A.N. Certain things that won't be explained in this story will be explained in my third Lorax story Ted's Future Family, so if you have any questions please wait until you read Ted's Future Family first. Then if you have any questions after that you can ask me in a review or a separate PM, whichever you prefer.
Well, as those who saw the movie remember Lorax had returned to Once-ler. The two of them entered Once-ler's Lurkhim for pancakes and talk. It was now three to four months after Ted planted the first Truffula seed.
"So, you've been hanging out in another forest?" Once-ler guessed as he cooked some more pancakes.
"Yeah, with the animals." Lorax smiled. "I was able to come back sooner since, you know, I can travel quickly but the rest of the animals should be here in a couple days or so."
"Really? They're coming back?" Once-ler was surprised.
"Of course, this is their home after all. Besides Melvin and Pipsqueak want to see you again."
"Melvin? He's still alive?" Once-ler turned around very surprised.
"Yeah, he stayed alive so that he could see you one last time before moving on." Lorax explained. "He still cares about you, he just had to make sure that the other animals would be okay. Plus he didn't want to live amongst the pollution."
"Oh." Once-ler smiled. "I'm glad he still cares about me, he was pretty much my only friend before I met you and the other animals. Especially Pipsqueak, poor guy. He was closer to me than the other animals were...before I ruined everything."
"That...that was because he lost his parents before you arrived. He saw you as a father-figure...or at least an older brother-figure."
Once-ler reacted as if someone had hit him on his back with a heavy object.
"Great." He groaned. "Now I feel even worse."
"Don't worry, Pipsqueak forgave you." Lorax smiled, taking a sip of milk. "Oh, almost forgot, Melvin has a surprise for you."
"Really?" Once-ler returned to the table with more pancakes. "What is it?"
"If I told you it wouldn't be a surprise." Lorax smirked as he took a pancake off the stack.
"You haven't changed at all have you?" Once-ler smirked back.
"No...but I'm glad you changed back to the man you were when you first arrived here." Lorax admitted.
"Not entirely...I'm not as spry as I used to be." Once-ler shrugged.
"True, but I meant who you are on the inside. You're back to being the kindhearted music-and-pancake loving guy I became friends with."
Once-ler smiled at Lorax, very touched.