This is my entry for Contest Weekly Wattpad Contest #36
(Older the world, the better? Eh? Challenge accepted.)

"I could totally deck that." Brawn broke the silence as he leaned back on the branch. "Deck what?" Brain asked not looking up from what he was doing. "That big long neck." Brawn replied pointing at the large mammal. "That's probably not the best idea you've had." Brain halfheartedly warned looking at the giraffe, "Then again, not the worst either." he muttered to himself. "Besides, you just took on a hyena last week. Don't you think you should wait it out a bit?"

"Nah." Brawn said standing up and taking a better look at the giraffe. "Alright, see you later, loser. After I take out this big boy all the ladies will be over me. And you'll watch in envy." he said stretching his limbs. "What ladies?" Brain asked, "We're the last of our kind since Bones' tar pool party." he said recalling the faithful day that Bones announced his great find and invited almost everyone to their doom. "Are your eyes small rocks? How come you can't see them? On that upper branch there." Brawn said, pointing upward. Brain squinted. "Brawn," he began, "those are spider monkeys...." he pointed out. "Yeah, I know. Hot, am I right?" Brawn grinned and wiggled his eyebrows. "What? No! Not hot! Not at all hot!" Brain belted in horror. "Hey, don't be rude. They can hear you." Brawn said friendly waving at the spider monkeys who had turned there heads in the direction of the noise. "They are spider monkeys. We are Homo erectus'. We do not crossbreed!" Brain stressed.

"-yet." Brawn finished with a suspicious grin. "Wish me luck!" he said and with that he jumped out of the tree and started running right toward the grazing giraffe. "For fuck's sake! At least bring a weapon!" Brain yelled knowing full well that Brawn would not heed his warnings. "No worries, I got yours!" Brawn replied waving the sharpened stone. "No, no, no, not again!!"  Brain screamed only noticing now that his possession had been stolen, but Brawn was already out of earshot. Brawn's swift feet carried him straight to the giraffe at top speed, leaving a trail of dust behind him. Once he was close enough, he pulled back his muscular arm and yelled at the top of his lungs in a battle cry. His eyebrows low and eyes locked on the prize. He tasted the victory just moments away from his lips when- "BUOFF!" The giraffe had swung its long neck and hit him like a golf club.
"Fore." commented the wincing Brain from the distant treetop.

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"I almost had him! It was all luck! You saw that, right?" Brawn hounded Brain. Brawn face was bruised and bloody from his encounter with the giraffe. He had some sharp pains in his rib cage, so all they could do was hope for the best. Brain handed Brawn a rib from the antelope carcass that he scavenged. "Let's just forget what happened today." Brain advised. "Good point. There's no point in dwelling on things," Brawn agreed and Brain visually relieved, "Tomorrow is a new day! He hasn't beaten me yet, that long speckled beast! We battle at dawn!" Brawn decreed with a fist in the air.

"no." Brain protested ever so quietly.