Chapter 11-Epilogue
And so, the base on Mt. Avalanche was torn down, all except for a monument left to the animals, both cow and non-cow who suffered during the civil war.
Otis was reunited with his friends. Instead of scolding them and being angry, he hugged them and was simply happy to have them back.
The Barnyard Nobles was disbanded shortly after, as well as all the surviving cows that could come home. No cows perished, although some were very sick. They were taken care of thanks to the research done by Peck on the many diseases the farm had faced.
The Barnyard was rebuilt to its heyday glory, thanks to the sweat and hard work of each animal.
Barnyard, in the Barn. 4:27 p.m.
Pip stretched out on his water bed; rather, every animal was relieved to finally sleep on a full-size bed.
How could I ever have joined this before? Pip thought The Barnyard is more peaceful with the cows around.
Drake lay back on his bed, his OTs-38 on the nightstand, loaded in case of emergency. Regardless of whatever happened, Drake was still up making plans. Plans for this, plans for that, plans for everything. They were soon interrupted by the familiar smell of hot Belgian waffles.
Drake turned around, it was Daisy. She was holding a plate of Belgian Waffles, fresh from the griddle, and a cup of coffee.
"Why Daisy…" said Drake, "What a surprise, thank you."
Daisy smiled and hugged him, then walked away.
Drake watched her as she walked away. Hell of a girl Drake thought, and sipped the coffee. Damn, Daisy would always make the best coffee in Drake's opinion.
Later, Daisy came in to DJ's stall, DJ sat on his bed. Daisy handed him a bag of Buffalo Doritos and a 2-liter of Dr. Pepper.
"What's all this for?" asked DJ,
"My way of saying thanks." said Daisy with a smile.
"You're welcome sister-in-law." replied DJ, and he hugged her.
"I have to go." said Daisy, and she left.
Daisy walked into her and Miller's stall. Miller lay face down on the pillow. She snuggled up next to him.
They both fell asleep.
Shortly after, they heard someone call them.
"Miller, Daisy,"
They both woke up, it was Peck.
"What do you need Peck?" asked Daisy
"I've been thinking." said Peck, "You two have shown me that you want something big."
"And that is?" inquired Miller, entertained
"Freedom." said Peck, "You both want to get out of here."
"That's silly, Peck." said Daisy, "We love it here."
"Daisy, you're very kind." said Peck, "Sweetest girl I ever met, but you two have wanted freedom away from everything since the moment you two got married. "
Both Miller and Daisy looked at each other; they DID spend a lot of time away from home. Maybe they DID want to leave.
"I used to want you dead." said Peck, "And now I…I only want you gone, to be happy."
Want You Gone-Jonathan Coulton
5:28 p.m. Ben's Hill
Miller lay with Daisy in the grass, overlooking the distant fields.
"Should we go?" said Miller
"What?" asked Daisy
"Should we leave the Barnyard?" said Miller
"Hmmmm…." said Daisy
They both stood up, and looked over across the fields. They stared for many miles to the land.
They turned around and walked back to the Barnyard, holding hands, leaning against each other.
And so, the duo survived another epic adventure. Rejecting freedom for family, they returned to their stall. They said hi to every animal they saw.
"So," said Miller, "You wanna hit the sack with some movies Daisypie?
"I wouldn't miss it for the world." replied Daisy.
THE END.