Prisoners of Efrafa Prologue
After they discovered the capture of Pipkin, Tyler, and Andrew from Woundwart's demand, announced from Vervain; Hazel, Bigwig, Fiver, and Primrose decided to return to Watership Down, everyone gathered at the Honeycomb everyone what has happened and trying to find solutions to end this hostage crisis.
"We are to inform of a crisis that Pipkin, Tyler, and Andrew are being held captive by General Woundwart in Efrafa." Hazel announced the news to everyone at the down, leaving gasps and shock that they have held two rabbits and a human captive.
"The demands were announced by Vervain, one of the Efrafa Owsla rabbits, that we're supposed to make an prisoners exchanged at the riverbank, near the stone bridge." Bigwig added. "Our lives for Pipkin's."
"And Tyler's." Fiver added.
"And Andrew's finally." Hazel finished.
Everyone were disturbed and protest that Hazel, Bigwig, and Fiver shouldn't have to give themselves up for the captive prisoners.
"You can't surrender, even if it means losing the three." Blackberry sadly stated.
"Blackberry! How could you say such a thing? It's Pipkin, Tyler, and Andrew!" Hannah disagreed.
"I know, but Watership Down wouldn't last one season without Hazel, Bigwig, and Fiver."
"I'm afraid she's right." Captain Broom added. "Woundwart would be down on us like winter rain."
"The good of the warren comes first." Hawkbit agreed.
"Hawkbit! How could you?! Giving up the three, especially Tyler, who looks up to you as a Father!" Clover exclaimed. "You think that is good?!"
"I-I never said that!" Hawkbit stuttered.
"Even Andrew, we're not going to abandon him, as well for how much he helped us!" Sandy protested.
"No one is giving up!" Hazel declared. "We won't surrender and we won't give up on them. We also have a secret ally inside Efrafa."
"Captain Campion." Bigwig announced.
"For now, Woundwart still has poor little Pipkin, Tyler, and Andrew." Kehaar added.
"I fear that Andrew would probably be treated like any other prisoner in Efrafa, from the fact that he was mainly responsible for the revolt." Comet feared.
"Not only to forget that Woundwart and Vervain despises all man and woman." Sandy added, as she still remembered her days in Efrafa, before her curse came.
"Maybe Woundwort would go easier on Pipkin and Tyler being a kittens?" Blackavar thought hopefully. "He hasn't captured anyone who was children before in the entire time Primrose, Sandy, and I were trapped there, he might show mercy."
"Don't forget, Tyler even had to live in Efrafa for a short period of time, before he escaped. Who knows." Captain Holly remind Blackavar, as he than recalled about his own escape, if it wasn't for Primrose, who he didn't know at the time.
"We can certainly hope so Blackavar," Primrose replied sadly as she fell into despiar, as she still blames herself from Pipkin and Tyler being taken by the river and letting Andrew go to find them, only they would end up being captured.
Hazel came over to Primrose and nuzzled her for comfort. "It's not your fault. We'll find a way to end this and bring them home." At one point also, Gilia was saddened that Tyler was kidnapped, as she joined in with her parents for comfort, as they comforted her also from that she's in love with Tyler.
"In the mean time, we'll began to strategize hopefully a rescue attempt to bring them home. For now, we need to pray that Frith will protect them and prevent any harm upon them." Hazel added, before the rabbits bowed their heads and closed their eyes to have a moment of prayer to give Pipkin, Tyler, and Andrew safe from harm, giving them strength to look after each other while being held against their will, giving Hazel and everyone in the warren the strength to work together to have a swift solution.
Finally and the most important... is giving them "A Prayer of Hope".
Author's Note: I wanted to thank randomkungfupandafan for some of the dialogue in this prologue. As well and always I would also like to thank Supernova2015 for ideas for this episode for the upcoming parts, as well for the title to called Prisoners of Efrafa. I thought also it was best to have a starting prologue, before going to starting the episode. Stay Tuned for the first part of the episode! More will come.