Hello! I'm Park Ryder and I just re-discovered my love of one of my favorite movies "The Lorax"! And I decided to write a fanfic about it.

This first chapter is not only about something that changes The Once-ler forever; but they meet my OC Violet Planter!

In this story, Violet, Once-ler, Ted, Audrey, Lorax, and all the animals go on crazy adventures on how to make the valley better for everyone!

So, relax and enjoy the story!

It's been three months since the trees have been back thank to Ted Wiggins. The Valley was back and it looked better than ever. Most of the trees was getting bigger and there was new ones sprouting in the ground. All the animals came back including the Lorax much to the joy of The Once-ler. However as much the Lorax is happy to be back with his Beanpole, he is worried because he's the man that he remembered. The man that the Lorax remembered was young, energetic, a bit goofy, and love to sing and dance. But now he's too old to do anything besides walking. The smog messed up his throat, so he can't sing well, he's get tired easily, and his skin looked like a bald Swami-Swan.

Right now, it was nighttime and The Once-ler was asleep in his bed. The Lorax was looking at him through the window and was worried about him. He knows that humans don't live a long life and he doesn't want his human friend to go. Especially how the trees came back and all of his friends. He heard some noises and it was some of the Swami-Swans, Barb-a-loots, and Humming Fishes looking worried as well.

Lorax - "I know I'm scared too. He looked like he can go any minute now."

One of the Barb-a-loots gave him the "can you fix it look?"

Lorax - "No I don't think I can…*gets an idea* Wait actually there is one thing I can do!"

He laughed sneakily and went through the window and looked at the sleeping Once-ler and lead the animals in the house

Lorax - *to the animals* "Okay guys here what we have to do."

He began to whisper the plan and the animals nodded. In no time, they are going to have their friend back.

()()()()()()()()

It was morning and the noises of three Humming Fishes that sounded like roosters woke up The Once-ler. He did a stretch and yawn and goes to the bathroom to change his clothes. However, once he saw himself in the mirror he screamed in shocked! The Once-ler was young again! His skin wasn't wrinkly, his mustache was gone, his bones don't ache, and his hair was back to the shaggy black raven color he had. This was freaking The Once-ler out because one minute he was an old man in his 50's, then the next: he's was in his early 20's again.

The Once-ler - *freaking out* "O-okay this have got to be a dream! Yeah! I'm dreaming right now and I need to wake up!"

The Once-ler began to bang his head against the wall three times. He realized he wasn't dreaming since he felt pain and you can't feel pain in dreams. He heard a knock on the front door and once he opened it, it was The Lorax with his animals' friends at the door.

Lorax - "Hey Beanpole what's for breakfast?"

Once-ler - "W-W-What?! Mustache what have you done to me?!"

Lorax - "What? I made you young again with my powers. It's no big deal."

Once-Ler - "No big deal?! T-This isn't normal and and-"

Lorax - "And I also made you immortal."

Once-ler had a shocked look on his face and his knees fell on the ground.

Once-ler - "You did what?"

Lorax - "Look I did all this because I felt like you deserve it. I mean you learned from your mistake and didn't mean to do the damage you done. So, I decided to use my powers to make you back the way you are supposed to be but that the only thing I did."

The Once-ler saw his mule Melvin younger and looked happy to see him.

Once-Ler - "Melvin!"

He ran up to his mule and hugged him. It's been so long since he saw Melvin and was happy that he was back.

Lorax - "Yeah we made him young too."

Once-ler - "Gosh thank you so much. I uhh better get changing."

Lorax - "Hold on! We also got you this:"

The Once-ler saw that two Swami Swans had his old shirt and grey vest, Lou the Barb-a-loot have his grey pants, two Humming Fishes had his old black shoes. The Once-ler felt a tug on his pajamas pants and it was Pipsqueak who still looked like the same little Barb-a-loot he met before, wearing his old gray fedora hat and in a cardboard box.

Once-ler - "Pipsqueak you are back! And how did you guys get my old clothes? I thought I threw them away in the box."

Lorax - "Well you see we kept it with us when we have to leave to have a reminder of you. Plus they were a little dirty so what we did was that we wash them for you and want you to have them back. Pipsqueak wanted to be young again so it can be like the time for first came here."

Once-ler was shocked. When he was The Greed-ler, he threw away his old clothes saying they reminded him of "The Weak-ler version of himself." Now that he been giving a second chance, he decided to become what he is truly is. He smiled at Pipsqueak and put on his fedora back on his head..

Once-ler - "Thank you guys."

Lorax – "No problem Beanpole. Now put those clothes on, and make me some breakfast Beanpole I'm starving!"

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After changing his pajamas to his old clothes the Once-ler was making his 3rd stack of pancakes for him and his little forest friends. Not only he was happy that the trees were back, but the fact was that he been giving a second chance. He never would've thought that the animals, especially the Lorax, would forgive him for what he done.

Once-ler - "So am I really immortal?"

Lorax - "Well yes and no."

Once-ler - "Huh? What do you mean?"

Lorax - "Well you see, even though I made you immortal, you have to promise one thing though."

Once-ler - "Okay what is it."

Lorax - "You help me make the valley a better place and not use any ax cutting machines. If you break your promise, or cut any trees except dead ones, or even destroy the valley again; I would take away your youth and you will be nothing but dust!"

Once-ler's eyes widen at this. While it's scary that he would be turned into dust if destroy the forest again, he would not make that same mistake. Now that he has a new goal in life and that is to help the Lorax make the valley better and find other ways without harming it.

Once-ler - "Okay meatloaf I promise. This time I mean it."

Lorax - "Okay I'll keep an eye on you. Now give me those pancakes I'm starving!"

However, they heard rattle noises which startled them.

Once-ler - "What was that?"

Lorax - "I don't know."

It was getting louder and it was freaking them out. Then a scared Swami Swan came and landed on the window. He was honking like if he saw something horrible and was flapping his wings in fear.

Once-ler – "What's going on Mustache?"

Lorax - "What?! He said that somebody stole Truffula Tufts! Come on Beanpole we better go see! *to the Barb-a-loots and humming fish* and don't touch my pancakes!"

Just as Once-ler and Lorax left the house, the animals especially Lou the Barb-a-loot, started eating.

()()()()()()()

The Lorax and Once-ler saw that the Swami Swan was right: some of the tufts on the tree was gone. A big chunk of it. Once-ler looks down and saw muddy footprints on the ground. The footprints were small like if they belong to a child.

Once-ler - "Mustache there are footprints on the ground. Let's follow them!"

They began to follow the muddy footprints until they stopped behind some bushes. They saw they were close to the entrance of the valley. They saw a young girl who looks around 11-year-old with blue eyes, chestnut color hair with a purple headband in her hair, tied in a ponytail. She was wearing a purple with white stripes, blue overalls and purple converse. The girl was climbing down another tree, and had a handful of red tufts in her hands.

Once-ler – "It's a little girl."

The Lorax looks mad and was about to go confront her but Once-ler stopped him.

Once-Ler - "Wait Mustache, look at what she is doing."

They saw that girl was making an art project of the forests. She glues the tufts on gray sticks making it look like Truffula Trees. There was also fake grass, some of the animals made out little woods statues, and some fake solar power machine planted in the art project. She even have little Truffula saplings in potted plants.

Once-ler - "Huh look like this kid is an artist."

Lorax - "Yeah but she is still a little thief."

Girl - "Oh this is perfect! I know all of this will help the forest!

But then there were four kids who entered the valley and was riding electric black bikes that was spitting out smog much to Lorax and Once-ler's disgust as it made them cough. The four kids got off the bikes and reveals it was two boys and two girls wearing the matching white shirts, leather jackets, sunglasses, and black leather boots. However, the two boys were wearing ripped up dark blue jeans while the girls were wearing dark blue skirts. They all have black hair but the boys had mushrooms like haircuts, and the girls have the similar haircuts but it was longer and tied in ponytails. They got off their bikes and walked up to the girl.

The girl gasps because those bikers are named Alexis, Smokey, Claire, and Russell aka "The O'Hare Pairs". They were all mean since they are the nephews and nieces of former Mayor O'Hare and they would go around not only picking on others, but they would convince people to go back to the old way Thneedville was like and how useless the trees are. Sometimes it would work (because sometimes the kids even adults would fear them) or they would be ignored. Alexis was the leader, Claire was the brains while Smokey and Russell was the muscles.

Alexis took off her sunglasses and stares at the girl with her cold dark black eyes. The girl was scared

Alexis - "Well, well, well, if it isn't Ivy Planter!"

Girl - "You know my name is Violet Planter!"

Alexis - "Yeah yeah whatever. *sees her art project* Oh and what is this?"

Smokey – "Probably trash put together!"

Claire - "Look! She even have dirt in pots!"

The O'Hare Pairs laughs and it mad Violet upset and mad at the same time. Lorax and Once-ler look a bit uncomfortable because they can tell that these greasers were bullies. Even some of the animals like Lou, Pipsqueak, Finn, Bill, etc. came to see what was going on.

Violet - "It's not garbage! It's an art project to make the valley better. See? I even made little mini solar polar machines so we won't use so much electricity."

Alexis - "Oh really? Because I see a flaw in your plan."

Violet - "What? What do you mean?"

Alexis - "Well what if these lame machines suddenly had a *pretended to glitches* gl-gl-gl-glitch!"

Alexis broke one of the homemade machines, much to the shocked and horror of Violet, Lorax, and Once-ler. Even some of the Barb-a-loots, Swami Swans and Humming Fishes was seeing this and they looked horrified and disgusted of what they were seeing.

Claire - "Oh no the other stupid machines *also pretended to glitch* gl-gl-gl-glitches too!"

Claire broke the other homemade machines and then The O'Hare Pairs began destroying Violet's art project. They were ripping it, stomping it, and pretending to be glitches while breaking it. The animals, Once-ler and Lorax was horrified and disgusted at the sight.

Lorax – "Oh that's really messed up."

Violet - *begging* "Stop it! Stop it! I work hard on it! Please stop it!"

But Violet's begging was falling deaf on the O'Hare Pairs ears. They kept destroying her art project and even knocking down the potted saplings. The O'Hare Pairs kept destroying the project until Violet pulled on Alexis's arm to pull her away.

Violet - "I just want to make the valley a better place!"

Alexis - "Hey! The one thing I hate more than these stupid nature things is STUPID NATURE LOVERS LIKE YOU!"

Alexis then push Violet hard and Violet landed in a mud puddle. That was the last straw for The Lorax and the animals and he shouted which gotten the O'Hare Pair attention:

Lorax - "HEY YOU BRATS! LEAVE HER ALONE!"

Then Lorax, The Barb-a-loots, Swami Swans, and Humming Fish started to charge at the O'Hare Pairs. They all scream in fear and began to get on their bikes starting it quickly.

Russell - "Let's get out of here!"

The Lorax and the animals was getting closer but the bikes quickly started and drove away fast. However, the animals and Lorax was still chasing after them. Well, expect for Lou who was a slow runner due to his weight and height. However, as they were gone; Violet got up from the puddle and tried to wipe herself clean from the mud but it was no use. However, once she saw her art project destroyed, she fell on her needs and broke down into tears. All her hard work she been doing for weeks was gone.

While she was crying, Once-ler was still behind the bushes starting at the crying girl. He felt so bad for her with not only with her work is destroyed, but the cruel bullying he had just witness. He quickly understood how this girl feel because he was bullied himself, including his own family had bullied him. Always telling him he would never amount to anything or telling him his ideas were stupid or even telling him he would be nothing but a failure. Not wanting this girl to be in despair, he decided the first thing he will do as an immortal is help this little nature girl.

Hope you all like it!