"Skip! Skip! Get up!" Hunter, Skip's youngest brother bounced on his belly. Skip lazily opened his eyes and shoved his brother off him.
"What Hunter" he yawned; getting to his feet. Skip was nearly six months old, it was nearly time for him and his sister Princess who was about five months old, to meet their father's friend; the mysterious lemur. Not that he really cared anymore; as the oldest hatchling, well he was no longer considered a hatchling; he no longer clapped and begged his father to show him special tricks or bugged his mother about who the lemur was; instead he spent most of his time either swimming or watching his sibling while his parents were out talking to the lemur or sometimes other animals. They were now at a zoo in Maine; Skip didn't remember the name of it; but still the lemur came; while before he had only come ever once and a while; now he came almost every night.
"It's hatching!" Princess yelped excitedly from nearby; their mother had laid an egg about a month ago. Skip ruffled his brother's head feathers before hurrying over to the small nest made for his baby brother or sister. Skip stood between his father and sister Poppy. The egg rocked back and forth before a baby penguin finally managed to free itself; it's fluffy down sticking to its wet body. Skip glanced down at his own belly; by now he had lost all of his baby fluff and had grown in his adult feathers; the only fluff he had was on the back of his neck.
"What will be her name?" Ragweed asked.
"Can it be Amber?" Kyle asked. "I like the name Amber"
"No; Julia!" Rye retorted; the two boys glared at each other about to fight but Skip stepped between them stating for them to knock it off; as the eldest he was allowed to boss his siblings around; whether they liked it or not.
"Hm; Julia, Amber what nice names" Nyra; his mother murmured; "What do you think Tom?"
"I'm fine with whatever you and the children decide Nyra" Tom nuzzled his mate's shoulder; and Skip made a face of disgust. Why did adults always have to make such a scene in front of their kids?
"Yuck" Hunter squeaked.
"Gross" Ragweed agreed.
"Ew!" Rye and Kyle said in chorus.
"How about Celia?" Poppy suggested; ignoring her brother's remarks.
"I agree with Kyle; I like Amber" Princess stated.
"What do you think Skip?" Kyle asked turning to Skip for support.
"Amber's a nice name" Skip agreed.
"How about Angel" a deep angry voice snarled. Skip and his family spun around in surprise. Tom and Nyra's faces were horror struck. In front of them; standing in the mouth of the cave was the mysterious lemur.