I Will Fite You [Closed]

The squirrel he was stalking was headed straight for a tree just across the border. Specifically, the roots of the fallen oak. Why the creature was dumb enough to head there instead of up a sturdy trunk, he had no clue. But, it was in the tabby's favor. Eaglepaw was not known for being the most skilled hunter, and even though he had a strange affinity for tree climbing, he preferred the solid ground under his paws. Although the sheer bulk of his muscles slowed him down, the apprentice pushed himself forwards and managed an impressive leap that caught the creature between his paws. Like much of Thunderclan at the present time, between allowing the forest to heal and leafbare, it was as think and underfed as him. He grumbled lowly in disappointment. Regardless, this would be a better catch than what he brought back last time.

His teeth sunk into the skin once more as he lifted it off the ground. The flavor of the creature tempted him to break the code, but his own morals would not allow for it. Saliva built up in his maw and he did his best to push away thoughts of food. Kits and queens and weaker apprentices needed this. Eaglepaw growled at himself for even considering eating before the clan was fed. He turned to head the one step back to the border. A soft rustling from behind stopped him dead in his tracks. More prey? Even if it meant taking from a tail-length inside Skyclan's territory, he had no problem with it. Those tree-dwellers could live without one more fattened bird. However, when he whipped around, Eaglepaw was met with another set of eyes. He dropped his squirrel at once.

"What in StarClan's name are you doing out here?" The fluffy white tom stared into the slightly smaller Thunderclan's eyes, not letting his gaze drop to the squirrel he had caught below. "I don't remember Crowstar telling ThudnerClan they could hunt on our territory." His already low voice dropped an octave lower than usual, and his head sunk between his shoulders as he readied himself to fight if the dark-toned tom chose to do so. He had been wandering close to the borders in hopes of possibly seeing Rookpaw, but that day he'd had no luck.

Eaglepaw straightened up and stared into the fluffy, white tom's eyes. Immediately, he huffed, "It came from Thunderclan territory and is therefore ours. Mind your own business, fluff-brain." The mocking hiss came from his throat once the squirrel was dropped to the ground. Normally, he would have had more respect for the prey he just caught, but fending off a tree-dweller would do just as well. He took a step forward to stand protectively over his kill. Muscles tensed and long claws slid into the dust as the massive tabby prepared to fight for what his clan needed to eat. Likely, he was one moment away from slashing his claws against the other tom's face, but he would never know if that would happen. Because instead, a russet creature erupted from the bushes off to the side of the both of them. Its sights were set on the squirrel at his paws. Jaws snapped inches away from his paws.

Eaglepaw immediately lunged forwards and charged into the side of the fox. His head collided with the fox's side just enough to throw it off balance. It stumbled in between the two cats and fell back against Swiftpaw. The tabby, due to his large size, was a little slow in moving out of the way before the angry creature recovered. Jaws, bigger than his head, were snapping around his forepaw in a mere matter of seconds. As the pain exploded, he let out a yowl and tore it away. Blood immediately began to gush from the wound. In a moment, he was light headed. The proud apprentice tumbled to the ground. As the scarlet pool grew larger, Eaglepaw found himself unable to stand and let out a terrified yowl to whoever could hear it. That white cat needed to get out of here.

Eaglepaw used run and tackle on the fox, dealing 9 damage and using 10 stamina.

Eaglepaw
20/20
70/80

Fox
81/90
280/280

Fox used iron bite on Eaglepaw, dealing 30 damage and using 20 stamina.

Eaglepaw
KO'd

Fox
90/90
260/280

Fox.

The SkyClan apprentice growled, narrowing his eyes at the large creature that presented itself to the pair of cats. He wouldn't hesitate to give his life if it meant keeping this monster out of the territory, but he could only stand in terror as blood began to spill from the darker toms body. What was he supposed to do? He shook his head, eyes darting around, trying to figure out what he was supposed to do. He couldn't just leave Eaglepaw to be killed by the ferocious red creature. With a sudden ash of confidence, he raced towards the creature, letting out a startling yowl to alert anyone nearby that could possibly help the duo. "Rippedsky!" The tom had been on patrol with the deputy, and it was the first name that came to mind.

Swiftpaw used run and tackle on the fox, dealing 9 damage and using 10 stamina.

Swiftpaw:
20/20 HP
70/80 SP

Fox:
72/90 HP
260/280 SP