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Post by Lemon Zinger on Jan 18, 2011 18:51:15 GMT -5
"What do we have here? New friend Radge?" One brother asked.
"Yes, I'm not interested in your sister anymore so will you back off?" Radge hissed.
"Fine." The tom on top of him leaped off and the eldest of the trio stepped forward.
"Snowdrop was taken by some alleycats and they are demanding food in return for her life."
"Well, looks like you have it covered." Radge said, heading over to Emberpaw, "we'll just be going."
"We don't have enough Radge, we could use some help." The youngest brother piped up.
"How much?" Radge asked with a sigh.
"Five mice should do the trick." The second cat said with a sneer.
How about one very stupid tomcat? Radge thought.
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Post by flameh on Jan 18, 2011 19:02:45 GMT -5
Emberpaw watched the exchange intently. She was continously flexing her claws, waiting for the moment she needed to attack. Great we have to hunt for them now she thought to herself. She wasn't even entirely sure she could hunt in this environment, it was really different and she was afraid of being caught by twolegs.
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Post by Lemon Zinger on Jan 18, 2011 19:11:02 GMT -5
Radge looked at Emberpaw. "I'll let you sleep on my back for a quarter-moon." It was a bribe, and a lousy one, but he was hoping to have some help with this. "How long do we have?" He asked the eldest brother.
"Dusk." The tom replied.
The sun was getting closer. They only had about an hour.
"We'll catch more at that forest we were at, coming Emberpaw?"
"Wait, how do we know you'll be back?" The second brother asked.
"Because I give you my word and I have never broken it." Radge responded icily.
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Post by flameh on Jan 18, 2011 19:15:46 GMT -5
Emberpaw just nodded. "I just want to get out of here" she mewed quietly to Radge, fear present in her eyes. She was thankful that they were going to the forest, at least it would be a short break from the twoleg place.
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Post by Lemon Zinger on Jan 18, 2011 19:17:25 GMT -5
Radge nodded at the brothers and took off at a quick pace, but he knew Emberpaw could keep up. They were soon back under the shelter of the trees.
"Right, five mice. I suppose a squirrel might count as two, but we'll take back five, just to be safe." Radge said. "I can't wait for this to be over."
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Post by flameh on Jan 18, 2011 19:23:06 GMT -5
Emberpaw followed Radge's quick pace and was thankful to finally escape the twoleg place. "Can we leave as soon as we give them the prey?" she asked. "I don't like it there" she admitted it.
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Post by Lemon Zinger on Jan 18, 2011 19:38:05 GMT -5
"We deliver the prey and we're gone, I promise." Radge assured her. He spotted a thrush landing a few fox lengths away and crept for it. He pounced on it and killed it before it knew what had hit him. He moved it back to Emberpaw. "Well, here's one." He said. "Four more to go."
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Post by flameh on Jan 18, 2011 19:45:59 GMT -5
"Okay" Emberpaw mewed. "Great catch" she said as he returned with the thrush. She turned around, catching the scent of a squirrel. She saw it scuffling at the base of a tree. She crouched and stalked towards it. She lept when she was in distance. She landed on it and killed it with a swift bite to the neck. She picked it up and brought it back to Radge. "Theres two" she mewed.
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Post by Lemon Zinger on Jan 18, 2011 19:52:35 GMT -5
Radge nodded. "Great, we'll be done quicker than I thought." He quickly left when he smelled a mouse. He crouched and moved towards it, but he accidentally sneezed, sending the critter flying into it's hole. "Or not." He growled in frustration at the miss. They could not afford to waste time.
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Post by flameh on Jan 18, 2011 19:55:31 GMT -5
Emberpaw turned to search for prey once again. She spotted a small shrew scuffling in some leaves a few foxlengths away. She crouched, slowly moving closer, then..... Snap! The shrew ducked into a hole at the sound. "Mousedung" she mewed.
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Post by Lemon Zinger on Jan 18, 2011 20:15:57 GMT -5
Radge noticed a pair of birds pecking underneath a tree nearby and signaled to Emberpaw. They could take down two at once to make up for their losses.
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Post by flameh on Jan 18, 2011 20:24:40 GMT -5
Emberpaw caught the signal and slowly approached. She preyed that she would be able to catch the bird. She awaited Radge's signal to pounce.
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Post by Lemon Zinger on Jan 18, 2011 20:33:01 GMT -5
Radge signaled Emberpaw and waited a moment before pouncing.
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Post by flameh on Jan 18, 2011 20:37:50 GMT -5
Emberpaw bunched her muscles and pounced. She landed on the bird just as it tried to fly away. She killed it with a swift bite to the neck.
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Post by Lemon Zinger on Jan 18, 2011 20:40:43 GMT -5
Radge also landed on his bird and swiftly dispatched. "Well, four, now one more. Bet I can catch it first!"
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Post by flameh on Jan 18, 2011 21:08:51 GMT -5
"You're on" Emberpaw mewed. She opened her maw, scenting for prey. She got the scent of mouse and spotted it among some leaves. She crouched and stalked towards it. She lept, almost missing. She caught it quickly and killed it with a bite to the neck. She returned to the other prey.
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Post by Lemon Zinger on Jan 18, 2011 21:12:51 GMT -5
Radge stalked a rabbit, but it heard him coming and bolting. Hissing in anger he returned to where Emberpaw was waiting and glared at her catch. "Fine, you win." He said. "Let's get this to the brothers and be off."
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Post by flameh on Jan 18, 2011 21:19:02 GMT -5
Emberpaw smiled. "Let's go" she mewed. She picked up her mouse, squirrel and bird. She began padding towards the twolegplace.
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Post by Lemon Zinger on Jan 18, 2011 21:21:58 GMT -5
Radge picked up his prey and followed. They reached the brothers before dusk and the eldest thanked them.
"Want to come see Snowdrop?" He offered.
"No, she doesn't even need to know I'm here." Radge said, turning to leave. "Let's go Emberpaw."
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Post by flameh on Jan 18, 2011 21:28:15 GMT -5
Emberpaw dropped the prey. Emberpaw didn't say a word as she turned to follow Radge. She was glad to be leaving the twoleg place.
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Post by Lemon Zinger on Jan 18, 2011 21:34:24 GMT -5
Radge waited until they got a little ways away from the brothers and then he tapped Emberpaw's shoulder. "You're it!" He called before dashing ahead.
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Post by flameh on Jan 18, 2011 21:42:24 GMT -5
Emberpaw was zoned out when she felt a tap on her shoulder. She barely registered Radge's words before she saw him dashing ahead. She raced after him, making sure to dodge rocks in her path. She caught up to him and tapped his shoulder. "Now you're it" she called, dashing away.
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Post by Lemon Zinger on Jan 18, 2011 21:45:24 GMT -5
Radge tried to catch up, but as he'd learned the day before, he was to slow to match her speed. Still, he got close to her right hindleg and tapped it with his nose. "No, you're it." He said, dashing off to the side and using anything he could to use as a barrier between him and Emberpaw.
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Post by flameh on Jan 18, 2011 21:54:47 GMT -5
Emberpaw felt herself being tagged. She turned to dash after Radge, noticing his strategy. She grinned mischieviously before dashing after him. She was close to him when she tripped on a rock. She stumbled and winced in pain as her paw collided hard with the rock. She groaned in pain when the injured paw made contact with the ground. Of course I try and faje an injury and get a real one, just my luck she thought to herself.
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Post by Lemon Zinger on Jan 18, 2011 21:59:19 GMT -5
"Emberpaw!" Radge said, though he didn't rush to her side immediately. "You're not faking?" He asked, eyes narrowed. He knew that tactic well enough, and didn't want to get tricked by it.
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