Here we are, the last chapter before the epilogue! Now, if you remember from the end of Part 1, then you would know that I would post the last chapter and the epilogue back to back. The reason why it took so long to make this chapter was because I have been busy with school and dentist appointments. In fact, I have one coming up in a few days... great...

Anyway, let's do the recap.

Last time, Danielle was confronted by Buster. He used her weakness by calling her chicken and nailed her. He then drove off with the book and Danielle climbed the roof and informed Sam and Scamp on what happened. The three of them tracked him down and sent Danielle out to try and grab the book. then it turns into a full on battle for the book. Eventually, Danielle snatched it and Buster attempted to mow her down with his car. When it looked like that she was toast, Scamp swooped in and saved her, just seconds before she went under Buster's wheels. Buster then crashed into another manure truck as the D.E. flew away, successfully obtaining the almanac.

Now, it's time to start this chapter after a long wait.

Ready? Sego!

Chapter 16 – Back to Normal?

It was a dark and stormy night… Just Kidding! This isn't a scary story. But seriously, it really is a stormy night… 'You're still not funny Narrator…' ANYWAY… The D.E. has been flying for a few minutes with Danielle and Scamp dangling from the rope.

The D.E. was now approaching the billboard that they were at when they first got here. The D.E. stopped flying and was hovering in place above the street. Sam peeked out of the open door down at them.

Danielle looked up at him and nodded. Sam gave a thumbs up and slowly lowered the D.E. until Scamp's paws were on the ground. Danielle let go of him and untied the rope attached to him. Sam then shut the door as Danielle pulled out the walkie talkie.

"Sam! Is everything alright? Over!" Danielle shouted in the walkie talkie over the wind. "[Yes, well Danielle. There is very bad turbulence flying in this weather. I'm gonna have to circle around and make a long approach from the south! Have you got the book?]" Said Sam.

Danielle pulled out the rolled-up almanac and placed it under her paw. "Yes! I've got the book!" Said Danielle. "[Burn it!]" Yelled Sam. "Check!" Said Danielle. She then put away the walkie talkie and ran over to the billboard.

Scamp grabbed the hoverboard and followed her over to a rusty bucket. Danielle unrolled the almanac and looked at it one last time before stuffing it into the bucket. Danielle pulled out the matchbox she got from Buster's desk and pulled out a match.

She struck the match and lit it. She carefully lowered the match and moved the flame up against the book and it was set ablaze. Danielle looked up and sighed in relief and felt something weird with her paw.

She looked down and saw the matchbox. "Scamp, look!" Said Danielle. Scamp leaned over and saw that the matchbox was slowly fading out. Danielle slowly raised her paw closer to her face and the matchbox disappeared completely, gone from existence.

"It's gone!" Scamp said in shock. "It's good knowing that it's not my paw this time…" Said Danielle. She then shivered uncomfortably at the thought. "Wait, that happened to you?" Asked Scamp. Danielle turned to him, "Well, it almost did… there's no way I can forget that memory… Like seeing my dad's tombsto-…"

Danielle gasped before she reached in and pulled out the folded news paper and unfolded it. On the front page that showed the article of Tramp's death, the text was slowly disappearing. After a few seconds, the article was blank.

Danielle slowly turned her head towards Scamp, then looked up at the D.E. and turned back to the newspaper wide eyed. Danielle pulled out her walkie talkie and ran out onto the road. Danielle was shouting as loud as she could over the storm. "Sam! Sam, the newspaper changed! Sam, MY FATHER'S ALIVE! That means everything's back to normal right!?"

While she was saying that, Sam grabbed the newspaper with the front page showing him being committed, and the text started disappearing until it was blank. Sam sighed with relief, "Mission accomplished…" Sam said as he put a smile on his face.

Scamp ran up to Danielle and spoke into the walkie talkie. "That means Angel is okay and Dad is okay right?" Scamp asked in an optimistic tone. "[That's right Scamp! It's the 'Ripple Effect!' The future is back, now let's go home!]" Sam said in a cheerful tone.

Danielle then took the walkie talkie back, "Right Sam! Let's get ourselves back to the fu-" Danielle was interrupted by a bolt of lightning striking a nearby tree, a large branch fell onto the road a few feet away from them.

Danielle quickly ran over to the fallen branch and turned to the D.E. "Sam! Sam are you okay!?" Asked Danielle. "[That was a close one Danielle! Good thing lighting never strikes in the same place more than once!]" Sam said with confidence.

Sam then focused on piloting the D.E.. Danielle raised her walkie talkie again, "But be careful! You don't want to get struck by lightning!"

Right after she said that, lightning came down and struck the D.E., it wobbled in the air and an explosion occurred, Danielle and Scamp were knocked to the ground and saw the bright blue cloud implode, leaving a brief trail of fire. The D.E. was gone.

There was an eerie silence, no howling wind, no thunder, no lighting, nothing! Danielle and Scamp looked at each other and back to where the D.E. was. "Sam…" Said Scamp. No response.

Danielle slowly walked forward. "Sam…?" Danielle called out quietly. Again, there was no response. She then raised her walkie talkie. "Sam, come in Sam… Sam do you read me?" Said Danielle. Still nothing.

"Do you READ me, Sam come in… Sam!" Said Danielle, who was starting to feel uneasy. Scamp walked up to her and looked up. The rope that was attached to the D.E. was slowly falling out of the sky and landed on the ground in front of them, the end of it was smoking.

Danielle and Scamp looked at each other in realization. "No…" Scamp said under his breath as Danielle ran up to the rope and picked it up, looking at the burnt end of it. "Oh no…" Danielle said as she looked up to the sky.

Scamp slowly walked over to her, starting to whimper. By then, heavy rain started to fall, soaking them quickly, but they didn't care.

They just lost their friend. Danielle slowly turned her head to Scamp. "He's gone…" Said Danielle, who was struggling to believe what happened. "Sam's gone…" Said Scamp.

They then heard something on the street behind them, they turned around and saw a car stopping on the street. Danielle and Scamp looked at the car as the door opened. A man in a black raincoat stepped out and opened his umbrella.

A grey scruffy dog jumped out after him and walked over to the two puppies. "Hello there little ones! Is your owner here?" Asked the dog. "Huh?" Scamp said as he tilted is head in confusion. "Well, I'm asking so that the owner could give something to someone named Danielle and Scamp. Do you know where he is?" Asked the dog.

"Uh, our names are Danielle and Scamp, but our owner isn't here." Said Danielle. The man walked up and turned to his dog. "Are they the ones boy?" Asked the man. The dog nodded his head. The man looked at them for a moment and shrugged.

"We've got something for you…" Said the dog as the man gave pulled out something and passed it to the dog. He then held it out to them. "A letter." Said the dog. Danielle and Scamp looked at each other and back.

"A letter for us?" Asked Danielle. "That's impossible!" Said Scamp. "Who are you guys?" Asked Danielle.

"Western Union. A bunch of us at the office are kinda hoping that you two could shed some light on this subject. We've had the envelope in our possession for the past 18 years! It was given to us with the explicit instructions that it'd be delivered to two puppies with your description, answering to the names of Danielle and Scamp. At this exact location, at this exact location, at this exact minute, April 16th, 1911." Explained the dog.

His owner passed a clipboard to him. "Me and a few other dogs had a little bet going on weather these puppies would actually be here, looks like I lost." The dog said as he chuckled.

"Did you say 18 years?" Asked Scamp. "Yeah, 18 years, 8 months and 5 days to be exact." The dog said as he held the clipboard out. "Sign on line 6 please."

Danielle grabbed the pen from the top and wrote her and Scamp's names on it. After she finished, Danielle opened the envelope and unfolded the letter. She the bottom and saw Sam's name.

Her heart filled from excitement as she turned to Scamp. "It's from SAM!" Danielle said happily. "Wait what!? Read it, read it!" Urged Scamp. Danielle then started to read the letter.

"Dear Danielle and Scamp. If my calculations are correct, you'll receive this letter immediately after you saw the D.E. struck by lightning. First, let me assure you that I'm alive and well, I have been living these past 3 weeks in the year 1892. The lightning bolt-…" Danielle paused after she read the year and realized that they know when Sam is.

"1892! September 1892!" Danielle said as she read the date. She then turned to Scamp who shared the same look of excitement on his face. They both knew what to do next. "I- I can't beli- Come on!" Danielle said as she started to run. But they were stopped by the dog.

"Wait, wait guys! Wait a minute! What's this all about?" Asked the dog in confusion. "HE's ALIVE! Our owner is ALIVE! Sure I mean, he's in the old west, BUT HE'S ALIVE!" Danielle said in excitement.

"Yeah, but kid, you alright? You need any help?" Asked the dog. "There's only one person who can help us." Said Danielle in a determined voice. Scamp ran over to her with the hoverboard. "Come on Danielle!" Said Scamp.

Then the two of them started sprinting down the road towards town.