Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump.


"Dar, do you hear that?"


"Hear what?"  The Beastmaster didn't turn around.


"That thumping noise," Tao answered, wondering how in the world Dar couldn't 
hear that noise.  "Are you sure you don't hear anything?"


Dar did look at him this time.  "Tao, I don't hear anything.   Are you 
feeling all right?"


"I feel fine.  Stop looking at me like that."  Tao said, indignant.


Thump.  Thump. Thump. Thump.


"Did you hear that?" Dar said, finally noticing the noise.


"Yes!"  Tao yelled, raising his hands in exasperation.


Dar tried to track the thumping, ignoring his irritated friend.  It sounded 
like it was moving closer. "Tao, get behind me."  He drew his staff, and 
held it in front of him in a warning position.


"What do you think it is?"  Tao moved back, slightly behind his friend.


"I don't know.  But it's coming closer."


"Oh."


Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump.


A large pink rabbit hopped into the clearing.  It looked at the two men, one 
of whom was obviously holding a weapon.  "Hello," it said.


Tao stared at the rabbit in shock.  Finding his voice, he said, "Um.  Hi.  
Dar?  Uh, Dar, tell you see that?"


"I see it, Tao.  I'm just not sure what it is."  Focusing on the rabbit, the 
Beastmaster asked it "Are you magic, sorcery?  We're not going to hurt you."


The rabbit laughed.  "Oh, I know that.  I'm the Easter bunny, you can't hurt 
me."


"The Easter bunny?"  Tao looked askance at Dar.  "What's Easter?"


Dar shrugged.  "Never heard of it."


"Oh, that's okay.  You wouldn't have.  This all happening because of some 
chat the author had with a friend a few nights ago."  Dar had slowly lowered 
his staff.  The Easter bunny hopped closer, and focused its gaze on Tao.  
"Oh, and Tisea wanted me to give you this for Sierra."  He took Dar's staff 
from him and hit Tao squarely in the head with it. Dar caught Tao as he 
collapsed.  The Easter bunny dropped Dar's staff and hopped away muttering 
about crazy fanfic authors and their crazy friends who gave them weird 
ideas.


And then comfort scenes proceeded from there.

Happy Easter! Dedicated to Sierra, who is completely to blame for this entire story. I told you I could put a Taowie in this story. Getting Feedback will help me make it through finals. Please help me through them, I'm gonna need it.

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