After a while of wandering the Great Valley, Topsy found Grandma Longneck sulking at her nest. He could tell that she was still hurt from when Azalea called her a wrinkled old bag. Once he got close to the elderly female, she raised her head to his eye level.
"Do you think I'm a wrinkled old bag?" Grandma asked.
Topsy was taken aback by that question. However, he answered it to the best of his ability.
"Of course not; you might be 127 years old; but, you still look younger than Miles, Shadow and Otto; even though they're the same age as you," Topsy explained.
Grandma smiled, feeling better about her advanced age.
"I appreciate that, dear; you always knew just what to say to a female to make her feel good about herself," Grandma commented.
Topsy smiled at that comment.
Meanwhile over at Maya and Zack's nest, Alba and Skye were having a conversation.
"I just wanted to thank you again for sticking up for me when your mother called me a freaky mutant," Skye said.
Alba chuckled.
"That's what girlfriends are for; I still admire your family for supporting us in our relationship," Alba commented.
Skye smiled.
"Same here," Skye admitted.
Moments later, Littlefoot and Cera came by to see how the young couple were doing.
"How are you two doing?" Littlefoot wondered.
"Just fine; how about you two?" Skye wondered.
"Eh; I'm still upset because of the way Azalea was talking to my grandmother," Littlefoot admitted.
"Same here," Cera added.
Alba and Skye nodded.
Meanwhile, Topsy was visiting his grandmother at the nest. She was getting on in years; at 137 years old, she probably only had sixty something years left; however, due to the massive loss of her family, she estimated the amount of years she has left would only be about ten or twelve years; if that.
"You might look exactly like your father; but, you get your heart and personality from your mother; I am proud to call you my grandson," Sally said.
Topsy smiled and nuzzled Sally.
"Aww, thanks Grandma," Topsy commented.
Sally smiled.
"It was nice of you to visit; but, I'd like to get some sleep," Sally told him.
Topsy nodded and left his grandmother alone to rest.
Once he got to the Thundering Falls, he saw his nieces and nephews hanging out with Celine, Rita and Nigel. Penny looked around and saw Topsy coming towards them.
"Hey guys; room for one more?" Topsy wondered.
"Of course; take a load off," Nigel answered.
Topsy smiled and laid down.
"How have you guys been?" Topsy asked.
"Just fine; what about you?" Nigel wondered.
"I was visiting Grandma at the nest; it looks like she's losing the will to live; quite frankly, she doesn't look so good; then again, she's not a young threehorn anymore," Topsy answered.
The other eleven threehorns sighed.
"She's not getting sick is she?" Nigel asked.
"I don't think so; maybe she's just exhausted and needs to rest; at her age, anything can happen; and losing a parent and child within a short amount of time can be very painful," Topsy told him.
Just then, Diana came rushing up to the group.
"Has anyone seen Dana? Ever since Dante died and he broke up with Lacey, he's been miserable," Diana stated.
"We haven't seen him; maybe Dinah has seen him; or maybe Blaze and Jett have seen him," Topsy told her.
Diana sighed.
"I've asked all of them and they all said no; I'm worried he's gonna kill himself; losing a parent within a short amount of time of going through a divorce can be very painful; even if he's a grown up in his early fifties," Diana explained.
The others nodded.
"Don't worry, Diana; we'll help find him," Topsy assured her.
Diana smiled.
Meanwhile in the Sheltering Grass, Dana was sulking; he hasn't been hanging out with the herd since his divorce from Lacey or the death of Dante. Just then, he heard a voice he knew all too well; his childhood best friend and cousin Xavier.
"Come in," Dana muttered.
The red longneck came in and made himself comfortable.
"Hey; why the long face?" Xavier asked.
"Everything is going wrong; at least you still have your wife and both of your parents," Dana told him.
Xavier sighed.
"Dana, I know you're hurting; but, you're not doing yourself any good by hiding from everybody; we all love you; especially Blaze and Jett; since you're their father; talking about your problems with the herd is better than keeping them to yourself," Xavier explained.
Dana sighed.
"I know; but, I just..." Dana said, now starting to cry.
He hung his head in shame; his locked emotions were now coming out as shaky sobs. Xavier did his best to make Dana feel better; he started out by embracing him. The two males embraced each other for what seemed like forever; however, it was only a few minutes. After a moment, they broke apart and Dana dried his tears.
"Sorry about; you know, crying," Dana claimed.
Xavier merely shrugged.
"Don't be silly, Dana; we all need to let out our emotions once in a while," Xavier said.
Dana nodded and even managed to smile. With the herd by his side, he felt like things will get better for him in the future.