It was an especially cold and blistery day in the continent of Antarctica. It was around the time of year that all the baby penguins began to hatch, so the air was full of tiny "Peeps" from all the little birds.

"Peep!" a flat fluffy little penguin said as he stared into his parents faces with his deep blue eyes.

"Is he really mine?" a very important looking penguin asked the penguin standing next to him.

"Yes," she slowly breathed out.

"You know I can't stay to take care of him," he explained. "I have a job to do, and a team to care for."

The girl penguin looked tired and sad. "I know," was all she could manage to get out.

"If you need anything you can always come by the Penguin HQ," he said, trying hard to keep a straight face.

"I know," she said once more.

"What are you going to call him?" he asked.

A small smile spread across her face," You know what I always wanted to name my kid. Let's call him…."

Suddenly a giant seal burst into the small cave they were in. In a flash, the creature had practically torn the whole room down. Luckilly, the male penguin had been trained for such emergencies. He snatched up his kid and dodged around the seal.

He could hear the screams of other penguins as he raced around nests and rocks. He jumped up onto a ledge and tucked the baby into a small crack.

"Stay there," he quickly and sternly told his son. All the bird could do was nod his small head.

The next few minutes of the older penguin's life were torture. He raced through all the nests and rocks once again. A quick survey of his surroundings showed at least 15 seals, and about half the penguins in this flock already seal food.

A few feet ahead he could see what used to be the girl he once loved. Crimson red blood sprinkled brightly in the white snow.

"No," he whispered.

He suddenly yelled at the top of his lungs and charged at the nearest seal. But even a five star general fueled by the anger of the loss of a loved one couldn't take on 15 seals. After 3 minutes of full on battle he was forced to retreat. He was only thankful that he had seen a family of penguins get away.

He immediately rushed back toward the ledge where he had left his child.

"Daddy," the little penguin softly chirped, "I'm scared."

"Don't worry son," the father said, trying to keep his voice brave and soothing. "You can come with me now, and I can protect you. You'll get to be trained like a real live soldier where we're going."

"Where's Mommy?" the little boy asked.

"She's gone," the dad said, tears beginning to form in his now sad, tired eyes.

"How long?" the baby asked, not fully understanding the situation.

"Forever, Private," the dad said sadly.

The little penguin suddenly understood what had happened. Both penguins were quiet for a moment, before he randomly asked," Is that my name, Daddy? Private?"

A handful of memories suddenly came rushing before the older penguins eyes.

~Flashback~

It was a bright sunny day, and I had just been assigned to my very own team, and I felt like the happiest Private in the world. I was walking from the dormitory to the main building, when I saw what seemed to be a penguin lying on the ground.

"Are you alright?" I quickly said, rushing to meet him. When I got there, it turned out to be the most prettiest girl penguin I had ever seen.

"Nn.n..ot r..realllyyy," she chattered.

"Let's get you inside," I said, trying to remember what I had learned in survival class.

I then rushed her over to the clinic, where they immediately rushed her on a cart and told me they would take care of her. A couple of days later, the doctors allowed me to speak to her, but it was more her speaking to me.

"Hi! I'm so glad you're here. The Docs won't let me speak to anyone! Thanks for saving me out there. If I hadn't gotten a warm blanket and a bucket of fish I could have died! You are literally a life saver! By the way, I'm Alexis, but you can call me Alex. What's your name, and do you have a nick name to?" she burst out before I could say hello.

"Hi, I'm Skipper, and I guess I still just go by Skipper," I said nervously.

The girl's eyes widened in amazement, "You're already a Skipper! You're so young!"

"No, I'm just a private, but I hope to be a Skipper one day," I said feeling slightly embarrassed.

"Well that's confusing," she said. "If I ever have a kid, I'll name him Private, and then I'll tell him to change his name to Skipper when he becomes one."

"That's a good idea I guess," I said blushing again.

"Don't worry, it's still a great name," she said, sensing disappointment. "To change the subject, the Docs said I could train here like you, and I told them I would think about i. Maybe I'll tell them I'll do it if they let me be on a team with you. One day, maybe you can be Skipper and I can be your first officer."

"That would be great, I said smiling.

~End Flashback~

Skipper let out a brief smile at the memory. "Yes boy. That's what your name is, and that's what you're going to be. One day, when you become a Skipper and a leader of your own team, you will change your name to Skipper, like me."

"Can I start training now so I can be a Skipper sooner?" Private asked, momentarily forgetting his troubles.

"Yes," Skipper said, realizing that for the first time in many years, he felt somewhat happy.