We Rejoin Our Hero...
The sky was grey. It was an ashen expanse of rolling and tumbling cloud that spewed large flakes of transient snow from its rolling mists. These flakes dove, heavy with moisture as they melted, straight towards the ground - as straight as the wind would allow, which was at a steep angle. They showered on the cold land, seeming to attack a tiny grey mouse that had just slipped into the cover of the forest.
The wind was less harsh amongst the lifeless expanse of grey trees long since divested of their leaves. Fergo was, perhaps glad for this slight cut in the wind, as traveling across the grasslands all the way from the Concrete Culverts in the Old City had been troublesome, even in the long grass.
And then again, the mouse was, perhaps, not glad for this change in terrain, as it meant his progress was dramatically slowed, as he had to clamber over and around all the branches that littered the forest floor.
He did so quickly, though, using the three-inch sharpened metal pin he carried for a weapon as an improvised tool to vault himself over obstacles whenever he had the chance.
Fergo had to get to the hollow at the heart of the wood - where the underground city of Coggly Hollow lay, and fast. Horrible things had happened at Darkwater Drain, and now Pipetown was under the shadow of a darker shadow. The menace was spreading through the Dark Culverts, towards the underground city.
It had to be stopped, at any cost. If Pipetown fell, the rest of the Old City would. And then the world.
That was why Fergo had been dispatched to Coggly Hollow - to get help from the city.
To get a hero.
Or two.
Two would be better.
Or even more.
READ THE NOTES: There's a few things to know about this world. Humans have existed in the past. They don't any longer. Small animals - Mice, rats, voles, shrews, rabbits, moles, badgers, weasels. cavies, wombats - are all 'intelligents.' Basically anything that burrows. That may have something to do with the obviously post-apocalyptic nature of this world. Snakes and lizards also exist, although they are witless and evil. Mice knights kill lizards dragons, etcetera.
Birds are also witless. Canines, Felines, and most anything else are practically nonexistant. Kiwis, chickens, and most ground dwelling fowl, etcetera, are used as mounts by the normal animals, much like a 'chocobo.'
Animals are normal sized. They walk on four legs, though they can use two, and their forepaws can be used as hands to use weapons if need be. Magic does exist in this world, though it is not 'pew pew fireballs.' It's subtle shamanic rituals, communing with gods, and summoning rituals, rain dances, ecetera. Some combat magic may be used, but only as a cherry on top, like in Return of the Jedi - a final moment of cool.
The villain. He's a squid in the sewer. Except that I should note that monsters can exist in normal forms here - tarantulas are a threat to mice, giant spiders. Rhinoceros Beetles are also big enough to be good disposable enemies. Ecetera. So an ordinary giant squid can be a nightmare. His name is 'Chew-Through.'
I think that's it for now. Ask about anything else, I'll answer your questions... and there's one major rule - NO HUMANS. There might be human technology left over (i.e., a grenade as a mouse nuclear bomb or something) but I'd like to keep that and any other technology to a minimum. NO HUMANS!