A/N: Hello everyone who is reading this message, I'm Twinkletoes101, and this is my first fanfic, I've been working on this project really hard, though working on chapter one, was pretty exhausting, but it was worth it, (imagine for the other chapters that I will update later :P) Anyways, I heard about the contest of creating your own OC's for the series finale of "What Are Friends For" (I know, I was sad too.) So here it is my first fanfic! As you should know, my OC is an Emperor Penguin (of course), she's a female that will later in the future, interacted with the White Ones, a group of singing penguins that are unbeatable to beat, and so, I can't tell you anything from this point, so either you read it to find out or leave if you don't want to. It's your choice; I'm not forcing anyone here. So honorable judges, fellow authors and to all the other readers, here is my OC story "Raven of the Night." Please read and review, I wish to see your comments or your opinions. And now, breathe, relax, and let us begin!
CHAPTER 1: The Beginning
In a land far away in Antarctica, there was a new beginning, a new start that will change a certain penguin's life. The sunrise came to the horizon, a new generation is born. It was a glorious sight for new fathers seeing their chicks' for the first time. CRACK! One little chick cracked its way out into the unknown world. "Come out lil' guy, show the world what you look like," said the proud father with joy. "Uhm, I'm hungry!" The little one said, but it appeared that its cute high voice sounded like a little female chick. "Don't worry, mommy will be here soon," "Who's mommy?" she asked, he smiled at her and replied, "Your mommy is a wonderful penguin for Guin Sake." "How does she look like?" she asked out of curiosity. Man, he wondered what questions would come up next. "Well," he began " You have some of her features, such as your voice is as sweet and lovely as hers, that it just sweeps off anyone's feet," He tickled the little chick's feet, she giggled "Her giggle is very contagious like yours, and her eyes…" He took a close look into his daughter's eyes and he notices something quite odd about her. He observed closely to the little child and notices something very unusual, "Well sweetheart" he started "Your eyes are very unique, they're black but, with a hint of blue in them, as if it were the night sky!" That's when the light bulb went on. "I've got the perfect name for you." He said with excitement. "Your name will be Raven, for your eyes are as lovely as the northern star and so elegant than the night sky, so what do you say, you like it?" he asked "Do I like it? I LOVE it!" said the chick with glee, "Then Raven it is, hello Raven!" "Hello, errh, uhh-" "Daddy, just call me daddy" he said with a kind voice, "Just call me daddy" "How about Old Davie Dave?" Raven asked in innocence "Hahaha, no, just daddy." "No Old Davie Dave?" she asked "No Old Davie Dave."
After the introduction, Raven and her father were taking a little stroll around seeing new faces of little chicks everywhere, and seeing other places around the island, if there's one thing that you should know about Raven as a chick, is that she is very curious and loves to ask questions, and by that I mean a lot! "Daddy, why is the sky blue?" Raven asked. "Well the sky is blue because Guin painted it so that everyone can see his cloud artwork." He said to her. "Daddy, why is Mr. Sun so bright? He hurts my eyes." She asked once again. Her father chuckled. "Sweetie, Mr. Sun is bright for a reason because he brings light so that everyone can see in the day, but when it's time for bed, he sleeps and that's why it's dark at night." He stated. "Daddy," she began. "Who makes all the fishes?" He just smiled and said. "Guin makes all the fishes my dear." "Why?" she asked. "So that we can eat." He said. "Why do we have to eat?" She asked again. "So we can survive, what else silly." he stated once more. "Why do we need to survive?" Raven asked once more. He took a deep breath and then answered his daughter. "Because, we just need to, that's why." "Why?" She asked her father. He stopped walking and took another deep breath. "Because." he said a bit annoyed. "Because what? She asked again. "It's just because sweetheart, it's just because." he stated once more. "Why is it just because?" she curiously asked. He paused for a while,"You know what, let's go look at Guin's cloud artwork up in the sky. How's that?" he asked. "Okay!" She said, then ran as her little feet could carry her. "Thank Guin that she stopped asking questions!" he thought, then sighed in relief and walked to catch up with his little daughter.
The two penguins returned to the colony, doing what fathers and daughters do best, when all of a sudden they heard a certain call addressing to all the male penguins. "Daddy, why is he making that weird noise, doesn't he know that he's disturbing everyone?" Raven's father just smiled. "Daddy?" "Oh, Raven dearest, this is it!" He said with joy. "This is what?" she asked. "Mommy is here, she's been waiting for this moment for a long time, come darling, let's go meet her!" he said with excitement. Raven hopped on her daddy's feet and off they went to find Raven's mother. Seconds had passed, they then turned in to minutes and then into hours. "Daddy, where was she? We've been looking and it seems that it would take forever" she said " Don't worry little one, mommy is coming real soon, I just know it." said her father who was trying to calm down his young daughter. Hours passed, but there was still no sign of her. " Daddy, are you sure mommy is coming today." she asked impatiently. " Yes sweetheart, I'm positive, we just have to keep looking." he said to her. The two were still looking for her, until someone called out. "Claude!" They turned around to see who the owner of the voice was. "Vanessa!" He raced up to her with enthusiasm, "Vanessa, am I glad to see you here, where's Denise, I have to find her!" he told Vanessa in a cheerful voice. Vanessa's expression changed as if what he said was unpleasant or was bad news, "So where's Denise, I want to show her our chick!" He said as he showed his daughter to her. Vanessa looked at the chick, and then burst into tears, "I'm sorry Claude she's not coming back." She finally said. "What do you mean she's not coming back?" He asked her. "I'm sorry, she was" She stopped, and she wept and wept, till all her tears had drained out of her. This couldn't be, it couldn't, it couldn't! He shocked, devastated. He couldn't believe it, his own partner, his only best friend, and a mother of a new chick that won't even see her child for the very first time, a few tears ran down his cheeks. "Daddy, are you okay?" Raven asked her father in concern. Claude didn't say anything. "Daddy, when is mommy coming?" He looked down at his daughter, "Sorry Raven, mommy isn't coming." He said. "When will she come back then?" She asked once again. "I don't know." was all he could say. I don't know.
After finding some food for the chick, Raven and her father went into their new home, they were very quiet on the way back, when they entered; Raven then asked. "Daddy, what happened to mommy?" He looked at her. "I don't know sweetheart." He said, then he turned his head away. "Yes you do, if you didn't, than why were you upset when the other penguin told you what happen with her, you were crying, why?" she stated "Raven, I don't feel like talking at the moment." He said "When?" Raven asked "Not right now." He said, than he went outside for some fresh air. Raven then heard a faint noise that sounded like someone was sobbing in the distance, she followed. She saw her father sitting down near the cave shedding some more tears for the lost of his wife; she sat down right next to him to comfort her father. "Daddy, how was mommy like when you first met her?" Raven asked her father. Claude wiped his tears then looked at his precious daughter, then smiled. "She was very gorgeous, she was also glad that I found her." He said. "How?" she asked him. He chuckled, when will this chick ever stop asking questions. He saw thinking about all the lovely memories that Denise and him share for those years. "We were great friends' way back then, she was beautiful penguin, always helping everyone who needed help, and she was a wonderful penguin, my penguin." He said, he ended with a long sigh. There was a long pause for the moment. "Daddy, I just have one more question to ask you?"Raven asked. Claude chuckled. "Go ahead, you can ask me anything." he said "Why did I come here, what is my purpose?" She asked her father. Claude looked at his daughter with shock, all day, she's been asking all kinds of questions, some cute, some annoying, but not this kind of questions like that, something that seems like a life moral or a lesson. He smiled and picked her up and put her on his lap. "You are here to bring happiness to the world and spread joy, and remember, she might never come back to life to be with us, but she is always with us." He said "Where?" she asked. He pointed at Raven's chest "In here, in our hearts." he stated. "REALLY!" Raven exclaims with fascination. Claude let out a huge laugh, he hugged his daughter very tight, and she later did the same. "I love you daddy!" Raven said "I love you too. They both got up. "Daddy, I have another question." "Now, now Raven, you can ask all the questions you want tomorrow, now let's go get some shut-eye, okey dokey." "Okey dokey!" Raven said. The two penguins went into to their cave and slept, for a new day would surely come.
Wow, what a day for our chick, I really do feel bad for Raven's mother though! (I nearly cried when I wrote it, it's sad that a kid can't ever see or hear of a parent they never left pass away.) As you can see, my OC's name is Raven. Raven is a sweet Emperor Penguin who in the future has many problems do deal with, later on she joins the White Ones, she's from another colony by the name of Emperor Island, which is really huge for the penguins there. In this chapter, we see Raven as a chick and how things were back then for her. I'm really proud of my accomplishment of how this chapter went. I would like to thank KevinBlu for welcoming me and for getting me involved for this contest, and for MyWayWriter for making things such easier for me to understand, and my little sister and older sister, who is always there to listen to a good story, and to the oldest who always cheers me up and encourages me to write stories, she's my inspiration. Thanks you guys, I love you all the way! :D Anyways, hope to see your reviews, any review will do. See you in the next chapter!
-Twinkletoes101 :)