Last time, we witnessed that Vixey had disappeared. We'll find out next on what happens to her. Thank you for your convenience!
On a branch stood Dinky and Boomer. "Hey, Boomer," Dinky said.
Boomer turned around to face his best friend. "What're we gonna do today?" Dinky inquired.
"I don't know. Whatchu wanna do today?" Boomer asked.
Dinky shrugged his shoulders. "So, what're gonna do today?"
"I really don't know," Boomer replied, then became agitated, "So, don't bother starting that question again!"
"Dinky! Boomer!" Copper called, his voice filled with worry.
The birds were alarmed by Copper's call of distress.
"We need your help," he continued.
"What kind of help?" Boomer asked.
"Vixey's missing and it's all my fault!" Tod replied, sadly.
Copper faced him and said, "Tod, it's not your fault. You and Vixey were just going your separate ways to find food and I saw it, but you didn't see me. Who knows? Maybe she got lost or kidnapped. So, what could be worse?"
"Tod honey, I'd say this Copper hound dog is right," Big Mama assured him, wrapping her wing around the fox, but Tod broke free from her embrace.
"Now let's go find Vixey!" Copper ordered.
"Kids, this time, you're coming with us," Tod said, looking down upon them.
"Yay!" the cheered.
"After all, she is our mother," a girl fox kit said.
"Yes, she is," Tod said, "Now let's go. We have no time to lose."
The kits did as they were told and they were ready for adventure. Even Big Mama, Dinky, and Boomer came along.
...
Vixey was held captive at the giant bear's den. "Don't be alarmed, my saint," the unblessed bear said, advancing himself in his cave.
"What do you want me in here for?" Vixey asked, politely as she could, "Even more important, I thought you were dead."
"Oh, but I managed to rise to the surface," the unholy demon replied, "And I've got a new obsession."
Vixey gawked at him and asked, "And what is that?"
"Well, it's just that I usually have a stereotypical attitude towards foxes," the bear answered with a smirk, "But you make a perfect match for me."
That made Vixey pretty mad. "I do not!" she responded defiantly, "I've already have a mate! I love Tod and I will never mate you for you are a vicious beast who attacked his friend, then him!"
The unfriendly creature glared and snarled in frustration. "We'll see about that!"
...
Meanwhile, Tod, Copper, Big Mama, Dinky, Boomer, and Tod's progenies were still hot in pursuit on finding Vixey. Abruptly, the kits got tired.
"Are you kids okay?" Copper asked, racing over to them, "Here, Uncle Copper will take half of you on his back."
"And I'll take the other half," Tod finished and they did just that.
"Aha! Footprints!" Boomer called.
The group followed the woodpecker.
"Yeah, and they belong to a bear!" Tod affirmed.
"Could he be the one that you risked your life to rescue me from?" Copper wondered.
"I don't know for sure," Tod replied, "But we have to keep going. We can't lose Vixey."
...
In the present time, Vixey escaped the den by going underneath the bear's stomach. At the right time, she found Tod, her offspring, Copper, Big Mama, Dinky, and Boomer.
"Tod! Big Mama! Dinky! Boomer! Copper! Children!" Vixey called, catching her breath, "Tod. Copper. The same bear that attacked you and he hunter is now after me."
"Looks like we have to lure him away," Tod said.
In that moment in time, the bear had Vixey's scent and found her with her search party.
"So, Tod. Copper, we meet again," he taunted, "And Tod, you even brought children."
"You will not lay a paw on Vixey," Copper growled, "You hear? Not when we're here."
"You want her, you're going to have to go through me!" Tod fumed.
"Oh, but I'm in love with your mate," the bear purred, "I'm sure we can handle this without unnecessary violence."
"Liar! It's not love–it's lust!" Tod retorted.
"And you always handle things with violence!" seconded Copper, "Even after my owner woke you up by mistake when he was about to catch my friend!" Then he stopped to think. "Even though that's what bears normally do when woken up."
But the bear was looking at Tod's offspring. One of the girl kits, Precious interceded by scratching him on the nose. The bear roared in pain. The moment was seen as a distraction to Tod, Vixey, Copper, and the birds.
"Vixey! Kids! Get to the burrow!" Tod commanded.
"But Tod-" Vixey interjected.
"Just do it, please!" Tod interrupted desperately.
Without another word, Vixey and her kits rushed to the burrow, while Tod and Copper growled at the bear just to scare him away. He was taken by surprise this time, which was unusual.
"Let's go," Tod said afterward and on they went.
...
"Dad! Did you see what I did?" Precious asked.
"Yeah, and you were brave, Precious," Tod replied, proud of his daughter's antic.
"You've had the guts," Copper said, admiring his niece's bravery.
Even Vixey praised her for her courage.
...
"Next time, I'll get you and you'll be sorry!" the bear growled, promising himself revenge on Tod, Copper, and Vixey.
AN: Now you know what happened to Vixey and what the bear's passion for Vixey, one fox that he had interest in on his respective wasn't love; it was lust! That explains that in this story, the bear is similar to Judge Claude Frollo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame because they were both interested in someone in the species or group that they are supposedly against. Bear: Vixey Frollo: Esmerelda
*They were known to often show prejudice in a particular sort. Bear: Foxes Frollo: Gypsies
*Songs that incorporate this chapter are "Monster" by Meg & Dia, especially the male version and "Hellfire" from The Hunchback of Notre Dame.