Disclaimer: I don't own Happy Feet or any of it's characters. Look at link in profile for the leopard seal clip in the movie if you feel you have no idea what I'm talking about.

Regular Note: Really the links are there, along with part of the skua scene...if you're interested.

I initially never owned the soup Ramen, but my sister insisted that I name a character after it...

Part 1

Chapter 9

Whisper and Rojas opened their eyes. A crabeater seal was before them protectively. Rojas was particularly puzzled. Why would this seal want to save them? He was a leopard seal and he eats crabeaters for a living. They're one of his favorites.

The elephant seal stared at his new opponent. It was still young, still a pup. Yet here it is, staring deviantly at him. He's not sure how to react.

"C'mon! I'll take you! Bring it on!" it continued. Confused as hell, the bull's mad frenzy lowered and he returned to his normal self. Shaking his head, he left.

"That's right! You better run! You lucky I'm feeling generous!" it said, having too much bravado for its own good. It turned to the penguin chick and leopard seal.

"You okay?" it asked. It was male. No wonder...

"I'm fine, but..." Whisper trailed off, looking at Rojas. He was in really bad shape, his breathing starting to become a real labor.

"I see...it doesn't look to good. He won't make it through the night if nobody helps." the little seal told her. Whisper broke out crying.

"Please! You gotta help him! I don't wanna lose him!" she begged. The crabeater placed a flipper over her.

"Don't worry. I'll take care of everything. Stay put. I'll be right back." The little pup moved into the water. Whisper continued to cry her little eyes out and she huddled against Rojas, unwittingly touching a wound.

Rojas howled. Startled, Whisper retreated under his chin. Rojas quieted down and tried to relax.

"It'll be okay. We got some help. You'll pull through. You have to!" she said. Rojas managed to left his head and nuzzled her neck. She cried even harder and rubbed her head on his muzzle.

"I'm sorry Sausage. But this is how it's going to be. Everyone's gotta meet their end sometime." he muttered.

"But the end doesn't have to be now! I can't go on without you! You promised that you'll be okay! You double promised!" she said.

"I'm sorry that I have to break both those promises..." Rojas closed his eyes and began to go limp.

"Hold up! Don't go yet!" That's what Whisper wanted to say, but someone else has beaten her to it. The crabeater is back! The two looked at him. He was holding a fish and a peice of kelp neither of them has seen before.

"What's that?" Whipser asked. The crabeater smiled.

"It's called fish and kelp." he said. He looked at Rojas. "Here..." He put the fish down and cautiously nudged it to the larger seal. Rojas managed to pick it up in his mouth and swallowed.

"That fish will keep you from getting sick." he explained. Whisper decided to show how her hunger is greater than her attention span.

"I'm hungry." she said quietly. Rojas couldn't feed her in his condition, so the crabeater did.

"I never had that before." Whisper told the pup afterwards.

"It's krill. That's pretty much all we eat. You'll munch on some when you get older." he ionformed.

"Who are you?" Rojas asked, barely audible.

"My name's...Ramen." the pup answered, embarrassed. Rojas smiled.

"Isn't that-" Ramen interrupted him angrily.

"Hursh! I don't know what my mom was thinking. I always assumed that she drank to much seawater when she named me." he said while the other two chuckled.

Whisper yawned. "I'm sleepy." She cuddled a bit more before falling asleep. Now that the little penguin wasn't awake, Rojas' gaze turned highly suspecious.

Ramen tried to ignore the look and chewed on the kelp. He did so until it was soft and mushy. He slowly approached Rojas. The leopard seal's suspecious look gave way to menacing threat.

"Don't hurt me. I only want to help." Ramen tried to soothe.

"Why? Why do YOU want to help ME?" Rojas asked. Ramen continued the cautious approach.

"And why do you have a baby penguin?" he countered. Rojas huffed.

"That's secret." he told him.

"Well, my ways are secret too."

Silence. Ramen placed the mush on his flipper.

"This may hurt a bit, but it'll heal you." Ramen told Rojas.

"What? You've done this before?" Rojas asked. Ramen nodded.

"You weren't the only leopard seal that I've met during my life." he explaioned, showing some scarred wounds that already healed. Rojas smiled.

Ramen smeared some of the plant on one of Rojas' wounds. Rojas clentched his teeth, trying to avoid making a noise that will wake Whisper. He then relaxed as he got used to the pain.

"How'd you figure this stuff out? You're no more than a few weeks old." Rojas asked.

"It was one of the things my mom taught me. She told me it will come in handy." He finished applying the plant. "It'll be a bit before it takes full effect. You should get some rest."

Rojas nodded and fell into an uneasy slumber. He never felt so vulnerable...

Preview:

The next chapter reveals the reason for Ramen's helpfulness and why the little pup is all alone.