Meanwhile back at the farm, Hazel and Fiver continued to chew the cage wrap to free Clover and other hutch rabbits, while Bigwig, Sub-Zero, and Johnny Cage stand guard. As for Jade, providing them over-watch. Bigwig thought he heard something that he gasped and looked over by the tractors and saw nothing.
"Something you saw, rabbit?" Sub-Zero asked.
"I thought I did. We just need to be careful. I don't think we're alone." Bigwig answered.
"C'mon, Jade has managed to got us from above." Johnny Cage with his cockiness as usual.
"Yes, but not around the barn." Sub-Zero added. "I just hope that Hazel and Fiver are close to freeing the does inside."
"It won't give." Hazel stated, as he panted and gasped from chewing on a door strap for awhile. "Let me try again." he than continued to chew on the strap.
Clover was still determined that he could free her and her fellow does. "Since I first saw, I've dreamed of this day." Hazel listened to Clover. "You don't know what it's like, living in a box, not being able to see the sky. I just want to be able to run, Hazel."
"You will. I promise you, you will." Hazel promised and went over towards her. "Why do they keep you in this thing?"
"I don't know. I guess they think they're being kind to us. The humans I mean, before they disappeared." Clover said.
"That they vanished into thin air?" Sub-Zero thought, as he listened to the conversation.
"Yes. It was until these strange creatures came here and ravaged the place. They decided to keep us in here..."
"Like prisoners?" Hazel questioned.
"I guess, but before this, the humans aren't completely bad. In fact, that little girl seems quite nice. I think they just lack of understanding." Clover answered.
"I don't know if I'll ever believe that." Hazel refused to believe.
"Humans at times have trouble lack understanding on creatures that live. We often mistreat them, we hunt for survival, or at other times keep them as pets to care for them." Sub-Zero stated.
"It's hard to believe about pets. Because some creatures like us deserve to run free." Hazel disagreed.
"True, as well some humans respect animals for whom they are." Sub-Zero added. "Perhaps someone you know seems to have a lot of respect for you and your fellow rabbits."
Hazel remain silent, as he thought of Thomas. However, than he noticed Fiver was struggling to chew on the strap. "It's too tight on the wood. I can't get my teeth around it."
"Right. Stand away from the door." Hazel instructed Clover and the does. Bigwig turns back to see there's still no luck of getting them out. "Fiver, help me push it inwards."
Sub-Zero halted them from doing. "I think I've seen enough." He than touched the straps and it started to freeze the straps. Clover and the does gasped in surprise, as they haven't seen anything like it. After the locks froze, he broke straps. He than did one powerful at the door and it broke one side of it, so the rabbits are able to escape.
Bigwig shook his head and said to himself. "I still can't believe those humans have strange powers."
"Come on, Clover. It's time." Hazel informed her. Clover slowly emerged from the cage, as she went through the gap of the door and exited out of the cage. "We need to move quickly. Those 'Tarkatans' are still around the farm outside."
"So we're free now?" one of the does asked, while the other does wandered aimlessly of knowing where to go next.
"Not quite." Hazel answered.
"Hazel, are you lots ready to head back for the down?" Bigwig came over and asked them. Before Hazel, could answer a roar came out of no where and charged at Bigwig. Apparently a Tarkatan tackled Bigwig and rolled him to the ground.
"I told you we'll meet again! With no river between us!" the Tarkatan roared.
"Oh no, it's him!" Clover shivered.
"Who?" Hazel questioned.
"Baraka!" Sub-Zero recognized the Tarkatan right away. It was Baraka! "He must have run this prison farm!"
Bigwig managed to free himself before Baraka and Bigwig fought with each other with claws and paws. Baraka tossed the rabbit to the wall and knocking Bigwig out. The Tarkatan yielded his sharp blades from his arms and preparing to strike weaken Bigwig. "Farewell, Earthrealm creature!"
The finishing move was interrupted with a shadow kick that came from Johnny Cage. "Oops, didn't see you there!"
"You revolting Earthrealmer! I'll tear your flesh apart!" Baraka than charged at Johnny Cage and the two engaged into combat.
Hazel hurried over to get Bigwig back onto his feet, before being joined by Clover and her does, as well with Fiver. "We need to leave! Everyone move!" However, before they could go, more Tarkatans surrounded them. Eventually, Jade appeared from the roof and took out a handful of Tarkatans.
"We need to leave, now!" she warned Hazel and the others.
Johnny Cage delivered the nut punch on Baraka, before joining with the group to escape. They managed to bypass the Tarkatans, thanks to the Earthrealm Warriors. After the recovery from the blow, Baraka released the TaiGore. It managed to catch one of the does from cage and savagely consumed her. The rabbits were appalled from what they saw, as they continued to retreat. Another doe stumbled upon a ditch and she couldn't move because of fear.
"Laurel!" Hazel shouted.
The TaiGore was about to approach towards the frightening rabbit. It pounced, but an ice ball hurled over and froze the beast. Sub-Zero reached his hand out to the rabbit, as she accepted and she was rescued. They rejoined with Hazel and the group and making their escape a successful, despite of losing one rabbit.
"Well... we managed to everyone out, except for one doe." Sub-Zero stated, as he than noticed Clover and the two does became grief over the loss. "I'm sorry."
"I could have held off that creature for us to escape without attracting too much attention, but you blew the whole damn scheme by being too squeamish!" Bigwig scorned at Johnny Cage.
"Squeamish, I saved your life Plump Rabbit! If we weren't there to help you, you guys wouldn't have those does with us." Johnny Cage argued.
"It's Bigwig... Bigwig... BIGWIG!" Bigwig roared.
"That's enough, you two!" Hazel broke the fight.
Johnny Cage blew raspberry tongue at Bigwig, before Hazel turned over towards Johnny Cage. "They should clear off, after returning home!" Bigwig had enough of The Earthrealm humans.
"No." Hazel declined.
Bigwig became more furious than before. "What in the name of Frith has gotten into you?"
"I'm leader, Bigwig. That's what's got into me, Bigwig." Hazel exclaimed. "I'll make the final decision when it's time for them to leave or they should stay."
"Oh! You're leader!" Bigwig sarcastically chuckled. "A leader who could drown in a puddle of water! Those humans will do anything, until they could take over our warren. Or worst than that you have too much fear or worry that this 'Shao Kahn' and his army of elil would destroy us." Hazel dismissed it, as he looked away from Bigwig. "Oh, you've got the fear in you. I can see it in your eyes. Your mind's going tharn. That's the truth of it."
"The truth of it is that if I make one bad decision, like the Threarah did at Sandleford. Or worst of all, defending ourselves without the humans help, we all end up dead!" Hazel laid down the verdict.
Enough, you two! Lightening flashed down and appeared Raiden. Clover and the does were stunned of seeing a human coming down from the sky.
"That's impossible. No human could come down from the sky." Clover couldn't believed her eyes.
"Bigwig, those creatures; the Tarkatans, you wouldn't stand a chance, especially facing Baraka. If you fought and held yourself off, you'll be throwing your life for a loss cause of martyrdom. The warren needs an Owsla captain. Apparently, you and Holly are the only ones to lead the group. You have honor as a Owsla buck should be, however you must listen to your Chief Rabbit. He'll have the final say to carry out an order." Raiden advised Bigwig.
Bigwig sighed and took some breaths, as he began to journey for home with the two does and Fiver.
"You were right, Raiden." Jade spoke. "Apparently this ruined farm is used to transport prisoners. Because I remember Kitana briefly stated to me that she was going to be sent over there."
"And she's not I assume." Raiden suspect, as Jade nodded her head.
"You mean a human with a blue outfit?" Clover guessed.
"Yes, that's Kitana! You seen her?" Jade questioned her.
"For a short time, I'm afraid. She was than being taken by those creatures to another warren further west from here." Clover answered.
"Perhaps she maybe over at this new warren with other rabbits and those Tarkatan goons." Johnny Cage sums up.
Raiden nodded his head. "We should return to the down, immediately to discuss more of this." Raiden decided, before they journeyed back to Watership Down.