Hopu (catching)

[Meds]

Manaaki, Kanga;

The twins were big boys with even bigger appetites. They had lumbered around the Secluded Sunrise land, but catching rabbits and pheasants just wasn't enough to meet their usual standards of meal. Being twins, they had an unspoken connection, which only aided them all the more during regular hunting.
The boys had started meeting their pack mates, and had even gained somewhat of a glowing reputation. This was all to the better, in their opinions. If they had a succesful hunt, they even planned on bringing their kill back to the pack before feeding. Why not? All publicity is good publicity, after all.

The twins were entering the plains from the forested part, having had no luck in the more barren lands. Kanga could smell the grass warming in the sun from where the approached. Grassy lands always seemed to draw prey. Poor, stupid creatures. There was plenty of grass in more secluded areas, why choose the most open parts to feed?
Manaaki was the swifter, though not by much, and Kanga was the stronger, though again, not by a big margin. Both boys were extraordinary specimens of shocking potential, and today that potential was focused on getting a meal.

Manaaki and Kanga lowered themselves close to the ground as they entered the long grasses, their opposing eyes alight with possibilities.

[Rykett]

.::A lone cow moose wanders some distance away. A sizable flock of wild turkeys congregate around a berry bush with dying leaves and nearly overripe berries.::.

[Meds]

Manaaki, Kanga;

Manaaki's eyes scan the perimeter. He see's some turkeys, and a few berries. Yes, wolves could eat berries... but he didn't want to do that, and judging by Kanga's face, neither did he.
Kanga's eyes are on the cow moose. Manaaki's as well. Turkeys they could catch any time, but the moose was a challenge.
The benefit of being twins is that they often don't have to communicate verbally. Both boys sink low into the grass, and begin inching forward on their stomachs and paws. The silence they can call on and possess is very apparent.

Kanga goes slightly to the left, and Manaaki dips right—though not far enough away that if the cow charged the other would be stranded alone. They go until they are almost in line with her. They inch forward, hoping the cow can't hear them over her grazing. Manaaki springs out of the grass at her with a vicious snarl, hoping to scare her towards the bigger Kanga and then come up from behind.

[Rykett]

.::The moose has it’s head lowered towards the browning grass, but it raises its head while it chews as the wolves begin their approach. An ear flicks as she hears a rustle. Immediately, her ears flatten and she stomps the ground, snorting and swinging her head in unease. As Manaaki pounces, the moose rears and kicks at him with her legs. A hoof glances off his right shoulder leaving a shallow wound. She begins to flee straying towards Kanga.::.

[Meds]

Manaaki, Kanga;

Manaaki is hit with the hoof of the angry female. He snarls under his breath. He should have known he was too close. The blood starts weeping out, but thankfully the wound isn't near his face so he can still see. He shakes off the pain easily enough, but he can't put quite as much weight on his right leg now. He doesn't hesitate though, and quickly closes the gap between him and the moose as she runs towards Kanga (though this time keeping an eye on those hooves).

Kanga was prepared for the moose to charge him. He digs his claws into the dirt and lunges forward with teeth and claws to use her momentum against her, and angles himself slightly to the left of the charging cow.
His goal is to keep his body skewed to hopefully avoid getting bowled over and trampled by her. He aims to hit her in the upper chest with his shoulder (head on her outside) and bite her behind the front leg in the more tender skin near the kidney. He also plans to entangle her front legs with his paws and claws when he launches at her.

As Kanga prepares his attack, Manaaki squares up for another simultaneous one. As Kanga attacks, Manaaki's plan is to leap at her hind legs and rear-end with teeth and claws, while taking a cue from his brother and (hopefully) keeping the bulk of his body away from the dangerous kicks. His right leg isn't quite as extended as his left, but both are outstretched.

[Rykett]

.::Kanga's attack just misses as he scratches the left side of her chest and shoulders. The moose bellows and attempts to trample Kanga, but the hooves also miss. Manaaki's attack, however, strikes and leave the cow with wounded back legs. The moose bucks away from Manaaki's grip without wounding the wolf. She is unable to run as fast as previously, but still continues to flee away from the attacking wolves.::.

[Meds]

Manaaki, Kanga;

Kanga curses as his attack misses, but thankfully he dances out of the way of the angry hooves before they flatten him. Manaaki, on the other hand, lands his attack and almost buckles the moose's legs. They were getting somewhere!
She runs off, though with her injury, her normal max speed of about 56 km/h is slowed. The boys, with a max speed clsoer to 60 km/h, dig in their heels and gain. Kanga and Manaaki are about the same speed now that Manaaki's leg is slightly injured.

There is a rock bluff that the trio is heading straight to. The boys will have to be careful not to smash into it. But then, Kanga has the idea to try and run the moose into it and break her legs. If they could distract her enough and keep her from looking forward, they may have a chance.
Without speaking, the boys split off and speed up, until eventually they are trying to run on either side of the moose, but stay a little behind to keep her moving forward. Both twins are being very vocal with snarls and barks, but are taking it in turns. First, Manaaki will snarl and bark and nip at the moose's flank, then right after that Kanga will do the same, hopefully keeping her both distracted enough from looking forward, and frightened enough to keep from landing any serious hits on either brother.

[Rykett]

.::The moose attempts to hit the twins with her back hooves as she flees. She is unbalanced by her wounds, though, and none of her attacks land. She slams into the rock, but retains no injuries beyond bruises. Trapped against the rock, she turns to face the wolves and starts trying to fend them off with kicking front legs.::.

[Meds]

Manaaki, Kanga;

She hadn't broken her legs on the rock as the boys had hoped, but she was at least now trapped from behind. She also still had woudned back legs and was using her front to kick. Manaaki barked and snapped at the front of her, spitting in intimidation, but staying out of her reach. He hoped he made a loud and big enough spectacle that the cow wouldn't attempt to bowl past him. His hackles raised, giving him an appearence of an even bigger foe.

Kanga breaks off from Manaaki and leaps up the rock formation with grace unbefitting such a large wolf. He had decided to do this part, since his brother had gotten kicked already. As Manaaki snarls and barks and nips at the cow, Kanga lines up. He doesn't take too long though, and in the blink of an eye, he as launched off the rocks above and is aiming to land on the cows neck.
Hopefully the cow's head will be forced downward by Kanga's sheer weight, allowing him to land bites on her neck, and Manaaki to come in and rip at her lower neck at the same time.

[Rykett]

.::The moose continues to kick at Manaaki unaware or uncaring of Kanga’s position atop the rock. Kanga lands as he’d planned and the moose’s head is thrust down. Manaaki gets a firm grip on her neck. A well-timed buck from her hindquarters unbalances Kanga and throws the male off her. The moose then jerks her head upwards in an attempt to free herself from Manaaki’s deadly vice, but only succeeds in helping him rip her throat. She stumbles, remaining upright for a couple seconds before collapsing.::.

[Meds]

Kanga wasn't used to getting kicked off of anything. Usually, once he was atop it, his bulk and sheer strength were too much for anything to overcome. All the same, there he went, toppling over the moose's hindquarters. He dug his claws into her flank as he slid down to right himself.

They had done it! The moose had fallen after helping Manaaki rip into her throat. Kanga was quick to come around the other side. Together, the boys deepened the cut on the cow's neck, ending her once and for all. Manaaki's foot was aching, but given time it would heal. Kanga was grinning and already starting to pull it back home.