I was awaken by a bird or two chirping outside the broken window. I looked outside to see overcast weather outside. The smell was burned bodies filled the air that I breathed in. The smell itself upset my stomach that I hurried to my bathroom and hurl in the toilet. The burnt and rotten corpses of my family were probably still there and filled the air. After minutes sitting next to the toilet to fear that I would vomit again, I decided to have a steam shower to rid the nausea. It wouldn't be minutes that I heard a scratch on the door.

Thomas?

"Yes?" I respond.

It's Holly. Are you alright?

"Yeah... I'm alright. I just need a few minutes and I'll come out."

Very well.

I showered for another five minutes, until the bathroom became very steamy. I exited out the shower and wrapped a towel around myself, after drying myself off. When I opened the door, Captain Holly was already up. "Morning."

"Good morning, slept alright?" he friendly greeted.

"It's alright. Thanks again." I answered, as I was find some clothes to put. I than set my clothes on my bed and was ready to unwrap the towel, until I remember one thing... someone else was there. I began to feel a bit uncomfortable. "Uh... Captain Holly, would you uhhhhhh... turn around or just look at another way?"

"I'm sorry?" he was confused.

"I need to... put my clothes on." he still didn't understand, until I showed him the towel that I was wrapped that I was about ready to take it off.

"Oh! Oh, quite alright. Yes, terrible sorry." Captain Holly than realized and turned around to look at the pillows on my bed. I quickly unwrapped the towel and at least put on my undergarments, before putting a shirt. He turned around. "Oh, I see now."

"Yeah." I chuckled. "I thought you might not want to a human without fur."

"I rather not." he chuckled. He than started to think about days ago. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm somewhat better... I might pack a few things, bury my family and than we'll head back to the down." I told him.

"I understand you might be ready to return, but you shouldn't leave in a hurry, especially if you wanted to stay for a bit before we leave. We're not in a hurry."

"Captain Holly, I do really appreciate and forever will be from you and your guys' kindness and patience... but Shao Kahn and Woundwart would not have any patience if they discovered our warren." I said. "And for my sister, if they have her... I'll go find her and bring her home."

"We're here to help you any way we can. Remember that." he reminded me. "You helped Hazel and the others find their way, built the warren, and of course helping us escape from Efrafa. We owe you-"

"No. You and your warren don't own me anything. We're a warren, a family, and we'll solve these problems together."

A knock came from the door.

"Come in." I answered.

The door opened to see it was Nightwolf, Hanzo, Hazel and Bigwig. "I see you two wide awake. If you're fully recovered, Thomas, we'll head over in the woods to meet Raiden."

"Eventually... I just want to pack a few things and... say my final goodbyes." I spoke.

He nodded, as he and the others left. Captain Holly excused himself to give me some privacy, as I packed my things together. I grabbed my army bag and filled it up with clothes, some hygiene, pillow, sleeping bag, and a blanket, my military computer with a charger, headphones, and a few family pictures that I wanted to bring with me to remember my family. I than went under my bed to pull out a safe and opened it. There it was my M1911 with some bullets and magazines, and my combat knife. I went over to my closet where there was a larger safe and opened it to find my semi-sniper rifle and a few magazines and bullets that I was able to pack along. I even brought my Go Army shirt and cap, before I left my room. I than went upstairs and entered my youngest sister's room. I used to remember seeing her wall paintings on the wall, but I could only see walls torn and mess in the room. I was able to find her favorite stuffed animal: which is a stuffed cottontail rabbit. A tear fell from my eye, as I clanged it in my arms. "I'll find you Katie. No matter what happens to me... I'll make sure you're home safe!" I than pack it in my bag to give to her if I see find her.


I came downstairs to see everyone waiting by the door. I took a deep breath. "I'm ready to bury my family."

"We'll stand by your side." Hazel stated. "Also, we're more than happy to dig some holes to bury them."

"Actually... I'll cremate them and put their ashes into this urn here. So my sister and I would say our goodbyes to them, before we scattered their ashes." I than made up my mind on what to do.

"I'll be able to assist if you wish to." Nightwolf offered assistance to help on the cremation process.

I accepted his, with a "thank you". We walked until we approached to the pyres that I took the bodies down, as I able to grab a few blankets to cover my mother, my father, my brothers, and my two younger siblings: a sister and a brother. Nightwolf approached to the bodies and scattered some herbs around the covered the covered bodies. I than started a fire, as I managed to say goodbyes before dropping a burning wood.

I am a poor wayfaring stranger
I'm travellin' through this world with woe
Yet there's no sickness, toil, nor danger
In that bright land to which I go

I'm going there to see my father
I'm going there no more to roam
I'm only going over Jordan
I'm only going over home

I know dark clouds will gather round me
I know my way is rough and steep
But golden fields lie just before me
Where God's redeemed shall ever sleep

I'm going home to see my mother
And all my loved ones who've gone on
I'm only going over Jordan
I'm only going over home

I am a poor wayfaring stranger
I'm travellin' through this world of woe
Yet there's no sickness, toil, nor danger
In that bright land to which I go

I'm going there to see my father
I'm going there, no more to roam
I'm only going over Jordan
I'm only going over home

After I finished singing, I gathered their ashes into the urn and was ready to return back to Watership Down. "Let's leave this place... or my mourning well become worst." And so, we left the base, as I didn't bother to look back, until we reached towards the entrance of the woods that I looked back to see the ruined military base and my home in ruined.

We entered the woods, we saw Raiden waiting for us. He feared it would be been longer, however he informed us that the rest of the rabbits are safe, including Kehaar with The Earthrealm Warriors. Raiden than turned towards me. "I hoped you had enough time to grieve for your loss."

"I had... until I find my youngest sister, and we'll grieve together." I told him.

He than started to use his thunder abilities to send us back to Watership Down, before he send us back. "May the Elder Gods protect you."

Before we were send back, I marked my words on Raiden. "Your 'elder gods' is gonna sit this one out." Nightwolf and Hanzo glanced at me. However, we were sent back to the downs. From there, we began to find our way back to our warren.

"Do not anger, The Elder Gods Thomas... they protect us." Nightwolf warned me.

"I understand... however, where I come from there's only one God." I told him.

"I'm sure Thomas has his beliefs, as do you and also to us rabbits." Captain Holly stated. "Frith made us who we are."