Copper Cats Dream (WiP)

*Suddenly Charm finds herself in an underground cavern. It doesn't take more than a cursory glance around to see the mining equipment and machinery nearby. Bristle was in the mines near town. A path leading deeper into the mines, served by a rickety wooden bridge going over a chasm about ten yards in front of her.
It's quiet for a few seconds, but then she can hear scratching, chittering, and ominous drumbeats in the darkness farther down the pathway in the caverns on the other side of the bridge.
From the other direction, none other than Stray Shot steps forward from the shadows, looking towards the approachers' direction with wary caution. He narrows his eyes, peering out into the darkness on the other side of the bridge as he tried to discern what was making the noise. He didn't seem to notice Charm, though, even though she was well within his line of sight. It was as if she wasn't even there.
Light from torches starts to shine from the darkness on the other side of the bridge, getting brighter as whoever was holding it got closer. The drum beats got louder. As the light drew nearer, Charm could start to make out lots and lots of torches. Stray steps forward closer to the bridge, not saying a word, every muscle tensed under his short orange fur. He glances behind him and holds up a hoof gesturing to stay put, and if Charm looked back to the shadows he came from she could see two miners - Oaken Finish and Hard Hat (if she recognized them) - along with two town guards clutching their spears against their chests in fear. This must've been before the sheriff's department became a thing.
Stray stood totally still, watching as the torch-and-drum bearers came into view. It was a group of at least forty anthropomorphic cats. They were mangey-looking, with matted dirty fur and a sickly glow in their green eyes... And they didn't look like a welcoming comittee. When they see the lone Stray Shot standing across the bridge, their faces light up with evil grins. They start jeering and whooping.* "It's another one!" One shouts from the crowd. "Lets getit!" *Snarls another.* "Tasty meats for me to eat!~"
*Stray's ears fold back and his pupils shrink to pinpricks as the huge swarm of Copper Cats start scampering for the bridge towards him.* "Stay back!" *He yells with a palpable sense of fear in his voice. With lightning speed, he draws his pistol and pops off two loud shots...*
*...but not at the cats.*
The two ropes tying the bridge to the side Charm and Stray were snapped, the knots holding them broken by the gunshots. A large number of the cats were trying to cross the bridge and ended up falling into the chasm with a snarl, followed by a loud thud when they hit the ground below.*