{"sf1_id":489192,"sf2_id":"lmXjPrG1","title":"Fight For The Bone","author":"Silver Teh Coyote","words":938,"posted_at":"2013-01-18T03:42:00.000Z","tags":["Coyote","Desert","Deus ex machina","Fight","bark","bone","cactus","growl","juice","sand","snarl","water"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/489192-fight-for-the-bone","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/lmXjPrG1","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/e8/8a/e88a6d0c-c74a-488e-b88d-45e19bbe2b35","description":"Silver and another coyote are in the desert when they come across a bone. Who will win? Contains mild gore. PLEASE COMMENT! Feedback is always nice. :3","content":"In the dry, arid desert, food is scarce.\u0026nbsp; There is a bone lying in the sand, lost and forgotten.\u0026nbsp; Two coyotes, human-like in appearance and walking on two legs instead of four, walk up to the bone.\u0026nbsp; One of the coyotes has brown fur, is a bit muscular, and has a turquoise Mohawk on his head.\u0026nbsp; The rest of his hair flows down behind his fluffy, pointy ears, almost like a mullet.\u0026nbsp; The other coyote has sandy, yellowish-brown fur - lighter than that of the other - and is much more scrawny in appearance.\u0026nbsp; His snout is longer, he has no hair, and he looks like Wile E. Coyote.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"Listen pal, this bone is mine!\" Growled the scrawny one.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"Well, wait, slow down.\"\u0026nbsp; Said the one with the Mohawk, \"Name's Silver.\u0026nbsp; Maybe there is a way where we can both have it.\"\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"I don't care who you are or what you think but this bone is mine.\u0026nbsp; ALL MINE!\"\u0026nbsp; Snarled the scrawny coyote.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; And with that, the scrawny one lunged for the bone.\u0026nbsp; Silver instantly sprang up and collided with the other coyote.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"Back off!\"\u0026nbsp; Growled the scrawny one.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"No, you listen.\"\u0026nbsp; Snarled Silver, \"If you want all of us to starve then by all means, take this bone.\u0026nbsp; I'll wait.\"\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The scrawny one slowly walked over to the bone, picked it up, and sneered, \"Fine.\u0026nbsp; If I don't get to have this entire bone to myself, nobody can!\"\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The scrawny coyote threw the bone.\u0026nbsp; He threw it so hard that when the bone collided with a nearby cactus, it sliced in clean in half!\u0026nbsp; The upper half of the cactus fell to the ground with a thud, slightly muffled by the sand.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"Now look what you've done!\"\u0026nbsp; Barked Silver.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"Fair's fair.\"\u0026nbsp; Sniffed the scrawny one.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Silver had had enough.\u0026nbsp; Not only had this coyote ruined his lunch, but he had also damaged the property of the desert!\u0026nbsp; A fire was burning in Silver's blue eyes.\u0026nbsp; He was growling heavily, trying to intimidate the scrawny one.\u0026nbsp; But he scrawny one had the same idea.\u0026nbsp; He was also growling.\u0026nbsp; Silver bared his fangs.\u0026nbsp; The scrawny one did the same.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"That's IT!\"\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Barked Silver as he attempted to slice open the scrawny one's skin with his claws.\u0026nbsp; However, the scrawny one was quick.\u0026nbsp; He dodged Silver's claw swipe with ease.\u0026nbsp; Silver landed back on the ground.\u0026nbsp; He had little time to think about his next move, so he decided to lunge at the scrawny one's throat.\u0026nbsp; This caused the two coyotes to end up on the ground in a heap.\u0026nbsp; All Silver could see was a blur of fur and fangs.\u0026nbsp; In reality, the two coyotes were on the ground biting, clawing, and kicking furiously at each other.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Suddenly, they stopped fighting.\u0026nbsp; With all their clawing at the sand they had uncovered two bones!\u0026nbsp; Silver got up, shook himself dry of the dust, and panted because he was exhausted.\u0026nbsp; Then Silver looked down at his chest and saw many cuts, at least fifty. However, none of them needed immediate attention.\u0026nbsp; The scrawny coyote also appeared to be okay.\u0026nbsp; He also shook himself dry of the dust, but he panted more heavily.\u0026nbsp; Then Silver saw that he had a large gash on his underbelly. Needless to say, it needed attention.\u0026nbsp;\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"You need help.\"\u0026nbsp; Said Silver.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"I don't need any help.\" Said the scrawny coyote in a voice that was barely audible.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Suddenly, Silver remembered the cactus.\u0026nbsp; In this desert, the water found inside the cacti had healing properties.\u0026nbsp; Silver picked up the scrawny coyote.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"Put me down.\"\u0026nbsp; Whispered the scrawny coyote.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; But Silver would not listen.\u0026nbsp; Sure, the desert had its rules.\u0026nbsp; Brutally maiming another coyote meant that your opponent was yours to feast on.\u0026nbsp; After all, it was a game of survival.\u0026nbsp; But Silver had a good heart, and this coyote was scrawny and bony.\u0026nbsp; Slowly, Silver carried the scrawny coyote over to the cactus stump.\u0026nbsp; Eventually, he reached the stump and set the scrawny coyote down, with his muzzle right on the stump.\u0026nbsp; The stump was shaped like a bowl with water in it.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"Lap this up.\"\u0026nbsp; Ordered Silver, \"It is blessed with the powers of Deus Ex Machina.\"\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The scrawny coyote began to do so.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"That's it, keep drinking.\u0026nbsp; The water is almost gone!\"\u0026nbsp; Coached Silver.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The scrawny coyote became more alive with each drink of the cactus water.\u0026nbsp; Eventually, he was no longer bleeding.\u0026nbsp; Suddenly, he became perfectly normal.\u0026nbsp; The gash on his underbelly had disappeared.\u0026nbsp; When the scrawny coyote finally came to, he was still angry.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"Listen.\"\u0026nbsp; Barked Silver, \"I saved your life and found food for both of us.\u0026nbsp; I think we should call a permanent truce.\"\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"Fine.\"\u0026nbsp; Snarled the scrawny coyote.\u0026nbsp; \"Thank you for saving my life.\" He said as he got up, picked up one of the bones, put it in his mouth, and left.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Silver walked over to the remaining bone and started chewing on it.\u0026nbsp; His tail was wagging.\u0026nbsp; Somehow, it tasted better than any other bone he had ever chewed on.\u0026nbsp; Maybe it wasn't the bone, but the victory.\u0026nbsp; Not the victory from defeating someone else, but the victory of showing someone an act of kindness.\u0026nbsp; Silver had never saved another coyote's life before.\u0026nbsp; Maybe if kindness was more prevalent, life in the desert would be less harsh.\u0026nbsp; He began to reflect on that notion as his fangs tore the bone to pieces.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\n\n  \n  \n\n"}