This week with Arlene and Jeff:
...The humans' jokes and laughter were interrupted by a squalling three-quarters of a ton of fury as it launched itself toward the cage atop the crawler. The saber tooth was accustomed to things either collapsing or trying to move away when he attacked, but the only response from the monster was that it stopped.
The cat, now atop the crawler's cage, raked his giant claws across something that he had never encountered before. Instead of his prey screaming with its last breath as warm blood covered the cat's claws and feet, there was only a muted sound as his claws left a slight smear of claw material across the metal.
Jasmine had turned the joystick loose and grabbed her rifle, even as her husband snatched his up. "Wait," he called out now that he realized there was no danger to anyone, and he certainly did not want to have to begin processing a hide just now. "Let's not kill him today." Turning to the wolves who had come to their feet. "Easy you two. It can't hurt us and this is what we came to see."
The wolves cast a glance toward Morales, then settled, albeit a bit uneasy. For a moment, the humans sat looking up at the beast as he stared down at them. Then, as if the truce were over, the cat yowled a challenge and attacked the metal again.
Morales and Jasmine exchanged glances, and the two began to chuckle before breaking out in full-blown belly laughs, joined an instant later by Jeff, then finally by the women. Oddly enough, neither Selina nor Adrienné had said anything after their initial screams.
By then, the huge pussy cat was beside himself with fury and was raking his claws across the bars even more frantically in his haste to get at the humans inside the cage, but of course, he did little more than leave a few more slight smears from his claws...
Have a goodun;
Roust