Author's Note: OK, here's another chapter for "Marlene The Little Otter"...Hope you enjoy!

[Normal Narrator; No one's POV]

Marlene, the real Marlene, holds her head in her flippers. Crying uncontrollably, with all the tears in her eyes.

Skipper looks at her in pain. He's hurt her. Hurt her, deeply. How could he have been so foolish? So, careless? You don't just make someone think you really like them, and then walk away. Whether or not you were acting.

Silently, he swam over to the platform of his habitat. Skipper thought to himself, before walking up to her. "Dollface?" He said in a sincerely, concerned voice.

She turned away from him. Continuing to cry even harder than before. Skipper's heart was beginning to slowly shatter. But why did he feel this way? He loved Marlene. Maybe it's because, if he didn't know any better, this penguin was exactly like Marlene. In every single way.

"If that spy wanted to bring me down, she should have been like Dollface." Skipper thought to himself. He kneeled down in front of her. Marlene felt him getting closer, and leaned away from him.

Skipper embraced her gently. She struggled and struggled, but Skipper didn't let go. He held her tight, against his body. Gradually, Marlene calmed down.

He pulled himself back to where he could look at her. She hid her face, but Skipper held her chin with his flipper. "Dollface...I'm sorry. I'm sorry if I made you feel like I was leading you on. Believe me, when I say I wasn't." Marlene looked up at him with her big, puffy, red eyes.

He sighed, continuing, "You see, The otter who leaves over there. She..Well...She means...a lot..to me. Her name is Marlene. She's a very nice and caring otter. And, once I looked into the otter's eyes, who's over there right now...I knew she wasn't Marlene." Marlene was surprised that Skipper felt this way about her as an otter.

Skipper looked into her eyes, "You know...You remind me so much of Marlene..I guess that's why I went after you. You're exactly like the one I love...But, you're a penguin. I thought we would have more of a chance of working out, then Marlene and myself would. Turns out, I was wrong. I love her..and..And I can't go on without her any longer." Marlene inched back in shock.

He loved her. He loved her! All this time, and- Wait...No. She was a penguin, now! All she had to do was tell Skipper who she was! Really! She yelled in his face, or tried to. When she remembered she couldn't speak, Marlene shed a tear.

Skipper noticed the glimmering tear. "Ah...Dollface..I'm so sorry I've hurt you." She looked at him, then pushed away so she could demonstrate what she wanted to say, like charades.

Fortunately for Marlene, Skipper was very good at that game.

He watched as she began to demonstrate all sorts of things. "Hm...OK...Three words...Four syllables...First word...One Syllable...Eye..I! I?..OK...Um...Second word...One syllable...Um...a..Amy? Delete..last letter..Am..Am?" Skipper watched as she nodded. "'I am'...OK, Last Word...Two Syllables...Otter...Next...Door...Otter...Marlene? Marlene!" She smiled wide, nearly jumping up and down as Skipper understood.

He looked at her, confused by what she said. "'I am, Marlene'? So, Dollface...You're...you're...Wait..How are you, Marlene?" Marlene thought she would tell him the whole story after she got her voice back, if she ever did.

So, she summoned it up. Skipper guessed, again, that they were playing charades. "OK...Four Words...First word...Four letters...Not...real..Fake? Fake..OK...Second word...Five letters...You...Um...Mammal...Otter!...Third word...Four letters...N...ex...t..Next..Next!...OK...Last word...Four letters...Um..Hatch?..No...Hm...Door! Door?...'Fake Otter Next Door'..." Skipper trailed off, contemplating what 'Marlene' could have meant by that.

He looked up as Marlene made another gesture. "You..you want..You want paper? OK..." Swiftly, Skipper flew down the hatch and grabbed a pencil, but couldn't find any paper! "Hoover Dam...That's just great..."

[Back on the platform]

Marlene waited impatiently on top of the penguin's H.Q. She just couldn't wait to tell Skipper..that..that she loved him too. It took her breathe away; Finding out that Skipper actually fell in love with her as an otter.

Suddenly, a great cloud of mist and lightning appeared in front of Marlene.

Author's Note: So, how did you like this chapter? I know it's short, but I just had to leave a cliffhanger...You guys know me...I can't help myself! Anyway, please review!