The next day, the Onceler goes out to see the special Truffula trees to see if it's suitable for his future invention, the ✨Thneed✨.
He skipped joyfully, surrounding the trees and admiring the colourful , positive atmosphere, the animals who forgived him, also surrounding him. Then he goes up to one of the Truffula trees with his axe, and decides to chop one down to make his first Thneed, as he thought it was the perfect material for it. He grabs the axe from the grass, positions his arms, and swings powerfully to chop it down.
As soon as the tree fell down, all the animals suddenly got scared and ran away to hide from it, as if he just killed somebody. Thunder and strong wind began to fill up the air, and the bright blue morning sky suddenly became pitch black, as if it were midnight.
"Uhh guys?" The Onceler said, confused as to why the weather suddenly changed. But he realised the animals were all gone, hiding from this depressing situation.
Then, a mystical, magical creature of some sort began to descend from a white hole in the sky with a bright, shining light. The Onceler stared at the creature in awe.
After this dramatic scene made by this creature finishes, and the sky and weather clear up again, the creature asks him:
"Did you chop down this tree?"
The Onceler replied sarcastically "No? WHAT'S THAT OVER THERE?"
As the creature looks over there, he drops his axe onto a small innocent barbaloot.
"I think he did it."
The creature stares at the Onceler suspiciously.
"I want you to get out of here and evacuate these premises. Now."
"..And who are you exactly?" he chuckles, not taking him seriously.
"I-I'm the Lorax....I speak for the trees." The Lorax said, a bit shocked by the fact he doesn't know who he is.
"Okayy...um well i won't chop down another tree then, I promise!"
"Good. If you chop down another tree, the power of nature will curse you!"
"Yeah yeah whatever." The Onceler goes along with his day and leaves the Lorax.
