit body. She noticed that a part of the top of his tail was white. It was a birthmark much like hers, her right foot was white. Marlene's face began to heat up. Never had she seen a handsome otter or another otter for a long time.
"You must be Marlene." He spoke soflty in his Spanish accent. He leaned in and gripped her paw and gave her a soft kiss on it. He gave a warm smile. "My name is Antonio. It's lovely to meet you. My friend here told me alot about you. So I wanted to meet you."
"uh.. Haha. Umm." Marlene laughed nervously. She pulled her paw away. Her fur beginning to tense up once again. She glanced toward Fred and began shoving him away. "Hey Fred? Can I.. Can I talk to you for a moment?"
"Sure."
"Fred. Why is he here?"
"He wanted to meet you."
"I know but." Marlene sighed. She didn't know how to explain. "What does he want with me?"
"I dunno. Date you I guess." He shrugged.
"D-Date me?" Marlene blushed. She tried not to look at Antonio, who waved nicely. She blushed deeper as she looked back at Fred. "But... But I just met him! "
"Same with me and you." he said. "We just met and starting dating. It didn't work out. But maybe it'll work with you and him. After all I told him about how our date went. He was interested and kept asking for the past few weeks. And he's an otter just like you. So I'm sure it'll work out. "
"uh I'm. Uh..."
"I'm gonna leave now."
"What? Fred, don't" Marlene whispered harshly, she tried to grab him but he walked past her paws. "Don't leave me alone with him!"
"I'll see you later Antonio." Fred waved at him.
"Later old friend." He waved goodbye. Then he stepped forward and held his paws together. "Now then. Where were we Miss Marlene?"
"uh um uh.." Marlene wasn't sure what to say. She was dumbstruck by the handsome otter. He was just so good looking. She nearly forgot why she was so upset. Maybe this was a chance to just forget and have a bit of fun. After all. He was new and friendly. She gave him a soft smile. "How about we go outside? Show you my habitat maybe?"
"That." He lifted his arm for Marlene to grab. She did and smiled at him. He chuckled. "Would be lovely."
Marlene let out a soft giggle as she led him outside of her home.
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Skipper drank his coffee with a fish like usual. His mind was spinning about what just happened a couple of hours ago. If was for the best. Wasn't it? They couldn't be together. They're both different species. It wouldn't work out. Right?
Then he thought back at the kiss they shared last night. It didn't last long but he wished it did. Her taste. Her smell. Her everything, it made his heart skip a beat.
He shook his head
What was he thinking? No it wasn't going to work. He told her no. And that was final. 2 totally different species being together is crazy!... Right? He's a leader and a leader doesn't have time for love or anything like that!... Right?
"Skippah! "
Skipper was way to focused in his thoughts, he didn't see Pravite run up to him and wave his flippers. He nearly dropped his coffee.
"Yes?"
"I was going to go check up on Marlene but I saw another otter with her!" he cried out. "I've never seen him before in ma life!"
Everyone else perked up and began to waddle toward him.
"Men move out operation:Finding the intruder is a go!" Skipper announced without letting anyone else talk. He barked. "Go! Go! Go!"
They quickly slid to Marlene's habitat in silence. They jumped at the edge of the wall and laid there. They were hidden just right beside her tree. They gazed down and saw that there were 2 otters indeed.
"Kowalski, analysis."
"It seems that.." He begin. "Marlene is with a otter. A handsome one if I might add. And he's playing her Spanish guitar. Which is quite impressive."
"But Marlene's the only otter here." Pravite said. He held a flipper to his chin in thought. "Unless.."
"Unless he's a spy from another zoo." Skipper cut in. He growled. "Men. Take him down! I want answers!"
"Skipper, I don't think -" Kowalski was cut off as the others dove into the otter habitat without him finishing. He sighed. "oh boy, here we go."
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Antiono played the Spanish guitar amazily and Marlene stared in awe.
They laid beside her tree next to her pond
"You play amazingly. "
"Years of practice." Antonio chuckled. Then he stared straight. His tail twitched. His face harden. He whispered toward her. "Some thing's wrong."
"What?" she was cut off as Pravite came out of no where and tackled her down. "What the? Pravite?"
"Sorry Marlene." He said sadly.
Antonio gazed confusely at what just happened before him he slowly placed down the guitar. Then he was attacked by 2 penguins and was held to the ground. They gripped his shoulders and stood him up on his knees.
"Rico! Kowalski!" Marlene growled. She pushed Pravite off and walked toward them. "Let him go."
"No can do Marlene." Skipper stepped out of the bushes. He walked around the male otter, studying him. He stood in front of him and glared at him. "he's a spy from another zoo! "
"Spy?" Antonio let out a laugh. "My friend. You got it all wrong."
"I'm not your friend." He growled.
"Forgive me. Where are my manners?mi nombre es Antiono." He said then grinned, like he wasn't afaid of these penguins. "Now, can we be friends?"
"No!"
"well, can you let me go? Or I'll.."
"You'll what? We're trained penguins." Skipper crossed his flippers over his chest.
Antiono let out a chuckle. "So it may seem."
"Skipper let him go. He's a friend." Marlene said standing by his side. "I can't have friends?"
"He's a spy."
"You got no proof!"
"We don't need proof. We know."
"What? That makes no sense!"
Antiono let out another chuckle. Then using all his strength. He stood up and waved his paws, sending Rico and Kowalski flying with unexpected force.
Antiono stood and walked toward Skipper. He gazed down at him. With a smile, he reached out his paw.
"You're Skipper, right?" he asked.
"Yes." Skipper eyed him before he finally shook his paw.
"I am Antiono. Trust me. I am no spy. I am the otter of the park. The one and only."
"Oh yeah? The one and only otter in the park? Where did you learn that move then? "
"An otter never tells his sercerts." Antonio smiled then he gazed at the other penguins. "What are your names?
"That's classified." Skipper growled.
"Everything is classified to you Skipper." Marlene rolled her eyes. She pointed to each penguin as she said their name. "This is Pravite, Kowalski and Rico."
"Marlene! Giving our names to the enemy! How could you?!"
She growled. "Why can't you just trust me this one time? He's not a spy! He's a friend! Even ask Fred. He brought him here!"
"... He did?"
"YES." She yelled. "Now apologize."
It was awkward. Antiono gazed between the two.
"Hello." Pravite finally spoke up. He reached out his flipper. "We're sorry for attacking you and I hope to be good friends."
"Me too.. Nice to meet you."
"Greetings. As Marlene said I am Kowalski. And this here is Rico." He pointed next to him. Rico grinned and puked up random things until he puked up a half eaten fish. Holding it in is flippers, he leaned forward. "He wants to know if you want some fish."
"Fish!" He said happily.
"uh.. N-no. I'm good. Thank you." Antonio's eye twitched he held a paw up, shaking his head. How did all that fit in this penguin's stomach? He didn't know and it was making him sick. Rico shrugged and threw the fish back in his mouth with a grin.
"Well. It was nice meeting you penguins." He walked to Marlene and held out his paw. "My lady. Would you do me the honor of getting me the heck out of here?"
Marlene gazed at his paw then at Skipper, who she couldn't read his expression. She looked back at Antiono and gave a smile. "I would love too."
Marlene took his paw and guided him away from the penguins. She glared at them. "Don't follow us."
Antiono leaned in and whispered. "I'm pretty sure they will."
"Yeah I know. That's what they do." Marlene rolled her eyes. They jumped up over the fence.
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Skipper still glared in the direction that they went.
"He seemed nice." Pravite smiled. "I would love to get to know him better."
Kowalski eyed Skipper. "You alright sir?"
"Why wouldn't I be?"
"Well." he began. "Marlene. She has a new love interest it seems. "
"And?" He raised an eyebrow.
"Don't you love her skippah?" Pravite asked innocently.
"I do.." Skipper said after a moment. "But she's better of with him."
"But.."
"If you love someone. You let them go. Young Pravite. You'll understand once you're older." Skipper turned around. He began walking toward their home with his head held down. "Men. I was wrong. If Marlene says he's not a spy. Then we take her word for it. Take the rest of the day off. Do what ever you want. I need to be alone and to think ."
Their eyes widen.
"Skipper." Kowalski began. "Did you just say we should take Marlene's word for it? And take a day off? All in one sentence? "
"Yeah? So what?" He turned around
"it's just.." Pravite played with his flippers while gazing at the ground. "You never take anyone's word for it. Especially Marlene's, the innocent otter. And.. And we hardly take any days off. "
Rico nodded his head furiously.
"I trust her." He said after a moment. "And consider this your lucky day. Use it wisely. We'll train hard tomorrow.
"Don't you think we should follow them?" asked Pravite. "Like we always do?"
"Marlene said not too. Respect her wish."
Their eyes widen once again. It was a surprise. Skipper would always follow everyone. Why did he say no? They didn't dare question their leader again.
"Aye aye sir." Pravite sighed sadly. Rico frowned, he was hoping to attack Antiono again. Kowalski rubbed his chin in thought. Slowly, they followed their leader home.
Skipper was acting differently.