[Baxter gave them the tour of the ranch, starting frm their own home, then out into the fields where they plant n harvest the omni-corn, then the barn where they keep the livestock, then the stables where they keep their breeding slughorses, n finally to the lake that crosses their property where they catch fish n swim n hv their leisurely family outings]
Peepers: [enjoyed the tour, in the bk of his mind, he seem to think of how it would be if he were to hv a life like this with Sylvia, tho he realized wat he was thinking n shook his head]
Sylvia: (was enjoying the tour and talking with Shelly about many of her adventures with a certain nomad, till she had noticed Peepers shaking his head) Pipsqueak?
Peepers: Huh? Wat?
Sylvia: Something on your mind, again?
Peepers: Nope! No, nothing! [blushed as he speed-walk towards Baxter, asking him a random question to avoid her n change the subject]
Sylvia: (blinks staring after him but shrugged it off)
Mrs Dingleberry: [rang the meal bell hanging at their backyard door] Yoohoo~~ Lunchtime!!
Baxter: Ooh, awesome. I'm starved. Let's go, guys!
Shelly: :D Ooh, my favorite.
Sylvia: (giggle)
[Everyone made their way inside the house n to the dining room, where a nice spread was set on the table]
Mrs Dingleberry: Hv a seat, everyone. Soup's up!
Baxter: Sweet, Mama!
Peepers: Food looks great
Mr Dingleberry: Tastes even better than it looks :)
Shelly: (eats a few bites) ^^~~(heart)
Sylvia: (also tries it)... :) that's pretty good.
Peepers: [tried his] Wow, that is impressive
Baxter: [was already shoveling food into his mouth]
Mrs Dingleberry: Slow dwn, boy. U wanna choke like the last time?
Mr Dingleberry: [chuckled n shook his head]
Sylvia: (eats more)
[Everyone ate n made merry, making small talk, getting to knw each other, swapping funny n embarrassing stories of each other as well, n soon it was late evening as Peepers, Sylvia n Shelly were at the lake, watching the sun set]
Sylvia: :) ...It's beautiful, isn't it?
Peepers: Totally is. So peaceful out here. Ur lucky to live here, Shelly
Shelly: ^^ Yep.
Sylvia: Lucky indeed. :)
Peepers: So... I gotta ask... Now tht u hv met Sylvia... U thinking of leaving with us? Or u wanna stay here with ur foster mom?
Sylvia: Your choice, kiddo.
Shelly: (thinks on it)... I feel happy here. And you seem fine as well, Mommy. :) Maybe you'll have another child to care for, like you had with me. Before I was taken away, that is...
Sylvia: ... (ruffles Shelly's hair) (nod)
Shelly: (hugs her)
Peepers: Sounds good. We'll still come to visit u frm time to time tho, n there's always video call, if u guys hv internet out here
Shelly: :) Okay.
Sylvia: (nod)
Shelly: :) Okay.
Sylvia: (nod)
Baxter: [shows up] There u guys are. Mama told me to tell u two tht ur welcomed to stay the night. U must've had a vry long travel to get here. Its the least we can do
Peepers: Oh, seriously, we shouldnt impose
Baxter: Mama insists. She's already set up the guestroom for u two lovebirds
Sylvia: ^^;; (flushes at 'lovebirds')
Peepers: [blushed hard] Oh well, we... Umm... so I guess we're spending the night here then... [scratched his chin nervously]
Baxter: U guys r newly dated couple, arent ya? Ain't tht adorable, lil sis?
Shelly: (giggle)
Sylvia: ^^;; Well...sorta...
Baxter: Either way, dinner is almost ready, n Pops hv already helped out with the finishing touches of ur guestroom, so yeah, ur spending the night here. It'll be good too, since lil sis can't seem to get enough of u two
Sylvia: Guess we'll have to. Think you might have to let Hater know about that, Pipsqueak.
Peepers: We've travelled for 5 days into the galaxy to get here, I think he gets the idea tht we'll be gone longer
Sylvia: (nod) Right.
Peepers: [noticed the sun has almost fully set] It's getting dark. Lets get bk into the house
Baxter: Good thing I brought my flashlight [turns it on]
Shelly: (yawn) ...
Sylvia: :) (picks her up in her arms)
Peepers: So wat's for dinner?
Baxter: I think Mama is making meatloaf n baked potatoes, maybe omni-corn soup to go with
Sylvia: :) Sounds good.
Baxter: [led them bk to their home with his trusty flashlight] Mama, Pops! Found them!
Mrs Dingleberry: Oh, there u all are. I hope u guys hv enjoyed ur day so far
Peepers: Oh, it was wonderful, Mrs Dingleberry. Havent been this relaxed since...well, a long time
Mrs Dingleberry: Oh pls, we're practically family now. Pls, call me Marsha
Sylvia: (cradling Shelly)
Mr Dingleberry: Aww, looks like Shelly is all tuckered out
Mrs Dingleberry: Poor dear. U think we should wake her for dinner?
Sylvia: I dunno, she seems pretty knocked out. (giggle)
Mrs Dingleberry: Well, u can bring her to her room n tuck her in then. Baxter, go show Ms Sylvia ur sister's room
Baxter: Alright. Right this way [led her upstairs]
Sylvia: (follows Baxter)
Baxter: [led Sylvia all the way to the end of the hall where the door tht hung a small flowery sign saying "SHELLY'S ROOM"] Here it is [opened the door for her]
Sylvia: (walks in, gently tucks in Shelly)... (kisses her forehead)
Baxter: I'll be dwnstairs helping Mama. Come dwn n join us for dinner wen ur ready
Sylvia: (sits on the bed a moment, watching Shelly sleep and looked around; the room had a fuzzy pink carpet with yellow walls and a billboard covered with various drawings)
Peepers: [came up after a while n peeked in] U OK there, Sylvia?
Sylvia: Hm? (sees Peepers) Oh yeah, doing fine.
Peepers: [enters the room n sees the decors] Huh, nice. A typical little girls room [sees the drawings] Looks like she has a knack for arts
Sylvia: (gets up to have a better look at them) Yeah.
Peepers: Does anyone on ur side of the family good at arts?
Sylvia: I think Phil was... (her eyes scan over to some pics of...what looked like her and Shelly)
Peepers: [sees them too] Seems like she's rather taken into u for a while, evn tho u guys nvr met before
Sylvia: Yeah... ;(
Peepers: Sylvia? R u reli OK? [put his hand on hers]
Sylvia: I just... still can't believe how this went...I was expecting much worse, and...
Peepers: U worry too much, Syl. Everything turned out alright, eh? Ur reunited with ur girl, no fuss, no muss. Its evrything good we had hoped for
Sylvia: (hugs the Watchdog close) Yeah...It was.
Peepers: [hugged her bk, rubbing her bk gently]
Sylvia: (holds him for a while, in silence)
Peepers: [slowly let her go aftr a few moments of silence] Feel better now?
Sylvia:...Yeah, better. (nod)
Peepers: Now, shall we go dwnstairs n hv our dinner before it gets cold n tht boisterous Masha drag us dwn? (giggle)
Sylvia: ^^;; Yeah, let's.
Peepers: [walked quietly out of the room with Sylvia n headed dwnstairs]
Baxter: Oh, hey, I was abt to call u guys. Dinner is all set
Sylvia: I just...got lost in thought, that's all.
Baxter: It happens. C'mon, before Mama drags u dwnstairs
Peepers: Just like I said
Sylvia: Yup. (follows Baxter with Peepers)
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