Chapter 15:

Will The Sun Ever Shine Again?

As the Young 5 made it to the hill, they were pulling Yona out of the water but were struggling to get Gallus out of the water because he was refusing to give up. Still fighting to find the trail.

"No! Come on, guys, we can't give up!" Gallus said, being pulled out of the water by the tail by Ocellus and Smolder pushing him back to prevent him from going back in the rain.

"Gallus, that's enough! The minute is let's up. When the storm's gone, we're going straight home to Sweet Griffon Apple Acres!" Smolder announced as she, Ocellus, Sandbar, and Yona took cover under the rock.

"But Smolder, what about catching Slim and collecting the reward?" Gallus asked, thinking that was the reason that they were all together.

"May I remind you, Gallus, that we never had a prayer about catching Slim in the first place?! In fact, this whole ridiculous plan of yours is nothing but you just getting revenge on those griffon rustlers!" Smolder said, shaking her head in disagreement.

Gallus moved up to her as her words made him glared at her, "Hey, for your information, Smolder, this ridiculous plan isn't about me getting revenge! It's about us trying to save our HOME!" He said angrily.

"Oh, yeah, sure. You know, Gallus, maybe our home may have a fighting chance until you came along," Smolder said, shrugging as if it was simple.

"And what's that supposed to mean, Smolder?!" Gallus demanded, annoyed and insulted by the accusation.

"Oh, let's see. Being absolutely stubborn, strutting with your adventurous behavior…," Smolder said, complaining.

"But Smolder, Gallus was just trying to have fun," Ocellus said, trying to explain to Smolder about Gallus while defending him.

"Oh, yeah sure having fun wasting our precious time on his ridiculous plans! Through many generations, Sweet Griffon Apple Acres has survived every hardship that nature can dish out. Well, I'm afraid that Gallus, here, is perhaps the biggest catastrophe to ever hit our home!" Smolder announced, glaring and pointing at Gallus.

Gallus turned away angrily and said, "Well, if that's the way you think of me, Smolder? Then maybe I should continue this mission on my own!".

This caused Ocellus, Yona, and Sandbar to gasp from the thought, but Smolder appears to seem to like that idea.

"Now that's the greatest idea you ever had, Gallus! Because we don't need you!" Smolder said, turning to him angrily.

"Fine!" Gallus shot back.

"Fine!" Smolder snapped at him.

"FINE!" Gallus yelled.

"Fine," Smolder said one more time.

Ocellus, Yona, and Sandbar remained silent from the whole thing. They turned to the left to see Smolder sat down, turning away from Gallus and then they turned right to see Gallus heading back into the rain to continue the quest on his own.


As Gallus walks through the rain, he was suddenly starting to feel all sad and looked back at his friends as he said sadly, "Yeah, fine. It's not like your shelter was going to feel like home to me anyway,".

So Gallus continues walking through the rain and others lie down as the storm continues.


Meanwhile, back at Sweet Griffon Apple Acres, Pearl was inside her home watching the rain. Soon, she went over to the fireplace and started packing her things. Pearl grabs a photo frame that shows herself with every one of a group photo at a happier time, she stares at it for a moment and placed it in her bag.

Then a female singer begins singing in the background…


{ Female Singer }: Rain Is Pourin' Down Like The Heavens Are Hurtin'.

Seems Like It's Been Dark Since The Devil Knows When.

How Do You Go On, Never Knowin' For Certain?

Will The Sun Ever Shine Again?


Then Pearl reached into a chest and brought out some other photos. One showed her feeding young Ocellus, and Pearl smiled at that memory. Putting the photo aside, she looked at another photo of Ocellus and Smolder playing with each other, and smiled even more.


{ Female Singer }: Feels Like It's Been Years Since It'd Started To Thunder.

Clouds Are Campin' Out In The Valley And Glen.

How Do You Go On, When You Can't Help But Wonder?

Will The Sun Ever Shine Again?


Shortly later, Pearl entered her shelter and saw everyone joining by her side. As Pearl walks off, Thorax, Ember, The Crusaders, and Grampa Gruff looked at Smolder's and Ocellus's spot, and then they walked off too as Garble and the four chicks decided to stay a little longer.


{ Female Singer }: What If The Rains Keeps Fallin'?

What If The Sky Stays Gray?

What If The Winds Keep Squallin'?

And Never Go Away?


Meanwhile, at the town, two of the adult Hippogriffs that had met up with Rico have finished explaining to Skybeak and Ocean Flow about what happened. They even told them about Silverstream suddenly rushing off into the blues. Skybeak and Ocean Flow thanked them as they soon walked off. The Sheriff and his wife became sad about their daughter and the Sheriff shook his head. Terramar looked all sad as his parents turned to him with the same expression. Terramar then turned to his and Silverstreams' last tic-tac-toe footprints in sadness as water begins filling them up.

Terramar looks out into the distance in concern for his sister as tears filled up in his eyes. He thought he would never see his sister again, and if that happened, what would become of her?


{ Female Singer }: Maybe Soon The Storm Will Be Tired Of Blowin'.

Maybe Soon It All Will Be Over, Amen.

How Do You Go On, If There's No Way Of Knowin'?


Speaking of Silverstream, the young Hippogriff was currently traveling through the countryside. But she, too, has lost the trail due to the storm. And because of the pouring weather, she felt lost, cold, and wet.

When Silverstream came upon a tree that had a wanted poster sign of Alameda Slim, lightning flashed and thunder clapped, making it look like the poster was laughing at her. This has Silverstream glared at the poster with new determination before she rushed off past the tree and continued on where she believed the rustler had gone.


{ Female Singer }: Will The Sun Ever Shine?

Wish I Can Say…


Silverstream had to be careful as she started sliding down a muddy hill slope. When she made it to the bottom, the young Hippogriff ran through a river and whinnied in determination as she kept running. But what she hasn't noticed is that she has actually been running around in a circle a bit as she unknowingly ran past Ocellus, Smolder, Sandbar, and Yona who are still resting underneath the rock.


{ Female Singer }: Send Me A Sign…

One Little Ray…

Lord If You're Listenin'...

How Long Until...Then?


Somewhere ahead of Silverstream and away from the Young 4's location, Gallus looks back in the distance in concern about leaving his friends alone as the rains continue falling and thunder and lighting continued flashing and rumbling.


{ Female Singer }: Will The Sun Ever Shine…Again?


But soon, Gallus sighed and thought about all that happened recently before he continued on his mission alone as he started rushing through the rain. No matter what anyone said, Gallus was going to feel bad for failing Pearl and those in Sweet Griffon Apple Acres.