Saturday, October 26, 2013

A Problem

     Ratwing grunted as Bruno's talons smacked into him.  They were curled under so that he wouldn't get cut, but it still packed a powerful punch.   He blinked, looking at his friend dazedly.
     "Ugh, you're too easy to beat."  Bruno said, sounding almost lazy.  Ratwing jumped up at that.        
     "Oh, really?  Maybe I was just going easy on you."  He shook the dust out of his feathers and took a step forward.
     "Right.  That's what they all say."  Ratwing looked at the other raven with a fierce gaze.
     "Let's see, shall we?"  Bruno nodded with a grin, and they began to circle each other.  Bruno's gaze fell upon Ratwing's feet, and he lowered his body, shifting the center of gravity to nearer to his tail feathers.  Ratwing took this advantage and leapt up, flapping his wings, and dropping beak-first down onto Bruno.  Before impact however, the other raven managed to stumble out of the way, and Ratwing flapped furiously to right himself before landing on the ground again.   Bruno was about to strike with his talons again when Blaze landed in between them, narrowly avoiding a blow to the head.  Bruno turned to him angrily.
     "What'd you do that for?  We were in the middle of something!"  Blaze looked around at both of them.
     "Um, we have a problem."
     "Well what is it?" said Ratwing, somewhat impatiently.
     "Tornado wants to see us. "  Both of the other ravens stared at him with shocked looks on their faces.