Here we go! ;D We shall see just who this newcomer is...
Duke led the way as Otis and Abby ran as fast as they could back towards the farmer's house, where his red truck hooked up to a large trailer sat. By the time the animals made it to the center of the barnyard, they were out of breath and Abby and Otis both felt like collapsing.
All the barnyard animals had gathered round to see who the newcomer was. Every time the farmer brought a new animal, the barnyard was always curious as to who their new barnmate would be. Otis and Abby quickly ducked down behind the farmer's house, while Duke took off towards the truck to get a close look along with a good face-licking for the farmer.
As Duke approached the trailer, he began sniffing frantically (although there was no point because his senses were poor). At the very bottom of the inside of the trailer, he spotted a hoof, of which he started to sniff excitedly and let out a bark. As he was about to turn back to Otis with his report, he heard a rather gentle, womanly voice call, "Duke? Duke, is that you?"
The fact that a new animal he didn't recognize knew him was enough to scare him half to death. Duke turned tail towards Otis, panicking, "I don't know who it is, but it knows my name!"
"Duke, chill," Otis tried to calm the pitiable sheepdog. "It was probably just a coincidence. There are about a million Dukes in the world."
"Wait a minute, did it talk to you? What did 'its' voice sound like?" Abby cautiously questioned. The mere thought of that awful Jack returning was enough to send icy chills and quivers down her spine.
Duke took a deep breath before answering, "I don't know, it kind of sounded like a woman. And 'she' said something like, 'Duke, is that you?'".
Before Otis and Abby had time to reply, the farmer returned to the trailer and unlatched the door. Abby was flooded with anticipation as to who it was, and whether they meant good news or not. She grabbed Otis's hoof in hers for comfort, Otis smiling reassuringly at her. He was her security blanket.
Every eye was on the farmer as he slid open the trailer door, responded by three moos. It must be a cow, Abby thought. That's funny...I could've sworn I heard more than one moo.
Immediately, to everyone's amazement, three bovines came dashing out of the trailer! Two were cows and one bull. One of the females looked the oldest and seemed to be guiding the other two. Abby guessed she must be the mother. She couldn't help noticing how pretty the mother was. She was between a tan and cream color and wore a big white polka-dotted pink bow on her head. Her face was gentle and only expressed a sweet and compassionate nature. Abby had never seen her once before in her life, and yet she seemed so familiar.
What was even more shocking was how Otis responded next. Abby turned her gaze back to Otis and saw his eyes wider than ever and his jaw drop to the ground. A few seconds later and Otis became weary and fainted with a big thud!.
"Otis?!" Abby frantically and confusedly exclaimed, lifting him up from the ground. "What is it?"
What could possibly cause Otis to lose consciousness like that? He's never done that before! Abby turned to Duke to ask what was going on, but Duke had already made way toward the newcomers. The farmer had temporarily gone inside his house, and now all the animals were excitedly huddled over the new cattle like a flock of seagulls.
Otis finally woke up after a good few minutes, and Abby cooed, "Otis, are you okay? What's wrong?"
"That can't be her," Otis whispered to himself. "It just can't...it's impossible..."
"Who, Otis?" Abby asked once again, growing impatient. Why was she the only who wasn't excited? Why was the entire barnyard acting so strange? This was one of the most confusing moments she'd ever had.
"Do you know who that is, Abby?" Otis asked with a tone of nervousness in his voice.
"No..."
"That's D-D-D..."
"What?" Abby had no idea what was wrong with her boyfriend.
Otis took a deep breath before finishing, "Daisy."
That last word sunk Abby's heart down into a deep ocean of shock and pain. Daisy? As in Otis's first love interest? No, it's not possible - it couldn't be! Abby tried to reassure herself it was just a misunderstanding, but the facts that the animals were huddled around her like a long-lost family member and the way Otis had fainted at first sight of her pointed to it. Not only that, but the gentle mother cow fit the exact description of Daisy Otis had given to her before.
It was true. Daisy had come back, and right about now Abby could feel her heart tear in two.
Awww, poor Abby. =( We'll just have to see how well she's going to cope with Otis's first love interest back. How will things go around the barnyard? Will Otis and Abby's relationship become better, or worse?
For those of you who don't remember Daisy well or haven't seen the original Barnyard movie in a while (or at all), here is part of the movie with a Daisy and Otis scene. :) Just fast forward to 4:49. The link: youtube . com /watch?v=vCdea6_6Ndw (remove spaces)
Also, here is the part when Daisy gives birth to her calf, little Ben: youtube . com /watch?v=e1f6xpx1Ilw (remove spaces)
I'm very, VERY sorry for the short chapter. XD Because it was so short, I decided to post Chapter 4 along with this chapter. But that's no excuse not to review! REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEWWWW!! Remember that it's because of reviews I keep my story going. And thanks to everyone who reviewed last time. ;D You get a COOKIE! *hands G, Flame, Rose, and Nate Man1 a cookie*