To the Rescue!

He struck at the same two spots as often as he could, either its eye or its snout on every turn he took. He was beginning to peel beneath the skin, and they were leaving bloody marks against its skin as they darted away. As Ve retreated another time, Ra jumped forward to strike and - the teeth where there! He pulled himself to a stop, breaking his silence with a soft and startled yelp. Their actions had been too synchronized, and the beast had known where the next attack had come from. He pulled to a stop so suddenly that he toppled off the branch with a splash.

He avoided the teeth by a hair's breadth, but now he was in this creatures territory. He was only a passable swimmer himself, spending more time in the trees then the ground. As he tried to get back up on his branch, Ve was already there, teeth in his neck as she hauled his much smaller frame clear of the water. He landed on his stomach, still remembering the breeze of the crocs teeth as it had closed just a second after Ve had moved him. Trembling slightly from the adrenaline rush, he got his paws out from under him, and both of them leaped away to regroup and reassess their attack.