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Furgrow Birds back to the beginning

When a dog loses his owner and home, he discovers a dark conspiracy involving an evil king, a hidden realm, and God's magical crystals used to alter the world. Spiritually driven, he recruits crossbred animals to seize the crystals and end Earth's out-of-control evolution.

Millions of years ago, a large Asteroid harboring evil consumed a young Earth. But in Earth's core, God's seeds, in the form of colored crystals, survived. They would be used to rekindle life. God's choice to administer these seeds into his fountain of life, a bird. All is peaceful until a moldy human arose. Thousands of years later, a homeless dog named ZIPS roams the grasslands. He soon discovers a colony of "Furgrow" birds preparing grass homes for winter. Led by STRONG TAIL, these birds historically grew feathers but now grow mostly fur and cannot fly. As Zips introduces himself, the birds are surprised he can speak chatter language. He explains that his owner used magical crystals to give him a gift of enchantment. Strong Tail suddenly notices that Zips is being followed by sinister characters (the half -human WEXLERCON and his horse-dog creatures). Alarmed, Zips explains that they're looking for the bag of enchanted crystals that belonged to his owner and are buried at his home. The crystals contain mystical powers to control the evolution of life. Long ago, Wexlercon used the crystals to deny the birds the ability to fly. The birds steal the bag of crystals from him and he can no longer return to his kingdom. He then poison Zips owner to steal them. Zips recruits the birds as allies to defeat Wexlercon. He then introduces them to farmer BILL who will provide winter food if the birds groom his horses. Zips also creates a plan with his dog pals. They will divert Wexlercon with the scent of his collar while he sneaks away to retrieve the crystals. As zips head home, he is guided to a family of cat-pig SKOOGIES led by OREVER. Wexlercon has transported Skoogies from his past kingdom realm to use as a food source. A friend of Zips' owner, Orever, knows a lot about the crystals whoever possesses them can shapeshift into their ancestors when needed. The crystals can also open the secrete passage into the fountain of life, where zips can put evolution back on the right course. To accomplish this task, zips must trust his enchantment to guide him. Zips finds the bag of crystals at his former home. When his late owner's voice tells him to "trust the bag", he tries using the crystals to shapeshift but fails. Wexlercon suddenly arrives and demands the bag. Zips tries again to summon his ancestor and successfully transforms into a large dire wolf. They fight and Wexlercon flees. Later Zips goes to the cliff where the crystals were stolen from Wexlercon so long ago. He receives a calling from his creator, to go through a doorway passage to where Wexlercon once ruled and restore Earth's evolution

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12/21/2024
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04/01/2025
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Contest Results:
Faith in Film (Semifinalist) [2023]
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