Survival Of the Fittest (Hawkeye Fanfiction)

Chapter 36: Surprise Attack (Meda)

Meda lowered into a crouch, her head lowered into her paws. She was about to pounce when she felt something grip her tail with sharp teeth. She turned her head and realized that it was Jade, Fulvus and Mirrow's daughter. She was on pup duty while Fulvus took Mirrow out for a little alone time. However, she was also trying to train a bit for an upcoming mission. The two were making it very difficult.

"I caught you," exclaimed Jade as she shook her head madly. "Like a mouse!"

Meda lifted up her tail with Jade still attached. "I don't think that my tail is like a mouse," she argued as she sunk her teeth into his scruff and sat her down. Once she sat Jade down she just lunged for it again and Meda had to block her with her paws.

She stifled a sigh before she turned her head over toward Kodiak. "How about you go play with your brother," she offered with a twinkle in her eyes.

Jade thought for a minute before she nodded and bounded over to Kodiak, tackling him and churning her paws against Kodiak's underbelly. Kodiak growled at his sister and he butted his head against her shoulder.

Meda's eyes glowed as she watched them. She was about to lunge at a target she had set up when the training door opened. "Aunt Natasha! Uncle Clint!"

The pups darted toward the two humans and Meda rolled her eyes, knowing that training probably wasn't going to happen today. "Hey! What are you two doing here," she purred warmly as she sat down as she watched Kodiak and Jade play with Clint and Natasha.

"'We just wanted to see how the pups are doing," answered Natasha as she picked up Jade and tickled her nose. "Look how big you're getting!"

Jade's tail wagged. "Yeah! Watch me stalk!"

She lowered down and darted past her brother, who was being stroked by Clint. She lowered down and took a few ginger steps, her shoulders pulled back and her tail straight like an arrow. She suddenly leaped and rolled as if she had landed on prey. She sunk her teeth into it before she sat up, a tuft of fur on her head sticking up.

"Very good," praised Meda as she bounded over and licked the fur flat. "One day you'll be a fine hunter. Who taught you how to do that?"

"Aba," answered Jade as she wriggled away from Meda and bounded back over to Natasha, spreading her wings and rubbing them against Natasha's leg.

Meda gave a nod. "Yes, Fulvus always was a clever hunter," she pointed out as she swished her tail and sprang forward, sitting beside Natasha.

Natasha stretched out a hand and stroked her companions's fur affectionately. "When are we going to be able to fight," inquired Kodiak as he tilted his head.

Meda's eyes softened as she looked at the pup. "I'm sorry, little one, but you won't be fighting anyone. Your parents don't want you to."

Kodiak and Jade narrowed their eyes. "But we want to be just like you, Meda," exclaimed Jade as she darted toward Meda and reared on her hind legs to rest her paws on her shoulder.

Meda nudged her down gently. "I'm sorry but that's just the way it is," she sighed as she nuzzled her affectionately. Sometimes she felt like they were here kits as well as Fulvus and Mirrow's.

Kodiak opened his mouth to say something before the alarm sounded. Meda stood erect while Clint and Natasha pushed themselves up and darted toward the door. A few men pushed past and Clint stopped one. "What's happening?!"

"And attack," answered one of them with wide eyes. "A few rouge agents but we don't know which ones are rouge. They're saying weird things like Hail Hydra."

Meda's eyes brightened with alarm as she looked to Kodiak and Jade, who were pressed against each other in terror. She darted over to them and lowered down to protect them. "Get back," snapped Meda as she pushed her muzzle against each of the pup's flanks. She had to get them someone covered.