Ecki awoke.#None of the older penguins were present, which was very bizarre, indeed.#Ecki was alone.##Ecki peered out over the forest towards the tallest mountain's summit.##Ecki wondered:#"Could today be the day?"##An excited kind of a curiosity swelled within Ecki's chest.#Then Ecki saw a note, engraved onto the tree:#"The first time that you climb a mountain will always be the hardest, but then you will always know a way to help the ones that will succeed you."##Pleased with the friendly words, Ecki started their journey, with plenty of steadfast enthusiasm, and a lot of naïvety.