Inside of the barn, Orson was checking with Booker and Sheldon to see if his campaign posters were finished.

"Booker! Sheldon" said Orson "How are my posters doing?"

"We finished putting them up, pop" said Booker "Come take a look"

Orson and the chicks went outside of the barn, but instead of seeing posters for Orson, there were posters for Lord Jefferson.

"Booker! What happened to all my posters?" asked Orson "You said you put them up all over the barnyard"

"We did, Orson" said Sheldon "But Lord Jefferson must've covered them up with his own"

"Oh no" Wade stammered "It looks like Lord Jefferson is getting ahead with the rest of the animals"

"Well why don't we see with Bo on how things are going?" suggested Booker.

Orson, Booker, Sheldon and Wade walked over to Bo, who was looking at graphs for the polls.

"Bo, how am I doing in the polls?" Orson asked him.

"Not so good, Orson" Bo said as he showed him the statistics and data "Lord Jefferson is rolling in by 99% and you're doing good by only 1%"

"This is really bad" Wade said in a panicked manner "What are going to do? What are we going to do?"

"We're going to have to hope for the best at the debate tonight" said Orson.

"What's so important about debates, Orson?" asked Bo.

"They are when two candidates make their final speeches before the people vote" Orson explained "They ask a bunch of questions and the candidates each say what they're going to do if elected"

"But Orson, what if Lord Jefferson wins the debate?" asked Wade.

"Yeah" said Booker "This is serious"

Orson breathed in and finally spoke "Then we go to Plan C"

Meanwhile, Lanolin and Roy went back into the cave in the woods to look for what they might have missed. They walked through the damp cave, with the water drops from the stalactites dropping on their heads.

"Boy" Roy said as a drop from a stalactite fell on his head "This cave really is damp"

They walked over to the rock Lord Jefferson was trapped under and noticed something behind it.

"Roy look" Lanolin said as she shone her flashlight at the back of the rock "There's some writing on the back of the rock"

Roy read the writing "Whatever you do, don't lift this rock. This is the worst animal ever. He must stay here. Don't believe us? Look up"

Lanolin and Roy pointed their flashlights to some cave paintings.

Roy gasped "Oh no! It can't be...it's Robert the Terrible!"

"Who's that?" asked Lanolin.

"The worst animal that ever lived on the farm" Roy explained "Many years ago, he ruled with fear and intimidation. Nearly killed the whole animal populace and drove them into slavery. Until the people fought back! According to these paintings, they stopped him, tied him up and put his tail under this rock"

"Oh my god" said Lanolin.

Roy faced Lanolin "So that means Lord Jefferson is..."

"ROBERT THE TERRIBLE!" they both shouted at the same time.

"Come on" said Roy "We've gotta warn everybody"

"No" said a voice from the entrance of the cave "That won't be happening"

It was none other than Lord Jefferson.

"This is my opportunity to dominate the barnyard and I'm not letting anyone steal it from me" he said.

Jefferson then used his cane to cause a boulder to roll right towards the duo and then made a pile of rocks fall and block the entrance to the cave.

"Oh no" Roy screamed "We're trapped! We're never gonna get outta here! I'm getting claustrophobic, the walls are caving in, I never got to see the Eiffel Tower, I-"

"Get a hold of yourself man!" Lanolin said as she slapped Roy upside his beak.

"Thanks" Roy said as he put his beak back in place "I needed that"

"Now come on" Lanolin said as she started to pick up rocks from the entrance "We've gotta get out of here before it's too late"

Meanwhile back on the barnyard, the debate had finally begun. It was just Orson vs. Lord Jefferson.

"Okay everyone" said Bo "Time for the debate. Two of the barnyard's most eligible bachelors are about to make their speeches. Current leader; Orson the Pig"

Orson waved his hand.

"...and of course, Lord Jefferson" Bo finished "Now time for what they have to say. Lord Jefferson, your final words"

"I'll make this nice and short" said Jefferson "When I'm elected as leader, I will build a large wall to keep out all of the riffraff, as well as anybody who tries to question my ways, and I'm going to stop all predators from coming into our barnyard by eliminating them all and I'll be eliminating any free thinkers!"

The whole crowd started to cheer, much to Orson, Bo, Wade and the chicks' dismay.

"Guys! Are you serious?" he asked from his podium "That's terrible! You can't kill other animals! It's unethical and barbaric!"

"Don't listen to the pig" Jefferson smirked "He's just trying to make me look bad"

The crowd started booing at Orson and throwing things at him.

"Stop! Stop!" Orson shouted as he started ducking "Stop!"

"Everybody stop it!" Wade shouted.

Everybody stopped throwing things and started to shut up.

"Thank you, Wade" said Bo "Orson, now please say your final remarks"

Orson whispered to Booker and Sheldon "Where are Roy and Lanolin with the dirt?"

"I don't know Orson" Booker shrugged "They haven't returned"

Orson got nervous and was scared.

"Orson?" Bo asked the nervous hog.

Orson sighed "I don't have many answers. To be honest, I've failed as leader as much as I've succeeded. But I love this farm and all of my friends, and if I'm elected, I will work tirelessly to keep you safe, protect you all from harm and inspire you to live your life to the fullest"

Before anybody could concur or have an epiphany, Lord Jefferson interrupted everything.

"I think we've heard enough" he said "Let's vote"

"NO! NO!" Orson shook his head "There's a few things I'd like to do"

Orson started dancing in a very funny way, so he could stall for time.

"You know" Jefferson said to Orson "If you're waiting for help to arrive, you're dreaming"

"OR NOT!" a voice shouted.

It was none other than Roy and Lanolin, who were both wet and dirty from the rocks and water in the cave.

"Everybody listen" Roy panted as he stopped running "Lord Jefferson, he's none other tha-"

"Let's vote!" Lord Jefferson said as he banged his cane.

"NO!" said Lanolin "Lord Jefferson! He's Robert the Terrible! That cave was his prison and we released him!"

All the animals gasped at the shocking news.

Author's Note:

Now that the animals know the truth about Jefferson, maybe they'll vote for Orson! You'd better pray he will.

Oh and just so you know readers, this US Acres arc is basically my reaction to the 2016 election and how sickened I am by the tone of the campaign. Had to get it off my chest, dude. You can probably guess who Lord Jefferson is supposed to be.