Sadly, Hart and Juliet never really got to know Sport or Violet like their parents did. When Hart and Violet were six they and their parents went for a picnic in Weekender Wilds:

Carver and Tino unrolled the blanket while Tish and Lor started to unpack the food. Hart and Juliet were playing tag while they waited for the food to be ready. A little while after the group started eating two stags appeared from the woods and went over to them. By this point Lor gave Sport and his family different collars so that others could tell them apart easily. Interestingly, Lor had always been able to tell the deer apart, even though they looked a lot alike.

"Hey, it's Nick and Chip, what are they doing here?" Carver asked. "I thought they were wary of Tish and I like their parents."

"Hey guys, is something the matter?" Lor asked Nick and Chip, realizing that it would take something important to get any of the deer to get close to Carver or Tish.

Nothing was said for a few moments. Lor just looked at Nick and Chip, specifically in their eyes.

"Oh no...guys something really is wrong Nick and Chip are really sad." Lor said.

Concerned, the others followed Lor, who was following Nick and Chip, into the woods. There they saw a sad sight: Sport and Violet were lying on their sides on the ground.

"No!" Lor gasped.

She ran over to Sport and Violet and checked for any vital signs. None, they were dead. Lor started crying while hugging Sport. Carver and Tish respectfully stayed behind, but Tino went over to comfort Lor. Hart and Juliet were confused at first.

"What's wrong with them?" Juliet asked.

"I'm afraid honey...that they're dead." Tish said, tears forming in her eyes.

Hart and Juliet looked shocked.

Chip's family - his wife Grace and daughter Daisy - and Nick's family - his wife Honey and son Pine - were there too. Hart and Juliet went over to them to comfort them, since they looked really sad. Hart was close with Pine while Juliet was close with Daisy.

"There there," Tino said sadly. "I'm really upset too Lor but you're forgetting: Sport and Violet did live a long time for their species. Most deer don't live to be ten but these two lived past twenty."

Lor stopped crying, realizing that Tino was right. Sport and Violet were lucky to live as long as they did, especially Violet since she was so delicate.

"I wonder why they lived so long." Carver thought aloud.

"Maybe it was because Weekender Wilds wasn't well known to humans back when we were kids." Tish suggested. "Animals do live longer when they aren't in constant danger, like from hunters."

"Or...maybe it was because of their friendship with me and Tino." Lor said.

Everyone stared at her, since this was a very profound thought for her. While Lor was no dummy she rarely had deep thoughts. In fact neither Carver, Tish, or even Tino ever remembered her having a deep thought before.

"You know...you may be right." Tish decided; Carver and Tino nodded in agreement.

Carver and Tish then left, packed up the food, walked down the path to their cars, and drove away. When they came back minutes later they had shovels. Lor and Tino smiled thankfully, took two of the shovels, and the four of them dug a huge grave near the edge of the woods. After they were done they took turns carrying Sport and Violet into the grave. After Sport and Violet were carefully laid in the grave so that they were facing each other Tino and his friends buried the hole. Lor then dragged a huge rock over and placed it over the grave. Using a sharper rock she carved onto the big rock:

SPORT AND VIOLET

TWO WONDERFUL DEERS

She then added the date. She, Tino, Carver, and Tish stood silently by the grave, remembering past moments with Sport and Violet. Chip, Nick, and their families joined them. Hart and Juliet stayed with Pine and Daisy, petting them or hugging them.

Tino and Lor never forgot Sport or Violet, and always kept a photo of the two on the mantelpiece over the fireplace. The photo was of Sport and Violet back when they were a young couple, back when Nick and Chip were still fawns. That was the way Tino and Lor always wanted to remember them: young and in love. They way Tino and Lor were now and continued thinking of themselves even after they became grandparents. As for Carver and Tish they never forgot Sport or Violet, but didn't keep a photo of them. There was no need, they had never been that close to Sport or Violet. Besides, they did visit Tino and Lor often and so almost always saw their photo.

When we last saw the Weekenders, they were all old and enjoying themselves at Weekender Wilds. The background suddenly became gray.

"Well, so many wonderful years has passed." Tino smiled to us. "And my friends and I are all glad that you were able to be here for those years. Unfortunately, I think this will be the last time we'll see each other, but you can still enjoy flashbacks of us. So, I guess I can't say my catch-phrase, but we can say:"

"EARLY DAYS!" Tino, Tish, Lor, and Carver waved to us as the screen zoomed out and became black...