Okay! Hello folks! Sorry for taking such a long time. I was in the middle of a move so I did not have time to go back to my story... Anyways, moving on. I am doing something a little different. As I have said before, I am doing an anthology of sorts and I didn't know what and how I wanted to present it. But since I have 8 chapters until I hit chapter 50, I'd thought why not just make 8 special chapters with titles within them. Now, there is no set time in these next 8 chapters and you guys can decide what order they are in. Like I said these 8 chapters will be an anthology of sorts and will be a little bit of something before we start War on chapter 50. I do hope you all like them. They will be short but hopefully enjoyable nonetheless. Without further adieu, please enjoy!

-Goodbye-

Juno was at a lost as he stood there among the other apes while they all ran about, collecting what things they could. The withered arm chimp desperately looked around himself as apes of all shapes and sizes were passing him by, getting themselves ready. Feeling someone touch his shoulder Juno jumped and turned quickly to see who it was that had placed their hands upon him.

"Juno?" Glade breathed out in surprise as well when the frantic chimp spun on him.

"Glade," Juno breathed in relief, relaxing his posture before he gathered himself and eyed the bonobo with a smile.

The two apes embraced one another strongly before releasing themselves. After a couple of soft shoulder pats from Glade, Juno then noticed another ape standing right behind the bonobo.

"Winter," Juno greeted as well.

The albino gorilla smiled congenitally in return and simply reached out with his fist, tapping it against Juno's in greeting.

Glade had looked around at the other apes that were hurrying past them and slowly turned back to meet with Juno's gaze, frowning slightly at the chimpanzee before him.

"Juno leaving?"

The withered arm chimp simply blinked once before he lowered his gaze and nodded slowly in response.

"Father, Clarence and other elders said that it was too dangerous for apes to stay with Caesar. Apes who did not want to fight. Apes who are scared," Juno explained. "Tola says that we stay and fight. Bryn is unsure of what to do. But I…"

Both Glade and Winter waited for the chimpanzee to finish.

"I am afraid. Do not want to fight," Juno gestured desperately his eyes glazed over with unshed tears. "Apes fight. They get hurt. Then they die. Nothing good. Always bad," he continued.

The bonobo and albino gorilla glanced at one another and this time Winter moved up and reached out, lightly placing a knuckle upon Juno's shoulder.

"I understand, Juno. I am scared too," Winter agreed.

Juno sniffed and quickly rubbed at his face with the back of his arm for a moment before glancing back up at the other two.

"You both come as well? With me and my family. To somewhere safe? To protect our future?" Juno asked, his face lighting up at the question.

Juno waited eagerly for his two friend's responses, hoping that they would indeed go with him and his family to a new home, a place where they could live in peace without all of the fighting. However, the longer Juno had stood there with the silent drawing out between them, the more this unsure feeling deep within his being emerged. At first Glade and Winter glanced at one another for a long moment before the smaller of the two finally turned his head back towards Juno's direction, offering a sad smile whilst shaking his head slowly.

"Glade and Winter would like to go with you, Juno. But our place is here. With Caesar and the rest of the apes," the bonobo gestured slowly.

"But. Humans. Dangerous," Juno breathed hesitantly, turning his head to and fro at the other two apes.

"Yes. Dangerous," Glade agreed in a soft voice. "That why. Glade and Winter. Stay," he continued. "So we keep danger here."

Juno turned to look at the albino gorilla who looked hesitant but it seems like Winter had decided to stay with Glade as well.

"You both. Stay?" Juno asked hesitantly.

Again, Glade was looking at Juno with those sad green eyes of his and he walked on over, giving the chimpanzee another warm hug.

"Glade and Winter. Stay," Glade responded as he released Juno and took a step back. "Stay. So danger. Do not follow."

Upon hearing this, Juno's chest felt like it had dropped to the ground. He had thought, even hoped that maybe, just maybe both Glade and Winter would go with him and his family. He literally had no other friends or companions, except his brothers and Oaka. But no matter how much he wished it or willed it, Glade and Winter's loyalties to Caesar and the rest of the apes were more. Juno understood though, this is their home, these are their friends and these apes are also their families. And these two before him, were going to stay here to keep the humans from chasing after them as much as they can.

While in the middle of his thoughts, Juno was interrupted when he heard a familiar call, causing both him and the others to look behind them. There they all could see Bryn making his way on over towards them, most likely to get Juno ready to leave. Rounding his head slowly back to the other two, Juno met their gazes and then offered a sad smile.

"Must go now," he gestured slowly before he regained his composure and straightened himself up. "Goodbye. My friends."

"Goodbye," Winter repeated, reached out and placing a knuckle upon Juno's chest. "Will always remember you, Juno."

Glade however, reached out and embraced Juno, slowly rubbing his cheek with the other chimpanzee's.

"Glade. Will miss. You. Juno," the older bonobo said softly.

"Miss you. Too," Juno repeated as he held onto Glade a little tighter.

Glade then brought both of their foreheads together stood like that for a long while, until Bryn finally got there. When the two apes released each other, Glade watched as Juno glanced back and forth between him and Winter as a couple of tears finally fell from his eyes, mirroring Glade's.

"Be safe. All of you," Glade signed to the two brothers.

Juno watched as Bryn acknowledged the other two and gestured for them to be safe as well. His immediate older brother then gently reached out and touched his shoulder, offering him a reassuring smile. Huffing, Juno lowered his head for a moment once more before finally lifting his face up and smiling sadly at Bryn, Glade and Winter.

"Farewell," Juno signed.

"Goodbye, Juno," Winter gestured back.

With that final farewell between the four apes, Juno and Bryn finally left and followed their families to somewhere else. Somewhere beyond the forest of their home, out into the unknown, so that they can be safe and protect their future.

Winter sniffed quietly as he slowly turned to look at Glade who stood stock still. There the albino gorilla could see the older bonobo, quietly shedding tears as he watched the other apes leave. Winter remembered having the discussion with Glade, and asked if he had wanted to leave as well. As much as Glade had wanted to, had wished to, his loyalties to Caesar and the rest of the apes were too strong. If he could stay and fight to prevent the humans from following their friends, then that was what he had decided on. Glade had asked Winter himself to leave as well but the albino gorilla refused and stated that if the bonobo was staying, then so was he and nothing was said more between the both of them.

Reaching out, Winter then placed a hand upon Glade's shoulder, who the older ape simply reached up and placed his hand over the gorilla's.

"We have to stay and fight. So that our friend may live free," Glade signed.

Winter grunted and nodded with agreement as he turned to watch the two brother's forms disappearing in the distance. That is what they are going to do. They are going to stay and fight to protect their loved ones from being chased and hunted down. That is what they had resolved themselves to, and as long as Winter had Glade there with him, he was okay with it, no matter what.

Goodbye.