Not to be Underestimated

Apr 29, 2012 11:15:27 GMT -5 Scat Cat said:

. He strutted over to Mega, and casually stood on his back paws, leaning on Mega's left foreleg with his elbow.
"Say, now," he said, looking up to the lion. "What's goin' on here, then? A trainin' session? Sounds good to me, but I'm gonna get dizzy, seein' all these spots!" He chuckled, and tipped his bowler hat to Mega. "The name's Scat Cat, brother."

"huh?" Mega glances down once he feels something lean agaist his leg. "oh yeah me to" he said chucking, "it makes my head spin" he clutchs a paw to his head to impsize his words. "Good to meet ya Scat Cat" he says "the name's Mega,lay some on me then bro" Mega spays out his paw for the cat to high 5 it.

Scat Cat slapped Mega's much larger paw with a downward swipe. This big cat clearly knew where it was at! "Pleasure to meet ya, Mega!" he grinned, putting his hat back on his head at a jaunty angle. "Y'no, I'm a little guy and you're a big guy, but I need to get me some trainin'. Think ya can help me out, bro?"

Scat wasn't too keen on the idea of fighting puppies. Dogs kind of made him a bit uncomfortable, and what was more, he didn't want to squash a puppy. He knew that he wasn't the slimmest cat. But if he was helped to train by Mega, at least he couldn't hurt him by squashing him. And he trusted that, although he was bigger, Mega wouldn't hurt him.

"Help you?" he repeats "yeah sure i will!" he nods his head his mane shaking and flopping with the motion. "You sure ya don't want someone your size to train with?" he asks lowering his head closer to Scat Cat. "cause i don't want to be unfair by my size and all that" he shrugs, ploping down on his rump before glanceing around as he spoke.

Scat chuckled again. "To be honest with ya, Mega," he said with a crooked grin, "I think I'd flatten a puppy if I tried to spar with one! I know you're bigger, but I trust ya. And besides, I get the feelin' you'll be standin' around doin' nothin' otherwise - you're a bit big to fight with these pups too!" He shot Mega a good natured wink. "So watcha say?"

"...you cannot expect me to do that." Partner had been speechless for a long moment while Strike remained balanced on a single leg, simply trying to understand how what he was seeing was possible. Finally giving up on that one, the older male experimentally lifted one foreleg, replaced it on the ground before lifting the opposite hind leg, then shook his head again. "Because I'd just end up back on my face again." he finished.

Agility and coordination, Strike had said. Well, maybe he'd have to see what he could do about those. Still he wasn't quite ready to admit defeat. "Try my dodging once more?" he suggested, trying to plan ahead and get some sort of feel for what he could do to avoid getting hurt again this time.

"Ok, then" Strike moved back and fixed his eyes on Partner, preparing to make his move. The burnt puppy circled his target, then when he thought that he had found perfect moment, he charred forward this time intending to slam the back of his paw into Partner face. If this was really battle Strike would have used his claws but this was training so he was trying avoided coursing any really harm.

"hmm alright" the lion smirks, "but 1st i think that hat will have ta go!" with a playfull growl Mega snatches the bowler hat right of Scat Cat's head. "We would't want it to get dirt now would we?" he smirks playfully before flinging it up so it landed on his head. "heh heh alright now come at me!" the lion goes down in a sort of play bow as he awaits the big grey cat's move.

He rotated quickly, tracking Strike's motion, trying to keep the burned pup in sight at all times, and Partner found himself hoping that Strike would make his move before the rotating made him too dizzy to see the attack coming. Finally, the dark-eared dalmatian caught a lucky break as, by complete chance, he caught sight of the telltale signs indicating the direction Strike would be aiming for. As the other pup moved, Partner held on until the last possible moment before ducking, and felt the incomming blow just brush across his ears as it passed harmlessly overhead. He blinked, probably even more surprised that he'd managed to avoid the attack that Strike himself would have been.

Strike expected feel his paw slam into the side of Partner's head but instead felt a tine rush of air as it flew over Partner's head. It all happened so fast that it took about 30 seconds for Strike full realize what just happened. Strike turned his head and smiled at the older male,"well done Partner that was pretty good for your third try."

"...yeah..." Partner, honestly, was still reeling from the fact that he'd actually managed to dodge the blow. Maybe a few of the old skills he'd picked up on the streets were finally returning - he could hope, at least - so that he would save himself taking another beating, either in training or for real, if it ever came to that. Truthfully, he hoped it wouldn't, but it wasn't a matter he thought he'd ever get much choice in.

Scratching at the collar that had belonged to Annabelle, Partner gave Strike a look as though to ask 'what next?', but didn't actually say anything, still feeling a little stunned from his unexpectedly successful dodge.

Apr 29, 2012 13:23:21 GMT -5 Penelope said:

Penelope nodded and tried to remember - villains give no remorse, sympathy or mercy - and got ready to tolerate Cadpig's hit, but the other dal's attack was enough to knock Penelope over to the ground. The puppy coughed once and got up to her feet, with an apologetic smirk. "I guess you're a lot stronger than-" she started to say, but when Mega arrived at the training grounds, the little dal turned around and stared at the big feline in wonder.
"...Oh wow." Penelope said with wide eyes and glanced at Cadpig to be sure this big fellow was indeed a hero. The puppy flinched when she saw the lion's fangs when he licked his lips. The fangs were huge and sharp!

"Don't worry you will learn to be as strong as me. But, here's another rule, don't be distracted ever. When you're fighting the enemy you must keep all your eyes on your opponent. I love you Penelope, and I don't wanna see you get hurt. " Cadpig got off Penelope with a playful growl. "Now, try to take me down Penelope and remember everything I told you" Cadpig said to Penelope getting herself ready for Penelope's attack.

As if to answer Partner, Strike turned his head towards the older male and said "Ok, now that we have spent a good amount of time practicing your dogging, I think it would best you return the favor." The brunt puppy moved way from blacked eyed dalmatian and prepared himself for Partner to make his move.

"Oh. Well, okay." Partner crouched, his tail twitching slightly behind him as he tried to get a feel for the idea angle to tackle Strike from. He took a couple of steps to the right as though to start circling, changed his mind, began circling left instead, then paused in that, too.

What sort of attack would Strike be expecting...? Last time, Partner had gone for the other pup's forelegs. He ought to do something different this time. Partner resumed his circling to the left, thinking, then at length, lunged for Strike's hind leg, making it look as though he were feighting again, but at the last moment deciding to stick to his original target.

Scat Cat raised a paw to his head in shock, where it was met by an empty space. No one took Scat Cat's hat! He crouched low, or rather as low as his portly stomach would allow him, and wiggled his shoulders as he prepared to jump. He sprung up, but predictably fell short of Mega's shoulder, which he had aimed for so that he could climb onto Mega's back and retrieve his hat.

He crouched again, and pushed off his back legs to leap once more. "H'yup!" he grunted. "Hope ya don't mind the claws, bro!" Using his claws as the equivalent of ice picks when climbing a mountain, he scrambled up Mega's shoulder awkwardly.

Apr 27, 2012 15:34:04 GMT -5 Patches said:

(ooc: No problem! Mine have been kind of short, too. Shorter than I'd like, anyway.)

"Ah! N-No, s-stop! I'm ti-ticklish!" Patches laughed. The amount of seriousness they had started out with went back down to zero by that point as he tried to wriggle away from Crescent so that he could try to make a counterstrike of sorts. Despite his attempt, though, it ended up with him just looking rather doofy as he wiggled back and forth on his back with his paws going up and down a bit. His attempt at moving had been a complete and utter failure.

"U-Uncle! Uncle!"

Crescent lifted up and frowned. "Uncle? Who's Uncle?" She asked curiously, "I'm your sister silly goose!" She giggled and climbed off of Patches, wagging her tail. "Patches! Grab a Stick! We can practice sword fighting! I learned it from this guy I know!" She picked up two nearby sticks while Robin did a facepalm. She dropped one at Patches' feet.

"Like this!" She said through gritted teeth, holding the stick as she would a sword. "AHA!" She jumped at Patches and landed behind him, poking his bottom with the sword.