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Hyzenthlay ran onto the road. If Thethuthinnang didn't move, she'd be crushed by the hrududu! Hyzenthlay gnawed at the wood imprisoning her friend's foot, splinters causing blood to spot her nose. The hrududu was dangerously close! She then yanked on Thethuthinnang's foot and it was released.
They cleared the road moments before the hrududu roared past. Terrified by the loud noise they bolted over the hill, soon reuniting with the group.
Hyzenthlay told what happened to the rest, and the does giddy from their newfound freedom, rejoiced at their friends safety, calling Hyzenthlay "Hyzenthlay-rah".
"We're not out of it yet, remember," Hyzenthlay spoke abruptly. The does froze. "The officers are only gone until General Woundwort gives them permission to venture farther then the iron road. And there will be more dangers ahead of us, to be sure. We must find a place to hide, far, far away, a sanctuary where they will never find us."
They continued until they were too tired to take another step, and rested in a small valley. It was there that they met Hazel-rah and the Watership Down rescue team.
"Hazel-rah!"
Hazel's head shot up from the long grass. "What is it, Bigwig?"
"I think we should start now. The others are getting too comfortable. When it comes time to leave, they'll want to stay longer."
Hazel looked around at his comrades, many whom were lazily tumbling in the field, occasionally nibbling at the soft, green grass, or dozing in the luxury of the warm sunshine.
"Quite right you are Bigwig! Rouse the others while I go find Fiver, will you?"
He hopped down the hillside and peered around in search of Fiver. He found him a little ways away, staring distantly at the horizon.
"Fiver is everything alright? You haven't had another one of your dreams, have you?"
Fiver shook his head. "But I have a feeling that someone is near. A courageous young doe, accompanied by a large group of does, but it's a hazy."
Hazel looked a Fiver strangely. "I'll keep an eye out," he promised his younger brother. "But right now we must continue our trek."
Fiver nodded silently, following Hazel obediently up the slope to join the others.
They had been traveling for about an hour when Hazel's keen ears picked up a far off sound. It was the sound of rabbits, coming this way quickly.
"Bigwig!" He called loudly. His friend appeared by his side immediately. "I hear rabbits. A bunch of small does, I think." Bigwig perked his ears and nodded in silent agreement.
"I'll go ahead and see," said Hazel. "You stay here with the rest."
Hazel bound ahead, limping slightly, before Bigwig could protest. He reached the top of a hill and looked over the side. A small group of does and a single buck were at the bottom, unaware of the rabbit above them.
Hazel remained where he was until the strangers noticed him. When they did, they backed away fearfully, terror shining in their eyes. Hyzenthlay paused. Were these the rabbits from Holly's warren? What were they doing here?!
Hazel saw their fear and assumed that these rabbits were not enemies. Perhaps they were the does from Efrafa, the ones that Holly had told him about. What were they doing here?!
"I won't hurt you," He stated gently. They didn't reply. "I'm from a warren a fair distance away."
The does relaxed slightly. The largest and strongest doe emerged from the cluster. 'The leader,' Hazel thought. 'I would have guessed the buck.'
"My name is Hyzenthlay. I'm in charge here. You said you were from another warren, a ways away? Tell me, would you happen to be from the Watership Down warren?"
"Yes. My name is Hazel, and I'm the leader of Watership Down. Holly told us all about you."
Hyzenthlay's face lit, her eyes bright with anticipation. "Is he here?"
"No, he stayed behind. I've come with some others though, to help you escape from Efrafa."
Hyzenthlay gave a dry laugh. "Too late, I'm afraid. We rose from our depression to devise a plan, which was executed today. Might we travel with you to your warren? We need to get away from Efrafa before they come after us!"
"Of course!" Hazel motioned behind him. The rest of my group is back there. Follow me."
Bigwig was greatly surprised at their good fortune. They had gotten the does without ever having to set foot in Efrafa!
The now larger group backtracked towards Watership Down, glancing over their shoulders every few minutes, keeping watch for any patrols.
When they stopped for silflay, Hazel set Speedwell and Dandelion on guard duty.
"What do you think, Fiver?" asked Hazel, not having to explain.
Fiver replied after a moments thought. "They're fine. Very loyal to Hyzenthlay, and they are brimming with courage. It's the shadow that follows them that troubles me."
"Hazel nodded. "I know. I've put some thought into it. We cannot just abandon them. Our warren needs them to survive, and I won't let them be taken back to the horror that Holly described Efrafa as."
"I know, Hazel. I'm sure everything will work out."
As Hazel opened his mouth to voice his surprise at Fiver's positive attitude, Speedwell flew down the slope from his post and started to chatter anxiously.
"Rabbits! Rabbits headed this way! We suspect they're from Efrafa!"
A/N: Do I smell bloodshed? Maybe!! But I'm not telling!! If you're too lazy to press the button to go to the next chapter, that's your problem! ^_~ Don't you just LOVE missing school? I have the flu, so I've been home since Monday. Yesterday my class went curling, and I had to miss it!! Its not that fun though, so no biggie. Enough of my problems!! You know the drill. REVIEW!!!!!
P.S. For those of you who forget, 'hrududu' is the lapine (rabbit) word for 'machine'. In this case it's a train. And 'rah' I think means something like god, and when they say it on the end of a name, it means they have a lot of respect for them. Just to clear things up!!!! Bye!!!!
Hyzenthlay ran onto the road. If Thethuthinnang didn't move, she'd be crushed by the hrududu! Hyzenthlay gnawed at the wood imprisoning her friend's foot, splinters causing blood to spot her nose. The hrududu was dangerously close! She then yanked on Thethuthinnang's foot and it was released.
They cleared the road moments before the hrududu roared past. Terrified by the loud noise they bolted over the hill, soon reuniting with the group.
Hyzenthlay told what happened to the rest, and the does giddy from their newfound freedom, rejoiced at their friends safety, calling Hyzenthlay "Hyzenthlay-rah".
"We're not out of it yet, remember," Hyzenthlay spoke abruptly. The does froze. "The officers are only gone until General Woundwort gives them permission to venture farther then the iron road. And there will be more dangers ahead of us, to be sure. We must find a place to hide, far, far away, a sanctuary where they will never find us."
They continued until they were too tired to take another step, and rested in a small valley. It was there that they met Hazel-rah and the Watership Down rescue team.
"Hazel-rah!"
Hazel's head shot up from the long grass. "What is it, Bigwig?"
"I think we should start now. The others are getting too comfortable. When it comes time to leave, they'll want to stay longer."
Hazel looked around at his comrades, many whom were lazily tumbling in the field, occasionally nibbling at the soft, green grass, or dozing in the luxury of the warm sunshine.
"Quite right you are Bigwig! Rouse the others while I go find Fiver, will you?"
He hopped down the hillside and peered around in search of Fiver. He found him a little ways away, staring distantly at the horizon.
"Fiver is everything alright? You haven't had another one of your dreams, have you?"
Fiver shook his head. "But I have a feeling that someone is near. A courageous young doe, accompanied by a large group of does, but it's a hazy."
Hazel looked a Fiver strangely. "I'll keep an eye out," he promised his younger brother. "But right now we must continue our trek."
Fiver nodded silently, following Hazel obediently up the slope to join the others.
They had been traveling for about an hour when Hazel's keen ears picked up a far off sound. It was the sound of rabbits, coming this way quickly.
"Bigwig!" He called loudly. His friend appeared by his side immediately. "I hear rabbits. A bunch of small does, I think." Bigwig perked his ears and nodded in silent agreement.
"I'll go ahead and see," said Hazel. "You stay here with the rest."
Hazel bound ahead, limping slightly, before Bigwig could protest. He reached the top of a hill and looked over the side. A small group of does and a single buck were at the bottom, unaware of the rabbit above them.
Hazel remained where he was until the strangers noticed him. When they did, they backed away fearfully, terror shining in their eyes. Hyzenthlay paused. Were these the rabbits from Holly's warren? What were they doing here?!
Hazel saw their fear and assumed that these rabbits were not enemies. Perhaps they were the does from Efrafa, the ones that Holly had told him about. What were they doing here?!
"I won't hurt you," He stated gently. They didn't reply. "I'm from a warren a fair distance away."
The does relaxed slightly. The largest and strongest doe emerged from the cluster. 'The leader,' Hazel thought. 'I would have guessed the buck.'
"My name is Hyzenthlay. I'm in charge here. You said you were from another warren, a ways away? Tell me, would you happen to be from the Watership Down warren?"
"Yes. My name is Hazel, and I'm the leader of Watership Down. Holly told us all about you."
Hyzenthlay's face lit, her eyes bright with anticipation. "Is he here?"
"No, he stayed behind. I've come with some others though, to help you escape from Efrafa."
Hyzenthlay gave a dry laugh. "Too late, I'm afraid. We rose from our depression to devise a plan, which was executed today. Might we travel with you to your warren? We need to get away from Efrafa before they come after us!"
"Of course!" Hazel motioned behind him. The rest of my group is back there. Follow me."
Bigwig was greatly surprised at their good fortune. They had gotten the does without ever having to set foot in Efrafa!
The now larger group backtracked towards Watership Down, glancing over their shoulders every few minutes, keeping watch for any patrols.
When they stopped for silflay, Hazel set Speedwell and Dandelion on guard duty.
"What do you think, Fiver?" asked Hazel, not having to explain.
Fiver replied after a moments thought. "They're fine. Very loyal to Hyzenthlay, and they are brimming with courage. It's the shadow that follows them that troubles me."
"Hazel nodded. "I know. I've put some thought into it. We cannot just abandon them. Our warren needs them to survive, and I won't let them be taken back to the horror that Holly described Efrafa as."
"I know, Hazel. I'm sure everything will work out."
As Hazel opened his mouth to voice his surprise at Fiver's positive attitude, Speedwell flew down the slope from his post and started to chatter anxiously.
"Rabbits! Rabbits headed this way! We suspect they're from Efrafa!"
A/N: Do I smell bloodshed? Maybe!! But I'm not telling!! If you're too lazy to press the button to go to the next chapter, that's your problem! ^_~ Don't you just LOVE missing school? I have the flu, so I've been home since Monday. Yesterday my class went curling, and I had to miss it!! Its not that fun though, so no biggie. Enough of my problems!! You know the drill. REVIEW!!!!!
P.S. For those of you who forget, 'hrududu' is the lapine (rabbit) word for 'machine'. In this case it's a train. And 'rah' I think means something like god, and when they say it on the end of a name, it means they have a lot of respect for them. Just to clear things up!!!! Bye!!!!