Since they didn’t get the full night’s recon in, Skipper, Private, and Rico went out early the tiếp theo morning to check everything out. Ian replaced Kowalski, who was still berating himself in a corner. Ian saw the chance to put his tiếp theo 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 bạn some advice: go to Marlene.”
“What?” Kowalski said. What did she have to do with any of this?
“Ask her to talk bạn up to Skipper. She has his ear, not to mention his heart, and he will listen. bạn 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 phút 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 bạn to do, don’t.” She was almost begging.
“Why?” he asked suspiciously.
Amy hesitated. She still loved Ian, and didn’t want him in thêm 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 Lời khuyên 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 đã đưa ý kiến 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 bạn guys ever knock?!”
Kowalski đã đưa ý kiến seriously, “I’m not part of ‘those guys’ anymore, Marlene. I made a terrible mistake, and… and…” he was unable to finish.
“What do bạn mean? Kowalski, what’s wrong?” Marlene đã đưa ý kiến 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 Sô cô la and went temporarily insane. Surely bạn 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 bạn good.” They both went out into the sunny morning.
Kowalski, still holding Marlene’s paw, đã đưa ý kiến to her, “I need to ask a favor of you. Skipper will listen to bạn - do bạn think bạn 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 phút 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 đã đưa ý kiến to Rico surprised.
Skipper saw that. “And they’re… holding hands…” he đã đưa ý kiến 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 thêm than puzzled. “What in the world…?”
Ian slid up tiếp theo 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. bạn three get back to the HQ.” Skipper đã đưa ý kiến officially. They went in separate directions. Skipper jumped the fence and sat beside Marlene, who was finishing her breakfast.
“Oh, hello Skipper!” she đã đưa ý kiến brightly, kissing his beak cheerfully.
“Hi, Marlene.” His greeting wasn’t quite as cheery. “Hey, was Kowalski just here?”
She paused for a moment, then đã đưa ý kiến rapidly, “No, why do bạn 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 đã đưa ý kiến warily. Even gossip can’t spread that fast… he thought.
“Aw, that’s a shame. He really is a great addition to the team, bạn know. He’s so SMART, and HARD-WORKING, and such a good TEAM-player…”
Skipper was amazed. She was practically hát 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 đã đưa ý kiến gruffly.
“Oh, OK.” she said, clearly disappointed.
Skipper noticed one last thing before he left - the chuỗi hạt, chuỗi hạt cườm he’d được trao 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 bạn some advice: go to Marlene.”
“What?” Kowalski said. What did she have to do with any of this?
“Ask her to talk bạn up to Skipper. She has his ear, not to mention his heart, and he will listen. bạn 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 phút 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 bạn to do, don’t.” She was almost begging.
“Why?” he asked suspiciously.
Amy hesitated. She still loved Ian, and didn’t want him in thêm 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 Lời khuyên 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 đã đưa ý kiến 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 bạn guys ever knock?!”
Kowalski đã đưa ý kiến seriously, “I’m not part of ‘those guys’ anymore, Marlene. I made a terrible mistake, and… and…” he was unable to finish.
“What do bạn mean? Kowalski, what’s wrong?” Marlene đã đưa ý kiến 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 Sô cô la and went temporarily insane. Surely bạn 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 bạn good.” They both went out into the sunny morning.
Kowalski, still holding Marlene’s paw, đã đưa ý kiến to her, “I need to ask a favor of you. Skipper will listen to bạn - do bạn think bạn 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 phút 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 đã đưa ý kiến to Rico surprised.
Skipper saw that. “And they’re… holding hands…” he đã đưa ý kiến 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 thêm than puzzled. “What in the world…?”
Ian slid up tiếp theo 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. bạn three get back to the HQ.” Skipper đã đưa ý kiến officially. They went in separate directions. Skipper jumped the fence and sat beside Marlene, who was finishing her breakfast.
“Oh, hello Skipper!” she đã đưa ý kiến brightly, kissing his beak cheerfully.
“Hi, Marlene.” His greeting wasn’t quite as cheery. “Hey, was Kowalski just here?”
She paused for a moment, then đã đưa ý kiến rapidly, “No, why do bạn 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 đã đưa ý kiến warily. Even gossip can’t spread that fast… he thought.
“Aw, that’s a shame. He really is a great addition to the team, bạn know. He’s so SMART, and HARD-WORKING, and such a good TEAM-player…”
Skipper was amazed. She was practically hát 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 đã đưa ý kiến gruffly.
“Oh, OK.” she said, clearly disappointed.
Skipper noticed one last thing before he left - the chuỗi hạt, chuỗi hạt cườm he’d được trao 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