Hyzenthlay helped us escape with the cost of herself being recaptured and punished. Although, we could assume it's worst for her, because she struck at Captain Vervain. She was eventually brought back by the Efrafans bucks that tried to pursue for us, as well a few of the Tarkatans and Sheeva. Woundwart and Shao Kahn were informed of the losses of Captain Vervain and Baraka. Shao Kahn began to tighten the defenses of Efrafa, as well expanding search parties to recapture Blackberry, Bluebell, Captain Holly, Liu Kang and Kitana, Kung Lao, and myself. Woundwart knew something more than just simply sending search parties, he believes that the escape attempts were influenced by Hyzenthlay, who also gives great spirit to the imprisoned does. However, after hearing of Vervain's death didn't simply enrage the Efrafans, the most enrage of all was none other than Vervain's brother... Captain Orchis.
"Where is she?!" the voice of Orchis echoed, as he searches for his vengeance. Apparently he was stopped by Woundwart himself. "Where is she?!"
"Calm yourself!" Woundwart roared.
"She's responsible for the death of my brother, General. She's the doe behind every escape attempt, and it's only a matter of time before she succeeds!" Orchis accused. "I want her destroyed!" He was about to charge for Hyzenthlay, but struck down by Woundwart himself.
"He who thinks death is the gravest of punishments knows nothing of what it is to suffer." Woundwart spoke, before he let Orchis after he became submissive and calm. "Hers is the spirit that embodies the does, Captain. Break Hyzenthlay... and you break them all."
Captain Orchis was somewhat satisfied for the plan, as he wanted more than just make Hyzenthlay suffer. "It's the human General. Witnesses say that the human by the name of Thomas, who was mainly responsible for the death of my brother, alongside Captain Holly. I desire of revenge upon them."
Revenge. A voice that caught the bucks attentions. Entered was Shao Kahn, Quan Chi, and Shang Tsung. "We desire every inch of the way, whenever we lost important commander for battle, General." Shao Kahn spoke.
"Our fellow sorcerers have perfected a curse that'll set upon the Earthrealmer Thomas. However, the real work comes from Shang Tsung your real purpose." Quan Chi spoke.
"What purpose will it achieve to avenge my brother?" Captain Orchis questioned.
"The human's old nemesis found the location of his home and apparently his base. He was once an Army soldier. Farid had much to deal with his kind back in Afghanistan that is another world. He and a few of our comrades were being sent to prepare a strike at his home." Shang Tsung answered.
"The human's family?"
Shang Tsung smiled viciously. "Yes... yes... his family lives there. Where they're currently in hiding while planning for defenses against Shao Kahn's Army."
"His family... if he suffers, either he dies or not. His family. Kill them all. It'll be justice from the death of my brother. And eventually, when we find Captain Holly's warren... I'll have my paws to strike him down, with the human dies after all of his friends destroyed." Captain Orchis wanted to make this revenge more of a hit.
"You seemed to ask more than wanting to simply suffer?" Woundwart questioned Orchis.
"If anything that satisfies me to see the human's family, will relieve me from my mourn of my brother. Before killing the real perpetrator behind this and my paws will mark Holly's face."
Woundwart turned towards Shang Tsung and nodded his head to approve this damning hit, as well as Shao Kahn approved as well.
Back in Watership Down, everyone was starting to wake up with a surprising news that came from Fiver was that Thomas has left the warren. Hazel had everyone searched throughout the warren, but they couldn't find him anywhere. Even The Earthrealm Warriors were shocked to hear about their expert of The Rabbits, went missing. One of the rabbits, felt remorse of him leaving, was Captain Holly. He eventually stopped everyone from searching and informed what Bluebell didn't brought up nor he would know anything about what Captain Holly was about say. He retold the account of him and Thomas were put into a private burrow, where both of them were tortured by the Efrafans and the two humans: Farid and Kano. Even at one point that Holly mentioned that Thomas had overheard about Farid's plan to take down his family. No one could make any words about the interrogation and/or the whereabouts of Thomas.
"Holly, from what you and Bluebell told us, is this Efrafa place as bad as you two said?" Bigwig questioned.
"It's far worse, and you can't imagine it until you've been there." Captain Holly answered. "However... Thomas seemed to imagine not only about this place, but it makes him remember things that he would recall from his army days, I believe." Captain Holly added.
"Alright, what we mustn't do is panic." Hazel assured everyone in the warren.
"Yeah, that's right everyone. Don't panic. Just because there's this massive, terrifying warren nearby that tried to imprison a few of us." Hawkbit stated.
"True, but that doesn't mean that we couldn't escape." Liu Kang added. "If it wasn't for Hyzenthlay, we wouldn't gone very far to our success."
"Yes, Liu Kang, but don't forget, we have someone who looks after us and The Rabbits here, is officially gone... as far as we could be concern, this warren is finished!" Kung Lao exclaimed.
"We have Hazel to guide them!" Sonya barked.
"However, we don't know if Thomas is really gone!" Sub-Zero exclaimed, and one by one everyone began to debate about the means of the warren and as well of Thomas. Some say, Hazel could lead the Earthrealmers without Thomas, while others say that Thomas keeps The Earthrealmers and The Rabbits together.
"We can't give up on him." Clover spoke out. "Just like he would never give up on any of us, even for Hazel. If we should form a search party-"
"Clover, I understand that you wanted to go out and find Thomas." Sonya interrupted. "However, because you were recently freed it's not safe to go out there by yourself or anyone should. Shao Kahn's Army started to spread out their patrols and extermination squads."
"Hazel!" Fiver came inside the warren. "I think I know where he is."
Everyone turned towards Fiver. Hazel and Captain Holly went towards him. "Where is he, Hrairoo?" Hazel asked.
"Is he still alive?" Captain Holly asked.
"He's in... somewhere... not from our world, but it maybe somewhere that is probably his home." Fiver answered.
"Thank you, Hrairoo." Hazel commended Fiver.
"Well that settles it than. If none of you, so called, Earthrealmers would look for someone of your kind. I'll go and find him." Captain Holly spoke out and decided to volunteer to find Thomas. Before he could go out, Sonya blocked his path.
"Look, sir, you recently escaped from Efrafa and as well from Shao Kahn's henchmen. Even if you were bound to search for Thomas, he's all the way on the other side of the world. I'm sorry, but it's true."
Captain Holly felt down that he couldn't be able to find his brother-in-arms.
"I'll go with you, Captain Holly." Bigwig said.
"You can't be serious, Bigwig! You rabbits need to use your heads about traveling to the other side of the Earth, instead of your wits." Sonya spoke out.
"I didn't realize you'd been made to take charge of your group, Sonya."
"I haven't or neither wanting to be. However, I have no choice, because I'm a commanding officer of The Special Forces back in Earthrealm." Sonya exclaimed. "Although I know you been creating yourself a reputation for being impetuous and at times... an ass of yourself. This is the time to take some consideration, instead of rash decisions!"
"How dare you call me impetuous?! No one else thinks that. Who else thinks I'm impetuous? Huh?!"
"Uhhhh, I don't know what 'intemptuous' means-" Bluebell said.
"You mean impetuous, you dummy!" Johnny Cage insulted.
"Hey! I don't always know if those are real words." Bluebell fired back. "However, coming back about Bigwig being 'impetuous'... but yes!"
"It means hot-headed! She's calling me a hot-head!" Bigwig shouted.
"She maybe right about this, Thlayli. However, you're trying to show consideration that you do care about Thomas." Captain Holly pointed out.
"Who side are you on?!"
"I say if Captain Holly wants to go, then we'll go out there and find him." Hawkbit spoke.
"Yes, but we can't just let you rabbits, hop around the other side of the world to find him." Jade pointed out, until more of the bickering continues. Hazel watches to see it was a mob of seeing everyone bickered and bickered at each other. He than finally had it.
"Alright everyone, THAT'S ENOUGH!" Hazel ordered everyone to stop bickering and that got everyone's attention. "I understand that you humans may assume Thomas is dead, while some of you and to the mostly everyone here thinks he's alive, especially from Fiver. I'll say that I'll arrange a search party to find Thomas and bring him back. Bigwig and Captain Holly, we'll go find Thomas and bring home. The rest of you stay underground and do not come out of the warren, unless it's safe or no elil is around. The Earthrealm Warriors will stay here and ensure your safety."
"Wait a minute! You're not thinking of traveling all the way to the other side?!" Sonya questioned.
"If you humans will not look after your own, perhaps us rabbits will do our best to look after him." Hazel lay down the verdict, before he, Bigwig, and Captain Holly left the warren.
"Well that went well." Bluebell spoke.
"I fear they won't be able to get too far. Perhaps Raiden would help them." Liu Kang said, as he excused himself to speak to Raiden alone.
The three rabbits: Hazel, Bigwig, and Captain Holly journeyed out from their warren in hopes to find Thomas. Captain Holly couldn't believe that he and two of his fellow rabbits would go out to search for him.
"Thank you." Captain Holly thanked Hazel and Bigwig.
"What's your feelings about Thomas? He at times leads his humans, before he goes silent that he wouldn't talk much to anyone." Bigwig questioned.
"You may not understand, Thlayli. He suffers traumatic effects that he experiences as an Owsla." Holly spoke.
"You mean in the Army." Bigwig corrects.
"Yes, that's right."
The trio wandered around the mist, as it was endless. "I never thought it would be easy to find him. Perhaps if we could sniff him out, we'll probably know where he is." Hazel spoke and than the three started to sniff out for Thomas' scent. They tried around the farm, but there was nothing. They sniffed around the bushes near towards the down, there was nothing. Finally after minutes of sniffing for scent, Captain Holly finally caught it.
"He was here!" Captain Holly informed Hazel and Bigwig. The two sniffed and confirmed it.
"He wasn't alone... someone else was here with him." Bigwig added. "But who was the second human?"
Thunder roared and lightening strike down close to where they were standing. Raiden has appeared before the rabbits. "Liu Kang, informed me that you rabbits left your warren, to find someone."
"Yes, Raiden." Hazel answered. "Fiver told us that he left the warren, without knowing why, but we decided to search for him. However we managed to find his last scent here... with someone else."
"Was it you?" Bigwig questioned.
Raiden tried to trace the foot prints and eventually used his lightening chi to help him identify the footprints. "Thomas was here... and Shang Tsung."
The rabbits gasped.
"The sorcerer?!" Bigwig questioned.
"Yes, apparently something happened here between the two. Shang Tsung's tracks appeared to walk away, while Thomas' tracks vanished completely." Raiden answered.
"You mean?" Captain Holly questioned.
"He means that Thomas was sent back to his home world, by the sorcerer's powers." Hazel answered.
"He couldn't! No... he wouldn't do anything selfish like that to abandoned us!"
"No... Shang Tsung used his powers to sent him back for something he might have planned for ambush." Raiden assured Captain Holly.
"Than we must have to see Thomas' world and bring him back here." Hazel stated.
"I'll be able to send you three to the human world. However, be warned that your not as safe, as you're here. If something happens to you, I won't be able to help you."
"We'll take that risk. We have done risks, as our ancestors has done." Hazel decided.
Raiden nodded, as the three bucks understood the risks. "I'll send you three where Thomas is and I'll have two warriors join you. Afterwards, all of you needed to meet me back in the woods near where he lives, understand?"
The rabbits nodded their heads. Raiden started to use his lightening powers to teleport them to the other side of the world... the human world. It took for a brief time, until they arrived in the woods. The rabbits sniffed around and there were unfamiliar smells that they haven't encountered before.
"It's natural." Hazel said.
"Or once was. Look at that." Bigwig pointed towards the view of destruction. The rabbits couldn't believe their eyes that the human world was nearly destroyed as well. They saw nothing, but destroyed roads, destroyed hrududus, ruined buildings and flames all around them with smoke. Captain Holly gazed at the horizon and apparently saw someone on the ground.
"That must be Thomas! It has to be!" Captain Holly assumed to think it's Thomas. He than began journeying down the slope to reach towards Thomas.
"Remember, regroup back here to be sent back to the down!" Raiden reminds them.
"We'll remember!" Hazel shouted back, as he was joining with Captain Holly, before Bigwig joins the two.