give me all you've got

Ripper was growing and would be quite large, however he wasn't her height yet and she doubted he would ever be unless he hit a wild growth spurt. That was really the only advantage she had over him aside from age and experience, but she didn't doubt Rippers power.

She braced herself and spread her legs, her toes even spreading for a better grip in the shifting sand. Shoulders rolled forward to create a sharper target for him to hit, though since he was coming at her towards her left side, she quickly bent her elbows and lowered her shoulders down and away from his teeth as he snapped. With her chest hovering just above the sand, her own jaws parted and she reached underneath the boy and sought out his back right heel as she pushed off with her own hind legs to launch herself beneath the child.

"Speech!"