Just so you know; this story won't involve Kowalski, Rico or Private. It's just a sad story about how Skipper became who he is and how and why he has so many enemies.
"Are you ready Skip?" Tom; a large adult male penguin with dark amber eyes asked his son; a penguin with dark sapphire eyes. They were standing in a simple penguin habitat in Topeka Kansas, their home was always moving as they were being transferred from zoo to zoo until they got back to their original one. Skip at four months old was the eldest of Tom's chicks. He and his mate Nyra had seven in total; two girls and five boys. Skip the eldest, then Princess, Kyle, Poppy, Rye, Ragweed and little Hunter who had only just hatched.
"Yes!" Skip smiled and clapped his flippers in obvious delight.
"Ok then" Tom did a back-flip off of the glass wall keeping them in their temporary habitat and then brought his left flipper forward and punched the ground when he landed.
"Can you teach me please!" Skip asked instantly; he loved his father's little spy act. After all that's all it was; an act.
"Maybe when you're a little older Skip" Tom looked lovingly at his son. Suddenly a lemur knocked on the glass and motioned for Tom to use the air-vents to get outside the habitat so they could talk.
"I'll be right back Skip" Tom told his son.
"Who's that" Skip asked.
"Go inside the cave and help watch your siblings Skip" Tom instructed; having never disobeyed his father before; Skip did as he was told and entered the rock cave and sat down beside his sister Princess. Several minutes passed and his father didn't return; curious Skipper started to leave the cave but a strong but loving voice stopped him.
"Skip; stay inside" his mother Nyra; a beautiful penguin with green eyes told him.
"But ma; I want to see what Dad's doing" Skip protested.
"Stay inside dear" she told him; narrowing her eyes at him. For a split second Skip thought he saw slight anger in her eyes; but his mother was never angry so he passed it off as his imagination. Skip shrugged and went back over to his and Princess's nest.
"Why do you want to go outside the cave?" Princess asked.
"Da always sends me inside when that stupid lemur shows up" Skip whispered to his sister.
"So?" Princess shrugged; "Mom trusts the lemur."
"I know; but I want to know who he is" Skip replied; Princess was only a week or so younger than him; they were always together; that was when Tom wasn't showing off to Skipper.
"Hey Ma" Princess called to their mother.
"Yes dear" Nyra replied.
"Who's that lemur that Da' s always talking to" Princess asked. Nyra; whom had been making the fish into fish pulp; for the younger hatchlings had stopped what she was doing and glanced at them.
"What's a lemur?" Rye squeaked.
"A friend of your father's" she replied shortly.
"I know that; but what's his name? Why does Da always send us inside when the lemur shows up? Why doesn't he ever come inside our habitat for dinner or something?" Skipper exploded with questions. Nyra stared at her eldest son like she was seeing a ghost for a moment before she blinked and smiled; after that the strange look vanished.
"Oh my Skip; you're a little curious aren't you?" Nyra said in a silky voice.
"Yep; can you please tell me about him mom?" Skipper begged. He had seen the lemur a thousand times but had never understood why his parents never talked about him.
"When you're a little older my dear Skip; then you can meet him; you and Princess" Nyra told him.
"Really?" Skip asked in surprise.
"Great; when?" Princess asked excitedly; her eyes gleaming.
"Aw; can't we meet him?" Poppy pouted.
"When you all reach six months then you can meet him; I promise my sweethearts" Nyra blinked and her eyes seemed to gleam with an unknown mixture of satisfaction and excitement.
"Two months away really" Skip smiled happily.
"I promise my dear son" Nyra answered.
It seems like his parents are hiding something; and turns out Skipper wasn't his original name or was it; keep reading to find out!