A/N: Hi, I just wrote another chapter. After you get through the usual things you have to get through to read you'll find a slightly surprising chapter. Go on, and read!

Disclaimer: George Orwell was born in 1903, I was born in 1995, how could I be born before I was born.

Update Date: July 21st, 2010.

October Character Birthday(s): Miranda & Reginald- October 12th.

Chapter Ten
Reconciliation and the Return of Peace

Napoleon had agreed to start repairing their relationship, and so they had decided to talk to each other, hopefully they could repair their relationship before it was too late.

"You don't loathe me for ousting you, do you," Napoleon asked. Snowball's eyebrow went up; Napoleon would only ask that if he truly didn't have the desire to do that. Snowball shook his head, Napoleon was on their side now, and so there was no reason to loathe him for something he regretted.

"There's something you aren't telling me, what is it," Napoleon asked. "Do not lie to me and say nothing is wrong, because I know something is in fact wrong."

"The farm is failing sadly enough, we need your help," Snowball replied. "Do you have an idea of how we can save it?"

"I do, but I'll need Amelia and Squealer's help, Screecher is here, but Squealer managed to turn him to our side, if only for Amelia," Napoleon replied. Snowball nodded, everyone would have to work together to save the farm, or else the farm would fall.

"I won't be able to know about it, will I," Snowball asked. Napoleon shook his head sadly knowing that his brother would be hurt by it, but his brother couldn't really lie and so if Snowball knew then they might lose the farm.

"All right, but try not to hurt them, all right," Snowball asked.

"I won't Snowball, besides it's Amelia we're talking about," Napoleon answered. The question on everyone's mind that day was whether or not the farm would fall. Time after time they would ask themselves that and time after time they reassured themselves that the farm wouldn't fall. The ones that were working the hardest to keep the farm away from Pilkington were Amelia and Snowball, because after all they were the ones that knew the farm best.

"You can't continue to work this much Amelia, I'll take care of things for a while, but rest. You're one of the most important ones on this team," Snowball said.

"I know that, but I think I may have found a loophole in the contract," Amelia said.

"Didn't Squealer write it," Snowball asked.

"I did, however I wasn't the only one to write it, somehow Pilkington took the contract and had someone else add something to it," Squealer answered. Screecher looked on with Napoleon, both of them knew something that the "trio of pigs" didn't, any ideas as to what it was?

"It's a small loophole, but if we try hard enough I believe we have a chance at making it work," Squealer said.

"Well, are we going to start looking into this or not," Amelia asked. Squealer and Snowball nodded, it was time to get to work, no time for fooling around anymore. One week later Snowball had put up the for sale sign to the sadness of everyone, as far as most of them were concerned the war was over, Pilkington had won.

"I'm afraid to say this, but it looks as though we'll have to relocate from the farm. It's been a pleasure knowing all of you, and I'd like everyone to know that even though we'll have to be apart, we can still try and follow the principles of Animal Farm. We tried our best to save the farm from Pilkington, and we didn't succeed, but what matters is that we tried. Congratulations everyone, you've been some of the best animals I've ever know, and I'd like to thank you for that. To those of you who know of what happened during Amelia's absence I have yet to tell her, when I do however, I'd like it if we were alone," Snowball said. Everyone nodded and bowed their heads solemnly, Pilkington had won, but Animal Farm lived on in their hearts. When Snowball did finally relate what had happened in Amelia's absence to her she did in fact, feel guilty as he had predicted although he wished he wasn't.

"It isn't your fault Amelia, you had no idea what was happening," Snowball said.

"Exactly, and I should've, it's my responsibility to make sure everything is going well and I didn't. I failed, and don't say I didn't, my whole childhood my father drilled "save the farm, save the farm" into my head, you don't know what that's like," Amelia replied.

"He did that to me as well, but I know it isn't my fault, sometimes I wonder which one of us had the better childhood," Snowball said quietly.

"Snowball, Pilkington wants to buy the farm, but there's another offer," Pinkeye announced. At this all attention turned to Pinkeye, there was still hope then? It was too good to be true, perhaps the one who was making the offer knew the farm personally and they could continue on the same path or change to a better one.

"Who made the offer," Hermes asked.

"The offer was made by Napoleon, he's offering more than Pilkington," Conrad replied.

"Well, it looks as though we have a deal to close with Napoleon," Snowball said. At that everyone started cheering and stepped out of Snowball's way so he could get to Napoleon faster. When Snowball finally arrived at Napoleon's location he'd told Napoleon he accepted, Napoleon paid, Snowball passed the deed to Napoleon, but Napoleon passed it right back.

"Don't you want it," Snowball asked.

"No, not anymore, give the deed to Amelia, she's not as likely to be corrupted as the rest of us," Napoleon answered.

"You're right, anyway how long do you think it'll be until Pilkington tries to close the loophole," Snowball asked.

"Judging by the fact that Lewis said he's been angry the past few days it could be as soon as right now," Napoleon answered. Napoleon was right, in fact Pilkington was making his way over at that very moment, and when he arrived he threw the contract on the table and proceeded to shout. Snowball then passed the deed to Napoleon so that Pilkington couldn't say he was being tricked, even so Pilkington was irate and then finally calmed down, but when he did he claimed Snowball had violated the terms of the contract.

"Actually he didn't and I should know since I wrote most of it, it says here 'should Animal Farm need to be sold and someone else buys the farm it thereby makes this contract null and void excepting this part and a new one will need to be made with the new owner's permission.' You'll have to ask the permission of the new owner," Squealer said.

"Just who is this new owner," Pilkington asked. Snowball shook his head and laughed, Pilkington wasn't going to find out just yet. As Snowball laughed Pilkington's hand reached out to strangle Snowball, but his hand was knocked out of the way by a dog. At this point Amelia entered to everyone's surprise, how had she gotten out so quickly?

"I could tell you, but well I have a responsibility to take care of. I find it necessary to speak with the new owner so if you would just follow me then we could discuss the plans you have for Animal Farm and whether I believe they'll work or not," Amelia said. Napoleon now a pig followed Amelia, and Pilkington started to run after Napoleon, only to find he was being held back by two dogs. He tried to push the dogs off of him, but wasn't succeeding, and Snowball looked on glaring at him, when it got to the point where they were starting to seriously hurt him Squealer was told to call the dogs off.

"Squealer call off the dogs, there are children watching and we don't need them to see such violent things," Snowball said. Squealer nodded and called the dogs off, and Pilkington shouted that he was never coming back; Snowball shouted that if he did he had better make sure he could run faster than the dogs. After Snowball said that Pilkington ran away sure that Snowball would follow through with what he had shouted, when Pilkington left and had gone away Amelia was seen crying. Snowball detested seeing her in pain, and so naturally he asked her what was wrong and her reply was one that greatly saddened Snowball.

"What happened Snowball," Squealer asked.

"Amelia had a miscarriage; she's crying her eyes out. I just wish I didn't have to see her this way, just a bit more time and they would've been born. At least now if we do have children again, then they can live on a safer farm," Snowball said. Over the next month things were changed, plans were made and others were abandoned, and finally peace was brought back. A month and a half or so after Amelia's miscarriage there was a surprise for everyone, she was with child again. To celebrate it, Snowball took the day off to spend time with her, and Amelia did finally take a break.

"So when are they due," Squealer asked.

"In the middle of November," Amelia answered.

"Do you think we'll do all right," Pinkeye asked.

"This farm has changed and become the better for it, we're a family here, we'll do better, I know it," Amelia replied. In the two or so months after Napoleon had bought Animal Farm changes had in fact been made, the first one being that Napoleon had decided the farm needed to be renamed to make them unique. As a result Napoleon had chosen Amelia to rename the farm, and so she had, Animal Farm had been renamed Unity Farm giving the farm a clean reputation again. The changes that followed the renaming of Animal Farm included installing a more effective security system, restoring the flag of Unity Farm, encouraging new ideas, and teaching the animals how to more accepting .On the month-and-a-half anniversary of Napoleon's buying the farm, Snowball made a speech which oddly enough seemed to express everyone's feelings about Unity Farm.

"So far we've done well, and I have no doubt that we will continue to do well in the future. Some of you have asked why Amelia was the one chosen to rename the farm, first off it's because Squealer, Napoleon, and I noticed some time ago that we were never truly the ones running the farm, it was Amelia that was doing that. I had the opportunity to rename the farm, and I wanted Amelia to have that same opportunity, anyway we've all done well at keeping the farm a united group and family and I would like for that to continue. Long live Unity Farm!" Finally on November sixteenth the long awaited day arrived, and Amelia's second litter was born.

"Well everyone, come greet the piglets," Napoleon said.