Deceptively cute teddy bears

Hugo was teleported to an underground cavern dimly lit by glowing crystals embedded in its walls.

He did a double-take after observing his surroundings.

All around him lounged several cute creatures that didn't look much different from the stuffed teddy bears popular back on Earth.

The creatures had large heads adorned with round fluffy ears and large spoon-shaped noses. They also remarkably appeared to be completely lacking tails.

Their grey fur looked more like coarse sheep's wool than something that would be expected on the tough pelt of a savage beast.

However, Hugo felt like there was something off about these particular 'teddy bears'. Their eyes were mismatched; purple on the left and blood-red on the right. He had never seen or heard of such a strange eye color combination appearing in animals with heterochromia in both his lives.