Cat and Mouse

In a remote Alaskan outpost, a seasoned trapper named Ed maintains a modest cabin and tends to his loyal bob‑tailed cat, Tom, whose sole purpose is to keep the mouse population in check. When a mysterious rectangular hole opens beside the birch tree, it reveals a glimpse of another world—a strange, untamed landscape that seems to intersect with Ed’s own. The discovery is as unsettling as it is fascinating, and Ed’s practical instincts push him to investigate while keeping his routine chores in mind.

Unbeknownst to him, the portal is part of a larger scheme. A distant Warden, overseeing a network of worlds, is desperate to stop an invasive creature called the Harn from overrunning a controlled ecosystem. The Warden’s only hope lies in introducing a natural enemy from a neighboring world—one that happens to be a predator perfectly suited to Ed’s faithful cat. As the two realities converge, the stage is set for a quiet frontier showdown between an ordinary trapper, his uncanny feline, and an alien menace that threatens far‑flung colonies.