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Aurora Australis = The Southern Lights
Night of the Prophecy
"One vision can have many interpretations."
"Alright, mothers, we'll hunker down here for the night. Then tomorrow morning we will make the entrance to Emperor-Land."
Miss Viola's voice rang out through the amassed ranks of young female Emperor Penguins. Or what was left of them. They were all weary and exhausted, but they knew that they'd have to arrive home tomorrow, if their families' hunger was to be filled. They were days behind schedule. They had spent to long salvaging for enough fish to eat. They had come across leopard seal ambushes, as well as the occasional killer whale. That reduced their ranks badly enough, but the lack of fish cut them down even more. Trying to keep up morale, the young mothers tried to clear their heads of the horrible memories of agony and screaming when a fellow female was caught in the deadly jaws of a predator, as well as the suffering and tears that came when stragglers, as well as those too hungry and weak were left behind, and left to die.
Yes, Nature's laws can be harsh, but how was compassion going to help the colony survive?
Only by letting the brutality of Nature decide their fate were others reminded of the bitter truth: That only the Strong will Survive.
It is the way of the Emperor Penguins.
But a few were brave enough to let virtue reign their lives, to let compassion determine their fate. They were brave enough not to have a frozen heart, but a heart filled with kindness and love.
Norma Jean was one of these few. As sleep overtook her, her worries drifted to her family once more.
"What has happened to Memphis? Is he alright? What about the egg? Is it alright? Am I going to have a beautiful boy, or a gorgeous girl? Do I… do I… do I even still have my family anymore? Oh 'Guin, whatever your plan is for us, I will follow your will, 'till my dying day."
The Great 'Guin heard the young penguin's prayer of great courage and devotion. He knew that, while the future couldn't be shown to a mortal, they could catch a glimpse of it, if their heart was pure. As the Aurora Australis flashed through the sky above, so did a prophecy foretelling eternal greatness and glory, and a warning of damnation and suffering.
"In the land of Antarctica, a Hero was born.
With his increasing struggles, he would always face scorn.
Long after he left this place,
Unable to be accepted by his race,
One will discover that,
While full of cynicism,
Love is forever always vast.
Leaving the past behind where no one goes,
He'd know that Life would say "No".
Escaping from the dead of his dreams,
He found a place where sunlight forever beams.
And teaching a generation the seeds of love sown,
Preparing them for the Unknown."
Green lights twisted and warped, changing to a blinding blue light. If there was a vision that would stay in Norma Jean's mind forever, it was that of a young Emperor Penguin falling from the sky, to his death. He crashed into the ocean, and never surfaced again.
"Time to get up, Norma," called Michelle softly.
"Oh… yes," Norma Jean replied giddily. Her eyelids fluttered open.
"Here we go, girls!" Miss Viola shouted excitedly, "This morning we make the final push to Emperor-Land!"
Cheering erupted from the battalion of females. This was it! They would soon be home!
But as the mothers waddled on, huddled together in a group, Norma Jean shuddered at the memory of her dream. She remembered the young adult Emperor Penguin falling silently to his watery doom.
Just what did this vision mean? What was it trying to tell her?
This is just a sample of the darker and edgier motif that is still yet to come...