Dave sat at the tiki bar at the lemur habitat habitat while drinking smoothies and telling jokes with Rico, Private, Mort, and Maurice. Julian wasn't around so that meant it was ligtas for Dave to be there without being constantly annoyed. While in the middle of a conversation with the penguins and Maurice; Skipper, Kowalski, and Marlene entered the habitat. Dave spotted them and waved them over.
"Hey fellas, Marlene over here. How are you all doing?" Dave asked as he took another drink of smoothie.
Skipper waddled over to Dave and said, "Hello Dave. I have another tanong for you if you don't mind."
Dave put his drink down and responded, "Shoot."
"Very well then. Does this human look familiar to you?" Skipper asked as he pulled out the picture of the soldier that he printed off of Kowalski's computer.
Dave eyes went wide as he stared at the picture in Skipper's flipper.
"Where did you get that? How did you get that?" Dave asked.
Skipper held up a flipper at Dave.
"I'll ask the tanong around here Dave. If that is your real name. Now tell me, do you know this human? And if you do tell us who he is," Skipper barked at Dave.
Dave stared at Skipper and barked back, "You wouldn't believe me if I told you."
"Try me. Now who is this human. I know you know," Skipper demanded in a tone that would make a drill sergeant cringe.
After a conflicted moment, Dave finally decided to tell the truth. He let out a sigh and looked back at Skipper.
"Alright I'll tell you! That human is me! I'm human alright? I confess that I used to be human! Are you happy now?" Dave yelled at Skipper.
Skipper shook his head.
"No I am not, because I've still got madami tanong for you. How did this happen to you?" Skipper continued to demand.
Dave rolled his eyes and said, "Isn't that the million dollar question."
"Did somebody say a million dollars?" came a certain lemur kings voice.
Everyone looked over to Julian as he jumped over to the tiki bar.
"What is going on in my kingdom?" Julian demanded.
His eyes then spotted Marlene and he focused his attention on her.
"Oh hello there Marlene. Are you busy tonight? If you arn't we could shake our booties together," he sinabi to her.
Everyone just backed away from Julian.
He noticed what everyone was doing and said, "Okay fine, now what is going on in my kingdom?"
"We just learned that Dave is human," Private spoke up.
"PRIVATE," both Dave and Skipper yelled at the same time.
Dave looked at Private and said, "Private I like you and all, but you really need to learn to keep your beak shut."
Private just looked down in shame.
Julian walked over to Dave and examined him closely.
"Hmm I did not know that humans looked like otters," Julien sinabi as he got uncomfortably close to Dave.
Dave sighed and answered back, "Julian I used to be human, but somehow I was turned into an hayop ng oter and I don't know how. Can you run that through your brain if you have one?"
Julian thought for a moment and just shrugged. Obviously he didn't care.
"Whatever, I don't care. Now if you'll excuse me I must go find my million dollars," Julian sinabi and then started running all over the habitat searching for his non-existant million dollars.
At this point Marlene decided to voice her words.
"Okay okay back up here. So Dave claims he used to be human and the penguins claim he used to be human. Can someone please explain what is going on here because I am completly confused," she said.
Maurice spoke next, "Yes someone please tell us what this all means."
"Yeah I'll tell you what's going on," Dave sinabi out loud. "I'm being chewed out for something that happened to me that I was not responsible for."
With all the yelling going on, Kowalski decided to change the subject.
"I have a tanong for you Dave. According to the media reports about you, you disappered with your sister. Did the same thing happen to her and if so where is she?"
Dave nodded and said, "Yes. I was sent here and she was sent to the zoo in St. Louis."
Kowalski nodded as Dave continued.
"The worst thing is that she's pregnant and that has me even madami concerned. She stresses out easily and stress is bad for an unborn child. Even worse than that is that I don't know what she is going to give birth to. Is the child going to be a human, an otter, or a combonation of both? My mind is freaking out over it and I have no way of finding out."
Tears started coming to Dave's eyes as he spoke this last bit. Marlene walked over and started patting his shoulder.
Skipper asked his susunod question.
"What do you remember about when this happened to you?"
Dave answered him, "Me and my sister, Sam, were driving through Hoboken and we parked up at the zoo there. Our car died. I checked the engine and it was all torn up. I got back in the car to talk to Sam and the susunod we know there is a bright light that fills the car and the susunod thing I know is waking up in a cage looking like this. DAMN."
Maurice decided to speak again, "So what is up with all the criticism here? Dave it turns out is a human and you penguins barge in here pagganap as if he commited a crime. Why?"
"I'm wondering the same thing myself," sinabi Private.
Skipper thought for a moment, but couldn't think of a good enough reason. Even though he hated it he decided to end this fight.
"You know what, I can't think of a good reason," Skipper sinabi in annoyance.
He turned back to Dave and glared at him and said, "You just watch yourself human. You may look like an hayop ng oter now, but you are not one of us. Do you hear me? You may have been a fighter when you were human, but now you're an animal and just becasue you live here now does not make you a member of this zoo."
Skipper turned back to his men and told them to ilipat out. Rico and Kowalski obeyed while Private stayed behind and said, "Sorry Dave. But if it makes you feel better I have accepted you. Human or not."
Dave nodded and said, "Thank you Private."
On the other side of the wall, Skipper called for Private and Private jumped over the pader and out of the lemur habitat.
After the penguins had left; Marlene, Maurice, and Mort looked over to a now depressed looking Dave. Julian was still searching for his non-existant million dollars. Marlene sat susunod to Dave and placed a paw on his shoulder.
"It's okay Dave. Just forget what Skipper said. You know that me and Maurice and several others here have accepted you for who you are and not what you are," she sinabi to Dave calmly.
Maurice spoke next, "Yes we have Dave. Just give it some time. I'm sure Skipper and the others will come around."
Dave nodded and seemed to cheer up some and he smiled again.
He looked up at the sky and sinabi to himself, "One can only hope."
"Hey fellas, Marlene over here. How are you all doing?" Dave asked as he took another drink of smoothie.
Skipper waddled over to Dave and said, "Hello Dave. I have another tanong for you if you don't mind."
Dave put his drink down and responded, "Shoot."
"Very well then. Does this human look familiar to you?" Skipper asked as he pulled out the picture of the soldier that he printed off of Kowalski's computer.
Dave eyes went wide as he stared at the picture in Skipper's flipper.
"Where did you get that? How did you get that?" Dave asked.
Skipper held up a flipper at Dave.
"I'll ask the tanong around here Dave. If that is your real name. Now tell me, do you know this human? And if you do tell us who he is," Skipper barked at Dave.
Dave stared at Skipper and barked back, "You wouldn't believe me if I told you."
"Try me. Now who is this human. I know you know," Skipper demanded in a tone that would make a drill sergeant cringe.
After a conflicted moment, Dave finally decided to tell the truth. He let out a sigh and looked back at Skipper.
"Alright I'll tell you! That human is me! I'm human alright? I confess that I used to be human! Are you happy now?" Dave yelled at Skipper.
Skipper shook his head.
"No I am not, because I've still got madami tanong for you. How did this happen to you?" Skipper continued to demand.
Dave rolled his eyes and said, "Isn't that the million dollar question."
"Did somebody say a million dollars?" came a certain lemur kings voice.
Everyone looked over to Julian as he jumped over to the tiki bar.
"What is going on in my kingdom?" Julian demanded.
His eyes then spotted Marlene and he focused his attention on her.
"Oh hello there Marlene. Are you busy tonight? If you arn't we could shake our booties together," he sinabi to her.
Everyone just backed away from Julian.
He noticed what everyone was doing and said, "Okay fine, now what is going on in my kingdom?"
"We just learned that Dave is human," Private spoke up.
"PRIVATE," both Dave and Skipper yelled at the same time.
Dave looked at Private and said, "Private I like you and all, but you really need to learn to keep your beak shut."
Private just looked down in shame.
Julian walked over to Dave and examined him closely.
"Hmm I did not know that humans looked like otters," Julien sinabi as he got uncomfortably close to Dave.
Dave sighed and answered back, "Julian I used to be human, but somehow I was turned into an hayop ng oter and I don't know how. Can you run that through your brain if you have one?"
Julian thought for a moment and just shrugged. Obviously he didn't care.
"Whatever, I don't care. Now if you'll excuse me I must go find my million dollars," Julian sinabi and then started running all over the habitat searching for his non-existant million dollars.
At this point Marlene decided to voice her words.
"Okay okay back up here. So Dave claims he used to be human and the penguins claim he used to be human. Can someone please explain what is going on here because I am completly confused," she said.
Maurice spoke next, "Yes someone please tell us what this all means."
"Yeah I'll tell you what's going on," Dave sinabi out loud. "I'm being chewed out for something that happened to me that I was not responsible for."
With all the yelling going on, Kowalski decided to change the subject.
"I have a tanong for you Dave. According to the media reports about you, you disappered with your sister. Did the same thing happen to her and if so where is she?"
Dave nodded and said, "Yes. I was sent here and she was sent to the zoo in St. Louis."
Kowalski nodded as Dave continued.
"The worst thing is that she's pregnant and that has me even madami concerned. She stresses out easily and stress is bad for an unborn child. Even worse than that is that I don't know what she is going to give birth to. Is the child going to be a human, an otter, or a combonation of both? My mind is freaking out over it and I have no way of finding out."
Tears started coming to Dave's eyes as he spoke this last bit. Marlene walked over and started patting his shoulder.
Skipper asked his susunod question.
"What do you remember about when this happened to you?"
Dave answered him, "Me and my sister, Sam, were driving through Hoboken and we parked up at the zoo there. Our car died. I checked the engine and it was all torn up. I got back in the car to talk to Sam and the susunod we know there is a bright light that fills the car and the susunod thing I know is waking up in a cage looking like this. DAMN."
Maurice decided to speak again, "So what is up with all the criticism here? Dave it turns out is a human and you penguins barge in here pagganap as if he commited a crime. Why?"
"I'm wondering the same thing myself," sinabi Private.
Skipper thought for a moment, but couldn't think of a good enough reason. Even though he hated it he decided to end this fight.
"You know what, I can't think of a good reason," Skipper sinabi in annoyance.
He turned back to Dave and glared at him and said, "You just watch yourself human. You may look like an hayop ng oter now, but you are not one of us. Do you hear me? You may have been a fighter when you were human, but now you're an animal and just becasue you live here now does not make you a member of this zoo."
Skipper turned back to his men and told them to ilipat out. Rico and Kowalski obeyed while Private stayed behind and said, "Sorry Dave. But if it makes you feel better I have accepted you. Human or not."
Dave nodded and said, "Thank you Private."
On the other side of the wall, Skipper called for Private and Private jumped over the pader and out of the lemur habitat.
After the penguins had left; Marlene, Maurice, and Mort looked over to a now depressed looking Dave. Julian was still searching for his non-existant million dollars. Marlene sat susunod to Dave and placed a paw on his shoulder.
"It's okay Dave. Just forget what Skipper said. You know that me and Maurice and several others here have accepted you for who you are and not what you are," she sinabi to Dave calmly.
Maurice spoke next, "Yes we have Dave. Just give it some time. I'm sure Skipper and the others will come around."
Dave nodded and seemed to cheer up some and he smiled again.
He looked up at the sky and sinabi to himself, "One can only hope."