That afternoon, Otis had decided to take Ben out to Dankweed Pond for a swim. He needed some quality time to catch up with that special little calf he once knew. The two were having a great time splashing each other, squirting water through their noses, and many other goofy activities. Ben seemed as if he had been raised by Otis his whole life; goofy, funny, and handsome, just like Otis. Otis wondered how Daisy had pulled off raising him on her own. He knew what it was like to have a single parent, after all.

"Check this out," Ben laughed as he took a sip of the pond water. Seconds later, the drops of water began dispersing from his eyes! "Ain't that cool?"

Otis nearly had a heart attack laughing so hard. "Wow! Where did you learn to do that?"

"Ross," Ben simply said with a grin.

This sparked Otis's curiosity. "Who's Ross?"

"Uh-," Ben paused, before quickly finishing, "no one. You don't know him."

Otis lowered his eyebrows in confusion. Who was Ross? Why did Ben seem so nervous to talk about him?

Otis shrugged, and continued his games with Ben. He wanted to spend as much time with his ol' "son" as possible.

By the time the two bulls decided to head back towards the barnyard, the sun was beginning to set in the horizon, filling the sky with beautiful hues of oranges, reds, and yellows. The scene looked like a beautiful painting. As Otis and Ben walked to the barnyard, they decided to take their time so they could talk. Otis, in fact, was the one with the most questions.

"So, how was your last farm like?" Otis started out.

Ben smiled. "Not bad, really. The leader was kind of strict, but it was fun. My two best friends there were Samuel and Tom."

"I bet you were sad to leave them, right?" Otis continued.

"Oh yeah. But I was even more excited when my mom told me we had arrived back at my dad's farm. Now we can be a family again."

Otis felt his heart shatter to pieces at the sound of Ben's words. Daisy must've not broken the news to him, yet, he thought. Ben was astounded and happy to see his "dad" again; how would he react when he learned that Otis's heart belonged to someone else now? The thought popped into Otis's mind, Does Ben know I'm not his real father? Otis decided to urge his way towards the question.

"So," Otis began. "Have you...er...ever w-wondered why we don't look alike?"

"Don't worry, I know," Ben smiled. "Mom's told me about my real father."

Otis let out a silent sigh of relief. He did not wish to spoil anything for Ben.

"How was your mother when you moved to your new barnyard? Was she devastated?" was Otis's next question.

Ben nodded. "Yes. Well, I was just a baby then so I don't remember, but that's what she's told me. From what I know, her life was pretty turmoil until she met-" Ben broke off.

"Met who?" Otis asked, raising a brow.

"Y'know what, I think she'd prefer telling you the story, not me."

Otis took note in his mind of the millions of questions he planned to ask Daisy. She had only arrived this morning, and Otis hadn't planned on flooding her with questions right away. Then, he suddenly remembered something. Otis recalled one of the biggest questions he had stumbled on since Daisy had arrived. Who was that other cow?

Otis returned his gaze back to Ben and asked, "Who's the other cow that arrived here with you guys?"

"That's my half-sister, Genebelle," Ben simply answered.

Half-sister?! Did Daisy have another baby?!? Otis suddenly grew full of concern. He tried to calm himself down and investigate all the details before getting revved up.

"Is she older or younger than you?" Otis asked.

"Younger."

"So she's your mother's daughter?"

"Yes. Mom said she really wanted to talk to you about this in private, though."

Otis's eyes widened and his mouth dropped in disbelief. Daisy had bore another baby after she left the barnyard! And she had the nerve to complain to him about moving on!

There was no time for any more questions, for the bulls had approached the barnyard, where Duke was sniffing the butts of the sheep as usual. Daisy appeared from the barn to warmly greet the two of them.

"Did you guys have a fun time?" She asked with a smile.

"We had a blast!" Ben exclaimed. "Otis showed me a bunch of tricks, and we even caught a duck by surprise underwater."

Daisy let out a chuckle. "That's great."

Otis, however, remained silent. He was too upset and overwhelmed by what Ben had told him. The last person he felt like talking to now was Daisy. He needed to talk to someone he was close with and trusted. At first he considered Abby, but he decided it would be best if he didn't. He feared that she might think he was jealous and still had feelings for Daisy if he told her about Ben's news and how it troubled him. He knew the exact animal to talk to.

***

"So let me get this straight: Daisy had another baby?" Pip asked with amazement.

"Apparently," answered Otis. "Ben told me she's his half-sister, and Daisy's daughter."

"Wow, O. You and Abby being a couple is nothing compared to what Daisy did," Pip remarked, nestling in a comfortable position on Otis's shoulder.

"You're right," Otis agreed with a frown. "Why would she get mad at me for that? We didn't do anything near as bold as she did. It's not like Abby and I had a baby..." Otis received a funny look from Pip, in which he finished quickly with a nervous laugh, "not that we w-would or anything!"

"There's got to be a logical reason," Pip pondered. "Maybe you should go talk to her."

"Nah, I'll just avoid her the rest of my life," Otis said cheerfully, always ignoring what Pip said. He received a firm look from Pip, in which Otis let out a sigh. "Fine, I'll go talk to her. Not now, though. The farmer should be going to bed any minute." Otis glanced up at the sky, which was now a black sheet full of stars. "We've got to prepare the Night Barn."

"Okay," agreed Pip. "Look, the farmer's going to bed as we speak. Better sound off the signal for the Night Barn."

With that, Otis let out a big "Mooooooo!" which was heard throughout the whole barnyard. The Night Barn immediately begun at his call. (Like in the Barnyard movie)

***

Abby, taking occasional sips at her fruit "mocktail", sat at a table in the Night Barn awaiting the company of Bessy. She always liked to converse with Bessy at a table before getting up to dance. There was no sight of Bessy, and Otis was backstage preparing to perform another musical number. Abby began to grow very lonely.

Finally, entering through the barn doors, Bessy came strolling in with Daisy by her side. Abby overheard Daisy say, "Wow, just like good ol' times. I sure missed this Night Barn party."

Abby waved and motioned for the two to sit by her, but to her disdain she saw them both plop down at a seperate table. They're not excluding me on purpose, are they? Abby wondered as her ears lowered. C'mon, Abby, don't beat yourself up. Daisy's only getting the attention because everyone missed her. Bessy hasn't forgotten you.

Abby sighed and rested her head on her hoof. Then, to her surprise, she saw the new cow take a seat next to her. She looked up to see the cow wearing a friendly smile.

"You okay?" She asked.

"Oh, I'm fine," Abby reassured her. "I'm just resting before I make my way to the dance floor."

The cow chuckled. "Okay, if you say so. I'm Genebelle, by the way."

"Nice to finally meet you, Genebelle," Abby greeted. "I'm Abby."

"It's nice to meet you, too. I've seen you around."

Abby wanted to ask her what relation she had to Daisy and why she had arrived with her and Ben, but she didn't want to seem nosey. The two cows began a friendly conversation with each other. Little did she know that the cow she was befriending was Daisy's daughter.

***

Otis awoke the next morning still exhausted from party last night. He rubbed his eyes and departed his stall to begin his daily chores. He hoped to be greeted with a kiss from Abby, but to his disappointment Daisy greeted him instead. She opened the door of the empty guest stall she was now accommodating, and whispered, "Psstt, Otis, I need to talk to you."

Otis secretly let out a sigh and entered Daisy's stall, where she was awaiting him. Otis, who was still tired, let out a yawn and rubbed his eyes more. "What is it?"

"I thought that while most of the animals are still sleeping, we could discuss some things," Daisy replied in a serious manner.

"Okay," Otis said, planning to make Daisy tell the story of Genebelle herself. "For starters, who's the cow that arrived with you and Ben?"

Daisy smiled cheerfully, causing Otis's face to turn upside down in confusion. What's she so cheerful about? I'd expect her to be embarassed to tell me she had another baby. "That's what I want to talk to you about," she continued. "She's my daughter."

Aha! Now I can get angry! "WHA?!" Otis pretended to act surprised. "Your daughter? You mean you had another baby after you left?!"

"Well, yes, but let me finish-"

"So you have the nerve to get mad at me for loving Abby, but you can just go off with another bull and have a baby? That's worse than what I did!" Otis snapped, blood beginning to churn angrily.

"Otis, wait!"

"No, I won't wait! So it's not alright for me to move on, but you can?! Why would you-"

Before Otis could finish, Daisy yelled, "She's yours, too!"

Otis stopped, frozen in a long, dead pause. "What did you just say?"

"She's your daughter, Otis."

*gasp* omg, is Genebelle really Otis's daughter?! =O Wow, that's mind-boggling scary! How is Abby going to handle it? Why was Daisy taken away? Who's Ross? Find out soon!

Thanks for all the reviews on my last chapter! I'm feeling a lot better now. Thank you, guys. :) *hands muffins to reviewers* And to those of you wondering, YES, I saw the new Barnyard Christmas special! You don't know how upset I am about that Otis+Abby mistletoe scene!!! DX But I loved the episode, overall. :) My full review is on my profile.

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