Snow.

Thats all she could see,the white powder covered everything,which had made her
escape very difficult,but at least they were safe now.

Same couldn´t be said about her husband,she had mourned for him all the way to
the cave,she knew he wasn´t coming back.

She looked down between her two short legs,the egg seemed to be fine,thankfully.

She didn´t know how long she or her son would survive here,a snowstorm was coming,
and the leopard seals would find them eventually.

Just then,she heard them.

Oh no..they found us.

She could hear them right outside the cave.
She looked down at the egg.

She took the egg and placed it into the darkest corner of the cave,just in case someone came in.

She looked at her egg for the final time before belly sliding outside,she passed the predators
but could feel them crawling after her.

And soon the penguin was in the middle of the snowstorm.

Hours after his mother left him,he couldn´t wait anymore.

Tiny legs broke part of the eggs side,allowing him to breath the cold air for the first time.
He slowly broke rest of the egg and finally managed to get outside.

The little hatchling looked around the cave,searching for his parents,
but didn´t find anyone.

The little penguin tried to call for his mother,but no one came.
He tried many times but gave up when his throat started to hurt.

The little chick was hungry,and since neither of his parents was around,he decided to wait.

So he waited,and waited,until he fell asleep on the cold ice floor.


Sometimes i just can´t understand why i agreed to be his partner..

Two young male penguins walked around,they had heard someone screaming last night,
so the two had decided to go and see if help was needed.

"You do realize how angry captain is going to be when he finds out we took off on our own.."
Said the shorter of the two,he had green eyes,he had weird hair/feather curl on his head
(Like Italy and Romano from Hetalia)
The longer one grinned at his partner,he had purper eyes and messy mohawk resembling feathers on hise head.

"Oh come on Manfredi,he won´t notice that we are gone,we just check this area and then go back okay?"

Manfredi sighed.

"Fine,but quickly,we can´t get into anymore trouble with the captain."

Johnson didn´t hear the last part since he was allready examining the area far away from Manfredi.

Manfredi sighed again and got to work.

It didn´t take long till he heard Johnson shouting for him to come to see something.

He walked past a small snow cave,which was close to where Johnso´s voice had come from.

Sudenly Manfredi stopped,he turned back towards the cave.

"Manfredi!What are you doing?!"

He didn´t anwser,he walked towards the cave,and his suspicions were confirmed.

Whipmer.

It was weak,but he had heard it.
He entered the cave to see what was making the noise,when he noticed a small ball
in the corned of the cave.

He walked closer,when he realized where the noise came from,he couldn´t help but gasp.

A small hatchling,pretty much newly hatched,he kneeled on the ground right in front of the chick.
Just then a pair of blue eyes looked back at him.

Manfredi had a weird,familiar feeling on his chest,he had never seen a chick this tiny..and beautiful.

"Manfredi?What are you.."

Johnson was caught off guard when he saw his partner exit the cave with a chick on his flippers.

"What did you need to show me,we have to hurry,little guy is cold and hungry."

Johnson recovered from his shock,but looked at the chick with a sad look when he
realized what had happened.

"..Look."
Was all he said as he pointed his flipper to the spot where the tragedy had happened.

Blood.

Lots of it,there were many black and white feathers at the same spot.

Manfredi looked down at the chick,the feeling in his chest just crew,
he looked at Johnson.

"Let´s go."

Johnson nodded,he took one last look at what had once been the chicks parent,he turned back to his partner as they walked towards to where the others were.

Manfredi and Johnson sat outside the nursery,they had arrived few hours ago,and unfortunetly
had to take the chick to the nurse,which of course led the captain finding out about them
being out on their own without premmison.

Thankfully the captain wasn´t too angry,they had safed a hatchling after all.
But that didn´t mean that they got out without punishment.

"What do you think he has in store for us?"

Manfredi thought for a moment before awnsering.

"Well,since we broke one of the most important rules,i would say..something bad."

Johnson sighned and continued waiting.

Soon enought they soon heard a cry of a chick.

Before neither of them noticed,the nurse entered with a crying chick on her flippers.

"I can´t make him stop!He just woke up,i tried to feed him but he started crying,
do something!"

With that said she pushed the chick to the two males and left.

They were too shocked to notice that the chick had stopped crying and was staring at them.

"Ahem."

The two turned around to see the captain,with a small smirk on his face.

"I have come up with a perfect punishment for you two."

Manfredi and Johnson stared at their superior,waiting for him to tell them their punishment.

Something happened that neither of the two had expected.

"You two,will be responsible for this chick from now on."

They just stood there with shocked expressions,they looked at eachother,then at the chick and
then at the captain.

"But..but sir..we don´t know much about chicks..how are we suposed to raise him?"

The older penguin chuckled,he turned away from the two towards the exit door.

"Oh,just trust your "parental instincts."

And with that,he left the new formed family alone.

(Later)

"Umm..so weare suposed to eat the fish..and then vomit it in his beak?"

Johnson looked at the fish,then at the chick,who was waiting for him to feed him.

"Yes,at least thats what i heard,we don´t have that many females here after all."

Johnson gulped,this was going to be difficult.

Soon enought the chick was fed,
he was sitting next to Manfredi who was trying to get some explosives done,
soon the chick got bored of watching his parent,he wanted attention.

And the only way to get it?

Crying.

Manfredi almoust dropped the bomb when the chick started crying.
He looked down at the hatchling.

"What?"

The chick looked back at him,Manfredi couldn´t help but let out a small
"aww"The chick was too cute.

It was only now that he got a really good look at the chick.
His eyes were the only thing Manfredi had really paid attention on his looks.

The chick had flat head,he was a bit of a "roundish" shape.

I wonder what his parents looked like..

Soon the chick stood up,he walked up to Manfredi,he raised his small flippers,
trying to get his parent to lift him up.

Manfredi,lifted the small chick on his flippers,he didn´t often show much of affection
towards others,(his partner being the only exception)

But for some reason,he couldn´t help but smile at the chick.

The chick yawned,rubbing his eyes he curled up on his parents flippers.

Just then,Manfredi realized that the chick didn´t even have a name.

Name..

He looked at the chick,trying to come up with a name,just then Johnson entered the room.
He smiled at the scene before him.

"What are you thinking about so hard?"

Manfredi didn´t awnser immediately,how could this be so hard.

"I´m trying to come up with a name for him.."

Johnson was suprised,he looked at the hatchling,and it came to him.

"Well..we are suposed to raise him,which means he will be trained someday..so..
why not something like...Skipper!"

Manfredi turned and was about to tell Johnson how stubid exuse of a name it was..when he realized that he actually liked it.

"Yeah...Skipper,i like it."

Johnson smiled at his partner,they heard little Skipper giggle,and to them it was the sweetest sound they had ever heard.

So..what do you guys think?
Was it good?

I just recently realized how much i acctually like the show,and the movie,
which was the reason i am here now.

I used Commander-Skipper´s(DeviantART)
versions of Manfredi and Johnson,by desings at least,be sure to check them out.
Also if someone is inrested in making a cover for this fic,it would be really helpfull,i would do it myself
but i´m still practising drawing penguins

best regards

Miiv12