"Why Did You Save Me?"
Her tawny coat was nearly invisible in the long wheat grass, her yellow eyes focused on the prey before her.
Unlimited hunting grounds. That's what the dark-colored stag promised in exchange for fatally wounding this lighter brown stag. Shouldn't be too difficult, she thought to herself when she agreed to the terms.
This lighter brown stag was smaller-framed then Ronno, who was an exceptionally muscular deer. But she could also tell that, despite his smaller size, this Bambi fellow was still a formidable opponent even for her gnashing claws and crushing jaws. But she needn't kill him; just wound him enough so that Ronno could finish him off.
She crept closer, the stag's head buried deep in the clover patch. The wind was on her side, the stag couldn't smell her approach. Closer still, she stalked, her eyes fixated on his flank. She was within pouncing distance now. She rolled her shoulders and kneaded the ground with her back feet. This was it...
Suddenly, the stag lifted his mighty antlers as he turned to look behind him. His nostrils flared. With a snort, he dashed away, flashing his brilliant white tail as he left. The cougar was shocked. How did her hear her? She hadn't made a sound! With an annoyed snarl, she lunged after him.
BANG! A thunderous shot rang through the air, and the cougar felt a burst of pain on her loin. BANG! A second tremendous shot rang out, hitting her again. She collapsed, howling in pain. She attempted to stand, only to be brought down by the pain rushing through her back leg and hip. She looked beyond where the sound came, and spotted the hunter, fumbling to reload his weapon. A young hunter; a novice by the looks of it. They were always the worst. Unable to gracefully load in his ammunition, he whistled, and 3 large hounds sprang forward, coming right at the infirmed cat. She growled. Being torn apart by ravaging dogs was not something she was looking forward to. But, despite her inability to run, she shifted herself to face the dogs. She was going to die, but by the cougar law, she was going to fight til the death.
The dogs drew in closer, she unsheathed her claws. They lunged. She raised her mighty paw.
A sudden shadow cast itself over. The stag had returned! He landed in front of her and caught the hounds in his antlers. With a toss of his mighty head, the dogs flew backwards, landing atop of one another. The cougar was surprised still when the stag turned his antlers on her.
But rather then kill her, as she knew he could, he scooped her up inside them and tossed her over his back.
--Hang on!-- He shouted as he dashed towards the forest.
He flinched as she dug her claws into him in an attempt to hold on for dear life, but he surged forward, shots ringing behind him.
After what seemed an eternity of running, he slowed and came to a stop in a redwood forest. He gently crouched, allowing the injured cat to slide from his back and into the leaf litter.
He stood a little ways away from her and observed her with gentle eyes.
--Are you alright?-- He asked.
She couldn't believe what had just happened. She looked at Bambi, and ignoring his question, spoke up with one of her own.
--Why?-- She asked breathlessly. ''Why did you save me?--
Bambi smiled, and with the innocence of a youngster, responded simply, --Why not?--
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Yup, the cougar Ronno hired to kill Bambi has just been saved by him XD Oh, the irony! What is she going to do now?
My 5th render.
Cougar (C) MW Roach
Bambi/Ronno (C) Disney
Unlimited hunting grounds. That's what the dark-colored stag promised in exchange for fatally wounding this lighter brown stag. Shouldn't be too difficult, she thought to herself when she agreed to the terms.
This lighter brown stag was smaller-framed then Ronno, who was an exceptionally muscular deer. But she could also tell that, despite his smaller size, this Bambi fellow was still a formidable opponent even for her gnashing claws and crushing jaws. But she needn't kill him; just wound him enough so that Ronno could finish him off.
She crept closer, the stag's head buried deep in the clover patch. The wind was on her side, the stag couldn't smell her approach. Closer still, she stalked, her eyes fixated on his flank. She was within pouncing distance now. She rolled her shoulders and kneaded the ground with her back feet. This was it...
Suddenly, the stag lifted his mighty antlers as he turned to look behind him. His nostrils flared. With a snort, he dashed away, flashing his brilliant white tail as he left. The cougar was shocked. How did her hear her? She hadn't made a sound! With an annoyed snarl, she lunged after him.
BANG! A thunderous shot rang through the air, and the cougar felt a burst of pain on her loin. BANG! A second tremendous shot rang out, hitting her again. She collapsed, howling in pain. She attempted to stand, only to be brought down by the pain rushing through her back leg and hip. She looked beyond where the sound came, and spotted the hunter, fumbling to reload his weapon. A young hunter; a novice by the looks of it. They were always the worst. Unable to gracefully load in his ammunition, he whistled, and 3 large hounds sprang forward, coming right at the infirmed cat. She growled. Being torn apart by ravaging dogs was not something she was looking forward to. But, despite her inability to run, she shifted herself to face the dogs. She was going to die, but by the cougar law, she was going to fight til the death.
The dogs drew in closer, she unsheathed her claws. They lunged. She raised her mighty paw.
A sudden shadow cast itself over. The stag had returned! He landed in front of her and caught the hounds in his antlers. With a toss of his mighty head, the dogs flew backwards, landing atop of one another. The cougar was surprised still when the stag turned his antlers on her.
But rather then kill her, as she knew he could, he scooped her up inside them and tossed her over his back.
--Hang on!-- He shouted as he dashed towards the forest.
He flinched as she dug her claws into him in an attempt to hold on for dear life, but he surged forward, shots ringing behind him.
After what seemed an eternity of running, he slowed and came to a stop in a redwood forest. He gently crouched, allowing the injured cat to slide from his back and into the leaf litter.
He stood a little ways away from her and observed her with gentle eyes.
--Are you alright?-- He asked.
She couldn't believe what had just happened. She looked at Bambi, and ignoring his question, spoke up with one of her own.
--Why?-- She asked breathlessly. ''Why did you save me?--
Bambi smiled, and with the innocence of a youngster, responded simply, --Why not?--
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Yup, the cougar Ronno hired to kill Bambi has just been saved by him XD Oh, the irony! What is she going to do now?
My 5th render.
Cougar (C) MW Roach
Bambi/Ronno (C) Disney
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