The feeling of excitement fills me up after I just met my real mom and dad. I also feel glad that I found them again. It’s been many years since I last saw them. I still remember my mother singing lullabies to me when I would want to go to sleep. I remember that she used to tuck me into my grassy bed. I remember that she would rub my tummy and that I would laugh and shake my feet. I still have that effect sometimes whenever someone rubs my tummy.

A lot of small orange rabbits are happy to find out that I am the next Easter Bunny. Some little orange rabbits are jumping all over me and giggling. I am laughing with them. Candy is laughing as some small rabbits are giggling. I am getting a little tired of the small rabbits jumping all over me.

“Okay, that's enough little mates,” I say.

But the little rabbits will not stop jumping all over me. Some are crawling on my tummy. I laugh as they crawl all over me. My Rabaca mother calls all of the little orange rabbits. They run up to her. I get up and brush some of the orange furs all over my body.

“Wow. Those little tykes must be glad to see me,” I say.

Deegra still does not look happy to see me. He looks disappointed as his arms are still folded in across his white furry chest.

I walk up to him. “What’s wrong Deegra?” I ask.

Deegra lets out a loud sigh.

He turns away from me. “You are wrong,” he answers.

Clover heard what Deegra said. I feel surprised.

“What do you mean?” I ask.

“You see, the Easter Bunny is not afraid of anything,” says Deegra.

I scoff and fold my arms. “I am not afraid of anythin’,” I say.

“And another thing…” Deegra continues. “That accent, it just doesn’t sound like the other Easter Bunnies at all,” he says.

“Oh, and I suppose you know what he sounds like, mate?” I ask.

“The Easter Bunny has lived with us for a long time. Your father never really spoke in another accent, especially yours,” confesses Deegra.

I drop my arms and scoff. “Well excuse me for livin’ in Australia for most of my life. I can’t help it with my Australian accent that I picked up some Australian people. I mean, it’s who I am. It’s what makes me, um, me. So if you got a problem with my accent, rack off!” I shout.

Deegra pushes me and I almost stumble.

“If you are the next Easter Bunny then let’s see what you’ve got,” says Deegra.

I gasp. “You don’t mean…a fight, do you?” I ask.

Deegra shakes his head. “No. We Rabaca’s never fought each other to prove who is better,” he answers.

“Then what do you do for competition?” I ask.

Deegra lifts his rabbit foot and stomps it. “We race,” he says.

My mom and dad can hear us arguing. My dad walks up to Deegra and me. He cuts in between us.

“Now what is all this none sense?” he asks.

I point at Deegra. “Deegra is a bit ticked off because he thinks I’m a disgrace in the name of the Eastah’ Bunny,” I say.

Deegra lowers my finger. “I only said that his accent doesn’t sound like the other Easter Bunnies and that he’s afraid,” he says.

I push Deegra and he does not even moves.

“Now see here, I aint afraid of nothin’!” I shout.

“Then prove it. Fly on one of the big rainbow hummingbirds,” says Deegra.

I gasp and turn to one of the big rainbow hummingbirds. The fear of heights is crawling back into my mind. I do not want to admit that I am afraid of flying. I drop my head and shake it. I begin to pant through my nose.

“I…I can’t.” confess.

Deegra is not surprised.

“That’s what I thought. You’re a disgrace to the title of the Easter Bunny,” says Deegra.

Deegra’s true words hurt me. My father hits Deegra on the head with his staff.

“That’s enough, Deegra!” shouts my father.

Deegra turns around, grunts, and folds his arms. He is still upset with me. The feeling of disgrace, humiliation, and fear all mixed up inside of me. I kneel on the ground. My mother walks up to me and places her paw on my shoulder. I look up at her.

“Deegra said that I’m a disgrace to the title of the Eastah’ Bunny. I wondah’ if he’s right aftah’ all?” I ask.

My mom shakes her head and sighs.

“There is something that you need to see. The little girl can come too,” she says.

I nod and stand back up on my feet. My mother leads Candy and me out of Deegra Village. We are heading to the east. My father and Clover are joining us. We stop on a very high green hill. I can almost see everything on this hilltop.

My mother points at a very large tree. Even though it is far away, the tree looks very huge. It is bigger than any other tree in this Realm. It has so many leaves, all kinds of leaves. They are too far to see what kind of leaves they are. The large tree has so many colors on it. It is like a rainbow tree, but the colors are all light colors. It is like the color of Easter. The tree is a willow. It is at least ten thousand feet high. I am surprised at how tall the tree is.

“What kinda tree is that?” I ask.

“That is called the Tree of the Realm,” my mom answers.

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“What’s it for?” I ask.

“What makes you think it’s for something?” asked my mom.

“Well because it’s biggah’ than any othah’ tree in this Realm. And for some reason it looks very important,” I answer.

My mom and dad nod. “Shall we get a closer look?” asks my dad.

I turn to the big hummingbirds and shake my head.

“I think I’ll run,” I say.

Deegra grins and stands next me.

“Is that a challenge?” he asks.

I quietly scoff. “Yes, I suppose it is,” I say.

Deegra pats my shoulder. “I’ll go easy on you,” he says.

“No need to. Give it all you got mate,” I say.

Deegra laughs. “Oh you don’t know who you’re messing with kid,” he says.

“Let me guess, you’re the fastest Rabaca in the Rabbit Realm?” I ask.

“Well…yes.” Deegra smiles proudly.

Deegra shoves me a little and then starts running towards the big tree that is far away from here. I laugh and place Candy on my back. Candy holds onto my rabbit ears. I bend my legs and feel like I’m ready to run. “Hang on, little sis. I’m goin’ fast!” I say.

I start running towards the big willow tree. It is at least six miles from Deegra Village. I use my arms and legs to run fast. I feel like a four-legged animal running. Kind of like a real rabbit. My mom, dad, and Fluffy are flying on a big hummingbird. They are following us as I run and try to catch up to Deegra. Clover runs to catch up with me.

We run through Vinard Meadow. The radishes are still blooming. I catch one with my mouth and eat it. Candy holds on to my ears but not very tightly. I spot Deegra running in front of me. He is ahead. I run a little faster to catch up to him. We run out Vinard Meadow and next to a lake.

Clover runs next to me. “That is called Keaple Lake!” she shouts.

I nod to respond. I turn to Keaple Lake as I am still running fast. The lake is huge. It is just as long as two football stadiums. Deegra is still ahead of me. I know that he will eventually win the race. But I am not ready to give up.

“Can’t you take a shortcut?!” shouts Candy.

“I don’t know any shortcuts in this Realm,” I say.

“Can’t you just leap?” asks Candy.

“Even if I did, Deegra would still be ahead of me. Candy it’s just a race. Nothin’ important,” I say.

“But the Easter Bunny is supposed to be faster than any other bunnies,” says Candy.

“I aint the Eastah’ Bunny yet,” I say.

I begin to pant as I am still running fast. I am catching up with Deegra. I am gaining on him. Deegra turns his head to me. He runs a little faster than he can. I am running faster. Even Clover is falling behind. I catch up to Deegra and we are neck and neck. Up ahead is an orange forest. I know things are going to get complicated when we run in there, but I am not about to give up. I want to prove that I am the son of the Easter Bunny or will become the next Easter Bunny.

I run into the forest. Deegra and I dodge as we run past many trees. We jump on a few branches. We leap from tree to tree. I jump on top of a tree and onto another one. I make it out of the orange forest. Deegra is now behind me. I laugh and continue running. Candy is still holding onto my ears and riding on my back.

Candy and I finally made it to the huge Tree of the Realm. I pant and grab Candy to put her down on the ground. I pant and then drop on my behind to sit down. Clover runs up to me along with Deegra. Clover sits next to me and so does Deegra.

Clover claps her paws. “Bravo!” she says loudly.

I nod and still panting for breath. Deegra is kind of upset because I have beaten him for the first time in this race.

“Beginners luck.” grunts Deegra.

Clover shakes her head. “All of the Easter Bunnies win their first race. So it wasn’t luck,” she says.

“I still think it was beginners luck,” says Deegra.

“Not to the son of the Easter Bunny or what will become the next Easter Bunny,” says Clover.

My panting calms. I stand up and offer Deegra to help him up. But he just grunts and turns away from me. Deegra hits my arm and grunts again.

“I didn’t mean to beat you mate, aftah’ all, it was your idea to run the race,” I say.

“No,” Deegra turns back to me. “You just wanted to run because you are a wimp fly,” says Deegra.

I don’t think about responding to his hurtful words. I turn around and look up at the huge Tree of the Realm. It is bigger than Mount Everest. It is bigger than any mountains in this Realm.

There are so many shapes of leaves. Some are small, some look like stars, and some look like triangles. The tree stump is just as big as the Empire State Building only two times wider. The tree stump is light brown with light green vines wrapped around it. There are a couple of tree vines hanging on the huge colorful willow tree.

My Rabaca mom, dad, and Fluffy made it the Tree of the Realm. The hummingbirds land in front of the huge colorful tree. Fluffy runs up to Candy and Candy picks him up. My mom and dad walk up to me as I am staring at the willow tree.

“It’s…so…enormous!” I laugh.

“It sure is,” says my dad.

I place my paw on my heart and sigh. “I feel somethin’ strange,” I say.

“Like what?” asks my mom.

“I feel like when you feel the sun ray as you walk outside in the mornin’. And when you do, its sun rays make you feel like the day will be good and wonderful,” I answer.

My mom places her paw on my shoulder. “That’s what your father and I felt when you were born,” she says.

“It’s more than that,” I say.

I walk up to the huge willow tree and place my paw on the stump.

“I feel that this tree might be the very thing for spring to begin’. It’s like, it’s…I don’t know. It feels like it’s the source of spring. It’s like this tree begins springtime and ends wintah’,” I say.

I drop my head. “If only my human parents and the rest of the world would feel springtime again,” I say.

“Once when you are trained to become the next Easter Bunny, you will bring joy to the children of the Human Realm,” says my dad.

I lift my head and smile. “That’s all I evah’ want, to make people happy,” I say.

“Then let’s start training,” says my dad.

“But what do I need to do to become the Eastah’ Bunny?” I ask.

“You need to learn how to jump and run faster than anyone in the Rabbit Realm,” answers my dad.

I chuckle. “I’ve already done those things. I’ve been jumpin’ and battlin’ Shadow Rabbits. And I’ve just outrun Deegra,” I say.

Deegra grunts and turns away from me.

I do not respond. “So, I’m ready to become the Eastah’ Bunny. And I’m very, very, very excited to paint eggs and delivah’ them too.” I clap my paws.

My dad smile’s and chuckles. “Then you’ll need these,” he says.

He hands me his green/yellow wooden staff. I was going to grab it but hesitated.

“But don’t you need that staff to help you walk?” I ask.

“I have many other staffs at home. Besides, this stuff is meant for the Golden Egg,” says my dad.

I put my paw in my jacket pocket and pull out the Golden Egg. My dad grabs the Golden Egg and places it on the tip of the wooden staff. The Golden Egg is now connected to the staff. I gently grab the staff and grasp it with my two paws.

“This is so…cool!” I chuckle.

The Golden Egg barely glows on the tip. My dad takes off his purple satchel and hands it to me. I back away from it.

“Oh no, I aint carrin’ a purse, I’m a boy,” I say.

“It’s called a satchel. You will need it when you deliver eggs,” says my dad.

I gently grab the purple leather satchel and put it over my right shoulder. There are all kinds of eggs in the purple satchel. Some are green, red, yellow, orange, and white. There is also a light brown paintbrush in the satchel. It feels so confident with the wooden staff that has the Golden Egg on it and with the purple satchel as well.

“I look kinda awesome. I do look like the Eastah’ Bunny. When I was little I always wanted to be the Eastah’ Bunny. I even dressed up like a bunny with my bunny pajamas when I was little. And when Eastah’ was ovah’ I still wore those pajamas. But like all people, I’ve outgrown them. I mean who would have thought that my little child's mind would come true?” I ask.

No one answers. My Rabaca dad begins to explain the stuff he gave me.

“The Golden Egg will help you navigate and will shine in dark places. The colored eggs you will deliver will never run out in that satchel. The white eggs you need to be very careful,” he says.

I take out a white egg and hold on to it.

“Why? I mean they’re not for eatin’ right?” I ask.

“If you drop one of those white eggs after you say a location or think of one, white smoke will burst from the egg and will transport you to that location,” says my dad.

I do a cunning smile. “Right next to Candy,” I say.

I drop the white egg on purpose and a puff of white smoke bursts out of it as it cracks. The white smoke clears away and I am right next to Candy. I take out another white egg and stare at it.

“Wow,” I say.

I walk back to my dad and stare at his leafy vine crown.

“When do I get one of those?” I point at the crown.

My dad takes off his crown and looks at it.

“When you become the Easter Bunny. But it will take a lot of work and time,” he says.

My dad places the crown back on his head.

I nod. “But what do I need to do exactly to become the Eastah’ Bunny?” I ask.

“For that question to be answered, you must know about your ancestors,” my dad answers.