The Isekai Game

The Foxes Are Here

Vanessa slid down, sliding left and right. The very thought of landing in a pool of adorable hamsters her size filled her mind. Nothing in the world was gonna stop this bliss.

Upon sliding out into a pile of soft wood chips, Mimi's big butt slammed her down further. She gasped at the sight of hamsters their size until Kiki was heard coming down. Attempting to get out of the way, Mimi tripped and broke Kiki's fall. From deep within the bedding, Vanessa pushed the two girls off and ran out for the ginormous hamsters.

The second she grabbed one, a radar appeared in front of her. She tried to ignore it, but help to notice that it appeared as soon as she grabbed a hamster. The hamster she hugged leaned its head deeper for a rub. She tried to rub the hamster's head with her face while stretching an arm for a second one.

Logan slid out the slide with Dani yelling, "Don't let go of the hamster"!

"Never, ever, ever, ever, ever," said Vanessa

"The foxes are coming," said a hamster panicking.

"Oh that's cute," said Kiki.

"How we are going to escape them?" asked Vanessa trying to pull in a third hamster.

A hamster explained there wasn't much they could do without the full colony and their elder. It continued to talk about its loved ones and its colony until Logan cut it off.

"Vanessa, hamsters are dumb. You have to take charge and lead them to safety," he said, "Their colony is obviously divided. You need to reconnect them safely. Last thing. If you check your green map, you can make out a good portion of the tunnel and where everybody is".

"Vanessa," called Kiki, "Those big tremors coming are the foxes. You're on a time limit".

"Oki," said Vanessa as she slowly let go of the hamsters.

Dani assured her they would play with the hamsters if they won. Looking at the radar, Vanessa asked for help reading it. Kiki pointed out the locations of the tunnels and all living beings. After understanding the radar, they saw the foxes dig into the first area they landed. In a matter of seconds, Vanessa came up with a plan.

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Digging through the tunnel, the foxes stuck their noses towards the scent of fresh hamster. The very scent struck their tongue, arousing their hunger.

Reaching the slide, the foxes became cautious of traps. One remained near, scratching at the slide. Others bark behind it out of excitement.

With its claw latched into the slide, the fox pulled it out with ease. They analyzed how much deeper the tunnel went. Though it was dangerous to go so far underground, the tunnels were relatively big. The feast it possibly brought could feed them for days. The alpha of the pack pushed them to continue digging.

The runt of the pack was the first to squeeze through. It could barely see in the tunnel. Luckily it smelled the hamsters everywhere. Running in tiny circles, it failed to find a single hamster. But he did scratch at many little tunnels.

A second fox rushed to its side, sniffing the tunnels. It lightly scratched at a tunnel that had the strongest scent. The scent was recent by the second. It dug for its life in search of the pack. Dirt flew smacking the patiently waiting runt. All the other foxes stood by in the prior tunnel.

The tunnel the fox dug curved to the left. Its body was fully submerged when it came to an opening. Staring down at him was the runt. A noise between a growl and a whimper escaped its mouth.

After their failure, the alpha jumped in to investigate the tunnels for itself. He ran through the tunnel, tracking the hamster scent. Yet there was no sign of the hamsters themselves. Running through once more, he scratched carefully at the walls.

Nothing was found. As the alpha laid wondering how to find their meal, the second fox smelled the other tunnels. Their scent was weak, but his intuition was keen. He scratched at the one with the weakest scent. The moment he noticed it turning, he stopped.

Instead of following the tunnel, the second fox scratched at the wall just like his predecessor. Soft foil easily fell down. He barked for the alpha who yelled back for him to move. After scratching away the soft dirt, the alpha found a hidden tunnel leading a little further into the ground.

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Riding on a hamster through the grass, Dani said, "Nice one Vanessa. And all I had to do was pad dirt and then climb. Not bad though".

"Make sure everybody is keeping an eye out for birds!" yelled Vanessa gripping the top of her running hamster.

She wanted nothing more than to keep hugging her oversized fur baby. Unfortunately, the trial was still in effect.

They ran through the day to escape their predators. The elder was with the other half of the hamster tribe. Sadly the hamster tribe was in the middle of migrating to a new shelter when they were split by the local foxes. Running tired, Vanessa couldn't locate any tunnels on her radar.

"Vanessa!" yelled Kiki, "Can we stop? We can't all keep running like this".

She looked over at Mimi, Logan, and Kiki who were all drenched in sweat. They had just entered a normal forest, allowing them to rest in a bush.

In the bush, Vanessa remained latched onto a hamster. Her relaxed body wanted to sleep. The rock thrown by Mimi to wake up caused her to question the hamsters.

First, she needed to know why they were moving. The older hamster explained they only moved nearby because of a drought. Now they were looking to move away to the rocky cliffs nearby. He didn't know which part of the cliff they were moving to. But he knew the direction of the cliff.

As the little guy rambled off about reuniting his precious family, Logan cut him off to info Vanessa that she had to make a decision quickly. Fortunately, she already had a game plan which involved leaving Dani behind safely in the bush with all of the hamsters except one.