Ginger walked back to the hut with her head hanging. It hurt her so much that she couldn't do anything to save Rocky from being taken away. All she could think about was the way he looked at her from inside the van

The chicks chirped when Ginger returned but fell silent after being shushed by their mother since the others were sleeping. The British hen laid with her chicks and eventually drifted off into sleep.

dream*

Ginger sat by the radio and watched as the chickens danced their feathers off. She sighed and brought a wing up to her face until she gasped, a chicken unaware of the hen with the green hat, bumping her backwards

Ginger bumped into someone and turned to see it was Rocky. He smiled at her and gestures with his wing to dance with him.

Ginger smiles as Rocky held one of her wings and spun her around. She didn't realize her feelings for the rooster until they circled each other, making eye contact. Rocky spun her around again, making the ginger hen giggle

They danced until Babs crashed against the wall and landed in one of the nests and was excitedly telling the others she flew and seeing that Rocky's wing was better after the bandage fell off. He could fly now!

Ginger decided to apologize to the rooster for being so blunt towards him

"I guess i owe you an apology. I didn't think you cared about us but after all this..." She said, gesturing around them

"Hey. Easy ms hard boiled. I might think you're turning soft." He smiles at the usually feisty hen

end of dream*

Ginger woke up to the crowing of the farm rooster. She turned to look at her mate, only to feel sad again. She remembered what happened last night, staring at Rocky's empty spot where he'd sleep beside her

Ginger went outside the hut with her chicks as the farmers wife fed them. Ginger fed her chicks but she didn't feel hungry, just heartbroken. The chicks took in their new surroundings for the first time and wandered around, not straying too far from their mother

Ginger sighed and sat down as she watched her son and daughter. The hen moped around for most of the day, not feeling like doing anything in particular. The others felt sorry for Ginger, especially her friends. The last time she was like this was the day her brother was sold to a chicken farm clear across the country

"Get up. You have to be strong for Rocky." The green eyed hen thought.

She stood up and noticed that everyone was staring, waiting to see what her next move was. The hen cleared her throat and rubbed her wings together. "There's no need in staying here any longer. Let's go back to the sanctuary and fix anything that those foxes might have destroyed."

The chickens exchanged looks. Go back? Without finding Rocky? They all might have thought that Ginger wasn't feeling well

"But what about Mr. Rhodes? Aren't we going to rescue him?" Ducky asked

Ginger could feel a lump in her throat and tears filling her eyes. She pushed those feelings away and knew Ducky was right. They couldn't just let the American rooster go back and live at the dreadful circus.

"Alright everyone. Let's go save Rocky!" Ginger said, the chickens cheering

"Hold on, ducks. How are we going to find the circus? It could take forever to find it." Bunty said, crossing her wings

Ginger sighed in frustration. She forgot about that. It could take days trying to find where the circus is. "Perhaps I can help?" Someone spoke up

The chickens turned to see Butch standing a ways away from the hens. "I can find the circus for you." He offers, knowing his friends needed all the help they could get

"Yes please. We greatly appreciate it." Ginger said

Butch gave a nod, spreading his wings and taking flight. The search has officially begun

Ginger waited with the other chickens for three hours at least, waiting for the return of Butch. They heard the sound of wings flapping and looked to see their compadre land on the ground.

"Well? Did you find the circus?" Ginger asked

Butch ruffled his feathers for a moment while he was on the ground now. "Yeah. It's about three miles from here but I kinda got lost and had to ask for directions. I can lead you there now but it's a long way. Are you up for the walk?"

"Of course. Show us the way. The sooner we get there the better!" Ginger clucks.

"Count me in." Bunty spoke up

"Aye I'm coming too!" Mac added

"I can watch the chicks for you." Babs smiled, knitting as always

Ginger thanked Babs and kissed her chicks before leaving with Butch, Bunty and Mac

They followed Butch for hours. The chickens decided to stop and rest at nightfall under a abandoned bridge since they were tired from walking and they didn't want to trudge on in the dark. The good part is they close to being halfway there

At the circus...

Rocky wasn't enjoying his welcome back treatment. The ringmaster had put him in a small cage with a lock to prevent him from escaping and he overheard the mustached psycho talking about his cannon act. How wonderful... but the good news was his act would be postponed for awhile until they were able to discuss what to do next and to give the rooster some time to calm down since he was most likely frightened

Rocky heard a familiar voice and rolled his eyes. Great. One of his 'favorite' animals. The know it all snobby lion, Guster. He thought he was better than the other acts by a long shot and the other animals should treat him like a king.

"Rocky! Back already from your adventure? I thought they'd never find you. Guess I underestimated the humans." Guster sneers, getting uncomfortably close to the cage

"Yeah, well you can't expect me to like being shot out of a cannon. Why don't you try it, wuss puss." Rocky shot back

Guster didn't like the roosters attitude and roared, startling Rocky

"Know your place, farm boy!" The lion warned

Rocky glared at him, folding his wings. It was a common fact that he didn't miss this place in the slightest.

Guster leans against the cage and poked a claw through one of the gaps. "What's the matter? Cat got your tongue?"

"Hey! Leave that chicken alone!" A clown scolded at the beast

Guster growled in annoyance and glared at Rocky before skulking away. What a relief

Rocky hoped that Ginger was on her way to rescue him from this doom forsaken prison. He puts his wings around his legs, resting his chin on his knees. All he could do was pray for a miracle at this point

Ginger and the others got up at the crack of dawn to continue on their journey. It was quiet as the only thing on their minds was freeing Rocky.

"How much farther?" Mac asked. They've been walking for almost two hours now

"We probably walked two miles now. If we keep up the pace we should arrive at night." Butch replied

"What a load of tripe." Bunty mutters

Ginger rolls her eyes at Bunty's comment

Meanwhile at the circus...

Rocky was eating some of his food when he heard the ringmaster discussing their plans for the show

"Let's just keep going. We can't stay here any longer now that we got Rocky back. We have plans to wrap up the UK tour in a town that's five hours from here." He heard one of trapeze artists say

"Alright. We'll leave tonight." The ringmaster agrees

Rocky had a bad feeling about this

Sorry for a short chapter. Hope you guys enjoyed it! Until the next chapter! :) do you guys think Ginger and the gang will arrive in time?