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| - A full moon shone over northern Mossflower Woods. The forest was quiet and peaceful. The silence was broken only by three young rabbits played in a field. They tussled and jumped on each other until a voice called to them from their den, “Dillery! Pendo! Manitha! Come home this instant, it's getting late!” A plump, motherly-looking rabbit came out of the den, holding a ladle. Dillery, the oldest, said, “But mum, we want to play more!” The mother rabbit, whose name was Bloombell, said in a no-nonsense voice, “You had better come home this instant young bunnies, or your father will get quite upset!” The father rabbit, Weldron, had already come to the door. He called out in a deep voice, “Come in now or you'll be sent right to bed with no supper!” The young rabbits sighed and went in. Bloombe
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| - A full moon shone over northern Mossflower Woods. The forest was quiet and peaceful. The silence was broken only by three young rabbits played in a field. They tussled and jumped on each other until a voice called to them from their den, “Dillery! Pendo! Manitha! Come home this instant, it's getting late!” A plump, motherly-looking rabbit came out of the den, holding a ladle. Dillery, the oldest, said, “But mum, we want to play more!” The mother rabbit, whose name was Bloombell, said in a no-nonsense voice, “You had better come home this instant young bunnies, or your father will get quite upset!” The father rabbit, Weldron, had already come to the door. He called out in a deep voice, “Come in now or you'll be sent right to bed with no supper!” The young rabbits sighed and went in. Bloombell noticed that there were only two of her children present. She asked the others, “Where is Manitha?” Pendo shrugged, “I don't know. She went off into the woods when we were playing.” Weldron got up and went outside. “Manitha! Where are you?” There was no answer. He sighed and picked up a thick, oaken staff. “I'll go out and find her.” he said. Weldron went off into the woods of Mossflower. It could be dangerous out in Mossflower at night. Vermin, snakes, birds of prey, or marshlands could mean death for a careless wanderer. He kept calling out his daughter's name every now and then, hoping to get an answer. Suddenly he heard a frightened squeal from over to his right, and he whirled around. He saw his daughter, Manitha, on the ground, with a dark shape looming above her. Weldron charged at the black thing, but something whacked him across the back of his head, and he went sprawling. He looked up to see at least five dark shadowy creatures that seemed to appear out of nowhere. He reached for his staff, but a dagger hissed down and buried itself right next to his paw. An accented voice snarled, “You try dat again and you be a deadbeazt!” Weldron lay motionless on the ground as the dark creature retrieved it's dagger. An evil-sounding, female voice spoke, “Which way is it to the Abbey of Redwall?” Weldron trembled, “I-it is just due s-south. Now p-please, will you give me back my daughter?” The female voice hissed, “That is for Bloodskull to decide!” The father rabbit was about to ask who that was, when a thick, rasping voice came out from the trees, “What is this creature, Skarva?” The female voice answered, “It is two rabbits, master. They told us where the Abbey is.” A large, dark figure came out of the trees, and Weldron gasped in horror. It had on a black hooded cloak and it's fur was pitch black as well. But it's face was what terrified the rabbit. Bright crimson paint was smeared on the beast's face in a pattern so as to make it look like a blood-stained skull. The creature brought it's left arm out of it's cloak and Weldron saw that instead of a paw, it had a vicious three-pronged hook, with two longer hooks on the top and a smaller one on the bottom. The hook flashed down, and grabbed the rabbit by his tunic. Weldron stared in terror at the evil, red-streaked face. The beast's harsh voice was barely a whisper, “So, you know where the Abbey is?” The rabbit nodded. The dark figure smiled, it's face breaking into a ghastly skull-like grin, “Then you must know of it's weaknesses. The places in the walls where there are no thick barriers?” Weldron gulped and stuttered, “W-well, sir, I have not actually been there for a long time. S-so I don't really know of any weaknesses.” The dark creature nodded, and two of the black figures grabbed Manitha by her ears. They lifted her off of the ground, and a pair of saw-edged swords were held at her throat. Weldron struggled to get to his daughter, but the black creature threw him to the ground and placed a foot-paw on him. A long, black sword slid out of his cloak, and was pointed right between Weldron's eyes. The black figure hissed, “If you do not tell me every detail of the Abbey, and what the creatures there are like, then I will slay your daughter. If you still do not comply, then I will, well....” The evil face broke into the ghastly smile, “use a little...persuasion!” He pressed the sword lightly into the rabbit's head and Weldron gave a whimper. The creature rubbed the triple-hook on it's cloak and said, “So now, tell me all that there is to know about Redwall Abbey.”
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