Chapter 3:
Gallus Comes To Town
Meanwhile, at the gate of Sweet Griffon Apple Acres, Pearl was talking with Abner. She had a smile on her face and said, "I'd be happy to take Gallus in, Abner. There's always room for one more,".
Gallus smiled at the news while Abner shook Pearl's hand. Even though he's sad to see Gallus go, Abner was happy to see that Gallus did have a new home. But he gave a warning and said, "Well, thanks Pearl. I gotta warn ya though. Gallus is - He-he. He's a bit headstrong,".
As Abner lightly rubbed the top of Gallus's head, Rarity, a white Hippogriff with a purple mane came walking up to the fence as Pearl said, "Oh, don't worry, Abner,".
Pearl then gently rubbed the top of Gallus's head, which Gallus didn't mind as his new owner seemed kind and friendly. Pearl then said, "I'm sure Gallus will fit right in,".
"So long Pearl. You take care of Gallus, now," Abner said as he walks off and waved at Pearl.
Rarity started to run to the others and frantically shouted, "Ember! Thorax! Everybody! Oh! Big News!".
Rarity took a deep breath as everyone looked at her, "Thorax, Ember, there's a newcomer at the gates!" Rarity said.
"A newcomer? Here?" Smolder asked.
"Yes, and it's -," Rarity said, trying to explain.
"Hey, Everybody?" Pearl called out as all the Griffons looked at her as she gestured to the gate and said, "This here's Gallus,".
A rock and roll theme played as Gallus came skidding to a halt at the gate. Gallus looked at the griffons of Sweet Griffon Apple Acres and gave them a wink and smile. Three female griffons looked at Gallus and thought that he was cool while eggs plopped out of them. Smolder's eyes widened as the others looked at Gallus.
"An adventurous griffon who has traveled the entire west," Pearl said as Gallus moved through the gates and they closed behind him.
"And he's a new member of the family now," Pearl added.
Ocellus and Smolder's eyes widened at Gallus's appearance before Ocellus turned to Smolder, who could barely believe what she's seeing, "An Adventure Griffon? On Sweet Griffon Apple Acres?" Smolder asked.
Gallus crossed a little bridge and made it dunk a small turtle, that was swimming in the trench. The turtle came back up with a gasp for air. Gallus continued to walk across the ground of Sweet Griffon Apples Acres until he stopped just a few feet from the other griffons and nervously looked around before putting on a big smile.
"Now I want y'all to make Gallus feel right at home. You hear me?" Pearl said as she walked off to the garden.
"Hey, thanks, everybody. It's great to be at Sweet Griffon Apple Acres. I've heard this place takes in homeless griffons and orphaned ones," Gallus said as he came closer to the gang, none of them said anything for they have mixed expressions on their faces.
"Huh, was it something I said?" Gallus asked.
Thorax was the first to approach Gallus kindly as he cleared his throat and said, "Good morning, Gallus. Welcome to Sweet Griffon Apple Acres, and please take as much time you need to feel right to be home,".
Then Ember came beside Thorax and said, "Like they always say: 'There's always room for one more',".
While Thorax and Ember walked off to help around, Gallus then saw Ocellus and Smolder and decided to head on over.
"Hey, there. It's nice to see there are some kids around here. I'm Gallus by the way," Gallus said, introducing himself to them. He wasn't one for sharing his feelings, but he was happy to see some griffons his own age.
"Nice to meet you, Gallus. This sure is a wonderful surprise to see another kid griffon living here in these parts. My name's Smolder," Smolder said, introducing herself. She didn't like the fact that the adults outnumbered the kids around their age.
"And I'm Ocellus. Hi," Ocellus said, introducing herself as she waved her hand. She was just happy to have a new friend.
"Well, it's nice to meet ya too, I gotta admit I think I can get used to living here," Gallus said, looking around the place. He had to admit it, the place had a nice welcoming feeling.
Applebloom came over and said, "Wow! You're the coolest griffon I've ever seen,".
Gallus turned to Applebloom and added, "Well, thanks and if you're in charge around here, I'll take that as a compliment,".
Applebloom started to look a little nervous as Gallus had a smirk and turned around where his backside faced her and warned, " And if you're not...then I'll have to sit on ya,".
"MOM!" Applebloom yelled as she started running.
But Gallus was quick to catch her with his talons and said with a reassuring smile "Hey, I'm only kidding,".
Though Applebloom was unsure, Gallus then moved his lion tail to Applebloom's ear and said, "Say, what's that you got behind your ear?".
Like a magician, Gallus has made an apple appear from the little Hippogriff fillies ear.
"Whoa," Applebloom said, being amazed.
Setting her down, Gallus tossed the apple with his tail before offering it, "Here have an apple, kid. Just don't go near any luaus though," Gallus said as he popped the apple into Appleblooms' mouth.
Applebloom gave a muffled thanks as he walks away.
Then Gallus stopped and used his tail on his own ear and said, "Wait a minute. I got something stuck in my ear,".
Applebloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle came around to see what it was this time. Gallus pulled out an ear of corn before tossing it into the air. When it came down, Gallus used his wing to send it back up and said, "This one's for me,".
Then opening his mouth, Gallus let the ear of corn fall right into his mouth. When he finished eating it, Gallus let out a roar-like belch and said "Whoa! Heh, excuse me,".
"Awesome! Do it again! Do it again!" Applebloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle said in unison as they hopped up and down, then they ran to one of the crates of produce and tossed Gallus some veggies as they said in unison, "Come on, Come on, Do it again! Do it again!".
They tossed Gallus a head of lettuce, an ear of corn, and a tomato. Gallus let the veggies slide down his back before holding them in the tuft of his tail.
"Oh! That is so cool!" Scootaloo said, then with a light toss, the vegetables disappeared into Gallus's mouth.
Over with Ocellus and Smolder, Ocellus looked over at Smolder and said, "You gotta admit, Gallus is a lot of fun isn't he?".
"Are kidding me? All Gallus is doing is just catching food. What's surprising about that?" Smolder complained as she rolled her eyes.
The Crusaders continued to toss pieces of food to Gallus as he continues doing tricks before eating them. Applebloom tossed an ear of corn and it flew towards the chimney of Pearl's place. Gallus ran after it and yelled, "I'm going long,".
Gallus was able to run up the chimney before catching the ear of corn in his mouth and eating it on the way down. Grampa Gruff came running up when he had seen the can and had a look of happiness on his face.
But as he reached for it, he was flattened underneath Gallus when he landed. Applebloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle let out a round of laughter as Gallus let out another roar-like belch. Applebloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle followed his example and started burping too.
Smolder looked between the three as they continued to let loose their belch. It was obvious that Gallus was someone who liked attention and was definitely an entertainer.
Author's Note: Well, looks like things have totally changed now that Gallus has arrived. Plus, first impressions are very important, even if it means showing off your cool moves and tricks to younger Griffons.
