{"sf1_id":592187,"sf2_id":null,"title":"The Housepet Games: Chapter Five","author":"ThisAdamGuy","words":638,"posted_at":"2013-09-19T03:31:00.000Z","tags":["Action","Adventure","Fanfiction","Humor","Hunger Games","housepets","psychic","webcomic"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/592187-the-housepet-games-chapter-five","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/view/592187","image_url":"https://www.sofurryfiles.com/std/thumb?page=592187\u0026ext=.jpg","description":"","content":"\nChapter Five\n \nPeanut came to a stop after running for nearly five whole\nminutes.  He leaned against a nearby tree\nto catch his breath, but he couldn't stop grinning.  This was so AWESOME!\nBOOM!\nThe cannon went off in the distance, and Peanut looked up to\nsee his girlfriend's face hovering in the sky. \nHe creased his eyebrows in concern. \nShe'd already been beaten?  He had\nbeen expecting her to win, what with her super-future-vision, and whatnot.  But then his grin returned.  Of course, it would have been impossible for\nher to win, because HE was going to win! \nShe probably just let herself lose to be fair, anyway.\n\"Did you happen to grab any food?\" someone asked in the distance.  \"I'm getting kinda hungry.\"\nPeanut froze.  Somebody\nwas there!  What did he do now?  A full frontal assault?  An ambush?\n\"No, I didn't manage to get anything out of the cornucopia,\"\nanother voice answered.  \"I just ran away\nas fast as I could.\"\n\"Bummer,\" the first one said as he crested a nearby hill.\nIt was Fox, Peanut realized! \nAnd King was there with him, too. \nThat was weird, weren't they supposed to be killing each other?  Oh well, it didn't matter, the pup decided as\nhe raised his battle axe over his head and charged at the pair with a screaming\nwar cry.\n\"What the?\" Fox exclaimed as Peanut came running at\nhim.  Peanut swung his axe down, but the\ngray dog raised his spear and blocked the attack at the last moment.  He thrust out, pushing Peanut away from him.\n\"It's Peanut!\" King shouted, holding his knife out in fear.\n\"Don't worry, I'll take care of him!\" Fox promised, an\nexcited gleam coming into his eyes.\n\"AAAAAAAAAAH!\" Peanut screamed again, and swung his axe a\nsecond time, which Fox nimbly dodged.\n\"Is that supposed to be scary?\" Fox asked.  \"You sound like Grape when the vet gives her\na shot!\"\nPeanut paused, his eyes growing wide with disbelief, \"You\ntake that back!\" he shouted at last, taking another wild swing at his opponent.  Fox blocked the attack with his spear once\nagain.  Twirling the weapon skillfully,\nhe pulled Peanut's axe right out of his hands.\n\"Hey, no fair!\" Peanut shouted.  \"Give that back!\"\n\"Doesn't matter either way,\" Fox replied.  \"You obviously have no idea how to use that\nthing.\"\nWith that, he struck out, using the butt of the spear to\nknock Peanut's feet out from under him. \nPeanut hit the ground hard with an \"oof!\"  Above him, Fox raised the spear to end the\nfight.\n\"It's nothing personal, Peanut,\" he said, though his\nexpression betrayed how little remorse he felt for this.  \"I just really want to win!\"\nPeanut's hands scrambled madly in the dirt, searching for\nsomething to use against his opponent. \nHis fist closed around a rock.  It\nwas the size of his hand, and moderately heavy.\n\"Yeah?\" Peanut asked. \n\"Well, me too!\"\nBefore Fox could react, Peanut threw the rock at him as hard\nas he could.  His aim was true, and the\nstone struck Fox directly in the noggin with a cartoonish \"BONK!\"  Fox dropped the spear and staggered\nbackwards, a dazed expression on his face.\n\"Yes, Granny, I would LOVE another rainbow bubble sandwich!\"\nhe babbled to himself before collapsing to the ground and vanishing in a puff\nof smoke.  BOOM, went the cannon, and Fox's\nface appeared in the sky.\nGiggling with excitement, Peanut picked himself up from the\nground and dusted himself off before remembering that King was still\nthere.  The little corgi was staring at the\nbigger dog in horror, his knife held loosely at his side.  A sly grin crept across Peanut's face.\n\"Boo!\" he yelled, taking a dramatic step towards him.\nWith a yelp of fright, King turned and retreated\ninto the forest."}