Rushing Headlong (Drippingpaw)

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OOC: Ok I wrote a long reply to THIS one too but my computer ERASED it again! UGH! This is so frustrating! Now my reply's goanna be crap 'cause I hate writing the same thing twice... *-.-

BIC: Moonpaw was prepared to lunge at the log, but she noticed Silentjaw's disappreciation for the small training dummy she'd cooked up. It wasn't as if she had loads of cats lining up to spar with her. She watched as he pointed to himself, and she stiffened. It wasn't that she was afraid - and he did make her a little wary since he was so much larger - it was just that she didn't want to attack a Clanmate. Moonpaw cursed the fact she'd never really used her techniques on anyone before. Well, except her old mentor, Runningsoul. But he'd died mysteriously, brought back to the camp by Ashfire torn and bloodied. Moonpaw had been heartbroken. But now she just had to get over that. He was even bigger than Silentjaw, I think! I can do this! Just imagine it's Runningsoul and he's teaching you to charge or whatever he called it... Moonpaw thought, and with that, she did charge. She lunged straight at Silentjaw and leaped onto his side, pinning herself to him at an angle where he couldn't bite her. She clung on, hoping he wouldn't be too strong and have the ability to shake her off. But she was strong, despite her small size, and that would not be an easy task.

OOC: Wasn't sure whatcha wanted so I made up that last part.

[drippingpaw]

OOC:Don't worry, that's right. And the reply's good.

BIC: Moonpaw did as Silentjaw wanted, lunged right at him. He didn't try to avoid her, he would maybe teach her how to anticipate cats' movement later. Suddenly, Silentjaw felt a small pain in his side. It was Moonpaw's claws, holding on tight. He tried to nip at her, to get her off, but she had thought of that. He couldn't reach her. It was a good, but not a great idea, as Silentjaw jumped in the air, not nearly as high as he could without the weight of Moonpaw, and crashed down into a roll. He didn't roll fully of course, and on the side where Moonpaw wasn't, for he didn't want to crush her. He was sure that would get her off, but he didn't know this cat well...

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Moonpaw let out a squeak as Silentjaw leaped, pulling her up into the air. She buried her claws deeper and thrust at the ground with the tips of her paws. When he rolled over she bounced herself off the ground quickly - literally thinking on her toes. Moonpaw bounced over him and positioned herself so that she had her claws pinned on his shoulder, one set of claws still dug in. She knew she couldn't hold him down, but she could easily get into a equally accesible position.

[drippingpaw]

Silentjaw hadn't even known what happened. Once he had had fallen, the familiar squeak of Moonpaw's mew could be heard, but she was nowhere to be seen. The sharp pain in his shoulder a few seconds later told him, however. She's too small! he thought to himself. I can't even turn around to get at her! Silentjaw knew he couldn't let a small advantage get the best of him. He calmed his heart rate. He was training her, not the other way around. Quickly, Silentjaw ran forward to the stump. He planned to jump of it sending Moonpaw flying, but not far enough to do serious damage. He realized only too late, however, how deep Moonpaw's claw was in his shoulder. The mute cat clenched his eyelids and jaw, preparing for the wrenching pain as he jumped off the stump, not able to turn back...

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Moonpaw had somewhat anticipated this move. She pressed off a nearby rock as he bounded forward, clinging and flailing her hindpaws so that she could not be thrown off. But her claws slipped and she lost her pawhold. Blood dripped off her claws as she skidded to a stop, crouching low with her tail raised and her shoulders stiff. She stared intently at Silentjaw, waiting to see what he'd do next.

[drippingpaw]

Silentjaw felt pain. However, the pain was not as expected, but more of a scratch. He checked his shoulder. Blood trickled down, but it wasn't deep. Good, he thought. The large black and white tom turned to Moonpaw, shaking his head towards himself. Come and get me.

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Moonpaw saw him and knew he wanted her to attack him. Fat chance. She thought, crouching there. She observed all avenues of attack. He was obviously not as flexible as she. If it came down to it, she could probably beat him by hit and dodge tactics. Still, he was also much stronger, and if he caught her she'd be in trouble. She crouched lower so that her belly fur brushed the ground, then sprinted forward. At the last second she swerved to the side and whipped her claws out, lashing at his side before spinning around and biting onto his tail. She pulled it along with her and let go when she couldn't go any farther without being whipped back. That'll probably upset him a bit... She thought sheepishly, leaping to get out of the way of his counterattack.

[drippingpaw]

Silentjaw had planned to stop Moonpaw once she got close enough, to teach her to never get coaxed into a front-assault, as it would never work. Fortunately and unfortunstely, Moonpaw already knew that. Silentjaw went to club her out of the way, but she had scraped his side and bitten his tail. By the footsteps, he had pinpointed her location, and went to club her again, but she had leaped, and Silentjaw missed. That's it, thought Silentjaw. She's good, so no more learning. This is a battle. He hissed, although it sounded more like a growl, to let Moonpaw know that he wouldn't let anything go. He was going to give it his all.

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Moonpaw turned and saw his expression. Oh mousedung... She thought, her eyes widening. She had really angered him now. She danced out of the way, using her light weight to get out of range. She danced over to a nearby tree and leaped onto the vertical trunk. It seemed a stupid thing to do, but she suddenly shoved off of it and soared towards her opponant. Moonpaw struck down at him with her powerful hindlegs, hoping to drive his face into the dust.

[drippingpaw]

Silentjaw saw Moonpaw run around like a fool. She ran up a tree, another horrible idea. But then she did somethinf that the surprised the silent warrior- she jumped. Unfortunately, the air-time, gave Silentjaw just enough time to cooly sidestep her attack, letting her fall to the ground. His huge paw layed on Moonpaw's back, and their claws unsheathed. He let out another hiss. I win.

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Moonpaw grunted as he put a paw on her back. Her quick mind flitted through the options. Finally she twisted around and in a last desperate attempt dug her teeth into Silentjaw's forepaw.

[drippingpaw]

Silentjaw felt sharp pain at his unsheathed paw, and attempted to pull them back. Suddenly, he felt a tugging at his claw, and looked down to see a large gash on Moonpaw's underside. Oh...no.

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Moonpaw gasped, curling over and choking slightly as blood dripped from her mouth. W-what...? She thought, horrified. There was a tear across her stomach from Silentjaw's paw. Did he...? She coughed feebly and rolled over and weakly pushed herself to her paws. She staggered a few paces and then braced herself. She wouldn't give up. She would fight until she had defeated her enemy. The world had gone dark, and there was a different cat before her now. One much more familiar than Silentjaw. Blood trickled from her mouth and dripped from her belly, but she ignored it.

"I'll kill you!" She shrieked, stumbling forward in her blind fury.

OOC: Oh no, she's gone dillusional! The horrah! The HORRAH!

[drippingpaw]

Silentjaw watched as Moonpaw, though bleeding from her stomach, got up and tried to attack. In her pain, however, she couldn't do much. Silentjaw yowled as loud as he could, trying to call for help, but he didn't know what to do from there. He couldn't let her keep walking, since that would only increase her risks. But he didn't know how to subdue her without causing a larger tear. She was dillusional, that much was obvious. Silentjaw decided to try and approach her calmly.

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Moonpaw growled softly as he moved about her blood-tinted vision.

"You killed them!" She growled harshly, curling her lips back.

"You killed them and left them to die! And now you will taste my claws! I will avenge them!" She shrieked, but as soon as she took a step she collasped. Moonpaw tried to pull herself up, breathing harshly.

"I will not die! I will not give in until you are cold and dead!" She roared furiously.

[drippingpaw]

No no no no no no no no no!, thought Silentjaw. She was going to kill herself. Who was she imagining? He yowled again, even louder. Why hadn't someone come yet? Moonpaw was sprawled out on the floor, collapsed but still trying to felt. It was as if she felt no pain. Silentjaw went over to her and put his paws on hers, tightly, to keep her from moving. Another yowl. This was too much for him.

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Moonpaw struggled to get free.

"You won't subdue me! I HATE YOU!" She yowled. She saw someone then, and her eyes widened.

"What's going on?" Tangleroot demanded, leaping forward.

"I heard you call. Is she alright?" He asked, his eyes wide. He set his paws on Moonpaw's back as she thrashed and struggled.

[drippingpaw]

Silentjaw looked straight at Tangleroot and shook his head left and right. He flipped Moonpaw over quickly and kept her paws down to show Tangleroot the damage. He shrugged. What do I do?

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Tangleroot gritted his teeth and blew through them.

"Foxdung... This is bad." He growled. He looked at Moonpaw and saw the tinges of red in her eyes.

"Doubly bad. Moonpaw, can you hear me? Moonpaw, he's not here! Moonpaw, can you hear me? You're safe. He's not here." Tangleroot yelled into her ear. Moonpaw froze and stared at him, her eyes wide.

"Where is he then? Did he escape?" She demanded. Tangleroot coughed.

"Uh, yeah, sure."

"Then I must go after him!" She growled, gritting her teeth.

"No you don't! You will go back to camp." She glared at him in defiance, and then sighed.

"Alright." She murmured, and then closed her eyes and passed out.

[drippingpaw]

Silentjaw got off of Moonpaw. He looked at Tangleroot, his eyes inquisitive. Who is 'he'?. Then he realized that Moonpaw had passed out by loss of blood, and saw the severity of the situation. He didn't know how to get her back, though.