I couldn't believe it! Hazel and his brother Fiver, and Bigwig are here locked in cages with other rabbits in Auschwitz. At the same time, I assume that they were probably taken from their home warren and teleport here.
"Hazel and Fiver, and Bigwig of Watership Down!" I was astonished, at the same time felt terrible that they were here. "However, it's terrible you guys are here."
"What do you mean here?" Bigwig asked.
I looked around to make sure no one sees me and then I got close to the cage. "Listen to me very carefully, this is a death camp, but in another universe to say."
"Another universe?" Hazel questioned.
"Perhaps another world that Frith visited." Fiver said.
"No, it's the same world Earth, but another universe called War and Remembrance. It's hard to explain, but either way we're all not safe here." I said.
"How did you get yourself here than, mate?" Bigwig crossed his arms and questioned.
"I was captured, long story during a mission. How did you guys get here?"
"Apparently after defeating Woundwart back home, days later he returned but in a spirit form with hundreds of dark creatures and man." Hazel told me.
"Heartless... and Sorrento's men more likely." I said to myself. "What about everyone else at the warren? Is everyone safe: Hawkbit, Dandelion, Campion, Hannah, or anybody?"
Hazel felt despondent, as his ears lowered. Lord Frith, Our hearts have joined the thousands. Our family and friends stopped running today.
I recognized that prayer that rabbits say when a rabbit dies. My heart began to ache to think everyone at the warren died. "It can't be. It can't be. Primrose, your kittens, Pipkin, and Spartina?"
Bigwig closed his eyes and nodded his head.
"Silverweed as well?! This can't be true! Please don't tell me it's true!" I pleaded.
"It's true." Fiver shed a tear.
"We're the only ones left of Watership Down." Hazel stated. "The three of us were caged together and lost everyone else."
A tear fell from my eye, as I knew what it was like to lose a family. "My families are gone too."
"You lost them also?" Fiver asked.
"Days ago, they were murdered, as I found out after being kidnapped. And I won't stop until I save the universe and find my families' killer." I stated.
Fiver gasped.
"Fiver, what is it?" Hazel asked him, as he's having a vision.
Don't take revenge, whatever you do. You could only what your heart tells you to help others, before they suffer. A group of humans plot for escape only to be rescued by another not from this world.
"A vision!" I noticed.
"Yes, he even had a vision that our warren was going to be destroyed and only three will be captured." Hazel said.
"Don't worry. I with a group of trusting humans planning an escape and I'll get you guys out of there no matter what." I promised.
"When?" Bigwig asked.
"I don't know... we're still arranging the plans, but it may not be soon. We'll come for you in case there is. You have my word."
"If you return to help and free us, we'll be in service to you, until we return home." Hazel made a vow.
I nodded, as I started to feed them some carrots. "In the meantime, I'll be feeding you guys until than."
"You're not making us become those household or farm rabbits, are ya?" Bigwig questioned.
"For the time being..."
"Perhaps you should share some of them. Take some." Hazel insisted.
"Oh no, we mustn't. If they found out I took some carrots, it'll be my neck and much worse for my block." I refused.
"Please...and your name?" Hazel asked.
"Alex Wayne." I greeted.
Hazel bowed. "Pleasure to meet you Alex Wayne, you already know us: I'm Hazel, my little brother Fiver, and our Owsla Captain Bigwig."
"It's a honor to meet you three as well, although I wish the circumstances isn't terrible as it is now." I bowed my head in greeting.
"Now... at least take a few, for your friends or someone you know." Hazel insisted.
I looked around and behind to make sure no SS was around. I than managed to snatch a few amount of carrots. "I'll see you guys soon, whenever I can to speak more and of course looking after you." I said a farewell, although it won't be the last time to see them around.
The evening came, as I joined back in my barrack with Zussman, Berel, and Sammy. They were tired and exhausted that they had to finish constructing a new crematorium complex.
"Perhaps you guys should have a carrot for strength." I reached into my pockets and still have the carrots that I took and shared it with them.
"Where did you find this?" Berel asked.
"While I was finding the rabbits." I wanted to tell them that they're three talking rabbits that spoke to me, but they'll question me. So I thought it wouldn't be a good time to bring it up. "Any updates about escape?"
"Apparently not, we managed to get into contact with a doctor in one of the barracks that could help us though." Zussman answered.
"Who?" I asked.
"He's an odd doctor, but it goes by Steven Q. Urkel."
"Steve Urkel?! Not possible!" I disbelief.
"He kept stating that he wasn't from here, but in Chicago." Berel added.
"It is true, he's from the States, like Zussman and myself."
"Either way, he's planning to arrange with a device that'll help you and Zussman escape." Sammy stated.
"What about you and Berel?" I asked, until Sammy than took of his shoe and pulled out a small canister of film. "What is that? Is that film?"
"The less you know about it, the better." he answered, until I figured out what it was.
"Than there's no need than. I know somewhat it is, but you don't have to say it." I recognized the canister, as they were photos of what goes on inside the camp. "So, how could I get to see the doctor, he's on the other side of the camp where Sonderkommandos are."
"I'll make sure to have an arrangement to have you get to the other side." Sammy stated.
Berel nodded his head. "You'll be heading over there in the morning, for now get some rest."
I climbed up to my bunk and try to fall asleep, as I continued to hear whistles from guards somewhere nearby another barrack, with shouting. I decided to hear the cold winds in effort to help me sleep, as I began to imagine that I was free and wandering in the cold winter woods.
In the next day; before I could do my daily to feed the rabbits and speaking to Hazel, Fiver, and Bigwig, Sammy made an arrangement to have me carry a large wheelbarrow of the deceased prisoners, as I was being accompanied by another prisoner helping me. We than arrived at one of the already built crematorium complex. When an SS guard opened the door, I smelled death and smoke. The Sonderkommandos were doing their task, under the SS supervision to burn the bodies of the prisoners that were gassed.
I closed my eyes, as I couldn't be able to bare myself from seeing, although I already know so much about The Holocaust in history books and more. The prisoner escorted me, until I was able to open my eyes to see myself away from the ovens and the dead being cremated. We continued through the halls, until we arrived at a office to see some doctors in white coats lab coats. One of them was Steve Urkel, he wasn't the same nerd that I recognized from the television show of Family Matters. He's gloomily, from the work conditions he was doing.
"Excuse Dr. Urkel?" the prisoner tried to get his attention. "Someone is here to speak with you."
"Ohh... okay, why don't you guys excuse us." Steve than instructed the other doctors to leave, as they carried some sort of experiments that were in jars. The prisoner left with me and Steve.
"Steve Urkel?" I couldn't believe he was here.
"Dr. Steve Urkel at your service." he greeted.
"Well... it's terrible that your here, but I may need an ask for your assistance."
"A normal checkup?" he went over to grab some medical equipment to do a standard procedure for a patient's check-up.
"No... I need your help to escape from Auschwitz." I said.
"Impossible!" he spoke a little loud that he looked around to make sure none of us heard what we're about to discuss. He had me walked into a lab area, as he covered an dead prisoner, presuming to be a twin.
"Josef Mengele forcing you to do it, right?" I figured and Steve nodded his head slowly as a "yes".
"I really don't know how I got here, one moment I was with my love, Laura Winslow, until I was given a mickey and woke up here." Steve told me how he got here, before he turned towards me. "Were you given a mickey?"
"No, I was taken prisoner. We're trying to Sorrento taking over my present day universe and other universe, including yours." I answered.
"Oh gee, you must have used a time machine."
"Well, before I was being caught, yes. My team had to travel back in time to stop Frollo and Bellwether from executing Zootopia's former mayor Lionheart. Unfortunately, I understand it's a long story." I continued.
"Wow, a time machine to travel back in time. I remember inventing the UrkPad to travel anywhere." Steve recalled about his time that he invented a teleport pad, similar to Stewie Griffin's time machine pad to travel anywhere.
An idea finally popped into my head! "Say, do you could be able to make an UrkPad?! We could use to escape here!"
"Sadly no, I don't have enough equipment in effort to build the pad and of course... the SS guards."
"Right, but I'm hoping you would, because I need to get back into my time and I'll be able to take you, Zussman, and the rabbits of Watership Down." I added.
Steve took a minute to think. "I'm not too sure that I'll be able to make a UrkPad in a time like this. What a minute, rabbits?! Oryctolagus cuniculus?"
"Yes, long story again. There will be a possible revolt to stall time for us to escape and we'll be out of here before you know." I said.
"Well... I'm not too sure and can't give you guarantees, perhaps I'll try to find a way, while I'm not working." Steve decided to go for it.
"Alright, just keep very secretive as possible and not let anyone else know." I told him.
"No sweat. When no SS guards are around and I'm not working, I'll be able to get busy in my own room."
"You have your own room? Here?"
"Oh yes, the doctors are given rooms to sleep, when not working in this complex." he answered.
"Alright, just be careful. When this is over, I'll make sure you get back to the wonderful Winslows and to your wife, Laura."
He came by me and patted on my shoulder. "Anything to return to my lady love and the wonderful Winslows."
I nodded my head, as I said goodbye and the prisoner accompany me was waiting. We than took the same route, where we came in, as I closed my eyes again to avoid seeing the dead. When we got back outside, an SS guard shouted at us in German to get to work. I hurriedly ran away from the crematorium complex and ran all the way to feed the rabbits.
When I got there, I noticed one of the cages were opened. I noticed that Fiver and Bigwig were out of the cage, until I saw they were standing next to Hazel on the grass, tending him to his wounds.
"Hazel!" I was appalled that I hurried over to them. "What happened?!"
"'Man' tried to pick up Fiver, but Hazel bit the man. Than he threw Hazel to the ground and torturing him." Bigwig told me.
"Hazel?"
He was weak that he managed to open his eyes, while Fiver was tending his older brother's wounds. "He's very weak to respond. However, some barks would do for now."
I tried to gently touch him, until I accidentally placed my hand where he was wounded, that he hissed in pain. My heart felt dread and that it broke. "Who would ever done something to a rabbit like yourself."
"Please... get Fiver and Bigwig back into the cage. 'Man' would return here soon." Hazel weakly instructed me.
"Whose done this to you Hazel?" I asked to know who.
"No time! Get them up there!" he insisted, as he groaned in pain.
I gently picked up Fiver and Bigwig, one at a time, and put them into the cage. "What about you, Hazel?"
"Don't worry about me." he assured.
"No, you should be in-" Before I could say anything, the doorknob began to turn. Hazel warned me to hide and I did, as I hid not far from where they were. I was hiding behind some barrels and I got a view of the door open and out stepped Rudolf Hoss. And another was Colonel Strickland, as he had his baton with him.
"Strange rabbit, you are." Strickland finished his filling his mouth with some candy. "Want some Ruddy?"
Hoss shook his head for a "no". He than looked down at Hazel, as Hazel tried to stand himself up. "Weakling, those rabbits do nothing but flee from their enemies." Hoss mocked.
Strickland pointed his baton at Hazel, bravely he didn't fear for the baton. "How admirable... normally creatures like yourself would be afraid for those things. I guess you're too brave that you're used to it by now." Strickland shocks Hazel with the baton, with Hazel screaming in agonizing pain that my heart jolted. I could even see Fiver banging on the cage and reaching his paw out to his brother.
"So... you're not brave than. You're just crying..." Strickland teased.
"Do you really think he's crying in pain?" Hoss sternly questioned.
"Unless you think I'm not doing my job, care for you to try?" Strickland offered him to use the baton. He remained silent and bend down towards Hazel.
"Where are the other rabbits of your warren?" Hoss interrogated, as Hazel remained faithful as the Chief Rabbit to refuse to give in his fellow rabbits. "Where are the other rabbits?"
Strickland came towards them. "Perhaps you wanted to give another bite on my dear friend Hoss... here." Hoss wasn't sure, until Strickland told him to reach his hand out to Hazel's muzzle. When he got close to his nose, Strickland used his baton to shock Hazel, before he could try to bite Hoss again. The fire spark inside me that I wanted to intervene, but I couldn't be able to do anything, but watch without being detected and not get into trouble.
"We heard that some of your rabbits went missing. We managed to capture a few, but few others wandered off. Perhaps you could tell us where they're and I might consider letting you and the others free." Strickland spoke.
"You came and destroyed our warren! Don't you already have enough of what you wanted?!" Hazel questioned.
"Of course, but you won't be so lucky. Perhaps, when we found your fellow rabbits more will be less fortunate. More worse will come to your rabbits when we get done with you." Strickland added.
"Than... why didn't you just gassed or shot us when you had a chance?"
Furious, he than shocked Hazel once more until he passes out. A tear fell from my eye. The two than walked off, until they closed the door behind as they re-entered the living barrack. I hurried over to gently pick up unconscious Hazel and placed him into the cage where Bigwig and Fiver are in. Before I closed it, I even gave them some food, mostly for Hazel to get his strength back.
"I don't understand why 'man' would do horrible things to us." Fiver let a tear rolled down from his eye, as he takes care of Hazel.
"Some humans care for others and smallest creatures to the large, others think they're superior and dominant." I told Fiver.
"Any luck about getting us out?" Bigwig asked.
"I did, but it may take time. He's putting himself at risk. Worst will come to him, if he gets caught." I answered. "I'll make sure you guys get freed before heading out."
"Wait, perhaps can you help us find our fellow rabbits?" Fiver than asked for their help.
"I thought your warren was destroyed." I thought originally from what I was being told.
"Yes, but some of us managed to escape, but not sure where." Bigwig added.
I nodded my head slowly. "Alright, perhaps you join my team, when we escape, my team could help you found your fellow rabbits and a new warren."
