Soon enough, they came to a gopher adult male who was stuck in his home window.
"Green Knight to the rescue!" Franklin smiled.
The gopher screamed in slight surprise which made Franklin scream back.
"Uh, sir, are you stuck?" Rosie asked.
"Me? Stuck?" the gopher smirked teasingly. "Does it look like I'm stuck?"
Franklin hummed in thought while Snail chuckled.
"I'm not stuck, that's preposterous!" the gopher replied. "Why, I can pop back any time I want."
Junior soon smirked at the gopher playfully.
"I just don't feel like it right now..." the gopher folded his arms smugly until he saw that they were still there.
"Are you sure you're not stuck?" Franklin asked.
"Even a little?" Snail added.
"Well... Maybe just a little." the gopher soon admitted defeat.
"Have no fear, I am the Green Knight, and I am here to rescue you." Franklin said.
"We're here to rescue you." Snail corrected.
"We're here to rescue you." Franklin then said.
"Excellent," the gopher replied. "Now, why don't you-"
Junior grabbed a hold of the gopher and pulled on his arms to pull him out through the window.
"Here now, let go of me, let go." The gopher told him.
"Don't you want to be rescued?" Junior pouted.
"Of course I do, but it's just that..." the gopher said before looking around and gestured for them to come closer.
The others then did just that.
"You might have better luck pulling me from the wider end." the gopher whispered.
"Oh." Franklin smiled before laughing a bit.
"Around the back, the door's unlocked." the gopher told them.
Franklin and the others soon entered inside from the outside.
"This doesn't look easy." Franklin said once they found the stuck gopher.
"If he's stuck, we can get him unstuck." Snail supported.
"That's right." Junior nodded.
"Pull?" Rosie smiled.
"Pull." Junior nodded as he cracked his knuckles and then pulled the gopher the best that he could and where due to the strength boost Atticus gave him, it was easy.
POP!
"What a strong young fellow you are." the gopher smiled to Junior.
"Thanks my big sister's boyfriend gave me a little strength boost." Junior smiled.
"That sounds amazing." Snail commented about that.
"He sure is." Junior smiled.
"A 1001 thanks." the gopher smiled to Junior.
"You're welcome, sir." Junior saluted.
"I'm Mr. Gopher." the man introduced himself.
"I'm Franklin: The Green Knight." Franklin replied.
"And I'm Junior and this is Rosie, we're Franklin's helpers." Junior said.
"And this is Squire Snail." Franklin soon concluded.
"Are you all right, Mr. Gopher?" Snail asked.
"Never been better, but I don't know what I would've done if you hadn't come along," Mr. Gopher replied before bowing. "What can I do to repay you, Green Knight and helpers?"
"Do you know the way to a cherry blossom orchard?" Rosie asked.
"We hear it's by the lake and near the mountain." Junior added.
"Do you know which path will take us there?" Snail even added in.
"I know the very orchard," Mr. Gopher smiled. "Take the path on the right."
"Thank you for your help." Rosie said.
"Come, Squire and helpers, we must make haste!" Franklin told Snail, Junior, and Rosie and they went off out the door.
"Bye, Mr. Gopher, and thanks!" Snail called out as he rode on Franklin's shoulder.
"Goodbye, and thank you!" Mr. Gopher waved before he popped out from the window. "And by the way, Green Knight? I like your costume!"
"Uh, Mr. Gopher, do you really think it's safe for you to be out on the window again?" Rosie asked.
Mr. Gopher saw that and quickly got out before he could get stuck again. "Oh, don't forget to stay on the path!" he called out to four of them. "You don't wanna get lost now! What brave and noble children..."
"We better get going." Junior said.
"It sure was lucky Mr. Gopher told us where to go, huh, guys?" Snail commented.
"Yeah, it was just like in the story, Snail!" Franklin smiled. "The goblin told the Green Knight which direction to take."
"But that was a gopher, not a goblin." Rosie pointed out.
"Well, maybe the goblin disguised himself," Franklin said before climbing over the log in the way. "Anyway, his secret is safe with me."
"You mean us, right?" Junior asked.
"I mean us." Franklin then replied with a smile.
They then continued going on the path and all seemed well.
"Um, guys?" Snail looked scared. "If that was the goblin from the story, that was that animal the Green Knight had to battle?"
"Snail's right." Rosie said.
The atmosphere soon seemed rather creepy and the wind was even blowing.
"M-M-Maybe doing this wasn't such a good idea." Rosie shivered.
"It's not too late to turn back... Right?" Junior pouted.
"Oh, come on, guys, it's just the wind." Franklin smiled nervously before going forward.
"But this forest is getting scary." Rosie gulped.
"And I'm scared." Snail added.
"You're safe with me, guys," Franklin promised, trying to be brave like the Green Knight in the story. "The Green Knight fears nothing!"
There was then a screeching sound heard and an eagle appeared to be flying above them.
"Uh-oh, an eagle." Junior gulped.
They all then began to run, but since it was cold out, they had very deep and long breaths. They soon came to an edge.
"Oh, no..." Junior gulped.
"Dead End..." Rosie whimpered.
"This way!" Franklin decided the other way.
They all then ran the other way to avoid the bird of prey.
"This is scarier than the first Land Before Time movie!" Junior cried out.
"It sure is!" Rosie cried in agreement.
They kept running and running and running...
"I don't see it anymore." Franklin whispered.
"Neither do I." Snail added.
"Neither do we, but I think we're lost." Junior and Rosie said.
"Lost?" Snail asked. "In the woods?"
The bird's sound then came back which frightened them once again. The eagle soon swooped down and landed in the snow right behind them.
"Stay back!" Junior told the eagle.
Franklin stepped back and drew out his sword, only to trip on a rock that was behind him.
"A turtle with a snail on his back accompanied by a bunny and a dog?" The eagle asked as she looked at them. "I have seen many interesting things, but this is a first."
"A-Are you the monster that the Green Knight has to battle?" Rosie asked scared.
"Monster? Green Knight?" The eagle replied. "I am not a monster, young one. I am Eagle and I have no wish to do battle with any of you."
"You don't?" Franklin asked.
"No," Eagle replied. "Now tell me, what is it you are doing so deep here in the woods?"
"We're looking for an old cherry orchard." Junior said.
"It's near a lake by the mountain." Franklin added as he remembered his father's tips.
"I know the one, it is on the other side of the mountain." Eagle informed.
"The other side?" Rosie asked.
"Yes, it will be better if I take you there." Eagle replied.
"Please take us there." Junior begged.
Franklin was a little nervous about riding on an eagle, but it looked like he had no choice.