Watership Down (Disney film series idea)

Watership Down (Disney film)

Premise
A small group of rabbits travel to find a new home, when their previous home is destroyed by humans in 1980s England.

Part One
The story starts in England 1985, where A rabbit named Fiver, after failing to read a notice board, saying that Sandleford Warren, is to be developed into modern housing. Hazel, who is Fiver’s Elder brother informs the Chief Rabbit, Threarah of the situation, but the Chief refuses to order an evacuation. Knowing the Chief won’t listen, Hazel decides to tell His childhood friends, Dandelion, Hawkbit, and Blackberry, along with Pipkin and Bigwig, one of the Chief’s Owsla, who inform the other rabbits of the situation. They exit the Warren. Holly and Toadflax, two of the Owsla, pursues Hazel’s group but is thwarted by Bigwig. On his way back to the Warren, Holly and Toadflax observe a group of humans with signs and notices a few construction vehicles, meaning that Fiver’s prediction is coming true, so Holly runs back to the Warren to warn Threarah, while Toadflax gets killed while attacking the humans. After Holly explains what happened, the Chief orders the rabbits to go after Hazel. But the rabbits notice the humans and scatter as shots are fired.

Meanwhile, Half a mile away from the doomed Sandleford Warren, Hazel’s group rest under an abandoned hay wagon when a rainstorm starts. To pass the time, Dandelion tells the story of Frith’s Blessing, featuring El-Ahrairah, the prince of Rabbits. (In a 1920s Cartoon Style) Once finished with the story, and the rain dies down, the rabbits are chased by a Lendri, (Meaning Badger) and a hunter’s dog, but they escape thanks to Blackberry’s idea of swimming away while on pieces of wood. As night began to fall, The Rabbits rest in a crypt of a graveyard, as Bigwig and Silver keep watch for any predators that might attack the rabbits, both Bigwig and Silver fight off the crows, then the rats, and an Owl. At morning, the rabbits locate a Warren, and their leader, Cowslip invites them. They all enter, except Fiver, who feels uneasy about their new home, as they notice a rabbit named Strawberry, mourning, meanwhile, a weasel is sneaking around, starts to dig inside, but is shot off-screen by a human. Cowslip explains that the hunter is a friend of Cowslip’s Warren, who protects the rabbits from any predators. In hopes of keeping the spirits of Hazel’s group up, Dandelion tells the story of the King’s Lettuce, the second of El-Ahrairah’s tales. Cowslip’s rabbits were not all that impressed, and the Chief asks Silverweed to tell a better tale. But, to the discomfort of Hazel and the others, the tales are about death, and accepting it. Forcing Fiver to leave the warren, not wanting to stay.

Then, later that night, when Bigwig was looking to get food, He is caught in a snare, as Fiver went to get help. Hazel’s group comes but not anyone in Cowslip’s Warren, except Strawberry. After Bigwig is barely saved, Strawberry explained to Hazel’s group that once a day, a rabbit in the Warren has to die, just for the others to be fed. The group admonishes Strawberry for withholding information, as Strawberry countered that Cowslip did not allow anyone in the Warren to tell anyone, since His mate died the same way. As Hazel’s group left, Strawberry, knowing He’ll be punished by Cowslip, leaves the Warren in Hazel’s group’s direction. Cowslip and some of his followers try to cut them off, but Bigwig fights Cowslip, who was too old, too reliant to his followers, who leave knowing He’ll never survive on his own. After the fight was over Hazel notices Strawberry who asked to come along on Hazel’s quest for a home. With some convincing and time, Strawberry is welcomed as they head for their intended destination, the high hills.

Part Two
As their search for a new Warren continued, Fiver predicts and suggests finding a Beech tree on a hill next to a farm, which they did, and encounter a seagull named Kehaar. after searching all night, and looking at the sunrise over the area. While digging their new home, An injured Holly and Bluebell arrives at the Warren, finally found Hazel, and tells him about Sandleford Warren’s fate. Holly explains that after failing to capture Hazel’s group, He goes to tell the Threarah, but spots some humans with construction equipment approaching the Warren, so Holly informs the Sandleford rabbits of the humans, and thanks to some unexpected interference from other humans opposing the development, a great number of them escaped with their lives, but a few of them, including Threarah was shot, presumed dead. after scattering away from the humans, Holly and the surviving rabbits, head to parts unknown. While looking for Hazel’s group, Holly found another Warren called Efrafa, with more rabbits than Cowslip’s Warren. In a raid to Nuthanger Farm, Hazel, along with Hawkbit, Pipkin, and Fiver go and free the hutch rabbits (Clover, Lolium, and Bellflower) and head back to Watership Down, however, a blue-gray cat deters their escape as the farm owner shoots at the escaping rabbits, only hitting Hazel’s leg. As the others escape back to Watership Down. At morning, Keehar helps get the bullet removed from Hazel’s leg. Days later, after recovering, Hazel along with Bigwig, Pipkin, and Fiver head for Efrafa, but Bigwig heads forward and is cut off by two Efrafan officers,attacking two efrafan rabbits named Blackavar and Hyzenthlay. Bigwig tackles one of the officers, but gets captured.

Sandleford Rabbits

 * Hazel - The main protagonist of the film series
 * Fiver - The main deuteragonist of the film series, with the gift of a sixth sense.
 * Bigwig - a tough rabbit, and Owsla leader, with the strength to take on a weasel.
 * Blackberry - An intelligent rabbit, with more common sense than most rabbits in Sandleford.
 * Dandelion - A storyteller who knows all the tales of the Rabbit’s oldest ancestor, El-Ahrairah.
 * Hawkbit - A skeptical, and sorrowful rabbit.
 * Pipkin - An underconfident but adventurous young rabbit.
 * Holly - A veteran owsla captain, known for thinking up plans.
 * Bluebell - The jokester of the group.
 * Rowan - The Chief of Sandleford Warren
 * Toadflax - An owsla member who abuses his authority, and threatens to tear the tails of anyone who tells the Chief about what he’s been doing,
 * Nightshade - The Chief’s main advisor.
 * Zinnia - A rabbit Hazel has feelings for, and was to be His mate, but the relationship ended when She turns down Hazel’s offer to leave the warren.