The Next Morning, Hazel, Bigwig, Blackberry and Pipkin made their way to the Farm, They stopped outside the Gate, and Peered into the Yard, In case the Cat was somewhere nearby.
"I think I see a dog." Gulped Pipkin.
"Where?" Asked Blackberry.
"Scratch that two dogs!"
In a pair of Dogs houses, Lied a Brown Rottweiler and A Black Labrador, Their names were painted on their Houses, Duster and Bob.
"I see them." Said Hazel. "They're tied up luckily and both asleep No worries there, Better give them a wide berth, We don't want them waking the whole yard.
They slipped past the Dogs and went towards the Barn, In the Farm house Next to them they heard sounds of Talking.
"They are up." Freted Pipkin.
"Just a little further." Said Hazel, As he and Bigwig scuttled over to the Barn, Blackberry and Pipkin followed.
When they reached the Barnhouse door, They peered inside.
"There it is." Said Hazel
The Hutches were on top of a Drawer with half open lids.
"Pipkin you stay here, Keep a lookout while, Me Bigwig and Blackberry look around." Said Hazel.
"Alright." Said Pipkin, He stood right near the door.
"Make sure you let us know if you see a cat." Said Bigwig.
"A cat?" Asked Pipkin
"You'll let us know at once right?" Asked Blackberry.
"Right, No worries." Said Pipkin.
Hazel, Bigwig and Blackberry went over to the Drawer and looked up.
"Only two of us can get up there." Hazel said. "Bigwig, Give me and Blackberry a boost."
Bigwig layed near the lowest shelf and Hazel and Blackberry climbed up them and looked into the first hutch.
"Hello?" Called Hazel. "Hello?"
"I think they might be in the second one." Said Blackberry,
The two then hopped up to the second hutch and looked inside, This time there truly were Rabbits in there.
Two of them peered out to the Bucks, They were indeed does, One was Yellow and had blue eyes, The other was Orange and White.
"Oh, Hello." Said the Yellow doe. "I saw you the other day."
"I'm Hazel." Said Hazel and this is Blackberry.
"My name is Clover." The yellow doe replied. "And this is Haystack."
"Where's your cage?" Asked Haystack. "Why are you outside."
"We live outside." Said Hazel. "We don't have a cage."
No cage? No Owner?" Questioned an Orange buck named Boxwood. "Who feeds you?"
"We… We feed ourselves." Said Hazel.
"Not doing a good job of it are you?" Said Clover.
"Yes, You two look all skin and Bones." Added Haystack.
"You should get Humans to look after you." Said a Black and Yellow doe named Cornflower. "That will do the Trick."
"We look after ourselves fine." Said Hazel. "We've come to set you free."
"What do you mean you've come to free us?" Asked Boxwood.
"Hm, They don't sound too keen." Said Bigwig.
"Well, When you're free, You can live as you please." Explained Blackberry. "You can eat Grass, Live underground, Lie in the Sun, You can evan run about."
"You do get out do you?" Asked Hazel.
"Why yes." Said Clover. "A little girl takes us out to the field sometimes."
"Would you like to join us?" Asked Hazel.
The Hutch rabbits whispered to each other.
"I suppose." Said Clover. "You may need to be quick though, The humans are inside, But sometimes they come out to gather firewood and Tend the field, There's a strap on top that holds the door in place, I think it's made of something soft."
Hazel hopped to the top of the Box.
"Alright, When the door opens, Run." Said Hazel, As he began chewing on the strap. "Bigwig, Go check on Pipkin."
"Right." Said Bigwig. "Hoping off."
Outside the Barn, Tabitha or Tab for short lurked among some milk tanks, She smelled a familiar scent for two nights ago and licked her lips evilly.
"Now we'll see if they can run…" She sneered with a smirk.
Finally, Hazel bit through the last of the Strap and the Door fell to the Ground, The Hutch Rabbits didn't move.
"Well?" Asked Hazel. "Are you coming or not?"
A large fat Buck named Laurel inched out. "So, Where exactly are we going?"
"A high lonely hill." Said Blackberry. "Where the wind carries every whisper."
"Oh, How interesting." Said Clover.
Boxwood and Cornflower stayed inside.
"C'mon! Aren't you coming?" Asked Hazel Impatiently.
"Oh no, It doesn't do to eat quickly. Said Boxwood. Gives on a funny tummy."
Bigwig walked up to Pipkin. "How are you doing lad?"
"Alright I suppose." Said Pipkin. "No sign of a-"
Tab suddenly appeared behind Pipkin, Hissing.
"CAT!"
Tab lept at Pipkin, Who was yanked away By Bigwig, Bigwig himself kicked at Tabitha who chased after Bigwig.
She than lept on Bigwig, Hissing and Scratching at him, THe hutch Rabbits Than hurried back inside the Hutch.
"Get off me! You Flea bitten Fur-ball!" Yelled Bigwig as he Bit at Tab's arm, THe Cat yanked Bigwig to the side and Scratched at him more, Bigwig than kicked Tab into some Tractor Parts and Ran to join the others.
At the sound of this the Dogs began barking and attracting the attention of the Farm.
"We better leave." Said the Hazel, The other agreed and they instantly bolted out of the farm as fast as they could.
Back on the down, Holly sat alone on the hill's edge, Fiver came over to him.
"What's wrong Holly?" He asked.
"Hazel should have brought me along." He said. "I was the one who tried to stop you leaving sandleford, And had I succeed-"
"You owe us nothing Holly." Soothed Fiver. "You were just following Orders, Don't feel guilty no one holds that against you, Have you seen Buckthorn?"
"He told me he was looking for the Weasel." Said Holly. "He'd be back once he's figured out it's next move."
Suddenly Kehaar came tumbling out of the Sky with a screem.
"Oh… Oh… If Kehaar ever get that damn Cat, I'll rip her dirty Rotten limbs off…" He moaned.
Fiver and Holly hurried over to the Gull, Followed by Bluebell.
"Kehaar! You're back are you alright?!" Asked Fiver.
"Kehaar, Have it fine." Said the Gull as he got to his feet.
"Did you find anything on your flight?" Asked Holly.
"Yeah, Yeah, Kehaar find Warren not far from here, Got many does." Said Kehaar.
"Which way?" Asked Bluebell.
"Over there." Said Kehaar, He pointed with his wing over to the direction he came from and out in the distance were what looked like large towers of some kind.
"Holly…?" Said Fiver, Seeing Holly's gaze. "What are you thinking?"
"We should leave for the warren Kehaar talked about." Said Holly. "If there are does there, We ought to see if they'll join us."
Meanwhile, Buckthorn scouted out a little away from the down, He sniffed the air for any trace of the Weasel.
"C'mon out you devil." He thought, He didn't realized that he had gotten further away from the warren until he looked back.
"Oh, Bolix." He cursed. "I must have gotten distracted I'd better hurry before-"
He stopped and Smelled something that he hadn't smelled in a long while, It wasn't the Weasel.
"Rabbits?" He thought. "It can't be."
He followed the Scent to a nearby clearing and found it was indeed other Rabbits, Huge ones, Grim and Savage looking and made Toadflax look like a cherpy little Kitten.
Their leaders seemed an interesting Contrast to each other, One was Brown furred, With Blue eyes, A broad chest and an air of Nobility, The other was The opposite, He was Slightly Smaller, Older and Black furred, With a beerd Yellow eyes seemed Wretched and sinister by to his Comrade.
"I've lost the Scent." Said the Brown Rabbit. "If there's an outsider near about, He's a crafty one."
"Spread out the wide patrol." Said the Black bearded Rabbit to his troops. "Look for any signs of these outsiders, We all know what the Council want."
The other Rabbits nodded and Headed off with their Leaders, This Intrigued Buckthorn, Who went off after them.