Bigwig's Doe, Luna.(Netflix Watership Down)

🐾🐰8. Escape. Finally.🐰🐾

Luna.

I knew that my kits would be in trouble if they were brought up in this warren. There were so many bucks and does, said does being mistreated, but there wasn't a kit to be seen. Either due to harsh environment, or the fact that they were probably mistreated and died as well. I'm not sure this General Woundwort will allow my kits to grow up healthy and happy. What if there are females? He'd have them join the other does and abuse her as well, and if there are males, he'd train them up to be killers and abusers just as his guards are. Thlayli and I wouldn't be able to protect them in this Warren. From what I can remember from the last few days at Sandleford, Copper warned me that I would have a week, at most, before the kits arrived, and thats if I didn't overexert myself, but having to look for our new warren, and all the fights we've faced, I'd be lucky if I had a couple days. We have to escape today, so I can go and find a suitable burrow for my kits... with everything, I would need to bring them to the world on my own, away from the warren, so that they'd be safe from this... war that seems to be going on. Usually, a doe with a early, or late, litter, would birth them just outside their warren, but I can't take that risk with Efrafa endangering Watership Down. I have to find a place farther away from both warren's, but still close enough to find my way back, and not be found by elil and humans alike...

"Are you alright, Inlé?" Clover asked upon her return to the does.

"I'm fine. I take the talk with the General didn't go well?" I stand up from where I laid, and looked at the multi colored doe.

"No, it didn't." Clover sighed before coming beside me and nuzzling into my side. We were like sisters, we've grown closer since being here. Our ears perk up as we both hear the others singing a ballad, and we also hear the approaching storm, the clouds growing darker, almost sad.

"I'm ordering you to stop, right now." One of the bucks guarding the entrance ordered as he came to the opening to see us. The doe continued as she began to stand up, all the others soon joining the ballad. As they still continue, the guard comes closer to put an end to our chants. As the does stood up, they began to gather, and he began to back away, overwhelmed as he was the only one to stop us. "I'm ordering ya! Stop right now!" They continue to gather as Clover leaves my side to speak.

"We shall be free." She says as the others stop chanting for her. He was backed into a corner, cowering as a doe came and helped me to my feet. A few moments later, it grew dark, and he gathered his courage and stood at the opening once more, looking down upon us as we began to cower.

"Now, I'm going to see to it personally that every single one of you is punished." He threatened. He turned as he began to fight someone, but was knocked out as he was sprawled on the ledge of the opening.

"You fancy coming out for a stroll?" Bigwig asked moments after Clover gasped from the sight of the guards unconscious body. We all stood and began following Bigwig, Hyzenthlay, and Blackavar. We ran as fast, and as far, as we could in the rains pouring down on us, washing away my muddy coat and turning my white fur a wet light grey. Hyzenthlay stopped for a few seconds as we exited the warren, listening to Nettle, the doe who spied on our plans and reported them, and then we left her behind, running all the way to a bridge, where we met with Hazel and the others. Copper and Strawberry weren't there, as were a few of our bucks who stayed behind to protect our warren. Hazel and Clover greeted one another, as I stood beside Bigwig, and Fiver quickly came to me and nuzzled me.

"I'm so glad you're safe, Luna. We were all so worried when you were no where to be found. Copper had quickly come to us when she didn't find you at the warren, and after that, she went back to the warren, hoping maybe you'd return, and prayed to Frith you weren't with Bigwig."

"That doe knows me enough to know I'd follow him anywhere." I scoff.

"Even into enemy territory." Bigwig said, sending me a glare.

"These Efrafans are big, fast and they know how to cover ground. If they catch up with us..." Bigwig said as he led the others to the escaped does on the other side of the bridge, where we had left them to check if Hazel and the others were still waiting for us like planned. As we saw them, we also saw the Efrafans. We were now surrounded by two groups of Efrafans, and the one blocking us from our escape, started to part, showing General Woundwort.

"So, we finally meet, Thlayli." He spoke as he towered over all of us. "They told me you weren't a fighter, but I know a fighter when I see one." His eye glanced to me as he said the last part, making me go rigid. "I'm going to take great pleasure in killing you, your mate, and your kits."

The does began to huddle closer together and breath nervously as the enemy bucks began closing in more around us, as Bigwig and Woundwart had a stare down. I began to understand something, Woundwart thought Thlayli was the leader of our Warren, since he was the biggest of our bucks, and seemed the cleverest since he managed this escape with the does. I felt Clover start nudging me closer to the others in order to keep me protected. Our bucks were trying to shield the group of does from the surrounding Efrafans... as Woundwort was about to strike Bigwig, Kehaar showed up and hit him from behind just in time. As everyone began gasping and chattering, asking what had happened, those who didn't know Kehaar, said bird began to make his way back for another strike, attacking and distracting our enemy so we could run and get somewhere relatively safe... beside a human warren, only a fast stream between us. As the rain stopped, the sun began to show again, and we waited until it was safe enough to head to our home. Clover, although happy to reunite with Hazel, stuck relatively close to me, along with Fiver and Hyzenthlay. It was very obvious why, since I was pregnant, and I could have my kits any day now. They were worried I'd have them before we reached the down, and I wouldn't make it. Soon enough, Kehaar came to give us some news, and left not long after, scaring some does as he flew really close to them on his departure.