Wile E pushed his way through a thick bush as he continued his trek through the woods. The scenery around him was still something he was getting used to since most of his life had been spent in sand and rock and heat. Oh, and conveniently oncoming traffic that appeared out of nowhere in the middle of a freaking desert.
Truth be told, Wile E was starting to take a liking to this place already. He'd only been here ten minutes and already he could see himself taking up residence in this fictional realm. Nice soft grass to soften his fall instead of hot sand or stone. No boulders that could roll off cliffs and land on him. No one hundred foot deep chasms to fall down. And best of all, there were many critters running about that Wile E could make a decent meal out of.
His trail of thought was interrupted by something splashing nearby. Creeping over to a tree, he peeked around and saw a pool of water nestled away, but even more worth noting were the number of critters gathered around and drinking from it.
Wile E gave a devious smile. They say you should always try the local cuisine when you visit someplace new, he thought to himself, staring at the critters hungrily as they suddenly turned into plates of cooked meat sprinkled with herbal spices and dressings.
He pushed back a low hanging tree branch as he crept and hid within a bush nearby, his eyes popping out to observe on a cute little fluffy brown rabbit at the waters edge.
Wile E frowned. He hated rabbits as much as he hated the Road Runner. Well, one rabbit in particular, anyways.
But the rabbits in this world didn't look like that one particular rabbit. They looked pretty normal. And vulnerable, too.
Wile E licked his lips.
His eyes withdrew back into the bush, which suddenly sprouted a pair of furry brown legs as it tiptoed towards the rabbits. One of them turned its head, thinking it saw something moving out of the corner of its eye, and immediately the bush dropped to the floor. The rabbit looked around, but saw nothing that would pose a threat, and turned its attention back to what it was doing.
As soon as it did, Wile E stood back up and tiptoed closer towards the rabbits. He managed to get a few meters closer before the same rabbit suddenly looked his way again, and once more he dropped to the floor. He grumbled quietly to himself as the rabbit surveyed the area again, but waited patiently for his chance to move in once more.
The rabbit twiddled its nose before turning its back to Wile E again. The coyote smiled. Better close in quickly. Third time is rarely a charm
He stood back up and tiptoed even closer towards his prey. He was so close now, that he would simply have to reach out and grab the unsuspecting creature. And then once he set up a decent fire using the branches from the trees around him, a nice roasted rabbit would fill his belly.
Wile E slowly extended his hand out of the bush, trying not to let the excitement of the moment cause him to make a sound and ruin this golden opportunity. For the first time in...well, a very, very long time, something was actually going his way for once. And to think, all it took was for him to somehow magically step through a painting into another world.
His hand was positioned just close enough to grab the fluffy critter by the ears. Victory was literally right there in his grasp!
Or at least it was until a fast-moving light-blue creature shot from out of the surrounding trees and right past Wile E, bringing a gust of wind with it and blowing away the leaves of his disguise.
What? Noooooo!
The woodland critters turned their heads towards Wile E, and they all gave a look of panic before scrambling to their feet and making a run for it. Wile E tried to quickly grab the rabbit he had crept close to, but by a hair - or 'hare', for want of a pun - the rabbit just managed to dodge his hand, and Wile E fall forward into the pool face-first. The bunny pointed and laughed at the wet coyote, and hopped away before the coyote could grab at him in time.
Wile E stared after his prey, his eyebrows furrowed in annoyance as he watched what could and should have been his meal hop away to safety. His hand slowly closed in to form a fist, and he gritted his teeth. His eyes then trailed over to where the blue thing had gone, glaring at the trail of broken branches and pushed-back bushes and plants left behind in its wake.
Whatever it was that startled and scared the woodland critters away, it moved as fast as the Road Runner, maybe even faster. But it certainly hadn't been the Road Runner which passed through just now. Wile E was quite familiar with his nemesis from the however many years he'd been chasing it.
But then what was that creature that could move just as quickly, and be just as annoying?
I don't know what that thing was, but it just cost me my dinner, Wile E growled in his thoughts as he got back up on his feet. And if 'it' shows itself again, I'll make it pay big time...