The Luv-U-Later Discovery

Chapter 2

Kowalski popped his head out of the fish bowl, his eyes scanned the platform for any sign of his leader. "Hm, now where'd Skipper run off to? I wonder," the smart penguin questioned out loud to himself as he emerged from the bowl now that he knew that the cost was clear. Just at that moment Private also slipped out beside him.

"Any sign of him Kowalski?" Private asked as he watched Kowalski put the luv-u-later under his flippers.

"That's a negative, we must keep our distance from Skipper, if we are to find out for sure and then I guess we can tell him. Who know's how he'll take it though?" Kowalski spotted the flat headed penguin talking with Marlene, he smiled "how fitting."

The two penguins jumped out their habitat and slid over to Marlene's undetected by the otter and penguin who were walking about in Marlene's habitat. Kowalski and Private jumped into a bush closest to them, Skipper's back to was facing them so Kowalski thought this was the best opportunity to try it out.

"Hm, now let's see if we can confirm this," he whispered. The luv-u-later was pointed direct at Skipper it started to beep rather loudly and quite rapidly but luckily enough Kowalski turned the volume down ,he sighed in relief that his leader didn't hear, or so he thought.

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Skipper had stopped by Marlene's habitat to see how she was, after doing his round of making sure that the zoo was okay, the two had started walking around the habitat "isn't it just lovely today, it's such a good day for sunbathing," said Marlene as she was enjoying the weather.

Skipper smiled, "ten, four on that Marlene," something soon caught his attention sound of rustling bushes made him stick his flipper to stop the otter from walking any further past it, "hold up Marlene we're being spied on!"

Marlene jumped slightly as Skipper's flipper stopped her from going another step, she glanced at him and saw him watching the bushes closest to them. "Someone in there?" She asked.

Skipper narrowed his eyes, "well let's just see," the flat headed penguin jumped over the bush and attacked poor Kowalski who was caught by surprise.

"Gahhhh, Skipper wait it's me!" He shouted as they rolled about and stopped with Skipper standing in a fighting stance on top of him. Priivate had stood back and had his flippers covered over his eyes.

Skipper paused with a frown and jumped off the smart penguin, "I can't believe my own team would spie on me!" He waved his flippers.

Kowalski glanced over to Private who looked a bit paniced, he turned back to his leader and tried to reason with him, "Skipper wait, let me explain we weren't spying on you, well we were but not for the way you think!"

Skipper paused his pacing and his disappointed rant about his team to listen to the smart penguin, "alright Kowalski I'm all ears, if I had any."

Kowalski noticed Marlene close by, "um, could we do it in the HQ? I'd rather not do it in front of Marlene."

Skipper gave a nod and the penguins said goodbye to Marlene and headed back to their HQ. They found Rico combing his doll girlfriends hair. He paused what he was doing to listen in, "okay Kowalski explain yourself and Private while think of a suitable punishment."

Kowalski laughed nervously, "very well, you know I showed you the love-u-later yesterday?"

Skipper raised his eye ridge he was very suspicious where the smart penguin going with this? "Yeah what about it?"

"Well me and Private have discovered that this machine was dead wrong about Marlene's one true love being in the park. I know that whoever it is, is in this very zoo and I just happen to know who it is."

Skipper could feel butterflies in his stomach, he knew there was something wrong with that machine but now he had to find out who her one true love actually was and he was hoping that could be him I mean maybe you never know. "Go, on Kowalski I don't have all day!" He urged the smart penguin since he looked rather nervous at the thought of telling his leader.

Kowalski took a breath, "um I would brace yourself Skipper."

Skipper narrowed his eyes and showed how impatient he was letting Kowalski know that he wanted answers. "Well, we've come to the conclusion that Marlene's one true love is...You." Kowalski closed his eyes to await Skipper's reaction he fully expected a yell of fury and annoyance but was slightly surprised when all he got was silence from the flat headed penguin.

Private had let out a gasp making Kowalski open his eyes only to let out a gasp himself, "Skipper?"

Private held his beak with his flipper's, "oh, dear I don't think I expected that reaction out of Skippah."

Kowalski towered over his now fainted leader, "uh, neither did I, I fully expected a yell of rage or him smashing my machine but not this!"

"Skipper!" Yelled a concerned Rico as he ran to his side.

"Don't worry Rico he'll be fine, I hope." Kowalski with a little worry.

Suddenly Skipper's eyes slowly opened and the blurred versions of his team mates soon vanished and he slowly sat himself up, "uh, what happened? Last thing I remembered was you telling me was that I was Marlene's one true love. But that can't be true it must've been a dream I mean me be being Marlene's true love that's just ridiculous right?"Skipper laughed a little and stood on his webbed feet and shook his head at the thought but his face did show a little disappointment and he couldn't help but feel it.

Kowalski raised his eyes, "um but Skipper it wasn't a dream."

Skipper studied Kowalski's face and knew he was right he sighed, "are you sure about this Kowalski?"

Kowalski nodded, "yes I am certain that this machine 100% right this time."

Skipper looked away, "well what now?"

Kowalski blushed, "you could go and tell her."

The flat-headed penguin eyes went wide "are you insane Kowalski? I can't tell Marlene, we're two different species, beside I don't even know if she would like me like that!"

Kowalski smirked, "so, your not denying that you, yourself like's Marlene like that?!"

Skipper paused and frowned, "uh, of course I'm denying it she's a mammal all mammal's are morons!" The moment he let this out he regretted saying it. He knew he didn't mean this specially towards Marlene, it more directed at someone like Julien and Blowhole. He had know idea that a certain otter had heard the last part of their conversation behind Private's 1st prize entrance.