Resilience

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Muir Woods, Ape Colony

One more year had passed, the colony had still been ghastly cautious of any human attacks…but they just weren't prominent anymore.

The only times they would see humans is the occasional straggler that would wander into the forest, those that didn't believe that the colony even existed.

Unfortunately for them, whenever they encountered the gorilla guard they would be sent running back to wherever they came from, freshly soiled pants and all.

Caesar and the group who had led the crusade to free apes all along the West Coast had returned a few months prior to the present; they had lost some of their troops, but they had liberated more apes than they had lost.

Of Course none of them were happy about the loss of any ape's life but…they understood it was for the greater good.

Everyone was just happy the Ape King and most of the apes had made it back safely, and no one was more happy than his wife and son.

Geleel, Emilia, Gabrielle, Cornelia, Blue Eyes, Ash and Tinker were the first set ready and able to greet them upon return. 

As soon as Caesar and Rocket appeared before them with the large army of apes behind them, some new faces among them, they couldn't help but smile and hoot loudly in triumph.

The Ape King and the bald chimp were both met with firm embraces from their loved ones as soon as they dismounted their steeds.

Their return had called for great celebration, not just because their mission was a success, but because they made it back safely and in one piece.

The new apes were confused by the presence of Geleel, Emilia and Gabrielle in the colony, but most of them quickly accepted them once they realized they were not threats.

Some of the apes were very skeptical of them due to the abuse they had suffered at the hands of humanity, but they were too thankful for being freed from captivity to fully focus on resenting the humans.

That day was for nothing but rejoicement, and that's what everyone did.

Geleel and Caesar had brought their foreheads together in the center of the colony during that celebration, a testament to how long their journey was…and still continued to be, but at least peace was seemingly coming to them soon enough.

Present Day

Blue Eyes slept soundly between both of his parents, yes both of them, his father had safely returned to him after a long and perilous mission.

The young blue eyed chimpanzee was so elated to be wrapped in his father's embrace after such a long period of missing him.

He had a smile marring his facial features as his head rested on his mother's stomach.

Suddenly a small pebble struck him in the forehead as he immediately woke up with a start.

The young chimp looked around in confusion as he tried to understand what had happened.

His blue eyes blinked swiftly as he focused on the entrance to see who his would be assailant was.

Blue Eyes visibly relaxed when he noticed Ash standing by the entrance of the hut with a large grin on his face.

Ash then motioned for Blue Eyes to come outside as the latter smiled despite himself.

He carefully got up from between his parents so as not to wake them.

Blue Eyes then bounded over to Ash silently as the two of them began leaving the hut, it was very early morning as the sky was still gray, the Sun had not fully risen yet.

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