This is the continuation of the flashback from the previous chapter.

Skilene moment

Skipper's beak was a bit damaged but the nurses placed a bandage on it he was good to go again. Skipper left the clinic early and bought a bottle of French Champagne. It was now night time. Marlene was packing her things and left with the other nurses. As they came out of the door she saw the fly boy that tried to ask her out earlier.

Skipper rushed towards Marlene while carrying a basket "Hey!"

Marlene stopped walking and looks at Skipper's beak "My God, are you okay?"

Skipper nodded "Yeah, I'm fine. I feel great." Skipper smiles "This is just standard precautionary...thing." Skipper picked up a bottle from the basket "Look, I got a genuine French Champagne, from France. And I thought you know? We could celebrate."

Marlene smirked "Celebrate what?"

Skipper sat down at the stair case "I don't know. About you being my hero."

Marlene smiled and nodded "Okay. Why not?" she sat down next to Skipper

Skipper picks up two champagne glasses from the basket and he gives it to Marlene "So, uh, I wanna thank you. And I just want to put your mind at ease about passing me. Because I really think that you gave this country a service, you know?" Skipper threw the wrapper away and starts pushing the cork "I am a great flyer."

Marlene looks at the two champagne glass "And if you have a fault, which you obviously don't."

Skipper smirked "No. If I have a fault, it's kinda like being punched by you." Skipper struggled to pull open the cork "You are just so-" the cork flew up hitting Skipper's bandaged beak "Cork just got away from me." Skipper poured the champagne into the two glass while his flippers were shaking from the pain "Ugh, that hurts! It hurts so bad." Marlene giggled and placed the two glasses at the floor "I'm sorry."

Marlene tried to support Skipper to lay down on her lap "Here," Marlene picked up the ice from the basket and placed it on Skipper's beak "Let's put some ice there."

"Ah! It's cold!" Skipper yelped

Marlene holds the ice carefully "Just lay still, alright?" Skipper nodded

Skipper looks into Marlene's hazel eyes "Wow! You are so beautiful that it hurts so bad."

Marlene shook her head while she smiles "It's your beak that hurts."

Skipper pain went away a bit "I think it's my heart."

Marlene closed her eyes and leaned her head close to Skipper's until they formed a kiss "And then I kissed him."

Kitka sighed "That is the most romantic story that I ever heard."

Marlene smiled "It has been the most romantic four weeks and two days of my life."

Zoe was lost in her thoughts "I'm so jealous."

The train stops at the station at New York. A couple of uniformed soldiers are waiting outside the train car until the nurses came. A shadowy figure approached Marlene and took off his cap revealing the pilot. It was Skipper. The other nurses smiled and giggled as they saw the two love birds meet again.

"Hello, lieutenant." Skipper greeted "It's good to see you."

Marlene smiled "You too, lieutenant."

Skipper reached something in his uniform's pocket and puts his flippers behind him "Pick a flipper."

Marlene pointed at his right flipper, and Skipper opened his flipper revealing an origami bird figure "It's beautiful." Marlene takes the small figurine "What's in your other flipper?"

Skipper raised his left flipper and revealed an identical copy of Marlene's figurine "Mine. It took me six hours to fold this." both of them laughed and hugged each other, Skipper also carried Marlene

Both of them parted from the hug with smiles on their faces "I want you to meet my friends. That's Kitka, Zoe, and Stacy."

Zoe approached Skipper and reached out to him indicating that they should shake hands "Hi, I'm Zoe. Would you happen to have any friends?"

Skipper looks at his fellow pilots and back at the nurses "Take your pick."

After a short drive, the pilots and nurses are enjoying their time at the night club with dancing and drinking. Kowalski just sat on the table while Skipper and Marlene were dancing. The other pilots were also hitting on the other nurses. Skipper and Marlene did sat down a bit to give Kowalski company. They Shared a few drinks and stories until the love birds walked back to the dance floor.

Julien approached Zoe who was talking to Stacy "Hi, my names Julien... strange."

Zoe smirked "You're last name's 'Strange'?"

Stacy nodded "Yup, she's all yours, soldier." she walks back to the bar

Julien shook his head "No, it's Winkle. Julien Winkle."

Zoe dragged Julien to the dance floor "Are you nervous?"

Julien nodded "Yes. It's my first time dancing with... a woman."

The song now has a slow tempo that makes the dancers slow dance with their partners "Kowalski seems shy around the girls." Marlene looks again at the table where Kowalski and Kitka are having a conversation

Skipper looks at the table "It's not that his shy, it's just," Skipper cleared his throat "he's a little sure about himself, you know? His old man used to run him down a lot. Giving him a plane can make sure of himself. We're like brothers even though we're just best friends. My right hand penguin."

"I think the rumor was right about us going to Pearl Harbor." Marlene said

Skipper nodded "Yeah. It's not so bad. It has the finest beach you can go too. A nice time under the sun."

Marlene smiled "And you're gonna be with me everyday." Marlene leaned closer to Skipper's ear "I don't wanna be with the crowd tonight. I just wanna be alone with you."

Skipper smirked "I know a place where we can spend some alone time. I heard that the moon at the harbor tonight is worth seeing." Marlene knew what he was saying

To Be Continued...