Chapter 22:
Sweet Griffon Apple Acres Is Saved
Slim was now in a wagon all tied up and had a bandanna covering his mouth as the wagon's door closed.
" Take him away boys! Hope you like stripes, Slim," said Skybeak as the wagon then pulled away and Slim struggled as they took him to prison.
Then Skybeak turned to Pearl and said as he held the reward money " Pearl, those kids may do something with Slim's reward money. Think you can find something useful for it?".
" Whoo-Hee! My shelter's saved! Awwww!" cheered Pearl as Ocellus and Smolder went up to her as they hugged.
Everyone then cheered as well as the other animals, griffons, and the chicks.
But then Ocellus noticed someone's missing.
" Hey, where's Gallus?" asked Ocellus wondering.
Then Ocellus and Smolder saw Gallus heading towards the gate.
" Gallus...where are you going?" asked Ocellus.
" Well, since Slim's gone, I guess it's time for me to move on, find new adventures," said Gallus sadly.
Gallus then turns and walks away as Smolder and Ocellus were saddened by this.
" Gallus, Wait!" said Smolder as Gallus turned to her.
" I know we had a rough start. And yes, you sorta drove me crazy. But, you're actually quite fun. And-And you can actually stay for a while if you want," said Smolder.
" How about forever?!" asked Ocellus suggesting.
Gallus then smiled as Smolder asked " So, what do you say?".
" I guess you guys are crazy enough for me," said Gallus.
They then joined in a group hug.
" Yee-haw!" said Ocellus.
" Come on, guys. Last one to the shelter sleeps like a dog," said Gallus.
They then joined up with Pearl and the other griffons and a Hippogriff was getting the camera ready.
" Awww," said Pearl.
" Ok, everyone, big smiles now!" the Hippogriff said.
Everyone gathered around and gave big smiles as the camera light flashed.
Soon, their photo was in a newspaper.
" So it was that Alameda Slim, the most notorious and feared Griffon Rustler, was apprehended and unmasked by 3 unusual kid griffons," said Lucky Jack reading the newspaper.
But suddenly, Grampa Gruff pulled and torn a piece off of the paper.
" Hey, Dangnabit, Gruff! How many times I got to tell you to wait your turn?" said Lucky Jack angrily.
" How many times do I have to tell you to get out of my home-!" Grandpa Gruff angrily said as Rarity appeared.
" Hey, dagnabit! You ornery ol'-," said Lucky Angrily as they started.
" It's so nice that Gruff finally found a friend," said Rarity as the two fought and fell into a barrel as they rolled off.
" Here they come, everybody!" said Apple Bloom, now as an adult Hippogriff, seeing Pearl along with Skybeak, Pearl, Ocean Flow, Silverstream, and Terramar.
Behind them were Gallus, Smolder, and Ocellus, who have also grown into adult griffons and were wearing blue rewards as they have just arrived from a state fair. The wagon then opened as a duck came out, along with Thorax, the rooster, and the chicks as they hopped.
" Well done!" said Smolder.
" Ha ha ha!" laughed Gallus.
" Well, hi ho, guys!" said Sandbar's voice.
Gallus, Smolder, and Ocellus turned to the gate entrance to see Yona and Sandbar, also grown up.
" Yona so glad to see friends, again. And with 6 friends," said Yona.
" Full house," said Sandbar.
Then the other gate opened revealing Junior.
" And the joker is wild. Oh yeah," said Junior.
The Young 3 laughed as they entered inside.
( Little Patch Of Heaven Reprise Music )
Female Singer: Darlin' I swear.
Once you've been there.
There ain't a view beneath the blue.
That could ever compare.
Silverstream was showing Applebloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetiebelle a karate move and made a kung fu sound as she turned to them.
" Hyah, Ho-Hah!" the 3 Adult Hippogriffs said doing the same.
Female Singer: The only thing missing is you as my guest.
On that Sweet Griffon Apple Acres way out west.
Terramar joins next to his sister until suddenly the barrel rolled by with Lucky Jack and Grampa Gruff still fighting as Terramar was on top of it as he rolled with it. Then they bounced into a water trough as the water splashed hitting Gallus, Smolder, Ocellus, Yona, and Sandbar.
Terramar, Grampa Gruff, and Lucky Jack poked their heads out and they soon started laughing.
Female Singer: Why don't you come visit.
There's room in my nest.
In the shelter, Pearl hammers in a 1st place reward as Gallus, Smolder, and Ocellus watched as their own stall was placed. And Smolder gave Gallus a friendly nudge.
Female Singer: On that Sweet Griffon Apple Acres.
Way out W-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-est!
" Yee-haw!" said Skybeak dancing with Ocean Flow.
Soon everyone danced as the Young 6 danced by their stalls, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetiebelle danced as well, so were Rarity and 2 other Hippogriffs, and the five chicks on Smolder's back were doing the same dance move as well.
They all continued dancing as, by the gate entrance, a chick stood on the railing and then crows out loudly.
The End!