The sound of battle rang in my ears as blood flew through the air and cries locked the clearing. I swung my paw at a huge tabby, and she hit me back. The gorge was getting closer. My heart began to pound. "Watch it!" I hissed. The tabby sprang at me. "Never!" she spat. I scored my claws down her wriggling spine, and blood seeped through. Howling in fury and agony, the tabby fled. I hopped up to my cry of triumph. But all of a sudden, force yanked me from behind. My back jerked, and I found myself falling. My eyes bolted open. I was sweating, and tears stung my eyes.