The Brass Cobra

I slipped straight through the cracked sliding door and charged onto the warm patio bricks! Right by the flowerbed, a thick green hose was coiled up like a giant amplifier cord, topped with a heavy brass nozzle pointing into the air. Clearly, this was high-voltage equipment. I leaped forward with everything I had, grabbing the brass trigger with both front paws and driving my weight down! PSSSH! A sudden blast of icy mist hissed straight into my face, drenching my left ear and blasting me right off my feet! I tumbled backward onto the pavers, ears flapping wildly, but I scrambled up immediately. That beast had bite, but I didn't flinch!