A/N: This is the last chapter of the story.
Chapter 25: Epilogue
One year later...
A near-winter day started nicely, the clouds that were in the sky were fluffy-looking and moved slowly toward Clawtooth Mountain. There was little wind to touch the ground, which made it easier for everyone to work. Arlo, Arlie and Buck first worked on removing nearby trees, cutting them down using their tails. Nearby, Libby and Ben worked on ploughing the next field, this being the seventh field in the farm, and Arlie would sometimes help if one of them was a bit tired. Ida and Libby would then later work on planting the seeds for the new field of corn. Some of the other fields were still growing, which was where Henry, Ethan and Fifi would spray water on them, soaking the plants with enough water for a few days.
After that, the three moved onto the fields that were already ripe, and would carry the crops over to the second, newer silo. Jess, Mike and Chris would then strip the corn and place them in said silo. When they weren't busy, Arlo, Ida and Ben would work on other chores to keep the place fine-looking, feed the chickens etc. A production rate so great they had enough food for a long time. Plans to have more than just corn was thought of a few months ago, and there were plans to find seeds that would provide extra food. It was agreed that Spot and his family could stay, as they could have the remaining food that wasn't eaten. Working for all the day was hard, but it was worth the while of having more food than ever before.
The best part? Butch, Ramsey and Nash were only a few hundred meters away. Everyone helped clear a large section of the forest out for them to put their longhorns in. They didn't help much, but every few days they would come by, and when it was time for drinking they would also come by the farm for the water in the river. By the end of the day, it was almost time. Everyone gathered near the farm, walking past the statues of not only everyone, but also of Henry's past family.
"It's great to see you all here. One year ago a lot of you thought I was no longer here, some of you didn't even know I existed. In a matter of weeks we've all learned some lessons, either the easy or hard way. And now look where we are, I'm here with my family and friends and I couldn't be any happier. However, there are some things to address today. First, it's been found that the farm is in fact over two hundred years old today, so that's something. Also, tomorrow we'll allow three members to venture beyond Clawtooth Mountain to find more types of food. Arlie, Arlo and Spot have been chosen by the majority to be the first ones if they would like. Finally, I would like to say that tonight we're hosting a party near to celebrate the anniversary." Henry announced, a few cheers here and some applause while he spoke.
Later that night, everyone gathered again and had started to have a great party. Henry found a way out of it to find a calm space, with Arlie following. "What are you doing out here Henry? I thought you wanted to have a good time." She said.
"You know, It's just hard to think about it all, it was only a year ago I got swept from Arlo before finding a way back whilst re-discovering my past, and here we are thinking it's like nothing. Why do things change so fast?"
"Henry, sometimes it's good that times change fast, it allows us to adapt and be used to more things whilst still learning from our mistakes. You've already done a good job at adapting to things and I think Arlo is gonna be just like you, even if he was born differently." Arlie said, her last statement reminding Henry of one last thing.
"Arlie, there's something you haven't told me. When we first met I told you about how Arlo was born and you looked worried, I tried asking what was wrong and you said you would tell at a better time. Don't you think now is a better time?" Henry asked, it took a second for Arlie to remember.
"Ah yes, you told me that Buck had hit the egg a couple of times making a large crack. What I wanted to say on that day was that; Hitting or opening an egg can lead to a major disability in development, meaning that Buck hitting the egg is probably the reason why he was so small and why he was afraid of anything." Arlie explained, thinking about it, Henry thought about what it would of been like if that didn't happen.
In response, he chuckled "If Buck hadn't hit the egg, Arlo probably wouldn't of been scared of everything like I was. But that would also mean I wouldn't of been swept away, our family would of never met you guys, and I would have forgotten about my past all together. So in reality, I would actually like to thank Buck for that. 'Cause if there's one thing I know from now, it's that...
...I wouldn't have it any other way."
A/N: The End. No seriously, this is the end of the story. However, I'm doing a Bonus Features chapter later this week, which will contain a lot of things such as how I planned the story, deleted scenes, and maybe a preview of the next story :D . Any ways, I hope you liked the chapter, or even enjoying the story so far! To the new people here, I'll be uploading a chapter every Saturday, Sunday, and Monday (Unless I'm busy), and if a review/PM is helpful enough, I'll send a PM of 5 lines of the next chapter. I'll see you next chapter!
Disclaimer: Arlie, Ben, Chris, Jess, Mike, Sandra, Rick, Jake, Ethan Fifi, Luke, Mallory, Odina, Tabari and Zarla (Holy crap I've made quite enough OCs for this story) are the only characters owned by me. Every other character is owned by Disney(Pixar) and its film 'The Good Dinosaur'.
Final Chapter: Bonus Features
