Watership down: a horror story

Chapter 9

(Warning: strong language and cartoon violence)

BlackBerry: don't feel bad Hyzenthlay. It was just a backstabbing joke
Hyzenthlay: I can't believe he would do that to us. He hired us just so he can kill us later..
Bigwig: kill us?
Bigwig: oh yeah. And I think we have a murder in our team!
Hazel: bigwig! What are you talking about?
Bigwig: this is all your fault!
Hazel: how is it my fault?!
Bigwig: you were the one who told pipkin to "let his hands out!" Or worse! YOU KILLED HIM!
Hazel: I didn't! Someone might've had plans!
Bigwig; So this was your plan, Hazel rah?
Bigwig: Bringing us to Efrafa for what? Some grand adventure? Look at what it cost us! Pipkin is gone, and it's your fault!
Hazel's ears drooped, his body recoiling as if struck by an unseen blow. The accusation echoed in his chest, making it hard to breathe. He opened his mouth to speak, but no words came. The weight of grief and guilt collapsed onto him, crushing any response before it could form.
Bigwig: And don't you dare act like you didn't know better. I trusted you, we all did, and now look where we are. Pipkin paid the price for your foolishness!
Tears welled up in Hazel's eyes, blurring his vision as the harsh reality of Bigwig's words wrapped around his heart and squeezed. His legs trembled, and a sob erupted from him before he could hold it back. He sank down to the ground, shaking, as grief overtook him completely.
Hazel cried out, a sound that pierced the clearing and sent shivers through the fur of those listening. It was the raw, unrestrained cry of a leader brought to his knees, the broken wail of a friend mourning a loss too deep to bear. The noise seemed to reverberate across the down, fading only as Hazel's sobs quieted into ragged breaths
Bigwig: and what are you gonna do? Suffer? I don't think so.
Bigwig leaves Hazel and the others alone; leaving a crying Hazel
Clover entered
Clover: huh? What?
Hazel: clover? What are you doing here?
Clover: um...keehar sent me out. Wait where's bigwig and pipkin?
Hazel: well...he and I had a fight and *sniffs* pipkin a dead...and it's all my fault.
Clover: oh no. I'm so sorry.
Hazel: *sobs*
Clover: oh don't feel bad about yourself. You didn't mean it. It was an accident-
Hazel: no, clover...he's right...I'm sorry guys...*hic* I didn't mean to-
Hazel starts to run away crying hard from his friends
Clover: Hazel! Wait!
Clover tried to catch up with him
Later outside, keehar was sleeping outside
Bigwig: keehar?
Keehar: yeeeaaaahhh!
Keehar: oh bigwig. It's you.
Bigwig: yeah. First of all, what are you doing here?!
Keehar: relax, I wanted to explore this place
Bigwig: are you crazy?! You might get killed?!
Keehar: I don't get killed by rabbits you fool, I kill them.
Bigwig: huh?
Keehar: *wheezes and laughs*
Keehar: I'm just messing with you.
Bigwig: not funny...
Later when Hazel is outside, he sobbed silently as clover arrived
Clover: what is it Hazel?
Hazel: it's bigwig...he made me like this! I didn't kill him!
Hazel: 😭😭😭😭
Clover: no no. It wasn't your fault Hazel.
Hazel: it wasn't?
Clover: no.
Hazel: I'm been trying to be innocent but he just doesn't believe me...
Clover: then you have to make him believe you.
Hazel: how do I do that?!
Clover: well...there will be a time, when he'll come clean.
Hazel: come clean?
Clover: I know he can be upset about you a lot...but in his heart, he is worried about you.
Hazel: he did all of this because...he was trying to protect me?
Clover: yep.
Clover: so he knows a lot about you Hazel.
Hazel: oh clover...
Hazel: thank you.
BlackBerry came over
BlackBerry: Hazel! Hazel! We got some trouble! Oh hey clover
Clover: hi
Hazel: what is it BlackBerry?
BlackBerry: it's fiver! He's in danger
Hazel: what kind of danger?
The scene cuts to blackberry, Hyzenthlay and Hazel are already at the site
Hazel: YOU CALL THIS DANGER?!
Fiver: aaaah! Hazel! I'm scared!
Hazel: fiver! Get down there!
Fiver: I can't! It's too high!
Dandelion: it doesn't look high to me.
BlackBerry: fiver! You have to trust us! Use your butt
Fiver however looked at his pants
Fiver: like that?
Dandelion: no! The butt underneath it!
BlackBerry: don't you have to be stupid somewhere else?
Dandelion: not until sunset...
Fiver: okay.
Fiver: I think I can do this.
Fiver let go and fell
Fiver: Aaaah!
Dandelion was able to catch him
Dandelion: there you go kid
Fiver: oh dandelion thank you
Bigwig: ...
Bigwig: ~grrr~
Bigwig: oh no. Not now...
Hazel: huh? Bigwig? Was that you?
Bigwig: well...yeah
Bigwig: I'm starving.
Bigwig: my gut's been like this since a few hours ago.
BlackBerry: well it is your big day.
Hazel: ...
Hyzenthlay was able to come over.
Hyzenthlay: there you are darlings.
Bigwig: Hyzenthlay
Hyzenthlay: thank goodness you're here. Come! Bring the rest with you.
Bigwig: okay...
Once they arrive to her burrow:
BlackBerry: is that a machine? I didn't know you did inventory
Hyzenthlay: oh yeah. This is so cool as hell!
All the males gasp at her
Fiver: woah. Language!
Hazel: wait. What does it do?
Hyzenthlay: it can reveal any information that is relevant.
Bigwig: hey! I wanna try this out!
Hazel: bigwig-
The machine started working as bigwig placed his hand on the blue illuminated button
Hyzenthlay: ooooh! Let me see!
Hyzenthlay: ...
Hyzenthlay: bigwig...why do you have another life?
Fiver: what?! He can't have two birthdays!
Clover: what do you mean by another life?
Hyzenthlay: according to his description, his death gave him a second chance
Bigwig: who is he?
Hyzenthlay: no one knows. But it has to deal with this hat I found.
Bigwig: woah...
Dandelion: hats? That's a classic piece of clothing
Bigwig: dandelion!
Bigwig: let me see if it works.
Hazel: yeah. We'll see how it fits.
Bigwig: here goes nothing...
Bigwig puts on the hat and looks at a mirror
Bigwig: it fits...
Hyzenthlay: now cover your eyes with both your hands and let it reveal the truth to who you are.
Bigwig covers his face for a few seconds and it reveals his true self
Hyzenthlay: oh my god! How cool is that-
Bigwig: AAAAAAAAAH!!!
Hazel: he's a drama king...
Bigwig: okay. You know what? This is very stupid! Very stupid shit!
Bigwig: I never wanna see a mirror ever again!
Bigwig leaves them alone
Clover: oh my. What's with him?
Hazel: oh yeah. He's always like that.
Dandelion: oh frith!
Dandelion: it's time!
Hazel: time for what?
Dandelion: he's gonna do it...
Hazel: no...
Hazel: I-i can't believe it...he stabbed us in the back! He stabbed me...in the back...
Hyzenthlay: Hazel. It's already time. It's too late.
Hazel: there...there's gotta be a way to get him out of here!
Hyzenthlay: I'm sorry Hazel...
Hazel: I can't believe it...
Hazel: I trusted a bully all this time!
Hyzenthlay: wait! Hazel!
Hyzenthlay: listen Hazel. It might be some kind of a joke
Hazel: a joke?! A JOKE?! Haven't you seen what he has done to me all my life?!
Bigwig: oh...hey Hazel
Hyzenthlay: oh my gosh! You got your badge!! Congratulations!
Hazel: no! Not congratulations! What the hell were you thinking?!!
Hazel: Why, Bigwig? Why would you turn your back on us, on everything we fought for, and join Efrafa?
Bigwig's ears drooped, the fierce warrior suddenly seeming smaller under Hazel's gaze. He stepped forward, each word heavy.
Bigwig: Hazel, I thought—
Hazel: You thought? You thought of yourself, that's what you did. Did you ever think of what it would mean to us? To me? Your actions nearly cost us everything.
The accusation struck deep, and Bigwig's usually confident eyes turned glassy with regret. He didn't respond immediately, and the silence was more telling than any words he could offer. A few of the younger rabbits shifted uneasily, sensing the gravity of the moment.
Hyzenthlay, who had watched everything unfold with a quiet, mournful expression, couldn't stay silent any longer. She stepped closer, her gentle voice breaking the standstill.
Hyzenthlay: Hazel, you don't understand. Bigwig did what he did for all of us. He risked everything to get inside Efrafa and bring us hope. To bring me and the others a chance at freedom
Bigwig: I never meant to betray you, Hazel. I joined Efrafa because I believed it was the only way to make a difference, to protect our warren from the threat of Woundwort. I thought... I thought you'd trust me enough to understand.
Hazel: JUST SHUT UP AND LISTEN TO ME!
Bigwig: ...
Hazel: you think you could leave us and join them?! Who even are you when you have a whole Warren to protect! Friends to be there for you!
Hyzenthlay took a step closer to Bigwig, brushing her cheek against his in a rare moment of vulnerability.
Hyzenthlay: You were brave, braver than any of us. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
Hazel: Bigwig, I was wrong, You did what you thought was best for all of us. I should have seen that.
Hazel: you promised us...and you broke it... you broke it into small pieces!
Bigwig: ...
Bigwig: I'm sorry Hazel, I did it for us-
Hazel: WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DID THIS TO US-
Bigwig: I DID IT TO FOR OUR PLAN TO RESCUE THE DOES OKAY?!
Hazel: you what?
Hyzenthlay: what do you mean?
Bigwig: I had to blend in so later, we can rescue them.
Bigwig: and pipkin's dead because of you hazel!
Hyzenthlay: WHAT?!
Hyzenthlay: Hazel? Is it true?
Hazel: what?! No! No I didn't!
Bigwig: oh ho! You don't believe me! I have proof!
Suddenly the bell rang
Hyzenthlay: oh no...it's him! Let's go
They ran until vervain notice them
Vervain: uh guys? I think we got a problem
General woundwort: what?! Without my permission?!
Hyzenthlay: oh man. He's not happy
Hazel: what do we do?
Bigwig: they're not like cats! They can chase us!
Hyzenthlay: Wait! I know a shortcut! Follow me!
General woundwort: DONT JUST STAND THERE! GET THEM!
The sound of a train was almost there.
Bigwig: oh fuck! Hazel! A train is coming this way!!
Hazel: we have to keep going!!
Vervain saw Hazel
Vervain: I was born ready!
Orchis: vervain no!
The train was closer to vervain and but the moment he saw the light, he froze
Vervain: oh...fuck...
Then he automatically got hit by a train
His blood was remaining on the tracks
Orchis: NOOOOO!
Orchis started to sob for the loss of his brother
Campion: oh orchis...I'm so sorry man...
Blackavar and Campion cried along with orchis
General woundwort: oh Orchis. Vervain was the most wonderful buck you had
Orchis: now what?
Orchis: now what am I gonna do?!
General woundwort felt orchis pain and started to get teary himself.
The four men sadly sobbed and cried for the loss of the buck and a brother of their own