Wednesday 17 November 2010

Fred's Halloween Adventure Part 8

The Rescue
Fred and the bunny sat squished inside the glass cage watching the chicks watch them. Then there seemed to be some kind of drama and they all lined up and ran off.
"Hmm" said Fred, wondering what was going on.
"Now's our chance!" said the pink bunny rabbit, looking around with sharp eyes.
"But how do we get out?" asked Fred.
"Maybe we can push it over..." replied the bunny and they both put all of their weight against one side of the glass.
Fred even stood up as tall as he could in order to try to topple it, but no luck!
Breathing hard the sat down again disappointed.
"We need someone on the other side of the glass," said the bunny just as they heard a noise outside the cage.
Fred peered through the low light and saw two sets of little bunny ears poking over a stack of old books.
"Psst" they whispered, or so Fred supposed as he couldn't hear well.
Carefully, keeping a careful watch two little grey bunnies in equally little, ill-fitting clothes, crept out and stood in front of the glass cage.
"Right, lets do this quickly!" said the little girl bunny to the little boy bunny in and urgent whisper.
All at once they got their paws under the edge of the glass and Fred and the pink bunny pushed against the other side.
It was enough and the glass toppled over, freeing the trapped bunnies.
Luckily it didn't shatter.
"Hooray!" declared Fred, glad to have the bunnies on his side.
The little grey rabbits hugged the pink bunny and Fred realised that there was a whole group of bunnies in hiding, but who were there to rescue not only him, but the other poor creatures trapped in the castle.
"We'd better be quick!" said the pink bunny, "they might come back soon, and there is no way I'm leaving without completing my mission!"
So after agreeing enthusiastically that he would help, the bunnies split up and each went quietly round the room from hiding place to hiding place, trying to find and rescue the poor experimented on creatures.
The little grey bunnies were very good at this, what with being so little and quiet, and they soon each found a creature.
They helped the migraine suffering one, which had a bolt through its head, and the big hairy one clambered over to the entrance.
They had decided to gather there so they could keep watch whilst the others looked.
Also for a quick exit.
Soon enough they had the key people too, and as the gathered by the door someone warned "something's coming!"
Everyone hid, but peered out to see what it was.
It was just the white rabbit!
They all scampered out again and the white rabbit said "Sorry I'm late, I realised what was happening and managed to distract the chicks. they're at the other side of the castle, they think I'm barricaded inside the top tower! But we'd better be quick!"
So he helped too and soon enough all the creatures had been rescued and were all assembled in a secret spot by the door.
"Hooray!" said Fred, glad that things had worked out.
"Don't get excited yet Fred, we've still to get out of the castle. I won't be happy till we get to the safe-house,"  said the pink rabbit.

"Yeah Fred, its not wise to count your chickens before they've hatched," said the white rabbit.
"That's a very distasteful joke, considering what we've all been through."
"Sorry, pinky, I wasn't thinking."
"I just don't ever wanna see another chick let alone hear about them."
"But sometimes you've just gotta laugh at it all."
"Alright, alright, lets get out of here," said one of the little grey sylvanian bunnies.
As they struggled and limped quietly to the door, the pink bunny looked around to make sure everyone was there, and noticed Fred off in a corner.
"C'mon Fred, we're going, hurry up, we need to be outta here before the chicks come back," he said.
Fred looked up in surprise and said "coming now!"
Fred had heard a rattle inside a little jewellery cabinet, and although at first afraid, he remembered the lucky key that was around his neck.
Fred had learnt today that if you're cowardly and ignore your intuition, you'd be haunted by what if's and the squirmy feeling in your stomach would make you worry endlessly.
Far better to know and be scared than not even try, thought Fred and rather fearlessly he took the key and put it in the lock.
It fit!
Fred opened the cabinet and out peered a tiny little creature with two big button eyes.
"Hello," whispered Fred.
"Hello," said the little thing in a little voice, "help me, I want to come too! Don't leave me here, please!"
It was just at this point that everyone was leaving and the pink rabbit was calling after Fred.
So Fred said "ok!" and snuck the creature into his bag.
As Fred left the eerie room cluttered with mysterious objects, aglow with beautiful candlelight, Fred hoped that after all this, hopefully, he had found himself, his place and some real friends.

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