The cat fired the energy at its prey. The sudden strike to its flank startled it and it jumped to the side, hissing and growling. But that's what they wanted, they were trying to team up on it and defeat it! Well, they couldn't.

The cat turned it's attention back on it's pray, ignoring the weak one, and launched itself, planning to pounce and rip its target to shreds.

As soon as this stronger one was out of the way, the other intruder would be easy.