The Rat-Pit Rescue

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

Hamnpork’s capture exposes the human cruelty of rat pits, while Darktan and Sardines turn the spectacle against its organizers.

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Captured in the Cellar Captured in the Cellar from "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents". A Leader Taken Sudden violence The Rat-catchers capture Hamnpork and carry him away with other Rats while Keith and Malicia are held separately.

Captured in the Cellar from "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents". A Leader Taken Sudden violence The Rat-catchers capture Hamnpork and carry him away with other Rats while Keith and Malicia are held separately.

A Leader Taken Sudden violence The Rat-catchers capture Hamnpork and carry him away with other Rats while Keith and Malicia are held separately. A dangerous destination Maurice recognizes the likely purpose: the captives are being sent to a rat pit, where survival is unlikely.

The Pit’s Rules The Pit’s Rules from "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents". Entertainment Built on Death A staged contest Humans cheer as a terrier is thrown among Rats in a high-walled pit.

The Pit’s Rules from "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents". Entertainment Built on Death A staged contest Humans cheer as a terrier is thrown among Rats in a high-walled pit.

Entertainment Built on Death A staged contest Humans cheer as a terrier is thrown among Rats in a high-walled pit. A system of exploitation The Rats have been bred and kept alive as disposable fighters, while spectators wager on the outcome.

Hamnpork Speaks Hamnpork Speaks from "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents". A Voice Changes the Crowd Command under pressure Hamnpork orders the panicked Rats to work together, briefly interrupting the spectacle with a human-like…

Hamnpork Speaks from "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents". A Voice Changes the Crowd Command under pressure Hamnpork orders the panicked Rats to work together, briefly interrupting the spectacle with a human-like…

A Voice Changes the Crowd Command under pressure Hamnpork orders the panicked Rats to work together, briefly interrupting the spectacle with a human-like command. A wounded fighter Jacko tests him, injuring him before Hamnpork can rally the Rats around him.

An Elastic Escape An Elastic Escape from "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents". Sardines’s Descent A rescue from above Sardines drops into the pit on elastic bands and grabs Hamnpork at the moment the terrier attacks.

An Elastic Escape from "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents". Sardines’s Descent A rescue from above Sardines drops into the pit on elastic bands and grabs Hamnpork at the moment the terrier attacks.

Sardines’s Descent A rescue from above Sardines drops into the pit on elastic bands and grabs Hamnpork at the moment the terrier attacks. A narrow escape The stretched cord pulls them above the wall and out of Jacko’s reach, proving that a clever device can overturn the arena’s rules.

Darktan’s Counterattack Darktan’s Counterattack from "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents". The Fighter Becomes the Show A direct challenge Darktan drops into the pit and fights Jacko at close range, using the dog’s expectations against him.

Darktan’s Counterattack from "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents". The Fighter Becomes the Show A direct challenge Darktan drops into the pit and fights Jacko at close range, using the dog’s expectations against him.

The Fighter Becomes the Show A direct challenge Darktan drops into the pit and fights Jacko at close range, using the dog’s expectations against him. Escape through disorder After injuring Jacko, Darktan races past the spectators and escapes through a trap, while the crowd’s attention turns against the spectacle.

After the Rat-catchers seize the explorers

At the stable before the evening spectacle

During his first moments in the pit

During the rat-pit rescue

Seconds after Hamnpork clears the wall