Just another fan fiction to keep all of my wonderful fans and followers entertained while I work on the final story is the series. I said I'd write a story saying what happened during the lost days before Age and Hayley's nation was wiped out, and thanks to the help of KevinBlu and a quick thought, it all has come together. If I wasn't specific in the original story, after they hatched, two weeks passed before they sung their heartsongs, and that's when the avalanche happened, this is going to be the story of their very short lives still in their real home, and you'll get to meet some fun penguins. The first few paragraphs will be exactly what they were in the original story.
The Lost Two Weeks
By MyWayWriter and KevinBlu
Chapter 1
They're in My Head
Syrena and her friends had all piled into Age and Hayley's home hoping for another good sleep over. Penguin Elementary was over and the break they had only just begun for the four young chicks, everyone was in chaos because of the youngsters running about and causing a ruckus. Age had invited Syrena to have another slumber party in their home, he was really good with kids, and Hayley was always happy about having company, seeing as how she grew up alone with barely any comfort.
"Come on slow pokes, if we hurry my Mama and Pa will tell us a story!" Syrena hurried her friends from across the ice.
"We know Syri, hang on, we're coming!" Kourtney yelled back, she was racing ahead trying to catch up to Syrena, who had just sprinted into their home. Jake and Gabriel had been following, also excited for the hang out, but were not so excited as to dash into Syrena's home and sit down for the story.
"Hold up Kourtney, we're outta breath here!" Gab yelled to her, panting and almost collapsing. "And Jake isn't going anywhere fast!"
"Suck it up you guys, this is a big deal for her, come on show some fin and hustle!" She snapped and hurried her way inside the home with Syrena.
"Jake…hurry up, we don't wanna miss this!" Gab turned around and said to Jake. Jake nodded his head and then they helped each other move by using one another as support.
By the time they got to the doorway, they could listen in and they heard Hayley say, "The end…" To which Jake sighed and walked in right before Gab. Kourtney was thrilled to see Jake and ran over to him and gave him a hug causing him to blush under his baby feathers.
"Jake…you finally made it! I'm so happy, but you just missed the story, Aunty Hayley already finished it." Kourtney explained her upset-ness Jake. Hayley butted in though with reassurance.
"I could just tell another story, the sun hasn't gone down yet, and it's most certainly not bed time anymore." She announced with a wink. Kourtney exclaimed hurrah, and Gab walked in as well. They all sat down and Syrena spoke out while still sitting in her spot.
"My Mama just told us the story about the time she caught her first fish with Uncle Richie. What are you gonna tell us about now Mama?" Syrena asked in a very curious voice. Hayley giggled and put her flipper over her own mouth.
"I'm sure you'll like this one, and so will all of your friends. But, there's a catch to this one, I'll need your Pa here to tell this one." Hayley said to the now anxious group of chicks.
"Why…?" Peeped up little Jake.
"Because, this is the story about your Pa and I, our lives while we still lived in The Nation at Ross Bay." She declared to them, but Syrena had wanted to hear this story for a long time, she didn't want to wait.
"But this'll be a really good one, I don't want to wait!" Syrena complained, but Syrena jumped at what she heard next.
"Then you don't have to…" They all looked, and Age himself was walking in, and Syrena ran right over to him and hugged his leg.
"PA…!" She snuggled up with him. "I'm so glad to see you, Mama said she'd tell us the story of when you guys were chicks living in Ross Bay."
"Oh she did, did she?" Age questioned, and then walked over to Hayley and rubbed her neck once and sat down next to her. "Well then so be it, but be warned, this is a very long story." They all nodded their little heads, eager to be told the tale. Hayley looked over at Age, and she nodded her head, "Well then…if you want to know the story from the very beginning, then fine. It all started when…" (That little prologue happens after 'I Was Here' only a few days before 'Family Bonds of a Different Kind' started)
(Remembering)
The sun had just touched the top of the mountain that cast a shadow over the place where Age and Hayley had lived. They and the other penguins of their generation were all just starting to hatch and Age had been a little late to come out. He looked up to his daddy and spoke his first words.
"D-da?" he squeaked.
"Yes son, it's me, come on out here show everyone what you look like." His pa told him. Age then slowly stepped onto the ice and looked around him. The sun was high, many other little penguins were walking around him and there was this big pointy thing in the sky.
"Pa? What's that big thing over there?"
"That there is a mountain."
"Is it gonna fall on us?" His pa laughed.
"No son, it's not." Just then one of his Pa's friends came over with his chick and greeted them both.
"So, how's the chick Gilbert? Is it a boy or a girl?" His buddy asked.
"It's a boy Cage, and I gotta say he already reminds me of me." Gilbert told to his friend.
"Well my little girl makes me think of her mama. Those deep green eyes, that tender, sweet voice…" Cage said. Cage was the name of Gilbert's friend; they'd done everything together, best friends for life, no question.
"Hmm, well I see it. Yeah, she does look like Amanda." Gilbert commented on Cage's daughter; just then, Gilbert noticed their chicks meet eyes. Age began to sway and the little girl got wide eyed. She then jumped off of her Pa's feet and waddled over to the chick.
"Hi, I'm Hayley, who are you?" The little girl asked him.
"Umm… I'm…I'm…" He didn't know how to respond, so he simply said "Cold." The little girl giggled and said,
"Your name is Cold?"
Seeing as how Age was a newly hatched, he knew nothing about names or how they identify who you are, so he turned to him Pa and asked him a very basic question. "Pa, what's my name?" Gilbert thought for a moment and answered his boy.
"I believe you've just named yourself…Cold." Age stared into his Pa's eyes then turned back to Hayley and answered her question.
"I'm Cold, nice to meet you…Hayley." She laughed and said,
"It's good to meet another penguin who isn't afraid to talk to me; everyone I've met so far has said 'Hi' then ran off." Age felt sorry for her, but he knew he wouldn't do that, he didn't want to for some reason.
"I don't see why. You're very…fluffy." She giggled and turned away and ran off to hop up on her Pa's feet. As they started to walk away, he raised his flipper and waved, "Bye Hayley…I guess."
She squeaked, and then broke out into a giggle, "Bye Cold, I'll see you tomorrow at school!" And then she looked up at her Pa and asked him, "Pa…why do I feel so funny all of a sudden?"
Cage looked down at his daughter, he was still getting used to another penguin calling him 'Pa', but he thought he knew. "Maybe you like him, and you wanna be his friend." Hayley looked down, and thought for a second, and then she popped up.
"Yeah, that's it, I mean, he's funny, and he's a little shy. I kind of like the way he's so quiet, almost like he wants me to figure him out, what do you think that means Pa?" Hayley asked him.
"I'm not sure baby girl, but all I know is, if you wanna be his friend that much, you'll get to spend plenty of time with him in school. I know, because you go to school and do everything, and you learn a lot of stuff too, that's where I met your mama; she the most wonderful, beautifully singing penguin in the world." Cage explained to his chick. Hayley had no idea about what he had just rambled on about, but she was starting to feel like she wanted to be around Cold, even though she had just met him.
Back where Age was walking around with his Pa, he was still shaking from the sudden chills caused by the winds, and the closed vacuums of air caused by the mountain they were living near. Gilbert noticed his son shivering every so often, it was a concern, but Age seemed persistent. "You alright there boy…? Do you need to get under here, get warm and all?" His Pa always asked him whenever he saw his shake.
"No thanks Pa, I'm fine. So… what is place?" Age asked his pa.
"Well Cold, this is where we live. It's a place that you'll call, home." He said to Age.
"Home, that's an interesting word, what does it mean?" Age asked, but Gilbert just laughed at his curious little son, he knew that all chicks were like this.
"Home is where to live, where you sleep, and where you do just about anything. For example, do you see that cave over there?" He said and pointed Age in the direction of a small cave dug into the side of the nearby mountain.
"I see it Pa."
"That there Cold, is called a school. You'll be going there tomorrow and you'll learn all kinds of stuff." Age's Pa explained to him, and Age's eyes lit up.
"Sounds like lots of fun, can we go now?" Age jumped up and asked.
"No boy…you have to wait for school, it's a very special place. In fact, that's where I first met your Mama." Gilbert remembered his own days at Ross Bay Penguin Elementary.
"Who is my Mama?" The confused chick questioned his father.
"Well…let's just say that, if it wasn't for her, you wouldn't be here right now. You are here, because your Mama and I loved each other, and we wanted to have you." It was a puzzling concept to Age, all he could say was,
"What…?" Gilbert laughed loudly, and then just said,
"You'll understand someday…and probably someday soon." He said and looked up at an elderly penguin approaching him. The old one waved and walked up to Gilbert and Age, "Ah, Mr. Justin, nice to see my old teacher again." (Yes, it's the same Justin from 'I Was Here'; He was a teacher from Ross Bay)
"I know, the feeling is mutual my friend. I see you finally have your own chick, that's huge accomplishment Gilbert. Seems that Renee liked your song after all, I told you." Justin smirked at gave him a sneer. After Gilbert laughed, Justin looked down to Age, "And what is your name little fellow?"
"I'm Cold…" Age replied.
"I can see that, you're shivering terribly, but what's your name?" Justin asked in his raspy old voice.
"No Mr. Justin…" Gilbert interrupted, "His name is Cold, he named himself." Justin seemed confused.
"Hmm, odd, anyway, I just thought that my best student should be the first to know that school has been postponed for a while, we're unsure how long."
"Why, did something happen?" Gilbert asked Justin, most for Age, he could tell that he really wanted to start school.
"We're not allowed to leak reasons…" Justin expressed to Gilbert, but then another elderly penguin came up behind him and whispered something to him. "Oh okay…I have to go Gilbert, nice seeing you again, and congratulations on the chick." Justin said and walked away with the other penguin.
Age at the time didn't really care for school, he wanted to start it, but secretly, all he wanted inside was to be around Hayley, he thought about her all night long, and his first night was a cold one. He didn't know it, but she was not only thinking about him too, she also wouldn't stop talking about him. It was something that Cage thought was a major sign of things to come.
So that's the first day of their lives. Justin was an Elder at the Nation of Ross Bay and he knew Age when he was a chick by the name of Cold, but he didn't know that it was Age all those years later when he met him again. In case you missed the names;
Age (Cold)-A main character, young penguin, telling story of his childhood to his daughter and her friends, also known as Cold when he was young, Hayley's love interest
Hayley-Also a main character, later called Trixie after the avalanche, Age's love interest and his future mate, assisting Age in the telling of the tale
Syrena-Age and Hayley's chick in the future; not going to be in the story other than beginning and end, she's friends with Kourtney, Gab, and Jake
Kourtney-Daughter of Atticus and Nicki, not mentioned in the story, she's also Syrena's BFF
Jake-Second son of Mumble and Gloria; not mentioned in story, and Gabriel's best friend and Uncle
Gabriel-Gab to his friends, son of Erik and Bo, Jake is his uncle but they're the same age, not mentioned in story
Gilbert-Age's father and Cage's best friend, top male singer of his generation
Cage-Hayley's father and Gilbert's best friend, yes, his name is Cage, not a very prospectus choice, but it works
Amanda-Hayley's mother and the mate of Cage
Renee-Age's mother and mate of Gilbert
Justin-Elder of The Nation at Ross Bay, taught Gilbert, Renee, Cage, and Amanda as chicks, same penguin who speaks to Age in 'I Was Here'
The Nation at Ross Bay-Name of Age and Hayley's dead nation before it was wiped out, the best in Antarctica so to speak