black fyre
sitting down she watches the waterfall. her ears cocked up for the soothing sound of the splashing water.*
Timber & *Crows*
One of the seven crows flew far ahead of the others, so she could scope the land below. Spotting the black wolfess, the crow circled down and landed a few yards from her. The seven other crows landed nearby, and waited for the two pups to follow. "I know you!" one crow stated to Black Fyre, "You are the wolf who doesn't like us, right? Well," the crow continued before Black Fyre had a chance to reply, "My flock is on a mission to find some big cats to show these two pups. Would you come along with us to make sure the pups won't get hurt?" The glistening, beady eyes of the bird watched Black Fyre with intense curiosity.
Soon, Timber came running in, panting hard. It was a long run from the Ranch to this place. Once the collie pup spotted the wolfess, he became alarmed.
black fyre
*alarmed she jumped up.* find big cats right. sure I need some adventures.*calming down a bit but kept her tail high to tell them that she was alpha.*
Shimmer
She ran in and also saw the wolfess. Her tail instantly shot up high as it could go. Alpha or not Black Fyre wasn't going to boss her around. She was alert for she had heard this wolf attacked sheep before. She smelled her scent round the ranch. She whispered it to Timber. She didn't mind the wolf. She was just a bit wary of her.
black fyre
*looking at shimmer telling her through eyes to put her tail down or she wouldn't stop wildcats. she knew these pups were important. she could kill them in one swift motion.*
Timber & *Crows*
Timber boldly stood beside Shimmer and rose his tail as well. He nodded to Shimmer, having also caught this wolf's scent. He also remembered that she was the one who nearly killed his dad. The collie pup catches the look Black Fyre gives, but ignores it. Of his siblings, he was the most dominant.
The crows watch the wolves with interest, although they didn't fully understand the postures and body language of canines. "Are you three ready to look for some cats?" one crow questioned.
black fyre
I'm ready. *she wanted a fight with a cat a bit but more to see their majestic ways.*
Shimmer
She sends the look straight back at Black Fyre and keeps her tail high. She smiles to the crows. "Sure!" She yipped.
Timber, *Crows*, & *Cat*
The crows took to the air once more, and headed off towards a rocky area with many twisted cedar trees growing from the large cracks in the rocks. The sleek birds landed a hundred yards from a cave-like formation made by two large rocks leaning against each other. "This is where a snow leopard lives. She doesn't like us though, because we feed off the food she catches. I don't know if you want to go to her den... but you can if you want. Or you can wait for her to come out."
Timber padded up beside the crows and looked toward the den. He didn't see the snow leopard, but he could smell her. "Should we go closer?" the pup asked, unsure. "By the way... how big is the snow leopard?"
One crow glanced back at the pup, "Well, she's pretty big. Many times the size of that cat that's at your ranch."
Timber drew one ear back, "Geez, I thought Genavive was a handful... I hope this cat isn't as mean as her."
Shimmer
"Cool!" She yips and pads over to the cave. "Hello?" She barks questioningly.
black fyre
*stands ready knowing somehow this cat might attack.*
Timber, *Crows*, & *Snow Leopard*
Timber padded over as well, and peered into the den.
The crows hopped over, but stayed a few feet back from the canines.
From within the den, there comes a low hiss, and the snow leopard slinks forward until the canines can see her, "What are you doing here?"
Shimmer
She moves into the den but not to far in so she would have time to turn and run. "We wanted to see a big cat like yourself." She yipped.
black fyre
just to let you know they're not my pups.
Timber, *Crows* & *Snow Leopard*
Timber pads into the den as far as Shimmer does, and unintentionally, both pups have blocked the entrance of the den; and the exit. The collie pup waves his black tail and reaches his muzzle forward to pick up the cat's scent.
The leopard hisses angrily at the pups and Black Fyre. She felt trapped now. Suddenly, she lashes out with a large paw and strikes Shimmer across the side and sends her crashing into Timber with four long lacerations to her side. Just after that, the leopard strikes again with the opposite paw and rakes Timber across the shoulder. With great agility, she bounds passed the fallen pups and out of the den where she felt safer, and had more room to maneuver. With her ears pulled back against her skull, the big cat hissed at Black Fyre, "Get out of here! And take the pups with you!" Unknown to the pups, and possibly Black Fyre, this snow leopard was pregnant and highly aggressive.
black fyre
*growling she snarls. she just hurt pups that weren't hers but she raised her fur and her tail.*leave now timber , shimmer.
Shimmer
She snarls and yelps as she is thrown to the ground. "Hey you're not nice." She snarls to the snow leopard. "And I though the cats at the ranch had a bad attitude."
black fyre
shimmer you're going to get yourself hurt never turning her back on the leopard she picked up shimmer and put her out of the cave and she also did that to timber. mother instincts kicked in. snarling at the crows and the leopard. the crows were going to get these pups hurt.
Timber yelped in surprise and pain, but was quick to get to his feet again. After being brought out of the cage, Timber glances over at his injuries, then Shimmer's, "Are you alright? That mean old cat! I'm glad Genavive isn't that mean..." the collie grumbled while casting an accusing eye at the snow leopard.
The large feline pulls her whiskers back, expressing greater aggression, "You canines always come to steal my food, kill my kits, and bring humans to hunt us!" The snow leopard probably would have killed Timber and Shimmer by now, but Black Fyre made her wary. Sure, she could probably kill the wolf, but she could get seriously wounded in such a fight. And she didn't know if the wolf had a pack that would come back and kill her as well.
The crows cawed in mockery at the wolf, "I thought you would protect the pups! Don't growl at us, we told you to watch them..." One crow speaks boldly, then adds, "After all, we can't do much to help them, but we can find some other cats for you three to see. Maybe some that aren't so ill-tempered..." the crow cast his dark eyes at the large feline, who ignored him.
Shimmer
She nodded to Timber and looked at Black Fyre. "Don't growl at the crows they are our friends!" She barked. She looked to the crows. "Ok." She said.
Timber, *Crows*, & *Cats*
The crows were glad that the pups still liked them. Taking off into the sky, the sleek birds flew towards a shallow stream, and began to follow along it. After a long search, they came to a second den. Inside were three cougar kits, and the mother was away.
"We'll keep a look-out for the mom; because I know she'll not like you three around." One crow said. They all flew to nearby trees. With their eyesight, they could spot the cougar long before she ever got back to her den.
Timber was a little hesitant, knowing how bad Genavive's kittens are even for their small size. But, curiosity usually got the better of him and the collie pup bounded up to the den and peered in, "Hello?"
The three kits watched the collie with wide-eyes. They were young, and smaller than the pups. One hissed.
Shimmer
She smiled and yipped excitedly and followed the others to the den. She nodded to the crows and padded inside the den. "Hi I am Shimmer and that's Timber. We mean no harm. What's your names?" She asks.
Timber, *Crows*, *Cats*
One kitten steps forward more, and you can see her speckled coat, showing how young she was. "My name is Lassoma. What are you...?" The two other kittens seem a bit frightened.
Shimmer
She smiles. "Hi Lassoma well Timbers a collie and I'm part collie and part wolf. Wow you have a big shelter!" She exclaimed. "Is your mother nice? Another big cat just attacked us. I think she was a snow leopard."
Timber, *Crows, & Cougars*
"Yeah, our mom made it for us!" Lassoma exclaims, speaking of their shelter. "My mom is very nice, except she fights other animals sometimes. I think I've heard of a Snow Leopard before... ah, I remember what they look like! My mom says there is one around here that is going to have kittens soon! But she told us to stay away from her."
The other two kittens huddled in the back, with their ears flat against their heads. They didn't really like the canines.
Timber thought of something about their mother, "So, how big is your mother?" he still was wary of cats.
Lassoma shrugged, not knowing how to explain her size; "Well, she's bigger than you. And she's bigger than the snow leopard."
Shimmer
She smiled but she had a bad feeling something was going on at the ranch. She told Timber but she wanted to talk more to the cat. "That's cool. I know some cats but they are smaller then you and some of them have a bad attitude at times." She said speaking of the cats around the ranch.
Timber, *Crows, & Cats*
Timber had a bad feeling too, but was caught up in interest with these large cats.
Lassoma tilted her head for a minute, thinking, "Oh, you mean the bobcats? They are smaller; so are the lynxes. They do seem to have bad attitudes, but that's probably because they're scared of us." Lassoma added smugly, puffing out her already fluffy, kitten fur.
Timber frowned, realizing that Lassoma was talking of cats other than the house cats, "Bobcats and lynxes...? There are more cats out here? Gosh, I though Genavive was the biggest, meanest cat ever before I came to this place. I wonder what else is out here!" The collie pup was very curious now. The more he listened to these other creatures, the more intrigued he was. "We'll have to follow the crows more often! I want to see all the creatures!"
Shimmer
She smiled and nodded in agreement with Timber.
Shimmer
She looked to Timber. "Lets go back to the ranch now before we get in trouble. We can come visit tomorrow maybe." She says. She looks to the cougar cubs. "Well I guess Ill see you again." She says and pads out to the ranch.