engu in ▁telling ▁him ▁nobody ▁will ▁marry ▁somebody ▁like ▁him . ▁When ▁Dra ke ▁dem ands ▁Hub ie ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁the ▁emer ald , ▁Hub ie ▁ref uses ▁and ▁Dra ke ▁throws ▁him ▁into ▁the ▁water . ▁Hub ie ▁narrow ly ▁esc apes ▁from ▁a ▁le op ard ▁se al ▁and ▁clim bs ▁onto ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁an ▁ice berg ▁where ▁he ▁is ▁swe pt ▁away ▁from ▁Ant arct ica . ▁ ▁Hub ie ▁who ▁was ▁as leep ▁for ▁three ▁days , ▁is ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁humans ▁and ▁c aged ▁on ▁their ▁ship ▁called ▁" M is ery ", ▁which ▁trans ports ▁p engu ins ▁to ▁a ▁zoo ▁and ▁meets ▁a ▁t ough , ▁gr um py , ▁street wise ▁and ▁somewhat ▁ar rog ant ▁but ▁good - heart ed ▁rock ho pper ▁p engu in ▁named ▁Rock o . ▁After ▁seeing ▁in ▁a ▁vision ▁where ▁Dra ke ▁tries ▁to ▁h ound ▁Marina ▁into ▁marry ing ▁him , ▁and ▁telling ▁her ▁that ▁she ' ll ▁be ▁ban ished ▁if ▁she ▁doesn ' t ▁find ▁a ▁mate ▁before ▁the ▁m ating ▁ceremony , ▁Hub ie ▁dec ides ▁to ▁escape ▁with ▁Rock o ▁and ▁fle es , ▁before ▁lay ing ▁low ▁on ▁a ▁beach . ▁Rock o ▁rel uct antly ▁tells ▁Hub ie ▁about ▁his ▁desire ▁to ▁fly ▁and ▁live ▁in ▁tropical ▁climate . ▁He ▁convin ces ▁him ▁to ▁help ▁him ▁return ▁to ▁Ant arct ica ▁by ▁making ▁up ▁a ▁lie ▁about ▁a ▁flying ▁p engu in ▁named ▁Wal do . ▁They ▁have ▁a