"Kowalski, analysis." Skipper ordered concernedly as he gently laid the sleeping Marlene down on her pillow. Her mother and father stood behind the penguins holding each other, with concern. Skipper's mother had already taken the captain out, Darlene, Carlene had followed behind, trying not to stay in the gloom, yet fear, and worry rattled their bones.
"She seems to be suffering a mild heat stroke." Kowalski diagnosed eagerly, Skipper was at her side careful not to touch her, for she looked so delicate. Kowalski put a comforting flipper on his leaders shoulder, "In her condition, she'll be awake in a few hours."
"Dismissed soldier." Skipper demanded, staying by Marlene's side. Kowalski nodded and rushed from the habitat to deliver the news to Carlene and Darlene, possibly Rico and Private. Skipper wouldn't dare shoe out her parents they wanted to see their daughter ok as much as he did.
Everything was peaceful and quiet, yet the air around Skipper remained tense and boiled. Marlene looked so calm but he couldn't consider what was going on in her head. He could only pray she was sweetly dreaming and she would be all right when she awoke.
"Skipper, we are going to make sure the girls are ok, you're more than welcome to stay." Martha urge red toward the shorter penguin, yet Skipper didn't move, he kept his eyes and attention glue to Marlene. Yet in his heart, he was thankful, truly utterly happy.
"Make sure to take care of my little girl." Arthur commanded sternly, Skipper nodded his head weakly, "Affirmative sir." Skipper saluted to her father with a delicate smile and turned back to the appeared peaceful otter that he love, yet inside was much more.
"Skipper! Help me, please!" Marlene screamed in pure fear, She hanging from a thin rope, she couldn't see anything except blackness above her, in fact she couldn't even see where the rope was coming from, yet she held it for dear life, because she knew certain death was below her.
Her paws burned and her voice was raw from yelling for unanswered help, she felt sick and scared. She just wanted to be safe in Skipper's arms, she wanted to be ok and she wanted him to be ok. Everything began to fade away, slowly and the rope began breaking.
Marlene gave out a final scream to the respected name of her love, "Skipper," the name echoed throughout where-ever she was. In addition, for a few moments of silence, she felt her paws weakening, and she knew she couldn't hold on forever, and even if she could, the rope couldn't last.
Marlene felt like she was being yanked upward, farther and farther toward the surface of where ever she was. And before long, she could make out the head of Skipper, and his worried blue eyes. "Skipper!" Marlene cried in Delight, Skipper looked down at her, a smile appeared on his beak.
"Marlene, hold on tight, I've got you." Skipper directed instantly, Marlene nodded and withdrew all her strength to hold onto the rope she clung too. She was so close to Skipper now that all her fear was fading away, she reached up for his flipper, and grabbed hold securely.
Just as she did the rope below her broke and she felt her feet dangle, as Skipper held her with all his might. She looked up at him full of fear, as she struggled to keep hold of him. He pulled up inch by agonizing inch. Skipper grunted occasionally, yet never gave up.
Marlene placed a foot on the top of the black ledge, and fell safely into Skipper's flippers, She hugged him tightly, not wanting to let go. "You're ok Marlene, but you must be tired, just rest." Skipper urged her protectively; Even though she wasn't tired she did as told, and closed her eyes.
Skipper heard an uneasy ruckus come from the outside of the habitat, it was his mother, yelling and she heard Captain as well. Soon Captain was fighting his way inside, angrily and annoyingly. "You insolent boy, you are wasting your time. She's nothing more than an otter, lower mammal," Captain spat angrily, Skipper couldn't take it anymore, all his father did was insult him, and everyone he cared for.
"You wonder why I don't consider you my father, you are a sour crab and you don't really care for me, you never did, it was always Comrade to you, and I can't take it anymore. Why did you come if all you do is make us all suffer," Skipper yelled toward the older penguin. Captain narrowed his eyes at him youngest son.
"Comrade could do things right, he worked hard and never ran off with an otter. What happened to Alexis? She was a well penguin and she was no lower mammal." Captain demanded an answer making everyone in the room except Skippers mother confused.
"She wasn't Marlene, and she never will be. Alexis was just another military penguin, boring and pompous, But Marlene is something else. So let it go, I will not love anyone other than Marlene." Skipper's flippers were balled into fists.
"I will not love anyone other than Marlene." Was the first thing Marlene heard in a long time, it was Skipper she could hear, and she just couldn't sleep anymore. She had to see him and tell him she was ok, and to give Captain another piece of her mind.
"Skipper?" Marlene's eyes shot open and everyone came into view, including captain with his signature scowl glued to his face. They looked over to her in surprise, Skipper was the first by her side, she threw his flippers around her quickly and sweetly, and she did the same.
"I'm sorry Skipper; I didn't want to worry you like that." She cried softly into his sleek shiny feathers, He hushed her and pulled her closer, nuzzling her neck with care. "My baby!" Martha screeched in excitement rushing to Marlene and squeezing her as tight as she could.
"We weren't expecting you awake for another hour of two." Kowalski pointed out as he and the rest of the team came to Marlene's side to give her welcome wake up. Even Skippers mother was by Marlene watching over her carefully, yet Captain remained in the shadows, stung by betrayal of his wife.
The praise and check over lasted for a good 15 minutes, she felt dizzy but only because she was hungry. Her stomach growled loudly, silencing the crowd. Marlene sat their embarrassed for a moment before Martha broke the silence.
"My poor dear, you must be so hungry, I'll get started on a big family breakfast." She clasped her hands together in cheer and happiness and turned toward the kitchen. "Would you like some help?" Skipper's mother asked helpfully, a sweet smile on her face.
"I would love that, I'm sorry I didn't catch your name."
"Leah," Skipper's mother stuck her flipper out happily toward Martha and she took it happily, over all the excitement, no one noticed Captain sneak out and retreat to his sons H.Q. Yet no one bothered to care, oh how he hated that Otter with his last remaining son.
-Ok if you don't hate Captain by now, than you are Insane I'm not sure how to make him worse…. Wait a second yes I do, Mahahaha, don't worry it will be good. However, I have a favor to ask you all, I've been troubled by something and I was hoping to get some help. You see since the Comrade chapter, I've been searching for a song I think might fit Captains…. Personality. Unfortunately I can only find a line of Lyrics, no band nor title, so if you no it, please tell me in a comment. -You would make a killing being the villain, - Please Help me!