Phantom erupted from the brush behind her and raced to stand between her and the monster. The hair on his back stood in a great line like a mohawk as his instincts tried to make him appear bigger.  His lips bared back to reveal his vicious teeth and her growled and snapped in a frighteningly scary manner.<br/><br/>Marie had never seen Phantom so mean looking, not even when he scared off the last would-be mugger. As she stood there watching the events unfold she noticed other things about him. He seemed a bit bigger than he'd been earlier. His paws seemed misshapen.<br/><br/>The frog monster growled in reponse and they launched themselves at each other. Suddenly they were battling in front of her. Snapping and snarling and yipping and croaking. Spatters of blood flew from them as she witnessed a primal battle of barbaric extremes.