It was now the next day. Once-ler prepared to just water the Truffula saplings and hang out with Lorax, when he heard the sound of a motor. It was Ted's scooter, Ted had arrived with Audrey, Grammy Norma, and Mrs. Wiggins. Normally his scooter could only seat three, so he had rented a sidecar so that his mom could come too (she preferred the sidecar to actually being on the scooter).

"Ted!" Once-ler smiled. "I haven't seen you in months."

"Sorry about that, the town wanted to build a bridge across that one ditch back there and clear away the old chopping machines before allowing anyone to travel on this road." Ted explained.

"I'm glad they did." Once-ler approved. "So, who are your companions?"

Ted, Audrey, and Mrs. Wiggins took their helmets off, got off the scooter, and went closer to Once-ler but Grammy Norma stayed behind for some reason.

"This is Audrey, the one who really wanted the tree." Ted introduced. "And this is my mom."

Once-ler looked at Mrs. Wiggins, first name Sally, and stared at her. Sally looked at him with confusion but decided to talk about another subject.

"So you're the one my son had been visiting." Sally said. "Well, despite the dangers we went through, especially in Ted's case, I have to thank you for saving that seed. These Truffulas have really been improving Thneedville."

Once-ler winced.

"Still calling it that huh?" He said.

"Yeah, we're keeping the name for historical reasons but the motto has been changed." Ted explained. "The town's motto is now 'Everybody Needs a Tree'."

"Fitting change." Once-ler smiled; he then turned to Audrey. "So, you're the one Ted got the seed for."

"That's right, I've always loved trees and nature." Audrey smiled. "And I'm really grateful that it's here for all of us to enjoy."

Once-ler smiled approvingly. He didn't say so out loud but he was glad Ted had good taste in girls. Or women in high school if you prefer.

"Oh almost forgot, my grandma is here too." Ted remembered.

"Your grandma?" Once-ler said.

"Yeah, Grammy Norma, she's the one who told me about you." Ted turned around, missing Once-ler's shocked expression. "Grammy? What are you doing back there?"

"I wanted Once-ler to meet Audrey and Sally first before seeing me again." Grammy Norma now moved into view.

"'Again'?" Sally, Ted's mom that is, was very confused.

Once-ler dropped his mouth open upon seeing Grammy Norma.

"Norma? Is it really you?" He said.

"Hello Once." Norma smiled. "I've really missed you."

Once-ler bent down and hugged Grammy Norma. She returned the hug.

"I've really missed you too." He said.

"Wait, you two know each other?" Audrey was surprised.

"I figured they did a little since Grammy knew about him." Ted shrugged. "But I didn't know they were this close."

"Closer than you think." Grammy Norma broke free from the hug and turned around. "Ted, this is your grandfather."

Now it was Sally, Audrey, and Ted's turn to drop their mouths open.

"But...but that means..." Sally realized.

"That's right dear, he's your father." Grammy Norma confirmed; she then looked at Ted. "Ted?"

While Sally and Audrey had kinda snapped out of their shock Ted was still frozen. Audrey jabbed him in the side to wake him up.

"GRANDFATHER?" He burst out, startling everyone; he then clapped his hands over his mouth and blushed. "Uh, sorry." He said awkwardly. "But seriously you mean this whole time I've been visiting my grandfather?"

"That's right." Grammy Norma smiled.

"Unbelievable...this whole time I was telling my story to my own grandson." Once-ler held his head in a hand.

"Apparently not the whole story." Sally pointed out. "How did you two...I mean..."

"How did we meet and end up together?" Once-ler guessed. "Well, it's a long story."

"Probably longer than the one about your family cutting down all the trees." Ted remarked. "Is that why you didn't tell me about having a girlfriend?"

"Wife, actually, and that was part of the reason. The other was because the main point was about how important trees are." Once-ler explained. "I wanted to get right to the point and give you the seed."

"Ah." Ted understood.

"Anyway, how we ended up together..." Grammy Norma started the story.