The Tastiest Squirrel

Alex the squirrel was fast. The fastest squirrel out there, anywhere, in the whole wide world. Humans below might catch a brief glance at him zipping from rooftop to rooftop, scaling the humans buildings like they were trees themselves. His father, an immigrant squirrel from a foreign land would tell him to slow down, he would get hurt one day. Alex always thought his father was too cautious. His father was right. One day, on one of his runs, Alex made a leap that would change his and his families lives forever. Leaping onto a drainpipe on a low lying building Alex slipped, landing in a grease barrel from one the humans' restaurants. As he struggled, fought, sure the end was near, a hand, a human hand fished him out. Shocked and disorientated Alex ran as quickly as he could for shelter, diving out of the alien hands of the human to seek relief, bigger down by the sludgy, thick grease matting his fur. It was then that something started happening, something Alex could not fathom at that moment. He was covered in grease, grease that was used by the humans to fry up all sorts of snacks for them. Chicken wings, rib ends, french fries, odd sea creatures they called Calamari. These scents were matted now in his fur and they weren't going away. This made Alex the "Tastiest Squirrel" in Canada, no, most definitely, the world. Whomever got to eat this little squirrel would have the best meal of their lives. After a short encounter with the areas top predators, the Coyotes, Alex was marked by their leader Jurgen, a strong and fearsome beast. This is the story of the siege that took place in the small man made park in the middle of the Human's city. How one monster of a coyote set about plans to devour one young, delicious squirrel and how, as word spread of this bounty, the other, bigger, predators who wanted to claim this prize for themselves. Alex, and his family, with the few brave enough to help were up against overwhelming odds. It's going to take a lot of courage and even more luck to stop the inevitable...