Since they didn’t get the full night’s recon in, Skipper, Private, and Rico went out early the 下一个 morning to check everything out. Ian replaced Kowalski, who was still berating himself in a corner. Ian saw the chance to put his 下一个 step into action. So, before the new team left, Ian whispered to Kowalski:
“I just feel so terrible about what happened last night. Here, let me give 你 some advice: go to Marlene.”
“What?” Kowalski said. What did she have to do with any of this?
“Ask her to talk 你 up to Skipper. She has his ear, not to mention his heart, and he will listen. 你 might get your position back that way.”
Kowalski considered this. It was a solid idea, and he was desperate.
“All right-”
“But,” Ian interrupted, “do not let Skipper see you. He is angry enough as it is.”
Kowalski nodded.
So, a few 分钟 after Ian and his ex-team left, Kowalski tried to leave out of the trophy door. However, Amy stopped him before he left.
“Kowalski, please, whatever Ian told 你 to do, don’t.” She was almost begging.
“Why?” he asked suspiciously.
Amy hesitated. She still loved Ian, and didn’t want him in 更多 trouble than necessary. Besides, if she spilled the beans now, Skipper would kick her, Ian and Rodney out, and Ian was running out of buddies to rely on.
“Just trust me, OK?”
Kowalski shook his head. “No, his 建议 is sound. Amy… I need to get back on the team. They are my friends… they are all I have left.”
He closed the door. Amy sighed.
“Oh, come on Amy!” Rodney 说 from the couch. “I’m sure nothing is wrong.”
“Shut up, Rodney.”
…
Marlene was enjoying her breakfast outside when she heard the cover from the sewers lift. She dashed inside, and found Kowalski standing there.
“Kowal… seriously, don’t 你 guys ever knock?!”
Kowalski 说 seriously, “I’m not part of ‘those guys’ anymore, Marlene. I made a terrible mistake, and… and…” he was unable to finish.
“What do 你 mean? Kowalski, what’s wrong?” Marlene 说 kindly.
“Skipper fired me from the team.” he explained simply.
Marlene just stood there for a moment, trying to fathom what he had just said. Kowalski not on the team… the team without Kowalski? It was almost inconceivable.
“Why?” was all she was able to say.
Kowalski grimaced, still angry with himself. “I ate some 浓情巧克力 and went temporarily insane. Surely 你 heard me screaming?”
“Wait… that was you?! I thought that was Julien in the hospital.”
Kowalski groaned and hid his face in his flippers, embarrassed.
“No, no, it’s alright,” she said, taking his hand. “Here, come outside, some fresh air could do 你 good.” They both went out into the sunny morning.
Kowalski, still holding Marlene’s paw, 说 to her, “I need to ask a favor of you. Skipper will listen to 你 - do 你 think 你 could put in a few good words for me?”
“Be assured that I will do all my abilities in your behalf.”(1) She said, smiling.
Kowalski beamed, the saw a group of black and white in the corner of his eye.
“Thank you, Marlene, but I have to go. Skipper is angry enough with me as it is, and it might upset him to see me out of the HQ.”
“Oh, right.” she hurriedly helped him inside, but not after Kowalski gave her a quick hug in appreciation.
About 2 分钟 before… (try to see this through Skipper’s eyes)
“What’s he doing at Marlene’s?” Skipper wondered aloud. The rest of the team looked and saw as well. Ian smiled and went to work.
“Why, just look at how they are smiling at each other!” he 说 to Rico surprised.
Skipper saw that. “And they’re… holding hands…” he 说 uncertainly. “You don’t think-”
“Psh!” Rico scoffed.
“Oh, beware of jealousy, Skipper!” Ian supplied. “It is the green-eyed monster that mocks the very meat it feeds on!” (2)
They walked a bit closer, and suddenly, Kowalski actually HUGGED Marlene and dashed inside.
Skipper was 更多 than puzzled. “What in the world…?”
Ian slid up 下一个 to him, moving Private out of the way. “Now, I wonder why he would go away so… sneaky when he must have seen us coming?”
“I’m going to go talk to her. 你 three get back to the HQ.” Skipper 说 officially. They went in separate directions. Skipper jumped the fence and sat beside Marlene, who was finishing her breakfast.
“Oh, hello Skipper!” she 说 brightly, 接吻 his beak cheerfully.
“Hi, Marlene.” His greeting wasn’t quite as cheery. “Hey, was Kowalski just here?”
She paused for a moment, then 说 rapidly, “No, why do 你 ask?”
“I could’ve swore I just saw-”
“No, no!” she said, holding him close. “Speaking of which, though, I heard it through the grapevine he’s no longer in your little team?”
“Yes, that’s correct.” he 说 warily. Even gossip can’t spread that fast… he thought.
“Aw, that’s a shame. He really is a great addition to the team, 你 know. He’s so SMART, and HARD-WORKING, and such a good TEAM-player…”
Skipper was amazed. She was practically 唱歌 Kowalski’s praises with he was right beside her! He just couldn’t take it.
“I’ve got to get back, the guys are waiting for me.” he 说 gruffly.
“Oh, OK.” she said, clearly disappointed.
Skipper noticed one last thing before he left - the 项链 he’d 给 her was still sitting in the exact same spot as yesterday. She hadn’t even touched it.
(1) Act III, Scene I
(2) also Act III, Scene I
“I just feel so terrible about what happened last night. Here, let me give 你 some advice: go to Marlene.”
“What?” Kowalski said. What did she have to do with any of this?
“Ask her to talk 你 up to Skipper. She has his ear, not to mention his heart, and he will listen. 你 might get your position back that way.”
Kowalski considered this. It was a solid idea, and he was desperate.
“All right-”
“But,” Ian interrupted, “do not let Skipper see you. He is angry enough as it is.”
Kowalski nodded.
So, a few 分钟 after Ian and his ex-team left, Kowalski tried to leave out of the trophy door. However, Amy stopped him before he left.
“Kowalski, please, whatever Ian told 你 to do, don’t.” She was almost begging.
“Why?” he asked suspiciously.
Amy hesitated. She still loved Ian, and didn’t want him in 更多 trouble than necessary. Besides, if she spilled the beans now, Skipper would kick her, Ian and Rodney out, and Ian was running out of buddies to rely on.
“Just trust me, OK?”
Kowalski shook his head. “No, his 建议 is sound. Amy… I need to get back on the team. They are my friends… they are all I have left.”
He closed the door. Amy sighed.
“Oh, come on Amy!” Rodney 说 from the couch. “I’m sure nothing is wrong.”
“Shut up, Rodney.”
…
Marlene was enjoying her breakfast outside when she heard the cover from the sewers lift. She dashed inside, and found Kowalski standing there.
“Kowal… seriously, don’t 你 guys ever knock?!”
Kowalski 说 seriously, “I’m not part of ‘those guys’ anymore, Marlene. I made a terrible mistake, and… and…” he was unable to finish.
“What do 你 mean? Kowalski, what’s wrong?” Marlene 说 kindly.
“Skipper fired me from the team.” he explained simply.
Marlene just stood there for a moment, trying to fathom what he had just said. Kowalski not on the team… the team without Kowalski? It was almost inconceivable.
“Why?” was all she was able to say.
Kowalski grimaced, still angry with himself. “I ate some 浓情巧克力 and went temporarily insane. Surely 你 heard me screaming?”
“Wait… that was you?! I thought that was Julien in the hospital.”
Kowalski groaned and hid his face in his flippers, embarrassed.
“No, no, it’s alright,” she said, taking his hand. “Here, come outside, some fresh air could do 你 good.” They both went out into the sunny morning.
Kowalski, still holding Marlene’s paw, 说 to her, “I need to ask a favor of you. Skipper will listen to 你 - do 你 think 你 could put in a few good words for me?”
“Be assured that I will do all my abilities in your behalf.”(1) She said, smiling.
Kowalski beamed, the saw a group of black and white in the corner of his eye.
“Thank you, Marlene, but I have to go. Skipper is angry enough with me as it is, and it might upset him to see me out of the HQ.”
“Oh, right.” she hurriedly helped him inside, but not after Kowalski gave her a quick hug in appreciation.
About 2 分钟 before… (try to see this through Skipper’s eyes)
“What’s he doing at Marlene’s?” Skipper wondered aloud. The rest of the team looked and saw as well. Ian smiled and went to work.
“Why, just look at how they are smiling at each other!” he 说 to Rico surprised.
Skipper saw that. “And they’re… holding hands…” he 说 uncertainly. “You don’t think-”
“Psh!” Rico scoffed.
“Oh, beware of jealousy, Skipper!” Ian supplied. “It is the green-eyed monster that mocks the very meat it feeds on!” (2)
They walked a bit closer, and suddenly, Kowalski actually HUGGED Marlene and dashed inside.
Skipper was 更多 than puzzled. “What in the world…?”
Ian slid up 下一个 to him, moving Private out of the way. “Now, I wonder why he would go away so… sneaky when he must have seen us coming?”
“I’m going to go talk to her. 你 three get back to the HQ.” Skipper 说 officially. They went in separate directions. Skipper jumped the fence and sat beside Marlene, who was finishing her breakfast.
“Oh, hello Skipper!” she 说 brightly, 接吻 his beak cheerfully.
“Hi, Marlene.” His greeting wasn’t quite as cheery. “Hey, was Kowalski just here?”
She paused for a moment, then 说 rapidly, “No, why do 你 ask?”
“I could’ve swore I just saw-”
“No, no!” she said, holding him close. “Speaking of which, though, I heard it through the grapevine he’s no longer in your little team?”
“Yes, that’s correct.” he 说 warily. Even gossip can’t spread that fast… he thought.
“Aw, that’s a shame. He really is a great addition to the team, 你 know. He’s so SMART, and HARD-WORKING, and such a good TEAM-player…”
Skipper was amazed. She was practically 唱歌 Kowalski’s praises with he was right beside her! He just couldn’t take it.
“I’ve got to get back, the guys are waiting for me.” he 说 gruffly.
“Oh, OK.” she said, clearly disappointed.
Skipper noticed one last thing before he left - the 项链 he’d 给 her was still sitting in the exact same spot as yesterday. She hadn’t even touched it.
(1) Act III, Scene I
(2) also Act III, Scene I