And the Tears Streamed Down Her Face

by mwang

When Peaches falls through the ice, the herd embarks on a dangerous journey to find her. But then they find their herd becoming smaller...and smaller, and the one weasel who can save them may end up sacrificing himself to a slow and painful death.Blink Back Tears sequel, AU as of the I.A.4 premiere

24. Epilogue

I'd like to thank everyone who reviewed, Buckrocks, Lorithemolehog123, Kayla, TigeyWigey, goldenpoun, AnthonyAngryWolf, Guest, and Angel Lovely Rose; you kept me writing. We have reached the conclusion of this story at long last. I hope you enjoy this!

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Epilogue/The last Chapter/Not Sure which

To CONCLUDE this long, 24 chapter story, I would imagine that you'd want me to go into minor detail on what exactly occurred after the herd reached the surface.

The antidote worked wonders, but alas it fell short of a miracle. Sid's neck would often experience aches and pains, though as the months passed they would eventually dull. Sid found himself short on breath when running, more so than pre-Plant Incident, and Buck was noticeably more tired than before, but with time he would recover. While he mightn't ever be quite as active as he once was when the herd had first met him, he came close to it.

Peaches, however, was another matter. The stress, hurt, and fear she had experienced was something that would require both minor physical therapy and a few sessions of therapy in general. Making friends during the next few months was harder for her, but luckily for her, a little molehog came along one day and brightened up her life. It was another day trying to get Peaches to trust people again when Crash and Eddie took her to play in the woods. During a game of Hide and Go Seek, she wandered towards a mound of rocks in a grove of trees.

The grass was wet and slippery from the melting snow and she slipped and fell onto something prickly and squishy. She let out a cry and jumped up again. Peaches looked at the strange creature she'd fallen on.

"What's your name?" she asked shyly.

"L-L-Louis," the frightened molehog replied, rubbing his bruised arm.

"I'm Peaches," she'd said, sticking out her trunk in what had now become a rare moment of bravery. Cautiously, Louis had shaken it, and that was the start of a beautiful friendship.

Tabitha had come home to an excited Silas who had evidently missed her. The two picked up their friendship as if she'd never left, but something was bothering Silas, something Tabitha couldn't see or understand. Something that Buck had noticed, but remained silent about.

All in all, it was almost a happily ever after.

Fin