[ti]Open[/ti]Fox Attack!

[KingHarry]

The fox was hungry. Starving, in fact, which was why it was trying to locate a chicken carcass it had buried the other day after jumping into the local farm's chicken pen. It couldn't find its food, though. Had someone stolen it? Whatever had happened, it needed to eat - and it needed to eat soon.

No chicken to be found, the fox decided to find its lunch elsewhere. It could try and raid the farm again? Or maybe it could catch a squirrel?

Oh, but it could smell cat. The would be a tougher fight but the eventual meal would be bigger. Yes... Yes, it would try and hunt cat.

The fox followed the scent of... How many cats was that? It didn't know, but it was excited. Time to eat! Weaving through the trees, the fox slowly and silently caught up with the group of cats - ensuring that it remained downwind all the time.

And there they were. Assessing the situation, the fox remained hidden in the bushes as it observed the group. It was a big specimen - it could win this fight, right? Right, and with that confidence in mind, the fox finally pounced.

[Cosima]

BRIGHTEYES - -

He was on a hunting patrol with Beebreeze and some others. It was only recently that he had started to feel more like himself after the loss of his best friend. It could be the warmer feeling in the air, which was a great contrast with the recent blizzard, but he began to feel happier. Perhaps he just might meet someone special? No... he was unsure he still had the confidence he once had when his right-hand man was by his side. Maybe the company would be good for him.

He was lost in a daydream when he felt pressure on his back and he seized up. He squirmed around trying to catch a glimpse of who had attacked him, but he had a feeling it was not a cat due to it's size. The tom was paralyzed by fear as he saw the large fox before him. "Fox!" He shouted, alerting the group. It snarled, licked it's chops, and looked at him with hungry eyes. He was not about to be dinner today.

He mustered up all of his strength, dove to the fox's right and swiped an unsheathed paw at the fox's flank, hoping it would land. Mistclan was his home, and he wasn't going to let this monster kill his loved ones if it meant his own life, no matter how afraid he was.

(OOC: feel free to harm him however you'd like, scratch half his face off or somethin' or bite his spine... whatever seems best, just don't kill 'em please, only hurt/disable! thank ya)

[M'Lady]

Thistlestep whirled around at Brighteyes' cry of alarm, his green eyes wide with surprise. Soon, however, they narrowed and a hiss escaped his throat. Fur bristled, and teeth bared, the only thought on his mind was how to get that fox off of the young warrior before him. Stormy emerald eyes flicked around, assessing, analyzing, the situation. What seemed like hours passed by as he ran multiple scenarios in his mind, but truly they were only seconds. He figured his best bet would be to attack from the other side, draw the attention of the fox away from his clanmates.

Then he moved, bursting forward from his spot to swerve around the other side of the russet furred demon, timing it exactly so that it was preoccupied with Brighteyes' attack. While his clanmate struck, Thistlestep lunged forward, jaws wide, in an attempt to clamp his teeth down on the fox's tail. If he made a serious enough injury, perhaps the fox would whirl on him instead and away from the rest of the patrol. And Thistlestep was fast, he'd be able to avoid grievous injury while the rest of his clanmates thought of a way to lead the fox away from camp.

[GnawingOnIce]

Meteorfall was on patrol with her former mentor, Brighteyes, Thistlestep and a couple others. She hadn't planned on something attacking them, however. At Brighteyes's cry of alarm, she jumped backward, stumbling a bit, out of the way as the fox pounced onto him. "Brighteyes!" She saw Thistlestep try to bite the fox's tail, and Brighteyes try to swipe his claws across it's face. While the fox was (hopefully) distracted she bunched the muscles in her back legs and launched herself forward, landing half on the fox's side and halfway on it's back. Not too shabby, she silently commented herself as she dug in her claws and bit down on the fox's shoulder. Hopefully it was good enough, even if it didn't it'd do something.

[Ezi]

        Wolfblaze had been struggling with themself lately. They hadn't made many friends yet, and really aimed to make more. The powerful cat was also yet to spend any real time training since their apprenticeship, they needed to sharpen up. It was there padding through the forest, contemplating life, when Wolfblaze heard something they never would have expected on a such a calm day. Fox!

     Tearing through the forest with those thick paws, the young one finally arrived at where they had heard such a terrible thing. Their warrior companion's were scattered about, tearing here and there at the fox. The well-muscled Bengal surged forward with a vicious yowl, attempting to land forcefully on the fox's spine. If their assault landed, they would follow it up with malicious tearing with bone-white claws.

[KingHarry]

Four cats. The fox hadn't expected this many. It was hungry, though, and that hunger was driving it to do desperate things- things such as lashing back at this group of cats.

Letting out a scream of pain, the fox thrashed from side to side. Attacks were coming from every side and it didn't know where to focus. This gave the cats an advantage of sorts, but it also disadvantaged them as it only drove the wild beast to become more desperate and unpredictable.  It snarled and snapped - saliva flying from its mouth as it violently swung its tail in an attempt to dislodge Thistlestep from it.

Lashing out wildly, the fox's jaws snapped around the tail of the brown tabby to his side (Bighteyes) before he swerved to the side and crashed the side of his body into a nearby tree, refusing to let go of the cat's tail and dragging him along too. Any cat that didn't leap from the fox's back would be either squished by the tree or, hopefully, knocked off it by the impact. 

[GnawingOnIce]

Meteorfall hissed and dug her claws in deeper as the fox thrashed around. Without warning, it crashed it's side into a tree. She got one of her forelegs out of the way, but the other got caught. She yowled in pain, and released her grip on the fox, falling to the ground. Her foreleg felt like it had been smashed into a rock.. it may even have some splinters in it. She frantically tried to get up, she didn't want to get caught in the jaws of that fox, who was putting up a good fight. She got onto three legs and tried to limp to shelter as fast as she could go, praying to Starclan the fox wouldn't catch her.


(OOC: don't do enough damage to kill Meteor please and thank)

[Cosima]

BRIGHTEYES - -

Brighteyes was filled with terror. One moment he was pounced on by a fox and escaping it's grasp to claw at it's side. Now, the fox had grabbed hold of his tail with it's teeth. He could feel it's fangs sink down into it and panicked. He was aware that he could not wiggle to break free, or else his tail might break. Instead, he tried his best to stay calm to avoid that from happening as the others attacked.

The fox swung to the side and crashed into a tree, dragging him along by his tail. At this point, he had given up on trying to stay calm. The fox was obviously hungry and impeccably strong. He squirmed and tried to break free from the fox's grasp. As he had expected, the combination of the fox's firm grip and his wriggling had led to his tail snapping off mid-length. He was freed, but was in dire need of medical attention. He crawled away in hopes that the others would be alright, passed out, and everything else was a blur.

BEEBREEZE - -

She had been a moments away from the others, hunting, when she heard Brighteyes cry, "Fox!" She stopped in her tracks and ran to where she'd heard his voice. It had taken her some time to get there with her lack of speed, but she was afraid she hadn't made it in time. She saw the young warrior laying in agony, his tail missing. Her loving heart saw a clanmate in pain and she felt weak, but she knew that she had to protect her clan. Being one of the largest in the patrol, she was the closest in a size comparison to the fox. "Hey, mouse-dung! Pick on someone your own size, will ya?!" Beebreeze hissed, lunging at the fox and attempted to bat her large paws at it's face and distract it so the others could re-gain their footings. This enemy, albeit strong, had hurt her dear clan-mates. Because of that, she was not going down without a fight!

(OOC: i'm too tired for two long replies, just don't hurt her pls maybe give her an ear/facial scar to make her look badass but do not hurt she is precious)

[LupTacco]

Bearstar was taking some time to check on the farm area for twoleg activity- such a patrol could be dangerous at times, and she insisted on doing it herself at least some of the time. It seemed relatively quiet today, until she came upon the distinct odor of a fox, still fresh in the grasses. Oh no. She knew at least one patrol was out right now in this area, and this fox was far too close for comfort. Taking off at a run, she followed the scent as fast as she could. Eventually, she didn't even have to rely on her nose- yips and growls as well as the hissing and yowling of her clanmates became a beacon in the tall grass. 

Bursting from the meadow into the forest, taking just a second to spot the creature, surrounded by a patrol that was scrambling to avoid its fangs, before throwing herself into the fray in front of whoever it may have been aiming for next. No lowly cur was taking clanmates from her, not on her watch. In her fury, her careful tactics were forgone for a more reckless approach, attempting to dig her claws into its face and jaw both to convince it they weren't a good meal after all and maybe impair something important. 

((She's a leader, feel free to kill her once  > : )  ))

[Ezi]

      Wolfblaze hissed as the fox backed up, squeezing them against a tree. They threw their paws forwards, hoping to create light scratches along the back of the fox. As soon as they had the opportunity to do so, Wolblaze scrambled from against the tree, gasping for breath for a moment. With a grunt, they turned back around to face the fox, annoyance coursing threw their blood when they felt the tender spots along their back. However, this just fueled Wolfblaze's fire. 

      The large-pawed cat's tail lashed with aggravated fury as they gazed upon their hurt clanmates. This dumb creature had caused enough damage now! It needed to leave, to go away. As one cat leapt for the front of the fox, which was truly a great move, Wolfblaze lunged for where it would hurt. The young warrior hoped to sink their fangs and claws right into the rump of the russet beast, much like a lion would a zebra or a cheetah would a gazelle. However, this wasn't even close to that situation. This was predator against predator.