The Assassins

Three wolves filed in late at night. They too could see the sky darkening with thunder storms. With rain, came slick mud, a hoof's worse nightmare. Paws would be subjected to the slip as well, but claws would held a little for grip. They slowed and looked around for the cattle as the lightning lit up the sky for a second then died, revealing them for a second then vanished. They waited as well for Niavo.

Niavo

Niavo slipped quietly through the cover of the trees, although the dark night and overcast skies did just as well to hide him in the open, especially with his dark pelt. He heard the sharp, booming of thunder that rolled for many seconds, growling in the sky after the lightning strike. Storms had always fascinated him, and conjured up interesting ideas in his mind. But that was for later; now it was time to hunt.

He waited quietly with the others, waiting for the deluge to begin so it would turn the ground slick and hard to manuever for the cattle. It would also be a great shield to drown out noise and vision for their enemies. The thunder and lightning alone would, hopefully, put the cattle into more panic.

*Cattle*

A few bulls were nearest to the group, huddled somewhat together as the down poor began.

A little ways from the bulls were a group of cows and their calves. The calves, born during the spring, were about a third of the adult's size. None of them took notice of the predators.

The Assassin

Halabex turned and pointed to the calves and cows. "This way", he said slowly troting toward the huddled group. He then nodded to Darmus who circled around to where he was completely on the other side while Halabex and Tavern stayed on the side they started. He would try lead the cows to them.

He bent down and gave a devilish snarl then barked once to get the cattle's attention. Soon the large dog took after them for a fake charge. Running right up to the group hoping they would run away in in the direction of the other two, who were now crouching in the taller grass. Being white, Darmus was fully noticable, the cows would have no problem seeing where he was when he took after them, though brown and a black top made Halabex and Tavern a little more hard to see. Tavern turned to Niavo to tell him to get to the opposite side of her.

From the cows point of view, Halabex would be 45 degrees to their left. Tavern was right in their path, and Niavo would be 45 degrees to their right. While Darmus tried to bring them from the back. Ambush was only 100 ft infront of the cows and calves. Tavern was to attack first, she was pretty good at finding weak ones. And once she landed her mark, the others should/would raid the same one. Once dead, Tavern would lead for a second weak one.

Bonnie/Vader/Reane

Bonnie had been wandering boredly. She had taken a notice of trouble in the cow pens. She-Collie realized the dangers and knew of assasins. She charged in, realizing she was right. She snarled, hackles raised. She pounced, landing her first attempt on Niavo. Her neck was protected from a tucked head.

Darth Vader had been following Bonnie all day, bored as heck. He looked up at Bonnie, then to the attackers, tucking his head in. He charged, assaulting towards Tavern.

Reane stood nearby, coming out of the sheep pasture. She had been helping out a lamb out of the mesh. She noticed Vader and Bonnie had left her. She took no notice until she heard the warning of Bonnie and went to investigate. She noticed wolves and knew trouble was coming. She picked up a large, thick and ehavy stick. She ran in, "armed" and trained in this. She'd been living at the ranch for a while now and knew of attackers and the usual weakness. She glared at them "Leave, demons!" Reane cried, tucking her neck slightly like her dogs. Reane came up to attack and swung a mighty assault at Halabex.

The Assassins

A bolt of lightning clashed through the sky. lighting up the on comming attackers. The rain poured more heavily now in sheets.

Tavern was concentrating on attacking the cows, but Halabex wasn't too tranced to see the on comers. "Tavern!" He yelled, unknown to him that he had called her by her real name. The Akita looked up and watched as Vader came sailing at her. Quickly her teeth unsheated and she turned on him. Teeth lurching up for his gullet while daggers held strong in the muddy ground.

Halabex easily dodged the heavy stick that came at him. Knowing humans, they weren't to good with a muddy foundation. He turned quickly after the strick and bit down on the stick, pulling back with all his might to make the human slip on the wet ground.

Darmus continued after the cows for a moment then saw his comrades being attacked. He would help his leader first. The large chow took up into a run and bolted to Reane aiming his sharp teeth for her arm.

Trio

Vader kept a protected neck while dodging around Tavern's teeth. Faking it on his back he dove for the stomach.

Reane almost slipped as the animal pulled but instead jumped. She noticed his mouh was full and took advantage, and kicked out at the face of the assassin, slamming both feet. When she landed she took no spare and slammed her fists on the back of him, and ending her assault with a kick to the lowerjaw and neck. She wasn't too bad on muddy foundations, loosing her footing wasnt too hard but she never fell. She'd had enough training in the past to keept a firm foot.

Reane was assaulted on her arm and snarled, taking a flurry of slashes out on both of them. A few missed, and some ade contact, how should she know she was attacked and saving cows. Again.

Bonnie snuck up behind Darmus, her footsteps drowned out by the rain. By the time she could be heard, she was already launched in the air and silently flying slightly. She landed on Darmus's back and sent her teeth into a working Fury. She-collie's teeth launched dangerously.

Rihanne

The air filled with a bellowing bark as a deep-chested, golden blur came hurtling toward the canine hanging from Reane's arms.

It had been a long while since Reane had seen Rihanne, and she had grown quite a bit, but it was the loss of Mark that had made the sprite almost unrecognizable. Her face was a horrific mask of hate as she leapt for the canine's rear-neck area, tucking her nape protectively as she went. She was giving him two choices: get off, or get knocked off. The sweet-hearted fairy had metamorphosed into a wolf-hating deviless, and Reane was a friend. These attackers would leave off, or die.

Reane

Reane turned to Rihanne. WOW! SHe covered her mouth with the good hand, surprised at how much her good friend had changed. But her shock ended and she slammed her good arm down on it's muzzle, attemtping to get it off. She swung him round a bit, but allowed Rihanne to charge him. She probably wanted to murder them all. She landed a kicked around his lower body, an arm crunching for his head.

The Assassins

Darmus, one not to mess with. Suddenly when the blows began to rain on him. His body went numb and he would not let go. He bit harder as all of his assailants began to cover his body. Halabex had let go of the stick as soon as the girl came after him. Dodging her as Darmus came in and attacked the girl.

Halabex soon stood as straight as he could. Head hovering just below his shoulder, his dock flicking from side to side as which ever hair on his body stood on end. Soon he saw Rihanne come after Darmus to try and jump on him. When she landed on the pure blooded dog, he took after her. Large fangs went for her neck and throat. He pushed all his weight to knock her off. Though the weight pushed Darmus down as well. Darmus would not leg go of the girl's arm. The blows to the nose made him wince, and would soon probably bleed from his nostrils. It's what you get with a psycho. As Darmus fell to the ground, his grip tightened and he began to flail and pull back on the girls arm.

Tavern's eyes constricted as she stared at Vadar " Why do you attack me? What have these humans done for you?" Painful memories flooded her mind , her brother's death, all of her siblings yelping as their heads were held mercilessly under the water.

She roared as the dog went after her stomach and turned quickly counter attacking by going after his own soft under belly. "You don't deserve to live if you are a human lover.. When they kill you or your family you'll understand!!" She bit as harshly as she could to the dogs belly now. Trying to deat it out.

Trio

Reane was pulled to the ground by the wolf's strength as he dragged her to the ground. She flailed to return upon her feet, unavailing. She didn't flail too much, her arm ripped enough already.

Vader stared back. "Because she saved me from a flood, and from the Pit. She gave me a home and a gentle hand, plus food. I owe her." His ears drooped in memory.

Bonnie snarled. "My family doesnt exist! They're the only family I have, So I'll be a Human Lover if I want!!" With that she was attacked, only to enrage even more and force an attack on her, biting harshly. Flurrying hard.

Rihanne

The mixe's father had been half pit bull, and she had inherited the pit's grip. She would never have released Darmus except that Reane went down. Releasing the other instantly, she backed to stand over the girl in a way that did not prevent her from rising, but prevented the other canines from attacking the girl's throat without going through 110 lbs of dog.

She listened to Bonnie's snarl, knowing a bit of Bonnie's past and how similar it was to her own. It was true. The copper-curled Rihanne had no family outside the Ranch, any more than Bonnie did. She would protect the humans.

Niavo

His focus had been on the cattle and getting lined up as he was ordered to do so. Alpha or not, Niavo didn't let pride get in the way of a good meal and a bit of honest teamwork. He had to admit though, in the pounding deluge and early morning, he didn't expect any humans or their canines. He was wrong.

When he heard Tavern's name, his head shot towards the caller, confused on why that dubbance was used instead of the one he was told of. This little upset stole his attention long enough for Bonnie's initial attack, which sent the hybrid slamming into the ground as she leapt on him. Sliding across the muddy ground, Niavo snarled and scrambled wildly until his claws caught a hold on the slick terrain. Just as he got up and offered a snap to his attacker, Bonnie was up and after a new target.

For a moment, Niavo paused, dark eyes flashing through the torrent as he assessed the situation. Then he was off, heading for Vader. With mud kicking up behind his flying paws, the wolf-tevuren mix went for his opponent's hindquarters, trying to make a deep slash with his canines before leaping away again. An attempt at distracting the other.

The Assassins

Tavern turned on Bonnie as the dog came at her. Quickly she turned to dodge then snarled up watching both Vader and the other. "My Family doesn't exist, and its the fault of their kind that they are gone!" She snarled, watching as Niavo came after Vader. She turned to Bonnie and bit at the fea's neck. "If that damned boy wouldn't have killed my brother, I'd still be home getting my daily beatings! I'd watch as he was chained to their metal monsters and drug around the yard. The horse crops stop hurting after the twentieth blow!!" She roared in rage and pulled back to lower her stance. "And I bet dieing from drowning isn't half as bad as being axed in the face!" She lunged forward and bit at the dog's throat. Hoping to catch a windpipe. The drowning was her memorie of all her other siblings while the axed face was her brother.

Darmus felt the girl fall, then regained his grip and began to tug viciously at the limb. A new goal to rip it off. All in blind fury he didn't see the dog on the girl for protection, nor did he care. Every scent took in blood, every taste was bathed in blood.

Halabex turned now and watched as Rihanne protected the girl. Soon he arched down and attacked after the dog. Fangs lurching for her own throat. Hoping to push her off.

Rihanne

Rihanne heard Tavern shrieking at Bonnie, and let her own voice raise to be heard. Don't you think we all have our losses? If you think horse crops hurt, try whips and clubs that beat you til you lose sense of conciousness. Don't presume you have a monopoly on pain, madam. I was raised in their pit. I know the pain and death there. I cannot feel sorry for you.

She would have said more, but Halabex made a grab for her. Drawing her head up from its defensive position, she took the punishment of fangs across her broad chest. Her feet skidded a little in the slippery mud as she heaved back, hoping to send him back a bit. As soon as the move was completed, she tucked her nape back into her bloody chest, not leaving room for more attacks to that sensitive region. But never did she move from her place, pushing her paws through the grime to meet solid ground. Planting her feet and still snarling, she waited. She was not even tempted to go after Darmus. Reane would live without her arm, but without her throat she would not. Besides, the girl was no fool: she'd soon be up and dealing with Darmus.

Tavern .+. Halabex

Tavern roared back to Rihanne. "Then why are you still with the humans? They use you, abuse you, then throw you away. I have lost conciousnous plenty of times with wooden planks, table chairs and frying pans!" She roared, continueing her attack on Bonnie. "I was the good one! They took my brother from me because he was rebellious. Just for fun they would tie his legs to a stick and hang him up just to see if he could get himself free!" She turned more harshly on Bonnie now.

Halabex's quickly roared as the pits were mentioned. His icey orbs narrowed on Rihanne and he growled, tucking his damaged neck under. "Aye, I was a pit fighter. But the one to lose to boost the other's confedence. Not an easy life to live knowing all they wanted you for was to lose." He gave a fake snap at her, a flash of lightning brightening his scared face. "I have seen plenty of deaths and have learned not to give a rat terrier's tail of those who die! Those humans would have killed me if that stake wasn't lose!" He gave a believable fake snap toward Rihanne's head then turned down and bit at the human girl's face.