CHAPTER 6: JUST NUTS

    If there is one creature that could truly break my control and infuriate me, that's 프레드 the Squirrel. Do I need to explain why? As Skipper said, "As dumb as a sack of hammers." But he is very vital to my plan now. He's easier to fool and convince because of his own stubborn judgement. And he could just jump from 나무, 트리 to tree, unlike Skipper who'll be waddling.
    I stood on the zoo walls that faced central park. I scanned the area for Skipper. He just entered the park himself, and he is not in ahurry. He is muttering to himself, occasionally stopping in his pace, perhaps he's practicing the lines he want to say to Lilly.
    A love's fool indeed, I thought. That would buy me some time. I spied 프레드 sitting on a branch of his tree, munching on a nut. I quickly approached via his blind side, made sure he's in earshot and begun my operation.
    "What do 당신 plan to do upon finding Lilly Skipper?" I said.
    I played the recording. "I trust my instincts 더 많이 than Lilly. Like I said if I need to take down some of my men. I'll do it. If I learn that Lilly is patronizing with the enemy I'll throw her to Hoboken."
    "Aye aye Skipper," I replied to the unpresent Skipper.
    Then I walked to Fred's view.
    "Hey 당신 Pigeon!" 프레드 called. "Where's the flatheaded one 당신 were talking to?"
    "Pigeon?!" he called me a pigeon! Pfft. "I'm not a pigeon."
    "But you're a bird right?"
    "Yes but pigeons can fly, while I a 펭귄 naturally cannot." Without my inventions' help of course.
    "Then 당신 must be a chicken."
    "Did 당신 even hear the word penguin?!"
    "Chicken."
    "Whatever! If 당신 find a female penguin, pigeon, chicken with a choker's 목걸이 and a tattoo on her hip just tell her to come home! I'll give 당신 a pack of almonds if 당신 are able to find her."
    "Almonds 당신 say? Why didn't 당신 just say so?" and he pounced off his 나무, 트리 for the search.
    Good. Glad that's over. I almost thought it wont work.
    I stealthily followed Fred, making sure Im not to be found 의해 him, Skipper 또는 the humans walking by. And then he found her after 15 minutes. I hid behind a bush, stayed my distanced and watched.
    She sat on a 나무, 트리 branch, looking sad and discouraged. That almost broke my 심장 to watch, so I focused on 프레드 and their conversation through my binoculars, their voices faint but understandable enough.
    "Hey! You, female chicken!" again 프레드 with the chicken!
    "Are 당신 talking to me?" Lilly asked.
    "Nellie is our name right?"
    "Lilly."
    "That's funny, I could have sworn its Nellie."
    "You must be the infamous 프레드 the squirrel." Lilly said when she remembered our past stories about him.
    "Uh-huh. There was that tall grumpy chicken who wanted me to tell 당신 to come home. Tell him I did! And remind him he owes me almonds."
    "Tall and grumpy? That must be Kowalski."
    "Yeah and the flatheaded one was looking for 당신 too."
    "Skipper?" I cant help but notice Lilly's eyes lit up.
    "Mmmhmmm. I herd him say something about 당신 patronizing with the enemy and throwing 당신 to Hobolen, Koboken I think."
    "What? Hoboken?! 당신 heard him say that?"
    "It's Koboken. Yes I heard him say that. I think its a fancy 일 spa, congratulations."
    Lilly fell silent then her flippers were clenched into fists.
    "This time his paranoid imagination is going too far!" She turned to Fred, "Are 당신 lying? Are 당신 making this up? I swear I'm going to..."
    "Hey! Hey!" 프레드 raised his paws in defense. "There's a pack of almonds at stake why would I lie?"
    "I'll remind Kowalski of your almonds." she said coldly and she jumped of the tree. She proceeded to the direction of the HQ.
    I scanned the park once again for Skipper. Not very far, I found him meticulously checking trees for a sign of Lilly. Statistically speaking, Im 100% certain they'll find one another.