CHAPTER 9
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The sun was beginning to set when Drakken finally reached the helicopter. Shego was awake, and she was siting in the helicopter,resting.
Drakken handed her one of the coconuts; he had smashed one open on a huge rock on the way back. Shego took it without saying anything and ate it silently, making sure to make no eye contact with Drakken. She was still furious at him.
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After Drakken had drank the milk out of his coconut, he felt better, and ready to go to sleep for the night.
There was only one problem- the helicopter was small, and only big enough for one person to lay down in. Unless he and Shego squeezed in together, but that would involve them lying next to each other, and Drakken was sure Shego did NOT want to do that. So he decided to give her the entire helicopter. He would sleep outside.
After saying "Goodnight" to Shego, (And getting no reply) Drakken settled down on the sand. It was hard and cold. The wind was blowing pretty hard now, and it was no longer warm out. In fact the temperature had dropped a considerable amount that night.
Drakken knew that he would have to build a shelter, if he wanted to stay warm at all.
In the dim light, he set out into the bushy jungle part of the island to get some equipment to build his shelter with.
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He followed the same path he had gone before, (avoiding the monkey in the coconut tree) and collected long sturdy sticks, leaves and other things he thought would be useful for his house.
This is going to be so cool! Drakken thought to himself, walking back up his trail to the helicopter. Just wait until Shego sees my grand forest mansion!
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5 minutes later...
"Darn sticks!" Drakken muttered, as he TRYED to build his mansion.
It was the middle of the night, and so far he had only succeeded in making a big messy pile of sticks and leaves, much less a mansion.
After fumbling over the sticks that kept breaking, and the leaves that kept tearing, for another hour or so, Drakken got so tired, he just dropped dead asleep on the disgusting rotten pile of wood.
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In the morning, Shego awoke and found him asleep there...
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"Dr. Drakken! Wake up! It's almost mid-day, and your hair smells like rotting logs from all this moldy wood!"
Drakken half opened his eyes, and saw a happy, much better looking Shego, staring down at him, laughing.
Surely she remembered what had happened last night. Surely she remembered, their argument, and how she wasn't speaking to him anymore. What was up with her? Last night she was a grumpy, moody wreck. And this morning she was happy, playful, and in a teasing sort of mood.
Drakken pondered this for awhile, and then he finally came to the conclusion that he would never understand women.
That morning, after Drakken had had a quick wash-up in the ocean, a close encounter with a snake, and more monkey trouble, Drakken and Shego ate bananas and drank coconut milk for breakfast.
Later, the two went on an adventure hike, for fun. They found a wild grape plant, and ate rich, ripe grapes, while basking in the sunshine, and chatting away.
The entire day was great. The only down part of it was that Shego had been sick after breakfast at one point, and then she got angry at Drakken for asking if she was okay.
But her anger didn't last for long. And Drakken was thankful for that!
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The sun was beginning to set when Drakken finally reached the helicopter. Shego was awake, and she was siting in the helicopter,resting.
Drakken handed her one of the coconuts; he had smashed one open on a huge rock on the way back. Shego took it without saying anything and ate it silently, making sure to make no eye contact with Drakken. She was still furious at him.
_____
After Drakken had drank the milk out of his coconut, he felt better, and ready to go to sleep for the night.
There was only one problem- the helicopter was small, and only big enough for one person to lay down in. Unless he and Shego squeezed in together, but that would involve them lying next to each other, and Drakken was sure Shego did NOT want to do that. So he decided to give her the entire helicopter. He would sleep outside.
After saying "Goodnight" to Shego, (And getting no reply) Drakken settled down on the sand. It was hard and cold. The wind was blowing pretty hard now, and it was no longer warm out. In fact the temperature had dropped a considerable amount that night.
Drakken knew that he would have to build a shelter, if he wanted to stay warm at all.
In the dim light, he set out into the bushy jungle part of the island to get some equipment to build his shelter with.
_____
He followed the same path he had gone before, (avoiding the monkey in the coconut tree) and collected long sturdy sticks, leaves and other things he thought would be useful for his house.
This is going to be so cool! Drakken thought to himself, walking back up his trail to the helicopter. Just wait until Shego sees my grand forest mansion!
_____
5 minutes later...
"Darn sticks!" Drakken muttered, as he TRYED to build his mansion.
It was the middle of the night, and so far he had only succeeded in making a big messy pile of sticks and leaves, much less a mansion.
After fumbling over the sticks that kept breaking, and the leaves that kept tearing, for another hour or so, Drakken got so tired, he just dropped dead asleep on the disgusting rotten pile of wood.
_____
In the morning, Shego awoke and found him asleep there...
_____
"Dr. Drakken! Wake up! It's almost mid-day, and your hair smells like rotting logs from all this moldy wood!"
Drakken half opened his eyes, and saw a happy, much better looking Shego, staring down at him, laughing.
Surely she remembered what had happened last night. Surely she remembered, their argument, and how she wasn't speaking to him anymore. What was up with her? Last night she was a grumpy, moody wreck. And this morning she was happy, playful, and in a teasing sort of mood.
Drakken pondered this for awhile, and then he finally came to the conclusion that he would never understand women.
That morning, after Drakken had had a quick wash-up in the ocean, a close encounter with a snake, and more monkey trouble, Drakken and Shego ate bananas and drank coconut milk for breakfast.
Later, the two went on an adventure hike, for fun. They found a wild grape plant, and ate rich, ripe grapes, while basking in the sunshine, and chatting away.
The entire day was great. The only down part of it was that Shego had been sick after breakfast at one point, and then she got angry at Drakken for asking if she was okay.
But her anger didn't last for long. And Drakken was thankful for that!
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