Drew's Trouble with Cats and Roaches Pt. 08

"you have quoted the ancient texts incorrectly. You have done so to deceive your pride. you have lied to your people," Drew responded.

He saw the attack coming and side stepped and dodged the swing of the old lords' claws.

"Is this the way you honor the old ways, striking out at an unarmed opponent while we talk?" Drew commented

"Father, stop this, our ships are in danger, our people are out-numbered. Stop this." The first son said out loud so his pride could hear. The second son stepped up, "father I agree, stop this now." He turned to his pride, "The human is right. The ancient text show other ways to live."

That was as far as he got, his father drove a knife into the younger sons back. "Die you traitor."

He spun back at Drew with a knife in one hand and unsheathed claws in the other. Meme tossed him his stave, and all stepped back to watch the one on one fight.

Drew stayed in a defensive position and waited to see if the older warrior had weaknesses.

"Fight me you ugly worm. Fight or die in the dust like a coward." He old warrior challenged.

Drew spun his stave.

"So, worm, you need a weapon to defend yourself?"

"The ancient texts allow for it, when one warrior has been insulted but is injured. I have no claws. I have no thickened pelt. I am only a hairless worm with a thin skin. So, I chose my little stick. Do you have any objections my aged warrior?" Drew taunted.

The aged warrior just growled in response.

Outside of the fight there was a very tense stand-off. Two layers of armed craft above. Bug weapons from the ships on one side getting louder as more power was exerted. Members of one pride facing other cats all armed to the teeth. The few warriors from Kays race standing shoulder to shoulder with their new sisters in the Pride.

Drew spun his stave and sent the old Lords knife spinning out of their little circle. Now he was facing two unsheathed claws and he could not forget the feet, 'don't forget the feet'. He reminded himself.

A quick swipe from the old Lord barley nicked him but shredded his shirt. Drew just ripped it off.

The warriors from the other Pride gasped when they saw his scars, scars of a warrior. He was not going to tell them that he got most of them before he was Lord protector. He received them from his now queen Tiffany, when she was a bitch on wheels.

He spun again and connected with the older warrior's shoulder, he felt something give and could hear the pain radiate through the old Lord's mind.

Drew took two steps back and planted his stave. "Are we done now? I just broke your shoulder. I could crack your skull at any time. Are we done? Will you go in peace and let us live our lives?"

The old warrior roared and charged Drew. Again, Drew could see inside the mind of the old warrior and was ready. He side-stepped the raking claws and slammed the stave down on the knee of the Lord. He heard and felt the bones crack." The old warrior howled in pain and rolled down the little hillock they were fighting on.

His surviving son ran to his side and tried to get him to surrender. The old warrior howled in frustration shoved his son aside but not before grabbing his weapon. And swinging it to point at Drew.

Drew stood impassively on the ridge of the little hillock providing an amazing target. A green beam buzzed past Drew and vaporized the old warrior.

Thing Two walked up to her Lord, turned her head, and mentally asked him. 'Were you going to let I him shoot you?' He 'heard' what she wanted to end it with 'you idiot'.

'No, his son had flicked on the safety before his father grabbed the weapon. I would have moved before that was disengaged. But I knew you were aiming and would fire." He responded. He did not want to tell her his mental capabilities had morphed again.

She looked at him strangely but shrugged. Thing One is pregnant again. I need to keep our count or better it. So, I must keep my Lord safe," she ended with a smile and turned to leave but froze.

Drew turned and found the members of the other Pride kneeling before him.

He was now the Lord of their pride too.

End of Chapter 8