Chapter 11

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(Warning: strong language and cartoon violence)

Hazel finally finished the escape burrow.
Clover: perfect! This will be secured for the day after tomorrow night!
BlackBerry: hmm. What's taking bigwig so long?
Fiver: I don't know. Let's check on him.
As they enter, Hazel knocks on his door
Hazel: bigwig! You okay?
He opens the door and noticed him
Dandelion: hey. There you are. We're all set!
Bigwig: 🥺
Dandelion: and he was crying!
Dandelion gave bigwig a hug
Dandelion: aww you missed us did you?
Bigwig: general woundwort hurt my feelings...
Dandelion: 😏 sure, big softie...
Fiver: oh! So the scare crush did get his attention.
Bigwig: anyways...
Bigwig: what was that idea of yours?
Hazel: we're planning to escape efrafra and go back to the Warren and never return!
BlackBerry: are you fucking insane?! What if the general knows?
Hazel: we'll leave tomorrow night. 12 am sharp!
The next afternoon, the general made a announcement

General Woundwort: so I would like to invite you all to this meeting.
General Woundwort: yes there will be a lot of violence and all of that stuff!
General Woundwort: luckily we will have more captains to keep them company, or else you all might end up like nettle...
Fiver: who's nettle?
General Woundwort: the doe I killed in front of the other does!
All: 😰
General Woundwort: so let's hire some captains and make efrafra a better place!
General Woundwort: any questions?
Hazel and bigwig: ...
Hazel: 😅
Bigwig: I'm sorry. But what the fuck was that?!
General Woundwort: ...
Hazel: what bigwig is trying to say is... it's great but don't you think that a bit too...much?
General Woundwort: oh. I find that interesting.
Bigwig: yeah! I mean that's the whole shitty point!
BlackBerry: bigwig. Remember language...
Fiver: so wait. You guys can handle anyone? As captain?
General Woundwort: if we make a deal then yes...
Dandelion: I definitely have a bad feeling about this man...
Bigwig was about to head back to his burrow until another rabbit named chervil came.
Bigwig: aren't you gonna siliflay?
Blackavar: ha! No! Unlike you! I don't siliflay at this time.
Chervil: just tell him why we're here, man.
Blackavar: I...I am here for the mark of...what was it again?
Chervil beats him up with a whip from his belt
Blackavar: I've come here for the mark to see me...last week, I have been punished for leaving the Warren?
Chervil: 😡
Blackavar: the council was merciful...
Chervil whips him up again
Blackavar: THE COUNCIL WAS MERCIFUL!!
Chervil: he ran away from them; campion thrown out his ears and hair into shreds.
Blackavar: but he apologized to me!
Chervil: that means, every morning he has to show up early to siliflay as an example to the others.
Blackavar: stop! You're embarrassing me!
Chervil: I'm not embarrassing yourself. I'm just telling him!
Bigwig left leaving the two arguing
As he arrived, the gang and Hyzenthlay and clover was lying down watching the stars.
Hazel: wow.
Hazel: this is beautiful.
Fiver: yeah it's cool!
Bigwig: ...
Dandelion: bigwig? What's wrong? Why the face?
Bigwig: ever since I had this another life, I've been sick.
BlackBerry: sick?
Dandelion: oh no! You're sick! I'll tell the general-
Blackberry: dandelion wait! It's not that sick. Another type of sick.
Dandelion: oh...right...
Hyzenthlay: Hazel? If you guys ever leave, be sure to remember me.
Hazel: actually. We would like you to come with us.
Hyzenthlay: me? With you?
Hyzenthlay: I would love to, but my fasting is tomorrow. I can't miss it.
Fiver: you don't have to. We're leaving at midnight.
Hazel: yeah, we all have to do now is rescue the does!
Bigwig: no hazel! I had enough trouble with the general already!
Hazel: he'll understand
Bigwig: yeah! He's understand that you're stealing for fucks sake!
Bigwig;: I'm telling you! This is a bad idea; we could get executed for this!
Clover: well Hazel. He's right. I mean it's not like we could be sneaky enough to rescue the does!
Hazel: 💡
Hazel: that is exactly what we're gonna do!
Clover: shit...
Hazel: clover said if we could be sneaky, we could rescue them.
Fiver: you really think you can rescue all the does in one night?
Hazel: one night can change anything!
Hazel: but.
Hazel: as your brother, you have to go back to the warren. By yourself.
Fiver: why can't I go with you?
Bigwig: because, you're in your tween age, you get puberty and it could be dangerous.
Fiver: 😑😧
Dandelion: and another reason. You're too  young.
Fiver: ...
Once they immediately got inside, he noticed the does were sleeping
One doe woke up
Doe 1: who are you?
Hazel: no time to explain. Come with us.
The gang finally got the does outside in one night.
In the morning, general woundwort went to see the does but they were all gone.
General woundwort: bigwig...
General woundwort left and was outside wearing a black robe and a knife next to him.
So he walked to hazels Warren before them.
Sliver was still hung out with captain Holly, blueberry, strawberry and keehar.
Bluebell: Holly! You can walk?! Oh my god!
Sliver: thanks for taking care of him.
Strawberry: you're welcome.
Hawkbit: wait a minute. Hazel said they should be here. Where is he?
Captain Holly: I don't know. He said- oh shit!
A knock was heard
Sliver: I got it.
Sliver opened the door and the general came in and spoke
General woundwort: good day sir...
He brought out his knife and stabbed sliver near lower to his abdomen. He got it out and sliver collapsed with blood spit out of his mouth.
He quickly left
Hawkbit: SLIVER! HES DEAD!
Strawberry: WHAT?! AAAH!
Bluebell: OH FRITH SLIVER!!
Captain Holly: this can't be happening!
Fiver noticed and ran to them
Strawberry: fiver! You okay? Are you hurt?
Fiver: yeah. I'm fine-
Fiver: AAAAH! SLIVER!
Fiver: why...
Fiver: why did it have to be...Us!
Fiver felt anger inside him for the first time and yelled
Fiver: CURSE YOU WOUNDWORT! OR CRUEL ABERRATION HIDE WITHN YOUR INKY CLOAK OF...
Fiver: WOUNDWORTNESS!
All: ...
Bluebell: fiver, where's Hazel?
Fiver: he's coming. With more ladies....
Hawkbit: ladies?
Then they all notice Hazel and the others were back with the does
Strawberry: OH MY GOD! YOURE BACK!
Hazels mission was a success!
Hyzenthlay: oh. You must be captain Holly. Bigwig has told me all about you. I'm Hyzenthlay.
Captain Holly: I'm holly. OWSLA officer.
Fiver: we did it Hazel. We finally got ourselves a home and lots of does to fall in love with.
Virthrill came over and kissed fiver on the cheek.
Virthrill: thank you.
Fiver: 😳
Fiver: yeah...you're welcome...
Hazel: 😏 looks like I'm not the only one...
Hawkbit: thanks for bringing more for me, find anyone?
Dandelion: well...yes. Yes I did.
Hawkbit: oh! Who is it?
Dandelion looks into hawkbit's eyes
Hawkbit: oh! Oh...
Dandelion and hawkbit: I would love to dandelion...thank you.

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