This story is based on my digital art pic, where the bear chases young Tod and Copper. It's also an alternate version of The Fox and the Hound.

In a house next to the barn, lived a fox kit named Tod, who lived with an old woman, Mrs. Tweed, the one who took care of her since his mother's death. One day, Tod decided to play outside. He pointed to the window with his paw.

"Do you want to play outside?" the old woman asked.

Tod answered by barking happily.

Chuckling, Mrs. Widow Tweed opened the window for him to run outside. "Have a good day and stay out of trouble! Goodbye!"

With pleasure, Tod had almost the day to himself when he bumped into Big Mama, an owl who helped him get a home. "Hello, Tod," she said. "What are you up to?"

"Nothing, Big Mama," Tod replied.

"Hmm, did Widow Tweed let you out?" the owl asked.

Tod gawked at her in surprise. "Widow who?"

"The old lady who took you in."

That was when Tod realized what his owl friend was talking about. "Oh, yeah, she let me out."

"Nice day, ain't it, Tod?" Dinky, the gold finch mused.

"Yeah, yeah, very nice, Tod!" Boomer, the woodpecker agreed.

"Very sunny, Tod," Big Mama told Tod.

Just then, a butterfly caught his attention and he started to chase it.

"Be careful, Tod!" Big Mama warned, "And stay out of trouble!"

"I will!" Tod answered.

"If you need anything, just shout!" Big Mama added.

"Thanks, Big Mama!"

"No problem, honey!"

On that same day, a little hound pup named Copper wanted to go exploring, too. He lived with a hunter named Amos Slade and his old grey hound, Chief. "Chief, can I go exploring?" Copper asked.

Chief considered this. "Hmm…I don't know."

"I hardly have any friends here," Copper said sadly.

"Well…I…"

Copper looked at him with hopeful eyes.

Chief smiled at him and said, "Okay, Copper, but don't go too far."

"Thank you, Chief!" With that, Copper gave him a "puppy" hug.

"And be home in time for supper," Chief added.

"I will," Copper promised and started sniffing his way into the forest.

Meanwhile, Tod was still chasing the butterfly in the nice green woods. All of that was interrupted when a hound pup came to view. "Hi, kid! Whatcha doin'?" Tod asked.

"Nothin'," Copper replied.

"I'm looking for a new friend," Tod said.

This brought Copper back to reality. "You know something? Me, too."

"Do you want to be my friend?"

"Yeah."

"Good. I'm a fox named Tod."

"I'm Copper, the hound dog."

"Let's play hide and seek, Copper," Tod suggested. "You count and I hide."

Copper covered his eyes as he counted to ten and Tod began to hide. With his nose to the ground, Copper searched for the fox until Tod surprised him.

"Dinky! Boomer! Watch!" Big Mama ordered.

"What is it, Big Mama?" asked Dinky.

"Yeah, let me see! Let me see!" Boomer said with a chuckle.

"See Tod playing with a hound? Looks to me that he found himself a new friend."

Boomer and Dinky sighed with joy.

"Want to go swimming?" Tod offered.

"Yes, Tod," Copper answered and the two raced over to the pond and leapt inside with a splash. They hopped like frogs and laughed.

It was fun while it lasted until a giant, dark figured roamed the forest. It had black fur, red eyes, and razor-sharp teeth. That was a monster anyone should be afraid of and be avoided at all costs!

Tod and Copper gasped and stopped playing when they saw him emerge from the trees. "BEAR!" they shouted and ran for their lives. "AAAAAAAH! "HELP!"

"Chief!" Copper cried.

"Big Mama!" Tod yelled.

Big Mama, who had witnessed the scene tried distracting the bear and luring him away from the runaways.

From two houses, Amos Slade and Widow couldn't believe what they've seen.

Tod and Copper stopped running and panted, exhausted from the chase.

"Copper, are you alright?" Chief asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine," Copper said.

"Is that your friend?"

"Yeah, Chief."

"Tod!" Widow called and Tod bounded over to his owner. "Are you okay?"

Tod nodded.

"Tod, honey," Big Mama said, flying over to him and landed on a branch. "This is not your fault or Copper's."

"You did nothing wrong, Copper," Chief assured Copper. "Neither did that fox of yours. You didn't see it comin'."

"That was quite a chase, eh, Boomer?" said Dinky.

"Yeah, Dinky, that was one scary bear!" Boomer said, shivering from the impact.

Copper and Tod showed their owners and caretakers the scene.

Amos and Widow gasped at the giant footprints.

"Those are ginormous!" Amos exclaimed in disbelief.

"Oh, my! They look as if they've been made by a giant!" Widow agreed.

"Copper, I'll invite you over tomorrow, so you and Tod can play," Big Mama told him, "But I'll let you know if the scene is safe."

But they weren't the only ones who watched it all happen. Two fawns, a skunk, and a rabbit were there, as well.

Author's notes: Guess who will make an appearance in the next chapter? I'll give you a hundred bucks if you get the right answer.