Predation part Two

Predation Part 2

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Part 1 - http://www.fluffybooru.org/post/view/3270 Please read to see how we got here

Part 1 - http://pastebin.com/MaE5J7MG

Warning:  This story contains animals eating fluffies.  Viewer discretion is advised.



Be a cat
Just an average pet cat from an average neighborhood
Be hungry too
Pretty much your natural state
The humans that feed and house you never put out enough kibble to really satisfy
It's almost like you aren't the center of their world
Nah, that's silly
They just aren't properly trained yet
You have to be patient with humans
Some of your friends complain about theirs, but you think they're just lazy
There's lots of food right out side the little swinging thing in the back door
All a cat's gotta do is go out and take it
You're really good at that
And in the last few years, that's gotten even easier!
So easy you're getting a bit rounder
It's nothing to worry about, your food still can't outrun you
Not even close

When you first saw them, it was really confusing
A bit scary even
Those garish colors made them stick out even while hiding under a bush
Exactly what they were trying to do when you'd first spotted them
And the sounds they made
Just like one of your humans, only squeakier
Bizarre
It hurt your ears a bit
The smell too, it made no sense
Completely unlike anything you'd smelled before, this was something new
New, scary and exciting!
You were a younger cat then, so inexperienced and curious
Creeping closer wasn't a problem, the squeaky things made so much noise you could have walked right on up to them.
You didn't do that though
Just watching seemed like the smartest thing to do, and you're one smart cat
The smartest really
You peek through the tall grass surrounding a half dead bush
There were more than ten of those... whatever they are
They kinda look liked the things you cough up after a good grooming
The humans don't like it, but they still pick it up anyway
They're good humans
And this is a good memory of glories past


"Hewd stay, smawty say dis gud pwace fo' sweepies"
"Fwuffy wan nummies, fwuffy cowd"
"Woll mummahs togetha', stawwion go fin' mo' nummies fo' guf fwuffies"
"Nuuuu, fwuffy cowd, stay wif hewd"
"Nu wan dawk, pwease come back, bwigh baww"
"Pwease, fwuffy tiwed, wan nappies"
"Owwie!  Nu puwl taiw!  Am gud fwuffy!"
"Yu bad fwuffy!  Wisten to smawty fwiend or get big owwies"
"Pwease no owwies, am gud fwuffy, jus' wan sweepi- OWWIEEEEE"

Hot damn these things are irritating
Like those really small humans the big ones carry
But worse
You keep still, this was the most interesting thing thats happened since the red dot invaded your home
The humans were powerless to stop it, and it was so fast!
You chased it for hours and eventually the bright red invader ran for its life
Good thing too, you almost had it
It's been back a few times, but you always chase it off
Your humans are lucky to have you

"Am sowwy, am sowwy, pwease no mo' huwt eaw, fwuffy be gud!"
"Den go bwing nummies.  Get nice gwassies an put in fwuff fo' mummahs.  Get hooman nummies an' shawe wif hewd."
"Hoomans haf nummiest nummies, buh dey get meanie if dey see fwuffies take."
"Hewd get nummies fwom widdle hoomans, dey nu gif bad owwies wike big hoomans."
"Hoomans gif worstest owwies - hooman scawy munsta!"
"Stawwions, yu bwing best nummies fwom widdle hoomans an gif to fwuffy mummahs!"
"... okies.  Gud fwuffies go."
"Gween sowwy, get nummies nao, be gud fwuffy too"

Some of the things waddled off and disappeared into the tall, yellow grass.
You took a good look at what was left
Four were much bigger than the rest, so big other hairy things had to push them around like your ball
Others had little versions of themselves crawling all over them, making irritating, high pitched sounds.

"Wuv mummeh, wan miwk, pway?"

It really sets you on edge
And the one that had yanked on the others ear, it layed no top of another for some reason

"enf enf enf enf enf"
"Owange wuv speciawl fwiend"

.... Oh!
You've done that before too, another cat came into your yard and she smelled SO nice!
Good times
They don't look very dangerous, but some had a size advantage over you
If these were squirrels, you'd have left them alone and gone home
These however, you want to know more about them
They were probably edible and you'd like to try but they had a lot of friends
So you do what you're good at, hold still and stare
Night falls quickly, the other came back and shook themselves in front of the fat round ones
A bunch of useless grass fell out
Stupid things
It didn't take much longer for them to start nodding off
You keep completely still, trying to make sense of all the odors they gave off
It's more like ten animals than one
When it looks like all have gone to sleep, you prepare to make your move
Down!
One of the smaller ones slowly stood up and began shuffling towards the long grass, what luck!

"Am gud fwuffy, make poopies way fwum hewd, mummeh be pwoud"

As it walked into the tall grass, you slipped around the edge and closed in on the small, pink animal
*sniff*
Whew!
What has that thing been eating?
Smells worse than your litterbox after that last tuna bender
Doing your best to ignore the stench you position yourself right near the grasses edge
Soft moonlight illuminates your target, showing you it's shaggy profile while it squats
Now... where to bite?
Does it even have a neck?
And it's loud too, they all are.
Really, annoyingly loud
Gotta hit it so fast it can't call for help
But you can't see any neck...
You bet you can get your mouth over it's muzzle however
It's not much smaller than you, but it's face is so tiny, it's worth a shot
The young foal finishes it's pooping and kicks a little grass back on it like a dog
It even looks back at it's own poop, and that's when you strike
With perfect precision your teeth clamp down on the fluffies mouth and you jerk your head back hard as possible, expecting a struggle getting it to the ground
Which is why you're so surprised when it almost flips over your body, it's light weight no match for a cats strong neck muscles
You almost let go
Almost

In a flash you're hopping over twigs and putting distance between yourself and the fluffy herd
Your victim thrashing about weakly in your grip, barely squeaking as it's jostled painfully around
Crossing a little stream, over a pile of red things humans make houses out of and into a long, round metal thing you finally come to a

stop and drop your expertly stolen meal

"Owwie!  Munsta haf fwuffy, mummeh pwease hewp!  Mummeh hewp fwuffy!"

There's that screech again, the round metal thing makes it sound even worse.

"Hewp!  Meanie munsta got fwuffy!  Hewd hewp, mummeh hewp, hewp fwuffy!"

You peer at your catch curiously
It's making lots of sounds and appears to be crying, yet it doesn't try to run
You lick the blood from your lips, mmmm that's good
A bit sweet but quite tastey
You bat the thing down with one paw, it's so much lighter than you though it'd be

"Nuuuuuuu, pwease no huwt fwuffy!  No mo' huwties!  Fwuffy nu wan munsta, need huggies!"

You bat it again, harder this time
The fuzzy little ball rolls onto it's back and cries harder, it's scrawny legs waggling feebly

"Mummeh!  Bu hu hu hu, wan mummeh!"

It has for stubby little legs, no wonder they walked so slowly
And it's all fur!
This tiny thing isn't any bigger than an adult squirrel, all that fuzz makes it look so much larger
You're almost disappointed, it had looked like a substantial meal at first
Now, barely a morsel

"Why mummeh no hewp fwuffy?  Hu hu hu hu when hewd hewp?  Munsta got fwuffy, need wuv an huggies"

You're feeling quite let down with the lack of challenge this pathetic thing provides.
It's not even running, just crying.
What sort of prey does that?
Maybe it needs a little inspiration
You smack it onto it's side and try biting through the fluff
It tickles your nose but offers little protection as your teeth sink into its rump

"NUUUUUUU babbeh is nu nummies!  Hewp fwuffy!  Mummeh!"

That motivated the fluffy thing
It waddles as fast as it can towards the end of the pipe
Which is irritatingly slow, you calmly walk after it
Being careful to go around the little surprise it left behind

"Nu eat fwuffy, nu huwt fwuffy!  Pwease munsta!"

This time you swipe it with your claws out and feel them cut into flesh

"OWWIES!  NUUUUUUUU Nuuuuuuuu!  Weggie! Munsta huwt weggie, pwease nu eat babbeh!"

FUCK that's annoying!
Enough games
It's easily shoved into the ground with one paw
You rake it mercilessly across the back, blood matting it's fluffy

"NUUUUU OWWW pwease!  Nu eat, nu eat, fwuffy nu wan dai!"

You lick at it's red back and taste the presented meat, this is some tender stuff
Tiny legs thrash around but are far too weak to dislodge you

"Pwease nu eat fwuffy munsta, fwuffy gif huggies!  Gif nummies, fwuffy gif bestest nummies pwease!"

The sounds it make are so shrill it's really starting to hurt
You clamp down hard on where the neck should be
It takes a few tries and a couple sneezes but finally you've got it

"Nuuuuu *gasp* nu wan, nu dai, pwease mummeh, *gasp* babbeh nu dai"

You feel it starting to slow down

"nu .... wan dai.... pwe..."

Finally, it gives up, muscles releasing
Wow, it still had some poop in there

In just a few mouthfulls the fluffy thing is reduced to a pile of pink fuzz and bones
A yummy treat, but only that
Hardly the meal you'd hoped for
Then again, the night is young and there are a lot of these thingies left
You've learned much about whatever they are, but there has to be more to them
Why have you never seen or smelled these before?
They'd be hard to forget if you have
How could something so brightly colored even try to hide?
Do the adults have a bit more meat on their bones, or is it just more fluff?
Why not try a bigger one, it may offer more of a challenge
You spend a minute cleaning yourself then head back out into the night
Maybe you'll bring some back for your humans, they deserve a snack too
Both of your male humans seem down lately, maybe because the two females left the nest
The younger one comes back from time to time, but its never for long
And the older female... it's been ages since you've seen her
Yes, some of this tasty meat will be sure to cheer them up
You're gonna have to kill a lot of those fuzzy animals
No problem, you're up to the task


By toran

Notes:  Hopefully this is short enough for people to actually read.  It references "A moment of peace", the first story I wrote as the cat is owned by the boy who lost his mother to the fluffy tripping attack.