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Camaraderie: ch. 9- Take to the skies

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Chapter 9

Marlene heard the rumble and saw a giant metal object gathering height and speed. She smiled, "Good luck Skipper."

And he would need it.

They slowly rumbled up into the dark sky.

Mort got out of his seat and started annoying the others. At first, he was harmlessly asking questions, but then he jumped on Julien.

"GET OFF THE ROYAL FEET!" Julien screamed, kicking the small lemur into the front window.

"Hey!" Skipper said; he swerved to avoid a tree. "Ringtail, do not interfere with my driving! Sad-Eyes leave him alone!"

"Can I drive?" Mort asked sweetly.

"No." Skipper said in a firm tone.

"Please?"

"Tiny lemur, ask me when you get your pilot license and you can actually see over the
controls."

"Can I push a button?"

"No."

"Are we there yet?"

"No."

"Can I push a button?"

"Didn't you just ask me that?"

Mort sighed; he turned around and then ran up to the control board. Skipper shouted as the lemur punched random buttons. "WHEEE! MORT IS A FIRE ENGINE!"

"MORT!" Skipper yanked him off and dropped him.

"Big statue lady!" Julien screamed; Skipper registered the noise of the others screaming…the plane was barreling out of control.

Kowalski pushed buttons, but they didn't work.

"Big green coming up fast, do something!" Skipper yelled, trying to pull the plane up.

"Kowalski, I don't want a scratch on her!"

Kowalski jumped out of the seat and ran to the engine room. The sudden change had caused an increase in pressure…it was about to blow. The scientist fiddled with the knobs and buttons.

"Skipper, barrel roll!"

On the shout, Skipper yanked the throttle and the plane slowly tipped to its side. They were close to the Statue…tipped some more. "Rico, counterweight!"

Rico hacked up an anchor…it thudded to the side…the plane jerked and trembled…dangerously close, and…

They were clear. Rico swallowed the anchor and the plane righted itself. Skipper panted in relief. Kowalski came out of the engine room and collapsed on his chair. Rico handed a paper bag to Private who immediately threw up in it; Julien was still wide eyed, but silent.

"Yay, do it again!" Mort cheered.

Skipper jumped up and stomped over to Mort; Kowalski jumped in the pilot's seat.
Mort's smile slid off his face, Skipper leaned in close, fury etched in his face. "Sit down." He hissed. "Do not get up for the rest of the flight."

The tiny lemur jumped and cowered in his seat.

A few hours later, they were more than halfway there. True, Africa was not in view, but everything mellowed down as Kowalski took them farther above the sea.

Skipper stretched his body and walked around the plane. He looked over at Julien who was whispering to himself. "No…Julisie? Egh…Josulien…no…King and Queen Juliosien...ugh, definitely not…"

"What are you doing?" Skipper asked, mildly curious.

Julien looked up, "Me? Trying to come up with a cutie couple name for me and Josie, you know, like Bradgelina or Jelena."

"How about Josien?" Private chirped, "Does that sound like a good choice?"

"Hmm…Josien…yes, Yes! That sounds wonderful." Julien said, clapping rapidly.

"Nicknames are cool." Private grinned.

"Yeah. There could be Pricy." Julien chuckled.

Private giggled, "Me and Stacy? Ha ha, that's funny. Oh, what about Skilene?"

"Marski." Julien said excitedly

"What?" Kowalski said from the front, "Me and Marlene?"

Private thought for a minute, "Julene."

Julien laughed harder, "And Kico."

Kowalski stiffened, "Stop, now." He said, giving Rico a warning look. Rico pretended not to notice.

Skipper shook his head, "We're not starting that again, your words, Kowalski. Julien-"

"No, wait, I'm getting good at this." Julien said, his eyes watering from laughter,

"Kovate!"

Private's grin vanished, "Okay, not on board with that one. He's more like an older brother to me."

"Alright, stop!" Skipper commanded. "It's getting annoying."

"Ski-"

"JULIEN!" Everyone except Mort yelled.

"Alright, alright, I'm shutting up now." Julien said, sinking back into his chair with a pout. "You penguins never let me have fun…gee…" he looked around, then smiled to himself, "Skivate."

THUMP!

Skipper tackled Julien to the ground, "Private is like a son to me, nothing else! I do NOT want you to say that again!"

Julien pushed Skipper off him, "I was kidding!" Julien sat back in his seat, "What is this, beat on lemurs' day?"

Skipper stalked over to the co-pilot's seat and began conversation with Kowalski about their location. Kowalski spotted Africa in the sky which was becoming lighter, "Almost there." He announced.

Skipper was in deep thought when he felt a tap; he spun around to find King Julien.

"Skipper, I would like to extend the hand of apology." Julien said sadly, "I know you are stressed with finding this Rocky person and I-"

"Penguin, Rocky's a penguin. And she's my only sister." He said. "You're forgiven for the name combo stuff. I'm just protective of my team and certain things and situations that have happened in the past...let's just say your teasing sounded too much like someone else and triggered the fight response in me. Just don't ask about that because it's not my story to tell."

"Eh, this will be the exception to my questioning you penguins." Julien shrugged. "I didn't know you had a sister."

"Yeah Skippa, how come none of us knew before?" Private asked.

Skipper let out a heavy sigh, "For her safety, if Blowhole found out, he could use her to destroy me."

"Uh, Skipper," Kowalski said, "I don't mean to be a bother, but we're losing altitude."

The southern part of Africa vanished behind them and the sea loomed closer. The penguins rushed about, trying to pull up. Madagascar came into view. The plane wasn't low enough to land there…they were going to crash into the sea. Skipper's expression brightened, he rushed into the engine room… then there was a cracking noise, a splutter, and everything was silent…Skipper had shut the engine off.

Private and the lemurs screamed in fright.

Kowalski understood the plan; he ran into the emergency hatch room and grabbed four penguin sized parachutes. "Mort, grab onto Private; Julien, you'll go with Rico!"

The hatch opened and Private grabbed Mort before putting the parachute pack on.
Rico seized a parachute and buckled himself, then grabbed Julien under the armpits and jumped. Private followed, holding onto Mort. Kowalski saluted Skipper and jumped with his pack on.

Kowalski saw the other two chutes open and pulled his cord; a black and white parachute burst out and slowed his speed. He looked up and saw a pair of orange feet descending, it was Skipper.

Rico released the parachute and dove into the trees below; he and Julien landed on a large branch. Kowalski landed on another tree close by, followed by Skipper.

They looked up and spotted the plane diving down…SPLASH! CRACKLE!

"Private? Private, fall in, soldier!" Skipper ordered…no response.

"By my calculations, he should have been the second to land." Kowalski said, "We're somewhere on the east side of the island."

Julien gasped, "E-east? No…no, this cannot be."

The penguins stared at him.

"What danger are he and Mort in?" Skipper asked.

"The east side lemurs…they are not our friends." Julien said, "They…they hate us…they are ruthless…they hate us for…it was because...because I…I became king."

SNAP! A branch broke.

"And dey are here." His eyes grew wide.
WHOA! How’s that for a shocker? Next chapter, we meet the east side lemurs. Rocky will also be joining soon as well as the partying lemurs. Please read and leave a comment! -T.K
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Julien apologised?! What's next?! Rico can talk properly?!