"Hazel! Hazel!" Bigwig shouts as the group is gathered in the honeycomb before Hazel then comes hopping in.

"What's all the racket?" Hazel asks tiredly.

"Sounds like a flock of sheep followed you home last night." Blackberry says.

"Not that I noticed." Hazel says as they head up to the warren entrance and look outside before following Hazel and Bigwig outside seeing a flock of sheep with a goat.

"How do you suppose they ended up here?" Dandelion asks.

"Didn't I tell you strange things happen on stormy nights." Fiver says as he and Alexis look around.

"Oh look at them. Brainless louts all they do is wander around and eat." Bigwig says annoyedly.

"So do we have the time." Hawkbit says.

"What are we gonna do about them Hazel?" Alexis asks.

"Well there's plenty of room. I don't see any harm in sharing the down with them." Hazel says.

"Don't know much about sheep then do ya?" Broom asks angrily.

"I wouldn't think there's much to know Captain Broom." Hazel says as he looks at Broom.

"We're in for a flock of trouble my boy. mark my words." Broom says as he goes back into the burrow.

"Hey watch it clumsy." Bigwig says angrily as a sheep tackles him to the ground as he is eating the grass.

*Timeskip*

"Mom! Mom!" A voice shouts revealing to be Tara and Rose as they come running over while Alexis is eating.

"What is it little ones?" Alexis asks.

"Mom it's those sheep." Rose says.

"We can't even get a bite to eat without getting trampled. We were trying to eat grass and those sheep keep on almost stepping on us." Tara says.

"I'm sorry little ones. Here eat with me for a bit." Alexis says as the two kits smile.

"Thanks mom." Rose says as she and her sister start eating before a sheep comes over and nearly steps on Alexis.

"Hey watch it!" Alexis growls.

"This is what we were talking about mom." Rose says.

"I'll let Hazel know. for now just try to stay away from them but don't leave the warren." Alexis says.

*Timeskip*

"Cast your eyes on that. Those infernal sheep are tearing up the grass by the roots. I'm telling you it won't grow back." Bigwig says as the sheep are eating the grass.

"At this rate they'll turn the down into a wasteland." Dandelion says.

"As it is they're forcing us out of all the best patches of clover." Fiver says sadly.

"Hazel the little ones can't even eat without worrying about getting trampled by the sheep." Alexis aggravatedly.

"Rotten bullies." Hawkbit says as Hannah comes over.

"Oh they make a big mess though." Hannah says.

"I warned you about this mob." Broom says as he looks at Hazel.

"Something's got to be done Hazel." Hawkbit says.

"If we can make them understand what they're doing to the grass maybe they'll stop." Hazel says still trying to be polite about the sheep being on the down.

"You can't get a sheep to understand anything. Too dratted stubborn they are." Broom says.

"That goat seems to be in charge." Fiver says as he looks over at the grey goat.

"Why he's hanging around with a load of sheep is beyond me." Dandelion says.

"Fact is sometimes sheep will follow a goat.. or a bunch. No accounting for em." Broom says.

"Well if he's the boss then I'll just go and have a stiff word with him." Bigwig says.

"Not a good idea Bigwig." Hannah says.

"Couldn't agree more." Broom says as Bigwig then goes over and tries to talk to the goat only to get head butted back at the tree.

"Rotten scoundrel. Hit me when I wasn't looking." Bigwig says angrily.

"Well we did try and tell you." Hannah says.

"Sheep are stubborn old stick. And goats well they're diabolical aren't they." Broom says as Bigwig gets up.

"Next time make your warnings a tad clearer will you?" Bigwig says grumpily as he heads back down into the burrow.

*Timeskip*

"And he had claws as big as tree roots and a great sharp beak that could bite through stones." Pipkin says as he is describing his encounter with an eagle.

"Are you sure it was an eagle Pipkin?" Bigwig asks.

"We've never had one on the down before." Alexis says.

"And you've never had spring lambs on the down before. Big elil like eagles follow the flocks looking for a meal." Broom says.

"Usually they've got a grouchy monster to defend them." Hannah says.

"Wonderful. Sheep attract elil." Hazel says annoyedly.

"Being soft and wooly doesn't really make up for their short comings does it?"Hawkbit asks.

"We'd better keep the babies underground during the day. They can eat after dark I suppose." Blackberry says sadly.

"The rest of us will silflay pairs with one keeping watch." Hazel says.

"And nobody goes more than a quick bolt from the warren." Bigwig says.

"I'm starting to quite dislike sheep." Hawkbit says.

*Timeskip*

"Don't eat the bark off our tree please." Alexis says as she and Fiver hop over to the tree seeing the goat is eating the bark off the tree.

"It'll kill our tree. It'll fall over and smash our warren." Fiver says as the goat then snorts at him angrily causing Alexis to jump in front of Fiver growling protectively.

"Come on Fiver. Let's go find Hazel." Alexis says as she and Fiver hop off.

*Timeskip*

"Oh no look. The eagle is back and Dandelion and Hawkbit are trapped under that sheep and its taking them further from the warren." Alexis says as she, Hazel, Fiver, and Bigwig are at the entrance to the burrow.

"Oh right pair of twits and after I told them to stay close to the warren. I'll tear a strip off them I will." Bigwig says angrily.

"Get away! Go eat some nettles. We've got to make him stop eating our tree." Fiver says seeing the goat is still eating the tree.

"One crisis at a time Fiver." Hazel says.

"Once the lambs are too big to carry off I imagine the eagle will move on." Hazel says.

"Unless he develops a taste for rabbit." Bigwig says as Dandelion and Hawkbit then come running over and tackle the group down into the burrow landing on top of each other with Alexis at the bottom.

"This is getting a bit thick Hazel." Dandelion says.

"We've got to get those sheep off our down." Hawkbit says.

"And stop that goat from eating out tree." Fiver says.

"Lovely ideas but first get off will you bucks please get off of me. Your heavier than you look." Alexis says.

*Timeskip*

"Well captain Broom it seems your our sheep expert. Is there anyway to get rid of them?" Hazel asks as the group is gathered our the honey comb.

"The only one who can deal with sheep is a sheep dog. Simple as that." Broom says.

"Yea. He's right. Usually if you see sheep you see a sheep dog." Hannah says as she looks at Hazel.

"But it appears this lots given their dog the slip." Broom says.

"Frost said they got out of their paddock during the storm." Pipkin says.

"Well their you have it. Only one solution. You have to fetch their dog to herd them back where they belong." Broom says.

"Uh we've got sheep, an eagle, and now you want a dog up here?" Bigwig asks.

"Oh let's invite the foxes and the weasels while we're at it." Hawkbit says sarcastically.

"It's that or watch the down stripped bare. If a dog has sheep to herd he won't bother with us." Broom says.

"It looks like we're off to fetch a dog then." Hazel says.

"Count me in then hazel." Alexis says as she stands up.

"No Alexis. I don't want you going. Not this time. I wont risk you losing your life for this. Stay here with our little ones." Fiver says.

"But Fiver-" Alexis then gets cut off by Fiver.

"I mean it Alexis. Please just stay here. I'll be back soon." Fiver says persistently.

"Alright. Just be careful and come back safely." Alexis says reluctantly as she nuzzles Fiver.

*Timeskip*

"It seems to me this warren has no end to alarms and panics." Broom says as he, Alexis, and Pipkin stick their heads out of the burrow and watch the others run off to fetch the dog.

"I thought that was normal." Pipkin says.

"Not by a long run lad. Still keeps you on your toes I suppose." Broom says as Pipkin notices a worried look on Alexis's face.

"Your worried about Fiver aren't you Alexis?" Pipkin asks.

"Yes Pipkin I am. I wanted to go with them. But Fiver wouldn't have it." Alexis says sadly.

"Don't worry about him lass. Fiver is a valiant and smart young buck. He'll come back to you safe and sound." Broom says reassuringly.

"I hope your right Captain Broom." Alexis says.

*Timeskip*

"Good riddance to them." Bigwig says as the dog is herding the sheep away from the down.

"I like Frost." Pipkin says happily.

"Well I suppose lambs are acceptable. Trouble is they grow up to be sheep." Broom says.

"A good deal better than growing up to be a rabbit." A sheep says as he walks past Broom.

"I'm just glad your alright Fiver." Alexis says as she nuzzles Fiver.

"I told you there was nothing to worry about. Just next time I volunteer to run for something talk me out of it." Fiver says.

"No problems there." Alexis says happily.