He’s okay, people.

Yup, everything turned out all right (I mean, I didn't really think Cherry would shoot the moose, what with the impressionable young minds who could be reading and who might be traumatized by such a thing.).  What I'm more impressed with is Cherry's Magic Shot Gun.  Well, that and the moose's apparent ability to fly.  I also like the "Yeah, that's right.  You'll think twice before messing with me again." attitude the moose seems to be displaying as it trots off.  But back to the Magic Shot Gun.  I'll say it right now: I want one.  I mean, wouldn't it be neat to have something that can instantly create landforms and transport people?  (I think it would.)  Consider what just happened.  By firing only once, Cherry not only teleported Brawny out of harm's way so that he was now behind the running moose, but she also increased the size of Lost Forest by at least one big hill.  (Think of all the animals that will help.)  It also doesn't even make the sound of a regular shot gun.  Instead, all you hear is the sound of landforms and people being relocated.  (Granted, the technology is still pretty new, so there will be some hard landings at first, but soon it will be refined to a nice "Whump!", "Thud!", or "Thump!")  This could be the answer to the scarce land and resources problem that everyone's been looking for.

It's unclear how Cherry's action will affect the Alliance For Kelly Destruction.  I think her sudden change of heart at the sight of the first skirmish could spell trouble for the rest of the trip and the plan.  We'll have to wait and see how the animals respond, whether they'll just let it go, or whether Cherry has just made her self some enemies who were only recently her friends.  Although, what I really want to know is what happened to the geese and the beaver.  They seem to have just disappeared.  Is there some internal squabbling going on that's going to put everything in jeopardy?  (It's possible.  I mean, we haven't seen a leadership figure emerge yet, so this loose alliance may be coming apart at the seams, and if that's the case, the deer should make sure they're far, far away from the mountain lions.)