Happy Feet

'The Ballad of Auron'

by Shen's General

A/N: Hey there Happy Feet fans, I am Shen's General, I became a member of this great site nearly two months ago. As to why I am writing this fic, I had heard that MyWayWriter was having a contest and was accepting OCs for his upcoming story, so I decided to try out. This is mainly a OC-centric story and won't have anyone from the movie. So, MyWayWriter and all the other judges of the contest, enjoy this story...WARNING: This story has a few curses, a slightly intimate (not M-Rated) moment, and a tragic moment, thus leading the OC to the White Ones.

I do not own Happy Feet.

I do not own the songs within this story.

Note: The bold face words within song lyrics are when they hit a high note or something.

The Infamous Ballad

Within the far arctic reaches of Antartica, there were many colonies of Emperor Penguins as they lived their lives the way they usually do, a chick is born, they are taught the art of heartsong as they try to discover their own, when they are of age, they sing that heartsong as they try to find the one who heartsong was in sync with theirs. When they do, they mate, and thus the cycle of life repeats. This story was no different for a Emperor Penguin couple, as they were hanging out on a floating block of ice a good distance from their colony.

Auron, the male equivalent of the couple, was just your average penguin, he lived with his mom and dad for as long as he remember, and was taught about heartsongs and all that jazz. However, when Auron did learn how to sing, he did it in style, as he had a good voice for every song he could think of, and luckily, it caught the eyes of a fellow student, Claire, as she fell in love with his voice and his personality, which was that of a happy-go-lucky penguin. So, when the day of mating season had came, everyone knew clear well that those two were meant for each other...it all began with Auron's voice.

(Cue the song, Lips of an Angel by Hinder...this is considered Auron's heartsong)

Auron:

"Honey, why are you calling me, so late? Kinda hard to talk right now."

"Honey, why you crying? Is everything OK? I gotta whisper cause I can't be too loud."

"Oh, well, my girl's in the next room, sometimes I wish she was you, I guess we never really move on."

"It's really good to hear your voice, sayin' my name, it's sound so sweet!"

"Comin' from a lips of an angel, hearin' those words, it makes me weak!"

"Lay down, never wanna say goodbye, but girl you make it hard to be faithful...with the lips of an angel..."

This attracted the attention of the other penguins, as his voice had a deep, nice tone to it. However, on the other side of the mating ceremony, an attractive female penguin was coming his way, as she began singing.

(Cue the song Perfect by Pink, the clean version)

Claire:

"Made a wrong turn once or twice, dug my way out of blood and fire, bad decision, it's all right, welcome to my silly life."

"Mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood, miss 'no way, it's all good', it didn't slow me down."

"Mistaken, always second guessing, underestimated, look, I'm still around"

"Pretty pretty please, don't you ever ever feel, like you're less than, less than perfect,"

"Pretty pretty please, if you ever ever feel, like you're nothing, you are perfect to me..."

Claire finished her verse as she closed her face with Auron. The male penguin smirked as he continued with his song,

Auron:

"It's funny that you're calling me tonight, and yes, I dreamt of you, too,"

"And does he know you're talking to me? Will it start a fight? No, I don't think she has a clue."

The female then continued with her song, (I don't know how well Hinder and Pink would go together, but please bear with me)

Claire:

"You're so mean, when you talk, about yourself, you are wrong, change the voices, in your head, make them like you, instead,"

"So complicated, look happy, you'll make it, filled with so much hatred, such a tired game."

"It's enough, I've done all I can think of, chased down all my demons, I'll see you do the same."

"Pretty pretty please, don't you ever ever feel, like you're less than, less than perfect,"

"Pretty pretty please, if you ever ever feel, like you're nothing, you are perfect to me..."

Then Auron continued with his song, (We skip the rapping part of Pink's song)

Auron:

"Oh, well, my girl's in the next room, sometimes I wish she was you, I guess we never really move on."

"It's really good to hear your voice, sayin' my name, it's sound so sweet!"

"Comin' from a lips of an angel, hearin' those words, it makes me weak!"

"Lay down, never wanna say goodbye, but girl you make it hard to be faithful...with the lips of an angel..."

And with a spin and swoop, he swung Claire down and gave her a deep kiss in the beak, as they look at each other with loving eyes, as they were earning cheers from the other penguins, and with a nod, they continuing singing in sync, while doing a beautiful dance together

Auron:

"It's really good to hear your voice, sayin' my name, it's sound so sweet."

"Comin' from a lips of an angel, hearin' those words, it makes me weak!"

Claire:

"Pretty pretty please, don't you ever ever feel, like you're less than, less than perfect,"

Auron:

"Lay down, never wanna say goodbye, but girl you make it hard to be faithful..."

Claire:

"Pretty pretty please, if you ever ever feel, like you're nothing, you are perfect to me!"

Auron:

"With the lips of an angel!"

Claire:

"You're perfect, You're perfect...to me!"

Auron:

"Lay down, never wanna say goodbye, but girl you make it hard to be faithful..."

Claire:

"Pretty pretty please, if you ever ever feel, like you're nothing, you are perfect..."

Auron & Claire:

"With the lips of an angel (...to me)"

The beautiful mixture of the two songs earned numerous applauses as the two lovebirds nuzzled each other, as they both went off to a place somewhere only they know... (See what I did there?)

Which led them to now, as the two penguins were now embracing each other on a piece of ice,

"I got to said, Auron, that was beautiful." Claire smiled.

"Oh, I doubt it was that extraordinary. You were already captivating the audiences with your singing...not to mention good looks." Auron complimented with a wink.

"Auron..." Claire blushed, as she gave a nuzzle to Auron.

That nuzzle then turned to a passionate kiss, as the adult male then flipped on top of her and their kiss began very heated, as Auron bit her neck affectionately and Claire buried hers into the croon of his neck. However, the female got a devious smile, as she then pushed him off and with a wink, went off into the water.

Auron gave a challenging smirk, "Damn, how I love that woman..." as he dives after her.

Soon, the male penguin was within the waters as he searched for his to-be mate.

"Oh, Claire...where are you?" Auron asked in a sing-songy voice.

Then, he heard a scream as Claire swam past him in fear,

"Claire?" The male emperor penguin asked, confused by her actions, when he turned around and his blood froze...a leopard seal was coming his way.

"Oh shit!" Auron cursed as he swam after Claire.

Soon, he was neck and neck with Claire as they were both running from the menacing seal, but unforunately, they were coming to a dead end which was a small cliff.

"Oh god! We're going to die!" Claire screeched as the seal was charging at them.

"No we're not! We're going to have to jump!" Auron ordered as they both went low and at the last possible moment, the two sped straight up out of the water to the top of the cliff.

Auron fortunately made it, but Claire wasn't so lucky, as she landed part way, and started to slip down.

"AURON!" Claire screeched,

"CLAIRE!" Auron screamed, as he then jumped for Claire's flippers, while down at the water, the leopard seal began trying to climb up the cliff.

However, there was no rest for bad luck, as Auron himself began to slip along with her.

Seeing how bad their situation was, Claire then turned to Auron with teary eyes, "Auron, love, you have to let go! I can''t drag you down with me..."

"NO! I REFUSE TO LOSE YOU! WE'RE MATES, GOD DAMN IT! I CAN'T!" Auron screamed, as tears streamed down his face.

"Auron..." Claire sadly smiled, as the leopard seal began jumping once more, "I'm sorry..." and with that, she let go, as she fell into the waters below...

"CLAIRE! NO!" Auron screeched, as all of the sudden, the leopard seal jumps far up and smashes the part of the cliff, as ice splintered everywhere, as one of the shards scarred his left eye, and he was knocked unconscious...

A few hours later, the penguin began to wake up, as he gripped his head, and grunted in pain as the scar on his left eye began to burn. Then, he remember his mate as he quickly went back to the cliff and looked down, and to his dismay, no one was down there...his heart practically shattered, as he remembered the leopard seal and how it was chasing them...and how Claire let go of him to save him. It tore him apart...in sheer grief, the penguin let out a heartbroken scream as he began cursing, "DAMN YOU, GREAT GUIN! DAMN YOU TO FUCKIN' HELL!" He spent the next few minutes doing so, till his throat was sore, and knowing that it wouldn't bring his love back, he merely turned around and began walking...

So, for over the next couple days, he had spent walking in the barren snowy wasteland, as his heart and the scar on his left eye was hurting, and to maintain his sanity, he began singing...

(Broken by Seether and Amy Lee from Evanscence)

"I wanted you to know, I loved the way you laugh...I want to hold you high, and steal your pain away..."

The next day, he sang another song...

(Powerless by Linkin Park)

"You held it all, you were careless to let it fall, you held it all, and I was by your side...powerless."

Same for the next day...

(All or Nothing by Theory of a Deadman)

"It's all or nothing, babe, it's you and I, I thought I am good for something, so let's go give it a try..."

As well as the day after that...

(Last to Know by Three Days Grace)

"You were the first to say, that we were not okay...you were the first to lie, that we were not alright..."

Then on the last day, on the brink of starvation, as he began struggling against a blizzard, he sang quietly...

(Lost in the Echo by Linkin Park)

"And these promises broken...deep below...each word gets lost...in...the...echo..."

He fell to the ground as he gave up, as all he wanted now was to be with the penguin he had fallen in love with since they were kids, and if he had to die for it, so be it...

A feminine voice called out to him, "Hello..."

This prompted his heart to jolt, as he was in total blackness, "Claire? Is that you?" he whispered, as he tried to open his eyes,

But then it surprised him when he heard a masculine tone, "Damn it, Vasquez, why are we wasting our time on a dead weight?"

With that, Auron opened his eyes, only to find himself being stared down by another Emperor Penguin and a King Penguin, he could easily tell which one was male and female, "Who are you two?" he whispered.

"The better question is, who are you?" The male penguin asked, "Me and Vasquez found you just lying here as if you were dead, all covered in snow."

"Cloud..." The female supposedly named Vasquez scolded, "It is obvious that something bad must had happened, why else would he had been in the damn storm?"

The male scoffed, "Come on, you know how the boss feels about talking to nobodies, if he finds us chatting it up with some random penguin, he will blow his top!"

"I don't care!" Vasquez said, as she then looked at Auron, "What is your name?"

Auron merely sighed, "Auron..."

"Auron, eh? What brought you out here?" Cloud asked, a little curious.

"Nothing important...now if you excuse me, I'll be on my way." Auron muttered as he got up, but when he did, he merely fell down.

"Whoa, where you think you're going?" Cloud demanded.

"Nowhere...absolutely nowhere." Auron snarled, as he tried to get back up.

"Nowhere? What, did your grandma die?" Cloud sarcastically quipped.

This pissed Auron off, as he screamed, "MY TO-BE MATE IS DEAD! PROBABLY IN THE BELLY OF THE DAMN SEAL THAT ATE HER! NOW LEAVE ME TO DIE IN PEACE, OK?!"

This surprised both Cloud and Vasquez as Auron panted, as the female tried to soothe him, "Take it easy, you looked like you haven't eaten for days." Then she gave a stern look to Cloud, "We need to get him something to eat, maybe our boss would be willing to spare a few fish..."

"No way! The fish is only reserved for the White Ones! Not some random guy we found in the snow..." Cloud sneered.

"Dammit..." Vasquez said, as she knew that Cloud was right for the most part, but then she asked Auron, who had gotten back up, "Hey, Auron, can you sing?"

"What? What kind of question is that?" Auron asked in a suspicious tone.

"Just answer the pretty lady's question." Cloud quipped as he was busy scuffling the snow at his feet.

Still angry at the male penguin, he merely answered, "Yes. A damn good one. What's it to you?"

"Well, my friend." Cloud answered instead of Vasquez, who he interrupted, "We are part of a group known as the White Ones, a band of the greatest singers in our nations, not to mention the pride of it. And it just so happens that we are looking for new members. What do ya say?"

"Pass, I rather die." Auron moped, as he turned away.

"Come on, Auron, I don't know what happen, but I refuse to see you throw your life away." Vasquez pleaded, "Do you think that Claire would want that?"

The male emperor penguin with the scar frozed, as he turned around and was about to ask how she knew her, when Cloud answered, "You were moaning her name. You sound very whining for an adult."

This prompted a death glare from Auron as he stared at him with hate, when Cloud continued, "But, Vasquez is right, it would be awful to see a good talent go to his grave. I'm sure Boss would like you."

The male was about to rebut when he started thinking. He had nothing else to live for, but it was his music that kept him alive thus far. Maybe this was the great guin telling him that his fate was to be one of them.

So, with a determined look, he then said, "Okay, you twisted my flipper, when can I meet him?"

This was a end of a tragic orchestra, and the beginning of an infamous ballad...

A/N: Damn, a one-shot written out in one day. Well, MyWayWriter and judges, what do ya think? Auron is the OC I want to see in your story, he is an emperor penguin, about as old as Cloud and Vasquez. His name was based off Final Fantasy's own Auron. As you can see, after a tragic attack involving his to-be mate, Auron wandered the wastelands, wanting to die, and he eventually met the two penguins mentioned above. His choice of music is usually that of rock and pop, and his heartsong is Lips of an Angel. The one thing that makes him unique is a scar across his left eye, much like Auron from Final Fantasy X. I was hoping that in the story, he and the White Ones would come to Emperor Land (I think this story takes place a few years earlier), challenge Age and Judas (His choice of music would be Lost in the Echo during the sing/dance off), but he would eventually meet Ramone as he tells his story to him, and Ramone would try to convince him about finding another mate. At first Auron refuses, but it changes when he meets another Emperor Penguin that reminds him so much of Claire...All I wish is a good ending for this tragic character (Cloud and Vasquez, they are up to you). P.S. I apologize for the cursing and stuff, I was just try to give this story a little emotional spice. HOPE YOU ENJOY!