Ch2- Missing

Frith was almost gone before the reached Woundworts new warren. It was bleek and hope less. Just as Fiver though it would be. The warren was in a cave. A wet, dark, silent cave. Guards were standing right outside the entrance. Even more on the cliffs over hanging the cave walls inside. "Welcome Fiver.." Woundwort smiled "To Thanléao warren." ~Dusk Warren~

"Thanléao warren? Really ,that's the best you could do?" Fiver asked. He didn't know how he was so clam. He also didn',t know why he was back talking Woundwort. Oddly Woundwort smiled.

"We are a brave one, arn't we today Fiver?" Woundwort chuckled.

"Sir! Would you like him to be marked and put in a group?" A officer asked.

"For tomorrow." Woundwort said. "I will figure out what to do with him after." Fiver felt his hind leg flare with pain.

"Oww!" Fiver yelped.

"Now to your chamber!" Skull ordered.

"Hold." Ordered Woundwort "I want him in a prison den, with one gaurd with him at all times!"

"I'll guard him." A white darkhaven warrior spoke.

"Good. Get to work!" With that he jumped off. The warrior lead Fiver to a tunnel.

"Threw here. You'll enter the silflay area. Come..." The white rabbit said. They walked slowly into the tunnel. "The only reason I asked to watch you is because your a friend of Blackberry. Arn't you."

"Yes.. But how do you .." Fiver started

"Know Blackberry? I was ordered to keep an eye on her for Spotina. I'm Granit." Granit said.

"Oh.. Hold on, How did you all survive?" Fiver asked

"Funny thing is I don't know...." Granit said "I just woke up in a bush. The dark one or Woundwort found me."

"Odd." Fiver said. They then entered a large cavern. It had no roof. Which allowed grass to grow. There were two warren entrances one for the normal rabbits. Another for what Fiver belied to be an exit till Granit said.

"That's (pointing at the warren entrance in question) the prison entrance or your bunking." Making it, that the only way out was the tunnel they just entered. Which was guarded. Then Fiver realized, that now that he was beyond that tunnel escape was near impossible.

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By now Pipkin woke up. Now back in the warren. He blinked sleepily before yawning. Pain coursed from his bump on his head. The memories came back. Pipkin jumped up. Panic and fearful he ran out of the burrow. "Bigwig!" Pipkin cried.

"Pipkin your awake!" Campion smiled from his spot near the doorway. "Whats wrong?"

"Fiver, mint, knocked out!" Pipkin yelped.

"Calm down," Campion said moving in front of Pipkin.

"Calm down! But Fivers in Woundworts paws!" Pipkin then remembered who he was talking to. "Oh! I'm soo sorry Campion-rah!" But pipkins words didn't reach him.

"Woundwort?!" Campion said slowly. Suddenly he turned on Pipkin pining him to the wall between his paws. "I want you to tell me everything.."

Pipkin told the story the best to his memory. "Then they knocked me out!" he finished.

"What good would Fiver be to Woundwort?" Campion asked.

"What good was my powers when I was in his service." said Silverweed coming out of his burrow. "I don't think Pipkin will run off Campion-rah." Campion removed his paw freeing pipkin.

"Yes, sorry Pipkin." Campion said.

"How will we help Fiver Campion-rah?" Pipkin sniffed

"Or stop Woundwort?" everyone jumped at Blackberry's voice. She entered the run with them. "If the Black Rabbit couldn't then how will we?"

Campion remained still then he spoke " Call a meeting." Blackberry and Silverweed nodded and left. Campion stopped Pipkin. "I want to ask you to do two things Pipkin. Ask the other animals to keep an eye out for Woundwort's new warren. And retell what happened today to everyone." Pipkin nodded.

"I'll tell everyone at the meeting. And I ask the animals first thing in the morning!" He said.

"Good lad." Campion smiled.

"I am not..... I let Fiver down. Now we don't know if he's ok!" Pipkin sniffed again.

"You tried your hardest Pipkin." Campion said "Who knows, you may make a great captain of owsla with at heart and mind like yours. When you grow up course."

Pipkin smiled and made his way to the honey comb. Campion sighed, maybe he wouldn't make such a bad chief after all.

Fiver looked around him. Many rabbit didn't seem like the Darkhaven sort. "Say Granit," Fiver whispered "Where did all these rabbits come from?"

"We raided a Warren not far from here. Stupid lot, didn't even have an owsla. Their chief. I belive Smoke-rah was his name was tough though. He killed two of us, wounded six before Woundwort stepped in. Woundwort actually had some trouble but he did it. I think Woundwort gave Smoke-rah some respect. As he asked him for his last request. He asked that he not kill the last family he's got. His son. That fella over there. Looks like his da sept for the purple eye."

Looking over Fiver saw a white rabbit with black spots. He had one blue eye and a dark purple one. "Name's Whisper." Granit grunted. Next to Whisper was a black rabbit with a scar running over his right eye. "That ones Thunder-cloud" and last was a brown ears like Fiver had and a normal brown on her fur. She had no underbelly or muzzle color but her paws had the same dark brown as her ears. "That's Nightingale" Granit finished

"Right!" Came a guards voice "Silflay is over!"

"To your prison with you Fiver." Granit grunted. Fiver had one last look at the sky before walking in to his entrance.

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Laying in his cell Fiver knew that if he didn't talk to someone he'd not keep his sanity much longer. If only he had something in common with someone. Suddenly Hazel came to mind. Fiver had no living family, he was all alone, no family to worry for him. Suddenly Fiver realized it. Neither did Whisper!

The next morning Bigwig crawled out of the warren. Looking around he guessed that Pipkin was still out. He was joined by Spotina. "He not back yet?"

"He blames himself." Bigwig sighed.

"Don't worry Bigwig, he'll be back soon." No sooner had Spotina said so Pipkin ran back up the Down.

"Anything? " Bigwig asked. Pipkin sighed.

"Nothing.." Pipkin said. "But they said they'ed keep an eye out.. and spread the word.."

"Good lad, now report to Campion-rah." Bigwig ordered. Pipkin hopped off to find Campion. "He's got to stop blaming himself."

"And so should you." Spotina said. With that she entered the warren and left Bigwig with his thoughts.