Just as he was about to roll sideways in search of cover, the pursuing cougar was shot mid-body, flipped over, and during its inertia-driven tumble forward, it caught the hem of Mountain Eagle's white coat with a pitiful whine...
"FUCK..."
Mountain Eagle felt a huge force, and his already somewhat unsteady body involuntarily plunged forward into the pool.
The moment he hit the water, Mountain Eagle felt a strong pull, drawing him uncontrollably into an arc within the pool and rapidly downward.
At this point, it was impossible to resurface; Mountain Eagle calmly took out two small breathing devices, shoving one into the unlucky child's mouth, and the other into his own...
Then he clung desperately to the child, swiftly descending with the force of the water flow...
