Prey and Practice

[Clif]

As the pack of Horde members came to the end of the mountainous terrain of the Eastern section of Erymire, the green flatlands drew out one phrase from the ditto that was retaining the form of an umbreon. "Damn...that's one flat meadow..." Miran said, his voice somewhat dragged out as he sat down to scratch the back of his left ear with his hind paw.

Despite the fact that he didn't like following orders too much, he directed a question at General Slashthroat, "How the hell are we going to hunt here without being spotted? They can probably see us already..." he said casually, knowing that getting to edgy could land him in hot water if he wasn't careful.

[wynnyelle]

"We use the tall grass for cover and surround the whole herd," said the General in a low, gruff voice so as not to be overheard by their prey. The mixed herd of pokemon, including amps, ponyta and rhyhorn, grazed not too far off. "We're more than a match for them. Anyone who lets themselves get killed was weak in the first place."

[Steven]

Scarblade strolled in behind. He glared at the grazing herd of Pokemon and began to lick his huge fangs. A kill on the road was a kill on the road, even if it was for food. He gazed at the Amps, Ponytas, and even the Rhyhorns in the herd. He started to pick out his prey. He looked at a big Ponyta and smiled. He was a big fan of Ponyta. Then Scarblade moved down into a hutners croach, reading to go and kill something.

[wynnyelle]

Rambler slinked through the grass, expertly moving so as not to disturb the blades and give away his position. He knew that prey pokemon were always watching the grass for patterns of hidden pokemon moving within it. He made his way round the other side of the herd, preparing to attack that rhyhorn he saw.

Florella had her eye on a likely looking ponyta colt. The arcanine moved out ahead of Rambler, keeping a greater distance from the herd than the furret, because she needed greater distance to conceal herself than he did. She knew she would not remain hidden long, and now that they were surrounding the herd, the herd would soon get their scent coming from one direction or another.

They had to attack very soon.

[Clif]

Concealed amongst the tall, flimsy, pillars of green grass, Miran was quite glad that he had separated from the group, his body silently melting into another form he knew. After changing, the form of a small caterpie was in the umbreon's place; sure, it was a weak pokemon, but for now the ditto was small enough, and correctly colored in order to safely move though the grass with less of a chance of being seen. ~Ahh, the joys of being able to transform!~ the mimic bug-pokemon thought to himself as he moved himself into position.

[Steven]

Scarblade started move through the tall grass as well. Keeping his footsteps light to make sure that he was to night disturb any of the prey. He couldn't wait to attack any of the grazing herd Pokemon. He was looking for a Rapidash or a bigger Ponyta. He was bloodthirsty and hungry, two things that would drive him into sinking his teeth into all of the Pokemon in the herd. Scarblade moved still keeping up his light pawsteps as he spotted a Ponyta, he got idown into a lower crouch so he would not startle the horse Pokemon.

[wynnyelle]

The General rushed out at the nearest animal, a ponyta, with a roar that signalled to the rest of his pack to move.

Florella attacked her nearest quarry and Rambler did the same.

"Kill! Kill!" roared General Slashthroat as a signal to the rest.

[Steven]

Yes its about time I kill something today! cheered Scarblade inside of his mind. He leaped through the air attempting to catch some Ponyta by surprise. He let out a bloodthirsty howl as he soared through the air "Crush Claw!" he yelled getting ready to tear through the flesh of the Ponyta with his abnormally large claws.

[†Grovyle†]

Zane jumped off of Scarblade and pounced onto a Ponyta. "Shadow Claw!" He dug his nails into a Ponyta's skull and saw a Rapidash. "Focus Blast!" He blasted the ball,sending the Rapidash into a tree to die slowly.

[wynnyelle]

The General didn't get why some pokemon shouted what they were doing before they did it. He just attacked.

The Rapidash he was attacking retaliated with a blast of flame before taking off, and the literally thick-skinned General used a Body Slam.

[†Grovyle†]

Zane continued his spree and stopped talking. 'I LIKE BLOOD!' he thought to himself.

[wynnyelle]

The General was now in the throes of battle with a rhyhorn. He threw the rhyhorn onto its side and then bit hard. Blood spurted as he tore out its throat. The rhyhorn bellowed its last before his throat was ripped out, then lay still as blood pulsed from the severed jugular.

[Starrunner]

Deathstrike lept onto an amp's back taring at it's neck with shadow claw. It bleeted and went down.

[wynnyelle]

Carnage was everywhere. Those lucky few who had gotten away were long gone from the area now. The General looked around at his pack. "Good work everyone. Now we eat."

There was plenty for everyone.

[Starrunner]

Deathstrike settled down to eat the amp. she had killed. She tore in ravonously.

[wynnyelle]

Rambler was greedily eating his ponyta. To have killed such a large prey was not something a furret usually accomplished, but he was a well-trained furret.

[Starrunner]

Deathstrike finished and cleaned herself.

[wynnyelle]

Florella had finished as well. Even though the huge dog had gorged on her kill, there was plenty left over and scavenger birds were landing to consume the rest. Plenty of meat was left over, but none would truly go to waste.

"We can sleep here for the night," said the General. "And be up first thing tomorrow to finally storm the alcove and slaughter every living pokemon in it. I don't care if you've made a kill already--just keep killing until everything's dead. Those prisoners are going to pay the ultimate price."

[Steven]

Scarblade glared at Zane. He wanted to kill the other Zangoose for taking away his prey. He gave the Zangoose an angry stare and he snatched away the Ponyta he was about to catch "I am eating this, I was going to kill it first." he snapped under his breath. Savagly he chomped up the Ponyta. Letting the blood from the flesh of the Pokemon lay on his teeth, afterwards Scarblade prepared for sleep. When he heard the General's words about going to slaughter in the alcove the next day. He got really excited, he was going to make up for what happened on todays hunt by killing as many Pokemon he could possibly kill tommorow.

[wynnyelle]

Florella noticed the rivalry going on between the two zangooses. All the better, she thought, if one prevailed and killed the other. That would weed out the weak.

[Starrunner]

Deathstrike padded up to Florella. "May I settle beside you, capitain florella?" she asked.

Inferno settled down as close to Florella as he could get away with. He wanted her SO badly.

[Clif]

Miran caught his own meal, lucky enough that when the rest of his comrades had terrified the herd, he didn't have to move towards his target, but rather it came to him. He simply took it down--after he had morphed back into the umbreon form he held earlier--by leaping upwards and latching onto its neck by his teeth. Even though the deer-like pokemon fell upon him and tumbled a little before he was able to successfully suffocate his prey, overall it was easy. Since his form wasn't taller than the grass, he called out, "Scythe, you catch anything?"

[wynnyelle]

Florella thought it odd that Deathstrike should ask, in fact she felt a little weirded out about it. If Deathstrike thought she could pull one over on the captain while she slept she had another thing coming to her. "You may."

She would sleep with both ears wide open.

[†Grovyle†]

Zane ate the Rapidash that he had slammed into a wall. "Fine,I'll eat my Rapidash,you twit." He realized Scarblade was very obnoxious and very vengeful. " Don't try it Scarblade,you'll end up in the end...and you can have the Ponyta you want." He finished his Rapidash and climbed up a tree to look at the moon,to cool him off. BUt he still had his suspicion of Scarblade attempting to kill him so he was ready for it.

[Starrunner]

Deathstrike fell asleep.

[Steven]

Scarblade looked at Zane "Those are fighting words." he growled. He wanted to smash Zane's head with a huge Crush Claw and get his blood over his fur. He wasn't weak nor did he apperciate beining underestimated.

[†Grovyle†]

Zane didn't care for his words at all.
"Oh just,shut up or let lightning strike me."
He waited five seconds.
"See it's true."

[Clif]

Miran heard Scarblade and Zane's short-lived quarreling, but the mimic pokemon definitely understood the threatening tone of voice that the angry Zangoose used towards the other, and quickly dashed through the tall grass, already having had his fill of meat for the night. Finding the pair of zangeese, the umbreon looked on at the two conflicting minds, one seeming a little absent minded, while the other overly aggressive, "What's goin' on here?" he asked, not exactly caring whether or not Scarblade decided to attack Zane or not, he'd just prefer to know what was happening before something interesting goes down.

[Steven]

Scarblade hissed at the other Zangoose "This Jynx faced abomination over there is starting something!" he yelled "And if he dosen't stop he can expect to not see tommorow!" Scarblade was tenseing his muscles, licking his fangs. He didn't mind getting a head start on the killing for tommorow, but he also didn't want to waste it all on Zane. But still if he was provoked even more by the other Zangoose he would not mind cutting him in half and teaching him a lesson in actual 'strength.' as he called it.

[Clif]

The mimic umbreon laughed, "Whatever your name is," he began, looking towards Zane, "you might want to stop pissing him off, 'cause if he does fly off the handle, no one will stop him in his attacks. Once you two start fighting, it'll either be until one of you gives up or one ends up dead." Miran sighed, "If you're a greenie, consider this your only warning my friend, cause this guy seems to get how the Horde works more than you do. You just don't go around aggravating your allies."

Miran looked at Zane, "So, how long have you been with us? I haven't seen you around at all so I'm assuming you're of same status as your friend over there."