AAOOOSC! Wheatie Bits!

E. 1. "Newest Of The Prairie" (5/5)

"AH!!!"

Nolan spins his arms in the air as he is leaning backward tensely with his eyes aimed downward.

Dangling furiously below him on his glider's edge is the brown grizzly bear, struggling to climb up to his level.

"GET OFF!!!" He whips out another throwing stars and launches it at the bear's furry back.

The bear roars in pain as the star strikes him. He retaliates by swiping his clawed paw at the forward leg.

"AHCK!" In searing agony, Nolan automatically dips backward.

Yet with the weight of the bear on the other side of the glider, he is thrown back up forcefully. He lets out a grunt as he is straightened up by the tight force.

With another thundering cry, the bear throws his clawed paw behind him, ready to strike back.

Suddenly, a torrent of golden wheat stalks blows straight at the animal.

"HUUUURRRAAAHHHH!!!" With his eyes squeezed shut, the bear reverts his paw at the blast and attempts to bat the fluttering stalks away.

Nolan's eyes fly open at the sight. He turns to his left with shock to see the source of the strange attack.

Standing by the brick wall of the pizza parlour is Kale with an intrepid expression. He has his hands out in front of him, emitting the torrent from his palms.

"Get away from him!" Kale barks at the animal.

The bear instantly lets go of Nolan's glider and lands perfectly on his four paws.

Kale retracts his emission, having cautious, keen eyes on the animal with his hands as fists.

The bear sharply faces the defenceman. "HUUURAAAHHH!" Filled with rage, he begins rushing up at him.

Kale's eyes immediately fly open at the approaching, savage animal. "Oh geez—!"

He throws his hands in front of him and releases another stream of flitting wheat stalks.

The stalks blows around the bear, causing him to slow his stride and close his eyes. Yet he presses on, putting one paw in front of the other little by little.

Kale leans forward with lowered eyebrows, feeling his surge of power whip through his body as he attempts to strengthen his blast to place the animal in a stalemate.

"HIYYY-YA!"

Instantly, the bear is thrust out from the flying wheat's path as a streak of orange lashes him. He crashes and rolls against the rocky asphalt, transforming back to his true self.

Carter plops on his stomach, lying still on the black ground with a contorted look of agony. "Uggghhh..."

A shadow slips up above him menacingly, causing him to peer up from the corners of his eyes. Two orange-tinted throwing stars are then pointed at his head with glinting, sharp points.

Looming above him with a shadow across his face, giving him a formidable mien, is Nolan. "If you wanna be smart, take this advice: leave."

With a grunt of frustration, Carter pulls himself to his knees and slowly rises to his feet. He then peers behind his shoulder, spotting Kale.

Kale glares at him with a drooping wheat stalk in each hand, attempting to enforce Nolan's statement against his returning feelings of angst.

A growl escapes from Carter's vivid lips before he whirls around and storms away.

The two teammates watch the goalie flounce to the mouth of the alley and disappear in the radiant sunlight contrasting with the dim alley.

With the threat out of sight, Kale lets out a heavy sigh of relief and drops the wheat stalks, adding onto the collection of spewed stalks across the alley's ground.