The Vision Part 3
Later in the night, we were star gazing as the night was clear and the moon was quarter-half way bright. Since the warren finally had an Owsla, everyone one of us never got the time to have a night to stare at the starry night to love the night, as we enjoyed the peaceful, quiet of the day. Fiver, Tyler, and myself continued to watch the stars, as we exchanged the different cultures and beliefs.
"Not a constellation tonight." I said.
"What's a constellation?" Fiver asked.
"A group of stars forming different patterns like the 'Big Dipper' or the 'Ursa Major'." Tyler explained.
"'Big Dipper'?" Fiver questioned.
"It's a group of stars that form a big spoon." I clarified.
Fiver looked up at the sky and noticed a group stars. "Something like these stars." He raised his paw to follow the pattern and that it formed a swan like figure.
"What a nice find for your sore eyes, Fiver! That's the Cygnus. It is mostly referred to as a swan." Tyler praised on Fiver's find.
I smiled at them both, before looking back up in the starry skies. "Fiver, what do you think about beyond this Earth?"
"I beg your pardon?" Fiver asked.
"There's a saying that 'Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another.'." I quoted.
"By Plato. I think so, in the afterlife." Tyler added. Fiver wasn't sure who Plato was but he listened in.
"Hazel taught me, like other rabbits being taught, that Frith creates other worlds which that are stars. Rabbits would later die and go to Frith's Meadow, however some of the great, smartest, and tricking rabbits would be able to join El-ahrairah's Owsla." Fiver told us.
"It's a nice way to put it." I said.
"What do you think?" he asked.
"About the afterlife." Tyler asked.
"As a Christian, I believe you'll be enter into heaven through believing Jesus Christ and for what he has done for us." I said.
"What did he do?" Fiver asked.
"He came to Earth in flesh, taught us how to believe God and love our neighbors, died on the cross for our sins, and resurrected three days later, before ascending to Heaven." I answered.
Tyler and Fiver nodded in a intriguing put in compliment. "You also believe that God created the Earth, the stars, and planets?" Tyler asked.
"I do." I said with a nod.
Fiver gasped in fear. He than started to crawl back into between the gaps.
"What's wrong Fiver?" I asked him.
"Yaaa! Mean weasel close!" Kehaar alarmed us.
"Get Bigwig and the Owsla and hurry!" Tyler instructed Kehaar, as we tried to shield Fiver at the same time were trying to fit in between the boulders. We than spotted the weasel just outside and sniffing.
"Long ears... nearby... and 'man'." the weasel spoke. He than turned towards the boulders and smelled for scent, than he released his evil smirk as he found us. He tried to put his paw through the gap, however it didn't even reached towards us. Fiver stomped in defense to ward the weasel away, but it was unsuccessful.
"Come out. Little long ears. No more waiting." the weasel smirked. "I hungry tonight." As it smelled again.
"Don't you have anything else to eat besides us?! Go eat some fruit and protein!" I shouted at the weasel.
"I'm sure they don't reline on fish entirely. They consider eating small meat like us." Tyler said.
The weasel managed to get half way in nearly clawing me and Tyler. I pulled out my switchblade and managed to give it a little slash on the paw. Despite it's pain, it still won't give up to eat us for dinner. We started to scoot back, until we have no longer have any room, as the boulders were small that the space becomes clamped.
"Won't feel a thing, long ears." the weasel smirked. Tyler about have it to being picked on for meal time. He than grabbed his Zune than searched for a tune. He than played it and tackled at the weasel, surprising me and Fiver.
I don't wanna know 下手な真実なら
I don't wanna know 知らないくらいがいいのに
Why? Why? Why? Why? 気づけば I came too far
止まらいない感じるこの予感は
The new beginning
未知の領域 今を切り拓くんだ
I gotta believe!
(Turn it on!) 相当
EXCITE! EXCITE! 高鳴る
EXCITE! EXCITE! 心が
導くあの場所へ 駆け抜けて行くだけ
(Hey!) I'm on a mission right now
(Hey!) I'm on a mission right now
EXCITE! EXCITE! 答えは
(One!) この手の中
(Two!) 進むべき life
(Three!) 生きていくだけ
Do you wanna know 夢見る程に
Do you wanna know 傷か増えてくのは
Why? Why? Why? Why? 気づけば no one's around
神が与えしたった 一つの trial
Hey, what's the purpose?
ついてきな 鮮やかに超えてよ
I gotta believe!
I gotta believe... I gotta believe... I gotta believe!
(Turn it on!) 相当
EXCITE! EXCITE! 高鳴る
EXCITE! EXCITE! 心が
As he was defending us against the weasel, I listened in to the song and recognized it as Super Sentai and Kamen Rider, as Tyler told me about the song.
"It's Excite by Daichi Miura!" I finally remembered the song, as I was trying to remember the song's title and artist.
(One!) この手の中
(Two!) 進むべき life
(Three!) 生きていくだけ
Do you wanna know 夢見る程に
Do you wanna know 傷か増えてくのは
Why? Why? Why? Why? 気づけば no one's around
神が与えしたった 一つの trial
Hey, what's the purpose?
ついてきな 鮮やかに超えてよ
I gotta believe!
I gotta believe... I gotta believe... I gotta believe!
(Turn it on!) 相当
EXCITE! EXCITE! 高鳴る
EXCITE! EXCITE! 心が
導くあの場所へ 駆け抜けて行くだけ
(Hey!) I'm on a mission right now
(Hey!) I'm on a mission right now
EXCITE! EXCITE! 答えは
(One!) この手の中
(Two!) 終わりなきドリーム
(Three!) 楽しむだけ
ゼロから一 一から宇宙の果てまで
照らした 光はここにある
Yeah no one can stop me! No one can stop me now!
相当
EXCITE! EXCITE! 高鳴る
EXCITE! EXCITE! 心が
He was gaining the upper hand... or the upper paw what I meant to say, and he seemed to use some martial art attacks and poses, until the weasel threw him off guard and swiped him towards the boulder, but Tyler was unharmed.
"Better luck next time long ears." the weasel smirked.
"And neither will you when we get done!" We heard Bigwig's voice from above. The weasel moved back and than being tackled upon by Bigwig and his Owsla. We watched the scene, as the rabbits ganged up on the weasel aggressively. The weasel did managed it's clever defense, but was overpowered by Bigwig and Tyler, as he regained his strength. And also the music was playing, but the rabbits were inwardly focused on fighting the weasel. As the weasel than had enough of being scratched and bitten. He retreated back towards the woods.
"And stay away for now on, my ol' son!" Bigwig shouted.
I got out of the boulder, as Fiver kept himself hidden from everybody else. As I had Tyler's Zune and I gave it back to him.
"That was amazing! The courage you had to fight off the weasel!" I praised Tyler. "Where did you learn that?"
"I'm sure you do recall Kamen Rider Ex-Aid." he said.
"I do. But more of Power Rangers to put it that way." I said.
"That's where I got my fighting skills." he smiled.
"Thanks to you, Bigwig, and the rest of you, the weasel won't be our problem anymore." I said, as I looked at everybody and I spotted a rabbit that I haven't met.
"Do I know you?" I asked the dark teal rabbit.
"I believe you do." she spoke.
"I'm not sure. I met with everybody else and I haven't recalled you." I said. Bigwig and the Owsla remained silent. "What's your name?"
"It's me Andrew. Sandy." she spoke and came close to me. I examined her face and than I recognized her beautiful hazel green eyes. She nervously smiled.
"Sandy? You... You're a rabbit?" I was shocked.
She looked sadly. "Not during the day!"
"I haven't know about that, but how did that happened?" I asked calmly.
She sighed. "You remembered the scars I have?"
"Yes."
"Soon after I was punished from Vervain, I fainted and all I remember was that I was being touched by the neck from a black rabbit and next thing I was being brought back to Efrafa." she said.
"The Black Rabbit of Inle'?" Tyler was curious.
"Yes, I was healed from my wounds, but there is a curse that I have to face. During the day, I become my true human-self with no voice. Because of this horrible, ugly beast!" Sandy explained than curses Vervain.
Fiver than came out and listened with the rest of us, while were inwardly focused about Sandy's tale.
"As soon the sunsets and the moon rises, I been turned into a rabbit when night approaches. The only time I could speak, but I hardly would not to anyone." She began to shed a tear.
"Oh Sandy, you have us to talk to." Fiver tried to comfort her.
She shook her head. "There's many things that not everyone could understand, things I can't share." she started to cry.
I knew already how it was like to be bullied and being put down. "I'm sorry what you are going through, but maybe I could help."
"How?" she asked. I cleaned her tears from her face.
"Do you remember what it said, before you woke up?" I asked.
"The only way to break the spell is to find true love." she recalled.
"Is there anyone back where you live that you fall in love or you liked?" I asked.
She shook her head. "No. I never had known anyone that I liked, even while I was growing up."
I started to remember that I told Fiver that the good dreams and visions would come true. I thought it would connect to Sandy's struggles. "I know you'll find someone one day." I said to her, giving her hope as she looked back at me and smiled.
Bigwig looked around, as the night is still young and elil could come around the night. "We need to head back to warren, before another weasel, badger, or anyone could spot us."
All of us than looked at me and Fiver, I knew the fight and the anger between us still have us begrudging one another. Until I stepped forward.
"You know... I was so angry with you Bigwig and Hawkbit on how you treated me and the rest of us earlier today. You guys don't understand how someone's emotions could tick. Not saying about you guys, but me. However, in the end, I do have to say thank you also for saving mine, Fiver's, and Tyler's. Although he fights harder than you guys though." I said.
"Look lad, I know you and Fiver didn't deserve what we said back at the warren." Bigwig said.
"You didn't Bigwig, only Hawkbit said it to me." Fiver tried to clarify it wasn't entirely his fault. "You were wanting to protect everyone and the warren."
"I know that Fiver. It's a just in general on how I acted and I was too concerned." Bigwig added.
"At the same time, you were. However, after the concern attitude fades, it doesn't change the fact on how you acted and how you say it." I said.
"You're right too, lad. That's why I'll say I'm sorry on how I acted and what I said about your parents and I was out of line." Bigwig apologized.
After I listened to his apology, he was sincere than earlier at sundown. "I forgive you, Bigwig and thank you."
Bigwig smiled until it fades. "There's someone else who needs to apologize also."
Everyone stared at Hawkbit. He pretended he had no idea what he has done. Bigwig socked him with his paw.
"I'm sorry Fiver for what I said about your visions and how you were a curse." Hawkbit apologized to Fiver, before turning to me. "And I'm sorry Andrew, on how I was rude to you and what I said."
"Abrasive. You were more abrasive than rude." I corrected him.
"In that case, I'm sorry on how I was abrasive to you on your cultures and your personalities."
"I forgive you Hawkbit." I forgive him.
"I do to, however I still feel it's my fault, either way." Fiver forgives Hawkbit, but still feels that he's to be blamed.
"About what?" I asked.
"Although the weasel's gone, but Redstone warren being gone." he added.
"We'll never know, until Hazel comes back. How about we get some sleep, just outside the warren and we could watch more stars." Tyler suggested.
Fiver nodded. "We should just head back and worry about this trouble tomorrow."
Everyone started to head their way back, except me and Sandy.
"Are you going to be alright?" I asked.
"I'll be fine, but you didn't make any judgement of what I'm." she was curious.
"Although your true self is human, but you do look beautiful as a woman and a rabbit." I said.
"You really mean it?"
"Of course... because I love you." I gave her the slip and realized it was too soon to say it to her. However, she just smiled. "Did I say that too soon?"
She giggled. "Not at all. Let's join the others."
We than caught up with everybody else and we decided to sleep out tonight near the warren's entrance to watch the stars shine bright. I was lying next to Sandy and I started to fall asleep. However, I couldn't be so sure, but I thought I heard her singing that made me fall asleep, as it was a lullaby.
Some call it faith, some call it love
Some call it guidance from above
You are the reason we found ours
So thank you stars
Some people think it's far away
Some know it's with them every day
You are the reason we found ours
So thank you stars
There are no winds that can blow it away on the edge
When they try to blow it away
Is when you know it will always be there
To some it's the strenght to be apart
To some it's a feeling in the heart
And when you're out there on your own
It's the way back home
I was the first to wake up early in the next morning. The sun was rising and the skies had it's oil color painting that brightened the sun, skies, and clouds. I looked around to see everyone else was asleep on the grass. I than turned to see my sleeping partner and noticed she's human again. Although her personality never changed, the kind the person she is, I started to think that there was something much more than being stuck here in a bad situation, while finding my way home. However, she's also trying to find her way home, without having to deal with her curse. Either way, I was determined to find a way that her curse would be lift and she'll be home again.
However, when I looked over by the warren's entrance, I saw Hawkbit was up maybe earlier before me. When I walked over there, he was trying to fix the warren's entrance so no elil could be able to fit in there again.
"You dig up a pit, than go back to civilian again." Hawkbit said to himself.
"Good morning Hawkbit." I greeted.
He lightly gasped and saw it was only me. "Oh, morning Andrew."
"You sleep alright?" I asked.
"Very nice thank you. Now the weasel is out of the way, we could go back to normal." he said.
"That's good." I said and I looked back to see Sandy still asleep with a smile.
"What do you see in her?" Hawkbit asked.
"I don't know, if only I know her more." I said. "I feel like I'm in love, but I just don't want to rush it or I'm not ready."
Hawkbit looked at the distance to see Hazel, Primrose, and another rabbit. "Well there's someone you could ask." he said to me.
I waved at them. "Good morning. It's good to see you Hazel... and Primrose."
"We missed you and I mean that sincerely." Hawkbit added.
"Do you really mean it?" I questioned him.
He looked at me and I chuckled. "I'm joking." I confessed.
"What's been going on?" Hazel asked us and saw that everyone else is asleep outside of the warren.
Hawkbit and I looked at each other, determining who is going to answer the question. Hawkbit decided that he'll do the talking.
"Bit of bubble with the weasel, but we sorted him out." Hawkbit said and I smiled. "However, Fiver's in a bad state and it's mine fault."
"We already forgive you Hawkbit, we know you didn't mean it. You just burst out of angry." I assured him. "We talked and he seems slightly better, but he still isn't over about Redstone though."
Primrose looked a bit down, after I mentioned about Redstone. The elderly rabbit comforted her.
"Oh... I'm sorry. Did I say something terrible?" I apologized.
"It's alright, Andrew." Primrose said.
"What happened?" I asked.
"Redstone is gone since seasons ago, not by another warren." Hazel answered.
"A plauge." I guessed.
"Yes, my dear boy leaving me behind." the elderly dark gray rabbit, slightly different than Hawkibt's, spoke.
"Andrew and Hawkbit, this is Captain Broom. He's an old friend of mine and he'll be staying with us."" Primrose introduce me.
"It's very nice to meet you Captain Broom." I offered a hand/paw shake.
"A very nice spot you have here, quite nice." he looked around. "Not Redstone, mind you but what is ah." He chuckled as he reminds me of my grandpas from three different sides of my family.
As I offered him a hand/paw shake, he than tapped me on my chest with his paw. Felt a little uncomfortable, but he seemed as if he was confused or something about his age.
"Yes, quite solid. Good, most satisfactory." he spoke. "Well, let's have a look shall we?" he than entered the warren.
I than looked back at Primrose. "Is he okay?" I asked her because I was worried about Captain Broom.
"He's alright. He's been alone for a long time and we had to take him in with us." Primrose explained.
I felt a bit sadden that he was alone since the plague came to their warren took everyone, except him.
"Where's Fiver?" Hazel than asked.
"He's with Tyler and Pipkin. Sleeping." I had him followed me and showed him where Fiver is.
Hazel saw Fiver was sleeping peacefully and moving his leg, as he was in a dream. He than nuzzled Fiver and Fiver woke up.
"Hazel! Welcome back." Fiver jumped up on his older brother with a big hug.
"It's nice to see you too, Fiver." Hazel smiled, until he saw Fiver's smile faded.
Everyone else started to wake up and yawn from their sleep, as they noticed Hazel's back.
"Morning all." Hazel greeted everyone.
"Good morning Hazel." Tyler and Bigwig greeted back.
"Andrew and Hawkbit told me what happened about yesterday." Hazel told Fiver about Hawkbit had said to him.
"Oh... my visions causes to happen." Fiver said. "Like Redstone."
"Here now, Fiver. Your visions don't causes things to happen. You're seeing the future." Hazel comforted Fiver.
"And 'the future would be a better tomorrow.'" I quoted.
"You can't know that. Hawkbit may, in fact, be right." Fiver said a bit down.
"Some of us blame the messenger, when they don't like the message. That's all what he meant." Hazel said.
"I don't think so."
"Come on, Fiver. We can't always guarantee about the times you could be wrong. You may be right." Tyler added.
"How about this? Just the other morning, you had a vision about Redstone Warren." Hazel recalled Fiver's vision yesterday.
"I saw that you've find it abandoned and everyone gone." Fiver said.
"And you're right. However, they left seasons ago, Fiver. Your visions didn't cause anything." Hazel stated.
"Meaning that you predicated about Redstone being gone." Tyler said.
Fiver became surprised and wanting to know more. "It happened seasons ago?"
"And we brought someone back, who could tell you about it." Hazel smiled.
"So my visions don't cause things." Fiver said happily. "I am seeing the truth."
"Exactly." Tyler and I agreed.
"That's what I have been saying of the night." Bigwig tried to convey it to Fiver since yesterday, as everyone nodded.
"But not the way Hazel said it." Fiver stated.
"You can't always be someone, who you're not." I added.
"No... of course not." Bigwig realized disappointingly.
"Well I have to say the past is moved on and we could move what's ahead." Tyler said.
"However, let's hear all about the weasel and I've got stories to tell about our journey to Redstone." Hazel is thrilled to hear about our weasel encounter; and telling us about Primrose and his journey.
"There's a lot to tell about it when we get inside I'm sure." I said.
"Such as?" Bigwig asked.
Hazel became calmed and was ready to announce the biggest moment he would have in his life. "Well for one thing... I'm going to be a father."
"Oh, I could have told you that." Fiver smiled.
Everyone was amazed and thrilled that him and Primrose will settle down and have children of their own, as they congratulated them while heading back to the warren to hear stories and tell him about ours.
Later in the evening, everyone settled down for bed. I decided to call the night at my burrow, as I noticed Hazel and Primrose nuzzling. Feeling like I was an intruder of their privacy, I cleared my throat and knocked on the caved walls. They stopped and noticed I was there.
"Oh Andrew. You surprised there." Hazel said.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to intrude. I couldn't help, but to say think you for what you two shared." I thanked.
"No need." Hazel assured.
I started to feel a little sadden. "Primrose, I'm really sorry about what you had to find."
"Don't worry about it. I'm trying to move on and being with Hazel would help me get me through it." Primrose said.
"I just only wish for my family would still be there when I return." I started to worry.
Hazel knew that I still miss my family. "Tell me about your family?"
I came over and sat down next to him. "I have a mother, once married to my father. Than divorced and my mother remarried."
"What's a divorce?" Primrose asked.
"A divorce is the end of marriage because one or both of the couple are not happy. My mother and father are part of the loophole. I still feel like it'll never go away, even I'm still twenty-two." I said.
"I'm sorry, Andrew." Primrose apologized.
I smiled at them.
"Do you have any brothers and sisters?" Hazel asked.
"From my mother and father, I have an older brother, named Taylor. However, when my mom remarried: my older step-sister named Tika, than later having twins Amy and Allison, and finally the youngest and adopted sister named Olivia. She was the only sister that draws close to me, because I have been looking after her since I started in college." I answered.
"You have a beautiful family." Hazel complimented.
"Thank you."
"What's your mother's name?" Primrose asked.
"Yvonne."
They smiled. "You'll see them again, even Olivia." Hazel assured me, with his paw around me like he was my next older brother that I could have.
After I yawn, I knew that I was becoming tired and they chuckled. "Well I guess I should leave you two love birds a goodnight." I said.
"Don't push it." Hazel said it gently, but stern.
"I know. Goodnight you two. And it's really wonderful you have you two back." I said, before I gave them a hugs, as I was part of their family and I even gave them a kiss. After I gave them a goodnight hug and kiss, they looked at me very unusual.
"Sorry. I miss kissing and giving my parents hugs, before to bed." I said.
"It's alright. We're here for you, if you need anything." Hazel assured me that if I needed help and I could rely on their help.
"Thank you... and goodnight." I said.
"Goodnght Andrew." Hazel said.
"Sleep tight." Primrose said.
I left their burrow and hurried back to my burrow to give them privacy and space. I decided to call the night and put on a movie on my DVD player that I was very lucky that it came with me and started to watch The Shape of Water, before I closed my eyes and went to bed.
To Be Continued...
Author's Note: I would like to thank Supernova2015 for his ideas for this episode.