It was quiet over the city earlier today but then she magically re-appeared. For many years, the uncertain threat from the great mouse and creatures like her has hung in the air as an ever-present disaster in waiting. Although the nagging fear is always just under the surface, there continues an underlying sense of awe and wonder. The great mouse is both villain and hero in this persisting drama.
The risk to the city and its citizens has progressed to where there is a standing team of elite hunters equipped with state-of-the-art tracking systems and combat capacity dedicated to the pursuit and capture of the great mouse, with termination authority if necessary. These elite hunters have tracked and engaged the creature over the globe and in places as disparate as jungles and subways, county fairs and stark deserts. despite their expertise and tenacity, the great mouse always avoids capture or injury, leaving the elite hunters frustrated and confused.
Her villain status is easy to understand but the concurrent hero status of the great mouse is less obvious. As powerful and terrifying as she is and as violent as the encounters are, there has never been an injury to a citizen or elite hunter, and once the smoke clears, there is never any detectable damage to property or to the environment. An encounter with the great mouse is like a horror movie where once the movie is over, everyone just goes home. It's as if nothing important ever happened - scary but without consequences.
Despite the relentless pursuit, the great mouse has become somewhat of a legend in the city. People quietly talk about her adventures and the elite team's failed attempts to capture her. She is like a ghost, always disappearing just as the trap closes. And the heigh-stakes cat and mouse game continues with no end in sight.
It has been less than an hour ago that the great mouse appeared again, standing triumphantly on a wire high above the city. She looked down at the citizens with a mischievous twinkle in her eye and then vanished into thin air, with the echo of her roar the only evidence of her ever having been here.
The elite hunters have spent years trying to capture the elusive great mouse, but all of their efforts so far have been in vain. The hunters have become more and more frustrated as time passes. They are starting to believe that the great mouse is unbeatable. They have tried every weapon, trick and strategy in their arsenal but nothing seemed to work.
As if to rub their noses in their ineffectiveness, some time back, the great mouse appeared out of nowhere, standing right in front of the team. She looked at them with that amused grin, and then just disappeared into the distance, leaving them shocked and baffled.
Since that humiliating day, The elite hunters have been more determined than ever to stop the great mouse. They have spent many sleepless nights discussing and strategizing, trying to come up with new ways to thwart her.
Now and then, the elite hunters are dispatched to capture her. But no matter what they try, the great mouse eludes them, always staying one step ahead. She seems to possess some kind of otherworldly intelligence, capable of sensing danger from miles away. And yet, she never causes any harm to the citizens, choosing instead to play cat and mouse with the hunters.
One day, while the team was out scouting a new area for potential traps, they stumbled upon a forest. It was a dark, foreboding place, with trees so tall they seemed to touch the sky. As they pushed their way through the undergrowth, they noticed something moving in the distance. And to their surprise, it was the great mouse. She was crouched at the base of a tree, watching them.
But this time, the amused grin was missing.
They immediately sprang into action, surrounding the great mouse. But the great mouse seemed unfazed. She snarled and growled, baring her teeth and showing off her incredible strength.
As they watched,