They soon hiked along a rather rocky trail which would be a little more cautious than the last one.
"Ugh..." Beaver complained worse than Cherry. "I can't believe a whole day's gone by!"
"And we still haven't found Granny's time capsule," Franklin frowned. "Maybe we should just camp here, and head home in the morning..." he then looked like he was going to cry. "As if I could even save Granny before she... She..."
Junior frowned as he couldn't bare to see Franklin sad.
"Oh, Franklin." Lucy coaxed, hugging him.
"But we can't just give up now!" Bear told his best friend.
"Not after we've come this far." Sam added.
"Yes, we have to save Granny!" Patch helped.
"I wonder where I've heard that before?" Lucy playfully smirked to Franklin.
"I think a certain turtle said the same thing." Mo added.
"You're right, guys..." Franklin soon smiled again. "Thanks."
"To save Granny!" Lucy proclaimed.
"To save Granny-" Everyone else added until they heard a low voice call out.
"Did you guys hear that too?" Mo asked.
They all looked around, wondering who or what that could be. The voice then yelled out again.
"It's coming from over there!" Franklin pointed out to the others, about to run, but Lucy pulled him back because there was a crater right there he could've fell into, but his hat fell into it.
"Whoa." Mo yelped.
The voice called out from down below again.
"Hello?!" Lucy called out.
"Who's down there?!" Snail added.
"A great big grizzly bear!" The voice called back. "I'm stuck down here! Ya got something to get me out from here?!"
"Uh, did any of us bring a rope?" Mo asked.
Lucy smiled as she took some rope out of her bag, tying one end to a boulder and lowered the rest down. Everyone else then grabbed a part of the rope. Once set, they soon pulled on as the bear grabbed a hold of it as the rope was almost sliding.
"I'm getting rope burns!" Cherry cried out of pain.
Junior winced at that. Snail nearly fell, but soon, they came back with the rope and a very big bear pulled himself up. Cherry looked up at the bear, a bit nervous because he was pretty big.
"Thought I knew these woods like the back of my paw, 'til I fell in this hole two nights ago," The bear dusted himself clean before smiling and tipping Franklin's cap to them since it was on his head. "Folks call me 'Grizz'. Thanks for the rescue."
"No problem, Grizz." Atticus smiled back.
"Glad to help," Lucy smiled as Cherry winced as the bear shook her hand with his paw. "Right, kids?"
"Uh-huh..." Snail replied in shock.
"Now then, it's pretty near dark, and my cave isn't far... You're welcome to stay the night." Grizz smiled.
"We'd love to stay." Timber smiled back.
"Stay in a cave with a bear?!" Cherry yelped.
"Don't worry, he's friendly." Junior assured her.
"He's a bear!" Cherry said.
Bear looked at her for that.
"Uh, but you're a cub..." Cherry said sheepishly.
"Follow me, but mind your step." Grizz chuckled to his new friends.
"Yes, sir." Junior said.
Later on, they came to the cave, and it seemed like a house as the sun was setting.
"You sure have lots of stuff." Sam commented.
"A bit of a pack rat, I guess," Grizz replied as he came to them. "Spent all my time lookin' for old things."
"We can tell." Mo said.
"Hey, that's what my aunt does." Franklin smiled.
"This must be one of the first metal detectors ever made." Lucy said as she examined an old device.
"Yep," Grizz smiled to her. "Old Betsy still works too!"
"Wow." Gloriosa smiled back.
"I love your chandelier, Mr. Grizzly," Beaver smiled. "It's very... Sparkly!"
"I bet Little Crow would like it too!" Snail added.
"I'll bet she would at that." Grizz chuckled, knowingly.
"Well, crows are attracted to shiny objects." Gloriosa smiled.
"You know Little Crow?" Timber asked.
"Wait... That means you're Big Hairy then!" Junior then said.
"That's what she calls me alright!" Grizz chuckled. "I guess 'cuz I'm big and hairy."
"You got that part down right." Mo smiled.
"Have you been to Turtle Lake?" Sam asked.
"Plenty of times," Grizz smiled. "I've found loads of things there over the years."
"Did you happen to find a time capsule?" Timber asked.
"Hmm... Was it blue with yellow stars?" Grizz asked.
"Yes!" Franklin and Lucy replied.
"Rings a bell..." Grizz replied in thought. "First time I took Betsy out for a spin was to Turtle Lake. This was well after the fire, and things were starting to grow in. And you know, I did find a box just like how you described it."
"Can we please have it?" Mo smiled.
"Hmm... It should be around here somewhere..." Grizz replied as he looked around. "I never throw anything away!"
"We have to find it in all of this...?" Cherry asked, uneasily.
"Actually, there's four more rooms like this one," Grizz smiled sheepishly. "Even bigger."
"This is going to take forever!" Cherry complained.
"Then we better get started." Franklin replied.
Everyone sighed as they began to clean up all around the cave while also looking for the time capsule.
"This could take a while." Junior said.
"Maybe two or three... Days..." Cherry sighed.
Bear and Beaver soon got revenge on Sam by hiding in the wardrobe and yelling out at her once she came to check it out and she fell on her back which was dangerous for a turtle. Mo soon came over to Sam and helped her up.
"Thanks." Sam said to her, a bit breathless, though she had a small amused smile.
Bear and Beaver soon laughed a bit as they scared Sam.
"I guess that makes you guys even now." Mo smiled.
"I guess so..." Sam let out a small sigh.
"Ooh, I'm bushed..." Grizz said, sitting down into his chair in exhaustion.
"Me too, but at least we got back at Sam." Beaver smirked.
"Where could the time capsule be?" Mo asked.
"Maybe it just isn't here." Snail frowned.
Cherry sighed before her eyes widened. "Wait! The sunflower under a rainbow!" she then said, suddenly remembering what Old Turtle said.
"She's right." Franklin agreed.
"I dunno, it's kinda dark in here for a rainbow." Bear said.
"Maybe we need to look for something in here that looks like a rainbow?" Sam suggested.
"Exactly." Mo smiled.
"That chandelier..." Gloriosa said. "It can help make a rainbow, and the sun hasn't set yet!"
"Everybody knows that crystals are like prisms." Beaver commented.
Franklin and Junior soon ran off together to get to the top window which was covered and they pulled the curtains back. The sun's ray from outside then shined through the window, shining onto the crystals, making a rainbow form and glow over top of a treasure chest.
"The time capsule must be in there." Junior smiled.
"But where's the sunflower?" Gloriosa wondered.
Franklin and Junior removed a blanket over the chest and saw that there was a sunflower print on the box.
"Ohh, so that's what she meant." Timber smiled.
Franklin and Junior soon opened the chest and they finally, at last, found the time capsule.
"I can't believe it..." Lucy gasped at the sight. "That's why I could never find it! It was here all along!"
Franklin and Junior looked to each other and soon held it out to her. "You should open it, Aunt Lucy..." The young turtle suggested to his aunt.
"Yeah." Junior smiled.
"He's growing up." Mo sniffled proudly while Gloriosa and Timber smiled at the mature moment Junior shared with Franklin.
Lucy smiled to the boys and soon opened up the time capsule at long last. "The Turtle Talisman..." She smiled once she finally found what they needed to save Granny.
Everyone then came up to Grizz, giving him a group hug.
"Thank you, Grizz." Mo smiled.
Grizz smiled and chuckled to all of them.
They soon left the cave and decided to go back home once they got what they came for.
"I'll drop you off here." Grizz smiled as they came to the waterfall and brought his canoe out for them to ride on back to Woodland.
"Thanks, Grizz." Cherry said.
"Run along now." Grizz chuckled, patting her on the head.
Cherry winced to that before pouting as her hair was messed up as she went to join the others in the canoe. Grizz waved to them and they waved back as they were now leaving Turtle Lake. Lucy paddled them away before they looked over to where the fire had happened and above them, they could see Mrs. Falcon with Little Crow and her chicks, altogether like one big happy family.
"Let's get to Granny." Mo smiled.
Little Crow waved to to them one last time. Cherry soon had a small smile and waved back to Little Crow as this was goodbye. They soon went off to get to Granny.
They soon came through the house and the Turtle family were relieved to see Franklin was okay.
"Mom! Dad! They're back!" Harriet beamed.
They soon came into Granny's room as she seemed to be asleep.
"How's Mom doing?" Lucy asked her brother.
"Holding her own, but barely." Mr. Turtle said softly.
"Luckily, we have something that will save her life." Cherry said.
Lucy took out the time capsule and Franklin brought out the talisman. Mr. Turtle soon smiled and nodded to his son. Franklin soon put the talisman in his grandmother's hand and let her hold it, but nothing seemed to happen for now.
"Please work." Junior begged quietly as he prayed that the talisman would save Granny's life.
"Give it some time, kiddo." Timber advised.
"Oh, I hope it does work, Timber..." Junior pouted to his big brother.
"We'll get some food and let Granny rest." Mr. Turtle suggested.
"I'll stay." Lucy told her brother.
Junior's stomach soon growled.
"That goes double for JJ." Mo smiled weakly, trying to lighten the mood.
They soon went to leave and Franklin soon broke down crying for his Granny's life.
"Don't worry, Franklin; the talisman will save her life." Patch assured him.
"You did that all you could..." Sam said softly to Franklin.
"Yeah, but i-it wasn't enough!" Franklin cried.
Lucy frowned and soon brought out the time capsule and had an idea. "Why don't you tell Granny what's in here?" she then suggested. "Maybe she can hear you."
"Go on, Franklin." Gloriosa smiled.
"Okay..." Franklin said through tears as he soon took the time capsule while Granny laid still, almost as if she was in a coma. "There are all sorts of neat things in here," He then found a paper and opened it up with a smile to show a very old crayon drawing. "Look, Granny, it's the old cabin! I bet you drew this."
Granny didn't answer.
Franklin then gave her the paper as he continued. "And, here's a fishing lure... Probably from your dad."
"What's that, guys?" Snail asked once he saw an envelope.
"An envelope?" Junior said out of confusion as he picked it up.
"But... It's sealed..." Franklin said.
Granny seemed to have a small smile on her face now. This made Franklin and Junior gasp from that.
"I think she wants us to open it." Franklin suggested.
Junior looked to his older siblings for help with the envelope.
"Here, let me get that." Timber smiled as he took the envelope and carefully opened it before taking out a very old photograph.
Granny murmured slightly and turned over, still not waking up yet.
"It's an old photograph..." Franklin smiled before holding it out to his grandmother. "It must be you, Granny, with your parents."
Granny's eyes eventually opened once she saw the picture. "My... Parents..." she muttered wearily.
"She's awake." Junior smiled.
"Hooray!" Sam cheered happily.
"I've so wanted to see this again..." Granny smiled as she took the photograph. "It's the only photo of my family I have left. I lost all the others, when I lost my parents." she then kissed the photograph with a tear rolling down her cheek.
"Mom...?!" Mr. Turtle gasped as they came back into the room.
"Looks like the time capsule was just the thing to save her life." Mo smiled.
"Thank goodness." Mr. Turtle smiled out of relief.
"Her fever's been brought down." Mrs. Turtle smiled back to him.
"What is all the fuss about?" Granny smiled to the others.
"We were worried about you." Cherry told her.
"I think that talisman worked after all, Franklin." Mr. Turtle smiled to his son.
"Yeah... Maybe, but maybe what made Granny really better was something stronger than magic..." Franklin smiled back before looking at the old photograph.