California Orphans
by: Terrell "J.T." James
Summary: This is another "Surf's Up" fanfic packed with a little heartwarming story with a little bit of angst and it's a little sad. Very heartfelt like my stories. Hope you like it! Enjoy!
Chapter 1: Moving to Pen Gu Island
It's early in the afternoon in Long Beach, California came 5 California penguins; Manny: rockhopper penguin: 21, Brick: emperor penguin: 19, Crush: rockhopper penguin: 17, Timmy: rockhopper penguin: 15 and Miranda: gentoo penguin: 18. They were laying on the beach at noon and Miranda played on her guitar to set the mood in. Manny and Brick were looking at the sky and sees the clouds and thinking about their birth and foster mothers.
"What are you thinking now?" asked Manny.
Brick looked at Manny and said, "I don't know, man. It's so complicated to deal with the loss of our family. We've been very vulnerable to figure out what familes are about, you know?"
"I know how you feel. Do you think they can see us from heaven?" asked Manny.
"Of course they will. They live in heaven, do they?" asked Brick.
"Yeah, I guess. We've been family our whole lives since we were in that foster home in so long." said Manny.
Crush and Timmy looked at the surfers and realize what it feels like to be one of them while Miranda continued playing the guitar. Just then, Tim and Crush thought it would be better if they catched a wave or two. Crush looked at Tim and asked, "Wanna surf?"
With no question, Tim said, "You know I would!"
They picked up their surfboard and surfed for 15 minutes. Miranda was following Brick and Manny and said, "What you guys doing?"
Manny and Brick turned around and looked at Miranda and said, "Watching the sky. What else is new?"
"Mind if I join you guys?" asked Miranda.
Manny scoffed and said, "Do whatever you want."
Miranda joined them and laid in the sand and looked at the sky. After surfing, Crush and Timmy went to under the palm tree in the shade to relax for an hour. After, the kids went back to the foster house and saw a letter that says, "For: Timothy, Crush, Manny, Brick and Miranda." They looked at the location that says, "To all the penguins at Pen Gu Island."
The boys looked at the location and went to shock. Crush said, "What are you waiting for? Read it!"
"Don't push me. I'll read it." scowled Miranda. Then she read the letter and said, I'm glad that you got this letter. To all of the 5 california penguin orphans, we heard about your foster and actual parents and we thought we can get can get you adopted and settled it. Pen Gu Island is the surfing capital in the globe, filled with sun, sand and surf. It's the home of our hero, Big Z. Pen Gu has sand, sun and surf just like California. It's the only surfing capital in the globe. Meet some new penguins and you'll feel like part of a family. We'll send someone to pick you up and move from California to Pen Gu at 6:15 on Saturday morning. Looking forward to see you. Signed, Mike Abromowitz."
The kids looked shocked with extreme joy and said, "We're moving to Pen Gu Island?!"
"What day is it today?" asked Crush.
"It's Thursday." answered Manny.
"We have to get ready then." said Miranda.
The kids all got their surfboards and get themselves set and then they went to the foster caretakers for a little conversation.
"I figured you 5 would get adopted. Pen Gu Island is the most, wonderful place. I'm sure you'll be in good hands there."
"Yeah. It's awesome. But what about you, Isabel?" said Crush.
"Are you gonna be fine?" asked Miranda.
"I'll be okay. Don't worry about me. We have more orphans there. I arranged a little time for you kids to get settled. You arrive at 6:00 in the morning early and the whale will pick you up 15 minutes after." said Isabel.
"We will miss you." said Manny.
"I'll miss you too." said Isabel.
2 days later, the kids went to the beach and waited for the whale. 15 minutes later, the whale came in and saw a 21-year old penguin from Pen Gu who expected them. The penguin looked up and said, "Is there a Crush, Manny, Miranda, Timmy and Brick here?"
The kids looked up and said, "That's us."
"All righty, my name is Harris. I came here to Pen Gu to make sure you guys needed a new home. Are you up for it?" said the penguin.
"We are definitely up for it." said Crush.
"All right! Come on, let's head up." said Harris.
Later on, the kids took off for their new home, Pen Gu Island and sailed off. The trip lasted for 3 1/2 hours. When they got to Pen Gu, it was eveything they expected. The kids looked in awe and were very content about the place.
"I LOVE this place!" exclaimed Crush.
"So do I!" exclaimed Manny.
"Want to surf a few waves?" asked Brick.
"Let's do it!" said Miranda.
"You guys surf a few waves and I'll get you settled, okay?" asked Harris.
"No probs." said Tim.
As the kids surfed the waves, a few penguins looked in total state of excitement and hype as the the kids surfed the waves and made it look like they've been doing it forever. After the surf, the kids all got cornered by impressed surfer penguins. One penguin came up and said, "That was awesome!"
"Thanks, dude." said Manny.
"You guys from California?" asked another penguin.
"We're from Long Beach, which is, of course, California. So, yeah, we're from California." said Crush.
"The surfing there is classic choice." said one penguin.
"Thanks. We love it." said Manny.
"What are your names?" asked the Australian rockhopper penguin.
"This is Miranda, Manny, Brick and Timmy and I'm Crush." introduced Crush.
"Hello, mates. Nice to meet you. I'm Rory." said the Australian rockhopper penguin.
"Nice to meet you, man." said Crush.
"You guys living here?" asked the Japanese emperor penguin.
"Yep. We're gonna get adopted soon." said Manny.
"Great. Who are you?" asked the Japanese emperor penguin.
"This is Manny, Miranda, Crush and Brick. And I'm Timmy." said Timmy.
The Japanese penguin bowed down and said, "I'm Tatushi."
"Nice to meet you." said Crush.
Harris came up to the kids and talked to the kids and said, "I got you guys settled. You're gonna be very happy here."
"Awesome. Thanks, man." said Crush.
"No problem. I'll see you guys around." said Harris.
"Cool. Thanks, man." said the kids as Harris walked off, leaving the kids with their new friends to get acquianted.
"So, you guys living here?" said Rory.
"Of course. We're being adopted in, hopefully, they find someone to take us in." said Manny.
"I think we should look around and take it all in." said Miranda.
"She's a little excited. It's nice meeting you guys." said Crush.
"All right. We'll see you around, yeah?" said Rory.
"Thanks, same here." said Manny.
As Rory and Tatushi walked off to the side of the beach, the kids went around and looked around Pen Gu Island and soaking all the new home feel in and knowing that Pen Gu Island is the best place to live in.