Dread swelled up inside Snowball as he slowly backed away from the third cat, who had now whipped out a very large knife. Turning around, his heart sank as the first two, brandishing knives of their very own, caught up. "Look guys, I don't know what I did but-" the rabbit started speaking. However, he yelped in pain as the cat behind his back jabbed him sharply. Lunging forward, the other two joined in.

What the heck?! the thought screamed inside Snowball's head as he curled up in a tiny ball. Tears welled up in his eyes as more blows rained down on him. Eventually, his back was slick with his own blood and the cats started kicking his small body like a soccer ball.

Wait, you're tough! Fight back idiot! a voice shouted at Snowball deep within his mind. Hatred boiled up inside the white rabbit as he took a few breaths before exploding in uncaged anger and flames engulfed him...